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O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,776 hymnals Topics: Blindness; Brokenness; Calmness and Serenity; Deafness; Death; Eternal Life; Example of Jesus; Fears; Glory; Gospel (Good News); Grace; Healing; Health; Hearing; Honor; Humility; Joy; Laid Aside; Life; Listening; Lowliness; Master; Movement; Music and Singing; Name of Jesus Christ; New Life; Poverty; Praise and Thanksgiving; Procolamation; Salvation; Seeing; Sight; Sin; Sorrows; Speech; Tongues; Voices; Blindness; Brokenness; Calmness and Serenity; Deafness; Death; Eternal Life; Example of Jesus; Fears; Glory; Gospel (Good News); Grace; Healing; Health; Hearing; Honor; Humility; Joy; Laid Aside; Life; Listening; Lowliness; Master; Movement; Music and Singing; Name of Jesus Christ; New Life; Poverty; Praise and Thanksgiving; Procolamation; Salvation; Seeing; Sight; Sin; Sorrows; Speech; Tongues; Voices First Line: O for a thousand tongues, to sing Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace, the triumphs of his grace! 2 My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honors of thy name, the honors of thy name. 3 Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; 'tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life, and health, and peace, 'Tis life, and health, and peace. 4 He speaks, and listening to his voice, new life the dead receive; the mournful, broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe, the humble poor believe. 5 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, your loosened tongues employ; ye blind, behold your Savior come, and leap, ye lame, for joy, and leap, ye lame, for joy. Scripture: Isaiah 42:5-7 Used With Tune: AZMON'S GHOST

Lord, I Want to Be a Christian

Meter: Irregular Appears in 164 hymnals Topics: Aspiration; Commitment; Holiness of Life; Jesus Christ Example; Love Our Love of God; Spirituals First Line: Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart Lyrics: 1 Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be a Christian in my heart. 2 Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be more loving in my heart. 3 Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be more holy in my heart. 4 Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart, in my heart. Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart. In my heart, in my heart, Lord, I want to be like Jesus in my heart. Scripture: Psalm 84:2 Used With Tune: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN Text Sources: Afro-American spiritual

Oh, where is he that trod the sea?

Author: T. T. Lynch Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 59 hymnals Topics: Christ Life, Office, and Example; Miracles of Christ Lyrics: 1 Oh, where is he that trod the sea? Oh, where is he that spake, And lepers from their pains are free, And slaves their fetters break? The lame and palsied freely rise, With joy the dumb do sing; And on the darkened, blinded eyes, Glad beams of morning spring! 2 Oh, where is he that trod the sea? Oh, where is he that spake, And demons from their victims flee, The dead from slumber wake? Here, here art thou, almighty Lord! Oh, speak to us once more, And let thy healing, quickening word Our ruined souls restore! Scripture: Zechariah 9:9

See how he loved! exclaimed the Jews

Author: Bache Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 61 hymnals Topics: Christ Life, Office, and Example; The Love of Jesus Lyrics: 1 See how he loved! exclaimed the Jews, As tender tears from Jesus fell: My grateful heart the theme pursues, And on his love delights to dwell. 2 See how he loved! who traveled on, Teaching the doctrine from the skies; He bade disease and pain begone, And called the sleeping dead to rise. 3 See how he loved! who, firm yet mild, With patience bore the scoffing tongue; Though oft provoked, he ne'er reviled, Nor did his enemies a wrong. 4 See how he loved! who never shrank From toil or danger, pain or death; He all the cup of sorrow drank, And meekly yielded up his breath. 5 Such love shall we unmoved survey? Oh, may our breasts with ardor glow, To tread his steps, his laws obey, And thus the love of Jesus show! Scripture: Matthew 9:35-36

Make Room within My Heart, O God

Author: Bryan Jeffery Leech Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Commitment; Jesus Christ Example; Mind of Christ; Submission Lyrics: 1 Make room within my heart, O God, that you may form in me the image you have shown in Christ, my very life to be. Inspire my thought, O lofty One, to reach the highest plane, that I may know the mind of Christ, and him as greatest gain. 2 Direct my will, O King of kings, subject it to your own, that every impulse, action, word, may make your kingdom known. Effect my prayer, great Trinity, eternal Three-in-One, combine each part of me to praise the Father, Spirit, Son. Scripture: Galatians 4:19 Used With Tune: KINGSFOLD

Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep

Author: Godfrey Thring Meter: 8.8.8.3 Appears in 134 hymnals Topics: Example of Christ Used With Tune: ST. AELRED

Come Now and Sing

Author: M. Lynnette Delbridge Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Son and Redeemer; Christ; Christ--Adoration and praise; Christ--Invitation of; Christ--Life and ministry of; Christ's Example; Justice First Line: Come now and sing in praise of Christ Scripture: Matthew 4:17-25 Used With Tune: FOREST GREEN

Join all the glorious names

Author: Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 340 hymnals Topics: Christ Example, our; Christ Names of; Christ Offices of; Christ Our Shepherd; The Godhead The Son; Example Christ our ; Sheep, God's ; Shepherd, the Good; Name Of Jesus ; Redeemer, the; Jesus (See also Christ) Name of; Guide Jesus our Lyrics: 1 Join all the glorious names Of wisdom, love, and power, That ever mortals knew, That angels ever bore; All are too mean to speak His worth, Too mean to set our Saviour forth. 2 But O what gentle means, What condescending ways, Doth our Redeemer use To teach His heavenly grace; My soul, with joy and wonder see What forms of love He bears for thee! 3 Great Prophet of my God, My lips shall bless Thy name: By Thee the joyful news Of our salvation came; The joyful news of sins forgiven, Of hell subdued, and peace with heaven. 4 Jesus, my great High Priest, Offered His blood and died; My guilty conscience seeks No sacrifice beside; His powerful blood did once atone, And now it pleads before the throne. 5 O thou almighty Lord, My Conqueror and my King! Thy scepter and Thy sword, Thy reign of grace, I sing; Thine is the power; behold, I sit In willing bonds before Thy feet. Used With Tune: CHRISTCHURCH

Stepping in the Light

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1851-1920 Appears in 206 hymnals Topics: Christ Example; The Christian Way of Life Loyalty and Courage First Line: Trying to walk in the steps of the Saviour Refrain First Line: How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Saviour Lyrics: 1 Trying to walk in the steps of the Saviour, Trying to follow our Saviour and King; Shaping our lives by His blessed example, Happy, how happy, the songs that we bring. Refrain: How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Saviour, Stepping in the light, stepping in the light; How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Saviour, Led in paths of light! 2 Pressing more closely to Him who is leading, When we are tempted to turn from the way; Trusting the arm that is strong to defend us, Happy, how happy, our praises each day. (Refrain) 3 Walking in footsteps of gentle forbearance, Footsteps of faithfulness, mercy and love; Looking to Him for the grace freely promised, Happy, how happy, our journey above! (Refrain) 4 Trying to walk in the steps of the Saviour, Upward, still upward, we'll follow our Guide; When we shall see Him, “the King in His beauty,” Happy, how happy, our place at His side! (Refrain) Used With Tune: [Trying to walk in the steps of the Saviour]

Be Thou My Vision

Author: Eleanor H. Hull; Mary E. Byrne Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 168 hymnals Topics: Christ Attributes; Christ Example; Dedication of Life; Invitation to Consecration; Youth Hymns First Line: Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart Lyrics: 1 Be Thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart; Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art-- Thou my best Thought, by day or by night, Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light. 2 Be Thou my Wisdom, and Thou my true Word; I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord; Thou my great Father, I Thy true son, Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one. 3 Riches I heed not, nor man’s empty praise, Thou mine Inheritance, now and always: Thou and Thou only, first in my heart, High King of Heaven, my Treasure Thou art. 4 High King of heaven, my victory won, May I reach heaven's joys, O bright heav'n's Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all. Amen. Scripture: Numbers 18:20 Used With Tune: SLANE Text Sources: Irish hymn, c. 8th century