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I Need Thee Every Hour

Author: Annie S. Hawkes, 1835-1918 Meter: 6.4.6.4 with refrain Appears in 1,015 hymnals Topics: Promise of God First Line: I need thee ev'ry hour Refrain First Line: I need thee, O I need thee Lyrics: 1 I need thee ev'ry hour, Most gracious Lord; No tender voice like thine Can peace afford. Refrain: I need thee, O I need thee; Ev'ry hour I need thee; O bless me now, my Savior, I come to thee. 2 I need thee ev'ry hour, Stay thou nearby; Temptations lose their pow’r When thou art nigh. [Refrain] 3 I need thee ev'ry hour, In joy or pain; Come quickly and abide, Or life is vain. [Refrain] 4 I need thee ev'ry hour, Teach me thy will; And thy rich promises In me fulfill. [Refrain] Used With Tune: NEED

My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

Author: Edward Mote Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 1,118 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand Lyrics: 1 My hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, but wholly lean on Jesus' name. Refrain: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; all other ground is sinking sand; all other ground is sinking sand. 2 When darkness seems to hide his face, I rest on his unchanging grace; in every high and stormy gale, my anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain] 3 His oath, his covenant, his blood support me in the whelming flood; when all around my soul gives way, he then is all my hope and stay. [Refrain] 4 When he shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in him be found, dressed in his righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 40:2 Used With Tune: SOLID ROCK

Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!

Author: Fanny Jane Crosby Meter: 9.10.9.9 with refrain Appears in 1,117 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God Refrain First Line: This is my story; this is my song Scripture: Genesis 28:12 Used With Tune: ASSURANCE Text Sources: Korean trans. The United Methodist Korean Hymnal Committee

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

Author: Authorship doubtful Appears in 2,202 hymnals Topics: God Promises of; Promises of God Lyrics: 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word! What more can He say, than to you He hath said, To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2 "Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed! For I am thy God, I will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by My gracious, omnipotent hand. 3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow; For I will be with thee thy trials to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5 "E'en down to old age all My people shall prove My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love; And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in My bosom be borne. 6 "The soul that on Jesus doth lean for repose, I will not--I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavour to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake!" Used With Tune: JOANNA

Of the Father's Love Begotten

Author: Aurelius Prudentius, 348-413; John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 223 hymnals Topics: Promise of God Refrain First Line: Evermore and evermore! (Saeculórum saéculis) Lyrics: 1 Of the Father's love begotten Ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending he Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see Evermore and evermore! 2 O that birth forever blessed, When the Virgin, full of grace, Overshadowed by the Spirit, Bore the Savior of our race; And the babe, the world's redeemer, First revealed his sacred face, Evermore and evermore! 3 This is he whom seers and sages Sang of old with one accord, Whom the voices of the prophets Promised in their faithful word; Now he shines, the long expected; Let creation praise its Lord Evermore and evermore! 4 Let the heights of heav'n adore him; Angel hosts, his praises sing; Pow'rs, dominions, bow before him And extol our God and King; Let no tongue on earth be silent, Ev'ry voice in concert ring Evermore and evermore! 5 Christ, to you, with God the Father, And the Spirit, One in Three, Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving And unwearied praises be: Honor, glory, and dominion, And eternal victory Evermore and evermore! Or: Saeculórum saéculis. Scripture: John 1:14 Used With Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM Text Sources: Corde natus ex Parentis

All the Way My Savior Leads Me

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 339 hymnals Topics: Promise of God Lyrics: 1 All the way my Savior leads me -- What have I to ask beside? Can I doubt his tender mercy, Who through life has been my guide? Heav’nly peace, divinest comfort, Here by faith in him to dwell! For I know, whate’er befall me, Jesus doeth all things well; For I know, whate’er befall me, Jesus doeth all things well. 2 All the way my Savior leads me -- Cheers each winding path I tread, Gives me grace for ev'ry trial, Feeds me with the living bread. Though my weary steps may falter And my soul athirst may be, Gushing from the rock before me, Lo! a spring of joy I see; Gushing from the rock before me, Lo! a spring of joy I see. 3 All the way my Savior leads me -- O the fullness of his love! Perfect rest to me is promised In my Father’s house above. When my spirit, clothed immortal, Wings its flight to realms of day, This my song through endless ages: Jesus led me all the way; This my song through endless ages: Jesus led me all the way. Scripture: Exodus 16:31 Used With Tune: ALL THE WAY

Standing on the Promises

Author: R. Kelso Carter Meter: 11.11.11.9 with refrain Appears in 487 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God First Line: Standing on the promises of Christ my king Refrain First Line: Standing, standing Lyrics: 1 Standing on the promises of Christ my king, through eternal ages let his praises ring; glory in the highest, I will shout and sing, standing on the promises of God. Refrain: Standing, standing, standing on the promises of God my Savior; standing, standing, I’m standing on the promises of God. 2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail, when the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, by the living Word of God I shall prevail, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] 3 Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord, bound to him eternally by love’s strong cord, overcoming daily with the Spirit’s sword, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] 4 Standing on the promises I cannot fall, listening every moment to the Spirit’s call, resting in my Savior as my all in all, standing on the promises of God. [Refrain] Scripture: Joshua 21:45 Used With Tune: PROMISES

When Peace like a River (It Is Well with My Soul)

Author: Horatio G. Spafford Meter: 11.8.11.9 with refrain Appears in 513 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God First Line: When peace like a river attendeth my way Refrain First Line: It is well with my soul Lyrics: 1 When peace like a river attendeth my way, when sorrows like sea billows roll, whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say, it is well, it is well with my soul. Refrain: It is well with my soul; it is well; it is well with my soul. 2 Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, let this blest assurance control, that Christ hath regarded my helpless estate, and hath shed his own blood for my soul. [Refrain] 3 He lives: O the bliss of this glorious thought. My sin, not in part, but the whole, is nailed to the cross and I bear it no more. Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! [Refrain] 4 Lord, hasten the day when our faith shall be sight, the clouds be rolled back as a scroll, the trumpet shall sound and the Lord shall descend; even so it is well with my soul. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 103:1-4 Used With Tune: VILLE DU HAVRE

We Walk by Faith

Author: Henry Alford, 1810-1871 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Topics: Promise of God First Line: We walk by faith, and not be sight Scripture: John 20:27-29 Used With Tune: SHANTI

What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine (Leaning on the Everlasting Arms)

Author: Elisha A. Hoffman Meter: 10.9.10.9 with refrain Appears in 658 hymnals Topics: Trusting in the Promises of God First Line: What a fellowship, what a joy divine Refrain First Line: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms Lyrics: 1 What a fellowship, what a joy divine, leaning on the everlasting arms; what a blessedness, what a peace is mine, leaning on the everlasting arms. Refrain: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. 2 O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, leaning on the everlasting arms; O how bright the path grows from day to day, leaning on the everlasting arms. [Refrain] 3 What have I to dread, what have I to fear, leaning on the everlasting arms? I have blessed peace with my Lord so near, leaning on the everlasting arms. [Refrain] Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:27 Used With Tune: SHOWALTER