O How I Love Jesus

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There is a name I love to hear,

I love to sing its worth;

it sounds like music in my ear,

the sweetest name on earth.

2 

It tells me of a Savior's love,

who died to set me free;

it tells me of his precious blood,

the sinner's perfect plea.

3 

It tells of one whose loving heart

can feel my deepest woe;

who in each sorrow bears a part

that none can bear below.

Chorus:

O how I love Jesus,

O how I love Jesus,

O how I love Jesus,

because he first loved me!

Author: Frederick Whitfield

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-6n0Zdnw3U&list=RDt-6n0Zdnw3U&start_radio=1

 

We love him, because he first loved us.

~I John 4:19

The Solid Rock / I Will Call Upon the Lord

 

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.

2 

When darkness veils his lovely face,

I rest on his unchanging grace;

in every high and stormy gale,

my anchor holds within the veil.

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.

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:

On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand:

all other ground is sinking sand;

all other ground is sinking sand.

 

Author: Edward Mote

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FK7R897nFSc&list=RDFK7R897nFSc&start_radio=1

The Lord liveth; and blessed be my rock: and let the God of my salvation be exalted. ~Psalm 18:46

There is another song that correlates with this scripture, which is not in our hymnals, but at Harding we sang it as a "devo" (devotional) song in informal worship settings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BghBkptaW6Q&list=RDBghBkptaW6Q&start_radio=1

Break Thou the Bread of Life

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Break thou the bread of life, dear Lord, to me,

As thou didst break the loaves beside the sea;

  

Beyond the sacred page I seek thee, Lord;

  

My spirit pants for thee, O living Word!  

2  

Bless thou the truth, dear Lord, to me, to me,  

As thou didst bless the bread by Galilee;  

Then shall all bondage cease, all fetters fall,  

And I shall find my peace, my all in all.   

3

Thou art the bread of life, O Lord, to me,

Thy holy Word the truth that saveth me;

Give me to eat and live with Thee above;

Teach me to love Thy truth, for Thou art love.

4

O send Thy Spirit, Lord, now unto me,

That He may touch my eyes and make me see;

Show me the truth concealed within Thy word,

And in Thy Book revealed I see the Lord.

 

 Lyrics: Mary Ann Lathbury   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSS2KCvrZWg&list=RDgSS2KCvrZWg&start_radio=1

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me. ~John 14.21 

Matthew 14:15  And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals. 16 But Jesus said unto them, They need not depart; give ye them to eat. 17 And they say unto him, We have here but five loaves, and two fishes. 18 He said, Bring them hither to me. 19 And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the grass, and took the five loaves, and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed, and brake, and gave the loaves to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. 20 And they did all eat, and were filled: and they took up of the fragments that remained twelve baskets full. 21 And they that had eaten were about five thousand men, beside women and children. 

Let Him Have His Way With Thee

 

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Would you live for Jesus, and be always pure and good?

Would you walk with Him within the narrow road?

Would you have Him bear your burden, carry all your load?

Let Him have His way with thee.

2

Would you have Him make you free, and follow at His call?

Would you know the peace that comes by giving all?

Would you have Him save you, so that you need never fall?

Let Him have His way with thee.

3

Would you in His kingdom find a place of constant rest?

Would you prove Him true in providential test?

Would you in His service labor always at your best?

Let Him have His way with thee.

Refrain:

His pow’r can make you what you ought to be;

His blood can cleanse your heart and make you free;

His love can fill your soul, and you will see

’Twas best for Him to have His way with thee.

Author: Cyrus S. Nusbaum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PCQZDD6Tyo&list=RD4PCQZDD6Tyo&start_radio=1

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. ~Romans 12:1

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PURE AND GOOD

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

NARROW ROAD

Matthew 7:12-14

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

BEAR YOUR BURDEN

Matthew 11:28-30

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

FOLLOW AT HIS CALL

Matthew 4:18-20

And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him.

PEACE

Isaiah 26:3

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

YOU NEED NEVER FALL

Jude 24-25

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

CONSTANT REST

Hebrews 4:9-11

There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. 10 For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his. 11 Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

PROVIDENTIAL TEST

1 Corinthians 10:13

There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

LABOR

Matthew 9:36-38

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them, because they fainted, and were scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

HIS POWER

John 1:12

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

BLOOD CAN CLEANSE YOUR HEART

1 John 1:7

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

MAKE YOU FREE

Galatians 5:1

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

LOVE CAN FILL YOUR SOUL

Romans 5:5

And hope maketh not ashamed; because the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost which is given unto us.

An Empty Mansion

 

1 

Here I labor and toil as I look for a home,

Just a humble abode among men,

While in Heaven a mansion is waiting for me

And a gentle voice pleading "come in".

2 

Ever thankful am I that my Savior and Lord

Promised unto the weary sweet rest;

Nothing more could I ask than a mansion above,

There to live with the saved and the blest.

3 

When my labor and toiling have ended below

And my hands shall lie folded in rest,

I'll exchange this old home for a mansion up there

And invite the arch angel as guest.

REFRAIN:

There's a mansion now empty, just waiting for me

At the end of life's troublesome way.

Many friends and dear loved ones will welcome me there

Near the door of that mansion some day.

Author: Mrs. J. B. Karnes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQ-gHXaiBcA&list=RDUQ-gHXaiBcA&start_radio=1

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also. ~John 14:1-3

For Me He Careth

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Yes, for me, for me he careth

With loving tender care;

Yes, with me, with me he shareth

Each burden, and each fear.

Yes, o'er me, o'er me he watcheth,

Ceaseless watcheth, night and day;

Yes, e'en me, e'en me he snatcheth

From the perils of the way.

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Yes, for me, he standeth pleading

At mercy's seat above;

Ever for me interceding,

In love, untiring love.

Yes, in me abroad he sheddeth

Joys unearthly, love and light;

And to cover me he spreadeth

His loving wings of might.

3

Yes, in me, in me he dwelleth!

In me and I in him.

And my soul with hope he filleth,

Tho' future plans are dim.

Thus I wait for his returning,

Singing all the way to heav'n;

Such the joyful song of morning,

Such tranquil song of ev'n.

Author: Horatius Bonar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=od0dGxNkXlQ&list=RDod0dGxNkXlQ&start_radio=1

Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

~I Peter 5:7

Blessed Assurance

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Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;  

Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!  

Heir of salvation, purchase of God,  

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.  

2  

Perfect submission, perfect delight,  

Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;  

Angels descending, bring from above  

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.  

3  

Perfect submission, all is at rest,  

I in my Savior am happy and blest;  

Watching and waiting, looking above,  

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.  

Refrain:  

This is my story, this is my song,  

Praising my Savior all the day long.  

This is my story, this is my song,  

Praising my Savior all the day long.   

 

Lyrics: Fanny Jane Crosby (1820-1915)

   

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men. ~Acts 17:31

"Heir of salvation"  

Romans 8:14-17 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God. For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father. The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God: And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.   

"Purchase of God"  

I Corinthians 6:19-20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

"Blessed assurance"

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

Hebrews 10:22

Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.

Acts 17:31

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world in righteousness by that man whom he hath ordained; whereof he hath given assurance unto all men.

Colossians 2:2

That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the acknowledgement of the mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;