Standing Outside

1

Judgment is surely coming,

Coming to you and me,

We will be judged that morning

For all eternity;

Some will go into Heaven,

Others will be denied;

Will you be in that number

Standing outside?

2

Standing outside while loved ones

Enter the pearly gate,

Knowing that there forever

You will then separate;

To be away from loved ones

And by your God be denied;

O what an awful picture,

Standing outside!

3

Can you not see the picture

Of those who're lost in sin,

Standing outside the portals,

Without a hope to win?

Souls crushed with deepest sorrow,

Without a friend to guide?

O what an awful picture,

Standing outside!

CHORUS

Standing outside the portals,

Standing outsied denied,

Knowing that with the demons

Ever you shall abide;

Never to share the beauties,

Waiting the sanctified,

O what an awful picture,

Standing outside.

J. A. McClung

Here is the original Chuck Wagon Gang rendition from a 1936 radio show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bo-cKMg665k&list=RDBo-cKMg665k&start_radio=1

And here is a version that's much more pleasant to listen to, from God's Friendship Church:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tu4upWx_QuY&list=RDTu4upWx_QuY&start_radio=1

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

1 

Holy God, we praise thy name!

Lord of all, we bow before thee!

All on Earth thy sceptre claim,

All in Heav'n above adore thee;

Infinite thy vast domain,

Everlasting is thy reign.

2

Hark! the loud celestial hymn

Angel choirs above are raising!

Cherubim and seraphim,

In unceasing chorus praising,

Fill the heav'ns with sweet accord;

Holy, holy, holy, Lord!

3

Lo! the apostolic train

Join thy sacred name to hallow!

Prophets swell the loud refrain,

And the white-robed martyrs follow,

And from morn to set of sun,

Through the Church the song goes on.

4

Holy Father, holy Son,

Holy Spirit, Three we name thee,

Though in essence only one,

Undivided God we claim thee;

And adoring bend the knee,

While we own the mystery.

5

Thou art King of glory, Christ!

Son of God, yet born of Mary;

For us sinners sacrificed,

And to death a tributary;

First to break the bars of death,

Thou hast opened Heav’n to faith.

6

From thy high celestial home,

Judge of all, again returning,

We believe that thou shalt come

On the dreadful doomsday morning,

When thy voice shall shake the earth,

And the startled dead come forth.

7

Spare thy people, Lord, we pray,

By a thousand snares surrounded;

Keep us without sin today;

Never let us be confounded!

Lo! I put my trust in thee;

Never, Lord, abandon me.

 Author (attributed to): Ignace Franz

Translator: Clarence A. Walworth

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eqp1wsTp7iQ&list=RDEqp1wsTp7iQ&start_radio=1

Holy, Holy, Holy

1 

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;

Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

2 

Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee,

casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

cherubim and seraphim, falling down before Thee,

which wert and art and evermore shalt be.

3 

Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee,

though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;

only Thou art holy, there is none beside Thee,

perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity.

4 

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth and sky and sea;

Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!

God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

 

Author: Reginald Heber

I love men's choruses.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ_qWkaAY0A&list=RDFZ_qWkaAY0A&start_radio=1

How Great Thou Art

1

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

Consider all the worlds thy hands have made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

Thy pow'r throughout the universe displayed,

2

When through the woods and forest glades I wander

And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees,

When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur

And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze,

3

And when I think that God, his son not sparing,

Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in --

That on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,

He bled and died to take away my sin,

CHORUS

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:

How great thou art, how great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee:

How great thou art, how great thou art!

4

When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!

Then I shall bow in humble adoration

And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art! 

Carl Boberg (Swedish)

English translation: Stuart K. Hine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYTKYpnRnAQ&list=RDaYTKYpnRnAQ&start_radio=1

How Sweet, How Heavenly

1

How sweet, how heav'nly, is the sight,

When those that love the Lord

In one another's peace delight,

And so fulfill the word.

2

When each can feel his brother's sigh,

And with him bear a part;

When sorrow flows from eye to eye,

And joy from heart to heart.

3

When, free from envy, scorn, and pride,

Our wishes all above,

Each can his brother's failings hide,

And show a brother's love.

4

When love in one delightful stream

Thro' ev'ry bosom flows;

When union sweet and dear esteem

In ev'ry action glows.

5

Love is the golden chain that binds

The happy souls above;

And he's an heir of heav'n who finds

His bosom glow with love.

 

J. Swain / William B. Bradbury

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uFy-Yi5988&list=RD2uFy-Yi5988&start_radio=1

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!

Psalm 133:1

His Grace Reaches Me

1

Deeper than the ocean and wider than the sea,

Is the grace of the Savior for sinners like me;

Sent from the Father and it thrills my soul,

Just to feel and to know 

That His blood makes me whole.

2

Higher than the mountains and brighter than the sun,

It was offered at Calvary for everyone;

Greatest of treasures and it's mine today,

Though my sins were as scarlet,

He has washed them away.

Chorus:

His grace reaches me

And 'twill last thru eternity;

Now I'm under His control

And I'm happy in my soul,

Just to know that His grace reaches me.

Music & Lyrics: Jewell M. Whitey Gleason, 1964

Here's the congregational version from Lake Orion Church of Christ:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ewxKxREOgs&list=RD-ewxKxREOgs&start_radio=1

Here's another video in which the tenors sing the lead (usually sung by sopranos). I actually like this arrangement better.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ci3e_9lpBdU&list=RDci3e_9lpBdU&start_radio=1

He's a Wonderful Savior to Me

1

I was lost in sin, but Jesus rescued me,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me;

I was bound by fear, but Jesus set me free,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

Chorus:

For He’s a wonderful Savior to me,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me;

I was lost in sin, but Jesus took me in:

He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

2

He’s a Friend so true, so patient and so kind,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me;

Everything I need in Him I always find,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

3

He is always near to comfort and to cheer,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me;

He forgives my sins, He dries my every tear,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

4

Dearer grows the love of Jesus day by day,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

Sweeter is His grace while pressing on my way,

He’s a wonderful Savior to me.

Virgil P Brock 1918

This is a video that doesn't spotlight the singers so much as the CLASSIC baptist piano players!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYOHQ9SDinU&list=RDYYOHQ9SDinU&start_radio=1

Here's another video that lets you hear the singers (a darling family - ah, memories!)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62pvMOS_niE&list=RD62pvMOS_niE&start_radio=1