Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer

Guide me, O thou great redeemer,

Pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but thou art mighty,

Hold me with thy powerful hand;

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven

Feed me till I want no more;

Feed me till I want no more.

Open now the crystal fountain

Whence the healing stream doth flow;

Let the fire and cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through:

Strong deliverer, strong deliverer;

Be thou still my strength and shield;

Be thou still my strength and shield.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,

Bid my anxious fears subside;

Death of death, and hell's destruction

Land me safe on Canaan's side:

Songs of praises, songs of praises,

I will ever give to thee;

I will ever give to thee.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=SwvpTl88jwI&feature=fvwp

O GOD. OUR HELP IN AGES PAST issac watts

                                         

1.      O God, our help in ages past, 
 our hope for years to come, 
 our shelter from the stormy blast, 
 and our eternal home.

2. Under the shadow of thy throne, 
 still may we dwell secure; 
 sufficient is thine arm alone, 
 and our defense is sure.

3. Before the hills in order stood, 
 or earth received her frame, 
 from everlasting, thou art God, 
 to endless years the same.

4. A thousand ages, in thy sight, 
 are like an evening gone; 
 short as the watch that ends the night, 
 before the rising sun.

5. Tim


e, like an ever rolling stream, 
 bears all who breathe away; 
 they fly forgotten, as a dream 
 dies at the opening day.

6. O God, our help in ages past, 
 our hope for years to come; 
 be thou our guide while life shall last, 
 and our eternal home.

KEEP ME

                     

1. In this wicked world am I,
   Watch Thou o’er me from on high;
   Keep my soul, lest I should be
   Led astray, O Lord, from Thee.
   • Refrain:
     All I am or hope to be,
     I commit, dear Lord, to Thee;
     Oh, preserve me in Thy love,
     Till I reach Thy courts above.
2. Keep me spotless, keep me pure,
   Keep me lest the world allure;
   Keep me in Thy secret place,
   Where I e’er may see Thy face.
3. Keep me guiltless night and day,
   Help me Thy commands obey;
   Keep me humble, let not pride
   Ever in my soul abide.
4. Keep me gentle, let no word
   From my lips be ever heard
   That shall wound a tender heart,
   Cause a tear of grief to start.
5. Keep me for Thyself alone,
   Nevermore to be mine own;
   Keep me in Thy favor sweet,
   In Thy grace and truth complete.
6. 
   
7. 
   
8. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryKP2HCDi_Y
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DRAW ME NEARER FRANCIS CROSBY

1. I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice,
   And it told Thy love to me;
   But I long to rise in the arms of faith
   And be closer drawn to Thee.
   • Refrain:
     Draw me nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
     To the cross where Thou hast died;
     Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer blessed Lord,
     To Thy precious, bleeding side.
2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,
   By the pow’r of grace divine;
   Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,
   And my will be lost in Thine.
3. Oh, the pure delight of a single hour
   That before Thy throne I spend,
   When I kneel in prayer, and with Thee, my God
   I commune as friend with friend!
4. There are depths of love that I cannot know
   Till I cross the narrow sea;
   There are heights of joy that I may not reach
   Till I rest in peace with Thee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIBWJ3I5l2w&list=PLHGxDb491ZbBEp6aE3Hx_QZ7AfKZo4QGh

ALMOST PERSUADED

“Almost persuaded” now to believe;

“Almost persuaded” Christ to receive;

Seems now some soul to say,

“Go, Spirit, go Thy way,

Some more convenient day

On Thee I’ll call.”


“Almost persuaded,” come, come today;

“Almost persuaded,” turn not away;

Jesus invites you here,

Angels are lingering near

Prayers rise from hearts so dear;

O wanderer, come!


“Almost persuaded,” harvest is past!

“Almost persuaded,” doom comes at last!

“Almost” cannot avail;

“Almost” is but to fail!

Sad, sad, that bitter wail—

“Almost,” but lost!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=frKneDcUVtU

SATISFIED...

All my life I had a longing

For a drink from some clear spring,

That I hoped would quench the burning

Of the thirst I felt within.

Refrain

Hallelujah! I have found Him

Whom my soul so long has craved!

Jesus satisfies my longings,

Through His blood I now am saved.


Feeding on the husks around me,

Till my strength was almost gone,

Longed my soul for something better,

Only still to hunger on.

Refrain

Poor I was, and sought for riches,

Something that would satisfy,

But the dust I gathered round me

Only mocked my soul’s sad cry.



Refrain

Well of water, ever springing,

Bread of life so rich and free,

Untold wealth that never faileth,

My Redeemer is to me.


Refrain




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qp8dDpQyiZo

ARE YOU WASHED INTHE BLOOD

Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Refrain

Are you washed in the blood,
In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb?
Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Are you walking daily by the Savior’s side?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Do you rest each moment in the Crucified?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Refrain

When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white?
Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb?
Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb?

Refrain

Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin,
And be washed in the blood of the Lamb;
There’s a fountain flowing for the soul unclean,
O be washed in the blood of the Lamb!




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9oW91Iv8D8

ART THOU WEARY

Art thou weary, art thou languid,
Art thou sore distressed?
“Come to Me,” saith One, “and coming,
Be at rest.”

Hath He marks to lead me to Him,
If He be my Guide?
In His feet and hands are wound prints
And His side.

Hath He diadem, as monarch,
That His brow adorns?
Yes, a crown in very surety,
But of thorns.

If I find Him, if I follow,
What His guerdon here?
Many a sorrow, many a labor,
Many a tear.

If I still hold closely to Him,
What hath He at last?
Sorrow vanquished, labor ended,
Jordan passed.

If I ask Him to receive me,
Will He say me nay?
Not till earth and not till Heaven
Pass away.

Finding, following, keeping, struggling,
Is He sure to bless?
Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs,
Answer, Yes!



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FElYjwjAyAM

GLORY TO HIS NAME

Down at the cross where my savior, he diedDown where for cleansing from sin I criedThere to my heart was the blood appliedGlory to his name
(Glory to his name! Glory to his name, yeah.)
I am so wondrously saved from sin,Jesus so sweetly abides within,there at the cross where he took me in;Glory to his name! Oh, yeah.
Glory to his name,Glory to his name.
There to my heart was the blood applied;Glory to his name!
(Glory to his name!) Come to this fountain so rich and sweet.Cast your poor soul at thy Savior's feet.Plunge in today and be made complete.Glory to his name.
Glory to his name,Glory to his name!There to my heart was the blood applied. (There was the blood applied)Glory to his name.Oh, there to my heart was the blood applied. (there was the blood applied)Glory to his name!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJlCeMMcyFw

NEARER MY GOD TO THEE

Nearer, My God, to Thee" is a 19th-centuryChristian hymn by Sarah Flower Adams, based loosely on Genesis28:11–19,^[1] the story ofJacob's dream. Genesis 28:11–12 can be translated as follows: "So he came to a certain place and stayed there all night, because the sun had set. And he took one of the stones of that place and put it at his head, and he lay down in that place to sleep. Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it..."

The hymn is well known, among other uses, as the alleged last song the band on RMS Titanic played before the ship sank.

Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!

E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me;

Still all my song shall be nearer, my God, to Thee,

Chorus: Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!

Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down,

Darkness be over me, my rest a stone;

Yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to Thee,

Chorus

There let the way appear steps unto heav'n;

All that Thou sendest me in mercy giv'n;

Angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to Thee,

Chorus

Then with my waking thoughts bright with Thy praise,

Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise;

So by my woes to be nearer, my God, to Thee,

Chorus

Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky,

Sun, moon, and stars forgot, upwards I fly,

Still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to Thee,

[A sixth verse was later added to the hymn by Ed­ward H. Bick­er­steth, Jr. as follows:^[2]]

There in my Father’s home, safe and at rest,

There in my Savior’s love, perfectly blest;

Age after age to be, nearer my God to Thee.

Chorus

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwLl5nY5WPI

TITANIC VERSION:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCEfqj9pDAI

THERE SHALL BE SHOWERS OF BLESSING

There shall be showers of blessing:
  This is the promise of love;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
  Sent from the Savior above. 

    Showers of blessing,
      Showers of blessing we need;
    Mercy-drops round us are falling,
        But for the showers we plead. 

There shall be showers of blessing-
  Precious reviving again;
Over the hills and the valleys,
  Sound of abundance of rain. 

There shall be showers of blessing;
  Send them upon us, O Lord!
Grant to us now a refreshing;
  Come, and now honor Thy Word. 

There shall be showers of blessing;
  O that today they might fall,
Now as to God we're confessing,
  Now as on Jesus we call! 

There shall be showers of blessing,
  If we but trust and obey;
There shall be seasons refreshing,
  If we let God have His way. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71gDnLwes80

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD GOD ALMIGHTY

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 power, 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.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWndDW_271g

ABIDE WITH ME

1.        Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; 
 the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. 
 When other helpers fail and comforts flee, 
 Help of the helpless, O abide with me. 

2. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; 
 earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away; 
 change and decay in all around I see; 
 O thou who changest not, abide with me. 

3. I need thy presence every passing hour. 
 What but thy grace can foil the tempter's 

        power? 
 Who, like thyself, my guide and stay can be? 
 Through cloud and sunshine,Lord, abide with me. 

4. I fear no foe, with thee at hand to bless; 
 ills have no weight, and tears not bitterness.
 Where is death's sting?Where,grave,thy victory? 
 I triumph still, if thou abide with me. 

5. Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes; 
 shine through the gloom and point me to the skies. 
 Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; 
 in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP4OhwmEDJc

I FEEL LIKE SINGING ALL THE TIME

I feel like singing all the time, My tears are wiped away; For Jesus is a friend of mine, I’ll serve Him every day. Refrain I’m singing, singing, Singing all the time; Singing, singing, Singing all the time. When on the cross my Lord I saw, Nailed there by sins of mine; Fast fell the burning tears; but now, I’m singing all the time. Refrain When fierce temptations try my heart, I sing, Jesus is mine; And so, though tears at times may start, I’m singing all the time. Refrain The wondrous story of the Lamb, Tell with that voice of thine, Till others, with the glad new song Go singing all the time. Refrain http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJrbIajJP4g

WE SHALL STAND BEFORE THE KING

We shall stand before the King,
With the angels we shall sing,
By and by, By and by!
Walk the bright, the golden shore,
Praising Him for ever more,
By and by, By and by!

We shall stand before the King,
With the angels we shall sing;
Glory, glory to our King!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
We shall stand before the King.

Ring, ye bells of heaven, ring!
We shall stand before the King,
By and by, By and by!
There our sorrows will be o’er;
There His name we will adore,
By and by, By and by!

We shall stand before the King,
With the angels we shall sing;
Glory, glory to our King!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
We shall stand before the King.

Wake, my soul! Thy tribute bring;
Thou shalt stand before the King,
By and by, By and by!
Lay thy trophies at His feet;
In His likeness stand complete,
By and by, By and by!

We shall stand before the King,
With the angels we shall sing;
Glory, glory to our King!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
We shall stand before the King.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n265qGsTgL4

WHAT A FRIEND E HAVE IN JESUS

                        



What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Everything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit,
Oh what needless pain we bear,
All because we do not carry
Everything to God in prayer!

Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged,
Take it to the Lord in prayer:
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus Knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge;
Take it to the Lord in prayer:
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer;
In His arms He'll take and shield thee;
Thou wilt find a solace there.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeeuSoES0kw

ROCK OF AGES

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Save me from it's guilt and power>

Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to Thy cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless, look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath,
When my eyes shall close in death,
When I rise to worlds unknown,
And behold Thee on Thy throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gM7gt_cSxjw

FAIR WAVED THE GOLDEN CORN

FAIR WAVED THE GOLDEN CORN


Fair waved the golden corn,
In Canaan's pleasant land,
When full of joy, some shining morn,
Went forth the reaper band.

To God so good and great
Their cheerful thanks they pour;
Then carry to His temple gate
The choicest of their store.

Like Israel, Lord, we give
Our earliest fruits to Thee,
And pray that, long as we shall live,
We may Thy children be.

Thine is our youthful prime,
And life and all its powers,
Be with us in our morning time,
And bless our evening hours.

In wisdom let us grow,
As years and strength are given,
That we may serve Thy Church below,
And join Thy saints in Heaven.



http://www.smallchurchmusic.com/index.php?RSongID=3564

CRISTY LANE: FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND [6]

Cristy Lane
Birth name	Eleanor Johnston
Born	January 9, 1939 (age 74) Peoria, Illinois, USA
Origin	East Peoria, Illinois, USA
Genres	Country, Gospel, Christian
Occupations	singer
Instruments	Vocals
Years active	1966–present
Labels	K-Ark Spar LS United Artists / Liberty Arrival

Eleanor Johnston, known by her professional name as Cristy Lane (born January 9, 1939) is an American country music and gospel music singer, best known for a number of major country hits in the late 70s and the early 1980s, including her cover version of the song, "One Day at a Time".

Lane's career began to take shape in the mid-70s, after beginning to record for her husband's record label. Her first singles, "Trying to Forget About You" and "Sweet Deceiver", were released in 1977 followed by her first major hit, "Let Me Down Easy", by the end of the year. After having a series of Top 10 and 20 country hits, she signed with United Artists Records, and had her biggest hit with "One Day at a Time", a Gospel song, that peaked at No. 1 on the Country charts.

1.


 I BELIEVE IN ANGELS

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream

I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream

I have a dream, a song to sing
To help me cope with anything
If you see the wonder of a fairy tale
You can take the future even if you fail
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream
I'll cross the stream, I have a dream

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY-t_nJPojo

2.

Blue Christmas

I'll have a blue Christmas without you
I'll be so blue thinking about you
Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won't mean a thing dear, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start fallin'
That's when those blue heartaches start callin'
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

Decorations of red on a green Christmas tree
Won't mean a thing dear, if you're not here with me

And when those blue snowflakes start fallin'
That's when those blue heartaches start callin'
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white
But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3cwuyc4yZg                   *   [ALTERNATE]


   3.   WHISPERING HOPE

Soft as the voice of an angel,
breathing a lesson unheard
Hope with a gentle persuasion,
whispers a comforting word

Wait till the darkness is over,
wait till the tempest is done
Hope for the sunshine tomorrow,
after the darkness is gone

Whispering hope
oh how welcome Thy voice
making my heart
in its sorrow rejoice

If in the dusk of the twilight,
dimmed be the region afar
Will not the deepening darkness,
brighten the glimmering star

Then when the night is upon us,
why should the heart sink away
When the dark midnight is over,
watch for the breaking of day

Whispering hope
oh how welcome Thy voice
making my heart
any sorrow rejoice

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQVsYb0RkI0


   4.      RELEASE ME

Please release me, let me go,
For I don't love you anymore.
To live a lie would be a sin.
Release me and let me love again.

I have found a new love, dear.
And I will always want her near.
Her lips are warm where yours are cold.
Release me, darling, let me go.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAKj1zFWsN8



5.       FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND

(Spoken)
One night I had a dream. I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the lord.
And across the sky flashed scenes from my life. For each scene I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand. One set belonged to me, and the other to the lord. When the last scene of my life flashed before us, I looked back at the footprints in the sand. And I noticed that many times along the path of life, there was only one set of footprints. I also noticed that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times in my life. This really bothered me so I questioned the lord about it.
(Sung)
One set of footprints in the sand
Lord, you promised me you'd hold my hand
Tell my why in the troubled time I looked back and I would find
One set of footprints in the sand

(Spoken)
Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you would walk with me all the way. But I noticed that during the most troublesome times in my life thereI's only one set of footsteps. I donI't understand why in times I needed you most you should leave me. And the Lord replied, My precious, precious child, I love you. And I would never, never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I was carrying you.

(Sung)
One set of footprints in the sand
Oh yes, at last I understand
Through every storm he carried me now I praise the lord each time I see
One set of footprints in the sand
One set of footprints in the sand


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APKF04TGm_U

6.       THE OLD RUGGED CROSS


On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,
]It's shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then he'll call me some day to my home far away,
Where his glory forever I'll share.

So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Co5LRJ0CZE                    [ alt]