Abide with Me
Funeral & Eternal Hope · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Eventide (William H. Monk, 1861) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 2m 5 Abide with me: fast falls the eventide; 1 1 2m The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; 5 1 1 When other helpers fail, and comforts flee, 2m 5 1 1 Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Verse 2 2m 5 1 1 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; 2m 5 1 1 Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away; 2m 5 1 1 Change and decay in all around I see; 2m 5 1 1 O Thou who changest not, abide with me. Verse 3 2m 5 1 I need Thy presence every passing hour; 1 2m 5 1 What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power? 1 2m 5 1 Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be? 1 2m 5 1 Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me. Verse 4 1 2m 5 1 1 I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless; 2m 5 1 1 Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness; 2m 5 1 1 Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory? 2m 5 1 1 I triumph still, if Thou abide with me. Verse 5 2m 5 1 1 Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes; 2m 5 1 1 2m Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies; 5 1 1 2m Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; 5 1 1 2m In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
According to Thy Gracious Word
Communion · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Martyrdom (Hugh Wilson, 1800) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m According to Thy gracious word, 2m In meek humility, 5 1 6m This will I do, my dying Lord, 2m 5 I will remember Thee. Verse 2 1 6m 2m Thy body, broken for my sake, 5 1 6m My bread from heaven shall be; 2m 5 Thy testamental cup I take, 1 6m And thus remember Thee. Verse 3 2m 5 Gethsemane can I forget? 1 6m Or there Thy conflict see, 2m 5 Thine agony, and bloody sweat, 1 6m And not remember Thee? Verse 4 2m 5 1 6m When to the cross I turn mine eyes, 2m 5 And rest on Calvary, 1 6m 2m O Lamb of God, my sacrifice, 5 1 I must remember Thee. Verse 5 6m 2m 5 Remember Thee, and all Thy pains, 1 6m 2m And all Thy love to me; 5 1 6m Yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, 2m 5 Will I remember Thee. Verse 6 1 6m 2m And when these failing lips grow dumb, 5 1 And mind and mem'ry flee, 6m 2m 5 When Thou shalt in Thy kingdom come, 1 Jesus, remember me!
Ain’-a That Good News
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Traditional Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 1 5 I got a crown up in-a that kingdom, 1 4 Ain't-a that good news! 1 5 1 4 I got a crown up in-a that kingdom, 1 5 Ain't-a that good news! 1 4 1 I'm-a gonna lay down this world, 5 1 Gonna shoulder up-a my cross. 4 1 5 Gonna take it home-a to my Jesus, 1 4 Ain't-a that good news! Verse 2 1 5 1 4 I got a robe up in-a that kingdom, 1 5 Ain't-a that good news! 1 4 1 5 I got a robe up in-a that kingdom, 1 4 Ain't-a that good news! 1 5 1 I'm-a gonna lay down this world, 4 1 Gonna shoulder up-a my cross. 5 1 4 Gonna take it home-a to my Jesus, 1 5 Ain't-a that good news! Verse 3 1 4 1 I got a Savior in-a that kingdom, 5 1 Ain't-a that good news! 4 1 5 I got a Savior in-a that kingdom, 1 4 Ain't-a that good news! 1 5 1 I'm-a gonna lay down this world, 4 1 Gonna shoulder up-a my cross. 5 1 4 Gonna take it home-a to my Jesus, 1 5 Ain't-a that good news!
Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed (At the Cross)
Cross & Atonement · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Hudson Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m 2m Alas! and did my Savior bleed 5 1 And did my Sovereign die? 6m 2m 5 Would He devote that sacred head 1 6m For sinners such as I? Verse 2 2m *Refrain (added 1885):* 5 1 6m At the cross, at the cross 2m 5 1 Where I first saw the light, 6m 2m 5 1 And the burden of my heart rolled away, 6m 2m 5 1 It was there by faith I received my sight, 6m 2m 5 1 And now I am happy all the day! Verse 3 6m 2m 5 1 Was it for crimes that I had done 6m 2m He groaned upon the tree? 5 1 Amazing pity! Grace unknown! 6m 2m And love beyond degree! Verse 4 5 1 6m Well might the sun in darkness hide 2m 5 And shut His glories in, 1 6m 2m When Christ, the mighty Maker, died 5 1 For man the creature's sin. Verse 5 6m 2m 5 Thus might I hide my blushing face 1 6m While His dear cross appears; 2m 5 Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, 1 6m 2m And melt mine eyes to tears.
All Creatures of Our God and King
Thanksgiving & Praise · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Lasst uns erfreuen (German, 1623) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m 4 5 1 6m 4 All creatures of our God and King, lift up your voice and with us sing: 5 Alleluia! Alleluia! 1 6m 4 5 1 Thou burning sun with golden beam, thou silver moon with softer gleam, 6m 4 5 O praise Him! O praise Him! 1 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Verse 2 6m 4 5 1 6m 4 Thou rushing wind that art so strong, ye clouds that sail in heav'n along, 5 1 O praise Him! Alleluia! 6m 4 5 1 6m 4 Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice, ye lights of evening, find a voice, 5 1 6m O praise Him! O praise Him! 4 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Verse 3 5 1 6m 4 5 1 Thou flowing water, pure and clear, make music for thy Lord to hear, 6m Alleluia! Alleluia! 4 5 1 6m 4 5 Thou fire so masterful and bright, that givest man both warmth and light, 1 6m 4 O praise Him! O praise Him! 5 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Verse 4 1 6m 4 5 1 Let all things their Creator bless, and worship Him in humbleness, 6m 4 O praise Him! Alleluia! 5 1 6m 4 5 1 Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, and praise the Spirit, Three in One, 6m 4 5 O praise Him! O praise Him! 1 Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
Worship & Adoration · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Coronation (Oliver Holden), Diadem (James Ellor), or Miles Lane (William Shrubsole) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 1 All hail the power of Jesus' name! 5 1 Let angels prostrate fall; 4 1 Bring forth the royal diadem, 5 1 4 And crown Him Lord of all! Verse 2 1 5 1 Ye chosen seed of Israel's race, 4 1 Ye ransomed from the fall, 5 1 4 1 Hail Him who saves you by His grace, 5 1 4 And crown Him Lord of all! Verse 3 1 5 Let every kindred, every tribe, 1 4 On this terrestrial ball, 1 5 To Him all majesty ascribe, 1 4 1 And crown Him Lord of all! Verse 4 5 1 4 O that with yonder sacred throng 1 5 1 We at His feet may fall! 4 1 We'll join the everlasting song, 5 1 4 And crown Him Lord of all!
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Children’s Hymns · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1848 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 All things bright and beautiful, 2m 5 All creatures great and small, 1 4 All things wise and wonderful, 2m 5 1 The Lord God made them all. Verse 2 4 2m Each little flower that opens, 5 1 Each little bird that sings, 4 2m He made their glowing colors, 5 1 He made their tiny wings. Verse 3 4 The purple-headed mountain, 2m 5 The river running by, 1 4 The sunset and the morning 2m 5 That brightens up the sky. Verse 4 1 4 2m The cold wind in the winter, 5 1 The pleasant summer sun, 4 2m 5 The ripe fruits in the garden, 1 4 He made them every one. Verse 5 2m 5 1 He gave us eyes to see them, 4 2m 5 And lips that we might tell 1 4 How great is God Almighty, 2m 5 1 Who has made all things well.
Almost Persuaded
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Traditional Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 5 "Almost persuaded" now to believe; 6m 4 "Almost persuaded" Christ to receive; 1 5 6m Seems now some soul to say, 4 1 "Go, Spirit, go Thy way; 5 6m Some more convenient day 4 1 On Thee I'll call." Verse 2 5 6m "Almost persuaded," come, come today; 4 1 "Almost persuaded," turn not away; 5 6m Jesus invites you here, 4 1 Angels are lingering near, 5 6m 4 Prayers rise from hearts so dear; 1 O wanderer, come. Verse 3 5 6m "Almost persuaded," harvest is past! 4 1 5 "Almost persuaded" doom comes at last! 6m "Almost" cannot avail; 4 1 "Almost" is but to fail! 5 6m Sad, sad, that bitter wail, 4 "Almost," but lost!
Am I a Soldier of the Cross
Missions & Service · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Arlington (Thomas A. Arne, 1762) or Balerma Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 1 Am I a soldier of the cross, 5 1 A follower of the Lamb, 4 1 5 1 And shall I fear to own His cause, 4 1 5 Or blush to speak His name? Verse 2 1 4 1 Must I be carried to the skies 5 1 On flowery beds of ease, 4 1 5 While others fought to win the prize, 1 4 And sailed through bloody seas? Verse 3 1 5 1 4 Are there no foes for me to face? 1 5 1 Must I not stem the flood? 4 1 5 1 Is this vile world a friend to grace, 4 1 5 To help me on to God? Verse 4 1 4 1 5 Sure I must fight, if I would reign; 1 4 Increase my courage, Lord; 1 5 1 I'll bear the toil, endure the pain, 4 1 Supported by Thy Word. Verse 5 5 1 4 Thy saints in all this glorious war 1 5 Shall conquer, though they die; 1 4 1 They see the triumph from afar, 5 1 4 By faith they bring it nigh. Verse 6 1 5 1 When that illustrious day shall rise, 4 1 And all Thy armies shine 5 1 4 In robes of victory through the skies, 1 5 The glory shall be Thine.
Amazing Grace
Grace & Redemption · Standard chart
Tune: New Britain (American folk melody, arr. William Walker, 1835)
Meter: Common Meter (8.6.8.6)
Chart: Standard — This four-chord pattern (1 / 6m / 5) is the near-universal congregational chart for this tune.
Verse 1
1 1 4 1
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
1 6m 5
That saved a wretch like me!
1 1 4 1
I once was lost, but now am found,
6m 5 1
Was blind, but now I see.
Verse 2
1 1 4 1
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
1 6m 5
And grace my fears relieved;
1 1 4 1
How precious did that grace appear
6m 5 1
The hour I first believed.
Verse 3
1 1 4 1
Through many dangers, toils, and snares,
1 6m 5
I have already come;
1 1 4 1
'Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
6m 5 1
And grace will lead me home.
Verse 4
1 1 4 1
The Lord has promised good to me,
1 6m 5
His word my hope secures;
1 1 4 1
He will my shield and portion be,
6m 5 1
As long as life endures.
Verse 5
1 1 4 1
Yea, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
1 6m 5
And mortal life shall cease,
1 1 4 1
I shall possess, within the veil,
6m 5 1
A life of joy and peace.
And Can It Be That I Should Gain
Grace & Redemption · Proposed chart
Tune: Sagina (Thomas Campbell)
Meter: Long Meter Double (8.8.8.8.8.8) with refrain
Chart: Proposed — Verify against a hymnal or CCLI chart before performance -- proposed diatonic harmonization.
Verse 1
1 4 1 5
And can it be that I should gain
6m 4 1 5
An interest in the Savior's blood?
1 4 1 5
Died He for me, who caused His pain?
6m 4 1 5
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Refrain
4 1 4 1
Amazing love! How can it be
6m 4 5 1
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Verse 2
1 4 1 5
'Tis mystery all! Th' Immortal dies!
6m 4 1 5
Who can explore His strange design?
1 4 1 5
In vain the firstborn seraph tries
6m 4 1 5
To sound the depths of love divine!
1 4 1 5
'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore,
6m 4 1 5
Let angel minds inquire no more.
Refrain
4 1 4 1
Amazing love! How can it be
6m 4 5 1
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Verse 3
1 4 1 5
He left His Father's throne above,
6m 4 1 5
So free, so infinite His grace,
1 4 1 5
Emptied Himself of all but love,
6m 4 1 5
And bled for Adam's helpless race;
1 4 1 5
'Tis mercy all, immense and free,
6m 4 1 5
For, O my God, it found out me!
Refrain
4 1 4 1
Amazing love! How can it be
6m 4 5 1
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Verse 4
1 4 1 5
Long my imprisoned spirit lay
6m 4 1 5
Fast bound in sin and nature's night;
1 4 1 5
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray,
6m 4 1 5
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
1 4 1 5
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
6m 4 1 5
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
Refrain
4 1 4 1
Amazing love! How can it be
6m 4 5 1
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Verse 5
1 4 1 5
No condemnation now I dread;
6m 4 1 5
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine;
1 4 1 5
Alive in Him, my living Head,
6m 4 1 5
And clothed in righteousness divine,
1 4 1 5
Bold I approach th' eternal throne,
6m 4 1 5
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
Refrain
4 1 4 1
Amazing love! How can it be
6m 4 5 1
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
Angels We Have Heard on High
Christmas · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Gloria, traditional French Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 5 Angels we have heard on high, 1 1 Sweetly singing o'er the plains, 4 5 And the mountains in reply 1 1 Echoing their joyous strains. Refrain 4 5 Gloria in excelsis Deo! 1 1 Gloria in excelsis Deo! Verse 2 4 5 Shepherds, why this jubilee? 1 1 Why your joyous strains prolong? 4 5 What the gladsome tidings be 1 1 Which inspire your heavenly song? Verse 3 4 5 Come to Bethlehem and see 1 1 4 Him whose birth the angels sing; 5 1 Come, adore on bended knee 1 4 5 Christ the Lord, the newborn King. Verse 4 1 1 4 See Him in a manger laid, 5 1 1 Whom the choirs of angels praise; 4 5 Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, 1 1 4 While our hearts in love we raise.
Anywhere with Jesus
The Beauty & Loveliness of Jesus · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Anywhere with Jesus (Daniel B. Towner, 1887) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 5 6m Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go, 4 1 5 6m Anywhere He leads me in this world below; 4 1 5 Anywhere without Him dearest joys would fade; 6m 4 1 Anywhere with Jesus I am not afraid. Refrain 5 6m 4 Anywhere, anywhere! Fear I cannot know; 1 5 6m Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go. Verse 2 4 1 5 Anywhere with Jesus I am not alone; 6m 4 1 5 6m Other friends may fail me, He is still my own. 4 1 5 6m Though His hand may lead me over drearest ways, 4 1 5 6m Anywhere with Jesus is a house of praise. Verse 3 4 1 5 Anywhere with Jesus, over land and sea, 6m 4 1 Telling souls in darkness of salvation free; 5 6m 4 1 Ready as He summons me to go or stay, 5 6m 4 1 Anywhere with Jesus when He points the way. Verse 4 5 6m 4 1 Anywhere with Jesus I can go to sleep, 5 6m 4 1 When the darkening shadows round about me creep, 5 6m 4 Knowing I shall waken nevermore to roam; 1 5 6m 4 Anywhere with Jesus will be home, sweet home.
Are You Washed in the Blood
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Traditional Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 5 1 Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power? 1 4 5 1 Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? 1 4 5 1 Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour? 1 4 5 1 Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Refrain 1 4 5 Are you washed in the blood, 1 1 4 In the soul-cleansing blood of the Lamb? 5 1 1 4 Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow? 5 1 1 4 Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Verse 2 5 1 1 4 Are you walking daily by the Savior's side? 5 1 1 4 Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? 5 1 1 4 Do you rest each moment in the Crucified? 5 1 1 4 Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Verse 3 5 1 1 4 When the Bridegroom cometh will your robes be white? 5 1 1 4 Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? 5 1 1 4 Will your soul be ready for the mansions bright, 5 1 1 4 And be washed in the blood of the Lamb? Verse 4 5 1 1 4 Lay aside the garments that are stained with sin, 5 1 1 4 And be washed in the blood of the Lamb; 5 1 1 4 There's a fountain flowing for the soul unclean, 5 1 1 4 Oh, be washed in the blood of the Lamb!
Arise, My Soul, Arise
Salvation & the Blood of Jesus · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Lenox (Lewis Edson) or Dawson's Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 5 1 Arise, my soul, arise; shake off thy guilty fears; 1 4 5 The bleeding sacrifice in my behalf appears: 1 1 4 Before the throne my surety stands, 5 1 1 Before the throne my surety stands, 4 5 1 My name is written on His hands. Verse 2 1 4 5 1 He ever lives above, for me to intercede; 1 4 5 1 His all-redeeming love, His precious blood, to plead: 1 4 5 His blood atoned for all our race, 1 1 4 His blood atoned for all our race, 5 1 1 And sprinkles now the throne of grace. Verse 3 4 5 1 1 Five bleeding wounds He bears; received on Calvary; 4 5 1 1 They pour effectual prayers; they strongly plead for me: 4 5 1 "Forgive him, O forgive," they cry, 1 4 5 "Forgive him, O forgive," they cry, 1 1 4 "Nor let that ransomed sinner die!" Verse 4 5 1 1 4 The Father hears Him pray, His dear anointed One; 5 1 1 4 He cannot turn away the presence of His Son; 5 1 1 His Spirit answers to the blood, 4 5 1 His Spirit answers to the blood, 1 4 5 1 And tells me I am born of God. Verse 5 1 4 5 1 My God is reconciled; His pardoning voice I hear; 1 4 5 1 1 He owns me for His child; I can no longer fear: 4 5 1 With confidence I now draw nigh, 1 4 5 With confidence I now draw nigh, 1 1 And "Father, Abba, Father," cry.
Asleep in Jesus
Funeral & Eternal Hope · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Rest (William B. Bradbury) or Asleep in Jesus (various) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 Asleep in Jesus! blessed sleep, 5 1 1 From which none ever wake to weep; 4 5 A calm and undisturbed repose, 1 1 4 Unbroken by the last of foes. Verse 2 5 1 1 Asleep in Jesus! Oh, how sweet 4 5 1 To be for such a slumber meet! 1 4 With holy confidence to sing 5 1 1 That death has lost his venomed sting. Verse 3 4 5 Asleep in Jesus! peaceful rest, 1 1 Whose waking is supremely blest; 4 5 1 1 No fear, no woe shall dim that hour 4 5 That manifests the Savior's power. Verse 4 1 1 4 Asleep in Jesus! far from thee 5 1 1 Thy kindred and their graves may be; 4 5 1 But thine is still a blessed sleep, 1 4 5 From which none ever wake to weep.
At Calvary
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: William R. Newell, 1895 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 2m 5 Years I spent in vanity and pride, 1 1 2m Caring not my Lord was crucified, 5 1 1 2m Knowing not it was for me He died 5 On Calvary. Refrain 1 1 2m 5 Mercy there was great and grace was free; 1 1 2m Pardon there was multiplied to me; 5 1 1 There my burdened soul found liberty, 2m At Calvary. Verse 2 5 1 1 2m By God's Word at last my sin I learned; 5 1 1 2m Then I trembled at the law I'd spurned, 5 1 1 Till my guilty soul imploring turned 2m To Calvary. Verse 3 5 1 1 Now I've giv'n to Jesus ev'rything; 2m 5 1 1 Now I gladly own Him as my King; 2m 5 1 Now my raptured soul can only sing 1 Of Calvary. Verse 4 2m 5 1 O the love that drew salvation's plan! 1 2m 5 1 O the grace that brought it down to man! 1 2m 5 1 O the mighty gulf that God did span 1 At Calvary!
Away in a Manger
Christmas · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Stanzas 1–2 anonymous, first published in the United States in the 1880s; stanza 3 appeared by 1892, often attributed to John Thomas McFarland though the attribution is uncertain Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m 4 5 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, 1 6m 4 5 The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. 1 6m 4 5 1 The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay, 6m 4 5 1 The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. Verse 2 6m 4 5 The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, 1 6m 4 5 But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes. 1 6m 4 5 1 I love Thee, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky, 6m 4 5 1 And stay by my side until morning is nigh. Verse 3 6m 4 5 1 6m Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay 4 5 1 6m Close by me forever, and love me, I pray. 4 5 1 6m Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care, 4 5 1 6m 4 And take us to heaven to live with Thee there.
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Julia Ward Howe, 1861 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m 4 5 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; 6m 4 5 1 6m 4 He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; 5 1 6m 4 5 He hath loosed the fateful lightning of this terrible swift sword; 1 6m His truth is marching on. Refrain 4 Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! 5 Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! 1 Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! 6m 4 His truth is marching on. Verse 2 5 1 6m 4 5 I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; 1 6m 4 5 1 They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; 6m 4 5 1 6m I can read the righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; 4 5 His day is marching on. Verse 3 1 6m 4 5 1 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; 6m 4 5 1 6m He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat; 4 5 1 6m 4 O be swift, my soul, to answer Him; be jubilant, my feet! 5 1 Our God is marching on. Verse 4 6m 4 5 1 6m In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, 4 5 1 6m 4 With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me; 5 1 6m 4 5 1 As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, 6m 4 While God is marching on.
Beneath the Cross of Jesus
Cross & Atonement · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: St. Christopher (Frederick C. Maker) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m Beneath the cross of Jesus 2m 5 1 I fain would take my stand, 6m 2m 5 The shadow of a mighty rock 1 6m Within a weary land; 2m 5 A home within the wilderness, 1 6m A rest upon the way, 2m 5 1 From the burning of the noontide heat, 6m 2m 5 And the burden of the day. Verse 2 1 6m Upon that cross of Jesus 2m 5 1 Mine eye at times can see 6m 2m 5 The very dying form of One 1 6m Who suffered there for me; 2m 5 1 And from my stricken heart, with tears, 6m 2m Two wonders I confess: 5 1 The wonders of redeeming love, 6m 2m And my own worthlessness. Verse 3 5 1 6m I take, O cross, thy shadow 2m 5 For my abiding place; 1 6m 2m I ask no other sunshine than 5 1 The sunshine of His face; 6m 2m 5 Content to let the world go by, 1 6m 2m To know no gain nor loss, 5 1 6m My sinful self my only shame, 2m 5 My glory all the cross.
Blessed Assurance
Comfort & Trust · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Fanny J. Crosby, 1873 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 5 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! 6m 4 1 O what a foretaste of glory divine! 5 6m 4 Heir of salvation, purchase of God, 1 5 6m 4 Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood. Refrain 1 5 6m 4 This is my story, this is my song, 1 5 6m Praising my Savior all the day long; 4 1 5 6m This is my story, this is my song, 4 1 5 Praising my Savior all the day long. Verse 2 6m 4 Perfect submission, perfect delight, 1 5 6m 4 Visions of rapture now burst on my sight; 1 5 Angels descending bring from above 6m 4 1 Echoes of mercy, whispers of love. Verse 3 5 6m 4 Perfect submission, all is at rest, 1 5 6m 4 I in my Savior am happy and blest, 1 5 Watching and waiting, looking above, 6m 4 1 5 Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
Blessed Be the Name
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: based on William H. Clark, 1887, adapted by Ralph E. Hudson Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 5 6m All praise to Him who reigns above 4 In majesty supreme, 1 5 6m 4 Who gave His Son for man to die, 1 5 That He might man redeem! Refrain 6m 4 1 5 Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name! 6m 4 1 Blessed be the name of the Lord! 5 6m 4 1 Blessed be the name! Blessed be the name! 5 6m 4 Blessed be the name of the Lord! Verse 2 1 5 6m His name above all names shall stand, 4 1 Exalted more and more, 5 6m 4 At God the Father's own right hand, 1 5 Where angel hosts adore. Verse 3 6m 4 Redeemer, Savior, friend of man 1 5 Once ruined by the fall, 6m 4 Thou hast devised salvation's plan, 1 5 6m For Thou hast died for all. Verse 4 4 1 5 His name shall be the Counselor, 6m 4 The mighty Prince of Peace, 1 5 Of all earth's kingdoms conqueror, 6m 4 Whose reign shall never cease.
Blessed Quietness
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Manie Payne Ferguson, 1897 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 4 5 Joys are flowing like a river, 1 1 Since the Comforter has come; 4 5 He abides with us forever, 1 1 4 Makes the trusting heart His home. Refrain 5 1 Blessed quietness, holy quietness, 1 4 Blest assurance in my soul! 5 1 1 4 On the stormy sea, Jesus speaks to me, 5 1 1 And the billows cease to roll. Verse 2 4 5 Everything is turned to gladness, 1 1 All around this glorious Guest; 4 5 Banished unbelief and sadness, 1 1 4 All is perfect peace and rest. Verse 3 5 1 1 Like the rain that falls from heaven, 4 5 1 Like the sunlight from the sky, 1 4 So the Holy Spirit given, 5 1 1 Falls upon us from on high. Verse 4 4 5 What a wonderful salvation, 1 1 4 Where we always see His face! 5 1 What a peaceful habitation! 1 4 What a quiet resting place!
Blessed Redeemer
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Avis B. Christiansen, 1920 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m 2m Up Calv'ry's mountain, one dreadful morn, 5 1 6m Walked Christ my Savior, weary and worn; 2m 5 1 Facing for sinners death on the cross, 6m 2m 5 1 That He might save them from endless loss. Refrain 6m 2m Blessed Redeemer! Precious Redeemer! 5 1 6m 2m Seems now I see Him on Calvary's tree; 5 1 6m Wounded and bleeding, for sinners pleading, 2m 5 1 Blind and unheeding — dying for me! Verse 2 6m 2m 5 "Father forgive them!" thus did He pray, 1 6m 2m E'en while His lifeblood flowed fast away; 5 1 6m 2m Praying for sinners while in such woe — 5 1 6m No one but Jesus ever loved so. Verse 3 2m 5 1 6m Oh, how I love Him, Savior and Friend, 2m 5 1 How can my praises ever find end! 6m 2m 5 Through years unnumbered on heaven's shore, 1 6m 2m My tongue shall praise Him forevermore.
Bread of Heaven, on Thee We Feed
Communion · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: various, including "Jesu, Jesu, Du Mein Hirt" (Paul Heinlein, 1676) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 2m 5 Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed, 1 1 2m For Thy flesh is meat indeed; 5 1 1 Ever may our souls be fed 2m 5 1 With this true and living bread; 1 2m 5 Day by day with strength supplied 1 1 2m Through the life of Him who died. Verse 2 5 1 1 Vine of heaven, Thy blood supplies 2m 5 This blest cup of sacrifice; 1 1 2m Lord, Thy wounds our healing give, 5 1 1 To Thy cross we look and live: 2m 5 Jesus, may we ever be 1 1 Grafted, rooted, built in Thee.
Break Thou the Bread of Life
Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Mary A. Lathbury, 1877 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m 2m 5 1 Break Thou the bread of life, dear Lord, to me, 6m 2m 5 1 As Thou didst break the loaves beside the sea; 6m 2m 5 1 Beyond the sacred page I seek Thee, Lord; 6m 2m 5 1 My spirit pants for Thee, O living Word! Verse 2 6m 2m 5 1 6m Bless Thou the truth, dear Lord, to me, to me, 2m 5 1 6m As Thou didst bless the bread by Galilee; 2m 5 1 6m Then shall all bondage cease, all fetters fall, 2m 5 1 6m 2m And I shall find my peace, my all in all. Verse 3 5 1 6m 2m 5 Thou art the bread of life, O Lord, to me, 1 6m 2m 5 Thy holy Word the truth that saveth me; 1 6m 2m 5 Give me to eat and live with Thee above; 1 6m 2m 5 1 Teach me to love Thy truth, for Thou art love. Verse 4 6m 2m 5 1 O send Thy Spirit, Lord, now unto me, 6m 2m 5 1 6m That He may touch my eyes and make me see: 2m 5 1 6m Show me the truth concealed within Thy Word, 2m 5 1 6m And in Thy book revealed I see the Lord.
Bringing in the Sheaves
Missions & Service · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Knowles Shaw, 1874 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m 2m 5 Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness, 1 6m 2m 5 Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve; 1 6m 2m 5 Waiting for the harvest, and the time of reaping, 1 6m 2m 5 We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. Refrain 1 6m 2m 5 Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves, 1 6m 2m 5 We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves; 1 6m 2m 5 Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves, 1 6m 2m 5 We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. Verse 2 1 6m 2m 5 Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows, 1 6m 2m Fearing neither clouds nor winter's chilling breeze; 5 1 6m 2m By and by the harvest, and the labor ended, 5 1 6m 2m We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. Verse 3 5 1 6m 2m Go then, ever weeping, sowing for the Master, 5 1 6m 2m Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves; 5 1 6m 2m When our weeping's over, He will bid us welcome, 5 1 6m 2m We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Easter & Resurrection · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Easter Hymn (traditional, 1708) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m 2m Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! 5 1 6m Sons of men and angels say, Alleluia! 2m 5 1 Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! 6m 2m 5 Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia! Verse 2 1 6m 2m Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! 5 1 6m Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! 2m 5 1 Death in vain forbids Him rise, Alleluia! 6m 2m Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! Verse 3 5 1 6m Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! 2m 5 1 6m Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia! 2m 5 1 6m Once He died our souls to save, Alleluia! 2m 5 1 Where thy victory, O grave? Alleluia! Verse 4 6m 2m 5 1 Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! 6m 2m Following our exalted Head, Alleluia! 5 1 6m 2m Made like Him, like Him we rise, Alleluia! 5 1 6m 2m Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!
Come Down, O Love Divine
Ancient & Mystic Hymns · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: Down Ampney (Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906) Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 1 6m Come down, O Love divine, 4 5 1 Seek Thou this soul of mine, 6m 4 5 1 And visit it with Thine own ardor glowing; 6m 4 O Comforter, draw near, 5 1 Within my heart appear, 6m 4 5 And kindle it, Thy holy flame bestowing. Verse 2 1 6m O let it freely burn, 4 5 Till earthly passions turn 1 6m 4 5 To dust and ashes in its heat consuming; 1 6m And let Thy glorious light 4 5 Shine ever on my sight, 1 6m 4 5 And clothe me round, the while my path illuming. Verse 3 1 Let holy charity 6m 4 Mine outward vesture be, 5 1 6m And lowliness become mine inner clothing; 4 5 True lowliness of heart, 1 6m Which takes the humbler part, 4 5 1 6m And o'er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing. Verse 4 4 5 And so the yearning strong, 1 6m 4 With which the soul will long, 5 1 6m 4 Shall far outpass the power of human telling; 5 1 6m For none can guess its grace, 4 5 Till he become the place 1 6m 4 Wherein the Holy Spirit makes His dwelling.
Come to the Savior
Salvation & the Blood of Jesus · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)
Tune: George F. Root, 1870 Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use) Verse 1 6m 4 1 Come to the Savior, make no delay; 5 6m 4 1 Here in His Word He's shown us the way; 5 6m 4 Here in our midst He's standing today, 1 Tenderly saying, "Come!" Refrain 5 6m 4 Joyful, joyful will the meeting be, 1 5 6m 4 When from sin our hearts are pure and free; 1 5 6m And we shall gather, Savior, with Thee, 4 1 In our eternal home. Verse 2 5 6m 4 "Suffer the children!" O hear His voice; 1 5 6m Let every heart leap forth and rejoice; 4 1 5 6m And let us freely make Him our choice; 4 1 Do not delay, but come. Verse 3 5 6m 4 Think once again, He's with us today; 1 5 6m Heed now His blest commands, and obey; 4 1 5 Hear now His accents tenderly say, 6m 4 "Will you, My children, come?"