Hymn Chord Charts: S–T

Send the Light

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Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1         5                  6m       4
There's a call comes ringing o'er the restless wave,
1         5           6m
"Send the light! Send the light!"
4         1        5             6m        4
There are souls to rescue, there are souls to save,
1        5           6m
Send the light! Send the light!

Refrain
4        1                  5
Send the light, the blessed gospel light;
6m     4                1
Let it shine from shore to shore!
5        6m                 4
Send the light, the blessed gospel light;
1      5
Let it shine forevermore!

Verse 2
6m      4                    1
We have heard the Macedonian call today,
5         6m          4
"Send the light! Send the light!"
1     5                  6m        4
And a golden offering at the cross we lay,
1        5           6m
Send the light! Send the light!

Verse 3
4      1         5         6m
Let us pray that grace may everywhere abound,
4         1           5
"Send the light! Send the light!"
6m    4                            1
And a Christlike spirit everywhere be found,
5        6m          4
Send the light! Send the light!

Verse 4
1      5        6m       4        1
Let us not grow weary in the work of love,
5         6m          4
"Send the light! Send the light!"
1      5             6m    4
Let us gather jewels for a crown above,
1        5           6m
Send the light! Send the light!

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Shall We Gather at the River

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Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1        6m        2m
Shall we gather at the river,
5            1          6m
Where bright angel feet have trod,
2m               5
With its crystal tide forever
1          6m         2m
Flowing by the throne of God?

Refrain
5          1         6m
Yes, we'll gather at the river,
2m                 5
The beautiful, the beautiful river;
1           6m            2m
Gather with the saints at the river
5          1             6m
That flows by the throne of God.

Verse 2
2m     5         1
On the margin of the river,
6m             2m
Washing up its silver spray,
5       1        6m
We will walk and worship ever,
2m            5
All the happy golden day.

Verse 3
1      6m        2m
Ere we reach the shining river,
5            1
Lay we every burden down;
6m                2m
Grace our spirits will deliver,
5           1      6m
And provide a robe and crown.

Verse 4
2m         5         1
Soon we'll reach the shining river,
6m                  2m
Soon our pilgrimage will cease;
5        1            6m
Soon our happy hearts will quiver
2m              5
With the melody of peace.

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Shepherd of Tender Youth

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Tune: Olivet (Lowell Mason) or Italian Hymn (Felice de Giardini)
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1           5
Shepherd of tender youth,
6m              4
Guiding in love and truth
1
Through devious ways;
5           6m
Christ, our triumphant King,
4       1        5
We come Thy name to sing,
6m           4
And here our children bring
1       5
To join Thy praise.

Verse 2
6m           4
Thou art our holy Lord,
1
The all-subduing Word,
5
Healer of strife;
6m         4
Thou didst Thyself abase,
1               5
That from sin's deep disgrace
6m                 4
Thou mightest save our race,
1        5
And give us life.

Verse 3
6m       4         1
Thou art the great High Priest;
5                  6m
Thou hast prepared the feast
4
Of heavenly love;
1            5
While in our mortal pain
6m         4       1
None calls on Thee in vain;
5              6m
Help Thou dost not disdain,
4
Help from above.

Verse 4
1            5
Ever be Thou our guide,
6m               4
Our shepherd and our pride,
1         5
Our staff and song;
6m                 4
Jesus, Thou Christ of God,
1      5
By Thy perennial word
6m      4          1
Lead us where Thou hast trod,
5        6m
Make our faith strong.

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Silent Night

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Tune: Joseph Mohr, 1816, first performed 1818
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1             4
Silent night, holy night!
5      1         1
All is calm, all is bright
4         5             1
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child!
1            4         5
Holy Infant, so tender and mild,
1        1
Sleep in heavenly peace,
4        5
Sleep in heavenly peace.

Verse 2
1             1
Silent night, holy night!
4                  5
Shepherds quake at the sight;
1                   1
Glories stream from heaven afar,
4              5
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
1                 1
Christ the Savior is born,
4                 5
Christ the Savior is born.

Verse 3
1             1
Silent night, holy night!
4      5           1
Son of God, love's pure light;
1             4        5
Radiant beams from Thy holy face,
1        1       4
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
5               1
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth,
1               4
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

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Since I Have Been Redeemed

Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)

Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
6m     4      1      5
I have a song I love to sing,
6m           4
Since I have been redeemed,
1               5
Of my Redeemer, Savior king,
6m           4
Since I have been redeemed.

Refrain
1            5
Since I have been redeemed,
6m           4
Since I have been redeemed,
1      5        6m
I will glory in His name;
4            1
Since I have been redeemed,
5      6m           4
I will glory in the Savior's name.

Verse 2
1      5        6m
I have a Christ who satisfies
4            1
Since I have been redeemed;
5     6m          4
To do His will my highest prize,
1            5
Since I have been redeemed.

Verse 3
6m     4                1
I have a witness bright and clear,
5            6m
Since I have been redeemed,
4                      1
Dispelling every doubt and fear,
5            6m
Since I have been redeemed.

Verse 4
4      1               5
I have a home prepared for me,
6m           4
Since I have been redeemed,
1             5
Where I shall dwell eternally,
6m           4
Since I have been redeemed.

Verse 5
1      5       6m
I have a joy I can't express,
4            1
Since I have been redeemed,
5           6m        4
All through His blood and righteousness,
1            5
Since I have been redeemed.

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Since Jesus Came Into My Heart

Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)

Tune: Rufus H. McDaniel, 1914
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1      4                1     5        1
What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought
4           1         5
Since Jesus came into my heart;
1      4           1        5            1
I have light in my soul for which long I have sought,
4           1         5
Since Jesus came into my heart.

Refrain
1           4         1
Since Jesus came into my heart,
5           1         4
Since Jesus came into my heart;
1         5        1            4       1
Floods of joy o'er my soul like the sea billows roll,
5           1         4
Since Jesus came into my heart.

Verse 2
1      5              1             4
I have ceased from my wand'ring and going astray,
1           5         1
Since Jesus came into my heart;
4      1          5         1       4
And my sins which were many are all washed away,
1           5         1
Since Jesus came into my heart.

Verse 3
4             1    5         1            4
I'm possessed of a hope that is steadfast and sure,
1           5         1
Since Jesus came into my heart;
4      1           5        1      4
And no dark clouds of doubt now my pathway obscure,
1           5         1
Since Jesus came into my heart.

Verse 4
4         1        5             1         4
There's a light in the valley of death now for me,
1           5         1
Since Jesus came into my heart;
4       1        5        1        4
And the gates of the City beyond I can see,
1           5         1
Since Jesus came into my heart.

Verse 5
4       1        5           1         4
I shall go there to dwell in that City I know,
1           5         1
Since Jesus came into my heart;
4       1               5         1
And I'm happy, so happy as onward I go,
4           1         5
Since Jesus came into my heart.

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Softly and Tenderly

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Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1          4              5
Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling,
1           1       4
Calling for you and for me;
5       1           1            4
See, on the portals He's waiting and watching,
5            1       1
Watching for you and for me.

Refrain
4          5
Come home, come home,
1      1          4
Ye who are weary, come home;
5                          1
Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling,
1                  4
Calling, O sinner, come home!

Verse 2
5          1        1          4
Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading,
5            1       1
Pleading for you and for me?
4          5             1        1
Why should we linger and heed not His mercies,
4           5       1
Mercies for you and for me?

Verse 3
1       4             5           1
Time is now fleeting, the moments are passing,
1            4       5
Passing from you and from me;
1           1                    4
Shadows are gathering, deathbeds are coming,
5          1       1
Coming for you and for me.

Verse 4
4     5             1       1
O for the wonderful love He has promised,
4            5       1
Promised for you and for me!
1         4               5         1
Though we have sinned, He has mercy and pardon,
1          4       5
Pardon for you and for me.

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Sound the Battle Cry

Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)

Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1         4                2m      5
Sound the battle cry! See, the foe is nigh;
1         4                 2m
Raise the standard high for the Lord;
5         1         4          2m
Gird your armor on, stand firm every one;
5         1              4
Rest your cause upon His holy Word.

Refrain
2m           5                     1
Rouse, then, soldiers, rally round the banner,
4              2m       5
Ready, steady, pass the word along;
1                      4
Onward, forward, shout aloud, "Hosanna!"
2m        5              1
Christ is Captain of the mighty throng.

Verse 2
4         2m            5           1
Strong to meet the foe, marching on we go,
4         2m            5
While our cause we know must prevail;
1          4              2m          5
Shield and banner bright, gleaming in the light,
1            4         2m       5
Battling for the right we ne'er can fail.

Verse 3
1      4      2m        5       1
O Thou God of all, hear us when we call,
4       2m      5      1
Help us one and all by Thy grace;
4        2m             5       1
When the battle's done, and the vict'ry's won,
4      2m       5            1
May we wear the crown before Thy face.

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Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart

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Tune: Morecambe (Frederick C. Atkinson, 1870)
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
6m        4                 1
Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;
5       6m                  4       1
Wean it from earth; through all its pulses move;
5        6m           4         1
Stoop to my weakness, mighty as Thou art;
5        6m      4       1       5
And make me love Thee as I ought to love.

Verse 2
6m    4            1
I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,
5         6m         4        1
No sudden rending of the veil of clay,
5        6m           4
No angel visitant, no opening skies;
1        5           6m    4
But take the dimness of my soul away.

Verse 3
1         5       6m      4         1
Hast Thou not bid me love Thee, God and King?
5        6m         4           1            5
All, all Thine own, soul, heart and strength and mind.
6m    4          1           5        6m
I see Thy cross; there teach my heart to cling:
4     1       5         6m    4
O let me seek Thee, and O let me find!

Verse 4
1        5            6m       4
Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh;
1        5                6m       4
Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear,
1        5          6m         4
To check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh;
1        5               6m
Teach me the patience of unanswered prayer.

Verse 5
4        1            5        6m
Teach me to love Thee as Thine angels love,
4        1                   5
One holy passion filling all my frame;
6m           4      1
The kindling of the heaven-descended Dove,
5        6m            4        1
My heart an altar, and Thy love the flame.

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Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

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Tune: Webb (George J. Webb, 1830)
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1         4        5             1           1
Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross;
4         5         1          1        4
Lift high His royal banner, it must not suffer loss.
5            1                1          4
From victory unto victory His army shall He lead,
5          1      1               4         5
Till every foe is vanquished, and Christ is Lord indeed.

Verse 2
1         1        4          5           1
Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the trumpet call obey;
1        4          5            1        1
Forth to the mighty conflict, in this His glorious day.
4       5       1         1           4
Ye that are men now serve Him against unnumbered foes;
5           1         1           4           5
Let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose.

Verse 3
1         1        4                5      1
Stand up, stand up for Jesus, stand in His strength alone;
1       4        5              1       1         4
The arm of flesh will fail you, ye dare not trust your own.
5      1          1                 4      5
Put on the gospel armor, each piece put on with prayer;
1          1                 4        5
Where duty calls, or danger, be never wanting there.

Verse 4
1         1            4          5               1
Stand up, stand up for Jesus, the strife will not be long;
1        4         5              1        1
This day the noise of battle, the next the victor's song.
4      5               1       1       4
To him that overcometh a crown of life shall be;
5       1           1           4
He with the King of glory shall reign eternally.

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Standing on the Promises

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Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
6m          4            1         5
Standing on the promises of Christ my King,
6m              4            1
Through eternal ages let His praises ring,
5        6m             4          1
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
5           6m           4
Standing on the promises of God.

Refrain
1
Standing, standing,
5           6m           4      1
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
5
Standing, standing,
6m           4               1
I'm standing on the promises of God.

Verse 2
5           6m                4
Standing on the promises that cannot fail,
1        5                 6m        4
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
1      5              6m    4
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
1           5            6m
Standing on the promises of God.

Verse 3
4           1            5     6m
Standing on the promises I now can see
4                1            5         6m
Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;
4           1           5            6m
Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,
4           1            5
Standing on the promises of God.

Verse 4
6m          4            1         5
Standing on the promises of Christ the Lord,
6m       4             1         5
Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord,
6m               4        1
Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,
5           6m           4
Standing on the promises of God.

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Sunshine in My Soul

Revival & Camp Meeting (Gospel Songs) · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)

Tune: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1887
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1        2m             5
There is sunshine in my soul today,
1             1
More glorious and bright
2m         5      1
Than glows in any earthly sky,
1            2m
For Jesus is my light.

Refrain
5                     1
Oh, there's sunshine, blessed sunshine,
1        2m              5
When the peaceful, happy moments roll;
1          1         2m
When Jesus shows His smiling face,
5        1           1
There is sunshine in my soul.

Verse 2
2m       5           1
There is music in my soul today,
1          2m
A carol to my King;
5                     1
And Jesus, listening, can hear
1           2m
The songs I cannot sing.

Verse 3
5        1                1
There is springtime in my soul today,
2m        5        1
For, when the Lord is near,
1        2m       5        1
The dove of peace sings in my heart,
1              2m
The flow'rs of grace appear.

Verse 4
5        1              1
There is gladness in my soul today,
2m       5          1
And hope and praise and love,
1             2m             5
For blessings which He gives me now,
1             1
For joys laid up above.

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Sweeping Through the Gates

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Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
6m   4           1
I am now a child of God,
5       6m        4
For I'm wash'd in Jesus' blood,
1    5                 6m            4
I am watching, and I'm longing while I wait;
1       5             6m
Soon on wings of love to fly
4     1           5
To my home beyond the sky,
6m    4               1                5
To my welcome, as I'm sweeping through the gate.

Refrain
6m     4        1
In the blood of yonder Lamb,
5         6m          4
Wash'd of ev'ry stain I am;
1        5               6m
Robed in whiteness, clad in brightness,
4    1                5
I am sweeping through the gate.

Verse 2
6m   4                1
I am sweeping through the gate
5         6m          4
Where the bless'd for me wait,
1         5                  6m
Where the weary workers rest for evermore;
4         1               5
Where the strife of earth is done,
6m      4             1
And the crown of life is won:
5       6m              4          1
Oh, I'm thinking of the city while I soar.

Verse 3
5         6m     4
Burst are all my prison bars;
1     5           6m
And I soar beyond the stars.
4     1                   5          6m
To my Father's house, the bright and blest estate.
4            1
Lo! the morn eternal breaks,
5            6m
And the song immortal wakes!
4        1               5              6m
Robed in whiteness, I am sweeping thro' the gate.

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Sweet Hour of Prayer

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Tune: William W. Walford, 1845
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
6m         4          1          5
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
6m         4       1       5
That calls me from a world of care,
6m       4        1
And bids me at my Father's throne
5        6m           4
Make all my wants and wishes known.
1          5           6m
In seasons of distress and grief,
4       1         5
My soul has often found relief,
6m      4           1
And oft escaped the tempter's snare,
5      6m                 4
By thy return, sweet hour of prayer!

Verse 2
1          5          6m         4
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
1         5        6m
Thy wings shall my petition bear
4      1           5
To Him whose truth and faithfulness
6m         4            1
Engage the waiting soul to bless.
5         6m      4       1
And since He bids me seek His face,
5           6m             4
Believe His Word and trust His grace,
1         5         6m
I'll cast on Him my every care,
4        1         5          6m
And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer!

Verse 3
4          1          5          6m
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
4         1
May I thy consolation share,
5          6m             4
Till, from Mount Pisgah's lofty height,
1      5       6m       4
I view my home and take my flight.
1         5        6m         4
This robe of flesh I'll drop, and rise
1            5
To seize the everlasting prize,
6m         4                     1
And shout, while passing through the air,
5                   6m         4
Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!

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Sweet Will of God

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Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1           5            6m
My stubborn will at last hath yielded;
4       1             5
I would be Thine, and Thine alone;
6m       4          1       5
And this the prayer my lips are bringing,
6m        4     1        5
Lord, let in me Thy will be done.

Refrain
6m         4       1          5
Sweet will of God, still fold me closer,
6m     4              1
Till I am wholly lost in Thee.

Verse 2
5         6m               4
I'm tired of sin, footsore and weary,
1            5         6m
The darksome path hath dreary grown;
4       1           5        6m
But now a light has ris'n to cheer me;
4      1       5        6m
I find in Thee my Star, my Sun.

Verse 3
4            1       5
Thy precious will, O conqu'ring Savior,
6m       4           1
Doth now embrace and compass me;
5            6m               4
All discords hushed, my peace a river,
1        5               6m
My soul, a prisoned bird set free.

Verse 4
4       1            5
Shut in with Thee, O Lord, forever,
6m         4            1
My wayward feet no more to roam;
5          6m        4       1
What pow'r from Thee my soul can sever?
5          6m            4
The center of God's will my home.

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Sweeter as the Years Go By

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Tune: Traditional
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1         2m               5        1          1
Of Jesus' love that sought me, when I was lost in sin;
2m          5          1               1      2m
Of wondrous grace that brought me back to His fold again;
5          1          1             2m          5
Of heights and depths of mercy, far deeper than the sea,
1          1        2m          5           1
And higher than the heavens, my theme shall ever be.

Refrain
1          2m        5
Sweeter as the years go by,
1          1         2m
Sweeter as the years go by,
5               1                   1
Richer, fuller, deeper, Jesus' love is sweeter,
2m         5         1
Sweeter as the years go by.

Verse 2
1       2m           5              1
He trod in old Judea life's pathway long ago;
1          2m             5        1            1
The people thronged about Him, His saving grace to know;
2m        5                  1          1         2m
He healed the brokenhearted, and caused the blind to see;
5         1         1                 2m       5
And still His great heart yearneth in love for even me.

Verse 3
1              1          2m          5     1
'Twas wondrous love which led Him for us to suffer loss,
1       2m        5          1          1
To bear without a murmur the anguish of the cross;
2m          5           1          1      2m
With saints redeemed in glory, let us our voices raise,
5           1                 1        2m
Till Heav'n and earth re-echo with our Redeemer's praise.

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Take My Life and Let It Be

Missions & Service · Algorithmic chart (verify before use)

Tune: Hendon (Henri A. Cesar Malan) or Patmos
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1       6m            2m
Take my life, and let it be
5                  1
Consecrated, Lord, to Thee;
6m      2m          5
Take my moments and my days,
1        6m      2m
Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Verse 2
5       1              6m
Take my hands, and let them move
2m     5          1
At the impulse of Thy love;
6m      2m            5
Take my feet, and let them be
1                   6m
Swift and beautiful for Thee.

Verse 3
2m      5              1
Take my voice, and let me sing
6m                2m
Always, only, for my King;
5       1             6m
Take my lips, and let them be
2m                   5
Filled with messages from Thee.

Verse 4
1       6m         2m
Take my silver and my gold,
5     1          6m
Not a mite would I withhold;
2m                 5
Take my intellect, and use
1           6m      2m
Every power as Thou shalt choose.

Verse 5
5       1              6m
Take my will, and make it Thine,
2m       5     1
It shall be no longer mine;
6m      2m           5
Take my heart, it is Thine own,
1        6m     2m
It shall be Thy royal throne.

Verse 6
5       1              6m
Take my love, my Lord, I pour
2m     5        1
At Thy feet its treasure store;
6m           2m    5
Take myself, and I will be
1               6m
Ever, only, all for Thee.

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Take Time to Be Holy

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Tune: William D. Longstaff, c. 1882
Chart: Algorithmic (verify before use)

Verse 1
1         6m    4           5        1
Take time to be holy, speak oft with thy Lord;
6m       4               5       1
Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word.
6m           4        5              1         6m
Make friends of God's children, help those who are weak,
4             5                    1
Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.

Verse 2
6m        4           5         1
Take time to be holy, the world rushes on;
6m         4       5           1
Spend much time in secret with Jesus alone.
6m         4              5        1
By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shalt be;
6m          4              5            1
Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.

Verse 3
6m        4     5         1      6m
Take time to be holy, let Him be thy guide,
4       5               1
And run not before Him, whatever betide.
6m     4             5            1
In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord,
6m           4               5        1
And, looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word.

Verse 4
6m        4     5        1       6m
Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul,
4            5        1              6m
Each thought and each motive beneath His control.
4        5             1            6m
Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love,
4         5        1          6m
Thou soon shalt be fitted for service above.

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Te Deum Laudamus

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Tune: Traditionally attributed to Ambrose and Augustine, said to date to Augustine's baptism in 387 AD (authorship uncertain; also credited by some to Nicetas of Remesiana)
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Verse 1
1         4            2m             5          1
We praise Thee, O God: we acknowledge Thee to be the Lord.
4       2m                 5         1
All the earth doth worship Thee, the Father everlasting.
4       2m         5              1           4       2m
To Thee all Angels cry aloud, the Heavens and all the Powers therein.
5       1            4                    2m
To Thee Cherubim and Seraphim continually do cry:
5           1              4
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Sabaoth;
2m         5         1           4          2m
Heaven and earth are full of the Majesty of Thy glory.

Verse 2
5            1          4            2m
The glorious company of the Apostles praise Thee.
5          1             4            2m
The goodly fellowship of the Prophets praise Thee.
5         1               4
The noble army of Martyrs praise Thee.
2m       5                 1       4          2m
The holy Church throughout all the world doth acknowledge Thee...

Verse 3
5         1            4       2m                5         1         4
When Thou tookest upon Thee to deliver man, Thou didst not abhor the Virgin's womb.
2m        5              1             4              2m         5           1
When Thou hadst overcome the sharpness of death, Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven
4      2m              5          1              4       2m     5        1
to all believers. Thou sittest at the right hand of God, in the glory of the Father.
4          2m        5          1     4
We believe that Thou shalt come to be our Judge.

Verse 4
2m           5               1             4         2m                 5
We therefore pray Thee, help Thy servants, whom Thou hast redeemed with Thy precious
1           4          2m            5             1
blood. Make them to be numbered with Thy Saints in glory everlasting.

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Tell Me the Old, Old Story

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Tune: Katherine Hankey, 1866
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Verse 1
1       5        6m
Tell me the old, old story
4         1
Of unseen things above,
5            6m
Of Jesus and His glory,
4            1
Of Jesus and His love.
5           6m
Tell me the story simply,
4       1
As to a little child;
5     6m      4
For I am weak and weary,
1            5
And helpless and defiled.

Refrain
6m      4        1
Tell me the old, old story;
5       6m       4
Tell me the old, old story,
1       5        6m
Tell me the old, old story
4            1
Of Jesus and His love.

Verse 2
5           6m
Tell me the story slowly,
4      1           5
That I may take it in —
6m
That wonderful redemption,
4            1
God's remedy for sin.
5           6m
Tell me the story often,
4            1
For I forget so soon;
5             6m
The early dew of morning
4               1
Has passed away at noon.

Verse 3
5       6m       4
Tell me the same old story
1        5          6m
When you have cause to fear
4                 1
That this world's empty glory
5             6m
Is costing me too dear.
4           1
Tell me the story always,
5            6m
If you would really be,
4           1
In any time of trouble,
5           6m
A comforter to me.

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The Cleansing Wave

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Tune: Phoebe Palmer, 1871–72
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Verse 1
1       4         1
Oh, now I see the cleansing wave!
5                 1
The fountain deep and wide;
4         1            5
Jesus, my Lord, mighty to save,
1             4
Points to His wounded side.

Refrain
1             5             1
The cleansing stream I see! I see!
4         1          5
I plunge, and oh, it cleanseth me!
1          4            1
Oh, praise the Lord! It cleanseth me!
5                    1
It cleanseth me—yes, cleanseth me.

Verse 2
4     1       5
I see the new creation rise,
1          4
I hear the speaking blood;
1                   5
It speaks, polluted nature dies,
1                4
Sinks 'neath the cleansing flood.

Verse 3
1      5       1           4
I rise to walk in Heav'n's own light,
1               5
Above the world and sin,
1          4             1
With heart made pure and garments white,
5          1
And Christ enthroned within.

Verse 4
4                   1
Amazing grace! 'tis Heav'n below
5           1
To feel the blood applied,
4               1
And Jesus, only Jesus know,
5
My Jesus crucified.

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The Great Physician

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Tune: William Hunter, 1859
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Verse 1
1         4             1
The great Physician now is near,
5
The sympathizing Jesus;
1         4                  1
He speaks the drooping heart to cheer,
5        1         4
Oh! hear the voice of Jesus.

Refrain
1                5
Sweetest note in seraph song,
1                4
Sweetest name on mortal tongue;
1              5
Sweetest carol ever sung,
1
Jesus, blessed Jesus.

Verse 2
4         1        5
Your many sins are all forgiven,
1        4         1
Oh! hear the voice of Jesus;
5     1        4        1
Go on your way in peace to heaven,
5        1       4
And wear a crown with Jesus.

Verse 3
1         5      1
All glory to the risen Lamb!
4             1
I now believe in Jesus;
5      1           4
I love the blessed Savior's name,
1      5        1
I love the name of Jesus.

Verse 4
4        1                5
His name dispels my guilt and fear,
1             4
No other name but Jesus;
1       5                1
Oh! how my soul delights to hear
4                 1
The charming name of Jesus.

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The Ninety and Nine

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Tune: Elizabeth C. Clephane, 1868 (published 1874)
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Verse 1
1          2m         5         1
There were ninety and nine that safely lay
1      2m         5
In the shelter of the fold,
1       1       2m     5
But one was out on the hills away,
1       1        2m       5
Far off from the gates of gold —
1       1                  2m
Away on the mountains wild and bare,
5         1          1
Away from the tender Shepherd's care.

Verse 2
2m          5         1          1
"Lord, Thou hast here Thy ninety and nine;
2m       5          1
Are they not enough for Thee?"
1       2m            5             1
But the Shepherd made answer: "'Tis of Mine
1                 2m
Has wandered away from Me.
5            1        1        2m
And although the road be rough and steep,
5    1             1       2m
I go to the desert to find My sheep."

Verse 3
5        1               1
But none of the ransomed ever knew
2m       5        1
How deep were the waters crossed,
1       2m           5         1
Nor how dark was the night the Lord passed
1      2m        5          1
Ere He found His sheep that was lost.
1      2m            5         1
Out in the desert He heard its cry —
1        2m                 5
Sick and helpless and ready to die.

Verse 4
1           1         2m              5
"Lord, what are these blood-drops all the way
1         1       2m
That mark out the mountain's track?"
5          1        1       2m      5
"They were shed for the one who had gone astray
1       1                    2m
Ere the Shepherd could bring him back."
5             1             1       2m
"Lord, whence are Thy hands so rent and torn?"
5         1               1       2m
"They are pierced tonight by many a thorn."

Verse 5
5       1           1
And all through the mountains, thunder-riv'n,
2m     5        1
And up from the rocky steep,
1           2m       5        1
There arose a cry to the gate of heav'n,
1           2m         5
"Rejoice! I have found My sheep!"
1       1                    2m
And the angels echoed around the throne,
5             1        1           2m
"Rejoice, for the Lord brings back His own!"

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The Old Rugged Cross

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Tune: George Bennard, 1912–13 (harmonies assisted by Charles H. Gabriel)
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Verse 1
1    6m       4          5      1
On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
6m         4            5
The emblem of suffering and shame;
1     6m        4               5           1
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
6m    4        5            1
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain
6m      4               5
So I'll cherish the old rugged cross,
1       6m          4      5
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
1      6m       4       5
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
1            6m      4       5
And exchange it some day for a crown.

Verse 2
1        6m         4         5           1
Oh, that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,
6m    4                   5
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
1       6m        4      5        1
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
6m      4     5
To bear it to dark Calvary.

Verse 3
1      6m         4              5          1
In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
6m                4
A wondrous beauty I see,
5         1       6m        4              5
For 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
1             6m
To pardon and sanctify me.

Verse 4
4       5          1       6m        4
To that old rugged cross I will ever be true,
5         1            6m
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
4          5       1           6m      4
Then He'll call me some day to my home far away,
5         1             6m
Where His glory forever I'll share.

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The Solid Rock (My Hope Is Built)

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Tune: Edward Mote, 1834
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Verse 1
1       4           1
My hope is built on nothing less
5                 1
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
4      1             5
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
1          4       1
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.

Refrain
5          1               4
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand:
1         5         1
All other ground is sinking sand;
4         1         5
All other ground is sinking sand.

Verse 2
1             4         1
When darkness veils His lovely face,
5      1      4
I rest on His unchanging grace;
1        5        1
In every high and stormy gale,
4         1            5
My anchor holds within the veil.

Verse 3
1         4             1
His oath, His covenant, His blood,
5          1      4
Support me in the whelming flood;
1        5              1
When all around my soul gives way,
4       1      5       1
He then is all my hope and stay.

Verse 4
4       1               5
When He shall come with trumpet sound,
1     4      1      5
O may I then in Him be found:
1              4
Dressed in His righteousness alone,
1            5            1
Faultless to stand before the throne.

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The Strife Is O’er

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Tune: Victory (adapted from Palestrina, arr. William H. Monk)
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Verse 1
1          6m       2m               5           1       6m
The strife is o'er, the battle done, the victory of life is won;
2m       5              1
The song of triumph has begun. Alleluia!

Verse 2
6m         2m            5          1          6m                   2m
The powers of death have done their worst, but Christ their legions hath dispersed;
5          1           6m
Let shouts of holy joy outburst. Alleluia!

Verse 3
2m        5        1                  6m       2m            5
The three sad days have quickly sped, He rises glorious from the dead;
1         6m           2m
All glory to our risen Head! Alleluia!

Verse 4
5         1                 6m       2m       5                  1
He closed the yawning gates of hell, the bars from heaven's high portals fell;
6m        2m        5           1
Let hymns of praise His triumph tell. Alleluia!

Verse 5
6m       2m                5             1            6m              2m
Lord, by the stripes which wounded Thee, from death's dread sting Thy servants free,
5       1            6m      2m
That we may live and sing to Thee. Alleluia!

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The Way of the Cross Leads Home

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Tune: Jessie Brown Pounds, 1906
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Verse 1
1      4        1           5      1
I must needs go home by the way of the cross,
4          1         5
There's no other way but this;
1       4         1        5         1
I shall ne'er get sight of the Gates of Light,
4      1      5         1
If the way of the cross I miss.

Refrain
4       1            5
The way of the cross leads home,
1       4            1
The way of the cross leads home;
5     1              4    1
It is sweet to know, as I onward go,
5       1            4
The way of the cross leads home.

Verse 2
1      5           1      4
I must needs go on in the blood-sprinkled way,
1        5        1
The path that the Savior trod,
4    1          5      1
If I ever climb to the heights sublime,
4         1       5       1
Where the soul is at home with God.

Verse 3
4      1            5      1      4
Then I bid farewell to the way of the world,
1          5
To walk in it nevermore;
1      4          1           5      1
For my Lord says, "Come," and I seek my home
4        1            5
Where He waits at the open door.

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There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood

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Tune: William Cowper, 1772
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Verse 1
1        4                 5
There is a fountain filled with blood
1          1
Drawn from Immanuel's veins;
4            5               1
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
1              4
Lose all their guilty stains.

Verse 2
5         1              1
The dying thief rejoiced to see
4                5
That fountain in his day;
1         1      4           5
And there may I, though vile as he,
1           1
Wash all my sins away.

Verse 3
4          5         1
Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood
1                4
Shall never lose its pow'r,
5        1                   1
Till all the ransomed Church of God
4         5      1
Be saved, to sin no more.

Verse 4
1          4        5     1
E'er since by faith I saw the stream
1           4
Thy flowing wounds supply,
5              1        1
Redeeming love has been my theme,
4         5       1
And shall be till I die.

Verse 5
1         4             5
When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue
1              1
Lies silent in the grave,
4       5         1
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
1         4         5
I'll sing Thy pow'r to save.

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There Is a Green Hill Far Away

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Tune: Horsley (William Horsley) or Green Hill
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Verse 1
1        4            1
There is a green hill far away,
5         1
Without a city wall,
4         1         5
Where the dear Lord was crucified,
1        4       1
Who died to save us all.

Verse 2
5      1            4
We may not know, we cannot tell,
1          5      1
What pains He had to bear,
4      1              5
But we believe it was for us
1           4
He hung and suffered there.

Verse 3
1       5             1
He died that we might be forgiven,
4       1       5
He died to make us good,
1       4        1       5
That we might go at last to heaven,
1            4
Saved by His precious blood.

Verse 4
1         5        1
There was no other good enough
4      1         5
To pay the price of sin;
1       4            1
He only could unlock the gate
5          1       4
Of heaven, and let us in.

Verse 5
1         5          1
O dearly, dearly has He loved,
4      1         5
And we must love Him too,
1         4      1
And trust in His redeeming blood,
5       1         4
And try His works to do.

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There Is a Land of Pure Delight

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Tune: Isaac Watts, 1707
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Verse 1
1        6m        4
There is a land of pure delight,
5            1
Where saints immortal reign;
6m                    4
Infinite day excludes the night,
5             1
And pleasures banish pain.

Verse 2
6m                4
There everlasting spring abides,
5
And never-withering flowers;
1           6m       4
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
5                  1
This heavenly land from ours.

Verse 3
6m           4          5
Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood
1                6m
Stand dressed in living green;
4     5            1
So to the Jews old Canaan stood,
6m           4
While Jordan rolled between.

Verse 4
5            1             6m
But timorous mortals start and shrink
4             5
To cross this narrow sea,
1           6m           4
And linger, shivering on the brink,
5           1
And fear to launch away.

Verse 5
6m        4           5
Oh, could we make our doubts remove,
1                   6m
Those gloomy doubts that rise,
4       5               1
And see the Canaan that we love
6m
With unbeclouded eyes;

Verse 6
4        5               1
Could we but climb where Moses stood,
6m           4
And view the landscape o'er,
5            1                   6m
Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood,
4             5       1
Should fright us from the shore.

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