SPIRITUAL SONGS (COUNTRY MUSIC LYRICS, VOLUME 3 ...

SPIRITUAL SONGS(COUNTRY MUSIC LYRICS, VOLUME 3)(WORDS ONLY)28 FEBRUARY 2003Reformatted 3 May 2004ALL IN KEY OF A, UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED© 2004 Joseph George Caldwell. All rights reserved. Posted at Internet web siteshttp://www.foundation.bw and http://www.foundationwebsite.org . May be copied orreposted for non-commercial use, with attribution.

FOREWORDThis is a third volume of lyrics to popular songs, to assist learning to play the guitar by ear, as described inthe article, How to Play the Guitar by Ear (for Mathematicians and Physicists), posted at Internet web siteshttp://www.foundation.bw and http://www.foundationwebsite.org . As discussed in the foreword to Volume1, the purpose of assembling these lyrics is to provide the student with a large number of songs fromwhich he may choose ones for which he knows the melody and enjoys singing. Since everyone’s taste isdifferent, and the student may not be familiar with the songs that I know (many from decades ago), it is theintention to provide a large number of popular songs from which the student may choose. I believe thatlearning the guitar is facilitated by practicing a number of different songs in a practice session, and playingeach one only a couple of times, perhaps in a couple of different keys. In order to do this, it is important tohave a large collection of lyrics available. This volume consists of spiritual songs – mostly classic gospelhymns.As in Volume I, I have deliberately omitted noting the chords to be played on each song, if it is my opinionthat the beginning student should be able to figure them out easily – e.g., chords are omitted for most twochordor three-chord songs. The purpose of this omission is to provide the student with the opportunity oflearning to determine which chord to use at each point of the song, quickly and automatically. For moredifficult songs, I indicate some of the chords, and for some songs, I provide chords for the entire song.Where I indicate only a few chords, it is important to remember, as noted on the cover, that it is assumedthat all songs are sung in the key of A, unless otherwise indicated. (There are a few songs for which thechords are relatively easy, but I have indicated them nevertheless. These are songs that I was to sing inpublic for some occasion, and I did not wish to make a mistake.)In some cases, I have found songs already chorded, but in a fashion that is not convenient for the guitar(e.g., in the key of Bflat, or with many exotic chords). In most cases, I have removed the chords or rechordedthem. In some cases, however, I have left the songs in “strange” keys or chordings, to bemodified as an exercise by the student.Many of the songs of this volume are copyrighted by others. In their original or available forms, however,they are not helpful for the beginning student of guitar (e.g., they are arranged for piano, or are written in akey that is not natural for the guitar, or are fully annotated with chords, or are in small print). To facilitatereading by the student as he plays the guitar, they are presented here in a large, easy-to-read font andwith a strong attempt to keep the song to a single page in length. To facilitate his progress in learning toplay by ear, the chords have been removed in all simple cases. It is for these reasons that I have, incognizance of and in the spirit of the “fair use” doctrine of copyright law, reformatted these songs andpresented them in the present volume.Good luck!Joseph George CaldwellLusaka, ZambiaFebruary 28, 2003ii

TABLE OF CONTENTSAMAZING GRACE.........................................................................................................................................1A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD ..........................................................................................................2BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC ............................................................................................................3BLESSED ASSURANCE...............................................................................................................................5CHURCH IN THE WILDWOOD.....................................................................................................................6DO LORD ......................................................................................................................................................7DOMINIQUE..................................................................................................................................................8DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYES....................................................................................................9DROP KICK ME, JESUS.............................................................................................................................10DRY BONES................................................................................................................................................11ETERNAL FATHER, STRONG TO SAVE...................................................................................................12FAIREST LORD JESUS..............................................................................................................................14FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH ..........................................................................................................16GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGION .......................................................................................................17GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS................................................................................................................18HE................................................................................................................................................................19HE LEADETH ME........................................................................................................................................20HOLY, HOLY, HOLY ...................................................................................................................................21HOW GREAT THOU ART ...........................................................................................................................22HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN .........................................................................................................................23I AM A POOR WAYFARING STRANGER...................................................................................................24I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY....................................................................................................................25IN THE GARDEN.........................................................................................................................................26I SAW THE LIGHT.......................................................................................................................................27IT IS NO SECRET .......................................................................................................................................28JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRING ..............................................................................................................29JESUS LOVES ME......................................................................................................................................30JOSHUA (FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO)................................................................................................31JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE .......................................................................................................32JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEE.........................................................................................................33JUST AS I AM..............................................................................................................................................34LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD...........................................................................................................35MASTER'S CALL.........................................................................................................................................36MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU .....................................................................................38MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU .....................................................................................39NEARER, MY GOD TO THEE.....................................................................................................................40ONCE TO EVERY MAN AND NATION .......................................................................................................41ONE DAY AT A TIME..................................................................................................................................42ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE .....................................................................................................................43ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS............................................................................................................44PEACE IN THE VALLY................................................................................................................................45RIVERS OF BABYLON ...............................................................................................................................46ROCK OF AGES .........................................................................................................................................47SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER?.......................................................................................................49SWEET BY AND BY....................................................................................................................................50SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER.......................................................................................................................51TELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORY ..............................................................................................................52THE CHURCH'S ONE FOUNDATION ........................................................................................................53THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD ..................................................................................................................54THE LORD'S PRAYER................................................................................................................................55iii

THE OLD RUGGED CROSS.......................................................................................................................56THE UNCLOUDED DAY .............................................................................................................................57THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD.................................................................................................................58TURN YOUR RADIO ON.............................................................................................................................60WE GATHER TOGETHER..........................................................................................................................61WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS......................................................................................................62WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER .............................................................................................63WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN....................................................................................................64WHISPERING HOPE ..................................................................................................................................65WHISPERING HOPE ..................................................................................................................................66WHY ME?....................................................................................................................................................67WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN...........................................................................................................68WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN...........................................................................................................69WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN...........................................................................................................70WORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING .......................................................................................................71iv

AMAZING GRACEWORDS BY JOHN NEWTON (LAST VERSE BY UNKNOWN AUTHOR)MUSIC BY JAMES P CARRELL AND DAVID S CLAYTON, AAMAZING GRACE! HOW SWEET THE SOUNDTHAT SAVED A WRETCH LIKE ME!I ONCE WAS LOST, BUT NOW AM FOUND;WAS BLIND, BUT NOW I SEE.’TWAS GRACE THAT TAUGHT MY HEART TO FEAR,AND GRACE MY FEARS RELIEVED;HOW PRECIOUS DID THAT GRACE APPEARTHE HOUR I FIRST BELIEVED.THROUGH MANY DANGERS, TOILS AND SNARES,I HAVE ALREADY COME;’TIS GRACE HATH BROUGHT ME SAFE THUS FAR,AND GRACE WILL LEAD ME HOME.THE LORD HAS PROMISED GOOD TO ME,HIS WORD MY HOPE SECURES;HE WILL MY SHIELD AND PORTION BE,AS LONG AS LIFE ENDURES.YEA, WHEN THIS FLESH AND HEART SHALL FAIL,AND MORTAL LIFE SHALL CEASE,I SHALL POSSESS, WITHIN THE VEIL,A LIFE OF JOY AND PEACE.THE EARTH SHALL SOON DISSOLVE LIKE SNOW,THE SUN FORBEAR TO SHINE;BUT GOD, WHO CALLED ME HERE BELOW,SHALL BE FOREVER MINE.WHEN WE’VE BEEN HERE TEN THOUSAND YEARS,BRIGHT SHINING AS THE SUN,WE’VE NO LESS DAYS TO SING GOD’S PRAISETHAN WHEN WE’D FIRST BEGUN.

A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GODWORDS BY MARTIN LUTHER, TRANSLATED BY FREDERICK H HEDGE,MUSIC BY MARTIN LUTHERA MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD, A BULWARK NEVER FAILINGOUR HELPER HE, AMID THE FLOOD OF MORTAL ILLS PREVAILINGFOR STILL OUR ANCIENT FOE, DOTH SEEK TO WORK US WOEHIS CRAFT AND POWER ARE GREATAND, ARMED WITH CRUEL HATEON EARTH IS NOT HIS EQUALDID WE IN OUR OWN STRENGTH CONFIDE, OUR STRIVING WOULD BELOSINGWERE NOT THE RIGHT MAN ON OUR SIDE, THE MAN OF GOD'S OWNCHOOSINGDOST ASK WHO THAT MAY BE? CHRIST JESUS, IT IS HELORD SABAOTH IS HIS NAMEFROM AGE TO AGE THE SAMEAND HE MUST WIN THE BATTLEAND THOUGH THIS WORLD, WITH DEVILS FILLED, SHOULD THREATEN TOUNDO USWE WILL NOT FEAR, FOR GOD HATH WILLED, HIS TRUTH TO TRIUMPHTHROUGH USTHE PRINCE OF DARKNESS GRIM, WE TREMBLE NOT FOR HIMHIS RAGE WE CAN ENDUREFOR LO! HIS DOOM IS SUREONE LITTLE WORD SHALL FELL HIMTHAT WORD ABOVE ALL EARTHLY POWERS -- NO THANKS TO THEM --ABIDETHTHE SPIRIT AND THE GIFTS ARE OURS, THROUGH HIM WHO WITH USSIDETHLET GOODS AND KINDRED GO, THIS MORTAL LIFE ALSOTHE BODY THEY MAY KILLGOD'S TRUTH ABIDETH STILLHIS KINGDOM IS FOREVER2

BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLICWORDS BY JULIA WARD HOWE, MUSIC BY WILLIAM STEFFE (TUNE OFJOHN BROWN'S BODY), EMINE EYES HAVE SEEN THE GLORY OF THE COMING OF THE LORDHE IS TRAMPLING OUT THE VINTAGE WHERE THE GRAPES OF WRATH ARESTOREDHE HAS LOOSED THE FATEFUL LIGHTNING OF HIS TERRIBLE SWIFTSWORDHIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ON(CHORUS) GLORY, GLORY! HALLELUJAH!GLORY, GLORY! HALLELUJAH!GLORY, GLORY! HALLELUJAH!HIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ONI HAVE SEEN HIM IN THE WATCH-FIRES OF A HUNDRED CIRCLING CAMPSTHEY HAVE BUILDED HIM AN ALTAR IN THE EVENING DEWS AND DAMPSI CAN READ HIS RIGHTEOUS SENTENCE BY THE DIM AND FLAMING LAMPSHIS DAY IS MARCHING ONI HAVE READ A FIERY GOSPEL, WRIT IN BURNISHED ROWS OF STEEL"AS YE DEAL WITH MY CONTEMNERS, SO WITH YOU MY GRACE SHALLDEALLET THE HERO, BORN OF WOMAN, CRUSH THE SERPENT WITH HIS HEELSINCE GOD IS MARCHING ON"HE HAS SOUNDED FORTH THE TRUMPET THAT SHALL NEVER CALLRETREATHE IS SIFTING OUT THE HEARTS OF MEN BEFORE HIS JUDGMENT SEATO, BE SWIFT, MY SOUL, TO ANSWER HIM! BE JUBILANT MY FEETOUR GOD IS MARCHING ONIN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES CHRIST WAS BORN ACROSS THE SEAWITH A GLORY IN HIS BOSOM THAT TRANSFIGURES YOU AND MEAS HE DIED TO MAKE MEN HOLY, LET US LIVE TO MAKE MEN FREEHIS TRUTH IS MARCHING ONHE IS COMING LIKE THE GLORY OF THE MORNING ON THE WAVEHE IS WISDOM TO THE MIGHTY, HE HIS HONOR TO THE BRAVE3

SO THE WORLD SHALL BE HIS FOOTSTOOL, AND THE SOUL OF WRONG HISSLAVEOUR GOD IS MARCHING ON!4

BLESSED ASSURANCELYRICS BY FANNY J CROSBY, MUSIC BY PHOEBE PALMER KNAPP, GBLESSED ASSURANCE, JESUS IS MINE!OH, WHAT A FORETASTE OF GLORY DIVINE!HEIR OF SALVATION, PURCHASE OF GODBORN OF HIS SPIRIT, WASHED IN HIS BLOOD(CHORUS) THIS IS MY STORY, THIS IS MY SONGPRAISING MY SAVIOR ALL THE DAY LONGTHIS IS MY STORY, THIS IS MY SONGPRAISING MY SAVIOR ALL THE DAY LONGPERFECT SUBMISSION, PERFECT DELIGHTVISIONS OF RAPTURE NOW BURST ON MY SIGHTANGELS DESCENDING BRING FROM ABOVEECHOES OF MERCY, WHISPERS OF LOVE (CHORUS)PERFECT SUBMISSION, ALL IS AT RESTI IN MY SAVIOR AM HAPPY AND BLESTWATCHING AND WAITING, LOOKING ABOVEFILLED WITH HIS GOODNESS, LOST IN HIS LOVE (CHORUS)5

CHURCH IN THE WILDWOODWORDS AND MUSIC BY DR WILLIAM S PITTS, CTHERE'S A CHURCH IN THE VALLEY BY THE WILDWOODNO LOVELIER SPOT IN THE DALENO PLACE IS SO DEAR TO MY CHILDHOODAS THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH IN THE VALE(CHORUS) OH, COME, COME, COME, COMECOME TO THE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOODOH, COME TO THE CHURCH IN THE VALENO SPOT IS SO DEAR TO MY CHILDHOODAS THE LITTLE BROWN CHURCH IN THE VALEOH, COME TO THE CHURCH IN THE WILDWOODTO THE TREES WHERE THE WILD FLOWERS BLOOMWHERE THE PARTING HYMN WILL BE CHANTEDWE WILL WEEP BY THE SIDE OF THE TOMB (CHORUS)FROM THE CHURCH IN THE VALLEY BY THE WILDWOODWHEN DAY FADES AWAY INTO NIGHTI WOULD FAIN FROM THIS SPOT OF MY CHILDHOODWING MY WAY TO THE MANSIONS OF LIGHT (CHORUS)6

DO LORDTRADITIONALI'VE GOT A HOME IN GLORY LAND THAT OUTSHINES THE SUNI'VE GOT A HOME IN GLORY LAND THAT OUTSHINES THE SUNI'VE GOT A HOME IN GLORY LAND THAT OUTSHINES THE SUNWAY BEYOND THE BLUE(CHORUS) DO LORD, O DO LORD, O DO REMEMBER MEDO LORD, O DO LORD, O DO REMEMBER MEDO LORD, O DO LORD, O DO REMEMBER MEWAY BEYOND THE BLUEI TOOK JESUS AS MY SAVIOR, YOU TAKE HIM TOOI TOOK JESUS AS MY SAVIOR, YOU TAKE HIM TOOI TOOK JESUS AS MY SAVIOR, YOU TAKE HIM TOOWHILE HE'S CALLING YOU (CHORUS)7

DOMINIQUESOEUR SOURIRE (“THE SINGING NUN”)ENGLISH LYRICS AND ARRANGEMENT BY NOEL REGNEYFROM THE SINGING NUN, G(CHORUS) DOMINIQUE, NIQUE, NIQUE, O’ER THE LAND HE PLODS ALONGAND SINGS A LITTLE SONGNEVER ASKING FOR REWARD, HE JUST TALKS ABOUT THE LORDHE JUST TALKS ABOUT THE LORDAT A TIME WHEN JOHNNY LACKLAND OVER ENGLAND WAS THE KINGDOMINIQUE WAS IN THE BACKLAND FIGHTING SIN LIKE ANYTHING(CHORUS)8

DRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYESWORDS BY BEN JONSON, MUSIC BASED ON AN ENGLISH FOLKSONGDRINK TO ME ONLY WITH THINE EYESAND I WILL PLEDGE WITH MINEOR LEAVE A KISS WITHIN THE CUPAND I'LL NOT ASK FOR WINETHE THIRST THAT FROM THE SOUL DOTH RISEDOTH ASK A DRINK DIVINEBUT MIGHT I OF JOVE'S NECTAR SIPI WOULD NOT ASK FOR WINEI SENT THEE LATE A ROSY WREATHNOT SO MUCH HON'RING THEEAS GIVING IT A HOPE THAT THEREIT COULD NOT WITHERED BEBUT THOU THEREON DIDST ONLY BREATHEAND SENT IT BACK TO MESINCE WHEN IT GROWS AND SMELLS, I SWEARNOT OF ITSELF, BUT THEE9

DROP KICK ME, JESUSBOBBY BARE, GPAUL CRAFT(CHORUS) DROP KICK ME, JESUS, THROUGH THE GOALPOSTS OF LIFEEND OVER END, NEITHER LEFT NOR THE RIGHTSTRAIGHT THROUGH THE HEART OF THOSE RIGHTEOUS UPRIGHTSDROP KICK ME, JESUS, THROUGH THE GOALPOSTS OF LIFEMAKE ME, OH, MAKE ME, LORD, MORE THAN I AMMAKE ME A PIECE IN YOUR MASTER GAME PLANFREE FROM THE EARTHLY TEMPESTION BELOWI’VE GOT THE WILL, LORD, IF YOU’VE GOT THE TOE (CHORUS)BRING ON THE BROTHERS WHO’VE GONE ON BEFOREAND ALL OF THE SISTERS WHO’VE KNOCKED AT YOUR DOORAND ALL THE DEPARTED DEAR LOVED ONES OF MINEAND STICK ‘EM UP FRONT IN THE OFFENSIVE LINE (CHORUS)(CHORUS)(CHORUS)(FADE)10

DRY BONESJIMMIE (JAMES FREDERICK) RODGERSARRANGED AND ADAPTED BY H GELLERWELL NOW EZEKIEL CRIED, THEM DRY BONES, HEAR THE WORD OF THELORDWELL NOW EZEKIEL CRIED, THEM DRY BONES, EZEKIEL CRIED, THEM DRYBONES, EZEKIEL CRIED, THEM DRY BONES, HEAR THE WORD OF THELORDNOW THE TOE BONE'S CONNECTED TO THE HEEL BONE,THE HEEL BONE'S CONNECTED TO THE FOOT BONE,…ANKLE, LEG, KNEE, THIGH, HIP, BACK, SHOULDER, NECK…THE NECK BONE'S CONNECTED TO THE HEAD BONENOW HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORDTHEM BONES, THEM BONES ARE GONNA WALK AROUNDTHEM BONES, THEM BONES ARE GONNA WALK AROUNDTHEM BONES, THEM BONES ARE GONNA WALK AROUNDNOW HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORDOH, WELL, THEM BONES GONNA WALK AROUNDOH, YES, THEM BONES GONNA WALK AROUNDTHEM BONES, THEM BONES ARE GONNA WALK AROUNDNOW HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORDNOW THE HEAD BONE'S CONNECTED TO THE NECK BONE,THE NECK BONE'S CONNECTED TO THE SHOULDER BONE,…BACK, HIP, THIGH, KNEE, LEG, ANKLE, FOOT, HEEL,…THE HEEL BONE'S CONNECTED TO THE TOE BONENOW HEAR THE WORD OF THE LORD(REPEAT MIDDLE TWO VERSES)11

ETERNAL FATHER, STRONG TO SAVEWORDS BY WILLIAM WHITING, MUSIC BY JOHN B DYKESETERNAL FATHER, STRONG TO SAVE,WHOSE ARM HATH BOUND THE RESTLESS WAVE,WHO BIDDEST THE MIGHTY OCEAN DEEPITS OWN APPOINTED LIMITS KEEP;OH, HEAR US WHEN WE CRY TO THEE,FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA!O CHRIST! WHOSE VOICE THE WATERS HEARDAND HUSHED THEIR RAGING AT THY WORD,WHO WALKED ON THE FOAMING DEEP,AND CALM AMIDST ITS RAGE DIDST SLEEP;OH, HEAR US WHEN WE CRY TO THEE,FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA!MOST HOLY SPIRIT! WHO DIDST BROODUPON THE CHAOS DARK AND RUDE,AND BID ITS ANGRY TUMULT CEASE,AND GIVE, FOR WILD CONFUSION, PEACE;OH, HEAR US WHEN WE CRY TO THEE,FOR THOSE IN PERIL ON THE SEA!O TRINITY OF LOVE AND POWER!OUR FAMILY SHIELD IN DANGER’S HOUR;FROM ROCK AND TEMPEST, FIRE AND FOE,PROTECT US WHERESOEVER WE GO;THUS EVERMORE SHALL RISE TO THEEGLAD HYMNS OF PRAISE FROM LAND AND SEA.ALTERNATE VERSES:LORD, GUARD AND GUIDE THE MEN WHO FLYTHOUGH THE GREAT SPACES IN THE SKY.BE WITH THEM ALWAYS IN THE AIR,IN DARKENING STORMS OR SUNLIGHT FAIR;OH, HEAR US WHEN WE LIFT OUR PRAYER,FOR THOSE IN PERIL IN THE AIR!12

ALOFT IN SOLITUDES OF SPACE,UPHOLD THEM WITH THY SAVING GRACE.THOU WHO SUPPORTS WITH TENDER MIGHTTHE BALANCED BIRDS IN ALL THEIR FLIGHT.LORD, IF THE TEMPERED WINDS BE NEAR,THAT, HAVING THEE, THEY KNOW NO FEAR.MARY C. D. HAMILTON (1915)ETERNAL FATHER, LORD OF HOSTS,WATCH OVER THE MEN WHO GUARD OUR COASTS.PROTECT THEM FROM THE RAGING SEASAND GIVE THEM LIGHT AND LIFE AND PEACE.GRANT THEM FROM THY GREAT THRONE ABOVETHE SHIELD AND SHELTER OF THY LOVE.AUTHOR UNKNOWNGOD, WHO DOST STILL THE RESTLESS FOAM,PROTECT THE ONES WE LOVE AT HOME.PROVIDE THAT THEY SHOULD ALWAYS BEBY THINE OWN GRACE BOTH SAFE AND FREE.O FATHER, HEAR US WHEN WE PRAYFOR THOSE WE LOVE SO FAR AWAY.HUGH TAYLOR (DATE UNKNOWN)O FATHER, KING OF EARTH AND SEA,WE DEDICATE THIS SHIP TO THEE.IN FAITH WE SEND HER ON HER WAY;IN FAITH TO THEE WE HUMBLY PRAY:O HEAR FROM HEAVEN OUR SAILOR’S CRYAND WATCH AND GUARD HER FROM ON HIGH!AUTHOR/DATE UNKNOWNAND WHEN AT LENGTH HER COURSE IS RUN,HER WORK FOR HOME AND COUNTRY DONE,OF ALL THE SOULS THAT IN HER SAILEDLET NOT ONE LIFE IN THEE HAVE FAILED;BUT HEAR FROM HEAVEN OUR SAILOR’S CRY,AND GRANT ETERNAL LIFE ON HIGH!AUTHOR/DATE UNKNOWN13

FAIREST LORD JESUSSILESIAN FOLK SONG, ARRANGED BY RICHARD S WILLISWORDS: WRITTEN BY GERMAN JESUITS AS SCHONSTER HERR JESU INTHE 17THCENTURY. PUBLISHED IN THE MUNSTER GESANGBUCH IN 1677 ANDTRANSLATEDFROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH BY JOSEPH A SEISS (1873)MUSIC: "CRUSADER'S HYMN," SILESIAN FOLK SONG FROM SCHLEISISCHEVOLKSLIEDER,1842, ARRANGED BY RICHARD S WILLIS, 1850FAIREST LORD JESUS, RULER OF ALL NATUREO THOU OF GOD AND MAN THE SONTHEE WILL I CHERISH, THEE WILL I HONORTHOU, MY SOUL'S GLORY, JOY AND CROWNFAIR ARE THE MEADOWS, FAIRER STILL THE WOODLANDSROBED IN THE BLOOMING GARB OF SPRINGJESUS IS FAIRER, JESUS IS PURERWHO MAKES THE WOEFUL HEART TO SINGFAIR IS THE SUNSHINE, FAIRER STILL THE MOONLIGHTAND ALL THE TWINKLING STARRY HOSTJESUS SHINES BRIGHTER, JESUS SHINES PURERTHAN ALL THE ANGELS HEAVEN CAN BOASTALL FAIREST BEAUTY, HEAVENLY AND EARTHLYWONDROUDLY, JESUS, IS FOUND IN THEENONE CAN BE NEARER, FAIRER OR DEARERTHAN THOU, MY SAVIOR, ART TO MEBEAUTIFUL SAVIOR, LORD OF ALL THE NATIONSSON OF GOD AND SON OF MANGLORY AND HONOR, PRAISE, ADORATIONNOW AND FOREVERMORE BE THINENOTE FROM WWW.CYBERHYMNAL.ORG: THE LYRICS ABOVE ARE THEONES SHOWN IN MOST HYMNALS.SIESS' ORIGINAL TRANSLATION, TITLED "BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR" IN MANYLUTHERAN HYMNALS, FOLLOWS:14

BEAUTIFUL SAVIOR, KING OF CREATIONSON OF GOD AND SON OF MANTRULY I'D LOVE THEE, TRULY I'D SERVE THEELIGHT OF MY SOUL, MY JOY, MY CROWNFAIR ARE THE MEADOWS, FAIR ARE THE WOODLANDSROBED IN THE FLOWERS OF BLOOMING SPRINGJESUS IS FAIRER, JESUS IS PURERHE MAKES OUR SORROWING SPIRIT SINGFAIR IS THE SUNSHINE, FAIR IS THE MOONLIGHTBRIGHT THE SPARKLING STARS ON HIGHJESUS SHINES BRIGHTER, JESUS SHINES PURERTHAN ALL THE ANGELS IN THE SKYBEAUTIFUL SAVIOR, LORD OF THE NATIONSSON OF GOD AND SON OF MANGLORY AND HONOR, PRAISE, ADORATIONNOW AND FOREVERMORE BE THINE15

FOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTHWORDS BY FOLLIOTT S PIERPOINT, MUSIC ARRANGED FROM CONRADKOCHERFOR THE BEAUTY OF THE EARTH, FOR THE GLORY OF THE SKIESFOR THE LOVE WHICH FROM OUR BIRTH, OVER AND AROUND US LIES(REFRAIN) LORD OF ALL, TO THEE WE RAISE, THIS OUR HYMN OFGRATEFUL PRAISEFOR THE WONDER OF EACH HOUR, OF THE DAY AND OF THE NIGHTHILL AND VALE AND TREE AND FLOWER, SUN AND MOON AND STARS OFLIGHT (REFRAIN)FOR THE JOY OF EAR AND EYE, FOR THE HEART AND MIND'S DELIGHTFOR THE MYSTIC HARMONY, LINKING SENSE TO SOUND AND SIGHT(REFRAIN)FOR THE JOY OF HUMAN LOVE, BROTHER, SISTER, PARENT, CHILDFRIENDS ON EARTH, AND FRIENDS ABOVE, FOR ALL GENTLE THOUGHTSAND MILD (REFRAIN)FOR THY CHURCH THAT EVERMORE, LIFTETH HOLY HANDS ABOVEOFFERING UP ON EVERY SHORE, HER PURE SACRIFICE OF LOVE(REFRAIN)FOR THE MARTYR'S CROWN OF LIGHT, FOR THY PROPHETS' EAGLE EYEFOR THY BOLD CONFESSORS' MIGHT, FOR THE LIPS OF INFANCY(REFRAIN)FOR THY VIRGINS' ROBES OF SNOW, FOR THY MAIDEN MOTHER MILDFOR THYSELF WITH HEARTS AGLOW, JESU, VICTIM UNDEFILED (REFRAIN)FOR EACH PERFECT GIFT OF LIGHT, TO OUR RACE SO FREELY GIVENGRACES HUMAN AND DIVINE, FLOWERS OF EARTH AND BUDS OF HEAVEN(REFRAIN)16

GIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGIONTRADITIONALGIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGIONGIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGIONGIVE ME THAT OLD TIME RELIGIONIT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR MEIT WAS GOOD FOR OUR FATHERSIT WAS GOOD FOR OUR FATHERSIT WAS GOOD FOR OUR FATHERSAND IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR MEIT WAS GOOD FOR OUR MOTHERSIT WAS GOOD FOR OUR MOTHERSIT WAS GOOD FOR OUR MOTHERSAND IT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME(REPEAT FIRST VERSE)17

GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESSTHOMAS O CHISHOLM AND WILLIAM M RUNYAN, GGREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS, O GOD, MY FATHERTHERE IS NO SHADOW OF TURNING WITH THEETHOU CHANGEST NOT, THY COMPASSIONS, THEY FAIL NOTAS THOU HAST BEEN, THOU FOREVER WILT BE(CHORUS) GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS!GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS!MORNING BY MORNING NEW MERCIES I SEEALL I HAVE NEEDED THY HAND HATH PROVIDEDGREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS, LORD, UNTO ME!SUMMER AND WINTER, AND SPRINGTIME AND HARVESTSUN, MOON AND STARS IN THEIR COURSES ABOVEJOIN WITH ALL NATURE IN MANIFOLD WITNESSTO THY GREAT FAITHFULNESS, MERCY AND LOVE (CHORUS)PARDON FOR SIN AND A PEACE THAT ENDURETHTHY OWN DEAR PRESENCE TO CHEER AND TO GUIDESTRENGTH FOR TODAY AND BRIGHT HOPE FOR TOMORROWBLESSINGS OF MINE WITH TEN THOUSAND BESIDE (CHORUS)18

HEWORDS BY RICHARD MULLEN, MUSIC BY JACK RICHARDS, CHE CAN TURN THE TIDES AND CALM THE ANGRY SEAHE ALONE DECIDES WHO WRITE A SYMPHONYHE LIGHTS EVERY STAR THAT MAKES OUR DARKNESS BRIGHTHE KEEPS WATCH ALL THROUGH EACH LONG AND LONELY NIGHTHE STILL FINDS THE TIME TO HEAR A CHILD'S FIRST PRAYERSAINT OR SINNER CALL AND ALWAYS FIND HIM THERETHOUGH IT MAKES HIM SAD TO SEE THE WAY WE LIVEHE'LL ALWAYS SAY, "I FOR(C)GIVE"HE CAN GRANT A WISH OR MAKE A DREAM COME TRUEHE CAN PAINT THE CLOUDS AND TURN THE GRAY TO BLUEHE ALONE KNOWS WHERE TO FIND THE RAINBOW'S ENDHE ALONE CAN SE WHAT LIES BEYOND THE BENDHE CAN TOUCH A TREE AND TURN THE LEAVES TO GOLDHE KNOWS EVERY LIE THAT YOU AND I HAVE TOLDTHOUGH IT MAKES HIM SAD TO SEE THE WAY WE LIVEHE'LL ALWAYS SAY "I FORGIVE, I FORGIVE"19

HE LEADETH MEWORDS BY JOSEPH H GILMORE, MUSIC BY WILLIAM B BRADBURY, GHE LEADETH ME, O BLESSÈD THOUGHT!O WORDS WITH HEAV’NLY COMFORT FRAUGHT!WHATE’ER I DO, WHERE’ER I BESTILL ’TIS GOD’S HAND THAT LEADETH ME.(REFRAIN) HE LEADETH ME, HE LEADETH ME,BY HIS OWN HAND HE LEADETH ME;HIS FAITHFUL FOLLOWER I WOULD BE,FOR BY HIS HAND HE LEADETH ME.SOMETIMES MID SCENES OF DEEPEST GLOOM,SOMETIMES WHERE EDEN’S BOWERS BLOOM,BY WATERS STILL, OVER TROUBLED SEA,STILL ’TIS HIS HAND THAT LEADETH ME. (REFRAIN)LORD, I WOULD PLACE MY HAND IN THINE,NOR EVER MURMUR NOR REPINE;CONTENT, WHATEVER LOT I SEE,SINCE ’TIS MY GOD THAT LEADETH ME. (REFRAIN)AND WHEN MY TASK ON EARTH IS DONE,WHEN BY THY GRACE THE VICT’RY’S WON,E’EN DEATH’S COLD WAVE I WILL NOT FLEE,SINCE GOD THROUGH JORDAN LEADETH ME. (REFRAIN)20

HOLY, HOLY, HOLYWORDS BY REGINALD HEBER, MUSIC BY JOHN B DYKES, GHOLY, 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, BLESSÈD TRINITY!HOLY, HOLY, HOLY! ALL THE SAINTS ADORE THEE,CASTING DOWN THEIR GOLDEN CROWNS AROUND THE GLASSY SEA;CHERUBIM AND SERAPHIM FALLING DOWN BEFORE THEE,WHO WAS, AND IS, AND EVERMORE SHALL BE.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.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, BLESSÈD TRINITY!21

HOW GREAT THOU ARTCHRISTIE LANE, CONNIE SMITH, DSTUART K HINEOH LORD MY GOD, WHEN I IN AWESOME WONDERCONSIDER ALL THE WORKS THY HANDS HAVE MADEI SEE THE STARS, I HEAR THE MIGHTY THUNDERTHY POWER THROUGHOUT THE UNIVERSE DISPLAYED(CHORUS) THEN SINGS MY SOUL, MY SAVIOUR GOD TO THEEHOW GREAT THOU ART, HOW GREAT THOU ARTTHEN SINGS MY SOUL, MY SAVIOUR GOD TO THEEHOW GREAT THOU ART, HOW GREAT THOU ARTWHEN THROUGH THE WOODS AND FOREST GLADES I WANDERAND HEAR THE BIRDS SING SWEETLY IN THE TREESWHEN I LOOK DOWN FROM LOFTY MOUNTAIN GRANDEURAND HEAR THE BROOK AND FEEL THE GENTLE BREEZE (CHORUS)AND WHEN I THINK THAT GOD, HIS SON NOT SPARINGSENT HIM TO DIE, I SCARCE CAN TAKE IT INTHAT ON THE CROSS, MY BURDEN GLADLY BEARINGHE BLED AND DIED TO TAKE AWAY MY SINS (CHORUS)WHEN CHRIST SHALL COME WITH SHOUT OF ACCLAMATIONAND TAKE ME HOME, WHAT JOY SHALL FILL MY HEARTTHEN I SHALL BOW IN HUMBLE ADORATIONAND THERE PROCLAIM MY GOD HOW GREAT THOU ART (CHORUS)22

HOW LONG HAS IT BEENJIM REEVES, DMOSIE LISTERHOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, SINCE YOU TALKED WITH THE LORDAND TOLD HIM YOUR HEART'S HIDDEN SECRETS?HOW LONG SINCE YOU PRAYED? HOW LONG SINCE YOU STAYEDON YOUR KNEES TILL THE LIGHT SHONE THROUGH?HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, SINCE YOUR MIND FELT AT EASE?HOW LONG SINCE YOUR HEART KNEW NO BURDEN?CAN YOU CALL HIM YOUR FRIEND, HOW LONG HAS IT BEENSINCE YOU KNEW THAT HE CARED FOR YOU?HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, SINCE YOU KNELT BY YOUR BEDAND PRAYED TO THE LORD UP IN HEAVENHOW LONG SINCE YOU KNEW THAT HE'D ANSWER YOUAND WOULD KEEP YOU THE LONG NIGHT THROUGHHOW LONG HAS IT BEEN, SINCE YOU WOKE WITH THE DAWNAND FELT, THIS DAY'S WORTH LIVINGCAN YOU CALL HIM YOUR FRIEND, HOW LONG HAS IT BEENSINCE YOU KNEW THAT HE CARED FOR YOU23

I AM A POOR WAYFARING STRANGERWORDS AND MUSIC: FOLK SPIRITUAL, ARRANGED BY RICHARD W ADAMSI AM A POOR WAYFARING STRANGER,WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THIS WORLD OF WOE.YET THERE’S NO SICKNESS, TOIL NOR DANGERIN THAT BRIGHT WORLD TO WHICH I GO.I’M GOING THERE TO SEE MY FATHER;I’M GOING THERE NO MORE TO ROAM.(REFRAIN) I’M ONLY GOING OVER JORDAN,I’M ONLY GOING OVER HOME.I KNOW DARK CLOUDS WILL GATHER ROUND ME;I KNOW MY WAY IS ROUGH AND STEEP.BUT GOLDEN FIELDS LIE OUT BEFORE MEWHERE GOD’S REDEEMED SHALL EVER SLEEP.I’M GOING THERE TO SEE MY MOTHER,SHE SAID SHE’D MEET ME WHEN I COME. (REFRAIN)I’LL SOON BE FREE FROM EVERY TRIAL,MY BODY SLEEP IN THE CHURCHYARD;I’LL DROP THE CROSS OF SELF DENIALAND ENTER ON MY GREAT REWARD.I’M GOING THERE TO SEE MY SAVIOR,TO SING HIS PRAISE FOREVERMORE. (REFRAIN)24

I LOVE TO TELL THE STORYWORDS BY A KATHERINE HANKEY, MUSIC BY WILLIAM G FISCHERI LOVE TO TELL THE STORY OF UNSEEN THINGS ABOVE,OF JESUS AND HIS GLORY, OF JESUS AND HIS LOVE.I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY, BECAUSE I KNOW ’TIS TRUE;IT SATISFIES MY LONGINGS AS NOTHING ELSE CAN DO.(REFRAIN) I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY, ’TWILL BE MY THEME IN GLORY,TO TELL THE OLD, OLD STORY OF JESUS AND HIS LOVE.I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY; MORE WONDERFUL IT SEEMSTHAN ALL THE GOLDEN FANCIES OF ALL OUR GOLDEN DREAMS.I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY, IT DID SO MUCH FOR ME;AND THAT IS JUST THE REASON I TELL IT NOW TO THEE. (REFRAIN)I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY; ’TIS PLEASANT TO REPEATWHAT SEEMS, EACH TIME I TELL IT, MORE WONDERFULLY SWEET.I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY, FOR SOME HAVE NEVER HEARDTHE MESSAGE OF SALVATION FROM GOD’S OWN HOLY WORD. (REFRAIN)I LOVE TO TELL THE STORY, FOR THOSE WHO KNOW IT BESTSEEM HUNGERING AND THIRSTING TO HEAR IT LIKE THE REST.AND WHEN, IN SCENES OF GLORY, I SING THE NEW, NEW SONG,’TWILL BE THE OLD, OLD STORY THAT I HAVE LOVED SO LONG. (REFRAIN)25

IN THE GARDENC AUSTIN MILES, CI COME TO THE GARDEN ALONEWHILE THE DEW IS STILL ON THE ROSESAND THE VOICE I HEAR FALLING ON MY EARTHE SON OF GOD DISCLOSES(REFRAIN) AND HE WALKS WITH ME AND HE TALKS WITH MEAND HE TELLS ME I AM HIS OWNAND THE JOY WE SHARE AS WE TARRY THERENONE OTHER HAS EVER KNOWNHE SPEAKS AND THE SOUND OF HIS VOICEIS SO SWEET THE BIRDS HUSH THEIR SINGINGAND THE MELODY THAT HE GAVE TO MEWITHIN MY HEART IS RINGING (REFRAIN)I'D STAY IN THE GARDEN WITH HIMTHOUGH THE NIGHT AROUND ME BE FALLINGBUT HE BIDS ME GO THROUGH THE VOICE OF WOEHIS VOICE TO ME IS CALLING (REFRAIN)26

I SAW THE LIGHTHANK WILLIAMS, DI WANDERED SO AIMLESS, LIFE FILLED WITH SINI WOULDN'T LET MY DEAR SAVIOR INTHEN JESUS CAME LIKE A STRANGER IN THE NIGHTPRAISE THE LORD I SAW THE LIGHT(CHORUS) I SAW THE LIGHT, I SAW THE LIGHTNO MORE DARKNESS, NO MORE NIGHTNOW I'M SO HAPPY, NO SORROW IN SIGHTPRAISE THE LORD I SAW THE LIGHTJUST LIKE A BLIND MAN I WANDERED ALONGWORRIES AND FEARS I CLAIMED FOR MY OWNTHEN LIKE THE BLIND MAN THAT GOD GAVE BACK HIS SIGHTPRAISE THE LORD I SAW THE LIGHT (CHORUS)27

IT IS NO SECRETWILF CARTER (“MONTANA SLIM”), GSTUART HAMBLENTHE CHIMES OF TIME RING OUT THE NEWS, ANOTHER DAY IS THROUGHSOMEONE SLIPPED AND FELL, WAS THAT SOMEONE YOU?YOU MAY HAVE LONGED FOR ADDED STRENGTH, YOUR COURAGE TORENEWDO NOT BE DISHEARTENED, FOR I’VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU (I BRING HOPETO YOU)(CHORUS) IT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DOWHAT HE’S DONE FOR OTHERS, HE'LL DO FOR YOUWITH ARMS WIDE OPEN HE’LL PARDON (WELCOME) YOUIT IS NO SECRET WHAT GOD CAN DOTHERE IS NO NIGHT, FOR IN HIS LIGHT YOU’LL NEVER WALK ALONEALWAYS FEEL AT HOME, WHEREVER YOU MAY ROAMTHERE IS NO POWER CAN CONQUER YOU WHILE GOD IS ON YOUR SIDEJUST TAKE HIM AT HIS PROMISE, DON’T RUN AWAY AND HIDE (CHORUS)28

JESU, JOY OF MAN'S DESIRINGWORDS BY MARTIN JANUS, MUSIC BY JOHANN SCHOP,ARRANGED BY JOHANN S BACHJESU, JOY OF MAN’S DESIRING,HOLY WISDOM, LOVE MOST BRIGHT;DRAWN BY THEE, OUR SOULS ASPIRINGSOAR TO UNCREATED LIGHT.WORD OF GOD, OUR FLESH THAT FASHIONED,WITH THE FIRE OF LIFE IMPASSIONED,STRIVING STILL TO TRUTH UNKNOWN,SOARING, DYING ROUND THY THRONE.THROUGH THE WAY WHERE HOPE IS GUIDING,HARK, WHAT PEACEFUL MUSIC RINGS;WHERE THE FLOCK, IN THEE CONFIDING,DRINK OF JOY FROM DEATHLESS SPRINGS.THEIRS IS BEAUTY’S FAIREST PLEASURE;THEIRS IS WISDOM’S HOLIEST TREASURE.THOU DOST EVER LEAD THINE OWNIN THE LOVE OF JOYS UNKNOWN.29

JESUS LOVES MEWORDS BY ANNA B WARNER, MUSIC BY WILLIAM B BRADBURY, GJESUS LOVES ME! THIS I KNOWFOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SOLITTLE ONES TO HIM BELONGTHEY ARE WEAK, BUT HE IS STRONG(REFRAIN) YES, JESUS LOVES ME, YES, JESUS LOVES MEYES, JESUS LOVES ME, THE BIBLE TELLS ME SOJESUS LOVES ME! HE WHO DIEDHEAVEN'S GATE'S TO OPEN WIDEHE WILL WASH AWAY MY SINLET HIS LITTLE CHILD COME IN (REFRAIN)JESUS LOVES ME! LOVES ME STILLTHOUGH I'M VERY WEAK AND ILLFROM HIS SHINING THRONE ON HIGHCOMES TO WATCH ME WHERE I LIE (REFRAIN)JESUS LOVES ME! HE WILL STAYCLOSE BESIDE ME ALL THE WAYIF I LOVE HIM, WHEN I DIEHE WILL TAKE ME HOME ON HIGH (REFRAIN)30

JOSHUA (FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO)AFRICAN-AMERICAN SPIRITUAL(REFRAIN) JOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO, JERICHO, JERICHOJOSHUA FIT THE BATTLE OF JERICHOAND THE WALLS CAME TUMBLIN' DOWNYOU MAY TALK ABOUT YOUR MAN OF GIDEONYOU MAY TALK ABOUT YOUR MAN OF SAULTHERE'S NONE LIKE GOOD OLD JOSHUAAT THE BATTLE OF JERICHO (REFRAIN)'WAY UP TO THE WALLS OF JERICHOHE MARCHED WITH A SPEAR IN HAND"GO BLOW THE RAM'S HORN," JOSHUA CRIED"'CAUSE THE BATTLE IS IN MY HANDS" (REFRAIN)THEN THE LAMB, RAM, SHEEP HORNS BEGAN TO BLOWAND THE TRUMPETS BEGAN TO SOUNDAND JOSHUA COMMANDED THE CHILDREN TO SHOUTAND THE WALLS CAME DOWN (REFRAIN)31

JOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEEWORDS BY HENRY VAN DYKE, MUSIC ARRANGED FROM LUDWIG VANBEETHOVENJOYFUL, JOYFUL, WE ADORE THEE, GOD OF GLORY, GOD OF LOVEHEARTS UNFOLD LIKE FLOWERS BEFORE THEE, HAIL THEE AS THE SUNABOVEMELT THE CLOUDS OF SIN AND SADNESS, DRIVE THE DARK OF DOUBTAWAYGIVER OF IMMORTAL GLADNESS, FILL US WITH THE LIGHT OF DAYALL THY WORKS WITH JOY SURROUND THEE, EARTH AND HEAVENREFLECT THY RAYSSTARS AND ANGELS SING AROUND THEE, CENTER OF UNBROKEN PRAISEFIELD AND FOREST, VALE AND MOUNTAIN, FLOWERY MEADOW FLASHINGSEACHANTING BIRD AND FLOWING FOUNTAIN, CALL US TO REJOICE IN THEETHOU ART GIVING AND FORGIVING, EVER BLESSING, EVER BLESTWELLSPRING OF THE JOY OF LIVING, OCEAN DEPTH OF HAPPINESSTHOU OUR FATHER, CHRIST OUR BROTHER, ALL WHO LIVE IN LOVE ARETHINETEACH US HOW TO LOVE EACH OTHER, LIFT US TO THE JOY DIVINEMORTALS, JOIN THE MIGHTY CHORUS, WHICH THE MORNING STARSBEGANFATHER LOVE IS REIGNING O'ER US, BROTHER LOVE BINDS MAN TO MANEVER SINGING, MARCH WE ONWARD, VICTORS IN THE MIDST OF STRIFEJOYFUL MUSIC LIFTS US SUNWARD, IN THE TRIUMPH SONG OF LIFE32

JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEETRADITIONAL, ARRANGED BY KENNETH MORRIS, DI AM WEAK BUT THOU ART STRONGJESUS, KEEP ME FROM ALL WRONGI'LL BE SATISFIED AS LONGAS I WALK, LET ME WALK CLOSE TO THEE(CHORUS) JUST A CLOSER WALK WITH THEEGRANT IT, JESUS, IS MY PLEADAILY WALKING CLOSE TO THEELET IT BE, DEAR LORD, LET IT BETHROUGH THIS WORLD OF TOIL AND SNARESIF I FALTER, LORD, WHO CARES?WHO WITH ME MY BURDEN SHARES?NONE BUT THEE, DEAR LORD, NONE BUT THEE (CHORUS)WHEN MY FEEBLE LIFE IS O'ERTIME FOR ME WILL BE NO MOREGUIDE ME GENTLY, SAFELY O'ERTO THY KINGDOM SHORE, TO THY SHORE (CHORUS)33

JUST AS I AMWORDS BY CHARLOTTE ELLIOTT, MUSIC BY WILLIAM B BRADBURY, A, 3/4JUST AS I AM, WITH(E)OUT ONE PLEABUT THAT THY BLOOD WAS SHED FOR MEAND THAT THOU BIDD'ST ME COME TO THEEO LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I (COMEJUST AS I AM, AND WAITING NOTTO RID MY SOUL OF ONE DARK BLOTTO THEE WHOSE BLOOD CAN CLEANSE EACH SPOTO LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COMEJUST AS I AM, THOUGH TOSSED ABOUTWITH MANY A CONFLICT, MANY A DOUBTFIGHTINGS AND FEARS, WITHIN, WITHOUTO LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COMEJUST AS I AM, POOR, WRETCHED, BLINDSIGHT, RICHES, HEALING OF THE MINDYEA, ALL I NEED, IN THEE TO FINDO LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COMEJUST AS I AM, THOU WILT RECEIVEWILT WELCOME, PARDON, CLEANSE, RELIEVEBECAUSE THY PROMISE I BELIEVEO LAMB OF GOD, I COME, I COME34

LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOODDON WILLIAMS, ADAVE HANNERLORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOODI'M FEELING EMPTY LIKE YOU KNEW I WOULDI SHOULD BE THANKFUL, LORD, I KNOW I SHOULDBUT LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOODLORD, HAVE YOU FORGOTTEN ME?I'VE BEEN PRAYIN' TO YOU FAITHFULLYI'M NOT SAYIN' I'M A RIGHTEOUS MANLORD, I KNOW YOU UNDERSTANDI DON'T NEED FORTUNE AND I DON'T NEED FAMESEND DOWN THE THUNDER, LORD, SEND DOWN THE RAINBUT WHEN YOU'RE PLANNING JUST HOW IT WILL BEPLAN A GOOD DAY FOR MEYOU'VE BEEN THE KING SINCE THE DAWN OF TIMEAND ALL THAT I'M ASKING IS A LITTLE LESS CRIMEIT MIGHT BE HARD FOR THE DEVIL TO DOBUT IT WOULD BE EASY FOR YOULORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOODI'M FEELING EMPTY LIKE YOU KNEW I WOULDI SHOULD BE THANKFUL, LORD, I KNOW I SHOULDBUT LORD, I HOPE THIS DAY IS GOOD35

MASTER'S CALLMARTY ROBBINS, C[I] WHEN I WAS BUT A YOUNG MAN, I WAS WILD AND FULL OF FIREA YOUTH WITHIN MY TEENS, BUT FULL OF CHALLENGE AND DESIREI RAN AWAY FROM HOME AND LEFT MY MOTHER AND MY DADI KNOW IT GRIEVED THEM SO TO THINK THEIR ONLY BOY WENT BAD[I] I FELL IN WITH AN OUTLAW BAND, THEIR NAMES WERE KNOWN QUITEWELLHOW MANY TIMES WE ROBBED AND PLUNDERED, I COULD NEVER TELLTHIS KIND OF SINFUL LIVING, LEADS ONLY TO A FALLI LEARNED THAT MUCH AND MORE THE NIGHT I HEARD MY MASTER'S CALL[II] ONE NIGHT WE RUSTLED CATTLE, A THOUSAND HEAD OR SOAND STARTED THEN OUT ON THE TRAIL THAT LEADS TO MEXICOWHEN A NORTHER STARTED BLOWING AND LIGHTNING FLASHED ABOUTI THOUGHT SOMEONE WAS CALLING ME, I THOUGHT I HEARD A SHOUT[III] THEN AT THAT MOMENT LIGHTNING STRUCK NOT TWENTY YARDSFROM MEAND LEFT THERE WAS A GIANT CROSS WHERE ONCE THERE WAS A TREETHIS TIME I KNEW I HEARD A VOICE, A VOICE SO SWEET AND STRANGEA VOICE THAT CAME FROM EVERYWHERE, A VOICE THAT CALLED MYNAME[I] SO FRIGHTENED I WAS THINKING OF SINFUL DEEDS I'D DONEI FAILED TO SEE THE THOUSAND HEAD OF CATTLE START TO RUNTHE CATTLE THEY STAMPEDED, WERE RUNNING ALL AROUNDMY PONY RAN BUT STUMBLED AND IT THREW ME TO THE GROUND[II] I FELT THE END WAS NEAR, THAT DEATH WOULD BE THE PRICEWHEN ANOTHER BOLT OF LIGHTNING SHOWED THE FACE OF JESUSCHRISTAND I CRIED OH LORD FORGIVE ME, DON'T LET IT HAPPEN NOWI WANT TO LIVE FOR YOU ALONE, OH GOD THESE WORDS I VOW[III] MY WICKED PAST UNFOLDED AND I THOUGHT OF WASTED YEARSWHEN ANOTHER BOLT OF LIGHTNING KILLED A HUNDRED HEAD OFSTEERS36

AND THE OTHERS RUSHED ON BY ME AND I WAS LEFT TO LIVETHE MASTER HAD A REASON,LIFE IS HIS TO TAKE OR GIVE[I] A MIRACLE PERFORMED THAT NIGHT, I WASN'T MEANT TO DIETHE DEAD ONES FORMED A BARRICADE NEARLY SIX OR SEVEN HIGHAND RIGHT BEHIND IT THERE WAS I, AFRAID BUT SAFE AND SOUNDI CRIED IN VAIN FOR MERCY KNEELING THERE UPON THE GROUND[I] A PARDON I WAS GRANTED, MY SINFUL SOUL SET FREENO MORE TO FEAR THE ANGRY WAVES UPON LIFE'S STORMY SEASFORGIVEN BY THE LOVE OF GOD, A LOVE THAT WILL REMAINI LEARNED THAT MUCH AND MORE THE NIGHT THE SAVIOUR CALLED MYNAME37

MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUMEREDITH WILSON, GMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUWHETHER NEAR OR FAR AWAYMAY YOU FIND THAT LONG AWAITED GOLDEN DAY TODAYMAY YOUR TROUBLES ALL BE SMALL ONESAND YOUR FORTUNE TEN TIMES TENMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUTILL WE MEET AGAINMAY YOU WALK WITH SUNLIGHT SHININGAND A BLUEBIRD IN EVERY TREEMAY THERE BE A SILVER LININGBACK OF EVERY CLOUD YOU SEEFILL YOUR DREAMS WITH SWEET TOMORROWSNEVER MIND WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEENMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUTILL WE MEET AGAINMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUWHETHER NEAR OR FAR AWAYMAY THE GOOD YOU WISH FOR OTHERSSHINE ON YOU TODAYMAY YOUR HEART STAY TUNED TO MUSICTHAT WILL CHEER THE HEARTS OF MENMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUTILL WE MEET AGAINMAY YOU LONG RECALL THE RAINBOWSTHEN YOU'LL SOON FORGET THE RAINMAY THE WARM AND TENDER MEMORIESBE THE ONES THAT WILL REMAINFILL YOUR DREAMS WITH SWEET TOMORROWSNEVER MIND WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEENMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUTILL WE MEET AGAINMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUTILL WE MEET, TILL WE MEET AGAIN38

MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUEDDY ARNOLDMEREDITH "THE MUSIC MAN" WILSONMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOUWHETHER NEAR OR FAR AWAYMAY YOU FIND THAT LONG-AWAITED GOLDEN DAY TODAYMAY YOUR TROUBLES ALL BE SMALL ONESAND YOUR FORTUNES TEN TIMES TENMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU TILL WE MEET AGAINMAY YOU WALK WITH SUNLIGHT SHININGAND A BLUEBIRD IN EVERY TREEMAY THERE BE A SILVER LINING BACK OF EVERY CLOUD YOU SEEFILL YOUR DREAMS WITH SWEET TOMORROWSNEVER MIND WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEENMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN(FILL YOUR DREAMS WITH SWEET TOMORROWS)(NEVER MIND WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN)MAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU TILL WE MEET AGAINMAY THE GOOD LORD BLESS AND KEEP YOU TILL WE MEET, TILL WE MEETAGAIN39

NEARER, MY GOD TO THEETEXT BY SARAH F ADAMS (VERSES 1-5) AND EDWARD H BICKERSTETH, JR(VERSE 6),MUSIC BY LOWELL MASON, ANEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE, NEARER TO THEEE'EN THOUGH IT BE A CROSS THAT RAISETH MESTILL ALL MY SONG SHALL BE, NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE(REFRAIN) NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE, NEARER TO THEETHOUGH LIKE THE WANDERER, THE SUN GO DOWNDARKNESS BE OVER ME, MY REST A STONEYET IN MY DREAMS I'D BE NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE (REFRAIN)THERE LET THE WAY APPEAR, STEPS UNTO HEAV'NALL THAT THOU SENDEST ME IN MERCY GIV'NANGELS TO BECKON ME NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE (REFRAIN)THEN WITH MY WAKING THOUGHTS BRIGHT WITH THY PRAISEOUT OF MY STONY GRIEFS, BETHEL I'LL RAISESO BY MY WOES TO BE NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE (REFRAIN)OR, IF ON JOYFUL WING, CLEAVING THE SKYSUN, MOON AND STARS FORGOT, UPWARD I'LL FLYSTILL ALL MY SONG SHALL BE NEARER, MY GOD, TO THEE (REFRAIN)THERE IN MY FATHER'S HOME, SAFE AND AT RESTTHERE IN MY SAVIOR'S LOVE, PERFECTLY BLESTAGE AFTER AGE TO BE, NEARER MY GOD TO THEE (REFRAIN)40

ONCE TO EVERY MAN AND NATIONWORDS BY JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL (1845 POEM PROTESTING AMERICA'SWAR WITH MEXICO)MUSIC BY THOMAS J WILLIAMSONCE TO EVERY MAN AND NATION, COMES THE MOMENT TO DECIDE,IN THE STRIFE OF TRUTH WITH FALSEHOOD, FOR THE GOOD OR EVILSIDE;SOME GREAT CAUSE, SOME GREAT DECISION, OFFERING EACH THEBLOOM OR BLIGHT,AND THE CHOICE GOES BY FOREVER, ’TWIXT THAT DARKNESS AND THATLIGHT.THEN TO SIDE WITH TRUTH IS NOBLE, WHEN WE SHARE HER WRETCHEDCRUST,ERE HER CAUSE BRING FAME AND PROFIT, AND ’TIS PROSPEROUS TO BEJUST;THEN IT IS THE BRAVE MAN CHOOSES WHILE THE COWARD STANDSASIDE,TILL THE MULTITUDE MAKE VIRTUE OF THE FAITH THEY HAD DENIED.BY THE LIGHT OF BURNING MARTYRS, CHRIST, THY BLEEDING FEET WETRACK,TOILING UP NEW CALV’RIES EVER WITH THE CROSS THAT TURNS NOTBACK;NEW OCCASIONS TEACH NEW DUTIES, TIME MAKES ANCIENT GOODUNCOUTH,THEY MUST UPWARD STILL AND ONWARD, WHO WOULD KEEP ABREASTOF TRUTH.THOUGH THE CAUSE OF EVIL PROSPER, YET ‘TIS TRUTH ALONE ISSTRONG;THOUGH HER PORTION BE THE SCAFFOLD, AND UPON THE THRONE BEWRONG;YET THAT SCAFFOLD SWAYS THE FUTURE, AND BEHIND THE DIMUNKNOWN,STANDETH GOD WITHIN THE SHADOW, KEEPING WATCH ABOVE HIS OWN.41

ONE DAY AT A TIMECHRISTY LANE, MARIE GIBSON & RICHARD LORINGWILKIN / KRIS KRISTOFFERSON - DAVID GRESHAMI'M ONLY HUMAN, I'M JUST A WOMANHELP ME BELIEVE IN WHAT I CAN BE AND ALL THAT I AMSHOW ME THE STAIRWAY, I HAVE TO CLIMBLORD FOR MY SAKE, TEACH ME TO TAKE, ONE DAY AT A TIME(CHORUS) ONE DAY AT A TIME, SWEET JESUS, THAT'S ALL I'M ASKING OFYOUJUST GIVE ME THE STRENGTH TO DO EVERY DAY, WHAT I HAVE TO DOYESTERDAY'S GONE, SWEET JESUS, AND TOMORROW MAY NEVER BEMINELORD HELP ME TODAY, SHOW ME THE WAY, ONE DAY AT A TIMEDO YOU REMEMBER, WHEN YOU WALKED AMONG MENWELL, JESUS, YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE LOOKING BELOW, IT'S WORSE NOWTHAN THENPUSHING AND SHOVING, VIOLENCE AND CRIMESO FOR MY SAKE, TEACH ME TO TAKE, ONE DAY AT A TIME (CHORUS)42

ON THE WINGS OF A DOVEWINGS OF A DOVEFERLIN HUSKY, SIMON CRUMB, GBOB FERGUSONWHEN TROUBLES SURROUND US, WHEN EVILS COMETHE BODY GROWS WEAK, THE SPIRIT GROWS NUMBWHEN THESE THINGS BESET US, HE DOESN’T FORGET USHE SENDS DOWN HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE(CHORUS) ON THE WINGS OF A SNOW WHITE DOVEHE SENDS HIS PURE SWEET LOVEA SIGN FROM ABOVEON THE WINGS OF A DOVEWHEN NOAH HAD DRIFTED, ON THE FLOOD MANY DAYSHE SEARCHED FOR LAND, IN VARIOUS WAYSTROUBLES HE HAD SOME, BUT HE WASN’T FORGOTTENHE SENT HIM HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE (CHORUS)WHEN JESUS WENT DOWN, TO THE WATERS THAT DAYHE WAS BAPTISED, IN THE USUAL WAYWHEN IT WAS DONE, GOD BLESSED HIS SONHE SENT HIM HIS LOVE, ON THE WINGS OF A DOVE (CHORUS)43

ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERSWORDS BY SABINE BARING-GOULD, MUSIC BY ARTHUR S SULLIVAN, GONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, MARCHING AS TO WARWITH THE CROSS OF JESUS GOING ON BEFORECHRIST, THE ROYAL MASTER, LEADS AGAINST THE FOEFORWARD INTO BATTLE, SEE HIS BANNER GO(CHORUS) ONWARD, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, MARCHING AS TO WARWITH THE CROSS OF JESUS GOING ON BEFOREAT THE SIGHT OF TRIUMPH, SATAN'S HOST DOTH FLEEON, THEN, CHRISTIAN SOLDIERS, ON TO VICTORYHELL'S FOUNDATIONS QUIVER AT THE SIGHT OF PRAISEBROTHERS, LIFT YOUR VOICES, LOUD YOUR ANTHEMS RAISE (CHORUS)LIKE A MIGHTY ARMY MOVES THE CHURCH OF GODBROTHERS, WE ARE TREADING, WHERE THE SAINTS HAVE TRODWE ARE NOT DIVIDED, ALL ONE BODY WEONE IN HOPE AND DOCTRINE, ONE IN CHARITY (CHORUS)ONWARD, THEN, YE PEOPLE, JOIN OUR HAPPY THRONGBLEND WITH OURS YOUR VOICES, IN THE TRIUMPH SONGGLORY, LAUD, AND HONOR, UNTO CHRIST THE KINGTHIS THROUGH COUNTLESS AGES, MEN AND ANGELS SING (CHORUS)44

PEACE IN THE VALLY(THERE'LL BE) PEACE IN THE VALLEY (FOR ME)THOMAS A DORSEY, AI AM TIRED AND WEARY BUT I MUST TOIL ONTILL THE LORD COMES TO CALL ME AWAYWHERE THE MORNING IS BRIGHT AND THE LAMB IS THE LIGHTAND THE NIGHT IS AS FAIR AS THE DAY(REFRAIN) THERE'LL BE PEACE IN THE VALLEY FOR ME SOME DAYTHERE'LL BE PEACE IN THE VALLEY FOR MEI PRAY NO MORE SORROW AND SADNESS OR TROUBLE WILL BETHERE'LL BE PEACE IN THE VALLEY FOR METHERE THE FLOWERS WILL BE BLOOMING, THE GRASS WILL BE GREENAND THE SKIES WILL BE CLEAR AND SERENETHE SUN EVER SHINES, GIVING ONE ENDLESS BEAMAND NO CLOUDS THERE WILL EVER BE SEEN (REFRAIN)45

RIVERS OF BABYLONJAMAICAN, ABY THE RIVERS OF BABYLONTHERE WE SAT DOWNAND THERE WE WEPTAS WE REMEMBERED ZION (REPEAT)OH THE WICKED CARRIED US AWAY CAPTIVITYRE(D)QUIRED FROM US A SONGHOW CAN WE SING THE LORD'S SONG IN A STRANGE LAND? (REPEAT)LET THE WORDS OF OUR MOUTHSAND THE MEDITATIONS OF OUR HEARTSBE ACCEPTABLE IN THY SIGHTHERE TONIGHT (REPEAT)(REPEAT FIRST VERSE)46

ROCK OF AGESWORDS BY AUGUSTUS M TOPLADY, ALTERED BY THOMAS COTTERILL,MUSIC BY THOMAS HASTINGS, DROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR MELET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEELET THE WATER AND THE BLOODFROM THE WOUNDED SIDE WHICH FLOWEDBE OF SIN THE DOUBLE CURESAVE FROM WRATH AND MAKE ME PURECOULD MY TEARS FOREVER FLOWCOULD MY ZEAL NO LONGER KNOWTHESE FOR SIN COULD NOT ATONETHOU MUST SAVE, AND THOU ALONEIN MY HAND NO PRICE I BRINGSIMPLY TO THE CROSS I CLINGWHILE I DRAW THIS FLEETING BREATHWHEN MY EYELIDS CLOSE IN DEATHWHEN I RISE TO WORLDS UNKOWNAND BEHOLD THEE ON THY THRONEROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR MELET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEEALTERNATE VERSES:NOT THE LABOR OF MY HANDSCAN FULFILL THY LAW'S DEMANDSCOULD MY ZEAL NO RESPITE KNOWCOULD MY TEARS FOREVER FLOWALL FOR SIN COULD NOT ATONETHOU MUST SAVE, AND THOU ALONENOTHING IN MY HAND I BRINGSIMPLY TO THE CROSS I CLINGNAKED, COME TO THEE FOR DRESSHELPLESS LOOK TO THEE FOR GRACEFOUL, I TO THE FOUNTAIN FLYWASH ME, SAVIOR, OR I DIE47

WHILE I DRAW THIS FLEETING BREATHWHEN MINE EYES SHALL CLOSE IN DEATH(ORIG: WHEN MY EYE-STRINGS BREAK IN DEATH)WHEN I SOAR TO WORLDS UNKNOWNSEE THEE ON THY JUDGMENT THRONEROCK OF AGES, CLEFT FOR MELET ME HIDE MYSELF IN THEE48

SHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVER?19 CENTURY AMERICAN, ROBERT LOWRY, ASHALL WE GATHER AT THE RIVERWHERE BRIGHT ANGEL FEET HAVE TRODWITH ITS CRYSTAL TIDE FOREVERFLOWING BY THE THRONE OF GOD?(CHORUS) YES, WE'LL GATHER AT THE RIVERTHE BEAUTIFUL, THE BEAUTIFUL RIVERGATHER WITH THE SAINTS AT THE RIVERTHAT FLOWS BY THE THRONE OF GODON THE BOSOM OF THE RIVERWHERE THE SAVIOR KING WE OWNWE SHALL MEET AND SORROW NEVER'NEATH THE GLORY OF THE THRONE (CHORUS)‘ERE WE REACH THE SHINING RIVERLAY WE EVERY BURDEN DOWNGRACE OUR SPIRIT WILL DELIVERAND PROVIDE A ROBE AND GOWN (CHORUS)SOON WE'LL REACH THE SHINING RIVERSOON OUR PILGRIMAGE WILL CEASESOON OUR HAPPY HEARTS WILL QUIVERWITH THE MELODY OF PEACE (CHORUS)49

SWEET BY AND BYWORDS BY SANFORD FILLMORE BENNETT, MUSIC BY JOSEPH P WEBSTER,DTHERE'S A LAND THAT IS FAIRER THAN DAYAND BY FAITH WE CAN SEE IT AFARFOR THE FATHER WAITS OVER THE WAYTO PREPARE US A DWELLING PLACE THERE(CHORUS) IN THE SWEET BY AND BYWE SHALL MEET ON THAT BEAUTIFUL SHOREIN THE SWEET BY AND BYWE SHALL MEET ON THAT BEAUTIFUL SHORETO OUR BOUNTIFUL FATHER ABOVEWE WILL OFFER OUR TRIBUTE OF PRAISEFOR THE GLORIOUS GIFT OF HIS LOVEAND THE BLESSINGS THAT HALLOW OUR DAYS (CHORUS)50

SWEET HOUR OF PRAYERWORDS BY WILLIAM W WALFORD, MUSIC BY WILLIAM B BRADBURY, GSWEET HOUR OF PRAYER, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYERTHAT CALLS ME FROM A WORLD OF CAREAND BIDS ME AT MY FATHER'S THRONEMAKE ALL MY WANTS AND WISHES KNOWNIN SEASONS OF DISTRESS AND GRIEFMY SOUL HAS OFTEN FOUND RELIEFAND OFT ESCAPED THE TEMPTER'S SNAREBY THY RETURN, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYERSWEET HOUR OF PRAYER, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYERTHE JOYS I FEEL, THE BLISS I SHAREOF THOSE WHOSE ANXIOUS SPIRITS BURNWITH STRONG DESIRES FOR THY RETURNWITH SUCH I HASTEN TO THE PLACEWHERE GOD MY SAVIOR SHOWS HIS FACEAND GLADLY TAKE MY STATION THEREAND WAIT FOR THEE, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYERSWEET HOUR OF PRAYER, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYERTHY WINGS SHALL MY PETITION BEARTO HIM WHOSE TRUTH AND FAITHFULNESSENGAGE THE WAITING SOUL TO BLESSAND SINCE HE BIDS ME SEEK HIS FACEBELIEVE HIS WORD AND TRUST HIS GRACEI'LL CAST ON HIM MY EVERY CAREAND WAIT FOR THEE, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYERSWEET HOUR OF PRAYER, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYERMAY I THY CONSOLATION SHARETILL, FROM MOUNT PISGAH'S LOFTY HEIGHTI VIEW MY HOME, AND TAKE MY FLIGHTTHIS ROBE OF FLESH I'LL DROP AND RISETO SEIZE THE EVERLASTING PRIZEAND SHOUT, WHILE PASSING THROUGH THE AIRFAREWELL, FAREWELL, SWEET HOUR OF PRAYER51

TELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORYWORDS BY A KATHERINE HANKEY, MUSIC BY WILLIAM HOWARD DOANETELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORY, OF UNSEEN THINGS ABOVEOF JESUS AND HIS GLORY, OF JESUS AND HIS LOVETELL ME THE STORY SIMPLY, AS TO A LITTLE CHILDFOR I AM WEAK AND WEARY, AND HELPLESS AND DEFILED(CHORUS) TELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORYTELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORYTELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORYOF JESUS AND HIS LOVETELL ME THE STORY SLOWLY, THAT I MAY TAKE IT INTHAT WONDERFUL REDEMPTION, GOD'S REMEDY FOR SINTELL ME THE STORY OFTEN, FOR I FORGET SO SOONTHE EARLY DEW OF MORNING, HAS PASSED AWAY AT NOON (CHORUS)TELL ME THE STORY SOFTLY, WITH EARNEST TONES AND GRAVEREMEMBER I'M THE SINNER, WHOM JESUS CAME TO SAVETELL ME THE STORY ALWAYS, IF YOU WOULD REALLY BEIN ANY TIME OF TROUBLE, A COMFORTER TO ME (CHORUS)TELL ME THE SAME OLD STORY, WHEN YOU HAVE CAUSE TO FEARTHAT THIS WORLD'S EMPTY GLORY, IS COSTING ME TOO DEARYES, AND WHEN THAT WORLD'S GLORY, IS DAWNING ON MY SOULTELL ME THE OLD, OLD STORY, "CHRIST JESUS MAKES THEE WHOLE"(CHORUS)52

THE CHURCH'S ONE FOUNDATIONWORDS BY SAMUEL J STONE, MUSIC BY SAMUEL S WESLEYTHE CHURCH’S ONE FOUNDATION IS JESUS CHRIST HER LORD,SHE IS HIS NEW CREATION BY WATER AND THE WORD.FROM HEAVEN HE CAME AND SOUGHT HER TO BE HIS HOLY BRIDE;WITH HIS OWN BLOOD HE BOUGHT HER AND FOR HER LIFE HE DIED.SHE IS FROM EVERY NATION, YET ONE O’ER ALL THE EARTH;HER CHARTER OF SALVATION, ONE LORD, ONE FAITH, ONE BIRTH;ONE HOLY NAME SHE BLESSES, PARTAKES ONE HOLY FOOD,AND TO ONE HOPE SHE PRESSES, WITH EVERY GRACE ENDUED.THE CHURCH SHALL NEVER PERISH! HER DEAR LORD TO DEFEND,TO GUIDE, SUSTAIN, AND CHERISH, IS WITH HER TO THE END:THOUGH THERE BE THOSE WHO HATE HER, AND FALSE SONS IN HERPALE,AGAINST OR FOE OR TRAITOR SHE EVER SHALL PREVAIL.THOUGH WITH A SCORNFUL WONDER MEN SEE HER SORE OPPRESSED,BY SCHISMS RENT ASUNDER, BY HERESIES DISTRESSED:YET SAINTS THEIR WATCH ARE KEEPING, THEIR CRY GOES UP, “HOWLONG?”AND SOON THE NIGHT OF WEEPING SHALL BE THE MORN OF SONG!’MID TOIL AND TRIBULATION, AND TUMULT OF HER WAR,SHE WAITS THE CONSUMMATION OF PEACE FOREVERMORE;TILL, WITH THE VISION GLORIOUS, HER LONGING EYES ARE BLEST,AND THE GREAT CHURCH VICTORIOUS SHALL BE THE CHURCH AT REST.YET SHE ON EARTH HATH UNION WITH GOD THE THREE IN ONE,AND MYSTIC SWEET COMMUNION WITH THOSE WHOSE REST IS WON,WITH ALL HER SONS AND DAUGHTERS WHO, BY THE MASTER’S HANDLED THROUGH THE DEATHLY WATERS, REPOSE IN EDEN LAND.O HAPPY ONES AND HOLY! LORD, GIVE US GRACE THAT WELIKE THEM, THE MEEK AND LOWLY, ON HIGH MAY DWELL WITH THEE:THERE, PAST THE BORDER MOUNTAINS, WHERE IN SWEET VALES THEBRIDEWITH THEE BY LIVING FOUNTAINS FOREVER SHALL ABIDE!53

THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRDROY ACUFF, KITTY WELLSTHE REV GUY SMITHWHAT A BEAUTIFUL THOUGHT I AM THINKINGCON(E)CERNING THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRDREMEMBER HER NAME IS RECORDEDON THE PAGES OF GOD'S HOLY WORD (PURE SHINING GOLD)ALL THE OTHER BIRDS FLOCKING AROUND HERAND SHE IS DESPISED BY THE SQUADBUT THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD IN THE BIBLEIS ONE WITH THE GREAT CHURCH OF GODALL THE OTHER CHURCHES ARE AGAINST HERTHEY ENVY HER GLORY AND FAMETHEY HATE HER BECAUSE SHE IS CHOSENAND HAS NOT DENIED JESUS' NAMEDESIRING TO LOWER HER STANDARDTHEY WATCH EVERY MOVE THAT SHE MAKESTHEY TRY TO FIND FAULT WITH HER TEACHINGSBUT THEY CANNOT FIND ANY MISTAKESSHE IS SPREADING HER WINGS FOR A JOURNEYSHE IS GOING TO LEAVE BY AND BYWHEN THE TRUMPET SHALL SOUND IN THE MORNINGSHE WILL RISE AND GO UP IN THE SKYIN THE PRESENCE OF ALL HER DESPISERSWITH A SONG NEVER UTTERED BEFORESHE WILL RISE AND BE GONE IN A MOMENTTILL THE GREAT TRIBULATION IS O'ERI AM GLAD I HAVE LEARNED OF HER MEEKNESSI AM PROUD THAT MY NAME IS ON THE BOOKAND I WANT TO BE ONE NEVER FEARINGON THE FACE OF MY SAVIOR TO LOOKWHEN HE COMETH DESCENDING FROM HEAVENON THE CLOUDS, AS HE WROTE IN THE WORDI'LL BE JOYFULLY CARRIED UP TO MEET HIMON THE WINGS OF THE GREAT SPECKLED BIRD54

THE LORD'S PRAYERALBERT HAY MALOTTEOUR FATHER, WHICH ART IN HEAVENHALLOWED BE THY NAMETHY KINGDOM COME, THY WILL BE DONEON EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVENGIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREADAND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTSAS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORSAND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATIONBUT DELIVER US FROM EVILFOR THINE IS THE KINGDOMAND THE POWERAND THE GLORYFOREVERAMEN, AMEN55

THE OLD RUGGED CROSSREV GEORGE BENNARD (1913) EON A HILL FAR AWAY STOOD AN OLD RUGGED CROSSTHE EMBLEM OF SUFFERING AND SHAMEAND I LOVE THAT OLD CROSS, WHERE THE DEAREST AND BESTFOR A WORLD OF LOST SINNERS WAS SLAIN(CHORUS) SO I'LL CHERISH THE OLD RUGGED CROSSTILL MY TROPHIES AT LAST I LAY DOWNI WILL CLING TO THE OLD RUGGED CROSSAND EXCHANGE IT SOMEDAY FOR A CROWNO THAT OLD RUGGED CROSS, SO DESPISED BY THE WORLDHAS A WONDROUS ATTRACTION FOR MEFOR THE DEAR LAMB OF GOD LEFT HIS GLORY ABOVETO BEAR IT TO DARK CALVARYIN THE OLD RUGGED CROSS, STAINED WITH BLOOD SO DIVINEA WONDROUS BEAUTY I SEEFOR 'TWAS ON THAT OLD CROSS, JESUS SUFFERED AND DIEDTO PARDON AND SANCTIFY METO THE OLD RUGGED CROSS, I WILL EVER BE TRUEITS SHAME AND REPROACH GRADLY BEARTHEN HE'LL CALL ME SOMEDAY TO MY HOME FAR AWAYWHERE HIS GLORY FOREVER I'LL SHARE56

THE UNCLOUDED DAYUNCLOUDY DAYWILLIE NELSONJ K ALWOODO THEY TELL ME OF A HOME FAR BEYOND THE SKIESO THEY TELL ME OF A HOME FAR AWAYO THEY TELL ME OF A HOME WHERE NO STORM CLOUDS RISEO THEY TELL ME OF AN UNCLOUDED (UNCLOUDY) DAY(REFRAIN) O THE LAND OF CLOUDLESS DAY!O THE LAND OF AN UNCLOUDED DAY!O THEY TELL ME OF A HOME WHERE NO STORM CLOUDS RISEO THEY TELL ME OF AN UNCLOUDED DAYO THEY TELL OF A HOME WHERE MY FRIENDS HAVE GONEO THEY TELL ME OF THAT LAND FAR AWAYWHERE THE TREE OF LIFE IN ETERNAL BLOOMSHEDS ITS FRAGRANCE THROUGH THE UNCLOUDED DAY (REFRAIN)O THEY TELL ME OF A KING IN HIS BEAUTY THEREAND THEY TELL ME THAT MINE EYES SHALL BEHOLDWHERE HE SITS ON THE THRONE THAT IS WHITER THAN SNOWIN THE CITY THAT IS MADE OF GOLD (REFRAIN)O THEY TELL ME THAT HE SMILES ON HIS CHILDREN THEREAND HIS SMILE DRIVES THEIR SORROWS ALL AWAYAND THEY TELL ME THAT NO TEARS EVER COME AGAININ THAT LOVELY LAND OF UNCLOUDED DAY (REFRAIN)57

THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLDWORDS BY MALTBIE D BABCOCK, MUSIC TRADITIONAL ENGLISH MELODYARRANGED BY FRANKLIN L SHEPPARDTHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, AND TO MY LISTENING EARSALL NATURE SINGS, AND ROUND ME RINGS THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERESTHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, I REST ME IN THE THOUGHTOF ROCKS AND TREES, OF SKIES AND SEAS, HIS HAND THE WONDERSWROUGHTTHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, THE BIRDS THEIR CAROLS RAISETHE MORNING LIGHT, THE LILY WHITE, DECLARE THEIR MAKER'S PRAISETHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, HE SHINES IN ALL THAT'S FAIRIN THE RUSTLING GRASS I HEAR HIM PASS, HE SPEAKS TO MEEVERYWHERETHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, O LET ME NE'ER FORGETTHAT THOUGH THE WRONG SEEMS OF SO STRONG, GOD IS THE RULERYETTHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, THE BATTLE IS NOT DONEJESUS WHO DIED SHALL BE SATISFIED, AND EARTH AND HEAV'N BE ONEALTERNATE VERSES:THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, O LET ME NE'ER FORGETTHAT THOUGH THE WRONG SEEMS OFT SO STRONG, GOD IS THE RULERYETTHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD; WHY WOULD MY HEART BE SAD?THE LORD IS KING; LET HEAVENS RING! GOD REIGNS; LET THE EARTH BEGLADTHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, DREAMING, I SEE HIS FACEI OPE MY EYES, AND IN GLAD SURPRISE CRY, "THE LORD IS IN THISPLACE"THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, FROM THE SHINING COURTS ABOVETHE BELOVED ONE, HIS ONLY SON, CAME -- A PLEDGE OF DEATHLESSLOVETHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, SHOULD MY HEART BE EVER SAD?THE LORD IS KING -- LET THE HEAVENS RING, GOD REIGNS -- LET THEEARTH BE GLAD58

THIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, NOW CLOSER TO HEAVEN BOUNDFOR DEAR TO GOD IS THE EARTH CHRIST TROD, NO PLACE BUT IS HOLYGROUNDTHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, I WALK A DESERT LONEIN A BUSH ABLAZE TO MY WONDERING GAZE GOD MAKES HIS GLORYKNOWNTHIS IS MY FATHER'S WORLD, A WANDERER I MAY ROAMWHATE'ER MY LOT, IT MATTERS NOT, MY HEART IS STILL AT HOME59

TURN YOUR RADIO ONRAY STEVENS, AALBERT E BRUMLEY(WELL,) COME AND LISTEN IN TO A RADIO STATIONWHERE THE MIGHTY VOICE OF HEAVEN SINGSTURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ON(YOU) BET YOU'RE GONNA FEEL THOSE GOOD VIBRATIONSCOMING FROM THE JOY THAT HIS LOVE CAN BRINGTURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ON(CHORUS) TURN YOUR RADIO ON, AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC IN THE AIRTURN YOUR RADIO ON, AND GOD IS THERETURN THE LIGHTS DOWN LOW, AND LISTEN TO THE MASTER’S RADIOGET IN TOUCH WITH GOD, TURN YOUR RADIO ON(DON’T YOU) KNOW THAT EVERYBODY HAS A RADIO RECEIVERALL YOU GOTTA DO IS LISTEN FOR THE CALLTURN YOUR RADIO ON, TURN YOUR RADIO ONIF YOU LISTEN IN YOU WILL BE A BELIEVERLEANING ON THE TRUTH THAT’LL NEVER FALLGET IN TOUCH WITH GOD, TURN YOUR RADIO ON (CHORUS)60

WE GATHER TOGETHERNETHERLANDS FOLD MELODY, WORDS FROM NEDERLADTSCHGEDENCKCLANCK, 1626, TRANSLATED BY THEODORE BAKER, 1894, GWE GATHER TOGETHER TO ASK THE LORD'S BLESSINGHE CHASTENS AND HASTENS HIS WILL TO MAKE KNOWNTHE WICKED OPPRESSING NOW CEASE FROM DISTRESSINGSING PRAISES TO HIS NAME HE FORGETS NOT HIS OWNBESIDE US TO GUIDE US, OUR GOD WITH US JOININGORDANING, MAINTAINING HIS KINDOM DIVINESO FROM THE BEGINNING THE FIGHT WE WERE WINNINGTHOU, LORD, WAST AT OUR SIDE, ALL GLORY BE THINE!WE ALL DO EXTOL THEE, THOU LEADER TRIUMPHANTAND PRAY THAT THOU STILL OUR DEFENDER WILT BELET THY CONGREGATION ESCAPE TRIBULATIONTHY NAME BE EVER PRAISED! O LORD, MAKE US FREE!61

WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUSWORDS BY JOSEPH M SCRIVEN, MUSIC BY CHARLES C CONVERSE, AWHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS, ALL OUR SINS AND GRIEFS TO BEAR!WHAT A PRIVILEGE TO CARRY EVERYTHING TO GOD IN PRAYERO WHAT PEACE WE OFTEN FORFEIT, O WHAT NEEDLESS PAIN WE BEARALL 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 PRAYERCAN WE FIND A FRIEND SO FAITHFUL WHO WILL ALL OUR SORROWSSHARE?JESUS KNOWS OUR EVERY WEAKNESS; TAKE IT TO THE LORD IN PRAYERARE WE WEAK AND HEAVY LADEN, CUMBERED WITH A LOAD OF CARE?PRECIOUS SAVIOR, STILL OUR REFUGE, TAKE IT TO THE LORD IN PRAYERDO THY FRIENDS DESPISE, FORSAKE THEE? TAKE IT TO THE LORD INPRAYERIN HIS ARMS HE'LL TAKE AND SHIELD THEE; THOU WILT FIND A SOLACETHEREBLESSED SAVIOR, THOU HAST PROMISED THOU WILT ALL OUR BURDENSBEARMAY WE EVER, LORD, BE BRINGING ALL TO THEE IN EARNEST PRAYERSOON IN GLORY BRIGHT UNCLOUDED THERE WILL BE NO NEED FORPRAYERRAPTURE, PRAISE AND ENDLESS WORSHIP WILL BE OUR SWEET PORTIONTHERE62

WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDERJAMES M BLACK, DWHEN THE TRUMPET OF THE LORD SHALL SOUND AND TIME SHALL BE NOMOREAND THE MORNING BREAKS, ETERNAL, BRIGHT AND FAIRWHEN THE SAVED OF EARTH SHALL GATHER OVER ON THE OTHER SHOREAND THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER, I'LL BE THERE(REFRAIN) WHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDERWHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDERWHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDERWHEN THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER I'LL BE THEREON THAT BRIGHT AND CLOUDLESS MORNING WHEN THE DEAD IN CHRISTSHALL RISEAND THE GLORY OF HIS RESURRECTION SHAREWHEN HIS CHOSEN ONES SHALL GATHER TO THEIR HOME BEYOND THESKIESAND THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER, I'LL BE THERE (REFRAIN)LET US LABOR FOR THE MASTER FROM THE DAWN TILL SETTING SUNLET US TALK OF ALL HIS WONDROUS LOVE AND CARETHEN WHEN ALL OF LIFE IS OVER AND OUR WORK ON EARTH IS DONEAND THE ROLL IS CALLED UP YONDER, I'LL BE THERE (REFRAIN)63

WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INWORDS BY KATHERINE E PURVIS, MUSIC BY JAMES M BLACKI'M JUST A WEARY PILGRIMPLODDING THROUGH THIS WORLD OF SINGETTING READY FOR THAT CITY(REFRAIN) WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INWHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INWHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INLORD, I WANT TO BE IN THAT NUMBERWHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING INMY FATHER LOVED THE SAVIOR, WHAT A SOLDIER HE HAD BEEN!BUT HIS STEPS WILL BE MORE STEADY (REFRAIN)AND MOTHER, MAY GOD BLESS HER, I CAN SEE HER NOW AS THENWITH A ROBE OF WHITE AROUND HER (REFRAIN)UP THERE I'LL SEE THE SAVIOR, WHO REDEEMED MY SOUL FROM SINWITH EXTENDED HANDS HE'LL GREET ME (REFRAIN)64

WHISPERING HOPESEPTIMUS WINNER ("ALICE HAWTHORNE"), GSOFT AS THE VOICE OF AN ANGELBREATHING A LESSON UNHEARDHOPE WITH A GENTLE PERSUASIONWHISPERS HER COMFORTING WORDWAIT TILL THE DARKNESS IS OVERWAIT TILL THE TEMPEST IS DONEHOPE FOR THE SUNSHINE TOMORROWAFTER THE SHOWER IS GONE(REFRAIN) WHISPERING HOPEO HOW WELCOME THY VOICEMAKING MY HEARTIN ITS SORROW REJOICEIF, IN THE DUSK OF THE TWILIGHTDIM BE THE REGION AFARWILL NOT THE DEEPENING DARKNESSBRIGHTEN THE GLIMMERING STAR?THEN WHEN THE NIGHT IS UPON USWHY SHOULD THE HEART SINK AWAY?WHEN THE DARK MIDNIGHT IS OVERWATCH FOR THE BREAKING OF DAY (REFRAIN)HOPE, AS AN ANCHOR SO STEADFASTRENDS THE DARK VEIL FOR THE SOULWHITHER THE MASTER HAS ENTEREDROBBING THE GRAVE OF ITS GOALCOME THEN, O COME, GLAD FRUITIONCOME TO MY SAD WEARY HEARTCOME, O THOU BLEST HOPE OF GLORYNEVER, O NEVER DEPART (REFRAIN)65

WHISPERING HOPESEPTIMUS WINNER ("ALICE HAWTHORNE"), E(E) SOFT AS THE (A) VOICE OF AN (E) ANGEL(B7) BREATHING A LESSON UN(E)HEARDHOPE WITH A GENTLE PER(A)SUASION(E) WHISPERS HER (B7) COMFORTING (E) WORDWAIT TILL THE (B7) DARKNESS IS (E) OVER(B7) WAIT TILL THE (F#7) TEMPEST IS (B7) DONE(E) HOPE FOR THE (A) SUNSHINE TO(E)MORROWAFTER THE (B7) SHOWER IS (E) GONE(REFRAIN) (B7) WHISPERING (E) HOPEO HOW (B7) WELCOME THY (E) VOICE(A) MAKING MY (E) HEARTIN ITS (B7) SORROW RE(E)JOICE(E) IF, IN THE (A) DUSK OF THE (E) TWILIGHT(B7) DIM BE THE REGION A(E)FARWILL NOT THE DEEPENING (A) DARKNESS(E) BRIGHTEN THE (B7) GLIMMERING (E) STAR?THEN WHEN THE (B7) NIGHT IS UP(E)ON US(B7) WHY SHOULD THE (F#7) HEART SINK A(B7)WAY?(E) WHEN THE DARK (A) MIDNIGHT IS (E) OVERWATCH FOR THE (B7) BREAKING OF (E) DAY (REFRAIN)(E) HOPE, AS AN (A) ANCHOR SO (E) STEADFAST(B7) RENDS THE DARK VEIL FOR THE (E) SOULWHITHER THE MASTER HAS (A) ENTERED(E) ROBBING THE (B7) GRAVE OF ITS (E) GOALCOME THEN, O (B7) COME, GLAD FRU(E)ITION(B7) COME TO MY (F#7) SAD WEARY (B7) HEART(E) COME, O THOU (A) BLEST HOPE OF (E) GLORYNEVER, O (B7) NEVER DE(E)PART (REFRAIN)66

WHY ME?(WHY ME, LORD?)KRIS KRISTOFFERSON, E, 3/4WHY ME, LORDWHAT HAVE I EVER DONETO DESERVE EVEN ONEOF THE PLEASURES I’VE KNOWNTELL ME, LORDWHAT DID I EVER DOTHAT WAS WORTH LOVING YOUOR THE KINDNESS YOU’VE SHOWN(CHORUS) LORD HELP ME, JESUS, I’VE WASTED IT SO HELP ME, JESUSI KNOW WHAT I AMBUT NOW THAT I KNOW, THAT I’VE NEEDED YOU SO HELP ME JESUS, MYSOUL’S IN YOUR HANDSTRY ME, LORDIF YOU THINK THERE’S A WAYI CAN TRY TO REPAYALL I’VE TAKEN FROM YOUMAYBE, LORDI CAN SHOW SOMEONE ELSEWHAT I’VE BEEN THROUGH MYSELFON MY WAY BACK TO YOU(CHORUS)(CHORUS), PLUS:JESUS, MY SOUL’S IN YOUR HANDS67

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENWORDS BY ADA R HABERSHON, MUSIC BY CHARLES H GABRIEL, CTHERE ARE LOVED ONES IN THE GLORYWHOSE DEAR FORMS YOU OFTEN MISSWHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EARTHLY STORYWILL YOU JOIN THEM IN THEIR BLISS?(CHORUS) WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENBY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BY?THERE'S A BETTER HOME AWAITINGIN THE SKY, LORD, IN THE SKYIN THE JOYOUS DAYS OF CHILDHOODOFT' THEY TOLD OF WONDROUS LOVEPOINTED TO THE DYING SAVIORNOW THEY DWELL WITH HIM ABOVE (CHORUS)YOU REMEMBER SONGS OF HEAVENWHICH YOU SANG WITH CHILDISH VOICEDO YOU LOVE THE HYMNS THEY TAUGHT YOUOR ARE SONGS OF EARTH YOUR CHOICE? (CHORUS)YOU CAN PICTURE HAPPY GATH'RINGS'ROUND THE FIRESIDE LONG AGOAND YOU THINK OF TEARFUL PARTINGSWHEN THEY LEFT YOU HERE BELOW (CHORUS)ONE BY ONE THEIR SEATS WERE EMPTIEDONE BY ONE THEY WENT AWAYHERE THE CIRCLE HAS BEEN BROKENWILL IT BE COMPLETE ONE DAY? (CHORUS)68

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENJOAN BAEZ, JOHNNY CASHWORDS BY ADA R HABERSHON, MUSIC BY CHARLES H GABRIEL(ADAPTED BY CATHY WINTER, BETSY ROSE AND MARCIA TAYLOR )I WAS STANDING BY THE WINDOW ONE DARK AND CLOUDY DAYWHEN I SAW THE HEARSE COME ROLLING FOR TO CARRY MY MOTHERAWAYC: WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN BY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BY?THERE'S A BETTER HOME AWAITING IN THE SKY, LORD, IN THE SKYWELL, I TOLD THAT UNDERTAKER "UNDERTAKER, PLEASE DRIVE SLOWFOR THIS BODY YOU ARE HAULING, LORD, I HATE TO SEE HER GO"C: WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN BY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BY?THERE'S A BETTER HOME A-WAITING IN THE SKY, LORD, IN THE SKYWELL, I FOLLOWED CLOSE BEHIND HER, TRIED TO HOLD UP AND BEBRAVEBUT I COULD NOT HIDE MY SORROW WHEN THEY LAID HER IN THE GRAVEC: WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN BY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BY?THERE'S A BETTER HOME A-WAITING IN THE SKY, LORD, IN THE SKYC2: WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN BY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BYTHERE'S A BETTER WAY TO LIVE NOW, WE CAN HAVE IT IF WE TRYI WAS SINGING WITH MY SISTER, I WAS SINGING WITH MY FRIENDSAND WE ALL CAN SING TOGETHER, 'CAUSE THE CIRCLE NEVER ENDSC2: WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN BY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BYTHERE'S A BETTER WAY TO LIVE NOW, WE CAN HAVE IT IF WE TRYI WAS BORN DOWN IN THE VALLEY WHERE THE SUN REFUSED TO SHINEBUT I'M CLIMBING UP TO THE HIGHLAND, GONNA MAKE THAT MOUNTAINMINE!C2: WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKEN BY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BYTHERE'S A BETTER WAY TO LIVE NOW, WE CAN HAVE IT IF WE TRY69

WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENJOAN BAEZ, JOHNNY CASH, EDDY ARNOLD, CWORDS BY ADA R HABERSHON, MUSIC BY CHARLES H GABRIEL(ADAPTED)I WAS STANDING BY MY WINDOWON ONE COLD AND CLOUDY DAYWHEN I SAW THE HEARSE COME ROLLINGFOR TO TAKE MY MOTHER AWAY(REFRAIN) WILL THE CIRCLE BE UNBROKENBY AND BY, LORD, BY AND BY?THERE'S A BETTER HOME AWAITINGIN THE SKY, LORD, IN THE SKYWELL, I TOLD THAT UNDERTAKER"UNDERTAKER, PLEASE DRIVE SLOWFOR THIS BODY YOU ARE HAULINGLORD, I HATE TO SEE HER GO" (REFRAIN)WELL, I FOLLOWED CLOSE BEHIND HERTRIED TO HOLD UP AND BE BRAVEBUT I COULD NOT HIDE MY SORROWWHEN THEY LAID HER IN THE GRAVE (REFRAIN)(ALTERNATE LAST VERSE)I WILL FOLLOW CLOSE BEHIND HERTRY TO HOLD UP AND BE BRAVEBUT I COULD NOT HIDE MY SORROWWHEN THEY LAID HER IN THE GRAVE (REFRAIN)70

WORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMINGWORDS BY ANNA L WALKER, MUSIC BY LOWELL MASON, EWORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING, WORK THROUGH THE MORNINGHOURSWORK WHILE THE DEW IS SPARKLING, WORK, 'MID SPRINGING FLOWERSWORK, WHEN THE DAY GROWS BRIGHTER, WORK IN THE GLOWING SUNWORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING, WHEN MAN'S WORK IS DONEWORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING, WORK THROUGH THE SUNNY NOONFILL BRIGHTEST HOURS WITH LABOR, REST COME SURE AND SOONGIVE EVERY FLYING MINUTE, SOMETHING TO KEEP IN STOREWORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING, WHEN MAN WORKS NO MOREWORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS COMING, UNDER THE SUNSET SKIESWHILE THEIR BRIGHT TINTS ARE GLOWING, WORK FOR THE DAYLIGHTFLIESWORK TILL THE LAST BEAM FADETH, FADETH TO SHINE NO MOREWORK, FOR THE NIGHT IS DARK'NING, WHEN MAN'S WORK IS O'ER71

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