1Songs of thankfulness and praise,Jesus, Lord, to You we raise,Manifested by the starTo the sages from afar;Branch of royal David’s stemIn Your birth at Bethlehem;Anthems be to You addressed,God in man made manifest. 2Manifest at Jordan’s stream,Prophet, Priest, and King supreme;And at Cana, wedding guest,In Your Godhead manifest;Manifest in power divine,Changing water into wine;Anthems be […]
1I think when I read that sweet story of old,When Jesus was here among men,How He called little children as lambs to His fold,I should like to have been with Him then. 2I wish that His hands had been placed on my head,That His arm had been thrown around me,And that I might have seen
1Christ upon the mountain peakStands alone in glory blazing;Let us, if we dare to speak,With the saints and angels praise Him:Refrain:Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. 2Trembling at His feet we sawMoses and Elijah speaking;All the prophets and the lawShout thro’ them their joyful greeting:Refrain:Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. 3Swift the cloud of glory came,God proclaiming in the thunderJesus as
1O love, how deep, how broad, how high,Beyond all thought and fantasy,That God, the Son of God, should takeOur mortal form for mortal’s sake! 2For us baptized, for us He boreHis holy fast and hungered sore;For us temptation sharp He knew;For us the tempter overthrew. 3For us by wickedness betrayed,For us, in crown of thorns
1Once in royal David’s cityStood a lowly cattle shed,Where a mother laid her BabyIn a manger for His bed;Mary was that mother mild,Jesus Christ her little Child. 2He came down to earth from heaven,Who is God and Lord of all,And His shelter was a stable,And His cradle was a stall;With the poor, and mean, and
1Who is He in yonder stall,At whose feet the shepherds fall? Refrain‘Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,‘Tis the Lord, the King of glory!At His feet we humbly fall,Crown Him, crown Him Lord of all.At His feet we humbly fall- the Lord of all.Crown Him, crown Him, Jesus, Jesus,Crown Him Lord of all. 2Who is He
1Jesus walked this lonesome valley;He had to walk it by Himself.O nobody else could walk it for Him.He had to walk it by Himself. 2I must go and stand my trial.I have to stand it by myself.O nobody else could stand it for me.I have to stand it by myself. 3Jesus walked this lonesome valley;He
1Tell me the story of Jesus,Write on my heart every word.Tell me the story most precious,Sweetest that ever was heard.Tell how the angels in chorus,Sang as they welcomed His birth.“Glory to God in the highest!Peace and good tidings to earth.” RefrainTell me the story of Jesus,Write on my heart every word.Tell me the story most
1Prince of Peace, control my will,Bid this struggling heart be still;Bid my fears and doubtings cease,Hush my spirit into peace. 2Thou hast bought me with Thy blood,Opened wide the gate to God;Peace, I ask, but peace must be,Lord, in being one with Thee. 3May Thy will, not mine, be done,May Thy will and mine be
1When I survey the wondrous crosson which the Prince of Glory died;my richest gain I count but loss,and pour contempt on all my pride. 2Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,save in the death of Christ, my God;all the vain things that charm me most,I sacrifice them to his blood. 3See, from his head, his
