Category Archives: English Hymn Tradition

Take My Life and Let It Be Written By Frances Ridley Havergal
29
Jan

A devotional hymn offering every part of life to the service and glory of God.

Take my life and let it be
Consecrated Lord to Thee
Take my moments and my days
Let them flow in ceaseless praise

Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of Thy love
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for Thee

Take my voice and let me sing
Always only for my King
Take my lips and let them be
Filled with messages from Thee

Take my silver and my gold
Not a mite would I withhold
Take my intellect and use
Every power as Thou shalt choose

Take my will and make it Thine
It shall be no longer mine
Take my heart it is Thine own
It shall be Thy royal throne

Crown Him With Many Crowns Written By Matthew Bridges and Godfrey Thring
29
Jan

A triumphant hymn celebrating the kingship resurrection and eternal reign of Christ.

Crown Him with many crowns
The Lamb upon His throne
Hark how the heavenly anthem drowns
All music but its own

Awake my soul and sing
Of Him who died for thee
And hail Him as thy matchless King
Through all eternity

Crown Him the Lord of love
Behold His hands and side
Rich wounds yet visible above
In beauty glorified

Crown Him the Lord of life
Who triumphed oer the grave
Who rose victorious in the strife
For those He came to save

All Hail the Power of Jesus Name Written By Edward Perronet
29
Jan

A powerful hymn calling all creation to worship and crown Jesus as Lord of all.

All hail the power of Jesus name
Let angels prostrate fall
Bring forth the royal diadem
And crown Him Lord of all

Ye chosen seed of Israels race
Ye ransomed from the fall
Hail Him who saves you by His grace
And crown Him Lord of all

Let every kindred every tribe
On this terrestrial ball
To Him all majesty ascribe
And crown Him Lord of all

O that with yonder sacred throng
We at His feet may fall
Well join the everlasting song
And crown Him Lord of all

How Firm a Foundation Written By John Rippon
29
Jan

A classic hymn emphasizing the strength and reliability of Gods Word and His faithful presence.

How firm a foundation ye saints of the Lord
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word
What more can He say than to you He hath said
To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled

Fear not I am with thee O be not dismayed
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid
Ill strengthen thee help thee and cause thee to stand
Upheld by My righteous omnipotent hand

When through the deep waters I call thee to go
The rivers of sorrow shall not overflow
For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless
And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress

When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie
My grace all sufficient shall be thy supply
The flame shall not hurt thee I only design
Thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine

The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose
I will not I will not desert to his foes
That soul though all hell should endeavor to shake
Ill never no never no never forsake

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Written By Robert Robinson
29
Jan

A heartfelt prayer for God to tune the believers heart toward grace and steadfast love.

Come Thou Fount of every blessing
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace
Streams of mercy never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise

Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above
Praise the mount Im fixed upon it
Mount of Thy redeeming love

Here I raise mine Ebenezer
Hither by Thy help Im come
And I hope by Thy good pleasure
Safely to arrive at home

Jesus sought me when a stranger
Wandering from the fold of God
He to rescue me from danger
Interposed His precious blood

O to grace how great a debtor
Daily Im constrained to be
Let Thy goodness like a fetter
Bind my wandering heart to Thee

Prone to wander Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the God I love
Heres my heart O take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above

Nearer My God to Thee Written By Sarah Flower Adams
29
Jan

A classic devotional hymn expressing deep desire to draw nearer to God even through trials.

Nearer my God to Thee
Nearer to Thee
Een though it be a cross
That raiseth me
Still all my song shall be
Nearer my God to Thee
Nearer my God to Thee
Nearer to Thee

Though like the wanderer
The sun gone down
Darkness be over me
My rest a stone
Yet in my dreams Id be
Nearer my God to Thee
Nearer my God to Thee
Nearer to Thee

There let the way appear
Steps unto heaven
All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given
Angels to beckon me
Nearer my God to Thee
Nearer my God to Thee
Nearer to Thee

Abide With Me Written By Henry Francis Lyte
29
Jan

A gentle evening hymn asking for Gods abiding presence through change, sorrow, and death.

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

Swift to its close ebbs out lifes little day
Earths joys grow dim its glories pass away
Change and decay in all around I see
O Thou who changest not abide with me

I need Thy presence every passing hour
What but Thy grace can foil the tempters power
Who like Thyself my guide and stay can be
Through cloud and sunshine O abide with me

I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless
Ills have no weight and tears no bitterness
Where is deaths sting where grave thy victory
I triumph still if Thou abide with me