1. O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain; For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. 2. O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, [...]
1. God of the ages, whose almighty hand Leads forth in beauty all the starry band Of shining worlds in splendor through the skies, Our grateful songs before thy throne arise. 2. Thy love divine hath led us in the past; In this free land with thee our lot is cast; Be thou our [...]
Prayer of Confession Almighty and merciful God, the fountain of all goodness, who knowest the thoughts of our hearts, we confess unto thee that we have sinned against thee, and done evil in thy sight. Wash us, we beseech tee, from the stains of our past sins, and give us grace and power to put [...]
Lord, you have come to the lakeshore Looking neither for wealthy nor wise ones; You only asked me to follow humbly. Refrain: O Lord, with your eyes you have searched me, And while smiling have spoken my name; Now my boat’s left on the shoreline behind me; By your side I will seek other [...]
1. O let the Son of God enfold you With his Spirit and his love. Let him fill your heart and satisfy your soul. O let him have the things that hold you, And his Spirit like a dove Will descend upon your life and make you whole. Refrain: Jesus, O Jesus, come and fill [...]
1. Jesus shall reign where’er the sun Does its successive journeys run; His kingdom spread from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2. To Jesus endless prayer be made, And endless praises crown his head; His name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3. People [...]
1. Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. 2. Before our Father’s throne We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one, Our comforts and our cares. 3. We share each other’s woes, our mutual burdens bear; [...]
1. Blest be the dear uniting love That will not let us part; Our bodies may far off remove, We still are one in heart. 2. Joined in one spirit to our Head, Where he appoints we go, And still in Jesus’ footsteps tread, And do his work below. 3. O may we ever walk [...]
Verses 1-5, 7 1. O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace! 2. My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honors of thy name. 3. Jesus! the name that [...]
1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Leaning on the everlasting arms; What a blessedness, what a peace is mine, Leaning on the everlasting arms. Refrain: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms; Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms. 2. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way, Leaning on the [...]
