Now begin the heavenly theme,Sing aloud in Jesus' name; Ye who Jesus' kindness prove, Triumph in redeeming love.
Now begin the heavenly theme,
Sing aloud in Jesus' name;
Ye who Jesus' kindness prove,
Triumph in redeeming love.
2 Ye who see the Father's grace
Beaming in the Saviour's face,
As to Canaan on ye move,
Praise and bless redeeming love.
3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears;
Banish all your guilty fears;
See your guilt and curse remove,
Cancelled by redeeming love.
4 Welcome, all by sin oppressed,
Welcome to His sacred rest;
Nothing brought Him from above,
Nothing but redeeming love.
5 Hither, then, your music bring,
Strike aloud each joyful string;
Mortals, join the host above,
Join to praise redeeming love.
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CHILDREN of the Heavenly King,
As ye journey, sweetly sing;
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,
Glorious in His works and ways.
2 We are travelling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod:
They are happy now, and we
Soon their happiness shall see.
3 Shout, ye little flock, and blest,
You on Jesus' throne shall rest;
There your seat is now prepared,
There your kingdom and reward.
4 Fear not, brethren, joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.
5 Lord, obediently we go,
Gladly leaving all below;
Only Thou our leader be,
And we still will follow Thee.
John Cennick 1742
EARTH has nothing sweet or fair,
Lovely forms or beauties rare,
But before my eyes they bring
Christ, of beauty source and spring.
2 When the morning paints the skies,
When the golden sunbeams rise,
Then my Saviour's form I find
Brightly imaged on my mind.
3 When, as moonlight softly steals,
Heaven its thousand eyes reveals,
Then I think: Who made their light,
Is a thousand times more bright.
4 Lord of all that's fair to see,
Come, reveal Thyself to me;
Let me, 'mid Thy radiant light,
See Thine unveiled glories bright.
Johann Scheffler
Tr. by Frances Elizabeth Cox 1841
ROSSTHWAITE 8s, 7s, 6 lines, with Alleluia
To the name of our Salvation Honor, worship,thanks, we pay; Which, for many a generation, Hid in God's foreknowledge
To the name of our Salvation Honor, worship, thanks, we pay; Which, for many a generation,
Hid in God's foreknowledge lay, But with holy exultation
We may sing aloud to-day.
2 Jesus is the name we treasure,
Name beyond what words can tell;
Name of gladness, name of pleasure,
Ear and heart delighting well;
Name of sweetness, passing measure,
Saving us from sin and hell.
3 'Tis the name for adoration;
'Tis the name of victory;
'Tis the name for meditation
ST. LAWRENCE 8s, 7s, 6 lines
In this vale of misery;
'Tis the name for veneration
By the citizens on high.
4 Jesus is the name exalted
Over every other name;
In this name, whene'er assaulted,
We can put our foes to shame;
Strength to them who else had halted,
Eyes to blind, and feet to lame.
5 Jesus, we Thy name adoring, Long to see Thee as Thou art; Of Thy clemency imploring
So to write it in our heart, That hereafter, upwards soaring, We with angels may have part. Tr. by John Mason Neale 1851
Master,no offer ing Costly and sweet, May we,like Mag-da-lene, Lay at Thy feet;
Yet may love's incense rise, Sweeter than sacrifice, Dear Lord, to Thee, Dear Lord, to Thee.
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