1 Love divine, so great and wondrous,Deep and mighty, pure, sublime,Coming from the heart of Jesus.Just the same through tests of time! Chorus:He the pearly gates will open,So that I may enter in;For He purchased my redemptionAnd forgave me all my sin. 2 Like a dove when hunted, frightened.As a wounded fawn was I;Brokenhearted, yet … Read more
1.Love Divine, all love excelling,Joy of heav’n, to earth come down;Fix in us Thy humble dwelling,All Thy faithful mercies crown.Jesus, Thou art all compassion;Pure, unbounded love Thou art;Visit us with Thy salvation,Enter every trembling heart. 2.Breathe, O breathe Thy loving SpiritInto every troubled breast;Let us all in Thee inherit,Let us find the promised rest.Take away … Read more
1. Lord, I am fondly, earnestly longingInto Thy holy likeness to grow;Thirsting for more and deeper communion,Yearning Thy love more fully to know. Refrain:Open the wells of grace and salvation,Pour the rich streams deep into my heart;Cleanse and refine my thought and affection,Seal me and make me pure as Thou art. 2. Dead to the … Read more
1.Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,God of glory, Lord of love;Hearts unfold like flowers before thee,Opening to the sun above.Melt the clouds of sin and sad ness;Drive the dark of doubt away;Giver of immortal gladness,Fill us with the light of day! 2. All Thy works with joy surround Thee,Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays,Stars and angels … Read more
1.Jesus, where’er Thy people meet,There they behold Thy mercy-seat:Where’er they seek Thee, Thou art found,And every place is hallowed ground. 2.For Thou, within no walls confined.Inhabitest the humble mindSuch ever bring Thee where they come,And going, take Thee to their home. 3.Great Shepherd of Thy chosen few,Thy former mercies here renew.Here to our waiting hearts … Read more
1. Jesus, the very thought of TheeWith sweetness fills my breast;But sweeter far Thy face to see,And in Thy presence rest. 2. Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,Nor can the memory findA sweeter sound than Thy blest Name,O Saviour of mankind! 3. Oh, hope of every contrite heart,Oh, joy of all the meek;To … Read more
1.Jesus, the Name high over all,In hell, or earth, or sky:Angels and men before it fall,And devils fear and fly. 2. Jesus, the Name to sinners dear.The Name to sinners given;It scatters all their guilty fear,It turns their hell to heaven. 3. Jesus, the prisoner’s fetters breaks,And bruises Satan’s head;Power into strengthless souls it speak,And … Read more
1.Jesus shall reign where’er the sunDoth his successive journeys run;His kingdom stretch from shore to shoreTill moons shall wax and wane no more. 2.For him shall endless prayer be made,And princes throng to crown His head;His name like sweet perfume shall riseWith every morning sacrifice. 3. People and realms of every tongueDwell on His love … Read more
1.Jesus Lover of my soul,Let me to Thy bosom fly.While the nearer water roll,While the tempest still is high:Hide me, O my Saviour, hide,Till the storm of life be past,Safe into the haven guide,Oh, receive my soul at last! 2. Other refuge have I none,Hangs my helpless soul on Thee;Leave, ah, leave me not alone,Still … Read more
1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise,In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,Almighty, victorious,Thy great Name we praise. 2. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,Nor wanting, nor wasting,Thou rulest in might;Thy justice like mountains high soaring above,Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love. To all life Thou … Read more
