English Lyrics 1 Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ, our head and cornerstone, chosen of the Lord and precious, binding all the Church in one; holy Zion’s help forever and our confidence alone.
2 To this temple, where we call you, come, O Lord of hosts, and stay; come with all your lovingkindness, hear your people as they pray; and your fullest benediction speak within these walls today.
3 Grant, we pray, to all your faithful all the gifts they ask to gain; what they gain from you forever with the blessed to retain; And hereafter in your glory evermore with you to reign.
4 Praise and honor to the Father, praise and honor to the Son, praise and honor to the Spirit, ever three and ever one: one in might and one in glory while unending ages run!
English Lyrics Sing of the Lord’s goodnessFather of all wisdomCome to Him and bless His nameMercy He has shown usHis love is foreverFaithful to the end of daysCome then, all you nationsSing of the Lord’s goodnessMelodies of praise and thanks to GodRing out the Lord’s gloryPraise him with your musicWorship Him and bless His namePower…
Henry Francis Lyte (b. Ednam, near Kelso, Rosburghshire, Scotland, 1793; d. Nice, France, 1847) wrote this text in the late summer of 1847; he died in November of that year (various other stories about Lyte’s writing of this text do not appear to be reliable). First printed in a leaflet in 1847, the text was…
The hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the…
English Lyrics Thine be the glory, risen, conqu’ring Son;endless is the vict’ry Thou o’er death hast won.Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,kept the folded grave-clothes where Thy body lay.Thine be the glory, risen, conqu’ring Son;endless is the vict’ry Thou o’er death hast won.Thine be the glory, risen, conqu’ring Son;endless is the vict’ry Thou…
English Lyrics The splendour of a KingClothed in MajestyLet all the earth rejoiceAll the earth rejoice He wraps Himself in lightAnd darkness tries to hideAnd trembles at His voiceTrembles at His voice How great is our GodSing with me, how great is our GodAnd all will see how greatHow great is our God Age to…
English Lyrics The King of love my Shepherd is,Whose goodness faileth never;I nothing lack if I am hisAnd he is mine for ever.Where streams of living water flowMy ransomed soul he leadeth,And where the verdant pastures growWith food celestial feedeth.Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,But yet in love he sought me,And on his shoulder gently…