Holy Hands (Not What My Hands Have Done) Not what my hands have done can save my guilty soul Not what my toiling flesh has borne can make my spirit whole Not what I feel or do can give me peace with God Not all my prayers and sighs and tears can bear my awful...
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Hymn of the Month – April 2013 – Come People of the Risen King
Come, People of the Risen King Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend Come, people of the Risen King, Who delight to bring Him praise; Come all and tune your hearts to sing To the Morning Star of grace. From the shifting shadows of the earth We will lift our eyes to Him, Where steady...
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Hymn of the Month – March 2013 – Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted by Thomas Kelly 1 Stricken, smitten, and afflicted, See Him dying on the tree! ‘Tis the Christ by man rejected; Yes, my soul, ’tis He, ’tis He! ‘Tis the long-expected Prophet, David’s Son, yet David’s Lord; Proofs I see sufficient of it: ‘Tis the true and faithful Word. 2 Tell me, ye...
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Hymn of the Month – February 2013 – Relentless Love
TEXT (by Chris Anderson) Relentless love embraced my soul in ages past— Love undeserved, unknown, yet deep and vast. God set His love on me—on me, in spite of me! Salvation’s work is His from first to last. Refrain Unbounded love, unfailing love, Love raised upon a tree; Unending love, prevailing love— My Savior’s sovereign love for...
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Hymn of the Month – January 2013 – How Great Thou Art
Words: Stuart K. Hine. In 1885, at age 26, Swedish preacher Carl G. Boberg wrote the words only of a poem entitled O Store Gud. Several years later, Boberg attended a meeting and was surprised to hear his poem being sung to the tune of an old Swedish melody. In the early 1920s, English missionaries,...
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Hymn of the Month – December 2012 – Joy Has Dawned
For the month of December, we will be using another Getty hymn titled, “Joy Has Dawned”. It’s a wonderful reminder that with the coming of the Lord Jesus to the Earth in Bethlehem, joy came to we the captives. There is a sample of the song here and sheet music here. Joy has dawned...
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Hymn of the Month – November 2012 – My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness
Keith & Kristi Getty are a gift to the church of our day. There is no debating that. But for the month of November they served us particularly well with their hymn centered on thankfulness. You can find the sheet music here (view for free, or purchase to download). My heart is filled with thankfulness...
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Hymn of the Month – September 2012 – Whate’er My God Ordains is Right
This wonderful hymn, forgotten by most churches, is a testimony of God’s Sovereign, faithful love. Written by Samuel Rodigast in 1676 to comfort a sick friend, he lays out what it means to deal with the problem of pain from the perspective of faith. Our God is sovereign and full of love, and though he...