Give Me Thy Heart

 

                                                Give Me Thy Heart

God says, “Give me your heart.” God gave us His heart when He gave us His Son. In return, He wants us to give Him our heart. Our heart is where love resides. When we give love to God, we surrender all our past sins and desires to Him. He gave us everything that we have and He wants us to give our all to Him. Our gracious, merciful God is wanting your love. He doesn’t need it, but He freely gives us His love, so shall we freely give our love to Him.

Lyrics by Eliza E. Hewitt, arranged by William J. Kirkpatrick

“Give my thy heart, “says the Father above, no gift so precious to Him as our love, softly He whispers wherever thou are, “gratefully trust me, and give me thy heart.”

“Give me thy heart, “says the Savior of men, calling in mercy again and again; “turn now from sin, and from evil depart, have I not died for thee? Give me thy heart.

“Give me thy heart, “says the Spirit divine, “all that thou hast, to my keeping resign; Grace more abounding is mine to impart, make full surrender and give me thy heart.”

“Give me thy heart, give me thy heart,” Hear the soft whisper, wherever thou are; from this dark world He would draw thee apart, speaking so tenderly, “Give me thy heart.”

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Almost Persuaded

 

                                                Almost Persuaded

Why aren’t you persuaded to follow Jesus? Don’t wait for your life to get better, make it better now. God will forgive your sins so don’t wait until you can conquer them on your own. It can’t be done. God is your helper and will conquer your struggles if only you let go and let Him. There is no time like the present, waiting may cost you your eternity in Heaven. Arms open wide, Jesus beckons you to come to Him and accept Him. Believe in Him, He will set you free.

Lyrics by Philip P. Bliss, arranged by Philip P. Bliss

“Almost persuaded” now to believe; “Almost persuaded,” Christ to receive; Seems now some soul to say, “Go, Spirit, go Thy way, some more convenient day on Thee I’ll call.

“Almost persuaded” come, come today; “Almost persuaded,” turn not away; Jesus invites you here, Angels are lingering near, prayers rise from hearts so dear, O wanderer come.

“Almost persuaded,” harvest is past! “Almost persuaded,” doom comes at last! “Almost” cannot avail; “Almost” is but to fail! Sad, Sad that bitter wail, “Almost,” but lost.”

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Close To Thee

 

                                                Close To Thee

Throughout our ministry for Christ, whether it be easy or hard, the only way it can be done to glorify our Savior is to walk with Him. It is not for self or popularity, but for Jesus Christ alone. He is the one that gives us strength and will power to do whatever He plans for us. Let His will be done in us and in whatever we do, may we do it to glorify Him and in a manner pleasing unto Him.

Lyrics by Fanny J. Crosby, arranged by Silas J. Vail

“Thou, my everlasting portion, more than friend or life to me; all along my pilgrim journey, Savior, let me walk with Thee.

Not for ease or worldly pleasure, nor for fame my prayer shall be; gladly will I toil and suffer, only let me walk with Thee.

Lead me through the vale of shadows, bear me over life’s fitful sea; Then the gate of life eternal may I enter, Lord, with Thee.

Close to Thee, close to Thee, Close to Thee, close to Thee.

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My Jesus, I Love Thee

 

My Jesus, I Love Thee

No amount of words can express how much I Love Jesus. Can you imagine the amount of suffering He went through just to take away our sins and offer us forgiveness? He didn’t do this just for you or just for me, but for every being on the planet. For every sin committed He offered up His blood. For every small sin and every gigantic sin. It was all the same to Him. Sin is sin. What a gracious Redeemer! It’s because He loves us so much, that we show our love in return.

Lyrics by William R. Featherstone, arranged by Adoniram J. Gordon

“My Jesus, I love Thee, I know thou are mine, for Thee all the follies of sin I resign; My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou; If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, it’s now.

I love Thee because Thou has first loved me and purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree; I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow, if ever I loved Thee, my Jesus it’s now.

I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death and praise Thee as long as Thou lends me breath; And say when the death-dew lies cold on my brow, if ever I loved Thee, my Jesus it’s now.

In mansions of glory and endless delight, I’ll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright; I’ll sing with the glittering crown on my brow, if ever I loved Thee, my Jesus it’s now.

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He Keeps Me Singing

 

He Keeps Me Singing

I may not be a good singer, but I love to sing within my heart. There is always a song in my mind. It is not just some random song but a song that will put Christ in my heart. It makes you think and before long you are creating a lesson to be shared. That is one reason I started doing posts on songs from my Hymnal. I wanted to put a song in your heart so that you can grow from it and share it with others. Happy Singing!

Lyrics by Luther R. Bridgers, arranged by Luther R. Bridgers

“There’s within my heart a melody Jesus whispers sweet and low, fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still, in all of life’s ebb and flow.

All my life was wrecked by sin and strife, discord filled my heart with pain, Jesus swept across the broken strings, stirred the slumbering chords again.

Feasting on the riches of His grace, resting beneath His sheltering wing, always looking on His smiling face, that is why I shout and sing.

Though sometimes He leads through waters deep, trials fall across the way, though sometimes the path seems rough and steep, see His footprints all the way.

Soon He’s coming back to welcome me far beyond the starry sky; I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown; I shall reign with Him on high.

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus, sweetest name I know, fills my every longing, keeps me singing as I go. Amen.”

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Jesus, I Come

 

                                                            Jesus, I Come

Are you a slave to sin? Are you stuck in a state of pride or self-indulgence? Do you fall into the trap of gossiping or shameful behavior? Come to Jesus, come into His light, bend yourself to His will, do not be afraid of dying. Jesus is there, waiting for you. Come to Jesus, He will bless you and love you unconditionally.

Lyrics by William T. Sleeper, arranged by George C. Stebbins

“Out of my bondage, sorrow and night, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; Into thy freedom, gladness and light, Jesus, I come to Thee; Out of my sickness into Thy health, out of my want and into Thy wealth, Out of my sin and into Thyself, Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of my shameful failure and loss, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; Into the glorious gain of Thy cross, Jesus, I come to Thee; Out of earth’s sorrows into Thy balm, Out of life’s storms and into Thy calm, Out of distress to jubilant Psalm, Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of unrest and arrogant pride, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; Into the blessed will to abide, Jesus, I come to Thee; Out of my self to dwell in Thy love, out of despair into raptures above, upward for aye on wings like a dove, Jesus, I come to Thee.

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb, Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come; Into the joy and light of Thy home, Jesus, I come to Thee; Out of the depths of ruin untold, Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold, ever Thy glorious face to behold, Jesus, I come to Thee.

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The Rock That is Higher Than I

 

                                    The Rock That is Higher Than I

Sometimes we are faced with hard days that seem long and tiresome to us. We get weary and question whether our struggles are worth the effort. Life can be frustrating; Life can be challenging. Life can be long and seemingly impossible. We need strength and patience. We need someone to look over us and bring comfort to us. There is one person who is stronger than you and I. This song refers to Him as the Rock. Jesus Christ is our Rock and we can draw strength and comfort from Him. He is waiting, reach out to Him.

Lyrics by Erastus Johnson, arranged by William G. Fischer

“O sometimes the shadows are deep, and rough seems the path to the goal. And sorrows, sometimes how they sweep like tempests down over the soul!

O sometimes how long seems the day, and sometimes how weary my feet. But toiling in life’s dusty way, the Rock’s blessed shadow, how sweet!

O near to the Rock let me keep, if blessings or sorrows prevail; Or climbing the mountain way steep or walking the shadowy vale.

O then to the Rock let me fly, to the Rock that is higher than I; O then to the Rock let me fly, to the Rock that is higher than I!”

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