Take Time to Be Holy

 

Take Time to Be Holy

What does it mean to take time to be Holy? To me it means to be in communication with God every minute of the day. To allow Him to guide you into making good decisions and speaking the right words to others. To allow Him to fight your battles for you by surrendering your worries to Him. To commune with other saints and bless them with your prayers and your many kindnesses. To receive God’s love and to share it with others.

Lyrics by William D. Longstaff, arranged by George C. Stebbins

“Take time to be holy, speak often with thy Lord; Abide in Him always, and feed on His Word. Make friends of God’s children; Help those who are weak; Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek.

Take time to be holy, the world rushes on; Spend much time in secret with Jesus alone; By looking to Jesus, like Him thou shall be; Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see.

Take time to be holy let Him be thy guide, and run not before Him, whatever betide; In joy or in sorrow, still follow thy Lord, and, looking to Jesus, still trust in His Word.

Take time to be holy, be calm in thy soul; Each thought and each motive beneath His control; Thus led by His Spirit to fountains of love, thou soon shall be fitted for service above.”

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As a Volunteer

 

As a Volunteer

God is calling you. Whether it is to join the fight in the military or right at your home front, God is calling you. No matter what you do in life, God will give you the strength and skills to do it. It maybe He is calling you to be a prayer warrior, or a giving hand to those in need. He may be calling you to rescue a lost soul or care for the dying. God is calling you to stand beside Him and do whatever He has in store for you. If you answer the call, when we gather in heaven a crown of glory will be waiting there for you.

Lyrics by W. S. Brown, arranged by Charles H. Gabriel

“A call for loyal soldiers comes to one and all; Soldiers for the conflict, will you heed the call! Will you answer quickly with a ready cheer,

Yes, Jesus calls for soldiers who are filled with power, soldiers who will serve Him every day and hour; He will not forsake you, He is ever near;

He calls you, for He loves you with a heart most kind, He whose heart was broken, broken for mankind; Now, just now He calls you, calls in accents clear;

And when the war is over, and the victory won, when the true and faithful gather one by one, He will crown with glory all who there appear;

Will you be enlisted as a volunteer? A volunteer for Jesus, a soldier true! Others have enlisted, why not you? Jesus is the captain, we will never fear; Will you be enlisted as a volunteer? Amen

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There is a Green Hill Far Away

 

There is a Green Hill Far Away

Jesus Christ is the only one who could have died for us to take away our sins. We don’t know the extent of the pain and anguish that He suffered for us, but we do know that it took someone who loved us so much that He was willing to die for us. There is none other good enough or strong enough to do what He did for us. There might be a time when you might feel you would take a loved one’s place to die so they won’t suffer so much, but could you really? Jesus saved us and He is the only one that can truly save us from our sins and suffering.

Lyrics by Cecil F. Alexander, arranged by George C. Stebbins

“There is a green hill far away, without a city wall, where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all.

We may not know we cannot tell what pains He had to bear; but we believe it was for us He hung and suffered there.

He died that we might be forgiven, He died to make us good, that we might go at last to Heaven, saved by His precious blood.

There was no other good enough, to pay the price of sin; He only could unlock the gate of Heaven and let us in.

Oh, dearly has He loved, and we must love Him too; And trust in His redeeming blood, and try His works to do.”

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Surely Goodness and Mercy

 

Surely Goodness and Mercy

When Jesus finds us where we are, He leads us on the path to Heaven. At times, we stray from the path and we get weary. God gives us the strength that we need to get through the day. He takes us by hand and guides us every step of the way. He offers His protection. Then in the end He leads us safely to the mansion He has prepared for us.

Lyrics by John W. Peterson, arranged by Alfred B. Smith

“A pilgrim was I and a wandering, in the cold night of sin I did roam, when Jesus the kind Shepherd found me, and now I am on my way home.

He restoreth my soul when I’m weary, He giveth me strength day by day, He leads me beside the still waters, He guards me each step of the way.

When I walk through the dark lonesome valley, my Savior will walk with me there; And safely His great hand will lead me to the mansions He’s gone to prepare.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days, all the days of my life; surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days, all the days of my life. And I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever, and I shall feast at the table spread for me, surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days, all the days of my life. All the days, all the days of my life.”

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O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

 

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

If you are a parent, you know how to love your children unconditionally. No matter how many mistakes they make or burdens they bear, you will always love them. God knows His children and He loves us unconditionally. When Jesus went through the pain and anguish of ridicule and the grief and shame He bore for us, God never stopped loving Him. In return, how can you not love a God who loves us as much as He does. We as His children, love Him unconditionally. It all comes down to grace.

Lyrics by Hans L. Hassler, arranged by J. S. Bach

“O sacred head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down. Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, Thine only crown; O sacred Head, what glory, what bliss till now was Thine! Yet, though despised and gory, I joy to call Thee mine.

O noblest brow and dearest, in other days the world all feared when Thou appears; What shame on Thee is hurled! How are Thou pale with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn; How does that visage languish which once was bright as morn!

What Thou, my Lord, has suffered was all for sinners’ gain. Mine, mine was the transgression, but Thine was deadly pain. Lo, here I fall my Savior! Tis I deserve Thy place; Look on me with Thy favor, vouch-safe to me Thy grace.

What language shall I borrow to thank Thee, dearest friend, for this Thy dying sorrow, Thy pity without end? O make me Thine forever; and should I fainting be, Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to Thee.”

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Lead Me to Calvary

 

Lead Me to Calvary

It’s important to know and retain the story of Jesus. His death, burial and resurrection is the crowning event of His life. It is the story of Mary weeping and the angels guarding His tomb. It is the story of the empty tomb and His releasing of the crown of thorns to be resurrected to Heaven. It is the story of forgiveness of our sins. And the preparations He is making in heaven for us to join Him there.

Lyrics by Jennie E. Hussy, arranged by William J. Kirkpatrick

“King of my life, I crown Thee now, Thine shall the glory be; Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, lead me to Calvary.

Show me the tomb where Thou was laid, tenderly mourned and wept; Angels the robes in light arrayed guarded Thee while Thou slept.

Let me like Mary, through the gloom, come with a gift to Thee; Show to me now the empty tomb, lead me to Calvary.

May I be willing, Lord, to bear daily my cross for Thee; Even Thy cup of grief to share, Thou has borne all for me.

Lest I forget Gethsemane; Lest I forget Thine agony; Lest I forget Thy love for me, lead me to Calvary.”

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The Church's One Foundation

 

The Church’s One Foundation

If you are a child of God, then you are His church. Jesus is our foundation. It matters not what the sign on your church building says. It is the people that make up the church who believe in Jesus Christ, have accepted Him as the Lord and Savior and have been baptized. We worship as one, with the same heart and mind. We worship the same God, with the same faith and are baptized into the One who became our foundation. We take the same communion and receive God’s grace and blessings.

Lyrics by Samuel J. Stone, arranged by Samuel S. Wesley

“The Church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is His new creation by water and the Word; From Heaven He came and sought her to be His Holy bride; With His own blood He bought her, and for her life He died.

Elect from every nation, yet one over all the earth, her charter of salvation, One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food, and to one hope she presses, with every grace endued.

Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war, she waits the consummation of peace forever more; Till, with the vision glorious, her longing eyes are blest, and the great church victorious shall be the church at rest.

Yet she on earth has union with God the Three in One, and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won; O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we, like them, the meek and lowly, on high my dwell with Thee. Amen

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