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Hymns Song Book
Hymns Song Book
All of the songs in this songbook require the skill to play single notes (the ability to play only one
note at a time). Because I consider playing single notes an intermediate level technique,
even the simplest kids' songs will be rated at an intermediate level (essentially, I don’t
consider playing songs a beginning level skill). My DVDs are full of beginning level jams and
exercises that are super fun, sound great and will ensure that you develop good habits by
learning to walk before you learn to run. I highly recommend you practice with my DVDs
before playing the songs in this songbook (unless you feel confident that you are properly
using the deep relaxed embouchure while playing single notes).
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
You’ve taken a huge first step in creating your dreams for playing the harmonica. I’m honored
that you’ve given me this opportunity to support you on this musical journey.
The way I look at it, we’re in this thing together.
If you succeed, I succeed! Since the majority of my students just want to play for their own
enjoyment, I define success as: The satisfaction YOU get when you play music that makes
you happy!
Because I want you to succeed in enjoying the harmonica, I highly recommend that
you play through my first few DVDs before trying to learn any of the songs in this
songbook.
My experience teaching for twenty years has shown me that students have the highest
level of success if they develop good habits prior to learning songs. Most harmonica
teachers encourage students to learn songs right away and I believe that this can be a recipe
for failure. I’m confident that playing through my DVDs first will be the quickest way for you to
play the songs you love because you will develop the essential skills you need first… that way
you won’t get frustrated.
I have found that many students develop bad habits if they try to learn songs when
they’re not yet ready. Many students are so eager to learn songs that they just can’t wait.
The choice is yours and I respect your free choice. If you're having fun learning songs and
you're staying relaxed, it’s probably fine, but if you're finding that you're struggling and getting
frustrated please come back to learning songs after you’ve played through my DVDs first.
1. Use a 10-hole Diatonic Harmonica (that’s the most common 10-hole harmonica without
any fancy stuff or a button on the side). You can play all of the songs with any key harmonica
you choose. If you want to play along with a band or an original recording, you will need to find
out the key of the song and use the appropriate key harmonica (refer to the Blues DVDs for
understanding how to do this).
2. If you’re trying to learn a song and it’s not going well, move on to a different song that’s
easier for you. I personally found many of the advanced songs in this songbook challenging, so I
expect you may too.
3. Instead of trying to learn lots of songs, you might find it helpful to focus your energy on
one song that you love. Pick a song that is easy for you and play it over and over. You may
even want to memorize it. Then you can surprise your friends and relatives when you’re ready (or
just play it for your own enjoyment). I recommend you play the songs that you are familiar with
and skip the ones you don’t know.
4. FEEL FREE TO BE CREATIVE!!! When I learn songs, I always assume they’re not written
exactly correct and I give myself the freedom to add my own touch. I like to use harmonica
tablature as a guideline. For example, when the same note is played twice I sometimes like to
play it only once and sustain it with a soulful feeling. So, whether you’re playing the songs from
this songbook or if you're finding songs on the Internet, I recommend you give yourself the
freedom to change the notes so they sound right to you.
5. Be patient with yourself. If you are having difficulty playing the 2-draw hole or the 3-draw hole,
you’re not alone. Most students find it very difficult to create a clear sweet note on these holes (so
your harmonica is probably not broken. Refer to my DVD, Finally Learning to Bend, for extra
support on these notes). Holes 8, 9 and 10 can also be very difficult.
6. Use The Finger Trick. As explained on my DVDs, you can use the finger trick if you’re not
confident that you're on the right note. Quick Review: Use the pointer fingers (index fingers) of
both hands to physically obstruct the undesired notes so that only the note you want to play is left
unobstructed. This trick still helps me sometimes, so I’m guessing it may help you too.
The easiest way to learn harmonica tablature is to study the examples below. They all involve
playing single notes (which means playing only one hole at a time). If you don’t already know
how to play single notes and to be able to confidently jump from one single note to the next, I
recommend playing with my DVDs before proceeding.
When playing the harmonica tabs in this document, the key to the notes is as follows:
1 means blow on hole number 1
-1 means draw on hole number 1
45 means blow on hole number 4 and hole number 5 at the same time
-45 means draw on hole number 4 and hole number 5 at the same time
The "+" symbol is also a common method for representing a blow note. It is used occasionally to
familiarize you with this system.
1 or +1 means blow on hole number 1
4 or +4 means blow on hole number 4
Bending
(Refer to my DVD’s for deeper understanding and to be able to play these advanced techniques)
-2’ means play 2 draw bent down a half step
-2’’ means play 2 draw bent down two half steps
-2’’’ means play 2 draw bent down three half steps
Note: Some harp tabs use the letter b instead of the ' to represent levels of bending.
Quiz:
To see if you understand the chart above, here is a little quiz.
What note would you play for the following examples?
Example 1: 5
Example 2: -7
Example 3: -12
Example 4: 9'
Answers:
Example 1: 5 means blow on hole number 5
Example 2: -7 means draw on hole number 7
Example 3: -12 means draw on hole number 1 and hole number 2 at the same time
(Did you remember that, because we’re playing a 10-hole harmonica, there is no hole
number 12?)
Example 4: 9' means blow on hole number 9 and bend it down a half step
5 5 -4 4
A-bide with me!
6 -6 6 6 -5 5
Fast falls the ev-en-tide.
5 -5 6 -6 6
The dark-ness deep-ens;
-5 -4 5 -5 6
Lord, with me a-bide!
5 5 -4 4 6
When oth-er help-ers
6 -5 -5 5 -4
fail and com-forts flee,
-4 5 -5 5 -4
Help of the help-less,
4 -5 5 -4 4
oh, a-bide with me!
6 6 5 5 6 6 -4 -4
O beau-ti-ful for spa-cious skies,
5 -5 6 -6 -7 6
For am-ber waves of grain,
6 6 5 5 6 6 -4 -4
For pur-ple moun-tain maj-es-ties
-8 7 -8 8 -6 -8
A-bove the fruit-ed plain
6 8 8 -8 7 7 -7 -7
A-mer-i-ca! A-mer-i-ca!
7 -8 -7 -6 6 7
God shed His grace on thee,
7 7 -6 -6 7 7 6 6
And crown thy good with broth-er-hood
6 -6 7 6 -8 7
From sea to shin-ing sea.
6-6 7 8 7 8 -8 7 -6 6
A-a-maz-i-ng Grace! How sweet the sound!
6 -6 7 8 7 8 -8 8 9
Th-at saved a-a wretch li-ke me!
-8 8 9 9 8 7 -6 6 7 -6 6
I-i once wa-s lost, bu-t now am found;
6 -6 7 8 7 8 -8 7
W-as blind, b-u-t now I see.
6 7 8 7 -7 -8 7 6
Thou my ev-er-last-ing port-ion,
7 8 9 8 7 8 -8
More than friend or life to me;
6 7 8 8 8 9 9 -9
All a-long my pil-grim jour-ney,
8 -8 7 8 8 -8 7
Sav-iour, let me walk with Thee.
chorus
-7 7 -8 -9 -7 7
Close to Thee, close to Thee,
8 -9 9 9 8 -8
Close to Thee, close to Thee;
6 7 8 8 8 9 9 -9
All a-long my pil-grim jour-ney,
8 -8 7 8 8 -8 7
Sav-iour, let me walk with Thee.
7 7 7 8 -9 9 -10 9
Good Chris-tian men, re-jo-i-ce
9 7 7 8 -9 9 -10 9
With heart and soul and vo-i-ce;
9 -10 9 -9 8 -8 7
Give ye heed to what we say:
7 7 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 8
News! news! Je-sus Christ is born to-day!
9 -10 9 -9 8 -8 7
Ox and ass be-fore Him bow,
7 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 8
And He is in the man-ger now.
-6 -6 -7 -7 7 9
Christ is born to-da-y!
8 8 -8 -8 7
Christ is born to-day!
5 -4 5 -5 5
Have Thine own way, Lord!
4 -3 4 -4
Have Thine own way!
-4 4 -4 5 -4
Thou art the Pot-ter;
-4 4 -3 4
I am the clay.
5 -4 5 -5 5
Mold me and make me
6 -5 6 -6
af-ter Thy will,
-6 -7 -6 6 5
While I am wait-ing,
-4 4 -4 4
yield-ed and still.
4 4 5 5 6 6
Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly!
-6 -6 -6 6 5
Lord God Al-might-y!
6 6 6 6 7 -7
Ear-ly in the morn-ing
6 -4 6 -6 6 6
our song shall rise to Thee.
4 4 5 5 6 6
Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho-ly;
-6 -6 -6 -6 6 6
mer-ci-ful and might-y!
7 6 6 -6 5
God in three Per-sons,
-5 -4 -4 4 4
bless-ed Trin-i-ty!
6 6 6 5
O Lord my God!
6 6 6 -6 -6 -5 -6
When I in awe-some won-der
-6 -6 -6 6
Con-sid-er all
5 6 6 -5 -5 5
the worlds Thy hands have made,
6 6 6 5
I see the stars,
6 6 6 -6 -6 -5 -6
I hear the roll-ing thun-der,
-6 -6 -6 6
Thy pow'r through-out
5 6 6 -5 -5 5
the u-ni-verse dis-played,
chorus
6 6 7 8
Then sings my soul,
-8 7 -7 7 -6 6
my Sav-iour God to Thee;
7 7 -7 -4
How great Thou art,
-5 -6 6 5
how great Thou art!
-8 7 -7 7 -6 6
my Sav-iour God to Thee;
7 -7 7 -8
How great Thou art,
8 -9 -7 7
how great Thou art!
4 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 -6 6 6
I know not why God's won-drous grace
5 6 6 -6 6 -5 5 -4
To me He has made known,
-5 5 5 -5 5 -4 4 -6 6 6
Nor why un-wo r-th-y, Christ in love
5 6 6 -6 6 -5-4 4
Re-deemed me for His own.
chorus
4 4 7 7 7 -7 -6 -6 6
But I know whom I have be-liev-ed
6 -6 6 6 -5 -5 6 -5 -5 5
And am per-suad-ed that He is a-ble
4 7 7 7 -7 -6 -6 6
To keep that which I've com-mit-ted
6 6 -7 -6 -7 6 7
Un-to Him a-gainst that day.
6 7 6 6 7 8 -8 7
I love to tell the st-o-ry
7 7 -6 -8 7 -6 6
of un-seen thi-ngs a-bove,
6 -8 7 -8 8 -8 7
Of Je-sus and His glor-y,
7 8 9 8 8 -8 7 -8
O-f Je-sus a-nd His love.
-8 -8 8 -9 -9 -9 8
I love to tell the stor-y
8 8 -8 7 -8 7 -7
be-cause I know 't-is true
-7 -6 -7 7 -6 -6 6
It sat-is-fies my long-ings
7 -8 7 8 -8 7
as noth-ing else can do.
chorus
6 6 -7 -8 8 -8 7
I love to tell the stor-y!
7 7 -9 -9 -9 -9 8
'Twill be my theme in glor-y
8 9 8 8 -8 7 -8 7
To tell the ol-d, old stor-y
-6 6 7 -8 7 7
Of Je-sus and His love.
7 8 -8 7 -7 7
I need Thee ev'-ry hour,
7 7 -8 7 -6 6
Most gra-c-i-ous Lord;
6 -8 8 -8 6 8
No ten-der voice like Thine
7 -7 7 -7 -6 6
can pe-ace af-for-d.
chorus
8 8 7 -9 8 8 -8
I need Thee, O I need Thee;
-8 7 8 -8 -8 7
Ev-'ry hour I need Thee.
7 7 -8 7 -6 6 7
O bless me now, my Sav-iour,
-8 8 7 -8 7
I co-me to Thee.
5 5 -5 5 -4 -4 5 -4
All to Je-sus I sur-ren-der,
4 4 -5 5 -4 5 4
All to Him I free-ly give;
5 5 -5 5 -4 -4 5 -4
I will ev-er love and trust Him,
4 4 -5 5 -4 5 4
In His pres-ence dai-ly live.
chorus
7 -7 -6 6 -5 -7 -6 6 -5 5
I sur-ren-der all, I sur-ren-der all,
5 -5 -6 6 7 -7 -7 -6
All to Thee, my bless-ed Sav-ior,
6 -5 5 -4 4
I sur-ren-der all.
5 -5 6 6 -6 6 7 6
I will sing the won-drous stor-y
6 6 6 6 -6 6 6
of the Christ who died for me,
5 -5 6 6 -6 6 7 6
How He right His home in glor-y
6 7 -7 6 -5 -4 4
For the cross of Cal-var-y.
chorus
6 -6 -7 7 7 -7 -6 6 5
Y-es, I'll sing the wond-rous stor-y,
6 6 6 6 -6 6 6
Of the Christ who died for me;
6 -6 -7 7 7 -7 -6 6 5
Si-ng it with the saints in glor-y,
6 7 -7 6 -5 -4 4
Gather-ed by the cry-stal sea.
6 6 5 -5 6 7 -8 8
I come to the gar-den a-lone,
-8 7 7 7 -8 7 -6 7 6
While the dew is still on the ros-es;
-7 7 -8 -8 -7
And the voice I hear,
-6 -7 7 -8 8
fall-ing on my ear,
8 -8 8 -8 7 -7 7 -8
The Son of God dis-clo-s-es.
chorus
8 -8 7 7 7
And He walks with me,
-7 -6 -7 -7 -7
and He talks with me,
6 6 -9 -9 -9 8 -8 8
And He tells me I am His own,
7 -8 8 8 -8
And the joy we share
-8 -7 7 7 7
as we tar-ry there,
-6 6 7 7 -7 -8 7
None oth-er has ev-er known.
5 5 5 -4 5 -5 -5 5 -4 6
There have been names that I have loved to hear,
6 6 6 -5 6 -6 -6 6 -5 5
But nev-er has there been a name so dear
-4 5 -5 6 -4 5 -5 -6 6 6
To this heart of mine, as the name di-vine,
5 -4 -4 -4 -4 5 -5 -6 6
The pre-cious, pre-cious name of Je-sus.
6 6 -5 6 7 7 -7 -6 6
Je-sus is the sweet-est name I know,
6 -6 6 -5 -5 -6 -7 -6 6 6
And He's just the same as His love-ly name,
6 6 6 -5 6 7 7 -7 -6 6
And that's the rea-son why I love Him so;
5 -4 -4 -4 5 -5 -5 5 -4 4
Oh, Je-sus is the sweet-est name I know.
5 5 5 4 -4 -4 -4
Je-sus, Lov-er of my soul,
5 5 6 -5 5 -4 4
let me to Thy bos-om fly.
5 5 5 4 -4 -4 -4
While the near-er wat-ers roll,
5 5 6 -5 5 -4 4
While the temp-est still is high!
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 6
Hide me, O my Sav-iour, hide,
6 6 6 6 -6 -6 6
Till the storm of life is past.
5 5 5 4 -4 -4 -4
Safe in-to the hav-en guide,
5 5 6 -5 5 -4 4
Oh, re-ceive my soul at last!
6 5 5 -4 5 6 6
Je-sus loves me! this I know,
-6 -6 7 -6 -6 6 6
For the Bi-ble tells me so.
6 5 5 -4 5 6 6
Lit-tle ones to Him be-long;
-6 -6 6 4 5 -4 4
They are weak, but He is strong.
chorus,
6 5 6 -6 7
Yes, Je-sus loves me.
6 5 4 5 -4
Yes, Je-sus loves me.
6 5 6 -6 7
Yes, Je-sus loves me.
-6 6 4 5 -4 4
The Bi-ble tells me so.
8 8 8 -8 7 -6 6 7
Je-sus loves the lit-tle child-ren,
-8 -8 8 -8 7 8 -8
All the child-ren of the world.
6 -5 5 6 7 -8 7
Red and yel-low, black and white,
7 -7 -6 -7 7 -6 6
They are prec-ious in His sight,
8 -8 7 -7 7 -6
Je-sus loves the lit-tle
-7 6 -7 -8 7
child-ren of the world.
8 8 -9 9 9 -9 8 -8
Joy-ful, joy-ful, we a-dore Thee,
7 7 -8 8 8 -8 -8
God of glo-ry, Lord of love;
8 8 -9 9 9 -9 8 -8
Hearts un-fold like flowers be-fore Thee,
7 7 -8 8 -8 7 7
Open-ing to the sun a-bove,
-8 -8 8 7 -8 8-9 8 7
Melt the clouds of sin and sad-ness,
-8 8-9 8 -8 7 -8 6
Drive the dark of doubt a-way;
8 8 -9 9 9 -9 8 -8
Giv-er of im-mor-tal glad-ness,
7 7 -8 8 -8 7 7
Fill us with the light of day.
4 -4 5 5 6-5 5 -4 5 -5 5
Ju-st as I a-m, with-o-ut one plea
6 6 -4 5 -5 -6 -6 6 5
But th-at Thy blood was shed for me,
4 -4 5 5 6 -5 5 -6 -6 7 -7
A-nd that Thou bidd-st me come to The-e
-6 6 6 6-5 5 -4 6 5
O Lamb of Go-d, I come, I come!
6 6 -6 5 6 6 -5
I am weak but Thou art strong;
-8 7 -7 6 -6 7 -6 6
Je-sus, keep me from all wro-ng.
8 8 8 7 -8 8 -8 7
I'll be sat-is-fied as lo-ng
7 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7 7
As I walk, dear Lord, close to Thee.
6 6 -6 5 6 6 -5
Just a clos-er walk with Thee,
-8 7 -7 6 -6 7 -6 6
Grant it, Je-sus, is my ple-a.
8 8 8 7 -8 8 -8 7
Dail-y walk-ing close to The-e,
7 -6 6 6 6 -6 -7 7
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
5 5 -4 4 4 -5 -5 5
King of my life I crown Thee now,
5 -4 4 6 5 -4
Thine shall the glo-ry be;
5 5 -4 4 4 -6 -6 6
Lest I for-get Thy thorn-crowned brow,
4 4 -4 5 -4 4
Lead me to Cal-va-ry.
chorus
-4 -4 5 -5 -6 6 -5 5
Lest I for-get Geth-sem-a-ne,
-4 -4 5 -5 -6 6 -5 5
Lest I for-get Thine ag-o-ny,
7 7 7 -7 -7 -6 -6 6
Lest I for-get Thy love for me,
4 4 -4 5 -4 4
Lead me to Cal-va-ry.
6 -6 7 7 7 7 8
Let us break bread to-geth-er
-8 -8 7
on our knees;
8 -9 9 9 9 9 10
Let us break bread to-geth-er
-10 -10 9
on our knees;
7 8 9 9 9 9
When I fall on my knees,
-10 9 -9 -9 -8 -9 -9 -9
with my face to the ris-ing sun,
9-9 8 8 7 8 -8 7
O-o Lord, have mer-cy on me.
7 7 -8 -8 8 9
Like a riv-er glo-rious
-9 -9 -8 -8 8
is God's per-fect peace,
7 7 -8 -8 8 7
O-ver all vic-to-rious
-7 -7 -6 -6 6
in it's bright in-crease;
9 9 9 9 -10 9
Per-fect, yet it flow-eth,
-9 -9 8 8 -8
full-er ev-ery day,
8 8 -8 -8 7 -8
Per-fect, yet it grow-eth,
8 8 -8 -8 7
Deep-er all the way.
chorus,
9 9 9 9 -10 9
Trust-ing in Je-ho-vah,
-9 -9 8 8 -8
Hearts are ful-ly blest,
8 8 -8 -8 7 -8
Find-ing, as He prom-ised,
8 8 -8 -8 7
Per-fect peace and rest.
6 8 8 7 7 -6 7 -6 6
I wan-dered far a-wa-y from God.
7 7 8 8 -8
Now I'm com-ing home,
6 8 8 7 7 -6 7 -6 6
The path of sin too lo-ng I've walked,
7 7 -8 -8 7
Lord, I'm com-ing home.
8 8 7 7 7 -6 6 7 8 7 -8
Com-ing home, com-ing home nev-er more to roam.
8 8 7 7 -6 7 -6 6
Op-en wide thine ar-ms of Love,
7 7 -8 -8 7
Lord, I'm com-ing home.
6 7 -8 8 8
Dy-ing with Je-sus,
8 -9 7 -8 8
by death reck-oned mine;
8 -8 7 -8 8
Liv-ing with Je-sus
-8 7 -7 -6 -8
a new life di-vine;
6 7 -8 8 8
Look-ing to Je-sus
8 -9 -9 8 -8
till glor-y doth shine,
9 -9 8 -6 -8
Mo-ment by mo-ment,
7 -7 8 -8 7
O Lord, I am Thine.
chorus
8 -9 9 8 -8
Mo-ment by mo-ment
7 -7 7 -8 8
I'm kept in His love;
8 -9 9 8 -8
Mo-ment by mo-ment
7 -6 -7 7 -8
I've life from a-bove.
8 -10 -10 9 -9
till glor-y doth shine,
-9 8 -8 -6 -8
Mo-ment by mo-ment,
7 -7 8 -8 7
O Lord, I am Thine.
6 -6 6 7 -8 8
More love to Thee, O Christ,
8 -8 7 -8
More love to Thee!
6 -6 6 7 -8 8
Hear Thou the prayer I make
-8 7 -7 7
On bend-ed knee,
-9 -9 -9 -9 8 8
This is my earn-est plea;
-8 -8 -8 -8 7 7
More love, O Christ, to Thee,
-6 -6 -6 7 -8 7 -7 7
More love to Thee, more love to Thee.
4 5 6 6 -5 5
My faith looks up to Thee,
-4 -4 -5 -5 5 -4
Thou Lamb of Cal-var-y,
5 -4 -6 6
Sav-iour div-ine!
6 5 -5 6 -6 6
Now hear me while I pray;
6 5 -5 6 -6 6
Take all my guilt a-way.
7 -7 -6 6 -5 5
Oh let me from this day
4 -4 6 4
Be whol-ly Thine!
7 8 -9 -9 8 -8 7
My Je-sus, I love thee,
8 -8 -7 -7 7
I know thou art mine.
7 8 -9 -9 8 -8 7
For Thee all the fol-lies
8 -8 -7 -7 7
Of sin I re-sign.
8 9 -10 9 -9 8 -8
My gra-cious re-deem-er
6 8 9 -9 -8 7 -7
My sa-viour art thou
7 8 -9 -9 8 -8 7
If ev-er I loved thee,
8 9 -9 8 -8 7
My Je - sus 'tis now.
8 -8 7 7 -6 -6
Near-er, My God to Thee,
6 7 8 -8
Near-er to Thee,
8 -8 7 7 -6 -6
E'en though it be a cross
6 7 -7 -8 7
th-at rais-eth me!
9 -10 9 9 8 9
Still all my song shall be,
9 -10 9 9 8 -8
Near-er, my God, to Thee!
8 -8 7 7 -6 -6
Near-er, my God, to Thee!
6 7 -7 -8 7
Ne-ar-er to Thee!
7 7 7 -8 8 9 8
What can wash a-way my sin?
7 7 7 -8 8 8 -8 7
Noth-ing but the blood of Je-sus;
7 7 7 -8 8 9 8
What can make me whole a-gain?
7 7 7 -8 8 8 -8 7
Noth-ing but the blood of Je-sus.
chorus
9 8 -8 8 9 8
Oh! pre-cious is the flow
-8 -8 7 -8 -8 8 9
That makes me white as sn-ow;
9 8 -8 8 9 8
No oth-er fount I know,
7 7 7 -8 8 8 -8 7
Noth-ing but the blood of Je-sus.
7 7 6 7 -8 6
O come, all ye faith-ful,
8 -8 8 -9 8 -8
Joy-ful and tri-um-phant,
7 7 -7 -6 -7 7 -8 8 -7 -6 6 6
O come ye, O co-me ye to Be-th-le-hem;
9 -9 8 -9 8
Come and be-hold Him,
-8 8 7 -8 -7 -6 6
Born the King of An-ge-ls:
7 7 -7 7 -8 7 6
O come, let us a-dore Him,
8 8 -8 8 -9 8 -8
O come, let us a-dore Him,
8 -9 8 -8 7 -7 7 -9
O come, let us a-dore H-im,
8 -8 7 7
Chr-ist, the Lord.
5 5 5 6
O ho-ly night!
6 -6 -6 -5 -6 7 6
the stars are bright-ly shin-ing,
6 5 -4 4
It is the night
5 -5 6 -5 -4 4
of the dear Sav-ior's birth!
5 5 5 6
Long lay the world
6 -6 -6 -5 -6 7 6
in sin and dark-ness pin-ing,
6 -5 5 -7
Till He ap-peared,
6 -6 -7 7 -7 5
gift of in-fi-nite worth!
6 6 -6 -4
Be-hold the Babe
6 -6 6 7 5 -6 6
in yon-der man-ger low-ly,
6 6 -6 -4
'Tis God's own Son
6 -6 6 7 5 6
come down in Hu-man form:
7 -7 -6 -7
-7 -8 -6 -6 -6 7 7
be-fore the Lord most ho-ly!
7 8 -8 6 7
O night, di-vine,
-7-6 6 6 -6 6 6
O-o night when Christ was born!
7 -8 6 8
O night di-vine,
-8 7 -7 7 -8 7
O night, O night di-vine!
4 5 5 5 -4 5 4 4 4
There is a na-me I love to hear,
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I love to si-ng its wor-th;
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It sounds like mu-s-ic in mine ear,
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The swe-et-est name on earth.
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O how I love Je-sus!
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O how I love Je-s-us!
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O how I love Je-sus,
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Be-cau-se He first loved me!
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O lit-tle town of Beth-le-hem,
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How still w-e see thee lie!
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A-bove thy deep and dream-less sleep
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The si-le-nt stars go by:
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Yet in thy dark sreets shin-eth
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The ev-er-last-ing Light:
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The hopes and fears of all the years
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Are met in thee to-night.
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O wor-ship the King,
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all glo-rious a-bove,
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And grate-ful-ly sing
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His wo-n-der-ful love;
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Our Shield and De-fend-er,
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the An-cient of Days,
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Pa-vil-ioned in splen-dor,
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and gir-d-ed with praise.
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Come, ev-'ry soul by sin o-press'd;
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There's mer-cy with the Lord;
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And He will sure-ly give you rest
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By trust-ing in His Word.
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On-ly tru-st Him, on-ly trust Him,
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On-ly trust Him now;
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He will sa-ve you, He will save you,
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He will save you now.
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On-ward, Christ-ian so-ld-iers,
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March-ing as to war,
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With the cross of Je-sus
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Go-ing on be-fore!
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Christ, the roy-al Ma-s-ter,
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leads a-gainst the foe;
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For-ward in-to ba-tt-l-e,
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See His ban-ner go!
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Onward, Christian so-l-d-i-ers,
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Marching as t-o war,
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With the cross of Je-sus
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Go-ing on be-fore!
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Pass me not, O gent-le Sav-iour,
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Hear my humb-le cry,
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While on oth-ers Thou art call-ing,
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do not pass me by.
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Sav-iour, Sa-v-iour, hear my hum-ble cry;
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While on oth-ers Thou art call-ing,
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Do not pass me by.
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I've got peace like a riv-er,
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I've got peace like a riv-er,
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I've got peace like a riv-er in my soul,
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I've got peace like a riv-er,
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I've got peace like a riv-er,
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I've got peace like a riv-er in my soul.
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Praise to the Lord, the Al-might-y,
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The King of Cre-at-ion!
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O my soul, praise Him,
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For He is thy health and sal-vat-ion!
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All ye who hear,
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Now to His temp-le draw near;
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Join me in glad ad-or-at-ion!
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We praise Thee, O God,
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for the Son of Thy love,
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Fo-r Je-sus who died
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and is now gone a-bove.
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Hal-le-lu-jah! Thine the glo-ry,
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Hal-le-lu-jah! A-men;
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Hal-le-lu-jah! Thine the glo-ry;
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Re-vive us a-gain.
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Rock of A-ges, cleft for me,
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Let me hide my-self in Thee.
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Let the wat-er and the blood,
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From Thy wound-ed side which flowed,
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Be of sin the doub-le cure,
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Save from wrath and make me pure.
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Sav-iour, like a shep-herd le-ad u-s
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Much we need Thy ten-der care.
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In Thy plea-sant past-ures fe-ed u-s;
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For our use Thy folds pre-pare.
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Bless-ed Je-sus, bless-ed Je-sus,
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Thou hast bought us; Thine we are.
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Bless-ed Jes-us, bless-ed Jes-us,
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Thou hast bought us; Thine we are.
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Shall we gath-er at the riv-er,
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Where bright ang-el feet have tr-od,
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With its cry-stal tide for-e-ver
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Flow-ing by t-h-e throne o-f God?
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Yes, we'll gath-er at the riv-er,
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The beaut-i-ful, the beaut-i-ful riv-er;
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Gath-er with the saints at the riv-er
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That flows by the throne o-f God.
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S-i-lent night, h-o-ly night,
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All is calm, all is bright,
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round yon vi-r-gin moth-er and child,
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Ho-ly in-fant so ten-der and mild,
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Sleep in heav-en-ly pea-ce,
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Sl-eep in hea-ven-ly peace.
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Spir-it of God,
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de-scend up-on my heart:
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Wean it from earth,
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through all its puls-es move.
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Stoop to my week-ness,
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might-y as Thou art,
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And make me love Thee
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as I ought to love.
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Stand up, stand up for Je-sus,
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Ye sol-diers of the cross;
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Lift high His roy-al ban-ner,
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It must not suf-fer loss.
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From vic-t'ry un-to vic-t'ry
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His ar-my shall He le-ad,
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'Til ev-ery foe is con-quered
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And Christ is Lord in-deed.
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Sweet hour of prayer, Sweet hour of prayer,
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That calls me fr-om a world of care,
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And bids me at my Fa-ther's throne
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Make all my wa-nts and wish-es known:
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In Sea-sons of dis-tress and grief,
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My soul has oft-en found re-lief,
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And oft es-caped the tempt-er's snare
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By thy re-tu-rn, sweet hour of prayer.
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My hope is built on noth-ing less
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Than Je-sus' blood and right-eous-ness.
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I dare not trust the sweet-est frame,
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But whol-ly lean on Je-sus' name.
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All oth-er ground is sink-ing sand.
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All oth-er ground is sink-ing sand.
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To God be the glo-ry
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great things He hath done.
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So loved He the world
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that He gave us His Son,
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Who yield-ed His life
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an a-tone-ment for sin,
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And o-pened the life-gate
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that all may go in.
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Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
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Let the earth hear His voice!
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Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord,
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Let the peo-ple re-joice!
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Thro' Je-sus, the Son,
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And give Him the glo-ry,
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great things He hath done.
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What a friend we have in Je-sus,
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All our sins and griefs to bear!
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What a priv-i-ledge to car-ry
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Ev-'ry-thing to God in prayer!
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Oh, what peace we of-ten for-feit,
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Oh, what need-less pain we bear,
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All be-cause we do not car-ry
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Ev-'ry-thing to God in prayer!