Kidung Jemaat

Luke 1:26-56

• Dalam Rumah Yang Gembira [KJ.447]

  1. Dalam rumah yang gembira bunga Injil berseri; dalam kasih yang setia 'ku berbakti tak henti. Rut, Deborah dan Maria jadi contoh bagiku. 'Ku berjanji dan sedia, mara dapat kutempuh.	Hak 4-5 Rut 1:16 Luk 1:26-56
  2. Dukacita dan keluhan tak menggoncang hatiku. Sukacita sabda Tuhan, itulah pelitaku. Lihatlah sesama kita dalam susah terbenam, Mari angkatlah pelita dan pancarkanlah terang.	Mzm 119:105 2 Ptr 1:19 Mrk 4:21 Luk 11:33
  3. Menyebarkan sukacita dan menghibur yang lelah, itulah panggilan kita dalam dunia yang resah. Kita binalah bersama tunas bangsa yang besar dalam hidup sederhana, dalam kasih yang segar.
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• Dari Terbitnya Surya T'rang [KJ.137]

  1. Dari terbitnya surya t'rang sampai dibarat terbenam Sang Kristus dimuliakanlah, yang dilahirkan Maria.	Mzm 113:3 Mal 1:11
  2. Maha Pencipta dunia menjadi hamba terendah dan menebus manusia dari bencana dosanya.	Flp 2:6-8
  3. T'lah lahir Sang Imanuel yang diwartakan Gabriel; Yohanes mengelukanNya dalam kandungan bundanya.	Mat 1:32Luk 1:26-38 Luk 1:41, 44
  4. Walaupun Raja semesta, palungan tak ditolakNya; Yang menghidupi burung pun, kini menyusu tersenyum.	Mzm 147:9 Luk 2:7
  5. Biduan sorga mulia memuji Allah, BapaNya, dan kaum gembala mendengar tentang Gembala yang Besar.	Luk 2:8-14
  6. Orang Majusi dari jauh melihat bintang Putra Daud, pergi memandang T'rang Baka, mempersembahkan hartanya.	Mat 2:1-11
  7. Herodes, kau mengapakah cemas menyambut datangNya yang sungguh tidak akan mau berkuasa seperti engkau?	Mat 2:3
  8. Ratapan ibu terdengar di pembunuhan yang besar oleh Herodes yang kejam terhadap tunas Betlehem.	Yer 31:15 Mat 2:16-18
  9. Para sarjana Alkitab menguji Dia yang berhak bermukim s'lama-lamanya di dalam rumah BapaNya.	Luk 2:46-49
  10. Berdiri, putih cemerlang, Sang Anakdomba di Yordan: pertanda kerelaanNya menghapus dosa dunia.	Mrk 1:9-11 Yoh 1:29
  11. Air jadi anggur yang terbaik mukjizat kuasaNya ajaib: yang kosong dipenuhiNya dengan berkat karunia!	Yoh 2:1-11
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• Hatiku Bersukaria [KJ.77]

  	1 Sam 2:1-10; Luk 1:46-55
  1. Hatiku bersukaria mengagungkan nama Tuhan, Allah, Juru s'lamatku.
  2. DiindahkanNya hambaNya; kini dan senantiasa diberkati namaku.	Luk 1:4
  3. Kar'na Allah Mahakuasa melakukan karya agung kepadaku yang rendah.
  4. Mahasuci Nama Allah; rahmatNya turun-temurun atas orang salehNya.
  5. DinyatakanNya kuasa hingga orang congkak hati habis oleh tanganNya
  6. DisuruhNya turun takhta pembesar dan panguasa ditinggikan yang rendah.	Mzm 75:8 Mzm 113:7-9 Yeh 21:26
  7. Orang lapar dikenyangkan orang kaya dihampakan dan disuruhNya pergi.	Mzm 107:9
  8. Sungguh Ia melepaskan Umat Israel, hambaNya, kar'na rahmatNya kekal.
  9. Seperti dijanjikanNya pada Abraham semula untuk s'lama-lamanya.	Kej 12:3 Kej 17:7 Kej 22:18 Mzm 105:42
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• Jurus'lamat, Datanglah [KJ.82]

  1. Jurus'lamat, datanglah, Allah da Manusia, biar dunia terkelu kar'na kelahiranMu.
  2. Roh dan Firman yang kudus menghadirkan wujudMu: Allah mahamulia dalam rupa yang rendah!	Mat 1:20 Luk 1:35 Yoh 1:14 Flp 2:6-8
  3. Anak dara bundaMu: Kau manusia penuh, Kediaman Roh Kudus; dosa kami Kautebus.	Yes 61:1 Luk 4:18
  4. Surya Pagi yang permai, Kau bagaikan mempelai tampil dari kemahMu; jalan raya Kautempuh!	Mal 4:2 Luk 1:78-79 Yoh 1:9 Mzm 19:5-7
  5. Dari rumah BapaMu langkah-langkahMu teguh masuk alam maut seram, pulang naik ke takhta t'rang.	Flp 2:8-9
  6. Citra Allah yang kekal, dalam daging Kau menang, agar kami yang lemah Kaukuatkan s'lamanya.	Kol 1:15, 22
  7. PalunganMu berseri: waktu malam Kauberi sinar kasih yang terang, pengharapan dan iman.	1 Kor 13:13
  8. Dimuliakanlah terus Bapa, Putra, Roh Kudus: damai dan sejahtera memenuhi dunia!
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• Lihat Bunda yang Berduka [KJ.172]

  	Yoh 19:25
  1. Lihat bunda yang berduka di depan salib Sang Put'ra; air mata bergenang. O betapa jiwa ibu tersedu menanggung pilu, bagai ditembus pedang.	Luk 2:35
  2. Bunda Put'ra Tunggal Allah disebut "yang berbahagia" kini sangat bersedih. Hatinya dirundung duka, kar'na Put'ra yang termulia bersengsara di salib.	Luk 1:28, 42
  3. O siapa tidak pilu menyaksikan bunda Kristus menangisi Put'ranya? Dan siapa tak tergugah menyelami duka bunda Dalam siksa Anaknya?
  4. Dilihatnya Yesus, Put'ra, yang tersiksa dan terluka kar'na dosa umatNya dan bergumul sendirian menghadapi kematian menyerahkan nyawaNya.
  5. Wahai bunda, sumber kasih, biar turut kuhayati dukamu yang mencekam; biar hatiku bernyala mengasihi Put'ra Allah dan padaNya berkenan.
  6. Biarlah sengsara aib dari Dia yang tersalib tersemat di hatiku; yang ditanggungNya bagiku kudekap bersamamu.
  7. Biar aku disampingmu pilu kar'na wafat Kristus di sepanjang hidupku; inilah keinginanku: di dekat salib Put'ramu besertamu tersedu.
  8. O perawan yang terpilih, perkenankan aku ini ikut dikau bersedih; biar kematian Tuhan dan darahNya yang tercurah kukenangkan tak henti.
  9. Biar aku pun terluka, menghayati salib Tuhan, digerakkan kasihNya. Hatiku engkau kobarkan; biar aku dibebaskan dalam penghakimanNya.
  10. Biarlah salib Tuhanku jadi benteng naunganku dan kurasa rahmatNya. Bila nanti aku mati, biar aku mewarisi kemuliaan yang baka.
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• S'lamat, S'lamat Datang [KJ.123]

  1. S'lamat, s'lamat datang, Yesus, Tuhanku! Jauh dari sorga tinggi kunjunganMu. S'lamat datang, Tuhanku, ke dalam dunia; Damai yang Kaubawa tiada taranya, Salam, salam!	Yes 9:5-6
  2. "Kyrie eleison": Tuhan, tolonglah! Semoga kidung kami tak bercela. BundaMu Maria diberi karunia Melahirkan Dikau kudus dan mulia. Salam, salam!	Luk 1:30-33
  3. Nyanyian malaikat nyaring bergema; gembala mendengarnya di Efrata: "Kristus sudah lahir, hai percaya kabarku! Dalam kandang domba kau dapat bertemu." Salam, salam!	Luk 2:8-14
  4. Datang orang Majus ikut bintangNya, membawa pemberian dan menyembah. Yang dipersembahkan: kemenyan, emas dan mur; Pada Jurus'lamat mereka bersyukur. Salam, salam!	Mat 2:1-11 Mzm 72:15 Yes 60:3, 5
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• Sebelum Semua Jadi [KJ.136]

  1. Sebelum semua jadi ada Firman Mulia; Dia Alfa dan Omega, citra Allah BapaNya. Dia itu Yang Pertama, pun Yang Akhir Dialah selamanya dan abadi.	Ams 8:23 Yoh 1:1-2 Why 1:8 Why 22:13
  2. Oleh Firman diciptakan yang mengisi semesta: langit, bumi dan samud'ra beserta penghuninya. Oleh Dia, untuk Dia terbentuk semuanya selamanya dan abadi.	Kej 1:3-31 Mzm 33:6 Yoh 1:3 Ibr 1:2 Kol 1:16
  3. Ia ambil rupa insan, rupa Adam yang fana, menderita sampai mati menebus manusia, agar kita tak binasa, tapi hidup olehNya selamanya dan abadi.	Yoh 1:14 Flp 2:6-8 Yoh 3:16
  4. Ia pun telah dikandung dar pada Roh Kudus dan perawan terberkati melahirkan penebus. Tampak wujud Jurus'lamat di wajahNya yang kudus selamanya dan abadi.	Mat 1:20 Luk 1:35, 42 2 Kor 4:6
  5. Puji, hai malaikat sorga, puji Raja semesta! Penguasa duniawi, puji Allah Yang Esa! Biarlah segala lidah mengagungkan Tuhannya selamanya dan abadi.	Mzm 148 Luk 2:14 Flp 2:9-11
  6. Janji pada masa lampau dalam Dia t'lah genap. Dialah yang disyairkan di halaman Alkitab. Sudah datang Jurus'lamat; puji syukur menggegap selamanya dan abadi.	Mat 1:22-23
  7. Maha Hakim orang mati, Raja orang hidup pun, Kau di takhta Allah Bapa mengalahkan lawanMu. Unsur jahat Kauenyahkan dalam penghakimanMu selamanya dan abadi.	2 Kor 5:10 Why 20:11-15 Kis 2:33-35
  8. Biar kami, tua-muda, umatMu, kecil-besar, bersyukur memuji Dikau, Raja adil dan benar: biar madah orang s'lamat silih-ganti terdengar selamanya dan abadi.	Mzm 148:12-13 Why 19:5 Why 15:2-4
  9. KepadaMu, Yesus Kristus, dan kepada BapaMu dan kepada Roh Penghibur layak diberi syukur, puji, hormat dan kuasa dalam KerajaanMu selamanya dan abadi.
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• Yang Mau Dibimbing oleh Tuhan [KJ.379]

  1. Yang mau dibimbing oleh Tuhan dan berharap tak henti, akan mendapat pertolongan, bahkan di saat terpedih. Tuhanlah dasar imannya, bukanlah pasir alasnya.	Mat 7:24-27
  2. Apa gunanya tawar hati, hanya menangis tersedu? Apa gunanya tiap pagi kita mulai berkeluh? Jikalau kita bersedih, tambah berat beban salib.
  3. Biar jiwamu kautenangkan, tabahkan hati yang sendu: Yang Mahatahu kauandalkan, kasihNya cukup bagimu. Tuhan telah memilihmu dan Ia tahu yang kau perlu.	2 Kor 12:9
  4. PadaNya ada sukacita; nantikan saja waktunya. Bila kau tulus dan setia, Tuhan menolong segera. Ia beri berkat penuh yang tak terduga olehmu.	Mzm 16:11
  5. Jangan kausangka bahwa Tuhan 'kan meninggalkan anakNya dan bahwa hanya kemujuran tan dan bukti kasihNya. Nanti bagimu nyatalah betapa agung maksudNya.	Mzm 92
  6. Tidak mustahil bagi Allah mengubah citra dunia: orang yang kaya dipapakan, yang miskin jadi mulia. Yang Mahaadil Dialah dalam segala tindakNya.	1 Sam 2:7-8 Mzm 75:7-8 Mzm 113:7-8 Luk 1:52-53
  7. Tetaplah kau di jalan Tuhan, setia dalam tugasmu: dengan berkat yang tak berkurang dibaruiNya hidupmu. Yang kepadaNya berserah tak ditinggalkan olehNya.	Ul 31:6,8 Yos 1:5 Ibr 13:5-6
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• Yesuslah Raja yang Menang [KJ.248a]

  1. Yesuslah Raja yang menang sejauh edaran surya t'rang, seputar bola dunia, menghalau g'lap selamanya.

• Yesuslah Raja yang Menang [KJ.248b]

  1. Yesuslah Raja yang menang sejauh edaran surya t'rang, seputar bola dunia, menghalau g'lap selamanya.	Mzm 72:8 Mzm 133:3 Yoh 16:33 Why 17:14
  2. Rangkaian doa dan sembah tak putus naik kepadaNya; namaNya harum dan kudus, dipuji umatNya terus.	Mal 1:11
  3. Segala bangsa dunia memuliakan kasihNya; dan suara anak berseru, "Ya, Tuhan, agung namaMu!"	Mat 21:15-16
  4. K'rajaanNya penuh berkat; terhibur orang yang penat, tawanan dosa bebaslah, ditinggikanNya yang rendah.	Yes 61:1 Mzm 75:7-8 Mzm 113:7-8 Luk 1:52
  5. Dalam terang kuasaNya kutukan maut terhapuslah; turunan Adam diberi warisan baru tak terp'ri.	Yes 25:8 2 Tim 1:10 Ibr 2:14-15 Why 22:3 Efe 1:18 1 Ptr 1:4 Why 21:1-2
  6. Mahluk semua, bangkitlah memuji Raja semesta! Malaikat pun bernyanyilah dan bumi pun ikut bergema.	Why 5:11-13

Hymns

Luke 1:26-56

• [Luk 1:26] Angel Gabriel From Heaven Came, The

  The angel Gabriel from Heaven came, His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame; “All hail,” said he, “thou lowly maiden Mary, Most highly favored lady,” Gloria! “For know a blessèd mother thou shalt be, All generations laud and honor thee, Thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold, Most highly favored lady,” Gloria! Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head, “To me be as it pleaseth God,” she said, “My soul shall laud and magnify His holy Name.” Most highly favored lady, Gloria! Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn, And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say— “Most highly favored lady,” Gloria!

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• [Luk 1:26] Gabriel, From The Heaven Descending

  Gabriel, from the Heaven descending, On the faithful Word attending, Is in holy converse blending With the virgin full of grace: That good word and sweet he plighteth In the bosom where it lighteth, And for Eva Ave writeth, Changing Eva’s name and race. At the promise that he sendeth God the Incarnate Word descendeth; Yet no carnal touch offendeth Her, the undefilèd one. She, without a father, beareth, She no bridal union shareth, And a painless birth declareth That she bare the Royal Son. Tale that wondering search entices! But believe—and that suffices; It is not for man’s devices Here to pry with gaze unmeet: High the sign, its place assuming In the bush, the unconsuming: Mortal, veil thine eyes presuming, Loose thy shoes from off thy feet. As the rod, by wondrous power, Moistened not by dew or shower, Bare the almond and the flower, Thus He came, the virgin’s fruit: Hail the Fruit, O world, with gladness! Fruit of joy and not of sadness: Adam had not lapsed to madness Had he tasted of its shoot. Jesus, kind above all other, Gentle Child of gentle mother, In the stable born our Brother, Whom the angelic hosts adore: He, once cradled in a manger, Heal our sin and calm our danger; For our life, to this world stranger, Is in peril evermore.

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• [Luk 1:28] To A Maid Engaged To Joseph

  To a maid engaged to Joseph, the angel Gabriel came. “Fear not,” the angel told her, “I come to bring good news, Good news I come to tell you, good news, I say, good news. “For you are highly favored by the God the Lord of all, Who even now is with you. You are on earth most blest, You are most blest, most blessèd, God chose you, you are blest!” But Mary was most troubled to hear the angel’s word. What was the angel saying? It troubled her to hear, To hear the angel’s message, it troubled her to hear. “Fear not, for God is with you, and you shall bear a child. His name shall be called Jesus, God’s offspring from on high. And he shall reign forever, forever reign on high.” “How shall this be?” said Mary, “I am not yet a wife.” The angel answered quickly, “The power of the Most High Will come upon you shortly, your child will be God’s child.” As Mary heard the angel, she wondered at his words. “Behold, I am your handmaid,” she said unto her God. “So be it; I am ready according to your word.”

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• [Luk 1:31] God Whom Earth, And Sea, And Sky, The

  The God Whom earth, and sea, and sky, Adore, and laud, and magnify, Who o’er their threefold fabric reigns, The virgin’s spotless womb contains. The God Whose will by moon and sun And all things in due course is done, Is borne upon a maiden’s breast, By fullest heavenly grace possest. How blest the mother, in whose shrine The great Artificer Divine, Whose hand contains the earth and sky, Vouchsafed, as in His ark, to lie! Blest, in the message Gabriel brought; Blest, by the work the Spirit wrought: From whom the Great Desire of earth Took human flesh and human birth. All honor, laud, and glory be, O Jesu, virgin-born, to Thee! All glory, as is ever meet, To Father and to Paraclete.

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• [Luk 1:31] Hail, O Star That Pointest

  Hail, O star that pointest Towards the port of Heaven, Thou to whom as maiden God for Son was given. When the salutation Gabriel had spoken, Peace was shed upon us, Eva’s bonds were broken. Bound by Satan’s fetters, Health and vision needing, God will aid and light us At thy gentle pleading. Jesu’s tender mother, Make thy supplication Unto Him Who chose thee At His incarnation; That, O matchless maiden, Passing meek and lowly, Thy dear Son may make us Blameless, chaste and holy. So, as now we journey Aid our weak endeavor, Till we gaze on Jesus, And rejoice forever. Father, Son and Spirit, Three in One confessing, Give we equal glory, Equal praise and blessing.

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• [Luk 1:35] Now Yield We Thanks And Praise

  Now yield we thanks and praise to Christ enthroned in glory, And on this day of days tell out redemption’s story, Who truly have believed that on this blessèd morn, In holiness conceived, the Son of God was born. What tribute shall we pay to Him who came in weakness, And in a manger lay to teach His people meekness? Let every house be bright; let praises never cease; With mercies infinite our Christ hath brought us peace.

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• [Luk 1:38] From East West, From Shore To Shore

  From east to west, from shore to shore, Let every heart awake and sing The holy Child Whom Mary bore, The Christ, the everlasting King. Behold, the world’s Creator wears The form and fashion of a slave; Our very flesh our Maker shares, His fallen creature, man, to save. For this how wondrously He wrought! A maiden, in her lowly place, Became, in ways beyond all thought, The chosen vessel of His grace. She bowed her to the angel’s word Declaring what the Father willed, And suddenly the promised Lord That pure and hallowed temple filled. He shrank not from the oxen’s stall, He lay within the manger bed, And He whose bounty feedeth all At Mary’s breast Himself was fed. And while the angels in the sky Sang praise above the silent field, To shepherds poor the Lord Most High, The one great Shepherd, was revealed. All glory for this blessèd morn To God the Father ever be; All praise to Thee, O virgin born, All praise, O Holy Ghost, to Thee.

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• [Luk 1:46] Away! With Loyal Hearts And True

  Away! with loyal hearts and true, O’er hill and dale they pressed Full four score weary miles, to do The Cæsar’s high behest; And Mary sang “Magnificat,” Her own, her ancient song; For well wist she that God’s decree Was bearing her along, Was bearing her along. Away! through fields and meadows green, O’er purple heather-bed, By mountain pass, or dark ravine, The faithful couple sped. And soft and sweet, where’er they went, To glad the weary way, Sang Mary that “Magnificat,” Her own, her ancient lay, Her own, her ancient lay. O’erhead the storm clouds often wept, And tempests o’er them passed, And cold around them often swept The bleak December blast. But still she sang “Magnificat,” Through weather foul or fair; For all was rest within her breast, ’Twas always sunshine there, ’Twas always sunshine there. And when the pilgrimage was o’er, And of their royal king Not one would open wide his door, And bid them enter in; Still Mary sang “Magnificat” With ever joyful tone; “Whate’er betide, the Lord,” she cried, “Is mindful of His own.” Worn out at last, and ill-bestead, Right glad were they to find Within a sorry cattle shed A shelter from the wind. And Mary sang “Magnificat” Right through that wondrous night; And, e’er the birth of morn on earth, Was born the Light of Light. Then let us all with one accord Join Mary’s song and say, “My soul doth magnify the Lord,” For ever and for aye. Let us sing “Magnificat,” That dear and ancient lay, For God’s own Son with us is one, And He is born today.

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• [Luk 1:47] My Savior

  I’ve a Savior, kind and tender, I’ve a Savior full of grace; And a smile of winning sweetness Ever beams upon His face: In my heart’s shrine of affection He shall hold the highest place. Refrain How I love Him! How I love Him! Since for me He bled and died; How I love Him! Yes, I love Him More than all the world beside. For my sake He came from Heaven To this world of sin and shame; Bore my guilt, tho’ He was guiltless, And tho’ blameless, took my blame: Can I ever cease to love Him, And His goodness to proclaim? Refrain Tho’ I’ve often been unworthy, He has constant been, and true; Tho’ I wronged Him, He forgave me When I would my vows renew; Tho’ I spurned Him, He with kindness My rebellious heart did woo. Refrain I’ve a Savior, kind and tender, He would be your Savior, too; Will you not accept the pardon Which He freely offers you? Take Him now as your Redeemer, Earth has not a friend so true. Refrain

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• [Luk 1:47] O What Shall I Do, My Savior To Praise

  O what shall I do my Savior to praise, So faithful and true, so plenteous in grace, So strong to deliver, So good to redeem The weakest believer that hangs upon Him! How happy the man whose heart is set free, The people that can be joyful in thee! Their joy is to walk in the light of thy face, And still they are talking of Jesus’ grace. Their daily delight shall be in Thy Name; They shall as their right Thy righteousness claim; Thy righteousness wearing, and cleansed by Thy blood, Bold shall they appear in the presence of God. For Thou art their Boast, their Glory and Power; And I also trust to see the glad hour, My soul’s new creation, a life from the dead, The day of salvation, that lifts up my head. For Jesus, my Lord, is now my Defense; I trust in His Word, none plucks me from thence; Since I have found favor, He all things will do; My King and my Savior shall make me anew. Yes, Lord, I shall see the bliss of Thine own, Thy secret to me shall soon be made known; For sorrow and sadness I joy shall receive, And share in the gladness of all that believe.

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• [Luk 1:47] Rest Of The Weary

  Rest of the weary, joy of the sad, Hope of the dreary, light of the glad; Home of the stranger, strength to the end, Refuge from danger, Savior and Friend! Pillow where lying, love rests its head, Peace of the dying, life of the dead: Path of the lowly, prize at the end, Breath of the holy, Savior and Friend! When my feet stumble, to Thee I’ll cry, Crown of the humble, cross of the high; When my steps wander, over me bend Truer and fonder,Savior and Friend! Ever confessingThee, I will raise Unto Thee blessing, glory and praise: All my endeavor, world without end, Thine to be ever,Savior and Friend!

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• [Luk 1:50] There’s A Wideness In God’s Mercy

  There’s a wideness in God’s mercy, Like the wideness of the sea; There’s a kindness in His justice, Which is more than liberty. There is no place where earth’s sorrows Are more felt than up in Heaven; There is no place where earth’s failings Have such kindly judgment given. There is welcome for the sinner, And more graces for the good; There is mercy with the Savior; There is healing in His blood. There is grace enough for thousands Of new worlds as great as this; There is room for fresh creations In that upper home of bliss. For the love of God is broader Than the measure of our mind; And the heart of the Eternal Is most wonderfully kind. There is plentiful redemption In the blood that has been shed; There is joy for all the members In the sorrows of the Head. ’Tis not all we owe to Jesus; It is something more than all; Greater good because of evil, Larger mercy through the fall. If our love were but more simple, We should take Him at His word; And our lives would be all sunshine In the sweetness of our Lord. Souls of men! why will ye scatter Like a crowd of frightened sheep? Foolish hearts! why will ye wander From a love so true and deep? It is God: His love looks mighty, But is mightier than it seems; ’Tis our Father: and His fondness Goes far out beyond our dreams. But we make His love too narrow By false limits of our own; And we magnify His strictness With a zeal He will not own. Was there ever kinder shepherd Half so gentle, half so sweet, As the Savior who would have us Come and gather at His feet?

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