Kidung Jemaat
Isaiah 40:3-5
Yesus Kristus Memerintah [KJ.220]
1. Yesus Kristus memerintah tak terbatas, tak terhingga:
alam semesta sujud. Dunia patut memaklumkan:
"Yesus Kristus itu Tuhan!" Bangsa-bangsa, bertelut!
Yes 9:6
Ef 1:20-22
Mzm 96:10
Flp 2:9-11
2. Raja-raja yang perkasa dan segala yang berkuasa
mengagungkan namaNya; baik di sorga, baik di bumi
kehendakNya dipenuhi; tiap mahluk menyembah!
Mat 28:18
Why 5:13-14
3. Mahakuasa hanya Allah, tidak ada yang setara:
Ia Tuhan Yang Esa. Yang setara hanya Kristus,
Putra Tunggal Allah itu: KerajaanNya baka!
Yer 10:6-7
Flp 2:6
4. Ia Raja yang bertakhta beserta dengan BapaNya,
dikitari kerubim, dan kuasa yang sempurna
atas bumi maupun sorga kepadaNya diberi.
Ibr 1:3-4
Ibr 12:2
Why 5:6
Why 22:1, 3
5. Kita s'lamat dalam Dia, ditebus dengan kasihNya
dan darahNya yang kudus. Pendamaian yang lestari,
t'rang dan hidup yang abadi disampaikan Penebus.
Ibr 9:11-14
Why 5:9
2 Kor 5:18-19
1 Yoh 2:2
6. Hanya Yesus Kristus saja yang menjadi dasar G'reja
dan Kepala umatNya. Dibeli dengan darahNya
dan dibaptis dengan RohNya, kita hidup s'lamanya!
1 Kor 3:10-11
Kol 1:18
1 Kor 6:20
1 Kor 7:23
Kis 1:4-5
Kis 11:16
7. Hai pedosa, buka hati, orang sakit, harap lagi
dan yang miskin, bangunlah! Lubuk hati dibersihkan
dan yang sakit dipulihkan, adil hukum rahmatNya.
Yes 35:3-6
8. Walau salib dunia ini sementara mengiringi hidup
orang beriman, takkan dapat memisahkan kita dari
kasih Tuhan, hingga ringanlah beban.
2 Kor 1:5-7
Flp 3:10-11
1 Ptr 4:13
Rm 8:37-39
9. Bersyukur, bersukaria, umat Tuhan, puji Dia
di seluruh dunia! Persiapkanlah jalanNya
dan lambaikan daun palma: Ia datang segera!
Yes 40:3
Mrk 1:3
Yoh 12:13
Why 7:9
Why 22:7, 12, 20
10. Aku pun tak ketinggalan mengelukanNya di jalan,
aku pun mengikutNya.Yesus Kristus memerintah
tak terbatas, tak terhingga! Puji Raja mulia!Play
Malachi 3:1
- Mahaterpuji Allahku [KJ.79]
1. Mahaterpuji Allahku: Ia lepaskan kita dari kuasa seteru
dan segenap derita. Tanda selamat diberi membuat wajah berseri:
Mesias akan datang! Kini terkabul dan genap janji
Nubuat Alkitab, yang lama didambakan.
2. Yang dalam nista tercengk'ram akan dibebaskanNya;
janjiNya pada Abraham kini menjadi nyata: umatNya bersejahtera
'kan beribadah padaNya dan hidup badi Dia.
Nabi Yohanes, kau seg'ra 'kan meratakan jalanNya, Sang Raja yang mulia!
Kej 12:3
Kej 17:7
Kej 22:18
Mzm 105:42
Mal 3:1
Mrk 1:2
Luk 7:27
3. Agar umatNya mengerti hidup kekal sentosa,
Yang Mahakasih memberi rahmat ampunan dosa.
Sang Surya Pagi t'lah dekat! Orang yang jalannya gelap melihat cahayaNya.
Kita tak lagi bersedih, tapi berjalan ke neg'ri yang damai selamanya!Mal 4:2
Yoh 1:9
Yes 9:1
Mat 4:16
Play
Matthew 3:1-11
- Agungkan Allahmu [KJ.72]
(
The God of Abraham Praise /
Yigdol
)
1. Agungkan Allahmu, junjungan Abraham,
Yang takhta rahmatNya teguh, Sang Raja Am!
Yang Ada, Yang Esa, dipuji,
disembah di sorga dan di dunia selamanya!
Mzm 95-99
1 Tim 6:15-16
Mzm 69:35
Mzm 148
2. Agungkan Allahmu, Junjungan Abraham
dan sumber sukacitaku, tempat tent'ram.
Kutolak dunia dan harkat yang semu;
Allahku harta yang baka, Perisaiku!
Mzm 16:5, 11
Mzm 73:26
3. Terjamin janjiNya dan itu kupegang:
di sayap rajawalilah 'ku masuk t'rang.
K'lak tampak wajahNya, Kupuji kuasaNya
dan menyanyikan rahmatNya selamanya.
Yes 40:31
4. Di negeri baka bertakhta Pemenang
Sang Raja Damai Dialah dan Raja T'rang
Kekal kuasaNya di Sion yang cerlang
Bersama orang suciNya yang t'lah menang
Yl 3:17
Mi 4:7
Ibr 12:22-23
5. Yang sudah ditebus memuji Tuhannya,
"Sang Bapa, Putra, Roh Kudus terpujilah!"
Ya Allah Abraham, Kau juga Allahku;
'ku sujud dan penuh iman memujimu.Mat 3:9
Gal 3:8, 14, 29
Play - Yerusalem, O Kota Daud [KJ.134]
1. Yerusalem, o kota Daud, betapa kau berubah!
Mengapakah tak lagi kau menjunjung citra sorga?
Majusi datang padamu mencari Putra Damai;
Engkau gelisah terkejut, tak sadar Ia sampai.
Mat 2:1-3
2. Yerusalem, mengapakah kausangkal maksud Tuhan?
Di manakah sejahtera yang harus kauwujudkan?
Serupa dulu sang Firaun membunuh anak-anak,
Herodes pun di takhta Daud telah berbuat jahat.
Kel 1:15-22
Mat 2:16-18
3. O Betlehem di Efrata, tempat mesias lahir,
mestinya kau bahagia sebab Rajamu hadir.
Tetapi duka dan gentar mengganti damai itu:
Di mana-mana terdengar ratapan ibu-ibu.
Yer 31:15
4. O Betlehem, pusaka Daud, anakmu kaukuburkan,
tetapi di Mesir nunjauh Yang Satu diluputkan.
Serupa Musa yang kecil dijaga oleh Miryam,
Sang Bayi Yesus di Mesir tentram dengan Maria.
Mat 2:13-15
Kel 2:1-10
5. Yerusalem dan Betlehem, tempatmu tidak aman;
seluruh bumi, kau telah sesat sepanjang zaman.
Manusia, bertobatlah, tinggalkan kejahatan,
Sebab dengan sejahtera Mesias sudah datang!Mat 3:2
Play
Mark 1:1-8
- Mahaterpuji Allahku [KJ.79]
1. Mahaterpuji Allahku: Ia lepaskan kita dari kuasa seteru
dan segenap derita. Tanda selamat diberi membuat wajah berseri:
Mesias akan datang! Kini terkabul dan genap janji
Nubuat Alkitab, yang lama didambakan.
2. Yang dalam nista tercengk'ram akan dibebaskanNya;
janjiNya pada Abraham kini menjadi nyata: umatNya bersejahtera
'kan beribadah padaNya dan hidup badi Dia.
Nabi Yohanes, kau seg'ra 'kan meratakan jalanNya, Sang Raja yang mulia!
Kej 12:3
Kej 17:7
Kej 22:18
Mzm 105:42
Mal 3:1
Mrk 1:2
Luk 7:27
3. Agar umatNya mengerti hidup kekal sentosa,
Yang Mahakasih memberi rahmat ampunan dosa.
Sang Surya Pagi t'lah dekat! Orang yang jalannya gelap melihat cahayaNya.
Kita tak lagi bersedih, tapi berjalan ke neg'ri yang damai selamanya!Mal 4:2
Yoh 1:9
Yes 9:1
Mat 4:16
Play - Yesus Kristus Memerintah [KJ.220]
1. Yesus Kristus memerintah tak terbatas, tak terhingga:
alam semesta sujud. Dunia patut memaklumkan:
"Yesus Kristus itu Tuhan!" Bangsa-bangsa, bertelut!
Yes 9:6
Ef 1:20-22
Mzm 96:10
Flp 2:9-11
2. Raja-raja yang perkasa dan segala yang berkuasa
mengagungkan namaNya; baik di sorga, baik di bumi
kehendakNya dipenuhi; tiap mahluk menyembah!
Mat 28:18
Why 5:13-14
3. Mahakuasa hanya Allah, tidak ada yang setara:
Ia Tuhan Yang Esa. Yang setara hanya Kristus,
Putra Tunggal Allah itu: KerajaanNya baka!
Yer 10:6-7
Flp 2:6
4. Ia Raja yang bertakhta beserta dengan BapaNya,
dikitari kerubim, dan kuasa yang sempurna
atas bumi maupun sorga kepadaNya diberi.
Ibr 1:3-4
Ibr 12:2
Why 5:6
Why 22:1, 3
5. Kita s'lamat dalam Dia, ditebus dengan kasihNya
dan darahNya yang kudus. Pendamaian yang lestari,
t'rang dan hidup yang abadi disampaikan Penebus.
Ibr 9:11-14
Why 5:9
2 Kor 5:18-19
1 Yoh 2:2
6. Hanya Yesus Kristus saja yang menjadi dasar G'reja
dan Kepala umatNya. Dibeli dengan darahNya
dan dibaptis dengan RohNya, kita hidup s'lamanya!
1 Kor 3:10-11
Kol 1:18
1 Kor 6:20
1 Kor 7:23
Kis 1:4-5
Kis 11:16
7. Hai pedosa, buka hati, orang sakit, harap lagi
dan yang miskin, bangunlah! Lubuk hati dibersihkan
dan yang sakit dipulihkan, adil hukum rahmatNya.
Yes 35:3-6
8. Walau salib dunia ini sementara mengiringi hidup
orang beriman, takkan dapat memisahkan kita dari
kasih Tuhan, hingga ringanlah beban.
2 Kor 1:5-7
Flp 3:10-11
1 Ptr 4:13
Rm 8:37-39
9. Bersyukur, bersukaria, umat Tuhan, puji Dia
di seluruh dunia! Persiapkanlah jalanNya
dan lambaikan daun palma: Ia datang segera!
Yes 40:3
Mrk 1:3
Yoh 12:13
Why 7:9
Why 22:7, 12, 20
10. Aku pun tak ketinggalan mengelukanNya di jalan,
aku pun mengikutNya.Yesus Kristus memerintah
tak terbatas, tak terhingga! Puji Raja mulia!Play
Luke 1:15-17
- Siapakah Yang Menerima [KJ.124]
1. Siapakah yang menerima kabar mulia sorgawi?
Bukan para ahli Kitab, bukan pula para nabi,
Bukan raja Yerusalem, bukan kaisar dari Roma:
Hanyalah gembala di Betlehem.
Mat 2:3-4
, Luk 1:1-20
2. Apakah berita baru yang disiarkan malaikat?
Bukan kabar peperangan, bukan pengumuman iklan,
Bukan mengenai wabah, bukanlah bencana alam:
Raja damai lahir di Betlehem.
Yes 9:5
3. Dan di manakah tempatnya Anak Raja dilahirkan?
Bukan di rumah sakit, diawasi bidan ahli,
Bukanlah tempat yang mewah, rumah orang pangkat tinggi,
Tapi kandang domba di betlehem.
4. Lalu, siapakah di sana menunggui Bayi Yesus?
Bapak Yusuf, 'bu Maria yang merawat dan menjaga,
Biri-biri ikut juga dan gembala sederhana.
Bayi tidur aman di Betlehem.Play - Waktu Herodes Raja di Yudea [KJ.78]
1. Waktu Herodes raja di Yudea, ada imam bernama Zakharia,
nama istrinya Elisabet, ialah bibi Maria.
Luk 1:5-16
2. Di waktu Zakharia beribadah, turun malaikat Gabriel padanya,
ia terperanjat terkelu: apakah akan terjadi?
3. "Janganlah takut, bapa Zakharia, aku utusan dari sorga;
'ku bawa kabar bagimu." Itulah kata malaikat.
4. "Doamu dikabulkan oleh Tuhan: kau akan dianugerahi put'ra,
dilahirkan oleh ist'rimu; namakan dia Yohanes."
5. "Dan engkau akan sorak bergembira, kar'na Roh Kudus akan besertanya;
umat yang dibaptis olehnya akan kembali ke Allah."Play - Ya Anak Kecil [KJ.105]
1. Ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut, Engkau diutus BapaMu dan dari sorga
Mulia Kau jadi hamba terendah, Ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut
2. Ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut, segala dosa Kautebus;
Kauhantar kami, umatMu, ke haribaan BapaMu,
Ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut.
Luk 1:16
Yoh 1:18
3. Ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut, Kau turun dari takhtaMu;
Engkau beri bahagia pengganti duka dunia,
Ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut.
4. Ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut, Kau citra kasih BapaMu;
nurani kami bakarlah dengan kasihMu s'lamanya,
ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut.
5. Ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut, padaMu kami berteut,
sejiwa-raga milikMu dan pasrah diri padaMu,
ya Anak kecil, ya Anak lembut.Play
Luke 1:76
- Mahaterpuji Allahku [KJ.79]
1. Mahaterpuji Allahku: Ia lepaskan kita dari kuasa seteru
dan segenap derita. Tanda selamat diberi membuat wajah berseri:
Mesias akan datang! Kini terkabul dan genap janji
Nubuat Alkitab, yang lama didambakan.
2. Yang dalam nista tercengk'ram akan dibebaskanNya;
janjiNya pada Abraham kini menjadi nyata: umatNya bersejahtera
'kan beribadah padaNya dan hidup badi Dia.
Nabi Yohanes, kau seg'ra 'kan meratakan jalanNya, Sang Raja yang mulia!
Kej 12:3
Kej 17:7
Kej 22:18
Mzm 105:42
Mal 3:1
Mrk 1:2
Luk 7:27
3. Agar umatNya mengerti hidup kekal sentosa,
Yang Mahakasih memberi rahmat ampunan dosa.
Sang Surya Pagi t'lah dekat! Orang yang jalannya gelap melihat cahayaNya.
Kita tak lagi bersedih, tapi berjalan ke neg'ri yang damai selamanya!Mal 4:2
Yoh 1:9
Yes 9:1
Mat 4:16
Play
Luke 3:2-20
- Dalam Dana Penuh Kerusuhan [KJ.260]
1. Dalam dunia penuh kerusuhan, ditengah kemelut permusuhan
datanglah KerajaanMu; di Gereja yang harus bersatu, agar nyata
manusia baru, datanglah KerajaanMu!
Yoh 17:21-23
Ef 4:24
Kol 3:10-11
2. Datanglah, datanglah, datanglah KerajaanMu!
3. Memerangi gelap kemiskinan, menyinarkan terang keadilan
datanglah KerajaanMu; di lautan, di gunung, di ladang
dan di badai, di pasar, di jalan datanglah KerajaanMu!
Luk 3:10-14
4. Datanglah, datanglah, datanglah KerajaanMu!
5. Dalam hati dan mulut dan tangan dengan kasih, dengan
kebenaran datanglah KerajaanMu; kar'na Kaulah empunya semua,
demi Kristus umatMu berdoa: datanglah KerajaanMu!
Mat 5:3-10
Mat 6:13
6. Datanglah, datanglah, datanglah KerajaanMu! Play - Jurang di Hati Lekas Timbuni [KJ.142]
1. Jurang di hati lekas timbuni, gunung dosamu ratapkanlah!
Siapkanlah jalan di gurun sunyi: Allahmu datang segera!
Luk 3:1-6
2. Suara Yohanes pun berkumandang: "Orang berdosa bertobatlah!
Kamu kubaptis di dalam Yordan, dosamu diampunilah!"
Luk 3:3
3. Ingatlah, Yesus telah berfirman: "Air dan Rohlah yang kau perlu,
agar kembali kau dilahirkan dan Allah menerimamu!"
Luk 3:16
Yoh 3:5-7
4. Siap di tangan melati putih, suling dan tifa bunyikanlah!
Dalam pelataran orang suci sambutlah Raja mulia!Play
Hymns
Isaiah 40:3-5
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[Isa 40:3] Draw Nigh To Thy Jerusalem
Draw nigh to Thy Jerusalem, O Lord,
Thy faithful people cry with one accord;
Ride on in triumph; Lord, behold we lay
Our passions, lusts, and proud wills in Thy way!Thy road is ready; and Thy paths made straight,
With longing expectation seem to wait
The consecration of Thy beauteous feet,
And silently Thy promised advent greet!Hosanna! welcome to our hearts! for here
Thou hast a temple, too, as Zion dear;
O enter in, dear Lord, unbar the door;
And in that temple dwell forevermore.Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Isa 40:3] Heralds Of Christ
Heralds of Christ, who bear the King’s commands,
Immortal tidings in your mortal hands,
Pass on and carry swift the news you bring;
Make straight, make straight the highway of the King.Through desert ways, dark fen and deep morass,
Through jungles, sluggish seas, and mountain pass,
Build now the road, and falter not, nor stay;
Prepare across the earth the King’s highway.Where once the twisting trail in darkness wound,
Let marching feet and joyous song resound,
Where burn the funeral pyres, and censers swing,
Make straight, make straight the highway of the King.Lord, give us faith and strength the road to build,
To see the promise of the day fulfilled,
When war shall be no more, and strife shall cease
Upon the highway of the Prince of Peace.Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Isa 40:3] Out On The Desert
Out on the desert, looking, looking,
Sinner, ’tis Jesus looking for thee;
Tenderly calling, calling, calling,
Hither, thou lost one, O come unto Me.Refrain
Jesus is looking, Jesus is calling,
Why dost thou linger, why tarry away?
Run to Him quickly, say to Him gladly,
Lord I am coming, coming today.Still He is waiting, waiting, waiting,
O, what compassion beams in His eye,
Hear Him repeating, gently, gently,
Come to thy Savior, O, why wilt thou die?Refrain
Lovingly pleading, pleading, pleading,
Mercy, though slighted, bears with thee yet;
Thou canst be happy, happy, happy,
Come, ere thy life-star forever shall set.Refrain
Spirits in glory, watching, watching,
Long to behold thee safe in the fold;
Angels are waiting, waiting, waiting,
When shall thy story with rapture be told?Refrain
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[Isa 40:3] Prepare Thy Way, O Zion!
Prepare the way, O Zion!
Ye awful deeps, rise high;
Sink low, ye towering mountains,
The Lord is drawing nigh;
The righteous King of glory,
Foretold in sacred story.Refrain
O blest is He that came
In God the Father’s Name.O Zion, He approacheth,
Thy Lord and King for aye!
Strew palms where He advanceth,
Spread garments in His way.
God’s promise faileth never,
Hosanna sound forever!Fling wide thy portals, Zion
And hail thy glorious King;
His tidings of salvation
To every people bring,
Who, waiting yet in sadness,
Would sing His praise in gladness.Refrain
He cometh not with warriors,
And not with pomp and show,
Yet smiteth He with terror
Sin, death, and every foe.
The Spirit’s sword He wieldeth,
Not e’en to death He yieldeth.Refrain
Give heed, thou sinful people,
Thy King and Savior own;
The kingdom He hath founded
Is not an earthly one;
No power can overthrow it,
Nor earthly wisdom know it.Refrain
The throne which He ascendeth
Is fixed in heaven above:
His sanctified dominion
Is light alone and love.
His praise be ever sounding
For grace and peace abounding.Refrain
Jerusalem is fallen,
And closed its temple door;
Its sacrifices ended;
Its scepter is no more.
Christ’s kingdom never ceaseth,
Its glory still increaseth.Refrain
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[Isa 40:3] Ye Sons Of Men, Oh, Hearken
Ye sons of men, oh, hearken:
Your heart and mind prepare;
To hail th’almighty Savior,
Oh sinners, be your care.
He Who of grace alone
Our Life and Light was given,
The promised Lord from Heaven,
Unto our world is shown.Prepare the way before Him;
Prepare for Him the best.
Cast out whate’er offendeth
This great, this heav’nly Guest.
Make straight, make plain, the way:
The lowly valleys raising,
The heights of pride abasing,
His path all even lay.The humble heart and lowly
God lifteth up on high;
Beneath His feet in anguish
The haughty soul shall lie.
The heart, sincere and right,
That heeds God’s invitation
And makes true preparation,
It is the Lord’s delight.Prepare my heart, Lord Jesus,
Turn not from me aside,
And grant that I receive Thee
This blessèd Adventide.
From stall and manger low
Come Thou to dwell within me;
Loud praises will I sing Thee
And forth Thy glory show.Play source: Cyberhymnal
Malachi 3:1
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[Mal 3:1] Great Forerunner Of The Morn, The
The great forerunner of the morn,
The herald of the Word, is born:
And faithful hearts shall never fail
With thanks and praise his light to hail.With heavenly message Gabriel came,
That John should be that herald’s name,
And with prophetic utterance told
His actions great and manifold.John, still unborn, yet gave aright
His witness to the coming Light;
And Christ, the Sun of all the earth,
Fulfilled that witness at His birth.Of woman born shall never be
A greater prophet than was he,
Whose mighty deeds exalt his fame
To greater than a prophet’s name.But why should mortal accents raise
The hymn of John the Baptist’s praise?
Of whom, or e’er his course was run,
Thus spake the Father to the Son?“Behold, My herald, who shall go
Before Thy face Thy way to show,
And shine, as with the day-star’s gleam,
Before Thine own eternal beam.”All praise to God the Father be,
All praise, eternal Son, to Thee,
Whom with the Spirit we adore
Forever and forevermore.Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Mal 3:1] Open The Windows Of Heaven
Open the windows of Heaven,
Send showers of blessing just now;
Look on us, Lord, in Thy mercy,
While humbly before Thee we bow.Refrain
Showers of blessing,
Fresh showers of blessing we need;
Showers of blessing,
For showers of blessing we plead.Open the windows of Heaven,
Look tenderly on us in love
Coming in heartfelt contrition,
We pray Thee our sins hence remove.Refrain
Trusting, we’ll try Thee, and prove Thee;
All effort without Thee is vain;
Earth’s greatest pleasures are fleeting,
Their loss is our infinite gain.Refrain
Open the windows of Heaven,
And bless us for Thy dear Son’s sake;
His blood shed for our redemption,
Our plea, only plea we now make.Refrain
Play source: Cyberhymnal
Matthew 3:1-11
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[Mat 3:2] Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding
Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding;
“Christ is nigh,” it seems to say,
“Cast away the works of darkness,
O ye children of the day.”Wakened by the solemn warning
Let the earthbound soul arise;
Christ, her Sun, all ill dispelling,
Shines upon the morning skies.Lo, the Lamb, so long expected,
Comes with pardon down from Heav’n;
Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
One and all to be forgiven.That when next He comes in glory,
And the world is wrapped in fear,
With His mercy He may shield us,
And with words of love draw near.Honor, glory, might, and blessing
Be to God: the Father, Son
And the everlasting Spirit,
While eternal ages run.Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Mat 3:2] Repent, The Kingdom Draweth Nigh
“Repent, the kingdom draweth nigh,”
The herald of the Lord doth cry.
Ye sinners lost through Adam’s fall,
Will ye not hearken to the call?Repent! The gracious call believe,
Haste His forgiveness to receive.
The Prince of Life, incarnate Word,
Life and salvation can afford.Divine Redeemer, glorious King!
Repentant hearts to Thee we bring.
Thy holy blood for us was spilt,
Cleanse us from all the stains of guilt.Drawn by Thy Spirit, through Thy Word,
Thine invitation have we heard.
In answer to Thy sweet request,
We come to Thee, O Christ, for rest.Thy pardon, full, complete, and free,
Removes sin’s awful penalty.
Our Father’s love is now restored;
Thou hast redeemed us, dearest Lord.Let us Thy Name forever bless,
On earth Thy Gospel truth confess,
Till saved by grace, through faith in Thee,
The gates of paradise we see.Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Mat 3:2] Voice By Jordan’s Shore, A
A voice by Jordan’s shore,
A summons stern and clear:
“Reform; be just, and sin no more:
God’s judgment draweth near!”A voice by Galilee,
A holier voice I hear:
“Love God; thy neighbor love: for see
God’s mercy draweth near!”O voice of duty, still
Speak forth: I hear with awe;
In thee I own the sovereign will,
Obey the sovereign law.Thou higher voice of love,
Yet speak thy word in me;
Through duty, let me upward move
To thy pure liberty.Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Mat 3:11] Lo! From The Desert Homes
Lo! from the desert homes
Where he hath hid so long,
The new Elias comes,
In sternest wisdom strong;
The voice that cries
Of Christ on high,
And judgment nigh
From opening skies.Your God e’en now doth stand
At Heaven’s opening door;
His fan is in His hand,
And He will purge His floor;
The wheat He claims
And with Him stows,
The chaff He throws
To quenchless flames.Ye haughty mountains, bow
Your sky-aspiring heads;
Ye valleys, hiding low,
Lift up your gentle meads;
Make His way plain
Your king before,
For evermore
He comes to reign.May Thy dread voice around,
Thou harbinger of Light,
On our dull ears still sound,
Lest here we sleep in night,
Till judgment come,
And on our path
Shall burst the wrath
And deathless doom.O God, with love’s sweet might,
Who dost anoint and arm
Christ’s soldier for the fight,
With grace that shields from harm,
Thrice blessèd Three
Heav’n’s endless days
Shall sing Thy praise
Eternally.Play source: Cyberhymnal
Mark 1:1-8
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[Mar 1:1] Saint Who First Found Grace To Pen, The
The Saint who first found grace to pen
The Life which was the Life of men,
And shed abroad the Gospel’s ray,
His fame we celebrate today.Lo, drawn by Pentecostal fire,
His heart conceived its great desire,
When pure of mind, inspired, he heard
And with his hand set forth the Word.Then, clearly writ, the Godhead shone
Serene and fair to look upon;
And through that record still comes power
To lighten souls in death’s dark hour.O holy mind, for wisdom fit
Wherein that Life of lives stood writ,
May we through minds of like accord
Show forth the patterns of our Lord.And so may all whose minds are dark
Be led to truth by good Saint Mark,
And after this our earthly strife
Stand written in the Book of Life.Praise God Who made the world so fair,
And sent His Son our Savior there,
And by His Holy Spirit wist
To teach the first Evangelist.Play source: Cyberhymnal
Luke 3:2-20
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[Luk 3:8] Glory To God, Whose Sovereign Grace
Glory to God, whose sovereign grace
Hath animated senseless stones;
Called us to stand before His face,
And raised us into Abraham’s sons!The people that in darkness lay,
In sin and error’s deadly shade,
Have seen a glorious gospel day,
In Jesus’ lovely face displayed.Thou only, Lord, the work hast done,
And bared Thine arm in all our sight;
Hast made the reprobates Thine own,
And claimed the outcasts as Thy right.Thy single arm, almighty Lord,
To us the great salvation brought,
Thy Word, Thy all-creating Word,
That spake at first the world from naught.For this the saints lift up their voice,
And ceaseless praise to Thee is giv’n;
For this the hosts above rejoice,
We raise the happiness of Heav’n.For this, no longer sons of night,
To Thee our thankful hearts we give;
To Thee, who called us into light,
To Thee we die, to Thee we live.Suffice that for the season past
Hell’s horrid language filled our tongues,
We all Thy words behind us cast,
And lewdly sang the drunkard’s songs.But, O the power of grace divine!
In hymns we now our voices raise,
Loudly in strange hosannas join,
And blasphemies are turned to praise!Play source: Cyberhymnal -
[Luk 3:16] One Who Is All Unfit To Count
One who is all unfit to count
As scholar in Thy school,
Thou of Thy love hast named a friend
O kindness wonderful!So weak I am, O gracious Lord,
So all unworthy Thee,
That even the dust upon Thy feet
Outweighs me utterly.Thou dwellest in unshadowed light,
All sin and shame above
That Thou shouldst bear our sin and shame,
How can I tell such love?Ah, did not He the heavenly throne
A little thing esteem,
And not unworthy for my sake
A mortal body deem?When in His flesh they drove the nails,
Did He not all endure?
What name is there to fit a life
So patient and so pure?So, Love itself in human form,
For love of me He came;
I cannot look upon His face
For shame, for bitter shame.If there is aught of worth in me
It comes from Thee alone;
Then keep me safe, for so, O Lord,
Thou keepest but Thine own.Play source: Cyberhymnal
