Kidung Jemaat

Psalms 46:5

• AllahMu Benteng Yang Teguh [KJ.250a]

  1. Allahmu benteng yang teguh, perisai dan senjata; betapa pun sengsaramu, pertolonganNya nyata! Si jahat yang geram berniat 'kan menang; Ngeri kuasanya dan tipu dayanya di bumi tak bertara.	Mzm 18 Mzm 46 Mzm 144:1-2 1 Ptr 5:8-11 Luk 10:18 Yoh 12:31 Ibr 2:14-15 1 Ptr 5:8 Why 13
  2. Dengan tenaga yang fana niscaya kita kalah. Pahlawan kita Dialah yang diurapi Allah. Siapa namaNya? Sang Kristus mulia, Tuhan Yang Esa, Panglima semesta. Niscaya Ia jaya!	Yoh 16:33 Mzm 24:10 Ef 1:20-22 Kol 2:15 Why 17:14
  3. Penuhpun setan dunia yang mau menumpas kita, jangan gentar melihatnya; iman tak sia-sia! Penghulu kuasa g'lap, meskipun menyergap, Mustahil 'kan menang; kuasanya ditebang dengan sepatah kata.
  4. FirmanNya pertahankan t'rus dan puji hanya Dia! Dengan kuasa Roh Kudus Ia di pihak kita. Kendati hidupmu diambil seteru, Pun harta dan benda, akhirnya kitalah yang punya Kerajaan!	Mzm 118:6 Rm 8:31 Mat 5:3, 10 Ibr 12:28 Yak 2:5

• AllahMu Benteng Yang Teguh [KJ.250b]

  1. Allahmu benteng yang teguh, perisai dan senjata; betapa pun sengsaramu, pertolonganNya nyata! Si jahat yang geram berniat 'kan menang; Ngeri kuasanya dan tipu dayanya di bumi tak bertara.

  2. Dengan tenaga yang fana niscaya kita kalah. Pahlawan kita Dialah yang diurapi Allah. Siapa namaNya? Sang Kristus mulia, Tuhan Yang Esa, Panglima semesta. Niscaya Ia jaya!

  3. Penuhpun setan dunia yang mau menumpas kita, jangan gentar melihatnya; iman tak sia-sia! Penghulu kuasa g'lap, meskipun menyergap, Mustahil 'kan menang; kuasanya ditebang dengan sepatah kata.

  4. FirmanNya pertahankan t'rus dan puji hanya Dia! Dengan kuasa Roh Kudus Ia di pihak kita. Kendati hidupmu diambil seteru, Pun harta dan benda, akhirnya kitalah yang punya Kerajaan!

• Batu Penjuru G'reja [KJ.252]

  1. Batu penjuru G'reja dan Dasar yang esa, yaitu Yesus Kristus, Pendiri umatNya. Dengan kurban darahNya Gereja ditebus; baptisan dan firmanNya membuatNya kudus.	Mzm 118:22 Yes 28:16 1 Kor 3:10-11 Ef 2:20 1 Ptr 2:6-7 Ibr 9:14 1 Ptr 1:18-19 Why 5:9 Ef 5:25-27
  2. Terpanggil dari bangsa seluruh dunia, manunggallah Gereja ber-Tuhan Yang Esa. Aneka kurnianya, esa baptisannya, esa perjamuannya, esa harapannya.	Rm 12:4-5 1 Kor 12:4 Ef 4:3-7 1 Kor 10:16-17
  3. Dilanda perpecahan dan faham yang sesat. Jemaat diresahkan tekanan yang berat. Kaum kudus menyerukan, "Berapa lamakah?" Akhirnya malam duka diganti t'rang cerah.	1 Kor 11:18-19 Ef 4:14 Why 6:9-10
  4. Gereja takkan punah selama-lamanya, dibimbing tangan Tuhan, dibela kasihNya. Ditantang pengkhianat dan banyak musuhnya, dan bertahanlah jemaat dan jaya mulia.	Mzm 46 Mat 16:18
  5. Di dalam pencobaan dan perjuangannya dinantikan zaman sejahtera baka. Di mata tercerminkan Gereja yang menang mencapai perhentian sentosa cemerlang.	Tit 2:13 Yak 5:7-8 2 Ptr 3:10-13 Why 12:11 Ibr 4:9-10
  6. Gereja yang di sorga dan yang di dunia bersatu dalam Tuhan, Ketiga Yang Esa Ya Tuhan, b'ri anug'rah supaya kami pun Engkau tempatkan juga kekal dirumahMu.	Mzm 23:6 Yoh 14:2-3
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• Di Badai Topan Dunia [KJ.440] ( A Shelter in the Time of Storm / The Lords Our Rock )

  	R:Mzm 62:7-8; Yes 25:4
  1. Di badai topan dunia Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu; kendati goncang semesta, Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu!	Mzm 18:3 Mzm 46 Mzm 91 Mzm 93
  2. Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, di dunia, di dunia; Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, tempat berlindung yang teguh.
  3. Baik siang maupun malam g'lap, Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu; niscaya takutmu lenyap, Tuhanlah perlindunganmu!	Mzm 121:6
  4. Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, di dunia, di dunia; Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, tempat berlindung yang teguh.
  5. Dan biar badai menyerang, Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu; padaNya kau tetap tent'ram, Tuhanlah Perlindunganmu!
  6. Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, di dunia, di dunia; Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, tempat berlindung yang teguh.
  7. Ya Gunung Batu yang tetap, Engkaulah Perlindunganku; di tiap waktu dan tempat Engkaulah Perlindunganku!
  8. Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, di dunia, di dunia; Ya, Yesus Gunung Batu di dunia, tempat berlindung yang teguh.
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• Harap Akan Tuhan [KJ.445]

  	Mzm 42-43; Mzm 46
  1. Harap akan Tuhan, hai jiwaku! Dia perlindungan dalam susahmu. Jangan resah, tabah berserah, kar'na habis malam pagi merekah. Dalam derita dan kemelut Tuhan yang setia, Penolongmu!
  2. Harap akan Tuhan, hai jiwaku! Dia perlindungan dalam susahmu. Walau sendu, hatimu remuk, Tuhan mengatasi tiap kemelut. Ya Tuhan, tolong 'ku yang lemah: setiaMu kokoh selamanya!
  3. Harap akan Tuhan, hai jiwaku! Dia perlindungan dalam susahmu. Jalan sedih nanti berhenti; Yesus memberikan hidup abadi. Habis derita di dunia, purna sukacita. Haleluya!
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Psalms 87:5

• Kar'na Jemaat di Sorga Mulia [KJ.264] ( For All the Saints )

  1. Kar'na jemaat di sorga mulia, yang t'lah bersaksi dalam dunia, namaMu, Yesus, dimuliakanlah! Haleluya, Haleluya!	Ibr 12:1 Why 7:9-17 Why 14:13
  2. Kaulah tempat mereka berteduh, Kaulah Panglima laskar yang kudus. Engkau Terang di malam yang sendu. Haleluya, Haleluya!	Yoh 8:12
  3. Jadikan kami juga beriman bagai umatMu yang telah menang demi mahkota jaya cemerlang. Haleluya, Haleluya!	1 Tim 6:12 2 Tim 4:6-8 Yak 1:12 1 Ptr 5:4 Why 2:10
  4. Indah benar serikat yang kudus: kita lemah, mereka jaya t'rus, tetapi satu dalam Penebus. Haleluya, Haleluya!
  5. Walau perang semakin menggegar, nyanyian jaya sayup terdengar; kembali tabah hati yang gentar. Haleluya, Haleluya!
  6. Teja emas kemilau di senja, tanda sentosa bagi yang lelah: perlambang firdaus yang sejahtera. Haleluya, Haleluya!
  7. Terbitlah fajar yang lebih cerlang: bangkitlah laskar di dalam terang. Menyambut Yesus, Raja Pemenang. Haleluya, Haleluya!
  8. Segala bangsa yang t'lah ditebus masuk ke Sion sambil bersyukur, memuji Bapa, Putra, Roh kudus. Haleluya, Haleluya!	Mzm 87 Yes 60:1-5 Why 21:24-27
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• Kota Sion, Kota Allah [KJ.262] ( Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken )

  1. Kota Sion, kota Allah, puri agung dan tenar, kau dipilih tempat tinggal oleh Yang Maha Besar. Kau berdiri atas Cadas yang abadi dan teguh, Tiada tertembus musuhmu tembok kes'lamatanmu.	Mzm 48 Mzm 78:13 Mzm 87 Mzm 122 Mzm 132:13 Yes 25:6-8 Yes 33:20-21 Yes 60:14 Yl 3:17 Why 3:12 Yes 28:16 Mat 16:18
  2. Putera serta putrimu cukup akan air sejuk. Yang bersumber pada kasih, pantang takut dan keluh. Siapa akan haus lagi, bila ada air sedap? Rahmat, seperti Sumbernya tak henti, akan tetap.	Yeh 47:1-12 Why 7:17 Why 21:6 Why 22:1-2 Why 22:17
  3. Tiap rumah terselubung oleh awan yang pekat. Ada api menerangi Allah pun tetap dekat. B'ri naungan pada siang, b'ri terang dalam gelap; Manna pun dib'ri makanan atas doa yang tetap.	Bil 14:14 Kel 13:21-22 Kel 16:15 Yoh 6:32-58 Why 2:17
  4. Yesus, bila k'lak pun aku jadi warga kotaMu, walau dunia menekanku, 'ku kupuji namaMu. Kebesaran anak dunia akan hilang dan lenyap. Hanya harta warga Sion dan sukanya yang tetap.	Mzm 87:6 Flp 3:20 Ibr 12:23 1 Yoh 2:16-17
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• Yerusalem, Mulia dan Kudus [KJ.261]

  1. Yerusalem, mulia dan kudus, rinduan hatiku! 'Ku tergerak hendak terbang terus ke puncak bukitmu, diatas hutan rimba dan gunung dan lembah, supaya aku tiba di negeri baka.	Mzm 48 Mzm 87 Mzm 122 Ibr 11:10 Why 3:12 Why 21:2, 9-11
  2. Bila kelak bersinar cahyamu, o hari cemerlang, waktunyalah kus'rahkan nyawaku gembira dan senang ke dalam tangan Bapa yang t'lah memilihnya dan kuperoleh s'lamat di Sion s'lamanya.	Mzm 31:6
  3. Kota emas, gerbangmu bukalah, terima salamku! Di dunia alangkah lamanya 'ku rindu padamu, Tatkala aku susah di alam yang fana dan kudambakan sorga pusaka yang baka.	Mat 5:3, 10
  4. O lihatlah kumpulan yang kudus, berlaksa banyaknya! Jumlah besar yang sudah ditebus, pilihan mulia, Telah diutus Tuhan menyambut diriku Di saat 'ku berjuang di kancah kemelut.	Why 5:11 Why 7:9 1 Tes 3:13
  5. Nabi besar, leluhur mulia, jemaat beriman, yang t'lah pernah memikul salibnya, disiksa, ditekan, sekarang aku lihat berwajah yang cerah di cahya yang gemilang yang tiada habisnya.	Why 18:20 1 Ptr 2:21 Ibr 11:35-40 Why 7:9-12
  6. Wahai Firdaus, nyanyianmu merdu dan warnamu segar, udaramu dan tamanmu penuh bahagia benar. Kemuliaan sorga t'lah masuk hatiku dan 'ku menyanyi Juga menurut lagumu.	Why 21:1-2
  7. Madah besar gempita cemerlang di sana menggegap; gambus, gendang, kecapi dan serdam membuatnya lengkap: berlaksa-laksa lidah bersuara bergema di dalam gita indah di sorga s'lamanya.	Why 4:8-11 Why 5:9-14 Why 7:9-12 Why 14:2-3 Why 15:2-4 Why 19:1-8
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Matthew 16:18

• Batu Penjuru G'reja [KJ.252]

  1. Batu penjuru G'reja dan Dasar yang esa, yaitu Yesus Kristus, Pendiri umatNya. Dengan kurban darahNya Gereja ditebus; baptisan dan firmanNya membuatNya kudus.	Mzm 118:22 Yes 28:16 1 Kor 3:10-11 Ef 2:20 1 Ptr 2:6-7 Ibr 9:14 1 Ptr 1:18-19 Why 5:9 Ef 5:25-27
  2. Terpanggil dari bangsa seluruh dunia, manunggallah Gereja ber-Tuhan Yang Esa. Aneka kurnianya, esa baptisannya, esa perjamuannya, esa harapannya.	Rm 12:4-5 1 Kor 12:4 Ef 4:3-7 1 Kor 10:16-17
  3. Dilanda perpecahan dan faham yang sesat. Jemaat diresahkan tekanan yang berat. Kaum kudus menyerukan, "Berapa lamakah?" Akhirnya malam duka diganti t'rang cerah.	1 Kor 11:18-19 Ef 4:14 Why 6:9-10
  4. Gereja takkan punah selama-lamanya, dibimbing tangan Tuhan, dibela kasihNya. Ditantang pengkhianat dan banyak musuhnya, dan bertahanlah jemaat dan jaya mulia.	Mzm 46 Mat 16:18
  5. Di dalam pencobaan dan perjuangannya dinantikan zaman sejahtera baka. Di mata tercerminkan Gereja yang menang mencapai perhentian sentosa cemerlang.	Tit 2:13 Yak 5:7-8 2 Ptr 3:10-13 Why 12:11 Ibr 4:9-10
  6. Gereja yang di sorga dan yang di dunia bersatu dalam Tuhan, Ketiga Yang Esa Ya Tuhan, b'ri anug'rah supaya kami pun Engkau tempatkan juga kekal dirumahMu.	Mzm 23:6 Yoh 14:2-3
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• Kota Sion, Kota Allah [KJ.262] ( Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken )

  1. Kota Sion, kota Allah, puri agung dan tenar, kau dipilih tempat tinggal oleh Yang Maha Besar. Kau berdiri atas Cadas yang abadi dan teguh, Tiada tertembus musuhmu tembok kes'lamatanmu.	Mzm 48 Mzm 78:13 Mzm 87 Mzm 122 Mzm 132:13 Yes 25:6-8 Yes 33:20-21 Yes 60:14 Yl 3:17 Why 3:12 Yes 28:16 Mat 16:18
  2. Putera serta putrimu cukup akan air sejuk. Yang bersumber pada kasih, pantang takut dan keluh. Siapa akan haus lagi, bila ada air sedap? Rahmat, seperti Sumbernya tak henti, akan tetap.	Yeh 47:1-12 Why 7:17 Why 21:6 Why 22:1-2 Why 22:17
  3. Tiap rumah terselubung oleh awan yang pekat. Ada api menerangi Allah pun tetap dekat. B'ri naungan pada siang, b'ri terang dalam gelap; Manna pun dib'ri makanan atas doa yang tetap.	Bil 14:14 Kel 13:21-22 Kel 16:15 Yoh 6:32-58 Why 2:17
  4. Yesus, bila k'lak pun aku jadi warga kotaMu, walau dunia menekanku, 'ku kupuji namaMu. Kebesaran anak dunia akan hilang dan lenyap. Hanya harta warga Sion dan sukanya yang tetap.	Mzm 87:6 Flp 3:20 Ibr 12:23 1 Yoh 2:16-17
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• Maju, Laskar Kristus [KJ.339] ( Onward, Christian Soldiers )

  	Ef 6:11-18; 2 Tim 2:3-4
  1. Maju, laskar Kristus, lawan kuasa g'lap! Ikut salib Yesus, sungguh dan tetap! Rajamu sendiri jalan di depan; majulah, iringi panji cemerlang!	2 Kor 2:14 Ul 31:8 Yes 45:2
  2. Maju, laskar Kristus, lawan kuasa g'lap! Ikut salib Yesus, sungguh dan tetap!
  3. Saat dianjungkan panji Penebus, kuasa Iblis mundur, dikalahkan t'rus. Goncanglah neraka, kar'na mendengar sorak-soraianmu nyaring menggegar.	Ibr 2:14-15 1 Yoh 3:8 Why 12:9 Yes 14:9
  4. Maju, laskar Kristus, lawan kuasa g'lap! Ikut salib Yesus, sungguh dan tetap!
  5. Bagai laskar jaya G'reja maju t'rus di jejak teladan saksi yang kudus. Kita satu tubuh yang kudus dan am; satu pengharapan, satu pun iman.	Ibr 12:1 Ibr 13:7 Ef 4:3-6
  6. Maju, laskar Kristus, lawan kuasa g'lap! Ikut salib Yesus, sungguh dan tetap!
  7. Kuasa duniawi timbul-tenggelam, tapi G'reja Kristus takkan terbenam! Alam maut tak sanggup menjatuhkannya: Kristus memenuhi isi janjiNya.	Mzm 46:7-8 Dan 2:37-44 Mat 16:18
  8. Maju, laskar Kristus, lawan kuasa g'lap! Ikut salib Yesus, sungguh dan tetap!
  9. Kar'na itu, maju! Ikut salib t'rus, turutlah memuji Raja Penebus: "Hormat, kemuliaan, Tuhan, t'rimalah!" Insan dan malaikat sujud menyembah.	Why 5:11-13
  10. Maju, laskar Kristus, lawan kuasa g'lap! Ikut salib Yesus, sungguh dan tetap!
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Hymns

Isaiah 2:2

• [Isa 2:2] Behold! The Mountain Of The Lord

  Behold! the mountain of the Lord In latter days shall rise On mountain tops above the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow; Up to the hill of God, they’ll say, And to His house we’ll go. The beam that shines from Zion hill Shall lighten every land; The King Who reigns in Salem’s towers Shall all the world command. Among the nations He shall judge; His judgments truth shall guide; His scepter shall protect the just, And quell the sinner’s pride. No strife shall vex Messiah’s reign Or mar the peaceful years; To plowshares soon they beat their swords To pruning hooks their spears. No longer hosts encountering hosts, Their millions slain deplore; They hang the trumpets in the hall And study war no more. Come then, O house of Jacob, come To worship at His shrine; And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. In latter days, the Mount of God, His sacred house shall rise Above the mountains and the hills, And strike the wondering eyes. To this the joyful nations round, All Tribes and Tongues shall flow; Up to the house of God they’ll say, To Jacob’s God, we’ll go. To us He’ll point the ways of truth: The sacred Path we’ll tread From Salem and from Zion-Hill His law shall then proceed. Among the nations and the isles, As Judge supreme, He’ll sit: And, vested with unbounded power Will punish or seguit. No strife shall rage, nor angry feuds, Disturb these peaceful years; To plowshares then they’ll beat their swords, To pruning hooks their spears. Then nation shan’t ’gainst nation rise, And slaughtered house deplore: They’ll lay the useless trumpet by, And study war no more. O come ye, then, of Jacob’s house, Our hearts now let us join: And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. O’er mountain tops, the mount of God In latter days, shall rise Above the summits of the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues shall flow; Up to the mount of God, they say, And to His house we’ll go. The beams that shine from Zion’s hill Shall lighten ev’ry land; The King, who reigns in Salem’s towers Shall the whole world command. Among the nations He shall judge, His judgments truth shall guide; His scepter shall protect the just, And crush the sinner’s pride. No war shall rage, nor hostile strife Disturb those happy years; To plough shares men shall beat their swords, To pruning hooks their spears. No longer hosts, encountering hosts, Shall crowds of slain deplore; They’ll lay the martial trumpet by, And study war no more.

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Matthew 16:18

• [Mat 16:18] Builder Of Ages

  Builder of ages, Planner divine, Drawing the length and breadth of space and time; Yet also Monarch with kingdom to build, And golden capital still yet unfilled. Surveyor, Architect, Craftsman sublime, He drew the blueprint ere the start of time, Building with living stones fair temples bright, Fixing our hearts into His halls of light. First came the Cornerstone, Jesus, our Lord; We hear this mighty Rock call from the Word: “Build up My Church,” says He, “it cannot fail; As long as you believe, you will prevail.” “As you are gathered here, so here am I, Lift up your hearts and song unto the sky; Call in My citizens, do not delay; Bring in My kingdom of the perfect day.” So, in this year to come, we vow to build Two things for Christ our King, with spirit filled: First, we will make a house, fit for a King; And build within ourselves hearts fit to sing.

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• [Mat 16:18] God’s Holy Church Shall Triumph

  Press on, press on, ye workers, Be loyal, brave, and true: Great things the Lord is doing, And greater things will do; His army, still increasing With each revolving year, Shall send a shout of rapture forth That all the world shall hear. Refrain Rejoice, rejoice, ye workers all rejoice; O, clap your hands and sing, O, clap your hands and sing; God’s holy Church shall triumph yet, Triumph yet, triumph yet, And He shall reign our King, Shall reign our King. The walls of leagued oppression To dust shall fall away; The sword of truth eternal No power on earth can stay; Though all the hosts of darkness Were marshaled on the field, The Church of God would stand unmoved, With Christ her Strength and Shield. Refrain Behold her marching onward, In majesty sublime, Along the rolling prairies That bound our western clime; And soon from every hamlet On all our vast frontier Glad songs shall rise to Jesus, While skeptics turn to hear. Refrain

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• [Mat 16:18] Hark, The Tramp Of Coming Legions

  Hark, the sound of coming legions, O how joyful is the sound, ’Tis the children’s army marching, On the Master’s errands bound. See their faces all are glowing With the joyous light of youth As they’re marching, onward marching For the cause of Right and Truth. Refrain Hark, the tramp of coming legions, O how joyful is the sound, ’Tis the children’s army marching, On the Master’s errands bound. Hark, the tramp of coming legions, Hosts of Satan now must quail, They must scatter in confusion When this army shall prevail. At the summons of the Master, See the children fall in line, Marching on with glad endeavor, Trusting in the help divine. Refrain Hark, the tramp of coming legions, Marching onward millions strong, They shall surely be victorious O’er the hosts of sin and wrong. Ever loyal to the Master, Strong their hearts shall be and brave, Till the Gospel’s glorious banner Over all the world shall wave. Refrain

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• [Mat 16:18] Highest And The Holiest Place, The

  The highest and the holiest place Guards not the heart from sin; The Church that safest seems without May harbor foes within. Thus in the small and chosen band, Beloved above the rest, One fell from his apostleship, A traitor-soul unblest. But not the great designs of God Man’s sins shall over throw; Another witness to the truth Forth to the lands shall go. The soul that sinneth, it shall die; Thy purpose shall not fail; The word of grace no less shall sound, The truth no less prevail. Righteous, O Lord, are all Thy ways; Long as the worlds endure, From foes without and foes within, Thy Church shall stand secure.

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• [Mat 16:18] Mighty God, Come Build Your Mighty Church

  Mighty God, come build Your mighty Church upon Your mighty Word! In the ears of an astounded world, make all Your Wisdom heard! Let Your apostolic teaching forge in us a bond of awe, As Your people come together, seeing more than Moses saw: Not in cloud, or fiery pillar, come now to make us one, But in Word made flesh come show Yourself, through Your Eternal Son! As we praise Your name together and worship all You are, By the broken bread of Your own flesh, come heal our every scar! In a life-transforming wonder, enter to show forth Your name. Come engrave on our new hearts this Love that You proclaim. Work a miracle of fellowship among us as we pray, Open up our hearts to meet the needs we lift to You today. With great gladness and sincerity we praise our God and King, Seeing in our trials and triumphs His hand in everything. And whether this world hates us or whether it may smile, We will trust a sovereign mercy to be working all the while To augment the glorious choir that sings in realms of endless day Of amazing and unbounded love that never fades away.

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• [Mat 16:18] O Where Are Kings And Empires Now

  O where are kings and empires now Of old, that went and came? But Lord, Thy Church is praying yet, A thousand years the same. We mark her goodly battlements And her foundations strong; We hear, within, the solemn voice Of her unending song. For not like kingdoms of the world Thy holy Church, O God, Though earthquake shocks are threat’ning her, And tempests are abroad. Unshaken as eternal hills, Immovable she stands, A mountain that shall fill the earth, A house not made by hands.

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• [Mat 16:18] O Young And Fearless Prophet

  O young and fearless Prophet of ancient Galilee, Thy life is still a summons to serve humanity; To make our thoughts and actions less prone to please the crowd, To stand with humble courage for truth with hearts uncowed. We marvel at the purpose that held Thee to Thy course While ever on the hilltop before Thee loomed the cross; Thy steadfast face set forward where love and duty shone, While we betray so quickly and leave Thee there alone. O help us stand unswerving against war’s bloody way, Where hate and lust and falsehood hold back Christ’s holy sway; Forbid false love of country that blinds us to His call, Who lifts above the nations the unity of all. Stir up in us a protest against our greed for wealth, While others starve and hunger and plead for work and health; Where homes with little children cry out for lack of bread, Who live their years sore burdened beneath a gloomy dread. Create in us the splendor that dawns when hearts are kind, That knows not race nor station as boundaries of the mind; That learns to value beauty, in heart, or brain, or soul, And longs to bind God’s children into one perfect whole. O young and fearless Prophet, we need Thy presence here, Amid our pride and glory to see Thy face appear; Once more to hear Thy challenge above our noisy day, Again to lead us forward along God’s holy way.

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