Mansion Over The Hilltop
I’ve got a mansion
just over the hilltop
in that bright land
that will never grow old.
And someday yonder
I will never more wander
but walk the streets
of purest gold.
In my Father’s house are many mansions;
if it were not so, I would have told you.
I go to prepare a place for you.
-John 14:2
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Precious Lord,
Take My Hand
Precious Lord, take my hand,
Lead me on, help me stand
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn;
Thro’ the storm, thro’ the night,
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand, precious Lord,
Lead me home.
When my way grows drear,
Precious Lord, linger near
When my life is almost gone;
Hear my cry, hear my call,
Hold my hand lest I fall
Take my hand, precious Lord,
Lead me home.
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It Is Well With My Soul
When peace like a river
attendeth my way,
When sorrows like seabillows roll;
Whatever my lot,
Thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, It is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet,
tho’ trials should come,
Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded
my helpless estate,
And hath shed His own blood
for my soul.
It is well, It is well with my soul.
My sin, the bliss
of this glorious thought,
My sin not in part but the whole,
Is nailed to the cross
and I bear it no more,
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
O my soul,
It is well, It is well with my soul.
And, Lord, haste the day when
the faith shall be sight,
The clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
The trump shall resound
and the Lord shall descend,
Even so it is well,
It is well with my soul.
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Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Great is Thy faithfulness, O my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not,
Thy compassions they fail not;
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Great is Thy faithfulness,
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter,
and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon and stars
in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness mercy and love.
Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thy own dear presence
to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today
and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is Thy faithfulness!
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Be Still, My Soul
Be still, my soul! The Lord is on thy side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul! thy best,
thy heavenly Friend
Thro’ thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still my soul! Thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as He has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence
let nothing shake;
All now mysterious
shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul!
the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them
while He dwelt below.
Be still, my soul!
the hour is hastening on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment,
grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul!
when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
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We’ll Understand
It Better By and By
Trials dark on every hand,
And we cannot understand
All the ways that God would lead us
To that blessed Promised Land;
But He’ll guide us with His eye,
And we’ll follow till we die;
We will understand it better by and by.
By and by, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God
are gathered home,
We will tell the story
How we’ve overcome
We will understand it better by and by
Oft our cherished plans have failed,
Disappointments have prevailed,
And we’ve wandered in the darkness,
Heavy-hearted and alone;
But we’re trusting in the Lord,
And according to His word,
We will understand it better by and by.
By and by, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God
are gathered home,
We will tell the story
How we’ve overcome
We will understand it better by and by
Temptations, hidden snares
Often take us unaware,
And our hearts are made to bleed
For some thoughtless word or deed,
And we wonder why the test
When we try to do our best,
But we’ll understand it better by and by,
By and by, when the morning comes,
When the saints of God are gathered home,
We will tell the story how we’ve overcome
We will understand it better by and by
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When We All Get
To Heaven
Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
Sing His mercy and His grace;
In the mansions bright and blessed
He’ll prepare for us a place.
When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We’ll sing and shout the victory.
While we walk the pilgrim pathway
Clouds will overspread the sky;
But when traveling days are over,
Not a shadow, not a sigh.
When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We’ll sing and shout the victory.
Let us then be true and faithful,
Trusting, serving every day;
Just one glimpse of Him in glory
Will the toils of life repay.
When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We’ll sing and shout the victory.
Onward to the prize before us!
Soon His beauty we’ll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open,
We shall tread the streets of gold.
When we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We’ll sing and shout the victory.
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Blessed Assurance
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, Purchase of God,
Born of His spirit, washed in His blood.
This is my story, This is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, This is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission, perfect delight!
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight!
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
This is my story, This is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, This is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.
This is my story, This is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, This is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
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I Am Trusting Thee
I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus
Trusting only Thee;
Trusting Thee for full salvation,
Great and free.
I am trusting Thee to guide me
Thou alone shalt lead,
Every day and hour supplying
All my need.
I am trusting Thee for power
Thine can never fail;
Words which Thou Thyself shalt
give me Must prevail.
I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus
Never let me fail;
I am trusting Thee forever,
And for all. Amen.
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Children of the Heavenly Father
Children of the heavenly Father
Safely in His bosom gather;
Nestling bird nor star in heaven
Such a refuge ever was given.
God His own doth tend and nourish,
In His holy courts they flourish;
From all evil things He spares them,
In His mighty arms He bears them.
Neither life nor death shall ever
From the Lord His children sever;
Unto them His grace He showeth,
And their sorrows all He knoweth.
Praise the Lord in joyful numbers,
Your Protector never slumbers;
At the will of your Defender
Every foeman must surrender.
Though He giveth or He taketh,
God His children never forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve them pure and holy.
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Air Force Hymn
Lord, guard and guide those who fly
Through the great spaces in the sky;
Be with them traversing the air
In darkening storms or sunshine fair;
You who support with tender might
The balanced birds in all their flight
Lord of the tempered winds, be near,
That, having you, they have no fear.
Control their minds with instinct fit,
Whene’er adventuring, they quit
The firm security of land;
Grant steadfast eye and skillful hand.
Aloft in solitudes of space
Uphold them with your saving grace
O God, protect those who fly
Through lonely ways beneath the sky.
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U.S. Army Hymn
(God of Our Fathers)
God of our fathers,
Whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty
All the starry band
Of shining worlds
In splendor thro’ the skies.
Our grateful songs
Before Thy throne arise.
Thy love divine
Hath led us in the past
In this free land
By Thee our lot is cast,
Be Thou our ruler,
Guardian, guide, and stay,
Thy Word our law,
Thy paths our chosen way.
From war’s alarms,
From deadly pestilence,
By Thy strong arm
Our ever sure defense,
Thy true religion
In our hearts increase,
Thy bounteous goodness
Nourish us in peace.
Refresh Thy people
On their toilsome way,
Lead us from night
To never-ending day,
Fill our lives
With love and grace divine,
And glory, laud, and praise
Be ever Thine
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The Marine’s Hymn
From the halls of Montezuma
To the shores of Tripoli;
We fight our country’s battles
In the air, on land, and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title of
THE UNITED STATES MARINES.
Our flag’s unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in every clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far off northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job
UNITED STATES MARINES
Here’s health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve;
In many a strife we’ve fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and Navy
Ever look on Heaven’s scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded by
UNITED STATES MARINES
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The Navy Hymn
Eternal Father, strong to save,
Whose arm hath bound the restless wave,
Who biddest the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard
And hushed their raging at Thy Word,
Who walked on the foaming deep
And calm amidst its rage didst sleep,
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
Most Holy Spirit! Who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
And bid its angry tumult cease,
And give, for wild confusion, peace;
Oh, hear us when we cry to Thee,
For those in peril on the sea!
O Trinity of love and power!
Our family shield in danger’s hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect us wheresoever we go;
Thus evermore will rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea.
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Amazing Grace
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound-
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind but now I see.
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
Thru many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
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Because He Lives
God sent His son, they called Him Jesus
He came to love, heal, and forgive;
He lived and died to buy my pardon,
An empty grave is there to prove my
Savior lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow;
Because He lives, All fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just
because He lives.
How sweet to hold a newborn baby,
And feel the pride and joy he gives;
But greater still the calm assurance,
This child can face uncertain days
because He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow;
Because He lives, All fear is gone;
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just
because He lives.
And then one day I'll cross the river,
I'll fight life's final war with pain;
And then as death gives way to victory,
I'll see the lights of glory and I'll know
He lives.
Because He lives, I can face tomorrow;
Because He lives, All fear is gone!
Because I know He holds the future,
And life is worth the living just
because He lives!
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In the Garden
I come to the garden alone, while the dew is still on the roses, and the voice I hear, falling on my ear, the Son of God discloses.
And He walks with me, and He talks with me, and He tells me I am His own, and the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever know.
He speaks, and the sound of His voice is so sweet, the birds hush their singing, and the melody that He gave to me, within my heart is ringing.
I'd stay in the garden with Him, though the night around me be falling, but He bids me go; through the voice of woe, His voice to me is calling.
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Day is Done
Day is done, gone the sun, from the hills, from the lake, from the skies. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.
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