1. LORD Jesu, when we stand afar, And gaze upon thy holy Cross, In love of thee and scorn of self, O may we count the world as loss! 2. When we behold thy bleeding wounds, And the rough way that thou hast trod, Make us to hate the load of sin That lay so…
A & M 108
1. WHEN I survey the wondrous Cross On which the Prince of Glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boastSave in the Cross of Christ my God: All the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to…
A & M 107
1. GLORY be to Jesus, Who, in bitter pains, Poured for me the life-blood From his sacred veins. 2. Grace and life eternal In that Blood I find; Blest be his compassion Infinitely kind. 3. Blest through endless ages Be the precious stream, Which from endless torments Did the world redeem. 4. Abel’s blood for…
A & M 106
1. MY God, I love thee; not because I hope for heaven thereby, Nor yet because who love thee not Are lost eternally. 2. Thou, O my Jesus, thou didst me Upon the Cross embrace; For me didst bear the nails and spear, And manifold disgrace, 3. And griefs and torments numberless, And sweat of…
A & M 105
1. IN the Lord’s atoning grief Be our rest and sweet relief; Store we deep in heart’s recess All the shame and bitterness; 2. Thorns and cross and nails and lance, Wounds, our rich inheritance, Vinegar and gall and reed, And the cry his soul that freed, 3. May these all our spirits fill, And…
A & M 104
1. ALL ye who seek for sure relief ln trouble and distress, Whatever sorrow vex the mind, Or guilt the soul oppress, 2. Jesus, who gave himself for you Upon the Cross to die, Opens to you his sacred heart: O to that heart draw nigh. 3. Ye hear how kindly he invites; Ye hear…
A & M 103
1. MY Lord, my Master, at thy feet adoring, I see thee bowed beneath thy load of woeFor me, a sinner, is thy life-blood pouring: For thee, my Saviour, scarce my tears will flow. 2. Thine own disciple to the Jews has sold thee, With friendship’s kiss and loyal word he came; How oft of…
A & M 102
1. MY song is love unknown,My Saviour’s love to me, Love to the loveless shown, That they might lovely be. O who am I, That for my sake My Lord should take Frail flesh, and die? 2. He came from his blest throne, Salvation to bestow; But men made strange, and none_ The longed-for Christ…
YOUR DETERMINATION FOR PRAYER IS NECESSARY
In St. Luke 11:8, the parable on persistence assumes there will be difficulties in times when it seems that our prayer will not be answered; we must never give up. In the end the answer will come! Jesus concluded His lesson with these words: Luke 11:9-10, “And I say to you; ask, and it will…
Some Examples of the Heroes of Prayer in the Bible
1. When Jacob’s brother; Esau, came with 400 men of war, Jacob was in the greatest crisis of his life. But he said to the angel, “I will not let you go unless you bless me” Gen. 32:26 At last his prayer was answered and the angel blessed him. 2. When due to the sin…
God has Answer to Every Topic of Prayer
What answers does God give to prayer? God gives one of these three answers. (1) Yes(2) No(3) Wait. Let us consider this passage, Isa. 65:24, “And it shall come to pass, that before they call, I will answer; and while they are yet speaking, I will hear.” We shall examine the situation of the three…
Temptation is Imminent
Watch ye and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. Mk. 14:38. The fact that temptation is available to all mankind passing through the earth is one of the main factors while a Christian must not seek repose. The Lord Jesus Christ is our divine example, that very night in the garden of Gethsemane when He…
The Need to Maintain Effective Prayer Today
And whatever you ask in my name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. Jn. 14:13. There is nothing the devil fears more, than a Christian on his knees before God. It is a pathetic situation that many later day Christians fail to develop their faith in prayer. Some…
Prayer is the Key to Victory
Prayer is human being in communication with God. Prayer is an offering up of our desires to God for all things lawful and needful, with humble confidence that we shall obtain them through the mediation of our Lord and savior Jesus Christ. The Hebrew word for prayer is Tephillah. A worship reference addressed to God…
A & M 101
1. SEE the destined day arise! See, a willing sacrifice, Jesus, to redeem our loss, Hangs upon the shameful Cross! 2. Jesu, who but thou had borne, Lifted on that Tree of scorn, Every pang and bitter throe,Finishing thy life woe?3. Who but thou had dared to drain, Steeped in gall, that cup of pain,…
A & M 100
1. LORD, through this Holy Week of our salvation, Which thou hast won for us who went astray,In all the conflict of thy sore temptation We would continue with thee day by day. 2. We would not leave thee, though our weak enduranceMake us unworthy here to take our part; Yet give us strength to…
A & M 99
1. RIDE on! ride on in majesty! Hark! all the tribes Hosanna cry! O Saviour meek, pursue thy road With palms and scattered garment strowed. 2. Ride on! ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die: O Christ, thy triumphs now begin O’er captive death and conquered sin. 3. Ride on! ride…
A & M 98
1. ALL glory, laud, and honour To thee, Redeemer, King, To whom the lips of children Made sweet Hosannas ring. 2. Thou art the King of Israel, Thou David’s royal Son, Who in the Lord’s name comest,The King and blessèd one. All glory, etc.3. The company of angels Are praising thee on high, And mortal…
A & M 97
1. SING, my tongue, the glorious battle, Sing the last, the dread affray: O’er the Cross, the Victor’s trophy, Sound the high triumphal lay, How, the pains of death enduring, Earth’s Redeemer won the day. 2. When at length the appointed fulness.Of the sacred time was come, He was sent, the world’s Creator, From the…
A & M 96
1. THE royal banners forward go, The Cross shines forth in mystic glow: Where he in flesh, our flesh who made, Our sentence bore, our ransom paid. 2. There whilst he hung, his sacred side By soldier’s spear was opened wide, To cleanse us in the precious floodOf water mingled with his blood. 3. Fulfilled…
