O How I Love Jesus

1 Peter 1:8 Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:

This is the secret of the Christian life. 

When we love Jesus, everything else falls into place.

                                                                                          

O How I Love Jesus

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There is a Name I love to hear, —  I love to sing its worth;  —  It sounds like music in my ear,   —   The sweetest Name on earth.

CHORUS:

Oh, how I love Jesus,   —   Oh, how I love Jesus,   —   Oh, how I love Jesus,   —   Because He first loved me!

It tells me of a Savior’s love, — Who died to set me free; — It tells me of His precious blood, — The sinner’s perfect plea.

It tells me what my Father hath  —  In store for every day,  —  And tho’ I tread a darksome path,  —  Yields sunshine all the way.

It tells of One whose loving heart — Can feel my deepest woe; — Who in each sorrow bears a part — That none can bear below. 

Frederick Whitfield  1855

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What A Friend We Have In Jesus

John 15:13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.

There has never been a greater, nobler or more costly display of love than that selfless moment when Jesus died for us on the cross.

Romans 5:8 But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

No one else would give his life for those whom he knew would dishonor him and neglect him. 

Thank God His love for us runs far deeper than we can comprehend!

What A Friend We Have In Jesus

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What a friend we have in Jesus,— All our sins and griefs to bear! — What a privilege to carry — Everything to God in prayer! — Oh, what peace we often forfeit, —  Oh, what needless pain we bear, — All because we do not carry — Everything to God in prayer!

Have we trials and temptations? — Is there trouble anywhere? — We should never be discouraged — Take it to the Lord in prayer. — Can we find a friend so faithful, — Who will all our sorrows share? — Jesus knows our every weakness;   —   Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy-laden, — Cumbered with a load of care? — Precious Savior, still our refuge — Take it to the Lord in prayer. — Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? — Take it to the Lord in prayer! — His arms He’ll take and shield thee, — Thou wilt find a solace there.

Joseph M. Scriven   1855

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He Keeps Me Singing

 Psalm 40:3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the Lord.

David had every reason to praise the Lord for saving his life, but it was God who placed that song within his heart. 

How many times has God given you just the right song when you needed it most?  

I praise the Lord for His music. 

He Keeps Me Singing

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There’s within my heart a melody — Jesus whispers sweet and low, — Fear not, I am with thee, peace, be still, — In all of life’s ebb and flow.

CHORUS:

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,  —  Sweetest Name I know;  —   Fills my every longing,  —  Keeps me singing as I go.

All my life was wrecked by sin and strife,    —    Discord filled my heart with pain,    —    Jesus swept across the broken strings,    —    Stirred the slumb’ring chords again.

Feasting on the riches of His grace,    —    Resting ’neath His shelt’ring wing,  —   Always looking on His smiling face;   —   That is why I shout and sing.

Though sometimes He leads through waters deep,    —    Trials fall across the way,    —    Though sometimes the path seems rough and steep,  —  See His footprints all the way.

Soon He’s coming back to welcome me,  —  Far beyond the starry sky;    —   I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown,   —   I shall reign with Him on high.

Luther B. Bridgers  1910

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Just A Closer Walk With Thss

James 4:8 Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

James 4:10 Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

We need Jesus every day in our lives. 

We need to humbly draw closer to Him, and He will draw close to us. 

Just A Closer Walk With Thee

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I am weak, but Thou art strong; — Jesus, keep me from all wrong; — I’ll be satisfied as long   —    As I walk, let me walk close to Thee.

CHORUS:

Just a closer walk with Thee, —  Grant it, Jesus, is my plea, —  Daily walking close to Thee,  —  Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.

Through this world of toil and snares, — If I falter, Lord, who cares? — Who with me my burden shares?   —    None but Thee, dear Lord, none but Thee.

When my feeble life is o’er, — Time for me will be no more; —  Guide me gently, safely o’er — To Thy kingdom shore, to Thy shore.

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