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Abide With Me

Abide With Me
Words: Henry Lyte, 1847, Justin Smith, 2007, Cameron Gray, 2014
Music: Verses by Justin Smith, Chorus by Cameron Gray
©2007 Justin Smith Music. CCLI Song #6175058

Abide with me, Lord; falls the eventide;
As darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, abide with me.

I need Thy presence every passing hour,
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s power?
Who, like Thyself, my Guide and Stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, abide with me.

CHORUS:
Abide with me, Lord,
Abide with me,
Thou art my Promise, my Surety,
Before the Throne, Thou, my perfect Plea
Abide with me, Lord,
Abide with me

I fear no foe with Thee at hand to bless,
Ills have no weight, tears lose their bitterness,
Where is thy sting, death? Where, grave, thy victory?
My risen Savior abides with me.
(CHORUS)

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And Can It Be?

And Can It Be?
Words by Charles Wesley (1738). Music by Thomas Campbell (1825). Public domain.

And can it be that I should gain
An interest in the Savior’s blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain—
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be,
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

Chorus:
Amazing love! How can it be,
That Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?

He left His Father’s throne above
So free, so infinite His grace—
Emptied Himself of all but love,
And bled for Adam’s helpless race:
’Tis mercy all, immense and free,
For O my God, it found out me!
(Chorus)

Long my imprisoned spirit lay,
Fast bound in sin and nature’s night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray—
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
My chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed Thee.
(Chorus)

No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine;
Alive in Him, my living Head,
And clothed in righteousness divine,
Bold I approach th’eternal throne,
And claim the crown, through Christ my own.
(Chorus)

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O Come O Come Emmanuel | He Shall Reign

O Come O Come Emmanuel | He Shall Reign

O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Drive away the shades of night,
Pierce the clouds and bring us light

O come, O come, Thou Rod of Jesse free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny
From depths of hell Thy people save
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.

O come, O come, Emmanuel!
O come, O come, Emmanuel!
Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice!
Rejoice, Rejoice, Rejoice!

Come broken, come captive,
Come all you who mourn,
Oh groaning creation, rejoice!
A Child, a Savior,
Our healing He brings,
What freedom, what consolation!

He shall reign,
He shall reign,
He shall reign,
He shall reign!

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O Come All Ye Faithful | Hark | Gloria

O Come All Ye Faithful | Hark | Gloria

O come all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant
Come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of angels

CHORUS:
O come let us adore Him,
Oh come let us adore Him,
Oh, come let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning
Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv’n
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing
(Chorus)

Hark! the herald angels sing,
Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies
With angelic host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem

Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the newborn King!

Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

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We Three Kings

We Three Kings
Words & Music: John H. Hop­kins, Jr., 1857

We three kings of Orient are,
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.

CHORUS:
O—star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect Light.

Born a king on Bethlehem’s plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.

Frankincense to offer have I,
Incense owns a Deity nigh,
Prayer and praising all men raising,
Worship Him, God on high.

Myrrh is mine: Its bitter perfume,
Breathes a life of gathering gloom,
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and Sacrifice,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Sounds through the earth and skies.

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To Us A Child Of Hope Is Born

To Us A Child Of Hope Is Born
©2013 Rough Harbor Music. Words & Music by Cameron Gray, 2013 (based on John Mor­ris­on’s hymn, 1781).

To us a Child of hope is born,
To us a Son is giv’n,
Our praise His advent to adorn,
With all the host of heav’n;

For every valley shall be raised,
And every mount made low,
Prepare His path, make straight His way,
Salvation to make known

CHORUS:
Hosanna! His praise shall never cease
Hosanna! Hosanna, Prince of Peace

To us the King of kings has come,
His reign no end shall know,
Love the foundation of His throne,
Justice the cornerstone;

Almighty God, Immanuel,
The great and mighty LORD,
The Wonderful, the Counselor,
The Everlasting Word
(Chorus)

BRIDGE:
Through darkness deep, the brightest beam
of Heaven’s light has shown,
To bring us peace, He bore our grief,
His wounds have made us whole
(Chorus)

Scripture References:
Isaiah 9:6; Luke 2:13-20; Luke 3:4-6; Isaiah 40:3-5; John 12:13; Isaiah 9:7; Rev 19:16; Ps 106:48; Ps 89:14; Ps 97:2; Isaiah 7:14; John 1:1-2; Luke 1:78-79; Isaiah 53:4-6

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He Shall Reign / Do You Hear What I Hear

He Shall Reign
Words & Music: Tom Wuest © 2007 Brass Trumpet Publishing. CCLI Lic #1699562

Come broken, come captive,
Come all you who mourn,
Oh groaning creation, rejoice!
A Child, a Savior,
Our healing He brings,
What freedom, what consolation!

CHORUS:
He shall reign,
He shall reign,
He shall reign,
He shall reign

He’ll order His kingdom
With justice and peace,
O Merciful One, O Lamb of God!
All nations, all people,
All heaven and earth,
Will bow down and to Him proclaim
(Chorus)

Do you hear what I hear?
Do you hear what I hear?
A Child, a Child, sleeping in the night
He will bring us goodness and light,
He will bring us goodness and light.

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Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus / Thrill of Hope

Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus / Thrill of Hope
Words: Charles Wesley, 1744. Music: Sandra McCracken and Derek Webb.
©2000 Niphon Music (ASCAP) / Same Old Dress Music, Inc. (ASCAP). CCLI Song #4299967

Come Thou long-expected Jesus
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us,
Let us find our rest in Thee.

Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the saints Thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.

CHORUS:
Come Thou long-awaited Emmanuel.

Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a child and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
(Repeat Chorus)

A thrill of hope,
A thrill of hope

A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn,
Fall on your knees,
O hear the angel voices,
O night divine,
O night, when Christ was born

A thrill of hope,
A thrill of hope

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Grace Alone

Grace Alone
©2012 Words and Music by Dustin Kensrue & The Modern Post, of Mars Hill Church

I was an orphan, lost at the fall;
Running away when I’d hear you call,
But Father, you worked your will.
I had no righteousness of my own,
I had no right to draw near your throne,
But Father, you loved me still.

CHORUS 1:
And in love, before you laid the world’s foundation,
You predestined to adopt me as your own.
You have raised me up so high above my station;
I’m a child of God by grace, and grace alone

You left your home to seek out the lost;
You knew the great and terrible cost,
But Jesus, your face was set.
I worked my fingers down to the bone;
Nothing I did could ever atone,
Jesus, you paid my debt.

CHORUS 2:
By your blood I have redemption and salvation,
Lord, you died that I might reap what you have sown,
And you rose that I might be a new creation,
I am born again by grace, and grace alone.

BRIDGE:
I was in darkness all of my life,
I never knew the day from the night,
But Spirit, you made me see.
I swore I knew the way on my own;
Head full of rocks, a heart made of stone,
But Spirit, you moved in me.

CHORUS 3:
And at your touch my sleeping spirit was awakened;
On my darkened heart the light of Christ has shone.
Called into a kingdom that cannot be shaken;
Heaven’s citizen by grace, and grace alone.

So I’ll stand in faith by grace, and grace alone,
I will run the race by grace, and grace alone,
I will slay my sin by grace, and grace alone,
I will reach the end by grace, and grace alone.

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Unchanging

Unchanging
©2002 worshiptogether.com songs. Words & Music by Chris Tomlin. CCLI Songs #4016669

Great is your faithfulness,
Great is your faithfulness,
You never change, You never fail Oh God

True are Your promises,
True are Your promises,
You never change, You never fail Oh God

CHORUS:
So we raise up holy hands
To praise the Holy One,
Who was, and is, and is to come,
Yeah we raise up holy hands
To praise the Holy One,
Who was, and is, and is to come

Wide is Your love and grace,
Wide is Your love and grace,
You never change, You never fail Oh God
(Chorus)

BRIDGE:
You were, You are, You will always be