Chorus 259 - 263

259     (F)     OB 161

Nations are breaking;
Israel's awakening;
The signs that the prophets foretold,
The Gentile days numbered,
With horrors encumbered;
Return, O dispersed, to your own.


              The day of redemption is near,
              Men's hearts are failing for fear,
              Be filled with the Spirit,
              Your lamps trimmed and clear
              Look up, your redemption is near.


2) False prophets are lying,
God's Truth they're denying,
That Jesus the Christ is our God,
This generation,
Spurns God's revelation,
But we'll walk where the apostles have trod.


260 (G) RH 763 MP 367 OB 87

When the trumpet of the Lord shall sound,
And time shall be no more,
And the morning breaks,
Eternal, bright and fair;
When the saved of earth shall gather
Over on the other shore,
And the roll is called up yonder I'll be there.
             When the roll is called up yonder,
             When the roll is called up yonder,
             When the roll is called up yonder,
             When the roll is called up yonder,
             I'll be there.


2) On that bright and cloudless morning,
When the dead in Christ shall rise,
And the glory of His resurrection share:
When His chosen ones shall gather
To their home beyond the skies,
And the roll is called up yonder, I'll be there.

 

261 (Eb) RH 76 MP 479

Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heart,
Draw me, my Saviour, so precious Thou art;
Fold me, O fold me, close to Thy breast,
Shelter me safe in that haven of rest.


2) Nearer, still nearer, nothing I bring,
Naught as an offering to Jesus my King;
Only my sinful, now contrite heart,
Grant me the cleansing
Thy blood doth impart.


3) Nearer, still nearer, Lord to be Thine,
Sin, with its follies, I gladly resign;
All of its pleasure, pomp and its pride,
Give me but Jesus, my Lord crucified.

 


 

4) Nearer, still nearer, while life shall last,
Till all its struggles and trials are past;
Then through eternity, ever I'll be
Nearer, my Saviour, still nearer to Thee.

 

262 (Eb) MP 499

You have longed for sweet peace,
And for faith to increase,
And have earnestly, fervently prayed
But you cannot have rest,
Or be perfectly blessed
Until all on the altar is laid.
            Is your all on the altar
           Of sacrifice laid?
           Your heart, does the Spirit control?
          You can only be blessed.
          And have peace and sweet rest,
          As you yield Him your body and soul.


2) Would you walk with the Lord,
In the light of His Word,
And have peace and contentment alway?
You must do His sweet will,
To be free from all ill,
On the altar your all you must lay.


3) Oh, we never can know
What the Lord will bestow,
Of the blessings for which we have prayed.
Till our body and soul
He doth fully control,
And our all on the altar is laid.

 

263 (F) RH 257 MP 370 OB 16

Search me, O God,
And know my heart today;
Try me, O Lord, and
Know my thoughts I pray;
See if there be some wicked way in me,
Cleanse me from every sin and set me free.


2) I praise Thee, Lord,
For cleansing me from sin;
Fulfil Thy Word, and
Make me pure within;
Fill me with fire,
Where once I burned with shame.
Grant my desire to magnify Thy name.


3) Lord, take my life,
And make it wholly Thine;
Fill my poor heart with
Thy great love divine;
Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;
I now surrender, Lord, in me abide.

 

4) O Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee;
Send a revival, start the work in me:
Thy Word declares
Thou wilt supply our need;
For blessing now, O Lord, I humbly plead.