Hymnal 1982 (H154) All glory, laud and honor

Piano     PARTS     Soprano     Alto     Tenor     Bass

Refrain:
All glory, laud, and honor
to thee, Redeemer, King!
to whom the lips of children
made sweet hosannas ring.

1. Thou art the King of Israel,
thou David's royal Son,
who in the Lord's Name comest,
the King and Blessed One. (Refrain)

2. The company of angels
are praising thee on high;
and we with all creation
in chorus make reply. (Refrain)

3. The people of the Hebrews
with palms before thee went;
our praise and prayer and anthems
before thee we present. (Refrain)

4. To thee before thy passion
they sang their hymns of praise;
to thee, now high exalted,
our melody we raise. (Refrain)

5. Thou didst accept their praises;
accept the prayers we bring,
who in all good delightest,
thou good and gracious King. (Refrain)

LEVAS2 (L038) The old rugged cross

Piano     PARTS     Soprano     Alto     Tenor     Bass

1 On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suff’ring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain:
So I’ll cherish the cross, the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

2 Oh, that old rugged cross so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above,
To bear it to dark Calvary. [Refrain]

3 In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see;
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me. [Refrain]

4 To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share. [Refrain]

WLP (W760) O wheat, whose crushing was for bread

Piano    PARTS    Soprano    Alto    Tenor    Bass

O wheat, whose crushing was for breadO bread, whose breaking is for life,O life, your seeming end is seed,A seed for wheat, our bread and life

O fruit, whose crushing is for wine
O wine, whose flowing is for blood
O blood, your pouring out is life
Our life in you, o fruitful vine.

O life, whose crushing was for life
O love, whose spending was to death
O death, whose mourning is our joy
Full joy and birth to lasting life.

LEVAS2 (L028) Down at the cross

Piano     Parts     Soprano     Alto     Tenor     Bass

1 Down at the cross where my Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried;
There to my heart was the blood applied;

Refrain:
Glory to His name. Glory to His name. Glory to His name!
There to my heart was the blood applied; Glory to His name.

2 I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within;
There at the cross where He took me in; [Refrain]

3 O, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean; [Refrain]

4 Come to this fountain so rich and sweet;
Cast your poor soul at the Savior’s feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete; [Refrain]

March 29 2020 - Fifth Sunday in Lent

Opening Hymn: Down at the cross                               28, LEVAS

Hymn: Oh how he loves you and me                            35, LEVAS

Offertory Hymn:         O wheat, whose crushing was for bread          760, WLP

The old rugged cross                                                                          38, LEVAS    

LEVAS2 (L028)   Down at the cross

Piano     Parts     Soprano     Alto     Tenor     Bass

1 Down at the cross where my Savior died,
Down where for cleansing from sin I cried;
There to my heart was the blood applied;

Refrain:
Glory to His name. Glory to His name. Glory to His name!
There to my heart was the blood applied; Glory to His name.

2 I am so wondrously saved from sin,
Jesus so sweetly abides within;
There at the cross where He took me in; [Refrain]

3 O, precious fountain that saves from sin,
I am so glad I have entered in;
There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean; [Refrain]

4 Come to this fountain so rich and sweet;
Cast your poor soul at the Savior’s feet;
Plunge in today, and be made complete; [Refrain]

LEVAS2 (L035)   O how He loves you and me

Piano     PARTS     Soprano     Alto     Tenor     Bass

O how He loves you and me.
O how He loves you and me.
He gave His life, what more could He give?
O how He loves you.
O how He loves me.
O how He loves you and me.

Jesus to Calvary did go
His love for the worlds to show
What He did there brought hope from despair
O how He loves you.
O how He loves me.
O how He loves you and me.

WLP (W760)   O wheat, whose crushing was for bread

Piano    PARTS    Soprano    Alto    Tenor    Bass

O wheat, whose crushing was for bread

O bread, whose breaking is for life,
O life, your seeming end is seed,
A seed for wheat, our bread and life

O fruit, whose crushing is for wine
O wine, whose flowing is for blood
O blood, your pouring out is life
Our life in you, o fruitful vine.

O life, whose crushing was for life
O love, whose spending was to death
O death, whose mourning is our joy
Full joy and birth to lasting life.

LEVAS2 (L038)   The old rugged cross

Piano     PARTS     Soprano     Alto     Tenor     Bass

1 On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suff’ring and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Refrain:
So I’ll cherish the cross, the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

2 Oh, that old rugged cross so despised by the world,
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above,
To bear it to dark Calvary. [Refrain]

3 In the old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,
A wondrous beauty I see;
For ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,
To pardon and sanctify me. [Refrain]

4 To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear;
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share. [Refrain]

Evening Prayer March 27, 2020

Opening Hymn: LEVAS2 (L176)    An Evening Prayer

1 If I have wounded any soul today,
If I have caused one foot to go astray,
If I have walked in my own willful way,
Dear Lord, forgive!

2 If I have uttered idle words or vain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
Lest I offend some other through the strain,
Dear Lord, forgive!

3 If I have been perverse, or hard, or cold,
If I have longed for shelter in the fold,
When thou hast given me some fort to hold,
Dear Lord, forgive!

4 Forgive the sins I have confessed to thee;
Forgive the secret sins I do not see;
O guide me, love me, and my keeper be.
Dear Lord, Amen.

Confession of Sin

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.

The Invitatory and Psalter

V: O God, make speed | to save | us.
R: O Lord, | make haste | to help | us.

Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be.
World without end. Amen, amen!

O Gracious Light Phos hilaron with words

O gracious light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,we sing your praises,
O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.

PSALMS

Psalm 107: Part I Confitemini Domino

¹   Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, *
and his mercy endures for ever.
²   Let all those whom the LORD has redeemed proclaim *
that he redeemed them from the hand of the foe.
³   He gathered them out of the lands; *
from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.
⁴   Some wandered in desert wastes; *
they found no way to a city where they might dwell.
⁵   They were hungry and thirsty; *
their spirits languished within them.
⁶   Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
⁷   He put their feet on a straight path *
to go to a city where they might dwell.
⁸   Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
⁹   For he satisfies the thirsty *
and fills the hungry with good things.
¹⁰   Some sat in darkness and deep gloom, *
bound fast in misery and iron;
¹¹   Because they rebelled against the words of God *
and despised the counsel of the Most High.
¹²   So he humbled their spirits with hard labor; *
they stumbled, and there was none to help.
¹³   Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
¹⁴   He led them out of darkness and deep gloom *
and broke their bonds asunder.
¹⁵   Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
¹⁶   For he shatters the doors of bronze *
and breaks in two the iron bars.
¹⁷   Some were fools and took to rebellious ways; *
they were afflicted because of their sins.
¹⁸   They abhorred all manner of food *
and drew near to death's door.
¹⁹   Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁰   He sent forth his word and healed them *
and saved them from the grave.
²¹   Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
²²   Let them offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving *
and tell of his acts with shouts of joy.
²³   Some went down to the sea in ships *
and plied their trade in deep waters;
²⁴   They beheld the works of the LORD *
and his wonders in the deep.
²⁵   Then he spoke, and a stormy wind arose, *
which tossed high the waves of the sea.
²⁶   They mounted up to the heavens and fell back to the depths; *
their hearts melted because of their peril.
²⁷   They reeled and staggered like drunkards *
and were at their wits' end.
²⁸   Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, *
and he delivered them from their distress.
²⁹   He stilled the storm to a whisper *
and quieted the waves of the sea.
³⁰   Then were they glad because of the calm, *
and he brought them to the harbor they were bound for.
³¹   Let them give thanks to the LORD for his mercy *
and the wonders he does for his children.
³²   Let them exalt him in the congregation of the people *
and praise him in the council of the elders.
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be.
World without end. Amen, amen! 

The Lessons

A reading from Mark 9:2-13

Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!" Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus. 

As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean. Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" He said to them, "Elijah is indeed coming first to restore all things. How then is it written about the Son of Man, that he is to go through many sufferings and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him."

Here ends the Reading.

The Song of Mary Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.

Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be.
World without end. Amen, amen! 

(Not in Lent) LEVAS2 (L243) Glory to God

Hymnal 1982 (S105) The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of his Father.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried;
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory,
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, and giver of Life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son
he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen. 

The Prayers

V: The Lord be with you.
R: And also with you.
V: Let us pray.

LEVAS2 (L264)   Our Father

Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.

Suffrages B

That this evening may be holy, good, | and peace- | ful,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace | and good | will,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our | sins and | offenses,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That there may be peace to your Church and to | the whole | world,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That we may depart this life in your faith and fear,
and not be condemned before the great judgment | seat of | Christ,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit in
the communion of Barnabas and all your saints,
entrusting one another and all our | life to | Christ,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.

Prayers of the People

Participants make prayer and praise requests together.

LEVAS2 (L262)   Amen

CLOSING

Let us | bless the | Lord.
Thanks | be to | God.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit, be with us all | ever | more.
Amen

LEVAS2 (L029) Near the cross

Piano     PARTS     Soprano     Alto     Tenor     Bass

1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There’s a precious fountain;
Free to all, a healing stream
Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.

REFRAIN
In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the Bright and Morning Star
Sheds its beams around me.

3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day
With its shadows o’er me.

4 Near the cross, I’ll watch and wait,

Hoping, trusting ever,

Till I reach the golden strand

Just beyond the river.

Evening Prayer - March 26 2020

Opening Hymn: LEVAS2 (L176)    An Evening Prayer

1 If I have wounded any soul today,
If I have caused one foot to go astray,
If I have walked in my own willful way,
Dear Lord, forgive!

2 If I have uttered idle words or vain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
Lest I offend some other through the strain,
Dear Lord, forgive!

3 If I have been perverse, or hard, or cold,
If I have longed for shelter in the fold,
When thou hast given me some fort to hold,
Dear Lord, forgive!

4 Forgive the sins I have confessed to thee;
Forgive the secret sins I do not see;
O guide me, love me, and my keeper be.
Dear Lord, Amen.

Confession of Sin

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Almighty God have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen us in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep us in eternal life. Amen.

The Invitatory and Psalter

V: O God, make speed | to save | us.
R: O Lord, | make haste | to help | us.

Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be.
World without end. Amen, amen!

O Gracious Light Phos hilaron with words

O gracious light,
pure brightness of the everliving Father in heaven,
O Jesus Christ, holy and blessed!
Now as we come to the setting of the sun,
and our eyes behold the vesper light,we sing your praises,
O God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
You are worthy at all times to be praised by happy voices,
O Son of God, O Giver of life,
and to be glorified through all the worlds.

PSALMS

Psalm 73 Quam bonus Israel!

¹   Truly, God is good to Israel, *
to those who are pure in heart.
²   But as for me, my feet had nearly slipped; *
I had almost tripped and fallen;
³   Because I envied the proud *
and saw the prosperity of the wicked:
⁴   For they suffer no pain, *
and their bodies are sleek and sound
⁵   In the misfortunes of others they have no share; *
they are not afflicted as others are;
⁶   Therefore they wear their pride like a necklace *
and wrap their violence about them like a cloak.
⁷   Their iniquity comes from gross minds, *
and their hearts overflow with wicked thoughts.
⁸   They scoff and speak maliciously; *
out of their haughtiness they plan oppression.
⁹   They set their mouths against the heavens, *
and their evil speech runs through the world.
¹⁰   And so the people turn to them *
and find in them no fault.
¹¹   They say, "How should God know? *
is there knowledge in the Most High?"
¹²   So then, these are the wicked; *
always at ease, they increase their wealth.
¹³   In vain have I kept my heart clean, *
and washed my hands in innocence.
¹⁴   I have been afflicted all day long, *
and punished every morning.
¹⁵   Had I gone on speaking this way, *
I should have betrayed the generation of your children.
¹⁶   When I tried to understand these things, *
it was too hard for me;
¹⁷   Until I entered the sanctuary of God *
and discerned the end of the wicked.
¹⁸   Surely, you set them in slippery places; *
you cast them down in ruin.
¹⁹   Oh, how suddenly do they come to destruction, *
come to an end, and perish from terror!
²⁰   Like a dream when one awakens, O Lord, *
when you arise you will make their image vanish.
²¹   When my mind became embittered, *
I was sorely wounded in my heart.
²²   I was stupid and had no understanding; *
I was like a brute beast in your presence.
²³   Yet I am always with you; *
you hold me by my right hand.
²⁴   You will guide me by your counsel, *
and afterwards receive me with glory.
²⁵   Whom have I in heaven but you? *
and having you I desire nothing upon earth.
²⁶   Though my flesh and my heart should waste away, *
God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
²⁷   Truly, those who forsake you will perish; *
you destroy all who are unfaithful.
²⁸   But it is good for me to be near God; *
I have made the Lord GOD my refuge.
²⁹   I will speak of all your works *
in the gates of the city of Zion.
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be.
World without end. Amen, amen! 

The Lessons

A reading from Mark 8:27-9:1

Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" And they answered him, "John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets." He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah." And he sternly ordered them not to tell anyone about him. Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things." 

He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power."

Here ends the Reading.

The Song of Mary Magnificat
Luke 1:46-55

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord,
my spirit rejoices in God my Savior; *
for he has looked with favor on his lowly servant.
From this day all generations will call me blessed: *
the Almighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his Name.
He has mercy on those who fear him *
in every generation.
He has shown the strength of his arm, *
he has scattered the proud in their conceit.
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones, *
and has lifted up the lowly.
He has filled the hungry with good things, *
and the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel, *
for he has remembered his promise of mercy,
The promise he made to our fathers, *
to Abraham and his children for ever.

Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost
As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be.
World without end. Amen, amen! 

(Not in Lent) LEVAS2 (L243) Glory to God

Hymnal 1982 (S105) The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of his Father.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven:
by the power of the Holy Spirit
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried;
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the Scriptures;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory,
to judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord, and giver of Life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son.
With the Father and the Son
he is worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen. 

The Prayers

V: The Lord be with you.
R: And also with you.
V: Let us pray.

LEVAS2 (L264)   Our Father

Our Father, which art in heaven,
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts
as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever. Amen.

Suffrages B

That this evening may be holy, good, | and peace- | ful,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace | and good | will,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our | sins and | offenses,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That there may be peace to your Church and to | the whole | world,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That we may depart this life in your faith and fear,
and not be condemned before the great judgment | seat of | Christ,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.
That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit in
the communion of Barnabas and all your saints,
entrusting one another and all our | life to | Christ,
We | entreat | you, O | Lord.

Prayers of the People

Participants make prayer and praise requests together.

LEVAS2 (L262)   Amen

CLOSING

Let us | bless the | Lord.
Thanks | be to | God.
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship
of the Holy Spirit, be with us all | ever | more.
Amen

LEVAS2 (L029) Near the cross

Piano     PARTS     Soprano     Alto     Tenor     Bass

1 Jesus, keep me near the cross,
There’s a precious fountain;
Free to all, a healing stream
Flows from Calv’ry’s mountain.

REFRAIN
In the cross, in the cross
Be my glory ever;
Till my raptured soul shall find
Rest beyond the river.

2 Near the cross, a trembling soul,
Love and mercy found me;
There the Bright and Morning Star
Sheds its beams around me.

3 Near the cross! O Lamb of God,
Bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day
With its shadows o’er me.

4 Near the cross, I’ll watch and wait,
Hoping, trusting ever,
Till I reach the golden strand
Just beyond the river.