If I Could Hear My Mother Pray Again SE Samonte 2016-01-30 | For my friend, Vern Hibbard. This is for you and your mom who will celebrate her 101st birthday on Feb. 5, 2016.
The Stranger of Galilee SE Samonte 2015-12-05 | In fancy I stood by the shore, one day,Of the beautiful murm’ring sea;I saw the great crowds as they thronged the wayOf the Stranger of Galilee;I saw how the man who was blind from birth,In a moment was made to see;The lame was made whole by the matchless skillOf the Stranger of Galilee.Refrain 1-3:And I felt I could love Him forever,So gracious and tender was He!I claimed Him that day as my Savior,This Stranger of Galilee.His look of compassion, His words of love,They shall never forgotten be;When sin-sick and helpless He saw me there,This Stranger of Galilee;He showed me His hand and His riven side,And He whispered, “It was for thee!”My burden fell off at the pierced feetOf the Stranger of Galilee.I heard Him speak peace to the angry waves,Of that turbulent, raging sea;And lo! at His word are the waters stilled,This Stranger of Galilee;A peaceful, a quiet, and holy calm,Now and ever abides with me;He holdeth my life in His mighty hands,This Stranger of Galilee.Come, ye who are driven and tempest-tossed,And His gracious salvation see;He’ll quiet life’s storms with His “Peace, be still!”This Stranger of Galilee;He bids me to go and the story tell—What He ever to you will be,If only you let Him with you abide,This Stranger of Galilee.Refrain 4:Oh, my friend, won’t you love Him forever?So gracious and tender is He!Accept Him today as your Savior,This Stranger of Galilee.
In Christ is Brotherhood Alone SE Samonte 2015-12-05 | In Christ is brotherhood alone, From north to south, and east to west.Good works for sin can ne'er atone,Christ is redemption, peace and rest.In Christ alone, we brothers are,One race, one nation of His Word.One brotherhood is globularThrough the new birth in Christ, our Lord.All sons of men, one in the Lord,His glorious kingdom build in peace.Love marks these brothers of His WordAnd brotherhood does e'er increase.The Saviour brings true brotherhood,Christ died, men to redeem in love.And sanctify them through His blood,For endless brotherhood above.
God is Love (Come, Let Us All Unite to Sing) SE Samonte 2015-12-04 | Come, let us all unite to sing:God is love!Let heav’n and earth their praises bring,God is love!Let every soul from sin awake,Each in his heart sweet music make,And sing with us for Jesus’ sakeFor God is love!Chorus:God is love! God is love!Come let us all unite to sing that God is love.O tell to earth’s remotest bound,God is love!In Christ we have redemption found,God is love!His blood has washed our sins away,His Spirit turned our night to day,And now we can rejoice to sayThat God is love!How happy is our portion here,God is love!His promises our spirits cheer,God is love!He is our sun and shield by day,Our help, our hope, our strength and stay;He will be with us all the way;Our God is love!
Love Everlasting (Gott ist die Liebe) SE Samonte 2015-12-02 | Credits: Arrangement by Larry Nickel. Sung by West Coast Mennonite Chamber Choir.For music sheet, contact Larry Nickel at larrynickel@mac.comCome and let us all unite to singThat God is love!Heav'n and earth their praises bring,God is love!Gott ist die Liebe, lässt mich erlösen;Gott ist die Liebe, er liebt auch mich.Drum sag ich noch einmal: Gott ist die Liebe!Gott ist die Liebe, er liebt auch mich.Love everlasting, from God the Father,Love overflowing, for you and me.Love everlasting, with grace abounding,Love overflowing, for you and me.Sin held me captive in helpless bondage,No earthly power could set me free.Love everlasting, with grace abounding,Love overflowing, for you and me.Jesus my Saviour, died for my ransom,Jesus my Saviour, co'ered all my shame.Love everlasting, with grace abounding,Love overflowing, for you and me.Come and let us all unite to singThat God is love!Heav'n and earth their praises bring,God is love!Now I will praise You, Love everlasting,Now I will praise You my whole life through.Love everlasting, with grace abounding,Love overflowing, for you and me.Now I will praise You, Love everlasting,Now I will praise You my whole life through.
Take Thou My Hand, O Father SE Samonte 2015-11-28 | Hermann Brueckner translationTake Thou my hand, dear Father, and lead Thou me,Until my journey endeth, eternally.Alone I will not wander one single day;Be Thou my true companion and with me stay.O cover with Thy mercy my poor, weak heart!Let every thought rebellious from me depart.Permit Thy child to linger here at Thy feet,And blindly trust Thy goodness with faith complete. Tho' naught of Thy great power may move my soul,With Thee thro' night and darkness I reach the goal.Take then my hands, O Father, and lead Thou me,Until my journey endeth eternally.
Take My Hand and Lead Me SE Samonte 2015-11-27 | Step by step, take my hand and lead me, My Guide, my Light. (German) So nimm denn meine Hände und führe michBis an mein selig Ende und ewiglich!Ich kann allein nicht gehen, nicht einen Schritt;Wo Du wirst gehn und stehen, da nimm mich mit.O take my hand and lead me, my Guide, my Light,My path is rough and narrow in life's dark night.Your hand will safely hold me through night and day,You are my true companion, O with me stay.You cover me with mercy and cleanse my heart,Your goodness fills my being in every part.And with Your hand to guide me I'm not alone.Your presence lights my pathway until I'm at Home.As step by step we travel to reach the goal,Our songs of faith will echo and feed my soul.So take my hand and lead me until I seeThe heav'n where You receive me eternally.
I Know My Jesus Lives (While My Redeemers Near) SE Samonte 2015-11-23 | I know my Jesus lives, My shepherd and my guide.I bid farewell to anxious fears, my needs are all supplied.To meadows green and fair, where rich abundance grows,He leads me with His gentle hand and guards me from my foes.(German) So lang mein Jesus lebt, und seine Kraft mich hebt,Mus Furcht und Sorge von mir fliehn, mein Herz in Lieb erglühn.(English) As long as my Jesus lives, and His power lifts me,Fear and sorrow must flee from me, my heart glows in love.Dear Shepherd, if I stray, my wand’ring feet restoreTo Thy fair pastures guide my way and let me rove no more.To Him my praise shall flow, my Saviour and my guide.To Him my praise shall flow, for Jesus loves me this I know;This thought is Paradise._________________________I. While my Redeemer's near, My shepherd and my guide,I bid farewell to anxious fear, My wants are all supply'd.II. To ever-fragrant meads, Where rich abundance grows,His gracious hand indulgent leads, And guards my sweet repose.III. Along the lovely scene, Cool waters gently roll,And kind refreshment smiles serene, To cheer my fainting soul.IV. Here let my spirit rest; How sweet a lot is mine!With pleasure, food, and safety blest; Beneficence divine!V. Dear shepherd, if I stray, My wand'ring feet restore,To thy fair pastures guide my way, And let me rove no more.VI. Unworthy, as I am, Of thy protecting care,Jesus, I plead thy gracious name, For all my hopes are there.
The Gate Ajar SE Samonte 2015-11-07 | There is a gate that stands ajar,And through its portals gleamingA radiance from the cross afar,The Saviour’s love revealing.Refrain:O depth of mercy! Can it beThat gate was left ajar for me?For me! (For me!) For me! (For me!)Was left ajar for me!That gate ajar stands free for allWho seek through it salvation;The rich and poor, the great and small,Of every tribe and nation.Press onward, then, though foes may frown,While mercy’s gate is open;Accept the cross, and win the crown,Love’s everlasting token.Beyond the river’s brink we’ll layThe cross that here is given,And bear the crown of life away,And love Him more in Heaven.
My God, Where Shall I Wend My Flight? SE Samonte 2015-10-29 | Mijn God Waer Sal ic Henen Gaen1. My God, where shall I wend my flight?Ah, help me on upon the way;The foe surrounds both day and nightAnd fain my soul would rend and slay;Lord God, Thy Spirit give to me,Then on Thy ways I’ll constant beAnd, in Life’s Book, eternally.2. When I in Egypt still stuck fast,And traveled calm broad paths of ease,Then was I famed, a much-sought guest,The world with me was quite at peace;Enmeshed was I in Satan’s gauze,My life abomination wasRight well I served the devil’s cause.3. But when I turned me to the Lord,And gave the world a farewell look,Sought help against the evil horde,The lore of antichrist forsook;Then was I mocked and sore defamed,Since Babel’s councils I now disdained;The righteous man is e’er disclaimed!4. As one may read of Abel, famed,Zacharias too – recall it well –And Daniel too, whom bad men framedSo that he among fierce lions fell;So were the prophets treated all,Christ Jesus too – it is good to recall –Nor were the prophets spared this call.5. I’d rather choose the sorrow sore,And suffer as of God the childThan have from Pharaoh all his store,To revel in for one brief while;The realm of Pharaoh cannot last,Christ keeps His kingdom sure and fast;Around His child his arm He casts.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
O God and Father, Thee We Bless SE Samonte 2015-10-29 | O Gott Vater, wir loben dich (Ausbund Hymn No.131)1 O God and Father, Thee we bless,Thy goodness ever praise addressing,That Thou, O Lord, with graciousness,Anew us kindly manifesting,Hast led us thus together, Lord,To us admonish through Thy living Word;For this grant grace and constant blessing!2 Open Thy servants' lips, O Lord,And grant them wisdom, and Thy power,That they rightly may speak Thy Word,That holy lives may spring and flowerAnd glorify Thee for Thy good,O grant us hunger for such sacred food;This is our fervent pray'r this hour!3 An understanding mind impart,Inspire us, Lord, we here do pray Thee,That Thy Word known within our hearts,In holy lives may ever praise Thee;And in true righteousness, that we,Thy gracious Word so heeding constantly,May undeceived obey and serve Thee!4 Thine only is the kingdom, Lord,Thine only is the power given;Within Thy church with one accordThy name we praise, and raise to heaven!And from our heart's depth, Lord, we pray,Be with us in this hallowed hour today,Through Jesus Christ, our Savior, Amen! Amen.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
The Father We Will Ever Praise SE Samonte 2015-10-28 | Den Vater woll'n wir loben (Ausbund Hymn No. 34)The Father we will ever praise,Who us redemption brought;In heaven high our thanks we’ll raise,Through Christ’s death we are bought,Whom God hath us in mercy giv’nFrom sin to reconcile;That we by faith should live in Him,As His obedient child.In His Son, God has left us hereExample we should heed,That in like fashion, we with fear,Should suffer patiently,As us enjoins the Word of God,To help Christ bear reproach;In Hebrews it to us is taught,Through God, the Holy Ghost.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
I Will Delight in Singing SE Samonte 2015-10-28 | Mit Lust so will ich singen (Ausbund Hymn No. 6)1. I will delight in singing,In God o’erjoys my heart;For grace He is me bringing,That I from death departWhich lasting ever, hath no end;I praise Thee Christ from heaven,Who dost my grief attend.2. Him God to me sending,Example and true light,Who me, e’er my life’s ending,Doth to His kingdom cite;That I with Him have endless bliss,And from my heart may love Him,And all His righteousness.7. Christ, then, would I be praising,Who patience shows to all,With friendship us embracing,Moved by His grace withal;His love to all men shows He, too,In likeness to His Father,Which no one false will do.9. Christ no one is co-ercingHis glory-world to share;They heaven are traversingWho willingly prepare,Through faith and baptism rightly wrought,Repentance, with hearts holy;For them is heaven bought.10. Christ, in His blood thus shedding,Which He did willingly,And His great task not dreading,This would He have us see,Us with His holy power endows;For who Christ’s love constraineth,In holy likeness grows.12. Where Christ’s love is abiding,Is spared the enemy,And Christ proclaims this tidingTo all who heirs would be;That who shows mercy lovinglyAnd keeps His Lord’s clear teaching,Is glad eternally.13. All shall be judged by Jesus Christ,Yet none does He accuse,Who falsely hate the life of love,The Word of God confuse;Until the final judgment day,When those who scorn He will repay,Their hope of heav’n refuse.14. All love abides in Jesus Christ.He knows no scorn or hate.His servants follow in His steps,And daily demonstrateHis life of light, His life of love,His wondrous joy, the witness ofA heart compassionate.15. Those hate and envy harb’ring,Cannot true Christians be;And those who evil, inj’ring,Fists strike enmity;Before our Lord to kill and thieve,Blood innocent they’re sheddingIn base hypocrisy.16. Thus shall men be apprizingThose who with Christ are not,Who Christian rules despising,With Belial’s kind do plot,Ev’n as did Cain in sin o’erthrow,When God owned Abel’s offering;And hence must suffer woe.17. Herewith shall I be closing;Observe, saints, one and all,It is not indisposingTo notice Adam’s fall,Who, too, received the tempter’s voice,His God was disobedient,And death became His choice.18. So those who Christ withstanding,Whom worldly lust ensnares,Shall likewise find their ending;No godly love is theirs.So closet here this hymn, indeed;With Christ I am remaining,Who knows and meets my need. Amen.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
When Christ With His True Teaching Came SE Samonte 2015-10-25 | Als Christus mit sein'r wahren Lehr (Ausbund Hymn No. 7)When Christ with His true teaching came,He taught the band He’d gathered in,That each the cross with patience deignTo daily carry after Him.Christ said, My dear disciples, hear,You shall always be vigilant;And in the earth love nothing dear’r,Than Me, my Word obedient.The world upon you will unlooseAns cast revilement, insult, too,Disperse you, saying in excuse,That Satan dwelling has in you.When men you now revile, disdain,For my sake persecute and smite,Be joyful, your reward and gainAt heaven's throne I will requite.Behold me, I, the Son of God,At all times have been doing good;Most innocent, these ways I trod,And yet at last they shed my blood.O Christ, Thy people help alwayWho follow faithful after Thee,That through Thy bitter death, they mayForm all their need redeemed be.Praise to Thee, God, in Thy great throne,And to Thine own beloved Son,And Holy Spirit, praise through whomBe many to Thy kingdom drawn.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
You Christian Brothers, Together SE Samonte 2015-10-25 | Ghy Christen broeders te samenYou Christian brothers, together,Come hear a truthful song,Full highly praised names,Which are related of God’s Son;The Scriptures search as the Spirit leads,So to confess and in truth own,That which was from beginning is He.In the first place, will you notice,How Christ is the Word of God,Through whom the Father worked,As from the beginning we’re taught;When God created the heavens and earth,This Word with God was in concord,One with the Father as one.We own according to Scripture,He that hath ears let him hear,That from eternity He is sure;Who of His birth can speak clear?He only God's image does assure,The radiance of His glory,A reflection of His being, pure.Out of the mouth of th' Almighty,Is the Word from eternity,And the Word with God was in unity,The Word was God, John did see;He the great wisdom of God ever is,Born from th' eternal Father,To redeem us from death - thus through His.This Rod in Zion was firmly set,As planted of the Lord well,High, noble, above all prophets,The righteous Emmanuel.He is the Word of true righteousness,A true and rightful Prince of Peace,As Isaiah does say and confess.This Son most worthy and honorable,Who in Godly form was still,Did there Himself thus abase, humble,Foll'wing His own Father's will,He on Himself took a servant's form,That in example, He bid us,His footsteps to follow, conform.All the more that here is written,Of this Son most excellent,Confess, we too, in addition,The Old and New Testament;He God is over all eternally,In his own letter to the Romans,Has Paul this explained carefully.This, then, I have not regretted,Thus to have written this song,For my dear, true fellow - comrades,This out of love to prolong;So take the best of this short song,Should one of Christ all be telling,My song then should be far too long.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
Rejoice! Be Glad Exceedingly SE Samonte 2015-10-25 | Verheucht nu en weest verblijt(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
Come Unto Me, Saith Gods Own Son SE Samonte 2015-10-24 | Kommt her zu mir, spricht Gottes SohnCome unto me, saith God’s own Son,Ye heavy laden and undone,With sin’s hard burden dealing;Ye youth and elders, women, men,I want to help you, for I canSoon all your ills be healing.My yoke is sweet, my burden light,Whoe’er it bears with me aright,The fires of hell shall flee from;I’ll help him faithfully, it bear,That through myself he gain as heir,The eternal heav’nly kingdom.What I did, what I suffered here,In life, early and late did bear,That shall you too be doing;Yes, what men think, and say and do,That shall work out for good anew,When God's will they're pursuing.Gladly the world would too be savedIf scorn and pain need not be braved,Which all true Christians suffer;Nor can it, may other be;Therefore yield himself willingly,Who'd shun hell's pang forever.Therefore, mark well, ye Christian band,Ye who to God committed stand,Your effort ne'er be ruing;To God's most holy Word adhere,This is the soul's treasure most dear;God is your joy renewing.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
Climb Up Your Golden Height (Accolade to a Champion) SE Samonte 2015-10-24 | This song tribute was paid by Tieleman Jansz van Braght to the martyr Gerardus, who for the testimony of Jesus Christ went singing before his companions, five other men, two women and a girl, on the way to burning at the stake in Cologne, Germany, AD 1163.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
O Thou Almighty Lord and God SE Samonte 2015-10-22 | O Allmächtiger Herr Gott (Ausbund Hymn No. 8)(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
There Are Two Ways SE Samonte 2015-10-18 | Es sind zween Weg in dieser Zeit (Ausbund Hymn No. 125)There are two ways, in this, our day, One narrow and the other broad;Who now will go the narrow way Will be despised by all abroad.This plainly God’s word teaches us, The narrow entrance way go in;Straight is the gate, who enters thus, Must first endure great suffering.There—after, there’s eternal rest, Therefore, O man, Thy way prepare;Wilt thou be in God’s kingdom blessed Eternally with righteous there.After this time nought shall transpire But peace and joy eternally;The righteous then, this shall acquire Who God’s will honor constantly.But he who the broad way shall go, The stairs to hell, this is the same;He now is lost, God’s wrath shall know, But blessed is he who’s born again.To him hath God prepared, impearled A crown eternity shall hold;It shall not pass away, O world, Away then, with your gain and gold.O, take the straight and narrow way That thou the lasting crown obtain;Which God doth but His church convey Which He hath cleansed from sin and stain.Therefore away with all man’s gain, Desire, vain pomp, and arrogance;Turn sharp away from all known sin, So thou be known as God’s child hence.Nought other can the way become, Who will eternal suffering flee;Must righteous be, this is the sum, Go on your way, nor fancy see.Press toward the mark till endless day, For who the prize at last will gain;All must forsake upon this way Would he the lasting crown obtain.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
O God, Do Thou Sustain Me SE Samonte 2015-10-18 | O Gott, Thun Mich ErhaltenO God, do Thou sustain me,In grief and sore duressPride counter which disdains TheeAnd comfort my distress.O Lord let me find mercyIn bonds and prison bedMen would seek to devour meWith guile and controversySave me from danger dread!Thou wilt never forsake meThis firmly I believeThy blood Thou hast shed freelyAnd with it washed me.Therein my trust is restingIn Christ, God's only SonOn him I am now buildingIn tribulation trustingGod will me not disown!Thy Word to us was givenTo bring salvation nigh;Who doth from evil hasten,His flesh will then deny;For we see not our failingUntil God's Word, so clear,Through grace this is revealing,Our sins removes, and healing,Redeems from want and fear.To die and to be livingUntil my end I seeTo Thee my trust I'm givingThou wilt my helper beSoul, body, child companionHerewith commit I TheeCome soon, Lord, come and take meFrom ruthless men do save meBe honour e'er to Thee. (This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
Pardon Me, O My God (Invocation to Martyrs Mirror) SE Samonte 2015-10-17 | Klimt op uw' gulden Hoogtt'1. Pardon me, O my God, That I, dust, ashes approach Thee,Yet that which caused my tears to flow Was the remembrance of suff’ring;The cruel death of Thy martyrs, Defenseless lambs, altogether,Innocent, led to the water and fire, To the sword and beast’s devouring;There to suffer and there to die For Thy name’s sake most holy;There to suffer and there to die, For Thy name’s sake, O my God!2. Howe’er I joy contemplated, As I their confidence seeing,In Thy great grace as they fought valiantly Thru the strait gate all foreseeingAh! How I often did wish then, To be a partaker with them,My soul went with them to prison and then In the tribunal I stayed them,There to suffer and there to die For Thy name’s sake most holy;There to suffer and there to die, For Thy name’s sake, O my God!3. Patiently bear, I besought them, Without gainsaying or flinching;Suffer the sentence of death urging them At the place of execution,Scaffold and stake, saying to them, Fight valiantly, sisters, brethren,The crown awaits you – and died thus with them, So great my love bound up with them,There to suffer and there to die For Thy name’s sake most holy;There to suffer and there to die, For Thy name’s sake, O my God!(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
Lord God! To Thee Be Blessing SE Samonte 2015-10-17 | Herr Gott! dich will ich loben (Ausbund Hymn No. 30)Lord God! To Thee be blessing from hence until my end,That I Thy faith possessing Thee know and apprehend.Thy holy Word Thou sendest meWhich I thro’ grace and mercy possess and prize fromThee.Thy Word received I from Thee, as Thou, O Lord, dost know;It shall not void return Thee, I hope; strength me bestowThat I may know Thy will, not mine,In this is my rejoicing, ever in my heart's shrine.To Thee, Lord, I am crying, help, God and father, mine,That I in love complying, be child and heir of Thine;O Lord, my faith make mightier,Lest fall the house to ruins, where Thy help absent were.O Lord, forget me never, fore'er with me abide,Thy Spirit teach me ever, protect, in suffering hideThat I may know Thy comfort rife,And valiantly may conquer, with vict'ry in the strife. The foe beat hard upon me where in the field I lay;He fain from it would drive me, Lord, Thou didst vict’rystay;With weapon sharp he on me pressed,That all my body trembled from force and falsehoodstressed.In flesh I am distrusting, it is too weak revealed;In Thy Word I am trusting, this comfort is and shield.Dependent on it though hard-pressedThat Thou wilt from disasters me help into Thy rest.Our latest hour is nearing so must we now it man;Help us, O Lord, in bearing the cross after Thy plan;Come with Thy grace boundless, unspanned,That we may be committing our spirits in Thy hand.So will I then be parting with comrades mine, indeed,May God us grace imparting, into His kingdom lead;That we in faith all doubt transcend,His holy work fulfilling, this grant He in the end.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
A Sad and Doleful Care SE Samonte 2015-10-17 | Een Truerich Droeuich Leyt1 A sad and doleful care, This news, dear brother, share,Which God hath now for me prepared.A chastening He applies, My inmost heart He tries,My flesh in sore affliction lies.His godly wisdom sure that ever shall endureKnows perfectly that now I lie In anguish sore.Help, Lord, I Thee implore that I by grace once more,After this grievous blow may comfort know!2 The prophet has averredWith clear and clarion wordThat grief is mortal man's reward;His life ebbs fast away,Till death him low doth layWith suff'ring, all the weary way.Like to a fading flower So is His fame and pow'r,Like shades of night Man takes his flight, Continues not.In state or constant lotAs God himself hath taught;Now I detect that He deals so with me.3 The Father's chastenings soreMost gladly I endureAs Micheas did, the saint of yore.I by His Word confessTo wretched sinfulness,The sinful lusts of human flesh;I, born of Adam's seed, am sinful-born indeed;Therefore will I right willinglyChastisèd stand; Accept all at His hand,Like Job of storied land,Till me He to Him takes and blessed makes.4 Ah, faithful Father, Lord,My flesh has strength no more,This earthly house Thou breakest sore.The vile world hates me quite,For this Thy witness bright;Thy cross I bear with grief not light.And yet—adversity! Thy hand Thou lay'st on me,And presses so my flesh lays low!Yet rest me upon Thy promise freeWhich ever sure shall be;And praise Thy majesty in all eternity!5 Ah, Father, God and Lord,Incline Thy face once moreIn this disease and sickness sore;Give patience, strength, in graceThe brightness of Thy face,Mid sorrows that come on apace!That I may constant be, whate'er Thy way with me;And, not the last, my soul hold fast!Yes, Father, kind, preserve in pious mindThy sons, who sadness find,In faith and doctrine whole, so prays my soul!6 I beg my brethren all,Who've heard the Master's callMy grief and pain now to recall,And then, before God's eyesLay pleasant sacrifice;Let pleasing prayer as incense rise;That I may then again, delivered from this pain,Behold Thy grace, resume my place,Serve Christ alway, right well the livelong day,This is my song I prayWith brethren everywhere, in Word-borne prayer.Amen.(This song can be found in the hymnal 'Christian Hymnary' and in the CD 'Anabaptist Martyr Hymns' recorded by the Overholt Family. For further information regarding the hymnal and CD, please contact CHRISTIAN HYMNARY PUBLISHERS - P.O. Box 7159 Pinecraft, Sarasota, Florida 34278 U.S.A.)
Heaven is My Home (Im But A Stranger Here) SE Samonte 2015-10-10 | I’m but a stranger here, Heav’n is my home;Earth is a desert drear, Heav’n is my home.Danger and sorrow stand round me on every hand;Heav’n is my fatherland, Heav’n is my home.What though the tempest rage, Heav’n is my home;Short is my pilgrimage, Heav’n is my home;Time’s cold and wintry blast shall soon be over past;I shall reach home at last, Heav’n is my home.There at my Savior’s side Heav’n is my home;I shall be glorified, Heav’n is my home.There are the good and blest, those I loved most and best;There, too, I soon shall rest, Heav’n is my home.Therefore I murmur not, Heav’n is my home;Whate’er my earthly lot, Heav’n is my home;And I shall surely stand there at my Lord’s right hand.Heav’n is my fatherland, Heav’n is my home.
Loves Dimension SE Samonte 2015-09-21 | The original title of this song is 'Dimensions.' This is from Harmony 5's album, Home Sweet Home - 'Originals.' To contact Harmony 5 or to order their recordings, visit their website at www.harmony5.com
The City of Light SE Samonte 2015-09-19 | COMPLETE LYRICS:There’s a city of light ’mid the stars, we are told,Where they know not a sorrow or care;And the gates are of pearl, and the streets are of gold,And the building exceedingly fair.Refrain:Let us pray for each other, not faint by the way,In this sad world of sorrow and care,For that home is so bright, and is almost in sight,And I trust in my heart you’ll go there.Brother dear, never fear, we shall triumph at last,If we trust in the word He has giv’n;When our trials and toils, and our weepings are past,We shall meet in that home up in heav’n.Sister dear, never fear, for the Savior is near,With His hand He will lead you along;And the way that is dark Christ will graciously clear,And your mourning shall turn to a song.Let us walk in the light of the gospel divine;Let us ever keep near to the cross;Let us love, watch, and pray, in our pilgrimage here;Let us count all things else but as loss.
The Lord is My Light SE Samonte 2015-09-06 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
O Weary Wanderer (Remember Me) SE Samonte 2015-09-06 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
Marvelous Grace (Grace Greater Than Our Sin) SE Samonte 2015-09-05 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
Where He Leads I`ll Follow SE Samonte 2015-08-30 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
I Shall Be Like Him SE Samonte 2015-08-29 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
We Saw Thee Not (But We Believe) SE Samonte 2015-08-29 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
Can You Count the Stars? SE Samonte 2015-08-26 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
What Heavenly Music SE Samonte 2015-08-22 | This song is available from the Testify Quartet:http://www.testifyquartet.com/product/complete-in-thee-cdFor more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
Complete in Thee SE Samonte 2014-09-28 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrAFor the CD recordings of the Testify Quartet, please visit their website at www.testifyquartet.com.
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear SE Samonte 2013-11-30 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing SE Samonte 2013-11-30 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
Good Christian Men, Rejoice SE Samonte 2013-11-30 | For more acappella Christian hymns:http://www.youtube.com/user/sesamonte/videoshttp://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2018498757FD7A76http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMouL6OGNNE&list=PLWmzuzTiUbV5ZWHAeobygkjGaj42tVfrA
