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Hymnblog is a place to learn about and be strengthened in your faith by reading about and hearing the great hymns of the Christian faith.
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 30, 2020
- 3 min
HYMN 132 I Surrender All
Norwegian: Alt for Jesus fot jeg legger Luke 14:31-33 Test: Justin Wheeler van deVenter (1855-1939) Tune: Winfield S. Wedeen (1847-1908) 1 All to Jesus I surrender,
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
R/I surrender all, I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all. 2 All to Jesus I surrender,
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel Thy Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.
R/ 3 All to Jesus I surr
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 29, 2020
- 3 min
HYMN 131 If Everything within Me
Danish: Om alle mine lemmer Norwegian: Om alle mine lemmer Psalm 16 Text: Petter Dass (1647-1707) Tune: Sigvald Tveit (1945-2019) 1. If everything within me Were filled with joyful song, And all could raise their voices In praise to God alone And sing both day and night, They could not tell God’s glory, His treasure’s depths or height. 2. And if I were to tell you The story of my life, My fate and my good fortune, The troubles and the strife, I could do nothing less Than m
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 28, 2020
- 3 min
HYMN 130 Open My Eyes that I May See
German: Öffne mein Auge, Lass mich seh’n Psalm 119:118 Text: Clara H. Fiske Scott (1841-1897) Tune: Clara H . Fiske Scott (1841-1897) 1. Open my eyes, that I may see
Glimpses of truth thou hast for me;
Place in my hands the wonderful key
That shall unclasp and set me free R/Silently now I wait for thee
Ready, my God, thy will to see
Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine! 2. Open my ears, that I may hear
Voices of truth thou sendest clear;
And while the wavenotes fall o
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 27, 2020
- 3 min
HYMN 129 I Know a Kingdom Without End
Danish: Jeg ved et evigt himmerig German: Ich weiss ein ewiges Himmelreich Norwegian: Eg veit i himmelen ei borg Revelation 21 Text: Hans Christensen Sthen (1544-1610) Tune: Hallingdal Folktune Congregation: 1. I know a kingdom without end, Where shines a bright tomorrow. There is no weeping there, nor sin, No any tears of sorrow. Congregation: 2. Within it dwells God’s only Son In splendor and in glory; My hope and comfort, he’s the one Who waits in heaven for me. Congregat
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 26, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 128 Lord, Jesus Christ, Be Present Now
Danish: O Herre Krist! Dig til oss vend German: Herr Jesus Christ, dich zu uns wend Norwegian: O Herre Krist, deg til oss vend Swedish: O Jesus Krist, dig till oss vänd Isaiah 6:6-8 Text: Duke Wilhelm II Saxe-Weimar (1598-1662). Tune: Anonymous, 1628 1. Lord Jesus Christ, be present now,
Our hearts in true devotion bow,
Your Spirit send with grace divine,
And let your truth within us shine. 2. Unseal our lips to sing your praise,
Our souls to you in worship raise,
Make stro
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 25, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 127 There is a Balm in Gilead
Jeremiah 8:22; Text: African American Spiritual Tune: African American Spiritual R/There is a balm in Gilead
To make the wounded whole,
There is a balm in Gilead
To heal the sin-sick soul. 1. Sometimes I feel discouraged
And think my work's in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit
Revives my soul again.
R/ 2. If you cannot preach like Peter,
If you cannot pray like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus
And say, "He died for all."
R/ MEDITATION This feels right, just now. I need so
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 24, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 126 I Bind Unto Myself This Day/St. Patrick's Breastplate
Ephesians 6:10-17 Text: St. Patrick (5th century, probably) Tune: Irish folk 1. I bind unto myself today
the strong name of the Trinity
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One and One in Three. 2. I bind this day to me forever,
by power of faith, Christ’s incarnation,
his baptism in the Jordan river,
his death on cross for my salvation,
his bursting from the spiced tomb,
his riding up the heavenly way,
his coming at the day of doom,
I bind unto myself today. 3. I bind un
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 125 Be Still, My Soul/Finlandia
German: Stille, mein Wille, dein Jesu hilft siegen Luke 21:19 Text: Catharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel (1697-ca. 1797) Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) 1. Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to your God to order and provide;
In ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: your best, your heav'nly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end. 2. Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
To guide the future
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 22, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 124 Jesus, the Only One/Jesus, det eneste
Danish: Jesus, det eneste Finnish: Jeesus, sä ainoa Norwegian: Jesus, det eneste Swedish: Jesus, det renaste Acts 4:12 Text: Ole Theodor Moe (1863-1922). Tune: Caroline Volla Sørlie (1869-1953) 1. Jesus, the only one, Purest and holy one, Greatest of names we can ever express! Filled with bright clarity, Filled with God’s charity, Filled with God’s pow’r and the truth we confess. 2. When troubles come my way, I’m never cast away, Out of your loving and holy embrace. When f
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 21, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 123 Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
Norwegian: Klippe, du som brast for meg Swedish: Klippa, du som brast för mig Text: Augustus M. Toplady (1740-1778) Tune: Thomas Hastings (1784-1872) 1. Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy riven side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure,
Cleanse me from its guilt and power. 2. Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law's demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 20, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 122 Like Noah's Weary Dove
Genesis 8:6-12; Deuteronomy 30:19-20 Text: William Augustus Muhlenberg (1796-1877) Tune: Kentucky 93rd/William Walker? (1809-1875) 1. Like Noah's weary dove,
That soar'd the earth around,
But not a resting place above
The cheerless waters found; 2. O cease, my wandering soul,
On restless wings to roam;
All the wide world, to either pole,
Has not for thee a home. 3. Behold the Ark of God,
Behold the open door;
Hasten to gain that dear abode,
And rove, my soul, no more. 4. The
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 19, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 121 All Glory Be to God on High
Danish: Aleneste Gud i Himmerig German: Allein Gott in der höh sei ehr Icelandic: Guð faðer lof og þökksé þér Norwegian: Alene Gud I himmerik Swedish: Allena Gud I himmelrik Text: Nicolaus Decius (1485-1546) Tune: Gregorian chant arr. Nicolaus Decius (1485-1546) 1. All glory be to God on high,
Who hath our race befriended!
To us no harm shall now come nigh,
The strife at last is ended.
God showeth His good will to men,
And peace shall reign on earth again;
O thank Him for His
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 18, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 120 Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow
Danish: Igjennem Nat og Trængsel Romans 15:4-9; Ephesians 4:4-8; Text: Bernard Severin Ingemann (1789-1862) Tune: St. Oswald, Beecher, Ebenezer 1. Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the promised land.
Clear before us through the darkness
Gleams and burns the guiding light;
Pilgrim clasps the hand of pilgrim,
Stepping fearless through the night. 2. One the light of God's own presence
O'er his ransome
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 17, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 119 Is it True that Jesus is My Brother?
Norwegian: Er det sant at Jesus er min broder? Swedish: Är det sant att Jesus är min broder? Roman 8:12-17; Text: Lina Sandell (1832-1903). Tune: Oscar Ahnfelt (1813-1882) or Norwegian folk tune 1. Is it true that Jesus is my brother? Is it true his bounty is my own? Then, be gone, my tears and pain and suffering. I am free, my fearfulness is gone! 2. Oh, how wonderful to know Christ loved me When he died for me upon the cross! So much grace for this poor sinner given From
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 16, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 118 If God Himself be for Me
German: Ist Gott für mich Norwegian: Er Gud for meg, så trede Romans 8:31-39 Text: Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) Tune: Melchior Teschner (1584-1635) 1. If God Himself be for me,
I may a host defy;
For when I pray, before me
My foes confounded, fly.
If Christ, my Head and Master,
Befriend me from above,
What foe or what disaster
Can drive me from His love?
2. This I believe, yea, rather,
Of this I make my boast,
That God is my dear Father,
The Friend who loves me most,
And that
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 15, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 117 Jesus' Name/Navnet Jesus
Norwegian: Navnet Jesus bleikner aldrig Psalm 72:17 Text: David Welander (1896-1967). Tune: Zulu Melody 1. Jesus’ Name will live forever, Nothing can destroy its might. Jesus’ Name, it is eternal, It is pow’r and it is right. The good news for all who hear it, With the pow’r to make thing new, When it’s spoken it will gather All to hear for it is true. R/ Jesus’ Name, will live forever, Nothing can destroy its might. Jesus’ Name, it is eternal, It is pow’r and it is right. 2.
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 14, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 116 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Text: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Tune: Hyfrydol Rowland Huw Prichard (1811-1887) Beecher: John Zundel (1815-1882) Blauenwern: William Penfro Rowlands (1860-1937) 1. Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heav'n to earth come down:
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown:
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
Pure, unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter ev'ry trembling heart. 2. Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit
Into ev'ry troubled br
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 13, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 115 To God be the Glory
Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) William Howard Doane (1832-1915) Andraé Crouch (1942-2015) 1. To God be the glory, great things he has done!
So loved he the world that he gave us his Son,
who yielded his life an atonement for sin,
and opened the life gate that we may go in.
R/Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father thro' Jesus the Son,
And give him the glory, great thin
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Gracia Grindal
- Jul 12, 2020
- 5 min
HYMN 114 O Day Full of Grace/Danish
Danish: Den signede dag som vi nu ser Text: Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (1783-1872). Christoph Ernst Friedrich Weyse (1774-1842) 1. O day, full of grace, which we behold,
Now gently to view ascending;
Thou over the earth thy reign unfold,
Good cheer to all mortals lending,
That children of light in every clime
May prove that the night is ending. 2. How blest was that gracious midnight hour,
When God in our flesh was given;
Then flushed the dawn with light and power,
Th
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