Because He Lives!

God sent His son, they called Him, Jesus;He came to love, heal and forgive;He lived and died to buy my pardon,An empty grave is there to prove my Savior lives!

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How sweet to hold a newborn baby,And feel the pride and joy he gives;But greater still the calm assurance:This child can face uncertain days because He Lives!

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And then one day, I’ll cross the river,I’ll fight life’s final war with pain;And then, as death gives way to vict’ry,I’ll see the lights of glory and I’ll know He lives!

Chorus: Because He lives, I can face tomorrow,Because He lives, all fear is gone;Because I know He holds the future,And life is worth the living,Just because He lives!

SAVIOUR, let thy sanction rest

SAVIOUR, let thy sanction rest On the union witnessed now;Be it with thy presence blessed,Ratify the nuptial vow:Hallowed let this union be,With each other, and with thee.

Thou in Cana didst appearAt a marriage-feast like this;Deign to meet us, Saviour, here,Fountain of unmingled bliss!Crown with joy this festive board,Joy that earth cannot afford.

We no miracle require,Turning water into wine;All our panting hearts desireIs to taste thy love divine:Holy influence from above,Consecrating earthly love.

Let the path our friends pursue,From this hour together trod,Many though its days, or few,Be a pilgrimage to God;To the land where rest is given,To thy house, O Lord, in heaven.

~Charles Wesley

Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts

Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts,Thou Fount of life, Thou Light of men,From the best bliss that earth imparts,We turn unfilled to Thee again.

Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood;Thou savest those that on Thee call;To them that seek Thee Thou art good,To them that find Thee all in all.

We taste Thee, O Thou living Bread,And long to feast upon Thee still;We drink of Thee, the Fountainhead,And thirst our souls from Thee to fill.

Our restless spirits yearn for Thee,Wherever our changeful lot is cast;Glad when Thy gracious smile we see,Blessed when our faith can hold Thee fast.

O Jesus, ever with us stay,Make all our moments calm and bright;Chase the dark night of sin away,Shed over the world Thy holy light.

All People That On Earth Do Dwell

All people that on earth do dwell,Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;Him serve with fear, his praise forth tell,Come ye before him, and rejoice.

The Lord, ye know, is God indeed,Without our aid he did us make;We are his folk, he doth us feed,And for his sheep he doth us take.

O enter then his gates with praise,Approach with joy his courts unto;Praise, laud, and bless his name always,For it is seemly so to do.

For why? The Lord our God is good:His mercy is for ever sure;His truth at all times firmly stood,And shall from age to age endure.

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,The God whom heaven and earth adore,From men and from the Angel-hostBe praise and glory evermore. Amen.