Category: 501 – 600

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE Jane Campbell Thankfulness

561 – We Plow the Fields

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We plow the fields, and scatter the good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand.
He sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine, and soft refreshing rain.

Refrain
All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above;
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord
For all His love.

2
He only is the Maker of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower, He lights the evening star.
The winds and waves obey Him, by Him the birds are fed;
Much more, to us His children, He gives our daily bread.

3
We thank Thee then, O Father, for all things bright and good,
The seed-time and the harvest, our life, our health, and food.
Accept the gifts we to offer for all Thy love imparts,
And, what Thou most desirest, our humble, thankful hearts.

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE Thankfulness

562 – Come, Sing a Song of Harvest

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Come, sing a song of harvest, Of thanks for daily food!
To offer God the first-fruits is old as gratitude.

2
Long, long ago, the reapers, before they kept the feast,
Put first-fruits in a basket, and took it to the priest.

3
Shall we, sometimes forgetful oh where creation starts,
With science in our pockets lose wonder from our hearts?

4
May God, the great Creator, to whom all life belongs,
Accept these gifts we offer, our service and our songs.

5
And lest the world go hungry while we ourselves are fed,
Make each of us more ready to share our daily bread.

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE Thankfulness

563 – Praise and Thanksgiving

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Praise and thanksgiving let everyone bring
Unto our Father for every good thing.
All together joyfully sing!

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501 - 600 Amy Carmichael CHRISTIAN LIFE Thankfulness

564 – For Sunrise Hope and Sunset Calm

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For sunrise hope and sunset calm, and all that lies between,
For all the sweetness and the balm that is and that has been,
For comradeship for peace in strife, and light on darkened days;
For work to do and strength for life we sing our hymn of praise.

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But O, we press far, far above these gifts of pure delight,
And find in Thee, and in Thy love contentment infinite.
O Lord, beloved, in whom are found all joys of time and place,
What will it be when joy is crowned by vision of Thy face?

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE F NUMBER Thankfulness

565 – For the Beauty of the Earth

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For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
this our grateful song of praise.

2
For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth and friends above,
Pleasures pure and undefiled,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
this our grateful song of praise.

3
For the gift of Thy dear Son,
for the hope of heaven at last,
for the Spirit’s victory won,
For the crown when life is past,
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
Songs of gratitude and praise.

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE Thankfulness

566 – Father, We Thank You

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Father, we thank You for the light that shines all the day;
For the bright sky You have given most like Your heaven;
Father, we thank You.

2
Father, we thank You for the lamps that lighten the way;
For human skill’s exploration of Your creation;
Father, we thank You.

3
Father, we thank You for the friends who brighten our play;
For Your command to call others sisters and brothers;
Father, we thank You.

4
Father, we thank You for Your love in Jesus today,
Giving us hope for tomorrow through joy and sorrow;
Father, we thank You.

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE H Humility NUMBER

567 – Have Thine Own Way, Lord

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Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Thou art the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me after thy will,
while I am waiting, yielded and still.

2
Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Search me and try me, Savior today!
Wash me just now, Lord, wash me just now,
as in thy presence humbly I bow.

3
Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Wounded and weary, help me I pray!
Power, all power, surely is thine!
Touch me and heal me, Savior divine!

4
Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way!
Hold o’er my being absolute sway.
Fill with thy Spirit till all shall see
Christ only, always, living in me!

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE Humility

568 – Make Me a Captive, Lord

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Make me a captive, Lord, and then I shall be free;
Force me to render up my sword, and I shall conqueror be.
I sink in life’s alarms when by myself I stand;
Imprison me within Thine arms, and strong shall be my hand.

2
My heart is weak and poor until it amaster find;
It has no spring of action sure, it varies with the wind.
It cannot freely move till Thou has wrought its chain;
Enslave it with Thy matchless love, and deathless it shall reign.

3
My will is not my own till Thou hast made it Thine;
If it would reach a monarch’s throne, it must its crown resign;
It only stands unbent, amid the clashing strife,
When on Thy bosom it has leant, and found in Thee its life.

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE Fanny J. Crosby Humility NUMBER P

569 – Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior

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Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
hear my humble cry;
while on others thou art calling,
do not pass me by.

Refrain
Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry;
while on others thou art calling,
do not pass me by.

2
Let me at thy throne of mercy
find a sweet relief,
kneeling there in deep contrition;
help my unbelief.

3
Trusting only in thy merit,
would I seek thy face;
heal my wounded, broken spirit,
save me by thy grace.

4
Thou the spring of all my comfort,
more than life to me,
whom have I on earth beside thee?
Whom in heaven but thee?

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501 - 600 CHRISTIAN LIFE Fannie Bolton Humility

570 – Not I, But Christ

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Not I, but Christ, be honored, loved, exalted;
Not I, but Christ, be seen, be known, be heard;
Not I, but Christ, in every look and action,
Not I, but Christ, in every thought and word.

2
Not I, but Christ, to gently soothe in sorrow,
Not I, but Christ, to wipe the falling tear;
Not I, but Christ, to lift the weary burden,
Not I, but Christ, to hush away all fear.

3
Christ, only Christ! No idle words e’er falling,
Christ, only Christ; no needless bustling sound;
Christ, only Christ, no self important bearing;
Christ, only Christ, no trace of “I” be found.

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Not I, but Christ, my every need supplying,
Not I, but Christ, my strength and health to be;
Christ, only Christ, for body, soul, and spirit,
Christ, only Christ, here and eternally.