Love of Christ for Us Archive

191 – Love Divine

1 Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, 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 every trembling heart. …

192 – O Shepherd Divine

1 O Shepherd divine, I know Thou art mine; Thy search in the night was for me. This bleak world is cold, but warm is Thy fold; My Shepherd, I follow Thee. Thy beautiful lamp shineth bright o’er my way, Thy glorious light …

193 – Savior, Teach Me

1 Saviour, teach me day by day, Love’s sweet lesson to obey, Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving Him who first loved me. 2 With a child’s glad heart of love, At Thy bidding may I move, Prompt to serve and follow Thee, Loving …

194 – Sing We of the Modern City

1 Sing we of the modern city, Scene alike of joy and stress; Sing we of its nameless people In their urban wilderness. Into endless rows of houses Life is set a millionfold, Life expressed in human beings Daily born and growing old. …

195 – Showers of Blessing

1 “There shall be showers of blessing;” This is the promise of love; There shall be seasons refreshing, Sent from the Savior above. Refrain Showers of blessing, Showers of blessing we need; Mercy drops round us are falling, But for the showers we …

196 – Tell Me the Old, Old Story

1 Tell me the old, old story of unseen things above, Of Jesus and His glory, of Jesus and His love. Tell me the story simply, as to a little child, For I am weak and weary, and helpless and defiled. Refrain Tell …

197 – The King of Love My Shepherd Is

1 The King of love my Shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am His, And He is mine forever. 2 Where streams of living water flow My ransomed soul He leadeth, And, where the verdant pastures grow, With …

198 – And Can It Be

1 And can it be that I should gain an interest in the Savior’s blood! Died he for me? who caused his pain! For me? who him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be that thou, my God, shouldst die for …

199 – The Head That Once Was Crowned

1 The head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns The mighty victor’s brow. 2 The highest place that heaven affords Is His, is His by right; The King of kings, and Lord of lords, …