Category: English Worship Songs Lyrics

God of our fathers,
Whose almighty hand
Leads forth in beauty
All the starry band

Of shining worlds
In splendor through the skies,
Our grateful songs
Before Thy throne arise.

Thy love divine
Hath led us in the past,
In this free land
By Thee our lot is cast;

Be Thou our Ruler,
Guardian, Guide and Stay,
Thy Word our law,
Thy paths our chosen way.

From war’s alarms,
From deadly pestilence,
Be Thy strong arm
Our ever-sure defense;

Thy true religion
In our hearts increase,
Thy bounteous goodness
Nourish us in peace.

Refresh Thy people
On their toilsome way,
Lead us from night
To never-ending day;

Fill all our lives
With love and grace divine,
And glory, laud,
And praise be ever Thine!

God of justice love and mercy
Pour out Your Spirit over us
We are hungry we are thirsty
For the promise of Your kingdom come

Let Your kingdom come let Your will be done
Let Your kingdom come as we lift You higher
As we lift You higher

Consuming fire burn our hearts for
The things that burn in Yours
We Your church are calling out for
The promise of Your kingdom come

Let Your kingdom come let Your will be done
Let Your kingdom come as we lift You higher
As we lift You higher

Open up the floodgates of Your love
Let the glory of the heavens shine on us
Open up the floodgates of Your love
Let the King of glory shine over us
We call for Your glory

Open up open up
Open up open up open up the heavens
Open up open up open up the heavens

God of grace and God of glory,
On Thy people pour Thy power;
Crown Thine ancient church’s story;
Bring her bud to glorious flower.
Grant us wisdom,
Grant us courage,
For the facing of this hour.

Lo! the hosts of evil round us
Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways!
Fears and doubts too long have bound us;
Free our hearts to work and praise.
Grant us wisdom,
Grant us courage,
For the living of these days.

Heal Thy children’s warring madness;
Bend our pride to Thy control;
Shame our wanton, selfish gladness,
Rich in things and poor in soul.
Grant us wisdom,
Grant us courage,
Lest we miss Thy kingdom’s goal.

Set our feet on lofty places;
Gird our lives that they may be
Armoured with all Christlike graces
In the fight to set men free.
Grant us wisdom,
Grant us courage,
That we fail not man nor Thee.

Save us from weak resignation
To the evils we deplore;
Let the search for Thy salvation
Be our glory ever more.
Grant us wisdom,
Grant us courage,
Serving Thee whom we adore

God of glory, we exalt Your name,
You who reign in majesty.
We lift our hearts to You
And we will worship, praise and magnify
Your holy name.

In power resplendent
You reign in glory,
Eternal King, You reign forever.
Your word is mighty,
Releasing captives,
Your love is gracious,
You are my God

God of day and God of darkness,
now we stand before the night.
As the shadows stretch and deepen,
come and make our darkness bright.

All creation still is groaning
for the dawning of your might.
When the Sun of peace and justice
fills the earth with radiant light.

Still the nations curse the darkness,
still the rich oppress the poor.
Still the earth is bruised and broken
by the ones who still want more.

Come and wake us from our sleeping,
so our hearts cannot ignore
all your people lost and broken,
all your children at our door.

Show us Christ in one another.
Make us servants strong and true.
Give us all your love of justice,
so we do what you would do.

Let us call all people holy.
Let us pledge our lives anew.
Make us one with all the lowly.
Let us all be one in you.

You shall be the path that guides us;
you the light that in us burns.
Shining deep within all people,
yours the love that we must learn.

For our hearts shall wander restless
’til they safe to you return.
Finding you in one another,
we shall all your face discern.

God moves in a mysterious way
his wonders to perform;
he plants his footsteps in the sea,
and rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
of never-failing skill,
he treasures up his bright designs,
and works his sov’reign will.

Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
the clouds ye so much dread
are big with mercy, and shall break
in blessings on your head.

Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
but trust him for his grace;
behind a frowning providence
he hides a shining face.

His purposes will ripen fast,
unfolding ev’ry hour;
the bud may have a bitter taste,
but sweet will be the flow’r.

Blind unbelief is sure to err,
and scan his work in vain;
God is his own interpreter,
and he will make it plain

God made me for Himself, to serve Him here,
with love‟s pure service and in filial fear;
to show His praise, for Him to labour now;
then see His glory where the angels bow.

All needful grace was mine through His dear Son,
whose life and death my full salvation won;
the grace that would have strengthened me, and taught;
grace that would crown me when my work was wrought.

And I, poor sinner, cast it all away;
lived for the toil or pleasure of each day;
as if no Christ had shed His precious blood,
as if I owed no homage to my God.

O Holy Spirit, with Thy fire divine,
melt into tears this thankless heart of mine;
teach me to love what once I seemed to hate,
and live to God before it be too late

God loved the world of sinners, lost
and ruined by the Fall;
salvation full, at highest cost,
He offers free to all.

Oh, „twas love, „twas wondrous love,
the love of God to me;
it brought my Saviour from above,
to die on Calvary.

E‟en now, by faith, I claim Him mine,
the risen Son of God!
Redemption by His death I find,
and cleansing through the Blood.

Love brings the glorious fullness in,
and to His saints makes known
the blessed rest from inbred sin,
through faith in Christ alone.

Believing souls, rejoicing go!
There shall to you be given
a glorious foretaste, here below,
of endless rest in heaven.

Of victory now o‟er Satan‟s power
let all the ransomed sing,
and triumph in the dying hour,
through Christ the Lord, our King

In shady, green pastures,
so rich and so sweet,
God leads His dear children along;
Where the water’s cool flow
bathes the weary one’s feet,
God leads His dear children along.

Some through the waters,
some through the flood.
Some through the fire,
but all through the Blood;

ome through great sorrow, but
God gives a song,
In the night season and all the day long.

Sometimes on the mount where the sun shines so bright,
God leads His
dear children along;
Sometimes in the
valley in the darkest of night,
God leads His dear children along.

Tho’ sorrows befall us, and Satan oppose,
God leads His dear children along;
Through grace we can conquer,
defeat all our foes, God leads his dear children along.

Away from the mire, and away from the clay,
God leads His dear children along;
Away up in glory, eternity’s day,
God leads His dear children along.

God is working His purpose out,
As year succeeds to year;
God is working His purpose out,
And the time is drawing near;
Nearer and nearer draws the time,
The time that shall surely be,
When the earth shall be filled
With the glory of God,
As the waters cover the sea.

From utmost East to utmost West,
Where’er man’s foot hath trod,
By the mouth of many messengers
Goes forth the voice of God;
Give ear to Me, ye continents,
Ye isles, give ear to Me,
That the earth may be filled
With the glory of God,
As the waters cover the sea.

March we forth in the strength of God
With the banner of Christ unfurled,
That the light of the glorious gospel of truth
May shine throughout the world:
Fight we the fight with sorrow and sin,
To set their captives free,
That the earth may be filled
With the glory of God,
As the waters cover the sea.

All we can do is nothing worth,
Unless God blesses the deed;
Vainly we hope for the harvest-tide
Till God gives life to the seed;
Yet nearer and nearer draws the time,
The time that shall surely be,
When the earth shall be filled
With the glory of God,
As the waters cover the sea