Words that Shake My Soul
March 10th, 2006 | by Scott |O to grace how great a debtor
Daily I’m constrained to be!
Let Thy goodness, like a fetter,
Bind my wandering heart to Thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
Prone to leave the God I love;
Here’s my heart, O take and seal it,
Seal it for Thy courts above.
–Robert Robinson (Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing)
Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid;
I’ll strengthen and help thee, and cause thee to stand
Upheld by My righteous, omnipotent hand.
The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I’ll never, no never, no never forsake.
–John Rippon (How Firm a Foundation)
Is it for me, dear Savior,
Thy glory and Thy rest,
For me, so weak and sinful?
O shall I be so blessed?
O Savior, my Redeemer,
What can I but adore,
And magnify and praise Thee,
And love Thee evermore?
–Frances Havergal (Is It For Me?)
I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how He could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.
–Charles Gabriel (I Stand Amazed)
I need Thee every hour, most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like Thine can peace afford.
I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee;
O bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee.
–Annie Hawks (I Need Thee Every Hour)
My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
I love Thee because Thou has first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree.
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;
And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
In mansions of glory and endless delight,
I’ll ever adore Thee in heaven so bright;
I’ll sing with the glittering crown on my brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
–William Featherston (My Jesus, I Love Thee)
There is a fountain filled with blood drawn from Emmanuel’s veins;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
Lose all their guilty stains, lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners plunged beneath that flood lose all their guilty stains.
E’er since, by faith, I saw the stream Thy flowing wounds supply,
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
And shall be till I die, and shall be till I die;
Redeeming love has been my theme, and shall be till I die.
–William Cowper (There Is A Fountain)
What about you? What songs have shaped your faith?
6 Responses to “Words that Shake My Soul”
By Jason Bybee on Mar 10, 2006 | Reply
Scott, haven’t commented in a while. Been away from the computer for a couple days. Love the verses you shared above. Good stuff.
By Jeff R on Mar 10, 2006 | Reply
Different verses of a couple of your chosen hymns:
Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God,
He to rescue me from danger interposed his precious blood
And,
And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
Additionally,
Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
to guide the future, as in ages past.
Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake;
all now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
the Christ who ruled them while he dwelt below
By Chris on Mar 10, 2006 | Reply
728b (aka Our God, He is Alive)
and
Ten Thousand Angels
They bound the hands of Jesus in the Garden where he prayed. They led him through the streets in shame. They spat upon the Savior, so pure and free from sin. They said crucify him he’s to blame.
He could have called Ten Thousand Angels, to destroy the world and set him free. He could have called Ten Thousand Angels, but he died alone for you and me.
This song (sung at a youth rally) really let me see that Jesus volunteered himself to die in our stead. It really struck home then and now.
Other “goose-bump” songs for me.
It is Well with My Soul
The Greatest Command (when not overused…)
By Donna on Mar 11, 2006 | Reply
And when I think
That God his son not sparing
Sent him to die
I scarce can take it in
That on the cross
My burdens glady bearing
He bled and died
To take away my sin
Vs 3 (I think) How Great Thou Art
What A Day that shall be
When my Jesus I shall see
And I look upon his face
The one who saved me by his grace
When he takes me by the hand
And leads me through the promised land
What A Day,Glorious Day
That will be!
Chorus (There is Coming a Day)
By MamaQ on Mar 11, 2006 | Reply
Well you know we Catholic heathens sing a lot of songs to Mary, and those tend to be my favorite. But I like these too:
“I am the bread of life
He who comes to Me shall not hunger
He who believes in Me shall not thirst
No one can come to Me
Unless the Father draw him
And I will raise him up
And I will raise him up
And I will raise him up on the last day..”
and
“I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin,
My hand will save.
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
I, who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.”
and
Immaculate Mary, your praises we sing;
You reign now in splendor with Jesus our King.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!
In heaven, the blessed your glory proclaim;
On earth we, your children, invoke your sweet name.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!
We pray for the Church, our true Mother on earth,
And beg you to watch o’er the land of our birth.
Ave, ave, ave, Maria! Ave, ave, Maria!
By Tracy on Mar 11, 2006 | Reply
Jeff mentioned one of my all time favorites - Be still my soul. Tracy