Hymns and Worship Songs - Earwaker, John

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"Hymns and worship songs with music composed or arranged by John Earwaker, and words by John Earwaker and others."

◈ Genre → Hymns ♬ Voicing → SATB|add=or {{Vcat|unison ¶ Language → English

Parts 4

Instruments Organ

Pages 20

CPDL # 16956

Editor John Kilpatrick

Posted 2008-05-19

License Personal

¶Lyrics / Text

I. 1. My Lord and Saviour is my friend Who understands my deepest needs; And all my life with him I’ll spend, Just glad to follow where he leads. 2. Safe in his arms I rest content, His love assured, his grace all mine. Securely held, my one intent A closer fellowship divine. 3. He died for me; he died for me, And surely nothing matters more? He gave his life upon that tree, And nothing’s as it was before. 4. What love on Calvary was shown, That self-surrender could succeed! His shameful cross a glorious throne, With death itself now dead indeed! 5. All earthly pleasures I resign For joy of his fraternity. My life is his, his life is mine; Together for eternity. II. 1. Gracious Spirit, dwell with me; I myself would gracious be, And with words that help and heal Would thy life in mine reveal, And with actions bold and meek Would for Christ my Saviour speak. 2. Truthful Spirit, dwell with me; I myself would truthful be, And with wisdom kind and clear Let thy life in mine appear, And with actions neighbourly Speak my Lord’s sincerity. 3. Silent Spirit, dwell with me; I myself would quiet be, Quiet as the growing blade Which through earth its way has made; Silently, like morning light, Putting mists and chills to flight. 4. Mighty Spirit, dwell with me; I myself would mighty be, Mighty so as to prevail Where unaided I must fail; Ever by a mighty hope Pressing on and bearing up. 5. Holy Spirit, dwell with me; I myself would holy be; Separate from sin, I would Choose and cherish all things good, And, whatever I can be, Give to him who gave me thee. III. 1. O love that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, that in thine ocean depths its flow may richer, fuller be. 2. O light that followest all my way, I yield my flickering torch to thee; my heart restores its borrowed ray, that in thy sunshine’s blaze its day may brighter, fairer be. 3. O joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to thee; I trace the