Author: Christopher Drinkut
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Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands
Hymn: Christ Jesus lay in death’s strong bands,For our offenses given;But now at God’s right hand He stands,And brings us life from heaven.Therefore let us joyful beAnd sing to God right thankfullyLoud songs of alleluia!Alleluia! It was a strange and dreadful strifeWhen life and death contended;The victory remained with life,The reign of death was ended.Holy…
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Lead, kindly Light
Hymn: Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom,lead thou me on!The night is dark, and I am far from home;lead thou me on!Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to seethe distant scene; one step enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thoushouldst lead me on;I loved to choose and see…
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New every morning is the love
Hymn: New every morning is the loveour wakening and uprising prove;through sleep and darkness safely brought,restored to life and power and thought. New mercies, each returning day,hover around us while we pray;new perils past, new sins forgiven,new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. If on our daily course our mindbe set to hallow all…