Hymn of the Month - Give of Your Best to the Master

Our Hymn of the Month for the Month of May is "Give of Your Best to the Master".  This song is a bit more tricky to learn but I am hopeful that we can learn it well! You can hear the tune here.

From Nethymnal.org:

Words: How­ard B. Grose, The En­dea­vor Hymn­al, 1902. Music: Bar­nard, Char­lotte A. Bar­nard, 1864, to ac­com­pa­ny the se­cu­lar lyr­ics “Take Back the Heart That Thou Gavest” (MI­DI, score).

Howard B. Grose (1851-1939)

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Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth.
Throw your soul’s fresh, glowing ardor
Into the battle for truth.
Jesus has set the example,
Dauntless was He, young and brave.
Give Him your loyal devotion;
Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain

Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth.
Clad in salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.

Give of your best to the Master;
Give Him first place in your heart.
Give Him first place in your service;
Consecrate every part.
Give, and to you will be given;
God His beloved Son gave.
Gratefully seeking to serve Him,
Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain

Give of your best to the Master;
Naught else is worthy His love.
He gave Himself for your ransom,
Gave up His glory above.
Laid down His life without murmur,
You from sin’s ruin to save.
Give Him your heart’s adoration;
Give Him the best that you have.

Refrain

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Hymn of the Month -- Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

Our Hymn of the Month for April 2011 is Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me. You can hear the tune here. (Thanks hymnsite.com)

From Nethymnal.org:



Words: Ed­ward Hop­per, in The Sail­or’s Mag­a­zine (1871) and The Bap­tist Praise Book (1871). The nau­ti­cal theme re­flects Hop­per’s min­is­try at the Church of the Sea and Land in New York Ci­ty, where he met sail­ors from around the world.

Music: Pilot, John E. Gould, 1871 (MI­DI, score). Al­ter­nate tune:

• Toplady, Thom­as Has­tings, 1830 (MI­DI, score)

Major D. W. Whit­tle told me the fol­low­ing in­ci­dent in con­nec­tion with this hymn: “I went with Gen­er­al O. O. How­ard to hold meet­ings for the sol­diers at Tam­pa, Flor­i­da, and one day while go­ing through the camp I found a young man dy­ing of fe­ver. I knelt by his side and asked him if he was a Christ­ian. He re­plied that he was not, but said that his fa­ther and mo­ther were Christ­ians; and he asked me to pray for him. I did so, but no deep im­pres­sion was made up­on his heart. I went away with a sor­row­ing heart and prom­ised to re­turn ano­ther day. Two days lat­er I vi­sit­ed him again and, pray­ing with him, the Lord put in­to my mind to sing, ‘Je­sus, Sav­iour, pi­lot me.’ The dy­ing sol­dier said: ‘Oh, that sounds good; it puts me in mind of my be­lov­ed sis­ter in Mi­chi­gan, who used to sing this hymn for me be­fore I en­tered the ar­my.’ He want­ed me to re­peat it over and over again for him, and fi­nal­ly he asked: ‘Will Je­sus be my pi­lot in­to the ha­ven of rest?’ I told the young man that Je­sus would. ‘Then,’ he said, ‘I will trust him with all my heart.’ The next day I called to see him again, but his com­rade said: ‘He passed away dur­ing the night.’”

Sankey, p. 185

From hymnsite.org:

1. Jesus, Savior, pilot me
 over life's tempestuous sea;
 unknown waves before me roll,
 hiding rock and treacherous shoal.
 Chart and compass come from thee;
 Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

2. As a mother stills her child,
 thou canst hush the ocean wild;
 boisterous waves obey thy will,
 when thou sayest to them, "Be still!"
 Wondrous sovreign of the sea,
 Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

3. When at last I near the shore,
 and the fearful breakers roar
 'twixt me and the peaceful rest,
 then, while leaning on thy breast,
 may I hear thee say to me,
 "Fear not, I will pilot thee."

Hymn of the Month - Loyalty to Christ

Loyalty to Christ

Words: E. Tay­lor Cas­sel, 1894. This song was writ­ten for the first con­ven­tion of the Bap­tist Young Peo­ple’s Un­ion. Music: Flo­ra H. Cas­sel  (NetHymnal.org)

This is our February hymn of the Month. You can hear the song here. (home.fuse.net)

Words:

From over hill and plain there comes the signal strain,
'Tis loyalty, loyalty, loyalty to Christ.
Its music rolls along; the hills take up the song
of loyalty, loyalty, Yes, loyalty to Christ.

CHORUS
"On to victory!  On to victory!"
Cries our great Commander, On! (great Commander, On!)
We'll move at His command; We'll soon possess the land
thro' loyalty, loyalty, Yes, loyalty to Christ.


O hear, ye brave, the sound that moves the earth around;
'Tis loyalty, loyalty, loyalty to Christ.
Arise to dare and do; Ring out the watchword true
of loyalty, loyalty, Yes, loyalty to Christ.


CHORUS


Come, join our loyal throng, We'll right the giant wrong;
'Tis loyalty, loyalty, loyalty to Christ.
Where Satan's banners float we'll send the bugle note
of loyalty, loyalty, Yes, loyalty to Christ.


CHORUS


The strength of youth we lay at Jesus' feet today,
'Tis loyalty, loyalty, loyalty to Christ.
His gospel we'll proclaim, thro' out the world's domain,
of loyalty, loyalty, Yes, loyalty to Christ.

CHORUS

I hope you enjoy this as much as we do. There is nothing better than learning new Godly tunes! 

Hymn of the Month -- November

Our Hymn for the month of November is "Give Me that Old Time Religion" or "'Tis The Old Time Religion" 


It has a catchy tune that I imagine we will be singing all day long! You can here the music here (again thank you to BIBLEBELIEVERS.COM for the great piano music)!




Words & Music: Adapt ed from an Af ri can-Amer i can spir it u al by Charles D. Till man, who first heard it at an 1889 camp meet ing in Lex ing ton, South Car o­li na (MI DI, score).

This song was sung in the Acad e my Award win ning mo vie Ser geant York (1941).

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Refrain

’Tis the old time religion,
[or Give me that old time religion]
’Tis the old time religion,
’Tis the old time religion,
And it’s good enough for me.

It was good for our mothers.
It was good for our mothers.
It was good for our mothers.
And it’s good enough for me.

Refrain

Makes me love everybody.
Makes me love everybody.
Makes me love everybody.
And it’s good enough for me.

Refrain

It has saved our fathers.
It has saved our fathers.
It has saved our fathers.
And it’s good enough for me.

Refrain

It will do when I am dying.
It will do when I am dying.
It will do when I am dying.
And it’s good enough for me.

Refrain

It will take us all to heaven.
It will take us all to heaven.
It will take us all to heaven.
And it’s good enough for me.

Refrain

Hope you enjoy as well!

Rachel

The Fight Is On

Here is our "Hymn of the Month". We have been learning this great Christian Warfare song titled "The Fight Is On" doesn't that just get you ready for fighting!  Here is a link to hear the music for the hymn: Click Here (SPECIAL THANKS TO BIBLEBELIEVERS.COM FOR THE WONDERFUL PIANO MUSIC)

 
Words & Music: Lei la N. Mor ris, 1905 (nethymnal.org)

The fight is on, the trumpet sound is ringing out,
The cry “To arms!” is heard afar and near;
The Lord of hosts is marching on to victory,
The triumph of the Christ will soon appear.

Refrain

The fight is on, O Christian soldier,
And face to face in stern array,
With armor gleaming, and colors streaming,
The right and wrong engage today!
The fight is on, but be not weary;
Be strong, and in His might hold fast;
If God be for us, His banner o’er us,
We’ll sing the victor’s song at last!

The fight is on, arouse, ye soldiers brave and true!
Jehovah leads, and victory will assure;
Go buckle on the armor God has given you,
And in His strength unto the end endure.

Refrain

The Lord is leading on to certain victory;
The bow of promise spans the eastern sky;
His glorious Name in every land shall honored be;
The morn will break, the dawn of peace is nigh.

Refrain

Psalms 100:1-5 A Psalm of praise. Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all ye lands. Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing. Know ye that the LORD he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the LORD is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.


Hope you enjoy!