June 15, 2013

  • A Name I Highly Treasure

    by Oscar C. Eliason

    I’ve learned to know a name I highly treasure,

    Oh, how it thrills my spirit through and through!

    O precious name, beyond degree or measure,

    My heart is stirred whene’er I think of You!

     

    My heart is stirred whene’er I think of Jesus,

    That blessed name which sets the captive free,

    The only name through which I find salvation

    No name on earth has meant so much to me.

     

    That name brings gladness to a soul in sorrow;

    It makes life’s shadows and its clouds depart;

    Brings strength in weakness for today,

    tomorrow; That name brings healing

    to an aching heart.

     

    That name still lives and will live on forever,

    While kings and kingdoms will forgotten be.

    Through mist or rain, ‘twill be beclouded never;

    That name shall shine and shine eternally.

     

    My heart is stirred whene’er I think of Jesus,

    That blessed name which sets the captive free,

    The only name through which I find salvation

    No name on earth has meant so much to me.

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    The Power of Christian Song

    Author Unknown

    There’s something about a fine old hymn

    That can stir the heart of a man;

    That can reach to the goal of

    his inmost soul

    Such as no mere preaching can.

     

    It’s more than the tune of

    the song he sings

    And it’s more than the poet’s rhyme—

    It’s the Spirit of God working

    through these things

    That gives them their power sublime!

     

     So we thank Thee, Lord,

    for the fine old hymns;

    May we use them again and again

    As we seek to save from a hopeless grave

    The souls of our fellow men!

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