Category: Amazing Grace

  • WE’VE A STORY TO TELL

    Amazing Grace Words and Music by H. Ernest Nichol, 1862–1928 All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed. (Revelation 15:4) “A story to tell. A song to be sung. A message to give. A Savior to show.” Here is a concise summary of the task of worldwide evangelization—a…

  • CHRIST FOR THE WORLD WE SING

    Amazing Grace Samuel Wolcott, 1813–1886 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I will be with you always, to the very end of the age.…

  • IN CHRIST THERE IS NO EAST OR WEST

    Amazing Grace John Oxenham, 1852–1941 There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. (Galatians 3:28) One of the clear teachings of the Bible is that the gospel does not presuppose the superiority of any race or culture. In the past, missionary endeavor has…

  • FROM GREENLAND’S ICY MOUNTAINS

    Amazing Grace Reginald Heber, 1783–1826 Then He said to His disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into His harvest field. (Matthew 9:37, 38) We hear many missionary sermons in our churches, but not often do we sing such a beautifully…

  • GO YE INTO ALL THE WORLD

    Amazing Grace Words and Music by James McGranahan, 1840–1907 Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. (Mark 16:15) Give us a watchword for the hour, a thrilling word, a word of power;A battlecry, a flaming breath that calls to conquer even death.A word to rouse the Church from rest,…

  • JESUS SAVES

    Amazing Grace Priscilla J. Owens, 1829–1907 Sing to the Lord, praise His name; proclaim His salvation day after day. Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous deeds among all peoples. (Psalm 96:2, 3) The heart of the Christian gospel is a person, not a church or a system of doctrinal interpretation. To evangelize is…

  • STILL, STILL WITH THEE

    Amazing Grace Harriet B. Stowe, 1812–1896 Morning by morning, O Lord, You hear my voice; morning by morning I lay my requests before You and wait in expectation. (Psalm 5:3) “How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God!… When I awake, I am still with Thee”. This was the phrase that inspired Harriet Beecher…

  • DEAR LORD AND FATHER OF MANKIND

    Amazing Grace John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807–1892 In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength. (Isaiah 30:15) So often in our modern lives we attack our problems with frantic and hurried activity, creating unnecessary stress for ourselves. We easily forget that our heavenly Father can assist us in meeting our…

  • BE STILL MY SOUL

    Amazing Grace Katharina von Schlegel, 1697–?English Translation-Jane L. Borthwick, 1813–1897 Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth. (Psalm 46:10) Spiritual revivals throughout history have always been accompanied by an outburst of new song. This was especially true of the 16th…

  • SURELY GOODNESS AND MERCY

    Amazing Grace John W. Peterson, 1921 – 2006Alfred B. Smith, 1916 – 2001 Answer me, O Lord, out of the goodness of Your love; in Your great mercy turn to me. (Psalm 69:16) Charles Haddon Spurgeon, known as the “Prince of Preachers” of the 19th century, labored for more than 20 years on his unrivaled…