Tag: K. W. Osbeck

  • O HAPPY DAY

    Philip Doddridge, 1702–1751 I delight greatly in the Lord; my soul rejoices in my God. For He has clothed me with garments of salvation and arrayed me in a robe of righteousness. (Isaiah 61:10) It is always encouraging to share in a testimonial service by recalling with other believers the time we responded to God’s…

  • SATISFIED

    Clara Tear Williams, 1858–1937 For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. (Psalm 107:9) The lie of the secularist is the notion that contentment in life is dependent upon material possessions. The going expression is “if I only had just a little more.” One of the important lessons that we should…

  • I’D RATHER HAVE JESUS

    Mrs. Rhea F. Miller, 1894–1966 For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain. (Philippians 1:21) The inspiring and challenging words of this hymn, written by Mrs. Rhea Miller, so influenced 23–year-old George Beverly Shea that they determined the direction of his entire life. As he began to compose a melody for…

  • IN JESUS

    James Procter, dates unknown The fool says in his heart, “There is no God.” (Psalm 14:1) This song is the testimonial hymn of an avowed atheist who led others in a vain search for the true meaning of life before finding his answer in Jesus. James Proctor grew up in a Christian home and attended…

  • MY FAITH HAS FOUND A RESTING PLACE

    Lidie H. Edmunds, 19th century I know whom I have believed, and am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day. (2 Timothy 1:12) Saving faith is much more than a commitment to a creed, church, or a doctrinal system. It must be a commitment to a…

  • THE SOLID ROCK

    Edward Mote, 1797–1874 For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. (1 Corinthians 3:11) Life with Christ is an endless hope; without Him a hopeless end.— Unknown The Bible likens our life to a house. Some homes are built to last while others crumble easily in…

  • NOW I BELONG TO JESUS

    Words and Music by Norman J. Clayton, 1903–1992 If we live, we live to the Lord; and if we die, we die to the Lord. So, whether we live or die, we belong to the Lord. (Romans 14:8) God is FOR us—that is good.God is WITH us—that is better.God is IN us—that is best!— Unknown…

  • SAVED, SAVED

    Words and Music by Jack P. Scholfield, 1882–1972 Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved. (Romans 10:13) Indulgence says, “Drink your way out.”Philosophy says, “Think your way out.”Science says, “Invent your way out.”Industry says, “Work your way out.”Communism says, “Strike your way out.”Militarism says, “Fight your way out.”Christ says, “I…

  • JESUS IS ALL THE WORLD TO ME

    Words and Music by Will L. Thompson, 1847–1909 I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ and be found in Him. (Philippians 3:8, 9) The author and composer of this…

  • JUST AS I AM

    Charlotte Elliott, 1789–1871 Then Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life. He who comes to Me will never go hungry, and he who believes in Me will never be thirsty. All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and whoever comes to Me I will never drive away.” (John 6:35, 37) Often…