Sing praise to Christ Who lives in us, The God of our salvation; Who saves us by His life divine, And not by regulation; After we’ve worked—done all we can, His life has power to change a man: His life divine can change us.
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Sing praise to Christ Who
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lives in
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us,
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The God of our sal
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va
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tion;
Who saves us by His
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life di
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vine,
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And not by regu
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la
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tion;
Aft
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er we've
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worked—done
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all we
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can,
His life has power to
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change a
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man:
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life divine can
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change
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us.
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He saves us to the uttermost By His life-giving power; Transfusing Himself into us, He saves us hour by hour. He saved the lost by coming in, He’s saving now from more than sin: He’s saving us to glory!
He saves us to the uttermost
By His life-giving power;
Transfusing Himself into us,
He saves us hour by hour.
He saved the lost by coming in,
He's saving now from more than sin:
He's saving us to glory!
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He saves us to the
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uttermost
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By His
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life-giving
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power;
Transfusing Himself
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into
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us,
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He saves us hour by
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hour.
He
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saved the
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lost by
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coming
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in,
He's saving now from
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more than
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sin:
He's
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saving us to
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glory!
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Our Lord was constituted priest To be a real life-giver; Life is the nature of this One Who can from self deliver: His life is indestructible, By it He saves us to the full: Praise God, He’s fully able!
Our Lord was constituted priest
To be a real life-giver;
Life is the nature of this One
Who can from self deliver:
His life is indestructible,
By it He saves us to the full:
Praise God, He's fully able!
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Our Lord was
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constituted priest
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To be a real
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life-giver;
Life is the nature
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of this
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One
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Who can from self
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deliver:
His
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life is
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indestructible,
By it He saves us
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to the
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full:
Praise
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God, He's fully
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able!
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His life is fully qualified To bring us through to glory; Were it not for His tested life, ’Twould be another story His life was fully tried on earth, To crucifixion from His birth: He passed through death and Hades.
His life is fully qualified
To bring us through to glory;
Were it not for His tested life,
'Twould be another story
His life was fully tried on earth,
To crucifixion from His birth:
He passed through death and Hades.
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His life is fully
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qualified
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To bring us through to
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glory;
Were it not for His
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tested life,
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'Twould be another
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story
His
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life was
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fully
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tried on
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earth,
To crucifixion
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from His
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birth:
He
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passed through death and
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Hades.
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He’s pledged to save us to the full, His life is operating; He’s doing everything for us ’Tis all for our perfecting; Our life’s a failure at its best, Only His life can stand the test: His life brings full salvation!
He's pledged to save us to the full,
His life is operating;
He's doing everything for us
’Tis all for our perfecting;
Our life's a failure at its best,
Only His life can stand the test:
His life brings full salvation!
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He's pledged to save us
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to the
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full,
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His life is
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operating;
He's doing
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everything for
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us
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’Tis all for our
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perfecting;
Our
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life's a
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failure
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at its
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best,
Only His life can
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stand the
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test:
His
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life brings full
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salvation!
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He’s living now to intercede, Continuing forever; He undertakes into the age, His priesthood changes never; He always lives to intercede, Such a High Priest is what we need: He’s higher than the heavens.
He's living now to intercede,
Continuing forever;
He undertakes into the age,
His priesthood changes never;
He always lives to intercede,
Such a High Priest is what we need:
He's higher than the heavens.
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He's living now to
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intercede,
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Continuing
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forever;
He undertakes
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into the
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age,
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His priesthood changes
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never;
He
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always
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lives to
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intercede,
Such a High Priest is
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what we
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need:
He's
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higher than the
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heavens.
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Come forward now to God through Him, Ne’er shrink back to destruction; Come forward now to get the life, Which brings the proper function; Come forward now the life to take, By life His people us He’ll make, And swallow death forever.
In 5:13 James goes on to the matter of healthy practices in the church life: “Does anyone among you suffer evil? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. ” Praying brings us the strength of the Lord to endure suffering, and singing praise keeps us in the joy of the Lord. The Greek words rendered “sing praise” mean primarily “play on a stringed instrument, ” thus, “make melody. ” Hence, it denotes to sing a hymn, to sing praise. Whether we pray or sing praise, we should contact God. In any environment and under any circumstance, humble or exalted, grievous or joyful, we need to contact the Lord.
Life-study of James
Message 12 Practical Virtues of Christian Perfection
When we turn to our spirit and get into our spirit, even while we are driving, we may sing, praise, or rejoice. We may also cry, weeping as we pray, “Lord, look at the situation of Your Body. ” We have all tasted this to some extent. We must be perfected and built up to be such persons. There is no other way to be a lover of God, to be a seeker of Christ, or to be an overcomer than to be in spirit.
When Sing Hymns “ our youth are growing up not ever learning the hymns. ” Concern parent.
The trend today is to replace traditional with contemporary choruses But is this trend God for young people ? Youth today need the strong focus on doctrine that hymns and choruses in this hymnal provide. Hymns present a clear expression of the knowledge of God , and they teach Biblical truth as the Scriptures admonishes: Colossians 3:16 and more . ……………………. ” Hosea 4:1-6. Sadly in our country are very weak in our true history.
CHSpurgeon day” Books give information. Bible gives revelation “ 1834-1892.
(Thus a part of my daughter in her college days from K-12 homeschooling)
It is easy to sing this song and just appreciate what God has done for us. The emphasis in this song is Life. That is the very person of Christ who was molded by His hard Life here on earth. This Life is mentioned in every verse. The conclusion of the hymn warns us to come forward to take this Life and not shrink back (Heb. 10:39). God wants this Life to spread in man as much as we need it.
The original title of this hymn is “Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above. ” The words were written by Johann Jakob Schütz. He was born September 7, 1640, Frankfurt am Main, Germany and died May 22, 1690, Frankfurt am Main, Germany.
After studying in Tübingen—where he became a licentiate (a degree between that of a bachelor and a master of doctor commonly in Europe) in civil and canon law, Schütz began to practice law in Frankfurt and later years with the title of Rath.
He seems to have been a man of considerable legal learning and piety. He left the Lutheran Church sometime after 1685.
The words were translated from German into English by Frances E. Cox (1812-1897) in 1864. Cox is remembered for her translations of German chorales. She collaborated with Baron Charles Christian von Bunsen (1791-1860), Prussian ambassador to London in choosing titles to translate.
The music is MIT FREUDEN ZART, Bohemian Brethren’s “Kirchengesänge” (Berlin, 1556)
The Bohemian Brethren later known as “Moravian Brethren, ” were a group of Utraquists (Christians holding the dogma that the Eucharist should be administered as both
“bread and wine”) who formally separated from that body in 1467; they stood for a simple and unworldly Christianity. Organized as a church by Lukas of Prague (d1528), they spread rapidly. After 1547 repressive measures were taken against them; many migrated to Poland where they were allied themselves with the Calvinists in 1555. Those who remained in Bohemia obtained freedom to practice in 1575, but fixed their principal seat in Moravia hence their alternative name. They became the leading sector in Bohemian Protestantism, with many rights, but after the Battle of the White Mountain (1620) all protestants were exiled. In 1721 the remains of the sect accepted an offer of N. L. von Zinzendorf to join the Herrnhutter, with whom they amalgamated. They laid special emphasis on church services, organization, and education; their contribution to Czech literature was considerable, especially through their translation of the Bible (1579-93). They influenced early Methodism.
This hymn is based on Deuteronomy 32:3 “ Oh praise the greatness of our God. ”