HYMNS CORNER

The hymn is a prayer for God to remain present with the speaker throughout life, through trials, and through death. The opening line alludes to Luke 24:29, "Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent", and the penultimate verse draws on text from 1 Corinthians 15:55, "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?": Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day; Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I see; O Thou who changest not, abide with me. Not a brief glance I beg, a passing word, But as Thou dwell'st with Thy disciples, Lord, Familiar, condescending, patient, free. Come not to sojourn, but abide with me. Come not in terror, as the King of kings, But kind and good, with hea

Author:   ‎ John Newton 1 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds   In a believer’s ear! It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds,   And drives away his fear,   And drives away his fear,   And drives away his fear, It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds,   And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole,   And calms the troubled breast; ’Tis manna to the hungry soul,   And to the weary rest,   And to the weary rest,   And to the weary rest, ’Tis manna to the hungry soul,   And to the weary rest. 3 Dear Name! the Rock on which we build;   Our shield and hiding-place; Our never-failing treasury, filled   With boundless stores of grace,   With boundless stores of grace,   With boundless stores of grace, Our never-failing treasury, filled   With boundless stores of grace. 4 Jesus, our Savior, Shepherd, Friend,   Our Prophet, Priest, and King; Our Lord, our Life, our Way, our End,   Accept the praise we bring,   Accept the praise

By Mary Bowley Peters (Mrs. Peters 1813 – 1856) 1.Through the love of God our Savior, all will be well Free and changeless is His favor, all is well Precious is the blood that healed us Perfect is the grace that sealed us Strong the hand stretched forth to shield us All must be well 2. Though we pass through tribulation, all will be well Ours is such a full salvation, all is well Happy still in God confiding Fruitful if in Christ abiding Steadfast through the Spirit’s guiding All must be well 3. We expect a bright tomorrow; all will be well Faith can sing through days of sorrow, all is well On our Father’s love relying Jesus every need supplying Yes in living or in dying All must be well Yoruba: Nipa ife Olugbala 1. Nipa ife olugbala ki yio si nkan Ojurere re ki pada ki yio si nkan Owon l'eje t'owo wa san Pipe ledidi or'ofe Agbara l'owo t'ogba ni Kole si nkan 2 Bi a wa ninu iponju ki yio si nkan Igbala kikun