Hymns for the Heart

The words to the hymns we sing in church each Sunday often speak to my heart so intimately that I feel as though the Lord has picked them just for me, and that there are secret messages from His heart to mine.
Here is one we sang recently:
(It was the first time that I had ever sung it)

I Will Not Forget Thee
Sweet is the promise--"I will not forget thee,"
Nothing can molest or turn my soul away;
E'en tho' the night be dark within the valley,
Just beyond is shining one eternal day.


I will not forget thee or leave thee;
In my hands I'll hold thee,
in my arms I'll fold thee;
I will not forget thee or leave thee;
I am thy Redeemer, I will care for thee.


Trusting the promise--"I will not forget thee,"
Onward will I go with songs of joy and love;
Tho' earth despise me, tho' my friends forsake me.
I shall be remembered in my home above.


I will not forget thee or leave thee;
In my hands I'll hold thee, in my arms I'll fold thee;
I will not forget thee or leave thee;
I am thy Redeemer, I will care for thee.


When at the golden portals I am standing,
All my tribulations, all my sorrows past,
How sweet to hear the blessed proclamation,
"Enter, faithful servant, welcome home at last!"


I will not forget thee, I will never leave thee;
In my hands I'll hold thee, in my arms I'll fold thee;
I will not forget thee or leave thee;
I am thy Redeemer, I will care for thee.
Words and Music written by Charles H. Gabriel

Living For Jesus

Living for Jesus a life that is true,Striving to please Him in all that I do;
Yielding allegiance, glad-hearted and free,
This is the pathway of blessing for me.


O Jesus, Lord and Saviour, I give myself to Thee,
For Thou, in Thy atonement, Didst give Thyself for me;
I own no other Master, My heart shall be Thy throne;
My life I give, hence-forth to live, O Christ, for Thee alone.


Living for Jesus who died in my place,
Bearing on Calvary my sin and disgrace;
Such love constrains me to answer His call,
Follow His leading and give Him my all.


Living for Jesus wherever I am,
Doing each duty in His holy name;
Willing to suffer affliction and loss,
Deeming each trial a part of my cross.


Living for Jesus through earth's little while,
My dearest treasure, the light of His smile;
Seeking the lost ones He died to redeem
Bringing the weary to find rest in Him.


O Jesus, Lord and Saviour, I give myself to Thee,
For Thou, in Thy atonement, Didst give Thyself for me;
I own no other Master, My heart shall be thy throne;
My life I give, henceforth to live, O Christ, for Thee alone.
Thomas O. Chisholm, b. 1866
C. Harold Lowden, b. 1883