Table of Contents
- 1 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
- 2 - In The Garden
- 3 - Seek Ye First
- 4 - Showers of Blessings
- 5 - Whiter Than Snow
- 6 - Wonderful Words of Life
1 - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
Words: Horatius Bonar
Tune: John B. Dykes
VERSE 1
Em G D G D Em
I heard the voice of Jesus say, Come unto Me and rest;
C G D G D Em
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down Thy head upon My breast.
G D G C D
I came to Jesus as I was, weary and worn and sad;
C G D G D Em
I found in Him a resting place, and He has made me glad.
VERSE 2
Em G D G D Em
I heard the voice of Jesus say, Behold, I freely give
C G D G D Em
The living water; thirsty one, stoop down, and drink, and live.
G D G C D
I came to Jesus, and I drank of that life giving stream;
C G D G D Em
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived, and now I live in Him.
VERSE 3
Em G D G D Em
I heard the voice of Jesus say, I am this dark world’s Light;
C G D G D Em
Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise, and all thy day be bright.
G D G C D
I looked to Jesus, and I found in Him my Star, my Sun;
C G D G D Em
And in that light of life I’ll walk, till traveling days are done.
VERSE 4
Em G D G D Em
I heard the voice of Jesus say, My Father’s house above
C G D G D Em
Has many mansions; I’ve a place prepared for you in love.
G D G C D
I trust in Jesus—in that house, according to His word,
C G D G D Em
Redeemed by grace, my soul shall live forever with the Lord.
2 - In The Garden
In the Garden
Words: C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946
Tune: C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946
Category: Christ's Resurrection
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1. I come to the gar-den a -lone,
2. He speaks, and the sound of His voice
3. I'd stay in the gar-den with Him
G7 C G
1. While the dew is still on the ros-es;
2. Is so sweet the birds hush their sing-ing;
3. Though the night a-round me be fall-ing
D G D G
1. And the voice I hear, fall-ing on my ear,
2. And the mel-o-dy that He gave to me,
3. But he bids me go thru the voice of woe,
D G D G D G D7
1. The Son of God dis-clos-es.
2. With-in my heart is ring-ing.
3. His voice to me is call-ing.
Chorus
D7 G D D7
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
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And He tells me I am His own;
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And the joy we share as we tar-ry there,
G D G
None oth-er has ev-er known.
3 - Seek Ye First
Seek Ye First
Words: Karen Lafferty 1948-Based on scripture
Tune: Karen Lafferty 1948-
Category: Faith and Trust
G Bm C G
1. Seek ye first the king-dom of God
2. Where two or three are gath-ered in My Name,
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1. And His right-eous-ness;
2. There am I in their midst;
G Bm C G
1. And all these things shall be add-ed un-to you.
2. And what-so -ev-er ye shall ask, I wil do.
C G D G
1. Al-le-lu, Al-le-lu-ia
1. Al-le-lu, Al-le-lu-ia
4 - Showers of Blessings
There Shall Be Showers of Blessings
Words: Daniel W. Whittle
Tune: James McGranahan
Category: Renewal and Revival
G D G
1. There shall be show-ers of bless-ing; This is the prom-ise of love.
2. There shall be show-ers of bless-ing; Pre-cious re-viv-ing a -gain;
3. There shall be show-ers of bless-ing; Send them up-on us, O Lord.
4. There shall be show-ers of bless-ing; O that to-day they might fall,
C G Gm D
1. There shall be sea-sons re-fresh-ing, Sent from the Sav-ior a -bove.
2. O-ver the hills and the val-leys, Sound of a-bun-dance of rain.
3. Grant to us now a re -fresh-ing; Come and now hon-or Your Word.
4. Now as to God we're con- fess-ing, Now as on Je-sus we call!
Chorus
G6 D
Show-ers of bless-ing, Show-ers of bless-ing we need.
G C G D Dsus2 D7 G
Mer-cy-drops round us are fall-ing, But for the show-ers we plead.
5 - Whiter Than Snow
Whiter Than Snow
Words: James Nicholson 1828-1876
Tune: William G. Fisher 1835-1912
Category: Repentance and Forgiveness
A (D) E A Asus2 A E E7add11 E A
1 Lord Je-sus, I long to be per- fect - ly whole;
2 Lord Je-sus, look down from Thy throne in the skies,
3 Lord Je-sus, for this I most hum - bly en- treat,
4 Lord Je-sus, Thou see -est I pa- tient - ly wait;
A (D) E A Asus2 A E E7add11 E A
1 I want thee for- ev - er to live in my soul;
2 And help me to make a com-plete sac- ri- fice;
3 I wait, bless -ed Lord, at Thy cru -ci- fied feet;
4 Come now, and with-in me a new heart cre- ate;
A D/sus2/D A
1 Break down ev-'ry i-dol, cast out ev-'ry foe;
2 I give up my- self, and what-ev-er I know,
3 By faith, for my cleans-ing I see Thy blood flow,
4 To those who have sought Thee, Thou nev-er saidst "No:"
A E E7add11 E A
1-4 Now wash me, and I shall be whit - er than snow.
Chorus
E E7 A D A
Whit-er than snow, yes, whit-er than snow-
A (D) E A Asus2 A E E7add11 E A
Now wash me and I shall be whit -er than snow.
6 - Wonderful Words of Life
Wonderful Words of Life
Words: Philip P. Bliss
Tune: Philip P. Bliss
C G G7 C
1. Sing them over again to me, wonderful words of life,
2. Christ, the blessed One, gives to all wonderful words of life;
3. Sweetly echo the Gospel call, wonderful words of life;
C G G7 C
1. Let me more of their beauty see, wonderful words of life;
2. Sinner, list to the loving call, wonderful words of life;
3. Offer pardon and peace to all, wonderful words of life;
C F C F C
1. Words of life and beau-ty teach me faith and du -ty.
2. All so freely giv- en, wooing us to heav -en.
3. Jesus, only Sav- ior, sanctify us forev-er.
Chorus
G G7 C G C C7
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life,
G G7 C G C
Beautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life.