Browsing Archive: October, 2012

To Glorify Thee by Astrid H. Nelson

Posted by Kiki Riki on Saturday, October 20, 2012,

Oh, may my life be to Thy praise, O Father,
In all I do may Thou be magnified;
Thou chosest me before the world’s foundation,
Thine own to be, that Thou be glorified.
- Refrain:
  To glorify Thee, this is my plea;
  Work out Thy purpose, Thy plan for me;
  A yielded vessel, Thine own to be,
  Thy praise and glory, to live for Thee.
Oh, may my life be to Thy praise, O Savior,
Thy finished work in all its glory see;
And, precious thought, that Thou entrusteth to me
This task to praise and glorify Thee.
Oh, may my l...

Posted by Kiki Riki on Friday, October 12, 2012,

Sweet is the promise “I will not forget thee,”
Nothing can molest or turn my soul away;
E’en though the night be dark within the valley,
Just beyond is shining an eternal day.
- Refrain:
  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 I will go with songs of joy and love,
Though earth despise me, though my friends fo...

Posted by Kiki Riki on Friday, October 5, 2012,

The music of heaven is sweeter in measure
And purer in every strain
Than the music of earth, though it fill us with pleasure,
As it thrillingly rolls over valley and plain.
- Refrain:
  Oh, music of heaven, so rich and so sweet;
  Oh, joy that it brings us, so full and complete.
The music of heaven is grander in rhyming
Than any that mortal e’er toned,
And the mansions of glory forever are chiming
With the songs that arise to the Savior enthroned.
The music of heaven, no mortal can sing it,
Save he who attun...