Hymn

Come Christians Join to Sing is a song I used to sing frequently in my parent’s church growing up. I have sung it infrequently since then. It has lovely words that I hope you will enjoy.

Written by Christian Henry Batemen in 1843, Come Christians Join to Sing calls us into praising our Lord our King, Guide, Friend who loves us unendingly. Christian H. Bateman was an Englishman who lived from 1813 to 1889. He was a Congregational minister. He was not a prolific author, this is his most popular song.

Lyrics

Come, Christians, join to sing
Alleluia! Amen!
Loud praise to Christ our king;
Alleluia! Amen!
Let all, with heart and voice,
Before His throne rejoice;
Praise is His gracious choice.
Alleluia! Amen!

Come, lift your hearts on high,
Alleluia! Amen!
Let praises fill the sky;
Alleluia! Amen!
He is our guide and friend;
To us He’ll condescend;
His love shall never end.
Alleluia! Amen!

Praise yet our Christ again,
Alleluia! Amen!
Life shall not end the strain;
Alleluia! Amen!
On heaven’s blissful shore,
His goodness we’ll adore,
Singing forevermore,
Alleluia! Amen!

I was browsing music online the other day and this song popped up. I am not terribly familiar with it, but it caught my attention so thought I would share with you. 🙂 Where the soul never dies, the name, and I hope you enjoy it.

Where the Would Never Dies was written by Wayne Raney . He is Arkansas born and raised, and grew up to be a harmonica player and a country and western singer. He moved to Mexico at age 13. He was not able to do physical labour due to a foot deformity.

He wrote a variety of music and made a gospel album. He eventually performed very little. He eventually returned to Arkansas, retiring to raise chickens. He lost his voice in the 1980’s and stopped performing. He succumbed to cancer in 1993.

Lyrics

To Canaan’s land I’m on my way where the soul never dies
My darkest night will turn to day where the soul never dies
No sad farewell (And there’ll be no sad farewell)
No tear-dimmed eyes (There will be no tear-dimmed eyes)
Where all His deeds, His joy and love and the soul of man never dies

A rose is blooming there for me where the soul of man never dies
And I shall live eternally where the soul of man never dies
No sad farewell (And there’ll be no sad farewell)
No tear-dimmed eyes (There will be no tear-dimmed eyes)
Where all His deeds, His joy and love and the soul of man never dies

No sad farewell (And there’ll be no sad farewell)
No tear-dimmed eyes (There will be no tear-dimmed eyes)
Where all His deeds, His joy and love and the soul of man never dies
No sad farewell (And there’ll be no sad farewell)
No tear-dimmed eyes (There will be no tear-dimmed eyes)
Where all His deeds, His joy and love and the soul of man never dies (No sad farewell)

I heard an old old story… this is the first line to the song Victory in Jesus. Just think about it for a moment, this old story, one told to us in the bible. This story leads to victory.

E.M. Bartlett is the author of this hymn, it is the last one that he wrote. Missouri born, Eugene Monroe Barlett Sr. was a songwriter who spent his working life in the music field. Working for the Hartford Music Institute he expanded their reach from Arkansas into Texas and Oklahoma.

Lyrics

I heard an old, old story,
How a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning,
Of His precious blood’s atoning,
Then I repented of my sins
And won the victory.

Chorus
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood. 

I heard about His healing,
Of His cleansing pow’r revealing.
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, “Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit,”
And somehow Jesus came and bro’t
To me the victory.

I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory.
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story,
And some sweet day I’ll sing up there
The song of victory.  

So here I was listening to music and this song popped up. Before I knew it was singing along forgetting I was working at the library. Oops! What can I say, There is Power in the Blood. (grin). I wasn’t sure if I should entitle this post by There is Power in the Blood or Would you be free from the burden of Sin. It goes by both, but mostly comes up as There is Power in the Blood.

Lewis E Jones wrote this song while attending a camp meeting at Mountain Lake Park in Montana. He sold the song to Henry Lake Gilmour.  It was subsequently published in Songs of Praise and Victory for the first time.

Lewis Edgar Jones, who was born in Illinois. He graduated from the Moody Bible Institute, later working for the YMCA. Ssong-writing was something he did on the side, writing many song. There is Power in the Blood is the song he is most known for. He wrote under a variety of pen-names, such as Lewis Edgar, Edgar Lewis, Mary Slater, and more.

Lyrics

Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you o’er evil a victory win?
There’s wonderful power in the blood.

Refrain

There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide;
There’s wonderful power in the blood.

Refrain

Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Sin stains are lost in its life giving flow.
There’s wonderful power in the blood.

Refrain

Would you do service for Jesus your king?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There’s wonderful power in the blood.

Refrain