Matthew 13:55

• [Mat 13:55] Son Of The Carpenter, Receive

  Son of the carpenter, receive This humble work of mine; Worth to my meanest labor give, By joining it to Thine. Servant, at once, and Lord of all, While dwelling here below, Thou didst not scorn our earthly toil And weariness to know. Thy bright example I pursue, To Thee in all things rise, And all I think, or speak, or do, Is one great sacrifice. Careless through outward cares I go, From all distraction free: My hands are but engaged below, My heart is still with Thee. O when wilt Thou, my life, appear? Then gladly will I cry, “’Tis done, the work Thou gav’st me here, ’Tis finished, Lord,” and die!

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Matthew 16:24-26

• [Mat 16:24] Decision

  If pathless forests meet my view, I will not doubt or fear; What has been done that I can do, My way shall be made clear. Refrain I’ve decided, Lord, that I will follow Thee, Anywhere, anywhere, Over the land or over the sea, It matters not where it may be, For I’ve decided, Lord, to follow Thee, Anywhere. No trackless plain my faith can dim, Despite its vast domain; But with my faith made strong in Him, I’ll sing my glad refrain. Refrain No sea too deep nor wide for me, With faith shall I embark; For He Who walked on Galilee Will safely guide my bark. Refrain So anywhere and everywhere In pleasure, woe or pain; My cross alone I do not bear, Nor do I trust in vain. Refrain

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• [Mat 16:24] Follow Me, The Master Said

  “Follow Me,” the Master said; We will follow Jesus: By His Word and Spirit led, We will follow Jesus. Still for us He lives to plead, At the throne doth intercede, Offers help in time of need: We will follow Jesus. Should the world and sin oppose, We will follow Jesus: He is greater than our foes, We will follow Jesus. On His promise we depend; He will succor and defend, Help and keep us to the end: We will follow Jesus. Tho’ the way may dark appear, We will follow Jesus: He will make our pathway clear, We will follow Jesus. In our daily round of care, As we plead with God in prayer, With the cross which we must bear, We will follow Jesus. Ever keep the end in view; We will follow Jesus: All His promises are true: We will follow Jesus. When this earthly course is run, And the Master says, “Well done!” Life eternal we’ll have won! We will follow Jesus.

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• [Mat 16:24] Gladly We Will Go

  The Lord is our Shepherd, precious Friend and Guide, We’ll trust Him ever, trust Him ever, walking by His side; Be this our endeavor faithfully to show, Where Jesus leads our willing feet beside Him still shall go. Refrain We’ll go, we’ll go, we’ll gladly, gladly go, Though skies are dark and chilly winds may blow, The lost to find, or bravely meet the foe, Wherever Jesus calls us we’ll gladly, gladly go. Through sunshine or tempest, over land or sea, Whate’er befalls us, where He calls us, quickly we would be; The toils that await us though we cannot know, At His command with heart and hand beside Him we will go. Refrain The Lord is our Keeper, watching ever near, In Him confiding, firm abiding, wherefore should we fear? We’ll cling to the promise left us here below, And wheresoe’er He leadeth us beside Him we will go. Refrain

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• [Mat 16:24] I’ll Bear It Lord, For Thee

  I longed to be a child of God, And do my Savior’s will; And yet the sin that most I feared, I knew unconquered still. “Dear Lord,” I said, for as I knelt I saw Him on the tree— “This heavy burden on my heart, I’ll gladly bear for Thee.” Refrain So now for Him Who died for me, I’m willing all to bear Obedient love will never fail, To bring the answered prayer. The cold was lifted from my soul, My burden rolled away; The light of joy around me shed, A calm and heavenly ray. “Dear Lord,” I said, “I praise Thy Name For Thy rich grace to me; My load is gone and now I rest, In perfect peace with Thee.” Refrain I heard a gentle voice within A whisper soft and mild; “Thy sin was cancelled by His blood, Who owns thee for His child.” “Dear Lord,” I said, “the work is Thine, And Thine the glory be. My life, my soul, my every pow’r, I consecrate to Thee.” Refrain

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• [Mat 16:24] Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken

  Jesus, I my cross have taken, all to leave and follow Thee. Destitute, despised, forsaken, Thou from hence my all shall be. Perish every fond ambition, all I’ve sought or hoped or known. Yet how rich is my condition! God and Heaven are still mine own. Let the world despise and leave me, they have left my Savior, too. Human hearts and looks deceive me; Thou art not, like them, untrue. And while Thou shalt smile upon me, God of wisdom, love and might, Foes may hate and friends disown me, show Thy face and all is bright. Go, then, earthly fame and treasure! Come, disaster, scorn and pain! In Thy service, pain is pleasure; with Thy favor, loss is gain. I have called Thee, “Abba, Father”; I have set my heart on Thee: Storms may howl, and clouds may gather, all must work for good to me. Man may trouble and distress me, ’twill but drive me to Thy breast. Life with trials hard may press me; heaven will bring me sweeter rest. Oh, ’tis not in grief to harm me while Thy love is left to me; Oh, ’twere not in joy to charm me, were that joy unmixed with Thee. Take, my soul, thy full salvation; rise o’er sin, and fear, and care; Joy to find in every station something still to do or bear: Think what Spirit dwells within thee; what a Father’s smile is thine; What a Savior died to win thee, child of heaven, shouldst thou repine? Haste then on from grace to glory, armed by faith, and winged by prayer, Heaven’s eternal day’s before thee, God’s own hand shall guide thee there. Soon shall close thy earthly mission, swift shall pass thy pilgrim days; Hope soon change to glad fruition, faith to sight, and prayer to praise.

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• [Mat 16:24] Must Jesus Bear The Cross Alone?

  Must Jesus bear the cross alone, And all the world go free? No, there’s a cross for everyone, And there’s a cross for me. How happy are the saints above, Who once went sorrowing here! But now they taste unmingled love, And joy without a tear. The consecrated cross I’ll bear Till death shall set me free; And then go home my crown to wear, For there’s a crown for me. Upon the crystal pavement down At Jesus’ piercèd feet, Joyful I’ll cast my golden crown And His dear Name repeat. O precious cross! O glorious crown! O resurrection day! When Christ the Lord from Heav’n comes down And bears my soul away.

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• [Mat 16:24] Nearer The Cross

  “Nearer the cross!” my heart can say I am coming nearer, Nearer the cross from day to day, I am coming nearer; Nearer the cross where Jesus died, Nearer the fountain’s crimson tide, Nearer my Savior’s wounded side, I am coming nearer, I am coming nearer. Nearer the Christian’s mercy seat, I am coming nearer; Feasting my soul on manna sweet I am coming nearer; Stronger in faith, more clear I see Jesus Who gave Himself for me; Nearer to Him I still would be, Still I’m coming nearer Still I’m coming nearer. Nearer in prayer my hope aspires, I am coming nearer; Deeper the love my soul desires, I am coming nearer; Nearer the end of toil and care, Nearer the joy I long to share, Nearer the crown I soon shall wear; I am coming nearer; I am coming nearer.

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• [Mat 16:24] O Jesu, Crucified For Man

  O Jesu, crucified for man, O Lamb, all glorious on Thy throne, Teach Thou our wondering souls to scan The mystery of Thy love unknown. We pray Thee, grant us strength to take Our daily cross, whate’er it be, And gladly for Thine own dear sake In paths of pain to follow Thee. As on our daily way we go, Through light or shade, in calm or strife, O may we bear Thy marks below In conquered sin and chastened life. And week by week this day we ask That holy memories of Thy cross May sanctify each common task, And turn to gain each earthly loss. Grant us, dear Lord, our cross to bear, Till at Thy feet we lay it down, Win through Thy blood our pardon there, And through the cross attain the crown.

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• [Mat 16:24] Take Up Thy Cross

  “Take up thy cross,” the Savior said, “If thou wouldst My disciple be; Deny thyself, the world forsake, And humbly follow after Me.” Take up thy cross, let not its weight Fill thy weak spirit with alarm; His strength shall bear thy spirit up, And brace thy heart and nerve thine arm. Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame, Nor let thy foolish pride rebel; Thy Lord for thee the cross endured, And saved thy soul from death and hell. Take up thy cross then in His strength, And calmly sin’s wild deluge brave, ’Twill guide thee to a better home, It points to glory o’er the grave. Take up thy cross and follow Christ, Nor think til death to lay it down; For only those who bear the cross May hope to wear the glorious crown. To Thee, great Lord, the One in Three, All praise forevermore ascend: O grant us in our home to see The heavenly life that knows no end.

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• [Mat 16:24] Thou Hast Said, Exalted Jesus

  Thou hast said, exalted Jesus, “Take thy cross and follow Me”; Shall the word with terror seize us? Shall we from the burden flee? Lord, I’ll take it, Lord, I’ll take it, And rejoicing, follow Thee. While this liquid tomb surveying, Emblem of my Savior’s grave, Shall I shun its brink, betraying Feelings worthy of a slave? No, I’ll enter, no, I’ll enter; Jesus entered Jordan’s wave. Blest the sign which thus reminds me, Savior, of Thy love for me; But more blest the love that binds me In its deathless bonds to Thee; Oh, what pleasure, oh, what pleasure, Buried with my Lord to be! Fellowship with Him possessing, Let me die to earth and sin; Let me rise t’enjoy the blessing Which the faithful soul shall win; May I ever, may I ever Follow where my Lord has been.

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• [Mat 16:24] Thou Say’st, “take Up Thy Cross”

  Thou say’st, “Take up thy cross, O man, and follow Me”; The night is black, the feet are slack, Yet we would follow Thee. But O dear Lord, we cry, That we Thy face could see! Thy blessèd face one moment’s space— Then might we follow Thee! Dim tracts of time divide Those golden days from me; Thy voice comes strange o’er years of change; How can I follow Thee? Comes faint and far Thy voice From vales of Galilee; Thy vision fades in ancient shades; How should we follow Thee? O heavy cross—of faith In what we cannot see! As once of yore Thyself restore And help to follow Thee. If not as once Thou cam’st In true humanity, Come yet as Guest within the breast That burns to follow Thee. Within our hearts of hearts In nearest nearness be: Set up Thy throne within Thine own; Go, Lord: We follow Thee.

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• [Mat 16:24] Way Of The Cross Leads Home, The

  I must needs go home by the way of the cross, There’s no other way but this; I shall ne’er get sight of the gates of light, If the way of the cross I miss. Refrain The way of the cross leads home, The way of the cross leads home, It is sweet to know as I onward go, The way of the cross leads home. I must needs go on in the blood sprinkled way, The path that the Savior trod, If I ever climb to the heights sublime, Where the soul is at home with God. Refrain Then I bid farewell to the way of the world, To walk in it never more; For the Lord says, “Come,” and I seek my home, Where He waits at the open door. Refrain

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• [Mat 16:26] God Gives His Mercies To Be Spent

  God gives His mercies to be spent; Your hoard will do your soul no good. Gold is a blessing only lent, Repaid by giving others food. The world’s esteem is but a bribe, To buy their peace you sell your own; The slave of a vainglorious tribe, Who hate you while they make you known. The joy that vain amusements give, O! sad conclusion that it brings! The honey of a crowded hive, Defended by a thousand stings. ’Tis thus the world rewards the fools That live upon her treacherous smiles: She leads them, blindfold, by her rules, And ruins all whom she beguiles. God knows the thousands who go down From pleasure into endless woe; And with a long despairing groan Blaspheme their Maker as they go. Oh fearful thought! be timely wise; Delight but in a Savior’s charms, And God shall take you to the skies, Embraced in everlasting arms.

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• [Mat 16:26] What Is He Worth To Your Soul?

  Jesus the Lord laid His glory aside, Sinners to save and make whole, Freely He died our transgressions to hide, What is He worth to your soul? Refrain What is He worth, what is He worth, What is He worth to your soul? He died on the tree, for you and for me, What is He worth to your soul? All that was His for the sinner He gave, Pointed the path to the goal; Sin would deprave, but the Savior would save, What is He worth to your soul? Refrain All that He saves He will keep till the end, Under His blessèd control; Men may depend on this wonderful Friend, What is He worth to your soul? Refrain All who will trust Him in sunshine and gloam, Shall, when they reach the bright goal, Ceasing to roam, be forever at home, What is He worth to your soul? Refrain

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• [Mat 16:26] Where Is Thy Refuge?

  Say, where is thy refuge, my brother, And what is thy prospect today? Why toil for the wealth that will perish, The treasures that rust and decay? Oh, think of thy soul, that forever Must live on eternity’s shore, When thou in the dust art forgotten, When pleasure can charm thee no more. Refrain ’Twill profit thee nothing, but fearful the cost, To gain the whole world if thy soul should be lost! To gain the whole world if thy soul should be lost! The Master is calling thee, brother, In tones of compassion and love, To feel that sweet rapture of pardon, And lay up thy treasure above; Oh, kneel at the cross where He suffered, To ransom thy soul from the grave, The arm of His mercy will hold Thee, The arm that is mighty to save. Refrain The summer is waning, my brother, Repent, ere the season is past; God’s goodness to thee is extended, As long as the day-beam shall last; Then slight not the warning repeated With all the bright moments that roll, Nor say, when the harvest is ended, That no one hath cared for thy soul. Refrain

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Matthew 25:31

• [Mat 25:31] Up In Heaven

  Up in Heaven, up in Heaven, In the bright place far away, He Whom bad men crucified, Sitteth at His Father’s side, Til the Judgment Day. And He loves His little children, And He pleadeth for them there, Asking the great God of Heav’n That their sins may be forgiven, And He hears their prayer. Never more a helpless Baby, Born in poverty and pain, But with awful glory crowned, With His angels standing round, He shall come again. Then the wicked souls shall tremble, And the good souls shall rejoice; Parents, children, every one, Then shall stand before His throne, And shall hear His voice. And all faithful holy Christians, Who their Master’s work have done, Shall appear at His right hand And inherit the fair land That His love has won.

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Matthew 25:41

• [Mat 25:41] And Will The Judge Descend?

  And will the Judge descend, And must the dead arise And not a single soul escape His all discerning eyes? And from His righteous lips Shall this dread sentence sound And through the numerous guilty throng Spread black despair around: “Depart from Me, accursed, To everlasting flame, For rebel angels first prepared, Where mercy never came”? How will my heart endure The terrors of that day When earth and Heav’n before His face Astonished shrink away? But ere that trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead, Hark from the Gospel’s cheering sound What joyful tidings spread: Ye sinners, seek His grace Whose wrath ye cannot bear; Fly to the shelter of His cross And find salvation there. So shall that curse remove, By which the Savior bled; And the last awful day shall pour His blessings on your head.

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• [Mat 25:41] That Awful Day Will Surely Come

  That awful day will surely come, Th’appointed hour makes haste, When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test. Thou lovely Chief of all my joys, Thou Sovereign of my heart! How could I bear to hear Thy voice Pronounce the sound, “Depart!” The thunder of that dismal word Would so torment my ear, ’Twould tear my soul asunder, Lord, With most tormenting fear. What! to be banished from my Life, And yet forbid to die! To linger in eternal pain, Yet death forever fly! O, wretched state of deep despair! To see my God remove, And fix my doleful station where I must not taste His love. Jesus, I throw my arms around, And hang upon Thy breast; Without a gracious smile from Thee My spirit cannot rest. O, tell me that my worthless name Is graven on Thy hands; Show me some promise in Thy book Where my salvation stands! Give me one kind assuring word To sink my fears again, And cheerfully my soul shall wait Her threescore years and ten.

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• [Mat 25:41] Woe To The Men On Earth Who Dwell

  Woe to the men on earth who dwell, Nor dread the Almighty’s frown, When God doth all His wrath reveal, And shower His judgments down! Sinners, expect those heaviest showers, To meet your God prepare; For, lo! the seventh angel pours His phial in the air. Lo! from their seats the mountains leap, The mountains are not found; Transported far into the deep, And in the ocean drowned. Who then shall live, and face the throne, And face the Judge severe? When heaven and earth are fled and gone, O where shall I appear? Now, only now, against that hour We may a place provide; Beyond the grave, beyond the power Of hell, our spirits hide: Firm in the all destroying shock, May view the final scene; For, lo! the everlasting Rock Is cleft to take us in.

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