The Bible Hymnal - Continuing Church of God
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The Bible Hymnal - Continuing Church of God
THE BIBLE HYMNAL Original Wall of the Church of God on Jerusalem’s Western Hill. For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because...you, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus. (1 Thessalonians 2:13-14) Contains all the songs originally in the 1974 version of The Bible Hymnal of the Worldwide Church of God, plus some others. Now being made available, as well as used, by the Continuing Church of God. THE BIBLE HYMNAL of the Continuing Church Of God Years after the death of Herbert W. Armstrong, the hymns produced by his brother Dwight were released into the public domain by the copyright holder and now are being made available by the Continuing Church of God. Earlier, Herbert W. Armstrong himself asked Ross Jutsum to produce additional hymns and ten of those are included in this hymnal with the permission of Dr. Jutsum. The Bible says, "Sing to the Lord, all the earth; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day" (1 Chronicles 16:23). In the Continuing Church of God, we strive to preach the good news of the coming Kingdom of God to all the world as a witness (Matthew 24:14). As the Bible says, singing and proclaiming God's great plan of salvation is part of the good news. 128 129 Come Before His Presence 59 "Enter into His gates with thanksgiving" Psalm 100:4 # & # 44 œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ ? # # 44 œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ ˙˙ n œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .. ˙˙ .. 1. Come be - fore His pres -ence with sing - ing; make a joy - ful noise to the Lord. 2. Come be - fore His pres -ence with sing - ing; make a joy - ful noise all you lands. 3. Yes, His truth en - dur - eth for - ev - er, and His mer - cy lasts for all time. # & # œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œ ˙˙ .. ? # # n œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œœ œœ œœ œ # œ œœ Come and serve the Lord filled with glad - ness, sing - ing prais-es with one ac - cord. It is God, our Lord, who has made us by the pow - er of His com - mand. The E - ter - nal God ev - er - last - ing, God our Fa - ther gra - cious and kind: œœ ˙ N œ ˙. # & # œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ ˙ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ ? # # œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ n œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ . œ # & # œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œ œœ œœ œ ? ## œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ bœ ˙˙ . œ Come be - fore Him with your thanks - giv- ing, and be - fore His throne sing your praise. In His courts sing loud- ly be - fore Him, as we wor - ship God with our praise. He has made us; we are His peo - ple; and His sheep all fol - low His voice. œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ .. œ Nœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ .. œœ Sing your prais - es; al - ways be thank - ful; bless His name through - out all your days. Come be - fore His pres -ence with sing -ing, as our hearts and voic - es we raise. Come be - fore His pres -ence with sing -ing; come be - fore Him as we re - joice. œ œ TEXT: Psalm 100 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum œ œ 130 & 44 Hearts of the Fathers 98 "He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children" Malachi 4:6 œ œœ œ œ œ œ ? 4 œœ 4 œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ 1. Re - mem - ber Mos - es’ law, take heed, all 2. Now chil - dren are a bless - ing too, the 3. With heal - ing in His wings, the Sun of œ œ œœ œœ # œœ ˙˙ .. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙. faith - ful ser - vants pray, fruit of His re - ward; Righ - teous - ness shall stand, œœ œ & œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ # œœ ? œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ # œœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ .. E - li - jah, I will send to you be - fore that dread - ful In days of youth, let us re - joice, be grate - ful to the All na - tions turn un - to His way un - less He strike the CHORUS & œ And ? œœ & N œœ œœ œœ œœ He will turn the œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ He will turn the œ ? œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ day. Lord. land. ˙. ˙. ˙ hearts of the fa - thers to their chil - dren, to God’s way. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œœ hearts of the chil - dren œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ to their fa - thers œœ TEXT: Psalm 127:3; Malachi 4:1-6 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum œœ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œœ œ œ œœ œ in that day. œœ œ œœ 108 & 44 131 A Chosen Generation "...a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people" 1 Peter 2:9 œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ ˙ ˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ .. ?4 4 œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ . . &œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ? œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ & œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ ? œœ œœ # œœ œœ # œœ œœ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ .. ? œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ .. 1. You’re a cho - sen gen - er - a - tion, roy - al priest - hood for His throne; 2. Once you were not called a peo - ple in a world that’s gone a - stray; cho - sen gen - er - a - tion, roy - al priest - hood for His throne; 3. You’re a You’re a blessed and ho - ly na - tion; you’re a Now you’ve heed - ed His great call - ing, show - ing You’re a blessed and ho - ly na - tion; you’re a So you may de - clare His You had not re - ceived the So you may de - clare His œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙˙ .. peo - ple for His forth His will and peo - ple for His own. way. own. ˙˙ . œ ˙˙ .. œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œ œ œœ ˙˙ N œœ œœ œ #œ œ œ œ œ œœ N ˙ . ˙. prais - es, do what’s pleas - ing in His sight, mer - cy of E - ter - nal God a - bove; prais - es, do what’s pleas - ing in His sight, He has called you out of dark - ness to His glo - rious, mar - v’llous light. Now you are the blessed re - ceiv - ers of His mer - cy and His love. He has called you out of dark - ness to His glo - rious, mar - v’llous light. TEXT: 1 Peter 2:9-10 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum 132 104 The Trumpet Shall Sound "Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord, Jesus Christ" 1 Corinthians 15:57 bb 4 &bbb 4 œ œœ œ œ œ ? b b b 44 œœ bb œ œ œ œ Be - hold, I O death, O 1. 2. b & b bbb œ œ œœœ ? b b b œœ bb œ œ ˙. ˙. show, grave, We shall not The sting of œ œ bb &bbb œ œ œœœ œœ ? bb b œ bb œ œ œ œœ In just a And when this b & b bbb 3 œœ œœ œœ œ ? b b b œœ bb œ œ œ3 œ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ I show you all a where is your sting, your œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ j œ œ œ. œ. œ œ œ œœ œ œ ˙. ˙. œ œ œ. œ. sleep, death but is we sin, œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œœ œ œ ˙œ . œ œœ œ œ. œ. œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ while, mor - j œ œ œœ œœ œœ .. œœ ˙œ œ œ. J œœ w˙ . œœ shall all be changed. de - fined by law. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ˙ w œ œ œ œ j œ œœ œœ œ œ œœ .. œ. j œœ ˙œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ .. œœ J the twin - kling of an eye, you’ll see, tal puts on im - mor - tal - i - ty, œœ œ œ œ œœ .. œœj œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ˙ . œ œ œœ œ œ . œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ J The trum - pet shall sound, The trum - pet shall sound, œ œ mys - te - ry: vic - to- ry? œ œ œœ .. œj ˙ œ. œ œ œ ˙œ œ œ œ wœ œ œ œ œ œœ wœ œ œ œ œ œœ and we shall all be raised. re - joice for - ev - er - more. 133 b & b b b b œœ CHORUS ˙˙ .. œ œ œœ But thanks to ? b b b œœ bb b & b bbb œ œœ œœ Through Christ the œ œ ? bb b bb b & b bbb œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ Al - ways a - œ œ œ ? bb b œ bb œ œ œ bb &bbb œœ œœœ œœ œœ 3 Be - lov - ed of ? b b œœ bbb œ œ œ œ œ œ 3 œ œ œ œ œœ œ. œ œ œ J œ œ Lord, E - ter - nal, Liv - ing œœ .. œ œ œ œ œœ œ. œ œ œ J œœ ˙ . œœ œœ œ œ bound œœ œ. œ. and do œœ œœ œœ œ œ ˙œ . œ œ œœ God and œ˙ . œ œ œœ œ j œœ œœ œ œ œ the work He’s œ œœ œ œ œœ .. œœ œ œœ œ j œœ œœ œœ TEXT: 1 Corinthians 15:50-58 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ. J wœ œ œ œ œ œœ w w œ œ œœ .. œj ˙ œ. œ œ œ œœ One. giv - en me, œœ .. œœ ˙œ œ œ. J œœ ˙w œ œ œœ œ œ œœ ˙ w œ œ œ J œ œ œœ Christ, His cho - sen œ. œ. œœ vic - to - ry j œœ œœ œœœ ˙˙ .. ˙˙ . . œœ œ œ œ œœ . œj ˙ . ˙ œ J who giv - eth us the œ˙ œ œ . œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ God, j œ œœ J œœ .. œ œ sons. 134 105 Ambassadors for Christ "...be reconciled to God" 2 Corinthians 5:20 & b 44 œœ œœ œœ j œœ .. œœ œœ ˙˙ .. œ. œ œ. œ J j œœ .. œœ œœ œ œœ ˙˙ ˙. ˙. œœ œœ œ. œ œ. œ J œ ˙ œ ˙ œœ ˙˙ .. N œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ #œ ˙˙ .. œœ j œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ .. ˙. ˙. If an - y - one is in Christ, then he is a new cre - a - tion; As fel - low work - ers with Him, it’s the day of our sal - va - tion; God said He’s dwell - ing with us, and He’s walk - ing with His peo -ple; 1. 2. 3. ? b 44 œœ œ œœ &b œ œ œœ .. j œœ œ #œ œ. œ. œ œ J The So He ? b œœ &b œœ œ œ œœ old has passed a - way let us not re - ceive prom - ised He would guide œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ .. ? b œœ œ œœ œ. œ. œ œ J œœ & b b œœ œœ œ. œ. j œœ œœ œ œ œ œ ? b œœ œ œ œ. œ. œœ J œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ ˙ .. ˙ and all things are made the grace of God in and lead the path we’ve œœ œœ œœ .. j œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œ. œ. œ œ J œ œ new. vain. trod. ˙˙ .. œœ ˙˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ The min - is - try of our Christ, one of rec - on - cil - i - a - tion, With pu - ri - ty and with love, let us serve our Lord and Mas - ter; And now He’s dwell - ing in us, and we are His sons and daugh - ters; œ œ ˙˙ œ œ œœ j œœ .. œœ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙˙ œ œ œ œ œœ . œœ . J œ œ œ œ ˙˙ Mak - ing peace with God the Fa - ther and with all our breth - ren, too. As we press to - ward His King - dom, let us nev - er be a - shamed. For we are the ho - ly tem - ple of the ev - er - liv - ing God. 135 CHORUS & b b œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ N œœ œœ .. œœ ˙˙ œœ œœ We are there - fore Christ’s am - bas - sa - dors and called to œœ œœ œ œ & b b œœ œœ œ œ ? b œ œ œ œ œœ œ œœ Nœ œœ To de - clare His ho - ly œ ? b œœ œ & b œœ œ œ œ. œ œ. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ rec - on - ciled to ? b œœ œœ & b œœ œ. œ œ. œ œœ .. œœ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ œ Am - bas - sa - dors for ?b œ œ œœ .. œœ ˙ ˙ œ œ ˙˙ King - dom, œ œ œ. œ. Be œ. œ ˙ œ. œ ˙ œ œ God ˙ ˙ œœ œœ œœ that His œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ be God’s sons, œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ will on earth be œœ œœ n œœ j œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ #œ ˙˙ œ œ œœ œ œ and let us com - mit our hearts and ˙˙ ˙. ˙. done. ˙. ˙. ˙. ˙. minds; œ. œ. œœ œœ œœ œœ # œœ J œ œ n œœ œœ ˙˙ .. œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .. œœ œ Je - sus Christ, the œ œ œ #œ œœ œ œ œœ Sav - ior of all man - kind. œœ œ œ N œœœ œ œ TEXT: Matthew 6:10; 2 Corinthians 5:17-21; 6:1-2, 6, 16-18; Philippians 3:14 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum œœ œ ˙˙ .. ˙. ˙. 136 132 How Good and How Pleasant "...it is for brethren to dwell together in unity!" Psalm 133:1 & b 43 œ œ œ How Now One 1. 2. 3. œ good and Je - sus bod - y, ? b 43 œœ œœ œ œ œœ how was one œœ œœ b œœ œœ j œ J œœ œœ nœ œ œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ .. œ b œ œ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ .. To - geth - er in u - ni - ty, That all who be - lieve in His One ho - ly Cre - a - tor God, ? Like With One œ b œ & b œœ Like At One ? b œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ beau - ti - ful voic - es u bap - tis - m œœ œ œ J œœ œœ œœ œœ for breth - ren to with fer - vent de one Lord and one œœ &b œœ pleas - ant pray - ing spir - it, & b œœ ? j œœ œ. œ. œœ œ. œ. œœ œœ .. so great the Da - vid name might Fa - ther œœ J j œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ b œœ œœ œ œ œœ did be of œœ mu - sic, breath - tak - ing a nit - ed, to - geth - er we pic - tur - ing life ev - er - œ œ J œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ .. j œœ bœ bœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œœ J most pre - cious oint - ment, like peace with the Heav - en - ly hope and sal va - tion, just œ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ fresh morn - ing Fa - ther and as we are ˙ - dwell sire faith, ˙ ˙ ˙˙ tell; one. all; A ˙˙ ˙ ˙ view, stand, more, ˙ ˙ ˙˙ dew Son. called. ˙˙ 137 &b œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & b œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ God com - mand - ed And we grow and God com - mand - ed œ ?b œ &b ? œ œ n œœ œœ œ How good œ b œ &b ?b œœ œ œ œ œ œœ That de - scend - ed on the moun - tains of When we come in - to the knowl - edge and Like the dew that had de - scend - ed from œ ?b œ œ œœ œœ œœ Dwell - ing œ œ œ œ œœ and how œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ. œ. œœ œœ .. œœ œœ œœ œœ .. to - geth - er œ œ œ œ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ ˙˙ œ œ œœ œœ ˙ ˙ ‰ œj œ œ œ J ˙ ˙ A œœ œ œj œ n œœ ‰ J A ˙˙ for œ œ J j œœ œ œ J œœ œœ life steps life in œ Zi - on long be - fore; u - ni - ty of God, Zi - on long be - fore, j œœ pleas - ant œœ safe - ly œ bœ œœ a bless - ing of we fol - low the a bless - ing of œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ for - ev - er - more. that Je - sus trod, for - ev - er - more. œœ breth - ren œœ ˙ b œœ œœ to œ œ be œ œœ œœ ˙˙ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ ˙ ˙ sweet har - mo - ny. TEXT: Psalm 133; John 17; Ephesians 4; 1 John 3:23 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum 138 150 Seek You First the Kingdom of God "...and all these things shall be added to you" Matthew 6:33 # & 44 œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ # œ N ˙w ? # 44 œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œw œ ˙ w œ œ ˙ 1. Seek you first the King - dom of God and all His righ - teous - ness. heart and with a will - ing mind. 2. Serve the Lord with per - fect 3. Seek the Lord while He may be found, and call while He is near. # & œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ ?# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ # . & œœ . œœ J œœ œœ œœ œœ ? # œœ .. œœ J œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ ˙ œ œ #œ #œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ All these things He’ll add to you, and He will rich - ly Lis - ten now and do your part; seek Him and you shall Turn to Him, for - sake your way, and He will sure - ly œ œ œ œ œ j . œ œ œœ ˙œ . œ œ œ œ Ask, and it shall be giv - en; You, the Lord has cho - sen; For His thoughts are not our thoughts, # & # œœ .. j œ œ œœ œœ œ j œ œ . œ N œ . œ # œœ ˙ w w˙ seek, and you shall do the Work; be nor His ways our œ˙ . œ œ œœ . œj œ œ œ bless. find. hear. find; strong; ways. œ œ œ œ J œ. œ œ œ. œ œ J ˙ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œœ œœ N ww œ œ œ œ Knock, and it shall be o - pened; our God is gra - cious and kind. Build your house for His tem - ple; to God sal - va - tion be - longs. God will mer - ci - f’lly par - don and bless us all of our days. ? # œœ .. ˙ œw œ ˙ 139 # & œœ œ œ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ w #œ N˙ ?# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ # & œœ œœ œœ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ ?# œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ Seek you first the King - dom of God and all His righ - teous - ness. mind. Serve the Lord with per - fect heart and with a will - ing near. Seek the Lord while He may be found, and call while He is œ œ All these things He’ll add to you, and He will rich - ly Lis - ten now and do your part; seek Him and you shall Turn to Him, for - sake your way, and He will sure - ly œ œ œ œ œ TEXT: 1 Chronicles 28; Isaiah 55; Matthew 6:33; 7:7 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum “...serve Him with a loyal heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts and understands all the intent of the thoughts. If you seek Him, He will be found by you.” 1 Chronicles 28:9 œ œ ˙ wœ œ ˙ w œ œ ˙ bless. find. hear. ˙ w ˙ 140 157 By This Shall All Men Know ʺ...that you are My disciples, if you have love for one anotherʺ John 13:35 1. A new com ‐ mand ‐ ment I will give, to mag ‐ ni ‐ fy the way to live; be luke ‐ warm or cold, but zeal ‐ ous like the men of old; 2. Not called to 3. I give my life for all man ‐ kind, and call you at this spe ‐ cial time; Love each oth ‐ er as you do, with the love I’ve giv ‐ en His e ‐ ter ‐ nal Do the will of God a ‐ bove; grow in Do the work and feed the flock; build your house up ‐ on the you. love. Rock. CHORUS And by this shall all men know, all a ‐ round the world you’ll show, œ œ œ œ œ 3 That you are œ My dis ‐ ci ‐ ples, you’re My sis ‐ ter and My broth ‐ er; 3 œ ˙ œ œ 141 And by œ this shall all men know, œ œ œ ev ‐ ’ry œ œ That you are My dis ‐ ci ‐ ples if you love œ friend and ev ‐ ’ry œ œ one an ‐ oth ‐ er. œ TEXT: John 13:34‐35 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum “Therefore, behold, I will again do a marvelous work among this people, a marvelous work and a wonder.” Isaiah 29:14 foe, 142 163 At One With God "We were reconciled to God through the death of His Son" Romans 5:10 b & b b 43 1. 2. 3. ? b b 43 b œ While We’re Christ œœ b & b b œœ œœ œ b œ œ œ ? bb œ œ b œ œœ b & b b œœ œœ œ b œ œ œ ? bb ? bb He has And our To the He is And true We can œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ we were still Christ’s ho - ly en - tered the Now our We be He has b &bb œ œ œœ œœ œœ œ œ High Priest lieve and o - pened œ œœ œœ œœ shown us Cap - tain Ho - ly œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ faith - ful and lib - er - ty now come be - œ œ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œ. œ. j œœ ˙˙ .. ˙˙ œ œ œ. œ. œ œ J ˙. ˙. ˙ ˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ died for us one with our once for our ris - en and lives. not be a - shamed. new, liv - ing way. mer - cy and jus - ti - fied, Ho - lies, God’s œœ œ œ œœ sin - ners, Christ breth - ren, at ho - ly place œœ œ œ œœ œœ has shall a His has of œœ œœ œ œ œœ œœ œœ œœ just can fore œ œ won - der - ful made us at heav - en - ly ˙˙ all; Lord; sins; ˙ ˙ ˙˙ love; one; throne, ˙ ˙ œœ œœ ˙ .. ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ .. ˙˙ to for give. be pro - claimed. Him each day. 143 & bbb CHORUS œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ We re - joice with our œ œ ? b b œœ œœ b b &bb œ œ œœ œ œ Re - con - ciled ? b b œœ b b &bb œ œœ œ We are ? b b œœ b b &bb œ By ? b b œœ b œœ n œœ His œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ ˙˙ .. by the death of His Son. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ . . œ œ œœ ˙˙ a price, œ œ ˙ ˙ œœ œœ œ œ at œœ œœ œ œœ and we’re œ œ œ œ œ œ peace and œ œ œ œ ˙˙ œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ ˙. ˙. at one. œ œ ˙. ˙. TEXT: Romans 5:8-11; 9:33; Hebrews 2:11; 9:12, 24; 10:19-21; 1 John 1:9 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum ˙˙ ˙˙ saved by œ œ Christ; œ œ œœ œœ ˙˙ Lord, Je - sus œœ grace, we’re œœœ through our œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ bought with œ œ God œ œ œœ œœ œ œ n ˙˙ His life; œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ 144 190 It Won’t Be Long Now "Behold, I make all things new" Revelation 21:5 b 3 &b 4 j œ J It It 1. 2. &b b œ œ Till From b j œ J It It j œ ? bb J &b b œ œ œœ won’t won’t œ œœ For the and will ? b œœ b œœ œ œ œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ long long œœ be be œœ œ œ œ œ whole world laugh all œœ œ. œ. ˙ ˙ œ œ till the till all œ œ œ. œ. œœ ceased, land, œ œ œ œ œœ œœ .. have a long long œ ˙˙ b œœ œœ œœ now now œ œ trou - bles man - y ? b œœ b &b œœ won’t be won’t be j œ ? b b 43 J ˙ ˙ œœ œ œ œ œ world peo - œ. œ. j œ œœ J œœ œ œ œœ j œœ œœ is at ple join peace, hands ˙ .. ˙ ˙˙ .. ˙˙ œ œ J it won’t be it won’t be œœ J œ œ œœ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ œœ till the till the beau - ty chil - dren b œœ œœ .. j œœ œ Nœ œœ œœ J œ œ will the œ œ œœ œœ be, while, œœ . . it it ˙˙ ‰ ‰ ˙˙ we will œœ won’t be won’t be œ œ œ œ long. long. now now ˙˙ ˙˙ see smile ˙ ˙ ˙. ˙ ˙˙ .. ˙˙ long. long. 145 & bb CHORUS œœ ˙ ˙ œ œ The lamb will ˙˙ œœ ? bb œ &b b j œ J The leop - ard j œ ? b J b &b b œ œ b œ œ j œ œ œ œ œœ .. œ œ will lie œ œ ˙ ˙ œœ œœ ˙˙ The wolf and the bear œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ œœ Lit - tle ? b œœ b œœ b ˙˙ child, ˙˙ ‰ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ dwell with œœ œœ J œœ œœ j œœ œœ .. œœ peace - ful - ly œœ ? b b œœ &b œœ œœ œ. œ. down with œ œ œ œ b œœ œ œœ œœ will no ˙˙ the ˙. ˙. the kid. ˙˙ long - er be wild, œœ œœ won’t be long now. œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙˙ .. TEXT: Isaiah 11:6-9; Revelation 22:20 MUSIC: Ross Jutsum ˙˙ œœ it œ ‰ œJ ˙ ˙ œœ œœ œœ œœ œ œ. œ œ. ˙˙ .. j œœ œœ œ œ œœ œ œ œœ œœ .. li - on, œœ J œœ .. œœ œœ ˙. œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙˙ ‰ ‰ About this Hymnal The songs in this hymnal are essentially the psalms and other passages of English translations of the Holy Bible set to music. While the English words would have been foreign to the original Christians, the messages that they convey would have been consistent with the songs that the original Christians sang. The songs in this specific hymnal were published by the old Worldwide Church of God in 1974, plus ten additional hymns later commissioned by Herbert W. Armstrong. On June 26, 2006, the hymns written by Dwight Armstrong were released into the public domain by the then copyright holder. In 2013, the Continuing Church of God took steps to make these hymns available on the internet (www.ccog.org) as well as in written form. The Bible Hymnal as produced by the Continuing Church of God that you are now reading about is essentially the old 1974 edition plus ten additions, with updated covers and a few sentences after Herbert W. Armstrong’s signature related to the “HOW THIS HYMNAL CAME TO BE” introduction to the 1974 edition. About the Front Cover The photo shows some of the few remaining bricks (plus some added later) of a building in Jerusalem sometimes known as the Cenacle, but better described as the Church of God on Jerusalem’s Western Hill (that ‘western hill’ is commonly known as ‘Mt. Zion’). It is believed to have been the site of perhaps the earliest real Christian church building. Bricks from the Jewish Temple, that the Romans destroyed c.70 A.D., are believed to have been used in both the foundation and walls of this building. Some legends suggest this building/wall is near or where the last Passover of Jesus, Pentecost of Acts 2, and/or certain other notable New Testament events took place (like Matthias being chosen as an apostle, Acts 1:12-26). While those New Testament uses for it are scientifically questionable, history suggests that it was used by Christians as early as in the first century. Furthermore it most certainly was a location that the Sabbath-keeping Nazarene Christians used until they were forced out of it in the fourth century by supporters of Emperor Constantine’s professed faith. Although the Greco-Romans have since built their type of church in the same basic location, some of the original bricks continue and are shown on the cover. The Continuing Church of God is continuing the original Christian faith and felt that the building should remind people that the original faith came out of the area of Judea and Jerusalem as did apparently the first known Christian building. About the Continuing Church of God The Bible teaches that Christians are to “contend earnestly for the faith once for all delivered to the saints” (Jude 3, NKJV) and to “Let brotherly love (Philadelphia) continue” (Hebrews 13:1) while “continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles” (Acts 2:42 YLT). This is what the Continuing Church of God strives to do as it works on Jesus’ commissions as laid out in Matthew 28:19-20 and the proclamation of gospel of the Kingdom as set forth in Matthew 24:14 and Matthew 28:19-20. The predominant biblical name of the true Church in the New Testament is “Church of God.” Variants of this expression are clearly stated singular and plural forms in twelve different places in the New Testament (Acts 20:28; 1 Corinthians 1:2; 10:32; 11:16,22; ;15:9; 2 Corinthians 1:1; Galatians 1:13; 1 Thessalonians 2:14; 2 Thessalonians 1:4; 1 Timothy 3:5,15). Throughout Christian history, the true church has normally used a version of the expression “Church of God” (or Church of Christ, cf. Romans 16:16) though often with another term with it (cf. 1 Corinthians 1:2; 1 Timothy 3:15). Jesus said that Christians would be kept in His Father’s name (John 17:12), which most often is simply “God” in the New Testament, hence “Church of God.” Historical records show that name or variants (Romans 16:16) have been used by the truly faithful (as well as some imitators) throughout the church age. History also shows that the leadership of the Church of God often relocated. For example, after problems in Jerusalem in the late 60s A.D., the main location of the early faithful leadership of the Church of God shifted to Asia Minor (though portions were earlier also in Antioch). It then seemed to pass to various parts of Europe and then to differing locations in the Western Hemisphere. The original faith has continued throughout the centuries, though the geographic location of its main leadership often changed as was foretold in scripture (Hebrews 13:14 and Matthew 10:22-23). Since the true Church of God has continued as prophesied from the time of the original apostles (Matthew 16:18), the name Continuing Church of God was selected to help convey that. The Continuing Church of God is a new name for the group with the truest continuing succession to the original Church of God of the New Testament. The top human leadership for Continuing Church of God has long been based in the “Five Cities” region of California. The Continuing Church of God has its main administrative office in Grover Beach, California. More information on its work, priorities, mission, doctrine, leadership, and history can be found at www.ccog.org. ISBN-13: 978-1940482002 9 781940 482002