I'll Sing Thy Power to Save
A Sacred Album of Horn and Piano
I believe that the most important part of sacred music is the text. Click below to see the text of each hymn as well as the composer and arranger. Select the hymn title to read applicable Scripture references and the text of each arrangements. Refrains are in italics.
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Blessed Assurance
Text: Fanny J. Crosby
Music: Phoebe Knapp
Arranged by Jesse M. Boyd
Scripture
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, to obtain an inheritance which is imperishable, undefiled, and will not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, who are protected by the power of God through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. - 1 Peter 1:3-5
Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.
Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight.
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.
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Perfect submission, all is at rest.
I in my Savior am happy and bless’d,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with his goodness, lost in his love.
Out Of the Depths (Psalm 130)
Text based on Psalm 130, set by Jesse M. Boyd
Music: Jesse M. Boyd
Arranged by Peter Davis
Text and Music © 2018 Jesse Boyd Music; Arrangement © 2022 GloriaDeoMusic.org
All Rights Reserved
Scripture
Out of the depths I have cried to You, O Lord. Lord, hear my voice! Let Your ears be attentive To the voice of my supplications. If You, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with You, That You may be feared. - Psalm 130:1-3
Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD;
Lord, hear my voice, my prayer to You outpoured.
Incline Your ear, and listen to my plea;
My heart cries out: “Have mercy, Lord on me;”
My heart cries out: “Have mercy, Lord, on me.”
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If You, O LORD, kept record of our sin,
Lord, who could stand before You, clean within?
But You forgive our sin and draw us near, That we may honor You in reverent fear; That we may honor You in reverent fear.
I wait for God, my soul waits for the LORD.
I hope in Him and His unfailing Word.
More than the watchmen wait for morning light
I wait for God and in His Word delight;
I wait for God and in His Word delight.
O Christians, hope and trust in God alone.
Abundant grace and pardon He has shown.
With Him is kindness and unfailing love.
He will redeem us for His courts above;
He will redeem us for His courts above.
There Is a Fountain
Text: William Cowper
Music: Early American Melody
Arranged by Jesse M. Boyd
Arrangement © 2022 Jesse Boyd Music
Scripture
On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem, for sin and for defilement. - Zechariah 13:1
There is a fountain filled with blood
Drawn from Immanuel's veins;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains:
Lose all their guilty stains,
Lose all their guilty stains;
And sinners, plunged beneath that flood,
Lose all their guilty stains.
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The dying thief rejoiced to see
That fountain in his day;
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away:
Wash all my sins away,
Wash all my sins away;
And there may I, though vile as he,
Wash all my sins away.
When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue
Lies silent in the grave,
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I'll sing Thy pow'r to save:
I'll sing Thy pow'r to save,
I'll sing Thy pow'r to save;
Then in a nobler, sweeter song
I'll sing Thy pow'r to save.
Nearer, Still Nearer
Text and Music by Lelia N. Morris
Arranged by Jesse M. Boyd
Arrangment © 2020 Jesse Boyd Music
Scripture
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Nearer still nearer, close to Thy heart
Draw me, my Savior, so precious Thou art.
Fold me, oh fold me close to Thy breast,
Shelter me safe in that haven of rest;
Shelter me safe in that haven of rest.
Nearer still nearer, Lord to be Thine.
Sin with its follies I gladly resign.
All of earth’s pleasures, pomp, and its pride;
Give me but Jesus, my Lord, crucified!
Nearer still nearer, while life shall last,Till safe in Glory my anchor is cast.Through endless ages, ever to beNearer my Savior, still nearer to Thee;Nearer my Savior, still nearer, nearer to Thee.
Jesus Paid it All
Text: Elvina M. Hall
Music: John T. Grape
Arranged by Jesse M. Boyd
Arrangment © 2018 Jesse Boyd Music
Scripture
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I hear the Savior say
“Thy strength indeed is small.”
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all.
Jesus paid it all,
All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain,
He washed it white as snow.
For nothing good have I
Where-by Thy grace to claim;
I’ll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb.
And when, before the throne,
I stand in Him complete,
“Jesus died my soul to save,”
My lips shall still repeat.
Day By Day
Text: Lina Sandell; Translated by A. L. Skoog
Music: Oscar Ahnfeldt
Arranged by Jesse M. Boyd
Arrangment © 2018 Jesse Boyd Music
Scripture
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Day by day and with each passing moment,
Strength I find to meet my trials here;
Trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment,
I’ve no cause for worry or for fear.
He whose heart is kind beyond all measure
Gives unto each day what He deems best—
Lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure,
Mingling toil with peace and rest.
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​Ev’ry day the Lord himself is near me,
With a special mercy for each hour;
All my cares He gladly bears and cheers me,
He whose name is Counselor and Pow’r.
The protection of His child and treasure
Is a charge that on Himself He laid:
“As thy days, thy strength shall be in measure”—
This the pledge to me He made.
Help me then in ev’ry tribulation
So to trust Thy promises, O Lord,
That I lose not faith’s sweet consolation
Offered me within Thy holy Word.
Help me, Lord, when, toil and trouble meeting,
E’er to take, as from a father’s hand,
One by one, the days, the moments fleeting,
Be Still My Soul
Text: Kathrina von Schlegel; translated by Jane Borthwick
Music: Jean Sibelius
Arranged by Duane Ream
Arrangement © Copyright 2017 by Jantz Music Publications, Greenville, SC 29615.
All Rights Reserved, Used With Permission
Scripture
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Be still, my soul; the Lord is on thy side;
Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In ev’ry change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul; thy best, thy heav’nly friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul; thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as He has the past;
Thy hope, thy confidence, let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul; the waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.
Be still, my soul; the hour is hast’ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love’s purest joys restored.
Be still my soul; when change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.
I Am His and He Is Mine
I am His and He is Mine: Text by George Robinson, Music by James Mountain.
My Jesus I Love Thee: Text by William Featherson, Music by Adoniram Gordon.
Arranged by Peter Davis
Arrangement ©2018 Peter Davis. All Rights Reserved. Used with permission.
Scripture
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Loved with everlasting love,
Led by grace that love to know;
Spirit, breathing from above,
Thou hast taught me it is so.
Oh, this full and perfect peace!
Oh, this transport all divine!
In a love which cannot cease,
I am His, and He is mine.
In a love which cannot cease,
I am His, and He is mine.
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I love Thee because Thou has first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on Calvary’s tree.
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
His forever, only His;
Who the Lord and me shall part?
Ah, with what a rest of bliss
Christ can fill the loving heart!
Heav’n and earth may fade and flee
Firstborn light in gloom decline;
But while God and I shall be,
I am His, and He is mine.
But while God and I shall be,
I am His and He is mine.
Wayfarin' Stranger
Spiritual. Arr. by Jesse M. Boyd.
Arrangement ©2022 Jesse Boyd Music. All Rights Reserved.
Dedicated to Nathan Bixby, whose mother will “meet him when he comes.”
Scripture
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I’m just a poor, wayfarin’ stranger
A travlin’ through this world of woe.
There is no sickness, toil, nor danger,
In that bright land to which I go.
I’m goin’ there to see my father,
I’m goin’ there no more to roam;
I’m just a goin’ over Jordan,
I’m just a goin’ over home.
I know dark clouds will gather o’er me,
I know the way is rough and steep;
But golden fields lie just before me,
Where weary eyes no more shall weep.
I’m goin’ there to see my mother,
​She said she’d meet me when I come;
I’m just a goin’ over Jordan,
I’m just a goin’ over home.
Text I want to wear a crown of glory
When I get home to that fair land.
I want to sing salvation’s story
In concert with that blood-washed band.
I’m goin’ there to meet my Savior,
Who shed for me His precious blood;
I’m just a goin’ over Jordan,
I’m just a goin’ over home.
The Love of God
Text by Frederick M. Lehman;
St. 3 attributed to Rabbi Meir of Worms, Germany (ca. 1050)
Music by Claudia Lehman Mays.
Arranged by Jesse M. Boyd
Arrangement ©2021 Jesse Boyd Music.
Scripture
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The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.
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O love of God, how rich and pure,
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints and angels’ song.
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When years of time shall pass away
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall;
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call.
God’s love so sure, shall still endure
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race-
The saints’ and angels’ song.
Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made;
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade,
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry.
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky!
Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Text by Charles Wesley. Music by John Darwall
Arranged by Jesse M. Boyd
Arrangement ©2021 Jesse Boyd Music.
Scripture
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Rejoice, the Lord is King,
Your Lord and King adore;
Rejoice, give thanks and sing
And triumph evermore:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
Jesus, the Savior reigns,
The God of truth and love:
When He had purged our stains
He took His seat above.
His kingdom cannot fail;
He rules o’er earth and heav’n;
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus giv’n:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
Rejoice in glorious hope!
Our Lord the Judge shall come,
And take His servants up
To their eternal home;
We soon shall hear th’archangel’s voice;
The trump of God shall sound, rejoice!