GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; 
There is no shadow of turning with thee; 
Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; 
Tis thou hast been thou forever wilt be.

Refrain: 
Great is thy faithfulness! 
Great is thy faithfulness! 
Morning by morning new mercies I see:
All I have needed thy hand hath provided –⁠
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness 
To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Refrain

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, 
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, 
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Refrain

WORDS: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1923 (Lam. 3:22–23)
MUSIC (FAITHFULNESS): William M. Runyan, 1923
SETTING: Lloyd Larson
Words and music © 1923, renewed 1951 Hope Publishing Company
Reprinted under ONE LICENSE #A-735991. All rights reserved.

WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of Glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.

See, from his head, his hands, his feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all!

WORDS: Isaac Watts, 1707 (Gal. 6:14)
MUSIC (HAMBURG): Lowell Mason, 1824
SETTING: Gilbert M. Martin, 1970; Theodore Presser Company
Words and music public domain.