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The Excelsior Hymnal

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1Seeking Thy favor, Lord we come to Thee[Seeking Thy favor, Lord we come to Thee]TextPage ScanAudio
2We bless Thy Name, O Lord[We bless Thy Name, O Lord]Page Scan
3In my heart there rings a song of gladness[In my heart there rings a song of gladness]TextPage ScanAudio
4Christ is beside thee[Christ is beside thee]Page Scan
5There’s a Friend Who will never forsake me[There’s a Friend Who will never forsake me]Page Scan
6When the days are gloomy, sing a song of cheer[When the days are gloomy, sing a song of cheer]TextPage ScanAudio
7Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross[Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross]Page Scan
8Tho’ tempests of temptation sweep across life’s sea[Tho’ tempests of temptation sweep across life’s sea]Page Scan
9Give praise, give praise to God, creation’s King[Give praise, give praise to God, creation’s King]TextPage ScanAudio
10Sing, ev'ry nation, sing for joy[Sing, every nation, sing for joy]TextPage ScanAudio
12Sowing the seed of truth[Sowing the seed of truth]TextPage ScanAudio
13Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go[Anywhere with Jesus I can safely go]Page Scan
14Once again the Sabbath Day is here[Once again the Sabbath Day is here]TextPage ScanAudio
15Truehearted, wholehearted, faithful and loyal[Truehearted, wholehearted, faithful and loyal]Page Scan
16To His service Jesus calls us[To His service Jesus calls us]TextPage ScanAudio
17More love to Thee, O Christ, more love to Thee[More love to Thee, O Christ, more love to Thee]Page Scan
18Hear ye the voice of the Master call[Hear ye the voice of the Master call]TextPage ScanAudio
19Life teems with chances for service[Life teems with chances for service]TextPage ScanAudio
20God of love, from above[God of love, from above]TextPage ScanAudio
21Labor in the harvest field[Labor in the harvest field]TextPage ScanAudio
22Rejoice, give praise, our King is here[Rejoice, give praise, our King is here]TextPage ScanAudio
23The love of Christ the Saviour[The love of Christ the Saviour]Page Scan
24Day after day a hand divine[Day after day a hand divine]TextPage ScanAudio
25Arise, arise, for men are wanted[Arise, arise, for men are wanted]TextPage ScanAudio
26Sometimes I see thro’ mists of bitter tears[Sometimes I see thro’ mists of bitter tears]Page Scan
27Hark the bugle tones resounding[Hark the bugle tones resounding]TextPage ScanAudio
28Ev'ry day that dawns on earth below[Every day that dawns on earth below]TextPage ScanAudio
29If the way leads down where the shadows lie[If the way leads down where the shadows lie]TextPage ScanAudio
30‘Tis a message sweet that all the world should hear['Tis a message sweet that all the world should hear]TextPage ScanAudio
31There is a Name so very dear to me[There is a Name so very dear to me]Page Scan
32There's a royal banner given for display[There's a royal banner given for display]Page Scan
33When the sunshine lights the sky[When the sunshine lights the sky]TextPage ScanAudio
34This world shall be a garden where all things fair shall grow[This world shall be a garden where all things fair shall grow]TextPage ScanAudio
35As on thru life you journey[As on thru life you journey]TextPage ScanAudio
36Rejoice and be glad, all lands of the earth[Rejoice and be glad, all lands of the earth]TextPage ScanAudio
37Hail to the great Creator[Hail to the great Creator]TextPage ScanAudio
38Come with rejoicing, come with delight[Come with rejoicing, come with delight]Page Scan
39Rejoice, rejoice for tidings glad are in the very air[Rejoice, rejoice for tidings glad are in the very air]TextPage ScanAudio
40To the world in its sorrow, sing of hope today[To the world in its sorrow, sing of hope today]TextPage ScanAudio
41Galilee, bright Galilee[Galilee, bright Galilee]Page Scan
42Wherever the pathway of duty may lead[Wherever the pathway of duty may lead]TextPage ScanAudio
43Here in God’s Word is a message[Here in God’s Word is a message]TextPage ScanAudio
44Hail glorious King, glorious Lord and King[Hail glorious King, glorious Lord and King]TextPage ScanAudio
45As falleth the rain in the Springtime[As falleth the rain in the Springtime]TextPage ScanAudio
46Yielding my all to the service of Jesus[Yielding my all to the service of Jesus]TextPage ScanAudio
47Hear ye the call, hear ye the call[Hear ye the call, hear ye the call]TextPage ScanAudio
48A prize is set before us[A prize is set before us]TextPage ScanAudio
49Give praise, give praise, for blessings from above[Give praise, give praise, for blessings from above]TextPage ScanAudio
50Many a barren and cheerless spot[Many a barren and cheerless spot]Page Scan
51Life is a book with its pages fair[Life is a book with its pages fair]TextPage ScanAudio
52Can He count on you[Can He count on you]Page Scan
53Have you met with grief and loss[Have you met with grief and loss]Page Scan
54Forward, forward, one united host[Forward, forward, one united host]TextPage ScanAudio
55Adown thru all the years before us[Adown thru all the years before us]TextPage ScanAudio
56Sweet are the promises, kind is the word[Sweet are the promises, kind is the word]Page Scan
57Thro’ all this world of sin and woe[Thro’ all this world of sin and woe]Page Scan
58The call “come up higher,” is ringing out still[The call "come up higher," is ringing out still]TextPage ScanAudio
59The angels of God are singing in the shining courts on high[The angels of God are singing in the shining courts on high]TextPage ScanAudio
60When I see the blessings strewn upon my way[When I see the blessings strewn upon my way]TextPage ScanAudio
61Oh! sometimes the shadows are deep[Oh! sometimes the shadows are deep]Page Scan
62Forward in the name of Jesus[Forward in the name of Jesus]TextPage ScanAudio
63For the beauty of the earth[For the beauty of the earth]Page Scan
64In all we do for others, in ev'ry helping deed[In all we do for others, in every helping deed]TextPage ScanAudio
65O where are the reapers that garner in[O where are the reapers that garner in]Page Scan
66There is sunshine in the heart that beats for Jesus[There is sunshine in the heart that beats for Jesus]Page Scan
67Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling[Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling]Page Scan
68O’er the earth glad songs are ringing[O’er the earth glad songs are ringing]TextPage ScanAudio
69He leadeth me, O blessed thought[He leadeth me, O blessed thought]Page Scan
70Many are seeking a helper[Many are seeking a helper]TextPage ScanAudio
71While we journey, day by day, raise a song[While we journey, day by day, raise a song]TextPage ScanAudio
72There’s a blessed story all should hear[There’s a blessed story all should hear]Page Scan
73Fairer than the morning light[Fairer than the morning light]Page Scan
74I wonder if there’s someone who can help me[I wonder if there's someone who can help me]TextPage ScanAudio
75Although you stumble in the way[Although you stumble in the way]TextPage ScanAudio
76“Christ is King,” let ev'ry heart proclaim[“Christ is King,” let every heart proclaim]TextPage ScanAudio
77Encamped along the hills of light[Encamped along the hills of light]Page Scan
78Out where the banner of Jesus leads[Out where the banner of Jesus leads]TextPage ScanAudio
79There is no love like the love of Jesus[There is no love like the love of Jesus]Page Scan
80Praise Him, praise Him[Praise Him, praise Him]TextPage ScanAudio
81Arise! arise! arise! be not afraid[Arise! arise! arise! be not afraid]TextPage ScanAudio
82Soldiers we, with armor brightly shining[Soldiers we, with armor brightly shining]TextPage ScanAudio
83Each cooing dove and sighing bough[Each cooing dove and sighing bough]Page Scan
84Shadows may gather around me[Shadows may gather around me]Page Scan
85In heavenly love abiding[In heavenly love abiding]Page Scan
86Come, ye valiant men and true[Come, ye valiant men and true]TextPage ScanAudio
87I heard a voice, ‘twas low and sweet[I heard a voice, 'twas low and sweet]TextPage ScanAudio
88There was One Who was willing to die in my stead[There was One Who was willing to die in my stead]Page Scan
89Blessed words of comfort in a time of grief[Blessed words of comfort in a time of grief]TextPage ScanAudio
90On shining brook and boundless sea[On shining brook and boundless sea]TextPage ScanAudio
91Hear ye the Master's call, "Give Me thy best!"[Hear ye the Master's call, "Give Me thy best!"]Page Scan
92Sing His praise, Sing His praise[Sing His praise, Sing His praise]TextPage ScanAudio
93Saviour, Thy dying love[Saviour, Thy dying love]Page Scan
94Yonder over the valleys low[Yonder over the valleys low]TextPage ScanAudio
95Breaking thro’ the clouds above us[Breaking thro’ the clouds above us]TextPage ScanAudio
96Praise His Name, praise His Name[Praise His Name, praise His Name]TextPage ScanAudio
97Lord, we come to seek Thy face[Lord, we come to seek Thy face]TextPage ScanAudio
98Word of the Father, O light from on high[Word of the Father, O light from on high]Page Scan
99Do you need a friend to help you[Do you need a friend to help you]Page Scan
100Thro’ life’s morning in wisdom direst our footsteps[Thro’ life’s morning in wisdom direst our footsteps]TextPage ScanAudio
101When the world was lost in sin and in sorrow[When the world was lost in sin and in sorrow]Page Scan

[This hymnal has not been proofed - data may be incomplete or incorrect]
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