Hillside Songs

GIVE OF YOUR BEST

Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Throw your soul’s fresh, glowing ardor
Into the battle for truth.
Jesus has set the example;
Dauntless was He, young and brave;
Give Him your loyal devotion,
Give Him the best that you have.

Chorus:

Give of your best to the Master;
Give of the strength of your youth;
Clad in salvation’s full armor,
Join in the battle for truth.

Give of your best to the Master;
Give Him first place in your heart;
Give Him first place in your service;
Consecrate every part.
Give, and to you shall be given;
God His beloved Son gave;
Gratefully seeking to serve Him,
Give Him the best that you have.

(Repeat Chorus)

I WOULD BE TRUE

I would be true, for there are those who trust me;
I would be pure, for there are those who care;
I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;
I would be brave, for there is much to dare;
I would be brave, for there is much to dare.

I would be friend of all - the foe the friendless;
I would be giving, and forget the gift;
I would be humble, for I know my weakness;
I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.
I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift.

I would be prayerful through each busy moment;
I would be constantly in touch with God;
I would be tuned to hear the slightest whisper;
I would have faith to keep the path Christ trod.
I would have faith to keep the path Christ trod.

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Day is dying in the west,
Heaven is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps alight
Through all the sky.

Chorus:

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Hosts!
Heaven and earth are full of Thee!
Heaven and earth are praising Thee,
Oh, Lord, most high!

Lord of life, beneath the dome
Of the universe, Thy home,
Gather us, who seek Thy face,
To the fold of Thy embrace,
For Thou are nigh.

(Repeat Chorus)

While the deepening shadows fall,
Heart of Love, enfolding all,
Through the glory and the grace,
Of the stars that veil Thy face,
Our hearts ascend.

(Repeat Chorus)

Holy, Holy, Holy
Submitted by: MALLORY RIVERA

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early int he morning our song shall rise to thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and might!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the Saints adore thee;
Casting down their Golden Crowns arounf the glassy sea;
Cherumbim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Who wert, and art, and ever more shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth, and sky, and sea;
Holy, holy, holy; merciful and mighty!
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

NOW THE DAY IS OVER
Submitted by: Mallory Rivera

Now the day is over,
Night is drawing nigh,
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.

Jesus, give the weary
Calm and sweet repose;
With Thy tenderest blessing
May our eyelids close.

Grant to little children
Visions bright of Thee;
Guard the sailors tossing
On the deep blue sea.

When the morning wakens,
Then may I arise
Pure and fresh and sinless
In Thy holy eyes.

FOLLOW THE GLEAM

To the Knights in the days of old,
Keeping watch on the mountain height,
Came a vision of Holy Grail,
And a voice through the waiting night.

Follow, follow, follow the gleam,
Banners unfurled o’er all the world;
Follow, follow, follow the gleam,
Of the Chalice that is the Grail.

And we who would serve the King
And loyally Him obey
In the consecrate silence know
That the challenge still holds today.

Follow, follow, follow the gleam,
Standards of worth o’er all the earth,
Follow, follow, follow the gleam
Of the light that shall bring the dawn.

THIS IS MY FATHER’S WORLD

This is my Father’s world,
And to my listening ears,
All nature sings, and ‘round me rings
The music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world,
I rest me in the thought
Of rocks and trees, of skies and seas;
His hand the wonders wrought.

This is my Father’s world,
The birds their carols raise;
The morning light, the lily white,
Declare their Maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world;
He shines in all that’s fair;
In the rustling grass I hear Him pass,
He speaks to me everywhere.

This is Father’s world,
Oh, let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong,
God is the Ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world;
The battle is not done;
Jesus who died shall be satisfied,
And earth and heaven be one.

HYMN OF GRATEFUL PRAISE

For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies,
Christ our god, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

For the wonder of each hour,
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon, and stars of light,
Christ our God, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

For Thy Church that evermore
Lifteth holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love,
Christ our God, to Thee we raise
This our hymn of grateful praise.

OLD RUGGED CROSS

On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross,
The emblem of suffering and shame;
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain.

Chorus:

So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross,
Till my trophies at last I lay down;
I will cling to the old rugged cross,
And exchange it some day for a crown.

To the old rugged cross I will ever be true,
Its shame and reproach gladly bear,
Then He’ll call me some day to my home far away,
Where His glory forever I’ll share.

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BLESSED JESUS

Savior, like a shepherd lead us,
Much we need Thy tender care;
In Thy pleasant pastures feed us,
For our use Thy folds prepare.
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Thou hast bought us, Thine we are;
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Thou hast bought us, Thine we are.

We are Thine; do Thou befriend us,
Be the Guardian of our way;
Keep thy flock, from sin defend us,
Seeks us when we go astray.
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Hear, O hear us when we pray;
Blessed Jesus, Blessed Jesus,
Hear, O hear us when we pray.

GOD BLESS AMERICA

God bless America, land that I love
Stand beside her and guide her
Through the night, with the light, from above.
From the mountains, to the prairies,
To the oceans white with foam.
God bless America, my home sweet home,
God bless America, my home sweet home.

SWEET HOLY SPIRIT

There’s a sweet sweet Spirit in this place,
And I know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord.
There are sweet expressions on each face,
And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.

Sweet Holy Spirit, Sweet Heavenly Dove,
Stay right here with us, filling us with your love.
And for these blessings we lift our hearts in praise,
Without a doubt we’ll know that we have be revived
When we shall leave this place.

There are blessings you can not receive,
Till you know Him in His fullness and believe.
You’re the one to profit when you say,
I am going to walk with Jesus all the way.

BE THOU MY VISION

Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me save that Thou art,
Thou my best thought by day or by night,
Waking or sleeping Thy presence my light.

Be Thou my wisdom, and Thou my true word;
I ever with Thee and Thou with me, Lord;
Thou my great Father, I Thy true son;
High King of heaven, my victory won.

Riches I heed not nor man’s empty praise,
Thou mine inheritance now and always;
Thou and Thou only, first in my heart,
High King of heaven my treasure Thou art.

High King of heaven, my victory won
May I reach heaven’s joys, oh bright heaven’s sun,
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall
Still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

TRUST AND OBEY

When we walk with the Lord, in the light of His Word,
What a glory He sheds on our way;
While we do His good will, He abides with us still,
And will all who will trust and obey.

Chorus:

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way
To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

For we never can prove the delights of His love,
Until all on the alter we lay.
For the favor He shows and the joy He bestows,
Are for those who will trust and obey.

(Repeat Chorus)

Then in fellowship sweet we will sit at His feet,
Or we’ll walk by His side in the way.
What He says we will do; Where He sends we will go.
Never fear; only trust and obey.

(Repeat Chorus)

SEEK YE FIRST

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God
And His Righteousness.
And all these things shall be added unto you.
Allelu, alleluia.

Ask and it shall be given unto you.
See and ye shall find.
Knock and the door shall be opened unto you.
Allelu, alleluai.

JESUS, JESUS, JESUS

There’s within my heart a melody
Jesus whispers sweet and low
Fear not I am with thee, peace, be still
In all of life’s ebb and flow.

Chorus:

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus - Sweetest name I know
Fills my every longing, keeps me singing as I go,

Feasting on the riches of His grace,
Resting ‘neath His sheltering wing,
Always looking on His smiling face
That is why I shout and sing.

(Repeat Chorus)

Soon He’s coming back to welcome me.
Far beyond the starry sky,
I shall wing my flight to worlds unknown,
I shall reign with Him on high.

(Repeat Chorus)

THIS IS MY STORY

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine.
Oh, what a foretaste of glory devine.
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Sprirt, washed in His blood.

Chorus:

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.

(Repeat Chorus)

Perfect submission, all is at rest
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
Watching and waiting, looking above
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

(Repeat Chorus)

AMERICA

Oh, beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain.
For purple mountains majesties, above the fruited plain.

Chorus:

America, America, God she His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea.

Oh, beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years.
Thine alabaster cities gleam undimmed by human tears.

(Repeat Chorus)

FAIREST LORD JESUS
Submitted by: Mallory Rivera

Fairest Lord Jesus; Ruler of all nature
Oh, thou of God and man of the Son
Thee will I cherish; Thee will I honor
Thou my soul’s glory, joy, and crown.

Fair are the meadows, Fairer still the woodlands
Robed in the blooming garb of spring
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer
Who makes the woeful heart to sing.

Fair is the sunshine, Fairer still the moonlight.
And all the twinkling starry host
Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
Than all the angels heaven can boast.

 

 

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