ROCK OF AGES - MWAMBA WENYE IMARA

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee;
Let the water and the blood,
From Thy wounded side which flowed,
Be of sin the double cure;
Save from wrath and make me pure.

Not the labor of my hands
Can fulfill Thy law’s demands;
Could my zeal no respite know,
Could my tears forever flow,
All for sin could not atone;
Thou must save, and Thou alone.

Nothing in my hand I bring,
Simply to the cross I cling;
Naked, come to Thee for dress;
Helpless look to Thee for grace;
Foul, I to the fountain fly;
Wash me, Savior, or I die.

While I draw this fleeting breath,
When mine eyes shall close in death,
[originally When my eye-strings break in death]
When I soar to worlds unknown,
See Thee on Thy judgment throne,
Rock of Ages, cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in Thee.

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SWAHILI VERSION
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Mwamba wenye imara,
Kwako nitajificha.
Maji na damu yako,
Toka mbavuni mwako,
Iwe dawa ya kosa,
Kutakasa mioyo.

Si kazi za mikono,
Ziletazo wokovu.
Nikitoa machozi,
Nikifanya kwa bidii,
Siwezi kujiosha,
Unioshe wewe tu.

Sina la mikononi,
Naja msalabani.
Ni uchi, nipe nguo,
Dhaifu, nipe nguvu,
Niondolee taka,
Nitakase sijafa.

Nikaapo dunia,
Nifikapo kifoni.
Nitakapofufuka,
Nitakapokuona,
Mwamba wangu wa kale,
Kwako nitajificha.

BLESSED ASSURANCE- J’AI L’ASSURANCE DE MON SALUT

Blessèd assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

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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 blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

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FRENCH VERSION
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J’ai l’assurance de mon salut
Par la présence du Seigneur Jésus.
Son sang du péché m’a racheté,
Son Saint-Esprit m’a régénéré.

Refrain

C’est mon histoire, c’est là mon chant:
Louer mon Sauveur le jour durant!
C’est mon histoire, c’est là mon chant:
Louer mon Sauveur à chaque instant.

Parfait repos et parfait bonheur;
En mon Sauveur, j’ai la paix du cœur;
Je veille en attendant ton retour;
Je suis comblé, sûr de ton amour.

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THE COMFORTER HAS COME

O spread the tidings ’round,
Wherever man is found,
Wherever human hearts and human woes abound;
Let ev’ry Christian tongue,
Proclaim the joyful sound:
The Comforter has come!

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The Comforter has come,
The Comforter has come!
The Holy Ghost from Heav’n,
The Father’s promise giv’n;
O spread the tidings ’round,
Wherever man is found—
The Comforter has come!

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The long, long night is past,
The morning breaks at last,
And hushed the dreadful wail
And fury of the blast,
As o’er the golden hills
The day advances fast!
The Comforter has come!

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Lo, the great King of kings,
With healing in His wings,
To ev’ry captive soul
A full deliverance brings;
And through the vacant cells
The song of triumph rings;
The Comforter has come!

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O boundless love divine!
How shall this tongue of mine
To wond’ring mortals tell
The matchless grace divine—
That I, a child of hell,
Should in His image shine!
The Comforter has come!
The Comforter has come!

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Sing till the echoes fly
Above the vaunted sky,
And all the saints above
To all below reply,
In strains of endless love,
The song that ne'er will die:
The comforter has come

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SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT

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Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home,
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Coming for to carry me home.

I looked over Jordan, and what did I see?
Coming for to carry me home,
A band of angels coming after me,
Coming for to carry me home.

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If you get there before I do,
Coming for to carry me home,
Tell all my friends I’m coming, too.
Coming for to carry me home.

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I’m sometimes up and sometimes down,
Coming for to carry me home,
But still my soul feels heavenly bound,
Coming for to carry me home.

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The brightest day that I can say,
Coming for to carry me home,
When Jesus washed my sins away,
Coming for to carry me home.

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TO GOD BE THE GLORY

To God be the glory, great things He has done;
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life an atonement for sin,
And opened the life gate that all may go in.

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Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the earth hear His voice!
Praise the Lord, praise the Lord,
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the Father, through Jesus the Son,
And give Him the glory, great things He has done.

O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood,
To every believer the promise of God;
The vilest offender who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus a pardon receives.

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Great things He has taught us, great things He has done,
And great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son;
But purer, and higher, and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see.

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