Songs to Jehovah's Praise (1950)
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SONGS
TO
JEHOVAH'S
PRAISE NOTE:
As far as possible the songs have been arranged throughout the book in alphabetical order according to the opening word of the first verse. For index of songs according to title, see pages 95 and 96.
Copyright, 1950, by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Inc. Brooklyn, N. Y.
2 Hail the Lord's Anointed!
With assurance; flowing march tempo
This is the day ap - point - ed, His reign he has be - gun! To help the poor and need - y, And urge the weak be strong. His King-dom, still in - creas - ing, Will be with- out an end.
The time has come for all to fight Till vie - t'ry has been won. His strength will bear our spir-its up To bat-tle for the right. With bold-ness, trust-ing in his grace, We fear not an-y foe.
To take a-way trans-gres-sion, And rule in eq-ui-ty. Whose souls, condemned and dy-ing, Were pre-cious in his sight. The -oe-ra-cy will ev-er Up-hold Je-ho-vah's name.
Then rise and join him in the ranks; His truth will be our song. With loy - al and with faith-ful hearts, We la - bor on his side. As firm we stand un - to the end, Till your tri - um-phant hour!
4 "Be Glad, You Nations, with His People!"
(Romans 15:10, Rotherham)
4 "Be Glad, You Nations, with His People!"
(Romans 15:10, Rotherham)
Jubilantly; with vigor!
Be glad, you nations, with his people! The King-dom is at hand,
Be glad, you nations, with his people! This world is near the brink
Be glad, you nations, with his people! Go tell from door to door
The Sig-nal stands upon Mount Zi-on; Re-joice in every land!
Of Arma-ged-don's des-o-la-tion; It's nearer than they think!
The good news of Je-ho-vah's king-dom; Yes, tell it more and more,
The seven Gen-tile times have end-ed; Their kings have had their day.
While men praise their A-bom-i-nation And spurn the Prince of Peace,
That princes then will rule in justice, A King in righteousness.
Be glad, you nations, with his people! Je-ho-vah's King holds sway!
We hail that Prince with ex-ul-tation; He ever will in-crease!
Be glad, you nations, with his people! Serve God in faith-ful-ness!
5 Hosannas for David's Son!
(Psalm 118:22, 25)
Earnestly; with vigor!
Christ, the New World's sure foun-da-tion, Is the temple's corner-stone,
Zi-on, that devoted city, Dear-ly loved of God on high,
In your temple, where we bless you, Grant us grace to stand each day;
Cho-sen of the Lord, and precious, Bind-ing all the church in one;
In exultant ju-bi-la-tion Pours out heart-felt mel-o-dy,
In the shad-ow of your strong hand Keep your sheep from harm, we pray,
Holy Zi-on's help for ev-er, And her con-fidence a-lone.
God's high prais-es bold-ly singing In the homes and pub-lic-ly.
And in perfect peace sustain them While their minds on you they stay.
Chorus
Fer-vent-ly our loud ho-san-nas We for David's Son now sing.
Bless-ed are the peo-ple Who know the joy-ful sound, With whom your truth 2. So ten and his legions Are pressing all a round;So let your faith
light of your face, Find-ing, as they serve, Rich sup-plies of your grace. ref-uge for the meek; He will all those shield Who his righteousness seek. teg-ri - ty dis-play. Hav-ing God's ap - prov - al, Care not what men say.
Bless - ed Bi - ble, pre-cious Word, Truth most sa - cred from the Lord;
It's a lamp of pur - est light Guid - ing feet thru depths of night;
It's a spring of wa - ter clear Of - f'ring life to all that hear.
God's Word is in-spired and true; Gives re - proof, in - st rue - tion too;
To his name let praise be giv'n For this gracious gift from heav'n. And the torch of lib-er-ty; Yes, its "truth will set you free". Free - ly drink, O thirst-y one; Who-so-ev-er will may come. That his serv-ants per-feet-ly For good works e-quipped will be.
"Fear Them Not!"
(Matthew 10:28)
Confidently; with vigor!
Ever on-ward, O my peo-ple, Let the Kingdom ti-dings go!
Tho your foes be strong and man-y, Tho they threat-en and re-vile;
Never fear you are for-got-ten; I am still yourstrength and shield!
Tremble not be-fore your foe! Let all men of good-will know
Tho they use fair speech and smile The un-war-y to be-guile,
Tho you die up-on the field, Even death to me will yield.
That Je-ho-vah, God Al-might-y, Soon will strike the dead-ly blow
Fear them not, my faith-ful war-riors; Fight! nor let your hearts be faint;
Fear them not who kill the bod-y But can-not destroy the soul.
And destroy their proud op-pres-sor, Let-ting all his cap-tives go.
For your God pre-serves his faith-ful, Keeps them free from all restraint!
To the end, oh, be you faith-ful! I will bring you to your goal.
"Fear Them Not!" (Concluded)
Chorus; in a sustained manner
Fear them not, O my be-lov-ed, Tho their boast-ing threats may fly!
I will keep my faith-ful servant As the ap-ple of my eye.
Praise the King of Eternity
Majestically; with power
External God, ce-les-tial King, Ex-alt-ed be your glo-rious name;
My heart is fixed on you, my God; I rest my hope on you a-lone;
Your faith-ful-ness, O Lord, is great; Your mercy reach-es to the skies;
With those who in your grace a-bound, To you I'll raise my thankful voice;
While hosts in heav'n your prais-es sing May we on earth your love pro-claim.
I'll spread your sa-cred truths a-broad, And to man-kind your love make known.
Your vin-di-ca-tion we'll a-wait, Till you a-gainst your foes a-rise.
May ev-'ry land, the earth a-round, Yet hear, and in your name re-joice.
For your love is be - fore my eyes, Your paths of truth I've trod. And tell of all your might-y works, That great and won-drous are. With men whose hands are full of bribes, With men of blood and strife.
So to your al - tar I will come,
Yes, in that place I do de - light
And with your peo - ple I will sing
Your name to mag-ni-fy. Where does your hon-or dwell. More and yet more your praise.
Mark in the fore-heads those that sigh; Point to the Sig-nal set on high. If we make straight paths for our feet Our King-dom joy will be complete. Oh, may we keep it free from blame; Thus vin-di-cate Je-ho-vah's name.
NOCL TO PC
Forward! You Witnesses! (2 Timothy 2:3,4)
Resolutely; in moderate march tempo
ho - vah they face the en - e - my ho - vah the de-mons seek to ban; vance of true wor-ship in the land; ru - lers they do not try to please Sa - tan they show to be a lie;
Un-daunt - ed by threats or by Thesemust be re-stored to their His peo - ple with serv - ice he Un-spot - ted at all times re- In - teg - ri - ty al - ways main-
He taught them to war and to con-quer!
Un - daunt - ed by threats or by ran - cor!
These must be re-stored to their plae - es!
His peo - ple with serv - ice he grae - es!
Un - spot - ted at all times re-main-ing!
In - teg - ri - ty al - ways main-tain - ing!
'Forward!"
Be Our Watchword
'Forward!' be our watchword, Steps and voic-es joined; Seek the things be-fore us,
For-ward, flock of Je - sus, Salt of all the earth, Till God's gracious purpose
Glo-ries up-on glo-ries Has our God prepared, By all those that love him
Giving Jehovah the Praise (1 Corinthians 4:7)
Not a look be - hind; Burns the fier - y pil - lar At our ar- my's head; Comes to glorious birth. Mourning ones crave com - fort, Blind ones grope for day; This day to be shared; Eye had not be-held them, Ear had nev-er heard,
Who will dream of shrink-ing,By our Cap-tain led? Forward in the service, Shed up - on the na-tions Christ's bright Kingdom ray. Forward 'gainst gross error, Nor of these had ut-tered Tho't or speech a word. Forward, march straight forward,
Living Up to the Name
With intensity and graceful flow
Living Up to the Name (Concluded)
15 Living Up to the Name
With intensity and graceful flow
Glorious Je-ho-vah, al-mighty, e-ter-nal, Perfect in
Help us, O Lord, to use well each occasion
As we continue in your blessed service, Dwell-ing to-
Living Up to the Name (Concluded)
nature your glory pro-claim; Proach should detract from your fame; Hearers and us we would bring; Be-ing your wit-nesses, And, chief of all, there-by
gracious Je-ho-vah, Oh, may we ever live up to the name!
great is our priv-'lege! Oh, may we ever live up to the name!
we will bring gladness, Joy to your heart, O Je-ho-vah our King!
justice and match-less in love; Source of all truth and of
hon-or and your sheep to feed, Gifts for the min- is-try
gether in love and in peace, Godly contentment is
16 Grateful Praise
in - fi-nite wis-dom, The - o-crat rul-ing in heav-en a-bove;
al - ways im-prov-ing As your in-struc-tions we faith-ful-ly heed.
our dai-ly por-tion, Joy fills our hearts as your prais-es in-crease.
Great God, we thank you for the part We have in mak-ing glad your heart;
E - ter-nal are your mer-cies, Lord; E - ter-nal truth at-tends your Word;
Let mul-ti-tudes their trib-ute bring; In songs of praise ex-ult-ing sing;
In ev-'ry land swell loud the song; From house to house bear it a-long;
Myriads of angels de-light in your service, Wonders of careful of our daily conduct, Lest some re-Up to the name may we ever be living; Life to our
For all your lov-ing-kindness shown Your praise we joy-ous-ly make known. Your praise will sound from shore to shore, World with-out end, for ev-er- more. His vin-di-ca-tion loud pro-claim, And ev-er praise Je-ho-vah's name. The Sig-nal for all peo-ples raise, And fill the earth with joy-ful praise.
Break - ing thru the dark - ness Of earth's age - long night.
Com - fort for the mourn - ers, Hope for e'en their dead.
Keep - ing firm, un - brok - en Our in - teg - ri - ty.
Love of God and love of neigh-bor Prompt-ing all you do and say." Yet what prof - it would it bring us If our mo - tive were not pure? Is not self - ish, nor re - sent-ful, Us es The - o - crat - ic tact.
Why should you let the wrath of man Make you grow faint and weak? The na-tions are but as the drops That from a buck-et fall. You'll grow not wea-ry nor grow faint If on him you will wait.
Christ on his judg-ment throne sits and is reign-ing;
Won - der - ful Coun-s'lor and Fa-ther su - per - nal, Na - tions and Might - y is
pan - sion is now tak- ing place! Praise to Je - ho - vah is deem - er his earth - ly way trod; Now a great mul - ti - tude peo - ples be - fore him ap - pear; Soon God's su - prem - a - ey he, and the Rul - er of Peace. Zeal of Je - ho - vah as-
sung with-out ceas-ing; "Rem-nant" and "oth-er sheep" joy in his grace. trib-ute are bring-ing, Hail-ing the King,the A-noint-ed of God. he'll be main-tain-ing, Crush-ing his en-e-mies both far and near. sures peace e-ter-nal, Mak-ing his gov-ern-ment ev-er in-crease.
Jehovah, Our Song!
(Isaiah 12:2)
Exultantly; smooth-flowing
Gracious Je-ho-vah, our strength and our song, You are our Mak-er; to
Those who accept you re-joice in your light; Eyes that are opened now
On, Lord, with joy we go, doing your will; Tho Sa-tan buf-fet, we're
you we be-long; We are your witnesses bearing your news
see truth and right. Hail-ing the King-dom, they hear your com-mand;
trust-ing you still; Tho he may slay us, Lord, help us to be
Chorus
Wheth-er men hear it or proudly re-fuse.
Making their choice with Je-ho-vah they stand! Je-ho-vah, our song, Our
Witnesses hold-ing fast in teg-ri-ty.
strength and our song, Your name ex-tol-ling All the day long!
Jehovah, Our Song! (Concluded)
Glo-rious Je-ho-vah, Al-mighty in pow'r,
You are our hiding place, You are our Tow'r!
The Servant's Prayer
Fervently
Heav'n-ly Father, Sov-'reign Lord, Be your glorious name ad-dored;
As our service we pur-sue Teach us, Lord, your will to do.
Give us wisdom from a-bove, Pure and gentle, full of love;
Let the joy to have a part In your service fill our heart;
For your mercies will en-dure, Ev-er faithful, ev-er sure.
Your commandments we would keep, Bring-ing truth to "oth-er sheep".
Help us merc-iful to be, And with-out partial-i-ty.
And to pray, we ne'er will cease, That your kingdom may in-crease.
Forward Go!
(Isaiah 28:6)
With joyful confidence
Have you a song to sing for Je-ho-vah? Have you a
Warriors of God, a- rise, join the ar- my Under the
Not in your own might think you to con- quer; Not of your-
Forward Go! (Concluded)
battle to the gate; Do not lin-ger, do not wait; Fol-low the Great-er
song of his reign and glory? Have you a message clear for all
Captain of his Free Nation; Take up the shield of faith and the
selves can you win the battle; But in the strength of God will his
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The Dwellings of the Lord
(Psalm 84)
men to hear, And a commission to tell the story!
Spirit's sword, Put on the helmet of his salvation.
hosts pre-vail, Bringing to nought Ba-shan's bulls and cattle.
With warmth; broadly
How love-ly are your dwell-ings, Lord, The courts where your name is ad-dored!
How fa-vored those who come to you For help their powers to re-new!
A day with-in your courts so fair Ex-cels a thou-sand spent else-where;
Je-ho-vah is a sun and shield To those who right-eous fruits now yield;
With all my heart for them I long, And there I'll sing my grateful song.
And when refreshed by grace and truth They sing your praise with strength of youth.
I'd rath-er guard your door so blest Than dwell in tents of wick-ed-ness.
He helps them keep in integri-ty, And gives them true prosper-ity.
Confidently; with vigor!
Hear E-gypt's proud and haugh-ty Phar-aoh
Hark! how the proud As-syr-ian mon-arch
See now the pow'rs of earth com-bin-ing
Re - fuse to let the He-brews De - fies the God of Is-rael's In coun-sel 'gainst Je-ho-vah's
He that is faith-ful, he that is loy-al, Nev - er will give way to fear;
Faith is the pow'r that moves us to ac-tion; Love prompts to faithfulness now;
Forward! Je-ho-vah,might-y in bat-tle, Ex-horts us faith-ful to be,
T'ward hon - or - ing Je - ho - vah And keep - ing his com - mands. We speak God's word with bold - ness; No more we feel dis - may. Un - til his vin - di - ca - tion, Oh, may our zeal ne'er fail.
But gives the wit-ness of truth with all bold-ness, Showing the Kingdom is here. Zeal for their King moves the hearts of the loy-al; Self-ish am-bi-tion must bow. Till this world's sys-tems lie shorn of their glo-ry And he has gained vic-to-ry.
By us- ing the best of our pow'rs The name of our God to de-fend! Re - joic- ing the slo-gans to call; Op - pos- ers will find us dis- creet. With pa- tience en-cour- age the weak, Help them in the serv- ice to go.
Jehovah God, My Shepherd
(Psalm 23)
Tenderly; smooth-flowing
Je-ho-vah God is my shep-herd; So why should I wor-ry or fret?
Tho in the vale of death's shad-ow I walk, I need fear no ill,
How wise and lov-ing my shep-herd! His prais-es with joy I sing;
For he who cares for his sheep so much Will none of his own for - get.
For my great Shepherd is al-ways near, His staff brings me com-fort still.
The cheer-ing news of his ten-der care, To "oth-er sheep" will I bring.
By qui-et wa-ters he leads me, My soul does re-store and bless;
My head with oil he's a-noint-ed; My cup he has well supplied;
His word I'll faith-ful-ly fol-low, Walk care-ful-ly in his way;
He guides my steps for his own name's sake, In path-ways of right-eous-ness;
His lov-ing–kind-ness will fol-low me, And e'er in his house I'll re-side;
My glo-rious treas-ure of serv-ing him I'll grate-ful-ly use each day;
Jehovah God, My Shepherd (Concluded)
He guides my steps for his own name's sake, In path-ways of right-eous-ness.
His lov-ing–kind-ness will fol-low me, And e'er in his house I'll re-side.
My glo-rious treas-ure of serv-ing him I'll grate-ful-ly use each day.
Let All Now Praise Jehovah!
(Revelation 15:3,4)
Majestically; with power
Je-ho-vah our God, most ho-ly, supreme, Your glo-rious
How won-drous and great your works, God of praise! How just, King of
To nations long dark let light now be shown; Pure wor-ship and
name we high-ly es-teem. Your great lov-ing–kind-ness and saints, and true are your ways! While spread-ing your truth and your praise will come to your throne.
Oh, who will not fear you and man-i-fold worth Let all now ex-tol in both heav-en and earth.
judg-ments a-broad, Your saints now re-joice to con-fess you their God.
hon- or your name? Let all men of good-will your virt-utes pro-claim.
Gratitude for Divine Patience
Je - ho-vah God, your pow'r sub-lime Made all things beau-teous in their time.
Great God, your zeal for right-eous-ness Could end at once all wick-ed-ness;
Your pa-tience, Lord, we would well use In aid-ing men the truth to choose;
Cultivating the Gift of Love (1 Corinthians 12:31)
With warmth; smoothly flowing
Je - ho - vah gra-cious-ly does be-stow
Our va-ried gifts for the min - is - try
And as we la - bor for rich in-crease
On all his min-is-ters here be-low We strive to cul-ti-vate pa-tient-ly; 'Bove all let's cher-ish the bond of peace,
To this all na-ture tes - ti-fles Through-out the earth and in the skies. But that sal - va-tion may be ours You have held back de-struc-tive pow'rs. Show them your at - tri - butes di-vine Which in your word so clear-ly shine.
The Divine Pattern of Love (1 John 4:19)
Je-ho-vah our God
By walk-ing God's way
Je-ho-vah is Love.
has wise - ly pro - vid - ed For us
our love for our broth - er Will be
His or - gan - i - za - tion Will al-
The Divine Pattern of Love (Concluded)
Joyously; with a steady movement
Je-ho-vah reigns! Lift up your voice, O earth and all you heav'ns, re-joice;
The Lord is King! Make him your trust;The Judge of all the earth is just:
Je-ho-vah reigns! Soon all will see The tri-umph of his maj-es-ty;
Fulfilling Our Commission
Je - ho-vah's wit-ness, you must teach In homes and pub - lie - ly;
This is the day when Sa-tan tries In ev-'ry way to still
Both "sheep" and "goats" you now must warn, And ear-nest-ly con-tend
Happily; with a lilt
Joyful Service
Happily; with a lilt
Let’s go forth with gladness now to serve our King;
In Je-ho-vah’s service there is work for all;
While we share with gladness in his service sweet, All our gifts and Loy-al hearts and Giv-ing forth the
Jehovah Is Our God! (Concluded)
Come, let us sound his praise a-broad And psalms of glory singing.
The moun-tains too are all his own; He holds them in his hand.
We are his works and not our own; He formed us by his word.
Come, like the peo-ple of his choice, And own your gra-cious God.
tal-ents to his work we bring; Tho but small our service, yet there- faith-ful, heed his gra-cious call; Sa-cred the com-mis-sion we’ve re- wit-ness to all those we meet, For this won-drous fa-vor to us
Lord Je-ho - vah, Rock and For-tress, Let us ne’er be put to shame;
Lord, webless you that sal-va-tion You have brought us thru your Son;
God of right - eous-ness and pow-er, You the hope of all our days,
by we prove Our heart's full devotion and show forth our love.ceived from heav'n; Yes, to us rich blessings thru the work are giv'n. here be - low, Grant-ing us such service, our high praises flow.
Be our ref- uge and up-hold us As your hon- or we pro-claim. To the ris- ing gen- er- a-tion We will tell what you have done. Grateful-ly we ren- der service; More and more we'll sing your praise.
Jehovah Is Our God!
(Psalm 95)
Majestically; with power
Je-ho-vah is our God, The universal King.
He formed the deeps un-known, The seas and all dry land;
Come, worship at his throne; Come, bow before the Lord:
To-day at-tend his voice, Nor dare pro-voke his rod;
Lord Je-ho-vah! Great Je-ho-vah! We your honour will pro-claim.
Lord Je-ho-vah! Great Je-ho-vah! We will tell what you have done.
Lord Je-ho-vah! Great Je-ho-vah! More and more we'll sing your praise.
Sing Triumphal Praise!
Joyously; in stirring march tempo
Let us sing Je - ho-vah's praise tri-um-phal, In whose strength we
Let us sing Je - ho-vah's praise tri-um-phal, Sound the warn ing
Sing Triumphal Praise! (Concluded)
may us;
wick - ed;
serv - ice,
Fear them not! But for - ward let us go!
Yes, the time is oh so ver - y near!
Help-ing all who seek God's will to do.
Majestically; with measured movement
Let Je - ho - vah be a - dored; O'er cre - a - tion he is Lord;
He cre - at - ed all things seen, Heav'n and earth and all be-tween;
Might-y works he did of old, Brought his flock to Ca-naan's fold.
"Remnant"now en - joy his rest, "Oth - er sheep"are rich - ly blest.
Arise and Shine!
(Isaiah 60)
Lift up, lift up your voice with sing-ing, With strength, O Zi-on, lift your voice;
The sun will not by day your light be, Nor moon her brightness give at night;
Hail the Reigning King! (Psalm 110)
Look, you serv-ants of Je - ho - vah, See the Son of Da - vid now,
En - e - mies are made his foot-stool By com-mand-ment of his God;
'Mid earth's gross darkness set praise ringing; The King is at your gates, re-joice! But God him-self will be your glory, Je-ho-vah, your e - ter - nal light. With-in your walls, safe from all dan-gers, They join in praising God Most High.
A- rise and shine in youth e- ter-nal, Your light has come, your King does reign;
Hail him! Hail him! Hail him! Hail Je - ho - vah's King!
Then They Will Know!
(Ezekiel 35:15)
With intensity; flowingly
Long have your foes your ho - ly name re- viled, With their de-ceit your
Your glo- rious pow'r, by Sa-tan long de-fied, Soon will be shown,and
Sa - tan's do - min - ion will be o - ver - thrown.
With him will per - ish, and de - ceive no more. Then they will know you
Soon they will van - ish who your wrath pro - voke.
on-ly are Je-ho-vah; Then they will know your ways are just and true;
Be - fore you gave the hills their space Your maj-es-ty stood fast. And tho we bowed be - neath your rod Your love did us re-claim. With un-der-stand-ing sing your praise,That men to you may turn. Es-tab-lish for your great name's sake The work your serv-ants do.
Wit-ness - es who, prov - ing stead - fast, Gave to Sa - tan's boast the lie.
Ap - pre-hen - sive, yet not know - ing That the tel - ie end is near.
Might-y acts of God Je - ho - vah; Tell he rules the u - ni-verse.
Seeking First the Kingdom (Matthew 6:33)
Oh, how pre-cious to Je-ho-vah, Ob -ject of his keen de-light,
What a fa- vor to God's serv-ants In that King-dom work to share!
Now this wick-ed world is end-mg, soon the New World will a- rise,
Is the The - o - crat - ic king-dom That will set all mat - ters right! Be ing cho - sen for that serv - ice Let us give it great - est care. Then all men will praise Je - ho - vah, Earth will be a par - a - dise.
Equipped for Warfare
Proph-ets saw by faith that king-dom, To its hope were al ways true; Why be anxious for to-mor-row Lest we hun-ger, lest we thirst? Let's pro-claim the King-dom good news To all men who blind-ly grope;
The News of the Kingdom (Isaiah 55:7)
God's Mighty Arm, Awake! (Isaiah 51:9)
tak-en a-way; Oh, has-ten to es-cape his de - cep-tions to-day!" cer-tain the day When want and pain and sor-rowwill van - ish a-way." him trib - ute pay, And gath-er to his Sig - nal and ne'er from it stray.
O might-y arm of God, a-wake! Put on your strength, the na-tions shake,
Say to the na-tions from your throne, 'I am Je-ho-vah, God a-lone';
You sons of God, his name pro-claim, In ev-'ry land make known his fame;
Flee to the Kingdom!
(Zephaniah 2:2)
Oh, seek the Lord, all you meek ones and low-ly; Seek righteousness and seek
Come, all that hun-ger for truth and for jus-tice, Why long-er sor-row and
Look up, yes, lift up your heads with re-joic-ing, See all the signs that the
meek - ness to - day; Thus it may be in the day of his an - ger, That ery out in pain? Seek now God's way to es - cape the op-pres-sor, Sub King-dom is here; Wel-come the light that Je - ho-vah is send ing, And
Expressing Appreciation (Romans 11:33-35)
Heartfelt; with a smooth lilt
Oh, the depths both of the rich-es And the knowl-edge of the Lord!
By Je-ho-vah's great com-pas-sion Let us grat-i-tude ex-press,
Not to world-ly ways con-forming, Let us prove what is God's will;
How un-search - a - ble his judg-ments! Nor has man his ways ex-plored!
And de-vote our liv-ing bod-ies To his cause of right-eous-ness.
By the truth's trans-form-ing pow-er Faith-ful-ly our vows ful-fill.
And lead you with a peace-ful mind Straight on to per-feet day. Ad - vance to full ma - tu - ri-ty And his ap-pro-val win. Con - tent-ment true, and god - li-ness, Which are the great-est gain.
Take Sides with Jehovah!
Once with con-fu-sion my sad heart was filled, Drink-ing the cup that tra-
Now with my whole heart I'll serve you, my Lord; Yes, to the hun-gry I'll
We will not fear what the Dev-il can do; Trust-ing Jo-ho-vah, he'll
Take Sides with Jehovah! (Concluded)
di - tion dis- tilled; Oh, with what glad - ness and joy it was thrilled car - ry your Word, Shar- ing with oth - ers the things I have heard— car - ry us thru. Tho they be man - y and tho we be few,
"Preach the Word!"
(2 Timothy 4:2)
Confidently; with broadness
"Preach the Word!" the High - er Pow - ers Have com-mand-ed in this day.
"Preach the Word!" yes, preach in sea - son, Al - ways read - y to im - part
"Preach the Word!" yes, preach, un - ceas - ing;Oh, how vi - tal that all .hear!
Press On in Kingdom Service!
Confidently; moderate march tempo
King - dom truths, and keep on preach ing On the streets through-out the land. Faith - ful be to your com - mis - sion; Trust in God, who is su-preme. "Preach the Word!" for vin - di-ca - tion Of Je - ho - vah's name is due.
Rejoice! the Kingdom Has Begun! (Revelation 12:12)
Rejoice! the Kingdom Has Begun! (Concluded)
Now is the time God will ex-press His The drag-on and his de-mon horde With Tho Sa-tan now, be-cause he knows His
Their hel-mets bright a-gainst the sky Bid ig-no-rance and er-or fly; Their two-edged sword, the Word of God, Their feet with gra-cious ti-dings shod, Je -ho-vah now makes bare his Arm!Oh, hear the trum-pet's loud a-larm!
They shout a - loud their bat - tle cry: "Christ reigns! O Earth, re- ceive him!" They walk the way their Mas-ter trod, E'en un - to death they fol- low. Be wise, you rul- ers, do no harm; You judg- cs, own his pow- er!
Sing Je - ho - vah's wor-thy praise, Ed - u - ca - tion free we give, Nev-er serve for self-ish gain, Then thru Christ, our Fa-ther's Son,
Glo- rious in his works and ways. That his "oth - er sheep" may live. But God's right-eous-ness main-tain. We shall hear a glad "Well done".
Send out your light and truth, O Lord; Let them our lead - ers be
Send out your light and truth, O Lord, Where de - mon hosts hold sway;
Send out your light and truth, O Lord. And let their heams so bright
Send out your truth, oh may it, Lord, Help us to serve with one ae-cord. Send out your truth, give warn-ing clear To all that Ar-ma - ged-don's near. Send out your light, oh let men see Your glo-ri-ous The - oc-ra-ey.
new; Tell of all the great things he's done and yet will do! earth; Sing to God your prais-es with ju - bi-lance and mirth! praise, Let those on the earth now ex- ult-ing voic-es raise!
Stick to your work of preach-ing the good news;Ful ly prove your min - is - try!
Stick to your work of sound-ing the warn-ing That it's high time to a-wake!
Stick to your work of giv ing the wit - ness;Tell the good news far and wide;
Stick to your work of serv-ing Je - ho - vah;Be de-pend - a - ble and true;
Tell it out with ex - ul - ta - tion that he will in - crease,
Tell it out a - mong the weep - ing ones that Je - sus lives;
Tell it out a - mong the cit - ies and from door to door;
Watch your-self and watch your teach-ing, That your pro-gress all may see. Soon will Christ fight Ar - ma - ged - don For Je - ho - vah's own name's sake. Help - ing all the meek and low - ly To come o - ver on God's side. There - by share his vin - di - ca - tion, Save your-self and oth - ers too.
71 "The Sword of Jehovah and of Gideon!"
(Judges 7:18)
There's a call going out thru the length of the land, To serve in the
All you meek, will you join with the Lord in his work? He seeks all the
Oh, then has-ten a-way to the work for to-day; Go forth with your
"The Sword of Jehovah and of Gideon!" (Concluded)
The Glory of Jehovah (Psalm 19)
fi - nal command To van- quish the co-horts of Mid-ian. spond to his call, With thanks for this priv-i-lege roy-al. Then up, up, my mes-sage so sweet: His King-dom will ban-ish all sad-ness.
"All Things New!"
(Revelation 21:1-5)
fought and won; And soon on the earth will God's will be done.
gems is she, And on - ly Je - ho - vah her light will be.
glo - ry bright. O serv - ants of God, now re - fleet that light.
The Taunt-Song Against Satan (Isaiah 14)
This chal-lenge Sa-tan bold-ly hurled In - to the face of God:
Yet to the a-byss, God has de-creed, Soon Sa-tan must be brought;
'Gainst Sa-tan let the 'taunt-song' ring, That he may hear his fate;
The Day of Jehovah (Psalm 118:24)
Joyously; with a steady movement
"This is the day Je-ho-vah made," To mag-ni-fy his Son;
Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With King-dom truth and light,
This is the day when "oth-er sheep" For God do take their stand,
"The earth I'll rule, yes, all the world Shall lie be - neath my rod! For his re-bel-lion and his greed, He'll sure-ly come to nought. With joy let all the right-eous sing, "God's tri-umph we a-wait!"
To me the might - y shall sub-mit; I'll be like the Most High!" Be-neath Christ's heel he will be ground; De- struc-tion his re- ward! All earth will be a Par-a-dise Of joy and love se-rene.
Lord, send pros-per-i-ty and bring Sal - va - tion to your Own. The heav ens new in which he reigns U-nite to give God praise. They laud and praise his King al-way, And preach through-out the land.
"Lord, Here Am I; Send Me!"
(Isaiah 6:8)
With intensity; flowingly
To-day men heap re-proach and shame In man-y ways on God's fair name.
Men make the taunt that God is slow; The fear of God they do not know.
To-day the meek ones mourn and sigh Be-cause the e-vils mul-ti- ply:
"Lord, Here Am I; Send Me!" (Concluded)
Someshow God weak,some painthim cruel;"There is no God!" so says the fool. They per-se-cute his serv-ants true, And man-y such-like things they do. With honest hearts they seek to find The truth that gives one peace of mind.
Progressing in Service
There was a time we did not know The way a Chris-tian ought to
Our priv-i-lege we then could see Of serv-ing The The - oc - ra-
We wit-ness now to all we meet, From door to door and on the
And as we seek in ev-'ry land True wor-ship wide ly to ex-
Who'll go the name of God to clear? Who'll sing his praise for men to hear? Who'll tell the wick - ed what's in store? Who'll warn of Ar- ma-ged-don's war? Who'll go with com-fort to the meek? Who'll help them right-cous-ness to seek?
To the Work!
To the work! to the work! O you serv-ants of God! Let us fol-low the
To the work! to the work! let the hun-gry be fed; To the wa-ter of
To the work! to the work! there is service for all; Soon the old world of
Wake the Song of Kingdom Cheer!
(Psalm 96)
Wake the song of King-dom cheer! Let it ring out loud and clear;
Wake the song of King-dom cheer! Let it ring out far and near.
Wake the song of King-dom cheer! Let all men of good-will hear.
The Glorious Treasure of Service (2 Corinthians 4:7)
We thank you, Lord, for King-dom truth You have to us made known,
We thank you, gra-cious God, that we May tes - ti - mo - ny give
Be - cause in earth-en ves-sels we Such heav-'nly treas-ure bear,
Praise Je - ho - vah's sav-ing aid; Tell the won-drous things he's made. Praise Je - ho - vah, God of might; Praise the Judge of truth and right. For - ests, praise God with your voice, And, es-tab-lished-world, re-joice!
Feared a-bove all gods is he, Clothed with awe-some maj-es-ty. Trem - ble, earth, be-fore the Lord: He no more will be ig-nored. Let the seas in thun-der roar, Warn of Ar-ma-ged-don's war!
Happily; in measured tempo
What a won - der-ful Pro-vid - er Is Je - ho - vah God, our Lord!
Oh, what fol - ly to be spend-ing All our time in self-ish strife,
Who Is on the Lord's Side?
Who is on the Lord's side?Who will serve the King? Who will wit-ness for him,
Fierce may be the con-flict, Strongmaybe the foe, But our King Christ Je-sus
Cho-sen to be sol-diers In an a-lien land, Look-ing to our Cap-tain,
Makes pro - vi - sion for things need-ful Tho by man - y he's ig - nored. Heap-ing up mere world-ly treas-ures Which can nev - er give us life! And the hun - gry with the good news Of the King-dom hope so sure.
The Signal
(Isaiah 62:10)
Confidently; with a smooth swing
What is that Sig-nal, men of good-will,
Why do the na-tions fool-ish-ly rage,
Sons of the Most High, what will you do,
Shin-ing in
And in re-
With such a
na-tions with i-ron rod;
near-ing the fi-nal hour;
mand-ment you must o-bey;
Wonder-ful, Coun-s'lor, the Prince of
Soon will the Sig-nal his foes de-
'Clear out the stones, the Sig-nal raise
splen-dor on Zi-on's hill, bel-lion ev-er en-gage glorious prospect in view? High-ly ex-alt-ed for all to against the Sig-nal, Je-ho-vah's Will you stand i-dle be-cause of
Peace, feat, high, Whose right-eous kingdom will ev-er in-crease. Making the triumph of God's name complete. Say to the peoples: The New World is nigh!'
see? Is it the King of The Theocracy?
Son, Deaf to the news that the King-dom's be-gun?
fear, When all the signs show the King-dom is here?
With intensity; broadly
What-e'er may be our lot in life Of sorrow or of joy,
Oh, magni-fy Je-ho-vah God; In earth ex-alt his name;
The hosts of God en-camp a-round The dwellings of the just;
Oh, love the Lord, all you his sheep; The faith-ful he'll pre-serve;
Yes, it's the Signal set up by God, But their defense and day of pow'r Go thru the gates and prepare the way, Ruler of Swiftly are Is the com-
The praises of our God will still Our hearts and tongues employ. When in distress to him we called, He to our rescue came. De-liv-'rance he af-fords to those Who in his power trust. So make his service your de-light, And from it never swerve.
Extending Mercy to Others
Extending Mercy to Others
With a swing!
When Je-ho-vah decreed that a deluge should de-
Now to-day this old world too is ending And in
God has brought truth and mercy to geth-er, And re-
Extending Mercy to Others (Concluded)
never had built boats before? No, but he made good use of God's trained and am slow in my speech"? But if you have received of God's shorting all men far and near: "Flee at once to Je-ho-vah's great
stroy that old world long a-go, mercy our God has de-creed joic-ing is found in our 'land'. Then to No-ah he gave a com-
That the news of its fin-ish be Pleas-ant fore-taste of New World con-
mer-cy
mer-cy,
moun-tain,
And he built and he preached "more and more".
Then his spirit it can help you to preach.
To the king-dom of God that is here!"
Oh, Bless the Lord!
(Psalm 103)
mission: 'Build a boat, preach the Word, let men know.'
given So that who ever will may give heed.
di-tions We'll enjoy if we heed his command.
With songs of praise upon my lips Oh, bless the Lord, my soul;
Je-ho-vah is com-pas-sion-ate, Our fee-ble frame well knows;
Removed as far as east from west Is our in-iq-ui-ty,
In heav-en God pre-pared his throne, O'er all his king-dom reigns;
Now, did Noah reject that assignment as signment 'Cause he Have you said, "I cannot preach the good news; I'm un- Now it's ours to show mercy to others By ex-
For - get not all his benefits; Praise him who made you whole. On such as keep his cov- e-nant His mercy he be-stows. And father-like he pit- ies those Who serve him faith- ful- ly. You min- is- ters, his pur- pose serve Through-out his wide do- mains.
Yon-der on fair Zi-on's moun-tain Stands her King in faith - ful - ness;
Trust in him who is your Cap-tain;Let no heart in ter-ror quail;
On-ward marching,firm and stead-y, Turn the bat-tle to the gate,
Zi - on's king now reigns vie- to - rious; Proph-e - cies prove this is true;
Cen - tu - ries God's saints a - wait - ed The par - ou - sia of their Lord;
Give to "oth - er sheep" in-struc-tion, Make them glad that Christ is here.
Vol - un-teers he calls for serv-ice In his fight for right-eous-ness.
Je - sus leads his will-ing peo-ple; In his name they will pre-vail.
Till Je - ho-vah gains the vic-t'ry And his name does vin-di-cate.
God has crowned his Son, so glo-rious; Sa-tan's time to rule is thru. Now their hopes are con-sum-mat-ed; Now the time for their re-ward. Spread the news of re-con-struc-tion, For the New World now is near.
With warmth; majestically
Index of Songs
Song No.
A Life of Praise ... 48
Adore and Praise the Lord ... 58
“All Things New!” ... 73
Arise and Shine! ... 48
“Be Glad, You Nations,
with His People!” ... 4
Be Strong in Faith ... 19
Blessed Are the People! ... 6
Blessed Zion! ... 91
Cause for Gratitude ... 86
Christ Is Here! ... 90
Contending for the Faith ... 66
Courage, Press On! ... 27
Cultivating the Gift of Love ... 33
Dedication ... 74
Earth’s New King! ... 63
Equipped for Warfare ... 50
Examine Me, O God ... 10
Expressing Appreciation ... 55
Extending Mercy to Others ... 87
“Fear Them Not!” ... 8
Flee to the Kingdom! ... 53
‘Forward!’ Be Our Watchword ... 13
Forward Go! ... 23
Song No.
Forward! Theocratic Warriors! 54
Forward! You Witnesses! ... 12
Fulfilling Our Commission ... 37
Giving Jehovah the Praise ... 14
God’s Mighty Arm, Awake! ... 52
God’s Righteous Requirements ... 11
Grateful Praise ... 16
Gratitude for Divine Patience ... 32
Hail Jehovah’s Goodness! ... 42
Hail the Lord’s Anointed! ... 2
Hail the Reigning King! ... 44
Hail the Signal! ... 1
Happy the Merciful! ... 29
Hear the Call! ... 89
Heaven’s Army Is Advancing! ... 26
His Word Is Truth ... 7
Hosannas for David’s Son! ... 5
I Am Jehovah! ... 25
Jehovah God, My Shepherd ... 30
Jehovah Is Our God! ... 39
Jehovah, Our Dwelling-Place ... 46
Jehovah, Our Song! ... 21
Jehovah’s Attributes ... 35
Joyful Service ... 38 Index of Songs (Concluded)
Song No. Song No.
Joyous Theocratic Activity ... 28 Sing Triumphal Praise! ... 41
Keeping Integrity ... 17 Song of the Free ... 62
Let All Now Praise Jehovah! ... 31 Stick to Your Work! ... 70
Living Up to the Name ... 15 Take Sides with Jehovah! ... 57
"Lord, Here Am I;
Send Me!" ... 77 Tell It Out! ... 69
Love's More Excellent Way ... 18 The Day of Jehovah ... 76
Ministers for the Issue ... 47 The Divine Pattern of Love ... 34
Oh, Bless the Lord! ... 88 The Dwellings of the Lord ... 24
Oh, Walk with God! ... 56 The Glorious Treasure of Service ... 82
Pay What Belongs to God! ... 80 The Glory of Jehovah ... 72
Praise Him More and More ... 40 The New Song! ... 67
Praise the King of Eternity ... 9 The News of the Kingdom ... 51
“Preach the Word!” ... 59 The Servant’s Prayer ... 22
Press On in Kingdom Service! ... 60 The Signal ... 85
Progressing in Service ... 78 “The Sword of Jehovah
Rejoice! Jehovah Reigns! ... 36 and of Gideon!” ... 71
Rejoice! The Kingdom
Has Begun! ... 61 The Taunt-Song Against Satan ... 75
Rich in Good Works ... 83 Then They Will Know! ... 45
Seeking First the Kingdom ... 49 Theocracy’s Increase ... 20
Send Out Your Light! ... 69 To the Work! ... 79
Serving the King ... 64 Wake the Song of
Kingdom Cheer! ... 81
Sing God's Praise! ... 68 Who Is on the Lord's Side? ... 84