1. Hymn: Olives That Have Known No Pressure

Hymn: Olives That Have Known No Pressure

Author: Watchman Nee (1903-1972)

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1. Olives that have known no pressure
    Never can oil bestow;
    If the grapes escape the winepress,
    Cheering wine can never flow;
    Spikenard only through the crushing,
    Its fragrance can diffuse.
    Shall I then, shrink from the suff’ring
    That Thy love would so induce?

Refrein:

Each blow I suffer

Is true gain to me.

In the place of what Thou takest

Thou dost give Thyself to me.

2. Do my heart-strings need Thy stretching,
    Music divine to prove?
    Must the sweetest music come from
    The harsh treatment of Thy love?
    Lord, I fear no deprivation
    If I be drawn to Thee;
    I would yield in full surrender
    All Thy heart of love to see.

3. I’m ashamed, my Lord, for seeking
    Myself to guard alway;
    Though Thy love had done its stripping,
    Yet I felt compelled Thy way.
    Lord, according to Thy pleasure
    Complete Thy work in me;
    Heeding not my human feelings,
    Only do what pleases Thee.

4. If Thy mind and mine should differ,
    Pursue, O Lord, Thy way;
    If Thy pleasure means my sorrow,
    Still my heart shall answer, “Yea!”
    ’Tis my deep desire to please Thee,
    Though I might suffer loss;
    E’en though Thy delight and glory
    Mean that I endure the cross.

5. Oh, I’ll praise Thee, e’en if weeping
    Be mingled with my song.
    Thine increasing sweetness calls forth
    Grateful praises all day long.
    Thou hast made Thyself more precious
    Than everything to me:
    Thou increase and I decrease, Lord-
    This is now my only plea.

9. A Quote from A. W. Tozer (26)

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8. Hymn: Be Thou My Vision

Hymn: Be Thou My Vision

Translator: Mary E. Byrne (1880-1931)

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1. 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.

2. 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;
    Thou in me dwelling, and I with Thee one.

3. Be Thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight;
    Be Thou my armor, be Thou my true might.
    Be Thou my soul‵s shelter, be Thou my strong tower;
    Raise Thou me heavenward, great power of my power.

4. 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.

5. High King of heaven, my victory won,
    May I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun!
    Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
    Still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.

7. A Quote from Oswald Chambers (28)

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6. Hymn: Sweet Hour of Prayer

 Hymn: Sweet Hour of Prayer

Author: William W. Walford (1772-1850)

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1. Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
    That calls me from a world of care
    And bids me at my Father‵s throne
    Make all my wants and wishes known!
    In seasons of distress and grief
    My soul has often found relief,
    And oft escaped the tempter‵s snare
    By thy return, sweet hour of prayer.

2. Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
    Thy wings shall my petition bear
    To Him whose truth and faithfulness
    Engage the waiting soul to bless;
    And since he bids me seek His face,
    Believe His word, and trust His grace,
    I‵ll cast on Him my ev‵ry care,
    And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer.

3. Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
    May I thy consolation share,
    Till from Mount Pisgah‵s lofty height
    I view my home and take my flight:
    This robe of flesh I‵ll drop, and rise
    To seize the everlasting prize,
    And shout, while passing through the air,
    "Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer!"

5. A Quote from T. Austin-Sparks (27)

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4. Hymn: I Surrender All

Hymn: I Surrender All

Author: Judson W. Van DeVenter (1855-1939)

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1. All to Jesus I surrender,
    All to Him I freely give;
    I will ever love and trust Him,
    In His presence daily live.

Refrain:

I surrender all, I surrender all;

All to Thee, my blessed Savior,

I surrender all.

2. All to Jesus I surrender,
    Humbly at His feet I bow;
    Worldly pleasures all forsaken,
    Take me, Jesus, take me now.

3. All to Jesus I surrender,
    Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
    Let me feel Thy Holy Spirit,
    Truly know that Thou art mine.

4. All to Jesus I surrender,
    Lord, I give myself to Thee;
    Fill me with Thy love and power,
    Let Thy blessing fall on me.

3. A Quote from Warren W. Wiersbe (26)

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2. Hymn: Trust and Obey

Hymn: Trust and Obey

Author: John H. Sammis (1846-1919)

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1. 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 with all who will trust and obey.

Refrain:

Trust and obey, for there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

2. Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies,
    But His smile quickly drives it away;
    Not a doubt or a fear, not a sigh or a tear,
    Can abide while we trust and obey.

3. Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share,
    But our toil He doth richly repay;
    Not a grief or a loss, not a frown or a cross,
    But is blessed if we trust and obey.

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

5. 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.

1. A Quote from C. H. Spurgeon (28)

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