Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus.

1.       'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,

          and to take him at his word;

          just to rest upon his promise,

          and to know, "Thus saith the Lord."

Refrain:

          Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him!

          How I've proved him o'er and o'er!

          Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!

          O for grace to trust him more!

2.      O how sweet to trust in Jesus,

          just to trust his cleansing blood;

          and in simple faith to plunge me

          neath the healing, cleansing flood!

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3.       Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,

          just from sin and self to cease;

          just from Jesus simply taking

          life and rest, and joy and peace.

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4.      I'm so glad I learned to trust thee,

          precious Jesus, Savior, friend;

          and I know that thou art with me,

          wilt be with me to the end.

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The Old Rugged Cross

1.       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.

Refrain:

          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.

2.      O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world,

          has a wondrous attraction for me;

          for the dear Lamb of God left his glory above

          to bear it to dark Calvary.

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3.       In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine,

          a wondrous beauty I see,

          for 'twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died,

          to pardon and sanctify me.

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4.      To that 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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Christ is Risen, he is Risen indeed

Gustav Aulén writes in description of Christus Victor, "the work of Christ is first and foremost a victory over the powers which hold mankind in bondage: sin, death, and the devil."[3]:p.20

1 Corinthians 15:54 – 57 New American Standard Bible

54 But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory.

55 O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”

56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law;

57 but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Colossians 2:9-15 New American Standard Bible

⁹ For in Christ lives all the fullness of God in a human body. ¹⁰ So you also are complete through your union with Christ, who is the head over every ruler and authority.

¹¹ When you came to Christ, you were “circumcised,” but not by a physical procedure. Christ performed a spiritual circumcision—the cutting away of your sinful nature. ¹² For you were buried with Christ when you were baptized. And with him you were raised to new life because you trusted the mighty power of God, who raised Christ from the dead.

¹³ You were dead because of your sins and because your sinful nature was not yet cut away. Then God made you alive with Christ, for he forgave all our sins. ¹⁴ He cancelled the record of the charges against us and took it away by nailing it to the cross. ¹⁵ In this way, he disarmed the spiritual rulers and authorities. He shamed them publicly by his victory over them on the cross.

Up from the Grave he arose

1.        Low in the grave he lay, Jesus my Saviour,

          waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord!

Refrain:

          Up from the grave he arose;

          with a mighty triumph o'er his foes;

          he arose a victor from the dark domain,

          and he lives forever, with his saints to reign.

          He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

2.        Vainly they watch his bed, Jesus my Saviour,

          vainly they seal the dead, Jesus my Lord!

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3.        Death cannot keep its prey, Jesus my Saviour;

          he tore the bars away, Jesus my Lord!

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Views, Visions and Values.: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners,

Views, Visions and Values.: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners,: 1 Tim 1:15-16   15  It is a trustworthy statement, deserving full acceptance, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinner...