Chiming Grace: A Musical Walk to Easter
Snyder is blessed with a beautiful carillon which rings each quarter hour from our Sanctuary steeple and has the potential for playing hymn tunes and symbolic proclamations for special sacred occasions. During the season of Lent, starting on Ash Wednesday through Maundy Thursday, our carillon has played an intentional hymn ministry during this season of personal reflection on the state of our hearts - a season for striving to follow Jesus Christ more faithfully and preparing our hearts and minds for celebrating His Resurrection on Easter. Below are the words to 2 hymns which have rung to frame the start and close of each day during Lent, reminders to draw near to Jesus for these 40 days. At Noon and 3:00 pm, other hymns have rung in rotation throughout each week of Lent.
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (Start of day 9:00 am)
Jesus, keep me near the cross. There a precious fountain,
free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvary’s mountain.
Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me;
There the Bright and Morning Star shed His beams around me.
Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day with its shadow o’er me.
Near the cross! I’ll watch and wait, hoping, trusting ever,
till I reach the golden strand, just beyond the river.
In the cross, in the cross be my glory ever,
till my ransomed soul shall find rest beyond the river.
Purer in Heart (Close of day 6:00 pm)
Purer in heart, O God, help me to be;
May I devote my life wholly to Thee.
Watch Thou my wayward feet, guide me with counsel sweet;
Purer in heart, help me to be.
Teach me to do Thy will most lovingly:
Be Thou my friend and guide, let me with Thee abide.
Purer in heart, help me to be.
Until Thy holy face one day I see:
Keep me from secret sin, reign Thou my soul within;
Purer in heart, help me to be.
(During the day at Noon & 3:00 pm)
I Am Thine, O Lord / Lord, I Want to Be a Christian / All to Thee / Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
My Jesus, I Love Thee / Take Up Your Cross / Take My Life and Let It Be / Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
For this Holy Week, on Good Friday, specially selected hymns will be rung every hour tracing the time frame believed to be Christ’s crucifixion journey, and then again on Holy Saturday, symbolizing our keeping watch.
At sunrise on Easter morning, a peal of celebration bells will announce that Christ has risen! Easter hymns will continue to ring throughout that most glorious of all days!
The Snyder church tower, clock, Westminster chime and carillon bells have been given by members and friends of the congregation. Thanks be to God for this beautiful instrument! May it draw hearts toward Him.
Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (Start of day 9:00 am)
Jesus, keep me near the cross. There a precious fountain,
free to all, a healing stream, flows from Calvary’s mountain.
Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me;
There the Bright and Morning Star shed His beams around me.
Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me;
Help me walk from day to day with its shadow o’er me.
Near the cross! I’ll watch and wait, hoping, trusting ever,
till I reach the golden strand, just beyond the river.
In the cross, in the cross be my glory ever,
till my ransomed soul shall find rest beyond the river.
Purer in Heart (Close of day 6:00 pm)
Purer in heart, O God, help me to be;
May I devote my life wholly to Thee.
Watch Thou my wayward feet, guide me with counsel sweet;
Purer in heart, help me to be.
Teach me to do Thy will most lovingly:
Be Thou my friend and guide, let me with Thee abide.
Purer in heart, help me to be.
Until Thy holy face one day I see:
Keep me from secret sin, reign Thou my soul within;
Purer in heart, help me to be.
(During the day at Noon & 3:00 pm)
I Am Thine, O Lord / Lord, I Want to Be a Christian / All to Thee / Am I a Soldier of the Cross?
My Jesus, I Love Thee / Take Up Your Cross / Take My Life and Let It Be / Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
For this Holy Week, on Good Friday, specially selected hymns will be rung every hour tracing the time frame believed to be Christ’s crucifixion journey, and then again on Holy Saturday, symbolizing our keeping watch.
At sunrise on Easter morning, a peal of celebration bells will announce that Christ has risen! Easter hymns will continue to ring throughout that most glorious of all days!
The Snyder church tower, clock, Westminster chime and carillon bells have been given by members and friends of the congregation. Thanks be to God for this beautiful instrument! May it draw hearts toward Him.
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