Popular Baptist Hymns for Choir

A collection of some of the most popular Baptist hymns for Choir

1. Bradbury - My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

My hope is built on nothing less
than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
but wholly lean on Jesus' name.

Refrain:

On Christ, the solid rock, I stand;
all other ground is sinking sand,
all other ground is sinking sand.

My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less

2. Bradbury - Just as I Am, Without One Plea

Just as I am, without one plea,
but that thy blood was shed for me,
and that thou bidd'st me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

Just as I Am, Without One Plea

3. I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
no turning back, no turning back.

I Have Decided to Follow Jesus

4. Converse - What a Friend We Have in Jesus

What a friend we have in Jesus,
all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit,
O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry
everything to God in prayer!

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

5. Lowry - Nothing But the Blood of Jesus

What can wash away my sin?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.

Nothing But the Blood of Jesus

6. Lowry - I Need Thee Every Hour

I need thee every hour,
most gracious Lord;
no tender voice like thine
can peace afford.

I Need Thee Every Hour

7. Hudson - At the Cross (Alas and did my Saviour bleed?)

Alas! and did my Savior bleed,
and did my Sovereign die!
Would he devote that sacred head
for sinners such as I?

At the Cross (Alas and did my Saviour bleed?)

8. Wesley - Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and King,
the triumphs of his grace!

Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

9. Hastings - Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me

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.

Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me

10. Gabriel - My Savior's Love

I stand amazed in the presence
Of Jesus the Nazarene,
And wonder how he could love me,
A sinner, condemned, unclean.

My Savior's Love

11. Bradbury - He Leadeth Me

He leadeth me: O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whate'er I do, where'er I be,
still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.

Refrain:
He leadeth me, he leadeth me;
by his own hand he leadeth me:
his faithful follower I would be,
for by his hand he leadeth me.

He Leadeth Me

12. Palmer - My Faith Looks Up to Thee (Olivet)

My faith looks up to thee,
thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray;
take all my guilt away.
O let me from this day
be wholly thine!

My Faith Looks Up to Thee (Olivet)

13. Holden - All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

All hail the power of Jesus' name!
Let angels prostrate fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all!

All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

14. Zundel - Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Beecher)

Love divine, all loves excelling,
joy of heaven, to earth come down,
fix in us thy humble dwelling,
all thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation;
enter every trembling heart.

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (Beecher)

15. Frederick C. Make.. - Beneath the Cross of Jesus

Beneath the cross of Jesus
I long to take my stand,
the shadow of a mighty rock
within a weary land,
a home within the wilderness,
a rest upon the way,
from the burning of the noontide heat
and the burdens of the day.

Beneath the Cross of Jesus

16. Giardini - Come, Thou Almighty King

Come, thou almighty King,
help us thy name to sing;
help us to praise.
Father, all glorious,
o'er all victorious,
come, and reign over us,
Ancient of Days.