Summer camp songs

Here's a small compilation of songs sung at Epworth Springs Athletic Camp, Lewistown, Illinois, and at Hilltop Christian Camp, Columbus, Indiana, circa 1980. If you remember any others, please email me, Bill White, at minutiae@gmail.com

Here's the Epworth Springs Athletic Camp Alumni facebook page.

Many belated thanks to Tom Frydenger and Mike Bailey.

Table of Contents

  • As The Deer
  • His Name Is Wonderful
  • Father I Adore You
  • I Will Enter His Gates (He Has Made Me Glad)
  • Jesus, Name Above All Names
  • O Lord You're Beautiful
  • O Sacred Head Now Wounded
  • Seek Ye First
  • Therefore the Redeemed
  • Unto Thee O Lord
  • You Shall Go Out With Joy
  • If I Were a Butterfly
  • I've Been Redeemed

    • Sources

    • http://www.worshiparchive.com/worship_chord_sheet.asp
    • http://www.christianguitar.org/

    As The Deer 

    As the Deer (Martin Nystrom)

D      F#m          Bm
As the deer panteth for the water
       G           A     D
So my soul longeth after Thee
D    F#m         Bm      
You alone are my heart's desire
      G       A       D
And I long to worship Thee

        Bm               G            D
        You alone are my strength, my shield
           G                Em7    F#
        To You alone may my spirit yield
        D    F#m         Bm     
        You alone are my heart's desire
              G       A       D
        And I long to worship Thee

D         F#m            Bm
You're my friend and You are my brother
       G        A     D
Even though You are a King
D      F#m           Bm
I love You more than any other
        G         A  D
So much more than anything

D      F#m           Bm
I want You more than gold or silver
     G       A    D
Only You can satisfy
D    F#m          Bm
You alone are the real joy giver
        G     A     D
And the apple of my eye

    His Name Is Wonderful 

    C           Am           
His name is Wonderful, 
Dm          G             
His name is Wonderful,
Em          Am              
His name is Wonderful,
Dm        G
Jesus, my Lord

C         Am
He is the mighty King,
Dm        G
Master of everything,
Em          Am
His name is Wonderful
Dm G      C
Jesus, my Lord

Dm             G
He's the great Shepherd,
C               Am
the Rock of all ages,
D               G  G7
Almighty God is He;
C        Am
Bow down before Him
Dm       G
Love and adore Him,
Em          Am
His name is Wonderful,
Dm G       C 
Jesus,  my Lord.

    Father I Adore You

    Written by: Terrye Coelho 

    G  Am7     D    G
Father, I adore You
G      Am7    D    G
Lay my life before You
G   Am7 D    G
How I   love You

Jesus, I adore You
Lay my life before You
How I love You

Spirit I adore You
Lay my life before You
How I love You

© 1972 Maranatha Music

    I Will Enter His Gates (He Has Made Me Glad)

    Written by: Leona Von Brethorst 

           D          G                D             D    
I will enter His gates with thanksgiving in my heart,
       D          G            A
I will enter His courts with praise!
        D               G            D        Bm
I will say this is the day that the Lord has made,
   G                A               D
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.

D                G    D               Bm
He has made me glad!  He has made me glad!
   G                A               D  G  D
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.
D                G   D               Bm
He has made me glad, He has made me glad.
   G               A                D
I will rejoice for He has made me glad.

    © 1976 Maranatha Music

    Jesus, Name Above All Names 

    C                 Am
Jesus, Name above all names!
          Dm                GFEmG
Beautiful Saviour, Glorious Lord; 
C         Am
Emmanuel! "God is With Us;"
        Dm         G      C
Blessed Redeemer,  Living Word. 

Jesus, Loving Shepherd,
Vine of the branches, Son of God;
Prince of Peace, Wonderful Counselor,
Lord of the universe, Light of the world.

    O Lord You're Beautiful

    Written by Keith Green 

         D            G  D  A
Oh Lord, You're beautiful
     D       G   D  A
Your face is all I seek
     Bm        F#m     Bm  F#m   D
And when Your eyes are on this child
       G      A       D
Your grace abounds to me


    D             G    D   A
Oh Lord, please light the fire
      D            G    D     A
That once burned bright and clear
   Bm        F#m    Bm  F#m   D
Replace the lamp of my first love
       G         A    D
That burns with holy fear


D          G    D    A        F#m           Bm
I want to take Your word and shine it all around
              G            D       A
But help me first just to live it Lord
              G  D   A
And when I'm doing fine
            F#m            Bm
Help me to never seek the crown
         Em               A        D
For my reward is giving praise to You

    © 1980 Birdwing Music, BMG Music

    O Sacred Head Now Wounded

    • Words: Paul Gerhardt (1607-76)
    • Translation: James W Alexander (1804-69)
    • Melody: Hans Leo Hassler (1564-1612)
    • Arrangement: J S Bach (1685-1750)
    • From: Guitar Picker - www.gospelmusic.tk

    One version 

       Am     Dm       G    E
Oh sacred head now wounded
     Am        E7            Am
With grief and shame weighed down
     Dm    G       E7
How scornfully surrounded
     Am     E7         Am
With thorns Thine only crown!
   G7               C
Oh sacred head what glory
     Am         Dm      A7
What bliss 'til now was Thine
D7  G       D7          Em
Yet though despised and lowly
   Dm     G7       C
I joy to call Thee mine

What Thou my Lord has suffered
Was all for sinner's gain
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Savior!
'Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favor,
Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.

What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever,
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never,
Never outlive my love to Thee.

    Alternative version 

    Am F C   Dm    C   F   G C
O sacred Head, now wounded,
E    Am        E7            Am
With grief and shame weighed down,
    F    C Dm  C  F   G C E    Am
Now scornfully surrounded with thorns,
      E7    Am
Thine only crown;
    Dm   Em   F   G    F  C
How pale Thou art with anguish,
C7   F    A7 Dm      A
With sore abuse and scorn!
D7    G  D    C   G  C  D7 G
How does that visage languish,
C     F    C   F      G  C
Which once was bright as morn!


What Thou, my Lord, hast suffered,
Was all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But Thine the deadly pain.
Lo, here I fall, my Saviour!
’Tis I deserve Thy place;
Look on me with Thy favour,
Vouchsafe to me Thy grace.

Men mock and taunt and jeer Thee,
Thou noble countenance,
Though mighty worlds shall fear Thee
And flee before Thy glance.
How art thou pale with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn!
How doth Thy visage languish
That once was bright as morn!

Now from Thy cheeks has vanished
Their color once so fair;
From Thy red lips is banished
The splendor that was there.
Grim death, with cruel rigor,
Hath robbed Thee of Thy life;
Thus Thou hast lost Thy vigor,
Thy strength in this sad strife.

My burden in Thy Passion, Lord,
Thou hast borne for me,
For it was my transgression
Which brought this woe on Thee.
I cast me down before Thee,
Wrath were my rightful lot;
Have mercy, I implore Thee;
Redeemer, spurn me not!

What language shall I borrow
To thank Thee, dearest friend,
For this Thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me Thine forever,
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never,
Never outlive my love to Thee.

My Shepherd, now receive me;
My Guardian, own me Thine.
Great blessings Thou didst give me,
O source of gifts divine.
Thy lips have often fed me
With words of truth and love;
Thy Spirit oft hath led me
To heavenly joys above.

Here I will stand beside Thee,
From Thee I will not part;
O Saviour, do not chide me!
When breaks Thy loving heart,
When soul and body languish
In death’s cold, cruel grasp,
Then, in Thy deepest anguish,
Thee in mine arms I’ll clasp.

The joy can never be spoken,
Above all joys beside,
When in Thy body broken
I thus with safety hide.
O Lord of Life, desiring
Thy glory now to see,
Beside Thy cross expiring,
I’d breathe my soul to Thee.

My Saviour, be Thou near me
When death is at my door;
Then let Thy presence cheer me,
Forsake me nevermore!
When soul and body languish,
Oh, leave me not alone,
But take away mine anguish
By virtue of Thine own!

Be Thou my consolation,
My shield when I must die;
Remind me of Thy passion
When my last hour draws nigh.
Mine eyes shall then behold Thee,
Upon Thy cross shall dwell,
My heart by faith enfolds Thee.
Who dieth thus dies well.

    Seek Ye First

    Written by Karen Lafferty 

      C       Em       Am          Em
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
 Dm7     C        G    G7
And His righteousness
 C              Em              Am        Em
And all these things shall be added unto you
Dm7   C       G  C
Allelu, alleluia

Man does not live by bread alone
But by every word
That proceeds from the mouth of God
Allelu, alleluia

Ask and it shall be given unto you
Seek and ye shall find
Knock and the door shall be opened unto you
Allelu, alleluia

    © 1972 Maranatha Music

    Therefore the Redeemed 

         G
THEREFORE THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD SHALL RETURN
              C
AND COME WITH SINGING UNTO ZION
        G                 D             G
AND EVERLASTING JOY SHALL BE UPON THEIR HEAD
(SING TWICE)
             C                 G
THEY SHALL OBTAIN GLADNESS AND JOY
     Em                           D
AND SORROW AND MORNING SHALL FLEE AWAY
     G
THEREFORE THE REDEEMED OF THE LORD SHALL RETURN
              C
AND COME WITH SINGING UNTO ZION
        G                 D             G
AND EVERLASTING JOY SHALL BE UPON THEIR HEAD

    Unto Thee O Lord 

    Verse 1:
                 F  Gm7/C  F               Gm7     
 Unto thee, O Lord,        do I lift up my soul
 
 C7                                    Bb/F  F
    Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul. 

 Bb/C  Fsus F      Fsus F   Cm7     F7       Bb
              O my God,          I trust in Thee

                       F/C
 Let me not be ashamed,     let not my 

 Dm7     Gm7     C7sus/C
 Enemies triumph  over      me

Verse 2:
 Yea let none that wait on Thee be ashamed 
 Yea let none that wait on Thee be ashamed
 O my God, I trust in Thee
 Let me not be ashamed, let not my
   Enemies triumph over me

Verse 3:
 Show me Thy ways, Thy ways, O Lord
 Teach me Thy paths, Thy paths, O Lord
 O my God, I trust in Thee
 Let me not be ashamed, let not my
   Enemies triumph over me

Verse 4:
 Remember not the sins of my youth
 Remember not the sins of my youth
 O my God, I trust in Thee
 Let me not be ashamed, let not my
   Enemies triumph over me

    © 1971, 1975 Maranatha! Music/Charles Monroe

    Words and Music by Charles Monroe

    You Shall Go Out With Joy

    • Key: Em
    • Author: Stuart Dauermann & Steffi Geiser Rubin
    • Year: 1975 
    Em
You shall go out with joy

And be let forth with peace
        G
And the mountains and the hills
     D
Will break forth before you
            Em
There'll be shouts of joy

And all the trees of the fields
           B7              Em
Will clap, will clap their hands

            G
And all the trees of the fields
     D
will clap their hands
                             G
The trees of the fields will clap their hands
                             D
The trees of the fields will clap their hands
      B7              Em
While you go out with joy

    If I Were a Butterfly

    • The words and guitar chords are available at http://www.butterflysong.com/

    I've Been Redeemed

    • The words and guitar chords are available at http://gospelmusic.org.uk/h-m/ive_been_redeemed.htm

    Author: Bill White <minutiae@gmail.com>

    Date: 2009-09-12 18:28:31 CDT

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