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When in Our Music God Is Glorified

Author: Fred Pratt Green Meter: 10.10.10.4 Appears in 84 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride, It is as though the whole creation cried: Alleluia! 2 How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound, As worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia! 3 So has the church, in liturgy and song, in faith and love, through centuries of wrong, Borne witness to the truth in every tongue: Alleluia! 4 Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always: Alleluia! Used With Tune: ENGELBERG

Let All Things Now Living

Author: Katherine K. Davis, b. 1892 Meter: 6.6.11.6.6.11 D Appears in 55 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Used With Tune: THE ASH GROVE

O Praise Ye the Lord

Author: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877) Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: O praise ye the Lord! Give praise in the height Lyrics: 1 O praise ye the Lord! Give praise in the height; rejoice in God's Word, ye angels of light; ye heavens, adore him by whom ye were made, and worship before him, in brightness arrayed. 2 O praise ye the Lord! Give praise upon earth, in tuneful accord, give thanks for new birth; praise God who hath brought you all grace from above, praise God who hath taught youthe pathways of love. 3 O praise ye the Lord! all things that give sound; each jubilant chord re-echo around; loud organs, God's glory proclaim in deep tone, and sweet harp, the story of what God hath done. 4 O praise ye the Lord! Thanksgiving and song be ever outpoured all ages along; for love in creation, for heaven restored, for grace of salvation, O praise ye the Lord! Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: LAUDATE DOMINUM

My Life Flows On in Endless Song

Author: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 144 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Refrain First Line: No storm can shake my inmost calm Lyrics: 1 My life flows on in endless song; Above earth’s lamentation, I catch the sweet, though far off hymn That hails a new creation. Refrain: No storm can shake my inmost calm While to that refuge clinging; Since Christ is Lord of heaven and earth, How can I keep from singing? 2 Through all the tumult and the strife, I hear the music ringing. It finds an echo in my soul. How can I keep from singing? (Refrain) 3 What though my joys and comforts die? The Lord my Savior liveth. What though the darkness gather round? Songs in the night He giveth. (Refrain) 4 The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart, A fountain ever springing! All things are mine since I am His! How can I keep from singing? (Refrain) Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33 Used With Tune: HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING

Let the Whole Creation Cry

Author: Stopford A. Brooke Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: Cosmos; Processional Hymns; Art and Artists; Children; Cosmos; Heritage; Music and Singing; Nature; Praise of God; Processional Hymns Lyrics: 1 Let the whole creation cry: Alleluia! "Glory to the Lord on high!" Alleluia! Heaven and earth, awake and sing, Alleluia! God is God and therefore King! Alleluia! 2 Praise him, all ye hosts above, Alleluia! ever bright and fair in love! Alleluia! Sun and moon, lift up your voice; Alleluia! night and stars, in God rejoice, Alleluia! 3 Warriors fighting for the Lord, Alleluia! prophets burning with his Word, Alleluia! those to whom the arts belong, Alleluia! add their voices to the song, Alleluia! 4 Men and women, young and old, Alleluia! raise the anthem manifold, Alleluia! and let children’s happy hearts, Alleluia! in this worship bear their parts: Alleluia! Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: LLANFAIR

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

Author: George Herbert (1593-1633) Meter: 10.4.6.6.6.6 with refrain Appears in 169 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 Let all the world in every corner sing: my God and King! The heavens are not too high, his praise may thither fly; the earth is not too low, his praises there may grow. Let all the world in every corner sing: my God and King! 2 Let all the world in every corner sing: my God and King! The church with psalms must shout, no door can keep them out; but above all, the heart must bear the longest part. Let all the world in every corner sing: my God and King! Scripture: Deuteronomy 30:11-20 Used With Tune: LUCKINGTON

For the beauty of the earth

Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 631 hymnals Topics: God the Father God in Nature; Art and Song Service; Cheerfulness; Creation, The; Dedication Services Of an Organ; Fellowship; God Love and Fatherhood, His; God Nature, His Glory in; Gratitude; Joy; Musical Services; Nature Services; Praise; Processionals; Recessionals Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth; For the beauty of the skies; For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies: Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 2 For the wonder of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon, and stars of light: Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 3 For the joy of ear and eye; For the heart and mind's delight; For the mystic harmony Linking sense to sound and sight: Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 4 For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth, and friends above; For all gentle thoughts and mild: Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 5 For Thy Church that evermore Lifteth holy hands above, Offering up on every shore Her pure sacrifice of love: Lord of all, to Thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. Amen. Used With Tune: DIX

Colorful Creator

Author: Ruth Duck Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: Colorful Creator, God of mystery Lyrics: 1 Colorful Creator, God of mystery, thank you for the artist teaching us to see glimpses of the meaning of the commonplace, visions of the holy in each human face. 2 Harmony of ages, God of listening ear, thank you for composer tuning us to hear echoes of the Gospel in the songs we sing, sounds of love and longing from the deepest spring. 3 Author of our journey, God of near and far, praise for tale and drama telling who we are, stripping to the essence struggles of our day, times of change and conflict when we choose our way. 4 God of truth and beauty, Poet of the Word, may we be creators by the Spirit stirred, open to your presence in our joy and strife, vessels of the holy coursing through our life Used With Tune: HOUGHTON

New Songs of Celebration Render

Author: Erik Routley (1917-1972); Roger Chapal (1912-) Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music; Arts and Music First Line: New songs of celebration render (Entonnons un nouveau cantique) Scripture: Psalm 98 Used With Tune: RENDEZ À DIEU

Songs of Praise the Angels Sang

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 542 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 Songs of praise the angels sang, heaven with alleluias rang when creation was begun, when God spoke and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn when the Prince of Peace was born; songs of praise arose when he captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pass away, songs of praise shall crown that day; God will make new heavens and earth; songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 And shall Christians fail to sing till on earth Christ come as King? No, the church delights to raise psalms and hymns and songs of praise. 5 Saints below, with heart and voice, still in songs of praise rejoice; learning here, by faith and love, songs of praise to sing above. 6 Hymns of glory, songs of praise, Father, unto you we raise. Jesus, Saviour, living Word, with the Spirit be adored. Scripture: Job 38 Used With Tune: CULBACH