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Hail to the LORD's Anointed

Author: James Montgomery; Bert Polman Appears in 843 hymnals Matching Instances: 24 Topics: Doxologies; Ascension & Reign of Christ; Biblical Names & Places David; Deliverance; Epiphany & Ministry of Christ; King, God/Christ as; Return of Christ; Advent; Ascension & Reign of Christ; Atonement; Biblical Names & Places David; Christmas; Close of Worship; Deliverance; Doxologies; Easter; Epiphany & Ministry of Christ; King, God/Christ as; Kingdom; Lord's Supper; Missions; Nation; New Creation; Opening of Worship; Peace; Poverty; Return of Christ Scripture: Psalm 72 Used With Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVOGELEIN

Lo, He comes, with clouds descending

Author: John Cennick, 1718-1755; Rev. Martin Madan, 1726-1790; Rev. Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 768 hymnals Matching Instances: 18 Topics: Advent; Advent Second; Christ Judge; World End of Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS

"Desire of the Nations"

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 749 hymnals Matching Instances: 16 Topics: Advent of Christ To Kingdom First Line: Come, thou long-expected Jesus Lyrics: 1 Come, thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in thee: Israel's Strength and Consolation, Hope of all the saints thou art; Dear Desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. 2 Born, thy people to deliver; Born a child, and yet a King; Born to reign in us for ever, Now thy precious kingdom bring: By thine own eternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone; By thine all-sufficient merit, Raise us to thy glorious throne. Scripture: Isaiah 9:6 Used With Tune: FORMOSA

Joy to the World

Author: Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Appears in 1,857 hymnals Matching Instances: 16 Topics: Christ Advent, First; Christ King of Glory; Christ King, sovereign; Christ Reigning; Praise To Christ First Line: Joy to the world, the Lord is come Scripture: Isaiah 25:9 Used With Tune: LAUD

Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes

Appears in 820 hymnals Matching Instances: 15 Topics: Advent of Christ At Birth Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-3

O Come, O Come, Immanuel

Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 509 hymnals Matching Instances: 13 Topics: Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jesse; Deliverance; King, God/Christ as; Law of God; Return of Christ; Sickness & Health; Songs for Children Hymns; Advent; Advent; Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jesse; Deliverance; King, God/Christ as; Law of God; Nation; Return of Christ; Sickness & Health; Wisdom Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to you, O Israel. 2 O come, O Wisdom from on high, who ordered all things mightily; to us the path of knowledge show and teach us in its ways to go. [Refrain] 3 O come, O come, great Lord of might, who to your tribes on Sinai's height in ancient times did give the law in cloud and majesty and awe. [Refrain] 4 O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem, unto your own and rescue them! From depths of hell your people save, and give them victory o'er the grave. [Refrain] 5 O come, O Key of David, come and open wide our heavenly home. Make safe for us the heavenward road and bar the way to death's abode. [Refrain] 6 O come, O Bright and Morning Star, and bring us comfort from afar! Dispel the shadows of the night and turn our darkness into light. [Refrain] 7 O come, O King of nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind. Bid all our sad divisions cease and be yourself our King of Peace. [Refrain] Scripture: Exodus 19:16-20 Used With Tune: VENI IMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin, 12th cent.; tr. composite

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Author: Charles Wesley; George Whitefield Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,326 hymnals Matching Instances: 11 Topics: Adoration; Christ Birth of First Line: Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the new-born King Lyrics: 1 Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King: peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies; with th'angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!" Refrain: Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King" 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, late in time behold him come, offspring of the Virgin's womb: veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th'incarnate Deity, pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel. [Refrain] 3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings. Mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die, born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth. [Refrain]

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Author: Gerard Moultrie, 1829-1885 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 172 hymnals Matching Instances: 11 Topics: Angels; Angels; Angels; Angels; Angels; Angels; Kingdom/Reign of God; Praise; The Liturgical Year Advent (Sundasy and Weekdays); The Liturgical Year Christmas (Days of); The Liturgical Year The Epiphany of the Lord; The Liturgical Year The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi); The Liturgical Year Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe; The Liturgical Year The Transfiguarion of the Lord (August 6) Lyrics: 1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence, And with fear and trembling stand; Ponder nothing earthly-minded, For with blessing in his hand Christ our God to earth descendeth, Our full homage to demand. 2 King of kings, yet born of Mary, As of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords in human vesture; In the Body and the Blood He will give to all the faithful His own self for heav'nly food. 3 Rank on rank the host of heaven Spreads its vanguard on the way, As the Light of Light descendeth From the realms of endless day, That the pow'rs of hell may vanish As the darkness clears away. 4 At his feet the six-winged seraph; Cherubim with sleepless eye, Veil their faces to the Presence, As with ceaseless voice they cry, "Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia, Lord Most High!" Scripture: Psalm 5:7 Used With Tune: PICARDY Text Sources: Liturgy of St. James, 4th cent.

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,863 hymnals Matching Instances: 10 Topics: Adoration; Meditation; Christ Love of; Love God's Love; Righteousness First Line: Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down

Bethlehem Song

Author: Nahum Tate Appears in 1,099 hymnals Matching Instances: 9 Topics: Advent of Christ At Birth First Line: While shepherds watched their flocks by night Lyrics: 1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground; The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. "Fear not," said he,--for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind,-- "Glad tidings of great joy I bring, To you and all mankind. 2 "To you, in David's town this day, Is born of David's line, The Saviour, who is Christ, the Lord, And this shall be the sign;-- The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid." 3 Thus spake the seraph--and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song:-- "All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace; Good-will henceforth from heaven to men Begin, and never cease!" Used With Tune: NOEL