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Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 750 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-28 Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord, ye heavens, adore him; praise him, angels in the height; sun and moon rejoice before him; praise him, all ye stars of light! Praise the Lord for he hath spoken; worlds his mighty voice obeyed; laws which never shall be broken for their guidance he hath made. 2 Praise the Lord, for he is glorious; never shall his promise fail; God hath made his saints victorious; sin and death shall not prevail. Praise the God of our salvation! Hosts on high, his power proclaim; heaven and earth, and all creation, laud and magnify his name. Topics: Creation; Adoration; Communion of Saints; Creation; Psalm 148 Used With Tune: REX GLORIAE Text Sources: Foundling Hospital Collection, 1796; Unknown paraphraser

Peace, Perfect Peace

Author: Edward H. Bickersteth Meter: 4.6.10 Appears in 388 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:55 Lyrics: 1 Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? The blood of Jesus gives us peace within. 3 Peace, perfect peace, by troubles thoughts oppressed? To do the will of Jesus, this is rest. 3 Peace, perfect peace, when loved ones are in need? In Jesus' keeping we are safe indeed. 4 Peace, perfect peace, the future all unknown? We know that Jesus reigns upon the throne. 5 Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours? Jesus Christ conquered death and all its powers. 6 Jesus is Lord! Earth's struggles soon shall cease, And we shall come to heaven's perfect peace. Topics: Brevity of Life; Anxiety; Brevity of Life; Inner Peace; Saving Work of Christ Used With Tune: PAX TECUM Text Sources: Hymns for Today's Church, 1982, rev.

Peaceful Sleep

Author: Rev. Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Appears in 342 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 First Line: Unveil thy bosom, faithful tomb Topics: Death Conquered; Funeral Hymn; Resurrection Of Believers Used With Tune: SAUL

Praise to the Holiest in the height

Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-1890 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 170 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:22 Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise: in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways. 2 O loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came. 3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive and should prevail; 4 And that a higher gift than grace should flesh and blood refine, God's presence and his very self, and essence all-divine. 5 O generous love! that he, who smote in Man for man the foe, the double agony in Man for man should undergo; 6 And in the garden secretly, and on the cross on high, should teach his brethren, and inspire to suffer and to die. 7 Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise: in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways. Topics: Good Friday; Proper 5 Year B; Passiontide and Holy Week Used With Tune: GERONTIUS

Palms of glory, raiment bright

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 139 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:24-25 Lyrics: 1 Palms of glory, raiment bright, crowns that never fade away, gird and deck the saints in light: priests and kings and conquerors they. 2 Yet the conquerors bring their palms to the Lamb amidst the throne, and proclaim in joyful psalms victory through his cross alone. 3 Kings for harps their crowns resign, crying, as they strike the chords, 'Take the kingdom, it is thine, King of kings and Lord of lords.' 4 Round the altar priests confess, if their robes are white as snow, 'twas the Saviour's righteousness, and his blood, that made them so. 5 They were mortal too like us: O, when we like them must die, may our souls translated thus triumph, reign, and shine on high. Topics: Saints Used With Tune: PALMS OF GLORY

Patient thankfulness and trust

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 96 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:55 First Line: Eternal beam of Light divine Topics: Duties and Trials Patience and Resignation

Praise the Savior Now and Ever

Author: Venantius H. C. Fortunatus, ca. 530-609; Augustus Nelson, 1863-1949 Meter: 4.4.7.4.4.7.4.4.7 Appears in 21 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:57 First Line: Praise the Savior Lyrics: 1 Praise the Savior now and ever; praise him, all beneath the skies; prostrate lying, suff'ring, dying on the cross, a sacrifice. Vict'ry gaining, life obtaining, now in glory he doth rise. 2 Man's work faileth, Christ's availeth; he is all our righteousness; he, our Savior, has forever set us free from dire distress. Thro' his merit we inherit light and peace and happiness. 3 Sin's bonds severed, we're delivered; Christ has bruised the serpent's head; death no longer is the stronger; hell itself is captive led. Christ has risen from death's prison; o'er the tomb he light has shed. 4 For his favor, praise forever unto God the Father sing; praise the Savior, praise him ever, Son of God, our Lord and King. Praise the Spirit; thro' Christ's merit he doth us salvation bring. Topics: Christ Passion and Atoning Death of; Christ Praise of; Christ Resurrection of; Death Conquered; Imputation of Righteousness; Post-Communion Used With Tune: UPP, MIN TUNGA

Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness

Author: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 19 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-5 Lyrics: 1 Praise the one who breaks the darkness with a liberating light; praise the one who frees the pris'ners, turning blindness into sight. Praise the one who preached the gospel, healing ev'ry dread disease, calming storms and feeding thousands with the Father's word of peace. 2 Praise the one who blessed the children with a strong yet gentle word; praise the one who drove out demons with a piercing, two-edged sword. Praise the one who brings cool water to the desert's burning sand; from this well comes living water, quenching thirst in ev'ry land. 3 Let us praise the Word incarnate, Christ, who suffered in our place; Jesus died and rose victorious that we may know God by grace. Let us sing for joy and gladness, seeing what our God has done; let us praise the true Redeemer, praise the one who makes us one. Topics: Redeemer Used With Tune: BEACH SPRING

Porque él entró (Tenemos esperanza)

Author: Federico J. Pagura; Len Lythgoe; Claudia Lohff Blatezky Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3 First Line: Porque él entró en el mundo y en la historia Refrain First Line: Por eso es que hoy tenemos esperanza Used With Tune: [Porque él entró en el mundo y en la historia]

Praise the Lord, the Day Is Won (Psalm 105)

Author: Michael Morgan Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 First Line: Praise the Lord, the day is won! Topics: Church Year Easter/Season of Easter; Death and Dying; Freedom; Music and Singing Used With Tune: ST. KEVIN