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Parable
Author: M. D. Ridge Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: A sower went out to sow the seed Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-9 Refrain First Line: To ev'ry thing there is a season Topics: Eternal Life/Heaven; Harvest; Hope; Journey; Meditation; Providence; Retreats; Word; Rites of the Church Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Liturgy Used With Tune: [A sower went out to sow the seed]
Parable
Breath of God, Breath of Peace
Author: Adam M. L. Tice Meter: Irregular Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Breath of God Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: Gathering, Centring, and Invocation; Centring; Christian Year Advent; Christian Year Pentecost; Healing; Inspiration; Invocation; Service Music Gathering; Service Music Confession; Service Music Prayer For Illumination / Scripture Response Used With Tune: EMMANUEL COLLEGE
Breath of God, Breath of Peace
Can we by searching find out God
Author: Elizabeth Cosnett, b. 1936 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11 Topics: Trinity Sunday Used With Tune: ST BERNARD
Can we by searching find out God
Come Down, O Love Divine
Author: Richard Frederick Littledale, 1833-1890; Bianco da Siena, d. 1434 Meter: 6.6.11 D Appears in 109 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:20 Lyrics: 1 Come down, O love divine,
seek out this soul of mine
and visit it with your own ardor glowing:
O Comforter, draw near,
within my heart appear,
and kindle it, your holy flame bestowing.
2 O let it freely burn,
till earthly passions turn
to dust and ashes in its heat consuming:
and let your glorious light
shine ever on my sight,
and clothe me round, the while my path illuming.
3 And so the yearning strong
with which the soul will long
shall far surpass the power of human telling:
for none can guess God's grace,
till love creates a place,
wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling. Used With Tune: DOWN AMPNEY
Come Down, O Love Divine
Dance with the Spirit
Author: Jim Strathdee Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Dance with the Spirit early in the mornin' Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:4 Topics: Response; Children Shorter Songs; Christian Year Pentecost; Discipleship; Holy Spirit; Journey; Justice; Kingdom; Service Music Gathering; Service Music Offering; Service Music Sending Forth Used With Tune: [Dance with the Spirit early in the mornin']
Dance with the Spirit
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 328 hymnals First Line: Each little flower that opens Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11-15 Lyrics: Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures great and small!
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
1 Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
God made their tiny wings. (Refrain)
2 The purple headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset, and the morning
That brightens up the sky. (Refrain)
3 The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
God made them ev'ry one. (Refrain)
4 God gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well. (Refrain)
Topics: Creation, Preservation Used With Tune: ROYAL OAK
All Things Bright and Beautiful
May the Road Rise to Meet You
Author: Lori True, b. 1961 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: For ev'rything there is a season Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:2-8 Topics: Blessing Used With Tune: [For ev'rything there is a season] Text Sources: Traditional Irish blessing
May the Road Rise to Meet You
For the Beauty of the Earth
Author: Folliot S. Pierpoint Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 633 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11 Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies,
Refrain:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
2 For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree, and flower,
sun and moon and stars of light, [Refrain]
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, [Refrain]
4 For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild, [Refrain]
5 For the Church that evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
her pure sacrifice of love, [Refrain]
6 For thyself, best gift divine,
to the world so freely given;
for that great, great love of thine,
peace on earth and joy in heaven, [Refrain]
Topics: God in Creation God's Work in Nature; Art and Artists; Music and Singing; Nature; Thankfulness Used With Tune: DIX
For the Beauty of the Earth
Give to our God immortal praise
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 321 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:9-15 Lyrics: 1 Give to our God immortal praise,
mercy and truth are all his ways:
wonders of grace to God belong,
repeat his mercies in your song.
2 Give to the Lord of lords renown,
the King of kings with glory crown:
his mercies ever shall endure,
when lords and kings are known no more.
3 He built the earth, he spread the sky,
and fixed the starry lights on high;
wonders of grace to God belong,
repeat his mercies in your song.
4 He fills the sun with morning light,
he bids the moon direct the night:
his mercies ever shall endure,
when suns and moons shall shine no more.
5 He sent his Son with power to save
from guilt, and darkness, and the grave:
wonders of grace to God belong,
repeat his mercies in your song.
6 Through this vain world he guides our feet,
and leads us to his heavenly seat:
his mercies ever shall endure,
when this vain world shall be no more.
Topics: Adoration and Praise; Creation; Grace; Guidance; Redemption; Thanksgiving Used With Tune: TRURO
Give to our God immortal praise
God of All Time
Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: God of all time, all seasons of our living Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Lyrics: 1 God of all time, all seasons of our living,
source of our spark, protector of our flame,
blazing before our birth, beyond our dying,
God of all time, we come to sing your name.
2 Here in this place, where others have been building,
we come to claim the legacy of faith,
take in our turn the telling of your story,
and, though we tremble, speak your hope, your truth.
3 Spirit who draws our fragile selves together,
Spirit who turns a stranger to a friend,
be at this table where we greet each other,
be in the peace we pass from hand to hand.
4 Let us not die from poverty of caring,
let us not starve, where love is to be shared.
Come, break us open to receive your healing:
your broken body be our wine and bread. Used With Tune: STRENGTH AND STAY
God of All Time
God of Our Life
Author: Hugh T. Kerr, 1872-1950 Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 51 hymnals First Line: God of our life, through all the circling years Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11 Used With Tune: SANDON
God of Our Life
God of the Ages, History's Maker
Author: Margaret Clarkson, 1915- Meter: 10.9.10.9. Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Lyrics: 1 God of the ages,
history's Maker,
planning our pathway,
holding us fast,
shaping in mercy
all that concerns us:
Father, we praise you,
Lord of the past.
2 God of this morning,
gladly your children
worship before you,
trustingly bow:
teach us to know you
always among us,
quietly sovereign--
Lord of our now.
3 God of tomorrow,
strong overcomer,
princes of darkness
own your command:
what then can harm us?
We are your people,
now and forever
kept by your hand.
4 Lord of past ages,
Lord of this morning,
Lord of the future,
help us, we pray:
teach us to trust you,
love and obey you,
crown you each moment,
Lord of today. Used With Tune: BUNESSAN
God of the Ages, History's Maker
God, Who Touches Earth With Beauty
Author: Mary S. Edgar Meter: 8.5.8.5 Appears in 67 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11 Used With Tune: BUTLER
God, Who Touches Earth With Beauty
God, You Give Us Recreation
Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: God, you give us recreation, rest and play when work is through Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 Lyrics: God, you give us recreation, rest and play when work is through,
Game and sport and celebration, times that challenge and renew.
In the days we spend together, in the feasts that we prepare,
In the times of joy and laughter, may we know your loving care.
Yet, O Lord, we see you crying for the ones who know no rest,
For your children, hungry, dying, for the homeless and oppressed.
May we, as your sons and daughters, share with open heart and hand,
Till your justice flows like water to the poor throughout the land.
Bless, O Christ, our gifts of caring, for we know without a doubt:
Soup and bread are made for sharing, hands are made for reaching out.
Even in our times of playing, may we keep the vision clear:
Keep us serving, loving, praying, welcoming your kingdom here. Topics: Mission; Nation/National Holidays; Recreation Used With Tune: IN BABILONE
God, You Give Us Recreation
God, You Have Caused to Be Written
Author: Herbert O'Driscoll (1928-) Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Topics: liturgical Songs of Illumination; Scripture; Christian Life Used With Tune: CAUSA DIVINA
God, You Have Caused to Be Written
God's Gift It Is to Eat and Drink
Author: Calvin Seerveld Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:13-15 Topics: Comfort & Encouragement; Sickness & Health; Comfort & Encouragement; Providence; Sickness & Health; Wisdom Used With Tune: MACHS MIT MIR
God's Gift It Is to Eat and Drink
Lord of the Dance
Author: Sydney Carter, 1915- Appears in 52 hymnals First Line: I danced in the morning when the world was begun Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:4 Refrain First Line: Dance, then, wherever you may be Lyrics: 1 I danced in the morning when the world was begun,
and I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
and I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth.
At Bethlehem I had my birth.
Refrain:
Dance, then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he.
And I'll lead you all wherever you may be,
and I'll lead you all in the Dance, said he.
2 I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,
but they would not dance and they would not follow me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
they came with me and the Dance went on. [Refrain]
3 I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame,
the holy people said it was a shame;
they whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high;
and they left me there on a cross to die. [Refrain]
4 I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black;
it's hard to dance with the devil on your back;
they buried my body and they thought I'd gone,
but I am the Dance and I still go on.[Refrain]
5 They cut me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that'll never, never die;
I'll live in you if you'll live in me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said he. [Refrain] Used With Tune: LORD OF THE DANCE
Lord of the Dance
I Want to Walk As a Child of the Light
Author: Kathleen Thomerson, 1934- Meter: 10.7.10.8 with refrain Appears in 40 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Refrain First Line: In him there is no darkness at all Used With Tune: HOUSTON
I Want to Walk As a Child of the Light
Borning Cry
Author: John C. Ylvisaker, 1937- Meter: Irregular Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: I was there to hear your borning cry Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: Marriage Used With Tune: WATERLIFE
Borning Cry
In His Time
Author: Diane Ball Meter: Irregular Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: In His time (in His time), In His time (in His time) Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11 Used With Tune: IN HIS TIME
In His Time
Ka mana'o 'I 'O
Author: Joe Camacho Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: In love there is no one more faithful than our God Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:19 Refrain First Line: Ka mana'o 'I 'O o kokakou Akua Topics: Assurance; Christian Year Advent; Community; Creation; Discipleship; Evening; Faithfulness; God Presence; Healing; Love; Quiet; Service Music Assurance; Service Music Response / Affirmation; Service Music Sending Forth Used With Tune: [In love there is no one more faithful than our God]
Ka mana'o 'I 'O
Hymn of Promise
Author: Natalie Sleeth, 1930-1992 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: In the bulb there is a flower Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Lyrics: 1 In the bulb there is a flower;
in the seed, an apple tree;
in cocoons, a hidden promise:
butterflies will soon be free!
In the cold and snow of winter
there's a spring that waits to be,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
2 There's a song in every silence,
seeking word and melody;
there's a dawn in every darkness
bringing hope to you and me.
From the past will come the future;
what it holds, a mystery,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see.
3 In our end is our beginning;
in our time, infinity;
in our doubt there is believing;
in our life, eternity;
in our death, a resurrection;
at the last, a victory,
unrevealed until its season,
something God alone can see. Topics: Promise & Hope Used With Tune: PROMISE
Hymn of Promise
This is God's world after all
Author: Iain D. Cunningham (b. 1954) Meter: Irregular Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: It's a world of sunshine, a world of rain Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: Our Response to God in the stewardship of the earth; Care of Creation; Sharing and Caring Used With Tune: WORLD OF SUNSHINE
This is God's world after all
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Author: Jill Jackson, 1913-1995; Sy Miller, 1908-1971 Appears in 26 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:8 Used With Tune: [Let there be peace on earth]
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Let Us Build a House of Worship
Author: Margaret Clarkson Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:3 Lyrics: 1 Let us build a house of worship
to the God of heaven and earth,
where his church may bow before him,
hear his Word and sing his worth!
Not alone our bricks and mortar,
hearts and lives to God we raise:
he will set his name forever
on such building to his praise.
2 Let us build on God's foundation--
Jesus Christ, whose blood atones;
build with lives of grace and beauty,
gold and silver, precious stones!
Let us build for now, forever;
build for those who live today,
build for future generations
truth that triumphs, come what may!
3 Let us build to teach our children
God's great glory, power and grace;
build to bring our friends and neighbors
God's good news for all our race;
build to tell to all the nations
life and health are theirs in God--
Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior!
Sound his saving name abroad!
Topics: The Church Dedications, Anniversaries; Dedications of Buildings; Dedications of Buildings Used With Tune: ST. MATTHEWS
Let Us Build a House of Worship
Lord of Our Growing Years
Author: David Mowbray, 1938- Meter: 6.6.6.6 with refrain Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Refrain First Line: Your grace surrounds us all our days Topics: Family & Relationships Used With Tune: EASTVIEW
Lord of Our Growing Years
Lord, Show Me How to Count My Days
Author: Martin Leckebusch Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: Lament Individual; Time Used With Tune: RYBURN
Lord, Show Me How to Count My Days
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Author: Julia W. Howe, 1819-1910 Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain Appears in 553 hymnals First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-6 Refrain First Line: Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord;
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored;
He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword:
His truth is marching on.
Refrain:
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
Glory! Glory! Hallelujah!
His truth is marching on.
2 I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps;
They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps;
I can read the righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps;
His day is marching on. [Refrain]
3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of all before his judgment seat;
O be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant, my feet!
Our God is marching on. [Refrain]
4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea,
With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me;
As he died to make us holy, let us die that all be free!
While God is marching on. [Refrain] Topics: Judgment; Patriotic; Power of God; Second Coming; The Liturgical Year The Transfiguarion of the Lord (August 6) Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC
Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory
Nada te turbe
Author: Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582; Taizé Community (France) Appears in 31 hymnals First Line: Nada te turbe, nada te espante (Nothing can trouble, nothing can frighten) Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-15 Topics: Meditation; Meditation; Trust Used With Tune: NADA TE TURBE
Nada te turbe
O Blessed Spring
Author: Susan Palo Cherwien Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: O blessed spring, where word and sign Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: Aging; Children / Childhood; Death and Eternal Life; Faith Journey; Seasons; Unity Used With Tune: THE WATER IS WIDE
O Blessed Spring
O Christ the Same
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 Meter: 11.10.11.10 D Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: O Christ the same, through all our story's pages Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Lyrics: 1 O Christ the same, through all our story's pages--
our loves and hopes, our failures and our fears;
eternal Lord, the King of all the ages,
unchanging still, amid the passing years:
O living Word, the source of all creation,
who spread the skies, and set the stars ablaze;
O Christ the same, who wrought our whole salvation,
we bring our thanks for all our yesterdays.
2 O Christ the same, the friend of sinners, sharing
our inmost thoughts, the secrets none can hide;
still as of old upon your body bearing
the marks of love, in triumph glorified:
O Son of Man, who stooped for us from heaven,
O Prince of life, in all your saving power,
O Christ the same, to whom our hearts are given,
we bring our thanks for this the present hour.
3 O Christ the same, secure within whose keeping
our lives and loves, our days and years remain,
our work and rest, our waking and our sleeping,
our calm and storm, our pleasure and our pain:
O Lord of love, for all our joys and sorrows,
for all our hopes, when earth shall fade and flee,
O Christ the same, beyond our brief tomorrows,
we bring our thanks for all that is to be.
Topics: Burial; Christian Hope; Comfort, Rest; Trust, Guidance Used With Tune: LONDONDERRY AIR
O Christ the Same
O God, in a Mysterious Way
Author: William Cowper Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,129 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11 Lyrics: 1 O God, in a mysterious way
great wonders you perform.
You plant your footsteps in the sea
and ride upon the storm.
2 Deep in unfathomable mines
of never-failing skill,
you treasure up your bright designs
and work your sovereign will.
3 O fearful saints, fresh courage take.
The clouds you so much dread
are big with mercy and shall break
in blessings on your head.
4 Our unbelief is sure to err
and scan your work in vain.
You are your own interpreter,
and you will make it plain.
Topics: Creation; Mercy; Providence; Sovereignty of God Used With Tune: DUNDEE
O God, in a Mysterious Way
O God, Your Constant Care and Love
Author: H. Glen Lanier, 1925-1978 Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1 Lyrics: 1 O God, your constant care and love
are shed upon us from above,
throughout our lives in every stage,
from infancy to later age.
We thank you, Lord, for dreams of youth,
for wisdom leading on to truth,
for memories gathered through the years,
and faith that grows from joys and tears.
2 All time is yours, O Lord, to give.
May we, in all the years we live,
find that each day of life is new,
a celebration, Lord, with you.
Let not the passing of the years
rob us of joy or cause us fears,
and may our faith, O Lord, hold true,
that we may always rest in you. Used With Tune: LAMB OF GOD
O God, Your Constant Care and Love
O worship the King, all glorious above
Author: Robert Grant, 1779-1838 Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 1,142 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:20 Lyrics: 1 O worship the King, all glorious above;
O gratefully sing his power and his love;
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendour and girded with praise.
2 O tell of his might, O sing of his grace,
whose robe is the light, whose canopy space;
his chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form,
and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.
*3 The earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, thy power hath founded of old;
hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
and round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.
4 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
and sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.
5 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
in thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail;
thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
6 O measureless might, ineffable love,
while angels delight to hymn thee above,
thy humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
with true adoration shall sing to thy praise. Topics: Proper 24 Year B; Creation Used With Tune: HANOVER
O worship the King, all glorious above
Oh, the life of the world is a joy and a treasure
Author: Kathryn Galloway (b. 1952) Meter: 13.11.12.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:12-13 Topics: The Living God The Activity of God - God in creation; The Activity of God God in creation; Children; City; God in Trinity; Healing Used With Tune: LIFE OF THE WORLD
Oh, the life of the world is a joy and a treasure
Praise to the living God
Author: Max Landsberg, 1845-1928; Newton Mann, 1836-1926; William Channing Gannett, 1840-1923 Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 65 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:9-15 Lyrics: 1 Praise to the living God,
all praise be to his name,
who was, and is, and is to be,
and still the same:
the one eternal God
before what now appears,
the First, the Last, beyond all thought
his timeless years!
2 Formless, all lovely forms
declare his loveliness;
holy, no holiness of earth
can his express.
Behold the Lord of all:
creation speaks his praise,
and everywhere above, below,
his will obeys.
3 God's Spirit freely flows,
high surging where it will:
in prophet's word he spoke of old,
is speaking still.
Established is God's law
and changeless it shall stand,
deep written on the human heart,
on sea, on land.
4 God has eternal life
implanted in the soul;
his love shall be our strength and stay
while ages roll.
Praise to the living God,
all praise be to his name,
who was, and is, and is to be,
and still the same! Topics: Eternity of God; Faithfulness of God; Holy Spirit; Law of God; Majesty of God; Prophetic Witness; Providence; Word of God Used With Tune: LEONI Text Sources: Jewish Yigdal c. 13th cent.
Praise to the living God
Praise to the Lord for the joys of the earth
Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949); Graham Maule (b. 1958) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: The Activity of God God in human experience; The Church Celebrates Family, Friendship, and Marriage; City; Family and Friends; Stages of Life; Strangers and Exiles; Work and Leisure Used With Tune: BONNIE GEORGE CAMPBELL
Praise to the Lord for the joys of the earth
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Author: Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993 Meter: Irregular Appears in 112 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 Topics: Musical Style Gospel; Musical Style Gospel; Care of the Sick; Musical Style Gospel; Musical Style Gospel; Care of the Sick; Musical Style Gospel; Musical Style Gospel; Care of the Sick; Musical Style Gospel; Musical Style Gospel; Care of the Sick; Comfort; Musical Style Gospel; Musical Style Gospel; Care of the Sick; Comfort; Musical Style Gospel; Musical Style Gospel; Care of the Sick; Comfort; Death/Dying; Eternal Life/Heaven; Journey; Longing for God; Rites of the Church Rite of Annointing (Care of teh Sick) Used With Tune: PRECIOUS LORD
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Sing of Everlasting Kindness
Author: Harry R. Hemmingson Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-4 Topics: Aging; Doxologies and Glorias; Holy Trinity; Music and Singing; Pilgrimage; Times and Seasons Used With Tune: LAMMETS FOLK
Sing of Everlasting Kindness
The God of Abraham Praise
Author: Daniel ben Judah; Max Landsberg, 1845-1928; Newton Mann, 1836-1926 ; Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 454 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:11 Lyrics: 1 The God of Abraham praise,
who reigns enthroned above;
the ancient of eternal days,
the God of love!
The Lord, the great I Am,
by earth and heaven confessed,
we bow before your holy name,
forever blest.
2 Your Spirit still flows free,
high surging where it will;
in prophet's word you spoke
of old and you speak still.
Established is your law,
and changeless it shall stand,
deep writ upon the human heart,
on sea or land.
3 You have eternal life
implanted in the soul;
your love shall be our strength and stay,
while ages roll.
We praise you, living God!
We praise your holy name;
who was, and is, and is to be,
fore'er the same! Topics: God Holiness Used With Tune: LEONI Text Sources: Hebrew Yigdal
The God of Abraham Praise
The Lord Our God Alone Is Strong
Author: Caleb T. Winchester, 1847-1920 Appears in 44 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:14 Topics: Dedication of Buildings, etc.; Gifts, Giving; God's Majesty and Power; Science Used With Tune: TALLIS'S CANON
The Lord Our God Alone Is Strong
There is a Time for Everything
Author: Stephen P. Starke, b. 1955 Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: There is a time for ev'rything Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: Death and Burial Used With Tune: ST. PETER'S NORWALK
There is a Time for Everything
There Is a Time
Author: Carolyn McDade Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: There is a time that we must rise Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: Response; Commitment; Discernment; Love for Others; Rainbows Used With Tune: [There is a time that we must rise]
There Is a Time
This is a day of new beginnings
Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 9.8.9.8 Appears in 23 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Lyrics: 1 This is a day of new beginnings,
time to remember and move on,
time to believe what love is bringing,
laying to rest the pain that's gone.
2 For by the life and death of Jesus,
love's mighty Spirit, now as then,
can make for us a world of difference
as faith and hope are born again.
3 Then let us, with the Spirit's daring,
step from the past and leave behind
our disappointment, guilt and grieving,
seeking new paths, and sure to find.
4 Christ is alive, and goes before us
to show and share what love can do.
This is a day of new beginnings --
our God is making all things new.
[Alternative text (v. 4) for Holy Communion:]
In faith we'll gather round the table
to show and share what love can do.
This is a day of new beginnings --
our God is making all things new. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Discipleship; Our Response to God in times and seasons; The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Church; The Church Celebrates Confirmation; The Church Celebrates Ordination; Anniversaries; Confirmation; Holy Communion; Hope; New Year; Ordination; Renewal Used With Tune: CANONMILLS
This is a day of new beginnings
Todo Tiene Su Tiempo
Author: Alba I. S. de Perera Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Tiempo de nacer, tiempo de morir Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Refrain First Line: Dios es Señor, todo lo hizo Used With Tune: [Tiempo de nacer, tiempo de morir]
Todo Tiene Su Tiempo
When Hands Reach Out and Fingers Trace
Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 Topics: Response; Diversity; Grace; Health/Wellness; Inclusiveness; Learning; Love for Others; Service Music Response / Affirmation; Service Music Offering; Trinity Used With Tune: SHILOH
When Hands Reach Out and Fingers Trace
When we are living, we are in the Lord
Author: Roberto Escamilla; John L. Bell (b. 1949) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:4-5 Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Death and Grieving; Assurance; Funerals general; Multi-cultrual and World-church Songs Used With Tune: SOMOS DEL SEÑOR Text Sources: verse 1, Mexican traditional
When we are living, we are in the Lord
Where Armies Scourge the Countryside (Bring Peace to Earth Again)
Author: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr. Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Where armies scourge the countryside Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:8 Refrain First Line: O God of mercy, hear our prayer Topics: Family; The Life of the Nations; World Peace; Redemption Used With Tune: PACE MIO DIO
Where Armies Scourge the Countryside (Bring Peace to Earth Again)
Years of Service Come and Go
Author: Constance M Cherry Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: [Years of Service Come and Go] Scripture: Ecclesiastes 3:8 Text Sources: Proclaim New Hope (Hope Publishing Co, 2001)
Years of Service Come and Go
