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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
When in Our Music God Is Glorified
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
O Praise Ye the Lord
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
My Life Flows On in Endless Song
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
Let All Things Now Living
For the beauty of the earth
Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 633 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
For the beauty of the earth
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
Colorful Creator
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
Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
Let the Whole Creation Cry
Author: Stopford A. Brooke Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 81 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 the Whole Creation Cry
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
New Songs of Celebration Render
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
Songs of Praise the Angels Sang
O Grant Us, God, a Little Space
Author: John Ellerton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 120 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 O grant us, God, a little space
from daily tasks set free.
We meet within this holy place
and find security.
2 Around us rolls the ceaseless tide
of business, toil, and care,
And scarcely can we turn aside
for one brief hour of prayer.
3 Yet this is not the only place
your presence may be found;
On daily work you shed your grace,
and blessings all around.
4 Yours are the workplace, home, and mart,
the wealth of sea and land;
The worlds of science and of art
are fashioned by your hand.
5 Work shall be prayer, if all be wrought
as you would have it done;
And prayer, by you inspired and taught,
shall then with work be one.
Used With Tune: WINCESTER OLD
O Grant Us, God, a Little Space
When Long Before Time (The Singer and the Song)
Author: Peter W. A. Davison, b. 1936 Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: When long before time and the worlds were begun Scripture: Genesis 1 Used With Tune: THE SINGER AND THE SONG
When Long Before Time (The Singer and the Song)
Sing Praise to God, Who Has Shaped
Author: Madeleine Forell Marshall; Joachim Neander Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: Sing praise to God, who has shaped and sustains all creation! Scripture: Psalm 105 Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN
Sing Praise to God, Who Has Shaped
God Who Gives To Life Its Goodness
Author: Walter Henry Farquharson (1936-) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: God, who gives to life its goodness Scripture: Genesis 1, 2:1-4 Used With Tune: ABBOT'S LEIGH
God Who Gives To Life Its Goodness
Psalm 96
Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Arts and Music First Line: O sing to the Lord a new song Lyrics: O sing to the Lord a new song;
sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, bless his name;
Declare his glory among the nations,
his marvelous works among all the peoples.
For great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised;
For all the gods of the peoples are idols,
but the Lord made the heavens.
Honor and majesty are before him;
strength and beauty are in his sanctuary.
Ascribe to the Lord, O families of the peoples,
ascribe to the Lord glory and strength.
Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;
being an offering, and come in to his courts.
Worship the Lord in holy splendor;
tremble before him, all the earth.
Say among the nations, "The Lord is king!
The world is firmly established; it shall never be moved.
He will judge the peoples with equity."
Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
let the field exult, and everything in it.
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy before the Lord;
for he is coming,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with his truth.
(Gloria Patri may be added)
Glory be to the Father and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 96 Used With Tune: [O sing to the Lord a new song] Text Sources: The New Revised Standard Version
Psalm 96
These things shall be: a loftier race
Author: John A. Symonds, 1840-1893 Appears in 137 hymnals Topics: Arts; Brotherhood; Freedom; Knowledge; Music; National and World Peace; Christ the Son Second Coming and Zionic Reign Scripture: Romans 14:9 Used With Tune: TRURO
These things shall be: a loftier race
How Shall I Sing That Majesty
Author: John Mason (1645?-1694) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 40 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 How shall I sing that majesty
which angels do admire?
Let dust in dust and silence lie;
sing, sing, ye heavenly choir!
Thousands of thousands stand around
thy throne, O God most high;
ten thousand times ten thousand sound
thy praise; but who am I?
2 Thy brightness unto them appears,
whilst I thy footsteps trace;
a sound of God comes to my ears,
but they behold thy face.
They sing because thou art their sun;
Lord, send a beam on me;
for where heaven is but once begun,
there hallelujahs be.
3 Enlighten with faith's light my heart,
inflame it with love's fire;
then shall I sing and bear a part
with that celestial choir.
I shall, I fear, be dark and cold,
with all my fire and light;
yet when thou dost accept their gold,
Lord, treasure up my mite.
4 How great a being Lord, is thine,
which doth all beings keep!
Thy knowledge is the only line
to sound so vast a deep:
thou art a sea without a shore,
a sun without a sphere;
thy time is now and evermore,
thy place is everywhere. Scripture: Exodus 3:1-15 Used With Tune: HURRLE
How Shall I Sing That Majesty
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Author: Henry van Dyke Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 267 hymnals Topics: Music and the Arts Lyrics: 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee,
God of glory, Lord of love!
Hearts unfold like flowers before thee,
opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
drive the dark of doubt away.
Giver of immortal gladness,
fill us with the light of day.
2 All thy works with joy surround thee;
earth and heaven reflect thy rays;
stars and angels sing around thee,
center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
flowery meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain,
call us to rejoice in thee.
3 Mortals, join the happy chorus
which the morning stars began.
Love divine is reigning o'er us,
joining all in heaven's plan.
Ever singing, march we onward,
victors in the midst of strife.
Joyful music leads us sunward
in the triumph song of life. Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:23-33 Used With Tune: HYMN TO JOY
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Angel-Voices, Ever Singing
Author: Francis Pott (1832-1909) Meter: 8.5.8.5.8.4.3 Appears in 379 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 Angel-voices, ever singing,
round thy throne of light,
angel-harps, forever ringing,
rest not day nor night;
thousands only live to bless thee
and confess thee,
Lord of might!
2 Yea, we know that thou rejoicest
o'er each work of thine;
thou didst ears and hands and voices
for thy praise design;
artist's craft and music's measure
for thy pleasure
all combine.
3 In thy house, great God, we offer
of thine own to thee;
and for thine acceptance proffer,
in humility,
hearts and minds and hands and voices
in our choicest
psalmody.
4 Honour, glory, might, and merit
thine shall ever be,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
blessed Trinity!
Of the best that thou hast given,
earth and heaven
render thee. Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:6-20 Used With Tune: ANGEL VOICES
Angel-Voices, Ever Singing
When the Morning Stars Together
Author: Albert F. Bayly Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Scripture: Job 38:7 Used With Tune: OFFERING
When the Morning Stars Together
Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 Appears in 124 hymnals Topics: Arts and Artists; Dedications of Music Instruments and Musicians; Worship Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord who reigns above
And keeps His court below;
Praise the holy God of love,
And all His greatness show;
Praise Him for His noble deeds,
Praise Him for His matchless pow'r;
Him from whom all good proceeds
Let earth and heav'n adore.
2 Celebrate th'eternal God
With harp and psaltery,
Timbrels soft and cymbals loud
In His high praise agree;
Praise Him every tuneful string;
All the reach of heav'nly art,
All the pow'rs of music bring,
The music of the heart.
3 Him, in whom they move and live,
Let every creature sing,
Glory to their Maker give,
And homage to their King.
Hallowed be His name beneath,
As in heav'n on earth adored;
Praise the Lord in every breath,
Let all things praise the Lord.
Amen.
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Scripture: Psalm 150 Used With Tune: AMSTERDAM
Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above
O God beyond All Praising
Author: Michael Perry, b. 1942 Meter: 13.13.13.13.13.13 Appears in 34 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: O God beyond all praising we worship you today Lyrics: 1 O God beyond all praising, we worship you today
and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay;
for we can only wonder at ev'ry gift you send,
at blessing without number and mercies without end:
we lift our hearts before you and wait upon your Word,
we honor and adore you, our great and mighty Lord.
2 Then hear, O gracious Savior, accept the love we bring,
that we who know your favor may serve you as our king;
and whether our tomorrow be fill'd with good or ill,
we'll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still:
to marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways,
and make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise. Scripture: Hebrews 13:15 Used With Tune: THAXTED
O God beyond All Praising
Come to Us, Creative Spirit
Author: David Mowbray, b. 1938 Meter: 8.5.8.5.8.4.3 Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:17-23 Used With Tune: CASTLEWOOD
Come to Us, Creative Spirit
This Is the Threefold Truth
Author: Fred Pratt Green, b. 1903 Meter: 12.12.12 Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: This is the three-fold truth on which our faith depends Lyrics: 1 This is the threefold truth on which our faith depends;
And with this joyful cry-- worship begins and ends:
Refrain:
Christ has died!
Christ is risen!
Christ will come again!
2 Made sacred by long use, new-minted for our time,
Our liturgies sum up the hope we-- have in Him: [Refrain]
3 On this we fix our minds as, kneeling side by side,
We take the bread and wine--take Him, the-- Crucified: [Refrain]
4 By this we are upheld when doubt or grief assails
Our Christian faith and love, and only-- grace avails: [Refrain]
5 This is the threefold truth which, if we hold it fast,
Changes the world and us and brings us-- home at last: [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Used With Tune: ACCLAMATIONS
This Is the Threefold Truth
Sing a New Song to the Lord
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Meter: 7.7.6.5.8 Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 Sing a new song to the Lord,
he to whom wonders belong!
Rejoice in his triumph and tell of his pow'r —
O sing to the Lord a new song!
2 Now to the ends of the earth
see his salvation is shown;
and still he remembers his mercy and truth,
unchanging in love to his own.
3 Sing a new song and rejoice,
publish his praises abroad!
Let voices in chorus with trumpet and horn,
resound for the joy of the Lord!
4 Join with the hills and the sea
thunders of praise to prolong!
In judgment and justice he comes to the earth —
O sing to the Lord a new song! Scripture: Psalm 98 Used With Tune: CANTATE DOMINO
Sing a New Song to the Lord
Spirit of Love
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: Spirit of love, you move within creation Lyrics: 1 Spirit of love, you move within creation,
drawing the threads to color and design:
Life into life, you knit our true salvation,
come, work with us, and weave us into one.
2 Though we have frayed the fabric of your making,
tearing away from all that you intend,
Yet, to be whole, humanity is aching -
come, work with us, and weave us into one.
3 Great loom of God, where history is woven,
you are the frame that holds us to the truth,
Christ is the theme, the pattern you have given -
come, work with us, and weave us into one. Used With Tune: PERFECT LOVE
Spirit of Love
Voices Raised to You
Author: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., b. 1923 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: Voices raised to You we offer Scripture: Psalm 147:1 Used With Tune: SONG OF PRAISE
Voices Raised to You
Sing a New Song unto the Lord
Author: Daniel L. Schutte (1947-) Meter: 7.6.9.6 with refrain Appears in 21 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: Yahweh's people dance for joy Scripture: Psalm 33 Used With Tune: SING A NEW SONG
Sing a New Song unto the Lord
Before the Earth Had Yet Begun
Author: Herbert O'Driscoll (1928-) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Scripture: Job 38 Used With Tune: CRAIGLEITH
Before the Earth Had Yet Begun
God Is Our Song
Author: Fred Pratt Green (1903-) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: God is our song, and every singer blest Lyrics: 1 God is our song, and every singer blest
who, giving praise, finds energy and rest.
All who praise God with unaffected joy
give back to us the blessing we destroy.
2 God is our song, for Jesus comes to save;
while praising him, we offer all we have.
New songs we sing, in ventures new unite,
when Jesus leads us upward into light.
3 This is the song no conflict ever drowns;
who praises God all human wrath disowns.
Love knows what rich complexities of sound
God builds upon a simple, common ground.
4 God is our silence when no songs are sung,
when ecstasy or sorrow stills the tongue.
Glorious the faith which silently obeys
until we find again the voice of praise. Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18 Used With Tune: FARLEY CASTLE
God Is Our Song
Lord, Your Praise We Sing
Author: Albert H. Frank Meter: 5.5.8.5 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 Lord, your praise we sing,
our glad thanks we bring,
for your favor, gracious Savior.
Lord, your praise we sing.
2 You loved us on earth
from your wondrous birth;
healing, teaching, seeking, reaching;
you loved us on earth.
3 You o'ercame the foe
so that we might go
on to heaven, cleansed, forgiven.
You o'ercame the foe.
4 Jesus, here we meet;
in your name we greet
ancient story, hopes of glory.
Jesus, here we meet.
5 Lord, be near us here
our sad lives to cheer;
stand beside us, ever guide us,
Lord, be near us here. Scripture: Psalm 113 Used With Tune: JESU, RUFE MICH (DRESE)
Lord, Your Praise We Sing
Now Let Us All, in Hymns of Praise
Author: Fred Pratt Green Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Lyrics: 1 Now let us all, in hymns of praise,
bear witness with one voice
To God’s redeeming work in Christ,
and bid the world rejoice.
Today we call to mind the things
that time cannot erode:
what God, Creator of the world,
is doing for our good.
2 What changes, challenges, and tests
the church of Christ survives!
How rich the records left to us
of dedicated lives!
Still must the church proclaim to all,
that now, and evermore,
the house of God is open house,
and Christ the Open Door.
3 Of all our labors who can say
what harvest there shall be,
when time, that limits and distorts,
becomes eternity?
Then shall our hymns, rehearsed below,
be perfect praise above,
as, face to face, we fully know
what this means: God is love! Used With Tune: OPEN DOOR
Now Let Us All, in Hymns of Praise
Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet
Author: Natalie Sleeth (1930-1992) Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Scripture: Ezra 3:8-13 Used With Tune: PRAISE THE LORD
Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet
Psalm 98
Appears in 278 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music First Line: O sing to the Lord a new song Lyrics: O sing unto the Lord a new song,
for he has done marvelous things.
His own right hand and his holy arm
have gotten him victory.
The Lord has made known his victory;
He has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness
to the house of Israel.
All the ends of the earth have seen
the victory of our God.
Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth;
break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre,
with the lyre and the sound of melody.
With the trumpets and the sound of the horn
make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
Let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
the world and those who live in it.
Let the floods clap their hands;
let the hills sing together for joy
at the presence of the Lord,
for he is coming to judge the earth.
He will judge the world with righteousness,
and the peoples with equity.
(Gloria Patri may be added)
Glory be to the Father and to the Son,
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning, is now,
and will be forever. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 98 Used With Tune: [O sing to the Lord a new song] Text Sources: The New Revised Standard Version
Psalm 98
Praise the Source of Faith and Learning
Author: Thomas H. Troeger Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Arts and Music Scripture: Proverbs 2:6 Used With Tune: PROCESSION
Praise the Source of Faith and Learning
God Is Love - His the Care
Author: Percy Dearmer Meter: 6.6.6.6.6 with refrain Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Art and Artists; Dedications of Musical Instruments/Hymnals; God Beauty; God Truth; Love God’s Love for Us; Music and Singing Refrain First Line: Sing aloud, loud, loud Lyrics: 1 God is love--his the care,
tending each, everwhere;
God is love--all is there!
Jesus came to show him,
that we all might know him:
[Refrain:]
Sing aloud, loud, loud;
sing aloud, loud, loud:
God is good, God is truth,
God is beauty--praise him!
2 Jesus shared all our pain,
lived and died, rose again,
rules our hearts, now as then--
for he came to save us
by the truth he gave us: (Refrain)
3 To our Lord praise we sing--
light and life, friend and king,
coming down love to bring,
pattern for our duty,
showing God in beauty: (Refrain) Scripture: John 1:14 Used With Tune: PERSONENT HODIE
God Is Love - His the Care
Let us bring the gifts that differ
Author: Delores Dufner, OSB Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Gathering; Arts and Creativity; Baptism; Church Ministry; Church nature of; Church Universal; Church Year Ascension; Music and Song; The Church's Ministry and Mission; Unity; Water First Line: Summoned by the God who made us Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27 Used With Tune: HOLY MANNA
Let us bring the gifts that differ
Blest Be God, Praised Forever (Rab ki hove sanaa hameshaa)
Author: Anon.; James Minchin Meter: Irregular Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Music and the Arts First Line: Blest be God, praised forever and worshiped (Rab ki hove sanaa hameshaa) Scripture: Psalm 150 Used With Tune: SANAA
Blest Be God, Praised Forever (Rab ki hove sanaa hameshaa)
For the music of creation
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Arts and Creativity; Dance; Music and Song; Praise Lyrics: 1 For the music of creation,
for the song your Spirit sings,
for your sound's divine expression,
burst of joy in living things:
God, our God, the world's composer,
hear us, echoes of your voice —
music is your art, your glory,
let the human heart rejoice!
2 Psalms and symphonies exalt you,
drum and trumpet, string and reed,
simple melodies acclaim you,
tunes that rise from deepest need,
hymns of longing and belonging,
carols from a cheerful throat,
lilt of lullaby and love-song
catching heaven in a note.
3 All the voices of the ages
in transcendent chorus meet,
worship lifting up the senses,
hands that praise and dancing feet;
over discord and division
music speaks your joy and peace,
harmony of earth and heaven,
song of God that cannot cease! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 15:16-28 Used With Tune: GOWANBANK
For the music of creation
Earth and All Stars!
Author: Herbert F. Brokering, 1926- Meter: 4.5.7 D with refrain Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: 10th Sunday after Pentecost; Adoration and Praise; Art and Science; Creation and Earth; Gathering; Music and Singing Refrain First Line: God has done marvelous things Scripture: Psalm 65:9-13 Used With Tune: DEXTER
Earth and All Stars!
God, Reveal Your Presence
Author: Gerhard Tersteegen; Frederick William Foster; John Miller Meter: 6.6.8.6.6.8.3.3.6.6 Appears in 120 hymnals Topics: Music and the Arts Scripture: Exodus 15:11-13 Used With Tune: ARNSBERG Text Sources: Alt. The Presbyterian Church in Canada, 1997
God, Reveal Your Presence
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart!
Author: Edward Hayes Plumptre Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 426 hymnals Topics: Music and the Arts Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, ye pure in heart!
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!
Your festal banner wave on high,
the cross of Christ your King.
Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!
2 With voice as full and strong
as ocean’s surging praise,
send forth the sturdy hymns of old,
the psalms of ancient days. [Refrain]
3 Yes, on through life's long path,
still chanting as ye go,
from youth to age, by night and day,
in gladness and in woe: [Refrain]
4 At last the march shall end;
the wearied ones shall rest;
the pilgrims find their home at last,
Jerusalem the blest. [Refrain]
5 Then on, ye pure in heart!
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!
Your festal banner wave on high,
the cross of Christ your King. [Refrain]
Scripture: Psalm 20:4-5 Used With Tune: MARION
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart!
Praise the Lord! God's Glories Show (Psalm 150)
Author: Henry Francis Lyte Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluia Appears in 158 hymnals Topics: Music and the Arts First Line: Praise the Lord! God's glories show Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord! God’s glories show, Alleluia!
saints within God's courts below, Alleluia!
angels round the throne above, Alleluia!
all who see and share God's love. Alleluia!
2 Earth to heaven exalt the strain, Alleluia!
Send it, heaven, to earth again, Alleluia!
Age to age, God’s mercies trace, Alleluia!
Praise God’s providence and grace! Alleluia!
3 Strings and voices, hands and hearts, Alleluia!
in the concert, bear your parts, Alleluia!
All that breathes, your Lord adore, Alleluia!
singing praise forevermore, Alleluia!
Scripture: Psalm 150 Used With Tune: LLANFAIR
Praise the Lord! God's Glories Show (Psalm 150)
Life of ages, richly poured
Author: Rev. Samuel Johnson Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 93 hymnals Topics: God the Father His Love and Fatherhood; Art and Song Service; Dedication Services Of Memorial Gifts; God Love and Fatherhood, His; Installations Minister of Music; Memorial Days; Musical Services; Nation, The; Social Progress Lyrics: 1 Life of ages, richly poured,
Love of God, unspent and free,
Flowing in the prophet’s word,
And the people’s liberty;
2 Breathing in the thinker’s creed;
Pulsing in the hero’s blood;
Nerving simplest thought and deed;
Freshening time with truth and good;
3 Consecrating art and song,
Holy book and pilgrim track;
Hurling floods of tyrant wrong
From the sacred limits back—
4 Life of ages, richly poured,
Love of God, unspent and free,
Flow still in the prophet’s word,
And the people’s liberty!
Amen. Used With Tune: HORSHAM
Life of ages, richly poured
Sometimes a Light Surprises
Author: William Cowper Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 407 hymnals Topics: Music and the Arts Lyrics: 1 Sometimes a light surprises
the child of God who sings;
it is the Lord who rises
with healing in his wings;
when comforts are declining,
he grants the soul again
a season of clear shining
to cheer it after rain.
2 In holy contemplation
we sweetly then pursue
the theme of God’s salvation
and find it ever new;
set free from present sorrow,
we cheerfully can say,
“Let the unknown tomorrow
bring with it what it may.”
3 It can bring with it nothing
but he will bear us through;
who gives the lilies clothing
will clothe his people, too;
beneath the spreading heavens
no creature but is fed;
and he who feeds the ravens
will give his children bread.
4 Though vine nor fig tree neither
their longed-for fruit should bear,
though all the fields should wither,
nor flocks nor herds be there,
yet God the same abiding,
his praise shall tune my voice;
for while in him confiding,
I cannot but rejoice.
Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:4-5 Used With Tune: SALLEY GARDENS
Sometimes a Light Surprises
Moved by the Gospel, Let Us Move
Author: Ruth Duck Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Opening and Morning Hymns; liturgical Opening Hymns; Arts and Literature; Creation; God Images; Good News, Gospel; Holiness; Music and Singing; Opening Hymns; Reverence/Wonder Before God; Service Music Gathering, Call to Worship, Greeting; Worship; Worship; Christmas 2 Year A Used With Tune: BETHLEHEM
Moved by the Gospel, Let Us Move
God Is Here! As We His People
Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 47 hymnals Topics: Dedication of a Church; Eucharist; Arts; Church; Community; Daily Life and Work; Discipleship; Faith; Gathering; Grace; Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit; Music; New Creation; Praise; Welcome Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 Used With Tune: ABBOT'S LEIGH
God Is Here! As We His People
Creator God, the world around
Author: Brian Hoare (b. 1935) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Arts and Creativity; Beauty; Creation; Creation and the Environment; God in mystery; Longing; Music and Song Lyrics: 1 Creator God, the world around
declares your glory — flower and tree,
the evening sky and torrent's sound
and mountain stream and rolling sea.
Yet all this beauty cannot show
a God whom we can truly know.
2 Composer God, all music sings
your power, your praise, your majesty:
in drum and trumpet, flute and strings,
in choir and song and symphony.
Yet music which inspires our praise
can never fathom all your ways.
3 Designer God, in shape and form
the beauty you inspire is shown;
in line and colour, etched or drawn,
in sculpture, painting, glass and stone.
Yet all these talents can't express
the full truth of your loveliness.
4 Mysterious God, though all the arts
of nature and of human skill
may move us, yet our longing hearts
are never satisfied until
in Jesus Christ you show your face:
a God of love and truth and grace. Scripture: John 1:18 Used With Tune: MELITA
Creator God, the world around
Creator, We Gather
Author: Gordon M. Fleming Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: The Church at Worship Special Days, Seasons, Occasions: Dedication of a Church; Arts and Literature; Church Dedication of a Building; Music and Singing First Line: Creator, we gather to offer you praise Used With Tune: RICHMOND HILL
Creator, We Gather
In praise of God meet duty and delight
Author: Erik Reginald Routley, 1917-82 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Art and Learning; Confidence; Cross; Festal Joy; Glory of God; Grace; Grief; Music; Our Gifts to God; People of God; Resurrection; Worship Earthly and Heavenly Lyrics: 1 In praise of God meet duty and delight,
creatures of earth and heavenly spirits blest:
in praise is earth transfigured by the sound
and sight of Heaven's everlasting feast.
2 In praise meet those with skill in art and crafts,
inspired, obedient, patient, practical;
in praise join instrument and voice and mind
to make one music for the Lord of all.
3 The desert is refreshed by songs of praise,
relaxed the frown of pride, the stress of grief;
in praise forgotten all our human spite;
in praise the burdened heart finds sure relief.
4 No skill of ours, no music made on earth,
no mortal song could scale the height of heaven;
yet stands the cross, through grace ineffable
an instrument of praise to sinners given.
5 So, confident and festive, let us sing
of wisdom, power and mercy there made known:
the song of Moses and the Lamb be ours,
through Christ raised up to life in God alone. Scripture: Colossians 3:16-17 Used With Tune: CLIFF TOWN
In praise of God meet duty and delight
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