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I Am the Bread of Life

Author: Suzanne Toolan, b. 1927 Appears in 35 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 Refrain First Line: And I will raise them up Topics: Easter and Ascension Used With Tune: [I am the bread of life]

O quam juvat

Author: Robert Bridges, 1844-1930; Charles Coffin, 1676-1749 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 30 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:36-39 First Line: Happy are they, they that love God Lyrics: 1 Happy are they, they that love God, whose hearts have Christ confest, who by his cross have found their life, and 'neath his yoke their rest. 2 Glad is the praise, sweet are the songs, when they together sing; and strong the prayers that bow the ear of heaven's eternal King. 3 Christ to their homes giveth his peace, and makes their loves his own: but ah, what tares the evil one hath in his garden sown! 4 Sad were our lot, evil this earth, did not its sorrows prove the path whereby the sheep may find the fold of Jesus' love. 5 Then shall they know, they that love him, how all their pain is good; and death itself cannot unbind their happy brotherhood. Topics: Proper 11 Year A; Proper 15 Year A Used With Tune: BINCHESTER

Autumn, or the harvest is the end of the world

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:39 First Line: See how brown autumn spreads the field Lyrics: 1 See how brown autumn spreads the field; Mark how the whit'ning hills are turn'd; Behold them to the reapers yield, The wheat is sav'd, the tares are burn'd. 2 Thus the great Judge with glory crown'd, Descends to reap the ripen'd earth; Angelic guards attend him down, The same who sang his humble birth. 3 In sounds of glory, hear him speak; "Go search around the flaming world, Haste, call my saints, to rise and take The seats from which their foes were hurl'd. 4 "Go burn the chaff in endless fire, In flames unquench'd consume each tare; Sinners must feel my holy ire, And sink in guilt to deep despair." 5 Thus ends the harvest of the earth, Angels obey the awful voice: They save the wheat and burn the chaff, All heav'n approves the sov'reign choice. Topics: Autumn; The harvest; The end of the world; Day of Judgment

The summer harvest spreads the field

Author: Strong Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:39 Topics: Times and Seasons Seasons of the Year

Elevemos al Creador

Author: Henry Alford; J. R. de Balloch Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:43 Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR

Christ's Church Shall Glory in His Power

Author: Christopher Idle, b. 1938 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 First Line: Christ's church shall glory in his pow'r Lyrics: 1 Christ’s church shall glory in his pow'r And grow to his perfection; He is our rock, our mighty tow'r Our life, our resurrection: So by his skillful hand The church of Christ shall stand; The master-builder's plan He works, as he began, And soon will crown with splendor. 2 Christ's people serve his wayward world To whom he seems a stranger; He knows its welcome from of old, He shares our joy, our danger: So strong, and yet so weak, The church of Christ shall speak; His cross our greatest need, His word the vital seed That brings a fruitful harvest. 3 Christ's living lamp shall brightly burn, And to our earthly city Forgotten beauty shall return, And purity and pity: To give the oppressed their right The church of Christ shall fight; And though the years seem long He is our strength and song, And he is our salvation. Topics: Ordinary Time 21, Year A; Christ the King; Church; Cross; Freedom; Jesus Christ; Light; Poverty; Service; Social Concern; Song; Unity; Word of God Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG

Beyond the Beauty and the Awe

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 Lyrics: 1 Beyond the beauty and the awe, beyond the fear and dread, we long, O God, to hear your word, to taste your transformed bread. 2 Our lives feel torn between the world, whose needs are grimly real, and empty talk of peace and joy with distant, vague appeal. 3 Oh, teach us how to hear your voice despite the traffic’s din, to keep the blasts of rancor out and let your Spirit in. 4 In sound or silence, sight or smell, may we some token find that makes your living presence known to body, soul, and mind. 5 Then help us live as Jesus taught, as light and salt and yeast, that others may be brought to share your promise and your feast. Topics: Illumination and Guidance; Illumination and Guidance Used With Tune: ST. FLAVIAN

Listen now for the Gospel

Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:9-43 First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, melt and break our hearts of stone Lyrics: Refrain: Listen now for the Gospel! Alleluia! It is God's word that changes us! Alleluia! 1 Come, Holy Spirit, melt and break our hearts of stone until we give our lives to God and God alone. 2 Come, Holy Spirit, root in us God's living word, that we may show the faithfulness of Christ our Lord. 3 Come, Holy Spirit, bind the broken, find the lost, confirm in us the fire and love of Pentecost. Topics: Short Songs; The Holy Spirit in the Church Illumination of God's Word; Gospel Call; Holy Spirit illunination of; Multi-cultrual and World-church Songs; Word of God Used With Tune: [Come, Holy Spirit, melt and break our hearts of stone] Text Sources: Zimbabwean liturgical acclamation

As Trees from Tiny Seeds Can Grow

Author: Jane Parker Huber Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 First Line: [As Trees from Tiny Seeds Can Grow] Text Sources: A Singing Faith (The Westminster Press, 1987)

We Plow the Fields and Scatter

Author: Matthias Claudius; Jane Montgomery Campbell Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 454 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:38 Lyrics: 1 We plow the fields and scatter The good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered By God’s almighty hand; He sends the snow in winter, The warmth to swell the grain, The breezes and the sunshine, And soft refreshing rain. 2 You only are the Maker Of all things near and far; You paint the wayside flower, You light the evening star; The winds and waves obey You, By You the birds are fed; Much more to us, Your children, You give our daily bread. 3 We thank You, then, Creator, For all things bright and good, The seed time and the harvest, Our life, our health, our food; Accept the gifts we offer, For all Your love imparts, And what You most would welcome, Our humble, thankful hearts. Used With Tune: NYLAND