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Gloria in excelsis

Appears in 252 hymnals First Line: Glory be to God on high Lyrics: 1 Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. 2 We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory 3 O Lord God, heavenly King; God the Father Almighty. 4 O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ, O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father. 5 That takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. 6 Thou that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. 7 Thou that taketh away the sins of the world, receive our pray'r. 8 Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. 9 For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; 10 Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art the most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Used With Tune: Glory be to God on high]

We three kings of Orient are

Author: J. H. Hopkins, Jr. Appears in 315 hymnals Refrain First Line: Oh, star of wonder, star of night Lyrics: 1 We three kings of Orient are; Bearing gifts we traverse afar Field and fountain, Moor and mountain, Following yonder star. Chorus: Oh, star of wonder, star of night, Star with royal beauty bright, Westward leading, Still proceeding, Guide us to the perfect Light. 2 Born a King on Bethlehem's plain, Gold I bring to crown him again, King for ever, Ceasing never, Over us all to reign. [Chorus] 3 Frankincense to offer have I, Incense owns a deity nigh, Pray'r and praising, All men raising, Worship him, God on high. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [We three kings of Orient are]

Gathering home

Author: Miss Mariana B. Slade Appears in 106 hymnals First Line: Up to the bountiful Giver of life Refrain First Line: Gathering home! Gathering home! Lyrics: 1 Up to the bountiful Giver of life,-- Gathering home! gathering home! Up to the dwelling where cometh no strife, The dear ones are gathering home. Chorus: Gathering home! Gathering home! Never to sorrow more, never to roam, Gathering home! Gathering home! God's children are gathering home. 2 Up to the city where falleth no night,-- Gathering home! gathering home! Up where the Saviour's own face is the light, The dear ones are gathering home. [Chorus] 3 Up to the beautiful mansions above,-- Gathering home! gathering home! Safe in the arms of his infinite love, The dear ones are gathering home. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Up to the bountiful Giver of life]

Down at the cross

Author: E. A. Hoffman Appears in 807 hymnals First Line: Down at the cross where the Saviour died Refrain First Line: Down at the cross, down at the cross Lyrics: 1 Down at the cross where the Saviour died, Down where for cleansing from sin I cried, There to my heart was the blood applied; Glory, glory, glory to his name. Chorus: Down at the cross, down at the cross, Down at the cross where the Saviour died. There to my heart was the blood applied; Glory, glory, glory to his name. 2 I am so wondrously saved from sin, Jesus so sweetly abides within, Saves me each moment, and keeps me clean; Glory, glory, glory to his name. [Chorus] 3 Oh, precious fountain that saves from sin, I am so glad I have entered in, There Jesus saves me and keeps me clean; Glory, glory, glory to his name. [Chorus] 4 Come to this fountain so rich and sweet, Humble thy soul at the Saviour's feet, Plunge in today and be made complete; Glory glory, glory to his name. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [Down at the cross where the Saviour died]

Oh, how I love Jesus!

Appears in 2,312 hymnals First Line: Alas! and did my Saviour bleed? Lyrics: 1 Alas! and did my Saviour bleed? And did my Sov'reign die! Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I? [Refrain] 2 Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree? Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree! [Refrain] 3 Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in, When Christ, the mighty Maker died For man, the creature's sin. [Refrain] 4 Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears; Dissolve my heart in thankfulness And melt mine eyes to tears. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?]

Come, ye that love the Lord

Author: Watts Appears in 1,795 hymnals First Line: Come, ye that love the Lord Refrain First Line: We're marching to Zion Lyrics: 1 Come, ye that love the Lord, And let your joys be known, Join in a song with sweet accord, While ye surround his throne! Refrain: We're marching to Zion, Zion the city of love, We're marching to Zion, The heavenly city above. 2 Let those refuse to sing, Who never know our God; But servants of the heav'nly King, May speak their joys abroad. [Refrain] 3 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets; Before we reach the heav'nly fields, Or walk the golden streets. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [Come, ye that love the Lord]

I am on my way

Appears in 1,342 hymnals First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye, To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. Chorus: I am on my way, In the way our fathers trod, I am on my way, To my happy home with God. 2 O'er all those wide extended plains, Shines one eternal day; There God, the Son, forever reigns, And scatters night away. [Chorus] 3 No chilling winds nor pois'nous breath Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow pain and death, Are felt and feared no more. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [On Jordan's stormy banks I stand]

Only waiting

Author: W. G. Irvin Appears in 49 hymnals First Line: I am waiting for the morning Refrain First Line: I am waiting, only waiting Lyrics: 1 I am waiting for the morning Of the blessed day to dawn, When the sorrow and the sadness Of this fearful life are gone. Chorus: I am waiting, only waiting, Till this weary life is o'er, Only waiting for my welcome, From my Saviour on the other shore. 2 I am waiting, worn and weary, With the battle and the strife, Hoping, when the war has ended, To receive a crown of life. [Chorus] 3 Waiting, hoping, trusting ever, For a home of boundless love, Like a pilgrim looking forward, To the land of bliss above. [Chorus] 4 Waiting for the sun to cheer me With his pure, unmingled light, Waiting for the saints to greet me, In their robes of spotless white. [Chorus] Used With Tune: [I am waiting for the morning]

My ain countrie

Author: Miss M. A. Lee Appears in 67 hymnals First Line: I am far frae my hame, an' I'm weary aftenwhiles Lyrics: 1 I am far frae my hame, an' I'm weary aftenwhiles, For the lang'd-for-hame-bringing, an' my Father's welcome smiles, I'll ne'er be fu' content, until my een do see The gow den gates of heav'n, an' my ain countrie. The earth is fleck'd wi' flow'rs, mony-tinted-fresh and gay; The birdies warble blithely, for my Father made them sae; But these sichts an' these soun's wil as naething be to me, When I hear the angels singing in my ain countrie. 2 I've his gude word of promise, that, some gladsome day, the King, To his ain royal palace, his banished hame will bring Wi' een' an' wi' heart running owre we shall see "The King in his beauty," an' our ain countrie. My sins hae been mony, and my sorrows hae been sair; But there they'll never vex me, nor be remembered mair, For his bluid hath made me white, and his hand shall dry my e'e, When he brings me hame at last to my ain countrie. Used With Tune: [I am far frae my hame, an' I'm weary aftenwhiles]

Broker

Author: Tappan Appears in 646 hymnals First Line: 'Tis midnight; and, on Olive's brow Lyrics: 1 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow, The star is dimmed that lately shone; 'Tis midnight in the garden now; The suff'ring Saviour prays alone. 2 'Tis midnight; and, from all removed, The Saviour wrestles lone with fears; E'en that disciple whom he loved Heeds not his Master's grief and tears. 3 'Tis midnight; and, for other's guilt, The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood; Yet he that hath in anguish knelt, Is not forsaken by his God. 4 'Tis midnight; and, from ether plains, Is borne the song that angels know; Unheard by mortals are the strains, That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe. Used With Tune: BROKER