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Hark, The Angel Choirs Proclaim

Author: Benjamin H. Kennedy Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Refrain First Line: God the Son, made flesh today Lyrics: 1 Hark, the angel choirs proclaim Joyfully the Savior’s name; At His birth their armies cry: Glory be to God on high! Refrain: God the Son, made flesh today, Takes the guilt of man away; Pardoned sinners, shout for joy. 2 As the glory shines around, Fears the shepherd throng confound, Till the angel’s cheering voice Bids their timid hearts rejoice. [Refrain] 3 Hasting with obedient mind, Him in swathing bands they find; Him, by whom the worlds were made In a lowly manger laid. [Refrain] 4 Glory be to God above, Fountain of eternal love, To the Father and the Son, And the Spirit, Three in one. [Refrain] Used With Tune: IN NATALI DOMINI Text Sources: Unknown author, probably 14th or 15th cenury; Tr.: Hymnologia Christiana (London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts & Green, 1863)

Cometh sunshine after rain

Author: Paul Gerhardt; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 11 hymnals Lyrics: Cometh sunshine after rain, After mourning joy again, After heavy bitter grief Dawneth surely sweet relief! And my soul, who from her height Sank to realms of woe and night, Wingeth now to heaven her flight. He whom this world dares not face Hath refreshed me with His grace, And His mighty hand unbound Chains of hell about me wound; Quicker, stronger, leaps my blood, Since His mercy, like a flood, Poured o'er all my heart for good. Bitter anguish have I borne, Keen regret my heart hath torn, Sorrow dimmed my weeping eyes, Satan blinded me with lies; Yet at last am I set free, Help, protection, love to me Once more true companions be. None was ever left a prey, None was ever turned away, Who had given himself to God, And on Him had cast his load. Who in God his hope hath placed Shall not life in pain outwaste, Fullest joy he yet shall taste. Though today may not fulfil All thy hopes, have patience still, For perchance tomorrow's sun Sees thy happier days begun; As God willeth march the hours, Bringing joy at last in showers, When whate'er we asked is ours. Once a pain that would not cease Gnawed my heart without release, Sorrow bowed me 'neath her yoke, Then in sadness oft I spoke: Now no hope is left for me, And no rest, until I be Whelmed beneath Death's sunless sea. But when I was worn with care, Filled with dread well-nigh despair; When with watching many a night, On me fell pale sickness' blight; When my courage failed me fast, Camest Thou, my God, at last, And my woes were quickly past. Yea, Thou God didst make an end, Thou such help and strength did send, That I nevermore can praise As I ought, Thy matchless grace; When I shought with anxious fear, And could see no refuge here, Lo! I found Thy help was near. Now as long as here I roam, On this earth have house and home, Shall this wondrous gleam from Thee Shine through all my memory. To my God I yet will cling. All my life the praises sing That from thankful hearts outspring. Every sorrow, every smart, That the Eternal Father's heart Hath appointed me of yore, Or hath yet for me in store, As my life flows on I'll take Calmly, gladly, for His sake, No more faithless murmurs make. I will meet distress and pain I will greet e'en Death's dark reign, I will lay me in the grave, With a heart still glad and brave; Whom the Strongest doth defend, Whom the Highest counts His friend, Cannot perish in the end.

On the Birthday of the Lord (Washburn)

Author: Anonymous; Edward A. Washburn, 1819-1881 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: On the birthday of the Lord Refrain First Line: Lo! A virgin bore the Son Lyrics: 1. On the birthday of the Lord, Angel choirs, with one accord, Joyous chant before the throne: Glory be to God alone! Refrain Lo! A virgin bore the Son, Christ she bore, the Holy One, Virgin ever undefiled. 2. Born is our Emmanuel, Gabriel did the wonder tell; Prophet eyes afar adored Him, the sole-begotten Word. [Refrain] 3. Seraphs bring the gladsome tale, Shepherds sing o’er hill and vale Of the blessèd Savior’s birth, Sweetest news for all the earth. [Refrain] 4. Hail the day, the happy morn; Hail the Child of Mary born; Born of God’s o’ershadowing might, God of God, and Light of Light. [Refrain] 5. See! the wise their gifts unfold, Incense, myrrh and royal gold; Kneeling to th’eternal King, Glory to our God they sing. [Refrain] Used With Tune: IN NATALI DOMINI

O Lamb of God most holy!

Author: Arthur Tozer Russell, 1806 - 74; Nikolaus Decius Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 27 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lamb of God most holy! Who on the Cross didst suffer, And patient still and lowly, Thyself to scorn didst offer; Our sins by thee were taken, Or hope had us forsaken: Have mercy on us, Jesus! 2 O Lamb of God most holy! Who on the Cross didst suffer, And patient still and lowly, Thyself to scorn didst offer; Our sins by thee were taken, Or hope had us forsaken: Have mercy on us, Jesus! 3 O Lamb of God most holy! Who on the Cross didst suffer, And patient still and lowly, Thyself to scorn didst offer; Our sins by thee were taken, Or hope had us forsaken: Thy peace be with us, Jesus! Amen. Topics: The Church Year Lent; Sacraments and Rites Holy Communion Used With Tune: O LAMM GOTTES

God, To Thee We Humbly Bow

Author: George H. Boker Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God, to Thee we humbly bow, Hand unarmed and naked brow; Musket, lance, and sheathèd sword At Thy feet we lay, O Lord! Gone is all the soldier’s boast In the valor of the host: Kneeling here, we do our most. 2 Of ourselves we nothing know: Thou and Thou alone canst show, By the favor of Thy hand, Who hast drawn the guilty brand. If our foemen have the right, Show Thy judgments in our sight, Through the fortunes of the fight! 3 If our cause be pure and just, Nerve our courage with Thy trust: Scatter, in Thy bitter wrath, All who cross the nation’s path: May the baffled traitors fly, As the vapors from the sky When Thy raging winds are high! 4 God of mercy, some must fall In Thy holy cause. Not all Hope to sing the victor’s lay, When the sword is laid away. Brief will be the prayers then said; Falling at Thy altar dead, Take the sacrifice instead! 5 Now, O God, once more we rise, Marching on beneath Thy eyes; And we draw the sacred sword In Thy name and at Thy word. May our spirits clearly see Thee, through all that is to be, In defeat or victory! Used With Tune: IN NATALI DOMINI Text Sources: Poems of the War (Boston: Ticknor & Fields, 1864)

O Lamb of God, Most Holy

Author: Nicolaus Decius; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: O Lamb of God most most holy! Who on the cross didst languish