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Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning

Meter: 7.7.7.6.6.6.6.6 Appears in 8 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13 Refrain First Line: Sisters, don't grow weary Lyrics: 1 Keep your lamps trimmed and burning, keep your lamps trimmed and burning, keep your lamps trimmed and burning, for this work's almost done. Refrain: Sisters, don’t grow weary, brothers, don’t grow weary, children, don’t grow weary, for this work's almost done. 2 It’s our faith makes us happy; it’s our faith makes us happy; it’s our faith makes us happy, for this work's almost done. [Refrain] 3 We are climbing Jacob’s ladder, we are climbing Jacob’s ladder, we are climbing Jacob’s ladder, for this work's almost done. [Refrain] 4 Every round goes higher, higher, every round goes higher, higher, every round goes higher, higher, for this work's almost done. [Refrain] Topics: Church Anniversaries and Dedications; Constancy; Year A Proper 27; Year C Proper 14 Used With Tune: KEEP YOUR LAMPS Text Sources: African-American spiritual

Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life

Author: Frank M. North Appears in 369 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:40 Lyrics: 1 Where cross the crowded ways of life, Where sound the cries of race and clan, Above the noise of selfish strife, We hear Thy voice, O Son of man! 2 In haunts of wretchedness and need, On shadowed thresholds dark with fears, From paths where hide the lures of greed, We catch the vision of Thy tears. 3 The cup of water giv'n for thee Stills holds the freshness of Thy grace; Yet long these multitudes to see The sweet compassion of Thy face. 4 O Master, from the mountain side, Make haste to heal these hearts of pain, Among these restless throngs abide, O tread the city's streets again; 5 Till sons of men shall learn Thy love, And follow where Thy feet have trod; Till glorious from Thy heav'n above Shall come the city of our God. Amen. Topics: National; Social Righteousness; National; Social Righteousness Used With Tune: [Where cross the crowded ways of life]

The final sentence and misery of the wicked

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 305 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:41 First Line: And will the Judge descend? Lyrics: 1 And will the Judge descend? And must the dead arise? And not a single soul escape His all-discerning eyes? 2 And from his righteous lips Shall this dread sentence sound; And through the numerous guilty throng, Spread black despair around? 3 "Depart from me, accurs'd, "To everlasting flame, "For rebel angels first prepar'd, "Where mercy never came." 4 How will my heart endure The terrors of that day: When earth and heav'n, before his face, Astonish'd shrink away? 5 But ere that trumpet shakes The mansions of the dead; Hark, from the gospel's cheering sound, What joyful tidings spread! 6 Ye sinners, seek his grace, Whose wrath ye cannot bear; Fly to the shelter of his cross, And find salvation there. 7 So shall that curse remove By which the Saviour bled; And the last awful day shall pour His blessings on your head. Topics: Song of desired heaven

At the name of Jesus

Author: Carolin M. Noel, 1817-1877 Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 253 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:31-32 Lyrics: 1 At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, every tongue confess him King of glory now: 'tis the Father's pleasure we should call him Lord, who from the beginning was the mighty Word. *2 At his voice creation sprang at once to sight, all the angel faces, all the hosts of light, thrones and dominations, stars upon their way, all the heavenly orders, in their great array. 3 Humbled for a season, to receive a name from the lips of sinners unto whom he came, faithfully he bore it spotless to the last, brought it back victorious, when from death he passed: *4 Bore it up triumphant with its human light, through all ranks of creatures, to the central height, to the throne of Godhead, to the Father's breast; filled it with the glory, of that perfect rest. 5 Name him, Christians, name him, with love strong as death, but with awe and wonder and with bated breath: he is God the Saviour, he is Christ the Lord, ever to be worshipped, trusted, and adored. *6 In your hearts enthrone him; there let him subdue all that is not holy, all that is not true: crown him as your Captain in temptation's hour; let his will enfold you in its light and power. 7 Surely, this Lord Jesus shall return again, with his Father's glory, with his angel train; for all wreaths of empire meet upon his brow, and our hearts confess him King of glory now. Topics: Lent II Year B; Easter VII Year C; Proper 5 Year A; Ascension Used With Tune: EVELYNS

The Midnight Cry

Appears in 115 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:6 First Line: Ye Virgin Souls, arise Lyrics: 1 Ye Virgin Souls, arise, With all the Dead awake, Unto Salvation wise, Oil in your Vessels take: Upstarting at the Midnight-Cry, Behold your heav'nly Bridegroom nigh. 2 He comes, he comes, to call The Nations to his Bar, And take to Glory all Who meet for Glory are; Make ready for your free Reward, Go forth with Joy to meet your LORD-- 3 Go meet him in the Sky, Your everlasting Friend; Your Head to glorify, With all his Saints ascend. Ye pure in Heart, obtain the Grace To see, without a Veil, his Face. 4 Ye, that have here receiv'd The Unction from above, And in his Spirit liv'd, And thirsted for his Love; JESUS shall claim you for his Bride; Rejoice with all the Sanctify'd. 5 Rejoice, in glorious Hope, Of that great Day unknown, When you shall be caught up To stand before his Throne; Call'd to partake the Marriage-Feast, And lean on our Immanuel's Breast. 6 The everlasting Doors Shall soon the Saint, receive, Above those Angel-Powers In glorious Joy to live: Far from a World of Grief and Sin, With GOD eternally shut in. 7 Then let us wait to hear The Trumpet's welcome sound; To see our LORD appear, May we be watching found; With that bless'd Wedding-Robe endu'd,-- The Blood and righteousness of GOD. Topics: liturgical Songs of Response; Invitation to Praise and Repentance

The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns

Author: John Brownlie, 1859-1925 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 94 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:31 Lyrics: 1 The King shall come when morning dawns And light triumphant breaks, When beauty gilds the eastern hills And life to joy awakes. 2 Not as of old a little child, To bear and fight and die, But crowned with glory like the sun That lights the morning sky. 3 Oh, brighter than the rising morn When Christ, victorious rose And left the lonesome place of death Despite the rage of foes. 4 Oh, brighter than that glorious morn Shall dawn upon our race The day when Christ in splendor comes And we shall see His face. 5 The King shall come when morning dawns And light and beauty brings. Hail, Christ the Lord! Your people pray: Come quickly, King of kings! Topics: End Times Used With Tune: CONSOLATION

The Church of Christ in Every Age

Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 30 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:31-46 Lyrics: 1 The church of Christ in every age, beset by change but Spirit-led, must claim and test its heritage and keep on rising from the dead. 2 Across the world, across the street, the victims of injustice cry for shelter and for bread to eat, and never live until they die. 3 Then let the servant church arise, a caring church that longs to be a partner in Christ's sacrifice, and clothed in Christ's humanity. 4 For Christ alone, whose blood was shed, can cure the fever in our blood, and teach us how to share our bread and feed the starving multitude. 5 We have no mission but to serve in full obedience to our Lord: to care for all, without reserve, and spread Christ's liberating word. Used With Tune: WAREHAM

When I Needed a Neighbor

Author: Sydney Carter Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:34-40 Refrain First Line: And the creed and the color and the name won't matter Lyrics: 1 When I needed a neighbor, were you there, were you there? When I needed a neighbor, were you there? Refrain: And the creed and the color and the name won't matter; were you there? 2 I was hungry and thirsty, were you there?... 3 I was cold, I was naked, were you there?... 4 When I needed a shleter, were you there?... 5 Wherever you travel, I'll be there, I'll be there; wherever you travel, I'll be there. And the creed and the color and the name won't matter; I'll be there. (Refrain) Used With Tune: [When I needed a neighbor]

Whatsoever You Do to the Least

Author: Willard Francis Jabusch Meter: Irregular Appears in 14 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:31-40 First Line: When I was hungry, you gave me to eat Refrain First Line: Whatsoever you do to the least of my people Topics: Songs for Children Bible Songs; Justice; Mercy; Ministry & Service; Poverty Used With Tune: WHATSOEVER YOU DO

A Touching Place

Author: John L. Bell, b. 1949 Meter: Irregular Appears in 10 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 25:40 First Line: Christ's is the world in which we move Refrain First Line: To the lost Christ slows his face Used With Tune: DREAM ANGUS