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Stand Up and Bless the Lord

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 398 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community Lyrics: 1 Stand up and bless the Lord, you people of God's choice; stand up and bless the Lord of hosts with heart and soul and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, above all blessing high, who would not fear God's holy name, and laud and magnify! 3 O for the living flame from God's own altar brought, to touch our lips, our minds inspire, and wing to heaven our thought! 4 God is our strength and song, who makes salvation ours; then be God's love in Christ proclaimed with all our ransomed powers. 5 Stand up and bless the Lord; the Lord your God adore; stand up and bless the glorious name henceforth for evermore. Scripture: Nehemiah 9:5-25 Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS

Songs of Praise the Angels Sang

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 542 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community 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

Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun

Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,801 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community Lyrics: 1 Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun doth its successive journeys run; his kingdom stretch from shore to shore, till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 People and realms of every tongue dwell on his love with sweetest song; and infant voices shall proclaim their early blessings on his name. 3 Blessings abound where e'er he reigns: the prisoners leap to lose their chains, the weary find eternal rest, and all who suffer want are blest. 4 Let every creature rise and bring peculiar honours to our King; angels descend with songs again, and earth repeat the loud Amen. Scripture: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

O Holy Spirit, Enter In

Author: Michael Schirmer, 1606-1673; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Appears in 73 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community Scripture: John 14:15-21 Used With Tune: WIE SCHÖN LEUGHTET

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Author: Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878); Joachim Neander (1650-1680) Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 384 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation. O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation: All ye who hear, brothers and sisters draw near, praise him in glad adoration. 2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth shelters thee under his wings, yea, so gently sustaineth: hast thou not see how thy entreaties have been granted in what he ordaineth? 3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee; surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee: ponder anew what the Almighty can do, if with his love he befriend thee. 4 Praise to the Lord, who, when tempests their warfare are waging, who, when the elements madly around thee are raging, biddeth them cease, turneth their fury to peace, whirlwinds and waters assuaging. 5 Praise to the Lord, who when darkness of sin is abounding, who when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding, sheddeth his light, chaseth the horrors of night, saints with his mercy surrounding. 6 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath come now with praises before him! Let the Amen sound from his people again: gladly for aye we adore him. Scripture: Psalm 24 Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

All People That on Earth do Dwell

Author: William Kethe (1530?-1594?); Roger Chapal (1912-); Benjamin T. Arreak (1947-) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 723 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community; Gathering of the Community First Line: All people that on earth do dwell Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell; come ye before him, and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed; without our aid he did us make; we are his folk, he doth us feed, and for his sheep he doth us take. 3 O enter then his gates with praise, approach with joy his courts unto; praise, laud, and bless his name always, for it is seemly so to do. 4 For why, the Lord our God is good; his mercy is forever sure; his truth at all times firmly stood, and shall from age to age endure. Moose Cree text: 1 Illilitok otu uskik Nikumostak washihiwat, Soka nasta utoskastak Naspich a sikilasiyak. 2 Welu kichimunitoweo Ahnu ka ki oshiituk, Kit ililimimikonao Moshuk kanuwalimituk. 3 Petokak ot iskwotamik Naspich kichimamichimak: Nunatomik, nunaskomik Kay ishi totumakipun. 4 Chihova kishawatiseo Moshuk we shawalichikao, Otapwaywin sokunileo kakikay kutuayaleo. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: OLD 100TH Text Sources: Moose Cree trans. A Collection of Hymns and Psalms in the Language of the Cree Indians of North-West America, 1887, rev. 1946

Come, Let Us Join Our Cheerful Songs

Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,000 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community Lyrics: 1 Come, let us join our cheerful songs with angels round the throne; ten thousand thousand are their tongues, but all their joys are one. 2 "Worthy the Lamb that died," they cry, "to be exalted thus!" "Worthy the Lamb!" our lips reply, "for he was slain for us." 3 Jesus is worthy to receive honour and power divine; and blessings, more than we can give, be, Lord, forever thine! 4 The whole creation joins in one, to bless the sacred name of God that sits upon the throne, and to adore the Lamb! Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-4 Used With Tune: NATIVITY

O God of Bethel, by Whose Hand

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751; John Logan, 1748-1788 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 378 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22 Used With Tune: SALZBURG

Blessed Jesus, At Your Word

Author: Tobias Clausnitzer, 1619-1684; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 144 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community Scripture: Exodus 35:20-35 Used With Tune: LIEBSTER JESU

Christ Is Our Cornerstone

Author: John Chandler (1806-1876) Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 186 hymnals Topics: Gathering of the Community Lyrics: 1 Christ is our cornerstone on him alone we build; with his true saints alone the courts of heaven are filled. On his great love our hopes we place of present grace and joys above. 2 O then, with hymns of praise these hallowed courts shall ring. Our voices we will raise the Three-in-One to sing, and thus proclaim in joyful song, both loud and long, that glorious name. 3 Here, gracious God, do thou for evermore draw nigh; accept each faithful vow, and mark each suppliant sigh. In copious shower on all who pray, each holy day thy blessings pour. 4 Here may we gain from heaven the grace which we implore; and may that grace, once given, be with us evermore, until that day when all the blest to endless rest are called away. Scripture: Psalm 86 Used With Tune: HAREWOOD Text Sources: Latin (7th cent.)