Text Results

Personalized Recommendations | Advanced Search

Showing 11 - 20 of 421Results Per Page: 10 20 50

Go Down, Moses

Meter: Irregular Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Freedom and Liberation First Line: When Israel was in Egypt's land Lyrics: 1 When Israel was in Egypt´s Land: let my people go, oppressed so hard they could not stand, let my people go. Refrain: Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt´s land. Tell old Pharaoh to let my people go. 2 No more shall they in bondage toil, let my people go, let them come out with Egypt's spoil, let my people go. [Refrain] 3 The Lord told Moses what to do, let my people go, to lead the Hebrew children through, let my people go. [Refrain] 4 Then Miriam danced and sang her song, let my people go; "Our God has triumphed over wrong!" let my people go. (Refrain) 5 O let us all from bondage flee, let my people go, and let us all in Christ be free, let my people go. [Refrain] Scripture: Exodus 3:7-12 Used With Tune: GO DOWN MOSES Text Sources: African-American spiritual

Out of my bondage, sorrow and night

Author: William T. Sleeper, 1819-1904 Meter: 9.8.9.8.6.9.9.9.6 Appears in 268 hymnals Topics: Freedom / Liberation Lyrics: 1 Out of my bondage, sorrow and night, Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come; into thy freedom, gladness and light, Jesus, I come to thee; out of my sickness into thy health, out of my want and into thy wealth, out of my sin and into thyself, Jesus, I come to thee. 2 Out of my shameful failure and loss, Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come; into the glorious gain of thy cross, Jesus, I come to thee; out of earth's sorrows into thy balm, out of life's storms and into thy calm, out of distress to jubilant psalm, Jesus, I come to thee. 3 Out of unrest and arrogant pride, Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come; into thy blessed will to abide, Jesus, I come to thee; out of my self to dwell in thy love, out of despair into raptures above, upward for aye on wings like a dove, Jesus, I come to thee. 4 Out of the fear and dread of the tomb, Jesus, I come; Jesus, I come; into the joy and light of thy home, Jesus, I come to thee; out of the depths of ruin untold, into the peace of thy sheltering fold, ever thy glorious face to behold, Jesus, I come to thee. Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 Used With Tune: OUT OF MY BONDAGE

God of grace and God of glory

Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1878-1969 Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.7.7 Appears in 160 hymnals Topics: Freedom / Liberation Lyrics: 1 God of grace and God of glory, on thy people pour thy power; crown thine ancient church’s story; bring its bud to glorious flower. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour, for the facing of this hour. 2 Lo! the hosts of evil round us scorn thy Christ, assail his ways! From the fears that long have bound us, free our hearts to faith and praise. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days, for the living of these days. 3 Cure thy children’s warring madness, bend our pride to thy control; shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal, lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal. 4 Set our feet on lofty places; gird our lives that they may be armoured with all Christlike graces, pledged to set all captives free. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, that we fail not them nor thee, that we fail not them nor thee! 5 Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; let the search for thy salvation be our glory evermore. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving thee whom we adore, serving thee whom we adore. Used With Tune: CWN RHONDDA

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain

Author: John of Damascus, c.675-c.749; John M. Neale, 1818-1886 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 388 hymnals Topics: Liberation First Line: Come, ye faithful raise the strain Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful raise the strain Of triumphant gladness; God has brought his Israel Into joy from sadness; Loosed from Pharoah's bitter yoke Jacob's sons and daughters; Led them with unmoistened foot Through the Red Sea waters. 2 'Tis the spring of souls today; Christ has burst his prison, And from three days' sleep in death As a sun has risen; All the winter of our sins, Long and dark is flying From his light, to whom we give Laud and praise undying. 3 Now the queen of seasons, bright With the day of splendor, With the royal feast of feasts, Comes its joy to render; Comes to gladden faithful hearts Who with true affection Welcome in unwearied strains Jesus' resurrection. 4 Neither could the gates of death, Nor the tomb's dark portal, Nor the watchers, nor the seal Hold him as a mortal; For today amid the Twelve Christ appeared bestowing Lasting peace which evermore Passes human knowing. 5 "Alleluia!" now we cry To our King immortal, Who, triumphant, burst the bars Of the tomb's dark portal; "Alleluia!" with the Son, God the Father praising; "Alleluia!" yet again To the Spirit raising. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 Used With Tune: GAUDEAMUS PARITER

Your Love, O God

Author: Anders Frostenson; Fred Kaan Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Freedom and Liberation First Line: Your love, O God, is broad like beach and meadow Lyrics: 1 Your love, O God, is broad like beach and meadow, wide as the wind, and our eternal home. You leave us free to seek you or reject you, you give us room to answer "yes" or "no." 2 We long for freedom where our truest being is given hope and courage to unfold. We seek in freedom space and scope for dreaming, and look for ground where trees and plants can grow. 3 But there are walls that keep us all divided; we fence each other in with hate and war. Fear is the bricks and mortar of our prison, our pride of self, the prison coat we wear. 4 O judge us, God, and in your judgment free us, and set our feet in freedom's open space; take us as far as your compassion wanders among the children of the human race. Used With Tune: VICAR

Walk in the light

Author: Damian Lundy (1944-1996) Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Freedom and Liberation First Line: The Spirit lives to set us free Scripture: John 5:24-25 Used With Tune: WALK IN THE LIGHT

All Earth Is Waiting

Author: Alberto Taulé; Gertrude C. Suppe Meter: 11.11.12.12 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Freedom and Liberation First Line: All earth is waiting to see the Promised One Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-5 Used With Tune: TAULÉ

We Meet You, O Christ

Author: Fred Kaan Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Freedom and Liberation First Line: We meet you, O Christ, in many a guise Lyrics: 1 We meet you, O Christ, in many a guise; your image we see in simple and wise. You live in a palace, exist in a shack. We see you, the gardener, a tree on your back. 2 In millions alive, away and abroad, involved in our life you live down the road. Imprisoned in systems, you long to be free; we see you, O Jesus, still bearing your tree. 3 In human distress, we still hear you cry; for freedom you march, in riots you die. Your face in the papers we read and we see. The tree must be planted by human decree. 4 You choose to be made at one with the earth; the dark of the grave prepares for your birth. Your death is your rising, creative your word: the tree springs to life and our hope is restored. Used With Tune: STANLEY BEACH

Soon and Very Soon

Author: Andráe Crouch, 1945- Meter: 5.7.5.7.5.7.8.5 Appears in 62 hymnals Topics: Liberation Refrain First Line: Hallelujah, hallelujah, we're going to see the King Scripture: Isaiah 25:8 Used With Tune: SOON

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,778 hymnals Topics: Liberation Scripture: Psalm 40:3 Used With Tune: AZMON