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Christ is alive! Let Christians sing

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 56 hymnals Topics: Social Concern Lyrics: 1 Christ is alive! Let Christians sing. The cross stands empty to the sky. Let streets and homes with praises ring. Love, drowned in death, shall never die. 2 Christ is alive! No longer bound to distant years in Palestine, but saving, healing, here and now, and touching every place and time. 3 In every insult, rift and war, where colour, scorn or wealth divide, Christ suffers still, yet loves the more, and lives, where even hope has died. 4 Women and men, in age and youth, can feel the Spirit, hear the call, and find the way, the life, the truth, revealed in Jesus, freed for all. 5 Christ is alive, and comes to bring good news to this and every age, till earth and sky and ocean ring with joy, with justice, love and praise. Scripture: Matthew 28 Used With Tune: TRURO

Your Work, O God, Needs Many Hands

Author: Calvin Weiss Laufer Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: Social Concerns Used With Tune: KILMARNOCK

Thou shalt arise

Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Social Concerns / Social Justice First Line: Thou shalt arise, and mercy yet Scripture: Psalm 102:13-18 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET Text Sources: Paraphrase, Scottish Psalter 1650, alt.

O God of Earth and Altar

Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: Social Concern Scripture: Hebrews 13:10-14 Used With Tune: LLANGLOFFAN

Creating God, Your Fingers Trace

Author: Jeffery Rowthorn Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 29 hymnals Topics: Social Concerns Lyrics: 1 Creating God, your fingers trace the bold designs of farthest space; let sun and moon and stars and light and what lies hidden praise your might. 2 Sustaining God, your hands uphold earth's mysteries known or yet untold; let water's fragile blend with air, enabling life, proclaim your care. 3 Redeeming God, your arms embrace all now despised for creed or race; let peace, descending like a dove, make known on earth your healing love. 4 Indwelling God, your gospel claims one family with a billion names; let every life be touched by grace until we praise you face to face. Used With Tune: CREATION

God of All Ages, Whose Almighty Hand

Author: Daniel Crane Roberts Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 434 hymnals Topics: Society/Social Concerns; Society/Social Concerns Lyrics: 1 God of all ages, whose almighty hand leads forth in beauty all the starry band of shining worlds in splendor through the skies: our grateful songs before thy throne arise. 2 Thy love divine hath led us in the past; in this free land by thee our lot is cast; be thou our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay; thy Word our law, thy paths our chosen way. 3 From war's alarms, from deadly pestilence, be thy strong arm our ever sure defense; may true religion in our hearts increase, thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace. 4 Refresh thy people on their toilsome way, lead us from night to never-ending day; fill all our lives with love and grace divine; all glory, laud, and praise be ever thine. Scripture: Psalm 46 Used With Tune: NATIONAL HYMN

Go Labor On

Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-89 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 450 hymnals Topics: The Church Social Concern First Line: Go, labor on; spend and be spent Lyrics: 1 Go labor on; spend and be spent-- Your joy to do the Father's will; It is the way the Master went, Should not the servant tread it still? 2 Go labor on; 'tis not for naught; Your earthly loss is heavenly gain; Men heed you, love you, praise you not? The Master praises--what are men? 3 Go labor on, while it is day, The world's dark night is hastening on; Speed, speed your work, cast sloth away; It is not thus that souls are won. 4 Men die in darkness at your side, Without a hope to cheer the tomb; Take up the torch and wave it wide, The torch that lights time's thickest gloom. 5 Toil on, faint not, keep watch, and pray; Be wise the erring soul to win; Go forth into the world's highway, Compel the wanderer to come in. 6 Toil on, and in your toil rejoice; For toil comes rest, for exile home; Soon shall you hear the Bridegroom's voice, The midnight cry, "Behold, I come!" Used With Tune: SONG 34

Take Time to Be Holy

Author: William D. Longstaff, 1822-1894 Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 335 hymnals Topics: Social Concern Lyrics: 1 Take time to be holy, Speak oft with thy Lord; Abide in Him always, And feed on His word. Make friends of God’s children, Help those who are weak, Forgetting in nothing His blessing to seek. 2 Take time to be holy, The world rushes on; Spend much time in secret With Jesus alone. By looking to Jesus Like Him thou shalt be; Thy friends in thy conduct His likeness shall see. 3 Take time to be holy, Let Him be thy guide, And run not before Him Whatever betide. In joy or in sorrow Still follow the Lord, And, looking to Jesus, Still trust in His word. 4 Take time to be holy, Be calm in thy soul, Each thought and each motive Beneath His control. Thus led by His Spirit To fountains of love, Thou soon shalt be fitted For service above. Scripture: Hebrews 12:14 Used With Tune: HOLINESS

Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word

Author: Martin Luther; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 79 hymnals Topics: Society/Social Concerns; Society/Social Concerns Lyrics: 1 Lord, keep us steadfast in your word; curb those who by deceit or sword would wrest the kingdom from your Son and bring to naught all he has done. 2 Lord Jesus Christ, your power make known, for you are Lord of lords alone; defend your holy church, that we may sing your praise triumphantly. 3 O Comforter of priceless worth, send peace and unity on earth; support us in our final strife and lead us out of death to life. Scripture: John 17:11 Used With Tune: ERHALT UNS, HERR

Praise and Thanksgiving

Author: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984 Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Social Concern Scripture: Psalm 104 Used With Tune: BUNESSAN