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Joy to the World

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,869 hymnals Topics: Scripture Songs First Line: Joy to the world! the Lord is come!

Wait for the Lord

Author: Communauté de Taizé Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: Wait for the Lord whose day is near

Author: B. R. Hanby Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 138 hymnals Topics: Adoration; Children's Hymns for Children; Christ Life and Ministry Refrain First Line: 'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story

O Word of God Incarnate

Author: William Walsham How Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 487 hymnals Topics: God the Father His Wisdom; God's Word; Scriptures

Christ is the world's true light

Author: George Wallace Briggs (1875-1959) Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 47 hymnals Topics: Transfiguration; Justice and Peace; Church Universal; Church Year Advent; Church Year Christ the King; Freedom and Liberation; Light; Nation and Society; Peace; The First Sunday of Lent Year A; The Fourth Sunday of Lent Year A; The Second Sunday before Lent Year B; Unity Scripture: Micah 4:1-5 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET

Jesus, Sun of Righteousness

Author: Christian Knorr, Baron von Rosenroth; Jane Borthwick Appears in 75 hymnals Topics: First Sunday of Advent Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Sun of Righteousness, Brightest Beam of love divine, With the early morning rays Do Thou on our darkness shine, And dispel, with purest light All our long and gloomy night. 2 Like the sun's reviving ray, May Thy love, with tender glow, All our coldness melt away, Warm and cheer us forth to go, Thee to honor and obey All our life's short earthly day! 3 Thou our only Hope and Guide! Never leave us nor forsake: In Thy light may we abide Till the endless morning break, Moving to Thy holy will Onward, upward, homeward still! Used With Tune: WELLS (Ich bete an die Macht der Liebe)

Lift Up Your Heads, Rejoice

Author: Thomas T. Lynch Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Appears in 36 hymnals

All Glory, Laud and Honor

Author: Theodulf, Bishop of Orléans ; J. M. Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 603 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Triumphal Entry; Ancient Hymns; Christ Name of ; Christ Triumphal Entry; Historical; liturgical Opening Hymns First Line: All glory, laud, and honor Lyrics: 1 All glory, laud, and honor to you, Redeemer, King, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring. You are the King of Israel and David's royal Son, now in the Lord's name coming, the King and Blessed One. 2 The company of angels is praising you on high; and we with all creation in chorus make reply. The people of the Hebrews with palms before you went; our praise and prayer and anthems before you we present. 3 To you before your passion they sang their hymns of praise; to you, now high exalted, our melody we raise. As you received their praises, accept the prayers we bring, for you delight in goodness, O good and gracious King! Psalter Hymnal, (Gray)

What Child Is This

Author: W. Chatterton Dix Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 206 hymnals First Line: What child is this, who, laid to rest Refrain First Line: This, this is Christ the King Lyrics: 1 What Child is this, who, laid to rest, On Mary's lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, While shepherds watch are keeping? Chorus: This, this is Christ, the King, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing: Haste, haste to bring Him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary! 2 Why lies He in such mean estate, Where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christian, fear: for sinners here The silent Word is pleading.[Chorus] 3 So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh, Come, peasant, king to own Him. The King of kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone Him.[Chorus] Baptist Hymnal, (2008)

The King shall come when morning dawns

Author: John Brownlie Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 95 hymnals Topics: Advent Second; Ancient Hymns; Ascension and Reign; Christ Reign; Christ Second Coming; Historical; Second Coming Text Sources: Greek