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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 524 hymnals Topics: Future hope First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear: Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. 2 O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free thine own from Satan's tyranny; from depths of hell thy people save, and give them victory o'er the grave: [Refrain] 3 O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by thine advent here; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death's dark shadows put to flight: [Refrain] 4 O come, thou Key of David, come, and open wide our heavenly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery: [Refrain] 5 O come, O come, thou Lord of Might, who to thy tribes, on Sinai's height, in ancient times didst give the law in cloud and majesty and awe: [Refrain] Scripture: Exodus 19 Used With Tune: VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Translated from Latin Advent Antiphons

The advent of our King

Author: Charles Coffin (1676-1749); John Chandler (1806-1876) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 55 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 The advent of our King our prayers must now employ, and we must hymns of welcome sing in strains of holy joy. 2 The everlasting Son incarnate deigns to be; himself a servant's form puts on, to set his servants free. 3 Daughter of Sion, rise to meet thy lowly King; nor let thy faithless heart despise the peace he comes to bring. 4 As judge, on clouds of light, he soon will come again, and his true members all unite with him in heaven to reign. 5 All glory to the Son who comes to set us free, with Father, Spirit, ever One, through all eternity. Scripture: Philippians 2:6-8 Used With Tune: ST THOMAS

Ye servants of the Lord

Author: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 459 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Ye servants of the Lord, each in his office wait, observant of his heavenly word, and watchful at his gate. 2 Let all your lamps be bright, and trim the golden flame; gird up your loins as in his sight, for aweful is his name. 3 Watch! 'tis your Lord's command, and while we speak, he's near; mark the first signal of his hand, and ready all appear. 4 O happy servant he in such a posture found! he shall his Lord with rapture see, and be with honour crowned. 5 Christ shall the banquet spread with his own royal hand, and raise that faithful servant's head amid the angelic band. Scripture: Luke 12:35-38 Used With Tune: NARENZA

Good Christians all, rejoice

Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Appears in 231 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Good Christians all, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Listen now to what we say, Jesus Christ is born today; ox and ass before him bow, and he is in the manger now! Christ is born today; Christ is born today! 2 Good Christians all, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Hear the news of endless bliss, Jesus Christ was born for this: he has opened heaven's door, and we are blessed for evermore! Christ was born for this; Christ was born for this! 3 Good Christians all, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now you need not fear the grave; Jesus Christ was born to save: come at his most gracious call to find salvation, one and all! Christ was born to save; Christ was born to save! Used With Tune: IN DULCI JUBILO Text Sources: Latin and German, 14th century

Once in royal David's city

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 422 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed, where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. 2 He came down to earth from heaven who is God and Lord of all, and his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall; with the poor and mean and lowly lived on earth our Saviour holy. 3 And through all his wondrous childhood he would honour and obey, love and watch the lowly maiden, in whose gentle arms he lay: Christian children all must be mild, obedient, good as he. 4 For he is our childhood's pattern, day by day like us he grew, he was little, weak, and helpless, tears and smiles like us he knew; and he feeleth for our sadness, and he shareth in our gladness. 5 And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love, for that child so dear and gentle is our Lord in heaven above; and he leads his children on to the place where he is gone. 6 Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing by, we shall see him; but in heaven, set at God's right hand on high; where like stars his children crowned all in white shall wait around. Scripture: Daniel 12:3 Used With Tune: IRBY

From the eastern mountains

Author: Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 168 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 From the eastern mountains pressing on they come, wise men in their wisdom, to his humble home; stirred by deep devotion, hasting from afar, ever journeying onward, guided by a star. 2 There their Lord and Saviour meek and lowly lay, wondrous light that led them onward on their way, ever now to lighten nations from afar, as they journey homeward by that guiding star. 3 Thou who in a manger once hast lowly lain, who dost now in glory o'er all kingdoms reign, gather in the peoples, who in lands afar ne'er have seen the brightness of thy guiding star. 4 Onward through the darkness of the lonely night, shining still before them with thy kindly light, guide them, Jew and Gentile, homeward from afar, young and old together, by thy guiding star. 5 Until every nation, whether bond or free, 'neath thy star-lit banner, Jesu, follow thee o'er the distant mountains to that heavenly home, where nor sin nor sorrow evermore shall come. Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Used With Tune: KING'S WESTON

Jesu, lover of my soul

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,327 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Jesu, lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly, while the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high: hide me, O my Saviour, hide, till the storm of life is past; safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last. 2 Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on thee; leave, ah, leave me not alone, still support and comfort me. All my trust on thee is stayed, all my help from thee I bring; cover my defenceless head with the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; more than all in thee I find; raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness; false and full of sin I am, thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, grace to cover all my sin; let the healing streams abound, make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art: freely let me take of thee, spring thou up within my heart, rise to all eternity. Scripture: Psalm 7:1 Used With Tune: LITTLE HEATH

Christ the Lord is risen again

Author: Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878); Michael Weisse (c. 1480-1534) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluia Appears in 262 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is risen again, Christ hath broken every chain. Hark, angelic voices cry, singing evermore on high, Alleluia! 2 He who gave for us his life, who for us endured the strife, is our Paschal Lamb to-day; we too sing for joy, and say Alleluia! 3 He who bore all pain and loss comfortless upon the cross, lives in glory now on high, pleads for us, and hears our cry: Alleluia! 4 He whose path no records tell, who descended into hell, who the strong man armed hath bound, now in highest heaven is crowned. Alleluia! 5 He who slumbered in the grave is exalted now to save; now through Christendom it rings that the Lamb is King of kings. Alleluia! 6 Now he bids us tell abroad how the lost may be restored, how the penitent forgiven, how we too may enter heaven. Alleluia! 7 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed, Christ, thy ransomed people feed; take our sins and guilt away: let us sing by night and day Alleluia! Scripture: Luke 24:46-48 Used With Tune: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS

For all the saints who from their labours rest

Author: William Walsham How (1823-1867) Meter: 10.10.10 wiht alleluias Appears in 593 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labours rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name, O Jesu, be for ever blest. Alleluia. 2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might; thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight; thou, in the darkness, still their one true light. Alleluia. 3 O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, and win, with them, the victor's crown of gold. Alleluia. 4 O bl est communion, fellowship divine! we feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia. 5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph-song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia. 6 The golden evening brightens in the west; soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest: sweet is the calm of paradise the blest. Alleluia. 7 But lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day; the saints triumphant rise in bright array: the King of glory passes on his way. Alleluia. 8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Alleluia. Scripture: Psalm 62:2 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE

Let saints on earth in concert sing

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 177 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Let saints on earth in concert sing with those whose work is done; for all the servants of our King in heaven and earth are one. 2 One family, we dwell in him, one church, above, beneath; though now divided by the stream, the narrow stream of death. 3 One army of the living God, to his command we bow: part of the host have crossed the flood, and part are crossing now. 4 E'en now to their eternal home there pass some spirits blest; while others to the margin come, waiting their call to rest. 5 Jesu, be thou our constant guide; then, when the word is given, bid Jordan's narrow stream divide, and bring us safe to heaven. Scripture: Joshua 3:14-17 Used With Tune: DUNDEE