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O Little Town of Bethlehem

Author: Phillips Brooks, 1835-1893 Meter: 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6 Appears in 858 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by; Yet in the dark streets shineth The everlasting Light. The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight. 2 For Christ is born of Mary And, gathered all above While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wond'ring love. O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth, And praises sing to God the King, And peace to all on earth! 3 How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is giv'n! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his heav'n. No ear may hear his coming, But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in. 4 O holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin and enter in, Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel! Topics: Christmas Season; Epiphany of the Lord Scripture: Micah 5:2 Used With Tune: ST. LOUIS

Rejoice, the Lord Is King!

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 6.6.6.6 with refrain Appears in 745 hymnals Refrain First Line: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing, And triumph evermore. Refrain: Lift up your heart, Lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 2 The Lord, our Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love. When he had purged our sins, He took his seat above. [Refrain] 3 His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heav'n. The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus giv'n. [Refrain] 4 Rejoice in glorious hope! For Christ the Judge shall come And take his servants up To their eternal home. [Refrain] Topics: Ascension of the Lord; Christ the King; Funeral Sacraments; Heaven; Joy; Judgment; Praise; Reign of God, Kingdom; Second Coming; Thanksgiving, Gratitude; Victory over Sin and Death; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 95 Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You

Author: Henry van Dyke, 1852-1933, alt. Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 272 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore you, God of glory, Lord of love; Hearts unfold like flow'rs before you, Op'ning to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; Drive the dark of doubt away; Giver of immortal gladness, Fill us with the light of day! 2 All your works with joy surround you, Earth and heav'n reflect your rays, Stars and angels sing around you, Center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, Flow'ry meadow, flashing sea, Chanting bird, and flowing fountain Sound their praise eternally! 3 You are giving and forgiving, Ever blessing, ever blest, Well-spring of the joy of living, Ocean-depth of happy rest! God our Father, Christ our brother, Let your light upon us shine; Teach us how to love each other, Lift us to the joy divine. 4 Mortals, join the mighty chorus, Which the morning stars began; God's own love is reigning o’er us, Joining people hand in hand. Ever singing, march we onward, Victors in the midst of strife; Joyful music leads us sunward In the triumph song of life. Topics: Marriage Sacraments; Funeral Sacraments; Creation; Ecology; God the Father, Creator; Heaven; Hope; Joy; Life; Light; Love for Others; Love of God for Us; Mercy, Forgiveness; Morning; Music; Petition, Prayer; Praise; Reconciliation, Atonement, Forgiveness; Song; Trust, Confidence; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 104 Used With Tune: HYMN TO JOY

Lead Me to Calvary

Author: Jennie E. Hussey, 1874-1958 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 134 hymnals First Line: King of my life, I crown thee now Refrain First Line: Lest I forget Gethsemane Lyrics: 1 King of my life I crown thee now -- Thine shall the glory be; Lest I forget thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary. Refrain: Lest I forget Gethsemane, Lest I forget thine agony, Lest I forget thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary. 2 Show me the tomb where thou wast laid, Tenderly mourned and wept; Angels in robes of light arrayed Guarded thee whilst thou slept. [Refrain] 3 Let me like Mary, thru the gloom, Come with a gift to thee; Show to me now the empty tomb -- Lead me to Calvary. [Refrain] 4 May I be willing, Lord, to bear Daily my cross for thee; Even thy cup of grief to share -- Thou hast borne all for me. [Refrain] Topics: Easter Vigil ; Easter Season Resurrection; Angels; Cross; Discipleship; Love of God for Us; Redemption; Sacrifice Scripture: Mark 15:22 Used With Tune: DUNCANNON

Close to Thee

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 427 hymnals First Line: Thou my everlasting portion Refrain First Line: Close to thee, Close to thee Lyrics: 1 Thou my everlasting portion, More than friend or life to me. All along my pilgrim journey, Savior, let me walk with thee. Refrain: Close to thee, Close to thee, Close to thee, Close to thee; All along my pilgrim journey, Savior, let me walk with thee. 2 Not for ease or worldly pleasure, Nor for fame my prayer shall be: Gladly will I toil and suffer, Only let me walk with thee. [Refrain] 3 Lead me through the vale of shadows, Bear me o'er life's fitful sea; Then the gate of life eternal May I enter, Lord, with thee. [Refrain] Topics: Funeral Sacraments; Courage; Daily Life and Work; Discipleship; Eternal Life; Guidance; Journey, Pilgrimage; Labor; Life in Christ, Christian Life; Love for Jesus Christ Scripture: Psalm 23:4 Used With Tune: CLOSE TO THEE

Song of Farewell

Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Saints of God, come to his/her aid! Refrain First Line: Receive his/her soul, receive his/her soul Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; Comfort; Eternal Life; Heaven; Sickness Used With Tune: ASSURANCE Text Sources: Order of Christian Funerals

Crown Him with Many Crowns

Author: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894; Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903 Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 804 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Crown him with many crowns, The Lamb upon his throne. Hark! how the heav'nly anthem drowns All music but its own. Awake, my soul, and sing Of him who set us free, And hail him as your heav'nly King Through all eternity. 2 Crown him the Lord of life, Who triumphed o'er the grave, And rose victorious in the strife For those he came to save. His glories now we sing, Who died and rose on high, Who died, eternal life to bring, And lives that death may die. 3 Crown him the Lord of love -- Behold his hands and side, Rich wounds, yet visible above, In beauty glorified. No angel in the sky Can fully bear that sight, But downward bends his burning eye At mysteries so bright. 4 Crown him the Lord of peace, Whose pow'r a scepter sways From pole to pole, that wars may cease, Absorbed in prayer and praise. His reign shall know no end, And round his pierced feet Fair flow'rs of paradise extend Their fragrance ever sweet. 5 Crown him the Lord of years, The master of all time, Creator of the rolling spheres, And risen Lord sublime. All hail, Redeemer, hail! For you have died for me; Your praise and glory shall not fail Throughout eternity. Topics: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord; Easter Vigil ; Easter Season Resurrection; Ascension of the Lord; Christ the King; Gathering; Lamb of God; Life; Majesty and Power; Messianic; Music; Paschal Mystery; Peace; Praise; Salvation; Second Coming; Going Forth, Sending Forth; Song; Victory over Sin and Death; World; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 46:10 Used With Tune: DIADEMATA

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

Author: Ignaz Franz, 1719-1790; Clarence Walworth, 1820-1900 Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 207 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Holy God, we praise thy name; Lord of all, we bow before thee! All on earth thy scepter claim, All in heav'n above adore thee; Infinite thy vast domain, Everlasting is thy reign. [Infinite thy vast domain, Everlasting is thy reign.] 2 Hark! the loud celestial hymn Angel choirs above are raising; Cherubim and Seraphim, In unceasing chorus praising, Fill the heav'ns with sweet accord: "Holy, holy, holy Lord!" ["Fill the heav'ns with sweet accord: Holy, holy, holy Lord!"] 3 Lo, the apostolic train Joins, the sacred name to hallow; Prophets swell the loud refrain, And the white-robed martyrs follow; And from morn to setting sun, Through the Church the song goes on. [And from morn to setting sun, Through the Church the song goes on.] 4 Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three we name thee; While in essence only One, Undivided God we claim thee; And adoring bend the knee, While we own the mystery. [And adoring bend the knee, While we own the mystery.] Topics: Funeral Sacraments; Angels; Gathering; Heaven; Holy Name of God; Majesty and Power; Music; Mystery of God; Praise; Reign of God, Kingdom; Going Forth, Sending Forth; Song; Trinity; Universe; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Isaiah 6:2-3 Used With Tune: GROSSER GOTT Text Sources: Grosser Gott, wir loben dich

America the Beautiful

Author: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 515 hymnals First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies Lyrics: 1 O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. 2 O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self control, Thy liberty in law. 3 O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, And ev'ry gain divine. 4 O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. Topics: Blessing; Brotherhood and Sisterhood; Creation; Freedom; Grace; Country, Nation; Peace; Petition, Prayer; Struggle Scripture: Psalm 65:6-13 Used With Tune: MATERNA

We Gather in Memory

Author: Mary Louise Bringle, b. 1953 Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: We gather in mem'ry, in hope, and in praise Topics: Anniversaries; Communion of Saints; Community; Faithfulness of God; Family Life; Gathering; Joy; Justice; Music; Praise; Song; Thanksgiving, Gratitude; Witness; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Daniel 12:3 Used With Tune: [We gather in mem'ry, in hope, and in praise]