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Help us to help each other, Lord

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 73 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Help us to help each other, Lord, each other's cross to share; let each our friendly aid afford and feel each other's care. 2 Up into thee, our living Head, let us in all things grow, and by thy sacrifice be led the fruits of love to show. 3 Drawn by the magnet of thy love let all our hearts agree, and ever to each other move, and ever nearer thee. 4 This is the bond of perfectness, thy spotless charity. Oh let us still, we pray, possess the mind that was in thee. Topics: Compassion; Help; Jesus Christ Love of; Jesus Christ Head of Church; Love; The Church; Unity Scripture: Numbers 21:9 Used With Tune: DUNFERMLINE

This is a story full of love

Author: Brian A. Wren, 1936- Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 This is a story full of love, a song to set us free, of God, the Wisdom and the Word, the keystone and the key, the keystone and the key. 2 For Wisdom guides the flow of life and governs, hour by hour, the forces of the universe, the fragrance of a flower, the fragrance of a flower. 3 And faith, awakened, hears the word that Abraham must move, and slaves of Pharaoh take the road to freedom, law and love, to freedom, law and love. 4 The Wisdom and the Word are one when flesh and bone and breath reveal the human face of God, the child of Nazareth, the child of Nazareth. 5 Arising over earthly powers, our Saviour has begun to catch them in a web of love and weave them into one, and weave them into one. 6 Praise God, the Wisdom and the Word, till all the world can see that Jesus is the first and last, the keystone and the key, the keystone and the key. . Topics: Exodus; Faith; Freedom / Liberation; God Creator and Ruler; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ First and Last / Alpha and Omega; Love; The Bible; Wisdom Scripture: Genesis 12:1-5 Used With Tune: TIMOTHY

May the Lord bless you, may the Lord keep you

Meter: 10.11.10.11 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: May the Lord bless you, may the Lord keep you; may the Lord lift up his face to shine on you. May the Lord bless you, may the Lord keep you; lift up his face to shine on you. Topics: God Providence of; Sacraments and Ordinances Communion; Service Music Scripture: Numbers 6:24-26 Used With Tune: MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU Text Sources: Traditional

Come, ye faithful, raise the strain

Author: John of Damascus, c.696-c.754; John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 380 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain of triumphant gladness; God hath brought forth Israel into joy from sadness, loosed from Pharaoh'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 hath burst his prison, and from three days' sleep in death as a sun hath risen; all the winter of our sins, long and dark, is flying from his light, to whom we give laud and praise undying. 3 Hallelujah! now we cry to our King immortal, who triumphant, burst the bars of the tomb's dark portal; hallelujah! with the Son, God the Father praising; hallelujah! yet again to the Spirit raising. Topics: Church Year Easter; Exodus; Jesus Christ Kingship / Reign; Processionals Scripture: Exodus 14:15-22 Used With Tune: AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM Text Sources: Greek

Creator of the stars of night

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Appears in 92 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Creator of the stars of night, your people’s everlasting light, O Christ, the Saviour of us all, we pray, oh hear us when we call. 2 To you the labour pain was known that made the whole creation groan, until the time that you would free your own in glorious liberty. 3 Old was the world that drew toward night; you came, but not in splendour bright as monarch, but the humble child of Mary, faithful mother mild. 4 At your great name, Christ Jesus, now all knees must bend; all hearts must bow; all things on earth with one accord join those in heaven your name shall bless. 5 Come in your holy might, we pray; redeem us for eternal day, when all your judgements will be known and power of darkness overthrown. 6 To God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit, Three-in-One, laud, honour, might and glory be from age to age eternally. Amen. Topics: Church Year Advent; Creation; Freedom / Liberation; Hymns with Doxologies; Jesus Christ Name of; Light Scripture: Isaiah 9:1-2 Used With Tune: CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM Text Sources: Latin, anonymous, 9th century

O thou, my soul, bless God the Lord

Appears in 100 hymnals Topics: Forgiveness / Pardon; God Redeemer; God Name of; Healing / Health; Mercy; Metrical Psalms Scripture: Psalm 103:1-5 Used With Tune: ST. PAUL Text Sources: Paraphrase, Scottish Psalter 1650, alt.

On this assembled host

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Appears in 272 hymnals Lyrics: 1 On this assembled host, in this accepted hour, O Spirit, as at Pentecost, descend in grace and power. 2 We meet with one accord in our appointed place, and wait the promise of our Lord, the Spirit of all grace. 3 Like mighty rushing wind upon the waves beneath, move with one impulse every mind; one soul, one spirit breathe. 4 The young, the old inspire with wisdom from above, and give us hearts and tongues of fire to pray and praise and love. 5 Spirit of light, explore and chase our gloom away, your splendour shining more and more unto God's perfect day. Topics: Church Year Day of Pentecost; Holy Spirit Illuminator / Teacher Scripture: Acts 2:1-21 Used With Tune: ST. MICHAEL

Great is thy faithfulness

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1866-1960 Appears in 189 hymnals First Line: Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father Refrain First Line: Great is thy faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness Lyrics: 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be. Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness; great is thy faithfulness; morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me. 2 Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, sun, moon and stars in their courses above, join with all nature in eloquent witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. [Refrain] 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide, strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow: blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain] Topics: God Faithfulness of; God Creator and Ruler; Languages other than English Mandarin; Trust Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-24 Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS

Jesus, thou joy of loving hearts

Author: Ray Palmer, 1808-1887 Appears in 563 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, joy of loving hearts, thou fount, thou light for all to see: from the best bliss that earth imparts we turn unfilled again to thee. 2 Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; thou savest those that on thee call; to those who seek thee thou art good; to those who find thee, all in all. 3 We taste thee, O thou living bread, and long to feast upon thee still; we drink of thee, the fountainhead, and thirst our souls from thee to fill. 4 For thee our restless spirits yearn where'er our changeful lot is cast, glad when thy gracious smile we see, blest that our faith can hold thee fast. 5 O Jesus, always with us stay; make all our moments calm and bright; chase the dark night of sin away; shed o'er the world thy holy light. Topics: Communion; Faith; God in Christ Scripture: Matthew 7:7 Used With Tune: MARYTON Text Sources: Latin, medieval

More love to thee

Author: Elizabeth Prentiss, 1818-1878; Margaret Clarkson, 1915- Meter: 10.10.6.6.4.4 Appears in 828 hymnals First Line: More love to thee, O Christ, more love to thee Lyrics: 1 More love to thee, O Christ, more love to thee: hear thou the prayer I make on bended knee; this is my earnest plea: more love, O Christ, to thee; More love to thee, more love to thee! 2 Through all that life may bring– joy, grief or pain, work out thy perfect plan– true heavenly gain; only create in me more love, O Christ, to thee, more love to thee, more love to thee! Topics: Choruses and Meditative Songs; One Life in Christ Love Used With Tune: MORE LOVE TO THEE