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On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry

Author: Charles Coffin Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #327 (1987) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Biblical Names & Places John the Baptist; Biblical Names & Places Jordan; Biblical Names & Places John the Baptist; Biblical Names & Places Jordan Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry announces that the Lord is nigh. Awake and harken, for he brings glad tidings of the King of kings! 2 Then cleansed be every life from sin: make straight the way for God within, and let us all our hearts prepare for Christ to come and enter there. 3 We hail you as our Savior, Lord, our refuge and our great reward. Without your grace we waste away like flowers that wither and decay. 4 Stretch forth your hand, our health restore, and make us rise to fall no more. O let your face upon us shine and fill the world with love divine. 5 All praise to you, eternal Son, whose advent has our freedom won, whom with the Father we adore, and Holy Spirit, evermore. Scripture: Matthew 3:1-3 Languages: English Tune Title: PUER NOBIS

O Come, O Come, Immanuel

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #328 (1987) Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Topics: Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jesse; Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jesse Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to you, O Israel. 2 O come, O Wisdom from on high, who ordered all things mightily; to us the path of knowledge show and teach us in its ways to go. [Refrain] 3 O come, O come, great Lord of might, who to your tribes on Sinai's height in ancient times did give the law in cloud and majesty and awe. [Refrain] 4 O come, O Branch of Jesse's stem, unto your own and rescue them! From depths of hell your people save, and give them victory o'er the grave. [Refrain] 5 O come, O Key of David, come and open wide our heavenly home. Make safe for us the heavenward road and bar the way to death's abode. [Refrain] 6 O come, O Bright and Morning Star, and bring us comfort from afar! Dispel the shadows of the night and turn our darkness into light. [Refrain] 7 O come, O King of nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind. Bid all our sad divisions cease and be yourself our King of Peace. [Refrain] Scripture: Exodus 19:16-20 Languages: English Tune Title: VENI IMMANUEL

Once in Royal David's City

Author: Cecil F. Alexander Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #346 (1987) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Topics: Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Mary; Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Mary 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 meek and lowly lived on earth our Savior holy. 3 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 feels for all our sadness, and he shares in all our gladness. 4 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 has gone. 5 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: there his children gather round bright like stars, with glory crowned. Languages: English Tune Title: IRBY

Go to Dark Gethsemane

Author: James Montgomery Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #381 (1987) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Topics: Biblical Names & Places Calvary; Biblical Names & Places Gethsemane; Biblical Names & Places Calvary; Biblical Names & Places Gethsemane Lyrics: 1 Go to dark Gethsemane, all who feel the tempter's power; your Redeemer's conflict see, watch with him one bitter hour: turn not from his griefs away teach us, Lord, how we should pray. 2 Follow to the judgment hall, view the Lord of life arraigned. Oh, the wormwood and the gall! Oh, the pangs his soul sustained! Shun not suffering, shame, or loss help us, Lord, to bear our cross. 3 Calvary's mournful mountain climb; there, adoring at his feet, mark the miracle of time, God's own sacrifice complete: "It is finished!" hear him cry save us, Lord, when death draws nigh. Scripture: Luke 22:39-46 Languages: English Tune Title: REDHEAD 76

A Shout Rings Out, A Joyful Voice

Author: Eduard Gerdes, 1821-1878 Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #392 (1987) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jerusalem; Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jerusalem First Line: A shout rings out, a joyful voice (Daar juicht een toon, daar klinkt een stem) Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15 Languages: Dutch; English Tune Title: DAAR JUICHT EEN TOON

Sing, Choirs of New Jerusalem

Author: Fulbert of Chartres, early 11th cent.; Robert Campbell Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #404 (1987) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Biblical Names & Places Jerusalem; Biblical Names & Places Judah; Biblical Names & Places Jerusalem; Biblical Names & Places Judah Lyrics: 1 Sing, choirs of new Jerusalem, your sweetest notes employ, your sweetest notes employ the paschal victory to hymn in songs of holy joy, in songs of holy joy, in songs of holy joy! 2 For Judah's Lion burst his chains and crushed the serpent's head, and crushed the serpent's head; Christ cries aloud through death's domains to wake the imprisoned dead, to wake the imprisoned dead, to wake the imprisoned dead. 3 Triumphant in his glory now to him all power is given, to him all power is given; to him in one communion bow all saints in earth and heaven, all saints in earth and heaven, all saints in earth and heaven. 4 All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory to the Son, all glory to the Spirit be while endless ages run, while endless ages run, while endless ages run. Scripture: Genesis 3:15 Languages: English Tune Title: LYNGHAM

Apostles' Creed

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #519 (1987) Meter: Irregular Topics: Biblical Names & Places Mary; Biblical Names & Places Pontius Pilate; Biblical Names & Places Mary; Biblical Names & Places Pontius Pilate First Line: I believe in God the Father almighty Lyrics: I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, his only begotten Son, our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty; from there he shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit. I believe a holy catholic church, the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen, amen. Languages: English Tune Title: SCHOUTEN

Nicene Creed

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #520 (1987) Meter: Irregular Topics: Biblical Names & Places Mary; Biblical Names & Places Pontius Pilate; Biblical Names & Places Mary; Biblical Names & Places Pontius Pilate First Line: I believe in one God, the Father almighty Lyrics: I believe in one God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God, begotten of the Father before all worlds; God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God; begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who, for us and our salvation, came down from heaven, and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary, and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate; he suffered and was buried; and the third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father; and he shall come again, with glory, to judge both the living and dead; whose kingdom shall have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life; who proceeds from the Father and the Son; who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets. And I believe one holy catholic, apostolic church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins; and I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: DRAESEL

God of the Prophets

Author: Denis Wortman; Carl P. Daw, Jr. Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #521 (1987) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Topics: Biblical Names & Places Elijah; Biblical Names & Places Elisha; Biblical Names & Places Elijah; Biblical Names & Places Elisha First Line: God of the prophets, bless the prophets' heirs Lyrics: 1 God of the prophets, bless the prophets' heirs! Elijah's mantle o'er Elisha cast: each age for your own solemn task prepares; make each one stronger, nobler than the last. 2 Anoint us prophets! Teach us your intent: to human need, our quickened hearts awake; fill us with power, our lips make eloquent for righteousness that shall all evil break. 4 Anoint us kings! Help us do justice, Lord! Anoint us with the Spirit of your Son: ours not a monarch's crown or tyrant's sword; ours by the love of Christ a kingdom won. 5 Make us apostles, heralds of your cross; forth may we go to tell all realms your grace: by you inspired, may we count all but loss, and stand at last with joy before your face. Scripture: 2 Kings 2:8-14 Languages: English Tune Title: TOULON

Jerusalem the Golden

Author: Bernard of Cluny, 12th cent; John Mason Neale Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #618 (1987) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Topics: Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jerusalem; Biblical Names & Places David; Biblical Names & Places Jerusalem Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem the golden, descending from above, the city of God's presence, the vision of God's love I know not, oh, I know not what joys await us there, what radiancy of glory, what bliss beyond compare! 2 They stand, those halls of Zion, all jubilant with song, so bright with many an angel and all the martyr throng. The Prince is ever in them, the daylight is serene; the tree of life and healing has leaves of richest green. 3 There is the throne of David, and there, from pain released, the shout of those who triumph, the song of those who feast. And all who with their leader have conquered in the fight, forever and forever are robed in purest white. 4 How lovely is that city, the home of God's elect! How beautiful the country that eager hearts expect! O Christ, in mercy bring us to that eternal shore where Father, Son, and Spirit are worshiped evermore. Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Languages: English Tune Title: EWING