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O Lord Most High, Eternal King

Author: F. Bland Tucker (1895-1984); John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Laurence Housman (1865-1959) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 Topics: Easter (season); Ascension and Exaltation Used With Tune: GONFALON ROYAL Text Sources: Latin 10th cent.?

Not Far Beyond the Sea

Author: George B. Caird (1917-1984 ) Meter: 8.8.6 D Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:15-23 First Line: Not far beyond the sea, nor high Topics: Christian Life; Jesus Christ the Word; Learning Used With Tune: CHAPEL ROYAL

We Are God's People

Author: Bryan Jeffery Leech Meter: 11.11.8.6.8.9 Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:22-23 First Line: We are God's people the chosen of the Lord Topics: The Church as Community Identity; Church Used With Tune: SYMPHONY

We Thank You, Jesus, Dearest Friend

Author: Matthias Loy, 1828-1915; Unknown Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:20-23 Lyrics: 1 We thank you, Jesus, dearest friend, that into heav'n you did ascend. Emmanuel, in whom we live, your strength to soul and body give! Alleluia! 2 Ascended to his throne on high, hid from our sight, yet always nigh, he rules and reigns at God's right hand and has all pow'r at his command. Alleluia! 3 The one who trusts in him is blest and finds in him eternal rest. This world's allurements we despise; on Christ alone we fix our eyes. Alleluia! 4 With deepest joy our voice we raise and sing our grateful song of praise; our brother, flesh and bone and blood, is Lord and King, our highest good! Alleluia! 5 He soon will bring us near his throne; O brother Jesus, help your own to firmly trust that we will be your own through all eternity. Alleluia! Topics: Ascension Used With Tune: ERSCHIENEN IST DER HERRLICH TAG

Alleluia! Jesus Lives

Author: Karl B. Garve, 1763-1841; Jane L. Borthwick, 1813-1897 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 13 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:20-23 First Line: Alleluia! Jesus lives! Lyrics: 1 Alleluia! Jesus lives! He is now the Living One; from the gloomy house of death forth the Conqueror has gone, bright forerunner to the skies of his people, yet to rise. 2 Jesus lives! Let all rejoice; praise him, ransomed ones of earth. Praise him in a nobler song, cherubim of heav'nly birth. Praise the Victor-King, whose sway sin and death and hell obey. 3 Jesus lives! Why do you weep? Why that sad and mournful sigh? He who died our brother here lives our brother still on high, lives forever to bestow blessings on his Church below. 4 Jesus lives! And thus, my soul, life is yours eternally; joined to him, your living head, where he is, you too shall be; you with him at God's right hand victor over death shall stand. Topics: Easter Used With Tune: FRED TIL BOD

We Are the Church

Author: Richard Avery; Donald Marsh Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:22-23 First Line: The church is not a building Refrain First Line: I am the church! Lyrics: Refrain: I am the church! You are the church! We are the church together! All who follow Jesus, all around the world, yes, we're the church together! 1 The church is not a building, the church is not a steeple, the church is not a resting place; the church is a people! (Refrain) 2 We're many kinds of people with many kinds of faces, all colors and all ages too, from all times and places. (Refrain) 3 And when the people gather, there's singing and there's praying; there's laughing and there's crying sometimes, all of it saying. (Refrain) 4 At Pentecost some people received the Holy Spirit and told the good news through the world to all who would hear it. (Refrain) Topics: Show Being the Church in the World Used With Tune: We Are the Church

Come and Find the Quiet Center

Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:17-19 Lyrics: 1 Come and find the quiet center in the crowded life we lead, find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes that we can see all the things that really matter, be at peace, and simply be. 2 Silence is a friend who claims us, cools the heat and slows the pace, God it is who speaks and names us, knows our being, touches base, making space within our thinking, lifting shades to show the sun, raising courage when we're shrinking, finding scope for faith begun. 3 In the Spirit let us travel, open to each other's pain, let our loves and fears unravel, celebrate the space we gain: there's a place for deepest dreaming, there's a time for heart to care, in the Spirit's lively scheming there is always room to spare! Topics: Ash Wednesday; Belonging; Calm; Centering; Comfort; Discernment; Holy Spirit; Hope; Invitation; Invocation; Openness; Inner Peace; Renewal; Spirituality Used With Tune: DAMAI

Hail Thee, Festival Day

Author: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, c. 530-609 Meter: Irregular Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:19-23 First Line: All the fair beauty of earth Refrain First Line: Hail thee, festival day! Used With Tune: SALVE FESTA DIES Text Sources: Lutheran Book of Worship sts. 1, 2-E, 2-A, 3-6, refrains, alt. (tr.); The English Hymnal, 1906, st 2-P, alt. (tr.)

Jesus, Lord of life eternal

Author: Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Joseph of the Studium (—883) Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:22 Topics: Christ Ascension of; Christ Humanity of; Christ Incarnate

Jesus is the name we treasure

Author: Rev. John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Ephesians 1:20 Topics: Grace Magnified Used With Tune: JESU PASTOR