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We Gather Together

Author: Theodore Baker, 1851-1934 Meter: 12.11.12.11 Appears in 200 hymnals First Line: We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing Lyrics: 1 We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing; He chastens and hastens His will to make known; The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing: Sing praises to his name; he forgets not his own. 2 Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining, Whose kingdom calls all to the love which endures. So from the beginning the fight we were winning: You, Lord, were at our side; all glory be yours! 3 We all do extol you our leader triumphant, And pray that you still our defender will be. Let your congregation escape tribulation: Your name be ever praised! O Lord, make us free! Topics: Blessing; Church; Dedication of a Church; Freedom; Gathering; Guidance; Hope; Country, Nation; Petition, Prayer; Praise; Thanksgiving, Gratitude; Trust, Confidence; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 67:7 Used With Tune: KREMSER Text Sources: Wilt heden nu treden, Netherlands folk hymn

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Author: William Kethe, d. c.1593; Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 723 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, Come we before him and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed; Without our aid he did us make. We are his folk, he does us feed, And for his sheep he does us take. 3 O enter then his gates with praise; Approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless his Name always, For it is seemly so to do. 4 For why? The Lord our God is good: His mercy is for ever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure. 5 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom heaven and earth adore, From us and from the angel host Be praise and glory evermore. * Praise God, from whom all blessings flow: Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, you heav'nly host: Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Topics: Dedication of a Church; Creation; Gathering; God the Father, Creator; Joy; Morning; Music; People of God; Praise; Providence; Service; Shepherd; Song; Thanksgiving, Gratitude; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

When Morning Gilds the Sky

Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 6.6.6 D Appears in 700 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When morning gilds the sky, Let hearts awaking cry: May Jesus Christ be praised! In work and prayer rejoice To sing with grateful voice: May Jesus Christ be praised! 2 To God the Word, on high The hosts of angels cry: May Jesus Christ be praised! Let mortals, too, employ Their hymns of endless joy: May Jesus Christ be praised! 3 In heav'n's eternal bliss The loveliest strain is this: May Jesus Christ be praised! Let earth and sea and sky, From depth to height, reply: May Jesus Christ be praised! 4 Then let us join to sing To Christ, our loving King: May Jesus Christ be praised! Be this the eternal song Through all the ages long: May Jesus Christ be praised! Topics: Funeral Sacraments; Burdens; Comfort; Eternal Life; Heaven; Joy; Morning; Music; Petition, Prayer; Praise; Sickness; Song; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 19:2 Used With Tune: LAUDES DOMINI Text Sources: Wach ich früh Morgens auf; Katholisches Gesangbuch, Würzburg, 1828

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Author: Julia W. Howe, 1819-1910 Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain Appears in 554 hymnals First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory, glory! Hallelujah! Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He has loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword: His truth is marching on. Refrain: Glory, glory! Hallelujah! Glory, glory! Hallelujah! Glory, glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. 2 I have seen him in the watchfires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps. I can read the righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on. [Refrain] 3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out all human hearts before his judgment seat. O be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. [Refrain] 4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me. As he died to make us holy, let us live to make all free While God is marching on. [Refrain] Topics: Freedom; Jesus Christ; Judgment; Justice; Majesty and Power; Country, Nation; Peace; Praise; Second Coming; Social Concern; Truth; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Isaiah 62:3 Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

The Sweet By and By

Author: Sanford F. Bennett, 1836-1889 Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Appears in 661 hymnals First Line: There's a land that is fairer than day Refrain First Line: In the sweet by and by Lyrics: 1 There's a land that is fairer than day, And by faith we can see it afar, For the Father waits over the way To prepare us a dwelling place there. Refrain: In the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful shore; In the sweet by and by, We shall meet on that beautiful shore. 2 We shall sing on that beautiful shore The melodious songs of the blest; And our spirits shall sorrow no more -- Not a sigh for the blessing of rest. [Refrain] 3 To our bountiful Father above We will offer our tribute of praise For the glorious gift of his love And the blessings that hallow our days. [Refrain] Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; Blessing; Comfort; Eternal Life; Faith; God the Father, Creator; Grace; Heaven; Inner Peace; Music; Praise; Sickness; Song; Worship and Adoration Scripture: John 14:2 Used With Tune: SWEET BY AND BY

We're Marching to Zion

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 6.6.8.8.6.6 with refrain Appears in 1,789 hymnals First Line: Come, we that love the Lord Lyrics: 1 Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known, Join in a song with sweet accord, Join in a song with sweet accord, And thus surround the throne, And thus surround the throne. Refrain: We're marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion; We're marching upward to Zion, The beautiful city of God. 2 Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God; But children of the heav'nly King, But children of the heav'nly King, May speak their joys abroad, May speak their joys abroad. [Refrain] 3 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heav'nly fields, Before we reach the heav'nly fields, Or walk the golden streets, Or walk the golden streets. [Refrain] 4 Then let our songs abound, And ev'ry tear be dry; We're marching through Immanuel's ground, We're marching through Immanuel's ground, To fairer worlds on high, To fairer worlds on high. [Refrain] Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; Church; City of God; Dedication of a Church; Eternal Life; Heaven; Hope; Reign of God, Kingdom Scripture: Psalm 2:6 Used With Tune: MARCHING TO ZION

On Jordan's Stormy Banks

Author: Samuel Stennett, 1727-1795 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,336 hymnals First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand Refrain First Line: I am bound for the promised land Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand, And cast a wishful eye; To Canaan's fair and happy land, Where my possessions lie. Refrain: I am bound for the promised land, I am bound for the promised land; Oh, who will come and go with me? I am bound for the promised land. 2 All o'er those wide- extended plains, Shines one eternal day; There God the Son forever reigns, And scatters night away. [Refrain] 3 No chilling winds or pois'nous breath Can reach that healthful shore; Sickness and sorrow, pain and death, Are felt and feared no more. [Refrain] 4 When shall I reach that happy place And be forever blest? When shall I see my Father's face, And in God's bosom rest? [Refrain] Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; Comfort; Death; Eternal Life; Heaven; Homecoming; Reign of God, Kingdom; Sickness; Trust, Confidence Scripture: Joshua 1:2-4 Used With Tune: STORMY BANKS

When We All Get to Heaven

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1851-1920 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 299 hymnals First Line: Sing the wondrous love of Jesus Lyrics: 1 Sing the wondrous love of Jesus, Sing his mercy and his grace; In the mansions bright and blessed He'll prepare for us a place. Refrain: When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be! When we all see Jesus, we'll sing and shout, and shout the victory! 2 While we walk the pilgrim pathway Clouds will overspread the sky; But when trav'ling days are over Not a shadow, not a sigh. [Refrain] 3 Let us then be true and faithful, Trusting, serving ev'ry day; Just one glimpse of him in glory Will the toils of life repay. [Refrain] 4 Onward to the prize before us! Soon his beauty we'll behold; Soon the pearly gates will open - We shall tread the streets of gold. [Refrain] Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; City of God; Eternal Life; Grace; Heaven; Journey, Pilgrimage; Joy; Mercy, Forgiveness; Praise; Service; Trust in Jesus Christ; Victory over Sin and Death; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 16:11 Used With Tune: HEAVEN

Shall We Gather at the River

Author: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 750 hymnals Refrain First Line: Yes, we'll gather at the river Lyrics: 1 Shall we gather at the river, Where bright angel feet have trod, With its crystal tide forever Flowing by the throne of God? Refrain: Yes, we'll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river; Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God. 2 On the margin of the river, Washing up its silver spray, We will walk and worship ever, All the happy golden day. [Refrain] 3 Ere we reach the shining river, Lay we ev'ry burden down; Grace our spirits will deliver, And provide a robe and crown. [Refrain] 4 Soon we'll reach the shining river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease, Soon our happy hearts will quiver With the melody of peace. [Refrain] Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; Beauty; Burdens; Comfort; Communion of Saints; Eternal Life; Gathering; Heaven; Hope; Inner Peace; Journey, Pilgrimage; Music; Mystery of God; Praise; Saints; Salvation; Sickness; Song; Struggle; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Revelation 22:1 Used With Tune: HANSON PLACE

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,998 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When I survey the wondrous cross On which the Prince of glory died, My richest gain I count but loss, And pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, Save in the death of Christ, my God; All the vain things that charm me most -- I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, Sorrow and love flow mingled down; Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, Or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, That were a present far too small: Love so amazing, so divine, Demands my soul, my life, my all. Topics: Good Friday; Exaltation of the Holy Cross September 14th; Cross; Grace; Love for Jesus Christ; Love of God for Us; Paschal Mystery; Redemption; Sacrifice; Saving Blood of Christ Scripture: John 19:2 Used With Tune: HAMBURG