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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Author: Henry van Dyke, 1852-1933 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 277 hymnals Topics: Civil Year New Year Lyrics: 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love; Hearts unfold like flowers before thee, Opening 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 thy works with joy surround thee, Earth and heaven reflect thy rays, Stars and angels sing around thee, Center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, Flowery meadow, flashing sea, Chanting bird and flowing fountain, Call us to rejoice in thee. 3 Thou art giving and forgiving, Ever blessing, ever blest, Well-spring of the joy of living, Ocean depth of happy rest! Thou our Father, Christ our Brother, All who live in love are thine; Teach us how to love each other, Lift us to the joy divine. 4 Mortals, join the happy chorus Which the morning stars began; Father love is reigning o'er us, Brother love binds man to man. Ever singing, march we onward, Victors in the midst of strife, Joyful music leads us sun-ward In the triumph song of life. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 66:1 Used With Tune: HYMN TO JOY

For All the Saints

Author: William Walsham How Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 592 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day First Line: For all the saints, who from their labors rest Refrain First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia! Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, All who by faith before the world confessed, Your name, O Jesus, be forever blest. [Refrain:] Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 You were their rock, their fortress, and their might; Jesus, their cCaptain in the well-fought fight; You in the darkness drear, their one true Light. [Refrain] 3 O may your soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, And win with them the victor's crown of gold. [Refrain] 4 O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; Yet all are one within your great design. [Refrain] 5 And when the fight is fierce, the warfare long, Steals on the ear the distant triumph song, And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. [Refrain] 6 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, [Refrain] Amen. Scripture: Hebrews 12:1 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE

Faith of Our Fathers

Author: Frederick W. Faber Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 857 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day First Line: Faith of our fathers! living still Lyrics: 1 Faith of our fathers! living still In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword, O how our hearts beat high with joy Whene'er we hear that glorious word: [Refrain:] Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death. 2 Faith of our fathers! God's great power Shall win all nations unto thee; And through the truth that comes from God Mankind shall then be truly free: [Refrain] 3 Faith of our fathers! we will love Both friend and foe in all our strife, And preach thee, too, as love knows how, By kindly words and virtuous life: [Refrain] Amen. Scripture: Acts 7:32 Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE

The Man Who Once Has Found Abode

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 40 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day Lyrics: 1 The man who once has found abode, Within the secret place of God Shall with almighty God abide And in his shadow safely hide. 2 I of the Lord my God will say, "He is my refuge and my stay; To him for safety I will flee, My God, in him my trust shall be. 3 His outspread pinions shall you hide; Beneath his wings shall you abide; His faithfulness assured and true Shall be a shield protecting you. 4 No nightly terrors shall alarm; No deadly shaft by day shall harm, Nor pestilence that walks by night, Nor plagues that waste in noonday light. 6 Because your trust is God alone, Your dwelling place the Highest One, No evil shall upon you come, Nor plague approach your guarded home. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 91 Used With Tune: TALLIS' CANON Text Sources: Para. in The Book of Psalms, 1871; alt., 1972

We Come Unto Our Fathers' God

Author: Thomas H. Gill Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 79 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day Lyrics: 1 We come unto our fathers' God, Their Rock is our salvation; Th'eternal arms, their dear abode, We make our habitation. We bring you, Lord, the praise they brought, We seek you as your saints have sought In every generation. 2 Their joy unto their Lord we bring, Their song to us descending; The Spirit who in them did sing To us is music lending: His song in them, in us, is one; We raise it high, we send it on. The song is never ending. 3 You saints to come, take up the strain, The same sweet theme endeavor; Unbroken be the golden chain! Keep on the song forever! Safe in the same dear dwelling place, Rich with the same eternal grace, Bless the same boundless Giver. Amen. Scripture: Acts 3:13 Used With Tune: NUN FREUT EUCH

O Sing a Song of Bethlehem

Author: Louis F. Benson Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 66 hymnals Topics: Civil Year New Year Lyrics: 1 O sing a song of Bethlehem, Of shepherds watching there, And of the news that came to them From angels in the air: The light that shone on Bethlehem Fills all the world today; Of Jesus' birth and peace on earth The angels sing alway. 2 O sing a song of Nazareth, Of sunny days of joy; O sing of fragrant flowers' breath, And of the sinless boy: For now the flowers of Nazareth In every heart may grow; Now spreads the fame of his dear name On all the winds that blow. 3 O sing a song of Galilee, Of lake and woods and hill, Of him who walked upon the sea And bade its waves be still: For though, like waves on Galilee, Dark seas of trouble roll, When faith has heard the Master's word, Falls peace upon the soul. 4 O sing a song of Calvary, Its glory and dismay; Of him who hung upon the tree, And took our sins away: For he who died on Calvary Is risen from the grave, And Christ, our Lord, by heaven adored, Is mighty now to save. Amen. Used With Tune: KINGSFOLD

As Men of Old Their Firstfruits Brought

Author: Frank von Christierson Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Thanksgiving Day Lyrics: 1 As men of old their first-fruits brought, Of orchard, flock and field To God, the giver of all good, The source of bounteous yield; So we today first-fruits would bring, The wealth of this good land, Of farm and market, shop and home, Of mind and heart and hand. 2 A world in need now summons us To labor, love, and give; To make our life an offering To God, that man may live; The church of Christ is calling us To make the dream come true: A world redeemed by Christ-like love, All life in Christ made new. 3 In gratitude and humble trust We bring our best today, To serve your cause and share your love With all along life's way. O God, who gave yourself to us In Christ, your only Son, Teach us to give ourselves each day Until life's work is done. Amen. Scripture: Malachi 3:10 Used With Tune: HIGH POPPLES

All Who Love and Serve Your City

Author: Erik Routley Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 34 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Labor Day Used With Tune: CHARLESTOWN

God of Our Life, Through All the Circling Years

Author: Hugh T. Kerr Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 52 hymnals Topics: Civil Year New Year; Civil Year Memorial Day Lyrics: 1 God of our life, through all the circling years, We trust in you; In all the past, through all our hopes and fears, Your hand we view. With each new day, when morning lifts the veil, We own your mercies, Lord, which never fail. 2 God of the past, our times are in your hand; With us abide. Lead us by faith to hope's true Promised Land; Be now our guide. With you to bless, the darkness shines as light, And faith's fair vision changes into sight. 3 God of the coming years, through paths unknown We follow you; When we are strong, Lord, leave us not alone; Our faith renew. Be now for us in life our daily bread, Our heart's true home when all our years have sped. Amen. Scripture: 2 Peter 3:8 Used With Tune: WITMER

The Lord's My Shepherd

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 606 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day First Line: The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want Lyrics: 1 The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want; He makes me down to lie In pastures green; He leadeth me The quiet waters by. 2 My soul he doth restore again; And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, E'en for his own name's sake. 3 Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear none ill; For thou art with me; and thy rod And staff me comfort still. 4 My table thou hast furnished In presence of my foes; My head thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows. 5 Goodness and mercy all my life Shall surely follow me; And in God's house forevermore My dwelling place shall be. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: EVAN Text Sources: Para. in the Scottish Psalter, 1650