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The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done

Author: Francis Pott Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 512 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day Refrain First Line: Alleluia! Lyrics: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 1 The strife is o'er, the battle done; The victory of life is won; The song of triumph has begun. [Refrain:] Alleluia! 2 The powers of death have done their worst, But Christ their legions has dispersed: Let shouts of holy joy outburst. [Refrain] 3 The three sad days have quickly sped; He rises glorious from the dead: All glory to our risen Head! [Refrain] 4 He closed the yawning gates of hell; The bars from heaven's high portals fell: Let hymns of praise his triumphs tell. [Refrain] 5 Lord, by your wounds on Calvary From death's dread sting your servants free, That we may live eternally. [Refrain] Amen. Scripture: Psalm 98:1 Used With Tune: VICTORY (PALESTRINA) Text Sources: Symphonia Sirenum Selectarum, 1695

From Ocean Unto Ocean

Author: Robert Murray Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: Memorial Day Lyrics: 1 From ocean unto ocean Our land shall own Thee Lord, And, filled with true devotion, Obey Thy sovereign word. Our prairies and our mountains, Forest and fertile field, Our rivers, lakes, and fountains, To Thee shall tribute yield. 2 O Christ, for Thine own glory, And for our country's weal, We humbly plead before Thee, Thyself in us reveal; And may we know, Lord Jesus, The touch of Thy dear hand; And, healed of our diseases, The tempter's power withstand. 3 Our Saviour King, defend us, And guide where we should go; Forth with Thy message send us, Thy love and light to show; Till, fired with true devotion, Enkindled by Thy word, From ocean unto ocean Our land shall own Thee Lord. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 144:15 Used With Tune: MISSIONARY HYMN

O God, Beneath Your Guiding Hand

Author: Leonard Bacon Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 287 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day Lyrics: 1 O God, beneath your guiding hand Our exiled fathers crossed the sea; And echoed o'er the wintry strand, Their psalms and prayers in worship free. 2 You heard, well-pleased, the song, the prayer: Your blessing came, and still its power Shall onward through all ages bear The memory of that holy hour. 3 Laws, freedom, truth, and faith in God Came with those exiles o'er the waves, And where their pilgrim feet have trod, The God they trusted guards their graves. 4 And here your name, O God of love, Their children's children shall adore, Till these eternal hills remove, And spring adorns the earth no more. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 8 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

교 희 의 참 된 터 는 (The Church's One Foundation)

Author: Samuel J. Stone Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 893 hymnals Topics: 교회; 증 거; Christian Year All Saints Day; Church; Fellowship; Funeral and memorial service; Kingdom of God; Testimony and Witness; 교회 년 성도추모일 (만성절); 친교; 장례 와 추도식; 하나님나라 Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11 Used With Tune: AURELIA Text Sources: Korean trans. The United Methodist Korean Hymnal Committee

Great God of Nations

Author: Alfred A. Woodhuff, 1810-1836 Appears in 176 hymnals Topics: Memorial Day First Line: Great God of nations, now to Thee Lyrics: 1 Great God of nations, now to Thee Our hymn of gratitude we raise; With humble heart and bending knee We offer Thee our song of praise. 2 Thy Name we bless, Almighty God, For all the kindness Thou hast shown To this fair land the Pilgrims trod, This land we fondly call our own. 3 Here freedom spreads her banner wide And casts her soft and hallowed ray; Here Thou our fathers' steps didst guide In safety thro' their dangerous way. 4 We pray Thee let the gospel light Thro' all our land its radiance shed; Dispel the shades of error's night, And heav'nly blessings round us spread. 5 Great God, preserve us in Thy fear; In danger still our Guardian be; O spread Thy truth's bright precepts here; Let all the people worship Thee. Amen. Used With Tune: MENDON

If Death My Friend and Me Divide

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 54 hymnals Topics: The Sacraments and Rites of the Church Funeral and Memorial Service; Christian Year All Saints Day; Funerals and Memorial Services; Funerals and Memorial Services; Grief; Hope Lyrics: 1 If death my friend and me divide, thou dost not, Lord, my sorrow chide, or frown my tears to see; restrained from passionate excess, thou bidst me mourn in calm distress for them that rest in thee. 2 I feel a strong immortal hope, which bears my mournful spirit up beneath its mountain load; redeemed from death, and grief, and pain, I soon shall find my friend again within the arms of God. 3 Pass a few fleeting moments more and death the blessing shall restore which death has snatched away; for me thou wilt the summons send, and give me back my parted friend in that eternal day.

O what their joy and their glory must be

Author: Rev. John Mason Neale; Pierre Abelard (1079-1142) Appears in 139 hymnals Topics: Memorial Days Lyrics: 1 O what their joy and their glory must be, Those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones see; Crown for the valiant, to weary ones rest; God shall be All, and in all ever blest. 2 Truly Jerusalem name we that shore, "Vision of Peace," that brings joy evermore; Wish and fulfillment can severed be ne'er, Nor the thing prayed for come short of the prayer. 3 There, where no troubles distraction can bring, We the sweet anthems of Zion shall sing; While for Thy grace, Lord, their voices of praise Thy blessed people shall evermore raise. 4 Low before Him with our praises we fall, Of whom, and in whom, and through whom are all; Of whom, the Father; and through whom, the Son; In whom, the Spirit, with these ever One. Amen. Used With Tune: O QUANTA QUALIA

Give to the Winds Your Fears

Author: John Wesley; Paul Gerhardt Appears in 523 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day Lyrics: 1 Give to the winds your fears; In hope be undismayed; God hears your sighs and counts your tears, God shall lift up your head. 2 To him commit your griefs; Your ways put in his hands— To his sure truth and tender care Who earth and heaven commands. 3 O put your trust in God; In duty's path go on. Walk in his strength with faith and hope, So shall your work be done. 4 Leave to his sovereign sway To choose and to command; So you shall, faithful, seek his way— How wise, how strong his hand! Amen. Scripture: Matthew 14:17 Used With Tune: ST. BRIDE

O God of Earth and Altar

Author: Gilbert K. Chesterton Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 79 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day Lyrics: 1 O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry; Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us; The swords of scorn divide; Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride. 2 From all that terror teaches, From lies of tongue and pen, From all the easy speeches That comfort cruel men, From sale and profanation Of honor and the sword, From sleep and from damnation, Deliver us, good Lord! 3 Tie in a living tether The prince and priest and thrall; Bind all our lives together; Smite us and save us all; In ire and exultation, Aflame with faith, and free, Lift up a living nation, A single sword to thee. Amen. Used With Tune: LLANGLOFFAN

Abide with Me: Fast Falls the Eventide

Author: Henry F. Lyte Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1,734 hymnals Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day Lyrics: 1 Abide with me: fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide. When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, O abide with me. 2 I need your presence every passing hour. What but your grace can foil the tempter's power? Who like yourself my guide and stay can be? Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me. 3 I fear no foe, with you at hand to bless; Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness. Where is death's sting? Where, grave, your victory? I triumph still, if you abide with me. 5 Hold now your cross before my closing eyes; Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies: Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee; In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 102:26-27 Used With Tune: EVENTIDE