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When in our music God is glorified

Author: Frederick Pratt Green (1903-2000) Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluia Appears in 86 hymnals Topics: Our Response to God in the worship of God's house Lyrics: 1 When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride, it is as though the whole creation cried, Alleluia! 2 How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound, as worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia! 3 So has the Church, in liturgy and song, in faith and love, through centuries of wrong, borne witness to the truth in every tongue: Alleluia! 4 And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night when utmost evil strove against the Light? Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight, Alleluia! 5 Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always Alleluia! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:42 Used With Tune: MAYFLOWER

Thou Hidden Love of God

Author: John Wesley (1703-1791); Gerhard Tersteegen (1697-1769) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 266 hymnals Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in adoration and gratitude First Line: Thou hidden love of God, whose height Lyrics: 1 Thou hidden love of God, whose height, whose depth unfathomed no one knows, I see from far thy beauteous light, inly I sigh for thy repose; my heart is pained, nor can it be at rest till it finds rest in thee. 2 Thy secret voice invites me still the sweetness of thy yoke to prove; and fain I would; but, though my will seem fixed, yet wide my passions rove; yet hindrances strew all the way; I aim at thee, yet from thee stray. 3 'Tis mercy all, that thou hast brought my mind to seek its peace in thee; yet, while I seek but find thee not, no peace my wandering soul shall see. Oh, when shall all my wanderings end, and all my steps to thee-ward tend? 4 Is there a thing beneath the sun that strives with thee my heart to share? Ah! tear it thence, and reign alone, the Lord of every motion there; then shall my heart from earth be free, when it hath found repose in thee. Scripture: 1 John 5:21 Used With Tune: ST. PETERSBURG

All praise to thee, my God, this night

Author: Thomas Ken (1637-1711) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,057 hymnals Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in the morning and evening Lyrics: 1 All praise to thee, my God, this night, for all the blessings of the light! Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, beneath thine own almighty wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son, the ill that I this day have done, that with the world, myself, and thee, I, ere I sleep, at peace may be. 3 Teach me to live, that I may dread the grave as little as my bed; teach me to die, that so I may rise glorious at the awesome day. 4 O may my soul on thee repose, and with sweet sleep mine eyelids close, -- sleep that may me more vigorous make to serve my God when I awake. 5 When in the night I sleepless lie, my soul with heavenly thoughts supply; let no ill dreams disturb my rest, no powers of darkness me molest. 6 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Scripture: Ephesians 4:26 Used With Tune: TALLIS'S CANON

God the Omnipotent! King who ordainest

Author: Henry Fothergill Chorley (1808-1872); John Ellerton (1826-1893) Meter: 11.10.11.9 Appears in 203 hymnals Topics: Our Response to God in intercession and petition Lyrics: 1 God the Omnipotent! King who ordainest great winds thy clarion, lightnings thy sword: show forth thy pity on high where thou reignest: give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 2 God the All-merciful! earth hath forsaken meekness and mercy, and slighted thy word; bid not thy wrath in its terrors awaken; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 3 God, the All-righteous One! we have defied thee; yet to eternity standeth thy word; falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside thee; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 4 God the All-wise! by the fire of thy chastening, earth shall to freedom and truth be restored; through the thick darkness thy Kingdom is hastening; thou wilt give peace in thy time, O Lord. 5 So shall thy children, with thankful devotion, praise him who saved them from peril and sword, singing in chorus, from ocean to ocean, peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord. Scripture: 1 Kings 8:30 Used With Tune: RUSSIA

Summer suns are glowing

Author: William Walsham How (1823-1897) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 242 hymnals Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in times and seasons Lyrics: 1 Summer suns are glowing over land and sea; happy light is flowing bountiful and free. Everything rejoices in the mellow rays; all earth's thousand voices swell the psalm of praise. 2 See God's mercy streaming over all the world, and his banner gleaming everywhere unfurled. Broad and deep and glorious as the heaven above, shines in might victorious his eternal love. 3 Lord, upon our blindness your pure radiance pour; for your loving-kindness make us love you more. And, when clouds are drifting dark across the sky, then, the veil uplifting, Father, still be nigh. 4 We will never doubt you, though you veil your light; life is dark without you, death with you is bright. Light of light, shine o'er us on our pilgrim way; still go on before us to the endless day. Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:23 Used With Tune: RUTH

All good gifts around us

Author: Matthias Claudius (1740-1815); Jane Montgomery Campbell (1817-1878) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 462 hymnals Topics: Our Response to God in times and seasons First Line: We plough the field and scatter Lyrics: 1 We plough the fields and scatter the good seed on the land, but it is fed and watered by God's almighty hand; he sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain, the breezes and the sunshine, and soft refreshing rain. [Refrain:] All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above; then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord for all his love. 2 He only is the Maker of all things near and far; he paints the wayside flower, he lights the evening star; the wind and waves obey him, by him the birds are fed; much more to us, his children, he gives our daily bread. [Refrain] 3 We thank thee, then, O Father, for all things bright and good, the seed-time and the harvest, our life, our health, our food. Accept the gifts we offer for all your love imparts, with what we know you long for: our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:14 Used With Tune: WIR PFLÜGEN

Jesus, lover of my soul

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,300 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Our Response to Christ - In Penitence; God in grace and mercy Lyrics: 1 Jesus, lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly, while the nearer waters roll, while the tempest still is high. Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, till the storm of life is past; safe into the haven guide, oh, receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none, hangs my helpless soul on thee; leave, ah! leave me not alone, still support and comfort me. All my trust on thee is stayed, all my help from thee I bring; cover my defenceless head with the shadow of thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; more than all in thee I find! Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy name, I am all unrighteousness; false and full of sin I am, thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, grace to cover all my sin; let the healing streams abound, make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art, freely let me take of thee; spring thou up within my heart, rise to all eternity. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:9 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH

Love divine, all loves excelling

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,895 hymnals Topics: Our Response to Christ In Discipleship; God Love of; Heaven; Jesus compassion; Jesus transfiguration; Salvation and Redemption Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation, enter every trembling heart. 2 Come, almighty to deliver, let us all thy life receive; suddenly return, and never, nevermore thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray, and praise thee without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love. 3 Finish then thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be; let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee, changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:16 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL

O God of Bethel! by whose hand

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 389 hymnals Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in intercession and petition; Our Response to God in intercession and petition Lyrics: 1 O God of Bethel, by whose hand thy people still are fed; who through this earthly pilgrimage hast all our fathers led: 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present before thy throne of grace: God of our fathers! be the God of their succeeding race. 3 Through each perplexing path of life our wandering footsteps guide; give us each day our daily bread, and raiment fit provide. 4 O spread thy covering wings around, till all our wanderings cease, and at our Father's loved abode our souls arrive in peace. 5 Such blessings from thy gracious hand our humble prayers implore; and thou shalt be our chosen God, and portion evermore. Scripture: Genesis 28:20-22 Used With Tune: SALZBURG (HAYDN) Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781, alt.

Now thank we all our God

Author: Martin Rinkart (1586-1649); Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 699 hymnals Topics: Our Response to God in adoration and gratitude Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices, who wondrous things hath done, in whom his world rejoices; who from our mothers' arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2 Oh, may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever-joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us, to keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God who reigns in highest heaven -- the Father and the Son and Spirit -- now be given: the one, eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET