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Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates

Author: George Weissel, 1590-1635; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 284 hymnals Topics: Advent 4, Year A First Line: Lift up you heads, O mighty gates Lyrics: 1 Lift up your heads, O mighty gates; Behold the King of glory waits! The King of kings is drawing near; The Savior of the world is here. 2 O blest the land, the city blest, Where Christ the ruler is contest! O happy hearts and happy homes To whom this King of triumph comes! 3 Fling wide the portals of your heart; Make it a temple, set apart From earthly use for heav'n's employ, Adorned with prayer and love and joy. 4 Come, Savior, come with us abide; Our hearts to you we open wide: Your Holy Spirit guide us on, Until our glorious goal is won. Scripture: Psalm 24:7-10 Used With Tune: TRURO

Nu ville vi os samle

Author: Brorson Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Advent 4 Evening Service Lyrics: 1 Nu ville vi os samle I Jesu Kristi Navn, De Unge med de Gamle Skal løbe ham i Favn. Han er vor Jule-Gave, Vor Glæde, Lyst og Liv, I ham vi og vil have Vort Jule-Tidsfordriv. 2 O Jesus, dig at finde Er vores fulde Agt, Ak giv os ret i Sinde, At gaa med famlet Magt Din Krybbe at omringe Med Hjertens Tak og Tro, At Salmerne kan klinge I hver Mands Hus og Bo!

Store Gud og Frelsermand

Author: Kingo Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Advent 4 Lyrics: 1 Store Gud og Frelsermand, Som i din Fornedringsstand Bar din Guddoms Æt i Løn, Vandred som en Menn'skens Søn, Oplad ved din Aand, dit Ord Vore Hjerter, at vi tror Synet af Guds Søn paa Jord! 2 Døberen, o store Gud, Som gik før iveien ud For at vise Verden dig, Han saa høit undskylder sig, Siger, han er kun er Røst, Som mod Syndens Saar og Brøst Prædiker al Verdens Trøst. 3 Han ei værdig kjender sig, Dine Sko at løse dig; Hvad er da jeg, Adams Barn, Skygge, Støv og Jord og Skarn; Jeg er ikke værd at staa Paa den Jord, du traadte paa, Eller i din Forgaard gaa. 4 Søde Jesus, Davids Rod, Jeg vil dig med Bøn og Bod Rede og berede Sted I min Sjæl og Hjerte med; Tag det hen og dan det bedst, Kom derind og vær min Gjæst, Giv en salig Julefest.

Jesu, lover of my soul

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788r Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,376 hymnals Topics: Protection; Year A Easter 2; Year A Easter 5; Year A Epiphany 4; Year A Proper 21; Year A Proper 4; Year B Lent 1; Year C Advent 1; Year C Proper 10; Year C Proper 21; Year C Proper 7; Years A, B, and C Monday of Holy Week Lyrics: 1 Jesu, lover of my soul, let me to thy bosom fly, while the gath'ring 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, O 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 Plenteous grace with thee is found, grace to cleanse from ev'ry 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: John 4:14 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH

Love divine, all loves excelling

Author: C. Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,927 hymnals Topics: Advent 4 The Annunciation Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down; fix in us your humble dwelling, all your faithful mercies crown. 2 Jesus, you are all compassion, boundless love that makes us whole: visit us with your salvation, enter every trembling heart. 3 Come, almighty to deliver, let us all your grace receive; suddenly return, and never, never more your temples leave. 4 You we would be always blessing, serve you as your hosts above, pray, and praise you without ceasing, glory in your perfect love. 5 Finish then your new creation; pure and sinless let us be; let us see your great salvation, perfect in eternity: 6 Changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place, there to cast our crowns before you, lost in wonder, love and praise! Used With Tune: LOVE DIVINE

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Author: Frederick Oakeley; John Francis Wade; Claude Rozier Meter: Irregular Appears in 791 hymnals Topics: Advent 4 Year A; Advent 4 Year B First Line: O come, all ye faithful (Adeste fideles) (Peuple fidèle) Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore him (Venite adoramus) (En lui viens reconnaître) Lyrics: 1 O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; come and behold him, born the King of angels: [Refrain:] O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord. 2 God of God, light of light, lo, he abhors not the virgin's womb, very God, begotten, not created: [Refrain] 3 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, sing, all ye citizens of heaven above; Glory to God in the highest: [Refrain] 4 See, how the shepherds summoned to his cradle, leaving their flocks, draw nigh with lowly fear; we too will thither bend our joyful footsteps; [Refrain] 5 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be all glory given; word of the Father, now in flesh appearing: [Refrain] 1 Adeste, fideles, laeti triumphantes, venite, venite, in Bethlehem. natum vidéte, regem angelorum: [Refrain:] venite adoremus, venite adoremus, venite adoremus Dominum. 2 Deum de Deo, lumen de lumine, parturit virgo mater, Deum verum, genitum non factum. [Refrain] 3 Cantet nunc hymnos chorus angelorum, cantet nunc aula caelestium: gloria in excelsis Deo! [Refrain] 4 En grege relicto, -- humiles ad cunas vocati pastores approperant; et nos ovanti gradu festinemus. [Refrain] 5 Ergo qui natus die hodierna Jesu, tibi sit gloria: Patris aeterni verbum caro factum. [Refrain] 1 Peuple fidèle, le Seigneur t'appelle c'est fête sur terre, le Christ est né. Viens à la crèche, voir le Roi du monde. [Refrain:] En lui viens reconnaître, en lui viens reconnaître, en lui viens reconnaître, ton Dieu, ton Sauveur! 2 Verbe, Lumière et splendeur du Père, il naît d'une mère, petit enfant, Dieu véritable, le Seigneur fait homme: [Refrain] 3 Peuple, acclame, avec tous les anges le Maître des hommes qui vient chez nous. Dieu qui se donne à tous ceux qu'il aime! [Refrain] 4 Peuple fidèle, en ce jour de fête, proclame la gloire de ton Seigneur. Dieu se fait homme, vois donc comme il t'aime: [Refrain] Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES

Let Us Hope when Hope Seems Hopeless

Author: David Beebe Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Eternal Life; God Love of; Hope; Year A Proper 5; Year B Advent 3; Year B Lent 2; Year B Proper 25; Year C Epiphany 4; Year C Lent 5 Scripture: Romans 4:18 Used With Tune: LET US HOPE

Name of all majesty

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (born 1926) Meter: 6.6.5.5.6.6.6.4 Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Advent 4 The Annunciation Lyrics: 1 Name of all majesty, fathomless mystery, king of all ages by angels adored; power and authority, splendour and dignity, bow to his mastery — Jesus is Lord! 2 Child of our destiny, God from eternity, love of the Father on sinners out-poured; see now what God has done sending his only Son, Christ the beloved One — Jesus is Lord! 3 Saviour of Calvary, costliest victory, darkness defeated and Eden restored; born as a man to die, nailed to a cross on high, cold in the grave to lie — Jesus is Lord! 4 Source of all sovereignty, light, immortality, life everlasting and heaven assured; so with the ransomed, we praise him eternally, Christ in his majesty — Jesus is Lord! Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:3 Used With Tune: MAJESTAS

Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending

Author: Charles Wesley; John Cennick; Martin Madan Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7 Appears in 795 hymnals Topics: Advent 4 Year A Lyrics: 1 Lo, he comes with clouds descending, see the Lamb for sinners slain! Thousand thousand saints attending join to sing the glad refrain: hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah! God appears on earth to reign. 2 Every eye shall now behold you, robed in awesome majesty; all who jeered, and mocked, and sold you, pierced, and nailed you to the tree, deeply grieving, deeply grieving, deeply grieving, shall the true Messiah see. 3 Now redemption, long expected see in pomp appear; all the saints, by us rejected, thrill the trumpet sound to hear: hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah! See the day of God appear! 4 Yea! Amen! Let all adore you, high on your eternal throne; crowns and empires fall before you, claim the kingdom for your own: O come quickly! O come quickly! O come quickly! Everlasting Christ, come down. Used With Tune: HELMSLEY

Creator of the Starry Height

Author: J. M. Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 95 hymnals Topics: Advent 4 Lyrics: 1 Creator of the starry height, Thy people's everlasting light, O Christ, Redeemer of us all, Hear Thou Thy servants when they call. 2 Thou, sorr'wing at the helpless cry Of all creation doomed to die, Didst save our lost and guilty race By healing gifts of heav'nly grace. 3 Love drew Thee down the world to win From common stain of common sin; Proceeding from a virgin shrine The spotless victim all divine. 4 At Thy great name, exalted now, All knees in lowly homage bow: All things in heav'n and earth adore, And own Thee King forevermore. 5 To Thee, O holy One, we pray, Our Judge in that tremendous day; Ward off, while yet we dwell below, The weapons of our crafy foe. 6 To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Praise, honor, might, and glory be From age to age eternally. Used With Tune: CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM Text Sources: Latin, 9th cent.