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Great God of wonders! all thy ways

Author: Samuel Davies, 1723-1761 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 113 hymnals Topics: Forgiveness of Sins; God Divine Perfections of; God Glory of; God Love and Grace of; Grace Fulness of Lyrics: 1 Great God of wonders! all thy ways Are worthy of thyself divine; And the bright glories of thy grace Among thine other wonders shine: Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? 2 Pardon from an offended God! Pardon for sins of deepest dye! Pardon bestowed through Jesus' blood! Pardon that brings the rebel nigh! Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? 3 O may this glorious, matchless love, This God-like miracle of grace, Teach mortal tongues, like those above, To raise this song of lofty praise: Who is a pardoning God like thee? Or who has grace so rich and free? Amen. Scripture: Micah 7:18 Used With Tune: PATER OMNIUM

We Praise Thee, O God

Author: A. Valerius; Julia Bulkley Cady Meter: 12.11.12.11 Appears in 163 hymnals Topics: God of our fathers; Guidance of God, of Christ; Praise for Blessings; Praise for God's Works; Praise in Worship; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Day; Victory; Christian warfare First Line: We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator Lyrics: 1 We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator, In grateful devotion our tribute we bring; We lay it before Thee, we kneel and adore Thee, We bless Thy holy Name, glad praises we sing. 2 We worship Thee, God of our fathers, we bless Thee; Through life’s storm and tempest our Guide hast Thou been; When perils overtake us, escape Thou wilt make us, And with Thy help, O Lord, our battles we win. 3 With voices united our praises we offer, To Thee, great Jehovah, glad anthems we raise; Thy strong arm will guide us, our God is beside us, To Thee, our great Redeemer, fore'er be praise. Used With Tune: VALERIUS (KREMSER)

Holy God, We Praise Your Name

Author: Ignace Franz; Clarence Alphonsus Walworth (1820-1900) Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 212 hymnals Topics: Reformation Day; God Holiness of; Heaven Worship in ; Prophets Lyrics: 1 Holy God, we praise your name; Lord of all, we bow before you; all on earth your scepter claim, all in heav'n above adore you. Infinite your vast domain, everlasting is your reign. 2 Hark, the glad celestial hymn angel choirs above are raising; cherubim and seraphim in unceasing chorus praising, fill the heav'ns with sweet accord: "Holy, holy, holy Lord." 3 Lo! the apostolic train join your sacred name to hallow; prophets swell the glad refrain, and the white-robed martyrs follow; and from morn to set of sun, through the church the song goes on. 4 Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three we name you; while in essence only One, undivided God we claim you, and adoring bend the knee, while we sing this mystery. Scripture: Isaiah 6:3 Used With Tune: GROSSER GOT, WIR LOBEN DICH Text Sources: Based on Te Deum, ca. 4th century

Hallelujah! Thine the Glory

Author: William P. Mackay; Henry J. Kuiper Meter: 5.6.7.5 with refrain Appears in 1,336 hymnals Topics: Holy Scriptures; Jesus Christ His Praise; Christ Lamb of God; God Praise of First Line: We praise thee, O God! Lyrics: 1 We praise thee, O God! for the days of our youth, for the bright lamp that shineth — the Word of thy truth. Refrain: Hallelujah! thine the glory, hallelujah! we sing; hallelujah! thine the glory, our praise now we bring. 2 We praise thee, O God! for the Son of thy love, for Jesus who died and is now gone above. [Refrain] 3 We praise thee, O God! for thy Spirit of light, who has shown us our Savior and scattered our night. [Refrain] 4 All glory and praise to the Lamb that was slain, who has borne all our sins and has cleansed ev'ry stain! [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 47:6 Used With Tune: THINE THE GLORY

Praise the Lord! O Heavens, Adore Him

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 793 hymnals Topics: Cosmos; God's Word; Grace Of God; Cosmos; God Sovereign; God’s Word; Grace of God; Nature; Praise of God; Psalms Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord! O heavens, adore him; praise him, angels in the height; sun and moon, bow down before him; praise him, shining stars of light. Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken; worlds his mighty voice obeyed; laws which never shall be broken for their guidance he has made. 2 Praise the Lord, for he is gracious; never shall his promise fail; God has made his saints victorious; sin and death shall not prevail. Praise the God of our salvation; hosts on high, his power proclaim; heaven and earth, and all creation, laud and magnify his name. Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN Text Sources: The Foundling Hospital Collection, London, 1796; alt.

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 209 hymnals Topics: God the Father Majesty and Power; God Changelessness; God Faithfulness; God Presence of; Changing Seasons First Line: Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father Lyrics: 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father, there is no shadow of turning with thee; thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not; as thou hast been thou forever wilt be. Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; all I have needed thy hand hath provided-- Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, sun, moon and stars in their courses above join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. [Refrain] 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide; strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS

O Word of God Incarnate

Author: William W. How Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 500 hymnals Topics: Church; Guidance; Heaven; Jesus Christ Wisdom; Jesus Christ Word of God; Pilgrimage; Proclamation; Holy Scriptures Lyrics: 1 O Word of God incarnate, O Wisdom from on high, O Truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky: we praise you for the radiance that from the hallowed page, a lantern to our footsteps, shines on from age to age. 2 The Church from you, dear Master, received this gift divine, and still that light is lifted o'er all the earth to shine. It is the chart and compass that, all life's voyage through, mid mists and rocks and quicksands, still guides, O Christ, to you. 3 O make your church, dear Savior, a lamp of burnished gold to bear before the nations your true light, as of old; O, teach your traveling pilgrims by this their path to trace, till, clouds and darkness ended, they see you face to face. Scripture: Psalm 119:105 Used With Tune: MUNICH

Standing on the Promises

Author: R. Kelso Carter Meter: 11.11.11.9 with refrain Appears in 501 hymnals Topics: Assurance, Security, Confidence,Rest; Bible, Word of God First Line: Standing on the promises of Christ my King Refrain First Line: Standing, standing Lyrics: 1 Standing on the promises of Christ, my King, Through eternal ages let His praises ring; "Glory in the highest," I will shout and sing, Standing on the promises of God. Chorus: Standing, standing, Standing on the promises of God, my Savior; Standing, standing, I'm standing on the promises of God. 2 Standing on the promises that cannot fail, When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail, By the living Word of God I shall prevail, Standing on the promises of God. [Chorus] 3 Standing on the promises of Christ, the Lord, Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord, Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword, Standing on the promises of God. [Chorus] 4 Standing on the promises I cannot fall, List'ning ev'ry moment to the Spirit's call, Resting in my Savior as my all in all, Standing on the promises of God. [Chorus] Used With Tune: PROMISES

Ye Servants of God

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 695 hymnals Topics: Declaration, Proclamation of Faith; Praise, Adoration, Worship, Exaltation of God First Line: Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim Lyrics: 1 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim, And publish abroad His wonderful name; The name all victorious of Jesus extol; His kingdom is glorious and rules over all. 2 God ruleth on high, almighty to save; And still He is nigh, His presence we have; The great congregation His triumph shall sing, Ascribing salvation to Jesus, our King. 3 Salvation to God who sits on the throne, Let all cry aloud and honor the Son: The praises of Jesus the angels proclaim; Fall down on their faces and worship the Lamb. 4 Then let us adore and give Him His right; All glory and power, all wisdom and might; All honor and blessing, with angels above, And thanks never ceasing, and infinite love. Used With Tune: LYONS

When in our music God is glorified

Author: F. Pratt Green, b. 1903 Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 87 hymnals Topics: Praise to God 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! Amen. Used With Tune: ENGELBERG