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Wise men, they came to look for wisdom

Author: Christopher Idle (b. 1938) Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Wise men, they came to look for wisdom, finding one wiser than they knew; rich men, they met with one yet richer — King of the kings, they knelt to you: Jesus, our wisdom from above, wealth and redemption, life and love. 2 Pilgrims they were, from unknown countries, searching for one who knows the world; lost are their names, and strange their journeys, famed is their zeal to find the child: Jesus, in you the lost are claimed, strangers are found, and known, and named. 3 Magi, they stooped to see your splendour, led by a star to light supreme; promised Messiah, Lord eternal, glory and peace are in your name. Joy of each day, our song by night, shine on our path your holy light. 4 Guests of their God, they opened treasures, incense and gold and solemn myrrh, welcoming one too young to question how came these gifts, and what they were. Gift beyond price of gold or gem, make among us your Bethlehem. Topics: Church Year Epiphany; Epiphany; Jesus Names and images for; Light; Pilgrimage; Wisdom Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Used With Tune: BREMEN (NEUMARK)

I Leave All Things to God's Direction

Author: Salomo Franck, 1659-1725; August Crull, 1845-1923 Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I leave all things to God's direction, For he loves me in wealth or woe; His will is good, and his affection, His tender love is true, I know. My strength, my fortress rock is he: What pleases God, that pleases me. 2 My God has all things in his keeping, He is my ever faithful friend; He gives me laughter after weeping, And all his ways in blessing end. His love endures eternally: What pleases God, that pleases me. 3 The will of God shall be my pleasure While here I live life's interim; My will is wrong beyond all measure, It does not will what pleases him. The Christian's motto then must be: What pleases God, that pleases me. 4 God knows what must be done to save me, His love for me will never cease; And all my sins my Lord forgave me With purest gold of loving grace. His will supreme must ever be: What pleases God, that pleases me. 5 My God desires each soul's salvation, My soul he too desires to save; Therefore with Christian resignation All earthly troubles I will brave. His will be done eternally: What pleases God, that pleases me. Topics: Cross and Comfort Used With Tune: WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT

When gathering clouds around I view

Author: Sir Robert Grant Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 276 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When gathering clouds around I view, And days are dark and friends are few, On Him I lean, who, not in vain, Experienced every human pain; He sees my wants, allays my fears, And counts and treasures up my tears. 2 If aught should tempt my soul to stray From heavenly wisdom's narrow way, To fly the good I would pursue, Or do the sin I would not do; Still He, who felt temptation's power, Shall guard me in that dangerous hour. 3 When vexing thoughts within me rise, And sore dismayed, my spirit dies, Still He, who once vouchsafed to bear The sickening anguish of despair, Shall sweetly soothe, shall gently dry, The throbbing heart, the streaming eye. 4 When sorrowing o'er some stone I bend, Which covers what was once a friend: And from his voice, his hand, his smile, Divides me for a little while; Thou, Saviour, seest the tears I shed, For Thou didst weep o'er Lazarus dead. 5 And, O, when I have safely past Through every conflict but the last, Still, still unchanging, watch beside My painful bed, for Thou hast died; Then point to realms of cloudless day, And wipe the latest tear away. Topics: Eternal Priesthood of Christ; Lent, First Sunday; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity Used With Tune: WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT LÄSZT WALTEN

To Thee, O Lord, I yield my spirit

Author: L. R. Senft von Pilsach Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: To Thee, O Lord, I yield my spirit, Who break'st in love this mortal chain; My life I but from Thee inherit, And death becomes my chiefest gain. In Thee I live, in Thee I die, Content, for Thou art ever nigh. Topics: The Last ; The Last Things Preparation for Death; The Last Things Preparation for Death Used With Tune: [To Thee, O Lord, I yield my spirit]

Abide with Us, the Day Is Waning

Author: C. J. Boye, 1791-1853; O. H. Smeby, 1851-1929 Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Abide with us, the day is waning; Thus prayed the two while on the way. We read that Thou, O Lord, remaining, Didst all their doubts and fears allay. Incline Thine ear, Thou King of grace, When, praying thus, we seek Thy face. 2 At eventide, Thy Spirit sending, Help us, O Lord, our watch to keep, In prayer devout, before Thee bending, Ere our eyelids close in sleep, Confessing sin in deed and word With hope of mercy from the Lord. 3 Abide with us; with heav'nly gladness Illumine, Lord, our darkest day; And when we weep in pain and sadness, Be Thou our solace, strength, and stay. Tell of Thy woe, Thy vict'ry won, When Thou didst pray: "God's will be done." 4 Abide with us, O Savior tender, That bitter day when life shall end, When to the grave we must surrender, And fear and pain our hearts shall rend. The shield of faith do Thou bestow When trembling we must meet the foe. 5 When earthly help no more availeth, To sup with us Thou wilt be nigh; Thou givest strength that never faileth, In Thee we grave and death defy. While earth is fading from our sight, Our eyes behold the realms of light. Used With Tune: WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT

Let, O My Soul, Thy God Direct Thee

Author: Johan Olof Wallin; Georg Neumark; Claude W. Foss Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Let, O my soul, thy God direct thee, And trust in Him through all thy days; In every danger He'll protect thee, And crown thy years with peace and grace. He doth not build upon the sand Who trusts in God's almighty hand. 2 Of what avail is all our sorrow? What profit all our sighs and tears? Why should we grieve for each to-morrow? Why thus begin and end our years? Our sighs and sorrows but increase Our burdens, and disturb our peace. 3 Be still, in faith and hope abiding, Trust in thy God and be content; In His unfailing love confiding, Take what His gracious hand hath sent; To God who chose thee as His own Thy every need and care is known. 4 The time to comfort thee He knoweth, He giveth thee whate'er is best; The prayer that from thy bosom goeth He heareth ere it is expressed. With gifts He cometh unawares In answer to thy fervent prayers. 5 Think not when tried and tempest-driven, Thou art forsaken by thy God; For those who are the heirs of heaven Must pass beneath the chastening rod. The night of weeping may ere long Be changed into the morn of song. 6 What does it cost the Lord Almighty To raise the humble and the low? Or to abase the high and mighty, And cause their utter overthrow? For He whose wonders none can trace, He lifteth up, He doth abase. 7 Walk in His truth, be firm and fearless, And do thy duty day by day; Trust in His Word when sad and cheerless, Make it thy comfort and thy stay. The Lord thy God thy refuge make And He will never thee forsake. Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Sanctification; Trinity, Ninth Sunday; Trinity, Seventeenth Sunday; Faith and Trust; Trials Used With Tune: NEUMARK