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Lord of the Strong, When Earth You Trod

Author: Donald Hankey (1884-1916) Hymnal: WSH1972 #466 (1972) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.6 Refrain First Line: All glory be to God Lyrics: 1 Lord of the strong, when earth you trod, You calmly faced the angry sea, The fierce unmasked hypocrisy, The traitor's kiss, the rabble's hiss, The awful death upon the tree, [Refrain:] All glory be to God. 2 Lord of the weak, when earth you trod, Oppressors writhed beneath your scorn; The weak, despised, depraved, forlorn, You taught to hope and know the scope Of love divine for all who mourn: [Refrain] 3 Lord of the rich, when earth you trod, To Mammon's power you never bowed, But taught how men with wealth endowed In meekness' school might learn to rule The demon that enslaves the proud: [Refrain] 4 Lord of the poor, when earth you trod, The lot you chose was hard and poor; You taught us hardness to endure, And so to gain through hurt and pain The wealth that lasts forevermore: [Refrain] 5 Lord of us all, when earth you trod, The life you led was perfect, free, Defiant of all tyranny: Now give us grace that we may face Our foes with like temerity, [Refrain] Amen. Topics: Other Observances Christian Education; Other Observances Mission; Other Observances World Peace Scripture: Psalm 8 Tune Title: CHARLOTTE

Lord Our God, with Praise We Come

Author: Peter A. Sveeggen; Petter Dass (1647-1707) Hymnal: WSH1972 #467 (1972) Meter: Irregular First Line: Lord our God, with praise we come before you! Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship; Christian Year Advent; Other Observances Mission; Other Observances World Peace Scripture: Psalm 67:4 Tune Title: GUD ER GUD

Lord, We Thank You for Our Brothers

Author: Roger K. Powell Hymnal: WSH1972 #468 (1972) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day After Creed; Other Observances Ecumenism; Other Observances Mission Scripture: Philippians 1:3 Tune Title: BLAENHAFREN

Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days

Author: Claudia F. Hernaman Hymnal: WSH1972 #470 (1972) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Lord, who throughout these forty days For us did fast and pray, Teach us with you to mourn our sins, And close by you to stay. 2 As you with Satan did contend, And did the victory win, O give us strength in you to fight, In you to conquer sin. 3 And through these days of penitence, And through your Passiontide, Yes, evermore, in life and death, O Lord, with us abide. 4 Abide with us, so when this course Of life on earth is past, An Easter of unending joy We may attain at last! Amen. Topics: Christian Year Lent Scripture: Matthew 4:2 Tune Title: ST. FLAVIAN

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: WSH1972 #471 (1972) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D 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 Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit Into every troubled breast! Let us all in thee inherit, Let us find the promised rest; Take away the love of sinning; Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its Beginning, Set our hearts at liberty. 3 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. 4 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. Amen. Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day After Confession and Pardon; Acts of the Church The Marriage Service; Christian Year Advent; Christian Year Pentecost Scripture: 1 John 4:9 Tune Title: HYFRYDOL

Lovely Child, Holy Child

Author: David N. Johnson Hymnal: WSH1972 #473 (1972) Meter: 6.6.6.7 with alleluias Refrain First Line: Alleluia, alleluia Topics: Christian Year Christmas Tune Title: BETHLEHEM

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Author: Julia Ward Howe Hymnal: WSH1972 #474 (1972) Meter: Irregular First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory! glory! Hallelujah! Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. [Refrain:] Glory! glory! hallelujah! Glory! glory! hallelujah! Glory! glory! hallelujah! His truth is marching on. 2 I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on. [Refrain] 3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before his judgment seat; O be swift, my soul, to answer him; be jubilant my feet! Our God is marching on. [Refrain] 4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me; As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on. [Refrain] Amen. Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Conclusion of Worship; Civil Year Memorial Day; Civil Year Independence Day; Other Observances World Peace Tune Title: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

My Country, 'Tis of Thee

Author: Samuel F. Smith Hymnal: WSH1972 #476 (1972) Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Lyrics: 1 My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountainside Let freedom ring. 2 My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills; Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. 3 Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song: Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. 4 Our fathers' God, to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King. Amen. Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day; Civil Year Independence Day; Civil Year Thanksgiving Day Tune Title: AMERICA

My Shepherd Will Supply My Need

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: WSH1972 #477 (1972) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Lyrics: 1 My Shepherd will supply my need; Jehovah is his name: In pastures fresh he makes me feed, Beside the living stream. He brings my wandering spirit back, When I forsake his ways; And leads me, for his mercy's sake, In paths of truth and grace. 2 When I walk through the shades of death Your presence is my stay; One word of your supporting breath Drives all my fears away. Your hand, in sight of all my foes, Does still my table spread; My cup with blessings overflows, Your oil anoints my head. 3 The sure provisions of my God Attend me all my days; O may your house be my abode, And all my work be praise. There would I find a settled rest, While others go and come; No more a stranger, or a guest, But like a child at home. Amen. Topics: Service for the Lord's Day After Old Testament Lesson; Service for the Lord's Day Conclusion of Worship; Acts of the Church Confirmation; Acts of the Church Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Acts of the Church Ordination; Acts of the Church Installation Scripture: Psalm 23 Tune Title: RESIGNATION

Not Alone for Mighty Empire

Author: William Pierson Merrill Hymnal: WSH1972 #479 (1972) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1 Not alone for mighty empire Stretching far beyond our view, Not alone for bounteous harvests, Lift we up our hearts to you. Standing in the living present, Memory and hope between, Lord, we would with deep thanksgiving Praise you most for things unseen. 2 Not for battleship and fortress, Not for conquests of the sword, But for conquests of the spirit Give we thanks to you, O Lord; For the priceless gift of freedom, For the home, the church, the school, For the open door to manhood In a land the people rule. 3 For the armies of the faithful, Souls that passed and left no name; For the glory that illumines Patriot lives of deathless fame; For our prophets and apostles, Loyal to the living Word, For all heroes of the spirit, Give we thanks to you, O Lord. 4 God of justice, save the people From the clash of race and creed, From the strife of class and faction: Make our nation free indeed. Keep her faith in simple manhood Strong as when her life began, Till it find its full fruition In the brotherhood of man. Amen. Topics: Civil Year Memorial Day; Civil Year Independence Day; Civil Year Thanksgiving Day; Other Observances World Peace Scripture: James 1:22-27 Tune Title: GENEVA