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Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 185 hymnals 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, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Refrain Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Providence; Adoration and Praise; Calmness and Serenity; Forgiveness; Mercy; Providence Scripture: Lamentations 3:22-23 Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS

O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,736 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace! 2. My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honors of thy name. 3. Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; 'tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life, and health, and peace. 4. He breaks the power of canceled sin, he sets the prisoner free; his blood can make the foulest clean; his blood availed for me. 5. He speaks, and listening to his voice, new life the dead receive; the mournful, broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe. 6. Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, your loosened tongues employ; ye blind, behold your Savior come, and leap, ye lame, for joy. 7. In Christ, your head, you then shall know, shall feel your sins forgiven; anticipate your heaven below, and own that love is heaven. Used With Tune: RICHMOND

Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Author: Edwin Hatch Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 339 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do. 2. Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure, until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. 3. Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine, till all this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine. 4. Breathe on me, Breath of God, so shall I never die, but live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity. Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Personal Holiness; Christian Perfection; Christian Year Pentecost; Funerals and Memorial Services; Presence (Holy Spirit) Scripture: John 20:22 Used With Tune: TRENTHAM

Here I Am, Lord

Author: Dan Schutte Meter: 7.7.7.4 D with refrain Appears in 63 hymnals First Line: I, the Lord of sea and sky Topics: The Nature of the Church Called to God's Mission; Commitment; Installation Services; Mission and Outreach; Ordination Scripture: Isaiah 6:8 Used With Tune: HERE I AM, LORD

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

Author: Julia Ward Howe Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain Appears in 554 hymnals 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 watchfires 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] 5 He is coming like the glory of the morning on the wave, he is wisdom to the mighty, he is honor to the brave; so the world shall be his footstool, and the soul of wrong his slave. Our God is marching on. [Refrain] Topics: God's World Consummation; New Heaven and a New Earth Return and Reign of the Lord; Christian Year Christ the King; Glory; Jesus Christ Example; Judgment; Responses, Antiphonal; Service Music Scripture Acclamations; Triumph Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

In the Garden (I Come to the Garden Alone)

Author: C. Austin Miles Meter: 8.9.5.5.7 with refrain Appears in 262 hymnals First Line: I come to the garden alone Refrain First Line: And he walks with me Lyrics: 1. I come to the garden alone while the dew is still on the roses, and the voice I hear falling on my ear the Son of God discloses. Refrain: And he walks with me, and he talks with me, and he tells me I am his own; and the joy we share as we tarry there, none other has ever known. 2. He speaks, and the sound of his voice, is so sweet the birds hush their singing, and the melody that he gave to me within my heart is ringing. (Refrain) 3. I’d stay in the garden with him though the night around me be falling, but he bids me go; thru the voice of woe his voice to me is calling. (Refrain) Topics: Christ's Gracious Life Resurrection and Exaltation; Biblical Narrative; Christian Year Easter; Christian Year Ascension; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ Love For; Joy Scripture: John 20:11-18 Used With Tune: GARDEN

Nothing but the Blood

Author: Robert Lowry Meter: 7.8.7.8 with refrain Appears in 504 hymnals First Line: What can wash away my sin Refrain First Line: O precious is the flow Lyrics: 1 What can wash away my sin? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. What can make me whole again? Nothing but the blood of Jesus. Refrain: O precious is the flow that makes me bright as snow; no other fount I know; nothing but the blood of Jesus. 2 For my pardon this I see: nothing but the blood of Jesus. For my cleansing this my plea: nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain] 3 Nothing can for sin atone: nothing but the blood of Jesus. Naught of good that I have done: nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain] 4 This is all my hope and peace: nothing but the blood of Jesus. This is all my righteousness: nothing but the blood of Jesus. [Refrain] Topics: Justifying Grace Pardon; Forgiveness; Jesus Christ Blood; New Creation; Pardon; Service Music Confession and Pardon Prayer Used With Tune: PLAINFIELD

Rise Up, O Men of God

Author: William P. Merrill Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 254 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Rise up, O men* of God! Have done with lesser things. Give heart and mind and soul and strength to serve the King of kings. 2. Rise up, O men of God! The kingdom tarries long. Bring in the day of brotherhood and end the night of wrong. 3. Rise up, O men of God! The church for you doth wait, her strength unequal to her task; rise up, and make her great! 4. Lift high the cross of Christ! Tread where his feet have trod. As brothers of the Son of Man, rise up, O men of God! * "Ye saints" may be substituted for "O men" Topics: The Nature of the Church Called to God's Mission; Mission and Outreach; Social Concerns; Stewardship; Zeal Used With Tune: FESTAL SONG

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Author: Gerard Moultrie Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 172 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand; ponder nothing earthly-minded, for with blessing in his hand, Christ our God to earth descendeth, our full homage to demand. 2. King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords, in human vesture, in the body and the blood; he will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food. 3. Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way, as the Light of light descendeth from the realms of endless day, that the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away. 4. At his feet the six-winged seraph, cherubim, with sleepless eye, veil their faces to the presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Lord Most High! Topics: The Sacraments and Rites of the Church Eucharist (Holy Communion or The Lord's Supper); Christian Year Advent; Holy Communion Scripture: John 6:35-58 Used With Tune: PICARDY Text Sources: Liturgy of St. James, 4th cent.

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Author: Charles Wesley; George Whitefield Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,329 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born King; peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies; with th'angelic host proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!" Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new born King!" 2. Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord; late in time behold him come, offspring of a virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th' incarnate Deity, pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel. Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new-born King!" 3. Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings. Mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die, born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth. Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the new born King!" Topics: Christ's Gracious Life Birth and Baptism; Christian Year Christmas; Christian Year Epiphany; Christ's Gracious Life Birth and Baptism; Christian Year Christmas; Christian Year Epiphany; Hope; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ Incarnation Scripture: Luke 2:8-14 Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN