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Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright

Author: Joseph the Hymnographer, IX Century; John Mason Neale Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 69 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright, Filled with celestial respledence and light, These that, where night never followeth day, Praise the "Thrice Holy, Lord!" ever and aye. 2 These are Thy counselors, these dost Thou own, Lord God of Sabaoth! nearest Thy throne; These are Thy ministers, these dost Thou send, Help of the helpless ones, man to defend. 3 Still let them succor us; still let them fight, Lord of angelic hosts! battling for right, Till, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour, We with the angels may bow and adore. Amen. Topics: The Church The Church Triumphant: St. Michael and all angels Used With Tune: REGNATOR ORBIS

Jesus, Thou wounded Lamb of God

Author: Nicolaus Ludwig v. Zinzendorf; Johann Nitschmann; John Wesley Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Thou wounded Lamb of God, O wash me in Thy cleansing Blood; Give me to know thy love; then pain Is sweet, and life or death is gain. 2 Take my poor heart, and let it be For ever closed to all but Thee. Seal Thou my breast, and let me wear That pledge of love for ever there. 3 What are our works but sin and death, Till Thou thy quickening Spirit breathe? Thou giv'st the power Thy grace to move; O wondrous grace! O boundless love! 4 How can it be, thou heavenly King, That Thou shouldst us to glory bring, Make slaves the partners of Thy throne, Decked with a never-fading crown? 5 Ah, Lord, enlarge our scanty thought To know the wonders thou hast wrought; Unloose our stammering tongues, to tell Thy love immense, unsearchable! Amen. Topics: The Christian Life Communion with Christ Used With Tune: HERR JESU CHRIST, MEINS LEBENS LICHT

The day is gently sinking to a close

Author: Christopher Wordsworth Appears in 148 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The day is gently sinking to a close: Fainter, and yet more faint the sunlight grows. O Brightness of Thy Father’s glory, Thou Eternal Light of Light, be with us now: Where Thou art present, darkness cannot be; Midnight is glorious noon, O Lord, with Thee. 2 Our changeful lives are ebbing to an end, Onward to darkness and to death we tend; O Conqueror of the grave, be Thou our Guide, Be Thou our Light in death’s dark eventide; Then in our mortal hour will be no gloom, No sting in death, no terror in the tomb. 3 Thou, Who in darkness walking, didst appear Upon the waves and Thy disciples cheer, Come, Lord, in lonesome days, when storms assail, And earthly hopes and human succors fail; When all is dark, may we behold Thee nigh, And hear Thy voice, "Fear not, for it is I." 4 The weary world is mouldering to decay, Its glories wane, its pageants fade away: In that last sunset, when the stars shall fall, May we arise, awakened by Thy call, With Thee, O Lord, for ever to abide In that blest day which has no eventide. Amen. Topics: Times and Seasons Evening Used With Tune: NACHTLIED

Come, ye that love the Lord

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 1,797 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, While ye surround His throne. Let those refuse to sing Who never knew our God; But children of the heavenly King May speak their joys abroad. 2 The God who rules on high, That all the earth surveys, That rides upon the stormy sky, And calms the roaring seas: This awful God is ours, Our Father and our Love: He will send down His heavenly powers To carry us above. 3 There we shall see His face, And never, never sin: There, from the rivers of His grace, Drink endless pleasures in. Then let our songs abound, And every tear be dry; We're marching through Emmanuel's ground To fairer worlds on high. Amen. Topics: The Christian Life Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving Used With Tune: KANE

My God, accept my heart this day

Author: Matthew Bridges Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 261 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My God, accept my heart this day, And make it always Thine, That I from Thee no more may stray, No more from Thee decline. 2 Before the Cross of Him Who died, Behold, I prostrate fall; Let every sin be crucified, Let Christ be all in all! 3 Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace, And seal me for Thine own, That I may see Thy glorious face, And worship at Thy throne. 4 Let every thought, and work, and word, To Thee be ever given; Then life shall be Thy service, Lord, And death the gate of heaven. Amen. Used With Tune: ST. PETER

They come, God's messengers of love

Author: Robert Campbell Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 25 hymnals Lyrics: 1 They come, God’s messengers of love, They come from realms of peace above, From homes of never-fading light, From blissful mansions ever bright. 2 They come to watch around us here, To soothe our sorrow, calm our fear: But chiefly, at our journey's end, 'Tis theirs the spirit to defend. 3 Blest Jesus, Thou Whose groans and tears Have sanctified frail nature’s fears, To earth in bitter sorrow weighed, Thou didst not scorn Thine angel’s aid. 4 An angel guard to us supply, When on the bed of death we lie; And by Thine own almighty power, O shield us in that final hour. Amen. Topics: The Church The Church Triumphant: St. Michael and all angels Used With Tune: MAINZER

Once in royal David's city

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Appears in 410 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle-shed Where a mother laid her Baby In a manger for His bed; Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little Child. 2 He came down to earth from heaven, Who is God and Lord of all, And His shelter was a stable, And His cradle was a stall; With the poor, and mean, and lowly, Lived on earth our Saviour holy. 3 And, through all His wondrous childhood, He would honor, and obey, Love, and watch the lowly maiden In whose gentle arms he lay; Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as He. 4 For He is our childhood's Pattern, Day by day like us He grew; He was little, weak, and helpless, Tears and smiles like us He knew; And He feeleth for our sadness, And He shareth in our gladness. 5 And our eyes at last shall see Him, Through His own redeeming love; For that Child so dear and gentle Is our Lord in heaven above; And He leads His children on To the place where He is gone. 6 Not in that poor lowly stable, With the oxen standing by, We shall see Him, but in heaven, Set at God's right hand on high; When like stars His children crowned, All in white shall wait around. Topics: Hymns for Children Used With Tune: IRBY

Not worthy, Lord, to gather up the crumbs

Author: Edward Henry Bickersteth Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 88 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Not worthy, Lord, to gather up the crumbs With trembling hand, that from Thy table fall, A weary, heavy-laden sinner comes To plead Thy promise and obey Thy call. 2 I am not worthy to be thought Thy child, Nor sit the last and lowest at Thy board; Too long a wanderer, and too oft beguiled, I only ask one reconciling word. 3 I hear Thy voice; Thou bid'st me come and rest; I come, I kneel, I clasp Thy piercèd feet; Thou bid'st me take my place, a welcome guest Among Thy saints, and of Thy banquet eat. 4 My praise can only breathe itself in prayer, My prayer can only lose itself in Thee; Dwell Thou for ever in my heart, and there, Lord, let me sup with Thee; sup Thou with me. Amen. Topics: The Holy Communion Used With Tune: REGNATOR ORBIS

O what, if we are Christ's

Author: Henry Williams Baker Appears in 134 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O what, if we are Christ's, Is earthly shame or loss? Bright shall the crown of glory be When we have borne the cross. 2 Keen was the trial once, Bitter the cup of woe, When martyred saints, baptized in blood, Christ's sufferings shared below. 3 Bright is their glory now, Boundless their joy above, Where on the bosom of their God, They rest in perfect love. 4 Lord, may that grace be ours, Like them in faith to bear All that of sorrow, grief or pain, May be our portion here. 5 Enough if Thou at last The word of blessing give, And let us rest in thine own home, Where saints and angels live. 6 All glory, Lord, to Thee, Whom heav'n and earth adore; To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One God forevermore. Amen. Topics: The Christian Life Cross and Comfort Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH

All things bright and beautiful

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Appears in 325 hymnals First Line: Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Refrain: All things bright, and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. 2 Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, God made their glowing colors, God made their tiny wings. [Refrain] 3 The rich man in his castle, The poor man at his gate, God made them, high or lowly, And ordered their estate. [Refrain] 4 The purple-headed mountain, The river running by, The sunset, and the morning That brightens up the sky: [Refrain] 5 The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them every one. [Refrain] 6 The tall trees in the greenwood, The meadows where we play, The rushes by the water We gather every day. [Refrain] 7 He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well. [Refrain] Amen. Topics: Hymns for Children Used With Tune: ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL