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The Riches of God's Goodness

Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Adoration; Afflictions From the Wicked; Afflictions Refuge in; Aspirations For Peace and Rest; Blessedness Of Those Trusting Christ; Christ Abiding with Believers; Christ Light and Guide; Christ Love to; Christ Preciousness of; Christians Believers; Christians Saved by Grace; Church Triumph of; Comfort in Trials; Faith Act of; Faith Confidence of; God Goodness of; God Our Guardian; God Love and Mercy; God Source of All Good; Gospel Freeness of ; Gospel Invitations of ; Gospel Privileges of; Love For God; Praise By Saints; Praise For God's Goodness; Praise For God's Mercy; Praise for temporal blessings; Prayer confidence in; Prayer For Grace and Salvation; Preservation; Pride; Protection Only from God; Providence of God Over Saints; The Christian's Reward; Safety Assured; Salvation God's Gift; Salvation Thanksgiving for; Steadfastness; Temptation; Trust in God Blessedness of; Trust in God Expression of First Line: How great the goodness kept in store Lyrics: 1 How great the goodness kept in store For those who fear Thee and adore In meek humility. How great the deeds with mercy fraught Which openly Thy hand hath wrought For those who trust in Thee, For those who trust in Thee. 2 Secured by Thy unfailing grace, In Thee they find a hiding place When foes their plots devise; A sure retreat Thou wilt prepare, And keep them safely sheltered there, When strife of tongues shall rise, When strife of tongues shall rise. 3 Blest be the Lord, for He has showed, While giving me a safe abode, His love beyond compare; Altho' His face He seemed to hide, He ever heard me when I cried, And made my wants His care, And made my wants His care. 4 Ye saints, Jehovah love and serve, For He the faithful will preserve, And shield from men of pride; Be strong, and let your hearts be brave, All ye that wait for Him to save, In God the Lord confide, In God the Lord confide. Scripture: Psalm 31 Used With Tune: ARIEL

Forward Through the Ages

Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer Meter: 6.5.6.5 D with refrain Appears in 84 hymnals Topics: New Heaven and a New Earth Communion of the Saints; The Nature of the Church United in Christ; New Heaven and a New Earth Communion of the Saints; Christian Year All Saints Day; Church Community in Christ; Heritage; Kingdom of God; Zeal Lyrics: 1. Forward through the ages, in unbroken line, move the faithful spirits at the call divine; gifts in differing measure, hearts of one accord, manifold the service, one the sure reward. Refrain: Forward through the ages, in unbroken line, move the faithful spirits at the call divine. 2. Wider grows the kingdom, reign of love and light; for it we must labor, till our faith is sight. Prophets have proclaimed it, martyrs testified, poets sung its glory, heroes for it died. [Refrain] 3. Not alone we conquer, not alone we fall; in each loss or triumph lose or triumph all. Bound by God's far purpose in one living whole, move we on together to the shining goal. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ST. GERTRUDE

O Holy City, Seen of John

Author: Walter Russell Bowie Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 87 hymnals Topics: A New Heaven and A New Earth Completion of Creation and City of God; Biblical Characters John; Brotherhood/Sisterhood; Building/Bridge; Challenge; Church Community in Christ; City/City of God; Confession; Courage; Eternal Life; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Kingdom, Majesty, Realm; Grace; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Jesus Christ Lamb of God; Jesus Christ Second Coming; Justice; Kingdom of God; Life; Petition; Second Coming; Service; Social Concerns; Strength; Vision/Dream; Proper 23 Year A; Epiphany 5 Year B; Proper 15 Year B; All Saints Year B; Easter 4 Year C; Easter 5 Year C; Easter 6 Year C; New Year Year ABC Lyrics: 1 O holy city, seen of John, where Christ, the Lamb, doth reign, within whose foursquare walls shall come no night, nor need, nor pain, and where the tears are wiped from eyes that shall not weep again! 2 Hark, now from men whose lives are held more cheap than merchandise, from women struggling sore for bread, from little children's cries, there swells the sobbing human plaint that bids thy walls arise. 3 O shame to us who rest content while lust and greed for gain in street and shop and tenement wring gold from human pain, and bitter lips in blind despair cry, "Christ hath died in vain!" 4 Give us, O God, the strength to build the city that hath stood too long a dream, whose laws are love, whose ways is brotherhood, and where the sun that shineth is God's grace for human good. 5 Already in the mind of God that city riseth fair. Lo, how its splendour challenges the souls that greatly dare, yea, bids us seize the whole of life and build its glory there! Used With Tune: MORNING SONG

We sing the praise of him who died

Author: Thomas Kelly, 1769-1855 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 195 hymnals Topics: All Saints and All Souls; Confession of Faith; Confidence; Consolation; Courage; Evil; Faithfulness of God; Forgiveness; Funerals; God's Love to Us; Good Friday; Hope; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Martyrs; Protection; Providence; Resurrection; Salvation; Trust in God Lyrics: 1 We sing the praise of him who died, of him who died upon the cross; the sinners' hope though all deride: for this we count the world but loss. 2 Inscribed upon the cross we see in shining letters, 'God is love'; he bears our sins upon the tree; he brings us mercy from above. 3 The cross - it takes our guilt away, it holds the fainting spirit up, it cheers with hope the gloomy day and sweetens every bitter cup: 4 it makes the coward spirit brave and nerves the feeble arm for fight; it takes all terror from the grave and gilds the bed of death with light: 5 the balm of life, the cure of woe, the measure and the pledge of love, the sinner's refuge here below, the angels' theme in heaven above. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:1-10 Used With Tune: BOW BRICKHILL

To Christ, the Prince of peace

Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-78 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Atonement; Christ's Sacrifice; Comfort; Consummation in Christ; Dévotion; God's Love to Us; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Saints Days and Holy Days St Michael and All Angels Lyrics: 1 To Christ, the Prince of peace and Son of God most high, the Father of the world to come, we sing with holy joy. 2 Deep in his heart for us the wound of love he bore: that burning love he kindles still in hearts that him adore. 3 O Jesus, victim priest, what else but love so fine could move you so to welcome us into your heart divine? 4 O fount of endless life, O spring of water clear, O flame celestial, cleansing all who will to you draw near, 5 hide us within your heart, for there we all would be, to live in grace, and after death gain immortality. 6 Praise to the Father be, and sole-begotten Son; praise, ever holy Paraclete, while endless ages run. Scripture: 1 John 1:5-10 Used With Tune: NARENZA Text Sources: Anon., Latin from Catholicum Hymnologium Germanicum, 1587

For all the saints who from their labors rest

Author: William Walsham How, 1823-97 Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 593 hymnals Topics: All Saints and All Souls; Communion of Saints; Conflict; Consummation in Christ; Forebears; Funerals; People of God; Pilgrimage; Processional Hymn Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest, who to the world their Lord by faith confessed, your name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 2 You were their rock, their fortress and their might, you were their captain in the well fought fight; in deepest darkness still their one true light. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 3 So may your servants, faithful, true, and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, and win, with them, the victor's crown of gold. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 4 O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine, all yours, all joined in unity divine. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 6 The golden evening brightens in the west; soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest, the peaceful calm of paradise the blest. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 7 But see, there breaks a yet more glorious day; the saints triumphant rise in bright array; the King of glory calls passes on his way. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 8 From earth's wide bounds and ocean's farthest shore, through heaven's gate the holy people pour; the Three-in-One for ever they adore. Hallelujah, hallelujah! Scripture: Colossians 1:9-14 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE

When We All Get to Heaven

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1851-1920 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 332 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; City of God; Eternal Life; Grace; Heaven; Journey, Pilgrimage; Joy; Mercy, Forgiveness; Praise; Service; Trust in Jesus Christ; Victory over Sin and Death; Worship and Adoration First Line: Sing the wondrous love of Jesus Lyrics: 1 Sing the wondrous love of Jesus, Sing his mercy and his grace; In the mansions bright and blessed He'll prepare for us a place. Refrain: When we all get to heaven, what a day of rejoicing that will be! When we all see Jesus, we'll sing and shout, and shout the victory! 2 While we walk the pilgrim pathway Clouds will overspread the sky; But when trav'ling days are over Not a shadow, not a sigh. [Refrain] 3 Let us then be true and faithful, Trusting, serving ev'ry day; Just one glimpse of him in glory Will the toils of life repay. [Refrain] 4 Onward to the prize before us! Soon his beauty we'll behold; Soon the pearly gates will open - We shall tread the streets of gold. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 16:11 Used With Tune: HEAVEN

God the Giver of Victory

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Assurance Declared; Christ Power of; Deliverance From Enemies; Enemies Restrained; God Our Guardian; God Kingly Character of; God Source of All Good; Grace Sustaining; Nations Rebuked in Wrath; Parents and Children; The Past; Prayer Intercession in; The Righteous Forsaken by God; Vanity Of Men and Riches First Line: O God, we have heard and our fathers have told Lyrics: 1 O God, we have heard and our fathers have told What wonders Thou didst in the great days of old; The nations were crushed and expelled by Thy hand, Cast out that Thy people might dwell in their land. 2 They gained not the land by the edge of the sword, Their own arm to them could no safety afford, But Thy right hand saved, and the light of Thy face, Because of Thy favor and wonderful grace. 3 Command, and Thy word shall deliverance bring, O God, to Thy chosen, for Thou art our King; Thro' Thee we will surely defeat all our foes, Thro' Thy name will triumph o'er those that oppose. 4 No trust will I place in my strength to defend, Nor yet on my sword as a safeguard depend; In Thee, Who hast saved us and put them to shame, We boast all the day, ever praising Thy Name. Scripture: Psalm 44 Used With Tune: RESIGNATION

Happy Are They Who Walk in God's Wise Way

Author: Erik Routley Meter: 10.8.10.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Atheism; Blessing; Church Year All Saints' Day; Commitment; Conflict; Discipleship; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Emmaus Road; Endurance; Evil; God Obedience to; God's Seeing; God's Will; God's Word; God's law; God's Love; Jesus Christ Good Shepherd; Jesus Christ Mind of; Jesus Christ Teacher; Jesus Christ Way, Truth, and Life; Judgment; Mercy; Obedience; Remnant of Isarel; Servants of God; Truth; Wisdom Psalms; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 23-29; Year B, Easter, 7th Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 18-24; Year C, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 6th Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost; September 4-10; Texts in Languages Other than English Thai First Line: Happy are they who walk in God's wise way (Khwaam suk yeun yong khong maa suu phuu tham chop) Scripture: Psalm 1 Used With Tune: SRI LAMPANG Text Sources: Thailand

God's majesty and tenderness celebrated

Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Angels; Aspirations For Church Privileges; Christ Worshiped; Church An Abode of God; Church Beloved of God; Church Divinely Furnished; Church Glorious; Faith Blessedness of; Families; God Father; God Glorious; God Source of All Good; Gospel Gracious Fruit of; Gospel Prevalence and Power of; Holiness; Ministers; Missions Influence of; The Poor God Remembers; Praise By Saints; Praise Calls to; Praise For Spiritual Blessings; Praise For Works of Providence; Praise To God; Revival; The Righteous Joy of; Royalty of Christ In His Church; Thanksgiving Declared; The Wicked Prayers for Punishment of; Worship Delightful to Saints First Line: Let God arise, and scattered Scripture: Psalm 68:1-16 Used With Tune: [Let God arise, and scattered]