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The Lord's My Shepherd

Author: Federico J. Pagura Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 627 hymnals Topics: New Creation First Line: The Lord's my shepherd. I'll not want Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: BROTHER JAMES' AIR Text Sources: Scottish Psalter 1650 (English words); The United Methodist Korean Hymnal Committee (Korean translation)

O Lord, How Shall I Meet You

Author: Paul Gerhardt; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: New Creation Lyrics: 1 O Lord, how shall I meet you, how welcome you aright? Your people long to greet you, my hope, my heart's delight! O kindle, Lord most holy, your lamp within my breast, to do in spirit lowly all that may please you best. 2 Love caused your incarnation; love brought you down to me; your thirst for my salvation procured my liberty. O love beyond all telling, that led you to embrace in love, all love excelling, our lost and fallen race. 3 You come, O Lord, with gladness, in mercy and goodwill, to bring an end to sadness and bid our fears be still. In patient expectation we live for that great day when a renewed creation your glory shall display. Used With Tune: WIE SOLL ICH DICH EMPFANGEN

Unexpected and Mysterious

Author: Jeanette M. Lindholm Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: New Creation Scripture: Isaiah 66:12-13 Used With Tune: ST HELENA

As with Gladness Men of Old

Author: William C. Dix Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 661 hymnals Topics: New Creation Lyrics: 1 As with gladness men of old did the guiding star behold, as with joy they hailed its light, leading onward, beaming bright; so, most gracious Lord, may we evermore your splendor see. 2 As with joyful steps they sped to that lowly infant bed, there to bend the knee before Christ, whom heaven and earth adore; so may we with willing feet ever seek your mercy seat. 3 As they offered gifts most rare at that cradle plain and bare, so may we with holy joy, pure and free from sin's alloy, all our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to you, our heavenly King. 4 Holy Jesus, every day keep us in the narrow way, and when mortal things are past, bring our ransomed lives at last where they need no star to guide, where no clouds your glory hide. 5 In that glorious city bright none shall need created light; you its light, its joy, its crown, you its sun which goes not down; there forever may we sing alleluias to our King! Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Used With Tune: DIX

By Grace We Have Been Saved

Author: Rusty Edwards Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: New Creation; New Creation First Line: By grace we have been saved through faith Scripture: Isaiah 52:7 Used With Tune: DOVE OF PEACE

Be Exalted, O God

Author: Brent Chambers, b. 1948 Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: New Creation First Line: I will give thanks to thee, O Lord Scripture: Psalm 108 Used With Tune: [I will give thanks to thee, O Lord]

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,287 hymnals Topics: Prayer in Afflictions; Brevity And Frailty Of Life; Creation; Death; Eternity of God; Funerals; God our Helper; Immutability of God; New Year; Old Year; Security Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is Thine arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all its sons away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: LAFAYETTE

Lord, Thou Hast Been Our Dwelling-Place

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Brevity And Frailty Of Life; Communion with God; Compassion of God; Creation; Death; Eternity of God; Fear of God; Funerals; Immutability of God; New Year; Old Year; Omniscience of God; Wrath Of God Lyrics: 1 Lord, Thou hast been our dwelling-place Through all the ages of our race; Before the mountains had their birth, Or even Thou hadst formed the earth, From everlasting Thou art God, To everlasting our abode. 2 At Thy command man fades and dies And newborn generations rise; A thousand years are passed away, And all to Thee are but a day; Yea, like the watches of the night, With Thee the ages wing their flight. 3 Man soon yields up his fleeting breath Before this swelling tide of death; Like transient sleep his seasons pass, His life is like the tender grass, Luxuriant 'neath the morning sun, And withered ere the day is done. 4 Man in Thy anger is consumed, And unto grief and sorrow doomed; Before Thy clear and searching sight Our secret sins are brought to light; Beneath Thy wrath we pine and die, Our life expiring like a sigh. 5 For threescore years and ten we wait, Or fourscore years if strength be great; But grief and toil attend life's day, And soon our spirits fly away; O who with true and reverent though Can fear Thy anger as he ought? 6 O teach Thou us to count our days And set our hearts on wisdom's ways; Turn, Lord, to us in our distress, In pity now Thy servants bless; Let mercy's dawn dispel our night, And all our day with joy be bright. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE

The God of Abraham Praise

Author: Thomas Olivers Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 466 hymnals Topics: The New Creation; New Creation Lyrics: 1 The God of Abraham praise, who reigns enthroned above, the Ancient of eternal days, the God of love! The Lord, the great I AM, by earth and heaven confessed we bow before his holy name forever blest. 2 He by his name has sworn, on this we shall depend, and as on eagles' wings upborne to heaven ascend. There we shall see his face, his power we shall adore and sing the wonders of his grace forevermore. 3 The goodly land I see, with peace and plenty blest, a land of sacred liberty and endless rest. There milk and honey flow, and oil and wine abound; the tree of life forever grows with mercy crowned. 4 There rules the Lord our King, the Lord our Righteousness, victorious over death and sin, the Prince of Peace. On Zion's sacred height his kingdom he maintains, and glorious with his saints in light forever reigns. 5 Triumphant hosts on high give thanks to God and sing, and "Holy, holy, holy" cry, "Almighty King!" Hail, Abraham's God and ours! One mighty hymn we raise. All power and majesty be yours and endless praise! Scripture: Genesis 22:16-17 Used With Tune: LEONI Text Sources: Hebrew doxology (based on a )

Good Christians All

Author: Cyril A. Alington, 1872-1955; Norman Mealy, b. 1923 Meter: 8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 75 hymnals Topics: New Creation First Line: Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! Scripture: 1 John 5:13 Used With Tune: GELOBT SEI GOTT