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The heav'ns declare Thy glory

Author: Thomas R. Birks Appears in 58 hymnals Topics: Universe Used With Tune: CHENIES

Behod! the mountain of the Lord

Author: Michael Bruce, 1746-1767 Appears in 184 hymnals Topics: Universal Reign of Christ; Kingdom of Christ (See Missions) Universal Lyrics: 1 Behold! the mountain of the Lord In latter days shall rise On mountain-tops above the hills, And draw the wondering eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, All tribes and tongues, shall flow; Up to the hill of God, they'll say And to His house we'll go. 3 The team that shines from Zion's hill Shall lighten every land; The King who reigns in Salem's towers Shall all the world command. 4 Among the nations He shall judge; His judgments truth shall guide; His scepter shall protect the just And quell the sinner's pride. 5 No strife shall rage, nor hostile feuds Disturb those peaceful years; To ploughshares men shall beat their swords, To pruning-hooks their spears. 6 No longer hosts, encountering hosts, Shall crowds of slain deplore; They'll hang the trumpet in the hall, And study war no more. 7 Come, then, O house of Jacob! come To worship at His shrine, And, walking in the light of God, With holy beauties shine. Used With Tune: ST. MAGNUS

The Blessings of Immanuel's Reign

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Universal Domain of First Line: O God, be Thy Anointed Son Lyrics: 1 O God, be Thy Anointed Son With truth and righteousness endowed, That justice may on earth be done, The meek protected from the proud. 2 Then over mountain side and plain Shall peace spring forth from righteousness; The poor man's cause will He maintain, And save the week, that none oppress. 3 Then shall Thy fear on earth be known Long as the sun and moon shall shine; While endless generations run Kingdom and glory shall be Thine. 4 Like copious rain in time of dearth, So shall His gracious coming be; As gentle show'rs that cheer the earth, So He shall bring prosperity. 5 The just shall flourish in His day, And evermore shall peace extend; From sea to sea shall be His sway, And to the earth's remotest end. 6 The desert lands to Him shall bow, And all the islands of the sea, And kings with gifts shall pay their vow, His enemies shall bend the knee. 7 In great compassion for the weak He ever will maintain their right, Will help the poor and save the meek; Their lives are precious in His sight. Scripture: Psalm 72 Used With Tune: HURSLEY

God's universal Dominion; or, Angels praise the Lord

Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: God his universal dominion; God his universal dominion First Line: The Lord, the sovereign King Lyrics: 1 The Lord, the sovereign King, Hath fix'd his throne on high, O'er all the heavenly world he rules, And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye angels, great in might, And swift to do his will, Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 3 Let the bright hosts, who wait The orders of their King, And guard his churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all his wondrous works, Through his vast kingdom, shew, Their Maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shall sing his graces too. Scripture: Psalm 103:19-22

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 351 hymnals Topics: God Hand/work in nature, world, universe First Line: Each little flow'r that opens Lyrics: Refrain: All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, And all things wise and wonderful: The Lord God made them all. 1 Each little flow'r that opens, Each little bird that sings, God made their glowing colors, God made their tiny wings. [Refrain] 2 The purple-headed mountains, The river running by, The sunset, and the morning That brightens up the sky. [Refrain] 3 The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden: God made them ev'ry one. [Refrain] 4 God gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well. [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 1:31 Used With Tune: ROYAL OAK

Thanksgiving and Praise

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 738 hymnals Topics: Royalty of Christ Universal Domain of First Line: All people that on earth do dwell Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. Him serve with mirth, His praise forth tell, Come ye before Him and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed; Without our aid He did us make: We are His flock, He doth us feed, And for His sheep He doth us take. 3 O enter then His gates with praise, Within His courts His praise proclaim; Let thankful songs your tongues employ, O bless and magnify His Name. 4 Because the Lord our God is good, His mercy is forever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

Before Jehovah's aweful throne

Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 975 hymnals Topics: Church Universal Lyrics: 1 Before Jehovah's aweful throne, ye nations, bow with sacred joy; know that the Lord is God alone: he can create, and he destroy. 2 His sovereign power, without our aid, made us of clay, and formed us then; and, when like wandering sheep we strayed, he brought us to his fold again. 3 We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, high as the heavens our voices raise; and earth, with her ten thousand tongues, shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. 4 Wide as the world is thy command, vast as eternity thy love; firm as a rock thy truth must stand, when rolling years shall cease to move. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH Text Sources: Jubilate Deo, A Song of Joy

I come with joy, a child of God

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 76 hymnals Topics: Church Universal Lyrics: 1 I come with joy, a child of God, forgiven, loved and free, the life of Jesus to recall, in love laid down for me. 2 I come with Christians far and near to find, as all are fed, the new community of love in Christ's communion bread. 3 As Christ breaks bread, and bids us share, each proud division ends. The love that made us, makes us one, and strangers now are friends. 4 The Spirit of the risen Christ, unseen, but ever near, is in such friendship better known, alive among us here. 5 Together met, together bound by all that God has done, we'll go with joy, to give the world the love that makes us one. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Used With Tune: ST BOTOLPH (Slater)

Eternal God, whose power upholds

Author: Henry H. Tweedy, 1868- Appears in 55 hymnals Topics: Christ The Universal Scripture: Acts 10:34-35 Used With Tune: SAINTLY PRAISE