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Now thank we all our God

Author: Martin Rinkart 1586-1649; Catherine Winkworth 1827-78 Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 705 hymnals Topics: Approaching God The Eternal Trinity Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God with hearts and hands and voices; such wonders he has done! In him the world rejoices, who, from our mothers' arms, has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love and still is ours today. 2 O may this generous God through all our life be near us: to fill our hearts with joy and with his peace to cheer us; to keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed; and free us from all ills in this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God who reigns in highest heaven, to Father and to Son and Spirit now be given— the one eternal God, whom heaven and earth adore— for so it was, is now and shall be evermore. Used With Tune: NUN DANKET

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

Author: Thomas Ken 1637-1711 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,321 hymnals Topics: Approaching God Adoration and Thanksgiving Scripture: Romans 11:36 Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

My God, I thank you that you made

Author: Adelaide A Procter 1825-64 Meter: 8.4.8.4.8.4 Appears in 228 hymnals Topics: Approaching God Creator and Sustainer Lyrics: 1 My God, I thank you that you made the earth so bright, so full of splendour and of joy, beauty and light; so many glorious things are here, noble and right. 2 I thank you, Lord, that you have made our joy abound; so many gentle thoughts and deeds circling us round, that in the darkest spot on earth some love is found. 3 I thank you more, that all our joy is touched with pain, that shadows fall on brightest hours, that thorns remain; so that earth's bliss may be our guide, and not our chain. 4 I thank your, Lord, that you have kept the best in store; we have enough, yet not too much to long for more; a yearning for a deeper peace not known before. 5 I thank you, Lord, that here our lives, though richly blessed, cannot attain the peace they seek in earnest quest, nor ever shall, till face to face with Christ, they rest. Used With Tune: WENTWORTH

God, whose almighty word

Author: John Marriott 1780-1825 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 452 hymnals Topics: Approaching God The Eternal Trinity Lyrics: 1 God, whose almighty word chaos and darkness heard, and took their flight: hear us, we humbly pray, and where the gospel-day sheds not its glorious ray, let there be light! 2 Saviour, who came to bring on your redeeming wing healing and sight, health to the sick in mind, sight to the inly blind: O now to all mankind let there be light! 3 Spirit of truth and love, life-giving, holy Dove, speed on your flight! Move on the waters' face bearing the lamp of grace and, in earth's darkest place, let there be light! 4 Gracious and holy Three, all-glorious Trinity, wisdom, love, might: boundless as ocean's tide rolling in fullest pride through the world far and wide, let there be light! Scripture: Luke 4:18 Used With Tune: MOSCOW

Christ our God, to you we raise

Author: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint 1835-1917 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 655 hymnals Topics: Approaching God Creator and Sustainer First Line: For the beauty of the earth Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies: Refrain: Christ our God, to you we raise this our sacrifice of praise. 2 For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light: [Refrain] 3 For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind's delight, for the secret harmony linking sense to sound and sight: [Refrain] 4 For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth and friends above, pleasures pure and undefiled: [Refrain] 5 For each perfect gift divine, to our race so freely given, joys bestowed by love's design, flowers of earth and fruits of heaven: [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 13:15 Used With Tune: ASHBURTON

O Lord of heaven and earth and sea

Author: Christopher Wordsworth 1807-85 Meter: 8.8.8.4 Appears in 343 hymnals Topics: Approaching God Creator and Sustainer Scripture: Matthew 6:19-21 Used With Tune: ALMSGIVING

Sweet is the work, my God, my King

Author: Isaac Watts 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 788 hymnals Topics: Approaching God The Lord's Day Lyrics: 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my king, to praise your name, give thanks and sing; to show your love by morning light, and talk of all your truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day, the first and best, on which I share your sacred rest; so let my heart in tune be found like David’s harp of joyful sound. 3 My heart shall triumph in the Lord and bless his works, and bless his word: God's works of grace, how bright they shine— how deep his counsels, how divine! 4 Soon shall I see and hear and know all I desired on earth below; all that is evil then shall cease, Satan no longer break my peace. 5 No more shall I be snared by sin vexing my mind and heart within, but all my powers for God employ in that eternal world of joy. Used With Tune: DEEP HARMONY

I sing the almighty power of God

Author: Isaac Watts 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 478 hymnals Topics: Approaching God Creator and Sustainer Used With Tune: ST SAVIOUR

Stand up and bless the Lord

Author: James Montgomery 1771-1854 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 406 hymnals Topics: Approaching God Adoration and Thanksgiving Lyrics: 1 Stand up and bless the Lord, you people of his choice: stand up and bless the Lord your God with heart and soul and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, above all blessing high, who would not fear his holy name and praise and magnify? 3 O for the living flame from his own altar brought, to touch our lips, our minds inspire, and wing to heaven our thought! 4 God is our strength and song, and his salvation ours; let us proclaim his love in Christ with all our ransomed powers. 5 Stand up and bless the Lord, the Lord your God adore; stand up and bless his glorious name both now and evermore. Scripture: Isaiah 6:6-7 Used With Tune: CARLISLE

Before Jehovah's awesome throne

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; John Wesley, 1703-91 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 979 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The House of God Lyrics: 1 Before Jehovah’s awesome 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 men; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. 3 We are his people, we his care,— Our souls and all our mortal frame: What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy Name? 4 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. 5 Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: [All people that on earth do dwell]