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Nearer, my God to Thee
Author: Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams, 1805-1848 Appears in 2,492 hymnals Topics: Aspiration After God; Bethel; The Christian Life Aspiration and Prayer; Nearness of God To God ; Longing For God; Grief; Responsibility First Line: Nearer, my God, to Thee Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee;
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me;
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
2 Though, like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet, in my dreams, I'd be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
3 There let the way appear
Steps unto heaven;
All that Thou sendest me
In mercy given;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
4 Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with Thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee.
5 Or if on joyful wing
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upwards I fly;
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to Thee,
Nearer to Thee. Used With Tune: HORBURY
Nearer, my God to Thee
Spirit divine, attend our prayers
Author: Andrew Reed (1787-1862) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 393 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Coming of the Spirit; Our Response to God in the worship of God's house; Christian Year Pentecost; Church Worship; Holy Spirit name and images for Lyrics: 1 Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
and make this house your home;
descend with all your gracious powers;
come now, great Spirit, come!
2 Come as the fire: and purge our hearts
like sacrificial flame;
let our whole life an offering be
to our Redeemer's name.
3 Come as the dove: and spread your wings,
the wings of peaceful love;
and let your Church on earth become
blest as the Church above.
4 Come as the wind, with rushing sound
and Pentecostal grace,
that all of woman born may see
the glory of your face.
5 Spirit divine, attend our prayers;
and make this world your home;
descend with all your gracious powers;
come now, great Spirit, come! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 21:26 Used With Tune: MARTYRS
Spirit divine, attend our prayers
Where high the heavenly temple stands
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 204 hymnals Topics: Christ Risen Reign and Priesthood; Our Response to God in intercession and petition; Christian Year Ascension; Grief; Jesus compassion; Prayer Lyrics: 1 Where high the heavenly temple stands,
the house of God not made with hands,
a great High Priest our nature wears,
Jesus, the Son of God, appears.
2 He who for us our surety stood,
and poured on earth his precious blood,
pursues in heaven his mighty plan,
eternal God and Son of Man.
3 Though now ascended up on high,
he bends on earth a brother's eye;
partaker of the human name,
he knows the frailty of our frame.
4 Our fellow-sufferer yet retains
a fellow-feeling of our pains;
and still remembers in the skies
his tears, his agonies and cries.
5 In every pang that rends the heart
the Man of Sorrows has a part;
he sympathizes with our grief,
and to the sufferer sends relief.
6 With boldness, therefore, at the throne,
let us make all our sorrows known;
and ask the aid of heavenly power
to help us in the evil hour. Scripture: Hebrews 4:14-16 Used With Tune: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781, Paraphrase 58, alt.
Where high the heavenly temple stands
O God of earth and altar
Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 75 hymnals Topics: National Days; Christian Citizenship; Penitence; Social Religion The nation; Social Responsibility; St. Bartholomew Evening Prayer Opening Used With Tune: KING'S LYNN
O God of earth and altar
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Author: Phillips Brooks Meter: 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6 Appears in 846 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Christmas; Angels; Biblical Characters Mary, Mother of Jesus; Biblical Places Bethlehem; Christian Year Christmas; City/City of God; Good News, Gospel; Jesus Christ Birth and Infancy; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Life In; Jesus Christ Presence; Light; Peace (Inner, Calmness, Serenity; Regeneration; Service Music Prayer Responses; Advent 4 Year A; Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas Eve Year B; Christmas Day 1 Year B; Advent 4 Year C; Christmas Day 1 Year C Lyrics: 1 O little town of Bethlehem,
how still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
the silent stars go by;
yet in thy dark streets shineth
the everlasting light;
the hopes and fears of all the years
are met in thee tonight.
2 For Christ is born of Mary;
and gathered all above,
while mortals sleep, the angels keep
their watch of wondering love.
O morning stars, together
proclaim the holy birth,
and praises sing to God the King,
and peace to all on earth.
3 How silently, how silently,
the wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessed gift of heaven.
No ear may hear his coming;
but in this world of sin,
where meek souls will receive him, still
the dear Christ enters in.
4 O holy Child of Bethlehem,
descend to us, we pray;
cast out our sin, and enter in;
be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
the great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us,
our Lord Emmanuel.
Used With Tune: ST LOUIS
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Father eternal, Ruler of creation
Author: Laurence Housman, 1865-1959 Meter: 11.10.11.10.10 Appears in 48 hymnals Topics: Christian Responsibility Used With Tune: LANGHAM
Father eternal, Ruler of creation
Yesu, Yesu, fill us with your love
Author: Thomas Stevenson Colvin, 1925- Meter: 7.7.9 with refrain Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: Christian Community; Compassion; Jesus Christ Friend and Companion; Maundy Thursday; Ministry of Women; Ordination; Personal Response to Jesus; Saints Days and Holy Days Any Saint; Service; Social Justice; Witness to Community First Line: Kneels at the feet of his friends Lyrics: 1 Kneels at the feet of his friends,
silently washes their feet:
master who acts as a slave to them. [Refrain]
[Refrain:
Yesu, Yesu,
fill us with your love,
show us how to serve
the neighbours we have from you.
2 Neighbours are wealthy and poor,
varied in colour and rae,
neighbors are near us and far away. [Refrain]
3 These are the ones we should serve,
these are the ones we should love;
all these are neighbours to us and you. [Refrain]
4 Loving puts us on our knees,
silently washing their feet,
this is the way we should live with you. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Peter 5:1-5 Used With Tune: CHEREPONI Text Sources: People of Ghana
Yesu, Yesu, fill us with your love
The First Nowell
Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 401 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Epiphany; Angels; Biblical Characters Wisemen/Sages/Kings; Biblical Narrative; Choruses and Refrains; Christian Year Epiphany; Gift(s); Jesus Christ Blood; Jesus Christ Youth; Responses Antiphonal; Epiphany Year A; Christmas Eve Year C; Epiphany Year C First Line: The first Nowell the angel did say Refrain First Line: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell Lyrics: 1 The first Nowell the angel did say
was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay,
in fields where they lay a-keeping their sheep
on a cold winter's night that was so deep.
[Refrain:]
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,
born is the King of Israel.
2 They looked up and saw a star,
shining in the east beyond them far;
and to the earth it gave great light,
and so it continued both day and night. [Refrain]
3 And by the light of that same star
three wise men came from country far;
to seek for a king was their intent,
and to follow the star wherever it went. [Refrain]
4 This star drew nigh to the northwest,
o'er Bethlehem it took its rest,
and there it did both stop and stay
right over the place where Jesus lay. [Refrain]
5 Then entered in those wise men three
full reverently upon their knee,
and offered there in his presence,
their gold and myrrh and frankincense. [Refrain]
6 Then let us all with one accord
sing praises to our heavenly Lord,
that hath made heaven and earth of nought,
and with his blood our life hath bought. [Refrain] Used With Tune: THE FIRST NOWELL Text Sources: English traditional carol, ca. 17th century
The First Nowell
Just As I Am
Author: Charlotte Elliott Meter: 8.8.8.6 Appears in 2,121 hymnals Topics: Acceptance of Christ; Calling and Response; Choruses and Refrains; Christian Experience; Commissioning; Commitment; Confession; Confirmation; Conflict and Struggle; Consecration; Conversion; Decision; Forgiveness from God; Grace; Jesus Christ Atonement; Jesus Christ Blood; Jesus Christ Lamb of God; Need for God/Christ; Ordination; Pardon; Penitence; Reconciliation; Repentance; Sacrifice; Salvation; Service Music Prayer Responses; Surrender; Epiphany 2 Year A; Lent 4 Year A; Easter 3 Year A; Proper 6 Year A; Proper 16 Year A; Proper 12 Year B; Proper 13 Year B; Proper 17 Year B; Proper 23 Year C; Proper 26 Year C; Ash Wednesday Year ABC; Ash Wednesday Year ABC First Line: Just as I am, without one plea Lyrics: 1 Just as I am, without one plea,
but that thy blood was shed for me,
and that thou bidd'st me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
2 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;
sight, riches, healing of the mind,
yea, all I need, in thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
3 Just as I am, though tossed about
with many a conflict, many a doubt,
fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
4 Just as I am, thy love unknown
has broken every barrier down;
now to be thine, yea, thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.
Used With Tune: WOODWORTH
Just As I Am
O Jesus, I Have Promised
Author: John E. Bode Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 622 hymnals Topics: Invitation and Response; Assurance; Christ--Invitation of; Christian warfare; Covenant; Discipleship; Following Christ; Invitation and Response; Invitation and Response; Ordination; Temptation of believers; Trust and Confidence Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, I have promised
to serve you to the end;
be now and ever near me,
my master and my friend.
I shall not fear the battle
if you are by my side,
nor wander from the pathway
if you will be my guide.
2 O let me feel you near me;
the world is ever near:
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear.
My foes are ever near me,
around me and within;
but, Jesus, draw still nearer
and shield my soul from sin!
3 O let me hear you speaking
in accents clear and still,
above the storms of passion,
the murmurs of self-will.
O speak to reassure me,
to hasten or control;
and speak to make me listen,
O guardian of my soul.
4 O Jesus, you have promised
to all who follow you
that where you are in glory
your servants shall be too.
And, Jesus, I have promised
to serve you to the end;
O give me grace to follow,
my master and my friend. Scripture: Joshua 24:15-16 Used With Tune: ANGEL'S STORY
O Jesus, I Have Promised
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