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O 'twas a joyful sound to hear

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 117 hymnals Topics: Dedication Of a Church Scripture: Psalm 122 Used With Tune: NATIVITY Text Sources: Tate and Brady's "New Version," 1696, 1698

Angel-voices ever singing

Author: Francis Pott (1832-1909) Meter: 8.5.8.5.8.4.3 Appears in 379 hymnals Topics: Dedication Festival; Saints St Michael and All Angels; Angels; Arts and Creativity; Church Worship; God in majesty; Music and Song; Other Saints and Festivals Joseph of Nazareth; Other Saints and Festivals Michael and all Angels; Other Saints and Festivals Luke the Evangelist; Praise; Proper 15 Year B; Self-offering Lyrics: 1 Angel-voices ever singing round thy throne of light, angel-harps for ever ringing, rest not day nor night; thousands only live to bless thee and confess thee Lord of might. 2 Thou who art beyond the farthest mortal eye can scan, can it be that thou regardest songs of sinful man? Can we know that thou art near us, and wilt hear us? Yea, we can. 3 Yea, we know that thou rejoicest o'er each work of thine; thou didst ears and hands and voices for thy praise design; craftsman's art and music's measure for thy pleasure all combine. 4 In thy house, great God, we offer of thine own to thee; and for thine acceptance proffer all unworthily hearts and minds and hands and voices in our choicest psalmody. 5 Honour, glory, might, and merit thine shall ever be, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, blessèd Trinity. Of the best that thou hast given earth and heaven render thee. Scripture: 1 Kings 8:22-30 Used With Tune: ANGEL VOICES

Open now thy gates of beauty

Author: Benjamin Schmolck; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 151 hymnals Topics: Dedication Of a Church Used With Tune: UNSER HERRSCHER

Christ Is Our Cornerstone

Author: John Chandler Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 186 hymnals Topics: Church--Dedication of a building Lyrics: 1 Christ is our cornerstone, on him alone we build; with his true saints alone the courts of heav'n are filled; on his great love our hopes we place, of present grace and joys above. 2 O then with hymns of praise these hallowed courts shall ring: our voices we will raise the Three in One to sing, and thus proclaim in joyful song, both loud and long that glorious name. 3 Here, gracious God, do now for evermore draw near, accept each faithful vow, and ev'ry suppliant hear. In copious show'r on all who pray each holy day your blessings pour! 4 Here may we gain from heav'n the grace which we implore; and may that grace, once giv'n, be with us evermore, until that day when all the blessed to endless rest are called away! Scripture: Psalm 118:22-24 Used With Tune: DARWALL Text Sources: Latin, 7th cent.

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

Author: St. Nicetas, ca. 335-414; Ignaz Franz, 1719-1790; Clarence Walworth, 1820-1900 Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 with repeat Appears in 203 hymnals Topics: Rites of the Church Dedication of a Church First Line: Holy God, we praise thy name! Lyrics: 1 Holy God, we praise thy name; Lord of all, we bow before thee! All on earth thy sceptre claim, All in heav'n above adore thee; Infinite, thy vast domain, Everlasting is thy reign. Infinite, thy vast domain, Everlasting is thy reign. 2 Hark! the loud celestial hymn Angel choirs above are raising; Cherubim and Seraphim, In unceasing chorus praising; Fill the heav'ns with sweet accord: "Holy, holy, holy Lord!" Fill the heav'ns with sweet accord: "Holy, holy, holy Lord!" 3 Lo! The apostolic train Join, the sacred Name to hallow; Prophets swell the loud refrain, And the white robed martyrs follow; And from morn to set of sun, Through the Church the song goes on. And from morn to set of sun, Through the Church the song goes on. 4 Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three we name thee; While in essence only One, Undivided God we claim thee; And adoring, bend the knee, While we own the mystery. And adoring, bend the knee, While we own the mystery. Scripture: Isaiah 6:1-3 Used With Tune: GROSSER GOTT Text Sources: Te Deum laudamus

When in Our Music

Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 84 hymnals Topics: Church; Joy; Music Ministry; Praise; The Liturgical Year The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (November 9) First Line: When in our music God is glorified Lyrics: 1 When in our music God is glorified, And adoration leaves no room for pride, It is as though the whole creation cried Alleluia! 2 How often, making music, we have found A new dimension in the world of sound, As worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia! 3 So has the Church, in liturgy and song, In faith and love through centuries of wrong, Borne witness to the truth in ev'ry tongue, Alleluia! 4 And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night When utmost evil strove against the light? Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight, Alleluia! 5 Let ev'ry instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always Alleluia! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 15:16-24 Used With Tune: ENGLELBERG

This Child We Dedicate to Thee

Author: Samuel Gilman Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 93 hymnals Topics: The Living Church Dedication of Children Lyrics: 1 This child we dedicate to Thee, O God of grace and purity! In Thy love great love its life prolong. Shield it, we pray, from sin and wrong. 2 O may Thy Spirit gently draw Its willing soul to keep Thy law; May virtue, piety, and truth, Dawn even with its dawning youth. Used With Tune: FEDERAL STREET Text Sources: German

Lord of the worlds above

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 501 hymnals Topics: Dedication Of a Church Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148th

Lo, God is here: let us adore

Author: Rev. John Wesley; G. Tersteegen Appears in 289 hymnals Topics: Dedication of a Church Used With Tune: ST. FINBAR (ST. CATHERINE)

Come, We That Love the Lord

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; Robert Lowry, 1826-1899 Meter: 6.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 1,790 hymnals Topics: Dedication of a Church Refrain First Line: We're marching to Zion Scripture: Psalm 149:1-2 Used With Tune: MARCHING TO ZION