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Lord, Speak to Us, that We May Speak

Author: Frances R. Havergal, 1836-1879 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 467 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 5 Lyrics: 1 Lord, speak to us, that we may speak In living echoes of your tone; As you have sought, so let us seek Your straying children, lost and lone. 2 Oh, lead us, Lord, that we may lead The wand'ring and the wav'ring feet; Oh, feed us, Lord, that we may feed Your hung'ring ones with manna sweet. 3 Oh, teach us, Lord, that we may teach The precious truths which you impart, And wing our words, that they may reach The hidden depths of many a heart. 4 Oh, fill us with your fullness, Lord, Until our very hearts o'erflow In kindling thought and glowing word, Your love to tell, your praise to show. Used With Tune: CANONBURY

Precious Lord, Take My Hand

Author: Thomas A. Dorsey Appears in 120 hymnals Topics: Year B Epiphany 5 Refrain First Line: Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home Used With Tune: PRECIOUS LORD

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (Lorsque les mortels, en silence frémiront)

Author: Gerard Moultrie; G. de Lioncourt Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 180 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 5 Year C Lyrics: 1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with awe and reverence stand; ponder nothing earthly minded, for with blessing in his hand Christ our God to us approacheth our full homage to demand. 2 King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords, in human vesture, in the body and the blood, he will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food. 3 Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way. as the Light of light descendeth from the realms of endless day, that the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away. 4 At his feet the six-winged seraph; cherubim with sleepless eye veil their faces to the presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry, Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, Lord Most High! Used With Tune: PICARDY Text Sources: Liturgy of St. James

O for a thousand tongues to sing

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,771 hymnals Topics: Epiphany III Year C; Proper 5 Year C; Proper 18 Year B Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing my dear Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace! 2 Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; 'tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life and health and peace. 3 He breaks the power of cancelled sin, he sets the prisoner free: his blood can make the foulest clean; his blood availed for me. 4 He speaks; and, listening to his voice, new life the dead receive, the mournful broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe. 5 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, your loosened tongues employ; ye blind, behold your Saviour come; and leap, ye lame, for joy! 6 My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim and spread through all the earth abroad the honours of thy name. Scripture: Acts 3:6-8 Used With Tune: SELBY

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound

Author: John Newton, 1725-1807; Jacques de Réland; Josephine S. (Konwenne) Day; Wing-Hee Heyward Wong; Chirstopher Cheung; Megumi Hara; Haruo Harold Aihara Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,501 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 5 Year C Lyrics: 1 Amazing grace, How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see. 2 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved; how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed! 3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; 'tis grace that brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promised good to me, this word my hope secures; God will my shield and portion be as long as life endures. 5 When we've been there ten thousand years bright shining as the sun, we've no less days to sing God's praise than when we'd first begun. Used With Tune: AMAZING GRACE (NEW BRITAIN) Text Sources: V. 5 anon. from A Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790; Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut translators unknown; Ethnic Ministries Council, The United Church of Canada also helped with Japanese transliteration, 1995

There's a Spirit in the Air

Author: Brian Wren Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 37 hymnals Topics: Year A Epiphany 5 Lyrics: 1 There's a spirit in the air, telling Christians everywhere: "Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working in our world." 2 Lose your shyness, find your tongue; tell the world what God has done: God in Christ has come to stay. Live tomorrow's life today. 3 When believers break the bread, when a hungry child is fed; Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working, in our world. 4 Still the Spirit gives us light, seeing wrong and setting right: God in Christ has come to stay. Live tomorrow's life today! 5 When a stranger's not alone, where the homeless find a home; Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working, in our world. 6 May the Spirit fill our praise, guide our thoughts and change our ways. God in Christ has come to stay. Live tomorrow's life today. 7 There's a Spirit in the air, calling people everywhere: Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working, in our world. Scripture: 1 John 4 Used With Tune: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS

Dear God, Who Loves All Humankind

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 525 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 5 Year C Lyrics: 1 Dear God, who loves all humankind, forgive our foolish ways; reclothe us in our rightful mind; in purer lives thy service find, in deeper reverence, praise. 2 In simple trust like theirs who heard, beside the Syrian sea, the gracious calling of the Lord, let us, like them, without a word, rise up, and follow thee. 3 O sabbath rest by Galilee! O calm of hills above, where Jesus knelt to share with thee the silence of eternity, interpreted by love! 4 Drop thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace. 5 Breathe through the heats of our desire thy coolness and thy balm; let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; speak through the earthquake, wind and fire, O still, small voice of calm! Used With Tune: REST

The Strife Is O'er

Author: Francis Pott Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluia Appears in 508 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 5 Year C First Line: The strife is o'er, the battle done Lyrics: 1 The strife is o'er, the battle done, the victory of life is won; the song of triumph has begun, hallelujah! 2 The powers of death have done their worst, but Christ their legions has dispersed: let shouts of holy joy outburst, hallelujah! 3 He closed the ancient gates of hell, the bars from heaven's high portals fell; let hymns of praise his triumphs tell, hallelujah! 4 On the third morn he rose again, glorious in majesty to reign; O let us swell the joyful strain, hallelujah! Used With Tune: VICTORY Text Sources: Latin, 17th century

There Is a Name I Love to Hear (O How I Love Jesus)

Author: Frederick Whitfield Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 596 hymnals Topics: Year C Epiphany 5 First Line: There is a name I love to hear Refrain First Line: O how I love Jesus Scripture: Mark 6:47-52 Used With Tune: O HOW I LOVE JESUS

God, whose almighty word

Author: J. Marriott (1780-1825) Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 449 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 5, Revelation The Wisdom of God 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 forth your flight! move on the water's face bearing the lamp of grace and, in earth's darkest place let there be light! 4 Gracious and holy Three, 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: Genesis 1:3 Used With Tune: MOSCOW