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We bless the Lord, the great, the good

Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Creation, Preservation, and temporal Blessings The Bounty of God in the Works of Creation Lyrics: 1 We bless the Lord, the great, the good, Who fills our hearts with joy and food; Who pours his blessings from the skies, And loads our Days with rich supplies. 2 He sends the sun his circuit round, To cheer the fruits, to warm the ground; In plenteous drops of genial rain Revives the grass and swells the grain. 3 His bounteous hand, Great Spring of Good, Provides the whole creation food; He ever gives, yet still has more; His gifts can ne'er decrease his store. 4 We bless the Lord, who reigns above, Whose thoughts are kind, whose name is love; Whose bounty through creation flows, And life and bless on all bestows. 5 O let our souls with joy record The pow'r and goodness of the Lord; How great his works, how kind his ways! Let ev'ry tongue pronounce his praise.

God Our Deliverer

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Praise For Works of Providence First Line: Blest be the Lord! for us He cares Lyrics: 1 Blest be the Lord! for us He cares And daily all our burden bears; Our God is mighty strong to save; Jehovah frees us from the grave. 2 God's unrelenting enemies No peace shall find in earth or seas; His people shall triumphant go Victorious over ev'ry foe. 3 With glorious pomp our King and God Has entered into His abode, With sacred minstrelsy and song, While maidens with their timbrels throng. 4 Assemble ye before His face, All ye that spring from Israel's race; Ye chosen tribes, with one accord Come ye, and bless your God, the Lord. Scripture: Psalm 68 Used With Tune: WARE

"Not your own"

Author: Mrs. E. S. Alderson Appears in 65 hymnals Topics: Church Work of First Line: Lord of glory! thou hast bought us Lyrics: 1 Lord of glory! thou hast bought us, With thy life-blood as the price, Never grudging, for the lost ones, That tremendous sacrifice. 2 Grant us hearts, dear Lord! to yield thee Gladly, freely, of thine own; With the sunshine of thy goodness, Melt our thankless hearts of stone. 3 Wondrous honor hast thou given To our humblest charity, In thine own mysterious sentence,-- "Ye have done it unto me!" 4 Give us faith, to trust thee boldly, Hope, to stay our souls on thee: But, oh,--best of all thy graces-- Give us thine own charity. Scripture: Psalm 41:1 Used With Tune: SOLNEY

O thou who camest from above

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 181 hymnals Topics: Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit Lyrics: 1 O thou who camest from above the fire celestial to impart, kindle a flame of sacred love on the mean altar of my heart! 2 There let it for thy glory burn with inextinguishable blaze, and trembling to its source return in humble prayer and fervent praise. 3 Jesus, confirm my heart's desire to work, and speak, and think for thee; still let me guard the holy fire, and still stir up the gift in me. 4 Ready for all thy perfect will, my acts of faith and love repeat; till death thy endless mercies seal, and make the sacrifice complete. Scripture: Leviticus 6:13 Used With Tune: HEREFORD

Oh, for a Thousand Tongues!

Appears in 1,771 hymnals Topics: Personal Work and Service First Line: Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing Lyrics: 1 Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise, My great Redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace, The triumphs of His grace, The triumphs of His grace! 2 My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad The honors of Thy name, The honors of Thy name, The honors of Thy name. 3 Jesus! the name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease. That bids our sorrows cease; 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life and health and peace; 'Tis life and health and peace; 'Tis life and health and peace. 4 He breaks the pow'r of cancelled sin, He sets the prisoner free, He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean, His blood availed for me, His blood availed for me, His blood availed for me. Used With Tune: LYNGHAM

Forth in Thy Name, O Lord

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 349 hymnals Topics: Work, Daily Lyrics: 1. Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go, my daily labor to pursue; thee, only thee, resolved to know in all I think or speak or do. 2. The task thy wisdom hath assigned, O let me cheerfully fulfill; in all my works thy presence find, and prove thy good and perfect will. 3. Thee may I set at my right hand, whose eyes mine inmost substance see, and labor on at thy command, and offer all my works to thee. 4. For thee delightfully employ what e'er thy bounteous grace hath given; and run my course with even joy, and closely walk with thee to heaven. Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

Awake, my soul, in joyful lays

Author: Samuel Medley, 1738-1799 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,061 hymnals Topics: God: His Attributes, Works and Word The Lord Jesus Christ - His Praise Used With Tune: CYPRUS

The Call Is Clear and Simple

Author: Ruth Duck, b. 1947 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Daily Life and Work Scripture: Mark 12:28-34 Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE

Yes, we trust the day is breaking

Author: Thomas Kelly Appears in 231 hymnals Topics: Waiting for Christ Closing Work Lyrics: 1 Yes, we trust the day is breaking; Joyful times are near at hand: God, the mighty God, is speaking By his word in every land; When he comes his lost ones seeking, Darkness flees at his command. 2 Let us hail the joyful season, Let us hail the rising ray; When the Lord appears, there's reason To expect a glorious day; At the brightness of his coming Gloom and darkness flee away. 3 While the foe becomes more daring, While he enters like a flood, God the Saviour is preparing Means to spread his light abroad; Every tongue and every language Soon shall hear the truth of God. 4 O how pleasant, how reviving To our hearts, to hear each day Joyful news from far arriving, That the message wins its way; Those enlightening and enlivening Who in death and darkness lay! 5 God of Israel, high and glorious, Let thy people see thy hand; Let the message be victorious Through the world, in every land: Come, Lord Jesus, O come quickly, And thy blessing now command. Used With Tune: BAVARIA

More Love to Thee

Author: Elizabeth P. Prentiss Appears in 851 hymnals Topics: Work, Service First Line: More love to thee, O Christ Used With Tune: [More love to thee, O Christ]