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Let Us with a Gladsome Mind

Author: John Milton (1608-1674) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 545 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145 Lyrics: 1 Let us with a gladsome mind, praise the Lord forever kind: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 2 Who with all-commanding might filled the new-made world with light: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 3 Who the golden-tressed sun caused all day its course to run: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 4 All things living God doth feed, with full hand supplies their need: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 5 Let us with a gladsome mind, praise the Lord, forever kind: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. Topics: Creation; Praise of God; Psalm 136 Used With Tune: MONKLAND

Lord of all being, throned afar

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 430 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:3-19 Lyrics: 1 Lord of all being, throned afar, thy glory flames from sun and star; centre and soul of every sphere, yet to each loving heart how near! 2 Sun of our life, thy quickening ray sheds on our path the glow of day; Star of our hope, thy softened light cheers the long watches of the night. 3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn, our noontide is thy gracious dawn, our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign; all, save the clouds of sin, are thine. 3 Lord of all life, below, above, whose light is truth, whose warmth is love, before thy ever-blazing throne we ask no lustre of our own. 4 Grant us thy truth to make us free, and kindling hearts that burn for thee, till all thy living altars claim one holy light, one heavenly flame. Topics: God in majesty; Light Used With Tune: OMBERSLEY

O Love Divine, That Stooped to Share

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 274 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:18 Lyrics: 1 O Love divine, that stooped to share Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear, On Thee we cast each earth-born care; We smile at pain while Thou art near. 2 Though long the weary way we tread, And sorrow crown each lingering year, No path we shun, no darkness dread, Our hearts still whispering, Thou art near. 3 When drooping pleasure turns to grief, And trembling faith is turned to fear, The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf, Shall softly tell us, Thou art near. 4 On Thee we fling our burdening woe, O Love divine, forever dear, Content to suffer, while we know, Living and dying, Thou art near. Amen. Topics: Contentment; God Presence; Trust; God the Father His Presence Used With Tune: ST. CRISPIN

God the Omnipotent! King who ordainest

Author: Henry Fothergill Chorley (1808-1872); John Ellerton (1826-1893) Meter: 11.10.11.9 Appears in 203 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:15-19 Lyrics: 1 God the Omnipotent! King who ordainest great winds thy clarions, lightnings thy sword: show forth thy pity on high where thou reignest: give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 2 God the All-merciful! earth hath forsaken meekness and mercy, and slighted thy word; bid not thy wrath in its terrors awaken; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 3 God, the All-righteous One! we have defied thee; yet to eternity standeth thy word; falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside thee; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 4 God the All-wise! by the fire of thy chastening, earth shall to freedom and truth be restored; through the thick darkness thy Kingdom is hastening; thou wilt give peace in thy time, O Lord. 5 So shall thy children, with thankful devotion, praise him who saved them from peril and sword, singing in chorus, from ocean to ocean, peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord. Topics: The Church Celebrates National Life; Our Response to God in intercession and petition; God in judgement and justice; Kingdom of God; Nation and Society; Peace; Remembrance Sunday; Word of God Used With Tune: RUSSIA

Praise to the Holiest in the height

Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-1890 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 170 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:17 Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise: in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways. 2 O loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came. 3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive and should prevail; 4 And that a higher gift than grace should flesh and blood refine, God's presence and his very self, and essence all-divine. 5 O generous love! that he, who smote in Man for man the foe, the double agony in Man for man should undergo; 6 And in the garden secretly, and on the cross on high, should teach his brethren, and inspire to suffer and to die. 7 Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise: in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways. Topics: Good Friday; Proper 5 Year B; Passiontide and Holy Week Used With Tune: GERONTIUS

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

Author: George Herbert (1593-1633) Meter: 10.4.6.6.6.6 with refrain Appears in 169 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145 Lyrics: 1 Let all the world in every corner sing: my God and King! The heavens are not too high, his praise may thither fly; the earth is not too low, his praises there may grow. Let all the world in every corner sing: my God and King! 2 Let all the world in every corner sing: my God and King! The church with psalms must shout, no door can keep them out; but above all, the heart must bear the longest part. Let all the world in every corner sing: my God and King! Topics: Arts and Music; Praise of God Used With Tune: LUCKINGTON

Praise the Lord, his glories show, Alleluia!

Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 158 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145 Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord, his glories show, Alleluia! saints within his courts below, Alleluia! angels round the throne above, Alleluia! all that see and share his love, Alleluia! 2 Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, Alleluia! tell his wonders, sing his worth; Alleluia! age to age and shore to shore, Alleluia! praise him, praise him evermore! Alleluia! 3 Praise the Lord, his mercies trace; Alleluia! praise his providence and grace, Alleluia! all that he for us has done, Alleluia! all he sends us through his Son. Alleluia! 4 Strings and voices, hands and hearts, Alleluia! in the concert, bear your parts; Alleluia! all that breathe, your Lord adore, Alleluia! praise him, praise him evermore. Alleluia! Topics: The Living God The Activity of God - God in creation; The Activity of God God in creation; Adoration Of God; God in grace and mercy; Music and Song; Providence Used With Tune: LLANFAIR

Sollt ich meinem Gott nicht singen?

Author: P. Gerhard, 1606-1676 Appears in 75 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145 Topics: Erhaltung und Regierung

O day of God, draw nigh

Author: R. B. Y. Scott Appears in 44 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:17-19 Topics: Faith; Judgment; Justice; National and World Peace; The Kingdom of God on Earth The Nation, Peace Used With Tune: FESTAL SONG

Evening and Morning

Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-76; Richard Massie, 1800-87; Herman H. M. Brueckner, 1866-1942 Meter: 5.5.5.5.10.5.6.5.6.10 Appears in 24 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145 Lyrics: 1 Evening and morning, Sunset and dawning, Wealth, peace and gladness, Comfort in sadness: These are Thy works; all the glory be Thine! Times without number, Awake or in slumber, Thine eye observes us, From danger preserves us, Causing Thy mercy upon us to shine. 2 Father, O hear me, Pardon and spare me; Calm all my terrors, Blot out my errors That by Thine eyes they may no more be scanned. Order my goings, Direct all my doings; As it may please Thee, Retain or release me; All I commit to Thy fatherly hand. 3 & 4 [protected by copyright] Used With Tune: DIE GÜLDNE SONNE