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Jesus Calls Us

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 963 hymnals Topics: Church in the World Discipleship: Call; Acceptance of Christ; Biblical Places Galilee; Calling and Response; Calling and Response; Commitment; Jesus Christ Call of; Love for God/Christ; Obedience; Vocation; Epiphany 3 Year A; Lent 2 Year A; Proper 5 Year A; Proper 14 Year A; Proper 17 Year A; Epiphany 2 Year B; Epiphany 3 Year B; Proper 7 Year B; Epiphany 5 Year C; Epiphany 6 Year C; Proper 10 Year C; Proper 14 Year C; Proper 15 Year C First Line: Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult Lyrics: 1 Jesus calls us, o'er the tumult of our life's wild restless sea, day by day his clear voice sounding, saying, "Christian, follow me." 2 Long ago apostles heard it by the Galilean lake, turned from home and toil and kindred, leaving all for Jesus' sake. 3 Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world's golden store, from each idol that would keep us, saying, "Christian, love me more." 4 In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease, still he calls, in cares and pleasures, "Christian, love me more than these." 5 Jesus calls us: by your mercies, Saviour, may we hear your call, give our hearts to your obedience, serve and love you best of all. Used With Tune: GALILEE

O God, beyond all praising, we worship you today

Author: Michael Perry (born 1942) Meter: 13.13.13.13.13.13 Appears in 35 hymnals Topics: Lent 3, The King and the Kingdom Suffering Lyrics: 1 O God beyond all praising, we worship you today and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; for we can only wonder at every gift you send, at blessings without number and mercies without end; We lift our hearts before you and wait upon your word, we honour and adore you, our great and mighty Lord. 2 Then hear, O gracious Saviour, accept the love we bring, that we who know your favour may serve you as our king; and whether our tomorrows be filled with good or ill, we'll triumph through our sorrows and rise to bless you still: to marvel at your beauty and glory in your ways, and make a joyful duty our sacrifice of praise. Used With Tune: THAXTED

Be Thou My Vision

Author: Mary Elizabeth Byrne; Eleanor H. Hull Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 168 hymnals Topics: The Church in the World Commitment: Pilgrimage; Commitment; Conflict and Struggle; Consecration; Empowerment; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Image (Father); God Kingdom, Majesty, Realm; God Law; God Presence; God Wisdom; Guidance; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Inspiration; Integrity; Jesus Christ Images of; Jesus Christ Lord of Life; Jesus Christ Presence; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Reward; Surrender; Treasure; Union With God/Christ; Victory; Vision/Dream; Vocation; Youth; Epiphany 4 Year A; Epiphany 4 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; Proper 13 Year A; Lent 2 Year B; Easter 2 Year B; Easter 3 Year B; Proper 15 Year B; Proper 18 Year B; Proper 19 Year B; Proper 20 Year B; Proper 21 Year B; Proper 25 Year B; Lent 5 Year C; Lent 5 Year C; Easter 2 Year C; Trinity Sunday Year C; Proper 8 Year C; Proper 11 Year C; Proper 14 Year C; Proper 15 Year C; Proper 16 Year C; Proper 18 Year C; Proper 26 Year C; Ash Wednesday Year ABC First Line: Be thou my vision, O joy of my heart Lyrics: 1 Be thou my vision, O joy of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art, thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. 2 Be thou my wisdom, my calm in all strife; I ever with thee, and thou in my life; thou loving parent, thy child may I be, thou in me dwelling, and I one with thee. 3 Be thou my battle shield, sword for the fight; be thou my dignity, thou my delight, thou my soul's shelter, thou my high tower; raise thou my heavenward, O power of my power. 4 Riches I heed not, nor vain empty praise, thou mine inheritance, now and always; thou and thou only, first in my heart, great God of heaven, my treasure thou art. 5 Great God of heaven, after victory won, may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O ruler of all. Used With Tune: SLANE Text Sources: Irish, ca. 8th century

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,776 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Christian Year Holy Name Day; Church Mission; Comfort/Consolation; Creation; God Creator; God Glory; God Grace; God Power/Might; Healing; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Jesus Christ Adoration and Praise; Jesus Christ Blood; Jesus Christ name; Jesus Christ Physician; Jesus Christ Praise; Jesus Christ Saviour; Jesus Christ Signs and Wonders; Joy; Love; Music and Singing; Nation; Nature; Petition; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Rédemption; Saints; Salvation; Service Music Gathering, Call to Worship, Greeting; Sin; Wholeness; Witness; Worship; Zeal; Advent 3 Year A; Advent 4 Year A; Epiphany 2 Year A; Epiphany 5 Year A; Epiphany 6 Year A; Lent 4 Year A; Lent 5 Year A; Proper 13 Year A; Proper 15 Year A; Proper 21 Year A; Proper 24 Year A; Advent 3 Year B; Christmas 2 Year B; Epiphany 4 Year B; Epiphany 6 Year B; Epiphany 7 Year B; Easter 3 Year B; Easter 4 Year B; Easter 7 Year B; Proper 8 Year B; Proper 18 Year B; Proper 25 Year B; Proper 26 Year B; Thanksgiving Year B; Advent 3 Year C; Epiphany 3 Year C; Epiphany 9 Year C; Easter 2 Year C; Easter 3 Year C; Proper 4 Year C; Proper 5 Year C; Proper 10 Year C; Proper 23 Year C; Proper 27 Year C; Proper 28 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and king, the triumphs of God's 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 speaks, and listening to his voice, new life the dead receive, the mournful broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe. 4 Hear him, you deaf, you voiceless ones, your tongues again employ; you blind, behold your Saviour comes, and leap, you lame, for joy! 5 My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim, to spread through all the earth abroad the honours of your name. Used With Tune: AZMON

Jesus Shall Reign

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,826 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Praise and Thanksgiving; The Christian Year Advent; Adoration and Praise; Christian Year Epiphany; Church Permanence; Commitment; Freedom; Hope; Jesus Christ Adoration and Praise; Jesus Christ Ascension and Reign; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Love For; Jesus Christ name; Jesus Christ Praise; Jesus Christ Reign; Jesus Christ Youth; Kingdom of God; Morning; Music and Singing; Prisoner(s); Processionals (Opening of Worship); Proclamation; Recessionals; Rest; Testimony; Vision/Dream; Worship; Advent 2 Year A; Advent 3 Year A; Epiphany Year A; Baptism of Jesus Year A; Ascension Year A; Easter 7 Year A; Proper 9 Year A; Reign of Christ Year A; Epiphany Year B; Lent 5 Year B; Easter 7 Year B; Reign of Christ Year B; Epiphany Year C; Epiphany 3 Year C; Epiphany 3 Year C; Ascension Year C; Proper 4 Year C; Proper 6 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C First Line: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Lyrics: 1 Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun does its successive journeys run; his kingdom stretch from shore to shore, till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 People and realms of every tongue dwell on his love with sweetest song, and infant voices shall proclaim their early blessings on his name. 3 Blessings abound wheree'er he reigns: and prisoners leap to lose their chains; the weary find eternal rest, and all who suffer want are blest. 4 Let every creature rise and bring peculiar honours to our King, angels descend with songs again, and earth repeat the loud Amen! Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

The Head That Once Was Crowned

Author: Thomas Kelly Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 526 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Ascension; Christian Year Ascension; Healing; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Hope; Jesus Christ Atonement; Jesus Christ Cross; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ name; Joy; Suffering; Unity; Victory; Wholeness; Christmas 1 Year A; Christmas 1 Year A; Easter 1 Year A; Easter 3 Year A; Lent 5 Year B; Easter 3 Year B; Easter 6 Year B; Easter 7 Year B; Proper 15 Year B; Proper 22 Year B; Proper 24 Year B; Proper 28 Year B; Epiphany 7 Year C; Easter 2 Year C; Proper 23 Year C; Ash Wednesday Year ABC First Line: The head that once was crowned with thorns Lyrics: 1 The head that once was crowned with thorns is crowned with glory now; a royal diadem adorns the mighty victor’s brow. 2 The joy of all who dwell above, the joy of all below, to whom he manifests his love and grants his name to know. 3 To them the cross with all its shame, with all its grace is given, their name an everlasting name, their joy the joy of heaven. 4 They suffer here with Christ below, they reign with him above, their profit and their joy to know the mystery of his love. 5 The cross he bore is life and health, though shame and death to him, his people's hope, his people's wealth, their everlasting theme. Used With Tune: ST MAGNUS

Now Thank We All Our God

Author: Martin Rinckart; Catherine Winkworth; Flossette du Pasquier Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 704 hymnals Topics: God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Aging; Christian Experience; Christian Year Reformation Day; Faith; Faithfulness; God Adoration and Praise; God Goodness; God Love; God Providence; Grace; Gratitude; Guidance; Harvest; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Joy; Love; Peace (Inner, Calmness, Serenity; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Providence; Recessionals; Service Music Doxologies; Service Music Following Lord's Supper; Steadfastness; Table Graces; Thanksgiving Day; World; Worship; Epiphany 5 Year A; Epiphany 6 Year A; Proper 15 Year A; Proper 19 Year A; Thanksgiving Year A; Christmas 1 Year B; Lent 4 Year B; Proper 15 Year B; Proper 20 Year B; Proper 27 Year B; Thanksgiving Year B; Advent 3 Year C; Proper 5 Year C; Proper 8 Year C; Proper 12 Year C; Proper 13 Year C; Proper 20 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C; Thanksgiving Year C First Line: Now thank we all our God (Louons le Créateur) Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God, with heart, and hands, and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom this world rejoices; who from our mothers' arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2 O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever-joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us, and keep us strong in grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God for all that has been given, the Son, and Spirit blest who dwell in highest heaven, the one eternal God, whom heaven and earth adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be, evermore. French: 1 Louons le Créateur, chantons à Dieu louanges! Et joignons notre voix au concert de ses anges! Dès les bras maternels il nous a protégés et, jusqu'au dernier jour, il est notre berger. 2 Loué soit notre Dieu! Que notre vie entière tous nous vivions joyeux sous le regard du Père; qu'il nous tienne en sa grâce et nous guide toujours, nous garde du malheur par son unique amour. 3 De ce Dieu trois fois saint qui règne dans la gloire, chrétiens, empressons-nous de chanter la victoire; c'est lui qui nous unit et nous fait retrouver le chemin de l'amour et de la liberté. Used With Tune: NUN DANKET

Blessed Jesus, at Your Word

Author: Tobias Clausnitzer; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 146 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Scripture; liturgical Songs of Illumination; Baptism; Bible; Church Education; God House, Home; Holy Spirit Illumination; Jesus Christ Lord of Life; Jesus Christ Prophet; Jesus Christ Teacher/Teachings; Light; Opening Hymns; Praise; Service Music Gathering, Call to Worship, Greeting; Service Music Prayer for Illumination; Service Music Litany Prayer; Word of God; Epiphany 3 Year A; Proper 9 Year A; Epiphany 2 Year B; Lent 4 Year B; Proper 21 Year B; Epiphany 2 Year C; Easter 3 Year C Lyrics: 1 Blessed Jesus, at your word we have come again to hear you; let our hearts and souls be stirred and in glowing faith be near you. As the promises here given draw us wholly up to heaven. 2 All our knowledge, sense, and sight lie in deepest darkness shrouded till your Spirit breaks the night, filling us with light unclouded. All good thoughts and all good living come but by your gracious giving. 3 Radiance of God's glory bright, Light of light from God proceeding, Jesus, send your blessed light; help our hearing, speaking, heeding, that our prayers and songs may please you, as with grateful hearts we praise you. Used With Tune: LIEBSTER JESU

Christ whose glory fills the skies

Author: C. Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 484 hymnals Topics: God's World Days and Nights: Morning; The Creation; Advent 3 The Forerunner; Lent 4, The King and the Kingdom Transfiguration; Easter The Resurrection of Christ Lyrics: 1 Christ whose glory fills the skies, Christ the true, the only light; Sun of righteousness, arise, triumph over shades of night: Dayspring from on high, be near; Daystar, in my heart appear! 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn till your mercy's beams I see; joyless is the day's return till your glories shine on me: as they inward light impart, cheer my eyes and warm my heart. 3 Visit then this soul of mine, pierce the gloom of sin and grief; fill me, radiancy divine, scatter all my unbelief; more and more yourself display, shining to the perfect day! Used With Tune: RATISBON

In Christ There Is No East or West

Author: John Oxenham Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 342 hymnals Topics: Church in the World Discipleship: Love in Action; Body of Christ; Brotherhood/Sisterhood; Church Community in Christ; Church Ecumenism; Church Universal; Community; Family; Freedom; Jesus Christ Example; Jesus Christ Friend; Justice; Love; Love for Others; Service; Social Concerns; Unity; World; Pentecost Year A; Proper 4 Year A; Proper 11 Year A; Proper 15 Year A; Easter 5 Year B; Trinity Sunday Year B; Proper 5 Year B; Proper 11 Year B; Proper 18 Year B; Advent 2 Year C; Epiphany 2 Year C; Epiphany 3 Year C; Lent 1 Year C; Easter 5 Year C; Pentecost Year C; Proper 7 Year C; Proper 13 Year C Lyrics: 1 In Christ there is no east or west, in him no south or north, but one great family of love throughout the whole wide earth. 2 In him shall true hearts everywhere their high communion find; his service is the golden cord close binding humankind. 3 Join hands, then, peoples of the faith, whate'er your race may be; all children of the living God are surely kin to me. 4 In Christ now meet both east and west, in him meet south and north: all Christ-like souls are one in him throughout the whole wide earth. Used With Tune: MCKEE