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O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,776 hymnals Topics: Proper 4 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

Let all the world in every corner sing

Author: George Herbert (1593-1633) Meter: 10.4.6.6.6.6.10.4 Appears in 174 hymnals Topics: Proper 4 Year C 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. Scripture: Psalm 95 Used With Tune: LUCKINGTON

Sweet is the work, my God, my King

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 788 hymnals Topics: Proper 4 Year B Lyrics: 1 Sweet is the work, my God, my King, to praise thy name, give thanks and sing, to show thy love by morning light, and talk of all thy truth at night. 2 Sweet is the day of sacred rest, no mortal cares disturb my breast; O may my heart in tune be found, like David's harp of solemn sound! 3 My heart shall triumph in the Lord, and bless his works, and bless his word; thy works of grace, how bright they shine, how deep thy counsels, how divine! 4 And I shall share a glorious part, when grace has well refined my heart, and fresh supplies of joy are shed, like holy oil, to cheer my head. 5 Then shall I see and hear and know all I desired or wished below; and every power find sweet employ in that eternal world of joy. Scripture: 1 Samuel 16:23 Used With Tune: DEEP HARMONY

Blessed assurance

Author: Frances Jane van Alstyne (Fanny J. Crosby), 1820-1915 Meter: Irregular Appears in 1,117 hymnals Topics: Hope and Consolation; Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Redemption and Salvation; Year A All Saints' Day; Year A Proper 11; Year B Dedication Festival; Year B Easter 2; Year B Proper 23; Year C Easter 4; Year C Proper 2; Years A, B, and C Epiphany First Line: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine Lyrics: 1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine: O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God; born of his Spirit, washed in his blood: Refrain: This is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long. This is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long. 2 Perfect submission, perfect delight, visions of rapture burst on my sight; angels descending, bring from above echoes of mercy, whispers of love. [Refrain] 3 Perfect submission, all is at rest, I in my Saviour am happy and blest; watching and waiting, looking above, filled with his goodness, lost in his love. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:20 Used With Tune: BLESSED ASSURANCE

The Lord's my shepherd

Appears in 606 hymnals Topics: Faith, Trust and Commitment; Grace and Providence; Year A Easter 4; Year A Proper 23; Year B Easter 4; Year B Proper 11; Year C Easter 4 First Line: The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want Lyrics: 1 The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want. He makes me down to lie in pastures green. He leadeth me the quiet waters by. 2 My soul he doth restore again, and me to walk doth make within the paths of righteousness, e'en for his own name's sake. 3 Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale, yet will I fear none ill. For thou art with me, and thy rod and staff me comfort still. 4 My table thou hast furnishèd in presence of my foes, my head thou dost with oil anoint, and my cup overflows. 5 Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me. And in God's house for evermore my dwelling-place shall be. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: CRIMOND Text Sources: "the Scottish Psalter" (1650)

Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation

Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 297 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Blessings; Church Anniversaries; Church Dedication of a Building; Church Education; Church Triumphant; Comfort/Consolation; Glory; God House, Home; Healing; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Jesus Christ Images of; Jesus Christ Praise; Jesus Christ Reign; Jesus Christ Rock; Jesus Christ Strength and Refuge; Love; Opening Hymns; Petition; Prayer; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Service Music Gathering, Call to Worship, Greeting; Service Music Doxologies; Supplication; Trinity; Trust; Unity; Worship; Zion; Epiphany 7 Year A; Easter 5 Year A; Proper 17 Year A; Proper 18 Year A; Lent 3 Year B; Easter 4 Year B; Proper 11 Year B; Christmas 2 Year C; Epiphany 3 Year C; Easter 7 Year C; Pentecost Year C; Proper 9 Year C; All Saints Year C; Proper 27 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C Lyrics: 1 Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, chosen of the Lord, and precious, binding all the church in one; holy Zion's help for ever, and its confidence alone. 2 To this temple where we call you, come, O Lord of Hosts, today; with your faithful loving-kindness hear your servants as they pray, and your fullest benediction shed within its walls alway. 3 Here bestow on all your servants what they ask of you to gain; what they gain from you for ever with the blessèd to retain, and hereafter in your glory evermore with you to reign. 4 Laud and honour to the Father, laud and honour to the Son, laud and honour to the Spirit, ever three and ever one, one in mighty, and one in glory, while unending ages run. Used With Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY Text Sources: Latin, 7th century

The King of Love

Author: Henry Williams Baker Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 686 hymnals Topics: God Nature of God; Assurance; Christian Experience; Comfort/Consolation; Discipleship and Service; Eternal Life; God Faithfulness; God Goodness; God Guidance; God Images; God Love; God Nature; God Presence; God Shepherd; God Trust; Grace; Healing; Holy Communion; Jesus Christ Cross; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Shepherd; Life; Love; Mercy; Nurture; Petition; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Praise; Providence; Psalter/Psalm Paraphrases; Repentance; Service Music Following Lord's Supper; Trials; Trust; Welcome; Worship; Christmas 2 Year A; Lent 4 Year A; Easter 4 Year A; Proper 15 Year A; Christmas 2 Year B; Easter 4 Year B; Proper 11 Year B; Reign of Christ Year B; Easter 4 Year C; Proper 19 Year C First Line: The King of love my shepherd is Lyrics: 1 The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his, and he is mine for ever. 2 Where streams of living water flow, my ransomed soul he leadeth, and where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love he sought me, and on his shoulder gently laid, and home rejoicing brought me. 4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill with thee, dear Lord, beside me; thy rod and staff my comfort still, thy cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight; thy unction grace bestoweth; and O what transport of delight from thy pure chalice floweth! 6 And so through all the length of days thy goodness faileth never: Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise within thy house for ever. Used With Tune: ST COLUMBA

Father, hear the prayer we offer

Author: Maria Willis, 1824-1908 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 245 hymnals Topics: Year A Easter 4; Year A Lent 3; Year A Proper 20; Year A Proper 21; Year A Proper 23; Year B Easter 4; Year B Proper 11; Year C Easter 4; Confirmation; Faith, Trust and Commitment; Lent; The Pilgrim Community Lyrics: 1 Father, hear the prayer we offer: not for ease that prayer shall be, but for strength that we may ever live our lives courageously. 2 Not for ever in green pastures do we ask our way to be; but the steep and rugged pathway may we tread rejoicingly. 3 Not for ever by still waters would we idly rest and stay; but would smite the living fountains from the rocks along our way. 4 Be our strength in hours of weakness, in our wand'rings be our guide; through endeavour, failure, danger, Father, be thou at our side. Scripture: Acts 2:1-4 Used With Tune: SUSSEX

Be still, for the presence of the Lord

Author: David Evans (b. 1957) Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Proper 4 Year A Scripture: Exodus 40:34-38 Used With Tune: BE STILL

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,677 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Blessings; Calmness and Serenity; Comfort/Consolation; Communion with Christ and God; Compassion; God Grace; Healing; Holy Communion; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ High Priest; Jesus Christ Images of; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ name; Jesus Christ Praise; Jesus Christ Presence; Jesus Christ Prophet; Jesus Christ Rock; Jesus Christ Shepherd; Petition; Protection; Rest; Trust; Wholeness; Worship; Easter 5 Year A; Proper 9 Year A; Christmas 2 Year B; Epiphany 4 Year B; Easter 4 Year B; Proper 5 Year B; Proper 21 Year B; Proper 24 Year B; Proper 25 Year B; Proper 26 Year B; Easter 4 Year C; Proper 12 Year C; Monday in Holy Week Year ABC Lyrics: 1 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes the sorrows, heals the wounds, and drives away all fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, and calms the troubled breast; 'tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest. 3 Dear Name! the rock on which I build, my shield and hiding-place, my never-failing treasury, filled with boundless stores of grace. 4 Jesus, my Shepherd, Brother, Friend, my Prophet, Priest, and King, my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, accept the praise I bring. 5 The effort of my heart is weak, and cold my warmest thought; but when I see you whom I seek, I'll praise you as I ought. Used With Tune: ST PETER