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O Day of God draw nigh

Author: R. B. Y. Scott; Johann Christoph Hampe; Flossette Du Pasquier Appears in 46 hymnals Topics: Social Justice; Justice sociale Used With Tune: ST. MICHAEL

Appears in 39 hymnals Topics: Hymns and Songs Social Justice Lyrics: 1 We shall overcome, We shall overcome, We shall overcome some day; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall overcome some day. 2 We’ll walk hand in hand, We’ll walk hand in hand, We’ll walk hand in hand today; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We’ll walk hand in hand today. 3 God is on our side, God is on our side, God is on our side today; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, God is on our side today. 4 We are not afraid, We are not afraid, We are not afraid today; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We are not afraid today. 5 We shall live in peace, We shall live in peace, We shall live in peace someday; Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe, We shall live in peace some day. Used With Tune: [We shall overcome] Text Sources: Traditional

Praise the Lord

Author: Marjorie Jillson, 1931- Meter: Irregular Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Social Concerns / Social Justice First Line: Praise the Lord! Praise, you servants of the Lord Scripture: Psalm 113 Used With Tune: LAUDATE PUERI

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Author: Julia W. Howe, 1819-1910 Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain Appears in 567 hymnals Topics: Christ the King; Freedom; Jesus Christ; Judgment; Justice; Majesty and Power; Nation; Peace; Praise; Second Coming; Social Concern; Truth First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Refrain First Line: Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! lory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. 2 I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read the righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! lory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. 3 He has sounded forth his trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out all human hearts before his judgment seat; O be swift, my soul, to answer him: be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! lory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. 4 In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me; As he died to make men holy, let us die that all be free! While God is marching on. Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! Glory! Glory! Hallelujah! lory! Glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. Scripture: Isaiah 63:3 Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC

The screams of police-car sirens

Author: John A. Dalles, 1954- Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Social Justice Used With Tune: POLICE SIRENS

Christ, be our light!

Author: Bernadette Farrell (b. 1957) Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Advent; Children and All-Age Worship; Christingle; Church Ministry; Church nature of; Church Year Advent; Dedication of people; Discipleship; Food and Hunger; Hope; Human Dignity; Kingdom of God; Light; Longing; Peace; Proper 4 Year B; Sharing and Caring; Social Concern; The Fourth Sunday of Advent Year B; The Third Sunday of Advent Year C; Water; The Church's Ministry and Mission; Justice and Peace First Line: Longing for light, we wait in darkness Scripture: John 13:14-17 Used With Tune: CHRIST BE OUR LIGHT

Teach me, my God and King

Author: George Herbert, 1593-1633; Wilhelm Horkel; Flossette Du Pasquier Appears in 268 hymnals Topics: Social Justice; Justice sociale Used With Tune: MORNINGTON

Go Down, Moses

Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Hymns and Songs Social Justice First Line: When Israel was in Egypt’s land Refrain First Line: Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt’s land Lyrics: 1 When Israel was in Egypt’s land, let my people go; Oppressed so hard they could not stand, let my people go. Refrain: Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt’s land; Tell old Pharaoh to let my people go. 2 The Lord told Moses what to do, let my people go; To lead the children of Israel through, let my people go. [Refrain] 3 They journeyed on at his command, let my people go; And come at length to Canaan’s land, let my people go. [Refrain] 4 Oh, let us all from bondage flee, let my people go; And let us all in Christ be free, let my people go. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [When Israel was in Egypt’s land] Text Sources: Traditional

Lord Jesus, If I Love and Serve My Neighbor

Author: Brian Wren Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Social Justice Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus, if I love and serve my neighbor out of my knowledge, leisure, pow'r, or wealth, open my eyes to understand his anger if from his helplessness he hates my help. 2 When I have met my sister's need with kindness and prayed that she could waken from despair, open my ears if, crying now for justice, she struggles for the changes that I fear. 3 Lord, tho' I cling to safety or possessions, yet from the cross love's poverty prevails: open my heart to life and liberation, open my hands to bear the mark of nails. Scripture: Isaiah 58:7 Used With Tune: CITY OF GOD

Bring, O Past, Your Honor

Author: Charles H. Lyttle, 1884-1980 Meter: 12.13.12.10 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Social Justice First Line: Bring, O Past, your honor; bring, O Time, your harvest Lyrics: 1 Bring, O Past, your honor; bring, O Time, your harvest, golden sheaves of hallowed lives and minds by Truth made free; come, you faithful spirits, builders of this temple: “To Holiness, to Love, and Liberty.” 2 Ring, in glad thanksgiving, bell of grief and gladness, forth to town and prairie let our festal greeting go. Voices long departed in your tones re-echo: “Praise to the Highest, Peace to all below.” 3 Shrine of frontier courage, Sinai of its vision, home and hearth of common quest for life’s immortal good, stand, in years oncoming, sentinel of conscience, as through the past your stalwart walls have stood. 4 Church of pure reformers, pioneers undaunted, company of comrades sworn to keep the spirit free; long o’er life’s swift river preach th’eternal gospel: faith, hope, and love for all humanity. Used With Tune: NICAEA