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All Attainments vain without Love

Author: S. Stennett Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: The Eternal and Unchangeable Love of God, commemorated in Hymns of Thanksgiving First Line: Should bounteous nature kindly pour Lyrics: 1 Should bounteous nature kindly pour Her richest gifts on me, Still, O my God, I should be poor, If void of love to thee. 2 Not shining wit, nor manly sense, could make me truly good: Nor zeal itself could recompense The want of love to God. 3 Did I possess the gift of tongues, But were deni'd thy grace, My loudest words, my loftiest songs, Would be but sounding brass. 4 Tho' thou should'st give me heav'nly skill, Each myst'ry to explain, If I'd no heart to do thy will, My knowledge would be vain. 5 Had I so strong a faith, my God, As mountains to remove, No faith could do me real good, That did not work by love. 6 What tho', to gratify my pride, And make my heav'n secure, All my possessions I divide, Among the hungry poor! 7 What tho' my body I consign, To the devouring flame, In hope the glorious deed will shine In roils of endless fame! 8 These splendid acts of vanity, Tho' all the world applaud, If destitute of charity, Can never please my God. 9 O grant me then this one request, And I'll be satisfied, That love divine may rule my breast, And all my actions guide. Scripture: Matthew 5:44-45

The Loving Kindness of the Lord Jesus

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,062 hymnals Topics: The Eternal and Unchangeable Love of God, commemorated in Hymns of Thanksgiving First Line: Awake, my soul, in joyous lays Lyrics: 1 Awake my soul, in joyful lays, And sing thy great Redeemer’s praise; He justly claims a song from me, His loving kindness, O how free! 2 He saw me ruin'd in the fall, Yet lov'd me notwithstanding all; He sav'd me from my lost estate, His loving kindness O how great! 3 Tho' num'rous hosts of mighty foes, Tho' earth, and ehll, my way oppose, He safely leads my soul along, His living kindness, O how strong! 4 When trouble, like a gloomy cloud, Has gather'd thick, and thunder'd loud, He near my soul has always stood, His loving kindness, O how good! 5 Often I feel my sinful heart, Prone from my Jesys to depart; But tho' I have him oft' forgot, His loving kindness changes not. 6 Soon shall I pass the gloomy vale, Soon all my mortal pow'rs must fail; Oh! may my last expiring breath, His loving kindness sing, in death. 7 Then let me mount and soar away, To the bright world of endless day; And sing with rapture, and surprise, His loving kindness, in the skies. Scripture: Psalm 36:7-9 Text Sources: Rippon's Coll.

God is Love

Author: James Relly Meter: Irregular Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: The Eternal and Unchangeable Love of God, commemorated in Hymns of Thanksgiving First Line: O love! what a secret to mortals thou art? Lyrics: 1 O love! what a secret to mortals thou art? 'Tis God's deep eternity, nature and heart: The witnessing dove confirms this high plan, And likewise his word and his dealings with man; The sorrows of Jesus, his torment and pain, Has left no foundation for doubting again. 2 O love! how myster'ous and boundless art thou! Thy date and thy measure unlimited flow: This Jesus reveals with evidence strong; It gladdens my heart, and inspires my song With praise to my Saviour, my Lord, and my God, Whose love is my glory, as view'd in his blood. 3 O love! what a gath'ring of souls hast thou made! All into one fountain, one body, one head, Where they were preserved thy own, thro' the fall, The fulness of Jesus, who fills all in all: Close in her pavilion, the darling, the bride, Lay hid in her husband, till born from his side. 4 O love! what a bridegroom of honour and trust! The fulness of heaven hath marri'd my dust; He humbled himself to cleave to his wife, In all her distress and her sorrows of life; With her was he number'd amongst the unclean, Nor yet could he loathe her, nor jar come between. 5 O love! what a husband thy care did provide! Descending from glory in search of thy bride; Her substance conceived, thy body was she, Incarnate in her, and she then was in thee; In Mary, the virgin, the twain was made one, Whence God, our Creator, was born a poor man. Scripture: 1 John 4:9-10

O God, in whom we live and move

Author: G. W. Briggs Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: God Unchangeable Scripture: John 15:14-16 Used With Tune: FARRANT

Now shall my inward Joys arise

Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: God's Care of his church; Church Its Safety and Protection; Love of Christ unchangeable; Promises of the Covenant Lyrics: 1 Now shall my inward Joys arise, And burst into a Song; Almighty Love inspires my Heart, And Pleasure tunes my Tongue. 2 God, on his thirsty Sion Hill Some Mercy Drops has thrown, And solemn Oaths have bound his Love To show'r Salvation down. 3 Why do we then indulge our Fears, Suspicions and Complaints? Is he a God, and shall his Grace Grow weary of his Saints? 4 Can a kind Woman e'er forget The Infant of her Womb, Among a Thousand tender Thoughts Her Suckling have no Room? 5 Yet, saith the Lord, should Nature change, And Mothers Monsters prove, Sion still dwells upon the Heart Of everlasting Love. 6 Deep on the Palms of both my Hands I have engrav'd her Name; My Hands shall raise her ruin'd Wall, And build her broken Frame. Scripture: Isaiah 49:13-16

Thou, who with wide and absolute command

Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: God His unchangeable existence

Hear what the Lord in vision said

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: God Unchangeable; Love of God unchangeable; Unchangeable God Lyrics: Hear what the Lord in vision said, And made his mercy known: "Sinners, behold your help is laid On my Almighty Son. "Behold the Man my wisdom chose Among your mortal race: His head my holy oil o'erflows, The Spirit of my grace. "High shall he reign on David's throne, My people's better King; My arm shall beat his rivals down, And still new subjects bring. "My truth shall guard him in his way, With mercy by his side, While in my name through earth and sea He shall in triumph ride. "Me for his Father and his God He shall for ever own, Call me his rock, his high abode, And I'll support my Son. "My first-born Son arrayed in grace At my right hand shall sit; Beneath him angels know their place, And monarchs at his feet. "My cov'nant stands for ever fast, My promises are strong; Firm as the heav'ns his throne shall last, His seed endure as long." Scripture: Psalm 89:19-52

Hallelujah

Author: Brenton Brown; Brian Doerksen Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Amazement; Unchanging; Gentleness; Love (Human); Mountains; Music and Singing; Mystery; Righteousness; Service Music Alleluias; Steadfastness; Surprise; Surrounding; God's Nature; Amazement; Unchanging; Gentleness; Love (Human); Mountains; Music and Singing; Mystery; Righteousness; Service Music Alleluias; Steadfastness; Surprise; Surrounding First Line: Your love is amazing Refrain First Line: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Scripture: Psalm 89:13-14 Used With Tune: YOUR LOVE IS AMAZING

God of the Bible

Author: Shirley Erena Murray Meter: 5.5.5.4 D with refrain Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Anger; Bonding; Change; Unchanging; Community; Darkness; Dawn; Human Empowerment; Faith; Feeding; Freedom and Liberation; Freshness; Goodness of God; Gospel (Good News); Hearts; Holy Bible; Holy Spirit; Home and Family; Hope; Hunger; Light; Loss; Morning; Mothers; Human Needs; Peoples; Power and Might; Prisoners; Righteousness; Strength and Courage; Struggles and Strife; Sun; Sustaining; Terrors; Timelessness; Turmoil; Wings; God's Nature; Anger; Bonding; Change; Unchanging; Community; Darkness; Dawn; Human Empowerment; Faith; Feeding; Freedom and Liberation; Freshness; Goodness of God; Gospel (Good News); Hearts; Holy Bible; Holy Spirit; Home and Family; Hope; Hunger; Light; Loss; Morning; Mothers; Human Needs; Peoples; Power and Might; Prisoners; Righteousness; Strength and Courage; Struggles and Strife; Sun; Sustaining; Terrors; Timelessness; Turmoil; Wings Refrain First Line: Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise Lyrics: 1 God of the Bible, God in the Gospel, hope seen in Jesus, hope yet to come, you are our center, daylight or darkness, freedom or prison, you are our home. Refrain: Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. 2 God in our struggles, God in our hunger, suffering with us, taking our part, still you empower us, mothering Spirit, feeding, sustaining, from your own heart. [Refrain] 3 Those without status, those who are nothing, you have made royal, gifted with rights, chosen as partners, midwives of justice, birthing new systems, lighting new lights. [Refrain] 4 Not by your finger, not by your anger will our world order change in a day, but by your people, fearless and faithful, small paper lanterns, lighting the way. [Refrain] 5 Hope we must carry, shining and certain through all our turmoil, terror, and loss, bonding us gladly one to the other, till our world changes facing the cross. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 30:5 Used With Tune: FRESH AS THE MORNING

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!

Author: Reginald Heber Appears in 1,701 hymnals Topics: God Eternal and Unchangeable Lyrics: 1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty, God in three Persons, blessed Trinity! 2 Holy, holy, holy! all the saints adore Thee, Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea; Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee, Which wert and art and evermore shalt be. 3 Holy, holy, holy! though the darkness hide Thee, Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see; Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee, Perfect in power, in love and purity. 4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! All Thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth and sky and sea; Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty; God in three Persons, blessèd Trinity! Amen. Used With Tune: NICAEA