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God bless our native land

Author: Siegfried August Mahlmann, 1771 - 1826; Charles Timothy Brooks, 1813 - 83; John S. Dwight, 1813 - 93 Appears in 668 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Lyrics: 1 God bless our native land; Firm may she ever stand Through storm and night: When the wild tempests rave, Ruler of wind and wave, Do thou our country save By thy great might. A-men. 2 For her our prayers shall rise To God above the skies; On him we wait. Thou who art ever nigh, Guarding with watchful eye, To thee aloud we cry, God save the state! Amen. Used With Tune: NATIONAL ANTHEM

All good gifts around us

Author: Jane Montgomery Campbell, 1817 - 78; Matthias Claudius, 1740 - 1815 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 461 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work Rogation and Harvest First Line: We plough the fields, and scatter Lyrics: 1 We plow the fields, and scatter The good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered By God's almighty hand; He sends the snow in winter, The warmth to swell the grain, The breezes and the sunshine, And soft refreshing rain. Refrain: All good gifts around us Are sent from heaven above, Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord, For all his love. 2 He only is the Maker Of all things near and far; He paints the wayside flower, He lights the evening star; The winds and waves obey him, By him the birds are fed; Much more to us, his children, He gives our daily bread. [Refrain] 3 We thank thee then, O Father, For all things bright and good, The seed-time and the harvest, Our life, our health, our food; No gifts have we to offer For all thy love imparts, But that which thou desirest, Our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain] Used With Tune: WIR PFLUGEN

God save our gracious Queen

Author: Unknown Appears in 221 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Lyrics: 1 God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the Queen. A-men. 2 Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour; Long may she reign: May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen. Amen. Used With Tune: NATIONAL ANTHEM

Hail to the Lord's Anointed

Author: James Montgomery, 1771 - 1854 Appears in 851 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work The Kingdom of God Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 2 He comes with succor speedy To those who suffer wrong, To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong; To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls, condemned and dying, Were precious in his sight. 3 He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth; And love, joy, hope, the flowers, Spring in his path to birth: Before him on the mountains Shall peace, the herald, go; And righteousness in fountains From hill to valley flow. 4 Kings shall fall down before him, And gold and incense bring; All nations shall adore him, His praise all people sing. To him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end. Scripture: Psalm 72 Used With Tune: WESTWOOD

I love to tell the story

Author: Katherine Hankey, 1834 - 1911 Appears in 1,233 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work The Propagation of the Gospel First Line: I love to tell the story Lyrics: 1 I love to tell the story Of unseen things above, Of Jesus and his glory, Of Jesus and his love. I love to tell the story, Because I know its true; It satisfies my longings As nothing else would do. Refrain: I love to tell the story; 'Twill be my theme in glory To tell the old, old story Of Jesus and his love. 2 I love to tell the story, 'Tis pleasant to repeat What seems, each time I tell it, More wonderfully sweet. I love to tell the story, For some have never heard The message of salvation From God's own holy word. [Refrain] 3 I love to tell the story, For those who know it best Seem hungering and thirsting To hear it like the rest. And when, in scenes of glory, I sing the new, new song, 'Twill be the old, old story, That I have loved so long. [Refrain] Used With Tune: HANKEY

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 1,811 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work The Propagation of the Gospel Lyrics: 1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 To him shall endless prayer be made, And praises throng to crown his head; His Name like sweet perfume shall rise With every morning sacrifice. 3 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on his love with sweetest song; And infant voices shall proclaim Their early blessings on his Name. 4 Blessings abound where'er he reigns; The prisoner leaps to lose his chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 5 Let every creature rise and bring Peculiar honors to our King; Angels descend with songs again, And earth repeat the loud Amen. Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me

Author: Mary Lundie Duncan, 1814 - 40 Appears in 473 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work Home and Family Lyrics: 1 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me, Bless thy little lamb tonight; Through the darkness be thou near me, Keep me safe till morning light. 2 Through this day thy hand has led me, And I thank thee for thy care; Thou hast warmed me, clothed, and fed me, Listen to my evening prayer. A-men. 3 Let my sins be all forgiven; Bless the friends I love so well; Take me, Lord, at last to heaven, Happy there with thee to dwell. Amen. Used With Tune: EVENING PRAYER

My country, 'tis of thee

Author: Samuel Francis Smith, 1809 - 95 Appears in 1,967 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Lyrics: 1 My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing: Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From every mountain side Let freedom ring. 2 My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills Like that above. A-men. 3 Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. 4 Our fathers' God, to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing: Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King. A-men. Amen. Used With Tune: AMERICA

The Lord will come and not be slow

Author: John Milton, 1608 - 74 Appears in 101 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work The Kingdom of God Lyrics: 1 The Lord will come and not be slow, His footsteps cannot err; Before him righteousness shall go, His royal harbinger. 2 Truth from the earth, like to a flower, Shall bud and blossom then; And justice, from her heavenly bower, Look down on mortal men. A-men. 3 Rise, God, judge thou the earth in might, This wicked earth redress; For thou art he who shalt by right The nations all possess. 4 The nations all whom thou hast made Shall come, and all shall frame To bow them low before thee, Lord, And glorify thy Name. 5 For great thou art, and wonders great By thy strong hand are done: Thou in thy everlasting seat Remainest God alone. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 82:4 Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN (NEWINGTON)

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round

Author: John White Chadwick, 1840 - 1904 Appears in 125 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Lyrics: 1 Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round Of circling planets singing on their way, Guide of the nations from the night profound Into the glory of the perfect day: Rule in our hearts, that we may ever be Guided and strengthened and upheld by thee. 2 We are of thee, the children of thy love, The brothers of thy well-beloved Son; Descend, O Holy Spirit, like a dove, Into our hearts, that we may be as one; As one with thee, to whom we ever tend, As one with him, our brother and our friend. A-men. 3 We would be one in hatred of all wrong, One in our love of all things sweet and fair, One with the joy that breaketh into song, One with the grief that trembleth into prayer, One in the power that makes the children free To follow truth, and thus to follow thee. 4 O clothe us with thy heavenly armor, Lord, Thy trusty shield, thy sword of love divine; Our inspiration be thy constant word, We ask no victories that are not thine; Give or withhold, let pain or pleasure be, Enough to know that we are serving thee. Amen. Used With Tune: SONG 1