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Lord, You Give the Great Commission

Author: Jeffery W. Rowthorn Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 44 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Profession of Faith, Ordination, Commissioning, Installation; Christian Experience; Christian Year Pentecost; Church Mission; Commissioning; Confirmation; Discipleship and Service; Justice; Ministry; Mission and Outreach; Ordination; Responses Antiphonal; Service Music Sending Forth/Commissioning; Social Concerns; Stewardship; Witness; Epiphany 4 Year A; Trinity Sunday Year A; Easter 6 Year C; Proper 9 Year C; Proper 24 Year C Lyrics: 1 Lord, you give the great commission: "Heal the sick and preach the word." Lest the church neglect its mission and the gospel go unheard, help us witness to your purpose with renewed integrity: with the Spirit's gifts empow'r us for the work of ministry. 2 Lord, you call us to your service: "In my name baptize and teach." That the world may trust your promise, life abundant meant for each, give us all new fervour, draw us closer in community: with the Spirit's gifts empow'r us for the work of ministry. 3 Lord, you make the common holy: "This my body, this my blood." Let us all, for earth's true glory, daily lift life heavenward, asking that the world around us share your children's liberty: with the Spirit's gifts empow'r us for the work of ministry. 4 Lord, you show us love's true measure: "Father, what they do, forgive." Yet we hoard as private treasure all that you so freely give. May your care and mercy lead us to a just society: with the Spirit's gifts empow'r us for the work of ministry. 5 Lord, you bless with words assuring: "I am with you to the end." Faith and hope and love restoring, may we serve as you intend, and, amid the cares that claim us, hold in mind eternity: with the Spirit's gifts empow'r us for the work of ministry. Used With Tune: ABBOT'S LEIGH

Lord, make your word my rule

Author: C. Wordsworth (1807-1885) Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 6, Revelation Parables Lyrics: 1 Lord, make your word my rule, in it may I rejoice; your glory be my aim, your holy will my choice: 2 Your promises my hope, your providence my guard; your arm my strong support, yourself my great reward. Used With Tune: BEWELEY

Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

Author: George Croly Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 349 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 6 Year A Lyrics: 1 Spirit of God, descend upon my heart; wean it from earth, through all its pulses move; stoop to my weakness, strength to me impart, and make me love you as I ought to love. 2 I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies, no sudden rending of the veil of clay, no angel visitant, no opening skies, but take the dimness of my soul away. 3 Hast you not bid me love you, God and King; all, all your own, soul, heart and strength and mind? I see your cross: there teach my heart to cling. O let me seek you and O let me find! 4 Teach me to love you as your angels love, one holy passion filling all my frame, the baptism of the heaven-descended dove, my heart an altar and your love the flame. Used With Tune: MORECAMBE

For the Beauty of the Earth

Author: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 652 hymnals Topics: God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Arts and Literature; Beauty; Brotherhood/Sisterhood; Choruses and Refrains; Communion of Saints; Community; Creation; Ecology; Family; Friendship; God Creator; God Grace; Gratitude; Holy Communion; Home and Family; Jesus Christ Lord of Life; Joy; Life; Love; Morning; Nature; Peace (World); Processionals (Opening of Worship); Responses Antiphonal; Rogation; Rural Life; Seasons Changing; Time; Unity; World; Worship; Easter 6 Year A; Trinity Sunday Year A; Trinity Sunday Year A; Proper 12 Year A; Proper 17 Year B; Proper 22 Year B; Epiphany 2 Year C; Trinity Sunday Year C; Proper 21 Year C; Thanksgiving Year C Refrain First Line: God of all, to you we raise Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies, [Refrain:] God of all, to you we raise this our hymn of grateful praise. 2 For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon, and stars of light, [Refrain] 3 For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild, [Refrain] 4 For each perfect gift sublime to our race so freely given; graces human and divine, flowers of earth and buds of heaven. [Refrain] Used With Tune: LUCERNA LAUDONIAE

Our God's A Fortress

Author: Martin Luther; Jay Macpherson Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: God Nature of God; God Nature; Good News, Gospel; Proper 6 Year A; Epiphany 5 Year B; Lent 1 Year B; Proper 16 Year C; Proper 20 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C First Line: Our God's a fortress firm and sure Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG

O Christ, Our Hope

Author: John Chandler, 1806-1876 Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 57 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 6 First Line: O Christ, our hope, our hearts' desire Lyrics: 1 O Christ, our hope, our heart's desire, Creation's mighty Lord, Redeemer of the fallen world, By holy love out-poured, By holy love out-poured: 2 How vast your mercy to accept The burden of our sin, And bow your head in cruel death To make us clean within, To make us clean within. 3 But now the bonds of death are burst, The ransom has been paid; You now ascend the Father's throne In robes of light arrayed, In robes of light arrayed. 4 Oh, let your mighty love prevail To purge us of our pride, That we may stand before Your throne By mercy purified, By mercy purified. 5 Christ Jesus, be our present joy, Our future great reward; Our only glory, may it be To glory in the Lord! 6 All praise to you, ascended Lord; All glory ever be To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost Through all eternity! Used With Tune: LOBT GOTT, IHR CHRISTEN Text Sources: Latin hymn, c. 8th cent.

Son of God, Eternal Savior

Author: Somerset C. Lowry, 1855-1932 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 65 hymnals Topics: Community in Christ; Epiphany 4; Easter 6; Pentecost 11 (Year C); Pentecost 15; Community in Christ; Love; Service; Society; Stewardship Lyrics: 1 Son of God, eternal Savior, Source of life and truth and grace, Word made flesh, whose birth among us Hallows all our human race, You our head, who, throned in glory, For your own will ever plead: Fill us with your love and pity, Heal our wrongs, and help our need. 2 As you, Lord, have lived for others, So may we for others live. Freely have your gifts been granted; Freely may your servants give. Yours the gold and yours the silver, Yours the wealth of land and sea; We but stewards of your bounty Held in solemn trust will be. 3 Come, O Christ, and reign among us, King of love and Prince of Peace; Hush the storm of strife and passion, Bid its cruel discords cease. By your patient years of toiling, By your silent hours of pain, Quench our fevered thirst of pleasure, Stem our selfish greed of gain. 4 Son of God, eternal Savior, Source of life and truth and grace, Word made flesh, whose birth among us Hallows all our human race: By your praying, by your willing That your people should be one, Grant, oh, grant our hope’s fruition: Here on earth your will be done. Used With Tune: IN BABILONE

Seek Ye First the Kingdom

Author: Karen Lafferty Meter: Irregular Appears in 82 hymnals Topics: Epiphany 6 Year A First Line: Seek ye first the kingdom of God Used With Tune: SEEK YE FIRST

Immortal Love, Forever Full

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 315 hymnals Topics: Year B Epiphany 6 Lyrics: 1 Immortal Love, forever full, forever flowing free, Forever shared, forever whole, a never-ebbing sea! 2 Our outward lips confess the Name all other names above; love only knows from where it came and comprehends God's love. 3 We may not climb the heavenly steeps to bring the Sovereign down; In vain we search the lowest deeps for One no depths can drown. 4 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet this One our help will be; For faith has still its Olivet, and love its Galilee. 5 The healing of Christ's seamless dress still soothes our beds of pain; We touch it in life's throng and press, and we are whole again. 6 Through Christ our earliest prayers are said with words we scarce can frame; The last low whispers of our dead still echo with Christ's name. Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11 Used With Tune: SERENITY

The kingdom of God is justice and joy

Author: Bryn Rees, 1911-1983 Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Epiphany III Year C; Fifth Sunday Before Lent Year A; Proper 6 Year B; Peace and Justice; Advent Scripture: Acts 28:31 Used With Tune: HANOVER