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Good Christians All, Rejoice

Author: Cyril A. Alington, 1872-1955 Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluia Appears in 72 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:7 First Line: Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! Lyrics: 1 Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! Now is the triumph of our King! To all the world glad news we bring: "Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!" 2 The Lord of life is risen today; death's mighty stone is rolled away: let every tongue rejoice and say: "Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!" 3 We praise in songs of victory that love, that life, which cannot die, and sing with hearts uplifted high: "Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!" 4 Your name we bless, O risen Lord, and sing today with one accord the life laid down, the life restored: "Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!" Topics: Service Music Alleluia Used With Tune: GELOBT SEI GOTT

Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem

Author: Fulbert of Chartres (?-1028); Robert Campbell (1814-1868) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 68 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:7-10 Lyrics: 1 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, your sweetest notes employ, the paschal victory to hymn in strains of holy joy. 2 For Judah's Lion bursts his chains, crushing the serpent's head; and cries aloud through death's domains to wake the imprisoned dead. 3 Devouring depths of hell their prey at his command restore; his ransomed hosts pursue their way where Jesus goes before. 4 Triumphant in his glory now to him all power is given; to him in one communion bow all saints in earth and heaven. 5 All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory, Holy Ghost to thee, while endless ages run. Topics: Easter (season) Used With Tune: ST. FULBERT

Tell Out, My Soul

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 60 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:7-10 First Line: Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord Lyrics: 1 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice; tender to me the promise of his word; in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice. 2 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name! Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done; his mercy sure, from age to age the same; his holy name -- the Lord, the mighty one. 3 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might! Powers and dominions lay their glory by; proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight, the hungry fed, the humble lifted high. 4 Tell out, my soul, the glories of his word! Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord to children's children and forevermore! Topics: Mary; Praise of God; Song of Mary Used With Tune: WOODLANDS Text Sources: Song of Mary

Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle

Author: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, c. 530-609; John Mason Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 59 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:9-10 Lyrics: 1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle; Sing the ending of the fray. Now above the cross, the trophy, Sound the loud triumphant lay: Tell how Christ, the world's redeemer, As a victim won the day. 2 Tell how, when at length the fullness Of the appointed time was come, He, the Word, was born of woman, Left for us His Father's home, Blazed the path of true obedience, Shone as light amidst the gloom. 3 Thus, with thirty years accomplished, He went forth from Nazareth, Destined, dedicated, willing, Did His work, and met His death; Like a lamb He humbly yielded On the cross His dying breath. 4 Faithful cross, true sign of triumph, Be for all the noblest tree; None in foliage, none in blossom, None in fruit your equal be; Symbol of the world's redemption, For the weight that hung on thee! 5 Unto God be praise and glory: To the Father and the Son, To the eternal Spirit honor Now and evermore be done; Praise and glory in the highest While the timeless ages run. Topics: Holy Cross Day Used With Tune: FORTUNATUS NEW

Send thou, O Lord, to ev'ry place

Author: Mary C. Gates Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 59 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:7 Lyrics: 1 Send thou, O Lord, to ev'ry place Swift messengers before thy face, The heralds of thy wondrous grace, Where thou thyself wilt come. 2 Send men whose eyes have seen the King, Men in whose ears his sweet words ring; Send such thy lost ones home to bring; Send them where thou wilt come. 3 To bring good news to souls in sin; The bruis'd and broken hearts to win; In ev'ry place to bring them in Where thou thyself wilt come. 4 Gird each one with the Spirit's sword, The sword of thine own deathless Word; And make them conqu'rors, conqu'ring Lord Where thou thyself wilt come. 5 Raise up, O Lord the Holy Ghost, From this broad land a mighty host, Their war cry, "We will seek the lost Where thou, O Christ, wilt come." Amen. Topics: The Church Missions; Ministry Ordination; Missions Used With Tune: ELMHURST

Gloria, Gloria (Glory to God) (Luke 2:14)

Appears in 48 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:7 First Line: Gloria, gloria (Glory to God, Glory to God) Lyrics: Glory to God, glory to God, in the highest heaven! Peace be on earth, peace be on earth, alleluia, alleluia! Latin: Gloria, gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, gloria, alleluia, alleluia! Topics: Church Year Christmas; Responses To Scripture; Rounds and Canons Used With Tune: GLORIA, GLORIA

Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle

Author: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus; John Mason Neale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 41 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:9-10 Lyrics: 1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle; tell the triumph far and wide; tell aloud the wondrous story of the cross, the Crucified; tell how Christ, the world's redeemer, vanquished death the day he died. 2 God in mercy saw us fallen, sunk in shame and misery, felled to death in Eden's garden, where in pride we claimed the tree; then another tree was chosen, which the world from death would free. 3 Tell how, when at length the fullness of the appointed time was come, Christ, the Word, was born of woman, left for us the heavenly home, blazed the path of true obedience, shone as light amidst the gloom. 4 Thirty years among us dwelling, Jesus went from Nazareth, destined, dedicated, willing, did his work and met his death; like a lamb he humbly yielded on the cross his dying breath. 5 Faithful cross, true sign of triumph, be for all the noblest tree; none in foliage, none in blossom, none in fruit your equal be; symbol of the world's redemption, for your burden makes us free. Topics: Christian Year Palm Sunday; Christian Year Maundy Thursday; Christian Year Good Friday; Evangelism; Incarnation; Jesus Christ Passion and Death; Light; Redemption Used With Tune: FORTUNATUS NEW

All Who Believe and Are Baptized

Author: Thomas Hansen Kingo (1634-1703); George Alfred Taylor Rygh (1860-1942) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 34 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:1-12 Lyrics: 1 All who believe and are baptized shall see the Lord's salvation; baptized into the death of Christ, each is a new creation. Through Christ's redemption we shall stand among the glorious heavenly band of every tribe and nation. 2 With one accord, O God, we pray: grant us thy Holy Spirit; help us in our infirmity through Jesus' blood and merit. Grant us to grow in grace each day that as is promised here we may eternal life inherit. Topics: Christian Initiation; Church; Baptism (general) Used With Tune: LOBT GOTT DEN HERREN

Pass It On

Author: Kurt Kaiser, 1934- Appears in 32 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:7 First Line: It only takes a spark to get a fire going Used With Tune: [It only takes a spark]

New Songs of Celebration Render (Psalm 98)

Author: Erik Routley Meter: 9.8.9.8 D Appears in 32 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 52:10 First Line: New songs of celebration render Lyrics: 1 New songs of celebration render to God who has great wonders done; love sits enthroned in ageless splendor; come and adore the mighty One. God has made known the great salvation which all the saints with joy confess. God has revealed to every nation truth and unending righteousness. 2 Joyfully, heartily resounding, let every instrument and voice peal out the praise of grace abounding, calling the whole world to rejoice. Trumpets and organs, set in motion such sounds as make the heavens ring; all things that live in earth and ocean, sound forth the song; your praises bring. 3 Rivers and seas and torrents roaring, honor the Lord with wild acclaim; mountains and stones, look up adoring, and find a voice to praise God's name. Righteous, commanding, ever glorious, praises be sung that never cease: just is our God, whose truth victorious establishes the world in peace. Topics: Adoration; Music and the Arts; A New Heaven and a New Earth; World Peace; Salvation Used With Tune: RENDEZ À DIEU