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Now thank we all our God

Author: Martin Rinkart, 1586-1649; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 691 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145 Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom the world rejoices; who from our mothers' arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2 O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us. Lord, keep us in your grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world in the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God who reigns in highest heaven, to Father and to Son and Spirit now be given: the one eternal God, whom heaven and earth adore, who ever was, is now, and shall be ever more. Topics: Adoration and Praise; Anniversary of a Church; Funerals; Marriage; Providence; Thanksgiving; Worship Recessional Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT (1)

Let Us with a Gladsome Mind

Author: John Milton (1608-1674) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 545 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145 Lyrics: 1 Let us with a gladsome mind, praise the Lord forever kind: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 2 Who with all-commanding might filled the new-made world with light: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 3 Who the golden-tressed sun caused all day its course to run: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 4 All things living God doth feed, with full hand supplies their need: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. 5 Let us with a gladsome mind, praise the Lord, forever kind: for his mercies aye endure, ever faithful, ever sure. Topics: Creation; Praise of God; Psalm 136 Used With Tune: MONKLAND

The God of Abraham Praise

Author: Moses Maimonides; Daniel ben Judah Dayan; Thomas Olivers; Max Landsberg; Newton M. Mann; William C. Gannett Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 454 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:1-3 Lyrics: 1 The God of Abraham praise, who reigns enthroned above, the Ancient of Eternal Days, the God of love! The Lord, the great I AM, by earth and heaven confessed, we bow before your holy name, forever blest. 2 Your spirit still flows free, high surging where it will. In prophet's word you spoke of old and you speak still. Established is your law, and changeless it shall stand, deep writ upon the human heart by your strong hand. 3 Your goodly land we seek, with peace and plenty blest, a land of sacred liberty and Sabbath rest. There milk and honey flow, and oil and wine abound, and trees of life forever grow with mercy crowned. 4 You have eternal life implanted in the soul; your love shall be our strength and stay, while ages roll. We praise you, living God! We praise your holy name: the first, the last, beyond all thought, and still the same! Topics: God's Covenant with Israel; Kingdom of God; Praise; Sovereignty of God Used With Tune: LEONI

Lord of all being, throned afar

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809-1894) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 431 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:3-19 Lyrics: 1 Lord of all being, throned afar, thy glory flames from sun and star; centre and soul of every sphere, yet to each loving heart how near! 2 Sun of our life, thy quickening ray sheds on our path the glow of day; Star of our hope, thy softened light cheers the long watches of the night. 3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn, our noontide is thy gracious dawn, our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign; all, save the clouds of sin, are thine. 3 Lord of all life, below, above, whose light is truth, whose warmth is love, before thy ever-blazing throne we ask no lustre of our own. 4 Grant us thy truth to make us free, and kindling hearts that burn for thee, till all thy living altars claim one holy light, one heavenly flame. Topics: God in majesty; Light Used With Tune: OMBERSLEY

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation

Author: Joachim Neander (1650-1680); Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 389 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:8-21 Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation; praise God, my soul, for in him are your health and salvation; come all who hear, into his presence draw near, joining in glad adoration. 2 Praise to the Lord, who in all things is wondrously reigning, shields you from harm and is gently yet firmly sustaining. Have you not seen how your heart's wishes have been granted by God's wise ordaining? 3 Praise to the Lord, who with blessing and power will defend you; surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you; ponder anew what the Almighty can do: God will for ever befriend you. 4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him! Let the Amen sound from God's people again: gladly for ever adore him. Topics: Adoration Of God; Church Worship; Providence Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

My God, How Wonderful Thou Art

Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863 Appears in 344 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:8-12 Topics: Confession; Forgiveness; God's Love; God's Majesty and Power; Humanity and Humanness; Mercy; Praise; Sin Used With Tune: COOLING

Saviour, blessed Saviour

Author: Godfrey Thring Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 329 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:2 Topics: The Christian Life Holiness and Aspiration Used With Tune: EDINA

Summer suns are glowing

Author: William Walsham How (1823-1897) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 240 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:8-13 Lyrics: 1 Summer suns are glowing over land and sea; happy light is flowing, bountiful and free. Everything rejoices in the mellow rays; all earth's thousand voices swell the psalm of praise. 2 See God's mercy streaming over all the world, and his banner gleaming, everywhere unfurled. Broad and deep and glorious, as the heaven above, shines in might victorious his eternal love. 3 Lord, upon our blindness your pure radiance pour; for your loving-kindness make us love you more. And, when clouds are drifting dark across the sky, then, the veil uplifting, Father, still be nigh. 4 We will never doubt you, though you veil your light; life is dark without you; death with you is bright. Light of light, shine o'er us on our pilgrim way; still go on before us, to the endless day. Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in times and seasons; Death and Bereavement; Light; Providence; Summer Used With Tune: RUTH

Of the Father’s Love Begotten

Author: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, 5th cent.; Henry Williams Baker; John M. Neale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 214 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:1 First Line: Of the Father's love begotten Refrain First Line: evermore and evermore! Lyrics: 1 Of the Father's love begotten, ere the worlds began to be, he is Alpha and Omega; he the source, the ending he, of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see, evermore and evermore! 2 By his Word was all created; he commanded; it was done: heaven and earth and depths of ocean, universe of three in one, all that sees the moon’s soft shining, all that breathes beneath the sun, evermore and evermore! 3 O, that birth forever blessed when the Virgin, full of grace, by the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the Savior of our race, and the babe, the world’s Redeemer, first revealed his sacred face, evermore and evermore! 4 This is he whom seers in old time chanted of with one accord, whom the voices of the prophets promised in their faithful word. Now he shines, the long-expected. Let creation praise its Lord, evermore and evermore! 5 O ye heights of heaven, adore him. Angel hosts, his praises sing. Powers, dominions, bow before him, and extol our God and King. Let no tongue on earth be silent; every voice in concert ring, evermore and evermore! 6 Christ, to thee with God the Father, and, O Holy Ghost, to thee, hymn and chant and high thanksgiving and unwearied praises be. Honor, glory, and dominion, and eternal victory, evermore and evermore! Amen. Topics: Christian Year Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year Epiphany; Jesus Christ Birth Used With Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM

Holy God, We Praise Thy Name

Author: Ignaz Franz, 1719-1790; Clarence A. Walworth, 1820-1900 Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 204 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 145:1-3 Topics: Adoration and Praise; Communion of Saints; Doxologies and Glorias; God Glory; Holy Trinity; Ordination; Descants Used With Tune: GROSSER GOTT Text Sources: based on Te Deum, c. fourth century