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Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face

Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 316 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face; here would I touch and handle things unseen, here grasp with firmer hand the eternal grace, and all my weariness upon thee lean. 2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God, here drink with thee the royal wine of heaven; here would I lay aside each earthly load, here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven. 3 Mine is the sin, but thine the righteousness; mine is the guilt, but thine the cleansing blood; here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace — thy blood, thy righteousness, O Lord, my God. 4 I have no help but thine; nor do I need another arm save thine to lean upon; it is enough, my Lord, enough indeed; my strength is in thy might, thy might alone. 5 Too soon we rise; the symbols disappear; the feast, though not the love, is past and gone; the bread and wine remove, but thou art here, nearer than ever, still our shield and sun. 6 Feast after feast thus comes and passes by, yet, passing, points to the glad feast above, giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy, the Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love. Topics: Holy Communion; Proper 9 Year A; Proper 16 Year B; Proper 23 Year A; Third Sunday Before Advent Year A Scripture: 1 John 1:1-7 Used With Tune: MAGDA

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round

Author: J. W. Chadwick, 1840-1904 Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 124 hymnals 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-belovèd 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. 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 trembles into prayer, one in the power that makes thy children free to follow truth, and thus to follow thee. 4 O clothe us with thy heavenly armour, 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. Topics: Pentecost Scripture: Ephesians 6:11 Used With Tune: SONG 1

Breathe on me, Breath of God

Author: Edwin Hatch, 1835-1889 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 343 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do. 2 Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure; until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. 3 Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine; until this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine. 4 Breathe on me, Breath of God: so shall I never die, but live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity. Topics: Pentecost; Pentecost Year A; Proper 25 Year C Scripture: Ezekiel 37:9-10 Used With Tune: WINDERMERE

Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost

Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Meter: 7.7.7.5 Appears in 205 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost, taught by thee, we covet most of thy gifts at Pentecost, holy, heavenly love. 2 Love is kind, and suffers long, love is meek, and thinks no wrong, love than death itself more strong; therefore give us love. 3 Prophecy will fade away, melting in the light of day; love will ever with us stay; therefore give us love. 4 Faith will vanish into sight; hope be emptied in delight; love in heaven will shine more bright; therefore give us love. 5 Faith and hope and love we see joining hand in hand agree; but the greatest of the three, and the best, is love. 6 From the overshadowing of thy gold and silver wing shed on us, who to thee sing, holy, heavenly love. Topics: Pentecost; Pentecost Year B Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:31 Used With Tune: CAPETOWN

Where is this stupendous stranger?

Author: Christopher Smart, 1722-1771 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 12 hymnals Refrain First Line: Lyrics: 1 Where is this stupendous stranger? prophets, shepherds, kings, advise: lead me to my Master's manger, show me where my Saviour lies. 2 O most mighty, O most holy, far beyond the seraph’s thought! Art thou then so mean and lowly as unheeded prophets taught? 3 O the magnitude of meekness, worth from worth immortal sprung! O the strength of infant weakness, if eternal is so young! 4 God all-bounteous, all-creative, whom no ills from good dissuade, is incarnate, and a native of the very world he made. Topics: Christmas; Advent IV Year A; Advent IV Year C; Christmas II Scripture: Colossians 1:16 Used With Tune: HALTON HOLGATE

Praise the Lord! Ye heavens adore him

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 759 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord! Ye heavens, adore him; praise him, angels, in the height; sun and moon, rejoice before him, praise him, all ye stars and light. Praise the Lord! for he hath spoken; worlds his mighty voice obeyed: laws, which never shall be broken, for their guidance he hath made. 2 Praise the Lord! for he is glorious; never shall his promise fail: God hath made his saints victorious; sin and death shall not prevail. Praise the God of our salvation; hosts on high, his power proclaim; heaven and earth and all creation, laud and magnify his name! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:35 Used With Tune: AUSTRIA Text Sources: Foundling Hospital Collection, c. 1796

Blessèd city, heavenly Salem

Author: J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 74 hymnals Lyrics: PART ONE - 1 Blessèd city, heavenly Salem, vision dear of peace and love, who of living stones art builded in the height of heaven above, and with angel hosts encircled, as a bride dost earthward move. 2 From celestial realms descending, bridal glory round thee shed, meet for him whose love espoused thee, to thy Lord shalt thou be led; all thy streets and all thy bulwarks of pure gold are fashionèd. 3 Bright thy gates of pearl are shining, they are open evermore; and by virtue of his merits thither faithful souls do soar, who for Christ's dear name in this world pain and tribulation bore. 4 Many a blow and biting sculpture polished well those stones elect, in their places now compacted by the heavenly Architect, who therewith hath willed for ever that his palace should be decked. PART TWO - 5 Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the Head and corner-stone, chosen of the Lord, and precious, binding all the church in one, Holy Sion's help for ever, and her confidence alone. 6 All that dedicated city, dearly loved of God on high, in exultant jubilation pours perpetual melody, God the One in Three adoring in glad hymns eternally. PART THREE - 7 To this temple, where we call thee, come, O Lord of Hosts, to-day; with thy wonted loving-kindness hear thy servants as they pray, and thy fullest benediction shed within its walls alway. 8 Here vouchsafe to all thy servants what they ask of thee to gain, what they gain from thee for ever with the blessed to retain, and hereafter in thy glory evermore with thee to reign. Doxology: [To be sung at the end of any part, or of the whole hymn] Laud and honour to the Father, laud and honour to the Son, laud and honour to the Spirit, ever Three, and ever One, consubstantial, co-eternal, while unending ages run. Topics: Dedication Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11 Used With Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY Text Sources: Latin, before 9th century

'Glory to God!' all heav'n with joy is ringing

Author: John E. Bowers, b. 1923 Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 'Glory to God!' all heav'n with joy is ringing; angels proclaim the gospel of Christ's birth, 'Glory to God!', and still their song is bringing good news of God incarnate here on earth. 2 Lowly in wonder shepherds kneel before him, no gift to bring save love of heart and mind: come like those shepherds, sing his praise, adore him, a babe so weak, yet Saviour of mankind. 3 Humble, yet regal, wise men kneel before him, gold, incense, myrrh, their gifts to Christ they bring: come like those wise men, sing his praise, adore him a babe so poor and modest, yet a King. 4 Though now no crib or cradle is concealing Jesus our Lord in that far-distant shrine, Christ at each eucharist is still revealing his very self in forms of bread and wine. Topics: Christmas; Christmas I Year B; Epiphany Scripture: John 1:14 Used With Tune: HIGHWOOD

The spacious firmament on high

Author: Joseph Addison, 1672-1719 Appears in 790 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The spacious firmament on high, with all the blue ethereal sky, and spangled heavens, a shining frame, their great Original proclaim. The unwearied sun from day to day does his Creator's power display, and publishes to every land the work of an almighty hand. 2 Soon as the evening shades prevail the moon takes up the wondrous tale, and nightly to the listening earth repeats the story of her birth; whilst all the stars that round her burn, and all the planets in their turn, confirm the tidings, as they roll, and spread the truth from pole to pole. 3 What though in solemn silence all move round the dark terrestrial ball; what though nor real voice nor sound amid their radiant orbs be found; in reason's ear they all rejoice, and utter forth a glorious voice, for ever singing as they shine, 'The hand that made us is divine.' Topics: Creation Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6 Used With Tune: ADDISON'S (LONDON)

There is a land of pure delight

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,406 hymnals Lyrics: 1 There is a land of pure delight, where saints immortal reign; infinite day excludes the night, and pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, and never-withering flowers; death, like a narrow sea, divides that heavenly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood stand dressed in living green; so to the Jews old Canaan stood, while Jordan rolled between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink to cross the narrow sea, and linger shivering on the brink, and fear to launch away. 5 O could we make our doubts remove, those gloomy doubts that rise, and see the Canaan that we love with unbeclouded eyes; 6 Could we but climb where Moses stood, and view the landscape o'er, not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, should fright us from the shore! Topics: Proper 14 Year C; Proper 25 Year A Scripture: Deuteronomy 34:1-4 Used With Tune: BEULAH