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Blessèd city, heavenly Salem
Author: J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 74 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21:2 Lyrics: 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 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.
3 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.
4 Here vouchsafe to all thy servants
what they ask of thee to gain,
what they gain from thee for ever
with the blessèd to retain,
and hereafter in thy glory
evermore with thee to reign.
Topics: Dedication Used With Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY Text Sources: Latin, before 9th century
Blessèd city, heavenly Salem
Hills of the North, rejoice
Author: Charles E. Oakley, 1832-1865 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 53 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21:5 Lyrics: 1 Hills of the North, rejoice,
river and mountain-spring,
hark to the advent voice;
valley and lowland, sing.
Christ comes in righteousness and love,
he brings salvation from above.
2 Isles of the Southern seas,
sing to the listening earth,
carry on every breeze
hope of a world's new birth:
In Christ shall all be made anew,
his word is sure, his promise true.
3 Lands of the East, arise,
he is your brightest morn,
greet him with joyous eyes,
praise shall his path adorn:
your seers have longed to know their Lord;
to you he comes, the final word.
4 Shores of the utmost West,
lands of the setting sun,
welcome the heavenly guest
in whom the dawn has come:
he brings a never-ending light
who triumphed o'er our darkest night.
5 Shout, as you journey home,
songs be in every mouth,
lo, from the North they come,
from East and West and South:
in Jesus all shall find their rest,
in him the universe be blest. Topics: Advent; Advent II Year B; Advent II Year C; Proper 25 Year B; Second Sunday Before Advent Year C Used With Tune: LITTLE CORNARD Text Sources: Adapt.: Editors of English Praise, 1975, alt.
Hills of the North, rejoice
Unto us a boy is born!
Author: Percy Dearmer (1867-1936) Meter: 7.6.7.7.7 irregular Appears in 45 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21:6 Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Christmas and Epiphany Used With Tune: PUER NOBIS Text Sources: Latin, 15th century
Unto us a boy is born!
I Wanna Be Ready
Meter: 8.10.8.10 with refrain Appears in 19 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21:2 First Line: John said the city was just four-square Lyrics: Refrain:
I wanna be ready,
I wanna be ready.
I wanna be ready
to walk in Jerusalem just like John.
1 John said the city was just four-square,
To walk in Jerusalem just like John.
and he declared he'd meet me there.
To walk in Jerusalem just like John. Oh, [Refrain]
2 I've never been to heaven but I've been told
To walk in Jerusalem just like John..
that the streets up there are paved with gold.
To walk in Jerusalem just like John. [Refrain]
3 If you get there before I do,
To walk in Jerusalem just like John.
tell all my friends I'm comin' too.
To walk in Jerusalem just like John. [Refrain] Topics: Everlasting Life Used With Tune: BE READY Text Sources: Negro Spiritual
I Wanna Be Ready
Canticle of the Turning
Author: Rory Cooney, 1952- Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 17 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21:1 First Line: My soul cries out with a joyful shout Refrain First Line: My heart shall sing of the day You bring Topics: Adoration and Praise; Advent; Advent; Jesus Christ; Joy; Justice; Kingdom; Liberation; Mercy; Patience; Peace; Poverty; Promise; Social Concern; World Used With Tune: STAR OF THE COUNTY DOWN
Canticle of the Turning
Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen
Author: Herbert F. Brokering, b. 1926 Meter: 4.5.10.4.5.10 with refrain Appears in 14 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21 First Line: Alleluia! Refrain First Line: Jesus is risen and we shall arise Topics: Christian Hope; Heaven, Eternal Life; Burial; Easter Used With Tune: EARTH AND ALL STARS
Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen
The Earth Is the Lord's
Author: Ramon Oliano; Sario Oliano; James Minchin; Delebert Rice Meter: 7.7.7.13 Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21:5 First Line: Lord, your hands have formed this world Topics: Sacrament Used With Tune: GAYOM NI HIGAMI
The Earth Is the Lord's
When grief is raw and music goes unheard
Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21:3-4 Lyrics: 1 When grief is raw and music goes unheard,
and thought is numb,
we have no polished phrases to recite.
In Christ we come
to hear the old familiar words:
'I am the resurrection. I am life'.
2 God, give us time for gratitude and tears,
and make us free
to grieve, remember, honour, and delight.
Let love be strong
to bear regrets and banish fears:
'I am the resurrection. I am life'.
3 The height and breadth of all that love prepares
soars out of time,
beyond our speculation and our sight.
The cross remains
to ground the promise that it bears:
'I am the resurrection. I am life'.
4 All shall be judged, the greatest and the least,
and all be loved,
till every hurt is healed, all wrong set right.
In bread and wine
we taste the great homecoming feast,
and in the midst of death we are in life. Topics: The Church Celebrates Death and Grieving; Eternal Life; Funerals general; Grief; Jesus Teaching
When grief is raw and music goes unheard
Then I Saw a New Heaven and Earth
Author: Christopher M. Idle Meter: Irregular Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 21 Lyrics: 1 Then I saw a new heaven and earth,
for the first had passed away;
and the holy city came down from God
like a bride on her wedding day.
And I know how he loves his own,
for I heard his great voice tell
they would be his people, and he their God,
and among them he came to dwell.
2 He will wipe away every tear;
even death shall die at last.
There'll be no more crying or grief or pain
they belong to the world that's past.
And the One on the throne said, "Look!
I am making all things new."
He is A and Z, he is first and last,
and his words are exact and true.
3 So the thirsty can drink their fill
at the fountain giving life.
But the gates are shut on all evil things,
on deceit and decay and strife.
With foundations and walls and towers
like a jewel, the city shines,
with its streets of gold and its gates of pearl,
in a glory where each combines.
4 As they measured its length and breadth
I could see no temple there,
for its only temple is God the Lord
and the Lamb in that city fair.
And it needs neither sun nor moon
in a place which knows no night,
for the city's lamp is the Lamb himself,
and the glory of God its light.
5 And I saw by the sacred throne
flowing water, crystal clear,
and the tree of life with its healing leaves
and its fruit growing all the year.
So the worshipers of the Lamb
bear his name and see his face,
and they reign and serve and forever live
to the praise of his glorious grace.
Topics: King, God/Christ as; Return of Christ; Eternal Life; King, God/Christ as; Lamb of God; New Creation; Return of Christ Used With Tune: NEW HEAVEN
Then I Saw a New Heaven and Earth
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