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Forth in the peace of Christ we go

Author: James Quinn, b. 1919 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 26 hymnals Topics: Third Sunday Before Advent Year C Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

Who is a pardoning God like thee

Author: Samuel Davies, 1723-1761 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 107 hymnals Topics: Third Sunday Before Advent Year C First Line: Great God of wonders, all thy ways Lyrics: 1 Great God of wonders, all thy ways are matchless, God-like and divine; but the fair glories of thy grace more God-like and unrivaled shine: Refrain: Who is a pardoning God like thee, or who has grace so rich and free? 2 Such dire offences to forgive, such guilty rebel souls to spare; this is thy grand prerogative, and none shall in the honour share: [Refrain] 3 In wonder lost, with trembling joy, we take the pardon of our God, pardon for sins of deepest dye, a pardon sealed with Jesus' blood: [Refrain] 4 O may this glorious matchless love, this God-like miracle of grace, teach mortal tongues, like those above, to raise this song of lofty praise: [Refrain] Scripture: Ephesians 1:7 Used With Tune: VATER UNSER

O Jesus, I have promised

Author: J. E. Bode, 1816-1874 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 628 hymnals Topics: Third Sunday Before Advent Year B Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end; be thou for ever near me, my Master and my Friend: I shall not fear the battle if thou art by my side, nor wander from the pathway if thou wilt be my guide. *2 O let me feel thee near me: the world is ever near; I see the sights that dazzle, the tempting sounds I hear; my foes are ever near me, around me and within; but, Jesus, draw thou nearer, and shield my soul from sin. 3 O let me hear thee speaking in accents clear and still above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self-will; O speak to reassure me, to hasten or control; O speak, and make me listen, thou guardian of my soul. 4 O Jesus, thou hast promised to all who follow thee, that where thou art in glory there shall thy servant be; and, Jesus, I have promised to serve thee to the end: O give me grace to follow, my Master and my Friend. 5 O let me see thy foot-marks, and in them plant mine own; my hope to follow duly is in thy strength alone: O guide me, call me, draw me, uphold me to the end; and then in heaven receive me, my Saviour and my Friend. Scripture: 1 John 2:15-17 Used With Tune: WOLVERCOTE

Take my life, and let it be

Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 1,214 hymnals Topics: Third Sunday Before Advent Year B Lyrics: 1 Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee; take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise. 2 Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love; take my feet, and let them be swift and beautiful for thee. 3 Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King; take my lips, and let them be filled with messages from thee. 4 Take my silver and my gold; not a mite would I withhold; take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose. 5 Take my will, and make it thine: it shall be no longer mine; take my heart: it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne. 6 Take my love; my Lord, I pour at thy feet its treasure-store; take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee. Scripture: Acts 4:34-37 Used With Tune: ST BEES

Thy kingdom come, O God

Author: Lewis Hensley, 1824-1905 Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Topics: Advent III Year C; Third Sunday Before Lent Year A; Proper 11 Year B; Advent Lyrics: 1 Thy kingdom come, O God, thy rule, O Christ, begin; break with thine iron rod the tyrannies of sin. 2 Where is thy reign of peace and purity and love? When shall all hatred cease, as in the realms above? 3 When comes the promised time that war shall be no more, and lust, oppression, crime shall flee thy face before? 4 We pray thee, Lord, arise, and come in thy great might; revive our longing eyes, which languish for thy sight. 5 Men scorn thy sacred name, and wolves devour thy fold; by many deeds of shame we learn that love grows cold. 6 O'er lands both near and far thick darkness broodeth yet: arise, O Morning Star, arise, and never set! Scripture: 2 Chronicles 6:41 Used With Tune: ST CECILIA

Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding

Author: Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 134 hymnals Topics: The Third Sunday of Advent Year A; The Third Sunday of Advent Year C Lyrics: Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding; 'Christ is nigh,' it seems to say; 'cast away the dreams of darkness, O ye children of the day.' 2 Wakened by the solemn warning, let the earth-bound soul arise; Christ, her Sun, all ill dispelling, shines upon the morning skies. 3 Lo, the Lamb, so long expected, comes with pardon down from heaven; let us haste, with tears of sorrow, one and all to be forgiven; 4 That when next he comes with glory, and the world is wrapped in fear, with his mercy he may shield us, and with words of love draw near. 5 Honour, glory, might, and blessing to the Father and the Son, with the everlasting Spirit, while eternal ages run. Scripture: Ephesians 5:8-15 Used With Tune: MERTON Text Sources: Based on Vox clama ecce intonat, (Latin, 5th or 6th century)

The people that in darkness sat

Author: John Morrison (1750-1798) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 217 hymnals Topics: The Third Sunday of Advent Year B; The Third Sunday of Advent Year C Lyrics: 1 The people that in darkness sat a glorious light have seen; the light has shined on them who long in shades of death have been. 2 To hail thee, Sun of Righteousness, the gathering nations come; they joy as when the reapers bear their harvest treasures home. 3 For thou their burden dost remove, and break the tyrant's rod, as in the day when Midian fell before the sword of God. 4 For unto us a child is born, to us a Son is given, and on his shoulder ever rests all power in earth and heaven. 5 His name shall be the Prince of Peace, the everlasting Lord, the Wonderful, the Counsellor, the God by all adored. 6 His righteous government and power shall over all extend; on judgement and on justice based, his reign shall have no end. 7 Lord Jesus, reign in us, we pray, and make us thine alone, who with the Father ever art and Holy Spirit One. Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-7 Used With Tune: DUNDEE Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781

Jesus calls us: o'er the tumult

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 934 hymnals Topics: The Third Sunday before Advent Year B Lyrics: 1 Jesus calls us: o'er the tumult of our life's wild restless sea, day by day his sweet voice soundeth, saying, 'Christian, follow me': 2 As of old Saint Andrew heard it by the Galilean lake, turned from home and toil and kindred leaving all for his dear sake. 3 Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world's golden store, from each idol that would keep us, saying, 'Christian, love me more.' 4 In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease, still he calls, in cares and pleasures, that we love him more than these. 5 Jesus calls us: by thy mercies, Saviour, make us hear thy call, give our hearts to thine obedience, serve and love thee best of all. Scripture: John 1:35-42 Used With Tune: MARCHING

I come with joy, a child of God

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Topics: Church nature of; Church Universal; Commitment; Communion of Saints; Community; Ecumenism; Holy Communion; Proper 23 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; The Fourth Sunday before Advent Year C; The Third Sunday of Epiphany Year A; Unity Lyrics: 1 I come with joy, a child of God, forgiven, loved and free, the life of Jesus to recall, in love laid down for me. 2 I come with Christians far and near to find, as all are fed, the new community of love in Christ's communion bread. 3 As Christ breaks bread, and bids us share, each proud division ends. The love that made us, makes us one, and strangers now are friends. 4 The Spirit of the risen Christ, unseen, but ever near, is in such friendship better known, alive among us here. 5 Together met, together bound by all that God has done, we'll go with joy, to give the world the love that makes us one. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Used With Tune: ST STEPHEN (NEWINGTON)

Just as I am, without one plea

Author: Charlotte Elliott (1789-1871) Meter: 8.8.8.6 Appears in 2,137 hymnals Topics: The Third Sunday of Advent Year B Lyrics: 1 Just as I am, without one plea but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidst me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come. 2 Just as I am, though tossed about with many a conflict, many a doubt, fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come. 3 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; sight, riches, healing of the mind, yea, all I need, in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come. 4 Just as I am, thou wilt receive, wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve: because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come. 5 Just as I am, thy love unknown has broken every barrier down; now to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come. 6 Just as I am, of that free love the breadth, length, depth, and height to prove, here for a season, then above, O Lamb of God, I come. Scripture: Luke 18:9-14 Used With Tune: SAFFRON WALDEN