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Praise the Lord! Ye heavens, adore him

Appears in 784 hymnals Topics: The Church The House of God 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 of light. 2 Praise the Lord! for he hath spoken; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws, which never shall be broken, For their guidance hath he made. A-men. 3 Praise the Lord! for he is gracious; Never shall his promise fail; God hath made his saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail. 4 Praise the God of our salvation; Hosts on high, his power proclaim; Heaven and earth, and all creation, Laud and magnify his Name! Amen. Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: ARUNDEL Text Sources: London Foundling Hospital Collection, 1796

Angel voices ever singing

Author: Francis Pott, 1832-1909 Appears in 382 hymnals Topics: The Church The House of God Lyrics: 1 Angel voices ever singing Round thy throne of light, Angel harps, for ever ringing, Rest not day nor night; Thousands only live to bless thee, And confess thee Lord of might! 2 Thou, who art beyond the farthest Mortal eye can scan, Can it be that thou regardest Songs of sinful man? Can we know that thou art near us, And wilt hear us? Yea, we can! 3 Yea, we know that thou rejoicest O'er each work of thine; Thou didst ears and hands and voices For thy praise combine; Craftsman's art and music's measure For thy pleasure Didst design. A-men. 4 Here, great God, today we offer Of thine own to thee; And for thine acceptance proffer, All unworthily, Hearts and minds and hands and voices In our choicest Melody. 5 Honor, glory, might and merit Thine shall ever be, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Blessèd Trinity! Of the best that thou hast given Earth and heaven Render thee. Amen. Used With Tune: ANGEL VOICES

All things are thine; no gift have we

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 92 Appears in 100 hymnals Topics: The Church The House of God Lyrics: 1 All things are thine; no gift have we, Lord of all gifts, to offer thee; And hence with grateful hearts today Thine own before thy feet we lay. 2 Thy will was in the builders' thought; Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought; Through mortal motive, scheme and plan, Thy wise eternal purpose ran. A-men. 3 In weakness and in want we call On thee for whom the heavens are small; Thy glory is thy children's good, Thy joy thy tender fatherhood. 4 O Father, deign these walls to bless; Fill with thy love their emptiness; And let their door a gateway be To lead us from ourselves to thee. Amen. Used With Tune: MELCOMBE

Come, O Thou God of Grace

Author: William E. Evans, 1851-1915 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: House of God Used With Tune: ITALIAN HYMN

Builder of Mighty Worlds on Worlds

Author: Anon. Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: The Church's Life and Work The House of God First Line: Builder of mighty worlds Lyrics: 1 Builder of mighty worlds on worlds, How poor the house must be, That with our human, sinful hands We may erect for Thee. 2 O Christ, Thou art our Corner-stone; On thee our hopes are built; Thou art our Lord, our Light, our Life, Our Sacrifice for guilt. 3 In Thy blest Name we gather here, And consecrate the ground. The walls that on this rock shall rise Thy praises shall resound. Used With Tune: ST. AGNES

Love for the Lord's House

Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: House of God Longed for and Loved First Line: My heart was glad to hear the welcome sound Lyrics: 1 My heart was glad to hear the welcome sound, The call to seek Jehovah's house of prayer; Our feet are standing here on holy ground, Within thy gates, thou city grand and fair. 2 God's people to Jerusalem repair To hear His word and worship Him with praise; The throne of justice stands eternal there, Messiah's throne through endless length of days. 3 Let earnest prayer be made for Zion's peace; Thy sons who hold thee dear shall prosper well; May blessing in thy palaces increase And peace within thy walls forever dwell. 4 For all my brethren and companions' sakes My prayer shall be, Let peace in thee abide; Since God the Lord in thee His dwelling makes, To thee my love shall never be denied. Scripture: Psalm 122 Used With Tune: MORECAMBE

Within Thy tabernacle, Lord

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: The Church of God The House of Worship Scripture: Psalm 15 Used With Tune: TALLIS'S ORDINAL Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650

O sons and daughters, let us sing!

Author: Jean Tisserand; John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluia Appears in 197 hymnals Topics: he Church of God | The House of God Used With Tune: VICTORY Text Sources: Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861, as in

I love the Lord, because my voice

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The House of God Lyrics: 1 I love the Lord, because my voice And prayers he did hear. I, while I live, will call on him, Who bowed to me his ear. 2 The cords of death on every side Encompassed me around; The sorrows of the grave he seized, I grief and trouble found. 3 Upon the Name of God the Lord Then did I call, and say, Deliver thou my soul, O Lord, I do thee humbly pray. 4 God merciful and righteous is, Yea, gracious is our Lord. God saves the meek: I was brought low, He did me help afford. 5 O thou my soul, do thou return Unto thy quiet rest; For largely, lo, the Lord to thee His bounty hath expressed. 6 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, and is, And shall be evermore. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 116:1-7 Used With Tune: ST. FLAVIAN

The King of love my Shepherd is

Author: Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877 Appears in 687 hymnals Topics: Christ The Shepherd; Death; God Love of; God's House; Sheep; God the Father Love and Care Scripture: Psalm 95:1-9 Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME