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Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart

Author: Mary Byrne, 1880-1931; Eleanor Hull, 1860-1935 Meter: 10.11.11.11 Appears in 160 hymnals Topics: Proper 13 Year C Lyrics: 1 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart, be all else but naught to me, save that thou art; be thou my best thought in the day and the night, both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light. 2 Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word, be thou ever with me, and I with thee, Lord; be thou my great Father, and I thy true son; be thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one. 3 Be thou my breastplate, my sword for the fight; be thou my whole armour, be thou my true might; be thou my soul's shelter, be thou my strong tower: O raise thou me heavenward, great Power of my power. 4 Riches I heed not, nor man's empty praise: be thou mine inheritance now and always; be thou and thou only the first in my heart; O Sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art. 5 High King of heaven, thou heaven's bright Sun, O grant me its joys after victory is won; great Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be thou my vision, O Ruler of all. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:24 Used With Tune: SLANE Text Sources: Irish, 8th century

Oft in danger, oft in woe

Author: Henry Kirke White, 1785-1806 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 348 hymnals Topics: Proper 23 Year C Lyrics: 1 Oft in danger, oft in woe, onward, Christians, onward go; bear the toil, maintain the strife, strengthened with the bread of life. 2 Onward, Christians, onward go, join the war, and face the foe; will ye flee in danger's hour? Know ye not your Captain's power? 3 Let not sorrow dim your eye; soon shall every tear be dry: let not fears your course impede; great your strength, if great your need. 4 Let your drooping hearts be glad; march in heavenly armour clad; fight, nor think the battle long: soon shall victory wake your song. 5 Onward then in battle move; more than conquerors ye shall prove: though opposed by many a foe, Christian soldiers, onward go. Scripture: Ephesians 6:11 Used With Tune: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

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 C; The Third Sunday of Epiphany 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

Lead us, heav'nly Father, lead us

Author: James Edmeston, 1791-1867 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 358 hymnals Topics: Year C Lent 1 First Line: Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us Lyrics: 1 Lead us, heav'nly Father, lead us o'er the world's tempestuous sea; guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, for we have no help but thee; yet possessing ev'ry blessing if our God our Father be. 2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us, all our weakness thou dost know, thou didst tread this earth before us, thou didst feel its keenest woe; lone and dreary, faint and weary, through the desert thou didst go. 3 Spirit of our God, descending, fill our hearts with heav'nly joy, love with ev'ry passion blending, pleasure that can never cloy; thus provided, pardoned, guided, nothing can our peace destroy. Scripture: Luke 4:1-13 Used With Tune: MANNHEIM

O Lord, my God (How great thou art)

Author: Karl Boberg, 1859-1940; Stuart K. Hine, 1899-1989 Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 141 hymnals Topics: Year C Trinity Sunday First Line: O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder Refrain First Line: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee Scripture: Genesis 22:12 Used With Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART

There Is a Redeemer

Author: Melody Green Meter: Irregular Appears in 34 hymnals First Line: There is a Redeemer, Jesus God's own Son Refrain First Line: Thank you, O my Father, for giving us your Son

Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness

Author: Johann Franck; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 120 hymnals Topics: liturgical Communion Songs First Line: Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness, Leave the gloomy haunts of sadness

Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Fill our hearts with joy and peace

Author: John Fawcett Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,297 hymnals Topics: Dismissal; Service Music Closing Sentences; Worship

Christ Arose

Author: Robert Lowry Meter: 11.10 with refrain Appears in 432 hymnals Topics: Christ Resurrection; Resurrection First Line: Low in the grave He lay, Jesus, my Savior Refrain First Line: Up from the grave He arose Lyrics: 1 Low in the grave he lay, Jesus my Savior, waiting the coming day, Jesus my Lord! Refrain: Up from the grave he arose; with a mighty triumph o'er his foes; he arose a victor from the dark domain, and he lives forever, with his saints to reign. He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose! 2 Vainly they watch his bed, Jesus my Savior, vainly they seal the dead, Jesus my Lord! [Refrain] 3 Death cannot keep its prey, Jesus my Savior; he tore the bars away, Jesus my Lord! [Refrain] United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

I've Got Peace Like a River

Meter: 7.7.11 Appears in 42 hymnals Topics: liturgical Songs of Response Lyrics: 1 I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river in my soul. I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river, I've got peace like a river in my soul. 2 I've got love like a river, I've got love like a river, I've got love like a river in my soul. I've got love like a river, I've got love like a river, I've got love like a river in my soul 3 I've got joy like a river, I've got joy like a river, I've got joy like a river in my soul. I've got joy like a river, I've got joy like a river, I've got joy like a river in my soul. Baptist Hymnal, 1991 Text Sources: African-American spiritual