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Joy because the circling year

Author: John Ellerton; Fenton J. A. Hort Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 18 hymnals Lyrics: Joy because the circling year Brings our day of blessings here; Day when first the Light divine On the Church began to shine. Like to quivering tongues of flame Unto each the Spirit came: Tongues that each might hear their call; Fire, that love might burn in all. So the wondrous works of God Wondrously were spread abroad; Every tribe's familiar tone Made the glorious marvel known. Still the Spirit's fullness, Lord, On thy waiting Church be poured! Once thou on thy Church didst shower Mighty signs and words of power; Humbler things we ask thee now, Gifts of heaven to men below; Grant our burdened heart release, Grant thine own abiding peace. Alleluia! Amen. Topics: Septuagesima; Carols; Sunday Schools Whitsunday Used With Tune: NASSAU Text Sources: Latin

Lord, it is good for us to be

Author: Arthur P. Stanley Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 66 hymnals Lyrics: Lord, it is good for us to be High on the mountain here with thee; Where stand revealed to mortal gaze Those glorious saints of other days; Who once received on Horeb's height Th'eternal laws of truth and right; Or caught the still small whisper, higher Than storm, than earthquake, or than fire. Lord, it is good for us to be Entranced, enwrapt, alone with thee; And watch thy glistering raiment glow Whiter than Hermon's whitest snow, The human lineaments that shine Irradiant with a light divine: Till we too change from grace to grace, Gazing on that transfigured face. Lord, it is good for us to be Here on the holy mount with thee; When darkling in the depths of night, When dazzled with excess of light, 263 We bow before the heavenly voice That bids bewildered souls rejoice, Though love wax cold, and faith be dim, "This is my Son; O hear ye him!" Amen. Topics: Holy Days The Transfiguration Used With Tune: ST. CASIMER

My heart is resting, O my God

Author: Anna L. Waring Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 96 hymnals Lyrics: My heart is resting, O my God, I will give thanks and sing; My heart is at the secret source Of every precious thing. Now the frail vessel Thou hast made, No hand but Thine shall fill; The waters of the earth have failed, And I am thirsty still. I thirst for springs of heavenly life, And here all day they rise; I seek the treasure of Thy love, And close at hand it lies. And a new song is in my mouth, To long-loved music set; Glory to Thee for all the grace I have not tasted yet. I have a heritage of joy, That yet I must not see; The hand that bled to make it mine Is keeping it for me. There is a certainty of love That sets my heart at rest; A calm assurance for today, That to be poor is best; A prayer, reposing on his truth, Who hath made all things mine, That draws my captive will to him, And makes it one with thine. Amen. Topics: Sundays after Trinity; Sundays after Trinity Faith Used With Tune: ST. NATHANIEL

God the Father, God the Son

Author: Thomas B. Pollock Meter: 7.7.7.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God the Father, God the Son, God the Spirit, Three in One, Hear us from Thy heavenly throne: Spare us, Holy Trinity. 2 Father, hear Thy children's call: Humbly at Thy feet we fall, Prodigals, confessing all: We beseech Thee, hear us. 3 Christ, beneath Thy cross, we blame All our life of sin and shame; Penitent we breathe thy Name: We beseech Thee, hear us. 4 Holy Spirit, grieved and tried, Oft forgotten and defied, Now we mourn our stubborn pride: We beseech Thee, hear us. 5 Love, that caused us first to be, Love, that bled upon the tree, Love, that draws us lovingly: We beseech Thee, hear us. 6 We Thy call have disobeyed, Into paths of sin have strayed, And repentance have delayed: We beseech Thee, hear us. 7 Sick, we come to Thee for cure, Guilty seek Thy mercy sure, Evil, long to be made pure: We beseech Thee, hear us. 8 Blind, we pray that we may see, Bound, we pray to be made free, Stained, we pray for sanctity: We beseech Thee, hear us. 9 Thou Who hear'st each contrite sigh, Bidding sinful souls draw nigh, Willing not that one should die: We beseech Thee, hear us. Amen. Topics: Ash Wednesday and Lent Used With Tune: TURPIN'S LITANY

Holy off'rings, rich and rare

Author: John S. B. Monsell Meter: 7.7.7.7.8.8.8.8 Appears in 55 hymnals Lyrics: Holy offerings, rich and rare, Offerings of praise and prayer, Purer life and purpose high, Clasped hands, uplifted eye, Lowly acts of adoration To the God of our salvation; On his altar laid, we leave them. Christ, present them! God, receive them! 459 Homage of each humble heart, Ere we from thy house depart; Worship fervent, deep and high, Adoration, ecstasy; All that childlike love can render Of devotion true and tender; On thine altar laid, we leave them: To the Father, and the Son, And the Spirit, Three in One, Though our mortal weakness raise Offerings of imperfect praise, Yet with hearts bowed down most lowly, Crying, Holy! Holy! Holy! On thine altar laid, we leave them: Amen. Topics: Brotherhood and Service Used With Tune: HOLY OFFERINGS

God of the nations, Who hast led

Author: Frederick Edwards Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: God of the nations, who hast led Thy children since the world began, Through doubt and struggle, pain and tears, Unfolding thy eternal plan; From countless hilltops as of old The fire upon the altar flares; Through countless rites, in countless tongues, Men offer their imperfect prayers; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in thy reign of truth and peace. O Jesus Christ, Incarnate Son, Who bore our flesh that men might see The Vision of the Perfect Life Fashioned in their humanity; By all thy words of heavenly truth, By all thy deeds of mercy wrought, 402 By all the passion of thy cross, By the redemption thou hast brought; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in thy reign of truth and peace. O Holy Spirit, who dost touch The prophets with thy sacred fire, Eternal Wisdom to whose light All seekers after truth aspire; Behold the warring sons of men, The helpless by the strong oppressed, The truth with error still concealed, The evil grudgingly confessed; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in thy reign of truth and peace. O God Triune, thy Church today In penitence before thee kneels, Mourning her years of slothful ease, Her deafness to the world's appeals; Divided where she should be one, Enamoured of a lesser strife, Tithing the mint and cummin while Men perish for the Bread of Life; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in thy reign of truth and peace. Restore to us the vision, Lord, Descend with fires of Pentecost; Our tongues unloose, our hearts inflame, To preach the Gospel to the lost: Here at thy feet our prayer is made, Here life and wealth we dedicate; Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, Lord, thy anointing we await; Hasten the time of our release, Bring in thy reign of truth and peace. Amen. Topics: National Days Used With Tune: PAX VERITATIS

Let the song go round the earth

Author: Sarah G. Stock Meter: 7.5.7.5.7.7 Appears in 45 hymnals Lyrics: Let the song go round the earth, Jesus Christ is Lord! Sound his praises, tell his worth, Be his Name adored; Every clime and every tongue Join the grand, the glorious song! Let the song go round the earth! From the eastern sea, Where the daylight has its birth, Glad, and bright, and free! China's millions join the strains, Waft them on to India's plains. Let the song go round the earth! Lands where Islam's sway Darkly broods o'er home and hearth, Cast their bonds away! Let his praise from Afric's shore Rise and swell her wide lands o'er. Let the song go round the earth! Where the summer smiles; Let the notes of holy mirth Break from distant isles! Inland forests, dark and dim, Icebound coasts give back the hymn. Let the song go round the earth, Jesus Christ is King! With the story of his worth Let the whole world ring! Him creation all adore Evermore and evermore. Topics: Missions; Sunday Schools Missions; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: MOEL LLYS

Love of Jesus, all divine

Author: Francis Bottome Appears in 25 hymnals Lyrics: Love of Jesus, all divine, Fill this longing heart of mine: Ceaseless struggling after life, Weary with the endless strife. Savior, Jesus, lend thine aid, Lift thou up my fainting head; Lead me to my long-sought rest, Pillowed on thy loving breast. Thou alone my trust shalt be, Thou alone canst comfort me; Only, Jesus, let thy grace Be my shield and hiding-place; Let me know thy saving power In temptation's fiercest hour: Then, my Savior, at thy side Let me evermore abide. Thou hast wrought this fond desire, Kindled here this sacred fire, Weaned my heart from all below, Thee and thee alone to know. Thou who hast inspired the cry, Thou alone canst satisfy: Love of Jesus, all divine, Fill this longing heart of mine. Amen. Topics: Sundays after Trinity The Divine Love Used With Tune: EDMUND

"O let the children come to Me"

Author: Johan O. Wallin, 1779-1839; G. Mott Williams Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: "O let the children come to me," Dear Savior, thou commandest: And for these innocents we see How thou in welcome standest. Still goes thy Spirit freely forth, To gladden souls that need thee, And thou bestowest heavenly birth, If they like children heed thee, For theirs the kingdom is. By water and the Spirit thou Our sinful nature cleansest; Thy word doth show the path to go, And daily grace thou sendest. O may thy sanctifying love Surround us all with blessing; And may we all thy favour prove In daily thee confessing, Abiding close to thee. 314 O soul of man, remember well The holy Name thou bearest: Of everything that tongue can tell That Name is still the dearest. O child of God, his voice attend, Live worthy of his choosing; For he is thy eternal friend: Beware lest thou be losing His grace so freely thine. Topics: Holy Baptism Used With Tune: SUSSEX Text Sources: Swedish