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We bring you, Lord, our prayer and praise

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Aid and development; Children; Deliverance; Freedom and Liberation; Human Dignity; Justice; Justice and Peace; Kingdom of God; Peace; Social Concern Lyrics: 1 We bring you, Lord, our prayer and praise that every child of earth should live and grow in freedom's ways, in dignity and worth. 2 We praise for such a task begun to serve each other's need, for every cause of justice won, for every fetter freed. 3 Our prayers are for a world in pain where force and fear prevail, the plough becomes the sword again, and hope and harvests fail. 4 Alike our prayer and praise express the wants of humankind, that those in bondage and distress their larger freedoms find. 5 So may we still maintain the fight till earth's oppressions cease before the universal right to liberty and peace. 6 In Christ we learn to love and care and spread his truth abroad; and in his Name we lift our prayer: 'Your kingdom come, O Lord.' Scripture: Matthew 6:9-13 Used With Tune: WILTSHIRE

All good gifts around us

Author: Matthias Claudius (1740-1815); Jane Montgomery Campbell (1817-1878) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 472 hymnals Topics: Children and All-Age Worship; Creation; Food and Hunger; God Love of; Gratitude; Harvest; Harvest Thanksgiving; Providence; Seasons; Self-offering; Thanksgiving; The Sixth Sunday of Easter - Rogationtide First Line: We plough the fields, and scatter Lyrics: 1 We plough the fields, and scatter the good seed on the land, but it is fed and watered by God's almighty hand: he sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain, the breezes, and the sunshine, and soft, refreshing rain. Refrain: All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above; then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord, for all his love. 2 He only is the maker of all things near and far; he paints the wayside flower, he lights the evening star; the winds and waves obey him, by him the birds are fed; much more to us, his children, he gives our daily bread. [Refrain] 3 We thank thee then, O Father, for all things bright and good, the seed-time and the harvest, our life, our health, our food. Accept the gifts we offer for all thy love imparts, and, what thou most desirest, our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:13-14 Used With Tune: WIR PFLÜGEN

The Lord's Prayer

Appears in 770 hymnals Topics: Children; Forgiveness; Story of Jesus; Kingdom of God; Lord's Prayer; Obedience; Temptation First Line: Our Father, which art in heaven Lyrics: 1 Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. 2 On earth, as it is in heaven, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. Give us this day our daily bread, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. 3 And forgive us all our trespasses, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. As we forgive those who trespass against us, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. 4 And lead us not to the devil to be tempted, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. But deliver us from all that is evil, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. 5 For thine is the kingdom power and the glory Hallowed-a-be thy Name. Forever and forever and eer Hallowed-a-be thy Name. 6 Amen, amen, it shall be so, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. Amen, amen, it shall be so, Hallowed-a-be thy Name. Scripture: Matthew 6 Used With Tune: [Our Father, which art in heaven]

With happy voices singing

Author: William G. Tarrant Appears in 90 hymnals Topics: Children's Day; God Care of; God Love of; Home; Love to God; Praise of God; Seasons; God in Nature Used With Tune: BERTHOLD

Strong, Gentle Children

Author: Daniel Charles Damon, 1955- Meter: 5.6.10 D Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Children of God Lyrics: 1 Strong, gentle children, God made you beautiful, gave you the wisdom and power you need; speak in the stillness all you are longing for; live out your calling to love and to lead. 2 Strong, hurting children, angry and terrified, open the secrets your life has concealed; though you are wounded, know you are not to blame; cry out your story till truth is revealed. 3 Strong, knowing children, utter your cry aloud, honor the wisdom God gave you at birth; speak to your elders till they have heard your voice; sing out your vision of healing on earth. Scripture: Matthew 19:13-14 Used With Tune: TWILIGHT

People, Look East

Author: Eleanor Farjeon, 1881-1965 Meter: 8.7.9.8.8.7 Appears in 47 hymnals Topics: Advent; Advent; Children's Hymns; Love of God for Us; Seasons; Second Coming; Song First Line: People, look East. The time is near Scripture: Isaiah 40:4 Used With Tune: BESANCON

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 360 hymnals Topics: Beauty; Children's Hymns; Creation; Ecology; Food; God the Father (Creator); God the Father (Creator); Joy; Life; Love of God for Us; Praise; Providence; Thanksgiving; Trust First Line: Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Refrain: All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, And all things wise and wonderful, The Lord God made them all. 1 Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, God made their glowing colors, God made their tiny wings. [Refrain] 2 The purple-headed mountain, The river running by, The sunset, and the morning That brightens up the sky. [Refrain] 3 The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden, God made them ev'ry one. [Refrain] 4 God gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well. [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 1:31 Used With Tune: ROYAL OAK

Father in heaven

Author: Daniel Thambyrajah Niles, 1908-70 Meter: 5.5.5.5.5.5.5.4 Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Baptism; Blessing; Grace; Hymns Specially Suitable for Children; Invocation; Jesus Christ Redeemer; Mercy of God; People of God Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Used With Tune: HALAD

In Christ alone my hope is found

Author: Stuart Townend (b. 1963); Keith Getty (b. 1974) Appears in 41 hymnals Topics: Easter; Assurance; Atonement; Children and All-Age Worship; Church Year Good Friday; Church Year Easter; Future hope; God Protection of; Hope; Jesus coming again; Proper 4 Year A; Proper 7 Year B; The Fourth Sunday before Advent Year A; The Third Sunday before Advent Year B; Trust and Confidence Scripture: Isaiah 28:16 Used With Tune: [In Christ alone my hope is found]

Psalm 112 (A Responsorial Setting)

Author: Hal H. Hopson Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Acrostic Psalms; Blessing; Darkness; Elements of Worship Offering; Endurance; God Light from; God Trust in; God's Protection; Grace; Joy; Life Stages Children; People of God / Church Family of God; People of God / Church Serving; Social Justice; Truth; Wisdom Psalms; Year A, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 5th Sunday; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 28-September 3 First Line: Happy are they who delight Lyrics: Refrain: Happy are they who delight, who delight in the law of God. Scripture: Psalm 112 Used With Tune: [Happy are they who delight] Text Sources: Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Psalm Text)