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Love divine, all loves excelling

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,906 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Incarnation Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown: Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation; enter every trembling heart. 2 Come, almighty, to deliver, let us all thy life receive; suddenly return, and never, never more thy temples leave: thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray, and praise thee, without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love. 3 Finish then thy new creation, pure and spotless let us be, let us see thy great salvation, perfectly restored in thee: changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love and praise. Scripture: 1 John 4:7-8 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL

What Child Is This

Author: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898 Appears in 217 hymnals Topics: Incarnation First Line: What Child is this who, laid to rest Refrain First Line: This, this is Christ the King Scripture: Matthew 2:9-11 Used With Tune: GREENSLEEVES

Comfort, comfort now my people

Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949); Johannes Olearius (1611-1684); Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8 Appears in 128 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate Promise of the Messiah Lyrics: 1 Comfort, comfort now my people; speak of peace - so says your God. Comfort those who sit in darkness, burdened by a heavy load. To Jerusalem proclaim: God shall take away your shame. Now get ready to recover; guilt and suffering are over 2 Hear the herald's proclamation in the desert far and near, calling all to true repentance, telling that the Lord is near. Oh, that warning cry obey! For your God prepare a way. Let the valleys rise to greet him and the hills bow down to meet him. 3 Straighten out what has been crooked; make the roughest places plain. Let your hearts be true and humble, live as fits God's holy reign. Soon the glory of the Lord shall on earth be shed abroad. Human flesh shall surely see it; God is ready to decree it. Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-5 Used With Tune: GENEVAN 42

'Wake, awake! for night is flying'

Author: Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878); Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608) Appears in 217 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate Promise of the Messiah Lyrics: 1 'Wake, awake! for night is flying', the watchmen on the heights are crying. 'Awake, Jerusalem, at last!' Midnight hears the welcome voices, and at the thrilling cry rejoices: 'Come forth, you virgins, night is past! The Bridegroom comes; awake, your lamps with gladness take, Alleluia! and for his marriage feast prepare, for ye must go and meet him there.' 2 Zion hears the watchmen singing, and all her heart with joy is springing; she wakes, she rises from her gloom; for the Lord comes down all-glorious, the strong in grace, in truth victorious; her Star is risen, her Light is come! Now come, O blessèd One, God's own belovèd Son, Alleluia! We follow to the festal hall to sup with you, the Lord of all. 3 All the heavens and earth adore you, and saints and angels sing before you, with harp and cymbal's clearest tone; Zion's gates of pearl before us resound as angels sing in chorus and lead us to your dazzling throne. No mortal eye nor ear can comprehend or bear such great glory; but we rejoice and sing the song, Alleluia! through ages long. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9 Used With Tune: WACHET AUF

Lo, he comes with clouds descending

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788); John Cennick (1718-1755) Meter: 8.7.8.7.12.7 Appears in 785 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate Promise of the Messiah Lyrics: 1 Lo, he comes with clouds descending, Christ, the Lamb, for sinners slain; thousand thousand saints attending join the sing the glad refrain: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! God appears on earth to reign. 2 Every eye shall now behold him, robed in dreadful majesty; those who set at naught and sold him, pierced, and nailed him to the tree, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, shall the true Messiah see. 3 Those deep wounds of cross and passion still his glorious body bears; cause of endless exultation to his ransomed worshipers; Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! See! the day of God appears. 4 Yea, amen, let all adore you, high on your eternal throne; Saviour, take the power and glory, claim the kingdom for your own: oh, come quickly, oh, come quickly, oh, come quickly, Alleluia! come, Lord, come! Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 3:13 Used With Tune: HELMSLEY

Great God, your love has called us here

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate Passion and Death Lyrics: 1 Great God, your love has called us here as we, by love, for love were made. Your living likeness still we bear, though marred, dishonoured, disobeyed. We come, with all our heart and mind your call to hear, your love to find. 2 We come with self-inflicted pains of broken trust and chosen wrong, half-free, half-bound by inner chains, by social forces swept along, by powers and systems close confined, yet seeking hope for humankind. 3 Great God, in Christ you call our name and then receive us as your own, not through some merit, right or claim, but by your gracious love alone. We strain to glimpse your mercy seat and find you kneeling at our feet. 4 Then take the towel, and break the bread, and humble us, and call us friends. Suffer and serve till all are fed, and show how grandly love intends to work till all creation sings, to fill all worlds, to crown all things. 5 Great God, in Christ you set us free your life to live, your joy to share. Give us your Spirit's liberty to turn from guilt and dull despair and offer all that faith can do while love is making all things new. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17 Used With Tune: MELITA

According to thy gracious word

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 558 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate Passion and Death Lyrics: 1 According to thy gracious word, in meek humility, this will I do, my dying Lord, I will remember thee. 2 Thy body, broken for my sake, my bread from heaven shall be; thy testamental cup I take, and thus remember thee. 3 Gethsemane can I forget? or there thy conflict see, thine agony and bloody sweat, and not remember thee? 4 When to the cross, I turn mine eyes, and rest on Calvary, O Lamb of God, my sacrifice, I must remember thee: 5 Remember thee, and all thy pains, and all thy love to me; yea, while a breath, a pulse remains, will I remember thee. 6 And when these failing lips grow dumb, and mind and memory flee, when thou shalt in thy kingdom come, Jesus, remember me. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Used With Tune: BALLERMA

Praise We the Lord This Day

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 53 hymnals Topics: Incarnation Scripture: Isaiah 7:14 Used With Tune: SWABIA Text Sources: Hymns for the Festivals and Saints' Days, 1846, alt.

When in our music God is glorified

Author: Frederick Pratt Green (1903-2000) Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluia Appears in 86 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate Passion and Death Lyrics: 1 When, in our music, God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride, it is as though the whole creation cried, Alleluia! 2 How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound, as worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia! 3 So has the Church, in liturgy and song, in faith and love, through centuries of wrong, borne witness to the truth in every tongue: Alleluia! 4 And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night when utmost evil strove against the Light? Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight: Alleluia! 5 Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always: Alleluia! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:42 Used With Tune: MAYFLOWER

Thou didst leave Thy throne

Author: Emily E. S. Elliott, 1836-1897 Appears in 425 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnate; Incarnation of Jesus Lyrics: 1 Thou didst leave Thy throne And Thy kingly crown When Thou camest to earth for me, But in Bethlehem's home Was there found no room For Thy holy nativity: O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, There is room in my heart for Thee! 2 Heaven's arches rang When the angels sang, Proclaiming Thy royal degree; But of lowly birth Didst Thou come to earth, And in great humility; O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, There is room in my heart for Thee! 3 The foxes found rest, And the birds had their nest In the shade of the forest tree; But Thy couch was the sod, O Thou Son of God, In the deserts of Galilee: O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, There is room in my heart for Thee! 4 Thou camest, O Lord, With the living word, That should set Thy people free; But, with mocking scorn, And with crown of thorn, They bore Thee to Calvary: O come to my heart, Lord Jesus, Thy cross is my only plea! 5 When heaven's arches shall ring, And her choirs shall sing At Thy coming to victory, Let Thy voice call me home, Saying, "Yet there is room There is room at My side for thee!" And my heart shall rejoice, Lord Jesus, When Thou comest and callest for me. Used With Tune: MARGARET