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Blessed Assurance

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: Irregular Appears in 1,122 hymnals Topics: Easter 3 Year A; Proper 6 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; Proper 6 Year B; Proper 16 Year B; Proper 20 Year B; Easter 4 Year C First Line: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Refrain First Line: This is my story, this is my song Lyrics: 1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, born of the Spirit, washed in Christ's blood. [Refrain:] This is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long; this is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long. 2 Perfect submission, perfect delight! Visions of rapture now burst on my sight; angels descending bring from above echoes of mercy, whispers of love. [Refrain] 3 Perfect submission, all is at rest; I in my Saviour am happy and blessed; watching and waiting, looking above, filled with God's goodness, lost in Christ's love. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ASSURANCE

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Author: William Kethe; Thomas Ken Appears in 746 hymnals Topics: Church Year Christ the King; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Occasional Services New Year; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if ater Trinity Sunday); Year A, Reign of Christ, November 20-26; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, Canada, 2nd Monday in October; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, USA, 4th Thursday in November Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. Serve him with joy, his praises tell, come now before him and rejoice! 2 Know that the LORD is God indeed; he formed us all without our aid. We are the flock he comes to feed, the sheep who by his hand were made. 3 O enter then his gates with joy, with in his courts his praise proclaim. Let thankful songs your tongues employ, O bless and magnify his name. 4 Because the LORD our God is good, his mercy is forever sure. His faithfulness at all times stood and shall from age to age endure. 5 Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below; praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: NEW DOXOLOGY (DUKE STREET variant)

The Church's one foundation

Author: Samuel John Stone, 1839-1900 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 893 hymnals Topics: Year A All Saints' Day; Year B All Saints; Year B Epiphany 3; Year B Proper 13; Year B Proper 6; Year C Easter 5; Year C Lent 4 Lyrics: 1 The Church's one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord; she is his new creation, by water and the word: from heav'n he came and sought her to be his holy bride, with his own blood he bought her, and for her life he died. 2 Elect from ev'ry nation, yet one o'er all the earth, her charter of salvation one Lord, one faith, one birth; one holy name she blesses, partakes one holy food, and to one hope she presses with ev'ry grace endued. 3 'Mid toil and tribulation, and tumult of her war, she waits the consummation of peace for evermore; till with the vision glorious her longing eyes are blest, and the great Church victorious shall be the Church at rest. 4 Yet she on earth hath union with God the Three in One, and mystic sweet communion with those whose rest is won: O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we like them, the meek and lowly, on high may dwell with thee. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11 Used With Tune: AURELIA

And Can It Be, That I Should Gain?

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 302 hymnals Topics: God Love and Mercy; Christ Redeemer; Love God's Love; New Birth; Repentance; liturgical Songs of Response First Line: And can it be that I should gain Refrain First Line: Amazing love! How can it be Lyrics: 1 And can it be that I should gain An int'rest in the Savior's blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain? For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! how can it be That Thou, my God, should die for me? Refrain: Amazing love! how can it be That Thou, my God, should die for me! 2 'Tis mystery all! Th'Immortal dies! Who can explore His strange design? In vain the firstborn seraph tries To sound the depths of love divine! 'Tis mercy all! let earth adore, Let angel minds inquire no more. [Refrain] 3 He left His Father's throne above, So free, so infinite His grace; Emptied Himself of all but love, And bled for Adam's helpless race; 'Tis mercy all, immense and free; For, O my God, it found out me. [Refrain] 4 Long my imprisoned spirit lay Fast bound in sin and nature's night; Thine eye diffused a quick'ning ray, I woke, the dungeon flamed with light; My chains fell off, my heart was free; I rose, went forth and followed Thee. [Refrain] 5 No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in Him is mine! Alive in Him, my living Head, And clothed in righteousness divine, Bold I approach th'eternal throne, And claim the crown, through Christ my own. [Refrain] Amen. Sing Joyfully, 1989

God, Whose Almighty Word

Author: John Marriott Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 452 hymnals Topics: Proper 7 Year A; Epiphany 4 Year B; Trinity Sunday Year B; Epiphany 3 Year C; Trinity Sunday Year C; Proper 7 Year C Lyrics: 1 God, whose almighty word chaos and darkness heard, and took their flight, hear us, we humbly pray, and where the gospel day sheds not its glorious ray, let there be light. 2 Jesus, who came to bring on your redeeming wing, healing and sight, health to the troubled mind, sight to the Spirit-blind, O now to humankind let there be light. 3 Spirit of truth and love, life-giving, holy dove, speed forth your flight; move on the water's face, bearing the lamp of grace, and in earth's darkest place let there be light. 4 Blessed and holy three, glorious trinity, wisdom, love, might, boundless as ocean's tide rolling in fullest pride through the world far and wide, let there be light. Used With Tune: MOSCOW

Yigdal Elohim Chai (The God of Abraham Praise)

Author: Daniel ben Judah; Max Landsberg; Moses Maimonides, 12th century; Newton Mann Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 460 hymnals Topics: Year A Lent 2; Year A Proper 5; Year B Epiphany 8; Year B Lent 2 Lyrics: Hebrew: Yigdal elohim chai v'yishtabach, nimtza v'ein eit el m'tziuto Echad v'ein yachid k'yichudo, nelam v'gai ein sof l'achduto. 1 The God of Abraham praise, all praises to God's name, who was and is and is to be, fore'er the same! The one eternal God, before what now appears; the First, the Last: beyond all thought through timeless years! 2 God's spirit freely flows, high surging where it will; God spoke of old in prophet's word; that word speaks still. Established is God's law, and changeless it shall stand deep written on the human heart, in every land. 3 God has eternal life implanted in the soul; God's love shall be our strength and stay, while ages roll. All praise the living God! Extol that hallowed name, who was, and is, and ever shall be still the same! 4 The God of Sarah praise, all praises to God's name, who was and is and is to be, fore'er the same! The one eternal God, before what now appears; the First, the Last: beyond all thought through timeless years! Scripture: Exodus 3:14 Used With Tune: LEONI

Ah, Holy Jesus

Author: Robert Bridges; Johann Heermann Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 144 hymnals Topics: Year A Good Friday; Year A Holy Saturday; Year B Good Friday; Year B Holy Saturday; Year C Good Friday; Year C Holy Saturday First Line: Ah, holy Jesus, how have you offended Lyrics: 1 Ah, holy Jesus, how have you offended, that mortal judgment has on you descended? By foes derided, by your own rejected, O most afflicted! 2 Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon you? It is my treason, Lord, that has slain you. And I, dear Jesus, I it was denied you; I crucified you. 3 For me, kind Jesus, was your incarnation, your mortal sorrow, and your life's oblation, Your death of anguish and your bitter passion, for my salvation. 4 Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay you, I do adore you and will ever pray you, Think on your pity and your love unswerving, not my deserving. Scripture: John 18:15-17 Used With Tune: HERZLIEBSTER JESU

O Sacred Head, Now Wounded

Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153; James W. Alexander; Paul Gerhardt Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 742 hymnals Topics: Year A Good Friday; Year A Holy Saturday; Year B Good Friday; Year B Holy Saturday; Year C Good Friday; Year C Holy Saturday Lyrics: 1 O sacred Head, now wounded, with grief and shame weighed down, Now scornfully surrounded with thorns, your only crown, How pale you are with anguish, with sore abuse and scorn! How does your visage languish which once was bright as morn! 2 What you, dear Savior, suffered was all for sinner's gain; Mine, mine was the transgression, but yours the deadly pain. Lo, here I fall, my Savior, for I deserve your place; Look on me with your favor, O grant to me your grace. 3 What language shall I borrow to thank you, dearest friend; For this your dying sorrow, your pity without end? May I be yours forever; and though my days be few, O Savior, let me never out-live my love for you! Scripture: John 19:1-3 Used With Tune: PASSION CHORAL (HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN) Text Sources: Medieval Latin

Hail the Day That Sees Christ Rise

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 558 hymnals Topics: Year A Ascension; Year A Easter 7; Year B Ascension; Year B Easter 7; Year C Ascension; Year C Easter 7 Scripture: Acts 1:6-11 Used With Tune: GWALCHMAI

Take My Life, God, Let It Be

Author: Frances R. Havergal Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 1,256 hymnals Topics: Year A Proper 16; Year A Proper 24; Year B Epiphany 2; Year B Proper 23; Year C Epiphany 5; Year C Thanksgiving Lyrics: 1 Take my life,God, let it be consecrated faithfully. Take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise. 2 Take my spirit, let it move at the impulse of your love. Take my intellect and use all its powers as you choose. 3 Take my will; your will be done! Make your will and mine be one. Take my heart, and by your grace make of it your dwelling place. 4 Take my love and help it grow; let my loving overflow. Take me now, and help me be part of Christ's community. Scripture: Romans 12:1 Used With Tune: VIENNA