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O Love Divine! That stoop'st to share

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1809-1894 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 274 hymnals Topics: God The Lord Jesus Christ - His Living Presence, Sympathy, and Intercession Used With Tune: ST. LUKE

O God unseen, yet ever near

Author: Edward Osler Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 134 hymnals Topics: Christ Living Bread; Christ Living Bread Lyrics: 1 O God unseen, yet ever near, Thy presence may we feel; And thus, inspired with holy fear, Before Thine altar kneel. 2 Here may Thy faithful people know The blessings of Thy Love, The streams that through the desert flow, The manna from above. 3 We come, obedient to Thy Word, To feast on heavenly food; Our meat the Body of the Lord, Our drink, His precious Blood. 4 Thus may we all Thy words obey, For we, O God, are Thine; And go rejoicing on our way, Renewed with strength divine. Amen. Used With Tune: COVENTRY

There Is No Name So Sweet on Earth

Author: George W. Bethune Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 316 hymnals Topics: Christ Ever-living Refrain First Line: We love to sing of Christ our King Lyrics: 1 There is no name so sweet on earth, No name so sweet in heaven, The name, before His wondrous birth To Christ the Savior given. Refrain: We love to sing of Christ our King, And hail Him, blessèd Jesus; For there’s no word ear ever heard So dear, so sweet as “Jesus.” 2 And when He hung upon the tree, They wrote this name above Him; That all might see the reason we Forevermore must love Him. (Refrain) 3 So now, upon His Father’s throne, Almighty to release us From sin and pain, He gladly reigns, The Prince and Savior, Jesus. (Refrain) 4 O Jesus, by that matchless name, Thy grace shall fail us never; Today as yesterday the same, Thou art the same forever. (Refrain) Scripture: Matthew 1:21 Used With Tune: THE SWEETEST NAME

Peace: Perfect Peace!

Author: Rev. E. H. Bickersteth Appears in 395 hymnals Topics: Christ Peace; Christ Peace; Christ Peace; Christ Peace; Christ Peace; Christ Peace; Living His Life Peace; Living His Life Peace; Living His Life Peace First Line: Peace! perfect peace! in this dark world of sin Lyrics: 1 Peace! perfect peace! in this dark world of sin; The blood of Jesus whispers peace within. 2 Peace! perfect peace! by thronging duties pressed; To do the will of Jesus, this is rest. 3 Peace! perfect peace! with sorrows surging round; On Jesus' bosom naught but calm is found. 4 Peace! perfect peace! with loved ones far away; In Jesus' keeping we are safe, and they. 5 Peace! perfect peace! our future all unknown; Jesus we know, and He is on the throne. 6 Peace! perfect peace! death shadowing us and ours; Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers. 7 It is enough: earth's struggle soon shall cease, And Jesus call to heaven's perfect peace. Used With Tune: PAX TECUM

Saviour, like a shepherd lead us

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,148 hymnals Topics: God The Lord Jesus Christ - His Living Presence, Sympathy, and Intercession Used With Tune: DISMISSAL Text Sources: Dorothy Ann Thrupp's Hymns for the Young, 1836

Love divine

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,872 hymnals Topics: The Godhead Jesus - God the Son; The Church of Jesus Christ Marriage; Living the Christian Life Praise and Thanksgiving First Line: Love divine, all loves excelling Used With Tune: BLAENWERN

Draw nigh and take the body of your Lord

Author: John M. Neale Appears in 118 hymnals Topics: Christ Living Bread; Christ Living Bread Lyrics: 1 Draw nigh and take the body of your Lord, And drink the holy blood for you outpoured. 2 Offered was He for greatest and for least Himself the victim and Himself the priest. 3 He, that in this world rules His saints, and shields, To all believers, life eternal yields; 4 With heavenly bread makes them that hunger whole, Gives living waters to the thirsting soul. 5 Approach ye then with faithful hearts sincere, And take the pledges of salvation here. 6 O Judge of all, our only Saviour Thou, In this Thy feast of love be with us now. Amen. Used With Tune: COENA DOMINI

Man's mortality, and Christ's eternity; or, Saints die, but Christ and the Church lives

Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Saints die but, Christ lives; Saints die but, Christ lives First Line: It is the Lord our Saviour's hand Lyrics: 1 It is the Lord our Saviour's hand Weakens our strength amidst the race; Disease and death at his command Arrest us, and cut short our days. 2 Spare us, O Lord, aloud we pray, Nor let our sun go down at noon; Thy years are one eternal day, And must thy children die so soon? 3 Yet in the midst of death and grief This thought our sorrow should assuage; "Our Father and our Saviour live; "Christ is the same through every age." 4 'Twas he this earth's foundation laid; Heaven is the building of his hand; This earth grows old, these heavens shall fade; And all be chang'd at his command. 5 The starry curtains of the sky, Like garments, shall be laid aside; But still thy throne stands firm on high, Thy church forever must abide. 6 Before thy face thy church shall live; And on thy throne thy children reign; This dying world shall they survive, And the dead saints be rais'd again. Scripture: Psalm 102:23-28

Set Your Affections on Things Above

Author: Cecil F. Alexander Appears in 131 hymnals Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ The Living Christ First Line: The eternal gates lift up their heads Used With Tune: BRISTOL

Jesus, Thy boundless love to me

Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676; John Wesley, 1703-1791 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 348 hymnals Topics: God The Lord Jesus Christ - His Living Presence, Sympathy, and Intercession Used With Tune: SURREY (CAREY'S)