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"Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said
Author: Charles W. Everest, 1814-1877 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 298 hymnals Lyrics: 1 "Take up your cross," the Savior said,
"If you would my disciple be;
Forsake the past, and come this day,
And humbly follow after me."
2 Take up your cross; let not its weight
Pervade your soul with vain alarm;
His strength shall bear your spirit up,
Sustain your heart and nerve your arm.
3 Take up your cross; nor heed the shame,
Nor let your foolish heart rebel;
For you the Lord endured the cross
To save your soul from death and hell.
4 Take up your cross and follow Christ,
Nor think till death to lay it down;
For only those who bear the cross
May hope to wear a golden crown.
Topics: Witness; Lent 2 (Year B); Commitment; Cross-bearing; Witness Used With Tune: NUN LASST UNS DEN LEIB BEGRABEN
"Take Up Your Cross," the Savior Said
Come Down, O Love Divine
Author: Richard F. Littledale, 1833-1890; Bianco da Siena, d. 1434 Meter: 6.6.11.6.6.11 Appears in 109 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come down, O Love divine;
Seek thou this soul of mine
And visit it with thine own ardor glowing;
O Comforter, draw near;
Within my heart appear
And kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.
2 Oh, let it freely burn,
Till earthly passions turn
To dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
And let thy glorious light
Shine ever on my sight,
And clothe me round, the while my path illuming.
3 Let holy charity
Mine outward vesture be,
And lowliness become mine inner clothing -
True lowliness of heart,
Which takes the humbler part,
And o'er its own short-comings weeps with loathing.
4 And so the yearning strong,
With which the soul will long,
Shall far outpass the pow'r of human telling;
No soul can guess his grace
Till it become the place
Wherein the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling. Topics: Commitment; Humility; Inner Life; Invocation Used With Tune: DOWN AMPNEY
Come Down, O Love Divine
By All Your Saints in Warfare
Author: Horatio Bolton Nelson, 1823-1913 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 116 hymnals Lyrics: 1 By all your saints in warfare,
For all your saints at rest,
Your holy name, O Jesus,
Forevermore be blest!
For you have won the battle
That they might wear the crown;
And now they shine in glory
Reflected from your throne.
2 (Insert the stanza appropriate to the day.)
3 Then let us praise the Father
And worship God the Son
And sing to God the Spirit,
Eternal Three in One.
Till all the ransomed number
Fall down before the throne,
Ascribing pow'r and glory
And praise to God alone.
Saints and martyr (general):
4 Apostles, prophets, martyrs,
And all the noble throng
Who wear the spotless raiment
And raise the ceaseless song -
For these passed on before us,
We offer praises due
And walking in their footsteps,
Would live our lives for you.
St. Andrew, Apostle:
5 All praise, O Lord, for Andrew,
The first to welcome you,
Whose witness to his brother
Named you Messiah true.
May we, with hearts kept open
To you throughout the year,
Confess to friend and neighbor
Your advent ever near.
St. Thomas, Apostle:
6 All praise for your apostle
Whose short-lived doubtings prove
Your perfect two-fold nature,
And all our depth of love.
We who await your coming
Desire your peace, O Lord;
Grant us true faith to know you,
Made flesh, yet God and Lord.
St. Stephen, Deacon and Martyr:
7 Praise for the first of martyrs
Who saw you ready stand
To help in time of torment,
To plead at God's right hand.
They share with him who, steadfast,
In death their master own,
On earth the faithful witness,
On high the martyr's crown.
St. John, Apostle and Evangelist:
8 For your beloved disciple
Exiled to Patmos' shore,
And for his faithful record,
We praise you evermore.
Praise for the mystic vision
His words to us unfold.
Instill in us his longing
Your glory to behold.
The Holy Innocents, Martyrs:
9 All praise for infant martyrs
Whom your mysterious love
Called early from their warfare
To share your home above.
O Rachel, cease your weeping;
They rest from earthbound cares.
Lord, grant us hearts as guileless
And crowns as bright as theirs.
The Confession of St. Peter:
10 Praise for your great apostle
so eager and so bold,
Thrice falling, yet repentant,
Thrice charged to feed your fold.
Lord, make your pastors faithful
To guard your flock from harm,
And hold them when they waver
With your almighty arm.
The Conversion of St. Paul:
11 All praise for light from heaven
And for the voice of awe,
All praise for glorious visions
The persecutor saw.
O Lord, for Paul's conversion
We bless your name today;
Come, lighten all our darkness,
And guide us on our way.
St. Matthias, Apostle:
12 Lord, your abiding presence
Mysterious made the choice;
For one in place of Judas
The faithful now rejoice.
From all such false apostles
Your holy Church defend,
And by your parting promise
Be with us to the end.
Topics: Lesser Festivals; Holy Innocents, Martyrs; Lesser Festivals; Saints' Days; Christian warfare Used With Tune: KING'S LYNN
By All Your Saints in Warfare
May We Your Precepts, Lord, Fulfill
Author: Edward Osler, 1798-1863 Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 35 hymnals Lyrics: 1 May we your precepts, Lord, fulfill
And do on earth our Father's will
As angels do above;
Still walk in Christ, the living way,
With all your children and obey
The law of Christian love.
2 So may we join your name to bless,
Your grace adore, your pow'r confess,
To flee from sin and strife.
One is our calling, one our name,
The end of all our hopes the same,
A glorious crown of life.
3 Spirit of life, of love, and peace,
Our hearts unite, our joy increase,
Your gracious help supply.
To each of us the blessing give
In Christian fellowship to live,
In joyful hope to die. Topics: Community in Christ; Epiphany 5; Commitment; Community in Christ Used With Tune: MERIBAH
May We Your Precepts, Lord, Fulfill
God Bless Our Native Land
Author: Charles T. Brooks, 1812-1883; John S. Dwight, 1813-1893 Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 667 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God bless our native land;
Firm may she ever stand
Through storm and night.
When the wild tempests rave,
Ruler of wind and wave,
Do thou our country save
By thy great might.
2 So shall our prayers arise
To God above the skies,
On whom we wait.
Thou who art ever nigh,
Guarding with watchful eye,
To thee aloud we cry:
God save the state! Topics: National Songs Used With Tune: NATIONAL ANTHEM
God Bless Our Native Land
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!
Author: Cyril A. Alington, 1872-1955 Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Easter; Easter Day; Easter Used With Tune: GELOBT SEI GOTT
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!
I Love Your Kingdom, Lord
Author: Timothy Dwight, 1752-1817 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,330 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I love your kingdom, Lord,
The place of your abode;
The Church our blest Redeemer saved
With his own precious blood.
2 I love your Church, O God!
Its walls before you stand,
Dear as the apple of your eye
And graven on your hand.
3 Beyond my highest joy
I prize its heav'nly ways,
Its dear communion, solemn vows,
Its hymns of love and praise.
4 Sure as your truth shall last,
To Zion shall be giv'n
The brightest glories earth can yield,
And brighter bliss of heav'n. Topics: Community in Christ; Community in Christ; Dedication of a Church; Kingdom of God Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS
I Love Your Kingdom, Lord
Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing
Author: John Fawcett, 1740-1817; Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,298 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, dismiss us with your blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, your love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace.
Oh, refresh us; oh, refresh us,
Trav'ling through this wilderness.
2 Thanks we give and adoration
For your Gospel's joyful sound.
May the fruits of your salvation
In our hearts and lives abound.
Ever faithful, ever faithful
To your truth may we be found.
3 Savior, when your love shall call us
From our struggling pilgrim way,
Let not fear of death appall us,
Glad your summons to obey.
May we ever, may we ever
Reign with you in endless day. Topics: Close of Service; Close of Service; Pilgrimage Used With Tune: SICILIAN MARINERS
Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Author: Allen W. Chatfield, 1808-1896; Synesius of Cyrene, c. 375-430 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 130 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus, think on me
And purge away my sin;
From selfish passions set me free
And make me pure within.
2 Lord Jesus, think on me,
By anxious thoughts oppressed;
Let me your loving servant be
And taste your promised rest.
3 Lord Jesus, think on me,
Nor let me go astray;
Through darkness and perplexity
Point out your chosen way.
4 Lord Jesus, think on me,
That, when the flood is past,
I may the eternal brightness see
And share your joy at last. Topics: Repentance, Forgiveness; Epiphany 6; Humility; Repentance, Forgiveness Used With Tune: SOUTHWELL
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us
Author: Eliza S. Alderson, 1818-1889 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 65 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord of glory, you have bought us
With your life-blood as the price,
Never grudging for the lost ones
That tremendous sacrifice;
And with that have freely given
Blessings countless as the sand
To the unthankful and the evil
With your own unsparing hand.
2 Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to give you
Gladly, freely, of your own.
With the sunshine of your goodness
Melt our thankless hearts of stone
Till our cold and selfish natures,
Warmed by you, at length believe
That more happy and more blessed
'Tis to give than to receive.
3 Wondrous honor you have given
To our humblest charity
In your own mysterious sentence,
"You have done it all to me."
Can it be, O gracious Master,
That you deign for alms to sue,
Saying by your poor and needy,
"Give as I have giv'n to you"?
4 Yes, the sorrow and the suff'rings
Which on ev'ry hand we view
Channels are for gifts and off'rings
Due by solemn right to you;
Right of which we may not rob you,
Debt we may not choose but pay,
Lest that face of love and pity
Turn from us another day.
4 Lord of glory, you have bought us
With Your life-blood as the price,
Never grudging for the lost ones
That tremendous sacrifice.
Give us faith to trust you boldly,
Hope, to stay our souls on you:
But, oh, best of all your graces,
With your love our love renew. Topics: Society; Lent 4 (Year A); Justification; Society Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL
Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us
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