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God of Grace and God of Glory
Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1878-1969 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 155 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:13 Lyrics: 1 God of grace and God of glory,
On Your people pour Your pow'r;
Crown Your ancient Church’s story;
Bring its bud to glorious flow'r.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
For the facing of this hour,
For the facing of this hour.
2 Lo! the hosts of evil round us
Scorn the Christ, assail His ways!
From the fears that long have bound us
Free our hearts to faith and praise.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
For the living of these days,
For the living of these days.
3 Cure Your children’s warring madness;
Bend our pride to Your control;
Shame our wanton, selfish gladness,
Rich in things and poor in soul.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage
Lest we miss Your kingdom’s goal,
Lest we miss Your kingdom’s goal.
4 Save us from weak resignation
To the evils we deplore;
Let the gift of Your salvation
Be our glory evermore.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
Serving You whom we adore,
Serving You whom we adore.
Topics: Society Used With Tune: CWM RHONDDA
God of Grace and God of Glory
Nature with open volume stands
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 146 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:18-21 Lyrics: 1 Nature with open volume stands
to spread her maker's praise abroad;
and every labour of his hands
shows something worthy of a God.
2 But in the grace that rescued us,
his brightest form of glory shines;
here, on the cross, 'tis fairest drawn
in precious blood, and crimson lines.
3 Here his whole name appears complete:
nor wit can guess, nor reason prove,
which of the letters best is writ,
the power, the wisdom, or the love.
4 O the sweet wonders of that cross
where God the Saviour loved, and died!
Her noblest life my spirit draws
from his dear wounds, and bleeding side.
5 I would for ever speak his name
in sounds to mortal ears unknown,
with angels join to praise the Lamb,
and worship at his Father's throne.
Topics: Atonement; Good Friday; Grace; Holy Week; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Passion Sunday; Proclamation: Witness; Redemption Used With Tune: CANNOCK
Nature with open volume stands
Hark! a herald voice is calling
Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-78 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 133 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:12 Lyrics: 1 Hark, a herald voice is calling:
'Christ is near,' it seems to say,
'cast away the dreams of darkness,
waken, children of the day!'
2 Wakened by the solemn warning
let the earth-bound soul arise;
Christ, her sun, all sloth dispelling
shines upon the morning skies.
3 Lo, the Lamb, so long expected
comes with pardon down from heav'n;
let us meet him with repentance,
pray that we may be forgiv'n.
4 So when love comes forth in judgment,
debts and doubts and wrongs to clear,
faithful may he find his servants
watching till the dawn appear. Topics: Advent; Judgment of God; Repentance; Saints Days and Holy Days St John the Baptist; Worship Gathering Used With Tune: MERTON Text Sources: Anon., Latin, ?6th cent.
Hark! a herald voice is calling
Come, and let us sweetly join
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 128 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:5-6 Topics: Holy Communion; Reconciliation, Healing and Wholeness Used With Tune: LEACH
Come, and let us sweetly join
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 127 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:12 Lyrics: 1 Songs of thankfulness and praise,
Jesus, Lord, to you we raise;
once revealed, when heaven's star
brought the wise men from afar;
branch of royal David's stem
in your birth at Bethlehem,
Word before the world began,
God revealed to us in man.
2 God revealed at Jordan's stream,
prophet, priest and king supreme;
once revealed in power divine
changing water into wine;
Cana's holy wedding guest
keeping to the last the best;
Word before the world began,
God revealed to us in man.
3 God revealed in valiant fight,
conquering the devil's might;
sins forgiven, sickness healed,
life restored and God revealed:
once revealed in gracious will
ever bringing good from ill,
Word before the world began,
God revealed to us in man.
4 Stars shall fall and heavens fade,
sun and moon shall dark be made;
Christ will then like lightning shine,
all will see the glorious sign;
all will then the trumpet hear,
all will see the Son appear,
Word before the world began,
God revealed to us in man. Topics: Jesus Christ Baptism Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR Text Sources: Jubilate Hymns, 1982, rev.
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
You May Have the Joy-Bells
Author: J. Edward Ruark Appears in 111 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:13 First Line: You may have the joy-bells ringing in your heart Refrain First Line: Joy-bells ringing in your heart Lyrics: 1. You may have the joy-bells ringing in your heart,
And a peace that from you never will depart;
Walk the straight and narrow way,
Live for Jesus every day,
He will keep the joy-bells ringing in your heart.
Refrain:
Joy-bells ringing in your heart,
Joy-bells ringing in your heart;
Take the Savior here below
With you everywhere you go;
He will keep the joy-bells ringing in your heart.
2. Love of Jesus in its fullness you may know;
And this love to those around you sweetly show;
Words of kindness always say;
Deeds of mercy do each day,
Then He’ll keep the joy-bells ringing in your heart.
3. You will meet with trials as you journey home;
Grace sufficient He will give to overcome;
Though unseen by mortal eye,
He is with you ever nigh,
And He’ll keep the joy-bells ringing in your heart.
4. Let your life speak well of Jesus every day;
Own His right to every service you can pay;
Sinners you can help to win
If your life is pure and clean,
And you keep the joy-bells ringing in your heart. Used With Tune: [You may have the joy-bells ringing in your heart]
You May Have the Joy-Bells
Come Down, O Love Divine
Author: Bianco da Siena, c. 1350-1434; Richard F. Littledale, 1833-90 Meter: 6.6.11.6.6.11 Appears in 109 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:13 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 O let it freely burn,
Till worldly 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 shortcomings 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: Hymn of Invocation Used With Tune: DOWN AMPNEY
Come Down, O Love Divine
Being of beings, God of love
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 106 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:1-13 Topics: Growth in Grace and Holiness Used With Tune: TOTTENHAM
Being of beings, God of love
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
Author: Theodore Baker (1851-1934); Friedrich Layritz (1808-1859); Harriet Reynolds Krauth Spaeth (1845-1925) Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 Appears in 101 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:4-13 Lyrics: 1 Lo, how a Rose e'er blooming
from tender stem hath sprung!
of Jesse's lineage coming
as seers of old have sung.
It came, a blossom bright,
amid the cold of winter,
when half spent was the night.
2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it,
the Rose I have in mind,
with Mary we behold it,
the virgin mother kind.
To show God's love aright,
she bore to us a Saviour,
when half spent was the night.
3 O Flower, whose fragrance tender
with sweetness fills the air,
dispel in glorious splendour
the darkness everywhere;
true man, yet very God,
from sin and death now save us,
and share our every load. Topics: Advent; Christmas; Mary; Epiphany Used With Tune: ES IST EIN ROS Text Sources: St. 1-2, German (15th cent.)
Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming
When in Our Music God Is Glorified
Author: Fred Pratt Green, b. 1903 Meter: 10.10.10.4 Appears in 84 hymnals Scripture: Romans 15:5-6 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!"
Topics: Praise, Adoration; Arts and Music Used With Tune: ENGELBERG
When in Our Music God Is Glorified
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