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O happy band of pilgrims

Author: J. M. Neale (1818-1866) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 186 hymnals Topics: Lent 3, The King and the Kingdom Suffering Used With Tune: KOCHER

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound

Author: John Newton, 1725-1807; Jacques de Réland; Josephine S. (Konwenne) Day; Wing-Hee Heyward Wong; Chirstopher Cheung; Megumi Hara; Haruo Harold Aihara Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,526 hymnals Topics: Lent 3 Year A; Lent 3 Year C Lyrics: 1 Amazing grace, How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! I once was lost, but now am found, was blind, but now I see. 2 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear and grace my fears relieved; how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed! 3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; 'tis grace that brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home. 4 The Lord has promised good to me, this word my hope secures; God will my shield and portion be as long as life endures. 5 When we've been there ten thousand years bright shining as the sun, we've no less days to sing God's praise than when we'd first begun. Used With Tune: AMAZING GRACE (NEW BRITAIN) Text Sources: V. 5 anon. from A Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790; Cree, Ojibway, and Inuktitut translators unknown; Ethnic Ministries Council, The United Church of Canada also helped with Japanese transliteration, 1995

God, Reveal Your Presence

Author: Gerhardt Tersteegen; Frederick William Foster; John Miller; William Mercer Appears in 126 hymnals Topics: Lent 3 Year A Lyrics: 1 God, reveal your presence: as we now adore you and with awe appear before you. Here in this your temple: all within keep silence, gather now with deepest reverence. You alone God we own, you, our God and Saviour: praise your name for ever. 2 God, reveal your presence: hear the harps resounding; see the crowds the throne surrounding. "Holy, holy, holy!" Hear the hymn ascending, angels, saints, their voices blending. Bow your ear to us here; hearken, O Lord Jesus, to our humble praises. 3 O great Fount of blessing, purify my spirit, trusting only in your merit; like the holy angels gathered all before you, may I ceaselessly adore you. Let your will ever still rule your church terrestrial, as the hosts celestial. Used With Tune: ARNSBERG

The Day of Resurrection

Author: John of Damascus; John Mason Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 531 hymnals Topics: Lent 3 Year B First Line: The day of resurrection! Lyrics: 1 The day of resurrection! Earth, tell it out abroad; the passover of gladness, the passover of God! From death to life eternal, from earth unto the sky, our Christ has brought us over, with hymns of victory. 2 Our hearts be free of evil, that we may see aright the Christ in rays eternal of resurrection light, and, listening to the accents, may hear so calm and plain his own "All hail!" and, hearing, may raise the victor strain. 3 Now let the heavens be joyful, let earth its song begin, the round world keep high triumph, and all that is therein; let all things seen and unseen their notes in gladness blend, for Christ indeed is risen, our Joy that has no end. Used With Tune: ELLACOMBE

O Christ, the Word Incarnate

Author: Willaim Walsham How; R. Gerald Hobbs Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 493 hymnals Topics: Lent 3 Year B Lyrics: 1 O Christ, the Word incarnate, O wisdom from on high, O truth unchanged, unchanging, O light of our dark sky: we praise you for the radiance that from the hallowed page, a lantern to our footsteps, shines on from age to age. 2 Your people hold this treasure from you, its source divine, a light that to all ages throughout the earth will shine; it is the chart and compass that all life's voyage through, mid mists and rocks and tempest, still guides, O Christ, to you. 3 O make your church, dear Saviour, a lamp of purest gold, to bear before the nations your true light as of old; O teach your wandering pilgrims by this their path to trace, till, cloud and darkness ended, they see you face to face. Used With Tune: MUNICH

Through all the changing scenes of life

Author: N. Tate (1652-1715); N. Brady (1659-1726) Appears in 482 hymnals Topics: Lent 3, The King and the Kingdom Suffering Scripture: Psalm 34 Used With Tune: WILTSHIRE

Father of mercies, in your word

Author: Anne Steele (1717-1778) Appears in 763 hymnals Topics: Lent 3, The King and the Kingdom Suffering Lyrics: 1 Father of mercies, in your word what endless glory shines! For ever be your name adored for these celestial lines. 2 Here may the blind and hungry come and light and food receive; here shall the humble guest find room and taste and see and live. 3 Here the redeemer's welcome voice spreads heavenly peace around, and life and everlasting joys attend the blissful sound. 4 Here springs of consolation rise to cheer the fainting mind, and thirsty souls receive supplies and sweet refreshment find. 5 Divine instructor, gracious Lord, be now and always near; teach us to love your sacred word and view our saviour here. Used With Tune: SOUTHWELL (IRONS)

Take Time to Be Holy

Author: William D. Longstaff Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 334 hymnals Topics: Lent 3 Year B Lyrics: 1 Take time to be holy, speak oft with your Lord; abide in him always, and feed on his word. Make friends of God's children, help those who are weak, forgetting in nothing his blessing to seek. 2 Take time to be holy, let him be your guide, and run not before him, whatever betide. In joy or in sorrow, still follow the Lord, and, looking to Jesus, still trust in his word. 3 Take time to be holy, be calm in your soul, each thought and each motive beneath his control. Thus led by his spirit to fountains of love, you soon shall be fitted for service above. Used With Tune: HOLINESS

The God of Abraham Praise

Author: David ben Judah Dayyan, fl. 1400; Thomas Olivers, 1725-1799 Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 459 hymnals Topics: Lent 3,Year C Lyrics: 1 The God of Abraham praise, Who reigns enthroned above; Ancient of everlasting days, And God of love; To him uplift your voice, At whose supreme command From earth we rise, and seek the joys At his right hand. 2 He by himself has sworn: I on his oath depend; I shall, on eagles' wings upborne, To heav'n ascend: I shall behold God's face, I shall his power adore, And sing the wonders of his grace For evermore. 3 There dwells the Lord, our King, The Lord, our Righteousness, Triumphant o'er the world and sin, The Prince of Peace; On Zion's sacred height His kingdom he maintains, And, glorious with the saints in light, For ever reigns. 4 The God who reigns on high The great archangels sing, And "Holy, Holy, Holy," cry, "Almighty King! Who was, and is, the same, For all eternity, Immortal Father, great I AM, All glory be." Scripture: Genesis 12:1 Used With Tune: LEONI

Hail, our once-rejected Jesus!

Author: J. Bakewell (1721-1819) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 630 hymnals Topics: Lent 3, The King and the Kingdom Suffering Used With Tune: EBENEZER Text Sources: and others