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Ye holy angels bright

Author: Richard Baxter, 1615-1691; John Hampden Gurney, 1802-1862 Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 119 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymn Lyrics: 1 Ye holy angels bright, who wait at God's right hand, or through the realms of light fly at your Lord's command, assist our song, or else the theme too high doth seem for mortal tongue. 2 Ye blessèd souls at rest, who ran this earthly race, and now, from sin released, behold the Saviour's face, God's praises sound, as in his sight with sweet delight ye do abound. 3 Ye saints, who toil below, adore your heav'nly King, and onward as ye go some joyful anthem sing; take what he gives and praise him still, through good and ill, who ever lives. 4 My soul, bear thou thy part, triumph in God above; and with a well-tuned heart sing thou the songs of love; let all thy days till life shall end, whate'er he send, be filled with praise. Scripture: Psalm 148:2 Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH

Ye watchers and ye holy ones

Author: Athelstan Riley, 1858-1945 Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 113 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymn Lyrics: 1 Ye watchers and ye holy ones, bright seraphs, cherubim and thrones, raise the glad strain, alleluia! Cry out, dominions, princedoms, pow'rs, virtues, archangels, angels' choirs, Refrain: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 2 O higher than the cherubim, more glorious than the seraphim, lead their praises, alleluia. O Mary, bearer of the Word, most gracious, magnify the Lord: [Refrain] 3 Respond, ye souls in endless rest, ye patriarchs and prophets blest, alleluia! alleluia! Ye holy twelve, ye martyrs strong, all saints triumphant, raise the song: [Refrain] 4 O friends, in gladness let us sing, supernal anthems echoing, alleluia, alleluia. To God the Father, God the Son and God the Spirit, Three in One: [Refrain] Scripture: Colossians 1:16 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Jesus, where'er thy people meet

Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 518 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymn Lyrics: 1 Jesus, where'er thy people meet, there they behold thy mercy-seat; where'er they seek thee thou art found, and every place is hallowed ground. 2 For thou, within no walls confined, inhabitest the humble mind; such ever bring thee when they come, and, going, take thee to their home. 3 Dear Shepherd of thy chosen few, thy former mercies here renew; here to our waiting hearts proclaim the sweetness of thy saving name. 4 Here may we prove the pow'r of prayer to strengthen faith and sweeten care, to teach our faint desires to rise, and bring all heaven before our eyes. 5 Lord, we are few, but thou art near; nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear: O rend the heav'ns, come quickly down, and make a thousand hearts thine own. Scripture: Hebrews 9:5 Used With Tune: WAREHAM

Still, Still With Thee

Author: Harriet beecher Stowe Appears in 362 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymns First Line: Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh Used With Tune: CONSOLATION

Awake, My Soul, to Joyful Lays

Author: Samuel Medley Appears in 1,062 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymns Used With Tune: LOVING KINDNESS

With Joy We Hail the Sacred Day

Author: Harriet Auber Appears in 261 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymns Used With Tune: BELMONT

This Is the Day of Light

Author: John Ellerton Appears in 285 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymns Used With Tune: MORNINGTON

The Morning Light Is Breaking

Author: Rev. S. F. Smith Appears in 1,180 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymns Used With Tune: WEBB

God Himself is With Us

Author: Gerhardt Tersteegen Appears in 126 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymns First Line: God Himself is with us: Let us now adore Him Scripture: Psalm 27:4 Used With Tune: ARNSBERG

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Author: Walter Chalmers Smith Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 218 hymnals Topics: Opening Hymns Lyrics: 1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise, in light inaccessible hid from our eyes, most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, almighty, victorious, thy great name we praise. 2. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; thy justice like mountains high soaring above thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love. 3. To all, life thou givest, to both great and small; in all life thou livest, the true life of all; we blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, and wither and perish, but naught changeth thee. 4. Thou reignest in glory; thou dwellest in light; thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; all laud we would render: O help us to see 'tis only the splendor of light hideth thee. Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:17 Used With Tune: ST. DENIO