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I Love the Lord

Author: Richard Smallwood Appears in 195 hymnals Topics: Order of Service Response to the Word; Bible-Word of God; Burdens; Comfort; Commitment and Submission; Devotional; God Our Love For God; Jesus Christ His Love and Mercy; Jesus Christ Our Love For Jesus; Meter Hymns; Refuge First Line: I love the Lord, he heard my cry Used With Tune: [I love the Lord, he heard my cry]

For the fruit of all creation

Author: Frederick Pratt Green (1903-2000) Meter: 8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4 Appears in 71 hymnals Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in times and seasons; Our Response to God in times and seasons; Harvest; Holy Spirit gifts of; Love for others; Work and Leisure Lyrics: 1 For the fruits of all creation, thanks be to God; for these gifts to every nation, thanks be to God; for the ploughing, sowing, reaping, silent growth while we are sleeping, future needs in earth's safe-keeping, thanks be to God. 2 In the just reward of labour, God's will is done; in the help we give our neighbour, God's will is done; in our world-wide task of caring for the hungry and despairing, in the harvests we are sharing, God's will is done. 3 For the harvests of the Spirit, thanks be to God; for the good we all inherit, thanks be to God; for the wonders that astound us, for the truths that still confound us, most of all, that love has found us, thanks be to God. Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:12 Used With Tune: EAST ACKLAM

Break not the circle of enabling love

Author: Fred Kaan (b. 1929) Meter: 10.11.10.11 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in the worship of God's house; Arts and Creativity; Church nature of; Love for others; Reconciliation Lyrics: 1 Break not the circle of enabling love where people grow, forgiven and forgiving; break not that circle - make it wider still, till it includes, embraces all the living. 2 Come, wonder at this love that comes to life, where words of freedom are with humour spoken and people keep no score of wrong and guilt, but will that human bonds remain unbroken. 3 Sing high! Give thanks for all who came and come to teach the world the craft of hopeful craving for peace and wholeness that will fill the earth, for faith that stirs us to creative living. 4 Join then the movement of the love that frees, till people of whatever race or nation will truly be themselves, stand on their feet, see eye to eye with laughter and elation. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:9-10 Used With Tune: ROBERT

God is good, we sing and shout it

Author: Graham Kendrick (b. 1950) Meter: Irregular Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in adoration and gratitude; God Love of Scripture: 1 Peter 1:8 Used With Tune: GOD IS GOOD (Kendrick)

Lord, can this really be?

Author: William Rutherford Meter: 6.10.10 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Our Response to God in the worship of God's house; Our Response to Christ In Discipleship; Church Body of Christ; Church unity and ecumenism; Dedication of buildings; Love for others Scripture: 1 Peter 1:2 Used With Tune: RUTHERFORD

Thus saith the first, the great Command

Appears in 74 hymnals Topics: Love to God and our Neighbour Lyrics: 1 Thus saith the first, the great Command, "Let all thy inward Pow'rs unite "To love thy Maker, and thy God "With utmost Vigour and Delight. 2 "Then shall thy Neighbour next in Place "Share thine Affections and Esteem, "And let thy Kindness to thyself "Measure and rule thy Love to him." 3 This is the Sense that Moses spoke, This did the Prophets preach and prove; For Want of this the Law was broke, And the whole Law's fulfill'd by Love. 4 But O! how base our Passions are! How cold our Charity and Zeal! Lord, fill our Souls with heav'nly Fire, Or we shall ne'er perform thy Will. Scripture: Matthew 12:37-40

The world is a garden you made

Author: Ann Conlon Meter: Irregular Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Our Response to God in the stewardship of the earth; Christ Incarnate Public Ministry; Care of Creation; Jesus Life and Ministry; Love for others First Line: When your Father made the world Scripture: Genesis 1:28-31 Used With Tune: SAMOS

Prayer of Confession 2

Appears in 278 hymnals Topics: Biblical Names and Places Jerusalem; Biblical Names and Places Zion; Broken-hearted; Church Year Ash Wednesday; Church Year Good Friday; Church Year Lent; Church Year Pentecost; Church Year Transfiguration; Cry to God; Daily Prayer Morning Prayer; Elements of Worship Assurance of Pardon; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Confession (Individual); Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Offering; Endurance; Forgiveness; God Trust in; God as Refuge; God as Spirit; God's Wisdom; God's Face; God's Forgiveness; God's Goodness; God's Justice; God's Love; God's Protection; Grace; Guilt; Humility; Joy; Judgment; Lord's Prayer 5th petition (forgive us our sins as we forgive…); Mercy; Offering of Sacrifice; Renewal; Servants of God; Sorrow; Suffering; Ten Commandments 7th Commandmnet (do not commit adultery); The Fall; Year A, B, C, Lent, Ash Wednesday; Year B, Lent, 5th Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 31-August 6; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September, 11-17; Texts in Languages Other than English Greek First Line: Kyrie eleison (Lord have mercy) Used With Tune: [Lord, have mercy] Text Sources: Book of Worship United Church of Christ (prayer); Early Greek Liturgy.

God Our Only Good

Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Access to God; Afflictions Submission under; Aspirations For Heaven; Christ Communion with; Christ The Saviour; Christians Heirs of Heaven; Contentment; Death Comfort In; Glory of God In Church and Heaven; God Our Guide; God Love and Mercy; Heart Good, Perfect, Pure and Upright; Immortality; Judgments On Nations; Love For God; Pilgrim Spirit; Preservation; The Wicked Condemnation of First Line: O God, how good Thou art Lyrics: 1 O God, how good Thou art To all the pure of heart, Tho' life seems vain; Burdened with anxious care, I groped in dark despair, Till in Thy house of prayer All was made plain. 2 Ever, O Lord, with Thee, All shall be well with me, Held by Thy hand; And Thou wilt guide my feet By Thy own counsel sweet, Till I, for glory meet, In glory stand. 3 In earth or heav'n above Who is there that I love Compared with Thee? My heart may faint with fears, But God my strength appears, And will to endless years My portion be. 4 O it is good that I May still to God draw nigh, As oft before; The Lord Jehovah blest, My refuge and my rest, Shall be in praise confessed For evermore. Scripture: Psalm 73 Used With Tune: LYTE

Praise, I will praise you, Lord, with all my heart

Author: Kenneth I. Morse (b. 1913); Claude Fraysse (b. 1941) Meter: Irregular Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in adoration and gratitude; Adoration Of God; Joy; Love For God; Multi-cultrual and World-church Songs; Service Scripture: Psalm 9:1-2 Used With Tune: JE LOUERAI L'ÉTERNEL