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May the Mind of Christ, My Savior

Author: Kate B. Wilkinson Meter: 8.7.8.5 Appears in 63 hymnals Topics: Submission and Profession Lyrics: 1 May the mind of Christ, my Savior, live in me from day to day, by His love and pow'r controlling all I do and say. 2 May the word of God dwell richly in my heart from hour to hour, so that all may see I triumph only through His pow'r. 3 May the peace of God my Father rule my life in everything, that I may be calm to comfort sick and sorrowing. 4 May the love of Jesus fill me as the waters fill the sea; Him exalting, self abasing: this is victory. 5 May I run the race before me, strong and brave to face the foe, looking only unto Jesus as I onward go. 6 May His beauty rest upon me as I seek the lost to win, and may they forget the channel, seeing only Him. Used With Tune: ST. LEONARDS

Christian Hearts, in Love United

Author: Nicolaus Ludwig von Zinzendorf; Frederick William Foster Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Submission and Profession Lyrics: 1 Christian hearts, in love united, seek alone in Jesus rest; has He not your love excited? Then let love inspire each breast. Members on our Head depending, lights reflecting Him, our Sun, Christians, His commands attending, we in Him, our Lord, are one. 2 Come then, come, O flock of Jesus, covenant with Him anew; unto Him who conquered for us, pledge we love and service true; and should our love’s union holy firmly linked no more remain, wait ye at His footstool lowly, till He draw it close again. 3 Grant, Lord, that with Thy direction "Love each other," we comply. Aiming with unfeigned affection Thy love to exemplify, let our mutual love be glowing, so that all will plainly see that we, as on one stem growing, living branches are in Thee. 4 O that such may be our union as Thine with the Father is, and not one of our communion e’er forsake the path of bliss; may our light shine forth with brightness, from Thy light reflected, shine; thus the world will bear us witness, that we, Lord, are truly Thine. Used With Tune: CASSEL

Teach Me, O LORD, the Perfect Way

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Submission and Profession Lyrics: 1 Teach me, O LORD, the perfect way of Thy precepts divine, and to observe it to the end I shall my heart incline. 2 Give understanding unto me, that I Thy law obey; with my whole heart shall I observe Thy statutes night and day. 3 In Thy law’s path make me to go; delight therein I find. Unto Thy truth, and not to greed, let my heart be inclined. 4 Turn Thou away my sight and eyes from viewing vanity; and in Thy good and holy way be pleased to quicken me. 5 Confirm to me Thy gracious Word, which I did gladly hear, to me Thy servant, LORD, who am devoted to Thy fear. 6 Turn Thou away my feared reproach; for good Thy judgments be. Lo, for Thy precepts I have longed; in Thy truth quicken me. Scripture: Psalm 119:33-37 Used With Tune: WINCHESTER OLD Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1880, alt.

Pescador de Hombres (Lord, You Have Come)

Author: Cesáreo Gabaráin, 1936-1991 Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Rites of the Church Rite of Religious Profession First Line: Tú has venido a la orilla (Lord, you have come to the seashore) Refrain First Line: Señor me has mirado a los ojos (O Lord, with your eyes set upon me) Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22 Used With Tune: [Tú has venido a la orilla] Text Sources: English: OCP

All That I Am I Owe to Thee

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Submission and Profession Lyrics: 1 All that I am I owe to Thee; Thy wisdom, Lord, has fashioned me. I give my Maker thankful praise, whose wondrous works my soul amaze. 2 Ere into being I was brought, Thine eye did see, and in Thy thought my life in all its perfect plan was ordered ere my days began. 3 Thy thoughts, O God, how manifold, more precious unto me than gold! I muse on their infinity, awaking I am still with Thee. 4 The wicked Thou wilt surely slay; from me let sinners turn away. They speak against the Name divine; I count God's enemies as mine. 5 Search me, O God, my heart discern; try me, my inmost thought to learn; and lead me, if in sin I stray, to choose the everlasting way. Scripture: Psalm 139:14-24 Used With Tune: FEDERAL STREET Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

Before Thy People I Confess

Meter: 8.8.8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Profession of Faith Lyrics: 1 Before Thy people I confess The wonders of Thy righteousness; Thou knowest, Lord, that I have made Thy great salvation known, Thy truth and faithfulness displayed, Thy loving-kindness shown. 2 Withhold not Thou Thy grace from me, O Lord, Thy mercy let me see, To me Thy loving-kindness show, Thy truth be still my stay; Let them preserve me where I go, And keep me every day. 3 Let all who seek to see Thy face Be glad and joyful in Thy grace; Let those who Thy salvation love Forevermore proclaim: O praise the Lord who dwells above, And magnify His Name. 4 Although I poor and needy be, The Lord in love takes thought for me; Thou art my help in time of need, My Savior, Lord, art Thou; Then, O my God, I pray, I plead: Stay not, but save me now. 5 A new and joyful song of praise He taught my thankful heart to raise; And many, seeing me restored, Shall fear the Lord and trust; And blest are they that trust the Lord, The humble and the just. Scripture: Psalm 40 Used With Tune: FLEMMING

Prayer of St. Francis

Author: Sebastian Temple, 1928-1997 Appears in 40 hymnals Topics: Rites of the Church Rite of Religious Profession First Line: Make me a channel of your peace Scripture: Mark 10:43-45 Used With Tune: [Make me a channel of your peace] Text Sources: Based on the prayer traditionally ascr. to St. Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226

God be in my head

Author: R. Pynson, c. 1514 Meter: Irregular Appears in 67 hymnals Topics: Sacraments and Ordinances Profession of Faith First Line: God be in my head and in my understanding Lyrics: God be in my head and in my understanding; God be in my eyes and in my looking; God be in my mouth and in my speaking; God be in my heart and in my thinking; God be at my end and at my departing. Amen. Used With Tune: GOD BE IN MY HEAD (NAMETH)

How clear is our vocation, Lord

Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903- Meter: 8.6.8.8.6.6 Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: Profession of Faith Lyrics: 1 How clear is our vocation, Lord, when once we heed your call: to live according to your Word, and daily learn, refreshed, restored that you are Lord of all and will not let us fall. 2 But if, forgetful, we should find your yoke is hard to bear, if worldly pressures fray the mind and love itself cannot unwind its tangled skein of care: our inward life repair. 3 We mark your saints, how they became in hindrances more sure, whose joyful virtues put to shame the casual way we wear your name, and by our faults obscure your power to cleanse and cure. 4 In what you give us, Lord, to do, together or alone, in old routines and ventures new, may we not cease to look to you– the cross you hung upon— all you endeavored done. Scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 Used With Tune: REPTON

I bind unto myself today

Author: St. Patrick of Ireland, 372-466; Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: Irregular Appears in 68 hymnals Topics: Sacraments and Ordinances Profession of Faith Lyrics: 1 I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three-in-One, and One-in-Three. 2 I bind today to me forever by power of faith, Christ's incarnation– his baptism in the Jordan river, his death on Cross for my salvation; his bursting from the spiced tomb, his riding up the heavenly way, his coming at the day of doom I bind unto myself today. 3 I bind unto myself today the virtues of the star-lit heaven, the glorious sun's life-giving ray, the whiteness of the moon at even, the flashing of the lightning free, the whirling wind's tempestuous shocks, the stable earth, the deep salt sea around the old eternal rocks. 4 I bind unto myself today the power of God to hold and lead, God's eye to watch, God's might to stay, God's ear to hearken to my need, the wisdom of my God to teach, God's hand to guide, God's shield to ward; the word of God to give me speech, the heavenly host to be my guard. 5 Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me. Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. 6 I bind unto myself the name, the strong name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three-in-One, and One-in-Three, of whom all nature hath creation, eternal Father, Spirit, Word. Praise to the Lord of my salvation; salvation is of Christ the Lord! Used With Tune: ST. PATRICK, DIERDRE