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My God, and is thy table spread

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751; Michael Forster, b. 1946 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 221 hymnals Topics: Years A, B, and C Easter Vigil Scripture: John 6:31 Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM

Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise

Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 30 hymnals Topics: Easter Vigil First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia! Lyrics: 1 Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the holy anthem rise, And the choirs of heaven chant it In the temple of the skies; Let the mountains skip with gladness And the joyful valleys ring With hosannas in the highest To our Savior and our King! 2 Alleluia! Alleluia! He endured the knotted whips, And the jeering of the rabble, And the scorn of mocking lips, And the terrors of the gibbet Upon which he would be slain, But his death was only slumber; He is risen up again! 3 Alleluia! Alleluia! Like the sun from out the wave He has risen up in triumph From the darkness of the grave. He's the splendor of the nations; He's the lamp of endless day; He's the very Lord of glory Who is risen up today! 4 Alleluia! Alleluia! He has burst our prison bars: He has lifted up the portals Of our home beyond the stars; He has won for us our freedom-- 'Neath his feet our foes are trod; He has purchased back our birthright To the kingdom of our God! 5 Alleluia! Alleluia! Blessed Jesus, make us rise From the life of this corruption To the life that never dies. May we share with you your glory When the days of time are past, And the dead shall be awakened By the trumpet's mighty blast! Used With Tune: NETTLETON

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 485 hymnals Topics: Christian Year Easter Vigil; Christian Year Easter Vigil Lyrics: 1. Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light, Sun of Righteousness, arise, triumph o'er the shades of night; Dayspring from on high, be near; Daystar, in my heart appear. 2. Dark and cheerless is the morn unaccompanied by thee; joyless is the day's return, till thy mercy's beams I see; till they inward light impart, cheer my eyes and warm my heart. 3. Visit then this soul of mine; pierce the gloom of sin and grief; fill me, Radiancy divine, scatter all my unbelief; more and more thyself display, shining to the perfect day. Used With Tune: RATISBON

De noche iremos

Author: Luis Rosales, 1910-1992 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Easter Vigil ; Easter Vigil First Line: De noche iremos (By night we hasten) Scripture: Isaiah 49:8-23 Used With Tune: DE NOCHE IREMOS

Must Jesus Bear the Cross Alone

Author: Thomas Shepherd, 1665-1739 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,254 hymnals Topics: Easter Vigil Lyrics: 1 Must Jesus bear the cross alone And all the world go free? No, there's a cross for ev'ry one, And there's a cross for me. 2 The consecrated cross I'll bear Till death shall set me free, And then go home my crown to wear, For there's a crown for me. 3 Upon the crystal pavement, down At Jesus' pierced feet, Joyful, I'll cast my golden crown And his dear name repeat. 4 O precious cross! O glorious crown! O resurrection day! Ye angels, from the stars come down And bear my soul away. Scripture: Luke 9:23 Used With Tune: MAITLAND

When Israel Was in Egypt's Land

Meter: 8.5.8.5 with refrain Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Easter Vigil Lyrics: 1 When Israel was in Egypt´s Land, Let My people go; Oppressed so hard they could not stand, Let My people go. Refrain: Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt´s land, Tell old Pharaoh: Let My people go. 2 The Lord told Moses what to do, Let My people go; To lead the children of Israel through, Let My people go. [Refrain] 3 The pillar of cloud shall clear the way, Let My people go; A fire by night, a shade by day, Let My people go. [Refrain] 4 As Israel stood by the waterside, Let My people go; At God's command it did divide, Let My people go. [Refrain] 5 When they had reached the other shore, Let My people go; They sang the song of triumph o'er, Let My people go. [Refrain] 6 Oh, let us all from bondage flee, Let My people go; And let us all in Christ be free, Let My people go. [Refrain] Scripture: Exodus 5:1-2 Used With Tune: TUBMAN Text Sources: African American spiritual

Give to our God immortal praise

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 328 hymnals Topics: Years A, B, and C Easter Vigil Lyrics: 1 Give to our God immortal praise; mercy and truth are all his ways: wonders of grace to God belong, repeat his mercies in your song. 2 Give to the Lord of lords renown, the King of kings with glory crown: his mercies ever shall endure when earthly pow'rs are known no more. 3 He sent his Son with pow'r to save from guilt and darkness and the grave: wonders of grace to God belong, repeat his mercies in your song. 4 Through earthly life he guides our feet, and leads us to his heav'nly seat: his mercies ever shall endure when earthly pow'rs are known no more. Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: DUNEDIN

In the Garden

Author: C. Austin Miles, 1868-1946 Meter: 8.9.10.7 with refrain Appears in 287 hymnals Topics: Easter Vigil First Line: I come to the garden alone Refrain First Line: And he walks with me, and he talks with me Lyrics: 1 I come to the garden alone, While the dew is still on the roses; And the voice I hear falling on my ear, The Son of God discloses. Refrain: And he walks with me, and he talks with me, And he tells me I am his own, And the joy we share as we tarry there, None other has ever known. 2 He speaks, and the sound of his voice Is so sweet the birds hush their singing; And the melody that he gave to me Within my heart is ringing. [Refrain] 3 I'd stay in the garden with him Though the night around me be falling; But he bids me go -- through the voice of woe, His voice to me is calling. [Refrain] Scripture: John 20:11-18 Used With Tune: GARDEN

Joy to the World!

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 with repeat Appears in 1,911 hymnals Topics: Year A, B, C, Easter, Easter vigil First Line: Joy to the world! the Lord is come Lyrics: 1 Joy to the world! the Lord is come: let earth receive her King. Let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns: let all their songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sin and sorrow grow nor thorns infest the ground; he comes to make his blessings flow far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of his righteousness and wonders of his love, and wonders of his love, and wonders, wonders of his love. Scripture: Psalm 98 Used With Tune: ANTIOCH

Psalm 19: Lord, You Have the Words

Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night Reading 6; The Liturgical Year The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night First Line: The law of the LORD is perfect Refrain First Line: Lord, you have the words of everlasting life Scripture: John 6:68 Used With Tune: [The law of the LORD is perfect]