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A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing

Author: Bede, 673-735 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 46 hymnals Topics: God As Father First Line: A hymn of glory let us sing! Scripture: Mark 16:19 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN Text Sources: Trans. Lutheran Book of Worship

How Great Thou Art

Author: Stuart K. Hine Appears in 149 hymnals Topics: God as Creator First Line: O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder Refrain First Line: Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee Lyrics: 1 O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder consider all the works thy hand hath made, I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed; Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee: how great thou art, how great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Savior God, to thee: how great thou art, how great thou art! 2 When through the woods and forest glades I wander, I hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze; [Refrain] 3 But when I think that God, his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in, that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, he bled and died to take away my sin; [Refrain] 4 When Christ shall come, with shout of acclamation, and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart! Then I shall bow in humble adoration and there proclaim, "My God, how great thou art!" [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 8:3 Used With Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART

Fight the Good Fight

Author: John S. B. Monsell Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 508 hymnals Topics: God as Guide First Line: Fight the good fight with all thy might Lyrics: 1 Fight the good fight with all thy might; Christ is thy strength, and Christ thy right: lay hold on life, and it shall be thy joy and crown eternally. 2 Run the straight race through God's good grace, lift up thine eyes, and seek his face; life with its way before us lies, Christ is the path, and Christ the prize. 3 Cast care aside; upon thy Guide lean, and his mercy will provide; lean, and the trusting soul shall prove, Christ is its life and Christ its love. 4 Faint not, nor fear, his arms are near; he changeth not, and thou art dear; only believe, and thou shalt see that Christ is all in all to thee. Scripture: Isaiah 40:29 Used With Tune: MOZART

Praise the LORD! O Heavens, Adore Him

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 784 hymnals Topics: God as King Lyrics: 1 Praise the LORD! O heavens, adore him; praise him, angels in the height. Sun and moon, rejoice before him; praise him, shining stars of light. Praise the LORD, for he has spoken; worlds his mighty voice obeyed. Laws which never shall be broken for their guidance he has made. 2 In the earth let all things praise him: seas and all that they contain, stormy winds that do his pleasure, hail and lightning, snow and rain. Hills and mountains, praise your Maker; praise him, all you flocks and herds. Fields and orchards, sing his glory; praise him, creeping things and birds. 3 All you nations, come before him: earthly rulers and all kings, men and women, parents, children, join with all created things. Praise the God of our salvation, who restores from sin and shame. Heaven and earth and all creation, praise and magnify his name! Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN Text Sources: St. 1 Foundling Hospital Collection, 1796, alt; Sts. 2-3 Psalter, 1912, alt.

Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: God as King Lyrics: 1 Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul, Jehovah praise; I will sing the glorious praises Of my God through all my days. Put no confidence in princes, Nor for help on man depend; He shall die, to dust returning, And his purposes shall end. 2 Happy is the man that chooses Israel's God to be his aid; He is blest whose hope of blessing On the Lord his God is stayed. Heaven and earth the Lord created, Seas and all that they contain; He delivers from oppression, Righteousness He will maintain. 3 Food He daily gives the hungry, Sets the mourning prisoner free, Raises those bowed down with anguish, Makes the sightless eyes to see. Well Jehovah loves the righteous, And the stranger He befriends, Helps the fatherless and widow, Judgment on the wicked sends. 4 Hallelujah, praise Jehovah, O my soul, Jehovah praise; I will sing the glorious praises Of my God through all my days. Over all God reigns forever, Through all ages He is King; Unto Him, thy God, O Zion, Joyful hallelujahs sing. Scripture: Psalm 146 Used With Tune: RIPLEY

Sing to the LORD, Sing His Praise

Meter: 11.10.11.9 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: God as Judge; God as King First Line: Sing to the LORD, sing his praise all ye peoples Lyrics: 1 Sing to the LORD, sing his praise, all you peoples; new be your song as new honors you pay. Sing of his majesty, praise him forever, show his salvation from day to day. 2 Tell of his wondrous works, tell of his glory till through the nations his name is revered. Praise and exalt him, for he is almighty; God over all, let the LORD be feared. 3 Vain are the idols and gods of the nations; God made the heavens, and his glory they tell. Splendor and majesty shine out before him; glory and strength in his temple dwell. 4 Give unto God Most High glory and honor; come with your offerings and humbly draw near. Worship the Lord in all beauty and splendor; tremble before him with godly fear. 5 Say to the nations, "The Lord reigns forever." Earth is established as he did decree. Righteous and just is the King of the nations, judging the peoples with equity. 6 Let heaven and earth be glad; oceans, be joyful; forest and field, exultation express. For God is coming, the judge of the nations, coming to judge in his righteousness. Scripture: Psalm 96 Used With Tune: WESLEY Text Sources: Psalter, 1912, alt.

O Let My Supplicating Cry

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: God as Guide; God as Lawgiver Lyrics: 1 O let my supplicating cry by you, my gracious LORD, be heard. Give wisdom and deliver me according to your faithful word. 2 Instructed in your holy law, to praise your word I lift my voice. Come, LORD, and be my present help, for your commandments are my choice. 3 For your salvation I have longed, my joy is in your law, O LORD. Now, let me live, your praise to sing; sustain me by your holy word. 4 Your servant, like a wandering sheep, has lost the path and gone astray. Restore my soul and lead me home, for your commands I would obey. Scripture: Psalm 119:167-176 Used With Tune: ST. CRISPIN Text Sources: Psalter, 1912

Day by Day

Author: Carolina Sandell Berg; Andrew L. Skoog Meter: 10.9.10.9 D Appears in 57 hymnals Topics: God As Father First Line: Day by day and with each passing moment Lyrics: 1 Day by day and with each passing moment, strength I find to meet my trials here; trusting in my Father’s wise bestowment, I’ve no cause for worry or for fear. He whose heart is kind beyond all measure gives unto each day what he deems best– lovingly, its part of pain and pleasure, mingling toil with peace and rest. 2 Every day the Lord himself is near me, with a special mercy for each hour; all my cares he gladly bears and cheers me, he whose name is Counselor and Power. The protection of his child and treasure is a charge that on himself he laid: “As your days, your strength shall be in measure”– this the pledge to me he made. 3 Help me then in every tribulation so to trust your promises, O Lord, that I lose not faith’s sweet consolation offered me within your holy Word. Help me, Lord, when toil and trouble meeting, e'er to take, as from a father’s hand, one by one, the days, the moments fleeting, till I reach the promised land. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16 Used With Tune: BLOTT EN DAG

Remember Not, O God

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: God As Deliverer Lyrics: 1 Remember not, O God, the sins of long ago; in tender mercy visit us, distressed and humbled low. 2 O Lord, our Savior, help, and glorify your name; deliver us from all our sins and take away our shame. 3 In your compassion hear your pris'ner's plaintive sigh, and in the greatness of your pow'r save those about to die. 4 Then, safe within your fold, we will exalt your name; our thankful hearts with songs of joy your goodness will proclaim. Scripture: Psalm 79 Used With Tune: GORTON Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912; mod.

Have Thine Own Way, Lord!

Author: Adelaide A. Pollard Meter: 9.9.9.9 Appears in 340 hymnals Topics: God As Searcher of Hearts First Line: Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Lyrics: 1 Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Thou art the potter, I am the clay. Mold me and make me after thy will, while I am waiting, yielded and still. 2 Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Search me and try me, Master, today! Whiter than snow, Lord, wash me just now, as in thy presence humbly I bow. 3 Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Wounded and weary, help me, I pray! Power, all power, surely is thine! Touch me and heal me, Savior divine. 4 Have thine own way, Lord! Have thine own way! Hold o'er my being absolute sway! Fill with thy Spirit 'til all shall see Christ only, always, living in me! Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24 Used With Tune: HOLY DESIRE