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O happy band of pilgrims
Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 186 hymnals Topics: General Hymns Christian Vocation and Witness Lyrics: 1 O happy band of pilgrims,
if onward ye will tread,
with Jesus as your fellow,
to Jesus as your Head!
2 O happy if ye labour
as Jesus did for men!
O happy if ye hunger
as Jesus hungered then!
3 The cross that Jesus carried
he carried as your due:
the crown that Jesus weareth
he weareth it for you.
4 The faith by which ye see him,
the hope in which ye yearn,
the love that through all troubles
to him alone will turn,
5 the trials that beset you,
the sorrows ye endure,
the manifold temptations
that death alone can cure.
6 What are they but his jewels
of right celestial worth?
What are they but the ladder
set up to heaven on earth?
7 O happy band of pilgrims,
look upward to the skies,
where such a light affliction
shall win so great a prize. Scripture: Romans 8:16-17 Used With Tune: KOCHER
O happy band of pilgrims
Who would true valour see
Author: John Bunyan, 1628-1688 Meter: 6.5.6.5.6.6.6.5 Appears in 156 hymnals Topics: General Hymns Christian Vocation and Witness Lyrics: 1 Who would true valour see,
let him come hither;
one here will constant be,
come wind, come weather.
There's no discouragement
shall make him once relent
his first avowed intent
to be a pilgrim.
2 Whoso beset him round
with dismal stories,
do but themselves confound;
his strength the more is.
No lion can him fright,
he'll with a giant fight,
but he will have the right
to be a pilgrim.
3 Hobgoblin nor foul fiend
can daunt his spirit;
he knows he at the end
shall life inherit.
Then fancies fly away,
he'll not fear what men say,
he'll labour night and day
to be a pilgrim. Used With Tune: MONKS GATE
Who would true valour see
Jesus, Come, for We Invite You
Author: Christopher Idle (1938-) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Jesus, come, for we invite you,
guest and master, friend and Lord;
now, as once at Cana's wedding,
speak, and let us hear your word:
lead us through our need or doubting,
hope be born and joy restored.
2 Jesus, come! Transform our pleasures,
guide us into paths unknown;
bring your gifts, command your servants,
let us trust in you alone:
though your hand may work in secret,
all shall see what you have done.
3 Jesus, come in new creation,
heaven brought near by power divine;
give your unexpected glory,
changing water into wine:
rouse the faith of your disciples --
come, our first and greatest sign!
4 Jesus, come! Surprise our dullness;
make us willing to receive
more than we can yet imagine,
all the best you have to give:
let us find your hidden riches,
taste your love, believe, and live! Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46 Used With Tune: SICILIAN MARINERS
Jesus, Come, for We Invite You
Christ Is Our Cornerstone
Author: John Chandler (1806-1876) Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 188 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Christ is our cornerstone
on him alone we build;
with his true saints alone
the courts of heaven are filled.
On his great love
our hopes we place
of present grace
and joys above.
2 O then, with hymns of praise
these hallowed courts shall ring.
Our voices we will raise
the Three-in-One to sing,
and thus proclaim
in joyful song,
both loud and long,
that glorious name.
3 Here, gracious God, do thou
for evermore draw nigh;
accept each faithful vow,
and mark each suppliant sigh.
In copious shower
on all who pray,
each holy day
thy blessings pour.
4 Here may we gain from heaven
the grace which we implore;
and may that grace, once given,
be with us evermore,
until that day
when all the blest
to endless rest
are called away. Scripture: Psalm 86 Used With Tune: HAREWOOD Text Sources: Latin (7th cent.)
Christ Is Our Cornerstone
Christ for the World We Sing!
Author: Samuel Wolcott Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 415 hymnals Topics: Ministry and Christian Vocation Lyrics: 1 Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with loving zeal;
the poor and them that mourn,
the faint and overborne,
sin-sick and sorrow-worn,
whom Christ does heal.
2 Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with fervent prayer,
the wayward and the lost,
by restless passions tossed,
redeemed at countless cost
from dark despair.
3 Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with one accord
with us the work to share,
with us reproach to dare,
with us the cross to bear
for Christ our Lord.
4 Christ for the world we sing!
The world to Christ we bring
with joyful song,
the new-born souls whose days,
reclaimed from error's ways,
inspired with hope and praise,
to Christ belong. Scripture: Psalm 40:3 Used With Tune: ITALIAN HYMN
Christ for the World We Sing!
A Charge to Keep I Have
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,378 hymnals Topics: Ministry and Christian Vocation Lyrics: 1 A charge to keep I have,
a God to glorify,
a never-dying soul to save
and fit it for the sky.
2 To serve the present age,
my calling to fulfill,
O may it all my pow'rs engage
to do my Master's will.
3 Arm me with jealous care,
as in your sight to live;
and O your servant, Lord,
prepare a strict account to give.
4 Help me to watch and pray
and on yourself rely,
assured, if I my trust betray,
I shall forever die. Scripture: Genesis 2:16-17 Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS
A Charge to Keep I Have
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Author: Thomas Ken (1637-1711) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 900 hymnals Topics: Vocation Lyrics: 1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun
thy daily stage of duty run;
shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
to pay thy morning sacrifice.
2 Redeem thy mis-spent time that's past,
and live this day as if thy last;
improve thy talent with due care;
for the great day thyself prepare.
3 Let all thy converse be sincere,
thy conscience as the noon-day clear;
think how all-seeing God thy ways
and all thy secret thoughts surveys.
4 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart,
and with the angels bear thy part,
who all night long unwearied sing,
high praise to the eternal King.
5 Glory to thee, who safe hast kept
and hast refreshed me whilst I slept;
grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless light partake.
6 Lord, I my vows to thee renew;
disperse my sins as morning dew;
guard my first springs of thought and will,
and with thyself my spirit fill.
7 Direct, control, suggest, this day,
all I design or do or say;
that all my powers, with all their might,
in thy sole glory may unite.
8 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow,
praise him, all creatures here below,
praise him above, angelic host,
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Scripture: Psalm 57:8-9 Used With Tune: MORNING HYMN
Awake, my soul, and with the sun
God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens
Author: Catherine Cameron Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 46 hymnals Topics: Vocation Lyrics: 1 God, who stretched the spangled heavens,
infinite in time and place,
flung the suns in burning radiance
through the silent fields of space;
we, your children in your likeness,
share inventive pow’rs with you.
Great creator still creating,
show us what we yet may do.
2 We have ventured worlds undreamed of
since the childhood of our race,
known the ecstasy of winging
through untraveled realms of space,
probed the secrets of the atom,
yielding unimagined pow’r,
facing us with life’s destruction
or our most triumphant hour.
3 As each far horizon beckons,
may it challenge us anew,
children of creative purpose
serving others, hon’ring you.
May our dreams prove rich with promise,
each endeavor well begun.
Great creator, give us guidance
till our goals and yours are one. Scripture: Genesis 1:1-19 Used With Tune: HOLY MANNA Text Sources: Contemporary Worship I, 1969, alt.
God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens
Lord, When You Came (Pescador de Hombres)
Author: Cesáreo Gabaráin; Willard Francis Jabusch, b. 1930 Appears in 51 hymnals Topics: Vocation First Line: Lord, when you came to the seashore (Tú has venido a la orilla) Refrain First Line: O Lord, in my eyes you are gazing (Señor me has mirado a los ojos) Scripture: John 1:35-42 Used With Tune: [Tú has venido a la orilla]
Lord, When You Came (Pescador de Hombres)
Unless the LORD the House Shall Build
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Vocation Lyrics: 1 Unless the Lord the house shall build,
the weary builders toil in vain;
unless the LORD the city shield,
the guards a useless watch maintain.
2 In vain you rise at morning break,
in vain your late-night vigils keep,
and draining days of work partake—
those whom God loves fall fast asleep.
3 Yes, children are a great reward,
a gift from God in very truth;
as quiver full of arrows stored
are children giv'n in days of youth.
4 How blest are those whose lives are cheered
by children's growth in strength and grace.
Within their house no foes are feared,
for God keeps watch within that place. Scripture: Psalm 127 Used With Tune: O WALY WALY Text Sources: Psalter, 1912, alt.
Unless the LORD the House Shall Build
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