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The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns

Author: Thomas Kelly Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 532 hymnals Topics: All Saints' Day Lyrics: 1 The Head that once was crowned with thorns Is crowned with glory now; A royal diadem adorns The mighty Victor's brow. 2 The highest place that heaven affords Is His, is His by right, The King of Kings, and Lord of Lords, And heaven's eternal Light: 3 The Joy of all who dwell above, The Joy of all below To whom He manifests His love, And grants His name to know. 4 To them the cross, with all its shame, With all its grace, is given; Their name an everlasting name, Their joy the joy of heaven. 5 They suffer with their Lord below, They reign with Him above; Their profit and their joy to know The wonder of His love. Amen. Scripture: Mark 15:17-18 Used With Tune: ST. MAGNUS

Hark! ten thousand harps and voices

Author: T. Kelly Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 686 hymnals Topics: The Church Year All Saints Day; The Church Year All Saints Day Lyrics: 1 Hark! ten thousand harps and voices Sound the note of praise above! Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices; Jesus reigns, the God of love. See, He sits on yonder throne; Jesus rules the world alone. 2 Jesus, hail! Whose glory brightens All above, and makes it fair; Lord of life, Thy smile enlightens, Cheers, and charms Thy people here. When we think of love like Thine, Lord, we own it love divine. 3 King of glory, reign forever; Thine an everlasting crown: Nothing from Thy love shall sever Those whom Thou hast made Thine own: Happy objects of Thy grace, Destined to behold Thy face. 4 Savior, hasten Thine appearing; Bring, O bring the glorious day, When the awful summons hearing, Heaven and earth shall pass away. Then, with golden harps, we'll sing, "Glory, glory,to our King." Used With Tune: [Hark! ten thousand harps and voices]

O Paradise, O Paradise

Author: Rev. F. W. Faber Meter: Irregular Appears in 463 hymnals Topics: All Saints Lyrics: 1 O Paradise, O Paradise, Who doth not crave for rest? Who would not seek the happy land Where they that loved are blest; Where loyal hearts and true, Stand ever in the light, All rapture, thro' and thro', In God's most holy sight? 2 O Paradise, O Paradise, The world is growing old; Who would not be at rest and free Where love is never cold? Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, thro' and thro', In God's most holy sight? 3 O Paradise, O Paradise, We long to sin no more; We long to be as pure on earth As on Thy spotless shore; Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, thro' and thro', In God's most holy sight? 4 O Paradise, O Paradise, We shall not wait for long; E'en now the loving ear may catch Faint fragments of thy song; Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, thro' and thro', In God's most holy sight? 5 Lord Jesus, King of Paradise, Oh, keep me in Thy love, And guide us to that happy land Of perfect rest above; Where loyal hearts and true Stand ever in the light, All rapture, thro' and thro', In God's most holy sight? Amen. Used With Tune: [O Paradise, O Paradise]

Zions Vægter hæver Røsten

Author: Filip Nicolai; Landstad Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: All Saints Day; All Saints Day Lyrics: 1 Zions Vægter hæver Røsten: Vaagn op, der blinker Lyn i Østen, Vaagn op, Guds Stad, Jerusalem! Midnats Mulm dig ruger over, Men Herrens Time slaar,– hvo sover? I klage Jomfruer, herfrem! Se, Herren kommer ned, Stat op, tag Lampen med! Lad den brænde! Paa Jesu Bud Stat op, gak ud! Han fører dig hjem til din Gud. 2 Zion Vægter-Raabet hører, En himmelsk Glæde Hjertet rører, Hun vaagner og staar freidig op. Herren kommer stor og prægtig, Af Naade stærk, af Sandhed mægtig; Nu rinder hendes Stjerne op! Ak, kom, du Krone skjøn, Min Jesus, du Guds Søn! Hosianna! Vi følge med! Du har bered En Bolig os i Evighed! 3 Ære være dig, du Høie! Ak Gud, hvad ser, hvad ser mit Øie! Rundt om din Throne Engle-Rad! Lyset er saa klart derinde, Og hver din Ven vi der gjenfinde Saa engleren og engleglad! Hvad intet Øie saa, Hvad aldrig Tanker naa, Der vi skue! Nu, Jord Farvel! Stig høit, min Sjæl, Følg Jesus ind til Glædens Væld!

Such Perfect Love My Shepherd Shows

Author: Henry Williams Baker Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 699 hymnals Topics: Church Year All Saints' Day Lyrics: 1 Such perfect love my Shepherd shows, whose goodness fails me never, whose hand all things I need bestows and watches me forever. 2 Where streams of living water flow, my loving Shepherd leads me, and where the verdant pastures grow with food from heaven feeds me. 3 When vain and foolish I have strayed, you, faithful Shepherd, sought me, and on your shoulder gently laid, then home, rejoicing, brought me. 4 I do not fear death's shadowed vale when you are here beside me; your rod and staff and strength prevail to comfort and to guide me. 5 You spread a table in my sight, your gifts of grace bestowing; and from your chalice I delight to taste your mercy flowing. 6 And so through all the length of days your goodness fails me never; Good Shepherd, may I sing your praise within your house forever. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME

O God of Bethel, by whose hand

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751; John Logan, 1748-1788 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 399 hymnals Topics: All Saints Lyrics: 1 O God of Bethel, by whose hand thy people still are fed, who through this weary pilgrimage has all our forebears led. 2 Our vows, our prayers, we now present before thy throne of grace; God of our forebears, be the God of their succeeding race. 3 Through each mysterious path of life be thou our constant guide; give us each day our daily bread, and raiment fit provide. 4 O spread thy cov'ring wings around till all our wanderings cease, and at our Father's loved abode our souls arrive in peace. Scripture: Luke 11:2-4 Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM

Bright the vision that delighted

Author: Bishop R. Mant Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Saints' Days and Other Holy Days St. Michael and All Angels, September 29 Used With Tune: REDHEAD NO. 46

I'm not ashamed to own my Lord

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 719 hymnals Topics: Year B All Saints Lyrics: 1 I'm not ashamed to own my Lord, or to defend his cause; maintain the glory of his word, the glory of his cross. 2 Jesus, my God, I know his name; his name is all my trust; nor will he put my soul to shame, nor let my hope be lost. 3 Firm as his throne his promise stands; and he can well secure what I've committed to his hands, till the decisive hour. 4 Then will he own my worthless name before his Father's face; and in the new Jerusalem appoint my soul a place. Scripture: Psalm 71:1 Used With Tune: KILMARNOCK

O Holy City, Seen of John

Author: Walter Russell Bowie Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 88 hymnals Topics: All Saints Year B Lyrics: 1 O holy city, seen of John, where Christ, the Lamb, doth reign, within whose foursquare walls shall come no night, nor need, nor pain, and where the tears are wiped from eyes that shall not weep again! 2 Hark, now from men whose lives are held more cheap than merchandise, from women struggling sore for bread, from little children's cries, there swells the sobbing human plaint that bids thy walls arise. 3 O shame to us who rest content while lust and greed for gain in street and shop and tenement wring gold from human pain, and bitter lips in blind despair cry, "Christ hath died in vain!" 4 Give us, O God, the strength to build the city that hath stood too long a dream, whose laws are love, whose ways is brotherhood, and where the sun that shineth is God's grace for human good. 5 Already in the mind of God that city riseth fair. Lo, how its splendour challenges the souls that greatly dare, yea, bids us seize the whole of life and build its glory there! Used With Tune: MORNING SONG

Blest are the pure in heart

Author: John Keble, 1792-1866 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 408 hymnals Topics: Year A All Saints' Day Lyrics: 1 Blest are the pure in heart, for they shall see our God; the secret of the Lord is theirs, their soul is Christ's abode. 2 The Lord, who left the heav'ns our life and peace to bring, to dwell in lowliness with us, our pattern and our King. 3 Still to the lowly soul he doth himself impart, and for his dwelling and his throne chooseth the pure in heart. 4 Lord, we thy presence seek; may ours this blessing be; give us a pure and lowly heart, a temple meet for thee. Scripture: Matthew 5:8 Used With Tune: FRANCONIA Text Sources: Vs. 2 and 4: William John Hall's "Psalms and Hymns" (1836), alt.