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Virgin born, we bow before thee

Author: Bishop R. Heber, 1783-1826 Meter: 8.8.7.7 D Appears in 34 hymnals Topics: The Blessed Virgin Mary; The Christian Year Festivals and Other Holy Days: Proper; The Presentation of Christ in the Temple February 2nd; St. Joseph of Nazareth March 19th; The Annunciation March 25th Lyrics: 1 Virgin born, we bow before thee: Blessèd was the womb that bore thee: Mary, Mother meek and mild. Blessèd was she in her Child. Blessèd was the breast that fed thee: Blessèd was the hand that led thee; Blessèd was the parent's eye That watched thy slumbering infancy. 2 Blessèd she by all creation. Who brought forth the world's salvation. And blessèd they for ever blest. Who love thee most and serve thee best. Virgin born we bow before thee: Blessèd was the womb that bore thee: Mary, Mother meek and mild, Blessèd was she in her Child. Used With Tune: MON DIEU, PRÊTE MOI L'OREILLE

Days of Elijah

Author: Robin Mark Meter: Irregular Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Dry Bones; Celebration; Darkness; King David; Desert; Disasters; Dryness; Elijah; Endings; Harvest; Jesus Christ Second Coming; John the Baptist; Moses; Mountains; Musical Instruments; Praise and Thanksgiving; Righteousness; Salvation; Sharing; Shining; Swords; Temple; Trials; Vineyard; Voices; Ways; Word of God; Work; Zion; Biblical Characters David, Elijah, Ezekiel; Biblical Characters John the Baptist; Biblical Characters Moses; Dry Bones; Celebration; Christian Year and Observances Advent; Darkness; King David; Desert; Disasters; Dryness; Elijah; Endings; Harvest; Jesus Christ Second Coming; John the Baptist; Moses; Mountains; Musical Instruments; Praise and Thanksgiving; Righteousness; Salvation; Sharing; Shining; Swords; Temple; Trials; Vineyard; Voices; Ways; Word of God; Work; Zion First Line: These are the days of Elijah Scripture: Isaiah 42:5-7 Used With Tune: DAYS OF ELIJAH

Were You There

Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 255 hymnals Topics: The Celebration of the Gospel Story Good Friday; Christian Year Good Friday; Jesus Christ Crucifixion; Jesus Christ Redemptive work; Spirituals First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Refrain First Line: Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble Lyrics: 1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? 2 Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they nailed Him to the tree? 3 Were you there when they pierced Him in the side? Were you there when they pierced Him in the side? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they pierced Him in the side? 4 Were you there when the sun refused to shine? Were you there when the sun refused to shine? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when the sun refused to shine? 5 Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Oh! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they laid Him in the tomb? Scripture: Mark 16:3-4 Used With Tune: WERE YOU THERE Text Sources: Negro Spiritual

Bethlehem, a noble city

Author: Prudentius (348-c. 413); Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 52 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Christmas and Epiphany; Christian Year Season of Epiphany Lyrics: 1 Bethlehem, a noble city, has been blessed beyond compare, for the gracious God of heaven once became incarnate there. 2 Fairer than the sun at morning was the star that told his birth, to the world its God announcing, seen in human form on earth. 3 From the east came men of wisdom bringing treasures prized of old, tributes to a greater wisdom, gifts of incense, myrrh, and gold. 4 Sacred gifts of mystic meaning: incense shows that God has come, gold proclaims him king of nations, myrrh foretells his saving tomb. 5 Holy Jesus, in your brightness to the gentile world displayed, with the Father and the Spirit endless praise to you be paid. Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Used With Tune: STUTTGART

Christ is our light! the bright and morning star

Author: Leith Fisher (b. 1941) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Public Ministry; Christian Year Season of Epiphany; Holy Baptism; Jesus baptism; Marriage Scripture: John 2:1-11 Used With Tune: HIGHLAND CATHEDRAL

The Kingdom of God

Author: Bryn A. Rees, b. 1911 Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Ordinary Time 11, Year B; Ordinary Time 21, Year B; Christian Initiation of Adults; Confirmation; Penance; Challenge of Gospel; Church; Commissioning; Cross; Discipleship; Grace; Jesus Christ; Joy; Justice; Kingdom; Mercy; Mission; Parables; Paschal Mystery; Redemption; Salvation; Trust First Line: The kingdom of God is justice and joy Scripture: Matthew 22:1-10 Used With Tune: LAUDATE DOMINUM

What kind of greatness

Author: Graham Kendrick Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: The Godhead Jesus - God the Son; The Church of Jesus Christ Outreach of the Church - Evangelism and Mission; Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas; Living the Christian Life Worship and Adoration First Line: What kind of greatness can this be Refrain First Line: Oh, what else can I do but kneel and worship You Used With Tune: [What kind of greatness can this be]

Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing!

Author: Cyril A. Alington Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluia Appears in 75 hymnals Topics: Christian Year Easter Vigil; Christian Year Resurrection/Easter; Christian Year Reign of Christ; Jesus Christ Resurrection; Christian Year Easter Lyrics: 1 Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! Now is the triumph of our King! To all the world glad news we bring: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 The Lord of life is risen today! Death’s mighty stone is rolled away. Let all the earth rejoice and say: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 3 Praise we in songs of victory that love, that life which cannot die, and sing with hearts uplifted high: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 4 Your name we bless, O risen Lord, and sing today with one accord the life laid down, the life restored: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Scripture: Matthew 28:1-7 Used With Tune: GELOBT SEI GOTT

What Child is This

Author: William Chatterton Dix Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 226 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Christmas; Annunciation; Biblical Characters Mary, Mother of Jesus; Biblical Characters Shepherds; Choruses and Refrains; Christian Year Christmas; Gift(s); Jesus Christ Birth and Infancy; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Lord of Life; Salvation; Word of God; Advent 4 Year A; Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas 1 Year A; Epiphany Year A; Christmas Eve Year B; Christmas Day 1 Year B; Christmas Day 1 Year C; Epiphany Year C First Line: What child is this, who, laid to rest Refrain First Line: This, this is Christ the King Lyrics: 1 What child is this, who laid to rest, on Mary's lap is sleeping? Whom angels greet with anthems sweet while shepherds watch are keeping? [Refrain:] This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing; haste, haste to bring him laud, the babe, the son of Mary! 2 Why lies he in such mean estate where ox and ass are feeding? Good Christians, fear; for sinners here the silent Word is pleading. [Refrain] 3 So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh, come, one and all, to own him. The King of kings salvation brings; let loving hearts enthrone him. [Refrain] Used With Tune: GREENSLEEVES

I am the church! You are the church!

Author: Donald Stuart March (b. 1923); Richard Kinsey Avery (b. 1934) Meter: Irregular Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Our Response to God in the worship of God's house; The Holy Spirit The Coming of the Spirit; Christian Year Pentecost; Church Body of Christ; Church images of First Line: The Church is not a building, the Church is not a steeple Lyrics: [Refrain:] I am the church! You are the church! We are the church together! All who follow Jesus, all around the world, yes, we're the church together! 1 The Church is not a building, the Church is not a steeple. The Church is not a resting-place, the Church is a people! [Refrain] 2 We're many kinds of people, with many kinds of faces: all colours and all ages, too, from all times and places. [Refrain] 3 And when the people gather there's singing and there's praying, there's laughing and there's crying sometimes, all of it saying: [Refrain] 5 At Pentecost some people received the Holy Spirit and told the good news through the world to all who would hear it. [Refrain] 6 I count if I am ninety, or nine, or just a baby; there's one thing I am sure about and I don't mean maybe: [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Peter 2:4-10 Used With Tune: WE ARE THE CHURCH