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O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go

Author: George Matheson Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Appears in 698 hymnals Topics: The Church in the World Commitment: Trust; Assurance; Commitment; Consecration; Conversion; Eternal Life; God Love; Grief; Holy Spirit Gifts; Jesus Christ Cross; Jesus Christ Images of; Jesus Christ Light; Jesus Christ Love of; Joy; Light; Love; Repentance; Rest; Suffering; Surrender; Trust; Trust; Lent 3 Year A; Easter 4 Year A; Proper 6 Year A; Proper 7 Year A; Proper 12 Year A; Proper 13 Year A; Proper 17 Year A; Epiphany 4 Year C; Epiphany 4 Year C; Lent 3 Year C; Easter 5 Year C; Trinity Sunday Year C; Proper 13 Year C; Proper 26 Year C Lyrics: 1 O Love that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee; I give thee back the life I owe, that in thine ocean depths its flow may richer, fuller be. 2 O Light that followest all my way, I yield my flickering torch to thee; my heart restores its borrowed ray, that in thy sunshine’s blaze its day may brighter, fairer be. 3 O Joy that seekest me through pain, I cannot close my heart to thee; I trace the rainbow through the rain, and feel the promise is not vain, that morn shall tearless be. 4 O Cross that liftest up my head, I dare not ask to fly from thee; I lay in dust life’s glory dead, and from the ground there blossoms red life that shall endless be. Used With Tune: ST. MARGARET

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You

Author: Henry van Dyke Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 275 hymnals Topics: God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Church Community in Christ; Creation; Ecology; Faith Journey; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Creator; God Image (Father); God Love; Good News, Gospel; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Life; Light; Love; Love for Others; Mercy; Morning; Morning Prayer; Music and Singing; Nature; Opening Hymns; Petition; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Repentance; Triumph; Trust; Worship; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year A; Proper 18 Year A; Advent 3 Year B; Easter 5 Year B; Proper 21 Year B; Proper 24 Year B; Thanksgiving Year B; Advent 3 Year C; Easter 4 Year C; Trinity Sunday Year C Lyrics: 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore you, God of glory, life and love; hearts unfold like flowers before you, opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, drive our fear and doubt away; giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day. 2 All your works with joy surround you, earth and heaven reflect your rays, stars and angels sing around you, center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird and flowing fountain, sound their praise eternally. 3 You are giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, wellspring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest! Source of grace and fount of blessing, let your light upon us shine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine. 4 Mortals, join the mighty chorus which the morning stars began; God's own love is reigning o'er us, joining people hand in hand. Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife; joyful music lifts us sunward in the triumph song of life. Used With Tune: HYMN TO JOY

If You Will Trust in God to Guide You

Author: Georg Neumark; Catherine Winkworth; Jaroslav J. Vajda Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 185 hymnals Topics: God Nature of God; Evil; God Faithfulness; God Guidance; God Nature; God Providence; God Strength and Refuge; Grâce; Jesus Christ Rock; Trust; Truth; Word of God; Lent 2 Year A; Lent 3 Year A; Easter 5 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; Proper 9 Year A; Proper 13 Year A; Proper 18 Year B; Proper 25 Year B; Proper 26 Year B; Epiphany 6 Year C; Lent 1 Year C; Palm/Passion Sunday Year C; Proper 7 Year C; Proper 11 Year C Used With Tune: NEUMARK

Open My Eyes, That I May See

Author: Clara H. Scott Meter: 8.8.9.8 with refrain Appears in 250 hymnals Topics: Holy Spirit Praise and Invocation; Choruses and Refrains; Commitment; Discipleship and Service; Guidance; Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit Illumination; Service Music Prayer for Illumination; Service Music Invitation to Prayer; Surrender; Witness; Advent 3 Year A; Lent 4 Year A; Easter 5 Year B; Proper 4 Year B; Proper 25 Year B; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year C; All Saints Year C Refrain First Line: Silently now I wait for thee Lyrics: 1 Open my eyes, that I may see glimpses of truth thou hast for me; place in my hands the wonderful key that shall unclasp and set me free. Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my eyes, illumine me, Spirit divine! 2 Open my ears, that I may hear voices of truth thou sendest clear; and while the wave-notes fall on my ear, everything false will disappear. Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my ears, illumine me, Spirit divine! 3 Open my mouth, and let me bear gladly the warm truth everywhere; open my heart and let me prepare love with thy children thus to share. Silently now I wait for thee, ready, my God, thy will to see. Open my heart, illumine me, Spirit divine! Used With Tune: OPEN MY EYES

Blessed are the pure in heart

Author: J. Keble (1792-1866); W. J. Hall (1793-1861) Appears in 403 hymnals Topics: God, Saviour Growing, Teaching, Serving; Epiphany 4, Revelation The New Temple; Christ the Teacher; Lent 4, The King and the Kingdom Transfiguration; Pentecost 5 The New Law; Pentecost 10 The Mind of Christ Lyrics: 1 Blessed 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 heavens our life and peace to bring; to dwell in lowliness with us, our pattern and our king; 3 Still to the lowly soul himself he will impart; and for his dwelling and his throne chooses the pure in heart. 4 Lord, we your presence seek: our inner life renew; give us a pure and lowly heart, a temple fit for you. Scripture: Matthew 5:8 Used With Tune: FRANCONIA

Be Still, My Soul

Author: Jane Laurie Borthwick; Katharina von Schlagel Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 187 hymnals Topics: The Church in the World Commitment: Trust; Calmness and Serenity; Change; Christian Year New Year; Comfort/Consolation; Commitment; Eternal Life; Faith; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Faithfulness; God Guidance; God Providence; Grief; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Hope; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Lord of Life; Joy; Life; Peace (Inner, Calmness, Serenity; Suffering; Trust; Epiphany 8 Year A; Easter 5 Year A; Proper 7 Year B First Line: Be still, my soul, for God is on your side Lyrics: 1 Be still, my soul, for God is on your side; bear patiently the cross of grief or pain. Trust in your God, your Saviour and your guide, who through all changes faithful will remain. Be still, my soul, your best, your heavenly friend through stormy ways leads to a peaceful end. 2 Be still, my soul, for God will undertake to guide the future surely as the past. Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake, all now mysterious shall be bright at last. Be still, my soul, life's tempests still obey the voice that once the waves' wild fury strayed. 3 Be still, my soul, the hour is hastening on when we shall be for ever in God's peace; when disappointment, grief, and fear are gone, love’s joys restored, our strivings shall cease. Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past, all safe and blessed we shall meet at last. Used With Tune: FINLANDIA

God of Grace and God of Glory

Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 157 hymnals Topics: The Church in the World Commitment: Peace and Justice; Church Anniversaries; Church Mission; Church Triumphant; Commitment; Confession; Conflict and Struggle; Courage; Discipleship and Service; Empowerment; Freedom; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Glory; God Goodness; God Power/Might; God Wisdom; Grâce; Justice; Opening Hymns; Peace (World); Processionals (Opening of Worship); Recessionals; Service Music Prayer Responses; Sin; Social Concerns; Trials; Warfare (Spiritual); Weddings; Wisdom; Youth; Epiphany 4 Year A; Lent 3 Year A; Easter 5 Year A; Proper 15 Year A; Proper 28 Year A; Reign of Christ Year A; Lent 2 Year B; Lent 3 Year B; Proper 6 Year B; Proper 7 Year B; Reign of Christ Year B; Easter 6 Year C; Easter 6 Year C; Proper 10 Year C; Proper 15 Year C; Proper 22 Year C Lyrics: 1 God of grace and God of glory, on your people pour your power; now fulfil your church’s story; bring its bud to glorious flower. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour. 2 Lo, the hosts of evil round us scorn your Christ, assail your ways; fears and doubts too long have bound us; free our hearts to work and praise. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days. 3 Cure your children’s warring madness, bend our pride to your control; shame our wanton selfish gladness, rich in goods and poor in soul. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss your kingdom's goal. 4 Set our feet on lofty places; gird our lives that they may be armoured with all Christ-like graces, pledged to set all captives free. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, that we fail not them nor thee. Used With Tune: RHUDDLAN

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 753 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Reign of Christ; Adoration and Praise; Assurance; Christian Year Christ the King/Reign of Christ; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Hope; Jesus Christ Ascension and Reign; Jesus Christ Exaltation; Jesus Christ Images of; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Praise; Jesus Christ Reign; Jesus Christ Saviour; Jesus Christ Second Coming; Joy; Judgment; Kingdom of God; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Responses Antiphonal; Saints; Salvation; Second Coming; Thankfulness; Worship; Christmas Day 2 Year A; Easter 6 Year A; Proper 21 Year A; Reign of Christ Year A; Epiphany 4 Year B; Epiphany 8 Year B; Proper 5 Year B; Proper 6 Year B; Proper 12 Year B; Proper 27 Year B; Reign of Christ Year B; Advent 1 Year C; Advent 3 Year C; Epiphany 6 Year C; Easter 2 Year C; Proper 5 Year C; Proper 13 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C; Thanksgiving Year C; Easter Evening Year ABC First Line: Rejoice, the Lord is King! Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your risen Lord adore! Rejoice, give thanks and sing and triumph evermore: Refrain: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; rejoice; again I say, rejoice! 2 Jesus the Saviour reigns, the God of truth and love; when he had purged our sins, he took his seat above. [Refrain] 3 God's kingdom cannot fail; Christ rules o'er earth and heaven; the keys of death and hell are to our Jesus given. [Refrain] 4 Rejoice in glorious hope, for Christ, the Judge, shall come to glorify the saints for their eternal home: We then shall hear the archangel's voice; the trump of God shall sound, rejoice! Used With Tune: DARWALL

Immortal Love, Forever Full

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 312 hymnals Topics: Burial and Memorial; Epiphany; God Love of; Healing; Jesus Christ Epiphany and Youth; Year A Proper 5; Year A Proper 14; Year B Epiphany 6; Year B Proper 8 Lyrics: 1 Immortal Love, forever full, forever flowing free, Forever shared, forever whole, a never-ebbing sea! 2 Our outward lips confess the Name all other names above; love only knows from where it came and comprehends God's love. 3 We may not climb the heavenly steeps to bring the Sovereign down; In vain we search the lowest deeps for One no depths can drown. 4 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet this One our help will be; For faith has still its Olivet, and love its Galilee. 5 The healing of Christ's seamless dress still soothes our beds of pain; We touch it in life's throng and press, and we are whole again. 6 Through Christ our earliest prayers are said with words we scarce can frame; The last low whispers of our dead still echo with Christ's name. Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11 Used With Tune: SERENITY

Tú has venido a la orilla (You Have Come down to the Lakeshore)

Author: Madeleine Forell Marshall; Cesáreo Gabaraín Meter: 8.10.10 with refrain Appears in 51 hymnals Topics: Year C Epiphany 5 Refrain First Line: Jesús, me has mirado a los ojos (O Jesus, you have looked into my eyes) Scripture: Luke 5:1-11 Used With Tune: PESCADOR DE HOMBRES