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That man is blest who stands in awe

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: Charity and justice Lyrics: That man is blest who stands in awe Of God, and loves his sacred law: His seed on earth shall be renowned; His house the seat of wealth shall be, An inexhausted treasury, And with successive honors crowned. His lib'ral favors he extends, To some he gives, to others lends; A gen'rous pity fills his mind: Yet what his charity impairs, He saves by prudence in affairs And thus he's just to all mankind. His hands, while they his alms bestowed, His glory's future harvest sowed; The sweet remembrance of the just, Like a green root, revives and bears A train of blessings for his heirs, When dying nature sleeps in dust. Beset with threat'ning dangers round, Unmoved shall he maintain his ground; His conscience holds his courage up: The soul that's filled with virtue's light, Shines brightest in affliction's night, And sees in darkness beams of hope. [Ill tidings never can surprise His heart that fixed on God relies, Though waves and tempests roar around: Safe on the rock he sits, and sees The shipwreck of his enemies, And all their hope and glory drowned. The wicked shall his triumph see, And gnash their teeth in agony, To find their expectations crossed; They and their envy, pride, and spite, Sink down to everlasting night, And all their names in darkness lost.] Scripture: Psalm 112

Justice Like a River

Author: Daniel Charles Damon Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Justice and Peace First Line: Justice like a river, flowing to the sea Lyrics: 1 Justice like a river, flowing to the sea rolls down from God through folk like you and me. As we love each other, peace will fill the land, and living water breaks upon the sand. 2 Justice like a river flowing to the sea rolls down from God through folk like you and me. As we live together, working side by side, we show God's love, still flowing deep and wide. Used With Tune: EIRENE

Blest Are the Poor Folks

Author: Thoms Thangaraj; JM Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Justice; Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation First Line: "Blest are the poor folks," once you taught us Scripture: Luke 6:20 Used With Tune: THIS EARTH

May Your Life Be As a Song

Author: Jim Scott, 1946- Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Justice and Social Action Lyrics: May your life be as a song, Resounding with the dawn to sing awake the light. And softly serenade the stars, Ever dancing circles in the night. Used With Tune: [May your life be as a song]

Helpless and guilty

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 157 hymnals Topics: God Justice of First Line: Ah, how shall fallen man

Strong, peaceful man of Galilee

Author: Harry W. Farrington Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Justice Economic; Peace and Justice Lyrics: 1 Strong, peaceful man of Galilee, robed with your strength we long to be— not to revenge; to heal and pray, to turn the cheek, and tribute pay. Robed with your strength we long to be, strong, peaceful man of Galilee. 2 Strong, righteous man of Galilee, dressed with your peace we long to be— in temple court, your cleansing rod; on greed and lies, the wrath of God. Dressed with your peace we long to be, strong, righteous man of Galilee. 3 Strong, suff’ring man of Galilee, clad in your grace we hope to be— love at the well, share Martha’s loss, forgive the nails, and take the cross. Clad in your grace we hope to be, strong, suff’ring man of Galilee. 4 God’s peaceful man of Galilee, Love’s triumph, we at last will see— to crumble ev’ry bound’ry wall, build highways to the hearts of all. Love’s triumph, we at last will see, God’s peaceful man of Galilee. Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22 Used With Tune: MELITA Text Sources: The Hymnal for Boys and Girls, 1935, alt.

Let There be Light

Author: William M. Vories Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 80 hymnals Topics: Peace and Justice First Line: Let there be light, O God of hosts! Lyrics: 1 Let there be light, O God of hosts! Let there be wisdom on the earth! Let broad humanity have birth! Let there be deeds instead of boasts. 2 Within our passioned hearts instill the calm that endeth strain and strife. Make us your ministers of life. Drive out the urge to curse and kill. 3 Give us the peace of vision clear to see each other’s good, our own, to joy and suffer not alone: the love that casts aside all fear. 4 Let woe and waste of warfare cease, that useful labor yet may build its homes with love and laughter filled! God, give your wayward children peace! Scripture: Psalm 43:3 Used With Tune: MISSIONARY CHANT Text Sources: Advocate of Peace, 1909, alt.

Let those who live in every land

Author: Kenneth L. Patton, 1911- Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Social Justice

Hail to the Lord's Anointed

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 855 hymnals Topics: Social Justice Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Lord’s anointed, great David’s greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, your reign on earth begun! You come to break oppression, to set the captive free, to take away transgression, and rule in equity. 2 You come with rescue speedy to those who suffer wrong, to help the poor and needy, and bid the weak be strong: to give them songs for sighing, their darkness turn to light, whose souls, condemned and dying, are precious in your sight. 3 You shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth; love, joy, and hope, like flowers, spring in your path to birth. Before you on the mountains shall peace, the herald, go; and righteousness in fountains from hill to valley flow. 4 Kings shall fall down before you, and gold and incense bring; all nations shall adore you, your praise all people sing. To you shall prayer unceasing and daily vows ascend; your kingdom still increasing, a kingdom without end. Scripture: Psalm 72 Used With Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN

It Came upon the Midnight Clear

Author: Edmund Hamilton Sears Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 911 hymnals Topics: Justice Lyrics: 1 It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth, to touch their harps of gold, "Peace on the earth, good will to all, from heaven's all-gracious King!" The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled; and still their heavenly music floats o'er all the weary world; above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing, and ever o'er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing. 3 Yet with the woes of sin and strife the world has suffered long; beneath the angel strain have rolled two thousand years of wrong; and warring humankind hears not the love song which they bring. O hush the noise and cease your strife, and hear the angels sing. 4 For, lo! the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old, when with the ever-circling years shall come the time foretold, when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendours fling, and the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing. Used With Tune: CAROL