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Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Author: Edwin Hatch Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 343 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do. 2. Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure, until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. 3. Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly thine, till all this earthly part of me glows with thy fire divine. 4. Breathe on me, Breath of God, so shall I never die, but live with thee the perfect life of thine eternity. Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Personal Holiness; Christian Perfection; Christian Year Pentecost; Funerals and Memorial Services; Presence (Holy Spirit) Scripture: John 20:22 Used With Tune: TRENTHAM

Jesu, Jesu

Author: Tom Colvin Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 64 hymnals First Line: Kneels at the feet of his friends Refrain First Line: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love Lyrics: [Refrain:] Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love, show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you. 1 Kneels at the feet of his friends, silently washes their feet, Master who acts as a slave to them. (Refrain) 2 Neighbors are rich and poor, neighbors are black and white, neighbors are near and far away. (Refrain) 3 These are the ones we should serve, these are the ones we should love; all these are neighbors to us and you. (Refrain) 4 Loving puts us on our knees, serving as though we are slaves, this is the way we should live with you. (Refrain) 5 Kneel at the feet of our friends, silently washing their feet, this is the way we should live with you. (Refrain) Topics: Christ's Gracious Life Life and Teaching; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Social Holiness; Biblical Narrative; Christian Year Holy Week; Discipleship and Service; Jesus Christ Example Scripture: John 13:1-17 Used With Tune: CHEREPONI

I Am Thine, O Lord

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 10.7.20.7 with refrain Appears in 692 hymnals First Line: I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice Refrain First Line: Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord Lyrics: 1. I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, and it told thy love to me; but I long to rise in the arms of faith and be closer drawn to thee. Refrain: Draw me nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to the cross where thou hast died. Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, to thy precious, bleeding side. 2. Consecrate me now to thy service, Lord, by the power of grace divine; let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, and my will be lost in thine. (Refrain) 3. O the pure delight of a single hour that before thy throne I spend, when I kneel in prayer, and with thee, my God, I commune as friend with friend! (Refrain) 4. There are depths of love that I cannot know till I cross the narrow sea; there are heights of joy that I may not reach till I rest in peace with thee. (Refrain) Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Personal Holiness; Calmness and Serenity; Discipleship and Service; Heaven; Hope Scripture: Hebrews 10:22 Used With Tune: I AM THINE

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Author: Joachim Neander; Catherine Winkworth; S. Paul Schilling; Rupert E. Davies Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 388 hymnals First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Providence; Adoration and Praise; Christian Year Thanksgiving Day; Love; Opening Hymns; Providence Scripture: Psalm 103:1-6 Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

America (My Country, 'Tis of Thee)

Author: Samuel F. Smith Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,952 hymnals First Line: My country, 'tis of thee Lyrics: 1. My country,' tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrims' pride, from every mountainside let freedom ring! 2. My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills; my heart with rapture thrills, like that above. 3. Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song; let mortal tongues awake; let all that breathe partake; let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong. 4. Our fathers' God, to thee, author of liberty, to thee we sing; long may our land be bright with freedom's holy light; protect us by thy might, great God, our King. Topics: Particular Times of Worship Special Days; Nation Used With Tune: AMERICA

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 325 hymnals First Line: Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Refrain: All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful: the Lord God made them all. 1. Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings, God made their glowing colors, and made their tiny wings. (Refrain) 2. The purple-headed mountains, the river running by, the sunset and the morning that brightens up the sky. (Refrain) 3. The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun, the ripe fruits in the garden: God made them every one. (Refrain) 4. God gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell how great is God Almighty, who has made all things well. (Refrain) Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Creation; Adoration and Praise; Children's Choir Selections; Creation; Nature; Responses, Antiphonal; Testimony and Witness Scripture: Genesis 1:31 Used With Tune: ROYAL OAK

What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Author: Joseph M. Scriven Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,705 hymnals Lyrics: 1. What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer. 2. Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged; take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness; take it to the Lord in prayer. 3. Are we weak and heavy laden, cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge; take it to the Lord in prayer. Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In his arms he'll take and shield thee; thou wilt find a solace there. Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Prayer, Trust, Hope; Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Strength in Triublation; Affliction and Tribulation; Jesus Christ Love of; Service Music Invitation to Prayer Used With Tune: CONVERSE

For All the Saints

Author: William W. How Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 570 hymnals First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest Refrain First Line: Alleluia, Alleluia Lyrics: 1. For all the saints, who from their labors rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Refrain: Alleluia, Alleluia! 2. Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might; thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight; thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light. [Refrain] 3. O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, and win with them the victor's crown of gold. [Refrain] 4. O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. [Refrain] 5. And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. [Refrain] 6. From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: (Refrain) Topics: New Heaven and a New Earth Communion of the Saints; The Sacraments and Rites of the Church Funeral and Memorial Service; New Heaven and a New Earth Communion of the Saints; Adoration and Praise; Christian Year All Saints Day; Eternal Life; Funerals and Memorial Services; Processionals; Service Music Doxology; Triumph Scripture: Hebrews 12:1 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE

Here I Am, Lord

Author: Dan Schutte Meter: 7.7.7.4 D with refrain Appears in 63 hymnals First Line: I, the Lord of sea and sky Topics: The Nature of the Church Called to God's Mission; Commitment; Installation Services; Mission and Outreach; Ordination Scripture: Isaiah 6:8 Used With Tune: HERE I AM, LORD

How Great Thou Art

Author: Stuart K. Hine Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 139 hymnals First Line: O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder Refrain First Line: Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee Lyrics: 1 O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder consider all the *worlds thy hand have made, I see the stars, I hear the *rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed. Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art! 2 When through the woods and forest glades I wander, and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees; when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze; [Refrain] 3 And when I think that God, his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in; that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, he bled and died to take away my sin; [Refrain] 4 When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart. Then I shall bow in humble adoration, and there proclaim, my God, how great thou art! [Refrain] * Author's original words are "works" and "mighty" Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Creation; Jesus Christ Atonement; Jesus Christ Cross; Music and Singing; Testimony and Witness Used With Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART