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your grace surrounds us all our days

Author: David Mowbray (b. 1938) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Lord of our growing years Topics: The Church Celebrates Family, Friendship, and Marriage; The Activity of God God in human experience; Stages of Life Scripture: 2 Peter 3:18 Used With Tune: LITTLE CORNARD

Take my life, Lord, let it be

Author: Frances Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 1,232 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Take my life, Lord, let it be consecrated, glad, and free; take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise. 2 Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of your love; take my feet, that I may run bearing news of Christ your Son. 3 Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King; take my intellect and use every power as you shall choose. 4 Take my will -- your will be done, may my will and yours be one; take my heart -- it is your own, it shall be your royal throne. 5 Take my love -- my Lord, I pour at your feet its treasure-store; take myself, and I will be all for you, eternally. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Dedication; Offering of self Scripture: 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 Used With Tune: NOTTINGHAM

Father of heaven, whose love profound

Author: Edward Cooper (1770-1833) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 243 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Father of heaven, whose love profound a ransom for our souls has found, before your throne we sinners bend: to us your pardoning love extend. 2 Almighty Son, incarnate Word, our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, before your throne we sinners bend: to us your saving grace extend. 3 Eternal Spirit, by whose breath our souls are raised from sin and death, before your throne we sinners bend: to us your quickening power extend. 4 Jehovah -- Father, Spirit, Son -- mysterious Godhead, Three in One, before your throne we sinners bend: grace, pardon, life to us extend. Topics: Life in Christ Our Response to Christ - In Penitence; The Being of God Holy and One; God in Trinity Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:6 Used With Tune: RIVAULX

Help us forgive forgiving Lord

Author: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr, b. 1923 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: The Church Celebrates Family, Friendship, and Marriage; Forgiveness; Jesus cross; Penitence; Purity Of Heart Scripture: Colossians 3:13 Used With Tune: WETHERBY

Come Down, O Love Divine

Author: Richard Frederick Littledale (1833-1890); Bianco da Siena (d. 1434) Meter: 6.6.11 D Appears in 113 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come down, O Love Divine, seek out this soul of mine, and visit it with your own ardour glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear, and kindle it, your holy flame bestowing. 2 O let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn to dust and ashes, in its heat consuming; and let your glorious light shine ever on my sight, and clothe me round, the while my path illuming. 3 Let holy charity my outward vesture be, and lowliness becomes my inner clothing; true lowliness of heart, which takes the humbler part, and o'er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing. 4 And so the yearning strong, with which the soul will long, shall far outpass the power of human telling; we cannot guess its grace, till he become the place wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Penitence; The Holy Spirit The Coming of the Spirit; Holy Spirit as Comforter; Humility; Longing; Purity Of Heart Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:9-12 Used With Tune: DOWN AMPNEY

Psalm 98

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: Oh, sing a new song to the Lord Lyrics: 1 Oh, sing a new song to the Lord, for wonders he has done: with his right hand and holy arm the vict'ry he has won. 2 The Lord has made this triumph known, displayed his saving might; he has revealed his righteousness in every nation's sight. 3 He mindful of his grace and truth to Israel's house has been; the saving power of God our Lord earth's farther ends have seen. 4 Earth, shout aloud to God the Lord and make a joyful noise; break into song and celebrate, sing praises and rejoice. 5 Sing to the Lord with sound of harp, let harp and voices ring: with blare of trumpets, blast of horn, acclaim the Lord, the King. 6 Let seas, and all within them, roar, the world, and dwellers there; let streams clap hands, and mountains sing-- as one their joy declare. 7 Let these all sing before the Lord who comes earth's judge to be; he'll judge the world with righteousness, its folk with equity. Topics: Christian Year Advent; God in judgement and justice; Music and Song; Salvation and Redemption Scripture: Psalm 98 Used With Tune: ST. MAGNUS (NOTTINGHAM) Text Sources: The Scottish Psalter, 1929, alt.

Bethlehem, a noble city

Author: Prudentius (348-c. 413); Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 53 hymnals 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. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Christmas and Epiphany; Christian Year Season of Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Used With Tune: STUTTGART

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 62 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! Unnumbered blessings, give my spirit voice; tender to me the promise of his word; in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice. 2 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name! Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done; his mercy sure, from age to age the same; his holy Name, the Lord, the Mighty One. 3 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might! Powers and dominions lay their glory by. Proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight, the hungry fed, the humble lifted high. 4 Tell out, my soul, the glories of his word! Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord to children's children and for evermore! Topics: Christ Incarnate Promise of the Messiah; Mary Scripture: Luke 1:46-55 Used With Tune: WOODLANDS Text Sources: Based on the Magnificat from The New English Bible

Alleluia, alleluia

Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. El Señor resucito. 1 Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Christ the Lord is risen indeed. 2 Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Glory, love, and praise to God. Topics: Short Songs; Christ Risen Resurrection and Exaltation; Christian Year Easter; Jesus Resurrection; Multi-cultrual and World-church Songs; Praise Scripture: Luke 24:34 Used With Tune: [Alleluia! Alleluia!]

The Lord is King! Lift up thy voice!

Author: Josiah Conder (1789-1855) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 257 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord is King! lift up your voice! Let earth and all the heavens rejoice. From world to world the joy shall ring, 'The Lord omnipotent is King!' 2 The Lord is King! who then shall dare resist his will, distrust his care, or murmur at his wise decrees, or doubt his royal promises? 3 The Lord is King! child of the dust, the judge of all the earth is just; holy and true are all his ways: let every creature speak his praise. 4 Come, make your wants, your burdens known; Christ will present them at the throne; for he is at the Father's side, the Man of Love, the Crucified. 5 One Lord, one empire, all secures; he reigns, and life and death are yours; through earth and heaven one song shall ring, 'The Lord omnipotent is King!' Topics: The Being of God Holy and One; Christ Risen Reign and Priesthood; God in judgement and justice; God in majesty; Prayer Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: CHURCH TRIUMPHANT