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Mighty God, While Angels Bless Thee

Author: Robert Robinson Meter: 8.7 D Appears in 286 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:11-12 Topics: God Adoration Used With Tune: AUTUMN

The Day Thou Gavest

Author: John Ellerton, 1826-93 Meter: 9.8.9.8 Appears in 283 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:9-12 First Line: The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended Lyrics: 1 The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended, The darkness falls at Thy behest; To Thee our morning hymns ascended, Thy praise shall sanctify our rest. 2 We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping While earth rolls onward into light, Through all the world her watch is keeping, And never rests by day or night. 3 As o’er each continent and island The dawn leads on another day, The voice of prayer is never silent, Nor dies the strain of praise away. 4 The sun, that bids us rest, is waking Thy saints beneath the western skies, And hour by hour, as day is breaking, Fresh hymns of thankful praise arise. 5 So be it, Lord! Thy throne shall never, Like earth’s proud empires, pass away: Thy kingdom stands and grows forever, Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway. Used With Tune: ST. CLEMENT

My God, accept my heart this day

Author: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 260 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:3 Lyrics: 1 My God, accept my heart this day, and make it wholly thine, that I from thee no more may stray, no more from thee decline. 2 Before the cross of him who died, behold, I prostrate fall; let ev'ry sin be crucified, and Christ be all in all. 3 Anoint me with thy heav'nly grace, and seal me for thine own, that I may see thy glorious face, and worship at thy throne. 4 Let ev'ry thought and work and word to thee be ever giv'n, then life shall be thy service, Lord, and death the gate of heav'n. 5 All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee, while endless ages run. Topics: Baptism; Morning Used With Tune: BELMONT

I Stand Amazed

Author: Charles H. Gabriel Appears in 212 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17 First Line: I stand amazed in the presence Refrain First Line: How marvelous, how wonderful! Lyrics: 1 I stand amazed in the presence of Jesus, the Nazarene, and wonder how he could love me, a sinner, condemned, unclean. Refrain: How marvelous, how wonderful! And my song shall ever be: How marvelous, how wonderful is my Savior’s love for me! 2 He took my sins and my sorrows; he made them his very own; he bore the burden to Calvary and suffered and died alone. [Refrain] 3 When with the ransomed in glory his face I at last shall see, ’twill be my joy through the ages to sing of his love for me. [Refrain] Topics: Church Year Good Friday; Praise of Christ; Testimony/Witness Used With Tune: MY SAVIOR’S LOVE

There is a blessed home

Author: Sir H. W. Baker Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Appears in 191 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17 Topics: The Christian Life The Life Everlasting Used With Tune: THE BLESSED HOME

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Author: Gerard Moultrie, 1829-1885 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 172 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:11-17 Lyrics: 1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand; ponder nothing earthly minded, for with blessing in his hand Christ our Lord to earth descendeth, our full homage to demand. 2 King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords, in human vesture, in the body and the blood, he will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food. 3 Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way, as the Light of light descendeth from the realms of endless day, that the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away. 4 At his feet the six-winged seraph, cherubim, with sleepless eye, veil their faces to the Presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry, "Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Lord most high!" Used With Tune: PICARDY Text Sources: Liturgy of St. James, 4th c.

Come, children, join to sing

Author: Christian Henry Bateman (1813-1889) Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6 Appears in 126 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:9-10 Lyrics: 1 Come, children, join and sing alleluia! amen! loud praise to Christ our king; alleluia! amen! let all, with heart and voice, before his throne rejoice; praise is his gracious choice: alleluia! amen! 2 Come, lift your hearts on high; alleluia! amen! let praises fill the sky; alleluia! amen! he is our guide and friend, on him we can depend; his love shall never end: alleluia! amen! 3 Sing praises loud and long; alleluia! amen! life shall not end the song; alleluia! amen! on heaven's blissful shore his goodness we'll adore, singing for evermore, alleluia! amen! Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in adoration and gratitude; Heaven; Music and Song; Praise Used With Tune: MADRID

God Himself is Present

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen, 1697-1769; Frederick W. Foster, 1760-1835; John Miller, 1756-90 Meter: 6.6.8.6.6.8.3.3.6.6 Appears in 121 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:9-12 Lyrics: 1 God Himself is present: Let us now adore Him And with awe appear before Him. God is in His temple; All within keep silence; Humbly kneel in deepest rev'rence. He alone On His throne Is our God and Savior; Praise His Name forever! 2 God himself is present: Hear the harps resounding; See the hosts the throne surrounding. "Holy, Holy, Holy!" Hear the hymn ascending, Songs of saints and angels blending. Bow Your ear To us here: Hear, O Christ, the praises That Your church now raises. 3 Fount of every blessing, Purify my spirit, Trusting only in Your merit. Like the holy angels, Worshiping before You, May I ceaselessly adore You. Let Your will Ever still Rule Your Church terrestrial As the hosts celestial. Topics: Beginning of Service Used With Tune: WUNDERBARER KÖNIG

Sing alleluia forth in duteous praise

Meter: 10.10.7 Appears in 106 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:9-17 Topics: Hymns and Spiritual Songs Burial of the Dead Used With Tune: PIEPKORN Text Sources: Latin; Hymnal 1940, ver., Tr.

Sing to the Lord a joyful song

Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 97 hymnals Scripture: Revelation 7:11 Lyrics: 1 Sing to the Lord a joyful song, lift up your hearts, your voices raise; to us his gracious gifts belong, to him our songs of love and praise. 2 For life and love, for rest and food, for daily help and nightly care, sing to the Lord, for he is good, and praise his name, for it is fair. 3 For strength to those who on him wait his truth to prove, his will to do, sing to our God, for he is great, trust in his name, for it is true. 4 For joys untold, that from above cheer those who love his sweet employ, sing to our God, for he is love; exalt his name, for it is joy. 5 Sing to the Lord of heaven and earth, whom angels serve and saints adore, the Father, Son, and Spirit blest, to whom be praise for evermore. Amen. Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in adoration and gratitude; Providence Used With Tune: GONFALON ROYAL