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How Happy Are They

Author: Henry Wotton, 1568-1639 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 113 hymnals Topics: Integrity First Line: How happy are they, born or taught Lyrics: 1 How happy are they, born or taught, who do not serve another’s will; whose armor is their honest thought, and simple truth their highest skill; 2 Whose passions not their rulers are; whose souls are still, and free from fear, not tied unto the world with care of public fame of private ear; 3 Who have their lives from rumors freed, whose conscience is their strong retreat, whose state no flattery can feed, nor ruin make oppressors great. 4 All such are freed from servile bands of hope to rise, or fear to fall; they rule themselves, but rule not lands, and, having nothing, yet have all. Used With Tune: WAREHAM

These Things Shall Be: A Loftier Race

Author: John A. Symonds, 1840-1893 Appears in 139 hymnals Topics: Integrity Scripture: Isaiah 2:2-3 Used With Tune: TRURO

George Fox

Author: Sydney Carter Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Integrity First Line: There's a light that is shining in the heart of a man Refrain First Line: Walk in the light, wherever you may be Lyrics: 1 There's a light that is shining in the heart of a man, It's the light that was shining when the world began, There's a light that is shining in the Turk and the Jew And a light that is shining, friend, in me and in you. Refrain: Walk in the light, wherever you may be, Walk in the light, wherever you may be! "In my old leather breeches and my shaggy, shaggy locks, I am walking in the glory of the light," said Fox! 2 "With a book and a steeple, with a bell and a key They would bind it forever but they can't," said he. "Oh, the book it will perish and the steeple will fall But the light will be shining at the end of it all." 3 "If we give you a pistol, will; you fight for the Lord?" "But you can't kill the Devil with a gun or sword!" "Will you swear on the Bible?" "I will not!" said he, "For the truth is more holy than the book, to me." [Refrain] 4 There's an ocean of darkness and I drown in the night Till I come through the darkness to the ocean of light, For the light is forever and the light it is free "And I walk in the glory of the light," said he. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [There's a light that is shining in the heart of a man]

Bring, O Past, Your Honor

Author: Charles H. Lyttle, 1884-1980 Meter: 12.13.12.10 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Humanist Teachings The Life of Integrity First Line: Bring, O Past, your honor; bring, O Time, your harvest Lyrics: 1 Bring, O Past, your honor; bring, O Time, your harvest, golden sheaves of hallowed lives and minds by Truth made free; come, you faithful spirits, builders of this temple: “To Holiness, to Love, and Liberty.” 2 Ring, in glad thanksgiving, bell of grief and gladness, forth to town and prairie let our festal greeting go. Voices long departed in your tones re-echo: “Praise to the Highest, Peace to all below.” 3 Shrine of frontier courage, Sinai of its vision, home and hearth of common quest for life’s immortal good, stand, in years oncoming, sentinel of conscience, as through the past your stalwart walls have stood. 4 Church of pure reformers, pioneers undaunted, company of comrades sworn to keep the spirit free; long o’er life’s swift river preach th’eternal gospel: faith, hope, and love for all humanity. Used With Tune: NICAEA

O Star of Truth

Author: Minot Judson Savage, 1841-1918 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Humanist Teachings The Life of Integrity First Line: O star of truth, downshining Lyrics: 1 O star of truth, down-shining, through clouds of doubt and fear, I ask beneath thy guidance my pathway may appear: however long the journey, however hard it be, though I be lone and weary, lead on, I follow thee. 2 I know thy blessed radiance can never lead astray, though ancient creed and custom may point another way; or through the untrod desert, or over trackless sea, though I be lone and weary, lead on, I follow thee. Used With Tune: NYLAND

I Lift My Soul to You

Author: William Miller; Jaroslav Vajda Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Integrity First Line: I lift my soul to you, LORD Scripture: Psalm 25 Used With Tune: BRED DINA VIDA VINGAR

Now Sing We of the Brave of Old

Author: Albert M. P. Dawson, 1880-1964 Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluia Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Integrity Lyrics: 1 Now sing we of the brave of old who would not sell themselves for gold, yet left us riches manifold; Alleluia! 2 Of those who fought a goodly fight for liberty, for truth and right, their patient love their chiefest might; Alleluia! 3 Who, when no gleam did point the way, pressed ever on, by night, by day, and, spite of pain, did ever say Alleluia! 4 Who long the world’s old sorrows bore and toiled and loved and suffered sore, and, being dead, live evermore; Alleluia! Used With Tune: VICTORY

Wake, Now, My Senses

Author: Thomas J. S. Mikelson, 1936- Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Humanist Teachings The Life of Integrity First Line: Wake now, my senses, and hear the earth call Lyrics: 1 Wake, now, my senses, and hear the earth call; feel the deep power of being in all; keep, with the web of creation your vow, giving, receiving as love shows us how. 2 Wake, now, my reason, reach out to the new; join with each pilgrim who quests for the true; honor the beauty and wisdom of time; suffer thy limit, and praise the sublime. 3 Wake, now, compassion, give heed to the cry; voices of suffering fill the wide sky; take as your neighbor both stranger and friend, praying and striving their hardship to end. 4 Wake, now, my conscience, with justice thy guide; join with all people whose rights are denied; take not for granted a privileged place; God’s love embraces the whole human race. 5 Wake, now, my vision of ministry clear; brighten my pathway with radiance here; mingle my calling with all who will share; work toward a planet transformed by our care. Used With Tune: SLANE

Die Gedanken Sind Frei

Author: Arthur Kevess; Elizabeth Bennett Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6.5.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Humanist Teachings The Life of Integrity First Line: Die Gedanken sind frei Used With Tune: DIE GEDANKEN SIND FREI Text Sources: German folk song

Your Love Will Be My Song

Author: Martin E. Leckebusch Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Integrity Scripture: Psalm 101 Used With Tune: LAUDES DOMINI