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Savior, an Offering Costly and Sweet

Author: Edwin Parker Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4.5 Appears in 120 hymnals Topics: Biblical Names; Consecration; Faith and Aspiration; Service; Year A Monday in Holy Week; Year B Monday in Holy Week; Year C Lent 5; Year C Monday in Holy Week; Year C Proper 22 Lyrics: 1 Savior, an offering costly and sweet, Mary of Bethany laid at your feet; May our love's incense rise sweeter than sacrifice, Savior to you, dear Savior to you. 2 Daily our lives would show weakness made strong, toilsome and gloomy ways brightened with song, Some deeds of kindness done, some souls by patience won, Savior to you, dear Savior to you. 3 Some word of hope, for hearts burdened with fears, some balm of peace, for eyes swollen with tears, Some dews of mercy shed, some wayward footsteps led, Savior to you, dear Savior to you. 4 Thus, ever serving you, till eventide closes the day of life, may we abide; And when earth's labors cease, bid us depart in peace, Savior to you, dear Savior to you. Scripture: Ephesians 5:1-2 Used With Tune: LOVE'S OFFERING

Praise my soul, the King of heaven

Author: Henry Francis Lyte, 1793-1847 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 546 hymnals Topics: Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Year A Christmas 1; Year A Proper 11; Year A Proper 11; Year A Proper 13; Year A Proper 19; Year A Proper 20; Year A Proper 7; Year A Proper 9; Year B Advent 2; Year B Christmas 1; Year C Christmas 1; Year C Easter 5; Year C Proper 16 First Line: Praise my soul, the King of heaven! Lyrics: 1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven! To his feet thy tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like me his praise should sing? Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise the everlasting King! 2 Praise him for his grace and favour to our fathers in distress; praise him still the same as ever, slow to chide and swift to bless. Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Glorious in his faithfulness! 3 Father-like, he tends and spares us; well our feeble frame he knows; in his hands he gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes. Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Widely as his mercy flows! 4 Angels, help us to adore him; ye behold him face to face; sun and moon, bow down before him, dwellers all in time and space. Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise with us the God of grace! Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: PRAISE, MY SOUL

Captains of the saintly band

Author: Jean de Santeul, 1630-1697; H. W. Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 26 hymnals Topics: Proper 5 Year C Lyrics: 1 Captains of the saintly band, lights who lighten every land, princes who with Jesus dwell, judges of his Israel; 2 On the nations sunk in night ye have shed the Gospel light; sin and error flee away, truth reveals the promised day. 3 Not by warrior’s spear and sword, not by art of human word, preaching but the cross of shame, rebel hearts for Christ ye tame. 4 Earth, that long in sin and pain groaned in Satan’s deadly chain, now to serve its God is free in the law of liberty. 5 Distant lands with one acclaim tell the honour of your name, who, wherever man has trod, teach the mysteries of God. 6 Glory to the Three in One while eternal ages run, who from deepest shades of night called us to his glorious light. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:23 Used With Tune: UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

When God Almighty came to earth (God on earth)

Author: John L. Bell, b. 1949; Graham Maule, b. 1958 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Year A Proper 5 First Line: When God Almighty came to earth Scripture: Luke 5:27 Used With Tune: O WALY WALY

How Brightly Beams the Morning Star

Author: Catherine Winkworth; Johann Adolf Schlegel Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Epiphany; Christian Year Epiphany; Evangelism (Good News); God Presence; Grâce; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Images of; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Light; Jesus Christ Love of; Jesus Christ Second Coming; Joy; Life; Light; Mercy; Morning; Nurture; Praise; Providence; Salvation; Second Coming; Star(s); Trust; Word of God; Worship; Advent 2 Year A; Christmas 1 Year A; Epiphany Year A; Epiphany 5 Year A; Epiphany 6 Year A; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year A; Proper 9 Year A; Christmas 2 Year B; Epiphany Year B; Christmas Day 2 Year C; Christmas 2 Year C; Epiphany Year C; Easter 7 Year C First Line: How brightly beams the Morning Star! Lyrics: 1 How brightly beams the Morning Star! What sudden radiance from afar! It cheers us with its shining. Brightness of God, that breaks our night and fills the darkened souls with light, who long for truth were pining! Newly, truly God's word feeds us, rightly leads us, life bestowing. Praise, O praise such love o'erflowing! 2 All praise to him who came to save, who conquered death and scorned the grave; each day new praise resoundeth to him, the life who once was slain, the friend whom none shall trust in vain, whose grace for aye aboundeth; sing then, ring then, tell the story of his glory, till his praises flood with light earth's darkest mazes! Used With Tune: WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET

O Jesus, I Have Promised

Author: John Ernest Bode Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 632 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Lent; Calling and Response; Christian Year Lent; Commitment; Confirmation; Conflict and Struggle; Décision; Discipleship and Service; Guidance; Installation Services; Jesus Christ Friend; Jesus Christ Guide and Leader; Jesus Christ Master; Jesus Christ Presence; Jesus Christ Strength and Refuge; Love for God/Christ; Obedience; Promise(s); Surrender; Temptation; Trust; Epiphany 3 Year A; Epiphany 5 Year A; Epiphany 6 Year A; Lent 1 Year A; Easter 4 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; Proper 10 Year A; Lent 2 Year B; Lent 5 Year B; Easter 7 Year B; Proper 7 Year B; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year C; Lent 3 Year C; Easter 3 Year C; Proper 7 Year C; Proper 9 Year C; Proper 17 Year C; Proper 20 Year C; Monday in Holy Week Year ABC; Tuesday in Holy Week Year ABC Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, I have promised to serve you to the end; remain for ever near me, my Saviour and my friend: I shall not fear the journey if you are by my side, not wander from the pathway if you will be my guide. 2 O let me feel you near me: the world is ever near; I see the sights that dazzle, the tempting sounds I hear; my foes are ever near me, around me and within; but, Jesus, then draw nearer and shield my soul from sin. 3 O let me hear you speaking in accents clear and still, above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self-will; O speak to reassure me, to hasten or control; now speak, and make me listen, O guardian of my soul. 4 O Jesus, you have promised to all who follow you, that where you are in glory your servant shall be too. And, Jesus, I have promised to serve you to the end: O give me grace to follow, my Saviour and my friend. Used With Tune: DAY OF REST

Dear God, Who Loves All Humankind

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 522 hymnals Topics: Church in the World Renewal: Healing; Calling and Response; Calmness and Serenity; Consecration; Discipleship and Service; Forgiveness; Forgiveness from God; Healing; Jesus Christ Call of; Peace (Inner, Calmness, Serenity; Prayer; Renewal; Repentance; Rest; Reverence/Wonder Before God; Service; Service Music Invitation to Prayer; Surrender; Trust; Epiphany 3 Year A; Proper 13 Year A; Proper 14 Year A; Epiphany 3 Year B; Proper 12 Year B; Epiphany 5 Year C; Proper 7 Year C; Proper 11 Year C; Proper 19 Year C; Proper 20 Year C Lyrics: 1 Dear God, who loves all humankind, forgive our foolish ways; reclothe us in our rightful mind; in purer lives thy service find, in deeper reverence, praise. 2 In simple trust like theirs who heard, beside the Syrian sea, the gracious calling of the Lord, let us, like them, without a word, rise up, and follow thee. 3 O sabbath rest by Galilee! O calm of hills above, where Jesus knelt to share with thee the silence of eternity, interpreted by love! 4 Drop thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace. 5 Breathe through the heats of our desire thy coolness and thy balm; let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; speak through the earthquake, wind and fire, O still, small voice of calm! Used With Tune: REST

Psalm 130 (Up from the Depths I Cry to God)

Author: Christopher Idle Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Proper 5 Year B First Line: Up from the depths I cry to God Lyrics: 1 Up from the depths I cry to God: O listen, Lord, to me; O hear my voice in this distress, this mire of misery. [Refrain:] I wait for God with all my heart, my hope is in his word; and more than watchmen for the dawn I'm longing for you, God. 2 If you, my God, should measure guilt who then could ever stand? But those who fear your name will find forgiveness from your hand. [Refrain] 3 O Israel, set your hope on God whose mercy is supreme: the nation mourning for its sin God surely will redeem. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 130 Used With Tune: MACPHERSON'S RANT

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Peuples, criez de joie et bondissez d'allégresse)

Author: Joachim Neander; Catherine Winkworth; Didier Rimaud Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 396 hymnals Topics: God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Creation; Faithfulness; God Faithfulness; God Grace; God Mercy; God Power/Might; God Protection; God Providence; God Strength and Refuge; Installation Services; Jesus Christ Friend; Life; Love; Mercy; Music and Singing; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Providence; Service Music Gathering, Call to Worship, Greeting; Service Music Sending Forth/Commissioning; Sin; Wholeness; Work and Recreation; Worship; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year A; Proper 14 Year A; Proper 24 Year A; Epiphany 5 Year B; Epiphany 8 Year B; Proper 16 Year B; Proper 18 Year B; Proper 28 Year B; Baptism of Jesus Year C; Easter 2 Year C; Proper 15 Year C; Proper 21 Year C; Proper 27 Year C First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, who rules all creation (Peuples, criez de joie et bondissez d'allégresse) Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, who rules all creation; O my soul, praise him, at all times your health and salvation. Come, all who hear, brothers and sisters draw near, joining in glad adoration. 2 Praise to the Lord, above all things so mightily reigning, keeping us safe at his side, and so gently sustaining. Have you not seen, how all you needed has been met by God's gracious ordaining? 3 Praise to the Lord, who will prosper our work and defend us; surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend us: ponder anew what the Almighty can do who out of love will befriend us. 4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that has life and breath come now with praises before him! Let the Amen sound from God's people again: gladly with praise we adore him. Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

Lord, Speak to Me

Author: Frances Ridley Havergal Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 466 hymnals Topics: Church in the World Discipleship: Love in Action; Calling and Response; Church Education; Commitment; Consecration; Encouragement; Installation Services; Jesus Christ High Priest; Jesus Christ Lord of Life; Jesus Christ Presence; Jesus Christ Teacher/Teachings; Love; Love for Others; Ministry; Mission and Outreach; Service; Vocation; Witness; Youth; Proper 6 Year B; Proper 19 Year B; Proper 23 Year B; Proper 26 Year B; Epiphany 4 Year C; Epiphany 5 Year C; Easter 7 Year C; Proper 17 Year C; Proper 20 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; Proper 28 Year C First Line: Lord, speak to me, that I may speak Lyrics: 1 Lord, speak to me, that I may speak in living echoes of your tone; as you have sought, so let me seek your straying children lost and lone. 2 O lead me, so that I may lead the wandering and the wavering feet; O feed me, so that I may feed your hungering ones with manna sweet. 3 O teach me, Lord, that I may teach the precious truths which you impart; and wing my words, that they may reach the hidden depths of many a heart. 4 O fill me with your fullness, Lord, until my very heart o'erflows in kindling thought and glowing word, your love to tell, your praise to show. Used With Tune: WINSCOTT