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My Mother's Bible

Author: M. B. Williams Appears in 111 hymnals Topics: Special Mother's Day First Line: There's a dear and precious book Refrain First Line: Blessed book, precious book Used With Tune: [There's a dear and precious book]

We Gather Here to Bid Farewell

Author: Margaret Clarkson Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Special Days, Seasons, Occasions: Farewell Lyrics: 1 We gather here to bid farewell to friends who leave for other parts; our prayers we pledge, our love we tell, and lift to God our grateful hearts. 2 We bless the hand that brought you here and richly blessed us all in you: as now you leave for wider sphere God's covenant mercies we review. 3 In friendship's bonds our souls unite in prayer and praise and holy vow: to God's great heart of love and light your friends in Christ commit you now. 4 God guide you, keep you, lead you on from hope to hope, from strength to strength, until, in God's all glorious dawn, we meet before the throne at length. Used With Tune: WINCHESTER NEW

For the Music of Creation

Author: Shirley Erena Murray Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Special Days, Seasons, Occasions: Praise of God through Music Lyrics: 1 For the music of creation, for the song your Spirit sings, for your sound’s divine expression, burst of joy in living things: God, our God, the world’s composer, hear us, echoes of your voice; music is your art, your glory; let the human heart rejoice! 2 Psalms and symphonies exalt you, drum and trumpet, string and reed, simple melodies acclaim you, tunes that rise from deepest need, hymns of longing and belonging, carols from a cheerful throat, lilt of lullaby and love song catching heaven in a note. 3 All the voices of the ages in transcendent chorus meet, worship lifting up the senses, hands that praise, and dancing feet; over discord and division music speaks your joy and peace, harmony of earth and heaven, song of God that cannot cease! Used With Tune: RUSTINGTON

for ever and ever. Amen.

Appears in 35 hymnals Topics: Proper Liturgies for Special Days The Great Vigil of Easter Used With Tune: [for ever and ever. Amen]

No One Invited Him Home

Author: A. H. A. Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Special Days First Line: We sing of the birth in a lorn little town Refrain First Line: The kings from the east brought Him gifts rich and rare Used With Tune: [We sing of the birth in a lorn little town]

Where Shall My Wondering Soul Begin

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 53 hymnals Topics: Particular Times of Worship Special Days Lyrics: Where shall my wondering soul begin? How shall I all to heaven aspire? A slave redeemed from death and sin, a brand plucked from eternal fire, how shall I equal triumphs raise, or sing my great deliverer’s praise? O how shall I the goodness tell, Father, which thou to me hast showed? That I, a child of wrath and hell, I should be called a child of God! Should know, should feel my sins forgiven, blest with this antepast of heaven! And shall I slight my Father’s love, or basely fear his gifts to own? Unmindful of his favors prove, shall I, the hallowed cross to shun, refuse his righteousness to impart, by hiding it within my heart? Outcasts of men, to you I call, harlots, and publicans, and thieves; he spreads his arms to embrace you all, sinners alone his grace receive. No need of Him the righteous have; he came the lost to seek and save. Come, O my guilty brethren, come, groaning beneath your load of sin; his bleeding heart shall make you room, his open side shall take you in. He calls you now, invites you home: Come, O my guilty brethren, come. For you the purple current flowed in pardon from his wounded side, languished for you the eternal God, for you the Prince of Glory died. Believe, and all your sin’s forgiven, only believe--and yours is heaven.