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Faith of Our Fathers
Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 827 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11 First Line: Faith of our fathers! Living still Lyrics: 1 Faith of our fathers! Living still
In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;
O how our hearts beat high with joy,
Whene'er we hear that glorious word:
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
2 The martyrs, chained in prisons dark,
Were still in heart and conscience free:
And truly blest would be our fate,
If we, like them, should die for thee.
Faith of the martyrs, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
3 Faith of our mothers! Faith and pray'r
Shall win all nations unto thee;
And through the truth that comes from God,
We shall all then indeed be free.
Faith of our mothers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
4 Faith of our fathers! We will love
Both friend and foe in all our strife:
And preach thee, too, as love knows how
By kindly deeds and virtuous life.
Faith of our fathers, holy faith!
We will be true to thee till death.
Topics: Brotherhood and Sisterhood Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE
Faith of Our Fathers
Hymn 120
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 121 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11 First Line: Faith is the brightest evidence Lyrics:
Faith is the brightest evidence
Of things beyond our sight,
Breaks through the clouds of flesh and sense,
And dwells in heav'nly light.
It sets times past in present view,
Brings distant prospects home,
Of things a thousand years ago,
Or thousand years to come.
By faith we know the worlds were made
By God's almighty word;
Abram, to unknown countries led,
By faith obeyed the Lord.
He sought a city fair and high,
Built by th' eternal hands,
And faith assures us, though we die,
That heav'nly building stands.
Hymn 120
Rejoice in God's Saints
Author: Fred Pratt Green, b. 1930 Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 19 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11:1 First Line: Rejoice in God's saints today and all days Lyrics: 1 Rejoice in God's saints, today and all days;
A world without saints forgets how to praise.
Their faith in acquiring the habit of prayer,
their depth of adoring, Lord, help us to share.
2 Some march with events to turn them God's way;
some need to withdraw, the better to pray;
some carry the gospel through fire and through flood:
our world is their parish: their purpose is God.
3 Rejoice in those saints, unpraised and unknown,
who bear someone's cross, or shoulder their own:
they shame our complaining, our comforts, our cares:
what patience in caring, what courage is theirs!
4 Rejoice in God's saints, today and all days;
a world without saints forgets how to praise.
in loving, in living, they prove it is true:
The way of self-giving, Lord, leads us to you.
Topics: All Saints Day; Saints' Days; Lesser Festivals Used With Tune: LAUDATE DOMINUM
Rejoice in God's Saints
For All the Saints
Author: William Walsham How Meter: 10.10.10.4.4 Appears in 567 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11 First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
3 O may thy soldiers faithful, true, and bold,
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win with them the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
4 The golden evening brightens in the west;
soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
5 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day;
the saints triumphant rise in bright array;
the King of glory passes on his way.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
6 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Topics: Funerals; Christ Rock; Christians Triumph of; Heaven Reunion in ; Resurrection and Everlasting Life; The Church The Communion of Saints Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE
For All the Saints
How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord
Author: Fred Pratt Green Meter: 8.6.8.8.6.6 Appears in 19 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11 Lyrics: 1 How clear is our vocation, Lord,
When once we heed Your call:
To live according to Your word,
And daily learn, refreshed, restored,
That You are Lord of all
And will not let us fall.
2 But if, forgetful, we should find
Your yoke is hard to bear,
If worldly pressures fray the mind
And love itself cannot unwind
Its tangled skein of care:
Our inward life repair.
3 We mark Your saints, how they became
In hindrances more sure,
Whose joyful virtues put to shame
The casual way we wear Your name,
And by our faults obscure
Your power to cleanse and cure.
4 In what You give us, Lord, to do,
Together or alone,
In old routines or ventures new,
May we not cease to look to You--
The cross You hung upon--
All You endeavored done. Used With Tune: REPTON
How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord
Author of faith, eternal Word
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 95 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11:1 Lyrics: 1 Author of faith, eternal Word,
whose Spirit breathes the active flame;
faith, like its finisher and Lord,
today as yesterday the same:
2 To thee our humble hearts aspire,
and ask the gift unspeakable;
increase in us the kindled fire,
in us the work of faith fulfil.
3 By faith we know thee strong to save –
save us, a present Saviour thou!
Whate'er we hope, by faith we have,
future and past subsisting now.
4 The things unknown to feeble sense,
unseen by reason's glimmering ray,
with strong, commanding evidence,
their heav'nly origin display.
5 Faith lends its realizing light,
the clouds disperse, the shadows fly;
the Invisible appears in sight,
and God is seen by mortal eye. Used With Tune: IVYHATCH
Author of faith, eternal Word
We Cannot Measure How You Heal
Author: John L. Bell, 1949- Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 28 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11:1 Used With Tune: YE BANKS AND BRAES
We Cannot Measure How You Heal
For all the saints who showed your love
Author: John L. Bell, b. 1949; Graham Maule, b. 1958 Appears in 9 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11:1-3 Topics: The Communion of Saints Used With Tune: O WALY WALY
For all the saints who showed your love
Faith, While Trees Are Still in Blossom
Author: Anders Frostenson; Fred Kaan Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 8 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11 Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Prayer, Trust, Hope; Aspiration and Resolve; Call to the Christian Life; Discipleship and Service; Faith; Hope; Stewardship Used With Tune: FOR THE BREAD
Faith, While Trees Are Still in Blossom
Blessed assurance
Author: Frances Jane van Alstyne (Fanny J. Crosby), 1820-1915 Meter: Irregular Appears in 1,053 hymnals Scripture: Hebrews 11:1 First Line: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine Lyrics: 1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine:
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God;
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood:
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long.
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long.
2 Perfect submission, perfect delight,
visions of rapture burst on my sight;
angels descending, bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love. [Refrain]
3 Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Saviour am happy and blest;
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love. [Refrain] Topics: Hope and Consolation; Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Redemption and Salvation; Year A All Saints' Day; Year A Proper 11; Year B Dedication Festival; Year B Easter 2; Year B Proper 23; Year C Easter 4; Year C Proper 2; Years A, B, and C Epiphany Used With Tune: BLESSED ASSURANCE
Blessed assurance
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