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Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain

Author: St. John of Damascus, 8th cent.; John M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 380 hymnals First Line: Come, ye faithful raise the strain Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain Of triumphant gladness; God has brought his Israel Into joy from sadness; Loosed from Pharoah's bitter yoke Jacob's sons and daughters; Led them with unmoistened foot Through the Red Sea waters. 2 'Tis the spring of souls today; Christ has burst his prison, And from three days' sleep in death As a sun has risen; All the winter of our sins, Long and dark, is flying From his light, to whom we give Laud and praise undying. 3 Now the queen of seasons bright With the day of splendor, With the royal feast of feasts Comes its joy to render; Comes to gladden faithful hearts Who with true affection Welcome in unwearied strains Jesus' resurrection. 4 Neither could the gates of death, Nor the tomb's dark portal, Nor the watchers, nor the seal Hold him as a mortal; But today amid the twelve Christ appeared, bestowing Lasting peace which evermore Passes human knowing. 5 "Alleluia!" now we cry To our King immortal, Who, triumphant, burst the bars Of the tomb's dark portal; "Alleluia!" with the Son, God the Father praising; "Alleluia!" yet again To the Spirit raising. Scripture: Exodus 14:15-29 Used With Tune: GAUDEAMUS PARITER

The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky

Author: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, ca. 530-609; John M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 37 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The God whom earth and sea and sky Adore and praise and magnify, Whose might they claim, whose love they tell, In Mary's body comes to dwell. 2 O Mother blest! the chosen shrine Wherein the architect divine, Whose hand contains the earth and sky, Has come in human form to lie: 3 Blest in the message Gabriel brought; Blest in the work the Spirit wrought; Most blest, to bring to human birth The long desired of all the earth. 4 O Lord, the Virgin-born, to you Eternal praise and laud are due, Whom with the Father we adore And Spirit blest for evermore. Topics: Devotions Rosary; Mary; The Liturgical Year Advent (Sundays and Weekdays); The Liturgical Year Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Liturgical Year The Annunciation of the Lord (March 25); The Liturgical Year The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (December 8) Scripture: Isaiah 7:14 Used With Tune: EISENACH

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Author: Walter C. Smith, 1824-1908 Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 211 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most blessed, most glorious, O Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, your great name we praise. 2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, Nor wanting, nor wasting, you rule day and night; Your justice like mountains high soaring above Your clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love. 3 Life-giving Creator, of both great and small; Of all life the maker, the true life of all; We blossom, then wither, as leaves on a tree, But you live for ever, who is and will be. 4 Great Father of glory, pure Father of light, Your angels adoring, all veiling their sight; We too, God invisible, offer our praise; O light inaccessible, Ancient of Days! Topics: Angels; Morning Prayer Hymn; Praise; Service Music for Mass Entrance Song (Gathering of Processional) Scripture: Daniel 7:9 Used With Tune: ST. DENIO

Lord of All Hopefulness

Author: Jan Struther, 1901-1953 Meter: 10.11.11.12 Appears in 78 hymnals First Line: Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy Topics: Evening; Labor; Morning; Morning Prayer Hymn; Night Prayer Hymn; Petition/Prayer; Rites of the Church Marriage; Trust Scripture: Luke 2:39-40 Used With Tune: SLANE Text Sources: Enlarged Songs of Praise, 1931

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,241 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Beneath the shadow of your throne Your saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is your arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting you are God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in your sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all our years away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Still be our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. Topics: Eternal Life/Heaven; Faith; Hope; Morning Prayer Hymn; Refuge; Trust Scripture: Isaiah 26:4 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

Shall We Gather at the River

Author: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 750 hymnals Refrain First Line: Yes, we'll gather at the river Lyrics: 1 Shall we gather at the river, Where bright angel feet have trod, With its crystal tide forever, Flowing by the throne of God? Refrain: Yes, we'll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river, Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God. 2 On the margin of the river, Washing up its silver spray, We will walk and worship ever, All the happy golden day. [Refrain] 3 Ere we reach the shining river, Lay we ev'ry burden down; Grace our spirits will deliver, And provide a robe and crown. [Refrain] 4 Soon we'll reach the shining river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease; Soon our happy hearts will quiver With the melody of peace. [Refrain] Topics: Death/Dying; Eternal Life/Heaven; Faith; Rites of the Church Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Liturgy for Adults; Rites of the Church Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Liturgy for Adults; Rites of the Church Order of Christian Funerals: Vigil for the Deceased; Rites of the Church Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: First Scrutiny (3rd Sunday of Lent); Saints; The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) Scripture: Ezekiel 22:1 Used With Tune: HANSON PLACE

As We Gather at Your Table

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 27 hymnals Lyrics: 1 As we gather at your Table, As we listen to your Word, Help us know, O God, your presence: Let our hearts and minds be stirred. Nourish us with sacred story Till we claim it as our own; Teach us through this holy banquet How to make Love’s vict'ry known. 2 Turn our worship into witness In the sacrament of life; Send us forth to love and serve you, Bringing peace where there is strife. Give us, Christ, your great compassion To forgive as you forgave; May we still behold your image In the world you died to save. 3 Gracious Spirit, help us summon Other guests to share that feast Where triumphant Love will welcome Those who had been last and least. There no more will envy blind us Nor will pride our peace destroy, As we join with saints and angels To repeat the sounding joy. Topics: Christian Life; Commissioning; Evangelization; Gathering; Ministry/Mission; Sending Forth Used With Tune: NETTLETON

America

Author: Samuel F. Smith, 1808-1895 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,945 hymnals First Line: My country, 'tis of thee Lyrics: 1 My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From ev'ry mountainside Let freedom ring! 2 My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above. 3 Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. 4 Our fathers' God, to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King. Topics: Patriotic Used With Tune: AMERICA

Praise We the Lord This Day

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 51 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Praise we the Lord this day, This day so long foretold, Whose promise shone with cheering ray On waiting saints of old. 2 The Prophet gave the sign For faithful folk to read: A virgin, born of David's line Shall bear the promised Seed. 3 Ask not how this should be, But worship and adore Like her whom God's own majesty Came down to shadow o'er. 4 She meekly bowed her head To hear the gracious word, Mary, the pure and lowly maid, The favored of the Lord. 5 Blessed shall be her name In all the Church on earth Through whom that wondrous mercy came, The incarnate Savior's birth. 6 O Christ, the Virgin's Son, We praise you and adore, You are with God the Father One And Spirit evermore. Topics: Incarnation; Mary; The Liturgical Year The Annunciation of the Lord (March 25); The Liturgical Year The Ascension of the Lord Scripture: Matthew 1:23 Used With Tune: SWABIA Text Sources: Hymns for the Festivals and Saints' Days, 1846

This Is My Song

Author: Lloyd Stone; George Harkness Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10 Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: This is my song, O God of all the nations Topics: Global Family; Patriotic; Peace; Global Family; Patriotic; Peace Used With Tune: FINLANDIA