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It Came upon the Midnight Clear

Author: Edmund Hamilton Sears Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 880 hymnals Topics: Advent 3 Year C Lyrics: 1 It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth, to touch their harps of gold, "Peace on the earth, good will to all, from heaven's all-gracious King!" The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled; and still their heavenly music floats o'er all the weary world; above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing, and ever o'er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing. 3 Yet with the woes of sin and strife the world has suffered long; beneath the angel strain have rolled two thousand years of wrong; and warring humankind hears not the love song which they bring. O hush the noise and cease your strife, and hear the angels sing. 4 For, lo! the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old, when with the ever-circling years shall come the time foretold, when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendours fling, and the whole world send back the song which now the angels sing. Used With Tune: CAROL

On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry

Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1818-1876 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 232 hymnals Topics: Year B Advent 3 Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry announces that the Lord is nigh; awake, and hearken, for he brings glad tidings of the King of kings. 2 Then cleansed be ev'ry breath from sin: make straight the way for God within; prepare we in our hearts a home, where such a mighty guest may come. 3 For thou art our salvation, Lord, our refuge and our great reward; without thy grace we waste away, like flowe'rs that wither and decay. 4 To heal the sick stretch out thine hand, and bid the fallen sinner stand; shine forth and let thy light restore earth's own true loveliness once more. 5 All praise, eternal Son, to thee whose advent doth thy people free, whom with the Father we adore and Holy Ghost for evermore. Scripture: Isaiah 40:7-9 Used With Tune: WINCHESTER NEW

O come, O come, Emmanuel (Oh, viens Jésus, oh, viens Emmauel)

Author: John Mason Neale; Pierre-Yves Emery Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 513 hymnals Topics: Advent 3 Year A First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel (Oh! viens Jésus, oh! viens Emmauel) Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! ( Chantez! chantez!) Used With Tune: VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin antiphons for Advent, ca. 9th century

Jesus Shall Reign

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,807 hymnals Topics: Advent 3 Year A First Line: Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Lyrics: 1 Jesus shall reign where e'er the sun does its successive journeys run; his kingdom stretch from shore to shore, till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 People and realms of every tongue dwell on his love with sweetest song, and infant voices shall proclaim their early blessings on his name. 3 Blessings abound wheree'er he reigns: and prisoners leap to lose their chains; the weary find eternal rest, and all who suffer want are blest. 4 Let every creature rise and bring peculiar honours to our King, angels descend with songs again, and earth repeat the loud Amen! Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

Now Thank We All Our God

Author: Martin Rinckart; Catherine Winkworth; Flossette du Pasquier Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 694 hymnals Topics: Advent 3 Year C First Line: Now thank we all our God (Louons le Créateur) Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God, with heart, and hands, and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom this world rejoices; who from our mothers' arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2 O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever-joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us, and keep us strong in grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God for all that has been given, the Son, and Spirit blest who dwell in highest heaven, the one eternal God, whom heaven and earth adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be, evermore. French: 1 Louons le Créateur, chantons à Dieu louanges! Et joignons notre voix au concert de ses anges! Dès les bras maternels il nous a protégés et, jusqu'au dernier jour, il est notre berger. 2 Loué soit notre Dieu! Que notre vie entière tous nous vivions joyeux sous le regard du Père; qu'il nous tienne en sa grâce et nous guide toujours, nous garde du malheur par son unique amour. 3 De ce Dieu trois fois saint qui règne dans la gloire, chrétiens, empressons-nous de chanter la victoire; c'est lui qui nous unit et nous fait retrouver le chemin de l'amour et de la liberté. Used With Tune: NUN DANKET

Songs of Thankfulness and Praise

Author: Christopher Wordsworth Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 129 hymnals Topics: Advent 3 Year B Lyrics: 1 Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus Christ, to you we raise, manifested by the star, to the sages from afar; branch of royal David's stem in your birth at Bethlehem; anthems be to you addressed God in flesh made manifest. 2 Manifest at Jordan's stream, Prophet, Priest and King supreme; and at Cana wedding-guest in your Godhead manifest; manifest in power divine, changing water into wine: anthems be to you addressed God in flesh made manifest. 3 Manifest in making whole palsied limbs and fainting soul; manifest in valiant fight, quelling all the devil's might; manifest in gracious will, ever bringing good from ill: anthems be to you addressed God in flesh made manifest. 4 Grant us grace to see you, Lord, mirrored in your holy Word; with your grace our lives endow, grace to imitate you now, that we like to you may be at your great epiphany; anthems be to you addressed God in flesh made manifest. Used With Tune: SALZBURG (HINTZE)

In the Bleak Midwinter

Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti Meter: Irregular Appears in 87 hymnals Topics: Advent 3 Year C First Line: In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan Lyrics: 1 In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, in the bleak midwinter, long ago. 2 Our God, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain; heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign: in the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed the Lord God almighty, Jesus Christ. 3 Enough for him, whom cherubim worship night and day, a breast full of milk, and a manger full of hay. Enough for him, whom angels fall down before, the ox and ass and camel which adore. 4 What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; if I were a wise man, I would do my part; yet what I can I give him -- give my heart. Used With Tune: CRANHAM

Hark! the herald angels sing

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,338 hymnals Topics: Advent 3 Year B Lyrics: 1 Hark! the herald angels sing , "Glory to the newborn King, peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!" Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies; with the angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!" [Refrain:] Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King!" 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord, late in time behold him come, offspring of a virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail the incarnate deity. pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel! [Refrain] 3 Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings. Mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die, born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth. [Refrain] Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN

Good Christian Friends, Rejoice

Author: John Mason Neale Meter: Irregular Appears in 220 hymnals Topics: Advent 3 Year C Lyrics: 1. Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Give ye heed to what we say: News! News! Jesus Christ is born today. Ox and ass before him bow, and he is in the manger now. Christ is born today! Christ is born today! 2 Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye hear of endless bliss: Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this! He hath opened heaven's door, and we are blest for evermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this! 3 Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice! Now ye need not fear the grave: Peace! Peace! Jesus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all to gain his everlasting hall. Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save! Used With Tune: IN DULCI JUBILO Text Sources: Latin, 14th-century

O for a thousand tongues to sing

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 1,749 hymnals Topics: Year B Advent 3 Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing my dear Redeemer's praise, my dear Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace, the triumphs of his grace, the triumphs of his grace, the triumphs of his grace! 2 Jesus! the name that charms our fears, that bids our sorrows cease; that bids our sorrows cease; 'tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life and health and peace, 'tis life and health and peace, 'tis life and health and peace, 'tis life and health and peace. 3 He breaks the pow'r of cancelled sin, he sets the pris'ner free; he sets the pris'ner free; his blood can make the foulest clean; his blood availed for me, his blood availed for me, his blood availed for me, his blood availed for me. 4 He speaks; and, list'ning to his voice, new life the dead receive, new life the dead receive, the mournful broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe, the humble poor believe. 5 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, your loosened tongues employ; your loosened tongues employ; ye blind, behold your Saviour come; and leap, ye lame, for joy! And leap, ye lame, for joy! And leap, ye lame, for joy! And leap, ye lame, for joy! 6 My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim assist me to proclaim and spread through all the earth abroad the honours of thy name, the honours of thy name, the honours of thy name, the honours of thy name. Scripture: Acts 3:8 Used With Tune: LYNGHAM