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O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,258 hymnals Topics: Assurance; Christian Year New Year; Christian Year Reformation Day; Church Anniversaries; Courage; Eternal Life; Funeral Vigil; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Creator; God Eternity and Power; God Faithfulness; God Guardian/Help; God Power/Might; God Protection; God Strength and Refuge; Guidance; Heritage; Hope; Brevity of Life; New Year; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Providence; Psalter/Psalm Paraphrases; Saints; Security; Steadfastness; Time; Trust; Worship; Proper 17 Year A; Proper 25 Year A; Proper 27 Year A; Advent 2 Year B; Proper 28 Year B; Proper 8 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; New Year Year ABC; New Year Year ABC; Holy thursday Year ABC 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 under the shadow of thy throne thy saints have dwelt secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defence is sure 3 Before the hills in order stood, or earth received its frame, from everlasting thou art God, to endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages, in thy 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 soon bears us all away; we fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guide while troubles last, and our eternal home. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

The Church's One Foundation

Author: Samuel J. Stone, 1839-1900 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 883 hymnals Topics: Dedication of a Church; Anniversaries; Church; Communion of Saints; Diversity; Ecuminism; Faith; Grâce; Heaven; Jesus Christ; Kingdom/Reign of God; New Creation; Peace; Rédemption; Saints; Second Coming; Trinity; Unity Scripture: Psalm 118:22 Used With Tune: AURELIA

Behold! the mountain of the Lord

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 184 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Behold! the mountain of the Lord in latter days shall rise on mountain tops above the hills and draw the wondering eyes. 2 To this the joyful nations round, all tribes and tongues, shall flow; up to the hill of God, they'll say, and to his house we'll go. 3 The beam that shines from Zion hill shall lighten every land; the king who reigns in Salem's towers shall all the world command. 4 Among the nations he shall judge; his judgments truth shall guide; his sceptre shall protect the just, and quell the sinner’s pride. 5 No strife shall rage, nor hostile feuds disturb those peaceful years; to ploughshares men shall beat their swords, to pruning-hooks their spears. 6 No longer hosts encountering hosts shall crowds of slain deplore; they hang the trumpet in the hall pursuing war no more. 7 Come then, O house of Jacob! come to worship at his shrine; and, walking in the light of God, with holy beauties shine. Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-10 Used With Tune: GLASGOW Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781, alt.

Now thank we all our God

Author: Martin Rinkart, 1586-1649; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 699 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God with heart and hands and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom the 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 blessèd peace to cheer us. Lord, keep us in your grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world in the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God who reigns in highest heaven, to Father and to Son and Spirit now be given: the one eternal God, whom heaven and earth adore, who ever was, is now, and shall be ever more. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:12-21 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT (1)

Christ is made the sure foundation

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 294 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, chosen by the Lord, and precious, binding all the church in one, holy Zion's help for ever, and her confidence alone. 2 All that dedicated city, dearly loved of God on high, in exultant jubilation pours perpetual melody; God the Three in One adoring, praising him eternally. 3 Here among us, where we call you come, O Lord our God, today; with your gentle lovingkindness hear your people as we pray, and your fullest benediction pour upon us here today. 4 Here bestow on all your people what we ask of you to gain, what we gain from you for ever with the blessèd to retain, and hereafter in your glory evermore with you to reign. 5 Praise and honour to the Father, praise and honour to the Son, praise and honour to the Spirit, ever Three and ever One, one in might and one in glory while eternal ages run. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 Used With Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY Text Sources: Urbs beata Hierusalem, Latin, c. 7th cent.

Christ is our cornerstone

Author: John Chandler, 1806-76 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 188 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Christ is our cornerstone, on whom alone we build; with his true saints alone the courts of heaven are filled; on his great love our hopes we place of present grace and joys above. 2 With psalms and hymns of praise this holy place shall ring; our voices we will raise the Three in One to sing, and thus proclaim in joyful song both loud and long that glorious name. 3 Here, gracious God, draw near and move among us now; receive each fervent prayer, accept each faithful vow, and more and more on all who pray each holy day your blessings pour. 4 Here may we gain from heaven the grace which we implore; and may that grace, once given, be with us evermore, until that day when all the blest to endless rest are called away. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:11-15 Used With Tune: HAREWOOD Text Sources: Urbs beata Hierusalem, Latin, c. 7th cent.

Community of Christ

Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Community of Christ, who make the Cross your own, live out your creed and risk your life for God alone: the God who wears your face, to whom all worlds belong, whose children are of every race and every song. 2 Community of Christ, look past the Church's door and see the refugee, the hungry, and the poor. Take hands with the oppressed, the jobless in your street, take towel and water, that you wash your neighbour's feet. 3 Community of Christ, through whom the word must sound - cry out for justice and for peace the whole world round: disarm the powers that war and all that can destroy, turn bombs to bread, and tears of anguish into joy. 4 When menace melts away, so shall God's will be done, the climate of the world be peace and Christ its Sun; our currency be love and kindliness our law, our food and faith be shared as one for evermore. Scripture: Matthew 8:8-17 Used With Tune: LEONI

Glorious things of you are spoken

Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,310 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of you are spoken, Zion, city of our God: he whose word cannot be broken formed you for his own abode. On the Rock of Ages founded, what can shake your sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded you may smile at all your foes. 2 See, the streams of living waters, springing from eternal love, well supply your sons and daughters and all fear of want remove: who can faint while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage - grace, which like the Lord the giver never fails from age to age? 3 Blest inhabitants of Zion, washed in their Redeemer's blood: Jesus, whom their souls rely on, makes them kings and priests to God. For his love his people raises over self to reign as kings, and as priests, his solemn praises each for a thank-offering brings. 4 Saviour, since of Zion's city I, through grace, a member am, let the world deride or pity, I will glory in your name: fading are the worldlings' pleasures, all their boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasures none but Zion's children know. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-8 Used With Tune: ABOT'S LEIGH

Lord God, the Spirit blest

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 274 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Lord God, the Spirit blest, in this accepted hour, as on the day of Pentecost, descend with all your power; we meet with one accord in this your holy place, and wait the promise of our Lord, the Spirit of all grace. 3 Like mighty rushing wind upon the waves beneath, move with one impulse every mind, one soul, one feeling breathe: the young, the old inspire with wisdom from above; and give us hearts and tongues of fire to pray, and praise, and love. 5 Spirit of light! explore, and chase our gloom away, with lustre shining more and more towards the perfect day: Spirit of truth! alone in life and death our guide; come, Spirit of adoption! now may we be sanctified. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Used With Tune: VENICE

How lovely is your dwelling-place

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 45 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 How lovely is your dwelling-place, O Lord of hosts, to me; my thirsting soul longs eagerly within your courts to be. 2 Beside your altars, Lord of all, the swallows find a nest; happy are those who dwell with you and praise you without rest, 3 and happy those whose hearts are set upon the pilgrim ways: you are the water when they thirst, their guide towards your face. 4 How blest are they that in your house for ever give you praise: one day with you is better spent than thousands in dark ways. 5 The Lord will hold back no good thing from those who justly live; to all who trust, the Lord of hosts will all his blessings give. Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: HARINGTON Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650, alt.