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Once in Royal David's City

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 429 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters David; Biblical Characters Mary Lyrics: 1 Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed, where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed. Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. 2 He came down to earth from heaven who is God and Lord of all, and his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall: with the poor and meek and lowly lived on earth our Savior holy. 3 Jesus is our childhood's pattern, day by day like us he grew; he was little, weak, and helpless, tears and smiles like us he knew: and he feeleth for our sadness, and he shareth in our gladness. 4 And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love, for that Child, so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heav'n above, and he leads his children on to the place where he is gone. 5 Not in that poor lowly stable with the oxen standing by we shall see him, but in heaven, set at God's right hand on high, where, like stars, his children crowned, all in white shall wait around. Used With Tune: IRBY

O Wondrous Sight, O Vision Fair

Author: J. Neale Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 106 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters Elijah; Biblical Characters Moses Lyrics: 1 O wondrous sight, O vision fair of glory that the church shall share, which Christ upon the mountain shows, where brighter than the sun he glows! 2 From age to age the tale declares how with the three disciples there, where Moses and Elijah meet, the Lord holds converse high and sweet. 3 The law and prophets there have place, two chosen witnesses of grace; the Father’s voice from out the cloud proclaims his only Son aloud. 4 With shining face and bright array Christ deigns to manifest today what glory shall be theirs above who joy in God with perfect love. 5 And faithful hearts are raised on high by this great vision’s mystery, for which in joyful strains we raise the voice of prayer, the hymn of praise. Used With Tune: DEO GRACIAS (AGINCOURT SONG) Text Sources: Caelestis formam gloriae, 15th century

Come to the Place of Grief and Shame

Author: F. W. Faber Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 221 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters Judas; Biblical Characters Pilate Lyrics: 1 Come to the place of grief and shame; come to the stricken Savior's side. Alone, rejected, wounded, scorned, Jesus our Lord is crucified! 2 O break, O break, hard heart of mine! Thy weak self-love and guilty pride his Pilate and his Judas were: Jesus our Lord is crucified! 3 A broken heart, a fount of tears, ask, and they will not be denied. A broken heart love's cradle is: Jesus our Lord is crucified! 4 O love of God! O pow'r of sin! In this dread act your strength is tried, and victory remains with love: Jesus our Lord is crucified. Scripture: Matthew 26:47 Used With Tune: ST. CROSS Text Sources: Compilers (stanza 1)

God of the Prophets

Author: Denis Wortman Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 63 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters Elijah; Biblical Characters Elisha First Line: God of the prophets, bless the prophets' heirs Lyrics: 1 God of the prophets, bless the prophets' heirs; Elijah's mantle o'er Elisha cast; each age in turn for solemn tasks prepares; make each one nobler, stronger than the last. 2 Anoint them prophets! make their ears attend to thy divinest speech; their hearts awake to human need; their lips make eloquent right to enthrone and ev'ry evil break. 3 Anoint them priests! strong intercessors they for pardon and for charity and peace! O might with them the world, though gone astray, pass into Christ'spure life of sacrifice. 4 Anoint them rulers, gentle rulers, Lord! Anoint them with the Spirit of thy Son: theirs not a jeweled crown, a blood-stained sword; theirs, by strong love, for Christ a kingdom won. 5 Send them, apostles, heralds of thy cross; forth may they go to tell all realms thy grace: inspired of thee, may they count all but loss, and stand at last with joy before thy face. Scripture: 2 Kings 2:13 Used With Tune: TOULON

Songs of Thankfulness and Praise

Author: Christopher Wordsworth Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 136 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters David 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)

Nearer, My God, to Thee ( Mon Dieu, plus près de toi)

Author: Sarah Flower Adams; Charles Châtelanat Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,617 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters Jacob First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee (Mon Dieu, plus près de toi) Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! E'en though it be a cross that raiseth me, still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 2 Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, darkness be over me, my rest a stone; yet in my dreams I'd be nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 3 There let the way appear, steps unto heaven; all that thou sendest me, in mercy given; angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 4 Then, with my waking thoughts bright with thy praise, out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; so by my woes to be nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 5 Or if on joyful wing cleaving the sky, sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly, still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee; nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! French: 1 Mon Dieu, plus près de toi, plus près de toi! C'est le cri de ma foi: Plus près de toi! Dans le jour où l'épreuve déborde comme un fleuve, garde-moi près de toi, plus près de toi! 2 Plus près de toi, Seigneur, plus près de toi! Tiens-moi dans ma douleur tout près de toi, alors que la souffrance fait son oeuvre en silence, toujours plus près de toi, plus près de toi! 3 Plus près de toi, toujours, plus près de toi! Donne-moit ton secourts, soutiens ma foi! Que Satan se déchaîne, ton amour me ramène toujours plus près de toi, plus près de toi! 4 Mon Dieu, plus près de toi! Dans le désert j'ai vu, plus près de toi, ton ciel ouvert, Pèlerin, bon courage! Ton chant brave l'orage: Mon Dieu, plus près de toi, plus près de toi! Used With Tune: EXCELSIOR (BETHANY)

And Can It Be That I Should Gain

Author: Charles (or John) Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 308 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters Adam Lyrics: 1 And can it be that I should gain an int'rest in the Savior's blood? Died he for me, who caused his pain– for me, who him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be that thou, my Lord, shouldst die for me? 2 'Tis mystery all, th'Immortal dies: who can explore this strange design? In vain the first-born seraph tries to sound the depths of love divine. 'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore, let angel minds inquire no more. 3 He left his Father's throne above (so free, so infinite his grace!), emptied himself of all but love, and bled for Adam's helpless race. 'Tis mercy all! immense and free! for, O my God, it found out me! 4 Long my imprisoned spirit lay fast bound in sin and nature's night; thine eye diffused a quick'ning ray; I woke, the dungeon filled with light! My chains fell off; my heart was free; I rose, went forth, and followed thee. 5 No condemnation now I dread; Jesus, and all in him, is mine! Alive in him, my living Head, and clothed in righteousness divine, bold I approach th'eternal throne, and claim the crown, through Christ, my own. Scripture: Acts 16:16 Used With Tune: JENA (DAS NEUGEBORNE KINDELEIN)

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

Author: Edith M. G. Reed Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Appears in 104 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters Shepherds Lyrics: 1 Infant holy, infant lowly, for his bed a cattle-stall; oxen lowing, little knowing Christ the babe is Lord of all. Swift are winging angels singing, noels ringing, tidings bringing: Christ the babe is Lord for all, Christ the babe is Lord for all. 2 Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping vigil till the morning new saw the glory, heard the story, tidings of a gospel true. Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, praises voicing, greet the morrow: Christ the babe was born for you, Christ the babe was born for you. Used With Tune: W ŻŁOBIE LEŻY Text Sources: Polish carol

As With Gladness Men of Old

Author: William Chatterton Dix Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 661 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters Wisemen/Sages/Kings Lyrics: 1 As with gladness men of old did the guiding star behold, as with joy they hailed its light, leading onward, beaming bright, so, most gracious Lord, may we evermore your splendour see. 2 As with joyful steps they sped, to that lowly manger bed, there to bend the knee before Christ, whom heaven and earth adore; so may we with eager pace ever seek your throne of grace. 3 As they offered gifts most rare at that manger rude and bare, so may we with holy joy, pure and free from sin's alloy, all our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to you, our heavenly King. 4 Holy Jesus, every day keep us in the narrow way; and, when earthly things are past, bring our ransomed lives at last where they need no star to guide, where no clouds your glory hide. 5 In the heavenly country bright none shall need created light; you its light, its joy, its crown, you its sun which goes not down; there forever may we sing hallelujah to our King. Used With Tune: DIX

All Glory, Laud and Honour

Author: John Mason Neale; Theodulph of Orleans Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 620 hymnals Topics: Biblical Characters David First Line: You are the King of Israel Lyrics: [Refrain:] All glory, laud and honour to you, Redeemer, King, to whom the lips of children made sweet hosannas ring. 1 You are the King of Israel, and David’s royal Son, now in the Lord’s name coming, our King and blessèd one. [Refrain] 2 The multitude of pilgrims with palms before you went; our praise and prayer and anthems before you we present: [Refrain] 3 To you, before your passion, they sang their hymns of praise; to you, now high exalted, our melody we raise: [Refrain] 4 Their praises you accepted, accept the prayers we bring, great author of all goodness, O good and gracious king. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ST THEODULPH (VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN)