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Praise to the Lord

Author: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 396 hymnals Topics: Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest Entrance Song First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation! Come, all who hear: Now to his temple draw near, Joining in glad adoration! 2 Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning, Shelt'ring you under his wings, and so gently sustaining. Have you not seen All that is needful has been Sent by his gracious ordaining? 3 Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you; Surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you. Ponder anew What the Almighty can do As with his love he befriends you. 4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him! Let the "Amen!" Sound from his people again, Gladly with praise we adore him! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:23-36 Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

For the Beauty of the Earth

Author: Folliot S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 647 hymnals Topics: Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest Entrance Song Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies: Lord of all to you we raise This our gift of grateful praise. 2 For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flow'r, Sun and moon, and stars of light: Lord of all to you we raise This our gift of grateful praise. 3 For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and mind’s delight, For the mystic harmony Linking sense to sound and sight: Lord of all to you we raise This our gift of grateful praise. 4 For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth and friends above; For all gentle thoughts and mild: Lord of all to you we raise This our gift of grateful praise. 5 For the Church, who evermore Lifts her holy hands above, Off'ring up on ev'ry shore Her pure sacrifice of love: Lord of all to you we raise This our gift of grateful praise. 6 For each perfect gift divine To our world so freely giv'n, Joys bestowed by love's design, Flow'rs of earth and fruits of heav'n: Lord of all to you we raise This our gift of grateful praise. Scripture: Psalm 8:3-4 Used With Tune: DIX

Holy, Holy, Holy

Author: Reginald Heber, 1738-1826 Meter: 12.12.12.10 irregular Appears in 1,687 hymnals Topics: Celebration and Praise First Line: Holy, holy, holy, author of creation! Lyrics: 1 Holy, holy, holy, author of creation! Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee; holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty; who was, and is, and evermore shall be. 2 Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide thee, hindered by our vanities we have not eyes to see. Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee, perfect in power, in love, and purity. 3 Holy, holy, holy, author of creation! All thy works shall praise thy name in earth and sky and sea; holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty; who was, and is, and evermore shall be. Used With Tune: NICAEA

O Lord, you are my God and King

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: Celebration of Faith Lyrics: 1 O Lord, you are my God and King, and I will always bless your name, I will extol you every day, and evermore your praise proclaim. 2 Our God is greatly to be praised, his greatness is beyond our thought, from age to age all human tongues shall tell the wonders he has wrought. 3 Upon your glorious majesty and wondrous works my mind shall dwell; your deeds shall fill the world with awe, and of your greatnes I will tell. 4 Your matchless goodness and your grace your people shall commemorate, and all your truth and righteousness their joyful song shall celebrate. 5 Our God is good in all his ways, his creatures know his constant care; to all his works his love extends, we all his tender mercies share. 6 Your works shall give you thanks, O Lord, your saints your mighty acts shall show, till peoples everywhere on earth your kingdom, power and glory know. Scripture: Psalm 145 Used With Tune: TRURO Text Sources: The Psalter Hymnal (1959), alt.

You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd

Author: Sylvia G. Dunstan, 1955-1993 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: The Celebration of the Gospel Story Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 10:34 Used With Tune: PICARDY

Here I am, Lord

Author: Daniel L. Schutte (b. 1947) Meter: 7.7.7.4 with refrain Appears in 66 hymnals Topics: The Church Celebrates Ordination First Line: I, the Lord of sea and sky Scripture: 1 Samuel 3:1-10 Used With Tune: HERE I AM, LORD

We know that Christ is raised and dies no more

Author: John Brownlow Geyer (b. 1932) Meter: 10.10.10 wiht alleluias Appears in 29 hymnals Topics: The Church Celebrates Holy Baptism Scripture: 1 John 1:3-4 Used With Tune: ENGELBERG

Go to the world! Go into all the earth

Author: Sylvia G. Dunstan (1955-1993) Meter: 10.10.10.4 Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Ordination Scripture: 1 John 3:18 Used With Tune: ENGELBERG

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,258 hymnals Topics: Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest Entrance Song 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. Scripture: Psalm 33:20 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

We cannot measure how you heal

Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949); Graham Maule (b. 1958) Appears in 28 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Wholeness and Healing Scripture: 1 John 5:19 Used With Tune: THE BANKS O' DOON (YE BANKS AND BRAES)