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Fight the Good Fight

Author: John S. B. Monsell Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 497 hymnals Topics: Admonition; Warfare, Christian First Line: Fight the good fight with all thy might

Author: Katharine Lee Bates Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 520 hymnals Topics: National Hymns; Citizenship, Christian; Memorial Day; National Righteousness; Patriotic; Righteousness; Social Betterment; liturgical Scripture Songs First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies Lyrics: 1 O beautiful for spacious skies, for amber waves of grain; for purple mountain majesties above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, and crown thy good with brotherhood from sea to shining sea. 2 O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife, who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, till all success be nobleness, and every gain divine. 3 O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears! America! America! God mend thine every flaw, confirm thy soul in self-control, thy liberty in law. United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

Holy Ghost, Dispel Our Sadness

Author: J. C. Jacobi; Paul Gerhardt; Augustus M. Toplady Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 195 hymnals Topics: Acts of the Church Witness to the Resurrection—Funeral; Christian Year Ascension; Christian Year Pentecost Lyrics: 1 Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness; Pierce the clouds of nature's night; Come, great source of joy and gladness, Breathe your life, and spread your light. From the height which knows no measure, As a gracious shower descend, Bringing down the richest treasure Man can wish, or God can send. 2 Author of the new creation, Come with blessing and with power. Make our hearts your habitation; On our souls your graces shower. Hear, O hear our supplication, Blessed Spirit, God of peace! Rest upon this congregation, With the fullness of your grace. Amen. Scripture: John 16:13 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL

All Creatures of Our God and King

Author: Francis of Assisi; William H. Draper Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with refrain Appears in 272 hymnals Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Praise and Thanksgiving; The Glory of the Triune God Creation; Adoration and Praise; Christian Year Trinity Sunday; Christian Year Thanksgiving Day; Eternal Life; Music and Singing; Nature; Opening Hymns; Processionals; Responses, Antiphonal; Service Music Doxology Refrain First Line: O praise ye! Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Father, We Praise Thee

Author: Gregory the Great; Percy Dearmer Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 86 hymnals Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Praise and Thanksgiving; Particular Times of Worship Morning; Christian Year Trinity Sunday; Christian Year All Saints Day; Morning Prayer; Service Music Doxology First Line: Father, we praise thee, now the night is over Lyrics: 1. Father, we praise thee, now the night is over; active and watchful, stand we all before thee; singing, we offer prayer and meditation; thus we adore thee. 2. Monarch of all things, fit us for thy mansions; banish our weakness, health and wholeness sending; bring us to heaven, with thy saints united; joy without ending. 3. All-holy Father, Son, and equal Spirit, Trinity blessed, send us thy salvation; thine is the glory, gleaming and resounding through all creation. Used With Tune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM Text Sources: 6th century

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Author: John Francis Wade Meter: Irregular Appears in 761 hymnals Topics: Christmas; Christian year--Christmas; Christian year--Christmas Lyrics: 1 O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; come and behold him, born the king of angels; Refrain: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord! 2 The highest, most holy, light of light eternal, born of a virgin, a mortal he comes; Son of the Father now in flesh appearing! [Refrain] 3 O sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above: glory to God, glory in the highest; [Refrain] 4 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be all glory giv'n; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing! [Refrain] Scripture: Isaiah 7:14 Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES Text Sources: Composite tr.

Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 81 hymnals Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship; Service for the Lord's Day After Confession and Pardon; Service for the Lord's Day Conclusion of Worship; Acts of the Church Confirmation; Acts of the Church Ordination; Acts of the Church Installation; Christian Year Pentecost; Civil Year Thanksgiving Day; Other Observances Christian Education Lyrics: 1 Blessing and honor and glory and power, Wisdom and riches and strength evermore, Give we to him who our battle has won, Whose are the kingdom, the crown, and the throne. 2 Hear through the heavens the sound of his name, While rings the earth with his glory and fame; Ocean and mountain, stream, forest, and flower Echo His praises and tell of his power. 3 Ever ascending the song and the prayer; Ever descending the love that we share; Blessing and honor and glory and praise— This is the theme of the hymns that we raise. 4 Give we the glory and praise to the Lamb; Take we the robe and the harp and the palm; Sing we the song of the Lamb that was slain, Dying in weakness, but rising to reign. Amen. Scripture: Revelation 5:13 Used With Tune: O QUANTA QUALIA

Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

Author: Theodore Baker Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: God Known in Jesus Christ Birth; Christian Year: Christmas; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ: Birth Lyrics: 1 Lo, how a rose, e'er blooming, from tender stem hath sprung, of Jesse's lineage coming by faithful prophets sung; it came, a flow'ret bright, amid the cold of winter when half-spent was the night. 2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it, the rose I have in mind; with Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind. To show God's love aright she bore to us a Savior when half-spent was the night. Scripture: Isaiah 11:1 Used With Tune: ES IST EIN ROS Text Sources: German carol (15th century)

'Tis Midnight, and on Olive's Brow

Author: William B. Tappan Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 667 hymnals Topics: God Known in Jesus Christ Suffering and Death; Christian Year: Holy Week; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ: Cross; Jesus Christ: Suffering Lyrics: 1 ’Tis midnight, and on Olive’s brow the star is dimmed that lately shone; ’tis midnight, in the garden now the suffering Savior prays alone. 2 ’Tis midnight, and from all removed, the Savior wrestles lone with fears; e’en that disciple whom he loved heeds not the Savior’s grief and tears. 3 ’Tis midnight, and for others’ guilt the Man of Sorrows weeps in blood; yet he that has in anguish knelt is not forsaken by his God. 4 ’Tis midnight, and from heavenly plains is borne the song that angels know; unheard by mortals are the strains that sweetly soothe the Savior’s woe. Scripture: Mark 14:26-42 Used With Tune: OLIVE'S BROW

Calm on the list'ning ear of night

Author: E. H. Sears Appears in 352 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Christmas Lyrics: 1 Calm on the list'ning ear of night Come heav'n's melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains. 2 Celestial choirs from courts above Shed sacred glories there; And angels with their sparkling lyres, Make music on the air. 3 The answering hills of Palestine Send back the glad reply; And greet, from all their holy heights, The Day-Spring from on high. 4 O'er the blue depths of Galilee There comes a holier calm, And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, Her silent groves of palm. 5 "Glory to God!" the sounding skies Loud with their anthems ring, "Peace to the earth, good-will to men, From heaven's eternal King!" 6 Light on thy hills, Jerusalem! The Saviour now is born! More bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains Breaks the first Christmas morn. Used With Tune: ST. AGNES