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Come, Thou Almighty King

Author: Anonymous Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,812 hymnals Topics: Incarnation of Christ Lyrics: 1 Come, Thou Almighty King, Help us Thy Name to sing, Help us to praise. Father, all-glorious, O’er all victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of Days. 2 Come, Thou Incarnate Word, Gird on Thy mighty sword, Scatter Thy foes. Let Thine almighty aid Our sure defense be made, Our souls on Thee be stayed; Thy wonders show. 3 Come, holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour. Thou who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne’er from us depart, Spirit of power. 4 To the great One in Three, Eternal praises be, Hence evermore. His sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. Used With Tune: TRINITY (ITALIAN HYMN)

O love, how deep, how broad, how high

Author: Benjamin Webb Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 143 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnation of Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM Text Sources: Latin, 15th cent.

"The Christ of God"

Author: Horatius Bonar Appears in 63 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnation of First Line: He has come! the Christ of God Lyrics: 1 He has come! the Christ of God Left for us his glad abode; Stooping from his throne of bliss, To this darksome wilderness. He has come! the Prince of Peace; Come to bid our sorrows cease; Come to scatter with his light All the shadows of our night. 2 He the mighty King has come! Making this poor earth his home; Come to bear our sin's sad load; Son of David, Son of God! He has come, whose name of grace Speaks deliverance to our race; Left for us his glad abode; Son of Mary, Son of God! 3 Unto us a child is born! Ne'er has earth beheld a morn, Among all the morns of time, Half so glorious in its prime. Unto us a Son is given! He has come from God's own heaven, Bringing with him from above Holy peace and holy love. Scripture: Isaiah 9:6 Used With Tune: HERALD ANGELS

The Nativity

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 1,357 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnation of First Line: Hark, the herald angels sing Lyrics: 1 Hark! the herald angels sing "Glory to the new-born 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 host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem! 2 Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the Virgin's womb: Vailed in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the incarnate Deity, Pleased as man with men to dwell; Jesus, our Immanuel! 3 Hail! the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Rise with healing in his wings: Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die: Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth. Scripture: Matthew 1:23 Used With Tune: HERALD ANGELS

"He remembers Calvary"

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 192 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnation of First Line: How condescending and how kind Lyrics: 1 How condescending and how kind Was God's eternal Son! Our misery reached his heavenly mind, And pity brought him down. 2 He sunk beneath our heavy woes, To raise us to his throne; There's ne'er a gift his hand bestows, But costs his heart a groan. 3 This was compassion, like a God, That when the Saviour knew The price of pardon was his blood, His pity ne'er withdrew. 4 Now, though he reigns exalted high, His love is still as great; Well he remembers Calvary, Nor let his saints forget. Scripture: Luke 23:33 Used With Tune: HOLY TRINITY

O Come, All Ye Faithful, Joyful and Triumphant!

Author: Rev. Frederick Oakeley Appears in 761 hymnals Topics: Incarnation of Christ First Line: O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore Him 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 O sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! "Glory to God, all glory in the highest." [Refrain] 3 O Savior, we greet Thee, born this happy morning; O Jesus, to Thee be all glory given, Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES Text Sources: Translation from the Latin

Psalm 98

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 1,894 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnation of First Line: Joy to the world; the Lord is come! Lyrics: 1 Joy to the world; the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth; the Saviour reigns; Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness, And wonders of his love. Scripture: Nahum 1:15 Used With Tune: ANTIOCH

Songs of Thankfulness and Praise

Author: Christopher Wordsworth Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 132 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Baptism of Jesus; Biblical Characters David; Biblical Places Bethlehem; Biblical Places Jordan; Christian Year Epiphany; Christian Year Baptism of the Lord; God Presence; Healing; Jesus Christ Baptism; Jesus Christ High Priest; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Miracles; Jesus Christ Prophet; Jesus Christ Signs and Wonders; Jesus Christ Youth; Music and Singing; Praise; Salvation; Satan/Demonic Forces/Devil; Thankfulness; Baptism of Jesus Year A; Epiphany 2 Year A; Epiphany 3 Year A; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year A; Advent 2 Year B; Advent 3 Year B; Epiphany 7 Year B; Epiphany 9 Year B; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year B; Lent 2 Year B; Proper 4 Year B; Epiphany 2 Year C; Epiphany 8 Year C; Epiphany 9 Year C; Lent 2 Year C 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)

Praise to the Holiest in the height

Author: John Henry Newman Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 175 hymnals Topics: Christ Incarnation of Used With Tune: GERONTIUS

There's a Spirit in the Air

Author: Brian Wren Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 37 hymnals Topics: The Grace of Jesus Christ In Praise of Christ; Christian Year Pentecost; Commitment; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Social Concerns; Testimony and Witness; Trinity Lyrics: 1 There's a Spirit in the air, telling Christians everywhere: Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working, in our world. 2 Lose your shyness, find your tongue; tell the world what God has done. God in Christ has come to stay. Live tomorrow's life today! 3 When believers break the bread, when a hungry child is fed, praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working, in our world. 4 Still the Spirit leads the fight, seeing wrong and setting right: God in Christ has come to stay. Live tomorrow's life today! 5 When a stranger's not alone, when the homeless find a home, praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working, in our world. 6 May the Spirit fill our praise, guide our thoughts and change our ways: God in Christ has come to stay. Live tomorrow's life today! 7 There's a Spirit in the air, telling Christians everywhere: Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working, in our world. Used With Tune: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS