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Lord Jesus Christ, Be Present Now

Author: C. Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Invocation Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus Christ, be present now, And let Thy Holy Spirit bow All hearts in love and fear today To hear the truth and keep Thy way. 2 Open our lips to sing Thy praise, Our hearts in true devotion raise, Our faith increase, our minds enlight That we may know Thy name aright 3 Until we join the host that cry "Holy art Thou, O Lord most High!" And 'mid the light of that blest place Shall gaze upon Thee face to face. 4 Glory to God, the Father, Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One! To Thee, O blessed Trinity, Be praise throughout eternity! Used With Tune: HERR JESUS CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND Text Sources: Lutherische Hand-Büchlein, 2nd ed., Altenburg, 1648

This Is the Day the Lord Hath Made

Author: I. Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 599 hymnals Topics: Invocation Lyrics: 1 This is the day the Lord hath made; He calls the hours His own, Let heav'n rejoice, let earth be glad And praise surround the throne. 2 Today He rose and left the dead, And Satan's empire fell; Today the saints His triumphs spread And all His wonders tell. 3 Hosanna to th'anointed King, To David's holy Son! Help us, O Lord; descend and bring Salvation from the throne. 4 Blest be the Lord, who comes to men With messages of grace, Who comes in God His Father's Name To save our sinful race. 5 Hosanna in the highest strains The Church on earth can raise; The highest heav'ns in which He reigns Shall give Him nobler praise. Scripture: Psalm 118 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALL

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,228 hymnals Topics: Invocation Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. 2 See how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toys; Our souls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys! 3 Dear Lord, and shall we ever live At this poor, dying rate? Our love so faint, so cold to Thee, And Thine to us so great? 5 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all Thy quickening powers, Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love, And that shall kindle ours. Used With Tune: NORMANTON

Lord, we come before Thee now

Appears in 821 hymnals Topics: Invocation Lyrics: 1 Lord, we come before Thee now, At Thy feet we humbly bow; Oh, do not our suit disdain! Shall we seek Thee, Lord, in vain? 2 Lord, on Thee our souls depend; In compassion, now descend, Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace, Tune our lips to sing Thy praise. 3 In Thine own appointed way, Now we seek Thee, here we stay; Lord, we cannot let Thee go Till a blessing Thou bestow. 4 Send some message from Thy Word, That may joy and peace afford; Let Thy Spirit now impart Full salvation to each heart. 5 Comfort those who weep and mourn, Let the time of joy return; Those who are cast down lift up; Make them strong in faith and hope. 6 Grant that all may seek and find Thee a God supremely kind: Heal the sick, the captive free, Let us all rejoice in Thee. Used With Tune: COME THOU SAVIOUR OF OUR RACE

Come down, O Love divine

Author: Bianco da Siena (d. 1434); Richard Frederick Littledale (1833-1890) Meter: 6.6.11 D Appears in 114 hymnals Topics: Holy Spirit Invocation of Lyrics: 1 Come down, O Love divine, seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with thine own ardour glowing; O Comforter, draw near, within my heart appear, and kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing. 2 O let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn to dust and ashes in its heat consuming; and let thy glorious light shine ever on my sight, and clothe me round, the while my path illuming. 3 Let holy charity mine outward vesture be, and lowliness become mine inner clothing: true lowliness of heart, which takes the humbler part, and o'er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing. 4 And so the yearning strong, with which the soul will long, shall far outpass the power of human telling; for none can guess its grace, till he become the place wherein the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling. Scripture: John 13:31-35 Used With Tune: DOWN AMPNEY

Our heavenly Father, hear

Author: James Montgomery Appears in 203 hymnals Topics: Prayer and Invocation Used With Tune: RHOADS

Hear Our Prayer, O Lord

Meter: 5.5.6.5 Appears in 106 hymnals Topics: Invocation Lyrics: Hear our prayer, O Lord, Hear our prayer, O Lord, Incline Thine ear to us, And grant us Thy peace. Amen. Used With Tune: [Hear our prayer, O Lord]

Father of heaven, whose love profound

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 244 hymnals Topics: Invocation Lyrics: 1 Father of heaven, whose love profound A ransom for our souls has found, Before Thy throne we sinners bend; To us Thy pardoning love extend. 2 Almighty Son! Incarnate Word! Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord! Before Thy throne we sinners bend; To us Thy saving grace extend. 3 Eternal Spirit, By whose breath The soul is raised from sin and death, Before Thy throne we sinners bend; To us Thy quickening power extend. 4 Jehovah! Father, Spirit, Son! Mysterious Godhead! Three in One! Before Thy throne we sinners bend; Grace, pardon, life, to us extend! Used With Tune: WHEN IN THE HOUR OF UTMOST NEED

Sovereign and Transforming Grace

Author: Frederick Henry Hedge, 1805-1890 Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: Invocation Used With Tune: GOTTSCHALK (MERCY)

Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 284 hymnals Topics: Invocation Lyrics: 1 Come, dearest Lord, descend and dwell by faith and love in every breast; then shall we know, and taste, and feel the joys that cannot be expressed. 2 Come, fill our hearts with inward strength, make our responding souls possess, and learn the height, and breadth, and length of your immeasurable grace. 3 Now to the God whose power can do more than our thoughts or wishes know be everlasting honours done by all the church, through Christ his Son. Scripture: Ephesians 3:14-17 Used With Tune: TALLIS' CANON