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I Love to Tell the Story

Author: Kate Hankey; William G. Fischer Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 1,255 hymnals Topics: New Birth First Line: I love to tell the story Of unseen things above

Author: John W. Work, 1901-1967 Meter: Irregular Appears in 112 hymnals Topics: 2nd Sunday after Christmas First Line: While shepherds kept their watching Scripture: Isaiah 40:9-10 Used With Tune: GO TELL IT Text Sources: American folk song

Angels from the Realms of Glory

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 784 hymnals Topics: Sunday after Christmas Refrain First Line: Come and worship, Come and worship Lyrics: 1 Angels from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye, who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth: Refrain: Come and worship, Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born King. 2 Shepherds, in the field abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the heavenly light: [Refrain] 3 Sages, leave your contemplations; Brighter visions beam afar: Seek the great Desire of nations, Ye have seen His natal star: [Refrain] 4 Saints, before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In His temple shall appear: [Refrain] 5 Sinners, wrung with true repentance, Doomed for guilt to endless pains; Justice now revokes the sentence, Mercy calls you, break your chains. [Refrain] Amen. Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE

Born in the Night, Mary's Child

Author: Geoffrey Ainger Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 16 hymnals

We praise and bless Thee, gracious Lord

Author: Jane Borthwick; Charles John Spitta Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 26 hymnals Topics: Sunday after Christmas Lyrics: 1 We praise and bless Thee, gracious Lord, Our Saviour kind and true, For all the old things passed away, For all Thou hast made new. 2 But yet how much must be destroyed, How much renewed must be, Ere we can fully stand complete In likeness, Lord to Thee! 3 Thou, only Thou, must carry on The work thou hast begun; Of Thine own strength Thou must impart, In Thine own ways to run. 4 Ah, leave us not! from day to day Revive, restore again; Our feeble steps do Thou direct, Our enemies restrain. 5 When flesh shall fail, then strengthen Thou The spirit from above; Make us to feel Thy service sweet, And light Thy yoke of love. 6 So shall we faultless stand at last Before Thy Father's throne; The blessedness for ever ours, The glory all Thine own! Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALL' U. BRINGET EHR

He Is Exalted

Author: Twila Paris Meter: Irregular Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: He is exalted, the King is exalted on high

When came in flesh the Incarnate Word

Author: Joseph Anstice Appears in 14 hymnals

O God! How Wonderful Thou Art

Author: Frederick William Faber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 346 hymnals Topics: Sunday after Christmas First Line: O God, how wonderful Thou art Lyrics: 1 O God, how wonderful Thou art, Thy majesty how bright! How beautiful Thy mercy-seat, In depths of burning light! 2 Yet I may love Thee too, O Lord, Almighty as Thou art, For Thou hast stooped to ask of me The love of my poor heart. 3 No earthly father loves like Thee, No mother e'er so mild Bears and forbears as Thou hast done With me, Thy sinful child. 4 O God, how wonderful Thou art, Thou everlasting Friend! On Thee I stay my trusting heart Till faith and vision end. Amen. Scripture: Proverbs 23:26 Used With Tune: BEATITUDO

Glorious things of you are spoken

Author: J. Newton (1725-1807) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,319 hymnals Topics: Christmas 2 The Holy Family; Epiphany 4, Revelation The New Temple; God's Church Unity and Growth; Last Sunday after Pentecost Citizens of Heaven; Pentecost 2 The Church's Unity and Fellowship Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of you are spoken, Zion, city of our God; he whose word cannot be broken formed you for his own abode: on the rock of ages founded, what can shake your sure repose? with salvation's walls surrounded you may smile at all your foes. 2 See, the streams of living waters springing from eternal love! well supply your sons and daughters and all fear of want remove: who can faint while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage? grace, which like the Lord the giver never fails from age to age. 3 Round each habitation hovering, see the cloud and fire appear for a glory and a covering showing that the Lord is near: thus they march, the pillar leading, light by night and shade by day; daily on the manna feeding which he gives them when they pray. 4 Saviour, since of Zion's city I through grace a member am, let the world deride or pity, I will glory in your name: fading are the world's best pleasures, all its boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasures none but Zion's children know. Scripture: Psalm 87:3 Used With Tune: ABBOT'S LEIGH