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Glory Be to the Father

Appears in 1,044 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Praise to God First Line: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost Lyrics: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Used With Tune: MEINEKE Text Sources: Lesser Doxology (3rd-4th centuries)

To God Be the Glory

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 237 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Grace and Love First Line: To God be the glory, great things he hath done! Refrain First Line: Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice! Lyrics: 1 To God be the glory, great things he hath done! So loved he the world that he gave us his Son, who yielded his life an atonement for sin, and opened the life gate that all may go in. Refrain: Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the earth hear his voice! Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, let the people rejoice! Oh, come to the Father, thru Jesus the Son, and give him the glory, great things he hath done. 2 O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood, to every believer the promise of God; the vilest offender who truly believes, that moment from Jesus a pardon receives. [Refrain] 3 Great things he hath taught us, great things he hath done, and great our rejoicing through Jesus the Son; but purer, and higher, and greater will be our wonder, our transport, when Jesus we see. [Refrain] Used With Tune: TO GOD BE THE GLORY

His Eye Is on the Sparrow

Author: Civilla D. Martin Appears in 107 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Providence and Care First Line: Why should I feel discouraged Lyrics: 1 Why should I feel discouraged, why should the shadows come, why should my heart be lonely, and long for heaven and home, when Jesus is my portion? My constant Friend is he: his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me; his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me. Refrain: I sing because I’m happy, I sing because I’m free, for his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me. 2 “Let not your heart be troubled,” his tender word I hear, and resting on his goodness, I lose my doubts and fears; though by the path he leadeth, but one step I may see; his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me; his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me. [Refrain] 3 Whenever I am tempted, whenever clouds arise, when songs give place to sighing, when hope within me dies, I draw the closer to him, from care he sets me free; his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me; his eye is on the sparrow, and I know he watches me. [Refrain] Scripture: Luke 12:6-7 Used With Tune: SPARROW

Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow

Author: Thomas Ken Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,317 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Praise to God Lyrics: Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Christ, all creatures here below; praise Holy Spirit evermore: one God, triune, whom we adore. Amen. Used With Tune: TALLIS' CANON

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Author: Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 354 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form God the Creator First Line: Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Refrain: All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful: in love God made them all. 1 Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings, God made their glowing colors, and made their tiny wings. 2 The purple-headed mountain, the river running by, the sunset and the morning that brightens up the sky. 3 The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun, the ripe fruits in the garden, God made them every one. Scripture: Genesis 1:20-31 Used With Tune: ROYAL OAK

Rejoice, You Pure in Heart

Author: Edward H. Plumptre; Ruth Duck Appears in 437 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Praise to God Refrain First Line: Rejoice, rejoice Scripture: Psalm 33:1-3 Used With Tune: MARION

There's a Wideness in God's Mercy

Author: Frederick W. Faber Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 921 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Grace and Love Lyrics: 1 There's a wideness in God's mercy, like the wideness of the sea; there's a kindness in God's justice, which is more than liberty. 2 There is welcome for the sinner, and more graces for the good! There is mercy with the Savior; there is healing in his blood. 3 For the love of God is broader than the measure of our mind; and the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. 4 If our love were but more simple, we would rest upon God's word; and our lives would be illumined by the presence of the Lord. Used With Tune: WELLESLEY

Creator God, Creating Still

Author: Jane Parker Huber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form God the Creator Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,268 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Majesty and Power 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 Under the shadow of thy throne still may we dwell secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame, from everlasting thou art God, to endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages, in thy 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, soon bears us all away; we fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guide while life shall last, and our eternal home. Scripture: Psalm 90:1-5 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

The Lord's My Shepherd

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 606 hymnals Topics: God Beyond All Name and Form Providence and Care First Line: The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want Lyrics: 1 The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want. God makes me down to lie in pastures green, and leadeth me the quiet waters by. 2 My soul thou dost restore again, and me to walk dost make within the paths of righteousness e'en for thine own name's sake. 3 Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale, yet will I fear none ill. For thou art with me and thy rod and staff me comfort still. 4 My table thou hast furnished in presence of my foes; my head thou dost anoint with oil, and my cup overflows. 5 Goodness and mercy all my life shall surely follow me, and in God's house forevermore my dwelling place shall be. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: CRIMOND Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650, alt.