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Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy

Author: Jan Struther (Joyce Placzek), 1901-1953 Meter: 10.11.11.11 Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: Mothering Sunday Scripture: 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Used With Tune: SLANE

Lord of all, to thee we raise

Author: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint (1835-1917) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 640 hymnals Topics: Mothering Sunday First Line: For the beauty of the earth Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies, Refrain: Lord of all, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise. 2 For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light: [Refrain] 3 For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth, and friends above, pleasures pure and undefiled: [Refrain] 4 For each perfect gift of thine, to our race so freely given, graces human and divine, flowers of earth and buds of heaven: [Refrain] 5 For thy church which evermore lifteth holy hands above, offering up on every shore her pure sacrifice of love, [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: ENGLANDS LANE

Forth in the peace of Christ we go

Author: James Quinn, b. 1919 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 26 hymnals Topics: Years A, B, and C Mothering Sunday Scripture: Colossians 3:15-16 Used With Tune: DEO GRACIAS

Jesus, good above all other

Author: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936; J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.8.8.7 Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: Mothering Sunday Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3 Used With Tune: QUEM PASTORES

Christ the Lord is risen today

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 1,184 hymnals Topics: Christ Resurrection; Resurrection; liturgical Opening Hymns First Line: Christ, the Lord is risen today, Sons of men and angels say Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia! Earth and heaven in chorus say, Alleluia! Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia! Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply, Alleluia! 2 Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia! Fought the fight, the battle won, Alleluia! Death in vain forbids him rise, Alleluia! Christ has opened paradise, Alleluia! 3 Lives again our glorious King, Alleluia! Where, O death, is now thy sting? Alleluia! Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia! Where's thy victory, boasting grave? Alleluia! 4 Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! Following our exalted Head, Alleluia! Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia! Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia! 5 Hail the Lord of earth and heaven, Alleluia! Praise to thee by both be given, Alleluia! Thee we greet triumphant now, Alleluia! Hail the Resurrection, thou, Alleluia! 6 King of glory, soul of bliss, Alleluia! Everlasting life is this, Alleluia! Thee to know, thy power to prove, Alleluia! Thus to sing, and thus to love, Alleluia! United Methodist Hymnal, 1989

Now thank we all our God

Author: Martin Rinkart (1586-1649); Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 691 hymnals Topics: Mothering Sunday Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God, with heart and hands and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom his world rejoices; who from our mothers' arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2 Oh, may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever-joyful hearts and blessèd peace to cheer us, to keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God who reigns in highest heaven -- the Father and the Son and Spirit -- now be given: the one, eternal God, whom earth and heaven adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET

Children of the heavenly King

Author: John Cennick, 1718-55 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 1,184 hymnals Topics: Mothering Sunday Lyrics: 1 Children of the heavenly King, As ye journey sweetly sing; Sing your Saviour's worthy praise, Glorious in his works and ways. 2 We are travelling home to God, In the way the fathers trod; They are happy now, and we Soon their happiness shall see. 3 Fear not, brethren; joyful stand On the borders of your land: Jesus Christ your Father's Son, Bids you undismayed go on. 4 Lift your eyes ye sons of light, Sion's city is in sight; There our endless home shall be, There our Lord in glory see. 4 Used With Tune: MELLING

Let saints on earth in concert sing

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 175 hymnals Topics: Mothering Sunday Lyrics: 1 Let saints on earth in concert sing With those whose work is done; For all the servants of our King In earth and heaven are one. 2 One family, we dwell in him, One Church, above, beneath; Though now divided by the stream, The narrow stream of death. 3 One army of the living God, To his command we bow; Part of his host has crossed the flood, And part is crossing now. 4 E'en now to their eternal home There pass some spirits blest, While others to the margin come, Waiting their call to rest. 5 Jesu, be thou our constant Guide; Then, when the word is given, Bid Jordan's narrow stream divide, And bring us safe to heaven. Used With Tune: DUNDEE

Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth

Author: Jean Wiebe Janzen; Julian (Juliana) of Norwich Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: God The Triune God; Birth; Empowerment; God Image (Mother); Holy Spirit; Last Supper; Brevity of Life; Morning; Nurture; Patience; Trinity; Trinity Sunday Year A; Baptism of Jesus Year B; Proper 9 Year C Used With Tune: HESPERUS (QUEBEC)

Fathers and mothers

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Mothering Sunday Scripture: Psalm 128:1 Used With Tune: BUNESSAN