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A closer Walk

Author: William Cowper (1731-1800) Appears in 1,396 hymnals Topics: Nearness to God First Line: O for a closer walk with God Scripture: 1 John 2:6 Used With Tune: MEAR

I need thee every hour

Appears in 1,016 hymnals Topics: Nearness to God Used With Tune: EVERY HOUR

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Nearness to God Lyrics: 1 O Lord of hosts, how lovely, Thy tabernacles are; For them my heart is yearning In banishment afar. My souls is longing, fainting, Thy sacred courts to see; My heart and flesh are crying, O living God, for Thee. 2 Beneath Thy care the sparrow Finds place for peaceful rest; To keep her young in safety The swallow finds a nest; Then, Lord, my King Almighty, Thy love will shelter me; Beside Thy holy altar My dwelling-place shall be. 3 Blest they who dwell in Zion, Whose joy and strength Thou art; Forever they will praise Thee, Thy ways are in their heart. Though tried, their tears like showers Shall fill the springs with peace, And all the way to Zion Their strength shall still increase. Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: ST. EDITH (ST. HILDA)

Nearer, my God, to Thee

Author: Mrs. Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848) Appears in 2,577 hymnals Topics: Nearness to God First Line: Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee Scripture: Ephesians 6:6 Used With Tune: BETHANY

Psalm 26 (A Responsorial Setting)

Author: John W. Becker Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Church Year Lent; Commitment; Conflict; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Freedom from Fear; God Desire for; God Trust in; God's House; God's Love; God's Nearness; God's Presence; Innocence; Integrity; Jesus Christ Mind of; Jesus Christ Way, Truth, and Life; Lament General; Lament Individual; Love for God; New Creation; Occasional Services Dedication to Discipleship; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; People of God / Church Witnessing; Prayer; Temple; Temptation And Trial; Trust; Truth; Worship; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 28-September 3; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 2-8 First Line: Your love is before my eyes Scripture: Psalm 26 Used With Tune: [Your love is before my eyes] Text Sources: Psalter for Worship, Cycle A. (Refrain); Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Psalm text)

The Man Who Once Has Found Abode

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 40 hymnals Topics: Nearness to God Lyrics: 1 The man who once has found abode, Within the secret place of God Shall with Almighty God abide, And in His shadow safely hide. 2 I of the Lord my God will say, He is my refuge and my stay; To Him for safety I will flee, In Him my constant trust shall be. 3 The Lord with His protecting care Shall keep thee from the hidden snare; When fearful plagues around prevail Thy life the scourge shall not assail. 4 Thou shalt beneath His wings abide, And safe within His care confide; His faithfulness shall ever be A sure protection unto thee. 5 No nightly terrors shall alarm, No deadly shaft by day shall harm, Nor pestilence that walks by night, Nor plagues that waste in noonday light. 6 At thy right hand, though thousands die, No harm shall unto thee come nigh; But thou, secure, unharmed, shalt see What wicked men's reward shall be. Scripture: Psalm 91 Used With Tune: ZEPHYR

Praise Waits for Thee in Zion

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Nearness to God Lyrics: 1 Praise waits for Thee in Zion; All men shall worship there And pay their vows before Thee, O God Who hearest prayer. Our sins rise up against us, Prevailing day by day, But Thou wilt show us mercy And take their guilt away. 2 How blest the man Thou callest And bringest near to Thee, That in Thy courts forever His dwelling-place may be; He shall within Thy temple Be satisfied with grace, And filled with all the goodness Of Thy most holy place. 3 O God of our salvation, Since Thou dost love the right, Thou wilt an answer send us In wondrous deeds of might. In all earth's habitations, On all the boundless sea, Man finds no sure reliance, No peace, apart from Thee. Scripture: Psalm 65 Used With Tune: MENDEBRAS

O Lord, My God, Most Earnestly

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 21 hymnals Topics: Nearness to God First Line: O Lord, my God, mot earnestly Lyrics: 1 O Lord, my God, most earnestly My heart would seek Thy face, Within Thy holy house once more To see Thy glorious grace. Apart from Thee I long and thirst, And nought can satisfy; I wander in a desert land Where all the streams are dry. 2 The lovingkindness of my God Is more than life to me; So I will bless Thee while I live And lift my prayer to Thee. In Thee my soul is satisfied, My darkness turns to light, And joyful meditations fill The watches of the night. 3 My Savior, 'neath Thy sheltering wings My soul delights to dwell; Still closer to Thy side I press, For near Thee all is well. My soul shall conquer every foe, Upholden by Thy hand; Thy people shall rejoice in God, Thy saints in glory stand. Scripture: Psalm 63 Used With Tune: THE GREEN HILL

Abide with us

Author: Rev. John Keble (1792-1866) Appears in 1,486 hymnals Topics: Nearness to God First Line: Sun of my soul, Thou Saviour dear Scripture: Luke 24:29 Used With Tune: HURSLEY