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You Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 669 hymnals Lyrics: 1 You servants of God, your Master proclaim, and publish abroad his wonderful name; the name all victorious of Jesus extol; his kingdom is glorious and rules over all. 2 God rules in the height, almighty to save; though hid from our sight, his presence we have; the great congregation his triumph shall sing, ascribing salvation to Jesus, our King. 3 "Salvation to God, who sits on the throne!" let all cry aloud, and honor the Son; the praises of Jesus the angels proclaim, fall down on their faces and worship the Lamb. 4 Then let us adore and give him his right: all glory and power, all wisdom and might, all honor and blessing – with angels above– and thanks never ceasing for infinite love. Topics: Evangelism; Jesus Christ Lamb; Jesus Christ Master; Praise of Christ; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 145:11-13 Used With Tune: HANOVER

Silent Night! Holy Night

Author: Joseph Mohr; John F. Young Appears in 630 hymnals First Line: Silent night! Holy night! Lyrics: 1 Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright ’round yon virgin mother and child! Holy infant, so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace. 2 Silent night! Holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar, heavenly hosts sing: “Alleluia! Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born!” 3 Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, love’s pure light, radiant beams from thy holy face with the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth! Jesus Lord, at thy birth! 4 Silent night! Holy night! Wondrous star, lend thy light; with the angels let us sing Alleluia to our King: “Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born.” Topics: Biblical Names and Places Bethlehem; Church Year Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Used With Tune: STILLE NACHT

God of the Prophets

Author: Denis Wortman; Carl P. Daw Jr Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 61 hymnals First Line: God of the prophets, bless the prophets' heirs! Lyrics: 1 God of the prophets, bless the prophets' heirs! Elijah's mantle o'er Elisha cast: each age for your own solemn task prepares; make each one stronger, nobler than the last. 2 Anoint us prophets! Teach us your intent: to human need, our quickened hearts awake; fill us with power, our lips make eloquent for righteousness that shall all evil break. 3 Anoint us priests! Help us to intercede with all your royal priesthood born of grace; through us your church presents in word and deed a living sacrifice with thanks and praise. 4 Anoint us kings! Help us do justice, Lord! Anoint us with the Spirit of your Son: ours not a monarch's crown or tyrant's sword; ours by the love of Christ a kingdom won. 5 Make us disciples, heralds of your cross; forth may we go to tell all realms your grace: by you inspired, may we count all but loss, and stand at last with joy before your face. Topics: Biblical Names and Places Elijah; Biblical Names and Places Elisha; Discipleship; Occasional Services Dedication of Holy Living; Occasional Services Ordination/Installation; Hymns That Are Prayer Scripture: 2 Kings 2:8-14 Used With Tune: TOULON

O Worship the King (Psalm 104)

Author: Robert Grant Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 1,150 hymnals First Line: O worship the King all-glorious above Lyrics: 1 O worship the King all-glorious above, O gratefully sing his power and his love: our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days, pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise. 2 O tell of his might and sing of his grace, whose robe is the light, whose canopy space. His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, and dark is his path on the wings of the storm. 3 Your bountiful care, what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light; it streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, and sweetly distills in the dew and the rain. 4 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail, in you do we trust, nor find you to fail. Your mercies, how tender, how firm to the end, our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend! 5 O measureless Might, unchangeable Love, whom angels delight to worship above! Your ransomed creation, with glory ablaze, in true adoration shall sing to your praise! Topics: Church Year Christ the King; Creation; God As Ancient of Days; God's Faithfulness; God as King; God's Mercy; God's Providence; Peacemakers; Trust in God; Hymns About Worship Scripture: Psalm 104 Used With Tune: LYONS

I Love You, LORD, For You Have Heard My Voice

Author: Helen Otte Meter: 10.11.11.10 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Love Our Love for God; Occasional Services Dedication of Holy Living Scripture: Psalm 116 Used With Tune: GENEVAN 116

Come Down, O Love Divine

Author: Bianco da Siena, ca. 1350-1434; Richard F. Littledale, 1833-1890 Meter: 6.6.11.6.6.11 Appears in 109 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come down, O Love divine; seek thou this soul of mine, and visit it with your own ardor glowing: O Comforter, draw near; within my heart appear, and kindle it, your holy flame bestowing. 2 Oh, let it freely burn, till earthly passions turn to dust and ashes in its heat consuming: and let your glorious light shine ever on my sight, and clothe me round, the while my path illuming. 3 And so the yearning strong, with which the soul will long, shall far out pass the power of human telling: for none can guess God's grace, till Love creates a place wherein the Holy Spirit makes a dwelling. Topics: Holy Spirit; Church Year Pentecost Scripture: Malachi 3:2-3 Used With Tune: DOWN AMPNEY

Let Us Break Bread Together

Meter: 10.10.14.7 Appears in 114 hymnals First Line: Let us break bread together on our knees Refrain First Line: When I fall on my knees, with my face to the Lord of life Lyrics: 1 Let us break bread together on our knees; let us break bread together on our knees. Refrain: When I fall on my knees, with my face to the Lord of life, (rising sun), O Lord, have mercy on me. 2 Let us drink wine together on our knees; let us drink wine together on our knees. [Refrain] 3 Let us praise God together on our knees; let us praise God together on our knees. [Refrain] Topics: Unity and Fellowship; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper Scripture: 2 Corinthians 11:26-28 Used With Tune: BREAK BREAD TOGETHER Text Sources: African-American spiritual

Alleluia, Alleluia! Hearts to Heaven

Author: Christopher Wordsworth Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 219 hymnals First Line: Alleluia, alleluia! Lyrics: 1 Alleluia, alleluia! Hearts to heaven and voices raise. Sing to God a hymn of gladness, sing to God a hymn of praise. He who on the cross a victim for the world’s salvation bled, Jesus Christ, the King of glory, now is risen from the dead. 2 Alleluia, Christ is risen! Death at last has met defeat. See the ancient powers of evil in confusion and retreat. Once he died and once was buried; now he lives forevermore— Jesus Christ, the world’s Redeemer, whom we worship and adore. 3 Christ is risen, Christ the first fruits of the holy harvest yield, which will all its full abundance at his second coming yield. Then the golden ears of harvest will their heads before him wave, ripened by his glorious sunshine from the furrows of the grave. 4 Alleluia, alleluia! Glory be to God on high; alleluia! to the Savior, who has won the victory; alleluia! to the Spirit, fount of love and sanctity; alleluia, alleluia! to the triune Majesty. Topics: Church Year Easter/Season of Easter; Powers of Darkness; Doxologies; Jesus Christ Resurrection; Joy; Music and Singing; Praise of Christ; Responses To Prayer; Trinity Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 Used With Tune: EBENEZER

Of the Father's Love Begotten

Author: Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, 348-413 Appears in 214 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Of the Father’s love begotten ere the worlds began to be, he is Alpha and Omega– he the source, the ending he, of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see evermore and evermore. 2 O that birth forever blessed, when a virgin, blest with grace, by the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the Savior of our race; and the babe, the world’s Redeemer, first revealed his sacred face, evermore and evermore. 3 This is he whom seers in old time chanted of with one accord, whom the voices of the prophets promised in their faithful word; now he shines, the long expected; let creation praise its Lord evermore and evermore. 4 Let the heights of heaven adore him; angel hosts, his praises sing: powers, dominions, bow before him and extol our God and King; let no tongue on earth be silent, every voice in concert ring evermore and evermore. 5 Christ, to you, with God the Father and the Spirit, there shall be hymn and chant and high thanksgiving and the shout of jubilee: honor, glory, and dominion and eternal victory evermore and evermore. Topics: Church Year Christmas; Doxologies; Jesus Christ King Scripture: Revelation 22:13 Used With Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM Text Sources: Tr. composite

Blessed Jesus, at Your Word

Author: Tobias Clausnitzer; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 146 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Blessed Jesus, at your word we are gathered all to hear you. Let our hearts and souls be stirred now to seek and love and fear you. By your gospel pure and holy, teach us, Lord, to love you solely. 2 All our knowledge, sense, and sight lie in deepest darkness shrouded, till your Spirit breaks our night with your beams of truth unclouded. You alone to God can win us; you must work all good within us. 3 Glorious Lord, yourself impart; Light of Light, from God proceeding, open lips and ears and heart; help us by your Spirit's leading. Hear the cry your church now raises; Lord, accept our prayers and praises. Topics: Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ Light; Praise of Christ; Responses To Scripture; Elements of Worship Prayer for Illunination; Elements of Worship Hearing the Word Scripture: Psalm 119:1-8 Used With Tune: LIEBSTER JESU