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Sing, my tongue, how glorious battle

Author: Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (c. 535-609); John Mason Neale (1818-1866); William Mair (1830-1920); Arthur Wellesley Wotherspoon (1853-1936) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:4-5 Lyrics: 1 Sing, my tongue, how glorious battle glorious victory became; and above the cross, his trophy, tell the triumph and the fame: tell how he, the earth's Redeemer, by his death for all o'ercame. 2 When the thirty years were ended, humbly lived for all to see, willingly he met his passion, born to set his people free: on the cross the Lamb is lifted, there the sacrifice to be. 3 His the nails, the spear, the spitting, reed and vinegar and gall; from his patient body piercèd blood and water streaming fall: earth and sea and stars and mankind by that stream are cleansèd all. 4 Faithful cross, above all other, one and only noble tree, none in foliage, none in blossom, none in fruit your match can be: focus of the world's redemption, your dear burden makes us free. 5 Praise and honour to the Father, praise and honour to the Son, praise and honour to the Spirit, ever Three and ever One, one in might, and one in glory, while eternal ages run. Topics: Christ Incarnate Passion and Death; Christian Year Good Friday; Jesus cross Used With Tune: PANGE LINGUA

Son of God, eternal Saviour

Author: Somerset Corry Lowry (1855-1932) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 63 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:4-5 Lyrics: 1 Son of God, eternal Saviour, source of life and truth and grace, woman's Son, whose birth incarnate hallows all our human race: great High Priest, who, throned in glory, for your own will ever plead, fill us with your love and pity, heal our wrongs, and help our need. 2 Lord, as you have lived for others, so may we for others live; freely have your gifts been granted, freely may your servants give. Yours the gold and yours the silver, yours the wealth of sea and land, we but stewards of your bounty held in trust at your command. 3 Come, Lord Jesus, reign among us, King of Love, and Prince of Peace; hush the storm of strife and passion, bid its cruel discords cease. Yours the prayer, and yours the purpose, that your people should be one, grant from heaven, our hope’s fruition; here on earth your will be done. Topics: Jesus Christ Mediator; Jesus Christ Son of Man; Life in Christ Christ Risen - Reign and Priesthood; Stewardship; Unity of Humanity Used With Tune: BLAENWERN

Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle

Author: Percy Dearmer (1867-1936); Venantius Honorius Clementianus Fortunatus (c. 535--609) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 13 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:4-5 Lyrics: 1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle, sing the ending of the fray, o'er the cross, the victor's trophy, sound the loud triumphant lay: tell how Christ, the world's Redeemer, as a victim won the day. 2 God in pity saw man fallen, shamed and sunk in misery, when he fell on death by tasting fruit of the forbidden tree: then another tree was chosen which the world from death should free. 3 Therefore when the appointed fullness of the holy time was come, he was sent who maketh all things forth from God's eternal home: thus he came to earth, incarnate, offspring of a maiden's womb. 4 Thirty years among us dwelling, now at length his hour fulfilled, born for this, he meets his Passion, for that this he freely willed, on the cross the Lamb is lifted, where his life-blood shall be spilled. 5 To the Trinity be glory, to the Father and the Son, with the co-eternal Spirit, ever Three and ever One, one in love and one in splendour, while unending ages run. Amen. Topics: Atonement; Church year Passiontide; Church Year Good Friday; Jesus Life and Ministry; Jesus Names and images for; Passiontide; Victory Used With Tune: PANGE LINGUA

Still the night, holy the night!

Author: Stopford Augustus Brooke (1832-1916); Joseph Mohr (1792-1848) Meter: Irregular Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:4 Lyrics: 1 Still the night, holy the night! Sleeps the world; hid from sight, Mary and Joseph in stable bare watch o'er the child belovèd and fair, sleeping in heavenly rest, sleeping in heavenly rest. 2 Still the night, holy the night! Shepherds first saw the light, heard resounding clear and long, far and near, the angel-song, 'Christ the Redeemer is here!' 'Christ the Redeemer is here!' 3 Still the night, holy the night! Son of God, O how bright love is smiling from thy face! Strikes for us now the hour of grace, Saviour, since thou art born! Saviour, since thou art born! Original German text: 1 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht! Alles schläft; einsam wacht nur das traute heilige Paar. Holder Knab im lockigten Harr, Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh! Schlaf in himmlischer Ruh! 2 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht, Hirten erst kundgemacht! Durch der Engel Halleluja tönet es laut von fern und nah: Christ der Retter ist da! Christ der Retter ist da! 3 Stille Nacht, heilige Nacht! Gottes Sohn, o wie lacht Lieb' aus deinem göttlichen Mund da uns schlägt die rettende Stund, Christ, in deiner Geburt! Christ, in deiner Geburt! Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Christmas and Epiphany Used With Tune: STILLE NACHT Text Sources: alt. Revised Church Hymnary, 1927

Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling

Author: Will L. Thompson, 1847-1909 Meter: 11.7.11.7 with refrain Appears in 873 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:28-31, 5:1 Refrain First Line: Come home, come home Lyrics: 1 Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you and for me; see, on the portals he's waiting and watching, watching for you and for me. Refrain: Come home, come home, you who are weary, come home; earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, calling for you to come home! 2 Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading, pleading for you and for me? Why should we linger and heed not his mercies, mercies for you and for me? [Refrain] 3 O for the wonderful love he has promised, promised for you and for me! Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon, pardon for you and for me. [Refrain] Topics: Conversion; Love of God for Us; Mercy; Retreats; Rites of the Church Penance (Reconciliation); The Liturgical Year Lent (Sundays and Weekdays) Used With Tune: THOMPSON

Silent Night! Holy Night!

Author: John F. Young, 1820-1885; Joseph Mohr, 1792-1848 Meter: Irregular Appears in 631 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:4 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. Used With Tune: STILLE NACHT

Spirit, Come, Dispel Our Sadness

Author: Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676); John C. Jacobi (1670-1750) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 195 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:1-7 Lyrics: 1 Spirit, come, dispel our sadness; pierce the clouds of nature's night. Come, O source of joy and gladness, breathe your life, and spread your light. From the height which knows no measure, as a gracious shower descend, bringing down the richest treasure we can wish, or God can send. 2 Author of the new creation, come, anoint us with your power. Make our hearts your habitation; with your grace our spirits shower. Hear, O hear our supplication, blessed Spirit, God of peace! Rest upon this congregation with the fullness of your grace. Topics: Pentecost Used With Tune: O MEIN JESU, ICH MUSS STERBEN

Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle

Author: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus, c. 530-609; John Mason Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 60 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:4 Lyrics: 1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle; Sing the ending of the fray. Now above the cross, the trophy, Sound the loud triumphant lay: Tell how Christ, the world's redeemer, As a victim won the day. 2 Tell how, when at length the fullness Of the appointed time was come, He, the Word, was born of woman, Left for us His Father's home, Blazed the path of true obedience, Shone as light amidst the gloom. 3 Thus, with thirty years accomplished, He went forth from Nazareth, Destined, dedicated, willing, Did His work, and met His death; Like a lamb He humbly yielded On the cross His dying breath. 4 Faithful cross, true sign of triumph, Be for all the noblest tree; None in foliage, none in blossom, None in fruit your equal be; Symbol of the world's redemption, For the weight that hung on thee! 5 Unto God be praise and glory: To the Father and the Son, To the eternal Spirit honor Now and evermore be done; Praise and glory in the highest While the timeless ages run. Topics: Holy Cross Day Used With Tune: FORTUNATUS NEW

Self-Examination

Author: President Davies Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 56 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:19-20 First Line: What strange perplexities arise Lyrics: 1 What strange perplexities arise? What anxious fears and jealousies? What crowds in doubtful light appear? How few, alas, approv'd and clear? 2 And what am I?—My soul, awake, And an impartial survey take; Does no dark sign, no ground of fear, In practice or in heart appear? 3 What image does my spirit bear? Is Jesus form'd and living there? Say, do his lineaments divine In thought, and word, and action shine? 4 Searcher of hearts, O search me still; The secrets of my soul reveal; My fears remove; let me appear To God, and my own conscience clear. 5 Scatter the clouds, that o'er my head Thick glooms of dubious terrors spread; Lead me into celestial day, And, to myself, myself display. 6 May I at that bless'd world arrive, Where Christ thro' all my soul shall live, And give full proof that he is there, Without one gloomy doubt or fear! Topics: Worship Private Worship; Personal Religion; Self-Examination

Sing, My Tongue, the Glorious Battle

Author: Venantius Honorius Fortunatus; John Mason Neale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 41 hymnals Scripture: Galatians 4:4 Lyrics: 1 Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle; tell the triumph far and wide; tell aloud the wondrous story of the cross, the Crucified; tell how Christ, the world's redeemer, vanquished death the day he died. 2 God in mercy saw us fallen, sunk in shame and misery, felled to death in Eden's garden, where in pride we claimed the tree; then another tree was chosen, which the world from death would free. 3 Tell how, when at length the fullness of the appointed time was come, Christ, the Word, was born of woman, left for us the heavenly home, blazed the path of true obedience, shone as light amidst the gloom. 4 Thirty years among us dwelling, Jesus went from Nazareth, destined, dedicated, willing, did his work and met his death; like a lamb he humbly yielded on the cross his dying breath. 5 Faithful cross, true sign of triumph, be for all the noblest tree; none in foliage, none in blossom, none in fruit your equal be; symbol of the world's redemption, for your burden makes us free. Topics: Christian Year Palm Sunday; Christian Year Maundy Thursday; Christian Year Good Friday; Evangelism; Incarnation; Jesus Christ Passion and Death; Light; Redemption Used With Tune: FORTUNATUS NEW