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Our God, Our Help in Ages Past (Psalm 90)

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,241 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 25:4 First Line: Our God, our help in ages past Lyrics: 1 Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home: 2 Beneath the shadow of thy throne thy saints have dwelt secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, or earth received its 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, bears all our years away; they fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day. 6 Our God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guard while life shall last, and our eternal home. Topics: Aging; Celebrating Time; Evening; Faithfulness; Guidance; Hope; Morning; Providence; Sovereignty of God Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

On Christmas night all Christians sing

Author: Luke Wadding (d. 1686) Appears in 49 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 25:9 Lyrics: 1 On Christmas night all Christians sing, to hear the news the angels bring, on Christmas night all Christians sing, to hear the news the angels bring, news of great joy, news of great mirth, news of our merciful King’s birth. 2 Then why should we on earth be so sad, since our Redeemer made us glad, then why should we on earth be so sad, since our Redeemer made us glad, when from our sin he set us free, all for to gain our liberty? 3 When sin departs before his grace, then life and health come in its places; when sin departs before his grace, then life and health come in its place; heaven and earth with joy may sing, all for to see the new-born King. 4 All out of darkness we have light, which made the angels sing this night; all out of darkness we have light, which made the angels sing this night; 'Glory to God, on earth be peace, goodwill to all shall never cease.' Topics: Social Concern Used With Tune: SUSSEX CAROL Text Sources: English traditional

Our Lord Christ hath risen! The tempter is foiled

Author: William Conyngham Plunket (1828-1897) Meter: 11.11.12.11.11 Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 25:8 Lyrics: 1 Our Lord Christ hath risen! The tempter is foiled; his legions are scattered, his strong-holds are spoiled. Oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah! Be joyful and sing, our great foe is baffled -- Christ Jesus is King! 2 O death, we defy thee! A stronger than thou hath entered thy palace; we fear thee not now! Oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah! Be joyful and sing, death cannot affright us -- Christ Jesus is King! 3 O sin, thou art vanquished, thy long reign is o'er; though still thou dost vex us, we dread thee no more. Oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah! Be joyful and sing, who now can condemn us? -- Christ Jesus is King! 4 Our Lord Christ hath risen! Day breaketh at last; the long night of weeping is now wellnigh past. Oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah, oh, sing hallelujah! Be joyful and sing, our foes are all conquered -- Christ Jesus is King! Topics: Life in Christ Christ Risen - Resurrection and Exaltation; Salvation and Redemption Used With Tune: KIRN

O Lord, Thou Art My God

Appears in 1,891 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 25 First Line: O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; Topics: Scripture Readings

Only Trust Him

Author: John H. Stockton Meter: 8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 857 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 25:9 First Line: Come ev'ry soul by sin oppressed Refrain First Line: Only trust Him, only trust Him Lyrics: 1. Come ev'ry soul by sin oppressed, There's mercy with the Lord, And He will surely give you rest By trusting in His word. Only trust Him, only trust Him, only trust Him now; He will save you, He will save you, He will save you now. 2. For Jesus shed His precious blood Rich blessings to bestow; Plunge now into the crimson flood That washes white as snow. Only trust Him, only trust Him, only trust Him now; He will save you, He will save you, He will save you now. 3. Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way, That leads you into rest; Believe in Him without delay And you are fully blest. Only trust Him, only trust Him, only trust Him now; He will save you, He will save you, He will save you now. 4. Come, then, and join this holy band, And on to glory go, To dwell in that celestial land Where joys immortal flow. Only trust Him, only trust Him, only trust Him now; He will save you, He will save you, He will save you now. Used With Tune: STOCKTON

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 509 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 25:8 Refrain First Line: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. 2 O come, thou Wisdom from on high, who orderest all things mightily: to us the path of knowledge show; and teach us in her ways to go. [Refrain] 3 O come, O come, thou Lord of might, who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height in ancient times didst give the law in cloud and majesty and awe. [Refrain] 4 O come, thou Root of Jesse, free thine own from Satan’s tyranny; from depths of hell thy people save and give them victory o’er the grave. [Refrain] 5 O come, thou Key of David, come, and open wide our heavenly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery. [Refrain] 6 O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by thine advent here; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death’s dark shadows put to flight. [Refrain] 7 O come, Desire of nations, bind all peoples in one heart and mind; bid envy, strife, and discord cease; fill the whole world with heaven’s peace. [Refrain] Topics: Comfort; God's Covenant with Israel; Jesus Christ Advent; World Peace; Prayer; Unity Used With Tune: VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin prose, pre-9th cent.; Trans. composite

O Thou who driest the mourner's tear

Author: Moore Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 210 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 25:8 Lyrics: 1 O THOU who driest the mourner's tear, How dark this world would be, If, when deceived and wounded here, We could not fly to thee. 2 The friends who in our sunshine live, When winter comes, are flown; And he who has but tears to give, Must weep those tears alone. 3 But Christ can heal that broken heart, Which, like the plants that throw Their fragrance from the wounded part, Breathes sweetness out of woe. 4 When joy no longer soothes or cheers, And e'en the hope that threw A moment's sparkle o'er our tears, Is dimmed and vanished too: 5 Oh, who could bear life's stormy doom, Did not his wing of love Come brightly wafting through the gloom, Our peace-branch from above. 6 Then sorrow, touched by him, grows bright, With more than rapture's ray; As darkness shows us worlds of light We never saw by day. Topics: The Christian Life Trial and Patience; The Only Solace in Sorrow

O Holy City, Seen of John

Author: Walter Russell Bowie Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 89 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 25:8 Lyrics: 1 O holy city, seen of John, where Christ, the Lamb, does reign, within whose four-square walls shall come no night, nor need, nor pain, and where the tears are wiped from eyes that shall not weep again! 2 O shame to us who rest content while lust and greed for gain in street and shop and tenement wring gold from human pain, and bitter lips in deep despair cry, "Christ has died in vain!" 3 Give us, O God, the strength to build the city that has stood too long a dream; whose laws are love, whose ways are servant-hood, and where the sun that shines becomes your grace for human good. 4 Already in the mind of God that city rises fair. Lo, how its splendor challenges the souls that greatly dare, and bids us seize the whole of life and build its glory there. Topics: Kingdom of God; A New Heaven and a New Earth; Social Concerns Used With Tune: MORNING SONG