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On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry

Author: Charles Coffin Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 230 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:3-4 Lyrics: 1 On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry announces that the Lord is nigh. Awake and harken, for he brings glad tidings of the King of kings! 2 Then cleansed be every life from sin: make straight the way for God within, and let us all our hearts prepare for Christ to come and enter there. 3 We hail you as our Savior, Lord, our refuge and our great reward. Without your grace we waste away like flowers that wither and decay. 4 Stretch forth your hand, our health restore, and make us rise to fall no more. O let your face upon us shine and fill the world with love divine. 5 All praise to you, eternal Son, whose advent has our freedom won, whom with the Father we adore, and Holy Spirit, evermore. Topics: Biblical Names and Places John the Baptist; Biblical Names and Places Jordan River; Church Year Advent; Doxologies Used With Tune: PUER NOBIS Text Sources: Tr. composite

O Holy Dove of God Descending

Author: Bryan Jeffery Leech, 1931- Meter: 9.9.9.6 Appears in 17 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:21-22 Topics: Holy Spirit; New Life in Christ; Pentecost Used With Tune: LOIS

O thou who camest from above

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 177 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:16 Lyrics: 1 O thou who camest from above the pure celestial fire to impart, kindle a flame of sacred love on the mean altar of my heart. 2 There let it for thy glory burn with inextinguishable blaze, and trembling to its source return, in humble prayer and fervent praise. 3 Jesus, confirm my heart's desire to work, and speak, and think for thee; still let me guard the holy fire, and still stir up thy gift in me: 4 Ready for all thy perfect will, my acts of faith and love repeat, till death thy endless mercies seal, and make the sacrifice complete. Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlivening and Renewing the Chruch; The Church Celebrates Confirmation; Confirmation; Devotion Used With Tune: HEREFORD

Oh, for a closer walk with God

Author: William Cowper (1731-1800) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,373 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:22 Lyrics: 1 Oh, for a closer walk with God, a calm and heavenly frame, a light to shine upon the road that leads me to the Lamb! 2 Where is the blessedness I knew when first I saw the Lord? Where is the soul-refreshing view of Jesus and his word? 3 What peaceful hours I once enjoyed! How sweet their memory still! But they have left an aching void the world can never fill. 4 Return, O Holy Dove! return, sweet messenger of rest! I hate the sins that made thee mourn, and drove thee from my breast. 5 The dearest idol I have known, whate'er that idol be, help me to tear it from thy throne, and worship only thee. 6 So shall my walk be close with God, calm and serene my frame; so purer light shall mark the road that leads me to the Lamb. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Devotion; Our Response to Christ In Penitence; Holy Spirit name and images for; Penitence Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM (FENWICK)

O Love, How Deep, How Broad, How High

Author: Thomas à Kempis; Benjamin Webb; J. M. Neale Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 139 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:1 Lyrics: 1 O love, how deep, how broad, how high, how passing thought and fantasy, that God, the Son of God, should take our mortal form for mortals' sake! 2 For us baptized, for us he bore his holy fast and hungered sore; for us temptation sharp he knew, for us the tempter overthrew. 3 For us he prayed; for us he taught; for us his daily works he wrought: by words and signs and actions thus still seeking not himself, but us. 4 For us to evil pow'r betrayed, scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed, he bore the shameful cross and death, for us gave up his dying breath. 5 For us he rose from death again; for us he went on high to reign; for us he sent his Spirit here to guide, to comfort, and to cheer. 6 All glory to our Lord and God for love so deep, so high, so broad -- the Trinity, whom we adore forever and forevermore. Topics: Doxologies (Other, last verses of); Jesus Christ Life and Ministry Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM Text Sources: O amor quam ecstaticus

Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty

Author: Benjamin Schmolck; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 152 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:7-18 Lyrics: 1 Open now thy gates of beauty, Zion, let me enter there, where my soul in joyful duty waits for God who answers prayer; O how blessed is this place, filled with solace, light, and grace. 2 Gracious God, I come before thee; come thou also unto me; where we find thee and adore thee, there a heaven on earth must be; to my heart O enter thou; let it be thy temple now. 3 Speak, O Lord, and I will hear thee; let thy will be done indeed; may I undisturbed draw near thee, while thou dost thy people feed. Here of life the fountain flows; here is balm for all our woes. Topics: The Church; Comfort; Gathering; Salvation; Will of God Used With Tune: UNSER HERRSCHER

Our Father, By Whose Name

Author: F. Bland Tucker, 1895-1984 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8.8 Appears in 40 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3 Topics: 27th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B; Ecumenism; Family Life; Family Life; Love for Others; Parenthood; Petition; Trinity Sunday; Unity Used With Tune: RHOSYMEDRE

O King enthroned on high

Author: John Brownlie, 1857-1925 Meter: 6.6.8.4 Appears in 24 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:22 Lyrics: 1 O King enthroned on high, thou Comforter divine, blest Spirit of all truth, be nigh and make us thine. 2 Thou art the source of life, thou art our treasure-store; give us thy peace, and end our strife for evermore. 3 Descend, O heav'nly Dove, abide with us alway; and in the fullness of thy love cleanse us, we pray. Topics: Pentecost; Year A Baptism of Christ; Year A Epiphany 2; Year B Lent 1; Year B Pentecost; Year C Baptism of Christ; Year C Easter 6; Year C Pentecost Used With Tune: AMEN COURT Text Sources: Greek hymn (8th century)

Out of the flowing river

Author: Leith Fisher (b. 1941) Meter: 6.4.4.4 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:21-22 Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Public Ministry; Christian Year Season of Epiphany; Holy Baptism; Jesus baptism Used With Tune: OAKFIELD

O Spirit of the Living God

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 374 hymnals Scripture: Luke 3:1-22 Lyrics: 1 O Spirit of the living God, in all the fullness of thy grace, wherever human foot hath trod, descend on our rebellious race. 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love to preach the reconciling word; give power and unction from above, whene'er the joyful sound is heard. 3 Be darkness at thy coming light; confusion, order in thy path; souls without strength inspire with might, bid mercy triumph over wrath. 4 O Spirit of the Lord, prepare all the round earth its God to meet; breathe thou abroad like morning air, till hearts of stone begin to beat. 5 Baptize the nations; far and nigh the triumph of the cross record; the name of Jesus glorify, till every kindred call him Lord. Topics: Christian Initiation; Mission; Pentecost; Renewal; Baptism (general) Used With Tune: WAREHAM