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Come to Me

Author: Weston Priory; Gregory Norbet, OSB, b. 1940 Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23 First Line: You, God, are my shepherd I shall never be in need Refrain First Line: Come to me, all who labor and are heavy burdened Topics: Comfort; Grief; Healing; Meditation; Refuge; Retreats; Rites of the Church Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Liturgy for Adults; Rites of the Church Penance (Reconciliation); The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2); The Liturgical Year The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus Used With Tune: [You, God, are my shepherd I shall never be in need]

Christ, our God, to you we raise

Author: Folliot Sandford Pierpoint (1835-1917) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 635 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23:6 First Line: For the beauty of the earth Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies. [Refrain:] Christ our God, to you we raise this our sacrifice of praise. 2 For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale, and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light: [Refrain] 3 For the joy of ear and eye, for the heart and mind's delight, for the mystic harmony linking sense to sound and sight: [Refrain] 4 For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth, and friends above, for all gentle thoughts and mild: [Refrain] 5 For each perfect gift and sign of your love so freely given, graces human and divine, flowers of earth and buds of heaven: [Refrain] Topics: Our Response to God in adoration and gratitude; The Activity of God God in human expereince; The Church Celebrates Family, Friendship, and Marriage; Adoration Of Jesus; Beauty; Creation; Family and Friends; God in daily living; Joy; Mothering Sunday Used With Tune: LUCERNA LAUDONIAE

Close to Thee

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 415 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23:4 First Line: Thou, my everlasting portion Refrain First Line: Close to Thee, Close to Thee Lyrics: 1 Thou, my everlasting portion, More than friend or life to me; All along my pilgrim journey, Savior, let me walk with Thee. Refrain: Close to Thee, Close to Thee, Close to Thee, Close to Thee; All along my pilgrim journey, Savior, let me walk with Thee. 2 Not for ease or worldly pleasure, Nor for fame my prayer shall be; Gladly will I toil and suffer, Only let me walk with Thee. Close to Thee, Close to Thee, Close to Thee, Close to Thee; Gladly will I toil and suffer, Only let me walk with Thee. 3 Lead me through the vale of shadows, Bear me o'er life's fitful sea; Then the gate of life eternal May I enter, Lord, with Thee. Close to Thee, Close to Thee, Close to Thee, Close to Thee; Then the gate of life eternal May I enter, Lord, with Thee. Topics: The Gospel in the Christian Life Christian Life, Discipleship; Commitment/Dedication; Cross (of the believer); Discipleship; Eternal Life; Journey Used With Tune: CLOSE TO THEE

Come Away from Rush and Hurry

Author: Marva J. Dawn Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23 Topics: Anointing; Communion; Peace Inner; Rest; Worship Used With Tune: CIVILITY

Ciertamente El Bien de Dios

Author: J. W. P.; Magdalena S. Cantu Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23 First Line: Yo fuí peregrino errabundo Refrain First Line: Ciertamente el bien y la compasión de Dios Used With Tune: [Yo fuí peregrino errabundo]

Come, Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 235 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23:4 Lyrics: 1 Come Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire, let us thine influence prove; source of the old prophetic fire, fountain of life and love. 2 Come, Holy Ghost — for, moved by thee, thy prophets wrote and spoke — unlock the truth, thyself the key, unseal the sacred book. 3 Expand thy wings, celestial Dove, brood o'er our nature's night; on our disordered spirits move, and let there now be light. 4 God, through himself, we then shall know, if thou within us shine; and sound, with all thy saints below, the depths of love divine. Topics: General Hymns The Holy Spirit Used With Tune: RICHMOND

Content in Christ

Author: Steele Appears in 186 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23 First Line: While my Redeemer's near Topics: Christ Shepherd; Contentment Used With Tune: LEBANON

Christ, the Lord, Is Risen Today

Author: Wipo of Burgundy, ca. 1000-1050; Jane E. Leeson, 1808-1881 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 87 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23 First Line: Christ, the Lord, is ris'n today Lyrics: 1 Christ, the Lord, is ris'n today; Christians, haste your vows to pay; Make your joy and praises known At the Paschal Victim's throne; For the sheep the Lamb has bled, Sinless in the sinner's stead; Christ, the Lord, is ris'n on high; Now he lives, no more to die! 2 Christ, the Victim undefiled, God and sinners reconciled; When in strange and awful strife Met together death and life; Christians, on this happy day Haste with joy your vows to pay; Christ, the Lord, is ris'n on high; Now he lives, no more to die! 3 Say, O wond'ring Mary, say What you saw along your way. "I beheld two angels bright, Empty tomb and wrappings white; I beheld the glory bright Of the risen Lord of light; Christ, my hope, is ris'n again; Now he lives, and lives to reign!" 4 Christ, who once for sinners bled, Now the firstborn from the dead, Throned in endless might and pow'r, Lives and reigns forevermore. Hail, eternal Hope on high! Hail, our King of Victory! Hail, our Prince of Life adored! Help and save us, gracious Lord! Topics: Rites of the Church Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults: Rites of Initiation, Baptism; Saints; The Liturgical Year Easter (Sundays and Weekdays) Used With Tune: VICTIMAE PASCHALI

Come, Faithful Shepherd, Bind Me

Author: James Hutton Appears in 13 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23 Lyrics: 1 Come, faithful Shepherd, bind me With cords of love to thee, and evermore remind me that thou hast died for me; O may the Holy spirit set this before my eyes, that I thy death and merit above all else may prize. 2 Thou, Lord, wilt not forsake me, though I am oft to blame; as thy reward, O take me anew, just as I am; grant me henceforth, dear Savior, through all my pilgrim years to look to thee and never give way to anxious fears. 3 Am I of my salvation assured through thy great love? May I on each occasion to thee more faithful prove. Hast thou my sins forgiven? Then, leaving things behind, may I press on to heaven and bear the prize in mind. Topics: Journey; Christ--Shepherd, the; Journey; Trust and Confidence Used With Tune: REJOICE

Come and Find the Quiet Center

Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 23:2 Lyrics: 1 Come and find the quiet center in the crowded life we lead, find the room for hope to enter, find the frame where we are freed: clear the chaos and the clutter, clear our eyes, that we can see all the things that really matter, be at peace, and simply be. 2 Silence is a friend who claims us, cools the heat and slows the pace, God it is who speaks and names us, knows our being, touches base, making space within our thinking, lifting shades to show the sun, raising courage when we're shrinking, finding scope for faith begun. 3 In the Spirit let us travel, open to each other's pain, let our loves and fears unravel, celebrate the space we gain: there's a place for deepest dreaming, there's a time for heart to care, in the Spirit's lively scheming there is always room to spare! Used With Tune: BEACH SPRING