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Stand up, and bless the Lord

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 400 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The Majesty of God Lyrics: 1 Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice; Stand up, and bless the Lord your God With heart and soul and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy Name, And laud and magnify? 3 O for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought! 4 God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers. 5 Stand up, and bless the Lord; The Lord your God adore; Stand up, and bless his glorious Name, Henceforth for evermore. Used With Tune: CARLISLE

Let us with a gladsome mind

Author: John Milton, 1608-74 Meter: 7.7 with refrain Appears in 545 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The Majesty of God Lyrics: 1 Let us with a gladsome mind Praise the Lord, for he is kind: Refrain: For his mercies aye endure, Ever faithful, ever sure. 2 Let us blaze his Name abroad, For of gods he is the God: [Refrain] 3 He, with all-commanding might, Filled the new-made world with light: [Refrain] 4 He his chosen race did bless In the wasteful wilderness: [Refrain] 5 All things living he doth feed; His full hand supplies their need: [Refrain] 6 Let us then with gladsome mind Praise the Lord, for he is kind: [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: MONKLAND

Lord of all being, throned afar

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes, 1809-94 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 432 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The Majesty of God Lyrics: 1 Lord of all being, throned afar, Thy glory flames from sun and star; Centre and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart how near! 2 Sun of our life, thy quickening ray Sheds on our path the glow of day; Star of our hope, thy softened light Cheers the long watches of the night. 3 Our midnight is thy smile withdrawn; Our noontide is thy gracious dawn; Our rainbow arch thy mercy's sign; All, save the cloud of sin, are thine. 4 Lord, of all life, below, above, Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love, Before thy ever-blazing throne We ask no lustre of our own. 5 Grant us thy truth to make us free, And kindling hearts that burn for thee; Till all thy living altars claim One holy light, one heavenly flame. Used With Tune: OMBERSLEY

Immortal, invisible, God only wise

Author: Walter Chalmers Smith, 1824-1908 Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 212 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The Majesty of God Lyrics: 1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise, In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, Almighty, victorious, thy great Name we praise. 2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, Nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might; Thy justice like mountains high soaring above Thy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love. 3 To all, life thou givest— to both great and small; In all life thou livest, the true life of all; We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, And wither and perish— but naught changeth thee. 4 Great Father of Glory, pure Father of Light, Thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight; All laud we would render; O help us to see 'Tis only the splendour of light hideth thee! Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:17 Used With Tune: ST. DENIO (JOANNA)

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation

Author: Joachim Neander, 1650-80; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 390 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The House of God Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation; O my soul, praise him, for he is thy health and salvation; All ye who hear, Now to his temple draw near, Join me in glad adoration. 2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, Shieldeth thee gently from harm, or when fainting sustaineth; Hast thou not seen How thy heart's wishes have been Granted in what he ordaineth? 3 Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee; Surely his goodness and mercy here daily attend thee; Ponder anew What the Almighty can do, Who with his love doth befriend thee. 4 Praise to the Lord! O let all that is in me adore him! All that hath life and breath, come now with praises before him! Let the Amen Sound from his people again: Gladly for aye we adore him. Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN (HAST DU DENN, JESU)

Praise the Lord! ye heavens, adore him

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 759 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The Majesty of God Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord! ye heavens adore him; Praise him, angels in the height; Sun and moon rejoice before him; Praise him, all ye stars of light. Praise the Lord! for he hath spoken; Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws which never can be broken, For their guidance hath he made. 2 Praise the Lord! for he is glorious; Never shall his promise fail; God hath made his saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail. Praise the God of our salvation! Hosts on high, his power proclaim; Heaven, and earth, and all creation, Praise and magnify his Name! Amen. Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN Text Sources: Foundling Hospital Hymns c. 1796

The Lord is King! lift up thy voice

Author: Josiah Conder, 1789-1855 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 256 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The Majesty of God Lyrics: 1 The Lord is King! lift up thy voice, O earth, and all the heavens, rejoice; From world to world the joy shall ring, "The Lord Omnipotent is King!" 2 The Lord is King! who then shall dare Resist his will, distrust his care, Or murmur at his wise decrees, Or doubt his royal promises? 3 The Lord is King! child of the dust, The Judge of all the earth is just; Holy and true are all his ways: Let every creature speak his praise. 4 Come, make your wants, your burdens known; Christ will present them at the throne; For he is at the Father's side, The Man of Love, the Crucified. 5 One Lord, one empire, all secures: He reigns, and life and death are yours. Through earth and heaven one song shall ring, "The Lord Omnipotent is King!" Used With Tune: CHURCH TRIUMPHANT

New every morning is the love

Author: John Keble, 1792-1866 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 362 hymnals Topics: Approach to God Morning Lyrics: 1 New every morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove, Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restored to life, and power, and thought. 2 New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray,— New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. 3 If, on our daily course, our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice. 4 The trivial round, the common task, Will furnish all we need to ask,— Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God. 5 Only, O Lord, in thy dear love, Fit us for perfect rest above; And help us, this and every day, To live more nearly as we pray. Used With Tune: MELCOMBE

Awake, my soul, and with the sun

Author: Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 891 hymnals Topics: Approach to God Morning Lyrics: 1 Awake, my soul, and with the sun Thy daily stage of duty run; Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise, To pay thy morning sacrifice. 2 Wake, and lift up thyself, my heart, And with the angels bear thy part, Who all night long unwearied sing High praise to the eternal King. 3 Lord, I my vows to thee renew; Disperse my sins as morning dew; Guard my first springs of thought and will, and with thyself my spirit fill. 4 Direct, control, suggest, this day, All I design, or do, or say, That all my pow3rs, with all their might In thy sole glory may unite. 5 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen. Used With Tune: MORNING HYMN

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell, 1811-75 Meter: 12.10.12.10 Appears in 146 hymnals Topics: Approach to God The Majesty of God Lyrics: 1 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, Bow down before him, his glory proclaim; Gold of obedience and incense of lowliness, Bring, and adore him; the Lord is his Name! 2 Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness, High on his heart he will bear it for thee, Comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness, Guiding thy steps as may best for thee be. 3 Fear not to enter his courts, in the slenderness Of the poor wealth thou canst reckon as thine: Truth in its beauty and love in its tenderness, These are the offerings to lay on his shrine. 4 These, though, we bring them in trembling and fearfulness, He will accept for the Name that is dear; Mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness, Trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear. 5 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness, Bow down before him, his glory proclaim; Gold of obedience and incense of lowliness, Bring, and adore him; the Lord is his Name! Used With Tune: WAS LEBET, WAS SCHWEBET