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From All that Dwell Below the Skies

Author: I. Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 1,282 hymnals Lyrics: 1 From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise. Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue. Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends Thy Word. Alleluia! Alleluia! Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore Till suns shall rise and set no more. Alleluia! Alleluia! Topics: Invocation Scripture: Psalm 117 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Hail to the Lord's Anointed

Author: J. Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 846 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 2 He comes with succour speedy To those who suffer wrong, To help the poor and needy And bid the weak be strong. To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light Whose souls, condemned and dying, Are precious in His sight. 3 He shall come down like showers, Upon the fruitful earth, And joy and hope, like flowers, Spring in His path to birth. Before Him on the mountains Shall peace, the herald, go And righteousness, in fountains, From hill to valley flow. 4 Arabia's desert ranger To Him shall bow the knee, The Ethiopian stranger His glory come to see; With off'rings of devotion Ships from the isles shall meet To pour the wealth of ocean In tribute at His feet. 5 Kings shall bow down before Him And gold and incense bring; All nations shall adore Him, His praise all people sing. To Him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend, His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end. 6 O'er every foe victorious, He on His throne shall rest. From age to age more glorious, All-blessing and all-blest. The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His Name shall stand for ever-- That Name to us is Love. Topics: Forerunners of Christ; Advent 3 Scripture: Psalm 72 Used With Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 511 hymnals 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 ord'rest 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 Rod of Jesse's stem; From every foe deliver them That trust thy mighty pow'r to save, And give them vict'ry o'er the grave. (Refrain) 5 O come, thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heav'nly 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 Thou our sad divisions cease; And be Thyself our King of Peace. (Refrain) Topics: Rejoice; Advent 4 Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-8 Used With Tune: VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Medieval Latin antiphons; Tr. composite

Thee, God, We Praise, Thy Name We Bless

Author: Niceta of Remesiana; C. Døving, 1867-1937 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thee, God, we praise, Thy name we bless, Thee, Lord, of all we do confess; The whole creation worships Thee, The Father of eternity. 2 To Thee aloud all angels cry, The heav'ns and all the pow'rs on high, The cherubs and the seraphs join, And thus they hymn Thy praise divine. 3 O holy, holy, holy Lord, Thou, God, of hosts, by all adored; Earth and the heav'ns are full of Thee, Thy light, thy pow'r, Thy majesty. 4 The apostles join the glorious throng, The prophets swell the immortal song, The white-robed hosts of martyrs bright All serve and praise Thee day and night. 5 The holy Church in ev'ry place Throughout the world exalts Thy praise, And ever doth acknowledge Thee, Father of boundless majesty. 6 O God eternal, mighty King, We unto Thee our praises bring; And to Thy true and only Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One. 7 O King of glory, Christ the Lord, God's everlasting Son--the Word, To rescue mankind from its doom, Thou didst our very flesh assume. 8 Thou overcamst death's sharp sting, Believers unto heav'n to bring; At God's right hand, exalted there, Thou dost the Father's glory share. 9 And we believe Thou wilt descend To be our judge, when comes the end; Thy servants help, whom Thou, O God, Hast ransomed with Thy precious blood. 10 Among Thy saints let us be found With glory everlasting crowned; Thy people save from age to age, And bless Thy chosen heritage. 11 O guide them, lift them up for aye: We magnify Thee day by day, Thy name we worship and adore, World without end, for evermore. 12 Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray, To keep us safe from sin this day: O Lord, have mercy on us all, Have mercy on us when we call. 13 Thy mercy, Lord, to us extend, As on Thy mercy we depend: Lord, I have put my trust in Thee, Confounded let me never be. Topics: Te Deum Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

The Day Is Surely Drawing Near

Author: B. Ringwaldt, 1532-99; P. A. Peter, 1832-1919 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 34 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The day is surely drawing near When God's Son, the Anointed, Shall with great majesty appear As Judge of all appointed. All mirth and laughter then shall cease When flames on flames will still increase, As Scripture truly teacheth. 2 A trumpet loud shall then resound And all the earth be shaken. Then all who in their graves are found Shall from their sleep awaken; But all that live shall in that hour By the Almighty's boundless pow'r Be changed at His commanding. 3 A book is opened then to all, A record truly telling What each hath done, both great and small, When he on earth was dwelling; And ev'ry heart be clearly seen, And all be known as they have been In thoughts and words and actions. 4 Then woe to those who scorned the Lord And sought but carnal pleasures, Who here despised His precious Word And loved their earthly treasures! With shame and trembling they will stand And at the Judge's stern command To Satan be delivered. 5 O Jesus, who my debt didst pay And for my sin wast smitten; Within the Book of Life, O may My name be also written! I will not doubt; I trust in Thee, From Satan Thou hast made me free And from all condemnation. 6 Therefore my Intercessor be And for Thy blood and merit Declare my name from judgment free With all who life inherit, That I may see Thee face to face With all Thy saints in that blest place Which Thou for us hast purchased. 7 O Jesus Christ, do not delay, But hasten our salvation; We often tremble on our way In fear and tribulation. Then hear us when we cry to Thee; Come, mighty Judge, and make us free From ev'ry evil! Amen. Topics: Judgment Day; Trinity 26 Used With Tune: ES IST GEWISSLICH

Away in a Manger

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 550 hymnals First Line: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed Lyrics: 1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. 2 The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes. I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh. 3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care And take us to heaven to live with Thee there. Topics: Nativity of our Lord Used With Tune: CRADLE SONG Text Sources: Little Children's Book, Philadelphia, 1885, sts. 1,2; Gabriel's Vineyard Songs, 1892, st. 3, alt.

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest

Author: Rhabanus Maurus, 776-856; E. Caswall, 1814-78 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 284 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, Vouchsafe within our souls to rest; Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid And fill the hearts which Thou hast made. 2 To Thee the Comforter, we cry, To Thee, the Gift of God most high; The Fount of life, the Fire of love, The soul's Anointing from above. 3 The sev'nfold gifts of grace are Thine, O Finger of the Hand Divine; True Promise of the Father Thou, Who dost the tongue with speech endow. 4 Thy light to ev'ry thought impart, And shed Thy love in ev'ry heart; The weakness of our mortal state With deathless might invigorate. 5 Drive far away our wily foe, And Thine abiding peace bestow; If Thou be our protecting Guide, No evil can our steps betide. 6 Make Thou to us the Father known; Teach us th'eternal Son to own, And Thee, whose name we ever bless, Of both the Spirit, to confess. 7 Praise we the Father and Son, And Holy Spirit, Thee in One, And may the Son on us bestow The gifts that from the Spirit flow. Topics: Invocation Used With Tune: KOMM, GOTT SCHÖPFER, HEILIGER GEIST

Joy to the World

Author: I. Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,868 hymnals First Line: Joy to the world, the Lord is come Lyrics: 1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room, And heav'n and nature sing, And heav'n, and heav'n and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders of His love. Topics: Nativity of our Lord; Jesus, Savior of Gentiles Scripture: Psalm 98 Used With Tune: ANTIOCH

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: J. Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,628 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear name! The Rock on which I build, My Shield and Hiding-place; My never-failing Treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace. 4 By Thee my pray'rs acceptance gain Although with sin defiled. Satan accuses me in vain, And I am owned a child. 5 Jesus, my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. 6 Weak is the effort of my heart And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought. 7 Till then I would Thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath; And may the music of Thy name Refresh my soul in death! Topics: Circumcision and Name of Jesus Scripture: Matthew 1:20-21 Used With Tune: ST. PETER

Angels from the Realms of Glory

Author: J. Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 768 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Angels from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth, Ye who sang creation's story Now proclaim Messiah's birth: Come and worship, Come and worship, Worship Christ, the new-born King. 2 Shepherds in the field abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant-light. Come and worship, Come and worship, Worship Christ the new-born King. 3 Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great Desire of nations, Ye have seen his natal star. Come and worship, Come and worship, Worship Christ the new-born King. 4 Saints, before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending In His temple shall appear. Come and worship, Come and worship, Worship Christ the new-born King. Topics: Nativity of our Lord Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE