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Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,336 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the new-born King! Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies: Universal nature say, "Christ the Lord is born today!' Refrain: Hark! the herald angels sing: “Glory to the newborn King!” 2 Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate Deity! Pleased as Man with us to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel. Hail, the heavenly Prince of Peace, Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Risen with healing in His wings. [Refrain] 3 Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die; Born to raise the sons of earth; Born to give them second birth. Come, Desire of nations, come, Fix in us Thy humble home; O to all Thyself impart, Formed in each believing heart! [Refrain] Amen. Topics: Church Year Christmas; Christmas Day; The Day of the Annunciation; Christ Incarnation; Names and Office of Christ Desire of Nations; Names and Office of Christ Immanuel; Names and Office of Christ Light; Names and Office of Christ Prince of Peace; Names and Office of Christ Physician; Names and Office of Christ Sun; Consecration; Incarnation of Christ; Mystical union; Regeneration Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN

Hasten, Lord, the Glorious Time

Author: Harriet Auber Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 299 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hasten, Lord, the glorious time, When beneath Messiah's sway Ev'ry nation, ev'ry clime, Shall the gospel call obey. 2 Mightiest kings His pow'r shall own, Heathen tribes His Name adore; Satan and his host, o'erthrown, Bound in chains, shall hurt no more. 3 Then shall wars and tumults cease, Then be banished grief and pain; Righteousness and joy and peace, Undisturbed shall ever reign. 4 Bless we, then, our gracious Lord; Ever praise His glorious Name; All His mighty acts record, All His wondrous love proclaim. Amen. Topics: Missions Foreign; A Missionary Service Scripture: Psalm 46:9-10 Used With Tune: WEBER (SEYMOUR)

Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning!

Author: Thomas Hastings Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 462 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning! Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain! Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning; Zion in triumph begins her glad reign. 2 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning, Long by the prophets of Israel foretold! Hail to the millions from bondage returning! Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold. 3 Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing, Streams ever copious are gliding along; Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing, Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song. 4 Hark, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean, Praise to Jehovah ascending on high; Fallen the engines of war and commotion, Shouts of salvation are rending the sky. Amen. Topics: Missions Foreign and Home; A Missionary Service; Home Missions; Missions Foreign; Missions To the Jews; Zion, the Church Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-9 Used With Tune: WESLEY

Come, Ye Disconsolate, Where'er Ye Languish

Author: Thomas Moore; Thomas Hastings Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 1,059 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish; Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel; Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish; Earth has no sorrow that Heav'n cannot heal. 2 Joy of the desolate, light of the straying, Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure! Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying, "Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot cure." 3 Here see the Bread of Life; see waters flowing Forth from the throne of God, pure from above; Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing Earth has no sorrow that Heaven cannot cure. Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Sanctification; Fourth Sunday after Easter; Names and Office of Christ Bread; Comfort; Comforter; Lord's Supper Lord's Supper Used With Tune: CONSOLATION

What Cheering Words are These!

Author: John Kent Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 146 hymnals Lyrics: 1 What cheering words are these! Their sweetness who can tell? In time and to eternal days, "’Tis with the righteous well." 2 In every state secure, Kept by Jehovah’s eye, ’Tis well with them while life endure, And well when called to die. 3 ’Tis well when joys arise; ’Tis well when sorrows flow; ’Tis well when darkness veils the skies, And strong temptations blow. 4 ’Tis well when on the mount They feast on dying Love: And ’tis as well in God’s account, When they the furnace prove. 5 'Tis well when Jesus calls, "From earth and sin arise, Join with the hosts of ransomed souls, Made to salvation wise." Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Sanctification; Trinity, Eighteenth Sunday Used With Tune: HOLBORN

From All Thy Saints in Warfare

Author: Horatio Nelson Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 116 hymnals Lyrics: 1 From all Thy saints in warfare, For all Thy saints at rest, To Thee, O blessed Jesus, All praises be addressed; Thou, Lord, didst win the battle, That they might conqu'rors be; Their crowns of living glory Are lit with rays from Thee. 2 Praise for the first of martyrs, Who saw Thee ready stand To aid in midst of torments, To plead at God's right hand. Share we with him, if summoned By death our Lord to own, On earth the faithful witness, In heav'n the martyr crown. 3 Apostles, prophets, martyrs, And all the sacred throng, Who wear the spotless raiment, Who raise the ceaseless song, For these, passed on before us, Saviour, we Thee adore, And, walking in their footsteps, Would serve Thee more and more. 4 Then praise we God the Father, And praise we God the Son, And God the Holy Spirit, Eternal Three in One; Till all the ransomed number Fall down before the throne, And honor, power, and glory Ascribe to God alone. Amen. Topics: Church Year St. Stephen's day; St. Stephen's Day; All Saint' Day; Doxologies Scripture: Acts 7:55-60 Used With Tune: EWING

Joy to the World, the Lord is Come!

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,869 hymnals 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 nature sing, And heav'n, and heav'n and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns! Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, Repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sin and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow Where'er the curse is found, Where'er the curse is found, Where'er, where'er 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 of His love And wonders, wonders of His love. Amen. Topics: Church Year Christmas; Christmas Day Scripture: Isaiah 55:12-13 Used With Tune: ANTIOCH

That Day of Wrath, That Dreadful Day

Author: Sir Walter Scott Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 347 hymnals Lyrics: 1 That day of wrath, that dreadful day, When heav'n and earth shall pass away, What pow'r shall be the sinner's stay? How shall he meet that dreadful day? 2 When, shriveling like a parchèd scroll, The flaming heavens together roll; When louder yet, and yet more dread, Swells the high trump that wakes the dead: 3 Lord, on that day, that wrathful day, When man to judgment wakes from clay, Be Thou the trembling sinner's stay, Though heaven and earth shall pass away. Amen. Topics: Last Things Resurrection and Judgment Used With Tune: ST. CROSS Text Sources: Thomas of Celano, 13th Century.

I'm But a Stranger Here

Author: Thomas Rawson Taylor Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 627 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I'm but a stranger here, Heav'n is my home; Earth is a desert drear; Heav'n is my home: Danger and sorrow stand Round me on ev'ry hand; Heav'n is my fatherland, Heav'n is my home. 2 What though the tempest rage? Heav'n is my home; Short is my pilgrimage, Heav'n is my home. And time's wild wintry blast Soon shall be overpast; I shall reach home at last; Heav'n is my home. 3 There at my Saviour's side, Heaven is my home; I shall be glorified, Heaven is my home: There are the good and blest, Those I love most and best, Grant me with them to rest; Heaven is my home. 4 Grant me to murmur not, Heaven is my home; Whate'er my earthly lot, Heaven is my home. Grant me at last to stand, Jesus, at Thy right hand, There in my fatherland: Heaven is my home! Amen. Topics: Hope and Aspiration; Trinity, First Sunday Scripture: Hebrews 11:13 Used With Tune: ST. EDMUND

I Need Thee, Precious Jesus

Author: Frederick Whitfield; Rev. Ernst Adrian Zetterstrand Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 304 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I need Thee, precious Jesus, For I am full of sin; My soul is dark and guilty, My heart is dead within. I need the cleansing fountain, Where I can always flee, The blood of Christ most precious, The sinner’s perfect plea. 2 I need Thee, blesséd Jesus, For I am very poor; A stranger and a pilgrim, I have no earthly store; I need the love of Jesus To cheer me on my way, To guide my doubting footsteps, To be my strength and stay. 3 I need Thee, blesséd Jesus, I need a friend like Thee, A friend to soothe and pity, A friend to care for me: I need the heart of Jesus To feel each anxious care, To tell my every trouble, And all my sorrows share. 4 I need Thee, blesséd Jesus, I need Thee day by day, To fill me with Thy fullness, To lead me on my way; I need Thy Holy Spirit To teach me what I am, To show me more of Jesus, To point me to the Lamb. Amen. Topics: Way of Salvation Sanctification; Trinity, Fourteenth Sunday; Christ Longing for Used With Tune: O BONA PATRIA