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For All The Saints Who Showed Your Love

Author: John Bell, b. 1949 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: For all the saints that showed your love Topics: Faith Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

Creation Sings! Each Plant and Tree

Author: Martin E. Leckebusch, b. 1962 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Praise and Adoration Scripture: Genesis 1 Used With Tune: ST. PETERSBURG

Sing! A New Creation

Author: James Hart Brumm, b. 1962 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Sing! A new creation calls us Topics: Baptism Scripture: Revelation 1:6 Used With Tune: EBENEZER

Psalm 42

Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: As a deer in want of water Topics: Advent Scripture: Psalm 42 Used With Tune: GENEVAN 42 Text Sources: Refrain text: Psalter Hymnal (1987)

"Abba, Abba, Hear Us," We Cry

Author: Andrew Donaldson, b. 1951 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Intercessory Prayers Scripture: Romans 8 Used With Tune: ARIRANG

Faith Begins by Letting Go

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Faith begins by letting go, giving up what had seemed sure, taking risks and pressing on, though the way feels less secure: pilgrimage both right and odd, trusting all our life to God. 2 Faith endures by holding on, keeping mem’ry’s roots alive so that hope may bear its fruit; promise-fed, our souls will thrive, not through merit we possess but by God’s great faithfulness. 3 Faith matures by reaching out, stretching minds, enlarging hearts, sharing struggles, living prayer, binding up the broken parts; till we find the commonplace ripe with witness to God’s grace. Topics: Faith Used With Tune: LUX PRIMA

Alleluia! Jesus is Risen!

Author: Herbert F. Brokering, b. 1926 Meter: 4.5.10 D with refrain Appears in 14 hymnals First Line: Alleluia! Jesus is risen Refrain First Line: Jesus is risen and we shall arise Topics: Easter and Ascension Used With Tune: EARTH AND ALL STARS

Psalm 67

Author: Alvin Schutmaat, 1921-1986 Appears in 9 hymnals First Line: Dios de las esperanza, danos gozo y paz (May the God of hope go with us every day Lyrics: Refrain -- Spanish: ¡Dios de la esperanza, danos gozo y paz! Al mundo en crisis, habla tu verdad. English: May the God of hope go with us every day, filling all our lives with love and joy and peace. Topics: Blessing and Parting; Blessing and Parting Scripture: Psalm 67 Used With Tune: ARGENTINA Text Sources: Argentine traditional

Go to the World!

Author: Sylvia Dunstan, 1955-1993 Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: Go to the world! Go into all the earth Topics: Blessing and Parting; Blessing and Parting Scripture: Matthew 28:20 Used With Tune: ENGELBERG

Sing a New Song to God

Author: Donald H. Postema, b. 1934 Meter: 10.10.11.11 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Enter God's presence; joyful worship bring Refrain First Line: Come, let us sing to the Lord Topics: Praise and Adoration Scripture: Luke 1 Used With Tune: CAMPUS CHAPEL

Prayer of Confession 2

Appears in 278 hymnals First Line: Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy) Lyrics: Greek: Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. English: Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy. Topics: Confession and Assurance Used With Tune: [Kyrie eleison] Text Sources: Text : early Greek; From the Book of Worship

For the Music of Creation

Author: Shirley Erena Murray, b. 1931 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For the music of creation, for the song your Spirit sings, for your sound’s divine expression, burst of joy in living things: God, our God, the world’s composer, hear us, echoes of your voice. Music is your art, your glory; let the human heart rejoice! 2 Psalms and symphonies exalt you, drum and trumpet, string and reed. Simple melodies acclaim you, tunes that rise from deepest need, hymns of longing and belonging, carols from a cheerful throat, lilt of lullaby and love song catching heaven in a note. 3 All the voices of the ages in transcendent chorus meet, worship lifting up the senses, hands that praise and dancing feet; over discord and division music speaks your joy and peace, harmony of earth and heaven, song of God that cannot cease! Topics: Praise and Adoration Used With Tune: NETTLETON

I Love the Lord

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 195 hymnals First Line: I love the Lord; he heard my cry Lyrics: 1 I love the Lord; he heard my cry and pitied every groan. Long as I live and troubles rise, I’ll hasten to his throne. 2 I love the Lord; he heard my cry and chased my grief away. O let my heart no more despair while I have breath to pray. Topics: Thanksgving and Offering Scripture: Psalm 116:1-2 Used With Tune: [I love the Lord; he heard my cry]