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Behold The Amazing Gift Of Love

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; William Cameron, 1751-1811 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 38 hymnals Used With Tune: ST STEPHEN

The Lord will come and not be slow

Author: John Milton, 1608-1674 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 98 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord will come and not be slow, his footsteps cannot err; before him righteousness shall go, his royal harbinger. 2 Truth from the earth, like to a flower, shall bud and blossom then; and justice, from her heavenly bower, look down on mortal men. 3 Rise, God, judge thou the earth in might, this wicked earth redress; for thou art he who shalt by right the nations all possess. 4 The nations all whom thou hast made shall come, and all shall frame to bow them low before thee, Lord, and glorify thy name. 5 For great thou art, and wonders great by thy strong hand are done: thou in thy everlasting seat remainest God alone. Topics: Advent; Advent III Year A; Proper 12 Year C; Third Sunday Before Advent Year A Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9 Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN

Through all the changing scenes of life

Appears in 476 hymnals Used With Tune: STEPHENS

Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove

Author: I. Watts Appears in 1,220 hymnals Topics: Holy Spirit; Prayer Used With Tune: STEPHENS

The King shall come when morning dawns

Author: John Brownlie Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 95 hymnals Lyrics: The King shall come when morning dawns, And light triumphant breaks; When beauty gilds the eastern hills, And life to joy awakes. Not as of old a little child To bear, and fight, and die, But crowned with glory like the sun That lights the morning sky. O brighter than the rising morn When he, victorious, rose, And left the lonesome place of death, Despite the rage of foes; O brighter than that glorious morn Shall this fair morning be, When Christ, our King, in beauty comes, And we his face shall see. The King shall come when morning dawns, And earth's dark night is past; O haste the rising of that morn, The day that aye shall last; And let the endless bliss begin, By weary saints foretold, When right shall triumph over wrong, And truth shall be extolled. The King shall come when morning dawns, And light and beauty brings: Hail, Christ the Lord! Thy people pray, Come quickly, King of kings. Amen. Topics: Advent; Sunday Schools Advent Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN Text Sources: Greek;

I come with joy, a child of God

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I come with joy, a child of God, forgiven, loved and free, the life of Jesus to recall, in love laid down for me. 2 I come with Christians far and near to find, as all are fed, the new community of love in Christ's communion bread. 3 As Christ breaks bread, and bids us share, each proud division ends. The love that made us, makes us one, and strangers now are friends. 4 The Spirit of the risen Christ, unseen, but ever near, is in such friendship better known, alive among us here. 5 Together met, together bound by all that God has done, we'll go with joy, to give the world the love that makes us one. Topics: Church nature of; Church Universal; Commitment; Communion of Saints; Community; Ecumenism; Holy Communion; Proper 23 Year A; Proper 8 Year A; The Fourth Sunday before Advent Year C; The Third Sunday of Epiphany Year A; Unity Scripture: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 Used With Tune: ST STEPHEN (NEWINGTON)

Oh, for a faith that will not shrink

Appears in 694 hymnals Used With Tune: STEPHENS

God moves in a mysterious way

Appears in 1,132 hymnals Used With Tune: STEPHENS

Forever here my rest shall be

Appears in 497 hymnals Used With Tune: STEPHENS

My God, how wonderful thou art

Author: Frederick W. Faber Appears in 344 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN

Christian Fellowship

Author: Abiel A. Livermore Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: A holy air is breathing round Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN'S

O Christ, our hope

Author: John Chandler; Anonymous Appears in 56 hymnals First Line: O Christ, our hope, our heart's desire Topics: Life in Christ Hope and Aspiration Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN (NEWINGTON)

Awake, Glad Soul

Author: John Monsell Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 42 hymnals First Line: Awake, glad soul! awake! awake Lyrics: 1. Awake, glad soul! awake! awake! Thy Lord has risen long; Go to His grave, and with thee take Both tuneful heart and song. 2. Where life is waking all around, Where love’s sweet voices sing, The first bright blossom may be found Of an eternal spring. 3. The shade and gloom of life are fled This resurrection day; Henceforth in Christ are no more dead, The grave hath no more prey. 4. In Christ we live, in Christ we sleep, In Christ we wake and rise, And the sad tears death makes us weep, He wipes from all our eyes. 5. And every bird and every tree, And every opening flower, Proclaim His glorious victory, His resurrection power. 6. The folds are glad, the fields rejoice, With vernal verdure spread, The little hills lift up their voice And shout that death is dead. 7. Then wake, glad heart! awake! awake And seek Thy risen Lord; Joy in His resurrection take, And comfort in His Word. 8. And let thy life, through all its ways, One long thanksgiving be: Its theme of joy, its song of praise— Christ died, and rose for me. Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN

How Are Thy Glories Here Displayed!

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How are Thy glories here displayed! Great God, how bright they shine, While at Thy word we break the bread, And pour the flowing wine. 2 Here Thy revenging justice stands, And pleads its dreadful cause; Here saving mercy spreads her hands Like Jesus on the cross. 3 Thy saints attend with every grace On this great sacrifice; And love appears with cheerful face, And faith with fixèd eyes. 4 Our hope in waiting posture sits, To Heav’n directs her sight; Here every warmer passion meets, And warmer powers unite. 5 Zeal and revenge perform their part, And rising sin destroy; Repentance comes with aching heart, Yet not forbids the joy. 6 Dear Savior, change our faith to sight; Let sin for ever die; Then shall our souls be all delight, And every tear be dry. Used With Tune: ST STEPHEN Text Sources: Hymns and Spiritual Songs 1707-09, Book II

I worship thee, sweet will of God!

Author: Frederick William Faber Appears in 142 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN

Make channels for the streams of love

Author: Richard C. Trench Appears in 67 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN

O God of Jacob, by whose hand

Author: Philip Doddridge Appears in 61 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN'S

O for a heart to praise my God

Author: C. Wesley (1707-1788) Appears in 1,164 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O for a heart to praise my God — a heart from sin set free, a heart that's sprinkled with the blood so freely shed for me. 2 A heart resigned, submissive, meek, my great redeemer's throne; where only Christ is heard to speak, where Jesus reigns alone. 3 A humble, lowly, contrite heart, believing, true, and clean, which neither life nor death can part from him who dwells within. 4 A heart in every thought renewed, and full of love divine; perfect and right and pure and good — your life revealed in mine. 5 Your nature, gracious Lord, impart — come quickly from above, write your new name upon my heart, your new best name of love! Topics: God's Church Love and Devotion; Pentecost 4 The Freedom God Gives; Pentecost 6 Made New in Christ; Pentecost 7 The More Excellent Way Scripture: Ezekiel 36:26 Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN