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Silent night! Holy night

Author: Joseph Mohr (1792-1848) Appears in 631 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright Round the virgin mother and child; Holy infant, tender and mild, Rests in heavenly peace. 2 Silent night! Holy night! Guiding star, lend thy light. See, the eastern wise men bring Gifts and homage to our King, Jesus Christ is here. 3 Silent night! Holy night! Wondrous star, lend thy light. With the angels let us sing Hallelujahs to our King, Jesus Christ is here. Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ Birth

For his love remains the same

Author: John Gowans Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Don't assume that God's dismissed you from his mind Topics: God the Father Love

My home is in Heaven, there is no parting there

Author: Ada Mary Nisbett (c 1866-1931) Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: I have a home that is fairer than day Lyrics: 1 I have a home that is fairer than day, And my dear Saviour has shown me the way; Oft when I’m sad and temptations arise, I look to my home far away. Refrain: My home is in Heaven, there is no parting there, All will be happy, glorious, bright and fair; There’ll be no sorrow, there will be no rears, In that bright home Jar away. 2 Friends I shall see who have journeyed before And landed safe on that beautiful shore; I shall see Jesus, that will be my joy In that bright home far away. 3 O who will journey to Heaven with me? Jesus has died that we all may be free; Come then to him who has laid up for you A crown in that home far away. Topics: The Life to Come

Eternal God, unchanging

Author: Albert Dalziel (1892-1974) Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: God the Father Person and praise

O little town of Bethlehem

Author: Phillips Brooks (1835-93) Appears in 853 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie! Above thy deep and dreamless sleep The silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth The everlasting light; The hopes and fears of all the years Are met in thee tonight. 2 O morning stars, together Proclaim the holy birth, And praises sing to God, the King, And peace to men on earth. For Christ is born of Mary; And, gathered all above, While mortals sleep, the angels keep Their watch of wondering love. 3 How silently, how silently The wondrous gift is given! So God imparts to human hearts The blessings of his Heaven. No ear may hear his coming; But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive him, still The dear Christ enters in. 4 O holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend to us, we pray; Cast out our sin, and enter in, Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels The great glad tidings tell; O come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Immanuel. Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ Birth

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessèd Lord

Author: Fanny Crosby (1820-1915) Appears in 695 hymnals First Line: I am thine, O Lord; I have heard thy voice Lyrics: 1 I am thine, O Lord; I have heard thy voice, And it told thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith, And be closer drawn to thee. Refrain: Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessèd Lord, To the cross where thou hast died; Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessèd Lord, To thy precious bleeding side. 2 Consecrate me now to thy service, Lord, By the power of grace divine; Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, And my will be lost in thine. 3 O the pure delight of a single hour That before thy throne I spend, When I kneel in prayer, and with thee, my God, I commune as friend with friend! 4 There are depths of love that I cannot know Till I cross the narrow sea; There are heights of joy that I may not reach Till I rest in peace with thee. Topics: Means of grace Prayer

All people that on earth do dwell

Author: William Kethe (d 1594) Appears in 726 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice; Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, Come ye before him and rejoice. 2 The Lord, ye know, is God indeed; Without our aid he did us make; We are his flock, he doth us feed, And for his sheep he doth us take. 3 O enter then his gates with praise, Approach with joy his courts unto; Praise, laud and bless his name always, For it is seemly so to do. 4 For why? The Lord our God is good, His mercy is for ever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure. Topics: God the Father Person and praise

Now thank we all our God

Author: Martin Rinkart (1586-1649); Catherine Winkworth (1827-78) Appears in 693 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God With hearts and hands and voices, Who wondrous things hath done, In whom his world rejoices; Who from our mother’s arms Hath blessèd us on our way With countless gifts of love, And still is ours today. 2 O may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us, With ever-joyful hearts And blessèd peace to cheer us, And keep us in his grace, And guide us when perplexed, And free us from all ills In this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God The Father now be given, The Son and him who reigns With them in highest Heaven. The one eternal God, Whom earth and Heaven adore; For thus it was, is now, And shall be evermore. Topics: God the Father Person and praise

A charge to keep I have

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-88) Appears in 1,359 hymnals Lyrics: 1 A charge to keep I have, A God to glorify, A never-dying soul to save, And fit it for the sky. 2 To serve the present age, My calling to fulfil, O may it all my powers engage, To do my Master’s will! 3 Arm me with jealous care, As in thy sight to live; And O thy servant, Lord, prepare A strict account to give! 4 Help me to watch and pray, And on thyself rely, Assured, if I my trust betray, I shall for ever die. Topics: The life of holiness Consecration and service

My life flows on in endless song

Author: Anon Appears in 145 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My life flows on in endless song; Above earth’s lamentation I hear the sweet though far-off hymn That hails a new creation. Through all the tumult and the strife I hear the music ringing; It finds an echo in my soul; How can I keep from singing? 2 What though my joys and comforts die, The Lord, my Saviour, liveth! What though the darkness gather round, Songs in the nigh! he giveth! No storm can shake my inmost calm While to that refuge clinging; Since Christ is Lord of Heaven and earth How can I keep from singing? 3 I lift mine eyes, the cloud grows thin, I see the blue above it; And day by day this pathway smooths Since first I learned to love it. The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart, A fountain ever springing; All things are mine since I am his; How can I keep from singing? Topics: The gospel Witness

Jesus, good above all other

Author: Percy Dearmer (1867-1936); John Mason Neale Appears in 33 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, good above all other, Gentle child of gentle mother, In a stable born our brother, Give us grace to persevere. 2 Jesus, cradled in a manger, For us facing every danger, Living as a homeless stranger, Make we thee our King most dear. 3 Jesus, for thy people dying, Risen Master, death defying, Lord in Heaven, thy grace supplying, Keep us to thy presence near. 4 Jesus, who our sorrows bearest, All our thoughts and hopes thou sharest; Thou to man the truth declarest; Help us all thy truth to hear. 5 Lord, in all our doings guide us; Pride and hate shall ne’er divide us; We’ll go on with thee beside us, And with joy we’ll persevere. Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ Life and teaching

For the beauty of the earth

Author: Folliott Sandford Pierpoint (1835-1917) Appears in 640 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies, Father, unto thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise. 2 For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale and tree and flower, Sun and moon and stars of light, Father, unto thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise. 3 For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and mind’s delight, For the mystic harmony Linking sense to sound and sight, Father, unto thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise. 4 For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth, and friends above, For all gentle thoughts and mild, Father, unto thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise. 5 For each perfect gift of thine To our race so freely given, Graces human and divine, Flowers of earth and buds of Heaven, Father, unto thee we raise This our sacrifice of praise. Topics: God the Father Works

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness

Author: Thomas Obediah Chisholm (1866-1960) Appears in 189 hymnals First Line: Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father Lyrics: 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not; As thou hast been thou forever wilt be. Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed thy hand hath provided; Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me! 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above, Join with all nature in manifold witness To thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! Topics: God the Father Works

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee

Author: Carl Boberg (1859-1940); Stuart K. Hine Appears in 140 hymnals First Line: O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder Lyrics: 1 O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder, Consider all the worlds thy hands have made; I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, Thy power throughout the universe displayed: Refrain: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee: How great thou art! How great thou art! Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee: How great thou art! How great thou art! 2 When through the woods and forest glades I wander And hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees, When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur, And hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze: 3 And when I think how God, his Son not sparing, Sent him to die, I scarce can take it in; That on the cross, my burdens gladly bearing, He bled and died to take away my sin: 4 When Christ shall come with shouts of acclamation, To take me home, what joy will fill my heart! Then I will bow in humble adoration, And there proclaim, my God, how great thou art! Topics: God the Father Works

God gave his Son for me

Author: Charles Fry (1837-82) Appears in 11 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God gave his Son for me, O wondrous love! From sin to set me free, O wondrous love! A guilty rebel I, Bound and condemned to die, He did not pass me by; O wondrous love! 2 There, there at God’s right hand, O wondrous love! I see my Saviour stand, O wondrous love! He makes my nature pure, In him I am secure, Whatever I endure; O wondrous love! 3 He’ll give me needful grace, O wondrous love! Soon I shall see his face, O wondrous love! Join those who’ve gone before, Sorrow and pain all o’er, Heaven, Heaven, for evermore! O wondrous love! Topics: God the Father Love

God's love is wonderful

Author: Sidney Edward Cox (1887-1975) Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: God's love to me is wonderful Topics: God the Father Love

The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want

Appears in 583 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want; He makes me down to lie In pastures green, he leadeth me The quiet waters by. 2 My soul he doth restore again, And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, E’en for his own name’s sake. 3 Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill, For thou art with me, and thy rod And staff me comfort still. 4 My table thou hast furnished In presence of my foes; My head thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows. 5 Goodness and mercy all my life Shall surely follow me; And in God’s house for evermore My dwelling-place shall be. Topics: God the Father Love Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650

O come, all ye faithful

Author: Frederick Oakeley (1802-80) Appears in 742 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him Born the King of angels: O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord! 2 Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of Heaven above; Glory to God In the highest: O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord! 3 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be glory given; Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing: O come let us adore him, Christ the Lord! Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ Birth

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell

Appears in 406 hymnals First Line: The first Nowell the angel did say Lyrics: 1 The first Nowell the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Refrain: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. 2 They looked up and saw a star, Shining in the east beyond them far, And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. 3 And by the light of that same star, Three wise men came from country far, To seek for a King was their intent, And to follow the star wherever it went. 4 This star drew near to the north-west, O’er Bethlehem it took its rest, And there it did both stop and stay Right over the place where Jesus lay. 5 Then entered in those wise men three, Full reverently upon their knee, And offered there in his presence Their gold and myrrh and frankincense. 6 Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heavenly Lord, That hath made Heaven and earth of naught, And with his blood mankind hath bought. Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ Birth

While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Author: Nahum Tate (1652-1715) Appears in 1,106 hymnals Lyrics: 1 While shepherds watched their flocks by night All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. 2 Fear not! said he; for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind; Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. 3 To you, in David’s town, this day Is born, of David’s line, A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord; And this shall be the sign: 4 The heavenly babe you there shall find To human view displayed All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, Andin a manger laid. 5 Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels, praising God, and thus Addressed their joyful song: 6 All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace; Goodwill henceforth from Heaven to men Begin and never cease! Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ Birth

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