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Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
Author: Brian A. Wren, b. 1936 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 54 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ is alive! Let Christians sing.
The cross stands empty to the sky.
Let streets and homes with praises ring.
Love, drowned in death, shall never die.
2 Christ is alive! No longer bound
to distant years in Palestine,
but saving, healing, here and now,
and touching every place and time.
3 In every insult, rift and war,
where colour, scorn or wealth divide,
Christ suffers still, yet loves the more,
and lives, where even hope has died.
4 Women and men, in age and youth,
can feel the Spirit, hear the call,
and find the way, the life, the truth,
revealed in Jesus, freed for all.
5 Christ is alive, and comes to bring
good news to this and every age,
till earth and sky and ocean ring
with joy, with justice, love and praise. Topics: Easter; Easter V Year A Scripture: Acts 9:5 Used With Tune: TRURO
Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
Lord of all, to thee we raise
Author: F. S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 635 hymnals First Line: For the beauty of the earth 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,
Refrain:
Lord of all, to 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: [Refrain]
3 For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
pleasures pure and undefiled: [Refrain]
4 For each perfect gift of thine,
to our race so freely given,
graces human and divine,
flowers of earth and buds of heaven: [Refrain]
5 For thy church which evermore
lifteth holy hands above,
offering up on every shore
her pure sacrifice of love, [Refrain] Topics: Creation; Second Sunday Before Lent Year A; Proper 17 Year B; Proper 21 Year B Scripture: 1 Timothy 2:9 Used With Tune: ENGLANDS LANE
Lord of all, to thee we raise
Come, ye thankful people, come
Author: Henry Alford, 1810-1871 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 727 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye thankful people, come,
raise the song of harvest-home:
all be safely gathered in,
ere the winter storms begin;
God, our Maker, doth provide
for our wants to be supplied;
come to God's own temple, come;
raise the song of harvest-home!
2 All the world is God's own field,
fruit unto his praise to yield;
wheat and tares together sown,
unto joy or sorrow grown;
first the blade and then the ear,
then the full corn shall appear:
grant, O harvest Lord, that we
wholesome grain and pure may be.
3 For the Lord our God shall come,
and shall take his harvest home;
from his field shall purge away
all that doth offend, that day;
give his angels charge at last
in the fire the tares to cast,
but the fruitful ears to store
in his garner evermore.
4 Then, thou Church Triumphant, come,
raise the song of harvest-home;
all be safely gathered in,
free from sorrow, free from sin,
there for ever purified
in God's garner to abide:
come, ten thousand angels, come,
raise the glorious harvest-home! Topics: Harvest Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR
Come, ye thankful people, come
According to thy gracious word
Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 549 hymnals Lyrics: 1 According to thy gracious word
in meek humility,
this will I do, my dying Lord,
I will remember thee.
2 Thy body, broken for my sake,
my bread from heaven shall be;
thy cup of blessing I will take,
and thus remember thee.
3 Can I Gethsemane forget
or there thy conflict see,
thine agony and bloody sweat,
and not remember thee?
4 When to the cross I turn mine eyes,
and rest on Calvary,
O Lamb of God, my sacrifice,
I must remember thee:
5 Remember thee, and all thy pains,
and all thy love to me;
yea, while a breath, a pulse remains,
will I remember thee.
6 And when these failing lips grow dumb,
and mind and memory flee,
when thou shalt in thy kingdom come,
then, Lord, remember me. Topics: Holy Communion Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Used With Tune: SONG 67
According to thy gracious word
Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Author: Gerard Moultrie, 1829-1885; J. M. Neale ; R. F. Littledale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 172 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence
and with fear and trembling stand;
ponder nothing earthly-minded,
for with blessing in his hand
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
our full homage to demand.
2 King of kings, yet born of Mary,
as of old on earth he stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture —
in the body and the blood —
he will give to all the faithful
his own self for heavenly food.
3 Rank on rank the host of heaven
spreads its vanguard on the way,
as the Light of light descendeth
from the realms of endless day,
that the powers of hell may vanish
as the darkness clears away.
4 At his feet the six-winged seraph;
cherubim with sleepless eye
veil their faces to the Presence,
as with ceaseless voice they cry,
Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia, Lord most high. Topics: Holy Communion; Proper 26 Year C Scripture: Galatians 4:4 Used With Tune: PICARDY Text Sources: Liturgy of St James
Let all mortal flesh keep silence
Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round
Author: J. W. Chadwick, 1840-1904 Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 124 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round
of circling planets singing on their way;
guide of the nations from the night profound
into the glory of the perfect day;
rule in our hearts, that we may ever be
guided and strengthened and upheld by thee.
2 We are of thee, the children of thy love,
the brothers of thy well-belovèd Son;
descend, O Holy Spirit, like a dove,
into our hearts, that we may be as one:
as one with thee, to whom we ever tend;
as one with him, our Brother and our Friend.
3 We would be one in hatred of all wrong,
one in our love of all things sweet and fair,
one with the joy that breaketh into song,
one with the grief that trembles into prayer,
one in the power that makes thy children free
to follow truth, and thus to follow thee.
4 O clothe us with thy heavenly armour, Lord,
thy trusty shield, thy sword of love divine;
our inspiration be thy constant word;
we ask no victories that are not thine:
give or withhold, let pain or pleasure be;
enough to know that we are serving thee. Topics: Pentecost Scripture: Ephesians 6:11 Used With Tune: SONG 1
Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round
All good gifts around us
Author: Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815; Jane Montgomery Campbell, 1817-1878 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 454 hymnals First Line: We plough the fields, and scatter Lyrics: 1 We plough the fields, and scatter
the good seed on the land,
but it is fed and watered
by God's almighty hand:
he sends the snow in winter,
the warmth to swell the grain,
the breezes, and the sunshine,
and soft, refreshing rain.
Refrain:
All good gifts around us
are sent from heaven above;
then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
for all his love.
2 He only is the maker
of all things near and far;
he paints the wayside flower,
he lights the evening star;
the winds and waves obey him,
by him the birds are fed;
much more to us, his children,
he gives our daily bread. [Refrain]
3 We thank thee then, O Father,
for all things bright and good,
the seed-time and the harvest,
our life, our health, our food.
Accept the gifts we offer
for all thy love imparts,
and, what thou most desirest,
our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain] Topics: Harvest; Easter VI Rogationtide Scripture: Acts 14:17 Used With Tune: WI PFLÜGEN
All good gifts around us
The church of God a kingdom is
Author: L. B. C. L. Muirhead, 1845-1925 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 23 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The church of God a kingdom is,
where Christ in power doth reign;
where spirits yearn till, seen in bliss,
their Lord shall come again.
2 Glad companies of saints possess
this church below, above;
and God’s perpetual calm doth bless
their paradise of love.
3 An altar stands within the shrine
whereon, once sacrificed,
is set, immaculate, divine,
the Lamb of God, the Christ.
4 There rich and poor, from countless lands,
praise God on mystic rood;
there nations reach forth holy hands
to take God’s holy food.
5 There pure life-giving streams o’erflow
the sower’s garden-ground;
and faith and hope fair blossoms show,
and fruits of love abound.
6 O King, O Christ, this endless grace
to us and all men bring,
to see the vision of thy face
in joy, O Christ, our King. Topics: Holy Communion; Proper 16 Year B Scripture: 1 John 3:2 Used With Tune: CREDITON
The church of God a kingdom is
Ring bells, ring, ring, ring!
Author: F. Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Meter: 6.6.6.6.6 with refrain Appears in 17 hymnals First Line: Long ago, prophets knew Lyrics: 1 Long ago, prophets knew
Christ would come, born a Jew,
come to make all things new,
bear his people's burden,
freely love and pardon.
Refrain:
Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
When he comes,
when he comes,
who will make him welcome?
2 God in time, God in man,
this is God's timeless plan:
he will come, as a man,
born himself of woman,
God divinely human: [Refrain]
3 Mary, hail! Though afraid,
she believed, she obeyed.
In her womb, God is laid:
till the time expected,
nurtured and protected: [Refrain]
4 Journey ends! Where afar
Bethl'em shines, like a star,
stable door stands ajar.
Unborn Son of Mary,
Saviour, do not tarry!
Refrain:
Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
Jesus comes!
Jesus comes!
We will make him welcome! Topics: Christmas; Advent IV Year C; Christmas II Scripture: Ephesians 6:5-8 Used With Tune: PERSONENT HODIE
Ring bells, ring, ring, ring!
And can it be that I should gain
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 286 hymnals Lyrics: 1 And can it be that I should gain
an interest in the Saviour's blood?
Died he for me, who caused his pain?
For me, who him to death pursued?
Amazing love! How can it be
that thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
2 'Tis mystery all: the Immortal dies!
Who can explore his strange design?
In vain the first-born seraph tries
to sound the depths of love divine.
'Tis mercy all! Let earth adore,
let angel minds enquire no more.
3 He left his Father's throne above —
so free, so infinite his grace —
emptied himself of all but love,
and bled for Adam's helpless race.
'Tis mercy all, immense and free;
for, O my God, it found out me!
4 Long my imprisoned spirit lay
fast bound in sin and nature's night;
thine eye diffused a quickening ray;
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
my chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth, and followed thee.
5 No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in him, is mine!
Alive in him, my living Head,
and clothed in righteousness divine,
bold I approach the eternal throne,
and claim the crown, through Christ, my own. Topics: Lent IV Year B; Third Sunday Before Advent Year B Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:22 Used With Tune: SAGINA
And can it be that I should gain
As pants the hart for cooling streams
Author: Nahum Tate, 1652-1715; Nicholas Brady, 1659-1726 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 321 hymnals Lyrics: 1 As pants the hart for cooling streams
when heated in the chase,
so longs my soul, O God, for thee,
and thy refreshing grace.
2 For thee, my God, the living God,
my thirsty soul doth pine:
O when shall I behold thy face,
thou majesty divine?
3 Why restless, why cast down, my soul?
Hope still, and thou shalt sing
the praise of him who is thy God,
thy health's eternal spring.
4 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
the God whom we adore,
be glory, as it was, is now,
and shall be evermore. Topics: Lent I Year B; Proper 23 Year C Scripture: Psalm 42:1-3 Used With Tune: MARTYRDOM Text Sources: Psalm 42 in A New Version of the Psalms of David, 1696
As pants the hart for cooling streams
For the healing of the nations
Author: Fred Kaan, b. 1929 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 58 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For the healing of the nations,
Lord, we pray with one accord,
for a just and equal sharing
of the things that earth affords.
To a life of love in action
help us rise and pledge our word.
2 Lead us forward into freedom,
from despair your world release,
that, redeemed from war and hatred,
all may come and go in peace.
Show us how through care and goodness
fear will die and hope increase.
3 All that kills abundant living,
let it from the earth be banned:
pride of status, race or schooling,
dogmas that obscure your plan.
In our common quest for justice
may we hallow life’s brief span.
4 You, Creator-God, have written
your great name on humankind;
for our growing in your likeness,
bring the life of Christ to mind;
that by our response and service
earth its destiny may find. Topics: Proper 7 Year C; Proper 10 Year C; Remembrance Sunday; Second Sunday Before Advent Year C Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:18 Used With Tune: ALLELUIA DULCE CARMEN
For the healing of the nations
Give to our God immortal praise
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 321 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Give to our God immortal praise;
mercy and truth are all his ways:
wonders of grace to God belong,
repeat his mercies in your song.
2 Give to the Lord of lords renown,
the King of kings with glory crown:
his mercies ever shall endure
when lords and kings are known no more.
3 He sent his Son with power to save
from guilt and darkness and the grave:
wonders of grace to God belong,
repeat his mercies in your song.
4 Through this vain world he guides our feet,
and leads us to his heavenly seat:
his mercies ever shall endure
when this vain world shall be no more. Topics: Proper 10 Year A; Proper 24 Year A; Proper 24 Year C Scripture: 1 John 2:17 Used With Tune: WARRINGTON
Give to our God immortal praise
God be with you till we meet again
Author: Jeremiah Rankin, 1828-1904 Meter: 9.8.8.9 Appears in 1,172 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God be with you till we meet again;
loving counsels guide, uphold you,
with his sheep securely fold you:
God be with you till we meet again.
2 God be with you till we meet again;
'neath his wings protecting hide you,
daily manna still provide you:
God be with you till we meet again.
3 God be with you till we meet again;
when life’s perils thick confound you,
put his arms unfailing round you:
God be with you till we meet again.
4 God be with you till we meet again;
keep love’s banner floating o’er you,
smite death’s threatening wave before you:
God be with you till we meet again. Scripture: 2 John 12 Used With Tune: RANDOLPH
God be with you till we meet again
God of mercy, God of grace
Author: Henry Francis Lyte, 1793-1847 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 198 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of mercy, God of grace,
show the brightness of thy face;
shine upon us, Saviour, shine,
fill thy church with light divine;
and thy saving health extend
unto earth's remotest end.
2 Let the people praise thee, Lord;
be by all that live adored;
let the nations shout and sing
glory to their Saviour King;
at thy feet their tribute pay,
and thy holy will obey.
3 Let the people praise thee, Lord;
earth shall then her fruits afford;
God to man his blessing give,
man to God devoted live;
all below, and all above,
one in joy and light and love. Topics: Proper 23 Year B Scripture: Leviticus 26 Used With Tune: HEATHLANDS
God of mercy, God of grace
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,801 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
does his successive journeys run;
his kingdom stretch from shore to shore,
till moons shall wax and wane no more.
2 People and realms of every tongue
dwell on his love with sweetest song,
and infant voices shall proclaim
their early blessings on his name.
3 Blessings abound where'er he reigns:
the prisoner leaps to lose his chains;
the weary find eternal rest,
and all the sons of want are blest.
4 To him shall endless prayer be made,
and praises throng to crown his head;
his name like incense shall arise
with every morning sacrifice.
5 Let every creature rise and bring
peculiar honours to our King;
angels descend with songs again,
and earth repeat the loud Amen. Topics: Easter VII Year B; Proper 15 Year A; Ascension Scripture: Exodus 15:18 Used With Tune: TRURO
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
Author: James Edmeston, 1791-1867 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 357 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
o'er the world's tempestuous sea;
guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
for we have no help but thee;
yet possessing every blessing,
if our God our Father be.
2 Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us:
all our weakness thou dost know;
thou didst tread this earth before us,
thou didst feel its keenest woe;
lone and dreary, faint and weary,
through the desert thou didst go.
3 Spirit of our God, descending,
fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
love with every passion blending,
pleasure that can never cloy:
thus provided, pardoned, guided,
nothing can our peace destroy. Topics: New Year; Lent I Year A; Lent I Year C; Proper 22 Year B; Lent Scripture: John 1:16 Used With Tune: MANNHEIM
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
Sing praise to God who reigns above
Author: Johann Jakob Schütz, 1650-1690; Frances Elizabeth Cox, 1812-1897 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 194 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sing praise to God who reigns above,
the God of all creation,
the God of power, the God of love,
the God of our salvation;
with healing balm my soul he fills,
and every faithless murmur stills:
to God all praise and glory!
2 The Lord is never far away,
but, through all grief distressing,
an ever-present help and stay,
our peace and joy and blessing;
as with a mother's tender hand
he leads his own, his chosen band:
to God all praise and glory!
3 Thus all my gladsome way along
I sing aloud thy praises,
that all may hear the grateful song
my voice unwearied raises;
be joyful in the Lord, my heart;
both soul and body bear your part:
to God all praise and glory! Topics: Proper 13 Year C Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:35 Used With Tune: MIT FREUDEN ZART
Sing praise to God who reigns above
Christian people, raise your song
Author: Colin P. Thompson, b. 1945 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Holy Communion Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Used With Tune: AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM
Christian people, raise your song
I bind unto myself today
Author: St. Patrick, 372-466; Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 68 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I bind unto myself today
the strong name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three.
2 I bind unto myself today
the virtues of the star-lit heaven,
the glorious sun's life-giving ray,
the whiteness of the moon at even,
the flashing of the lightning free,
the whirling wind's tempestuous shocks,
the stable earth, the deep salt sea
around the old eternal rocks.
3 I bind unto myself today
the power of God to hold and lead,
his eye to watch, his might to stay,
his ear to hearken to my need;
the wisdom of my God to teach,
his hand to guide, his shield to ward,
the word of God to give me speech,
his heavenly host to be my guard.
4 Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me;
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.
5 I bind unto myself the name,
the strong name of the Trinity,
by invocation of the same,
the Three in One, and One in Three,
of whom all nature hath creation,
eternal Father, Spirit, Word.
Praise to the Lord of my salvation:
salvation is of Christ the Lord.
Amen. Topics: Trinity Sunday Used With Tune: DEIRDRE Text Sources: St. Patrick's Breastplate, 5th-7th century Gaelic
I bind unto myself today
Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Author: St John of Damascus, d. c. 754; J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 380 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
of triumphant gladness!
God hath brought his Israel
into joy from sadness;
loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke
Jacob's sons and daughters;
led them with unmoistened foot
through the Red Sea waters.
2 'Tis the spring of souls to-day;
Christ hath burst his prison,
and from three days' sleep in death
as a sun hath risen:
all the winter of our sins,
long and dark, is flying
from his light, to whom we give
laud and praise undying.
3 Now the queen of seasons, bright
with the day of splendour,
with the royal feast of feasts,
comes its joy to render;
comes to glad Jerusalem,
who with true affection
welcomes in unwearied strains
Jesu's resurrection.
4 Alleluia now we cry
to our King immortal,
who triumphant burst the bars
of the tomb's dark portal;
Alleluia, with the Son
God the Father praising;
Alleluia yet again
to the Spirit raising. Topics: Easter; Easter III Year C; Easter IV Year A; Easter V Year B Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:17 Used With Tune: AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM
Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
Crown him with many crowns
Author: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894 Appears in 798 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Crown him with many crowns,
the Lamb upon his throne;
hark, how the heavenly anthem drowns
all music but its own!
Awake, my soul, and sing
of him who died for thee,
and hail him as thy matchless king
through all eternity.
2 Crown him the Virgin's Son,
the God incarnate born,
whose arm those crimson trophies won
which now his brow adorn:
Fruit of the mystic Rose,
as of that Rose the Stem;
the Root whence mercy ever flows,
the Babe of Bethlehem.
3 Crown him the Lord of love;
behold his hands and side,
those wounds yet visible above
in beauty glorified:
no angel in the sky
can fully bear that sight,
but downward bends his burning eye
at mysteries so bright.
4 Crown him the Lord of peace,
whose power a sceptre sways
from pole to pole, that wars may cease,
and all be prayer and praise:
his reign shall know no end,
and round his piercèd feet
fair flowers of paradise extend
their fragrance ever sweet.
5 Crown him the Lord of years,
the Potentate of time,
creator of the rolling spheres,
ineffably sublime:
all hail, Redeemer, hail!
for thou hast died for me;
thy praise shall never, never fail
throughout eternity. Topics: Ascension Day; Easter VII Year B; Easter VII Year C; Proper 21 Year A; Christ the King Year A; Christ the King Year C Scripture: Galatians 1:20 Used With Tune: DIADEMATA
Crown him with many crowns
Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 315 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face;
here would I touch and handle things unseen,
here grasp with firmer hand the eternal grace,
and all my weariness upon thee lean.
2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God,
here drink with thee the royal wine of heaven;
here would I lay aside each earthly load,
here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiven.
3 Mine is the sin, but thine the righteousness;
mine is the guilt, but thine the cleansing blood;
here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace —
thy blood, thy righteousness, O Lord, my God.
4 I have no help but thine; nor do I need
another arm save thine to lean upon;
it is enough, my Lord, enough indeed;
my strength is in thy might, thy might alone.
5 Too soon we rise; the symbols disappear;
the feast, though not the love, is past and gone;
the bread and wine remove, but thou art here,
nearer than ever, still our shield and sun.
6 Feast after feast thus comes and passes by,
yet, passing, points to the glad feast above,
giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
the Lamb's great bridal feast of bliss and love. Topics: Holy Communion; Proper 9 Year A; Proper 16 Year B; Proper 23 Year A; Third Sunday Before Advent Year A Scripture: 1 John 1:1-7 Used With Tune: MAGDA
Here, O my Lord, I see thee face to face
Christ is the world's light, he and none other
Author: F. Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Meter: 10.11.11.6 Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ is the world's light, he and none other:
born in our darkness, he became our brother;
if we have seen him, we have seen the Father:
Glory to God on high.
2 Christ is the world's peace, he and none other;
no one can serve him and despise a brother;
who else unites us, one in God the Father?
Glory to God on high.
3 Christ is the world's life, he and none other;
sold once for silver, murdered here, our brother.
He who redeems us, reigns with God the Father:
Glory to God on high.
4 Give God the glory, God and none other;
give God the glory, Spirit, Son and Father;
give God the glory, God in man my brother;
Glory to God on high. Topics: Saints Scripture: 1 John 4:20 Used With Tune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM
Christ is the world's light, he and none other
Lord Jesus, think on me
Author: Synesius of Cyrene, c. 365-c. 414; A. W. Chatfield, 1808-1896 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus, think on me,
and purge away my sin;
from earthborn passions set me free,
and make me pure within.
2 Lord Jesus, think on me
with many a care opprest;
let me thy loving servant be,
and taste thy promised rest.
3 Lord Jesus, think on me,
nor let me go astray;
through darkness and perplexity
point thou the heavenly way.
4 Lord Jesus, think on me,
that, when the flood is past,
I may eternal brightness see,
and share thy joy at last. Topics: Lent Scripture: Hebrews 4:9 Used With Tune: SOUTHWELL
Lord Jesus, think on me
At the Lamb's high feast we sing
Author: Robert Campbell, 1814-1868 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 186 hymnals Lyrics: 1 At the Lamb's high feast we sing
praise to our victorious King,
who hath washed us in the tide
flowing from his piercèd side;
praise we him, whose love divine
gives his sacred blood for wine,
gives his body for the feast,
Christ the victim, Christ the priest.
2 Where the Paschal blood is poured,
death's dark angel sheathes his sword;
Israel's hosts triumphant go
through the wave that drowns the foe.
Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed,
Paschal victim, Paschal bread;
with sincerity and love
eat we manna from above.
3 Mighty victim from the sky,
hell's fierce powers beneath thee lie;
thou hast conquered in the fight,
thou hast brought us life and light.
Now no more can death appal,
now no more the grave enthral:
thou hast opened paradise,
and in thee thy saints shall rise.
4 Easter triumph, Easter joy,
sin alone can this destroy;
from sin's power do thou set free
souls new-born, O Lord, in thee.
Hymns of glory and of praise,
risen Lord, to thee we raise;
holy Father, praise to thee,
with the Spirit, ever be. Topics: Easter; Easter II Year B; Easter V Year C Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Used With Tune: SALZBURG Text Sources: Latin Breviary hymn
At the Lamb's high feast we sing
Christ the Lord is risen again
Author: Michael Weisse, c. 1480-1534; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluia Appears in 258 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is risen again,
Christ hath broken every chain.
Hark, angelic voices cry,
singing evermore on high,
Alleluia!
2 He who gave for us his life,
who for us endured the strife,
is our Paschal Lamb to-day;
we too sing for joy, and say
Alleluia!
3 He who bore all pain and loss
comfortless upon the cross,
lives in glory now on high,
pleads for us, and hears our cry:
Alleluia!
*4 He whose path no records tell,
who descended into hell,
who the strong man armed hath bound,
now in highest heaven is crowned.
Alleluia!
5 He who slumbered in the grave
is exalted now to save;
now through Christendom it rings
that the Lamb is King of kings.
Alleluia!
6 Now he bids us tell abroad
how the lost may be restored,
how the penitent forgiven,
how we too may enter heaven.
Alleluia!
7 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed,
Christ, thy ransomed people feed;
take our sins and guilt away:
let us sing by night and day
Alleluia! Topics: Easter; Easter Day Year C; Easter II Year B Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:7 Used With Tune: WÜRTEMBERG
Christ the Lord is risen again
All hail the power of Jesu's name
Author: Edward Perronet, 1726-1792 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3,432 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All hail the power of Jesu's name;
let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem
to crown him Lord of all.
*2 Crown him, ye morning stars of light,
who fixed this floating ball;
now hail the Strength of Israel's might,
and crown him Lord of all.
3 Crown him, ye martyrs of your God,
who from his altar call;
praise him whose way of pain ye trod,
and crown him Lord of all.
4 Ye seed of Israel's chosen race,
ye ransomed of the fall,
hail him who saves you by his grace,
and crown him Lord of all.
5 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget
the wormwood and the gall,
go spread your trophies at his feet,
and crown him Lord of all.
6 Let every tribe and every tongue
to him their hearts enthral,
lift high the universal song
and crown him Lord of all. Topics: Ascension; Lent IV Year B; Easter VII Year A; Proper 21 Year A Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9 Used With Tune: MILES LANE
All hail the power of Jesu's name
The head that once was crowned with thorns
Author: Thomas Kelly, 1769-1855 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 512 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The head that once was crowned with thorns
is crowned with glory now:
a royal diadem adorns
the mighty Victor's brow.
2 The highest place that heaven affords
is his, is his by right,
the King of kings, and Lord of lords,
and heaven's eternal Light;
3 The joy of all who dwell above,
the joy of all below,
to whom he manifests his love,
and grants his name to know.
4 To them the cross, with all its shame,
with all its grace, is given:
their name, an everlasting name,
their joy, the joy of heaven.
5 They suffer with their Lord below,
they reign with him above;
their profit and their joy to know
the mystery of his love.
6 The cross he bore is life and health,
though shame and death to him;
his people's hope, his people's wealth,
their everlasting theme. Topics: Ascension; Ascension Day; Easter VII Year A; Easter VII Year C; Christ the King Year A; Christ the King Year B Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:12 Used With Tune: ST MAGNUS
The head that once was crowned with thorns
Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Meter: 7.7.7.5 Appears in 205 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost,
taught by thee, we covet most
of thy gifts at Pentecost,
holy, heavenly love.
2 Love is kind, and suffers long,
love is meek, and thinks no wrong,
love than death itself more strong;
therefore give us love.
3 Prophecy will fade away,
melting in the light of day;
love will ever with us stay;
therefore give us love.
4 Faith will vanish into sight;
hope be emptied in delight;
love in heaven will shine more bright;
therefore give us love.
5 Faith and hope and love we see
joining hand in hand agree;
but the greatest of the three,
and the best, is love.
6 From the overshadowing
of thy gold and silver wing
shed on us, who to thee sing,
holy, heavenly love. Topics: Pentecost; Pentecost Year B Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:31 Used With Tune: CAPETOWN
Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
Spirit divine, attend our prayers
Author: Andrew Reed, 1787-1862 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 393 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Spirit divine, attend our prayers,
and make this house thy home;
descend with all thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come!
2 Come as the light: to us reveal
our emptiness and woe;
and lead us in those paths of life
where all the righteous go.
3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts
like sacrificial flame;
let our whole soul an offering be
to our Redeemer's name.
4 Come as the Dove, and spread thy wings,
the wings of perfect love;
and let thy church on earth become
blest as the church above.
5 Spirit divine, attend our prayers;
make a lost world thy home;
descend with all thy gracious powers;
O come, great Spirit, come! Topics: Pentecost; Pentecost Year C Scripture: Acts 2:1-4 Used With Tune: STRACATHRO
Spirit divine, attend our prayers
When God of old came down from heaven
Author: John Keble, 1792-1866 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 113 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When God of old came down from heaven,
in power and wrath he came;
before his feet the clouds were riven,
half darkness and half flame.
*2 But when he came the second time,
he came in power and love;
softer than gale at morning prime
hovered his holy Dove.
*3 The fires, that rushed on Sinai down
in sudden torrents dread,
now gently light, a glorious crown,
on every sainted head.
*4 And as on Israel’s awestruck ear
the voice exceeding loud,
the trump that angels quake to hear,
thrilled from the deep, dark cloud;
5 So, when the Spirit of our God
came down his flock to find,
a voice from heaven was heard abroad,
a rushing, mighty wind.
6 It fills the Church of God; it fills
the sinful world around:
only in stubborn hearts and wills
no place for it is found.
7 Come Lord, come Wisdom, Love, and Power,
open our ears to hear;
let us not miss the accepted hour:
save, Lord, by love or fear. Topics: Pentecost Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2 Used With Tune: WINCHESTER OLD
When God of old came down from heaven
Lo, round the throne, a glorious band
Author: Rowland Hill, 1744-1833 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 92 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lo, round the throne, a glorious band,
the saints in countless myriads stand,
of every tongue redeemed to God,
arrayed in garments washed in blood.
2 Through tribulation great they came;
they bore the cross, despised the shame;
from all their labours now they rest,
in God's eternal glory blest.
3 They see their Saviour face to face,
and sing the triumphs of his grace;
him day and night they ceaseless praise,
to him the loud thanksgiving raise:
4 'Worthy the Lamb, for sinners slain,
through endless years to live and reign;
thou hast redeemed us by thy blood,
and made us kings and priests to God.'
5 O may we tread the sacred road
that saints and holy martyrs trod;
wage to the end the glorious strife,
and win, like them, a crown of life.
Topics: Saints Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM
Lo, round the throne, a glorious band
For all the saints who from their labors rest
Author: W. Walsham How, 1823-1897 Meter: 10.10.10.4 Appears in 570 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labours rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesu, be for ever blest.
Alleluia.
2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness, still their one true light.
Alleluia.
3 O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
and win, with them, the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia.
4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine.
Alleluia.
5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
steals on the ear the distant triumph-song,
and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia.
6 The golden evening brightens in the west;
soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest:
sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
Alleluia.
7 But lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day;
the saints triumphant rise in bright array:
the King of glory passes on his way.
Alleluia.
8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Alleluia. Topics: Saints All Saints' Day Scripture: 2 Samuel 22:2-3 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE
For all the saints who from their labors rest
All creatures of our God and King
Author: William Henry Draper, 1855-1933; St Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226 Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 265 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia, alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
thou silver moon with softer gleam:
Refrain:
O praise him, O praise him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2 Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
ye clouds that sail in heaven along,
O praise him, alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice;
ye lights of evening, find a voice: [Refrain]
3 Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
make music for thy Lord to hear,
Alleluia, alleluia!
Thou fire, so masterful and bright,
that givest us both warmth and light: [Refrain]
4 Dear mother earth, who day by day
unfoldest blessings on our way,
O praise him, alleluia!
The flowers and fruits that in thee grow,
let them his glory also show: [Refrain]
5 All ye that are of tender heart,
forgiving others, take your part,
O sing ye, alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
praise God, and on him cast your care: [Refrain]
6 And thou, most kind and gentle death,
waiting to hush our latest breath,
O praise him, alleluia!
Thou leadest home the child of God,
and Christ our Lord the way has trod: [Refrain]
7 Let all things their creator bless,
and worship him in humbleness;
O praise him, alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
and praise the Spirit, Three in One: [Refrain] Topics: Creation; Easter VI Rogationtide Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:8 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN (EASTER SONG)
All creatures of our God and King
Praise, O praise our God and King
Author: H. W. Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 140 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Praise, O praise our God and King;
hymns of adoration sing:
Refrain:
For his mercies still endure
ever faithful, ever sure.
2 Praise him that he made the sun
day by day his course to run: [Refrain]
3 And the silver moon by night,
shining with her gentle light: [Refrain]
4 Praise him that he gave the rain
to mature the swelling grain: [Refrain]
5 And hath bid the fruitful field
crops of precious increase yield: [Refrain]
6 Praise him for our harvest-store;
he hath filled the garner-floor: [Refrain]
7 And for richer food than this,
pledge of everlasting bliss: [Refrain]
8 Glory to our bounteous King;
glory let creation sing:
Glory to the Father, Son,
and blest Spirit, Three in One. Topics: Harvest Scripture: 2 Chronicles 5:13 Used With Tune: MONKLAND
Praise, O praise our God and King
Alleluia, sing to Jesus!
Author: William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 215 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Alleluia, sing to Jesus!
his the sceptre, his the throne;
alleluia, his the triumph,
his the victory alone:
hark, the songs of peaceful Sion
thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus out of every nation
hath redeemed us by his blood.
2 Alleluia, not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now;
alleluia, he is near us,
faith believes, nor questions how:
though the cloud from sight received him,
when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget his promise,
'I am with you evermore'?
3 Alleluia, bread of angels,
thou on earth our food, our stay;
alleluia, here the sinful
flee to thee from day to day:
Intercessor, Friend of sinners,
earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.
4 Alleluia, King eternal,
thee the Lord of lords we own;
alleluia, born of Mary,
earth thy footstool, heaven thy throne:
thou within the veil hast entered,
robed in flesh, our great High Priest;
thou on earth both Priest and Victim
in the eucharistic feast. Topics: Holy Communion; Proper 9 Year A Scripture: Acts 1:3 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL
Alleluia, sing to Jesus!
Bread of heaven, on thee we feed
Author: Josiah Conder, 1789-1855 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 336 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed,
for thy flesh is meat indeed;
ever may our souls be fed
with this true and living bread;
day by day with strength supplied
through the life of him who died.
2 Vine of heaven, thy blood supplies
this blest cup of sacrifice;
Lord, thy wounds our healing give,
to thy cross we look and live:
Jesus, may we ever be
grafted, rooted, built in thee. Topics: Holy Communion; Proper 12 Year B Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24 Used With Tune: BREAD OF HEAVEN
Bread of heaven, on thee we feed
Break thou the bread of life
Author: Mary Lathbury, 1841-1913; Alexander Groves, 1842-1909 Appears in 725 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Break thou the bread of life,
dear Lord, to me,
as thou didst break the loaves
beside the sea:
beyond the sacred page
I seek thee, Lord;
my spirit pants for thee,
O living Word!
2 Thou art the bread of life,
O Lord, to me,
thy holy word the truth
that saveth me.
Give me to eat and live
with thee above;
teach me to love thy truth,
for thou art love.
3 O send thy Spirit, Lord,
now unto me,
that he may touch my eyes,
and make me see:
show me the truth concealed
within thy word,
and in thy book revealed
I see thee, Lord.
4 Bless thou the truth, dear Lord,
to me, to me,
as thou didst bless the bread
by Galilee:
then shall all bondage cease,
all fetters fall,
and I shall find my peace,
my all in all! Topics: Proper 12 Year B; Proper 13 Year B Scripture: 3 John 2 Used With Tune: LATHBURY
Break thou the bread of life
All people that on earth do dwell
Author: William Kethe, d. 1594 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 723 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell,
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
him serve with fear, 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 folk, 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.
5 To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
the God whom heaven and earth adore,
from men and from the angel-host
be praise and glory evermore. Scripture: 2 Chronicles 5:13 Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH Text Sources: Psalm 100 in Anglo-Genevan Psalter, 1560
All people that on earth do dwell
Who is a pardoning God like thee
Author: Samuel Davies, 1723-1761 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 107 hymnals First Line: Great God of wonders, all thy ways Lyrics: 1 Great God of wonders, all thy ways
are matchless, God-like and divine;
but the fair glories of thy grace
more God-like and unrivaled shine:
Refrain:
Who is a pardoning God like thee,
or who has grace so rich and free?
2 Such dire offences to forgive,
such guilty rebel souls to spare;
this is thy grand prerogative,
and none shall in the honour share: [Refrain]
3 In wonder lost, with trembling joy,
we take the pardon of our God,
pardon for sins of deepest dye,
a pardon sealed with Jesus' blood: [Refrain]
4 O may this glorious matchless love,
this God-like miracle of grace,
teach mortal tongues, like those above,
to raise this song of lofty praise: [Refrain] Topics: Proper 10 Year B; Third Sunday Before Advent Year C Scripture: Ephesians 1:7 Used With Tune: VATER UNSER
Who is a pardoning God like thee
O Jesu, King most wonderful
Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,026 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Jesu, King most wonderful,
thou Conqueror renowned,
thou sweetness most ineffable,
in whom all joys are found!
2 When once thou visitest the heart,
then truth begins to shine,
then earthly vanities depart,
then kindles love divine.
3 Thee, Jesu, may our voices bless,
thee may we love alone,
and ever in our lives express
the image of thine own.
4 Abide with us, and let thy light
shine, Lord, on every heart;
dispel the darkness of our night,
and joy to all impart.
5 Jesu, our love and joy, to thee,
the Virgin's only Son,
all might and praise and glory be,
while endless ages run. Topics: Proper 11 Year C Scripture: 1 John 3:2-3 Used With Tune: ST AGNES (DYKES) Text Sources: Latin, c. 12th century
O Jesu, King most wonderful
Where cross the crowded ways of life
Author: Frank Mason North, 1850-1935 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 369 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Where cross the crowded ways of life,
where sound the cries of race and clan,
above the noise of selfish strife,
we hear thy voice, O Son of Man.
2 In haunts of wretchedness and need,
on shadowed thresholds dark with fears,
from paths where hide the lures of greed,
we catch the vision of thy tears.
3 The cup of water given for thee
still holds the freshness of thy grace;
yet long these multitudes to see
the strong compassion of thy face.
4 O Master, from the mountain-side
make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
among these restless throngs abide,
O tread the city's streets again:
5 Till all shall come to learn thy love,
and follow where thy feet have trod;
till glorious from thy heaven above
shall come the city of our God. Topics: Proper 8 Year A; The City Scripture: Ezekiel 48:35 Used With Tune: ST BARTHOLOMEW
Where cross the crowded ways of life
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 219 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hearts to heaven and voices raise;
sing to God a hymn of gladness,
sing to God a hymn of praise:
he who on the cross a victim
for the world's salvation bled,
Jesus Christ, the King of glory,
now is risen from the dead.
2 Christ is risen, Christ the first-fruits
of the holy harvest field,
which will all its full abundance
at his second coming yield;
then the golden ears of harvest
will their heads before him wave,
ripened by his glorious sunshine,
from the furrows of the grave.
3 Christ is risen, we are risen;
shed upon us heavenly grace,
rain, and dew, and gleams of glory
from the brightness of thy face;
that we, with our hearts in heaven,
here on earth may fruitful be,
and by angel-hands be gathered,
and be ever, Lord, with thee.
4 Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glory be to God on high;
Alleluia to the Saviour,
who has gained the victory;
Alleluia to the Spirit,
fount of love and sanctity;
Alleluia! Alleluia!
to the Triune Majesty. Topics: Easter; Easter II Year B; Easter III Year C Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 Used With Tune: LUX EOI
Alleluia! Alleluia!
God of grace and God of glory
Author: Harry E. Fosdick, 1878-1969 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 155 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of grace and God of glory,
on thy people pour thy power;
now fulfil thy church's story;
bring her bud to glorious flower.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
for the facing of this hour.
2 Lo, the hosts of evil round us
scorn thy Christ, assail his ways;
from the fears that long have bound us
free our hearts to faith and praise.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
for the living of these days.
3 Cure thy children's warring madness,
bend our pride to thy control;
shame our wanton selfish gladness,
rich in goods and poor in soul.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
lest we miss thy kingdom's goal.
4 Set our feet on lofty places,
gird our lives that they may be
armoured with all Christlike graces
in the fight till all be free.
Grant us wisdom, grant us courage,
that we fail not earth nor thee. Topics: Proper 12 Year A; Proper 20 Year B; Second Sunday Before Advent Year C Scripture: 1 Peter 4:10 Used With Tune: WEBBE'S ST THOMAS
God of grace and God of glory
Holy Spirit, truth divine
Author: Samuel Longfellow, 1819-1892 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 274 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Holy Spirit, truth divine,
dawn upon this soul of mine;
voice of God, and inward light,
wake my spirit, clear my sight.
2 Holy Spirit, love divine,
glow within this heart of mine;
kindle every high desire;
perish self in thy pure fire.
3 Holy Spirit, power divine,
fill and nerve this will of mine;
by thee may I strongly live,
bravely bear and nobly strive.
4 Holy Spirit, law divine,
reign within this soul of mine;
be my law, and I shall be
firmly bound, for ever free.
5 Holy Spirit, peace divine,
still this restless heart of mine;
speak to calm this tossing sea,
stayed in thy tranquillity.
6 Holy Spirit, joy divine,
gladden thou this heart of mine;
in the desert ways I sing,
spring, O well, for ever spring! Topics: Pentecost; Proper 8 Year C; Proper 17 Year A Scripture: Isaiah 57:18-20 Used With Tune: HARTS
Holy Spirit, truth divine
Glory be to Jesus
Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 208 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Glory be to Jesus,
who, in bitter pains,
poured for me the life-blood
from his sacred veins.
2 Grace and life eternal
in that blood I find;
blest be his compassion,
infinitely kind.
3 Blest through endless ages
be the precious stream,
which from endless torments
did the world redeem.
4 Abel's blood for vengeance
pleaded to the skies;
but the blood of Jesus
for our pardon cries.
5 Oft as it is sprinkled
on our guilty hearts,
Satan in confusion
terror-struck departs.
6 Oft as earth exulting
wafts its praise on high,
angel-hosts rejoicing
make their glad reply.
7 Lift ye then your voices;
swell the mighty flood;
louder still and louder
praise the precious blood. Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week; Lent V Year A Scripture: 1 Peter 1:12 Used With Tune: CASWALL Text Sources: Italian
Glory be to Jesus
Father, we praise thee, now the night is over
Author: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 82 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Father, we praise thee, now the night is over;
active and watchful, stand we all before thee;
singing, we offer prayer and meditation:
thus we adore thee.
2 Monarch of all things, fit us for thy mansions;
banish our weakness, health and wholeness sending;
bring us to heaven, where thy saints united
joy without ending.
3 All-holy Father, Son and equal Spirit,
Trinity blessèd, send us thy salvation;
thine is the glory, gleaming and resounding
through all creation. Topics: Morning Scripture: John 14:2 Used With Tune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM Text Sources: 10th century or earlier
Father, we praise thee, now the night is over
God, that madest earth and heaven
Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826; Richard Whately, 1787-1863 Meter: 8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4 Appears in 474 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God, that madest earth and heaven,
darkness and light;
who the day for toil hast given,
for rest the night;
may thine angel-guards defend us,
slumber sweet thy mercy send us,
holy dreams and hopes attend us,
this livelong night.
2 Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,
and, when we die,
may we in thy mighty keeping
all peaceful lie:
When the last dread call shall wake us,
do not thou our God forsake us,
but to reign in glory take us
with thee on high. Topics: Evening Scripture: Genesis 1:1 Used With Tune: AR HYD Y NOS
God, that madest earth and heaven
Breathe on me, Breath of God
Author: Edwin Hatch, 1835-1889 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 340 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Breathe on me, Breath of God,
fill me with life anew,
that I may love what thou dost love,
and do what thou wouldst do.
2 Breathe on me, Breath of God,
until my heart is pure;
until with thee I will one will,
to do and to endure.
3 Breathe on me, Breath of God,
till I am wholly thine;
until this earthly part of me
glows with thy fire divine.
4 Breathe on me, Breath of God:
so shall I never die,
but live with thee the perfect life
of thine eternity. Topics: Pentecost; Pentecost Year A; Proper 25 Year C Scripture: Ezekiel 37:9-10 Used With Tune: WINDERMERE
Breathe on me, Breath of God
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