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Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing

Author: William A. Mühlenberg Meter: Irregular Appears in 239 hymnals First Line: Sion, the marvelous story be telling Lyrics: Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing, Jerusalem triumphs, Messiah is King! Sion, the marvelous story be telling, The Son of the Highest, how lowly his birth! The brightest archangel in glory excelling, He stoops to redeem thee, he reigns upon earth. Tell how he cometh; from nation to nation, The heart-cheering news let the earth echo round: How free to the faithful he offers salvation, His people with joy everlasting are crowned. Mortals, your homage be gratefully bringing, And sweet let the gladsome hosanna arise: Ye angels, the full alleluia be singing; One chorus resound through the earth and the skies. Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: AVISON
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Calm on the list'ning ear of night

Author: Edmund H. Sears Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 350 hymnals Lyrics: Calm on the listening ear of night Come heaven's melodious strains, Where wild Judea stretches far Her silver-mantled plains. Celestial choirs from courts above Shed sacred glories there; And angels, with their sparkling lyres, Make music on the air. The answering hills of Palestine Send back the glad reply; And greet, from all their holy heights, The Dayspring from on high. O'er the blue depths of Galilee There comes a holier calm, And Sharon waves, in solemn praise, Her silent groves of palm. "Glory to God!" the sounding skies Loud with their anthems ring, "Peace to the earth, good will to men, From heaven's eternal King!" Light on thy hills, Jerusalem! The Savior now is born: More bright on Bethlehem's joyous plains Breaks the first Christmas morn. Topics: Christmas Used With Tune: ST. AGNES
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Earth has many a noble city

Author: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, 349-413; Edward Caswall Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 60 hymnals Lyrics: Earth has many a noble city; Bethlehem, thou dost all excel: Out of thee the Lord from heaven Came to rule his Israel. Fairer than the sun at morning Was the star that told his birth, To the world its God announcing Seen in fleshly form on earth. Eastern sages at his cradle Make oblations rich and rare; See them give, in deep devotion, Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. Sacred gifts of mystic meaning: Incense doth their God disclose, Gold the King of kings proclaimeth, Myrrh his sepulcher foreshows. Jesus, whom the Gentiles worshipped At thy glad Epiphany, Unto thee, with God the Father And the Spirit, glory be. Amen. Topics: Epiphany Used With Tune: STUTTGART
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Christian! dost thou see them

Author: St. Andrew of Crete; John Mason Neale Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 305 hymnals Lyrics: Christian! dost thou see them On the holy ground, How the powers of darkness Rage thy steps around? Christian! up and smite them, Counting gain but loss; In the strength that cometh By the holy cross. Christian! dost thou feel then How they work within, Striving, tempting, luring, Goading into sin? Christian! never tremble; Never be downcast; Gird thee for the battle, Watch and pray and fast. Christian! dost thou hear them, How they speak thee fair? "Always fast and vigil? Always watch and prayer?" Christian! answer boldly: "While I breathe I pray!" Peace shall follow battle, Night shall end in day. "Well I know thy trouble, O my servant true; Thou art very weary, I was weary too; But that toil shall make thee Some day all mine own, And the end of sorrow Shall be near my throne." Topics: Ash Wednesday and Lent; Sunday Schools Lent; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: ST. ANDREW OF CRETE
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Come, thou almighty King

Author: Anonymous Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,794 hymnals Lyrics: Come, thou almighty King, Help us thy Name to sing, Help us to praise! Father all-glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of days! Come, thou Incarnate Word, Gird on thy mighty sword; Our prayer attend! Come, and thy people bless; Come, give thy word success; 'Stablish thy righteousness, Savior and Friend! Come, Holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear, In this glad hour! Thou, who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power! To thee, great One in Three, The highest praises be, Hence evermore; Thy sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. Amen. Topics: Trinity Sunday; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: MOSCOW
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Christ, of all my hopes the ground

Author: Ralph Wardlaw Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 173 hymnals Lyrics: Christ, of all my hopes the ground, Christ the spring of all my joy, Still in Thee may I be found, Still for Thee my powers employ. Let Thy love my heart inflame; Keep Thy fear before my sight; Be Thy praise my highest aim; Be Thy smile my chief delight. Fountain of o'erflowing grace, Freely from Thy fullness give; Till I close my earthly race, May I prove it "Christ to live." Firmly trusting in Thy blood, Nothing shall my heart confound; Safely I shall pass the flood, Safely reach Emmanuel's ground. Thus, O thus, an entrance give To the land of cloudless sky; Having known it "Christ to live," Let me know it "gain to die." Amen. Topics: Sundays after Trinity; Sundays after Trinity Faith Used With Tune: GIBBONS
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The God of Abraham praise

Author: Thomas Olivers Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 454 hymnals Lyrics: The God of Abraham praise, Who reigns enthroned above; Ancient of everlasting days, And God of love; Jehovah, great I AM, By earth and heaven confessed; I bow and bless the sacred Name, For ever blest. He by himself hath sworn, I on his oath depend, I shall, on angel-wings upborne, To heaven ascend: I shall behold his face, I shall his power adore, And sing the wonders of his grace For evermore. There dwells the Lord, our King, The Lord, our Righteousness, Triumphant o'er the world and sin, The Prince of Peace; On Sion's sacred height His kingdom he maintains, And, glorious with his saints in light, For ever reigns. The whole triumphant host Give thanks to God on high; Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! They ever cry: Hail, Abraham's God and mine! I join the heavenly lays; All might and majesty are thine, And endless praise. Amen. Topics: Sundays after Trinity Praise and Adoration; Processional; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: LEONI
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Sing, my soul, His wondrous love

Author: Anonymous Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 122 hymnals Lyrics: Sing, my soul, his wondrous love, Who, from yon bright throne above, Ever watchful o'er our race, Still to man extends his grace. Heaven and earth by him were made; All is by his scepter swayed; What are we that he should show So much love to us below? God, the merciful and good, Bought us with the Savior's blood, And, to make our safety sure, Guides us by his Spirit pure. Sing, my soul, adore his Name! Let his glory be thy theme: Praise him till he calls thee home; Trust his love for all to come. Topics: Sundays after Trinity Praise and Adoration; Sunday Schools Trinity Sunday; Sunday Schools General Use; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: ST. BEES
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Praise to the Holiest in the height

Author: John Henry Newman Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 169 hymnals Lyrics: Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise; In all his words most wonderful, Most sure in all his ways! O loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, A second Adam to the fight And to the rescue came. O wisest love! that flesh and blood, Which did in Adam fail, Should strive afresh against the foe, Should strive and should prevail: And that a higher gift than grace Should flesh and blood refine; God's Presence and his very Self, And Essence all-divine. O generous love! that he who smote In Man for man the foe, The double agony in Man For man should undergo; And in the garden secretly, And on the cross on high, Should teach his brethren, and inspire To suffer and to die. Praise to the Holiest in the height, And in the depth be praise; In all his words most wonderful, Most sure in all his ways. Topics: Sundays after Easter; Sundays after Trinity Praise and Adoration Used With Tune: GERONTIUS
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Ye holy angels bright

Author: Richard Baxter; Richard R. Chope Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 113 hymnals Lyrics: Ye holy angels bright, Who wait at God's right hand, Or through the realms of light Fly at your Lord's command, Assist our song, For else the theme Too high doth seem For mortal tongue. Ye blessèd souls at rest, Who ran this earthly race And now, from sin released, Behold the Savior's face, God's praises sound, As in his light With sweet delight Ye do abound. Ye saints, who toil below, Adore your heavenly King, And onward as ye go Some joyful anthem sing; Take what he gives And praise him still, Through good or ill, Who ever lives! My soul, bear thou thy part, Triumph in God above: And with a well-tuned heart Sing thou the songs of love! Let all thy days Till life shall end, Whate'er he send, Be filled with praise. Topics: Sundays after Trinity Praise and Adoration; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: DARWALL
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Come, my soul, thy suit prepare

Author: John Newton Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 708 hymnals Lyrics: Come, my soul, thy suit prepare; Jesus loves to answer prayer; He himself has bid thee pray, Therefore will not say thee, Nay. Thou art coming to a King: Large petitions with thee bring; For his grace and power are such, None can ever ask too much. With my burden I begin: Lord, remove this load of sin; Let thy blood, for sinners spilt, Set my conscience free from guilt. 279 Lord, I come to thee for rest; Take possession of my breast; There thy blood-bought right maintain, And without a rival reign. While I am a pilgrim here, Let thy love my spirit cheer; As my guide, my guard, my friend, Lead me to my journey's end. Show me what I have to do; Every hour my strength renew; Let me live a life of faith; Let me die thy people's death. Holy Father, Holy Son, And Holy Spirit, Three in One! Glory, as of old, to thee, Now, and evermore shall be. Amen. Topics: Holy Communion Introits; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: BRASTED
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Lord, for ever at Thy side

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 111 hymnals Lyrics: Lord, for ever at thy side Let my place and portion be: Strip me of the robe of pride, Clothe me with humility. Meekly may my soul receive, All thy Spirit hath revealed; Thou hast spoken; I believe, Though the oracle be sealed. Humble as a little child, Weanèd from the mother's breast, By no subtleties beguiled, On thy faithful word I rest. Israel now and evermore, In the Lord Jehovah trust; Him, in all his ways, adore, Wise, and wonderful, and just. Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, Three in One! Glory, as of old, to thee, Now and evermore shall be. Amen. Topics: Holy Communion Introits; Sunday Schools General Use Scripture: Psalm 131 Used With Tune: SEYMOUR
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Before Jehovah's awful throne

Author: Isaac Watts; John Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 966 hymnals Lyrics: Before Jehovah's awful throne, Ye nations, bow with sacred joy; Know that the Lord is God alone; He can create, and he destroy. His sovereign power without our aid, Made us of clay, and formed us men; And when like wandering sheep we strayed, He brought us to his fold again. We are his people, we his care, Our souls, and all our mortal frame: What lasting honours shall we rear, Almighty Maker, to thy Name? We'll crowd thy gates with thankful songs, High as the heaven our voices raise; And earth, with her ten thousand tongues, Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise. Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love; Firm as a rock thy truth must stand, When rolling years shall cease to move. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow! Praise him, all creatures here below! Praise him above, ye heavenly host! Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Amen. Topics: Holy Communion Introits Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: WINCHESTER NEW
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Fairest Lord Jesus

Author: Anonymous Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8 Appears in 576 hymnals Lyrics: Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature, O thou of God and man the Son; Thee will I cherish, thee will I honor, Thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown. Fair are the meadows, Fairer still the woodlands, Robed in the blooming garb of spring: Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer, Who makes the woeful heart to sing. Fair is the sunshine, Fairer still the moonlight, And all the twinkling, starry host: Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer, Than all the angels heaven can boast. Topics: Catechism; Processional; Sunday Schools Closing Hymns; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: FAIREST LORD JESUS Text Sources: Münster, 1677; Tr. unknown; pub., Richard S. Willis, 1850
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Now the day is over

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 949 hymnals Lyrics: Now the day is over, Night is drawing nigh; Shadows of the evening Steal across the sky; Jesus, give the weary Calm and sweet repose; With thy tenderest blessing May our eyelids close. Grant to little children Visions bright of thee; Guard the sailors tossing On the deep, blue sea. Comfort every sufferer Watching late in pain; Those who plan some evil From their sins restrain. Through the long night watches, May thine angels spread Their white wings above me, Watching round my bed. 331 When the morning wakens, Then may I arise Pure, and fresh, and sinless In thy holy eyes. Amen. Topics: Daily Prayer Evening; Catechism Used With Tune: MERRIAL
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Thy way, not mine, O Lord

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6.6.6 Appears in 400 hymnals Lyrics: Thy way, not mine, O Lord, However dark it be: Lead me by thine own hand: Choose out the path for me. Smooth let it be or rough, It will be still the best; Winding or straight, it leads Right onward to thy rest. I dare not choose my lot; I would not, if I might; Choose thou for me, my God: So shall I walk aright. Take thou my cup, and it With joy or sorrow fill, As best to thee may seem; Choose thou my good and ill. Choose thou for me my friends, My sickness or my health; Choose thou my cares for me My poverty or wealth. Not mine, not mine the choice, In things or great or small Be thou my Guide, my Strength, My Wisdom, and my All. Amen. Topics: Circumcision; Visitation Used With Tune: BLESSED HOME
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At even, when the sun was set

Author: Henry Twells Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 312 hymnals Lyrics: At even, when the sun was set, The sick, O Lord, around thee lay; O in what divers pains they met! O with what joy they went away. Once more 'tis eventide, and we Oppressed with various ills draw near; What if thy form we cannot see? We know and feel that thou art here O Savior Christ, our woes dispel; For some are sick, and some are sad, And some have never loved thee well, And some have lost the love they had, And some have found the world is vain, Yet from the world they break not free, And some have friends who give them pain, Yet have not sought a friend in thee. 363 And none, O Lord, have perfect rest, For none are wholly free from sin; And they who fain would love thee best Are conscious most of wrong within. O Savior Christ, thou too art Man; Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried, Thy kind but searching glance can scan The very wounds that shame would hide. Thy touch has still its ancient power; No word from thee can fruitless fall; Hear, in this solemn evening hour, And in thy mercy heal us all. Amen. Topics: Daily Prayer Evening; Visitation; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: ANGELUS
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Glory! glory! Hallelujah!

Author: Julia Ward Howe Meter: 15.15.15.6 with refrain Appears in 555 hymnals First Line: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord Lyrics: Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He hath loosed the fateful lightning of his terrible swift sword; His truth is marching on. Glory! glory! Hallelujah! His truth is marching on. I have seen him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps; They have builded him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I have read his righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps; His day is marching on. Glory! glory! Hallelujah! His day is marching on. I have read a fiery gospel, writ in burnished rows of steel; "As ye deal with my contemners, so with you my grace shall deal;" Let the Hero, born of woman, crush the serpent with his heel, Since God is marching on. Glory! glory! Hallelujah! Since God is marching on. He has sounded forth his trumpet that shall never call retreat; He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment-seat; O be swift, my soul, to answer him: be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. Glory! glory! Hallelujah! Our God is marching on. In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born, across the sea, With a glory in his bosom that transfigures you and me; As he died to make men holy, let us die to make men free! While God is marching on. Glory! glory! Hallelujah! While God is marching on. Topics: National Days; Sunday Schools National Days Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN
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A few more years shall roll

Author: Horatius Bonar Appears in 382 hymnals Lyrics: A few more years shall roll, A few more seasons come, And we shall be with those that rest Asleep within the tomb; Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that great day; O wash me in thy precious blood, And take my sins away. A few more suns shall set O'er these dark hills of time, And we shall be where suns are not, A far serener clime: Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that blest day; O wash me in thy precious blood, And take my sins away. A few more storms shall beat On this wild rocky shore, And we shall be where tempests cease, And surges swell no more: Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that calm day; O wash me in thy precious blood, And take my sins away. 404 A few more struggles here, A few more partings o'er, A few more toils, a few more tears, And we shall weep no more: Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that bright day; O wash me in thy precious blood, And take my sins away. 'Tis but a little while And he shall come again, Who died that we might live, who lives That we with him may reign: Then, O my Lord, prepare My soul for that glad day; O wash me in thy precious blood, And take my sins away. Amen. Topics: Old and New Year; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: CHALVEY
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Jesus, still lead on

Author: N. L. von Zinzendorf; Jane Borthwick Meter: 5.5.8.8.5.5 Appears in 289 hymnals Lyrics: Jesus, still lead on, Till our rest be won; And, although the way be cheerless, We will follow, calm and fearless; Guide us by thy hand To our Fatherland. 409 If the way be drear, If the foe be near, Let not faithless fears o'ertake us, Let not faith and hope forsake us; For through many a woe To our home we go. When we seek relief From a long-felt grief; When temptations come alluring, Make us patient and enduring; Show us that bright shore Where we weep no more. Jesus, still lead on, Till our rest be won: Heavenly Leader, still direct us, Still support, console, protect us, Till we safely stand In our Fatherland. Amen. Topics: Sundays after Trinity Divine Guidance; Old and New Year; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: ROCHELLE
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God of the prophets! Bless the prophets' sons

Author: Denis Wortman Appears in 61 hymnals Lyrics: God of the prophets! Bless the prophets' sons: Elijah's mantle o'er Elisha cast; Each age its solemn task may claim but once: Make each one nobler, stronger than the last! Anoint them prophets! Make their ears attent To thy divinest speech; their hearts awake To human need; their lips make eloquent To assure the right, and every evil break. Anoint them priests! Strong intercessors they For pardon, and for charity and peace! Ah, if with them the world might pass, astray, Into the dear Christ's life of sacrifice! 411 Anoint them kings! Aye, kingly kings, O Lord! Anoint them with the Spirit of thy Son: Theirs not a jeweled crown, a blood-stained sword; Theirs, by sweet love, for Christ a kingdom won. Make them apostles! Heralds of thy cross, Forth may they go to tell all realms thy grace: Inspired of thee, may they count all but loss, And stand at last with joy before thy face. O mighty age of prophet-kings, return! O truth, O faith, enrich our urgent time! Lord Jesus Christ, again with us sojourn: A weary world awaits thy reign sublime! Amen. Topics: Ember Days and Ordination Used With Tune: TOULON
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Christ is made the sure foundation

Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 289 hymnals Lyrics: Christ is made the sure foundation, Christ the head and cornerstone, Chosen of the Lord, and precious, Binding all the Church in one; Holy Sion's help for ever, And her confidence alone. All that dedicated city, Dearly loved of God on high, In exultant jubilation Pours perpetual melody; God the One in Three adoring In glad hymns eternally. To this temple, where we call thee, Come, O Lord of Hosts, today; With thy wonted loving-kindness, Hear thy servants as they pray: And thy fullest benediction Shed within its walls alway. Here vouchsafe to all thy servants What they ask of thee to gain, What they gain from thee, for ever With the blessed to retain, And hereafter in thy glory Evermore with thee to reign. Amen. Topics: Church Building and Consecration Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE Text Sources: Latin, 7th cent.
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The Church's one foundation

Author: Samuel J. Stone Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 862 hymnals Lyrics: The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord; She is his new creation By water and the word: From heaven he came and sought her To be his holy bride; With his own blood he bought her, And for her life he died. 422 Elect from every nation, Yet one o'er all the earth, Her charter of salvation, One Lord, one faith, one birth; One holy Name she blesses, Partakes one holy food, And to one hope she presses, With every grace endued. Though with a scornful wonder Men see her sore opprest, By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distrest; Yet saints their watch are keeping, Their cry goes up, "How long?" And soon the night of weeping Shall be the morn of song. 'Mid toil and tribulation, And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation Of peace for evermore; Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great Church victorious Shall be the Church at rest. Yet she on earth hath union With God the Three in One, And mystic sweet communion With those whose rest is won. O happy ones and holy! Lord, give us grace that we Like them, the meek and lowly, On high may dwell with thee. Amen. Topics: Church Building and Consecration; The Church Militant; Sunday Schools Sunday Morning; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: AURELIA
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Arm of the Lord, awake! awake!

Author: William Shrubsole Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 309 hymnals Lyrics: Arm of the Lord, awake! awake! Put on thy strength! the nations shake! And let the world adoring see Triumphs of mercy wrought by thee. Say to the heathen from thy throne, I am Jehovah, God alone: Thy voice their idols shall confound, And cast their altars to the ground. 444 Let Sion's time of favour come; O bring the tribes of Israel home; And let our wondering eyes behold Gentiles and Jews in Jesus' fold. Almighty God, thy grace proclaim In every clime, of every name; Let adverse powers before thee fall, And crown the Savior Lord of all. Amen. Topics: Sundays after Epiphany; Holy Communion Introits; Missions Used With Tune: TRURO
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Go, labour on! spend and be spent!

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 439 hymnals Lyrics: Go, labour on! spend and be spent! Thy joy to do the Father's will; It is the way the Master went; Should not the servant tread it still? Go, labour on! 'tis not for naught; Thine earthly loss is heavenly gain; Men heed thee, love thee, praise thee not; The Master praises: what are men? Go, labour on! enough, while here, If he shall praise thee, if he deign The willing heart to mark and cheer: No toil for him shall be in vain. Go, labour on, while it is day! The world's dark night is hastening on: Speed, speed thy work! cast sloth away! It is not thus that souls are won. 447 Toil on! faint not! keep watch, and pray! Be wise the erring soul to win! Go forth into the world's highway! Compel the wanderer to come in! Toil on, and in thy toil rejoice! For toil comes rest, for exile home; Soon shalt thou hear the Bridegroom's voice, The midnight peal, "Behold, I come!" Topics: Ember Days and Ordination; Brotherhood and Service; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: ANGEL'S SONG
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O Master, let me walk with Thee

Author: Washington Gladden Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 573 hymnals Lyrics: O Master, let me walk with thee In lowly paths of service free; Tell me thy secret; help me bear The strain of toil, the fret of care. 449 Help me the slow of heart to move By some clear, winning word of love; Teach me the wayward feet to stay, And guide them in the homeward way. Teach me thy patience; still with thee In closer, dearer company, In work that keeps faith sweet and strong, In trust that triumphs over wrong, In hope that sends a shining ray Far down the future's broadening way, In peace that only thou canst give, With thee, O Master, let me live. Amen. Topics: Sundays after Trinity Divine Guidance; Ember Days and Ordination; Brotherhood and Service; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: MARYTON
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Where cross the crowded ways of life

Author: Frank Mason North Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 369 hymnals Lyrics: 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. 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. From tender childhood's helplessness, From woman's grief, man's burdened toil, From famished souls, from sorrow's stress, Thy heart hath never known recoil. The cup of water given for thee Stills holds the freshness of thy grace; Yet long these multitudes to see The sweet compassion of thy face. 450 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; Till sons of men shall learn thy love, And follow where thy feet have trod; Till glorious from thy heaven above, Shall come the City of our God. Amen. Topics: Missions; Brotherhood and Service Used With Tune: GARDINER
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O brothers, lift your voices

Author: Edward H. Bickersteth Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 69 hymnals Lyrics: O brothers, lift your voices, Triumphant songs to raise; Till heaven on high rejoices, And earth is filled with praise. Ten thousand hearts are bounding With holy hopes and free; The Gospel trump is sounding, The trump of Jubilee. O Christian brothers, glorious Shall be the conflict's close: The cross hath been victorious, And shall be o'er its foes. Faith is our battle token: Our Leader all controls; Our trophies, fetters broken; Our captives, ransomed souls. Not unto us: Lord Jesus, To thee all praise be due! Whose blood-bought mercy frees us, Has freed our brethren too. Not unto us: in glory The angels catch the strain, And cast their crowns before thee Exultingly again. 451 Captain of our salvation, Thy presence we adore: Praise, glory, adoration Be thine for evermore! Still on in conflict pressing, On thee thy people call, Thee, King of kings confessing, Thee, crowning Lord of all. Amen. Topics: Brotherhood and Service Used With Tune: TOURS
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O God of truth, Whose living Word

Author: Thomas Hughes Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Lyrics: O God of truth, whose living Word Upholds whate'er hath breath, Look down on thy creation, Lord, Enslaved by sin and death. Set up thy standard, Lord, that we Who claim a heavenly birth May march with thee to smite the lies That vex thy groaning earth. Ah! would we join that blest array, And follow in the might Of him, the Faithful and the True, In raiment clean and white! We fight for truth, we fight for God, Poor slaves of lies and sin! He who would fight for thee on earth Must first be true within. Then, God of truth for whom we long, Thou who wilt hear our prayer, Do thine own battle in our hearts, And slay the falsehood there. Still smite, still burn, till naught is left But God's own truth and love; Then, Lord, as morning dew come down, Rest on us from above. 454 Yea, come; then, tried as in the fire, From every lie set free, Thy perfect truth shall dwell in us, And we shall live in thee. Amen. Topics: Brotherhood and Service Used With Tune: MARLOW
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Lord, speak to me, that I may speak

Author: Frances R. Havergal Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 455 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, speak to me, that I may speak In living echoes of thy tone; As thou hast sought, so let me seek, Thy erring children lost and lone. 2 O lead me, Lord, that I may lead The wandering and the wavering feet; O feed me, Lord, that I may feed Thy hungering ones with manna sweet. 3 O strengthen me, that while I stand Firm on the Rock, and strong in thee, I may stretch out a loving hand To wrestlers with the troubled sea. 4 O teach me, Lord, that I may teach The precious things thou dost impart; And wing my words, that they may reach The hidden depths of many a heart. 5 O give thine own sweet rest to me, That I may speak with soothing power A word in season, as from thee, To weary ones in needful hour. 6 O fill me with thy fullness, Lord Until my very heart o'erflow In kindling thought and glowing word, Thy love to tell, thy praise to show. 7 O use me, Lord, use even me Just as thou wilt, and when, and where; Until thy blessèd face I see, Thy rest, thy joy, thy glory share. Amen. Topics: Ember Days and Ordination; Brotherhood and Service Used With Tune: HOLLEY
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O mother dear, Jerusalem

Author: "F. B. P." Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 621 hymnals Lyrics: O mother dear, Jerusalem, When shall I come to thee? When shall my sorrows have an end? Thy joys when shall I see? O happy harbour of God's saints! O sweet and pleasant soil! In thee no sorrow can be found, Nor grief, nor care, nor toil. No murky cloud o'ershadows thee, Nor gloom, nor darksome night; But every soul shines as the sun; For God himself gives light. 465 O my sweet home, Jerusalem, Thy joys when shall I see? The King that sitteth on thy throne In his felicity? Thy gardens and thy goodly walks Continually are green, Where grow such sweet and pleasant flowers As nowhere else are seen. Right through thy streets, with silver sound, The living waters flow, And on the banks, on either side, The trees of life do grow. Those trees for evermore bear fruit, And evermore do spring: There evermore the angels are And evermore do sing. Jerusalem, my happy home, Would God I were in thee! Would God my woes were at an end, Thy joys that I might see! Topics: The Church Triumphant; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: JERUSALEM
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Jerusalem the golden!

Author: St. Bernard of Cluny; John Mason Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 913 hymnals Lyrics: Jerusalem the golden! With milk and honey blest; Beneath thy contemplation Sink heart and voice opprest. I know not, O I know not, What joys await us there! What radiancy of glory! What bliss beyond compare! 466 They stand, those halls of Sion, All jubilant with song, And bright with many an angel, And all the martyr throng. The Prince is ever in them, The daylight is serene; The pastures of the blessèd Are decked in glorious sheen. There is the throne of David; And there, from care released, The shout of them that triumph, The song of them that feast. And they who with their Leader Have conquered in the fight, For ever and for ever Are clad in robes of white. O sweet and blessèd country, The home of God's elect! O sweet and blessèd country, That eager hearts expect! Jesus, in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest! Who art, with God the Father, And Spirit, ever blest. Amen. Topics: The Church Triumphant; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: EWING
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For thee, O dear, dear country

Author: St. Bernard of Cluny; John Mason Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 272 hymnals Lyrics: For thee, O dear, dear country, Mine eyes their vigils keep; For very love beholding Thy holy name, they weep. The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast, And medicine in sickness, And love, and life, and rest. 467 O one, O only mansion! O Paradise of joy! Where tears are ever banished And smiles have no alloy; Thy loveliness oppresses All human thought and heart, And none, O Peace, O Sion, Can sing thee as thou art. With jasper glow thy bulwarks, Thy streets with emeralds blaze; The sardius and the topaz Unite in thee their rays; Thine ageless walls are bonded With amethyst unpriced; The saints build up thy fabric, And the corner-stone is Christ. The cross is all thy splendour, The Crucified thy praise; His laud and benediction Thy ransomed people raise: Upon the Rock of Ages They build thy holy tower; Thine is the victor's laurel, And thine the golden dower. O sweet and blessèd country, The home of God's elect! O sweet and blessèd country, That eager hearts expect! Jesus, in mercy bring us To that dear land of rest; Who art, with God the Father, And Spirit, ever blest. Amen. Topics: Processional; The Church Triumphant; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: HOMELAND
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Spirit of mercy, truth, and love

Author: Anonymous Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 96 hymnals Lyrics: Spirit of mercy, truth, and love, O shed Thine influence from above; And still from age to age convey The wonders of this sacred day. In every clime, by every tongue, Be God's surpassing glory sung: Let all the listening earth be taught The deeds our great Redeemer wrought. Unfailing Comfort, heavenly Guide, Still o'er Thy holy Church preside; Still let mankind Thy blessings prove, Spirit of mercy, truth, and love. Amen. Topics: Whitsunday Used With Tune: MARYTON
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How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,137 hymnals Lyrics: How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent word! What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled? Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed! I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow; For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all-sufficient, shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. The soul that to Jesus hath fled for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell shall endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake. Topics: Sundays after Easter; Sundays after Trinity Faith Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: “K” in Rippon's “Selections,” 1787
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Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts!

Author: St. Bernard of Clairvaux; Ray Palmer Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 559 hymnals Lyrics: Jesus, thou Joy of loving hearts! Thou Fount of life! Thou Light of men! From the best bliss that earth imparts We turn unfilled to thee again. Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood; Thou savest those that on thee call; To them that seek thee, thou art good, To them that find thee, all in all. We taste thee, O thou living Bread! And long to feast upon thee still; We drink of thee, the Fountain Head, And thirst from thee our souls to fill! Our restless spirits yearn for thee, Where'er our changeful lot is cast; Glad, when thy gracious smile we see, Blest, when our faith can hold thee fast O Jesus, ever with us stay! Make all our moments calm and bright! Chase the dark night of sin away! Shed o'er the world thy holy light! Amen. Topics: Holy Communion Used With Tune: CHRISTE REDEMPTOR
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Jubilate Deo

Appears in 347 hymnals First Line: O be joyful in the LORD, all ye lands Lyrics: 1 O be joyful in the LORD all ye lands; serve the LORD with gladness and come before his presence with a song. 2 Be ye sure that the LORD he is God; it is he that hath made us and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. 3 O go your way into his gates with thanksgiving and into his courts with praise; be thankful unto him, and speak good of his Name. 4 For the LORD is gracious his mercy is everlasting: and his truth endureth from generation to generation. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be; world without end. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: [O be joyful in the LORD, all ye lands]
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Bonum est confiteri

Appears in 251 hymnals First Line: It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD Lyrics: 1 It is a good thing to give thanks unto the LORD and to sing praises unto thy Name, O Most Highest; 2 To tell of thy loving-kindness early in the morning and of thy truth in the night season; 3 Upon an instrument of ten strings and upon the lute, upon a loud instrument and upon the harp. 4 For thou, LORD, hast made me glad through thy works and I will rejoice in giving praise for the operations of thy hands. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 92 Used With Tune: [It is a good thing to give thanks unto the Lord]
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At the Presentation of Alms

Appears in 128 hymnals First Line: All things come of thee, O Lord Lyrics: All things come of thee, O Lord; and of thine own have we given thee. Amen. Used With Tune: [All things come of thee, O Lord]
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Amen

Appears in 984 hymnals First Line: Amen, Amen Used With Tune: [Amen, Amen]
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While shepherds watched their flocks by night

Author: Nahum Tate Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,102 hymnals Lyrics: While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shone around. "Fear not," said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind; "Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind. "To you, in David's town, this day Is born of David's line, The Savior, who is Christ the Lord; And this shall be the sign: "The heavenly Babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapped in swathing bands, And in a manger laid." Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith Appeared a shining throng Of angels praising God, who thus Addressed their joyful song: "All glory be to God on high And on the earth be peace; Good will henceforth from heaven to men Begin and never cease." Topics: Christmas; Sunday Schools Christmastide Used With Tune: WINCHESTER OLD
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Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,219 hymnals Lyrics: Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Kindle a flame of sacred love In these cold hearts of ours. See how we grovel here below, Fond of these earthly toys: Our souls, how heavily they go, To reach eternal joys. In vain we tune our lifeless songs, In vain we strive to rise: Hosannas languish on our tongues, And our devotion dies. Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove, With all thy quickening powers; Come, shed abroad a Savior's love, And that shall kindle ours. Amen. Topics: Whitsunday; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: ST. AGNES
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Around the throne of God a band

Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 64 hymnals Lyrics: Around the throne of God a band Of bright and glorious angels stand; Sweet harps within their hands they hold, And on their heads are crowns of gold. Some wait around him ready still To sing his praise and do his will, And some, when he commands them, go To guard his servants here below. Lord, give thine angels every day Command to guard us on our way, And bid them every evening keep Their watch around us while we sleep. So shall no wicked thing draw near To do us harm, or cause us fear; And we shall dwell, when life is past, With angels round thy throne at last. Amen. Topics: Holy Days St. Michael and All Angels; Catechism; Sunday Schools General Use Used With Tune: ABENDS
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O Love divine, that stooped to share

Author: Oliver Wendell Holmes Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 274 hymnals Lyrics: O Love divine, that stooped to share Our sharpest pang, our bitterest tear! On thee we cast each earth-born care; We smile at pain while thou art near. Though long the weary way we tread, And sorrow crown each lingering year, No path we shun, no darkness dread, Our hearts still whispering, thou art near. When drooping pleasure turns to grief, And trembling faith is changed to fear, The murmuring wind, the quivering leaf, Shall softly tell us, thou art near. On thee we rest our burdening woe, O Love divine, for ever dear! Content to suffer while we know, Living and dying, thou art near. Amen. Topics: Visitation Used With Tune: ABENDS
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Nearer, my God, to Thee

Author: Sarah F. Adams Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,491 hymnals Lyrics: Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee, E'en though it be a cross That raiseth me; Still all my song would be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. Though like the wanderer, The sun gone down, Darkness be over me, My rest a stone; Yet in my dreams I'd be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. There let the way appear Steps unto heaven; All that Thou sendest me In mercy given; Angels to beckon me Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. Then with my waking thoughts Bright with Thy praise, Out of my stony griefs Bethel I'll raise; So by my woes to be Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. Or if on joyful wing, Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon, and stars forgot, Upwards I fly, Still all my song shall be, Nearer, my God, to Thee, Nearer to Thee. Amen. Topics: Sundays after Trinity Faith; Visitation; Burial of the Dead; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: BETHANY
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Jesus, meek and gentle

Author: George R. Prynne Meter: 6.5.6.5 Appears in 247 hymnals Lyrics: Jesus, meek and gentle, Son of God most high, Pitying, loving Savior, Hear thy children's cry. Pardon our offenses, Loose our captive chains, Break down every idol Which our soul detains. Give us holy freedom Fill our hearts with love; Draw us, holy Jesus, To the realms above. Lead us on our journey, Be thyself the way Through terrestrial darkness To celestial day. 328 Jesus, meek and gentle, Son of God most high, Pitying, loving Savior, Hear thy children's cry. Amen. Topics: Catechism; Sunday Schools Closing Hymns; Sunday Schools General Use; Sunday Schools Lent Used With Tune: ST. CONSTANTINE
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Hark! the herald angels sing

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 D with refrain Appears in 1,330 hymnals Lyrics: Hark! the herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King! Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With the angelic host proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem! Christ, by highest heaven adored; Christ, the everlasting Lord; Late in time behold him come, Offspring of the Virgin's womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail the Incarnate Deity, Pleased as Man with man to dwell; Jesus, our Emmanuel! 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. Risen with healing in his wings, Light and life to all He brings, Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace! Hark the herald angels sing Glory to the newborn King! Amen. Topics: Christmas; Sunday Schools Christmastide Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN
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As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs

Author: Robert Lowth; George Gregory Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 67 hymnals Lyrics: As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs, That sinks exhausted in the summer's chase, So pants my soul for thee, great King of kings, So thirsts to reach thy sacred dwelling place. Lord, thy sure mercies, ever in my sight, My heart shall gladden through the tedious day; And midst the dark and gloomy shades of night, To thee, my God, I'll tune the grateful lay. Why faint, my soul? why doubt Jehovah's aid? Thy God, the God of mercy still shall prove; Within his courts thy thanks shall yet be paid: Unquestioned be his faithfulness and love. To God the Father, and to God the Son, To God the Holy Spirit, Three in One, Be praise from all on earth and all in heaven, As was, and is, and ever shall be given. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 42 Used With Tune: PAX DEI Text Sources: Latin
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And now, O Father, mindful of the love

Author: William Bright Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 92 hymnals Lyrics: And now, O Father, mindful of the love That bought us, once for all, on Calvary's tree, And having with us him that pleads above, We here present, we here spread forth to thee, That only offering perfect in thine eyes, The one true, pure, immortal sacrifice. Look, Father, look on his anointed face, And only look on us as found in him; Look not on our misusings of thy grace Our prayer so languid, and our faith so dim; For lo! between our sins and their reward, We set the Passion of thy Son our Lord. 304 And then for those, our dearest and our best, By this prevailing presence we appeal; O fold them closer to thy mercy's breast! O do thine utmost for their souls' true weal! From tainting mischief keep them white and clear, And crown thy gifts with strength to persevere. And so we come; O draw us to thy feet, Most patient Savior, who canst love us still! And by this Food, so awful and so sweet, Deliver us from every touch of ill: In thine own service make us glad and free, And grant us nevermore to part with thee. Amen. Topics: Holy Communion Used With Tune: UNDE ET MEMORES
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Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing

Author: John Fawcett Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,297 hymnals Lyrics: Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing; Fill our hearts with joy and peace; Let us each, thy love possessing, Triumph in redeeming grace: O refresh us, Traveling through this wilderness. Thanks we give and adoration For thy Gospel's joyful sound: May the fruits of thy salvation In our hearts and lives abound: May thy presence With us evermore be found; So that when thy love shall call us, Savior, from the world away, Fear of death shall not appall us, Glad thy summons to obey. May we ever Reign with thee in endless day. Amen. Topics: The Lord's Day; Sunday Schools Closing Hymns Used With Tune: DISMISSAL (SICILIAN MARINERS)
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