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Faith of our fathers, holy faith

Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814-1863 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 842 hymnals First Line: Faith of our fathers! living still Lyrics: 1 Faith of our fathers! living still in spite of dungeon, fire, and sword: O how our hearts beat high with joy, whene'er we hear that glorious word: Refrain: Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death. 2 Faith of our fathers! faith and prayer shall win all nations unto thee; and through the truth that comes from God, mankind shall then indeed be free. [Refrain] 3 Faith of our fathers! we will love both friend and foe in all our strife: and preach thee, too, as love knows how, by kindly deeds and virtuous life. [Refrain] Topics: Christian Vocation and Pilgrimage Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE

Love divine, all loves excelling

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,870 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown. Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation, enter every trembling heart. 2 Come, almighty to deliver, let us all thy life receive; suddenly return, and never, nevermore thy temples leave. Thee we would be alway blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray, and praise thee without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love. 3 Finish then thy new creation; pure and spotless let us be; let us see thy great salvation perfectly restored in thee: changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love, and praise. Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL

How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds

Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,628 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds in a believer's ear! It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds, and drives away our fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole, and calms the troubled breast; 'tis manna to the hungry soul, and to the weary, rest. 3 Dear Name, the rock on which I build, my shield and hiding-place, my never-failing treasury, filled with boundless stores of grace! 4 O Jesus! Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, O Prophet, Priest and King, my Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, accept the praise I bring. 5 Weak is the effort of my heart, and cold my warmest thought; but when I see thee as thou art, I'll praise thee as I ought. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: ST. PETER

God bless our native land

Author: Siegfried August Mahlmann, 1771-1826; Charles Timothy Brooks, 1813-1883 ; John Sullivan Dwight, 1812-1893 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 668 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God bless our native land; firm may she ever stand through storm and night: when the wild tempests rave, ruler of wind and wave, do thou our country save by thy great might. 2 For her our prayers shall rise to God, above the skies; on him we wait; thou who art ever nigh, guarding with watchful eye, to thee aloud we cry, God save the state! Topics: National Songs Used With Tune: AMERICA

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 511 hymnals First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel Used With Tune: VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin, ca. 9th cent.; Hymnal 1940, ver. alt.

Hail to the Lord's Anointed

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 846 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed, great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, his reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free; to take away transgression, and rule in equity. 2 He comes with succor speedy to those who suffer wrong, to help the poor and needy, and bid the weak be strong; to give them songs for sighing, their darkness turn to light, whose souls, condemned and dying, were precious in his sight. 3 He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth, and love, joy, hope, like flowers, spring in his path to birth; before him on the mountains shall peace, the herald, go; and righteousness in fountains from hill to valley flow. 4 Kings shall bow down before him, and gold and incense bring; all nations shall adore him, his praise all people sing; to him shall prayer unceasing and daily vows ascend; his kingdom still increasing, a kingdom without end. 5 O'er every foe victorious, he on his throne shall rest; from age to age more glorious, all blessing and all blest; the tide of time shall never his covenant remove; his Name shall stand for ever, his changeless Name of Love. Topics: The Kingdom of God Scripture: Psalm 72 Used With Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,150 hymnals Lyrics: 1 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, to you that for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2 "Fear not, I am with thee; O be not dismayed! For 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. 3 "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. 4 "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. 5 "The soul that to Jesus hath fled for repose, I will not, I will not desert to its foes; that soul, though all hell shall endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake." Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: LYONS Text Sources: K. in John Rippon's Selection, 1787, alt.

Come, let us sing to the Lord

Appears in 453 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Come let us sing to the Lord; let us shout for joy to the Rock of our salvation. 2. Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms. [Antiphon] 3. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. 4. In his hand are the caverns of the earth, and the heights of the hills are his also. 5. The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands have molded the dry land. [Antiphon] 6. Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. 7. For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice! [Antiphon] 8. Harden not your hearts as your forebears did in the wilderness, at Meribah, and on that day at Massah, when they tempted me. 9. They put me to the test, though they had seen my works. [Antiphon] 10. Forty years long I detested that generation and said, "This people are wayward in their hearts; they do not know my ways." 11. So I swore in my wrath, "They shall not enter into my rest." [Antiphon] Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. [Antiphon] Topics: The Daily Office Daily Morning Prayer II Used With Tune: [Come, let us sing to the Lord]

My country, 'tis of thee

Author: Samuel Francis Smith, 1808-1895 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,954 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing; land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside let freedom ring. 2 My native country, thee, land of the noble free, thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, thy woods and templed hills; my heart with rapture thrills like that above. 3 Let music swell the breeze, and ring from all the trees sweet freedom's song; let mortal tongues awake, let all that breathe partake, let rocks their silence break, the sound prolong. 4 Our fathers' God, to thee, author of liberty, to thee we sing; long may our land be bright with freedom's holy light; protect us by thy might, great God, our King. Topics: National Songs Used With Tune: AMERICA

Go tell it on the mountain

Author: John W. Work, b. 1901 Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 106 hymnals First Line: While shepherds kept their watching Lyrics: Refrain: Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; go tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born! 1. While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night, behold, throughout the heavens there shone a holy light. [Refrain] 2. The shepherds feared and trembled when lo! above the earth rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Savior's birth. [Refrain] 3. Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born, and God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn. [Refrain] Used With Tune: GO TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN Text Sources: Afro-American spiritual, 19th cent.

O thou who camest from above

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 177 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O thou who camest from above the fire celestial to impart, kindle a flame of sacred love upon the altar of my heart. 2 There let it for thy glory burn with ever bright, undying blaze, and trembling to its source return in humble prayer and fervent praise. 3 Jesus, confirm my heart's desire to work, and speak, and think for thee; still let me guard the holy fire and still stir up the gift in me. 4 Still let me prove thy perfect will, my acts of faith and love repeat, till death thy endless mercies seal, and make the sacrifice complete. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: HEREFORD

My faith looks up to thee

Author: Ray Palmer, 1808-1887 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,216 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My faith looks up to thee, thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine! Now hear me while I pray, take all my guilt away; O let me from this day be wholly thine. 2 May thy rich grace impart strength to my fainting heart, my zeal inspire; as thou hast died for me, O may my love to thee pure, warm, and changeless be, a living fire. 3 While life's dark maze I tread, and griefs around me spread, be thou my guide; bid darkness turn to day; wipe sorrow's tears away, nor let me ever stray from thee aside. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: OLIVET

How lovely is thy dwelling place

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 53 hymnals Topics: The Church Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: BROTHER JAMES' AIR Text Sources: The Psalms of David in Meeter, 1650 (sts. 1-2)

How bright appears the Morning Star

Author: William Mercer, 1811-8173; Philipp Nicolai, 1556-1608 Meter: Irregular Appears in 30 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How bright appears the Morning Star, with mercy beaming from afar; the host of heaven rejoices; O righteous Branch, O Jesse's Rod! Thou Son of Man and Son of God! We, too, will lift our voices: Jesus, Jesus! Holy, holy, yet most lowly, draw thou near us; great Emmanuel, come and hear us. 2 Though circled by the hosts on high, he deigned to cast a pitying eye upon his helpless creature; the whole creation's Head and Lord, by highest seraphim adored, assumed our very nature; Jesus, grant us, through thy merit, to inherit thy salvation; hear, O hear our supplication. 3 Rejoice, ye heavens; thou earth, reply; with praise, ye sinners, fill the sky, for this his Incarnation. Incarnate God, put forth thy power, ride on, ride on, great Conqueror, till all know thy salvation. Amen, amen! Alleluia, alleluia! Praise be given evermore, by earth and heaven. Used With Tune: WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET

There is a balm in Gilead

Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 108 hymnals First Line: Sometimes I feel discouraged Lyrics: Refrain: There is a balm in Gilead, to make the wounded whole, there is a balm in Gilead to heal the sin-sick soul. 1 Sometimes I feel discouraged. and think my work's in vain, but then the Holy Spirit revives my soul again. [Refrain] 2 If you cannot preach like Peter, if you cannot pray like Paul, you can tell the love of Jesus and say, "He died for all." [Refrain] Used With Tune: BALM IN GILEAD Text Sources: Afro-American spiritual

It came upon the midnight clear

Author: Edmund H. Sears, 1810-1876 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 878 hymnals Lyrics: 1. It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: "Peace on the earth, good will to men, from heaven's all-gracious King." The world in solemn stillness lay, to hear the angels sing. 2. Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled, and still their heavenly music floats o'er all the weary world; above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing, and ever o'er its Babel-sounds the blessed angels sing. 3. Yet with the woes of sin and strife the world has suffered long; beneath the heavenly hymn have rolled two thousand years of wrong; and warring humankind hears not the tidings which they bring; O hush the noise and cease your strife and hear the angels sing! 4. For lo! the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old, when with the ever-circling years shall come the time foretold, when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling, and the whole world give back the song which now the angels sing. Used With Tune: NOEL

The Song of Zechariah

Appears in 304 hymnals First Line: Blessed be the Lord God of Israel Lyrics: 1. Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he hath visited and redeemed his people; 2. And hath raised up a might salvation for us in the house of his servant David, 3. As he spake by the mouth of his holy prophets, which have been since the world began: 4. That we should be saved from our enemies, and from the hand of all that hate us; 5. To perform the mercy promised to our forefathers, and to remember his holy covenant; 6. To perform the oath which he sware to our forefather Abraham, that he would give us, 7. That we being delivered out of the hand of our enemies might serve him without fear, 8. In holiness and righteousness before him, all the days of our life. 9. And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest, for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways; 10. To give knowledge of salvation unto his people for the remission of their sins, 11. Through the tender mercy of our God, whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us; 12. To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen. Topics: Canticles Used With Tune: [Blessed be the Lord God of Israel]

Seek ye first the kingdom of God

Author: Karen Lafferty, 20th cent. Meter: 13.11.7 with alleluias Appears in 77 hymnals Topics: Rounds and Canons Scripture: Matthew 6:33 Used With Tune: SEEK YE FIRST

Hail, thou once despised Jesus

Author: John Bakewell, 1721-1819; Martin Madan, 1726-1790 Appears in 625 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hail, thou once despised Jesus! Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us; thou didst free salvation bring. Hail, thou universal Savior, bearer of our sin and shame! By thy merit we find favor: life is given through thy Name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, all our sins on thee were laid: by almighty love anointed, thou hast full atonement made. All thy people are forgiven through the virtue of thy blood: opened is the gate of heaven, reconciled are we with God. 3 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, there for ever to abide; all the heavenly hosts adore thee, seated at thy Father's side. There for sinners thou art pleading: there thou dost our place prepare; ever for us interceding, till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, power, and blessing thou art worthy to receive; highest praises, without ceasing, right it is for us to give. Help, ye bright angelic spirits, all your noblest anthems raise; help to sing our Savior's merits, help to chant Emmanuel's praise! Topics: Jesus Christ our Lord Used With Tune: IN BABILONE

All people that on earth do dwell

Author: William Kethe, d. 1608? Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 726 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice: him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, come ye before him and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord 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. Topics: Praise to God Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: OLD 100TH

Joyful, joyful, we adore thee

Author: Henry Van Dyke, 1852-1933 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 269 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love; hearts unfold like flowers before thee, praising thee, their sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness; drive the dark of doubt away; giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day. 2 All thy works with joy surround thee, earth and heaven reflect thy rays, stars and angels sing around thee, center of unbroken praise. field and forest, vale and mountain, blooming meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird and flowing fountain, call us to rejoice in thee. 3 Thou art giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, wellspring of the joy of living, ocean-depth of happy rest! Thou our Father, Christ our Brother: all who live in love are thine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine. Used With Tune: HYMN TO JOY

Lord, who throughout these forty days

Author: Claudia Frances Hernaman, 1838-1898 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 86 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Lord, who throughout these forty days for us didst fast and pray, teach us with thee to mourn our sins, and close by thee to stay. 2. As thou with Satan didst contend and didst the victory win, O give us strength in thee to fight, in thee to conquer sin. 3. As thou didst hunger bear and thirst, so teach us, gracious Lord, to die to self, and chiefly live by thy most holy word. 4. And through these days of penitence, and through thy Passiontide, yea, evermore, in life and death, Jesus! with us abide. 5. Abide with us, that so, this life of suffering overpast, an Easter of unending joy we may attain at last! Topics: Lent Used With Tune: ST. FLAVIAN

Sing of Mary, pure and lowly

Author: Roland Ford Palmer, b. 1891 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 42 hymnals Used With Tune: RAQUEL

A mighty fortress is our God

Author: Martin Luther, 1483-1546; Frederic Henry Hedge, 1805-1890 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 681 hymnals Lyrics: 1 A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; our helper he amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing: for still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe; his craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate, on earth is not his equal. 2 Did we in our strength confide, our striving would be losing; were not the right man on our side, the man of God's own choosing: dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he; Lord Sabaoth his Name, from age to age the same, and he must win the battle. 3 And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us; we will not fear, for God hath willed his truth to triumph through us; the prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him; his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure, one little word shall fell him. 4 That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth; the Spirit and the gifts are ours through him who with us sideth: let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also; the body they may kill: God's truth abideth still, his kingdom is for ever. Used With Tune: EIN FESTE BURG

God moves in a mysterious way

Author: William Cowper, 1731-1800 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,132 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God moves in a mysterious way his wonders to perform: he plants his footsteps in the sea, and rides upon the storm. 2 Deep in unfathomable mines, with never-failing skill, he treasures up his bright designs, and works his sovereign will. 3 Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; the clouds ye so much dread are big with mercy, and shall break in blessings on your head. 4 Judge not the Lord by feeble sense, but trust him for his grace; behind a frowning providence he hides a smiling face. 5 His purposes will ripen fast, unfolding every hour: the bud may have a bitter taste, but sweet will be the flower. 6 Blind unbelief is sure to err, and scan his work in vain; God is his own interpreter, and he will make it plain. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: LONDON NEW

The King of love my shepherd is

Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 678 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The King of love my shepherd is, whose goodness faileth never; I nothing lack if I am his, and he is mine for ever. 2 Where streams of living water flow, my ransomed soul he leadeth, and where the verdant pastures grow, with food celestial feedeth. 3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, but yet in love he sought me, and on his shoulder gently laid, and home, rejoicing, brought me. 4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill with thee, dear Lord, beside me; thy rod and staff my comfort still, thy cross before to guide me. 5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight; thy unction grace bestoweth; and oh, what transport of delight from thy pure chalice floweth! 6 And so through all the length of days thy goodness faileth never: Good Shepherd, may I sing thy praise within thy house for ever. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME

Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove

Author: Simon Browne, 1680-1732 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 602 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove, with light and comfort from above; be thou our guardian, thou our guide o'er every thought and step preside. 2 The light of truth to us display, and make us know and choose thy way; plant holy fear in every heart, that we from thee may ne'er depart. 3 Lead us to Christ, the living way, nor let us from his precepts stray; lead us to holiness, the road that we must take to dwell with God. 4 Lead us to heaven, that we may share fullness of joy for ever there; lead us to God, our final rest, to be with him for ever blest. Topics: The Holy Spirit Used With Tune: MENDON

Dear Lord and Father of mankind

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807-1892 Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 509 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our foolish ways! Reclothe us in our rightful mind, in purer lives thy service find, in deeper reverence, praise. 2 In simple trust like theirs who heard, beside the Syrian sea, the gracious calling of the Lord, let us, like them, without a word, rise up and follow thee. 3 O Sabbath rest by Galilee! O calm of hills above, where Jesus knelt to share with thee the silence of eternity interpreted by love! 4 Drop thy still dews of quietness, till all our strivings cease; take from our souls the strain and stress, and let our ordered lives confess the beauty of thy peace. 5 Breathe through the heats of our desire thy coolness and thy balm; let sense be dumb, let flesh retire; speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still, small voice of calm. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: REST

Give us the wings of faith to rise

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 517 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Give us the wings of faith to rise within the veil, and see the saints above, how great their joys, how bright their glories be. 2. We ask them whence their victory came; they, with united breath, ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, their triumph to his death. 3. They marked the footsteps that he trod, his zeal inspired their quest, and following their incarnate God, they reached the promised rest. 4. Our glorious Leader claims our praise for his own pattern given; while the long cloud of witnesses show the same path to heaven. Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Saints' Days: All Saints' Day (November 1) Used With Tune: SAN ROCCO

Come, thou fount of every blessing

Author: Robert Robinson, 1735-1790 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2,212 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace! Streams of mercy never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! Oh, fix me on it, mount of God's unchanging love. 2 Here I find my greatest treasure; hither by thy help, I've come; and I hope, by thy good pleasure, safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God; he, to rescue me from danger, interposed his precious blood. 3 Oh, to grace how great a debtor daily I'm constrained to be! Let thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee: prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here's my heart, oh, take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: NETTLETON

For all the saints, who from their labors rest

Author: William Walsham How, 1823-1897 Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 571 hymnals Lyrics: 1. For all the saints, who from their labors rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy Name, O Jesus, be for ever blessed. Alleluia, Alleluia! 2. Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might: thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight; thou, in the darkness drear, the one true Light. Alleluia, 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, 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, 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, Alleluia! 6. The golden evening brightens in the west; soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest; sweet is the calm of paradise the blest. Alleluia, 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, 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, Alleluia! Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE

God of grace and God of glory

Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick, 1878-1969 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 155 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of grace and God of glory, on thy people pour thy power; crown thine ancient Church’s story; bring her bud to glorious flower. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour, 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, 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 things and poor in soul. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal, lest we miss thy kingdom’s goal. 4 Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; let the gift of thy salvation be our glory evermore. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving thee whom we adore, serving thee whom we adore. Topics: Christian Responsibility Used With Tune: CWM RHONDDA

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 pierced 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 on high, 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 appall, now no more the grave enthrall; thou hast opened paradise, and in thee thy saints shall rise. 4. Easter triumph, Easter joy, these alone do sin destroy. From sin's power do thou set free souls newborn, O Lord, in thee. Hymns of glory, songs of praise, Father, unto thee we raise: risen Lord, all praise to thee with the Spirit ever be. Topics: Easter Used With Tune: SALZBURG Text Sources: Latin, 1632

Over the chaos of the empty waters

Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Easter Used With Tune: WEST PARK Text Sources: A Monastic Breviary, 1976 (st. 1-2); Hymnal 1982 (st. 3)

Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended

Author: Johann Heermann, 1585-1647; Robert Seymour Bridges, 1844-1930 Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 137 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Ah, holy Jesus, how hast thou offended, that man to judge thee hath in hate pretended? By foes derided, by thine own rejected, O most afflicted. 2. Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee? Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee. 'Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee: I crucified thee. 3. Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered; the slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered; for our atonement, while we nothing heeded, God interceded. 4. For me, kind Jesus, was thy incarnation, thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation; thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion, for my salvation. 5. Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee, I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee, think on thy pity and thy love unswerving, not my deserving. Topics: Holy Week Used With Tune: HERZLIEBSTER JESU

He has done marvelous things

Author: Herbert F. Brokering, b. 1926 Meter: 4.5.7 D with refrain Appears in 33 hymnals First Line: Earth and all stars Topics: Praise to God Used With Tune: EARTH AND ALL STARS

When I survey the wondrous cross

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2,010 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When I survey the wondrous cross where the young Prince of Glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the cross of Christ, my God: all the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them to his blood. 3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down! Did e’er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were an offering far too small; love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all. Topics: Jesus Christ our Lord Used With Tune: ROCKINGHAM

Lo! he comes, with clouds descending

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 770 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lo! he comes with clouds descending, once for our salvation slain; thousand, thousand saints attending swell the triumph of his train: Alleluia! Alleluia! Christ the Lord returns to reign. 2 Every eye shall now behold him, robed in dreadful majesty; those who set at nought and sold him, pierced, and nailed him to the tree, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, shall the true Messiah see. 3 Those dear tokens of his passion still his dazzling body bears, cause of endless exultation to his ransomed worshipers; with what rapture, with what rapture, gaze we on those glorious scars! 4 Yea, amen! let all adore thee, high on thine eternal throne; Savior, take the power and glory; claim the kingdom for thine own: Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou shalt reign, and thou alone. Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS (Wade)

O Jesus, joy of loving hearts

Author: Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153; Ray Palmer, 1808-1887 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 563 hymnals Used With Tune: JESU DULCIS MEMORIA

Praise to the Holiest in the height

Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-1890 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 171 hymnals Lyrics: 1 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! 2 O loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came. 3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive, and should prevail; 4 and that the highest gift of grace should flesh and blood refine: God's presence and his very self, and essence all-divine. 5 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: Jesus Christ our Lord Used With Tune: GERONTIUS

Lead on, O King eternal

Author: Ernest Warburton Shurtleff, 1862-1917 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 401 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lead on, O King eternal, the day of march has come; henceforth in fields of conquest thy tents shall be our home: through days of preparation thy grace has made us strong, and now, O King eternal, we lift our battle song. 2 Lead on, O King eternal, till sin's fierce war shall cease, and holiness shall whisper the sweet amen of peace; for not with swords loud clashing, nor roll of stirring drums, but deeds of love and mercy, the heavenly kingdom comes. 3 Lead on, O King eternal: we follow, not with fears; for gladness breaks like morning where'er thy face appears. Thy cross is lifted o'er us; we journey in its light: the crown awaits the conquest; lead on, O God of might! Topics: Christian Vocation and Pilgrimage Used With Tune: LANCASHIRE

My God, accept my heart this day

Author: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 261 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My God, accept my heart this day, and make it always thine, that I from thee no more may stray, no more from thee decline. 2 Before the cross of him who died, behold, I prostrate fall; let every sin be crucified, and Christ be all in all. 3 Anoint me with thy heavenly grace, and seal me for thine own, that I may see thy glorious face, and worship near thy throne. 4 Let every thought and work and word, to thee be ever given; then life shall be thy service, Lord, and death the gate of heaven. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: SONG 67

Ride on! ride on in majesty

Author: Henry Hart Milman, 1791-1868 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 506 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Ride on! ride on in majesty! Hark! all the tribes hosanna cry; thy humble beast pursues his road with palms and scattered garments strowed. 2. Ride on! ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die; O Christ, thy triumphs now begin o'er captive death and conquered sin. 3. Ride on! ride on in majesty! The angel armies of the sky look down with sad and wondering eyes to see the approaching sacrifice. 4. Ride on! ride on in majesty! Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh; the Father on his sapphire throne expects his own anointed Son. 5. Ride on! ride on in majesty! In lowly pomp ride on to die; bow thy meek head to mortal pain, then take, O God, thy power, and reign. Topics: The Liturgy of the Palms Processional Used With Tune: THE KING'S MAJESTY

Take my life, and let it be

Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 1,214 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Take my life, and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee; take my moments and my days, let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands, and let them move at the impulse of thy love; take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne. 2 Take my voice, and let me sing always, only, for my King; take my intellect, and use every power as thou shalt choose. Take my will, and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine. Take myself, and I will be ever, only, all for thee. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: HOLLINGSIDE

Glory be to God

Appears in 252 hymnals First Line: Glory be to God on high Lyrics: 1. Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will towards men. 2. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, 3. O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. 4. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; 5. O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sins of the world, have mercy upon us. 6. Thou that takest away the sins of the world, receive our prayer. 7. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. 8. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; 9. thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. Topics: Canticles Used With Tune: [Glory be to God on high]

Now thank we all our God

Author: Martin Rinckart, 1586-1649; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 693 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God, with heart, and hands, and voices, who wondrous things hath done, in whom his world rejoices; who from our mother's arms hath blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2 O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us! with ever-joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us; and keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given, the Son, and him who reigns with them in highest heaven, eternal, Triune God, whom earth and heaven adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be, evermore. Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALLE GOTT

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah

Author: William Williams, 1717-1791; Peter Williams, 1722-1796 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 1,833 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty; hold me with thy powerful hand; bread of heaven, bread of heaven, feed me now and evermore, feed me now and evermore. 2 Open now the crystal fountain, whence the healing stream doth flow; let the fire and cloudy pillar lead me all my journey through; strong deliverer, strong deliverer. be thou still my strength and shield, be thou still my strength and shield. 3 When I tread the verge of Jordan, bid my anxious fears subside; death of death, and hell's destruction, land me safe on Canaan's side; songs of praises, songs of praises, I will ever give to thee, I will ever give to thee. Topics: The Christian Life Used With Tune: CWM RHONDDA

When in our music God is glorified

Author: F. Pratt Green, b. 1903 Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 84 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When in our music God is glorified, and adoration leaves no room for pride, it is as though the whole creation cried Alleluia! 2 How often, making music, we have found a new dimension in the world of sound, as worship moved us to a more profound Alleluia! 3 So has the Church, in liturgy and song, in faith and love, through centuries of wrong, borne witness to the truth in every tongue, Alleluia! 4 And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night when utmost evil strove against the Light? Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight, Alleluia! 5 Let every instrument be tuned for praise! Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise! And may God give us faith to sing always Alleluia! Amen. Topics: Praise to God Used With Tune: ENGELBERG

Thou art the Way, to thee alone

Author: George Washington Doane, 1799-1859 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 606 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thou art the Way, to thee alone from sin and death we flee; and all who would the Father seek, must seek him, Lord, by thee. 2 Thou art the Truth, thy word alone true wisdom can impart; thou only canst inform the mind and purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life, the rending tomb proclaims thy conquering arm; and those who put their trust in thee nor death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life: grant us that way to know, that truth to keep, that life to win, whose joys eternal flow. Topics: Jesus Christ our Lord Used With Tune: ST. JAMES

Come, pure hearts, in joyful measure

Author: Robert Campbell, 1814-1868 Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 54 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Come, pure hearts, in joyful measure sing of those who spread the treasure in the holy Gospels shrined; blessed tidings of salvation, peace on earth their proclamation, love from God to lost mankind. 2. See the rivers four that gladden, with their streams, the better Eden planted by our Lord most dear; Christ the fountain, these the waters; drink, O Zion's sons and daughters, drink, and find salvation here. 3. O that we, thy truth confessing, and thy holy word possessing, Jesus may thy love adore; unto thee our voices raising, thee with all thy ransomed praising, ever and for evermore. Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Evangelists Used With Tune: ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN Text Sources: Latin, 12th Cent.; Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861 (tr. after Robert Campbell)

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