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Jesus, thy boundless love to me

Author: John Wesley, 1703 - 91; Paul Gerhardt, 1607 - 76 Appears in 348 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, thy boundless love to me No thought can reach, no tongue declare; Unite my thankful heart to thee, And reign without a rival there. Thine wholly, thine alone I am; Be thou alone my constant flame. 2 O grant that nothing in my soul May dwell, but thy pure love alone; O may thy love possess me whole, My joy, my treasure, and my crown; Strange fires far from my soul remove; May every act, word, thought, be love. 3 O Love, how cheering is thy ray! All pain before thy presence flies; Care, anguish, sorrow, melt away, Where'er thy healing beams arise. O Jesus, nothing may I see, Nothing desire or seek, but thee. 4 Unwearied, may I this pursue, Dauntless, to this high prize aspire; Hourly within my soul renew This holy flame, this heavenly fire; And day and night be all my care To guard this sacred treasure there. Topics: The Church Worship - The Close of Service; The Life In Christ The Inner Life; The Life In Christ Consecration; The Life in Christ Aspiration Used With Tune: ST. PETERSBURG (CHERUBIC HYMN)

If thou but suffer God to guide thee

Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78; Georg Neumark, 1621 - 81 Appears in 182 hymnals Lyrics: 1 If thou but suffer God to guide thee, And hope in him through all thy ways, He'll give thee strength, what e'er betide thee, And bear thee through the evil days; Who trusts in God's unchanging love Builds on the rock that nought can move. 2 What can these anxious cares avail thee, These never-ceasing moans and sighs? What can it help, if thou bewail thee, O'er each dark moment as it flies? Our cross and trials do but press The heavier for our bitterness. 3 Only be still, and await his leisure In cheerful hope, with heart content To take whate'er your Father's pleasure And all discerning love have sent; Nor doubt our inmost wants are known To him who chose us for his own. 4 Sing, pray, and keep his ways unswerving; In all thy labor faithful be, And trust his word; though undeserving, Thou yet shalt find it true for thee: God never will forsake in need The soul that trusts in him indeed. Topics: The Church Year Good Friday; The Life In Christ Conflict and Victory; The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest Used With Tune: NEUMARK (WER NUR DEN LIEBEN GOTT)

Forth in thy Name, O Lord, I go

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Appears in 346 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Forth in thy Name, O Lord, I go, My daily labor to pursue, Thee, only thee, resolved to know In all I think, or speak, or do. 2 The task thy wisdom hath assigned, O, let me cheerfully fulfill; In all my works thy presence find, And prove thy good and perfect will. A-men. 3 Thee may I set at my right hand, Whose eyes my inmost substance see, And labor on at thy command, And offer all my works to thee. 4 Give me to bear thy easy yoke, And every moment watch and pray, And still to things eternal look, And hasten to thy glorious day; 5 For thee delightfully employ Whate'er thy bounteous grace hath given, And run my course with even joy, And closely walk with thee to heaven. Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - Morning; The Life In Christ Consecration; The Life In Christ Service; The Church Worship - The Day's Work Used With Tune: ANGEL'S SONG (SONG 34)

O come, O come, Emmanuel

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66 Appears in 510 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. 2 O come, O come, thou Lord of Might, Who to thy tribes, on Sinai's height, In ancient times didst give the law In cloud, and majesty, and awe. Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. A-men. 3 O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny; From depths of hell thy people save, And give them victory o'er the grave. Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. 4 O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. 5 O come, thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. A-men. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Advent Used With Tune: VENI, EMMANUEL Text Sources: Medieval Antiphons. Latin Hymn, 1710.

Publish glad tidings, tidings of peace

Author: Mary Ann Thomson, 1834 - 1923 Appears in 460 hymnals First Line: O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling Lyrics: 1 O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling, To tell to all the world that God is light; That he who made all nations is not willing One soul should perish, lost in shades of night. Refrain: Publish glad tidings, tidings of peace; Tidings of Jesus, redemption and release. 2 Proclaim to every people, tongue, and nation That God, in whom they live and move, is love: Tell how he stooped to save his lost creation, And died on earth that man might live above. [Refrain] 3 Give of thy sons to bear the message glorious, Give of thy wealth to speed them on their way, Pour out thy soul for them in prayer victorious, And haste the coming of the glorious day. [Refrain] 4 He comes again; O Zion, ere thou meet him, Make known to every heart his saving grace; Let none whom he hath ransomed fail to greet him, Through thy neglect, unfit to see his face. [Refrain] Topics: Ordination; Church Life and Work The Propagation of the Gospel Used With Tune: ANGELIC SONGS

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow

Author: Thomas Ken, 1637 - 1711 Appears in 1,246 hymnals Lyrics: 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: The Church Worship - The Close of Service; Doxologies Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH

More love to thee, O Christ

Author: Elizabeth Prentiss, 1818 - 78 Appears in 827 hymnals Lyrics: 1 More love to thee, O Christ, More love to thee! Hear thou the prayer I make On bended knee; This is my earnest plea, More love, O Christ, to thee, More love to thee, More love to thee. 2 Once earthly joy I craved, Sought peace and rest; Now thee alone I seek, Give what is best: This all my prayer shall be, More love, O Christ, to thee, More love to thee, More love to thee. A-men. 3 Then shall my latest breath Whisper thy praise; This be the parting cry My heart shall raise; This still its prayer shall be, More love, O Christ, to thee, More love to thee, More love to thee. Amen. Topics: Confirmation; The Life In Christ Consecration; The Life in Christ Aspiration Used With Tune: MORE LOVE TO THEE

O day of rest and gladness

Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-85 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 814 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O day of rest and gladness, O day of joy and light, O balm of care and sadness, Most beautiful, most bright! On thee the high and lowly, Before the eternal throne, Sing, 'Holy, holy, holy,' To the great Three in One. 2 On thee, at the creation, The light first had its birth; On thee, for our salvation, Christ rose from depths of earth; On thee our Lord victorious The Spirit sent from heaven; And thus on thee most glorious A triple light was given. A-men. 3 Today on weary nations The heavenly manna falls; To holy convocations The silver trumpet calls, Where Gospel light is glowing With pure and radiant beams, And living water flowing With soul-refreshing streams. 5 New graces ever gaining From this our day of rest, We reach the rest remaining To spirits of the blest. To Holy Ghost be praises, To Father, and to Son; The Church her voice upraises To thee, blest Three in One. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Easter; The Church Worship - The Lord's Day Used With Tune: KOMM, SEELE

O Splendor of God's glory bright

Author: Robert Bridges, 1844 - 1930; St. Ambrose, 340 - 97 Appears in 48 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Splendor of God's glory bright, O thou who bringest light from Light, O Light of light, light's living spring, O Day, all days illumining! 2 O thou true Sun, on us thy glance Let fall in royal radiance; The Spirit’s sanctifying beam Upon our earthly senses stream. 3 The Father, too, our prayers implore, Father of glory evermore, The Father of all grace and might, To banish sin from our delight. A-men. 4 To guide whate’er we nobly do, With love all envy to subdue, To make ill-fortune turn to fair, And give us grace our wrongs to bear. 5 Rejoicing may this day go hence; Like virgin dawn our innocence, Like fiery noon our faith appear, Nor known the gloom of twilight drear. 6 Morn in her rosy car is borne; Let him come forth, our perfect morn, The Word in God the Father one, The Father perfect in the Son. 7 All laud to God the Father be; All praise, eternal Son, to thee; All glory, as is ever meet, To God the holy Paraclete. Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - Morning Used With Tune: WALTON (GERMANY)

Give me the wings of faith to rise

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 517 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Give me the wings of faith to rise Within the veil, and see The saints above, how great their joys, How bright their glories be. 2 Once they were mourning here below, And wet their couch with tears; They wrestled hard, as we do now, With sins and doubts and fears. 3 I ask them whence their victory came; They, with united breath, Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, Their triumph to his death. 4 They marked the footsteps that he trod, His zeal inspired their breast, And, following their incarnate God, Possess the promised rest. 5 Our glorious Leader claims our praise For his own pattern given, While the long cloud of witnesses Shows the same path to heaven. Topics: The Church Year Saints' Days - Minor Festivals; The Life in Christ Repentance and Faith; The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Used With Tune: BALLERMA

Make me a captive, Lord

Author: George Matheson, 1842 - 1906 Appears in 120 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Make me a captive, Lord, And then I shall be free; Force me to render up my sword, And I shall conqueror be. I sink in life's alarms When by myself I stand; Imprison me within thine arms, And strong shall be my hand. 2 My heart is weak and poor Until it master find; It has no spring of action sure, It varies with the wind. It cannot freely move Till Thou hast wrought its chain; Enslave it with thy matchless love, And deathless it shall reign. A-men. 3 My power is faint and low Till I have learned to serve; It wants the needed fire to glow, It wants the breeze to nerve; It cannot drive the world Until itself be driven; Its flag can only be unfurled When Thou shalt breathe from heaven. 4 My will is not my own Till thou hast made it thine; If it would reach a monarch's throne It must its crown resign; It only stands unbent Amid the clashing strife, When on thy bosom it has leant And found in thee its life. Amen. Topics: The Life In Christ The Inner Life; The Life In Christ Consecration Used With Tune: LEOMINSTER

Thy kingdom come! O Father, hear our prayer

Author: Margaret Rebecca Seebach, 1875 - 1948 Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thy kingdom come! O Father, hear our prayer; Shine through the clouds that darken everywhere; Thou only light, thou only life and joy, Show us the hope that nothing can destroy. 2 Stumbling and blind, we strive to do thy will, Trusting the word thou surely wilt fulfill, That men are thine, however far they roam, That love shall triumph, and thy kingdom come. A-men. 3 Come, through the faith whereby the Church must live; Come, through the word of truth she has to give; Come, through her teaching, and her healing, too; Come, through the work united hearts can do. 4 Thy kingdom come, and come thy glorious Son; O may our task for him be nobly done! Faithful and true let all thy servants be, Till they shall bring all nations home to thee. Amen. Topics: Church Life and Work The Propagation of the Gospel Used With Tune: ELLINGHAM

One there is above all others

Author: John Newton, 1725 - 1807 Appears in 687 hymnals Lyrics: 1 One there is above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend; His is love beyond a brother’s, Costly, free, and knows no end; They who once his kindness prove Find it everlasting love. 2 Which of all our friends, to save us, Could or would have shed their blood? But this Saviour died to have us Reconciled in him to God; This was boundless love indeed; Jesus is a friend in need. 3 When he lived on earth abasèd, 'Friend of sinners' was his Name; Now, above all glory raisèd, He rejoices in the same; Still He calls them brethren, friends, And to all their wants attends. 4 O for grace our hearts to soften! Teach us, Lord, at length to love. We, alas, forget too often What a friend we have above; But when home our souls are brought We will love thee as we ought. Topics: The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest; The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession Used With Tune: DANA

O God of earth and altar

Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874-1936 Appears in 75 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God of earth and altar, Bow down and hear our cry, Our earthly rulers falter, Our people drift and die; The walls of gold entomb us, The swords of scorn divide, Take not thy thunder from us, But take away our pride. 2 From all that terror teaches, From lies of tongue and pen, From all the easy speeches That comfort cruel men, From sale and profanation Of honor, and the sword, From sleep and from damnation, Deliver us, good Lord! A-men. 3 Tie in a living tether The prince and priest and thrall, Bind all our lives together, Smite us and save us all; In ire and exultation, Aflame with faith, and free, Lift up a living nation, A single sword to thee. Amen. Topics: The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession; Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Used With Tune: LLANGLOFFAN

It came upon the midnight clear

Author: Edmund Hamilton Sears, 1810 - 76 Appears in 877 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 hath suffered long; Beneath the angel-strain have rolled Two thousand years of wrong; And man, at war with man, hears not The love song which they bring: O hush the noise, ye men of strife, And hear the angels sing. 4 And ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow: Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing; O rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing. 5 For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold, When, with the ever-circling years, Shall come the Age of Gold; When peace shall over all the earth Its heavenly splendors fling, And all the world give back the song Which now the angels sing. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Used With Tune: CAROL

Mine eyes unto the mountains

Author: Ernst W. Olson, 1870 - 1958 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes unto the mountains I lift, whence help goes forth; My help comes from Jehovah, Maker of heaven and earth. Thy foot shall never falter; Thy every step he keeps; The Lord who keepeth Israel, He slumbers not, nor sleeps. 2 The shade of the Almighty Shields thee upon the right; The sunlight shall not smite thee, Nor yet the moon by night. Thy coming in he blesseth, And from the temple door Thy going out he guideth Now and for evermore. Topics: The Life In Christ Contemplation; The Life in Christ Aspiration Scripture: Psalm 121 Used With Tune: OLD 130TH

Hail, thou once despised Jesus!

Author: John Bakewell, 1721 - 1819 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D 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 agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame! By thy merits 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; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. A-men. 3 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide; All the heavenly host 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; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. Help, ye bright angelic spirits, All your sweetest, noblest lays; Help to sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant Immanuel's praise. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Church Year Easter Eve; The Church Year Ascension; The Church Worship - In The Presence; The Church Worship - The Lord's Day; The Church Worship - The Beginning of Service; The Church Worship - The Close of Service; The Church Worship - Morning; The Life In Christ Adoration and Praise Used With Tune: SUPPLICATION

The saints of God! their conflict past

Author: William Dalrymple Maclagan, 1826 - 1910 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 70 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The saints of God! their conflict past, And life's long battle won at last, No more they need the shield or sword, They cast them down before the Lord: O happy saints, for ever blest, At Jesus' feet how safe your rest! 2 The saints of God! their wanderings done, No more their weary course they run, No more they faint, no more they fall, No foes oppress, no fears appall: O happy saints, for ever blest, In that dear home how sweet your rest! 3 The saints of God! life's voyage o'er, Safe landed on that blissful shore, No stormy tempests now they dread, No roaring billows lift their head: O happy saints, for ever blest, In that calm haven of your rest! A-men. 4 The saints of God their vigil keep, While yet their mortal bodies sleep, Till from the dust they too shall rise And soar triumphant to the skies: O happy saints, rejoice and sing; He quickly comes, your Lord and King! 5 O God of saints! to thee we cry; O Saviour! plead for us on high; O Holy Ghost! our guide and friend, Grant us thy grace till life shall end; That with all saints our rest may be In that bright Paradise with thee! Amen. Topics: The Church Year Saints' Days - Minor Festivals; The Life In Christ Commemoration Used With Tune: NYBERG

Not always on the mount may we

Author: Frederick L. Hosmer, 1840 - 1929 Appears in 40 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Not always on the mount may we Rapt in the heavenly vision be; The shores of thought and feeling know The Spirit’s tidal ebb and flow. 2 'Lord, it is good abiding here,' We cry, the heavenly presence near; The vision vanishes, our eyes Are lifted into vacant skies. 3 Yet hath one such exalted hour Upon the soul redeeming power, And its strength through after days We travel our appointed ways; 4 Till all the lowly vale grows bright, Transfigured in remembered light, And in untiring souls we bear The freshness of the upper air. 5 The mount for vision: but below The paths of daily duty go, And nobler life therein shall own The pattern on the mountain shown. Topics: The Life In Christ Contemplation; The Life In Christ Pilgrimage Used With Tune: ONEONTA

O Christ, our King, Creator, Lord

Author: St. Gregory, 540 - 604; Ray Palmer, 1808 - 87 Appears in 54 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Christ, our King, Creator, Lord, Saviour of all who trust thy word, To them who seek thee ever near, Now to our praises bend thine ear. 2 In thy dear Cross a grace is found, It flows from every streaming wound, Whose power our inbred sin controls, Breaks the firm bond, and frees our souls. 3 Thou didst create the stars of night, Yet thou hast veiled in flesh thy light, Hast deigned a mortal form to wear, A mortal's painful lot to bear. A-men. 4 When thou didst hang upon the Tree The quaking earth acknowledged thee, When thou didst there yield up thy breath The world grew dark as shades of death. 5 Now in the Father's glory high, Great Conqueror, never more to die, Us by thy mighty power defend, And reign through ages without end. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Church Year Palm Sunday Used With Tune: GRACE CHURCH

Ride on, ride on in majesty!

Author: Henry Hart Milman, 1791 - 1868 Appears in 506 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Ride on, ride on in majesty! Hark! All the tribes Hosanna cry; O Saviour meek, pursue thy 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 winged squadrons 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 Church Year Palm Sunday Used With Tune: ST. DROSTANE

O Paschal Feast, what joy is thine!

Author: George Henry Trabert, 1843 - 1931; Olavus Petri, 1493 - 1552 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Easter Used With Tune: LOB SEI DEM ALLMACHTIGEN GOTT Text Sources: Early Latin Hymn

O perfect life of love

Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821-77 Appears in 86 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O perfect life of love, All, all is finished now; All that he left his throne above To do for us below.! 2 No work is left undone Of all the Father willed; His toil and sorrows, one by one, The Scripture have fulfilled. A-men. 3 No pain that we can share But he has felt its smart: All forms of human grief and care Have pierced that tender heart. 4 In perfect love he dies; For me he dies, for me! O all-atoning Sacrifice, I cling by faith to thee. 5 Yet work O Lord, in me, As thou for me hast wrought; And let my love the answer be To grace thy love hast brought. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Good Friday Used With Tune: GORTON

In heavenly love abiding

Author: Anna Laetitia Waring, 1820 - 1910 Appears in 570 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In heavenly love abiding, No change my heart shall fear; And safe is such confiding, For nothing changes here: The storm may roar without me, My heart may low be laid, But God is round about me, And can I be dismayed? 2 Wherever he may guide me, No want shall turn me back; My Shepherd is beside me, And nothing can I lack. His wisdom ever waketh, His sight is never dim, He knows the way he taketh, And I will walk with him. 3 Green pastures are before me, Which yet I have not seen; Bright skies will soon be o'er me, Where darkest clouds have been. My hope I cannot measure, The path to life is free; My Saviour has my treasure, And he will walk with me. Topics: The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest Used With Tune: NYLAND

Great God, we sing that mighty hand

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702 - 51 Appears in 491 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Great God, we sing that mighty hand By which supported still we stand; The opening year thy mercy shows, Let mercy crown it till it close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still are we guarded by our God, By his incessant bounty fed, By his unerring counsel led. A-men. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own; The future, all to us unknown, We to thy guardian care commit, And, peaceful, leave before thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depressed Thou art our joy, and thou our Rest; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored through all our changing days. Amen. Topics: The Life In Christ Pilgrimage Used With Tune: HEBRON (MASON)

Thine own, O loving Saviour

Author: Ernest Edwin Ryden, b.1886; Frans Mikael Franzen, 1772 - 1847; Olof Olsson, 1841 - 1900 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thine own, O loving Saviour, Are bidden here by thee; Thy passion's fruits, thy favor, Thyself thou givest free To all who by thy grace and love Are members of thy kingdom, Now here, and then above. 2 We hear thine invitation; We heed, O Lord, thy call; The word of consolation It spoken here for all Who, drawn unto thy loving heart, Would seek from thee a blessing Ere from thy side they part. A-men. 3 For still in loving favor, O Christ, thou drawest near To lead us as our Saviour Unto a Father dear; A Father ready to forgive The lost whom thou didst ransom, Who by thy death shall live. 4 We would be thine forever To do thy gracious will, Let naught from thee us sever, But keep us faithful still. Here linger with us, Lord, in love, Till we shall see thy glory And feast with thee above. Amen. Topics: Sacraments and Rites Holy Communion Used With Tune: FRANZEN

Lord, in thy Name thy servants plead

Author: John Keble, 1792-1866 Appears in 67 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, in thy Name thy servants plead, And thou hast sworn to hear; Thine is the harvest, thine the seed, The fresh and fading year. 2 Our hope, when autumn winds blew wild, We trusted, Lord, with thee; And now, when spring has on us smiled, We wait on thy decree. A-men. 3 The former and the latter rain, The summer sun and air, The green ear and the golden grain, All thine, are ours by prayer; 4 Thine too by right, and ours by grace, The wondrous growth unseen, The hopes that soothe, the fears that brace, The love that shines serene. 5 So grant the precious things brought forth By sun and moon below, That thee in thy new heaven and earth We never may forego. Amen. Topics: Church Life and Work Rogation and Harvest Used With Tune: SPRINGTIME

Put forth, O God, thy Spirit's might

Author: Howard Chandler Robbins, 1876 - 1952 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 15 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Put forth, O God, thy Spirit's might And bid thy Church increase, In breadth and length, in depth and height, Her unity and peace. 2 Let works of darkness disappear Before thy conquering light; Let hatred and tormenting fear Pass with the passing night. A-men. 3 Let what apostles learned of thee Be ours from age to age; Their steadfast faith our unity, Their peace our heritage. 4 O Judge divine of human strife, O vanquisher of pain! To know thee is eternal life, To serve thee is to reign. Amen. Topics: The Church The House of God Used With Tune: SPIRITUS DOMINI

Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray

Author: Henry Eyster Jacobs, 1844 - 1932 Appears in 12 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray, Refresh thy people here today; Beneath these forms of bread and wine, Enrich us with thy grace divine. 2 Our trembling hearts cleave to thy word, All thou hast said thou dost afford; All that thou art we here receive, And all we are to thee we give. A-men. 3 One bread, one cup, one body, we, United by our life in thee, Thy love proclaim till thou shalt come, To bring thy scattered loved ones home. 4 Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray To keep us steadfast to that day, That each may be thy welcomed guest When thou shalt spread thy heavenly feast. Amen. Topics: Sacraments and Rites Holy Communion Used With Tune: FILIA

Spread, O spread, thou mighty word

Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78; Jonathan Friedrich Bahnmaier, 1774 - 1841 Appears in 97 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Spread, O spread, thou mighty word, Spread the kingdom of the Lord, That to earth's remotest bound Men may heed the joyful sound; 2 Word of how the Father's will Made the world, and keeps it, still; How his only Son he gave, Man from sin and death to save; 3 Word of how the Saviour's love Earth's sore burden doth remove; How for ever, in its need, Through his death the world is freed; 4 Mighty word God's Spirit gave, Man for heavenly life to save; Word through whose all-holy might Man can will and do the right; 5 Word of life, most pure and strong, Word for which the nations long, Spread abroad, until from night All the world awakes to light. Topics: The Church Year Epiphany; The Holy Scriptures; Church Life and Work The Propagation of the Gospel Used With Tune: GOTT SEI DANK Text Sources: Revised, The Hymnal 1940

Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear

Author: John Keble, 1792 - 1866 Appears in 1,448 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear, It is not night if thou be near; O may no earth-born cloud arise To hide thee from thy servant's eyes. 2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep My wearied eyelids gently steep, Be my last thought, how sweet to rest Forever on my Saviour's breast. 3 Abide with me from morn till eve, For without thee I cannot live; Abide with me when night is nigh, For without thee I dare not die. A-men. 4 If some poor wandering child of thine Have spurned today the voice divine, Now, Lord, the gracious work begin; Let him no more lie down in sin. 5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor With blessings from thy boundless store; Be every mourner's sleep tonight Like infant's slumbers, pure and light. 6 Come near and bless us when we wake, Ere through the world our way we take, Till in the ocean of thy love We lose ourselves in heaven above. Amen. Topics: The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest; The Church Worship - Evening Used With Tune: HURSLEY

Jesus, Lover of my soul

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Appears in 3,238 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, Lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high; Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide, O receive my soul at last. 2 Other refuge have I none; Hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, ah, leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me. All my trust on thee is stayed, All my help from thee I bring; Cover my defenseless head With the shadow of thy wing. A-men. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; More than all in thee I find. Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is thy Name, I am all unrighteousness; False and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. 4 Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within. Thou of life the fountain art, Freely let me take of thee; Spring thou up within my heart, Rise to all eternity. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession; The Life in Christ Aspiration Used With Tune: HOLLINGSIDE

God himself is present

Author: Frederick William Foster, 1760 - 1835; Gerhard Tersteegen, 1697 - 1769; John Miller, 1756 - 1790 Appears in 130 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God himself is present, Let us now adore him, And with awe appear before him! God is in his temple, All within keep silence, Prostrate lie with deepest reverence. Him alone God we own, Him, our God and Saviour; Praise his Name forever! A-men. 2 God himself is present, Hear the harps resounding; See the crowds the throne surrounding! 'Holy, Holy, Holy,' Hear the hymn ascending, Angels, saints, their voices blending! Bow thine ear To us here: Hear, O Christ, the praises That thy Church now raises. 3 O thou Fount of blessing Purify my spirit, Trusting only in thy merit; Like the holy angels Who behold thy glory, May I ceaselessly adore thee. Let thy will Ever still Rule thy Church terrestrial, As the hosts celestial. Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - The Beginning of Service; The Church Worship - In The Presence Used With Tune: ARNSBERG (WUNDERBARER, KONIG)

Of the Father's love begotten

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-66; Henry Williams Baker, 1821-77; Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, 348-413 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 214 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Of the Father's love begotten Ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending he, Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see, Evermore and evermore. 2 O that birth for ever blessed, When the Virgin, full of grace, By the Holy Ghost conceiving, Bare the Saviour of our race, And the Babe, the world's Redeemer, First revealed his sacred face, Evermore and evermore. 3 This is he whom seers in old time Chanted of with one accord, Whom the voices of the prophets Promised in their faithful word; Now he shines, the long-expected; Let creation praise its Lord, Evermore and evermore. 4 O ye heights of heaven, adore him; Angel hosts, his praises sing: Powers, dominions, bow before him, And extol our God and King; Let no tongue on earth be silent, Every voice in concert ring Evermore and evermore. 5 Christ, to thee, with God the Father, And, O Holy Ghost, to thee, Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving And unwearied praises be: Honor, glory, and dominion, And eternal victory, Evermore and evermore. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Used With Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM (CORDE NATUS EX PARENTIS)

By thy Cross, O Christ, and passion

Author: Ernest Edwin Ryden, b. 1886; Johan Olof Wallin, 1779 - 1839; Ernst William Olson, 1870 - 1958 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 By thy Cross, O Christ, and passion, Thou hast brought us full salvation; Thou hast stooped in great compassion To redeem a lost creation. Like a shepherd thou hast sought us In thy heavenly fold to gather; With thy precious Blood hast bought us To restore us to the Father. 2 Ah, how blest is he who knoweth That his faith on thee is founded Whom the Father's love bestoweth Through eternal grace unbounded. Thou, O Christ, to every nation Art a Saviour freely given, In whose Name is our salvation, And none else in earth or heaven. Topics: The Life in Christ Repentance and Faith Used With Tune: SCHMUCKE DICH

Out of the depths I cry to thee

Author: Edward Traill Horn III, b. 1909; Martin Luther, 1483 - 1546 Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1Out of the depths I cry to thee, O Lord, my sins bewailing! Bow down thy gracious ear to me, Make thou my prayer availing. Mark not my misdeeds in thy book, But on my sins in mercy look, Or who can stand before thee? A-men. 2 With thee there is forgiveness, Lord, And love and grace abounding; The noblest thought and deed and word Were else but empty sounding. All guilty in thy sight appear; All to thy presence come in fear, And find thy lovingkindness. 3 Like those who watch upon the wall To welcome in the morning, My soul doth wait thy quiet call, Her self with hope adorning. So may all Israel look for thee, And in thy day find mercy free, And plenteous redemption. Amen. Topics: The Life in Christ Repentance and Faith Scripture: Psalm 130 Used With Tune: AUS TIEFER NOT

Believing fathers oft have told

Author: Archibald Hamilton Charteris, 1835 - 1908 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Believing fathers oft have told What things by God were done, When faithful men in days of old Their lifelong battle won: True brothers all, of one accord, We hold one faith, we serve one Lord. 2 Amid the world’s confused noise, Where we but darkly see, The Christ appeals, with sweet, clear voice: 'My brothers, follow me, Like brothers true, of one accord, To hold one faith, to serve one Lord.' 3 His Church our shelter, he our guide, Our strength his healing Cross, We range ourselves upon his side, Where none can suffer loss. Like brothers true, of one accord, We hold one faith and serve one Lord. A-men. 4 So by thy Spirit mold us, Lord; Inspire our hearts to pray; Our hungry souls feed with thy Word, Teach all of us to say: 'True brothers all, of one accord, We hold one faith, we serve one Lord.' 5 We fain would serve thy Church e'en now, With hearts from self set free, Striving to make thy kingdom grow, O God, so may it be, That, brothers true, with one accord, We hold the faith and serve the Lord! Amen. Topics: The Life In Christ Consecration; The Life In Christ Service Used With Tune: MEIRINGEN

The King of love my shepherd is

Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821 - 77 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 forever. 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. A-men. 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 O 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. Amen. Topics: Holy Baptism; Post-Communion; Marriage; The Life In Christ Pilgrimage Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA

Jesus, with thy Church abide

Author: Thomas Benson Pollock, 1836 - 96 Meter: 7.7.7.6 Appears in 103 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus, with thy Church abide; Be her Saviour, Lord, and Guide, While on earth her faith is tried: We beseech thee, hear us. 2 All her fettered powers release; Bid our strife and envy cease; Grant the heavenly gift of peace: We beseech thee, hear us. 3 May she one in doctrine be, One in truth and charity, Winning all to faith in thee: We beseech thee, hear us. A-men. 4 May she guide the poor and blind, Seek the lost until she find, And the broken-hearted bind: We beseech thee, hear us. 5 Judge her not for work undone, Judge her not for fields unwon, Bless her works in thee begun: We beseech thee, hear us. 6 May her lamp of truth be bright; Bid her bear aloft its light Through the realms of heathen night: We beseech thee, hear us. 7 May she holy triumphs win, Overthrow the hosts of sin, Gather all the nations in: We beseech thee, hear us. Amen. Topics: The Church The People of God; The Church The House of God; The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession; Sacraments and Rites Ordination Used With Tune: SCHEFFLER

Dear Lord and Father of mankind

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 92 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. A-men. 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! Amen. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Church Worship - The Lord's Day; The Life in Christ Repentance and Faith; The Life In Christ The Inner Life Used With Tune: REST

For thee, O dear, dear country

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66; Bernard of Cluny, XII cent. Appears in 272 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For thee, O dear, dear country, Mine eyes their vigils keep; For very love, beholding Thy happy name, they weep; 2 The mention of thy glory Is unction to the breast, And medicine in sickness, And love, and life, and rest. 3 O one, O only mansion, O Paradise of joy! Where tears are ever banished, And smiles have no alloy; 4 The Cross is all thy splendor, The Crucified thy praise; His laud and benediction Thy ransomed people raise. A-men. 5 Thou hast no shore, fair ocean; Thou hast no time, bright day; Dear fountain of refreshment To pilgrims far away! 6 Upon the Rock of Ages They raise thy holy tower; Thine is the victor's laurel, And thine the golden dower. 7 O sweet and blessèd country, The home of God's elect; O sweet and blessèd country, That eager hearts expect! 8 Jesus, in mercy bring us, To that dear land of rest, Who art, with God the Father And Spirit, ever blest. Amen. Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting; The Life In Christ Pilgrimage Used With Tune: HOMELAND

For ever with the Lord!

Author: James Montgomery, 1771 - 1854 Appears in 632 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For ever with the Lord! Amen, so let it be; Life from the dead is in that word, 'Tis immortality. 2 Here in the body pent, Absent from him I roam, Yet nightly pitch my moving tent A day's march nearer home. 3 My Father's house on high, Home of my soul, how near At times to faith's foreseeing eye Thy golden gates appear! 4 Ah, then my spirit faints To reach the land I love, The bright inheritance of saints, Jerusalem above! 5 For ever with the Lord! Father, if 'tis thy will, The promise of that faithful word E'en here to me fulfill. 6 Be thou at my right hand, Then can I never fail; Uphold thou me, and I shall stand; Fight, and I must prevail. 7 So when my latest breath Shall rend the veil in twain, By death I shall escape from death, And life eternal gain. 8 Knowing as I am known, How shall I love that word, And oft repeat before the throne, 'For ever with the Lord!' Topics: The Life in Christ Aspiration; The Life In Christ Pilgrimage; The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Used With Tune: CARLISLE

Forward! be our watch-word

Author: Henry Alford, 1810 - 71 Appears in 343 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Forward! be our watchword, Steps and voices joined; Seek the things before us, Not a look behind; Burns the fiery pillar At our army's head; Who shall dream of shrinking, By our Captain led? Forward through the desert, Through the toil and fight; Jordan flows before us, Sion beams with light. 2 Glories upon glories Hath our God prepared, By the souls that love Him One day to be shared; Eye hath not beheld them, Ear hath never heard; Nor of these hath uttered Thought or speech a word. Forward, marching eastward Where the heaven is bright, Till the veil be lifted, Till our faith be sight. 3 Far o'er yon horizon Rise the city towers; Where our God abideth, That fair home is ours: Flash the streets with jasper, Shine the gates with gold; Flows the gladdening river, Shedding joys untold: Thither, onward thither, In the Spirit's might; Pilgrims, to your country, Forward into light! 4 To the Father's glory Loudest anthems raise; To the Son and Spirit Echo songs of praise; To the Lord almighty, Blessèd Three in One, Be by men and angels Endless honor done. Weak are earthly praises, Dull the songs of night; Forward into triumph Forward into light! Topics: The Church The People of God; The Church Worship - The Close of Service; The Church The House of God; Travellers; The Life In Christ Pilgrimage; The Life In Christ Conflict and Victory Used With Tune: FORWARD (SMART)

From all that dwell below the skies

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 1,281 hymnals Lyrics: 1 From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise; Let the Redeemer's Name be sung Through every land, by every tongue. 2 Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, Eternal truth attends thy word; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - In The Presence; The Church Worship - The Lord's Day; The Church Worship - The Beginning of Service; The Church Worship - The Close of Service; The Church Worship - Morning; Post-Communion; City, Nation, World; The Life In Christ Thanksgiving; The Life In Christ Adoration and Praise Scripture: Psalm 117 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

God save our gracious Queen

Author: Unknown Appears in 220 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the Queen. A-men. 2 Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour; Long may she reign: May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen. Amen. Topics: Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Used With Tune: NATIONAL ANTHEM

God's word is our great heritage

Author: Ole G. Belsheim, 1861 - 1925; Nikolai F. S. Grundtvig, 1783 - 1872 Appears in 22 hymnals Lyrics: God's Word is our great heritage, And shall be ours forever; To spread its light from age to age Be this our chief endeavor; Through life it guides our way, In death it is our stay; Lord, grant, while time shall last, Thy Church may hold it fast Throughout all generations. Amen. Topics: The Holy Scriptures Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG

Good Christian men, rejoice

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66 Appears in 220 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Good Christian men, rejoice, With heart, and soul, and voice; Give ye heed to what we say: Jesus Christ is born today; Ox and ass before him bow, And he is in the manger now. Christ is born today! Christ is born today! 2 Good Christian men, rejoice, With heart, and soul, and voice; Now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this! He hath ope'd the heavenly door, And man is blessèd evermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this! 3 Good Christian men, rejoice, With heart, and soul, and voice; Now ye need not fear the grave: Jesus Christ was born to save! Calls you one and calls you all To gain his everlasting hall. Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save! Topics: The Church Year Christmas Used With Tune: IN DULCI JUBILO Text Sources: Medieval Latin Carol

Immortal Love, forever full

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 92 Appears in 305 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Immortal Love, forever full, Forever flowing free, Forever shared, forever whole, A never-ebbing sea! 2 Our outward lips confess the Name All other names above; Love only knoweth whence it came, And comprehendeth love. 3 We may not climb the heavenly steeps To bring the Lord Christ down; In vain we search the lowest deeps, For him no depths can drown: 4 But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A present help is he; And faith has still its Olivet, And love its Galilee. 5 The healing of his seamless dress Is by our beds of pain; We touch him in life's throng and press, And we are whole again. 6 Through him the first fond prayers are said Our lips of childhood frame; The last low whispers of our dead Are burdened with his Name. 7 O Lord, and Master of us all, Whate'er our name or sign, We own thy sway, we hear thy call, We test our lives by thine. Topics: The Church Year Pentecost - The Holy Ghost; The Life In Christ Contemplation; The Life In Christ The Inner Life Used With Tune: BISHOPTHORPE (ST. PAUL'S)

In the Cross of Christ I glory

Author: John Bowring, 1792 - 1872 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 1,519 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In the Cross of Christ I glory, Towering o'er the wrecks of time; All the light of sacred story Gathers round its head sublime. 2 When the woes of life o'ertake me, Hopes deceive and fears annoy, Never shall the Cross forsake me; Lo! it glows with peace and joy. 3 When the sun of bliss is beaming Light and love upon my way, From the Cross the radiance streaming Adds more lustre to the day. 4 Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, By the Cross are sanctified; Peace is there that knows no measure, Joys that through all time abide. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Church Year Holy Week; The Church Year Good Friday; The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest Used With Tune: RATHBUN

O sons and daughters, let us sing!

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66; Jean Tisserand, d. 1494 Appears in 191 hymnals Lyrics: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 1 O sons and daughters, let us sing! The King of heaven, the glorious King, O'er death today rose triumphing. Alleluia! 2 That Easter morn, at break of day, The faithful women went their way To seek the tomb where Jesus lay. Alleluia! 3 An angel clad in white they see, Who sat, and spake unto the three, 'Your Lord goes on to Galilee.' Alleluia! 4 That night the apostles met in fear; Amidst them came their Lord most dear, And said, 'My peace be on all here.' Alleluia! 5 When Thomas first the tidings heard, How they had seen the risen Lord, He doubted the disciples' word. Alleluia! 6 'My piercèd side, O Thomas, see; My hands, my feet, I show to thee; Not faithless, but believing be.' Alleluia! 7 No longer Thomas then denied; He saw the feet, the hands, the side; 'Thou art my Lord and God,' he cried. Alleluia! 8 How blest are they who have not seen, And yet whose faith has constant been, For they eternal life shall win. Alleluia! 9 On this most holy day of days, To God your hearts and voices raise In laud and jubilee and praise. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Topics: The Church Year Easter Used With Tune: O FILII ET FILIAE

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