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Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 742 hymnals First Line: Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore Refrain First Line: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, the Lord is King:
Your Lord and King adore!
Rejoice, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore.
Lift up your heart,
Lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
2 Jesus, the Savior, reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When He has purged our stains,
He took his seat above;
Lift up your heart,
Lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
3 His kingdom cannot fail,
He rules o'er earth and heav'n;
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus giv'n:
Lift up your heart,
Lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
4 Rejoice in glorious hope!
Our Lord and judge shall come
And take His servants up
To their eternal home:
Lift up your heart,
Lift up your voice!
Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!
Baptist Hymnal, 1991 Topics: Ascension and Reign; Christ Ascension; Worship
Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Christ is our corner-stone
Author: John Chandler Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 186 hymnals Text Sources: Latin, 7th cent.
Christ is our corner-stone
Arise, my soul, arise
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 885 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Arise, my soul, arise,
Shake off thy guilty fears;
The bleeding Sacrifice
In my behalf appears;
Before the throne my Surety stands,
My name is written on His hands.
2 He ever lives above
For me to intercede;
His all-redeeming love,
His precious blood to plead;
His blood atoned for all our race,
And sprinkles now the throne of grace.
3 Five bleeding wounds He bears,
Received on Calvary;
They pour effectual prayers,
They strongly speak for me;
Forgive him, O forgive, they cry,
Nor let that ransomed sinner die!
4 The Father hears Him pray,
His dear Anointed One;
He cannot turn away
The presence of His Son;
His Spirit answers to the blood,
And tells me I am born of God.
5 My God is reconciled,
His pardoning voice I hear;
He owns me for His child,
I can no longer fear;
With confidence I now draw nigh,
And Father, Abba Father! cry. Topics: Adoption; Christ Intercession of Used With Tune: HANDEL'S 148TH PSALM
Arise, my soul, arise
Join All the Glorious Names
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 336 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Join all the glorious names
of wisdom, love, and power,
that ever mortals knew
or angels ever bore;
all are too weak to speak his worth,
too weak to set my Savior forth.
2 Great Prophet of my God,
my tongue would bless thy name;
by thee the joyful news
of our salvation came:
the joyful news of sins forgiv'n,
of hell subdued, and peace with heav'n.
3 Be thou my Counselor,
my Pattern and my Guide,
and through this desert land
still keep me by thy side;
O let my feet ne'er run astray,
nor rove, nor seek the crooked way.
4 Jesus, my great High Priest,
offered his blood, and died:
my guilty conscience seeks
no sacrifice beside;
his powerful blood did once atone,
and now it pleads before the throne.
5 My dear almighty Lord,
my Conqu'ror and my King,
thy scepter and thy sword,
thy reigning grace I sing.
Thine is the pow'r;
behold, I sit in willing bonds
before thy feet.
Scripture: Matthew 6:13 Used With Tune: CROFT'S 136TH
Join All the Glorious Names
Upward I Lift Mine Eyes
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 242 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Upward I lift mine eyes,
From God is all my aid;
The God that built the skies,
And earth and nature made;
God is the tower to which I fly;
His grace is nigh in every hour.
2 My feet shall never slide
And fall in fatal snares,
Since God, my guard and guide,
Defends me from my fears.
Those wakeful eyes that never sleep
Shall Israel keep when dangers rise.
3 No burning heats by day,
Nor blasts of evening air,
Shall take my health away,
If God be with me there.
Thou art my sun, and Thou my shade,
To guard my head by night or noon.
4 Hast Thou not giv’n Thy word
To save my soul from death?
And I can trust my Lord
To keep my mortal breath.
I’ll go and come, nor fear to die,
Till from on high Thou call me home. Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719
Upward I Lift Mine Eyes
My Song Is Love Unknown
Author: Samuel Crossman, ca. 1625-1683 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 127 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My song is love unknown,
my Savior’s love to me,
love to the loveless shown,
that they might lovely be.
O who am I, that for my sake
my Lord should take frail flesh and die?
2 He came from his blest throne,
salvation to bestow;
but men cared not, and none
the longed-for Christ would know.
But oh, my Friend, my Friend indeed,
who at my need his life did spend!
3 Sometimes they strew his way,
and his sweet praises sing;
resounding all the day
hosannas to their King.
Then “Crucify!” is all their breath,
and for his death they thirst and cry.
4 Why, what hath my Lord done?
What makes this rage and spite?
He made the lame to run,
he gave the blind their sight.
Sweet injuries! Yet all his deeds
their hatred feeds; they 'gainst him rise.
5 They rise, and needs will have
my dear Lord sent away;
a murderer they save,
the Prince of Life they slay.
Yet willing he to suff'ring goes,
that he his foes from thence might free.
6 In life, no house, no home
my Lord on earth might have;
in death, no friendly tomb
but what a stranger gave.
What may I say? Heav'n was his home,
but mine the tomb wherein he lay.
7 Here might I stay and sing,
no story so divine;
never was love, dear King,
never was grief like thine.
This is my Friend, in whose sweet praise
I all my days could gladly spend.
Topics: Christ Humiliation of; Christ Life and Ministry of; Christ Suffering of; Christ Triumphal Entry of; Redemption Scripture: Isaiah 53 Used With Tune: LOVE UNKNOWN
My Song Is Love Unknown
You Holy Angels Bright
Author: Richard Baxter Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 114 hymnals Lyrics: 1 You 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.
2 You blessed 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 sight
with sweet delight you do abound.
3 All nations of the earth,
extol the world's great King;
with melody and mirth
his glorious praises sing;
for he still reigns, and will bring low
the proudest foe that him disdains.
4 Sing forth Jehovah’s praise,
you saints, that on him call!
Him magnify always,
his holy churches all!
In him rejoice, and there proclaim
his holy name with sounding voice.
5 My soul, bear now your part,
triumph in God above;
with a well-tuned heart
sing now the songs of love;
you are his own, whose precious blood
shed for your good his love made known.
6 Away, distrustful care!
I have your promise, Lord;
to banish all despair,
I have your oath and word;
and therefore I shall see your face
and there your grace shall magnify.
7 With your triumphant flock
then I shall numbered be;
built on th’eternal Rock,
his glory we shall see.
The heav’ns so high with praise shall ring
and all shall sing in harmony.
Topics: God His perfections; God Praise of Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: DARWALL
You Holy Angels Bright
The Lord Jehovah reigns
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 267 hymnals Topics: Adoration and Worship; God In Creation and Providence Used With Tune: ADORATION
The Lord Jehovah reigns
Hushed Was the Evening Hymn
Author: James Drummond Burns Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 236 hymnals Topics: Children's Hymns for Children
Hushed Was the Evening Hymn
Hills of the North, Rejoice
Author: Charles E. Oakley Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 53 hymnals
Hills of the North, Rejoice
You shall go out with joy
Author: N. T. Wright Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal
You shall go out with joy
I Gave My Life for Thee
Author: Frances Ridley Havergal Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 537 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I gave My life for thee,
My precious blood I shed,
That thou might'st ransomed be,
And quickened from the dead;
I gave, I gave My life for thee,
What hast thou given for Me?
I gave, I gave My life for thee,
What hast thou given for Me?
2 My Father's house of light,
My glory-circled throne,
I left, for earthly night,
For wand'rings sad and lone;
I left, I left it all for thee,
Hast thou left aught for Me?
I left, I left it all for thee,
Hast thou left aught for Me?
3 I suffered much for thee,
More than thy tongue can tell,
Of bitt'rest agony,
To rescue thee from hell;
I've borne, I've borne it all for thee,
What hast thou borne for Me?
I've borne, I've borne it all for thee,
What hast thou borne for Me?
4 And I have brought to thee,
Down from My home above,
Salvation full and free,
My pardon and My love;
I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee,
What hast thou brought to Me?
I bring, I bring rich gifts to thee,
What hast thou brought to Me? Topics: Discipleship; Stewardship and Service Used With Tune: KENOSIS
I Gave My Life for Thee
We Come, O Christ, to You
Author: Margaret Clarkson Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 18 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We come, O Christ, to you,
true Son of God and man,
by whom all things consist,
in whom all life began:
in you alone we live and move,
and have our being in your love.
2 You are the Way to God,
your blood our ransom paid;
in you we face our Judge
and Maker unafraid.
Before the throne absolved we stand,
your love has met your law's demand.
3 You are the living Truth!
All wisdom dwells in you,
the Source of ev'ry skill,
the one eternal True!
O great I AM! In you we rest,
sure answer to our ev'ry quest.
4 You only are true Life,
to know you is to live
the more abundant life
that earth can never give:
O risen Lord! We live in you:
in us each day your life renew!
5 We worship you, Lord Christ,
Our Savior and our King,
To you our youth and strength
adoringly we bring:
so fill our hearts, that all may view
your life in us, and turn to you. Topics: Christ As Creator; Christ Deity of; Christ Praise of; Christ As the Way,Truth and Life; Worship Scripture: John 14:6 Used With Tune: DARWALL
We Come, O Christ, to You
Lord of the worlds above
Author: Rev. Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 501 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of Thy love,
Thine earthly temples, are!
To Thine abode my heart aspires,
With warm desires to see my God.
2 O happy souls that pray
Where God appoints to hear!
O happy men that pay
Their constant service there!
They praise Thee still; and happy they
That love the way to Zion's hill.
3 They go from strength to strength,
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each arrives at length,
Till each in heaven appears:
O glorious seat, when God, our King,
Shall thither bring our willing feet!
4 God is our Sun and Shield,
Our Light and our Defense;
With gifts His hands are filled:
We draw our blessings thence.
Thrice happy he, O God of Hosts,
Whose spirit trusts alone in Thee!
Amen. Topics: Times of Worship Opening; Aspiration; Opening of Service; Processionals; Trust and Confidence; Worship Opening Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH
Lord of the worlds above
Come, Christians, Join to Sing
Author: Christian H. Bateman Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 126 hymnals First Line: Come, Christians, join to sing Topics: Adoration; Worship; Eternal Life, Heaven; Praise, Adoration, Worship, Exaltation of God Scripture: Psalm 95:1 Used With Tune: MADRID
Come, Christians, Join to Sing
March on, my soul, with strength
Author: William Wright (1859-1924) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 March on, my soul, with strength,
march forward, void of fear;
he who has led will lead,
through each succeeding year;
and as you journey on your way,
his hand shall hold you day by day.
2 March on, my soul, with strength,
in ease you dare not dwell;
your Master calls you forth;
then up, and serve him well!
Take up your cross, take up your sword,
and fight the battles of your Lord!
3 March on, my soul, with strength,
with strength, but not your own;
the conquest you shall gain,
through Christ your Lord alone;
his grace shall power your feeble arm,
his love preserve you safe from harm.
4 March on, my soul, with strength,
from strength to strength march on;
warfare shall end at length,
all foes be overthrown.
And then, my soul, if faithful now,
the crown of life awaits your brow.
Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in times and seasons; Our Response to God in times and seasons; Conflict; Discipleship; New Year Scripture: 2 Corinthians 10:4 Used With Tune: CHRISTCHURCH
March on, my soul, with strength
O Thou that hearest Prayer!
Author: J. Burton Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 229 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit; Prayer and Worship Scripture: Psalm 102:1 Used With Tune: ST. JOHN
O Thou that hearest Prayer!
When in His Might the Lord
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When in his might the Lord arose to set us free,
and Zion was restored from her captivity,
in transports then of joy and mirth
we praised the Lord of all the earth.
2 The nations saw with fear the might of God displayed,
when he at last drew near to give his people aid;
great things for us the Lord has wrought,
and gladness to our hearts has brought.
3 Again refresh us, Lord, with thy reviving love,
and be thy blessing poured in mercy from above;
by grace revive our hearts again,
as streams refreshed by copious rain.
4 Although with bitter tears the sower bears his seed,
when harvest time appears he shall be glad indeed;
for they that in the sowing weep
shall yet in joy and gladness reap.
Topics: The Church The Covenant People; God Power of; Grace Refreshing; Israel Restoration of; Sowing and Reaping Scripture: Psalm 126 Used With Tune: ARTHUR'S SEAT Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912; mod.
When in His Might the Lord
Welcome, delightful morn
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 474 hymnals Topics: Times of Worship Used With Tune: LISCHER Text Sources: "Hayward" in Dobell's "Selection," 1806
Welcome, delightful morn
Before You, Lord, We Bow
Author: Francis Scott Key, 1779-1843 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 73 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Before You, Lord, we bow,
Our God who reigns above
And rules the world below,
Boundless in pow'r and love.
Our thanks we bring
In joy and praise,
Our hearts we raise
To You, our King!
2 The nation You have blest
May well Your love declare,
From foes and fears at rest,
Protected by Your care.
For this bright day,
For this fair land--
Gifts of Your hand--
Our thanks we pay.
3 May ev'ry mountain height,
Each vale and forest green,
Shine in Your Word's pure light,
And its rich fruits be seen!
May ev'ry tongue
Be tuned to praise
And join to raise
A grateful song.
4 Earth, hear your Maker's voice;
Your great Redeemer own;
Believe, obey, rejoice,
And worship Him alone.
Cast down your pride,
Your sin deplore,
And bow before
The Crucified.
5 And when in pow'r He comes,
Oh, may our native land
From all its rending tombs
Send forth a glorious band,
A countless throng,
With joy to sing
To heav'n's high King
Salvation's song! Topics: Nation and National Songs Scripture: Psalm 145:1 Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH
Before You, Lord, We Bow
The Heavens Above Declare
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: The heav'ns above declare Topics: God Glory of; God Greatness of ; Providence Scripture: Psalm 19 Used With Tune: ARTHUR'S SEAT Text Sources: OPC/URCNA 2016
The Heavens Above Declare
Thou God of truth and love
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 65 hymnals Topics: Marriage; Human Life and Relationships Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10 Used With Tune: ST GODRIC
Thou God of truth and love
Will You Fulfill the Vow
Author: F. Richard Garland Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Refrain First Line: Then stand with Christ, trust in his grace
Will You Fulfill the Vow
"Behold my Servant whom I upheld"
Author: William Gadsby Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Behold, with wondering eyes
"Behold my Servant whom I upheld"
The work of Christ I sing
Author: William Gadsby Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals
The work of Christ I sing
Sinners welcome to Christ
Author: William Gadsby Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Ye servants of the Lord, Ye messengers of grace
Sinners welcome to Christ
Let earth and heaven combine
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 183 hymnals Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ His Glory, Name, and Praise; The Lord Jesus Christ His Incarnation; The Christian Life Christian Holiness Used With Tune: ADORATION
Let earth and heaven combine
O Zion, Tune Thy Voice
Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 146 hymnals Lyrics: 1. O Zion, tune thy voice,
And raise thy hands on high;
Tell all the earth thy joys,
And boast salvation nigh;
Cheerful in God, arise and shine
While rays divine stream all abroad.
2. He gilds thy mourning face
With beams that cannot fade;
His all-resplendent grace
He pours around thy head;
The nations round thy form shall view
With luster new divinely crowned.
3. In honor to His name
Reflect that sacred light;
And loud that grace proclaim,
Which makes thy darkness bright;
Pursue His praise till sovereign love
In worlds above, the glory raise.
4. There on His holy hill
A brighter sun shall rise,
And with His radiance fill
Those fairer, purer skies;
While round His throne ten thousand stars,
In nobler spheres, His influence own. Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH Text Sources: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes & J. Cotton, 1755)
O Zion, Tune Thy Voice
We Give Immortal Praise
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 203 hymnals First Line: We give immortal praise Lyrics: 1 We give immortal praise
to God the Father’s love,
for all our comforts here,
and better hopes above;
Hh sent his own eternal Son
to die for sins that we had done.
2 To God the Son belongs
immortal glory too,
who bought us with his blood
from everlasting woe:
and now he lives, and now he reigns,
and sees the fruit of all his pains.
3 To God the Spirit’s name
immortal worship give,
whose new-creating power
makes the dead sinner live;
his work completes the great design
and wills the world with joy divine.
4 Almighty God, to thee
be endless honor done,
the undivided Three
And the mysterious One:
where reason fails with all her powers,
there faith prevails, and love adores.
Topics: Faith and Aspiration Scripture: Hebrews 1:3 Used With Tune: CROFTS 136TH
We Give Immortal Praise
O Light That Knew No Dawn
Author: Gregory of Nazianzus, 325-390; John Brownlie, 1859-1925 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Light that knew no dawn,
that shines to endless day,
all things in earth and heav'n
are lustered by thy ray;
no eye can to thy throne ascend,
nor mind thy brightness comprehend.
2 Thy grace, O Father, give,
that I may serve in fear;
above all boons, I pray,
grant me thy voice to hear;
from sin thy child in mercy free,
and let me dwell in light with thee:
3 That, cleansed from stain of sin,
I may meet homage give,
and, pure in heart, behold
thy beauty while I live;
clean hands in holy worship raise,
and thee, O Christ my Savior, praise.
4 In supplication meek
to thee I bend the knee;
O Christ, when thou shalt come,
in love remember me,
and in thy kingdom, by thy grace,
grant me a humble servant's place.
5 Thy grace, O Father, give,
I humbly thee implore;
and let thy mercy bless
thy servant more and more.
All grace and glory be to thee,
from age to age eternally. Topics: God; God Incomprehensibility; God Infinity and Eternity of; Humility; Light; Sanctification; Servants of Christ or God; Supplications For Mercy Scripture: Psalm 24:4-5 Used With Tune: WAVERTON
O Light That Knew No Dawn
Give Thanks for Every Gift
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Give thanks for every gift
this fertile earth displays;
to God your voices lift
in thankfulness and praise!
Our sea and sky, our fruitful land,
are blessings from a Father's hand.
2 Each passing season brings
its store of sun and rain,
as winters turn to springs
and summers bloom again:
then God be thanked for autumn fields,
the ripened grain that harvest yields.
3 And even as we pray
'Give us our daily bread,'
we long to see the day
when all the world is fed,
when justice reigns from shore to shore
and hunger stalks the earth no more.
4 In Christ all needs are met,
to him in faith we come;
on him our hopes are set
of that eternal home,
where, one with him, our sins forgiven,
we share the harvest feast of heaven. Topics: Harvest
Give Thanks for Every Gift
A Song of Praise to the Eternal Three
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 45 hymnals First Line: To Him that chose us first
A Song of Praise to the Eternal Three
Let Earth and Heaven Combine
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Let earth and Heaven combine,
Angels and men agree,
To praise in songs divine
The incarnate Deity,
Our God contracted to a span,
Incomprehensibly made man.
2. He laid His glory by,
He wrapped Him in our clay;
Unmarked by human eye,
The latent Godhead lay;
Infant of days He here became,
And bore the mild Immanuel’s name.
3. See in that infant’s face
The depths of deity,
And labor while ye gaze
To sound the mystery
In vain; ye angels gaze no more,
But fall, and silently adore.
4. Unsearchable the love
That hath the Savior brought;
The grace is far above
Of men or angels’ thought:
Suffice for us that God, we know,
Our God, is manifest below.
5. He deigns in flesh t’appear,
Widest extremes to join;
To bring our vileness near,
And make us all divine:
And we the life of God shall know,
For God is manifest below.
6. Made perfect first in love,
And sanctified by grace,
We shall from earth remove,
And see His glorious face:
His love shall then be fully showed,
And man shall all be lost in God. Used With Tune: ST. JOHN (Parish) Text Sources: Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord (London: William Strahan, 1745), number 5
Let Earth and Heaven Combine
Young men and maidens, raise
Author: C. Wesley Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 48 hymnals Topics: Adoration Scripture: Psalm 148:12-13
Young men and maidens, raise
The Spacious Heavens Declare
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: The spacious heav'ns declare Lyrics: 1 The spacious heav'ns declare
the glory of our God,
the firmament displays
His handiwork abroad;
day unto day proclaims His might,
and night His wisdom tells to night.
2 Aloud they do not speak,
they utter forth no word,
nor into language break -
their voice is never heard;
yet through the world the truth they bear
and their Creator's pow'r declare.
3 The clouds of heav'n are spread,
a tent to hold the sun,
and like a bridegroom fair
comes forth the mighty one,
rejoicing in his strength and grace
to run his wondrous daily race.
4 His daily going forth
is from the end of heav'n;
the firmament to him
is for his circuit giv'n;
his journey reaches to its ends,
and ev'rywhere his heat extends. Topics: Revelation and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 19 Used With Tune: ARTHUR'S SEAT Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912
The Spacious Heavens Declare
To God the Father, Son
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 29 hymnals Lyrics:
To God the Father, Son,
And Spirit ever bless’d,
Eternal Three in One
All worship be address’d,
As heretofore
It was, is now,
And still shall be
For evermore.
AMEN.
Topics: Doxologies
To God the Father, Son
God's Love Eternal and Unchangeable
Author: William Hammond Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 25 hymnals First Line: O my distrustful heart
God's Love Eternal and Unchangeable
Fight the good fight
Author: James Montgomery Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Fight the good fight; lay hold Lyrics:
Fight the good fight; lay hold
Upon eternal life;
Keep but thy shield, be bold,
Stand through the hottest strife;
Invincible while in the field,
Thou canst not fail, unless thou yield.
No force of earth or hell,
Though fiends with men unite,
162
Truth's champion can compel,
However press'd, to flight;
Invincible upon the field,
He cannot fall, unless he yield.
Apollyon's arm may shower
Darts thick as hail, and hide
Heaven's face, as in the hour,
When Christ on Calvary died;
No powers of darkness in the field
Can tread thee down, unless thou yield.
Trust in thy Saviour's might;
Yea, fill thy latest breath,
Fight, and like Him in fight,
By dying conquer death;
And all-victorious in the field,
Then with thy sword, thy spirit yield.
Great words are these, and strong
Yet Lord, I look to Thee,
To whom alone belong,
Valour and victory;
With Thee, my Captain in the field,
I must prevail, I cannot yield.
Topics: Christ His fight and conquest
Fight the good fight
Encouraged By Thy Word
Author: John Newton Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 97 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Encouraged by Thy word
Of promise to the poor;
Behold, a beggar, Lord,
Waits at Thy mercy’s door!
No hand, no heart, O Lord, but Thine,
Can help or pity wants like mine.
2 The beggar’s usual plea
Relief from men to gain,
If offered unto Thee,
I know Thou would’st disdain:
And pleas which move Thy gracious ear,
Are such as men would scorn to hear.
3 I have no right to say
That though I now am poor,
Yet once there was a day
When I possessèd more:
Thou know’st that from my very birth,
I’ve been the poorest wretch on earth.
4 Nor can I dare profess,
As beggars often do,
Though great is my distress,
My wants have been but few:
If Thou shouldst leave my soul to starve,
It would be what I well deserve.
5 ’Twere folly to pretend
I never begged before;
Or if Thou now befriend,
I’ll trouble Thee no more:
Thou often hast relieved my pain,
And often I must come again.
6 Though crumbs are much too good
For such a dog as I;
No less than children’s food
My soul can satisfy:
O do not frown and bid me go,
I must have all Thou canst bestow.
7 Nor can I willing be
Thy bounty to conceal
From others, who like me,
Their wants and hunger feel:
I’ll tell them of Thy mercy’s store,
And try to send a thousand more.
8 Thy thoughts, Thou only wise!
Our thoughts and ways transcend,
Far as the archèd skies
Above the earth extend:
Such pleas as mine men would not bear,
But God receives a beggar’s prayer. Used With Tune: VIA PACIS Text Sources: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779)
Encouraged By Thy Word
Sinner's Friend
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Ye children of my God Text Sources: Whiefield's Collection
Sinner's Friend
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand
Author: William Walsham How, 1823-1897 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 91 hymnals First Line: To Thee our God we fly Topics: The Nation and Commonweal Used With Tune: ST. JOHN
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand
Ye Tribes Of Adam, Join
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 173 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Ye tribes of Adam, join
With Heav’n, and earth, and seas,
And offer notes divine
To your creator’s praise:
Ye holy throng of angels bright,
In worlds of light, begin the song.
2 Thou sun with dazzling rays,
And moon that rules the night,
Shine to your maker’s praise,
With stars of twinkling light:
His power declare, ye floods on high,
And clouds that fly in empty air.
3 The shining worlds above
In glorious order stand,
Or in swift courses move,
By His supreme command:
He spake the word, and all their frame
From nothing came, to praise the Lord.
4 He moved their mighty wheels
In unknown ages past,
And each His word fulfills
While time and nature last:
In different ways His works proclaim
His wondrous name, and speak His praise.
5 Let all the earth-born race,
And monsters of the deep
The fish that cleave the seas,
Or in their bosom sleep;
From sea and shore their tribute pay,
And still display their maker’s power.
6 Ye vapors, hail, and snow,
Praise ye th’almighty Lord,
And stormy winds that blow,
To execute His word:
When lightnings shine, or thunders roar,
Let earth adore His hand divine.
7 Ye mountains near the skies,
With lofty cedars there,
And trees of humbler size,
That fruit in plenty bear;
Beasts wild and tame, birds, flies, and worms,
In various forms, exalt His name.
8 Ye kings and judges, fear
The Lord, the sovereign King;
And while you rule us here,
His heav’nly honors sing;
Nor let the dream of power and state
Make you forget His power supreme.
9 Virgins and youths, engage
To sound His praise divine,
While infancy and age
Their feebler voices join:
Wide as He reigns His name be sung
By every tongue in endless strains.
10 Let all the nations fear
The God that rules above;
He brings His people near,
And makes them taste His love:
While earth and sky attempt His praise,
His saints shall raise His honors high. Used With Tune: LENOX Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719
Ye Tribes Of Adam, Join
Yes, the Redeemer Rose
Author: Philip Doddridge Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 227 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Yes, the Redeemer rose,
the Savior left the dead,
And o’er our hellish foes
high raised His conquering head.
In wild dismay the guards around,
Fall to the ground and sink away.
2. Lo! the angelic bands
in full assembly meet,
To wait His high commands
and worship at His feet.
Joyful they come, and wing their way
From realms of day to see His tomb.
3. Then back to Heav’n they fly
and the glad tidings bear.
Hark! as they soar on high,
what music fills the air!
Their anthems say, Jesus, who bled,
Hath left the dead, He rose today.
4. Ye mortals, catch the sound,
redeemed by Him from hell;
And send the echo round
the globe on which you dwell:
Transported, cry, Jesus, who bled,
Hath left the dead, no more to die.
5. All hail! triumphant Lord,
who sav’st us with Thy blood;
Wide be Thy name adored,
Thou rising, reigning God!
With Thee we rise, with Thee we reign,
And empires gain beyond the skies. Used With Tune: LAUS DEO Text Sources: Published posthumously in Hymns Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures, by Job Orton (J. Eddowes and J. Cotton, 1755)
Yes, the Redeemer Rose
O'er Hoarse Atlantic's Wave
Author: Maria Popple, 1796-1847 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O’er hoarse Atlantic’s wave Lyrics: 1 O’er hoarse Atlantic’s wave,
From Afric comes the cry,
O Christians! haste and save,
Ere in our want we die!
Our starving souls have ne’er been fed;
Oh! bring to us the Living Bread!
2 And broad Pacific’s shore
Re-echoes with the call,
From China wafted o’er,
Beseeching one and all
To kindle in the flowery clime
The Lamp of Life, the Light divine.
3 And India’s myriad sons
Stretch forth their dusky hands;
Crying, O favored ones,
Who dwell in Gospel lands,
Send to our longing, thirsty souls
The stream that with salvation rolls.
4 And shall we careless live
With these great gifts in store?
Nor from our fullness give
To spread from shore to shore
Glad tidings from the courts above
Of our Immanuel’s boundless love?
5 Pardon our coldness, Lord!
Our languid souls inspire.
May Thy life giving Word
Kindle a holy fire
In every heart that owns Thy sway
And hasten the millennial day! Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH
O'er Hoarse Atlantic's Wave
Great Source of All Our Life
Author: Joy F. Patterson, 1931- Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Refrain First Line: With joyful hearts we come to you
Great Source of All Our Life
A Song of Praise to Christ
Author: Samuel Stennett Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 213 hymnals First Line: Come every pious heart
A Song of Praise to Christ
In loud exalted strains
Author: B. Francis Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 139 hymnals Topics: Consecration of Churches; Corner-stone and Consecration; House of God ; Processionals General Used With Tune: DARWALL
In loud exalted strains
Awake, Ye Saints, Awake
Author: Thomas Cotterill, 1779-1823 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 171 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Awake, ye saints, awake,
And hail this sacred day;
In loftiest songs of praise
Your joyful homage pay:
Welcome the day that God hath blest,
The type of Heaven’s eternal rest.
2 On this auspicious morn
The Lord of life arose;
He burst the bars of death,
And vanquished all our foes:
And now He pleads our cause above,
And reaps the fruits of all His love.
3 All hail, triumphant Lord!
Heaven with hosannas rings,
And earth, in humbler strains,
Thy praise responsive sings:
Worthy the Lamb that once was slain,
Through endless years to live and reign.
4 Great King, gird on Thy sword,
Ascend Thy conquering car;
While justice, truth, and love
Maintain Thy glorious war:
This day let sinners own Thy sway,
And rebels cast their arms awa Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH
Awake, Ye Saints, Awake
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