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Bring Forth the Kingdom
Author: Marty Haugen, b. 1950 Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:4-23 First Line: You are salt for the earth, O people Refrain First Line: Bring forth the Kingdom of mercy Topics: City of God; Homeland Used With Tune: [You are salt for the earth, O people]
Bring Forth the Kingdom
Almighty God, Your Word is Cast
Author: John Cawood, 1775-1852 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 222 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 Lyrics: 1 Almighty God, Your Word is cast
Like seed into the ground;
Now let the dew of heav'n descend
And righteous fruits abound.
2 Let not the sly satanic foe
This holy seed remove,
But give it root in ev'ry heart
To bring forth fruits of love.
3 Let not the world's deceitful cares
The rising plant destroy,
But let it yield a hundredfold
The fruits of peace and joy.
4 So when the precious seed is sown,
Life-giving grace bestow
That all whose souls the truth receive
Its saving pow'r may know.
Topics: The Word of God; Close of Service Used With Tune: ST. FLAVIAN
Almighty God, Your Word is Cast
La Siembra
Author: A. Fernandez Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-10 First Line: Sembraré la simiente preciosa Refrain First Line: Sembraré, sembraré
La Siembra
La Palabra Hoy Sembrada
Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9 Refrain First Line: Ricos frutos Used With Tune: [La palabra hoy sembrada]
La Palabra Hoy Sembrada
O God! by whom the seed is given
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 100 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:8 Topics: Public Worship Closing of Service; Hearing the Word
O God! by whom the seed is given
Sent Forth by God's Blessing
Author: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1997 Meter: 12.11.12.11 D Appears in 43 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9 First Line: Sent forth by God's blessing, our true faith confessing Topics: Christian Life; Commissioning; Christian Life; Commissioning; Christian Life; Commissioning; Discipleship; Ministry/Mission; Praise; Sending Forth; Thanksgiving Used With Tune: ASH GROVE
Sent Forth by God's Blessing
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Author: Henry Alford Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 727 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-8 Lyrics: 1 Come, ye thankful people, come,
Raise the song of harvest home:
All is safely gathered in,
Ere the winter storms begin;
God, our Maker, doth provide
For our wants to be supplied:
Come to God's own temple, come,
Raise the song of harvest home.
2 All the world is God's own field,
Fruit unto His praise to yield;
Wheat and tares together sown,
Unto joy or sorrow grown;
First the blade, and then the ear,
Then the full corn shall appear;
Lord of harvest, grant that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.
3 For the Lord our God shall come,
And shall take His harvest home;
From His field shall in that day
All offenses purge away;
Give His angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast,
But the fruitful ears to store
In His garner evermore.
4 Even so, Lord, quickly come
To Thy final harvest home;
Gather Thou Thy people in,
Free from sorrow, free from sin;
There forever purified,
In Thy presence to abide:
Come, with all Thine angels, come,
Raise the glorious harvest home.
Amen. Topics: Harvest; Thanksgiving Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Now, my tongue, the mystery telling
Author: St Thomas Aquinas, 1227-1274; John Mason Neale, 1818-1866; Edward Caswall 1814-1878 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 51 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:4-9 Lyrics: 1 Now, my tongue, the myst'ry telling
of the glorious body sing,
and the blood, all price excelling,
which the Gentiles' Lord and King,
in a virgin's womb once dwelling,
shed for this world's ransoming.
2 Giv'n for us, for us descending
of a virgin to proceed,
he, with us in converse blending,
scattered here the gospel seed,
till his sojourn drew to ending,
which he closed with wondrous deed.
3 At the last great supper lying,
circled by his chosen hand,
meekly with the law complying,
first he finished its command.
Then, immortal food supplying,
gave himself with his own hand.
4 Word made flesh, by word he maketh
very bread his flesh to be;
we in wine, Christ's blood partaketh,
and if senses fail to see,
faith alone the true heart taketh,
to behold the mystery.
5 Therefore we, before him bending,
this great sacrament revere:
types and shadows have their ending,
for the newer rite is here;
faith, our outward sense befriending,
makes our inward vision clear.
6 Glory let us give and blessing
to the Father and the Son,
honour, might and praise addressing,
while eternal ages run;
ever too his love confessing,
who, from both, with both is One. Amen. Topics: Communion; Holy Communion; Year A Easter 3; Year A Lent 1; Year A Proper 10; Year B Epiphany 2; Year B Second Sunday Before Lent; Years A, B, and C Christmas 2 Used With Tune: PANGE LINGUA
Now, my tongue, the mystery telling
Wir menschen sind zu dem, o Gott!
Author: J. Gesenius, 1601-1671 Appears in 42 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23 Topics: Das Wort Gottes
Wir menschen sind zu dem, o Gott!
Universal diffusion of the scriptures
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 36 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:8 First Line: Jesus, the word bestow Topics: Means of Grace Reading the Scriptures
Universal diffusion of the scriptures
I Am the Bread of Life
Author: Suzanne Toolan, b. 1927 Appears in 35 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 Refrain First Line: And I will raise them up Topics: Easter and Ascension Used With Tune: [I am the bread of life]
I Am the Bread of Life
God of the prophets' power!
Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 25 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:8 Topics: Public Worship Closing of Service
God of the prophets' power!
Not By Thy Mighty Hand
Author: J. R. Woodford Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 24 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3 Topics: The Word Used With Tune: SCHUMANN
Not By Thy Mighty Hand
Word of God, Come Down on Earth
Author: James Quinn, SJ, b. 1919 Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 21 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23 Topics: Ordinary Time 15, Year A; Word of God Used With Tune: LIEBSTER JESU
Word of God, Come Down on Earth
The Sower
Appears in 19 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:4-9 First Line: Ye Sons of Earth prepare the Plough Lyrics: 1 Ye Sons of Earth prepare the Plough,
Break up your fallow Ground!
The Sower is gone forth to sow,
And scatter Blessings round.
2 The Seed that finds a stony Soil,
Shoots forth a hasty Blade;
But ill repays the Sower's Toil,
Soon wither'd, scorch'd , and dead.
3 The thorny Ground is sure to baulk
All Hopes of Harvest there:
We find a tall and sickly Stalk,
But not the fruitful Ear.
4 The beaten Path, and High-Way Side
Receive the Trust in vain:
The watchful Birds the Spoil divide,
And pick up all the Grain.
5 But where the LORD of Grace and Pow'r
Has bless'd the happy Field;
How plenteous is the Golden Store
The Deep-wrought Furrows yield!
6 Father of Mercies, we have need
Of thy preparing Grace;
Let the same Hand that gives the Seed
Provide a Fruitful-Place.
Topics: liturgical Songs of Response; Invitation to Praise and Repentance
The Sower
Seed, Scattered and Sown
Author: Dan Feiten Meter: Irregular Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-30 First Line: Is not the bread we break Refrain First Line: Seed, scattered and swon Topics: Community in Christ; Eucharist; Lord's Supper; Communion Used With Tune: SEED SCATTERED
Seed, Scattered and Sown
Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil
Author: Handt Hanson, b. 1950 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:9 Topics: Illumination and Guidance; Illumination and Guidance Used With Tune: GOOD SOIL
Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil
Christ's Church Shall Glory in His Power
Author: Christopher Idle, b. 1938 Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 First Line: Christ's church shall glory in his pow'r Lyrics: 1 Christ’s church shall glory in his pow'r
And grow to his perfection;
He is our rock, our mighty tow'r
Our life, our resurrection:
So by his skillful hand
The church of Christ shall stand;
The master-builder's plan
He works, as he began,
And soon will crown with splendor.
2 Christ's people serve his wayward world
To whom he seems a stranger;
He knows its welcome from of old,
He shares our joy, our danger:
So strong, and yet so weak,
The church of Christ shall speak;
His cross our greatest need,
His word the vital seed
That brings a fruitful harvest.
3 Christ's living lamp shall brightly burn,
And to our earthly city
Forgotten beauty shall return,
And purity and pity:
To give the oppressed their right
The church of Christ shall fight;
And though the years seem long
He is our strength and song,
And he is our salvation.
Topics: Ordinary Time 21, Year A; Christ the King; Church; Cross; Freedom; Jesus Christ; Light; Poverty; Service; Social Concern; Song; Unity; Word of God Used With Tune: EIN' FESTE BURG
Christ's Church Shall Glory in His Power
Faith and Truth and Life Bestowing
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith, b. 1926 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23 Lyrics: 1 Faith and truth and life bestowing,
Open now the Scriptures, Lord,
Seed to life eternal sowing,
Scattered on the wind abroad.
Let not hearts, Your Word receiving,
Like a barren field be found,
Choked with thorns and unbelieving,
Shallow earth or stony ground.
2 May the Spirit's pow'r unceasing
Bring to life the hidden grain,
Daily in our hearts increasing,
Bearing fruit that shall remain.
So in Scripture, song, and story,
Savior, may Your voice be heard.
Till our eyes behold Your glory
Give us ears to hear Your Word. Topics: The Word of God; Beginning of Service Used With Tune: HOLY MANNA
Faith and Truth and Life Bestowing
Listen now for the Gospel
Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:9-43 First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, melt and break our hearts of stone Lyrics: Refrain:
Listen now for the Gospel!
Alleluia!
It is God's word that changes us!
Alleluia!
1 Come, Holy Spirit, melt and break our hearts of stone
until we give our lives to God and God alone.
2 Come, Holy Spirit, root in us God's living word,
that we may show the faithfulness of Christ our Lord.
3 Come, Holy Spirit, bind the broken, find the lost,
confirm in us the fire and love of Pentecost. Topics: Short Songs; The Holy Spirit in the Church Illumination of God's Word; Gospel Call; Holy Spirit illunination of; Multi-cultrual and World-church Songs; Word of God Used With Tune: [Come, Holy Spirit, melt and break our hearts of stone] Text Sources: Zimbabwean liturgical acclamation
Listen now for the Gospel
Parable
Author: M. D. Ridge Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:4-8 First Line: A sower went out to sow the seed Refrain First Line: To ev'ry thing there is a season Topics: Eternal Life/Heaven; Harvest; Hope; Journey; Meditation; Providence; Retreats; Word; Rites of the Church Order of Christian Funerals: Funeral Liturgy Used With Tune: [A sower went out to sow the seed]
Parable
As Trees from Tiny Seeds Can Grow
Author: Jane Parker Huber Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 First Line: [As Trees from Tiny Seeds Can Grow] Text Sources: A Singing Faith (The Westminster Press, 1987)
As Trees from Tiny Seeds Can Grow
In our lives plant seeds of hope
Author: Carol Dixon (b. 1947) Meter: 7.7.7.6 with refrain Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 First Line: Jesus said "If you have faith Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Public Ministry; Children; Jesus Teaching Used With Tune: GOOD GROUND (Dixon)
In our lives plant seeds of hope
A Sower's Seed Fell on a Path
Author: Herman G. Stuempfle Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9 Refrain First Line: Lord, give us ears to hear your Word Topics: Jesus Christ Miracles; Jesus Christ Teachings of Used With Tune: MORNING SONG
A Sower's Seed Fell on a Path
When the Seeds of Love Are Sown
Author: F. Richard Garland Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 Used With Tune: RATISBON
When the Seeds of Love Are Sown
We plough the fields and scatter
Author: Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815; Jane Montgomery Campbell, 1817-1878 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D with refrain Appears in 454 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:4-9 Refrain First Line: All good gifts around us are sent from heav'n above Lyrics: 1 We plough the fields and scatter
the good seed on the land,
but it is fed and watered
by God's almighty hand:
he sends the snow in winter,
the warmth to swell the grain,
the breezes and the sunshine,
and soft, refreshing rain.
Refrain:
All good gifts around us
are sent from heav'n above;
then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
for all his love.
2 He only is the maker
of all things near and far;
he paints the wayside flower,
he lights the evening star;
he fills the earth with beauty,
by him the birds are fed;
much more to us, his children,
he gives our daily bread. [Refrain]
3 We thank thee then, O Father,
for all things bright and good:
the seed-time and the harvest,
our life, our health, our food.
Accept the gifts we offer
for all thy love imparts,
and, what thou most desirest,
our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain] Topics: Harvest Festival Used With Tune: WIR PFLÜGEN
We plough the fields and scatter
Sowing beside all Waters
Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Appears in 404 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-8 First Line: Sow in the morn thy seed Topics: Christian Activity Encouragement in; Working and giving
Sowing beside all Waters
Lord, Your Word Shall Guide Us
Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 203 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9 Topics: Scripture; Trust Used With Tune: RAVENSHAW Text Sources: Rev. Hymns for Today's Church
Lord, Your Word Shall Guide Us
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Author: Synesius of Cyrene, 365?-414; Allen W. Chatfield, 1808-1896 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9 Topics: Lent (season); Repentance; Trust Used With Tune: SOUTHWELL
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Spread, O spread, almighty word
Author: Jonathan Friedrich Bahnmaier, 1774-1841; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 97 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 Lyrics: 1 Spread, O spread, almighty word,
spread the kingdom of the Lord,
where the breath of God has given
life to people meant for heaven.
2 Tell them how the Father's will
made the world, and keeps it still;
how his only Son he gave
all from sin and death to save.
3 Tell of our Redeemer's love,
who, for ever to remove
all the guilt that on us lies,
gave himself as sacrifice.
4 Tell them of the Spirit given
now to guide us on to heaven,
strong and holy, just and true,
working both to will and do.
5 Up! the ripening fields you see,
mighty will the harvest be;
but the reapers still are few,
great the work they have to do.
6 Lord of harvest, kind and true,
give us strength to work for you,
till the nations everywhere
see your light, and know your care. Topics: Christ's Sacrifice; Gospel Call; Holiness; Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ Kingship; Mission/Sending; People of God; Saints Days and Holy Days St Barmabas; Salvation Used With Tune: GOTT SEI DANK
Spread, O spread, almighty word
Almighty Father, Bless the Word
Author: Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 73 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:8-9 Lyrics: 1 Almighty Father, bless the Word
Which through Your grace we now have heard.
Oh, may the precious seed take root,
Spring up, and bear abundant fruit!
2 We praise You for the means of grace
As homeward now our steps we trace.
Grant, Lord, that we who worshiped here
May all at last in heav'n appear.
3 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host:
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Topics: Close of Service Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH Text Sources: Church Poetry Philadelphia, 1823, sts. 1-2, alt.
Almighty Father, Bless the Word
O Mensch! wie ist dein Herz bestellt
Appears in 63 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3 Topics: Von der wahren Gemeinde Gotts
O Mensch! wie ist dein Herz bestellt
Success certain
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 60 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3 First Line: Lord, if at thy command Topics: Gospel Prayer for blessing on; Ministry Commission of ; Ministry Prayer for the; Ministry Reward of the
Success certain
Master, speak, thy servant heareth
Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-79 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 60 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 Lyrics: 1 Master, speak, thy servant heareth,
waiting for thy gracious word,
longing for thy voice that cheereth;
Master, let it now be heard.
I am listening, Lord, for thee;
What hast thou to say to me?
2 Speak to me by name, O Master,
let me know it is to me;
speak, that I may follow faster,
with a step more firm and free,
where the shepherd leads the flock
in the shadow of the rock.
3 Master, speak: and make me ready,
when thy voice is truly heard,
with obedience glad and steady
still to follow every word.
I am listening, Lord, for thee:
Master, speak, O, speak to me! Topics: Confirmation Service; Decision for Christ; Devotion; Divine Inspiration; Guidance; Jesus Christ Lordship; Obedience; Personal Petition; Prayer for Illimination; Response to Word; Saints Days and Holy Days Any Saint; Saints Days and Holy Days Doctors and Confessors; The way; Worship The Word Used With Tune: OTTAWA
Master, speak, thy servant heareth
Sowing the Seed of the Kingdom
Author: Fred A. Fillmore Appears in 55 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:4-9 First Line: Are you sowing the seed of the kingdom, brother Topics: Mission Used With Tune: [Are you sowing the seed of the kingdom, brother]
Sowing the Seed of the Kingdom
The Parable of the Sower
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 40 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-23 First Line: Now, Lord, thy heavenly seed is sown Lyrics: 1 Now, Lord, the heavenly seed is sown,
Be it thy servant's care
Thy heavenly blessing to bring down,
By humble fervent prayer.
2 In vain we plant without thine aid,
And water too in vain;
Lord of the harvest, God of grace,
Send down thy heavenly rain.
3 Then shall our cheerful hearts and tongues
Begin this song divine;
"Thou, Lord, hast given the rich increase
And be the glory thine." Topics: Worship Hymns After Sermon; Public Religion; Parable of the Sower
The Parable of the Sower
The Sower went forth sowing
Author: William St. Hill Bourne, 1846-1929 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6 D Appears in 24 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 Lyrics: 1 The Sower went forth sowing,
the seed in secret slept
through weeks of faith and patience,
till out the green blade crept;
and warmed by golden sunshine,
and fed by silver rain,
at last the fields were whitened
to harvest once again.
O praise the heavenly Sower,
who gave the fruitful seed,
and watched and watered duly,
and ripened for our need.
2 Behold! the heavenly Sower
goes forth with better seed,
the word of sure salvation,
with feet and hands that bleed;
here in his church ’tis scattered,
our spirits are the soil;
then let an ample fruitage
repay his pain and toil.
Oh, beauteous is the harvest
wherein all goodness thrives,
and this the true thanksgiving,
the first-fruits of our lives.
3 Within a hallowed acre
he sows yet other grain,
when peaceful earth receiveth
the dead he died to gain;
for though the growth be hidden,
we know that they shall rise;
yea even now they ripen
in sunny paradise.
O summer land of harvest,
O fields for ever white
with souls that wear Christ’s raiment,
with crowns of golden light!
4 One day the heavenly Sower
shall reap where he hath sown,
and come again rejoicing,
and with him bring his own;
and then the fan of judgement
shall winnow from his floor
the chaff into the furnace
that flameth evermore.
O holy, awful Reaper,
have mercy in the day,
thou puttest in thy sickle,
and cast us not away. Topics: Sacraments and Other Occasions Harvest Used With Tune: ST BEATRICE
The Sower went forth sowing
Bring many names, beautiful and good
Author: Brian Arthur Wren, 1936- Meter: 9.10.11.9 Appears in 20 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 Lyrics: 1 Bring many names, beautiful and good,
celebrate, in parable and story,
holiness in glory,
living, loving God.
Hail and hosanna!
bring many names!
2 Strong mother God, working night and day,
planning all the wonders of creation,
setting each equation
genius at play:
Hail and hosanna,
strong mother God!
3 Warm father God, hugging every child,
feeling all the strains of human living,
caring and forgiving
till we're reconciled:
Hail and hosanna,
warm father God!
4 Old, aching God, gray with endless care,
calmly piercing evil's new disguises,
glad of good surprises,
wiser than despair:
Hail and hosanna,
old, aching God!
5 Young, growing God, eager, on the move,
saying no to falsehood and unkindness,
crying out for justice,
giving all you have:
Hail and hosanna,
young, growing God!
6 Great, living God, never fully known,
joyful darkness far beyond our seeing,
closer yet than breathing,
everlasting home:
Hail and hosanna,
great, living God! Topics: Celebration of Faith; Consolation; Eternity of God; Joy; Mystery of God's Love; Name/s of God; Providence; Renewal; Suffering Used With Tune: WESTCHASE
Bring many names, beautiful and good
Witnesses for Jesus
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 19 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:8 First Line: O might my lot be cast with these Topics: Institutions of the Gospel The Church Used With Tune: MOORESTOWN
Witnesses for Jesus
God has spoken to his people
Author: Willard Francis Jabusch, 1930- Meter: 9.8.9.9.5 with refrain Appears in 18 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 First Line: Open your ears, O Christian people Topics: Guidance; Israel; Jesus Christ Incarnation; People of God; Pilgrimage; Saints Days and Holy Days Doctors and Confessors; Wisdom; Witness to Community; Worship Gathering; Worship The Word Used With Tune: SONG OF GOOD NEWS
God has spoken to his people
What shall we offer our good Lord
Author: August Gottlieb Spangenberg, 1704-92; John Wesley, 1703-91 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 14 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 Lyrics: 1 What shall we offer our good Lord,
poor nothings, for his boundless grace?
Fain would we his great name record
and worthily set forth his praise.
2 Great object of our growing love,
to whom our more than all we owe,
open the fountain from above,
and let it our full souls o’erflow.
3 So shall our lives thy power proclaim,
thy grace for every sinner free,
till all the world shall learn thy name,
shall all stretch out their hands to thee.
4 Open a door which earth and hell
may strive to shut, but strive in vain;
let thy word richly in us dwell,
and let our gracious fruit remain.
5 O multiply the sower’s seed!
and fruit we every hour shall bear,
throughout the world thy gospel spread,
thy everlasting truth declare. Topics: Confidence; Evangelism; Grace; Mission/Sending; People of God; Truth; Witness; Word of God; Worship The Offering Used With Tune: DUKE STREET
What shall we offer our good Lord
O Christ Who Holds the Open Gate
Author: John Masefield, 1878-1967 Meter: Irregular Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9 Topics: Epiphany (feast); Eucharist; Repentance; Trust Used With Tune: LLEDROD (LLANGOLLEN)
O Christ Who Holds the Open Gate
Sow the seed beside all waters
Author: Robert Murray Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3 Used With Tune: AUTUMN
Sow the seed beside all waters
Aramos nuestros campos
Author: Mathias Claudius; Ernesto Barocio Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 10 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23 Lyrics: 1 Aramos nuestros campos,
y luego el sembrador
en ellos la simiente
esparce con amor.
Mas es de Dios la mano
que ha hace germinar,
calor y lluvia dando
a todos por igual.
2 El Hacedor Supremo
de cuanto existe es Él.
Su aroma da a las flores
y a las abejas miel.
Las aves alimenta,
de peces puebla el mar,
y da a las gentes todas
el cotidiano pan.
3 Mil gracias, Dios, te damos
por cuanto bien nos das:
la flores y los frutos,
salud, la vida y pan.
No hay con qué paguemos
lo que nos da tu amor,
más que nuestro sincero
y humilde corazón.
Topics: Acción de Gracias; Acción de Gracias Used With Tune: SAN FERNANDO
Aramos nuestros campos
God, your glory we have seen in your Son
Author: Didier Rimaud, 1922-; Ronald Johnson, 1913-; Brian Arthur Wren, 1936- Meter: 12.12 with refrain Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:3-9 First Line: In the fields of this world his good news he has sown Lyrics: Refrain:
God, your glory we have seen in your Son,
full of truth, full of heavenly grace;
in Christ make us live, his love shine on our face,
and the nations shall see in us the triumph you have won.
1 In the fields of this world his good news he has sown,
and send us out to reap till the harvest is done. [Refrain]
2 In his love like a fire that consumes he passed by,
the flame has touched our lips: let us shout, 'Here am I!' [Refrain]
3 He was broken for us, God-forsaken his cry,
and still the bread he breaks: to ourselves we must die. [Refrain]
4 He has trampled the grapes of new life on his cross;
now drink the cup and live: he has filled it for us. [Refrain]
5 He has founded a kingdom that none shall destroy;
the corner-stone is laid: go to work, build with joy! [Refrain] Topics: Commitment; Confirmation Service; Discipleship; Epiphany; Eucharist; Evangelism; Glory of God; Jesus Christ Transfiguration; Kingdom of God; Mission/Sending; People of God; Saints Days and Holy Days Any Saint; Saints Days and Holy Days St Mark; Witness Used With Tune: DIEU NOUS AVONS VU TA GLOIRE
God, your glory we have seen in your Son
Lord, We Hear Your Word with Gladness
Author: Margaret Clarkson (1915-) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-9 Lyrics: 1 Lord, we hear your word with gladness:
you have spoken– we rejoice:
words of love and life and freedom–
help us make their truth our choice!
Now in holy celebration
for your Word we worship you;
spoken, written, known in Jesus,
ours today to prove anew.
2 May we hear with understanding,
by your Spirit taught and led;
may the springs of all our being
by your living Word be fed;
may our hearts accept with meekness
all the grace your light makes known;
may obedience mark our footsteps
till we make each word our own!
3 You have spoken; yours the fullness,
ours the wealth of this your Word:
debtors, then as living letters,
we must make your gospel heard!
By your Spirit’s power transform us;
shed your saving light abroad
till our lives by love in action
show our world the truth of God! Topics: Call and Vocation; Jesus Christ the Word Used With Tune: BLAENWERN
Lord, We Hear Your Word with Gladness
Rise and hear! The Lord is speaking
Author: Howard Charles Adie Gaunt (1902-1983) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23 Topics: Belief; Forgiveness; Proper 10 Year A; Scripture; The Word of God; Truth Used With Tune: SUSSEX
Rise and hear! The Lord is speaking
Beyond the Beauty and the Awe
Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 Lyrics: 1 Beyond the beauty and the awe,
beyond the fear and dread,
we long, O God, to hear your word,
to taste your transformed bread.
2 Our lives feel torn between the world,
whose needs are grimly real,
and empty talk of peace and joy
with distant, vague appeal.
3 Oh, teach us how to hear your voice
despite the traffic’s din,
to keep the blasts of rancor out
and let your Spirit in.
4 In sound or silence, sight or smell,
may we some token find
that makes your living presence known
to body, soul, and mind.
5 Then help us live as Jesus taught,
as light and salt and yeast,
that others may be brought to share
your promise and your feast.
Topics: Illumination and Guidance; Illumination and Guidance Used With Tune: ST. FLAVIAN
Beyond the Beauty and the Awe
As Grain on Scattered Hillsides
Author: Ruth Duck Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13 First Line: [As Grain on Scattered Hillsides] Text Sources: Dancing in The Universe (G. I. A. Publications, 1992)
As Grain on Scattered Hillsides
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