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Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Author: Henry Alford, 1810-1871 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 727 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:21-43 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, does 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 the harvest home;
From his field shall in that day
All offences purge away,
Giving angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast,
But the fruitful ears to store
In God's garner evermore.
4 Even so, Lord, quickly come
To your final harvest home;
Gather all your people in,
Free from sorrow, free from sin;
There, for ever purified,
In your presence to abide:
Come, with all thine angels, come,
Raise the glorious harvest home.
Topics: Parables; Second Coming Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Almighty God, Your Word is Cast
Author: John Cawood Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 222 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:23 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 foe of Christ and man
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 Oft as the precious seed is sown,
your quick'ning grace bestow,
that all those souls the truth receive
its saving pow'r may know.
Topics: The Church The Close of Worship; Sowing and Reaping Used With Tune: DUNFERMLINE
Almighty God, Your Word is Cast
Bring Forth the Kingdom
Author: Marty Haugen Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23 First Line: You are salt for the earth, O people Refrain First Line: Bring forth the kingdom of mercy Topics: Show Being the Church in the World; Vocal Options Descants Used With Tune: [You are the salt for the earth, O people]
Bring Forth the Kingdom
Sent forth by God’s blessing, our true faith confessing
Author: Omer Westendorf, 1916- Meter: 12.11.12.11 D Appears in 43 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:23 Topics: Daily Work; Mission/Sending; Service; Unity of Humanity; Unity of the Church Used With Tune: THE ASH GROVE
Sent forth by God’s blessing, our true faith confessing
La Siembra
Author: A. Fernandez Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23 First Line: Sembraré la simiente preciosa Refrain First Line: Sembraré, sembraré Used With Tune: [Sembraré la simiente preciosa]
La Siembra
La Palabra Hoy Sembrada
Appears in 15 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:18-24 Refrain First Line: Ricos frutos Used With Tune: [La palabra hoy sembrada]
La Palabra Hoy Sembrada
For the Spirit's influence
Appears in 167 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:19 First Line: Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit Topics: Close of Worship
For the Spirit's influence
For a blessing on the truth
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 100 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:19 First Line: O God, by whom the seed is given Topics: Close of Worship
For a blessing on the truth
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!
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
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
What shall we offer our good Lord
Author: August Gottlieb Spangenberg, 1704-1792; John Wesley, 1703-1791 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 14 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:18 Topics: Calling and Commissioning Used With Tune: OFFERING
What shall we offer our good Lord
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
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 13:18-23 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
Dismissal
Author: John Fawcett Appears in 1,296 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:19 First Line: Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing Lyrics: 1 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace;
Oh, refresh us,
Traveling through this wilderness.
2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound,
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound;
May thy presence
With us evermore be found.
3 So, whene'er the signal's given,
Us from earth to call away;
Borne on angels' wings to heaven,
Glad to leave our cumbrous clay,
May we, ready,
Rise and reign in endless day. Topics: Blessing sought; Close of Service Used With Tune: GREENVILLE
Dismissal
Jesus calls us! O'er the tumult
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 927 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:22 Topics: The Ministry of Jesus Christ; Calling and Commissioning Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINE (Flood Jones)
Jesus calls us! O'er the tumult
Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 346 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:22 Lyrics: 1 Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go,
my daily labor to pursue;
thee, only thee, resolv'd 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.
3 Preserve me from my calling's snare,
and hide my simple heart above.
Above the thorns of choking care,
the gilded baits of worldly love.
4 Thee I 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.
5 Give me to bear thy easy yoke,
and ev'ry moment watch and pray;
and still to things eternal look,
and hasten to thy glorious day;
6 for thee delightfully employ
whate'er thy bounteous grace hath giv'n.
and run my course with even joy,
and closely walk with thee to heav'n.
Used With Tune: ANGEL'S SONG
Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go
Lord, Your Word Shall Guide Us
Author: Henry Williams Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 203 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23 Topics: Scripture; Trust Used With Tune: RAVENSHAW Text Sources: Rev. Hymns for Today's Church
Lord, Your Word Shall Guide Us
Psalm 89
Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 200 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:19 First Line: Blest are the souls that hear and know Lyrics: 1 Blest are the souls that hear and know
The gospel's joyful sound;
Peace shall attend the path they go,
And light their steps surround.
2 Their joy shall bear their spirits up
Through their Redeemer's name;
His righteousness exalts their hope,
Nor Satan dares condemn.
3 The Lord, our glory and defence,
Strength and salvation gives;
Israel! thy King for ever reigns,
Thy God for ever lives. Topics: Close of Service Used With Tune: GRAFENBERG
Psalm 89
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 13:18-23 Topics: Lent (season); Repentance; Trust Used With Tune: SOUTHWELL
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Sowing the Seed of the Kingdom
Author: Fred A. Fillmore Appears in 55 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:8-30 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
Come, Lord, to our souls come down
Author: Howard Charles Adie Gaunt, 1902-1983 Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 16 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:23 Topics: Growth in Grace and Holiness Used With Tune: MELLING
Come, Lord, to our souls come down
O Christ Who Holds the Open Gate
Author: John Masefield, 1878-1967 Meter: Irregular Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23 Topics: Epiphany (feast); Eucharist; Repentance; Trust Used With Tune: LLEDROD (LLANGOLLEN)
O Christ Who Holds the Open Gate
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
Mich verlanget zu allen Zeiten
Appears in 10 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:21 Topics: Trost im Kreuz und Leiden
Mich verlanget zu allen Zeiten
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; Ronald Johnson; Brian Wren Meter: Irregular Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:23 First Line: In the fields of this world Lyrics: Refrain:
God, your glory we have seen in your Son,
full of truth, full of heav'nly 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 passes 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 cornerstone is laid;
go to work, build with joy! (Refrain)
Used With Tune: DIEU NOUS AVONS VU TA GLOIRE Text Sources: 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 13:18-23 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
When Seed Falls on Good Soil
Author: Norman P. Olson Meter: 6.6.8.8.6.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:18-30 Topics: The Scriptures; Baptism; Christian Education; Christian nurture; Confirmation; Scriptures Used With Tune: WALHOF
When Seed Falls on Good Soil
Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil
Author: Handt Hanson, b. 1950 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:8-23 Topics: The World; Growth; Lent; Stewardship, Commitment Used With Tune: GOOD SOIL
Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil
Ubi Caritas
Author: Laurence Rosania, b. 1957 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23 First Line: We gather together in the love of Christ Refrain First Line: Ubi caritas et amor Topics: Charity; Church; Gathering; Love for Others; Rites of the Church Marriage; Rites of the Church Penance (Reconciliation); Service Music for Mass Communion Song; Social Concern; Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest Communion Song; The Liturgical Year The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi); The Liturgical Year Thursday of the Lord's Supper at the Evening Mass; Unity Used With Tune: [We gather together in the love of Christ] Text Sources: Holy Thursday Liturgy
Ubi Caritas
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
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 13:18-23 Lyrics: 1 A sower’s seed fell on a path
packed hard by foot and cart,
and hungry sparrows ate their fill
before a root could start.
Refrain:
Lord, give us ears to hear your Word
and hearts where seed can grow.
2 And some fell down where rocky ground
no sustenance could give.
Beneath the scorching noon-day sun
no tender plant could live. [Refrain]
3 And some seed fell among the weeds
that wove a tangling snare
to choke the green and budding plants
that never fruit would bear. [Refrain]
4 But some seed fell on fertile soil
and flourished more and more
until the joyous harvest time,
when hundredfold it bore. [Refrain] Topics: Illumination; Jesus Christ Teaching of; Obedience (see also Will of God) Used With Tune: MORNING SONG
A Sower's Seed Fell on a Path
Christ, Faithful Sower, Scattering Good Seed
Author: Carl P Daw Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Matthew 13:23 First Line: [Christ, Faithful Sower, Scattering Good Seed] Text Sources: New Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs (Hope Publishing Company,, 1996)
Christ, Faithful Sower, Scattering Good Seed
He Bought the Whole Field
Author: Miriam Terese Winter Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Matthew 13 First Line: [He Bought the Whole Field] Text Sources: An Anthology of Scripture Songs (Medical Missions Sisters, 1982)
He Bought the Whole Field
Song of the Sower
Author: Herman G Stuempfle Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Matthew 13:23 First Line: [Song of the Sower] Text Sources: The Word Goes Forth (G. I. A. Publications, 1993)
Song of the Sower
The Sower Scatters Seeds
Author: Joy F. Patterson Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Matthew 13:23 First Line: [The Sower Scatters Seeds] Text Sources: Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing (Selah Publishing Co. Inc, 2005)
The Sower Scatters Seeds
How the World Longs for Your Birth
Author: Anna Briggs (1947-) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23 Topics: Advent; Yearning Used With Tune: NUN KOMM, DER HEIDEN HEILAND
How the World Longs for Your Birth
Christ, You Walked Among the Grain Fields
Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Matthew 13:1-23 First Line: Christ, you walked among the grain fields, Finding lessons all around Lyrics: Christ, you walked among the grain fields, Finding lessons all around:
“Like the harvest that the earth yields, So God’s kingdom will abound.”
“See! A sower goes out planting; Some seed grows a hundredfold.”
Here on earth you gave us heaven In the stories that you told.
Lord, you shared God’s kingdom-bounty, Yet you know our pain and need.
Some are poor in lands of plenty, Often hurt by others’ greed.
Some, possessed by their possessions, Look for more to buy and keep;
Others long for simpler blessings: “Let my hungry children eat.”
Lord, you send us out to labor, To pass on the love you give;
City friend and country neighbor Work as one so all may live.
Lending land and tools and vision, Sharing costs and planting seed—
Work we love becomes our mission As we serve your world in need.
May our harvest celebration Build new food security;
As we care for your creation, May we find community.
By your Holy Spirit bless us And may what we grow increase
Till the whole world sees new glimpses Of your joyful banquet feast.
Topics: Jesus Christ Teachings; Justice Used With Tune: BEACH SPRING
Christ, You Walked Among the Grain Fields
A Sower Came from Ancient Hills
Author: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr. Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Matthew 13:18-23 Topics: Christian Year Baptism of Jesus; Christian Year Transfiguration; Christian Year Good Friday; Christian Year Resurrection/Easter; Evangelism; Hope; Jesus Christ Life; Ministry; Work Used With Tune: SEACHRIST
A Sower Came from Ancient Hills
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