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The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 570 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want;
he makes me down to lie
in pastures green; he leadeth me
the quiet waters by.
2 My soul he doth restore again,
and me to walk doth make
within the paths of righteousness,
e'en for his own name's sake.
3 Yea, though I walk through death's dark vale,
yet will I fear none ill;
for thou art with me, and thy rod
and staff me comfort still.
4 My table thou hast furnishèd
in presence of my foes;
my head thou dost with oil anoint,
and my cup overflows.
5 Goodness and mercy all my life
shall surely follow me;
and in God's house for evermore
my dwelling-place shall be. Scripture: Isaiah 43:2 Used With Tune: CRIMOND Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650
The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want
For All the Saints
Author: William W. How, 1823-1897 Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 570 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: For all the saints who from their labors rest Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
All who by faith before the world confessed,
Your name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
2 You were their rock, their fortress and their might;
You, Lord, their captain in the well fought fight;
You, in the darkness drear, their one true light.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
3 O may your soldiers, faithful, true, and bold,
Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old,
And win, with them, the victor's crown of gold.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
4 O blest communion, family divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one within your great design.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
6 The golden evening brightens in the west;
Soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest;
Sweet is the calm of paradise the blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
7 But then there breaks a yet more glorious day:
The saints triumphant rise in bright array;
The king of glory passes on his way.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,
Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,
Singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Scripture: Psalm 18:1-3 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE
For All the Saints
Nearer, My God, to Thee
Author: Sarah F. Adams, 1805-1848 Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,490 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
E'en though it be a cross
That raiseth me,
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
2 Though like the wanderer,
The sun gone down,
Darkness be over me,
My rest a stone;
Yet in my dreams I'd be
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
3 There let the way appear,
Steps unto heav'n:
All that thou sendest me,
In mercy giv'n;
Angels to beckon me
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
4 Then, with my waking thoughts
Bright with thy praise,
Out of my stony griefs
Bethel I'll raise;
So by my woes to be
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee!
5 Or if, on joyful wing
Cleaving the sky,
Sun, moon, and stars forgot,
Upward I fly.
Still all my song shall be,
Nearer, my God, to thee;
Nearer, my God, to thee,
Nearer to thee! Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22 Used With Tune: BETHANY
Nearer, My God, to Thee
The Strife Is O'er
Author: Francis Pott, 1832-1909 Meter: 8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 496 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: The strife is o'er the battle done Refrain First Line: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Lyrics: Refrain:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
1 The strife is o’er, the battle done;
Now is the Victor's triumph won;
O let the song of praise be sung:
Alleluia! [Refrain]
2 The pow'rs of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions has dispersed;
Let shouts of praise and joy outburst:
Alleluia! [Refrain]
3 On the third morn he rose again,
Glorious in majesty to reign;
O let us swell the joyful strain:
Alleluia! [Refrain]
4 He closed the yawning gates of hell;
The bars from heav'n's high portals fell;
Let hymns of praise his triumph tell:
Alleluia! [Refrain]
5 O Risen Lord, all praise to thee,
Who from our sin has set us free,
That we may live eternally!
Alleluia! [Refrain]
Scripture: Isaiah 25:7-9 Used With Tune: VICTORY Text Sources: Latin, 12th cent.
The Strife Is O'er
Shall We Gather at the River
Author: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 747 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) Refrain First Line: Yes, we'll gather at the river Lyrics: 1 Shall we gather at the river,
Where bright angel feet have trod,
With its crystal tide forever,
Flowing by the throne of God?
Refrain:
Yes, we'll gather at the river,
The beautiful, the beautiful river,
Gather with the saints at the river
That flows by the throne of God.
2 On the margin of the river,
Washing up its silver spray,
We will walk and worship ever,
All the happy golden day. [Refrain]
3 Ere we reach the shining river,
Lay we ev'ry burden down;
Grace our spirits will deliver,
And provide a robe and crown. [Refrain]
4 Soon we'll reach the shining river,
Soon our pilgrimage will cease;
Soon our happy hearts will quiver
With the melody of peace. [Refrain] Scripture: Ezekiel 22:1 Used With Tune: HANSON PLACE
Shall We Gather at the River
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide
Author: H. F. Lyte, 1793-1847 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1,673 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 Abide with me; fast falls the eventide:
the darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide!
when other helpers fail, and comforts flee,
help of the helpless, O abide with me.
2 Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;
earth's joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
change and decay in all around I see;
O thou who changest not, abide with me.
3 I need thy presence every passing hour;
what but thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
who like thyself my guide and stay can be?
through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.
4 I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless;
ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if thou abide with me.
5 Hold thou thy cross before my closing eyes;
shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies:
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee;
in life, in death, O Lord, abide with me! Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:15 Used With Tune: EVENTIDE
Abide with me: fast falls the eventide
Amazing Grace!
Author: John Newton, 1725-1807; John Rees, fl.1859 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,421 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Amazing grace! how sweet the sound Lyrics: 1 Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now I'm found,
Was blind but now I see.
2 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
3 The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
4 Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
'Twas grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
5 When we've been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We've no less days to sing God's praise
Than when we'd first begun. Scripture: Psalm 142:6 Used With Tune: NEW BRITAIN
Amazing Grace!
Come to his/her aid, O saints of God
Author: Dennis C. Smolarski, b. 1947 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) Scripture: Job 19:25-27 Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH Text Sources: Requiem aeternam; Subvenite sancti Dei; Credo quod Redemptor
Come to his/her aid, O saints of God
O God, our help in ages past
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,239 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home;
2 Under the shadow of thy throne
thy saints have dwelt secure;
sufficient is thine arm alone,
and our defence is sure.
3 Before the hills in order stood,
or earth received her frame,
from everlasting thou art God,
to endless years the same.
4 A thousand ages in thy sight
are like an evening gone,
short as the watch that ends the night
before the rising sun.
5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
bears all its sons away;
they fly forgotten, as a dream
dies at the opening day.
6 O God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
be thou our guard while troubles last,
and our eternal home. Scripture: 1 Chronicles 29:15 Used With Tune: ST ANNE
O God, our help in ages past
The King of love my shepherd is
Author: H. W. Baker, 1821-1877 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 677 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 The King of love my shepherd is,
whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am his
and he is mine for ever.
2 Where streams of living water flow
my ransomed soul he leadeth,
and where the verdant pastures grow
with food celestial feedeth.
3 Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,
but yet in love he sought me,
and on his shoulder gently laid,
and home rejoicing brought me.
4 In death's dark vale I fear no ill
with thee, dear Lord, beside me;
thy rod and staff my comfort still,
thy cross before to guide me.
5 Thou spread'st a table in my sight;
thy unction grace bestoweth;
and 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. Scripture: Isaiah 2:16 Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME
The King of love my shepherd is
Jerusalem, My Happy Home
Author: F. B. P., ca. 16th cent. Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 622 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: Jerusalem, my happy home when shall I come Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem, my happy home,
When shall I come to thee?
When shall my sorrows have an end?
Your joys when shall I see?
2 O happy harbor of the saints,
O sweet and pleasant soil!
In you no sorrow may be found,
No grief, no care, no toil.
3 Your gardens and your gallant walks
Continually are green;
There grow such sweet and pleasant flow'rs
As nowhere else are seen.
4 There trees forevermore bear fruit
And evermore do spring;
There evermore the angels sit
and evermore do sing.
5 Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
God grant that I may see
Your endless joy, and of the same
Partaker ever be!
Scripture: Psalm 42:2 Used With Tune: LAND OF REST
Jerusalem, My Happy Home
I'll Fly Away
Author: Albert E. Brumley, 1905-1977 Meter: 9.4.9.4 with refrain Appears in 66 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Some glad morning when this life is o'er Refrain First Line: I'll fly away, O glory Scripture: Psalm 55:7 Used With Tune: I'LL FLY AWAY
I'll Fly Away
Psalm 42/43: As the Deer Longs
Author: Bob Hurd, b. 1950 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: Athirst my soul for you, the God who is my life! Scripture: Psalm 42:2-4 Used With Tune: [Athirst my soul for you, the God who is my life!]
Psalm 42/43: As the Deer Longs
Unless a Grain of Wheat
Author: Bernadette Farrell, b. 1957 Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: If we have died with him Refrain First Line: Unless a grain of wheat shall fall upon the ground and die Scripture: John 12:24-26 Used With Tune: [If we have died with him]
Unless a Grain of Wheat
The Solid Rock
Author: Edward Mote, 1797-1874 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 1,085 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: My hope is built on nothing less Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand Lyrics: 1 My hope is built on nothing less
Than Jesus' blood and righteousness;
I dare not trust the sweetest frame,
But wholly lean on Jesus' name.
Refrain:
On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand --
All other ground is sinking sand,
All other ground is sinking sand.
2 When darkness veils his lovely face,
I rest on his unchanging grace;
In ev'ry high and stormy gale
My anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain]
3 His oath, his covenant, his blood
Support me in the whelming floods;
When all around my soul gives way,
He then is all my hope and stay. [Refrain]
4 When he shall come with trumpet sound,
O may I then in him be found,
Dressed in his righteousness alone,
Faultless to stand before the throne. [Refrain] Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-2 Used With Tune: SOLID ROCK
The Solid Rock
Psalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd (El Señor Es Me Pastor)
Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2); The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: El Señor es mi pastor (The LORD is my shepherd) Refrain First Line: El Señor es mi pastor Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: [El Señor es mi pastor]
Psalm 23: The Lord Is My Shepherd (El Señor Es Me Pastor)
Sing with All the Saints in Glory
Author: William J. Irons, 1812-1893 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 106 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) Lyrics: 1 Sing with all the saints in glory,
Sing the resurrection song!
Death and sorrow, earth’s dark story,
To the former days belong.
All around the clouds are breaking,
Soon the storms of time shall cease;
In God’s likeness, people waking,
Know the everlasting peace.
2 Oh, what glory, far exceeding
All that eye has yet perceived!
Holiest hearts, for ages pleading,
Never that full joy conceived.
God has promised, Christ prepares it,
There on high our welcome waits;
Ev’ry humble spirit shares it,
Christ has passed th'eternal gates.
3 Life eternal! heav’n rejoices:
Jesus lives who once was dead;
Join with all the heav'nly voices;
Child of God, lift up your head!
Patriarchs from distant ages,
Saints all longing for their heav'n,
Prophets, psalmists, seers, and sages,
All await the glory giv'n.
4 Life eternal! O what wonders
Crowd on faith; what joy unknown,
When, amid earth's closing thunders,
Saints shall stand before the throne!
Oh, to enter that bright portal,
See that glowing firmament,
Know, with you, O God immortal,
Jesus Christ whom you have sent! Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20 Used With Tune: HYMN TO JOY Text Sources: Psalms and Hymns, 1873, alt.
Sing with All the Saints in Glory
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Author: John A. Riley, 1858-1945 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd Lyrics: 1 Ye watchers and ye holy ones,
Bright seraphs, cherubim, and thrones,
Raise the glad strain: "Alleluia!"
Cry out, dominions, princedoms, pow'rs,
Virtues, archangels, angels' choirs:
"Alleluia! Alleluia!"
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2 O higher than the cherubim,
More glorious than the seraphim,
Lead their praises: "Alleluia!"
O bearer of the eternal Word,
Most gracious, magnify the Lord:
"Alleluia! Alleluia!"
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
3 Respond, ye souls in endless rest,
Ye patriarchs and prophets blest:
"Alleluia, Alleluia!"
Ye holy twelve, ye martyrs strong,
All saints triumphant, raise the song:
"Alleluia! Alleluia!"
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
4 O friends, in gladness let us sing,
Supernal anthems echoing:
"Alleluia, Alleluia!"
To God the Father, God the Son,
and God the Spirit, Three in One:
"Alleluia! Alleluia!"
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Scripture: Colossians 1:16 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones
Now the Green Blade Rises
Author: J M C Crum, 1872-1958 Meter: 11.10.10.11 Appears in 60 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: Now the green blade rises from the buried grain Scripture: Matthew 12:40 Used With Tune: NOËL NOUVELET
Now the Green Blade Rises
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
Author: Anonymous Meter: 7.7.7.8 Appears in 113 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: I am weak but thou art strong Lyrics: 1 I am weak but thou art strong;
Jesus, keep me from all wrong;
I'll be satisfied as long
As I walk, let me walk close to thee.
Refrain:
Just a closer walk with thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea;
Daily walking close to thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be.
2 Through this world of toil and snares,
If I falter, Lord, who cares?
Who with me my burden shares?
None but thee, dear Lord, none but thee. [Refrain]
3 When my feeble life is o'er,
Time for me will be no more;
Guide me gently, safely o'er
To thy kingdom shore, to thy shore. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:27 Used With Tune: CLOSER WALK
Just a Closer Walk with Thee
We're Marching to Zion
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 6.6.8.8.6.6 with refrain Appears in 1,787 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Come, we that love the Lord Lyrics: 1 Come, we that love the Lord,
And let our joys be known,
Join in a song with sweet accord,
Join in a song with sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne,
And thus surround the throne.
Refrain:
We're marching to Zion,
Beautiful, beautiful Zion;
We're marching upward to Zion,
The beautiful city of God.
2 Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God;
But children of the heav'nly King,
But children of the heav'nly King,
May speak their joys abroad,
May speak their joys abroad. [Refrain]
3 The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Before we reach the heav'nly fields,
Or walk the golden streets,
Or walk the golden streets. [Refrain]
4 Then let our songs abound,
And ev'ry tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground,
We're marching through Immanuel's ground,
To fairer worlds on high,
To fairer worlds on high. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 2:6 Used With Tune: MARCHING TO ZION
We're Marching to Zion
Steal Away to Jesus
Meter: 5.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 117 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: My Lord, he calls me Refrain First Line: Steal away, steal away Lyrics: Refrain:
Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus!
Steal away, steal away home,
I ain't got long to stay here.
1 My Lord, he calls me,
He calls me by the thunder;
The trumpet within my soul;
I ain't got long to stay here. [Refrain]
2 Green trees are bending,
Poor sinners stand a trembling;
The trumpet within my soul;
I ain't got long to stay here. [Refrain]
3 My Lord, he calls me,
He calls me by the lightning;
The trumpet within my soul;
I ain't got long to stay here. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:52 Used With Tune: STEAL AWAY Text Sources: Negro Spiritual
Steal Away to Jesus
I to the hills will lift mine eyes
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 76 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 I to the hills will lift mine eyes;
from whence doth come mine aid?
My safety cometh from the Lord,
who heaven and earth hath made.
2 Thy foot he'll not let slide, nor will
he slumber that thee keeps;
behold, he that keeps Israel,
he slumbers not, nor sleeps.
3 The Lord thee keeps; the Lord thy shade
on thy right hand doth stay:
the moon by night thee shall not smite,
nor yet the sun by day.
4 The Lord shall keep thy soul; he shall
preserve thee from all ill;
henceforth thy going out and in
God keep for ever will. Scripture: Genesis 1:1 Used With Tune: ST MARY Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650
I to the hills will lift mine eyes
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 107 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Sometimes I feel discouraged Lyrics: Refrain:
There is a balm in Gilead
To make the wounded whole;
There is a balm in Gilead
To heal the sin-sick soul.
1 Sometimes I feel discouraged
And think my work’s in vain,
But then the Holy Spirit
Revives my soul again. [Refrain]
2 Don’t ever be discouraged,
For Jesus is your friend;
And if you lack for knowledge,
He’ll ne'er refuse to lend. [Refrain]
3 If you cannot preach like Peter,
If you cannot pray like Paul,
You can tell the love of Jesus
and say, “He died for all!” [Refrain] Scripture: Jeremiah 8:22 Used With Tune: BALM IN GILEAD Text Sources: Negro Spiritual
There Is a Balm in Gilead
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim
Author: George William Kitchin, 1827-1912; Michael Robert Newbolt, 1874-1956 Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 95 hymnals Topics: All Saints and All Souls First Line: Come, people, follow where our captain trod Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24-25 Used With Tune: CRUCIFER
Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim
Song of Farewell
Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Saints of God, come to his/her aid! Refrain First Line: Receive his/her soul, receive his/her soul Used With Tune: ASSURANCE Text Sources: Order of Christian Funerals
Song of Farewell
I Know That My Redeemer Lives!
Author: Samuel Medley, 1738-1799 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 470 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd Lyrics: 1 I know that my Redeemer lives!
What joy this blest assurance gives!
He lives, he lives who once was dead;
He lives, my ever-living Head!
2 He lives to bless me with his love;
He lives to plead for me above;
He lives my hungry soul to feed;
He lives to help in time of need.
3 He lives and grants me daily breath;
He lives, and I shall conquer death;
He lives my mansion to prepare;
He lives to bring me safely there.
4 He lives, all glory to his name;
He lives, my Savior, still the same;
What joy this blest assurance gives:
I know that my Redeemer lives! Scripture: Job 19:25 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET
I Know That My Redeemer Lives!
Give me the wings of faith to rise
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 514 hymnals Topics: All Saints and All Souls 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 poured out sighs and 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 quest,
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
show the same path to heaven.
Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21 Used With Tune: SAN ROCCO
Give me the wings of faith to rise
Song of Farewell
Author: Michael Marchal Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: All Souls (November 2) First Line: May Christ who died for you Refrain First Line: Dying you destroyed our death! Used With Tune: [May Christ who died for you]
Song of Farewell
Peace Prayer
Author: John Foley, SJ, b. 1939 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: Lord, make me a means of your peace Scripture: Matthew 6:12-15 Used With Tune: [Lord, make me a means of your peace] Text Sources: Based on a prayer of St.Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226
Peace Prayer
New Name in Glory
Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: I've got a new name over in glory Lyrics: I've got a new *name over in glory,
and it's mine, mine, mine.
I've got a new name over in glory,
and it's mine, mine, mine!
* substitute song, shout, etc. Scripture: Revelation 2:17 Used With Tune: [I've got a new name over in glory] Text Sources: African American traditional
New Name in Glory
Blessed be the everlasting God
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 189 hymnals Topics: All Saints and All Souls Lyrics: 1 Blest be the everlasting God,
the Father of our Lord,
be his abounding mercy praised,
his majesty adored.
2 When from the dead he raised his Son,
to reign with him on high,
he gave our souls a lively hope
that they should never die.
3 There's an inheritance divine
reserved against that day.
that's uncorrupted, undefiled,
and cannot waste away.
4 Saints by the power of God are kept,
till the salvation come;
we walk by faith as strangers here
til Christ shall call us home. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5 Used With Tune: BISHOPTHORPE
Blessed be the everlasting God
Jerusalem the golden
Author: Bernard of Cluny, 12th century; J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 911 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem the golden,
with milk and honey blest,
beneath thy contemplation
sink heart and voice opprest.
I know not, O I know not
what joys await us there,
what radiancy of glory,
what bliss beyond compare.
2 They stand, those halls of Sion,
conjubilant with song,
and bright with many an angel,
and all the martyr throng;
the Prince is ever with them,
the daylight is serene,
the pastures of the blessèd
are decked in glorious sheen.
3 There is the throne of David;
and there, from care released,
the shout of them that triumph,
the song of them that feast;
and they, who with their leader
have conquered in the fight,
for ever and for ever
are clad in robes of white.
4 O sweet and blessèd country,
the home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessèd country
that eager hearts expect!
Jesu, in mercy bring us
to that dear land of rest;
who art, with God the Father
and Spirit, ever blest. Scripture: Exodus 3:8 Used With Tune: EWING
Jerusalem the golden
Lead Me, Guide Me
Author: Doris M. Akers, 1922-1995 Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 42 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: I am weak and I need thy strength and pow'r Refrain First Line: Lead me, guide me, along the way Scripture: Psalm 27:11 Used With Tune: LEAD ME, GUIDE ME
Lead Me, Guide Me
Psalm 42: As the Deer Longs
Author: Danna Harkin Meter: Irregular Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: As the deer longs for flowing streams Scripture: Psalm 42 Used With Tune: O WALY WALY
Psalm 42: As the Deer Longs
When We All Get to Heaven
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt, 1851-1920 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 298 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Sing the wondrous love of Jesus Lyrics: 1 Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
Sing his mercy and his grace;
In the mansions bright and blessed
He'll prepare for us a place.
Refrain:
When we all get to heaven,
what a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
we'll sing and shout, and shout the victory!
2 While we walk the pilgrim pathway
Clouds will overspread the sky;
But when trav'ling days are over
Not a shadow, not a sigh. [Refrain]
3 Let us then be true and faithful,
Trusting, serving ev'ry day;
Just one glimpse of him in glory
Will the toils of life repay. [Refrain]
4 Onward to the prize before us!
Soon his beauty we'll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open -
We shall tread the streets of gold. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 16:11 Used With Tune: HEAVEN
When We All Get to Heaven
I, the Lord
Author: Tom Kendzia, b. 1954 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: I am the resurrection Refrain First Line: I, the Lord, am with you Scripture: John 6:35-58 Used With Tune: [I am the resurrection]
I, the Lord
A ti, Señor, levanto mi alma (To you, O Lord, I lift my soul)
Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: November 2: All Souls' Day First Line: Remember your compassion, O Lord (Recuerda Señor, que tu ternura) Scripture: Psalm 25 Used With Tune: [A ti, Señor, levanto mi alma]
A ti, Señor, levanto mi alma (To you, O Lord, I lift my soul)
Give Thanks for Life
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: All Saints/All Souls First Line: Give thanks for life, the measure of our days Scripture: Psalm 103:15-17 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE
Give Thanks for Life
Those Hearts that We Have Treasured
Author: Sylvia G. Dunstan Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: All Saints/All Souls Used With Tune: RESIGNATION
Those Hearts that We Have Treasured
Jesus, these eyes have never seen
Author: Ray Palmer, 1808-1887 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 240 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 Jesus, these eyes have never seen
that radiant form of thine;
the veil of sense hangs dark between
thy blessèd face and mine.
2 I see thee not, I hear thee not,
yet art thou oft with me;
and earth hath ne'er so dear a spot
as where I meet with thee.
3 Yet, though I have not seen, and still
must rest in faith alone,
I love thee, dearest Lord, and will,
unseen, but not unknown.
4 When death these mortal eyes shall seal,
and still this throbbing heart,
the rending veil shall thee reveal
all glorious as thou art. Scripture: 1 John 3:2 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALL' (GRÄFENBERG)
Jesus, these eyes have never seen
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Appears in 1,226 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd Lyrics: 1 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Come unto me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon my breast."
I came to Jesus as I was,
So weary, worn, and sad;
I found in him a resting place,
And he has made me glad.
2 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down, and drink, and live."
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in him.
3 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"I am this dark world's Light;
Look unto me; thy morn shall rise,
And all thy day be bright."
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In him my star, my sun;
And in that light of life I'll walk
Till trav'ling days are done. Scripture: Matthew 11:25-30 Used With Tune: [I heard the voice of Jesus say]
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
O love that wilt not let me go
Author: George Matheson, 1842-1906 Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Appears in 677 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 O love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths its flow
may richer, fuller be.
2 O light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine's blaze its day
may brighter, fairer be.
3 O joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain,
that morn shall tearless be.
4 O cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms red
life that shall endless be. Scripture: Genesis 9:12-16 Used With Tune: ST MARGARET
O love that wilt not let me go
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
Author: Civilla D. Martin, 1860-1948 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 99 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Why should I feel discouraged Lyrics: 1 Why should I feel discouraged,
Why should the shadows come,
Why should my heart be lonely,
And long for heav’n and home;
When Jesus is my portion?
My constant Friend is he:
Refrain:
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know he watches me;
His eye is on the sparrow,
And I know he watches me.
I sing because I’m happy,
I sing because I’m free;
For his eye is on the sparrow,
And I know he watches me.
2 “Let not your heart be troubled,”
His tender word I hear,
And resting on his goodness,
I lose my doubts and fears;
Though by the path he leadeth,
But one step I may see; [Refrain]
3 Whenever I am tempted,
Whenever clouds arise,
When songs give place to sighing
When hope within me dies,
I draw the closer to him,
From care he sets me free; [Refrain] Scripture: Matthew 6:26 Used With Tune: SPARROW
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
In heavenly love abiding
Author: Anna Laetitia Waring, 1820-1910 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 566 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls 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,
my path to life is free;
my Saviour has my treasure,
and he will walk with me.
Scripture: 2 Timothy 2:12 Used With Tune: PENLAN
In heavenly love abiding
Come let us join our cheerful songs
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,000 hymnals Topics: All Saints and All Souls Lyrics: 1 Come let us join our cheerful songs
with angels round the throne;
ten thousand thousand are their tongues,
but all their joys are one.
2 'Worthy the Lamb that died,' they cry,
'to be exalted thus';
'Worthy the Lamb,' our lips reply,
for he was slain for us.'
3 Jesus is worthy to receive
honour and power divine;
and blessings more than we can give,
be, Lord, for ever thine.
4 Let all creation join in one
to bless the sacred name
of him that sits upon the throne,
and to adore the Lamb. Scripture: Revelation 5:5-10 Used With Tune: NATIVITY
Come let us join our cheerful songs
The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 Meter: 9.8.9.8 Appears in 282 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended,
the darkness falls at thy behest;
to thee our morning hymns ascended,
thy praise shall sanctify our rest.
2 We thank thee that thy Church unsleeping,
while earth rolls onward into light,
through all the world her watch is keeping,
and rests not now by day or night.
3 As o'er each continent and island
the dawn leads on another day,
the voice of prayer is never silent,
nor dies the strain of praise away.
4 The sun that bids us rest is waking
our brethren 'neath the western sky,
and hour by hour fresh lips are making
thy wondrous doings heard on high.
5 So be it, Lord: thy throne shall never,
like earth's proud empires, pass away;
thy kingdom stands, and grows for ever,
till all thy creatures own thy sway. Scripture: 2 Samuel 7:13 Used With Tune: ST. CLEMENT
The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended
Jerusalem, My Happy Home
Author: F. B. P. Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 841 hymnals Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem, my happy home,
When shall I come to thee?
When shall my sorrows have an end?
Your joys when shall I see?
2 O happy harbor of the saints,
O sweet and pleasant soil!
In you no sorrow may be found,
No grief, no care, no toil.
3 Your gardens and your gallant walks
Continually are green;
There grow such sweet and pleasant flow'rs
As nowhere else are seen.
4 There trees forevermore bear fruit
And evermore do spring;
There evermore the angels sit
and evermore do sing.
5 Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
God grant that I may see
Your endless joy, and of the same
Partaker ever be! Scripture: Psalm 42:2 Used With Tune: LAND OF REST Text Sources: London, ca., 16th cent. alt.
Jerusalem, My Happy Home
On Jordan's Stormy Banks
Author: Samuel Stennett, 1727-1795 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,331 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: On Jordan's stormy banks I stand Refrain First Line: I am bound for the promised land Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's stormy banks I stand,
And cast a wishful eye;
To Canaan's fair and happy land,
Where my possessions lie.
Refrain:
I am bound for the promised land,
I am bound for the promised land;
Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the promised land.
2 All o'er those wide- extended plains,
Shines one eternal day;
There God the Son forever reigns,
And scatters night away. [Refrain]
3 No chilling winds or pois'nous breath
Can reach that healthful shore;
Sickness and sorrow, pain and death,
Are felt and feared no more. [Refrain]
4 When shall I reach that happy place
And be forever blest?
When shall I see my Father's face,
And in God's bosom rest? [Refrain] Scripture: Joshua 1:2-4 Used With Tune: STORMY BANKS
On Jordan's Stormy Banks
The Sweet By and By
Author: Sanford F. Bennett, 1836-1889 Meter: 9.9.9.9 with refrain Appears in 658 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: There's a land that is fairer than day Refrain First Line: In the sweet by and by Lyrics: 1 There's a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar,
For the Father waits over the way
To prepare us a dwelling place there.
Refrain:
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
2 We shall sing on that beautiful shore
The melodious songs of the blest;
And our spirits shall sorrow no more --
Not a sigh for the blessing of rest. [Refrain]
3 To our bountiful Father above
We will offer our tribute of praise
For the glorious gift of his love
And the blessings that hallow our days. [Refrain] Scripture: John 14:2 Used With Tune: SWEET BY AND BY
The Sweet By and By
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