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I will sing the wondrous story
Author: Francis Harold Rowley (1854-1952) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 295 hymnals Topics: Future hope Scripture: Isaiah 43:2 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL
I will sing the wondrous story
Beneath the cross of Jesus
Author: Keith Getty (b. 1974); Kristyn Getty (B. 1980) Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Future hope Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-13 Used With Tune: [Beneath the cross of Jesus]
Beneath the cross of Jesus
Come, thou fount of every blessing
Author: Robert Robinson (1735-1790) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2,212 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Come, thou fount of every blessing,
tune my heart to sing thy grace;
streams of mercy never ceasing
call for songs of loudest praise.
Teach me some melodious measure
sung by flaming tongues above;
O the vast, the boundless treasure
of my Lord's unchanging love!
2 Here I find my greatest treasure:
hither by thy help I've come,
and I hope, by thy good pleasure,
safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a stranger,
wandering from the fold of God;
he, to rescue me from danger,
interposed his precious blood.
3 O to grace how great a debtor
daily I'm constrained to be!
Let that grace, Lord, like a fetter,
bind my wandering heart to thee.
Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it,
prone to leave the God I love;
take my heart, O take and seal it,
seal it from thy courts above! Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:6-17 Used With Tune: NETTLETON
Come, thou fount of every blessing
Shall man, O God of light and life
Author: Timothy Dwight Appears in 114 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life; Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life Lyrics: 1 Shall man, O God of light and life,
Forever moulder in the grave?
Canst Thou forget Thy glorious work,
Thy promise and Thy pow'r to save?
2 Shall life revisit dying worms,
And spread the joyful insect's wing!
And, oh! shall man awake no more
To see Thy face, Thy name to sing?
3 Cease, cease, ye vain desponding fears!
When Christ, our Lord, from darkness sprung,
Death, the last foe, was captive led,
And heav'n with praise and wonder rung.
4 Him, the First-Fruits, His chosen sons
Shall follow from the vanquished grave;
He mounts His throne, the King of kings,
His Church to quicken and to save.
5 Faith sees the bright, eternal doors
Unfold to make His children way;
They shall be clothed with endless life,
And shine in everlasting day.
6 The trump shall sound, the dust awake;
And from the tomb the slumb'rers spring;
Through heav'n the joyful myriads rise,
And hail their Savior and their King. Used With Tune: OLIVE'S BROW
Shall man, O God of light and life
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Author: Edmund H. Sears, 1810-1876 Appears in 878 hymnals Topics: Christmas; Future; Hope; Incarnation; Joy; Kingdom of God; National and World Peace; Praise; Rest Scripture: Luke 2:8-14 Used With Tune: CAROL
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Lord, it belongs not to my care
Author: Richard Baxter (1615-1691) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 258 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Lord, it belongs not to my care
whether I die or live:
to love and serve thee is my share,
and this thy grace must give.
2 Christ leads me through no darker rooms
than he went through before;
he that into God's kingdom comes
must enter by this door.
3 Come, Lord, when grace hath made me meet
thy blessed face to see;
for if thy work on earth be sweet,
what will thy glory be!
4 Then shall I end my sad complaints
and weary, sinful days,
and join with the triumphant saints
that sing my Saviour's praise.
5 My knowledge of that life is small,
the eye of faith is dim;
but 'tis enough that Christ knows all,
and I shall be with him. Scripture: John 14:6 Used With Tune: ST HUGH
Lord, it belongs not to my care
In Christ alone my hope is found
Author: Stuart Townend (b. 1963); Keith Getty (b. 1974) Appears in 36 hymnals Topics: Future hope Scripture: Isaiah 28:16 Used With Tune: [In Christ alone my hope is found]
In Christ alone my hope is found
Christ the Lord is risen again
Author: Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878); Michael Weisse (c. 1480-1534) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluia Appears in 258 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is risen again,
Christ hath broken every chain.
Hark, angelic voices cry,
singing evermore on high, Alleluia!
2 He who gave for us his life,
who for us endured the strife,
is our Paschal Lamb to-day;
we too sing for joy, and say Alleluia!
3 He who bore all pain and loss
comfortless upon the cross,
lives in glory now on high,
pleads for us, and hears our cry: Alleluia!
4 He whose path no records tell,
who descended into hell,
who the strong man armed hath bound,
now in highest heaven is crowned. Alleluia!
5 He who slumbered in the grave
is exalted now to save;
now through Christendom it rings
that the Lamb is King of kings. Alleluia!
6 Now he bids us tell abroad
how the lost may be restored,
how the penitent forgiven,
how we too may enter heaven. Alleluia!
7 Thou, our Paschal Lamb indeed,
Christ, thy ransomed people feed;
take our sins and guilt away:
let us sing by night and day Alleluia! Scripture: Luke 24:46-48 Used With Tune: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS
Christ the Lord is risen again
O Christ the Word incarnate
Author: William Walsham How (1823-1867) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 487 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 O Christ the Word incarnate,
O wisdom from on high,
O truth unchanged, unchanging,
O light of our dark sky,
we praise thee for the radiance
that from the hallowed page,
a lantern to our footsteps
shines on from age to age.
2 The Church from her dear Master
received the gift divine,
and still that light she lifteth
o'er all the earth to shine;
it is the precious treasury
where gems of truth are stored;
it is the heaven-drawn picture
of Christ, the living Word.
3 O make thy Church, dear Saviour,
a lamp of burnished gold,
to bear before the nations
thy true light, as of old;
O teach thy wandering pilgrims
by this their path to trace,
till, clouds and darkness ended,
they see thee face to face. Scripture: Psalm 119:105 Used With Tune: ELLACOMBE
O Christ the Word incarnate
Palms of glory, raiment bright
Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 139 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Palms of glory, raiment bright,
crowns that never fade away,
gird and deck the saints in light:
priests and kings and conquerors they.
2 Yet the conquerors bring their palms
to the Lamb amidst the throne,
and proclaim in joyful psalms
victory through his cross alone.
3 Kings for harps their crowns resign,
crying, as they strike the chords,
'Take the kingdom, it is thine,
King of kings and Lord of lords.'
4 Round the altar priests confess,
if their robes are white as snow,
'twas the Saviour's righteousness,
and his blood, that made them so.
5 They were mortal too like us:
O, when we like them must die,
may our souls translated thus
triumph, reign, and shine on high. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10 Used With Tune: PALMS OF GLORY
Palms of glory, raiment bright
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
Author: Edward Henry Bickersteth (1825-1906) Meter: 10.10 Appears in 395 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.
2 Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?
To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.
3 Peace, perfect peace, death shadowing us and ours?
Jesus has vanquished death and all its powers.
4 Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?
Jesus we know, and he is on the throne.
5 It is enough: earth's struggles soon shall cease,
and Jesus call to heaven's perfect peace. Scripture: John 16:33 Used With Tune: SONG 46
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
For all the saints who from their labours rest
Author: William Walsham How (1823-1867) Meter: 10.10.10 wiht alleluias Appears in 571 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labours rest,
who thee by faith before the world confessed,
thy name, O Jesu, be for ever blest. Alleluia.
2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;
thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
thou, in the darkness, still their one true light. Alleluia.
3 O may thy 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.
4 O bl est communion, fellowship divine!
we feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. 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.
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.
7 But lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day;
the saints triumphant rise in bright array:
the King of glory passes on his way. 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. Scripture: Psalm 62:2 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE
For all the saints who from their labours rest
Let saints on earth in concert sing
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 175 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Let saints on earth in concert sing
with those whose work is done;
for all the servants of our King
in heaven and earth are one.
2 One family, we dwell in him,
one church, above, beneath;
though now divided by the stream,
the narrow stream of death.
3 One army of the living God,
to his command we bow:
part of the host have crossed the flood,
and part are crossing now.
4 E'en now to their eternal home
there pass some spirits blest;
while others to the margin come,
waiting their call to rest.
5 Jesu, be thou our constant guide;
then, when the word is given,
bid Jordan's narrow stream divide,
and bring us safe to heaven. Scripture: Joshua 3:14-17 Used With Tune: DUNDEE
Let saints on earth in concert sing
Jerusalem the golden
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Bernard of Cluny (12h century) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 914 hymnals Topics: Future hope 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: Revelation 21:1-18 Used With Tune: EWING
Jerusalem the golden
Jerusalem, my happy home
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 843 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem, my happy home,
name ever dear to me,
when shall my labours have an end,
thy joys when shall I see?
2 When shall these eyes thy heaven-built walls
and pearly gates behold,
thy bulwarks with salvation strong,
and streets of shining gold?
3 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there
around my Saviour stand;
and all I love in Christ below
will join the glorious band.
4 Jerusalem, my happy home,
when shall I come to thee?
When shall my labours have an end,
thy joys when shall I see?
5 O Christ, do thou my soul prepare
for that bright home of love;
that I may see thee and adore,
with all thy saints above. Scripture: Hebrews 11:8-16 Used With Tune: SOUTHWELL (Irons) Text Sources: Based on British Library MS Add. 15225, c.1600 Anonymous text signed 'F.B.P.'
Jerusalem, my happy home
Jesus, these eyes have never seen
Author: Ray Palmer (1808-1887) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 240 hymnals Topics: Future hope 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 Corinthians 13:12-13 Used With Tune: NUN DANKET ALL' (GRÄFENBERG)
Jesus, these eyes have never seen
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom
Author: John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 1,234 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom,
lead thou me on;
the night is dark, and I am far from home;
lead thou me on.
Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see
the distant scene; one step enough for me.
2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou
shouldst lead me on;
I loved to choose and see my path; but now
lead thou me on.
I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears,
pride ruled my will: remember not past years.
3 So long thy power hath blest me, sure it still
will lead me on,
o'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till
the night is gone,
and with the morn those angel faces smile,
which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. Scripture: Exodus 13:21-22 Used With Tune: ALBERTA
Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom
Let thoughtless thousands chose the road
Author: Rev. Joseph Hoskins Appears in 56 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life; Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life Lyrics: 1 Let thoughtless thousands choose the road
That leads the soul away from God;
This happiness, dear Lord, be mine,
To live and die entirely Thine.
2 On Christ, by faith, I fain would live,
From Him, my life, my all receive;
To Him devote my fleeting hours,
Serve Him alone with all my powers.
3 Christ is my everlasting all;
To Him I look, on Him I call;
He will my ev'ry want supply,
In time, and through eternity.
4 Soon will the Lord, my life, appear;
Soon shall I end my trials here;
Leave sin and sorrow, death and pain;
To live is Christ--to die is gain.
5 Soon will the saints in glory meet,
Soon walk through ev'ry golden street,
And sing on ev'ry blissful plain,
To live is Christ--to die is gain. Used With Tune: MENDON
Let thoughtless thousands chose the road
Year by year, from past to future
Author: Alan Luff (b. 1928) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Year by year, from past to future
worship marks our upward climb,
sets the rhythm of our journey
to eternity through time:
though the outward things diminish
we are held more firm by grace,
following God's heavenward calling
and the everlasting prize.
2 As we seek to weave life's fabric
on the lengthening loom of days,
may Christ guide the threads that form it,
be the pattern it displays;
may the Father, master craftsman,
sorrowing over each mistake,
plan for us a new perfection
from the ugliness we make.
3 Though we long for the adventure
of the mystery of bliss,
to the pilgrim's eyes the pathway
breaks, and ends in death's abyss;
but within the dark are waiting
hands that bear the print of nails,
which will hold us safe and bear us
where the worship never fails. Scripture: John 14:1-4 Used With Tune: EBENEZER
Year by year, from past to future
There is a land of pure delight
Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 1,406 hymnals Topics: Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life; Christian Life and Hope The Consummation: Hope of Resurrection and Future Life Lyrics: 1 There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Eternal day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
There everlasting spring abides,
And never-with'ring flowers:
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heav’nly land from ours.
2 Sweet fields, beyond the swelling flood,
Stand dressed in living green:
So to the Jews old Canaan stood,
While Jordan rolled between.
But tim'rous mortals start and shrink
To cross this narrow sea;
And linger, shivering, on the brink,
And fear to launch away.
3 O could we make our doubts remove,
Those gloomy thoughts that rise,
And view the Canaan that we love
With unbeclouded eyes!
Could we but climb where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o’er,
Not Jordan’s stream, nor death’s cold flood,
Should fright us from the shore. Used With Tune: VARINA
There is a land of pure delight
Brother, sister, let me serve you
Author: Richard A. M. Gillard (b. 1953) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 52 hymnals Topics: Future hope Scripture: John 13:1-17 Used With Tune: SERVANT SONG
Brother, sister, let me serve you
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Author: Andrae Crouch (b. 1945) Meter: 5.7.5.7.5.7 with refrain Appears in 58 hymnals Topics: Future hope First Line: Soon and very soon Scripture: Revelation 21:4 Used With Tune: SOON AND VERY SOON
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Alleluia to Jesus who died on the tree
Meter: 11.11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: Future hope First Line: As Jacob with travel was weary one day Lyrics: 1 As Jacob with travel was weary one day,
at night on a stone for a pillow he lay;
he saw in a vision a ladder so high
that its foot was on earth and its top in the sky:
Refrain:
Alleluia to Jesus who died on the tree,
and has raised up a ladder of mercy for me!
2 This ladder is long, it is strong and well-made,
has stood hundreds of years and is not yet decayed;
many millions have climbed it and reached Sion's hill;
by faith many millions are climbing it still: [Refrain]
3 Come let us ascend! All may climb it who will;
for the angels of Jacob are guarding it still:
and remember, each step that by faith we pass o'er,
some prophet or martyr has trod it before: [Refrain]
4 And when we arrive at the haven of rest
we shall hear the glad words, 'Come up hither, ye blest,
here are regions of light, here are mansions of bliss'.
O who would not climb such a ladder as this? [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 28:10-19 Used With Tune: JACOB'S LADDER Text Sources: From Christmas Carols Old and New, 1871 probably of 18th-century origin
Alleluia to Jesus who died on the tree
Around the throne of God a band
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 64 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Around the throne of God a band
of glorious angels ever stand;
bright things they see, sweet harps they hold,
and on their heads are crowns of gold.
2 Some wait around him, ready still
to sing his praise and do his will;
and some, when he commands them, go
to guard his servants here below.
3 Lord, give thy angels every day
command to guide us on our way,
and bid them every evening keep
their watch around us while we sleep.
4 So shall no wicked thing draw near,
to do us harm or cause us fear;
and we shall dwell, when life is past,
with angels round thy throne at last. Scripture: Psalm 91:5-13 Used With Tune: SOLOTHURN
Around the throne of God a band
Now from the heavens descending
Author: James Quinn, SJ (1919-2010) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Future hope Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 Used With Tune: STAND UP
Now from the heavens descending
Had Christ, that once was slain
Author: George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934) Meter: 6.7.6.7 with refrain Appears in 67 hymnals Topics: Future hope First Line: This joyful Eastertide Lyrics: 1 This joyful Eastertide,
away with sin and sorrow.
My Love, the Crucified,
hath sprung to life this morrow:
Refrain:
Had Christ, that once was slain,
ne'er burst his three-day prison,
our faith had been in vain:
but now hath Christ arisen,
arisen, arisen, arisen.
2 My flesh in hope shall rest,
and for a season slumber:
till trump from east to west
shall wake the dead in number: [Refrain]
3 Death's flood hath lost its chill,
since Jesus crossed the river:
Lover of souls, from ill
my passing soul deliver: [Refrain] Scripture: John 20:10-18 Used With Tune: VRUECHTEN
Had Christ, that once was slain
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
Author: Dorothy Frances Gurney (1858-1932) Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 239 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 O perfect Love, all human thought transcending,
lowly we kneel in prayer before thy throne,
that theirs may be the love which knows no ending,
whom thou for evermore dost join in one.
2 O perfect Life, be thou their full assurance
of tender charity and steadfast faith,
of patient hope, and quiet brave endurance,
with childlike trust that fears nor pain nor death.
3 Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrow,
grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife;
and to life's day the glorious unknown morrow
that dawns upon eternal love and life. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:4-8 Used With Tune: O PERFECT LOVE
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
Faith, hope and love
Author: Stephen Dean (b. 1948) Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Future hope First Line: Christ has gathered us together Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13 Used With Tune: [Christ has gathered us together] Text Sources: Based on Ubi caritas et amor, (Latin, 9th century)
Faith, hope and love
There is a hope that burns within my heart
Author: Stuart Townend (b. 1963); Mark Edwards Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Future hope Scripture: Romans 6:1-11 Used With Tune: [There is a hope that burns within my heart]
There is a hope that burns within my heart
Give to our God immortal praise
Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 322 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Give to our God immortal praise;
mercy and truth are all his ways:
wonders of grace to God belong,
repeat his mercies in your song.
2 Give to the Lord of lords renown,
the King of kings with glory crown:
his mercies ever shall endure
when lords and kings are known no more.
3 He sent his Son with power to save
from guilt and darkness and the grave:
wonders of grace to God belong,
repeat his mercies in your song.
4 Through this vain world he guides our feet,
and leads us to his heavenly seat:
his mercies ever shall endure
when this vain world shall be no more. Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: DUNEDIN
Give to our God immortal praise
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Henry S. Coffin, 1877-1954 Appears in 511 hymnals Topics: Christmas; Christ the Redeemer; Future; Hope; Invitation; Knowledge; Nations; National and World Peace; Second Coming; Unity Scripture: Zechariah 9:9-10 Used With Tune: VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin, c. 9th century
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Just as I am, without one plea
Author: Charlotte Elliott (1789-1871) Meter: 8.8.8.6 Appears in 2,139 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Just as I am, without one plea
but that thy blood was shed for me,
and that thou bidst me come to thee,
O Lamb of God, I come.
2 Just as I am, though tossed about
with many a conflict, many a doubt,
fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God, I come.
3 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind;
sight, riches, healing of the mind,
yea, all I need, in thee to find,
O Lamb of God, I come.
4 Just as I am, thou wilt receive,
wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve:
because thy promise I believe,
O Lamb of God, I come.
5 Just as I am, thy love unknown
has broken every barrier down;
now to be thine, yea, thine alone,
O Lamb of God, I come.
6 Just as I am, of that free love
the breadth, length, depth, and height to prove,
here for a season, then above,
O Lamb of God, I come. Scripture: Luke 18:9-14 Used With Tune: MISERICORDIA
Just as I am, without one plea
Jesu, the very thought of thee
Author: Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,031 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Jesu, the very thought of thee
with sweetness fills the breast;
but sweeter far thy face to see,
and in thy presence rest.
2 No voice can sing, nor heart can frame,
nor can the memory find
a sweeter sound than Jesu's name,
the Saviour of mankind.
3 O hope of every contrite heart,
O joy of all the meek,
to those who ask how kind thou art,
how good to those who seek!
4 But what to those who find? Ah, this
nor tongue nor pen can show;
the love of Jesus, what it is
none but his loved ones know.
5 Jesu, our only joy be thou,
as thou our prize wilt be;
in thee be all our glory now,
and through eternity. Scripture: Ephesians 3:17-19 Used With Tune: ST AGNES (Dykes) Text Sources: Based on Jesu, dulcis memoria, (Latin, c. 12th century)
Jesu, the very thought of thee
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side
Author: Katharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel (1697-after 1768); Jane Laurie Borthwick (1813-1897) Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 182 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side;
bear patiently the cross of grief and pain;
leave to your God to order and provide;
in every change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: your best, your heavenly friend
through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
2 Be still, my soul: your God will undertake
to guide the future as he has the past.
Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake,
all now mysterious shall be clear at last.
Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know
his voice, who ruled them while he dwelt below.
3 Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart
and all is darkened in the vale of tears,
then you shall better know his love, his heart,
who comes to soothe your sorrow, calm your fears.
Be still, my soul: for Jesus can repay
from his own fullness all he takes away.
4 Be still, my soul: the hour is hastening on
when we shall be for ever with the Lord,
when disappointment, grief and fear are gone,
sorrow forgotten, love's pure joy restored.
Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,
all safe and blessèd we shall meet at last. Scripture: Psalm 124 Used With Tune: FINLANDIA
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side
Jesu, lover of my soul
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 3,243 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Jesu, lover of my soul,
let me to thy bosom fly,
while the nearer waters roll,
while the tempest still is high:
hide me, O my Saviour, hide,
till the storm of life is past;
safe into the haven guide,
O receive my soul at last.
2 Other refuge have I none,
hangs my helpless soul on thee;
leave, ah, leave me not alone,
still support and comfort me.
All my trust on thee is stayed,
all my help from thee I bring;
cover my defenceless head
with the shadow of thy wing.
3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want;
more than all in thee I find;
raise the fallen, cheer the faint,
heal the sick, and lead the blind.
Just and holy is thy name,
I am all unrighteousness;
false and full of sin I am,
thou art full of truth and grace.
4 Plenteous grace with thee is found,
grace to cover all my sin;
let the healing streams abound,
make and keep me pure within.
Thou of life the fountain art:
freely let me take of thee,
spring thou up within my heart,
rise to all eternity. Scripture: Psalm 7:1 Used With Tune: ABERYSTWYTH
Jesu, lover of my soul
From the eastern mountains
Author: Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 164 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 From the eastern mountains
pressing on they come,
wise men in their wisdom,
to his humble home;
stirred by deep devotion,
hasting from afar,
ever journeying onward,
guided by a star.
2 There their Lord and Saviour
meek and lowly lay,
wondrous light that led them
onward on their way,
ever now to lighten
nations from afar,
as they journey homeward
by that guiding star.
3 Thou who in a manger
once hast lowly lain,
who dost now in glory
o'er all kingdoms reign,
gather in the peoples,
who in lands afar
ne'er have seen the brightness
of thy guiding star.
4 Onward through the darkness
of the lonely night,
shining still before them
with thy kindly light,
guide them, Jew and Gentile,
homeward from afar,
young and old together,
by thy guiding star.
5 Until every nation,
whether bond or free,
'neath thy star-lit banner,
Jesu, follow thee
o'er the distant mountains
to that heavenly home,
where nor sin nor sorrow
evermore shall come. Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Used With Tune: EVELYNS
From the eastern mountains
Glory to thee, my God, this night
Author: Thomas Ken (1637-1711) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,049 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Glory to thee, my God, this night
for all the blessings of the light;
keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
beneath thy own almighty wings.
2 Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
the ill that I this day have done,
that with the world, myself, and thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
3 Teach me to live, that I may dread
the grave as little as my bed;
teach me to die, that so I may
rise glorious at the aweful day.
4 O may my soul on thee repose,
and with sweet sleep my eyelids close,
sleep that may me more vigorous make
to serve my God when I awake.
5 When in the night I sleepless lie,
my soul with heavenly thoughts supply;
let no ill dreams disturb my rest,
no powers of darkness me molest.
6 Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
praise him, all creatures here below,
praise him above, angelic host,
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Scripture: Psalm 63:6 Used With Tune: TALLIS'S CANON
Glory to thee, my God, this night
These Things Shall Be: A Loftier Race
Author: John A. Symonds, 1840-1893 Appears in 137 hymnals Topics: Change; Community; Freedom; Future; Hope; Integrity; Justice; Kingdom of God; Mercy; Music; Neighbors; National and World Peace; Unity; Zion Scripture: Isaiah 2:2-3 Used With Tune: TRURO
These Things Shall Be: A Loftier Race
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1,684 hymnals Topics: Future hope 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: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: EVENTIDE
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise
Author: John Ellerton (1826-1893) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 853 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise
with one accord our parting hymn of praise;
we stand to bless thee ere our worship cease;
then, lowly kneeling, wait thy word of peace.
2 Grant us thy peace upon our homeward way;
with thee began, with thee shall end, the day:
guard thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,
that in this house have called upon thy name.
3 Grant us thy peace, Lord, through the coming night;
turn thou for us its darkness into light;
from harm and danger keep thy children free,
for dark and light are both alike to thee.
4 Grant us thy peace throughout our earthly life,
our balm in sorrow, and our stay in strife;
then, when thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,
call us, O Lord, to thine eternal peace. Scripture: Psalm 4:8 Used With Tune: ELLERS
Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise
Light's abode, celestial Salem
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Thomas à Kempis (c. 1379-1471) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 91 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Light's abode, celestial Salem,
vision whence true peace doth spring,
brighter than the heart can fancy,
mansion of the highest King;
O how glorious are the praises
which of thee the prophets sing!
2 There for ever and for ever
alleluia is outpoured;
for unending, for unbroken,
is the feast-day of the Lord;
all is pure and all is holy
that within thy walls is stored.
3 There no cloud or passing vapour
dims the brightness of the air;
endless noon-day, glorious noon-day,
from the Sun of suns is there;
there no night brings rest from labour,
for unknown are toil and care.
4 O how glorious and resplendent,
fragile body, shalt thou be,
when endued with so much beauty,
full of health and strong and free,
full of vigour, full of pleasure
that shall last eternally.
5 Now with gladness, now with courage,
bear the burden on thee laid,
that hereafter these thy labours
may with endless gifts be paid;
and in everlasting glory
thou with brightness be arrayed.
6 Laud and honour to the Father,
laud and honour to the Son,
laud and honour to the Spirit,
ever Three and ever One,
consubstantial, co-eternal,
while unending ages run. Scripture: Isaiah 60:19-20 Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE
Light's abode, celestial Salem
My soul, there is a country
Author: Henry Vaughan (1622-1695) Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 39 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 My soul, there is a country
far beyond the stars,
where stands a wingèd sentry
all skilful in the wars.
2 There, above noise and danger,
sweet peace sits crowned with smiles,
and One born in a manger
commands the beauteous files.
3 He is thy gracious Friend,
and — O my soul, awake! —
did in pure love descend,
to die here for thy sake.
4 If thou canst get but thither,
there grows the flower of peace,
the rose that cannot wither,
thy fortress and thy ease.
5 Leave then thy foolish ranges,
for none can thee secure
but one who never changes,
thy God, thy life, thy cure. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 8:9 Used With Tune: CHRISTUS DER IST MEIN LEBEN
My soul, there is a country
Ye choirs of new Jerusalem
Author: Robert Campbell (1814-1868); St Fulbert of Chartres (d. 1028) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 68 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem,
your sweetest notes employ,
the Paschal victory to hymn
in strains of holy joy.
2 How Judah's Lion burst his chains,
and crushed the serpent's head;
and brought with him, from death's domains,
the long-imprisoned dead.
3 From hell's devouring jaws the prey
alone our Leader bore;
his ransomed hosts pursue their way
where he hath gone before.
4 Triumphant in his glory now
his sceptre ruleth all,
earth, heaven, and hell before him bow,
and at his footstool fall.
5 While joyful thus his praise we sing,
his mercy we implore,
into his palace bright to bring
and keep us evermore.
6 All glory to the Father be,
all glory to the Son,
all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee,
while endless ages run.
Alleluia! Amen. Scripture: Philippians 2:11 Used With Tune: ST FULBERT
Ye choirs of new Jerusalem
Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear
Author: John Keble (1792-1866) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,451 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear,
it is not night if thou be near:
O may no earth-born cloud arise
to hide thee from thy servant's eyes.
2 When the soft dews of kindly sleep
my wearied eyelids gently steep,
be my last thought, how sweet to rest
for ever on my Saviour's breast.
3 Abide with me from morn till eve,
for without thee I cannot live;
abide with me when night is nigh,
for without thee I dare not die.
4 If some poor wandering child of thine
have spurned to-day the voice divine,
now, Lord, the gracious work begin;
let him no more lie down in sin.
5 Watch by the sick; enrich the poor
with blessings from thy boundless store;
be every mourner's sleep to-night
like infant's slumbers, pure and light.
6 Come near and bless us when we wake,
ere through the world our way we take;
till in the ocean of thy love
we lose ourselves in heaven above. Scripture: Psalm 31:16 Used With Tune: ABENDS
Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear
The advent of our King
Author: Charles Coffin (1676-1749); John Chandler (1806-1876) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 54 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 The advent of our King
our prayers must now employ,
and we must hymns of welcome sing
in strains of holy joy.
2 The everlasting Son
incarnate deigns to be;
himself a servant's form puts on,
to set his servants free.
3 Daughter of Sion, rise
to meet thy lowly King;
nor let thy faithless heart despise
the peace he comes to bring.
4 As judge, on clouds of light,
he soon will come again,
and his true members all unite
with him in heaven to reign.
5 All glory to the Son
who comes to set us free,
with Father, Spirit, ever One,
through all eternity. Scripture: Philippians 2:6-8 Used With Tune: ST THOMAS
The advent of our King
Ye servants of the Lord
Author: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 455 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Ye servants of the Lord,
each in his office wait,
observant of his heavenly word,
and watchful at his gate.
2 Let all your lamps be bright,
and trim the golden flame;
gird up your loins as in his sight,
for aweful is his name.
3 Watch! 'tis your Lord's command,
and while we speak, he's near;
mark the first signal of his hand,
and ready all appear.
4 O happy servant he
in such a posture found!
he shall his Lord with rapture see,
and be with honour crowned.
5 Christ shall the banquet spread
with his own royal hand,
and raise that faithful servant's head
amid the angelic band. Scripture: Luke 12:35-38 Used With Tune: NARENZA
Ye servants of the Lord
Good Christians all, rejoice
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Appears in 220 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Good Christians all, rejoice
with heart and soul and voice!
Listen now to what we say,
Jesus Christ is born today;
ox and ass before him bow,
and he is in the manger now!
Christ is born today;
Christ is born today!
2 Good Christians all, rejoice
with heart and soul and voice!
Hear the news of endless bliss,
Jesus Christ was born for this:
he has opened heaven's door,
and we are blessed for evermore!
Christ was born for this;
Christ was born for this!
3 Good Christians all, rejoice
with heart and soul and voice!
Now you need not fear the grave;
Jesus Christ was born to save:
come at his most gracious call
to find salvation, one and all!
Christ was born to save;
Christ was born to save! Used With Tune: IN DULCI JUBILO Text Sources: Latin and German, 14th century
Good Christians all, rejoice
Once in royal David's city
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 410 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Once in royal David's city
stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for his bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.
2 He came down to earth from heaven
who is God and Lord of all,
and his shelter was a stable,
and his cradle was a stall;
with the poor and mean and lowly
lived on earth our Saviour holy.
3 And through all his wondrous childhood
he would honour and obey,
love and watch the lowly maiden,
in whose gentle arms he lay:
Christian children all must be
mild, obedient, good as he.
4 For he is our childhood's pattern,
day by day like us he grew,
he was little, weak, and helpless,
tears and smiles like us he knew;
and he feeleth for our sadness,
and he shareth in our gladness.
5 And our eyes at last shall see him,
through his own redeeming love,
for that child so dear and gentle
is our Lord in heaven above;
and he leads his children on
to the place where he is gone.
6 Not in that poor lowly stable,
with the oxen standing by,
we shall see him; but in heaven,
set at God's right hand on high;
where like stars his children crowned
all in white shall wait around. Scripture: Daniel 12:3 Used With Tune: IRBY
Once in royal David's city
As with gladness men of old
Author: William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 641 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 As with gladness men of old
did the guiding star behold,
as with joy they hailed its light,
leading onward, beaming bright;
so, most gracious Lord, may we
evermore be led to thee.
2 As with joyful steps they sped,
Saviour, to thy lowly bed,
there to bend the knee before
thee whom heaven and earth adore;
so may we with willing feet
ever seek thy mercy-seat.
3 As they offered gifts most rare
at thy cradle rude and bare,
so may we with holy joy,
pure and free from sin's alloy,
all our costliest treasures bring,
Christ, to thee our heavenly King.
4 Holy Jesus, every day
keep us in the narrow way,
and, when earthly things are past,
bring our ransomed souls at last
where they need no star to guide,
where no clouds thy glory hide.
5 In the heavenly country bright
need they no created light;
thou its light, its joy, its crown,
thou its sun which goes not down;
there for ever may we sing
alleluias to our King. Scripture: Isaiah 60:19-20 Used With Tune: DIX
As with gladness men of old
Lord Jesus, think on me
Author: Synesius of Cyrene (c. 365-414); Allen William Chatfield (1808-1896) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 130 hymnals Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Lord Jesus, think on me,
and purge away my sin;
from earthborn passions set me free,
and make me pure within.
2 Lord Jesus, think on me
with many a care opprest;
let me thy loving servant be,
and taste thy promised rest.
3 Lord Jesus, think on me,
nor let me go astray;
through darkness and perplexity
point thou the heavenly way.
4 Lord Jesus, think on me,
that, when the flood is past,
I may the eternal brightness see,
and share thy joy at last. Scripture: Psalm 40:11-17 Used With Tune: SOUTHWELL
Lord Jesus, think on me
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