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Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Author: Andrae Crouch (b. 1945) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #49 (2013) Meter: 5.7.5.7.5.7 with refrain Topics: Future hope First Line: Soon and very soon Scripture: Revelation 21:4 Languages: English Tune Title: SOON AND VERY SOON

The advent of our King

Author: Charles Coffin (1676-1749); John Chandler (1806-1876) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #50 (2013) Meter: 6.6.8.6 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 Languages: English Tune Title: ST THOMAS

Wake, O wake! With tidings thrilling

Author: Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608); Francis Crawford Burkitt (1864-1935) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #54 (2013) Meter: 8.9.8.8.9.8.6.6.4.8.8 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Wake, O wake! With tidings thrilling the watchmen all the air are filling, arise, Jerusalem, arise! Midnight strikes! No more delaying, 'The hour has come!' we hear them saying, 'where are ye all, ye virgins wise? The Bridegroom comes in sight, raise high your torches bright!' Alleluia! The wedding song swells loud and strong: go forth and join the festal throng. 2 Zion hears the watchmen shouting, her heart leaps up with joy undoubting, she stands and waits with eager eyes; see her Friend from heaven descending, adorned with truth and grace unending! Her light burns clear, her star doth rise. Now come, thou precious Crown, Lord Jesus, God's own Son! Alleluia! Let us prepare to follow there, where in thy supper we may share. 3 Every soul in thee rejoices; from earth and from angelic voices be glory given to thee alone! Now the gates of pearl receive us, thy presence never more shall leave us, we stand with angels round thy throne. Earth cannot give below the bliss thou dost bestow. Alleluia! Grant us to raise, to length of days, the triumph-chorus of thy praise. Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13 Languages: English Tune Title: WACHET AUF

Ye servants of the Lord

Author: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #57 (2013) Meter: 6.6.8.6 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 Languages: English Tune Title: NARENZA

Good Christians all, rejoice

Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #65 (2013) 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! Languages: English Tune Title: IN DULCI JUBILO

Lift your heart and raise your voice

Author: Michael Perry (1942-1996) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #73 (2013) Meter: 7.7.7.7.3 Topics: Future hope Scripture: Luke 2:6-20 Languages: English Tune Title: MARSTON ST LAWRENCE

Once in royal David's city

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #81 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 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 Languages: English Tune Title: IRBY

Arise, shine out, your light has come

Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #93 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Arise, shine out, your light has come, unfolding City of our dreams. On distant hills a glory gleams: the new creation has begun. 2 Above earth's valleys, thick with night, high on your walls the dawn appears, and history shall dry its tears, as nations stream towards your light. 3 From walls surpassing time and space, unnumbered gates, like open hands, shall gather gifts from all the lands, and welcome all the human race. 4 The sounds of violence shall cease as dwellings of salvation rise to sparkle in eternal skies from avenues of praise and peace. 5 The dancing air shall glow with light and sun and moon give up their place when Love shines out of every face: our Good, our Glory, our Delight. Scripture: Isaiah 60 Languages: English Tune Title: CHURCH TRIUMPHANT

As with gladness men of old

Author: William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #94 (2013) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 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 Languages: English Tune Title: DIX

From the eastern mountains

Author: Godfrey Thring (1823-1903) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #98a (2013) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D 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 Languages: English Tune Title: EVELYNS