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My Church! my Church! my dear old Church!
Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran hymnal #483 (1908) Topics: Tenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 My Church! My Church! my dear old church!
My fathers’ and my own!
On Prophets and Apostles built,
And Christ the cornerstone!
All else beside, by storm or tide,
May yet be overthrown;
But not my church-- my dear old church--
My fathers’ and my own.
2 My Church! My Church! my dear old church!
My glory and my pride!
Firm in the faith Immanuel taught,
She holds no faith beside.
Upon this rock, ‘gainst every shock,
Though gates of hell assail,
She stands secure, with promise sure,
“They never shall prevail.”
3 My Church! My Church! my dear old Church!
I've heard the tale of blood,
Of hearts that loved her to the death--
The great, the wise, the good.
Our martyred sires defied the fires
For Christ the crucified:
The one delivered faith to keep,
They burned, they bled, they died.
4 My Church! my Church! my dear old Church!
I love her ancient name;
And God forbid, a child of hers
Should ever do her shame!
Her mother-care I'll ever share;
Her child I am alone,
Till He who gave me to her arms
Shall call me to His own. Languages: English Tune Title: ATHENS
My Church! my Church! my dear old Church!
Light of the anxious heart
Author: John Henry Newman Hymnal: Church Book #148 (1890) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Tenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 Light of the anxious heart,
Jesus! Thy suppliants cheer;
Bid Thou the gloom of guilt depart,
And shed Thy sweetness here.
2 O happy he whose breast
Thou makest Thine abode;
Sweet light that with the pure wilt rest,
For they shall see their God.
3 Brightness of God above,
Unfathomable grace,
Within our hearts implant thy Love,
And fix Thy dwelling-place.
4 To lowly minds revealed,
Our Saviour we adore;
Like tribute to the Father yield
And Spirit, evermore. Languages: English Tune Title: BETHLEHEM
Light of the anxious heart
Spirit Divine, attend our Pray'r
Author: Andrew Reed Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran hymnal #110b (1908) Topics: Tenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 Spirit divine, attend our prayer,
And make our hearts Thy home;
Descend with all Thy gracious pow'r;
O come, great Spirit, come.
2 Come as the light--to us reveal
Our sinfulness and woe,
And lead us in those paths of life,
Where all the righteous go.
3 Come as the fire, and purge our hearts
Like sacrificial flame;
Let ev'ry soul an off'ring be
To our Redeemer's name.
4 Come as the dove, and spread Thy wings,
The wings of peaceful love,
And let the Church on earth become
Blest as the Church above. Languages: English Tune Title: EAGLEY
Spirit Divine, attend our Pray'r
O how shall I receive Thee
Author: Paul Gerhardt Hymnal: Church Book #114 (1890) Meter: 7.6 Topics: Tenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 O how shall I receive Thee,
How greet Thee, Lord, aright?
All nations long to see Thee,
My hope, my heart's delight!
O kindle, Lord, most holy,
Thy lamp within my breast,
To do in spirit lowly
All that may please Thee best.
2 Thy Zion palms is strewing,
And branches fresh and fair;
My heart, its powers renewing,
An anthem shall prepare.
My soul puts off her sadness
Thy glories to proclaim;
With all her strength and gladness
She fain would serve Thy Name.
3 I lay in fetters groaning,
Thou comest to set me free!
I stood, my shame bemoaning,
Thou comest to honor me!
A glory Thou dost give me,
A treasure safe on high,
That will not fail nor leave me
As earthly riches fly.
4 Love caused Thy incarnation,
Love brought Thee down to me.
Thy thirst for my salvation
Procured my liberty.
O Love beyond all telling,
That led Thee to embrace,
In love all love excelling,
Our lost and fallen race!
5 Rejoice then, ye sad-hearted,
Who sit in deepest gloom,
Who mourn o'er joys departed,
And tremble at your doom:
He who alone can cheer you,
Is standing at the door;
He brings His pity near you,
And bids you weep no more. Languages: English Tune Title: WIE SOLL ICH DICH EMPFANGEN
O how shall I receive Thee
Once He came in blessing
Author: Michael Weiss; Miss Winkworth Hymnal: Church Book #121 (1890) Topics: Tenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 Once He came in blessing,
All our sins redressing,
Came in likeness lowly,
Son of God most holy;
Bore the Cross to save us,
Hope and freedom gave us.
2 Still He comes within us,
Still His voice would win us
From the sins that hurt us;
Would to Truth convert us
From our foolish errors,
Ere He come in terrors.
3 Thus if thou hast known Him,
Not ashamed to own Him,
Nor dost love Him coldly,
But wilt trust Him boldly,
He will not receive thee,
Heal thee, and forgive thee.
4 He who well endureth,
Bright reward secureth;
Come, then, O Lord Jesus,
From our sins release us;
Let us here confess Thee,
Till in heaven we bless Thee. Languages: English Tune Title: GOTTES SOHN IST KOMMEN
Once He came in blessing
O very God of very God
Author: John Mason Neale Hymnal: Church Book #124 (1890) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Tenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 O very God of very God,
And very Light of Light,
Whose feet this earth's dark valley trod,
That so it might be bright:
2 Our hopes are weak, our fears are strong,
Thick darkness binds our eyes;
Cold is the night, and oh, we long
That Thou, our Sun, wouldst rise!
3 And even now, though dull and gray,
The east is brightening fast,
And kindling to the perfect Day
That never shall be past.
4 O guide us till our path be done,
And we have reached the shore
Where Thou, our everlasting Sun,
Art shining evermore!
5 We wait in faith, and turn our face
To where the daylight springs,
Till Thou shalt come our gloom to chase,
With healing on Thy wings.
6 To God the Father, power and might
Both now and ever be;
To Him that is the Light of Light,
And, Holy Ghost, to Thee. Languages: English Tune Title: ATHENS
O very God of very God
O Christ, our true and only Light
Author: John Heermann; Miss Winkworth Hymnal: Church Book #145 (1890) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Tenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 O Christ, our true and only Light,
Illumine those who sit in night;
Let those afar now hear Thy voice,
And in Thy fold with us rejoice.
2 Fill with the radiance of Thy grace
The souls now lost in error's maze,
And all, O Lord, whose secret minds,
Some dark delusion hurts and blinds.
3 And all who else have strayed from Thee,
O gently seek! Thy healing be
To every wounded conscience given,
And let them also share Thy heaven.
4 O make the deaf to hear Thy Word,
And teach the dumb to speak, dear Lord,
Who dare not yet the faith avow,
Though secretly they hold it now.
5 Shine on the darkened and the cold,
Recall the wanderers to Thy fold,
Unite those now who walk apart,
Confirm the weak and doubting heart.
6 So they with us may evermore
Such grace with wondering thanks adore,
And endless praise to Thee be given,
By all Thy Church in earth and heaven. Languages: English Tune Title: HERR JESU CHRIST, MEIN'S LEBENS LICHT
O Christ, our true and only Light
O Holy Spirit, Enter In
Author: Michael Schirmer; Miss Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #156 (1926) Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7.8.4.4.8 Topics: Church Year Pentecost; Quinquagesima; Sixth Sunday after Easter; Pentecost (Whitsunday); Trinity, Tenth Sunday; Trinity, Sixteenth Sunday; Prayer for Light; Prayer for Love; Sanctification Lyrics: 1 O Holy Spirit, enter in,
And cleanse our hearts of ev'ry sin;
Thy temple deign to make us;
Sun of the soul, Thou Light divine,
Around and in us brightly shine;
To strength and gladness wake us.
Where Thou shinest, life from heaven
There is given.
We before Thee
For that precious gift implore Thee.
2 Left to ourselves we shall but stray;
O lead us on the narrow way,
With wisest counsel guide us,
And give us steadfastness, that we
May henceforth truly follow Thee,
Whatever woes betide us:
Heal Thou gently hearts now broken,
Give some token
Thou art near us,
Whom we trust to light and cheer us.
3 O mighty Rock! O Source of Life!
Let thy dear Word, 'mid doubt and strife,
Be so within us burning,
That we be faithful unto death,
In Thy pure love and holy faith,
From Thee true wisdom learning!
Lord, Thy graces on us shower,
By Thy power
Christ confessing,
Let us win his grace and blessing.
4 O gentle Dew, from heaven now fall
With power upon the hearts of all,
Thy tenderness instilling;
That heart to heart more closely bound,
Fruitful in kindly deeds be found,
The law of love fulfilling;
No wrath, no strife, here shall grieve Thee,
We receive Thee,
Where Thou livest,
Peace and love and joy Thou givest.
5 Grant that our days, while life shall last,
In purest holiness be past;
Our minds so rule and strengthen
That they may rise o'er things of earth,
The hopes and joys that here have birth;
And if our course Thou lengthen,
Keep Thou pure, Lord, from offenses,
Heart and senses;
Blessèd Spirit,
Bid us thus true life inherit.
Amen.
Languages: English Tune Title: WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET DER MORGENSTERN
O Holy Spirit, Enter In
Come, Holy Spirit, from Above
Author: Martin Luther; Claude W. Foss Hymnal: The Hymnal and Order of Service #159 (1926) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Church Year Pentecost; Fourth Sunday after Easter; Whitmonday; Trinity, Tenth Sunday; Doxologies; Spiritual Blindness; Comfort; Comforter; Covenant Christ's; Prayer for Love; Sanctification Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, from above,
And kindle in our hearts Thy love;
In all our darkness on us shine,
And fill us with Thy grace divine.
2 The only Comforter Thou art;
O come and dwell within each heart,
And give us power from above
To keep the blessèd law of love.
3 Enlighten every darkened heart,
And faith and hope to each impart;
What else we need Thou well dost know,
This let Thy love and grace bestow.
4 In Thy blest gifts on us outpoured,
Thou art the right hand of the Lord;
The Word of Truth Thou sendest forth
In tongues of fire to all the earth.
5 Defend us from our wily foe,
Upon us now Thy peace bestow;
Keep us securely all our days
In Thy blest covenant of grace.
6 Show us the Father's love and care,
And of the Son Thy witness bear;
To both Thou showeth us the way,
Spirit of both, adored for aye.
7 To God the Father, God the Son,
For precious gifts be honor done;
And for the Spirit's gracious power
Be praise and glory evermore.
Amen.
Languages: English Tune Title: HERR JESU CHRIST, DICH ZU UNS WEND
Come, Holy Spirit, from Above
Jesus, whom Thy Church doth own
Author: Gerhard Terstegen; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: Evangelical Lutheran hymnal #193 (1908) Topics: Tenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 Jesus, whom Thy Church doth own
As her Head and King alone,
Bless me Thy poor member too;
And Thy Spirit's influence give
That to Thee henceforth I live,
Daily Thou my strength renew.
2 Let Thy living Spirit flow
Through Thy members all below,
With its warmth and power divine;
Scatter'd far apart they dwell,
Yet in every land, full well,
Lord, Thou knowest who is Thine.
3 Those who serve Thee I would serve,
Never from their union swerve,
Here I cry before Thy face--
Zion, God give thee good speed,
Christ thy footsteps ever lead,
Make thee steadfast in His ways. Languages: English Tune Title: SULLIVAN
Jesus, whom Thy Church doth own
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