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Where cross the crowded ways of life
Author: Frank Mason North, 1850-1935 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 369 hymnals Topics: City; Compassion; Consolation; Healing; Jesus Christ Humanity; Maundy Thursday; Ministry of God's People; Repentance; Saints Days and Holy Days St Matthew; Social Justice; Witness to Community Lyrics: 1 Where cross the crowded ways of life,
where sound the cries of race and clan,
above the noise of selfish strife
we hear your voice, O Son of Man.
2 In haunts of wretchedness and need,
on shadowed thresholds dark with fears,
from paths where hide the lures of greed
we catch the vision of your tears.
3 From tender childhood's helplessness,
from human grief and burdened toil,
from famished souls, from sorrow's stress,
your heart has never known recoil.
4 The cup of water given for you
still holds the freshness of your grace;
yet long these multitudes to see
the sweet compassion of your face.
5 O Master, from the mountain side
make haste to heal these hearts of pain;
among these restless throngs abide,
and tread the city's streets again:
6 till all the world shall learn your love
and follow where your feet have trod,
till glorious from your heaven above
shall come the city of our God. Scripture: Hebrews 2:17-18 Used With Tune: FULDA
Where cross the crowded ways of life
O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord
Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Compassion of God First Line: O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker Refrain First Line: Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might Lyrics: 1 O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker,
And all within me bless His holy Name;
Bless thou the Lord, forget not all His mercies,
His pardoning grace and saving love proclaim.
Refrain:
Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might,
Bless Him, His servants that in His will delight.
2 Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion,
Most slow to anger, plenteous in love;
Rich is His grace to all that humbly seek Him,
Boundless and endless as the heavens above. [Refrain]
3 His love is like a father's to his children,
Tender and kind to all who fear His Name;
For well He knows our weakness and our frailty,
He knows that we are dust, He knows our frame. [Refrain]
4 We fade and die like flowers that grow in beauty,
Like tender grass that soon will disappear;
But evermore the love of God is changeless,
Still shown to those who look to Him in fear. [Refrain]
5 High in the heavens His throne is fixed forever,
His kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole;
Bless ye the Lord through all His wide dominion,
Bless His most holy Name, O thou my soul. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: TIDINGS (TUNBRIDGE)
O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord
O Lord, Thou Art My God and King
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Compassion of God Lyrics: 1 O Lord, Thou art my God and King,
And I will ever bless Thy Name;
I will extol Thee every day,
And evermore Thy praise proclaim.
2 The Lord is greatly to be praised,
His greatness is beyond our thought;
From age to age the sons of men
Shall tell the wonders God has wrought.
3 Upon Thy glorious majesty
And wondrous works my mind shall dwell;
Thy deeds shall fill the world with awe,
And of Thy greatness I will tell.
4 Thy matchless goodness and Thy grace
Thy people shall commemorate,
And all Thy truth and righteousness
My joyful song shall celebrate.
5 The Lord our God is rich in grace,
Most tender and compassionate;
His anger is most slow to rise,
His lovingkindness is most great.
6 The Lord is good in all His ways,
His creatures know His constant care;
To all His works His love extends,
All men His tender mercies share.
7 Thy works shall give Thee thanks, O Lord,
Thy saints Thy mighty acts shall show,
Till o'er the earth the sons of men
Thy kingdom, power, and glory know.
8 Eternal is Thy kingdom, Lord,
Forever strong and ever sure;
while generations rise and die
Shall Thy dominion still endure. Scripture: Psalm 145 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET
O Lord, Thou Art My God and King
IN BABILONE
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 190 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Julius Röntgen Topics: Compassion; Forgiveness; Judgment; Justice; Love of God for Us; Mercy; Welcome Tune Sources: Dutch melody Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 17651 21231 43232 Used With Text: There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
IN BABILONE
FAITHFULNESS
Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 160 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William M. Runyan Topics: God Compassion of Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 33332 24444 36765 Used With Text: Great is Thy Faithfulness
FAITHFULNESS
MIT FREUDEN ZART
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 157 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Maurice F. Bell Topics: Compassion; Grief; Healing; Joy; Justice; Providence; Sovereignty of God; Thanksgiving Tune Sources: Bohemian Brethren's Kirchengesang, 1566 Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 13451 76565 43234 Used With Text: Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
MIT FREUDEN ZART
Abounding Compassion of God; or, Mercy in the midst of Judgment
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's imitation of the Psalms of David, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (3rd ed.) #181b (1786) Topics: Compassion of God; Compassion of God First Line: My soul, repeat his praise Lyrics: 1 My soul, repeat his praise,
Whose mercies are so great;
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.
2 God will not always chide;
And when his strokes are felt,
His strokes are fewer than our crimes,
And lighter than our guilt.
3 High as the heavens are rais'd
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
4 His power subdues our sins,
And his forgiving love
Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.
5 The pity of the Lord
To those that fear his name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.
6 He knows we are but dust,
Scatter'd with every breath:
His anger like a rising wind
Can send us swift to death.
7 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower!
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.
8 But thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure. Scripture: Psalm 103:8-18 Languages: English
Abounding Compassion of God; or, Mercy in the midst of Judgment
Abounding Compassion of God; or, Mercy in the midst of Judgment
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David #181b (1790) Topics: Compassion of God; Compassion of God First Line: My soul, repeat his praise Lyrics: 1 My soul, repeat his praise,
Whose mercies are so great;
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.
2 God will not always chide;
And when his strokes are felt,
His strokes are fewer than our crimes,
And lighter than our guilt.
3 High as the heavens are rais'd
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
4 His power subdues our sins,
And his forgiving love
Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.
5 The pity of the Lord
To those that fear his name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.
6 He knows we are but dust,
Scatter'd with every breath:
His anger like a rising wind
Can send us swift to death.
7 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower!
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.
8 But thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure. Scripture: Psalm 103:8-18 Languages: English
Abounding Compassion of God; or, Mercy in the midst of Judgment
Abounding Compassion of God; or, Mercy in the midst of Judgement
Hymnal: Doctor Watts's Imitation of the Psalms of David, corrected and enlarged, to which is added a collection of hymns; the whole applied to the state of the Christian Church in general (2nd ed.) #193 (1786) Topics: Compassion of God; Compassion of God First Line: My soul, repeat his praise Lyrics: 1 My soul, repeat his praise,
Whose mercies are so great;
Whose anger is so slow to rise,
So ready to abate.
2 God will not always chide;
And when his strokes are felt,
His strokes are fewer than our crimes,
And lighter than our guilt.
3 High as the heavens are rais'd
Above the ground we tread,
So far the riches of his grace
Our highest thoughts exceed.
4 His power subdues our sins,
And his forgiving love
Far as the east is from the west,
Doth all our guilt remove.
5 The pity of the Lord
To those that fear his name,
Is such as tender parents feel;
He knows our feeble frame.
6 He knows we are but dust,
Scatter'd with every breath:
His anger like a rising wind
Can send us swift to death.
7 Our days are as the grass,
Or like the morning flower!
If one sharp blast sweep o'er the field,
It withers in an hour.
8 But thy compassions, Lord,
To endless years endure;
And children's children ever find
Thy words of promise sure. Scripture: Psalm 103:8-18 Languages: English
Abounding Compassion of God; or, Mercy in the midst of Judgement
Louis Bourgeois
1510 - 1561 Person Name: L. Bourgeois Topics: Compassion of God Composer of "AUTUMN" in Psalter Hymnal (Red) Louis Bourgeois (b. Paris, France, c. 1510; d. Paris, 1561). In both his early and later years Bourgeois wrote French songs to entertain the rich, but in the history of church music he is known especially for his contribution to the Genevan Psalter. Apparently moving to Geneva in 1541, the same year John Calvin returned to Geneva from Strasbourg, Bourgeois served as cantor and master of the choristers at both St. Pierre and St. Gervais, which is to say he was music director there under the pastoral leadership of Calvin. Bourgeois used the choristers to teach the new psalm tunes to the congregation.
The extent of Bourgeois's involvement in the Genevan Psalter is a matter of scholarly debate. Calvin had published several partial psalters, including one in Strasbourg in 1539 and another in Geneva in 1542, with melodies by unknown composers. In 1551 another French psalter appeared in Geneva, Eighty-three Psalms of David, with texts by Marot and de Beze, and with most of the melodies by Bourgeois, who supplied thirty four original tunes and thirty-six revisions of older tunes. This edition was republished repeatedly, and later Bourgeois's tunes were incorporated into the complete Genevan Psalter (1562). However, his revision of some older tunes was not uniformly appreciated by those who were familiar with the original versions; he was actually imprisoned overnight for some of his musical arrangements but freed after Calvin's intervention. In addition to his contribution to the 1551 Psalter, Bourgeois produced a four-part harmonization of fifty psalms, published in Lyons (1547, enlarged 1554), and wrote a textbook on singing and sight-reading, La Droit Chemin de Musique (1550). He left Geneva in 1552 and lived in Lyons and Paris for the remainder of his life.
Bert Polman
Louis Bourgeois
John Warrington Hatton
1710 - 1793 Person Name: John Hatton, died 1793 Topics: Compassion of God Composer of "DUKE STREET" in Psalter Hymnal (Red) John Warrington Hatton (b. Warrington, England, c. 1710; d, St. Helen's, Lancaster, England, 1793) was christened in Warrington, Lancashire, England. He supposedly lived on Duke Street in Lancashire, from where his famous tune name comes. Very little is known about Hatton, but he was most likely a Presbyterian, and the story goes that he was killed in a stagecoach accident.
Bert Polman
John Warrington Hatton
George J. Elvey
1816 - 1893 Topics: Compassion of God Composer of "ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR (ELVEY)" in Psalter Hymnal (Red) George Job Elvey (b. Canterbury, England, 1816; d. Windlesham, Surrey, England, 1893) As a young boy, Elvey was a chorister in Canterbury Cathedral. Living and studying with his brother Stephen, he was educated at Oxford and at the Royal Academy of Music. At age nineteen Elvey became organist and master of the boys' choir at St. George Chapel, Windsor, where he remained until his retirement in 1882. He was frequently called upon to provide music for royal ceremonies such as Princess Louise's wedding in 1871 (after which he was knighted). Elvey also composed hymn tunes, anthems, oratorios, and service music.
Bert Polman
George J. Elvey
