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There is a hope that burns within my heart
Author: Stuart Townend (b. 1963); Mark Edwards Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #803 (2013) Topics: Future hope Scripture: Romans 6:1-11 Languages: English Tune Title: [There is a hope that burns within my heart]
There is a hope that burns within my heart
Year by year, from past to future
Author: Alan Luff (b. 1928) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #829 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D 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 Languages: English Tune Title: EBENEZER
Year by year, from past to future
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side
Author: Katharina Amalia Dorothea von Schlegel (1697-after 1768); Jane Laurie Borthwick (1813-1897) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #594 (2013) Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 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 Languages: English Tune Title: FINLANDIA
Be still, my soul: the Lord is on your side
My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ
Author: Richard Creighton (b. 1975) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #731 (2013) Topics: Future hope Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Languages: English Tune Title: [My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ]
My hope rests firm on Jesus Christ
In Christ alone my hope is found
Author: Stuart Townend (b. 1963); Keith Getty (b. 1974) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #678 (2013) Topics: Future hope Scripture: Isaiah 28:16 Languages: English Tune Title: [In Christ alone my hope is found]
In Christ alone my hope is found
Faith, hope and love
Author: Stephen Dean (b. 1948) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #167 (2013) Topics: Future hope First Line: Christ has gathered us together Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:13 Languages: English Tune Title: [Christ has gathered us together]
Faith, hope and love
Jesu, our hope, our heart's desire
Author: John Chandler (1806-1876) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #686 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Jesu, our hope, our heart's desire,
thy work of grace we sing;
Redeemer of the world art thou,
its Maker and its King.
2 How vast the mercy and the love
which laid our sins on thee,
and led thee to a cruel death,
to set thy people free!
3 But now the bonds of death are burst,
the ransom has been paid;
and thou art on thy Father's throne,
in glorious robes arrayed.
4 O may thy mighty love prevail
our sinful souls to spare;
O may we stand around thy throne,
and see thy glory there.
5 Jesu, our only joy be thou,
as thou our prize wilt be;
in thee be all our glory now
and through eternity.
6 All praise to thee who art gone up
triumphantly to heaven;
all praise to God the Father's name,
and Holy Ghost be given. Scripture: Psalm 45:2-8 Languages: English Tune Title: METZLER'S REDHEAD NO. 66
Jesu, our hope, our heart's desire
Amen, he comes! to bring his own reward!
Author: Christopher Idle (b. 1938) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #28 (2013) Topics: Future hope First Line: Come and see the shining hope that Christ's apostle saw Scripture: Revelation 4 Languages: English Tune Title: MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA
Amen, he comes! to bring his own reward!
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
Author: Edward Henry Bickersteth (1825-1906) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #764 (2013) Meter: 10.10 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 Languages: English Tune Title: SONG 46
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin?
Now is eternal life
Author: George Wallace Briggs (1875-1959) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #211 (2013) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Topics: Future hope Scripture: John 5:24 Languages: English Tune Title: CHRISTCHURCH
Now is eternal life
See, what a morning, gloriously bright
Author: Stuart Townend (b. 1963); Keith Getty (b. 1974) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #215 (2013) Topics: Future hope Scripture: John 20:1-18 Languages: English Tune Title: [See, what a morning, gloriously bright]
See, what a morning, gloriously bright
All for Jesus, all for Jesus
Author: W. J. Sparrow-Simpson (1859-1952)* Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #421 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Future hope Scripture: Romans 8:35-39 Languages: English Tune Title: ALL FOR JESUS
All for Jesus, all for Jesus
Eternal light, shine in my heart
Author: Christopher Idle (b. 1938); Alcuin of York (c. 735-804) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #14a (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Eternal light, shine in my heart;
eternal hope, lift up my eyes:
eternal power, be my support;
eternal wisdom, make me wise.
2 Eternal life, raise me from death;
eternal brightness, make me see:
eternal Spirit, give me breath;
eternal Saviour, come to me:
3 Until by your most costly grace,
invited by your holy word,
at last I come before your face
to know you, my eternal God. Scripture: Romans 5:6 Languages: English Tune Title: JACOB
Eternal light, shine in my heart
Eternal light, shine in my heart
Author: Christopher Idle (b. 1938); Alcuin of York (c. 735-804) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #14b (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Eternal light, shine in my heart;
eternal hope, lift up my eyes:
eternal power, be my support;
eternal wisdom, make me wise.
2 Eternal life, raise me from death;
eternal brightness, make me see:
eternal Spirit, give me breath;
eternal Saviour, come to me:
3 Until by your most costly grace,
invited by your holy word,
at last I come before your face
to know you, my eternal God. Scripture: Romans 5:6 Languages: English Tune Title: HERONGATE
Eternal light, shine in my heart
God, that madest earth and heaven
Author: Reginald Heber (1783-1826); Richard Whateley (1787 - 1863) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #16 (2013) Meter: 8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 God, that madest earth and heaven,
darkness and light;
who the day for toil hast given,
for rest the night;
may thine angel-guards defend us,
slumber sweet thy mercy send us,
holy dreams and hopes attend us,
this livelong night.
2 Guard us waking, guard us sleeping,
and, when we die,
may we in thy mighty keeping
all peaceful lie:
when the last dread call shall wake us,
do not thou our God forsake us,
but to reign in glory take us
with thee on high. Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5 Languages: English Tune Title: AR HYD Y NOS
God, that madest earth and heaven
Christians, awake! salute the happy morn
Author: John Byrom (1692-1763) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #61 (2013) Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Christians, awake! salute the happy morn,
whereon the Saviour of the world was born;
rise to adore the mystery of love,
which hosts of angels chanted from above:
with them the joyful tidings first begun
of God incarnate and the Virgin's Son.
2 Then to the watchful shepherds it was told,
who heard the angelic herald's voice, 'Behold,
I bring good tidings of a Saviour's birth
to you and all the nations upon earth:
this day hath God fulfilled his promised word,
this day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord.'
3 He spake; and straightway the celestial choir
in hymns of joy, unknown before, conspire;
the praises of redeeming love they sang,
and heaven's whole orb with alleluias rang:
God's highest glory was their anthem still,
peace upon earth, and unto men good will.
4 To Bethl'em straight the enlightened shepherds ran,
to see the wonder God had wrought for man,
and found, with Joseph and the blessèd Maid,
her Son, the Saviour, in a manger laid:
then to their flocks, still praising God, return,
and their glad hearts with holy rapture burn.
5 O may we keep and ponder in our mind
God's wondrous love in saving lost mankind;
trace we the babe, who hath retrieved our loss,
from his poor manger to his bitter cross;
tread in his steps, assisted by his grace,
till man's first heavenly state again takes place.
6 Then may we hope, the angelic hosts among,
to sing, redeemed, a glad triumphal song:
he that was born upon this joyful day
around us all his glory shall display;
saved by his love, incessant we shall sing
eternal praise to heaven's almighty King. Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Languages: English Tune Title: YORKSHIRE (STOCKPORT)
Christians, awake! salute the happy morn
It came upon the midnight clear
Author: Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810-1876) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #70 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 It came upon the midnight clear,
that glorious song of old,
from angels bending near the earth
to touch their harps of gold:
'Through all the earth, goodwill and peace
from heaven's all-gracious king!'
The world in solemn stillness lay
to hear the angels sing.
2 With sorrow brought by sin and strife
the world has suffered long
and, since the angels sang, have passed
two thousand years of wrong:
the nations, still at war, hear not
the love-song which they bring:
O hush the noise and cease the strife,
to hear the angels sing!
3 And those whose journey now is hard,
whose hope is burning low,
who tread the rocky path of life
with painful steps and slow:
O listen to the news of love
which makes the heavens ring!
O rest beside the weary road
and hear the angels sing!
4 And still the days are hastening on —
by prophets seen of old —
towards the fulness of the time
when comes the age foretold:
then earth and heaven renewed shall see
the prince of peace, their king;
and all the world repeat the song
which now the angels sing. Scripture: Psalm 46:8-10 Languages: English Tune Title: NOEL
It came upon the midnight clear
Take up thy cross, the Saviour said
Author: Charles William Everest (1814-1877) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #135 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Take up thy cross, the Saviour said,
if thou wouldst my disciple be;
deny thyself, the world forsake,
and humbly follow after me.
2 Take up thy cross: let not its weight
fill thy weak spirit with alarm;
his strength shall bear thy spirit up,
and brace thy heart, and nerve thine arm.
3 Take up thy cross, nor heed the shame,
nor let thy foolish pride rebel:
thy Lord for thee the cross endured,
to save thy soul from death and hell.
4 Take up thy cross then in his strength,
and calmly every danger brave;
'twill guide thee to a better home,
and lead to victory o'er the grave.
5 Take up thy cross, and follow Christ,
nor think till death to lay it down;
for only they who bear the cross
may hope to wear the glorious crown.
6 To thee, great Lord, the One in Three,
all praise for evermore ascend:
O grant us in our home to see
the heavenly life that knows no end. Scripture: Luke 9:23-27 Languages: English Tune Title: BRESLAU
Take up thy cross, the Saviour said
Beneath the cross of Jesus
Author: Keith Getty (b. 1974); Kristyn Getty (B. 1980) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #141 (2013) Topics: Future hope Scripture: Hebrews 2:10-13 Languages: English Tune Title: [Beneath the cross of Jesus]
Beneath the cross of Jesus
If Christ had not been raised from death
Author: Christopher Idle (b. 1938) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #204 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 If Christ had not been raised from death
our faith would be in vain,
our preaching but a waste of breath,
our sin and guilt remain.
But now the Lord is risen indeed;
he rules in earth and heaven:
his gospel meets a world of need —
in Christ we are forgiven.
2 If Christ still lay within the tomb
then death would be the end,
and we should face our final doom
with neither guide nor friend.
But now the Saviour is raised up,
so when a Christian dies
we mourn, yet look to God in hope —
in Christ the saints arise!
3 If Christ had not been truly raised
his Church would live a lie;
his name should nevermore be praised,
his words deserve to die.
But now our great Redeemer lives;
through him we are restored:
his word endures, his Church revives
in Christ, our risen Lord. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Languages: English Tune Title: KINGSFOLD
If Christ had not been raised from death
Had Christ, that once was slain
Author: George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #219 (2013) Meter: 6.7.6.7 with refrain 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 Languages: English Tune Title: VRUECHTEN
Had Christ, that once was slain
The head that once was crowned with thorns
Author: Thomas Kelly (1769-1855) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #232 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 The head that once was crowned with thorns
is crowned with glory now:
a royal diadem adorns
the mighty Victor's brow.
2 The highest place that heaven affords
is his, is his by right,
the King of kings, and Lord of lords,
and heaven's eternal Light;
3 The joy of all who dwell above,
the joy of all below,
to whom he manifests his love,
and grants his name to know.
4 To them the cross, with all its shame,
with all its grace, is given:
their name, an everlasting name,
their joy, the joy of heaven.
5 They suffer with their Lord below,
they reign with him above;
their profit and their joy to know
the mystery of his love.
6 The cross he bore is life and health,
though shame and death to him;
his people's hope, his people's wealth,
their everlasting theme. Scripture: Philippians 2:9-11 Languages: English Tune Title: ST MAGNUS
The head that once was crowned with thorns
As man and woman we were made
Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #343 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 As man and woman we were made
that love be found and life begun:
the likeness of the living God,
unique, yet called to live as one.
Through joy or sadness, calm or strife,
come, praise the love that gives us life.
2 Now Jesus lived and gave his love
to make our life and loving new,
so celebrate with him today
and drink the joy he offers you
that makes the simple moment shine
and changes water into wine.
3 And Jesus died to live again
so praise the love that, come what may,
can bring the dawn and clear the skies,
and waits to wipe all tears away;
and let us hope for what shall be
believing where we cannot see.
4 Then spread the table, clear the hall
and celebrate till day is done;
let peace go deep between us all
and joy be shared by everyone:
laugh and make merry with your friends
and praise the love that never ends! Scripture: Genesis 1:26-27 Languages: English Tune Title: SUSSEX CAROL
As man and woman we were made
Not for tongues of heaven's angels
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #347 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Not for tongues of heaven's angels,
not for wisdom to discern,
not for faith that masters mountains,
for this better gift we yearn:
may love be ours, O Lord.
2 Love is humble, love is gentle,
love is tender, true and kind;
love is gracious, ever patient,
generous of heart and mind:
may love be ours, O Lord.
3 Never jealous, never selfish,
love will not rejoice in wrong;
never boastful nor resentful,
love believes and suffers long:
may love be ours, O Lord.
4 In the day this world is fading
faith and hope will play their part;
but when Christ is seen in glory
love shall reign in every heart:
may love be ours, O Lord. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13 Languages: English Tune Title: BRIDEGROOM
Not for tongues of heaven's angels
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
Author: Dorothy Frances Gurney (1858-1932) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #348 (2013) Meter: 11.10.11.10 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 Languages: English Tune Title: O PERFECT LOVE
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
When human voices cannot sing
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #355a (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 When human voices cannot sing
and human hearts are breaking,
we bring our grief to you, O God,
who knows our inner aching.
2 Set free our spirits from all fear —
the cloud of dark unknowing,
and let the light, the Christ-light show
the pathway of our going.
3 Make real for us your holding love,
the love which is your meaning,
the power to move the stone of death,
the hope of Easter morning.
4 And let the one we love now go
where we, in faith, shall follow,
to travel in the Spirit's peace,
to make an end to sorrow. Scripture: John 11:25-26 Languages: English Tune Title: BARBARA ALLEN
When human voices cannot sing
When human voices cannot sing
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #355b (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 When human voices cannot sing
and human hearts are breaking,
we bring our grief to you, O God,
who knows our inner aching.
2 Set free our spirits from all fear —
the cloud of dark unknowing,
and let the light, the Christ-light show
the pathway of our going.
3 Make real for us your holding love,
the love which is your meaning,
the power to move the stone of death,
the hope of Easter morning.
4 And let the one we love now go
where we, in faith, shall follow,
to travel in the Spirit's peace,
to make an end to sorrow. Scripture: John 11:25-26 Languages: English Tune Title: JACOB'S WELL
When human voices cannot sing
Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
Author: St Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274); James Russell Woodford (1820-1885) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #468a (2013) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
who in thy sacrament art pleased to be;
both flesh and spirit in thy presence fail,
yet here thy presence we devoutly hail.
2 O blest memorial of our dying Lord,
who living bread to us doth here afford;
O may our souls for ever feed on thee,
and thou, O Christ, for ever precious be.
3 Fountain of goodness, Jesu, Lord and God,
cleanse us, unclean, with thy most cleansing blood;
increase our faith and love, that we may know
the hope and peace which from thy presence flow.
4 O Christ, whom now beneath a veil we see,
may what we thirst for soon our portion be:
to gaze on thee unveiled, and see thy face,
the vision of thy glory and thy grace. Scripture: Zechariah 13:1 Languages: English Tune Title: ADORA TE DEVOTE
Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
Author: St Thomas Aquinas (c. 1225-1274); James Russell Woodford (1820-1885) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #468b (2013) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
who in thy sacrament art pleased to be;
both flesh and spirit in thy presence fail,
yet here thy presence we devoutly hail.
2 O blest memorial of our dying Lord,
who living bread to us doth here afford;
O may our souls for ever feed on thee,
and thou, O Christ, for ever precious be.
3 Fountain of goodness, Jesu, Lord and God,
cleanse us, unclean, with thy most cleansing blood;
increase our faith and love, that we may know
the hope and peace which from thy presence flow.
4 O Christ, whom now beneath a veil we see,
may what we thirst for soon our portion be:
to gaze on thee unveiled, and see thy face,
the vision of thy glory and thy grace. Scripture: Zechariah 13:1 Languages: English Tune Title: RADCLIFFE SQUARE
Thee we adore, O hidden Saviour, thee
From thee all skill and science flow
Author: Charles Kingsley (1819-1875) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #513 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 From thee all skill and science flow,
all pity, care, and love,
all calm and courage, faith and hope:
O pour them from above.
2 Impart them, Lord, to each and all,
as each and all shall need,
to rise, like incense, each to thee,
in noble thought and deed.
3 And hasten, Lord, that perfect day
when pain and death shall cease,
and thy just rule shall fill the earth
with health and light and peace. Scripture: James 3:17 Languages: English Tune Title: BELGRAVE
From thee all skill and science flow
Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
Author: John Newton (1725-1807) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #587 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am 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 Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come:
'tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.
4 The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures.
5 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease:
I shall possess, within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.
6 The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
the sun forbear to shine;
but God, who called me here below,
will be forever mine. Scripture: Mark 10:46-52 Languages: English Tune Title: AMAZING GRACE
Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
Christ be the Lord of all our days
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #607 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Christ be the Lord of all our days,
the swiftly passing years:
Lord of our unremembered birth,
heirs to the brightness of the earth;
Lord of our griefs and fears.
2 Christ be the source of all our deeds,
the life our living shares;
the fount which flows from worlds above
to never-failing springs of love;
the ground of all our prayers.
3 Christ be the goal of all our hopes,
the end to whom we come;
guide of each pilgrim Christian soul
which seeks, as compass seeks the pole,
our many-mansioned home.
4 Christ be the vision of our lives,
of all we think and are;
to shine upon our spirits' sight
as light of everlasting light,
the bright and morning star. Scripture: John 14:6 Languages: English Tune Title: CLOTH FAIR
Christ be the Lord of all our days
Christ is our corner-stone
Author: John Chandler (1806-1876) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #608 (2013) Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Christ is our corner-stone,
on him alone we build;
with his true saints alone
the courts of heaven are filled:
on his great love
our hopes we place
of present grace
and joys above.
2 O then with hymns of praise
these hallowed courts shall ring;
our voices we will raise
the Three in One to sing;
and thus proclaim
in joyful song,
both loud and long,
that glorious name.
3 Here, gracious God, do thou
for evermore draw nigh;
accept each faithful vow,
and mark each suppliant sigh;
in copious shower
on all who pray
each holy day
thy blessings pour.
4 Here may we gain from heaven
the grace which we implore;
and may that grace, once given,
be with us evermore,
until that day
when all the blest
to endless rest
are called away. Scripture: John 1:16 Languages: English Tune Title: HAREWOOD
Christ is our corner-stone
Come, thou fount of every blessing
Author: Robert Robinson (1735-1790) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #618 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D 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 Languages: English Tune Title: NETTLETON
Come, thou fount of every blessing
God is working his purpose out
Author: Arthur Campbell Ainger (1841-1919) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #646 (2013) Meter: Irregular Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 God is working his purpose out,
as year succeeds to year,
God is working his purpose out,
and the time is drawing near;
nearer and nearer draws the time,
the time that shall surely be,
when the earth shall be filled with the glory of God
as the waters cover the sea.
2 From utmost east to utmost west,
wherever feet have trod,
by the mouth of many messengers
goes forth the voice of God,
'Give ear to me, ye continents,
ye isles, give ear to me,
that the earth may be filled with the glory of God
as the waters cover the sea.'
3 What can we do to work God's work,
to prosper and increase
the love of God in all mankind,
the reign of the Prince of peace?
What can we do to hasten the time,
the time that shall surely be,
when the earth shall be filled with the glory of God
as the waters cover the sea?
4 March we forth in the strength of God,
with the banner of Christ unfurled,
that the light of the glorious gospel of truth
may shine throughout the world;
fight we the fight with sorrow and sin,
to set their captives free,
that the earth may be filled with the glory of God
as the waters cover the sea.
5 All we can do is nothing worth
unless God blesses the deed;
vainly we hope for the harvest-tide
till God gives life to the seed;
yet nearer and nearer draws the time,
the time that shall surely be,
when the earth shall be filled with the glory of God
as the waters cover the sea. Scripture: Isaiah 24:14-16 Languages: English Tune Title: BENSON
God is working his purpose out
In heavenly love abiding
Author: Anna Laetitia Waring (1823-1910) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #681 (2013) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Topics: Future hope 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: Deuteronomy 31:8 Languages: English Tune Title: PENLAN
In heavenly love abiding
Jesu, the very thought of thee
Author: Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #688a (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 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 Languages: English Tune Title: ST AGNES (Dykes)
Jesu, the very thought of thee
Jesu, the very thought of thee
Author: Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #688b (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 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 Languages: English Tune Title: KILMARNOCK
Jesu, the very thought of thee
King of the ages, Almighty God
Author: Stuart Townend (b. 1963); Keith Getty (b. 1974) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #701 (2013) Topics: Future hope First Line: Your ways of love have won my heart Scripture: John 6:37 Languages: English Tune Title: [Your ways of love have won my heart]
King of the ages, Almighty God
My God, how wonderful thou art
Author: Frederick William Faber (1814-1863) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #729 (2013) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 My God, how wonderful thou art,
thy majesty how bright,
how beautiful thy mercy-seat
in depths of burning light!
2 How dread are thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord,
by prostrate spirits day and night
incessantly adored!
3 How wonderful, how beautiful,
the sight of thee must be,
thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
and aweful purity!
4 O how I fear thee, living God,
with deepest, tenderest fears,
and worship thee with trembling hope
and penitential tears!
5 Yet I may love thee too, O Lord,
almighty as thou art,
for thou hast stooped to ask of me
the love of my poor heart.
6 No earthly father loves like thee,
no mother, e'er so mild,
bears and forbears as thou hast done
with me, thy sinful child.
7 Father of Jesus, love's reward,
what rapture will it be,
prostrate before thy throne to lie
and gaze and gaze on thee! Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:5 Languages: English Tune Title: WESTMINSTER
My God, how wonderful thou art
O Jesus, I have promised
Author: John Ernest Bode (1816-1874) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #748 (2013) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end;
be thou for ever near me,
my Master and my Friend:
I shall not fear the battle
if thou art by my side,
nor wander from the pathway
if thou wilt be my guide.
2 O let me feel thee near me:
the world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear;
my foes are ever near me,
around me and within;
but, Jesus, draw thou nearer,
and shield my soul from sin.
3 O let me hear thee speaking
in accents clear and still
above the storms of passion,
the murmurs of self-will;
O speak to reassure me,
to hasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen,
thou guardian of my soul.
4 O Jesus, thou hast promised
to all who follow thee,
that where thou art in glory
there shall thy servant be;
and, Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end:
O give me grace to follow,
my Master and my Friend.
5 O let me see thy foot-marks,
and in them plant mine own;
my hope to follow duly
is in thy strength alone:
O guide me, call me, draw me,
uphold me to the end;
and then in heaven receive me,
my Saviour and my Friend. Scripture: Mark 1:14-20 Languages: English Tune Title: WOLVERCOTE
O Jesus, I have promised
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice
Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #769 (2013) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Topics: Future hope First Line: Rejoice! The Lord is King Lyrics: 1 Rejoice! The Lord is King,
your Lord and King adore;
mortals, give thanks and sing,
and triumph evermore:
Refrain:
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
2 Jesus the Saviour reigns,
the God of truth and love;
when he had purged our stains,
he took his seat above: [Refrain]
3 His kingdom cannot fail;
he rules o'er earth and heaven;
the keys of death and hell
are to our Jesus given: [Refrain]
4 He sits at God's right hand
till all his foes submit,
and bow to his command,
and fall beneath his feet: [Refrain]
5 Rejoice in glorious hope;
Jesus the judge shall come,
and take his servants up
to their eternal home: [Refrain]
Refrain:
We soon shall hear the archangel's voice;
the trump of God shall sound: rejoice! Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 Languages: English Tune Title: GOPSAL
Lift up your heart, lift up your voice
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Author: Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924); Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789-1862) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #813 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Future hope Lyrics: 1 Through the night of doubt and sorrow
onward goes the pilgrim band,
singing songs of expectation,
marching to the promised land.
2 Clear before us through the darkness
gleams and burns the guiding light;
pilgrim clasps the hand of pilgrim,
stepping fearless through the night.
3 One the light of God's own presence
o'er his ransomed people shed,
chasing far the gloom and terror,
brightening all the path we tread:
4 One the object of our journey,
one the faith which never tires,
one the earnest looking forward,
one the hope our God inspires:
5 One the strain that lips of thousands
lift as from the heart of one;
one the conflict, one the peril,
one the march in God begun:
6 One the gladness of rejoicing
on the far eternal shore,
where the one almighty Father
reigns in love for evermore.
7 Onward, therefore, Christian pilgrims,
onward with the cross our aid;
bear its shame, and fight its battle,
till we rest beneath its shade.
8 Soon shall come the great awaking,
soon the rending of the tomb;
then the scattering of all shadows,
and the end of toil and gloom. Scripture: Exodus 14:19-31 Languages: English Tune Title: MARCHING
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #10 (2013) Meter: 10.10.10.10 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 Languages: English Tune Title: EVENTIDE
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
Glory to thee, my God, this night
Author: Thomas Ken (1637-1711) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #15 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 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 Languages: English Tune Title: TALLIS'S CANON
Glory to thee, my God, this night
Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise
Author: John Ellerton (1826-1893) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #22 (2013) Meter: 10.10.10.10 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 Languages: English Tune Title: ELLERS
Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise
Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear
Author: John Keble (1792-1866) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #23 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 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 Languages: English Tune Title: ABENDS
Sun of my soul, thou Saviour dear
We praise you, Father, for your gift
Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #25 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Future hope Scripture: Psalm 3:5 Languages: English Tune Title: GONFALON ROYAL
We praise you, Father, for your gift
Now from the heavens descending
Author: James Quinn, SJ (1919-2010) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #43 (2013) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Topics: Future hope Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:24-28 Languages: English Tune Title: STAND UP
Now from the heavens descending
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #45 (2013) Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Topics: Future hope First Line: O come, O come, Emmanuel Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here,
until the Son of God appear:
Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to thee, O Israel.
2 O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
thine own from Satan's tyranny;
from depths of hell thy people save,
and give them victory o'er the grave: [Refrain]
3 O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer
our spirits by thine advent here;
disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
and death's dark shadows put to flight: [Refrain]
4 O come, thou Key of David, come,
and open wide our heavenly home;
make safe the way that leads on high,
and close the path to misery: [Refrain]
5 O come, O come, thou Lord of Might,
who to thy tribes, on Sinai's height,
in ancient times didst give the law
in cloud and majesty and awe: [Refrain] Scripture: Exodus 19 Languages: English Tune Title: VENI EMMANUEL
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
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