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For God So Loved the World
Author: Stuart Dauermann Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #514 (1990) Meter: Irregular Topics: Life Everlasting First Line: For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son Scripture: John 1:11-12 Languages: English Tune Title: FOR GOD SO LOVED
For God So Loved the World
The Life Everlasting
Hymnal: Bible Songs #25 (1901) Topics: Life Everlasting First Line: The Lord before me still I set Scripture: Psalm 16:7-10 Languages: English Tune Title: [The Lord before me still I set]
The Life Everlasting
Beyond the everlasting hills
Author: Ernest Edwin Ryden, b.1886 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #295 (1958) Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 Beyond the everlasting hills,
Above the starry skies,
My spirit seeks the home of peace,
Where tears shall dim no eyes.
2 No shadows there shall ever fall,
Nor weary night and long;
No silver cords shall broken be
To hush the sound of song. A-men.
3 There shall I find again the love
Of those I cherished here;
And friendship's ties shall holier be,
And bonds of love more dear.
4 There shall I see thee, O my God,
Creator, Saviour, Friend;
And with angelic voices join
In worship without end.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ETHELDREDA
Beyond the everlasting hills
Blest be the everlasting God
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 Hymnal: The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #467 (1930) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: ST. STEPHEN (ABRIDGE)
Blest be the everlasting God
Blest be the everlasting God
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674 - 1748 Hymnal: The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #467 (1936) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: ST. STEPHEN (ABRIDGE)
Blest be the everlasting God
Brief Life Is Here Our Portion
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Bernard of Cluny Hymnal: The Hymnbook #430 (1955) Topics: Life Everlasting, The; Life in Christ Life Everlasting, The Lyrics: 1 Brief life is here our portion,
Brief sorrow, short-lived care,
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there.
O happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals and for sinners
A mansion with the blest!
2 There grief is turned to pleasure,
Such pleasure as below
No human voice can utter,
No human heart can know.
And now we fight the battle,
But then shall wear the crown
Of full and everlasting
And passionless renown.
3 The morning shall awaken,
The shadows flee away,
And each true-hearted servant
Shall shine as doth the day.
There God, our King and portion,
In fullness of His grace,
We then shall see forever,
And worship face to face.
Amen. Scripture: John 14:2 Tune Title: EWING
Brief Life Is Here Our Portion
Blessed be the everlasting God
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: The Presbyterian Book of Praise #338 (1897) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: The Christian Life The Life Everlasting Scripture: 1 Peter 1:3-5 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. STEPHEN
Blessed be the everlasting God
I Am His, and He Is Mine
Author: George W. Robinson Hymnal: The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration #490 (1986) Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Topics: Life Everlasting First Line: Loved with everlasting love Lyrics: 1 Loved with everlasting love,
Led by grace that love to know;
Gracious Spirit from above,
Thou hast taught me it is so!
O, this full and perfect peace!
O, this transport all divine!
In a love which cannot cease,
I am His, and He is mine.
In a love which cannot cease,
I am His, and He is mine.
2 Heav'n above is softer blue,
Earth around is sweeter green!
Something lives in every hue
Christless eyes have never seen:
Birds with gladder songs o'erflow,
Flow'rs with deeper beauties shine,
Since I know, as now I know,
I am His, and He is mine.
Since I know, as now I know,
I am His, and He is mine.
3 Things that once were wild alarms
Cannot now disturb my rest;
Closed in everlasting arms,
Pillowed on the loving breast.
O, to lie forever here,
Doubt and care and self resign,
While He whispers in my ear,
I am His, and He is mine.
While He whispers in my ear,
I am His, and He is mine.
4 His forever, only His;
Who the Lord and me shall part?
Ah, with what a rest of bliss
Christ can fill the loving heart!
Heav'n and earth may fade and flee,
First-born light in gloom decline;
But while God and I shall be,
I am His, and He is mine.
But while God and I shall be,
I am His, and He is mine. Tune Title: EVERLASTING LOVE
I Am His, and He Is Mine
When We See Christ
Author: Esther Kerr Rusthoi Hymnal: Hymns for the Family of God #129 (1976) Topics: Everlasting Life; Everlasting Life; Everlasting Life First Line: Oft-times the day seems long Refrain First Line: It will be worth it all Languages: English Tune Title: WHEN WE SEE CHRIST
When We See Christ
Brief life is here our portion
Author: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66; Bernard of Cluny, XII cent. Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #527 (1958) Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 Brief life is here our portion,
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life, is there.
2 O happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest;
For mortals and for sinners
A mansion with the blest! A-men.
3 There grief is turned to pleasure,
Such pleasure as below
No human voice can utter,
No human heart can know.
4 And now we fight the battle,
But then shall wear the crown
Of full and everlasting
And passionless renown.
5 And now we watch and struggle,
And now we live in hope,
And Sion, in her anguish,
With Babylon must cope;
6 But he whom now we trust in
Shall then be seen and known,
And they that know and see him
Shall have him for their own.
7 The morning shall awaken,
The shadows shall decay,
And each true-hearted servant
Shall shine as doth the day.
8 There, God our King and portion,
In fullness of his grace,
We then shall see for ever,
And worship face to face.
9 O sweet and blessèd country,
The home of God's elect;
O sweet and blessèd country,
That eager hearts expect!
10 Jesus, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest,
Who art, with God the Father
And Spirit, ever blest.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ALPHEGE
Brief life is here our portion
Brief life is here our portion
Author: Bernard of Cluny; John Mason Neale Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #527 (1917) Topics: The Life Everlasting Heaven Lyrics: 1 Brief life is here our portion;
Brief sorrow, short-lived care;
The life that knows no ending,
The tearless life is there.
2 O happy retribution!
Short toil, eternal rest,
For mortals and for sinners
A mansion with the blest.
3 That we should look, poor wanderers
To have or home on high!
That we should seek for dwellings
beyond the starry sky!
4 And now we fight the battle,
But then shall wear the crown
Of full and everlasting
And passionless renown.
5 For Thee, O dear, dear Country!
Mine eyes their vigils keep;
For very love, beholding
Thy happy name, they weep;
6 The mention of thy glory
In unction to the breast.
And medicine in sickness
And love, and life, and rest.
7 Thou hast no shore, fair ocean!
thou hast no time, bright ay!
Dear fountain of refreshment
To pilgrims far away!
8 Upon the Rock of Ages
They raise thy holy tower;
Thine is the victor's laurel,
And thine the golden dower.
Amen.
Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ALPHEGE
Brief life is here our portion
Hark! Hark, My Soul!
Author: Frederick W. Faber Hymnal: The Hymnbook #426 (1955) Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Topics: Life Everlasting, The; Life in Christ Life Everlasting, The First Line: Hark! hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling Refrain First Line: Angels of Jesus, angels of light Lyrics: 1 Hark! hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling
O'er earth's green fields and ocean's wave-beat shore:
How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling,
Of that new life when sin shall be no more.
Refrain:
Angels of Jesus, angels of light,
Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night!
2 Onward we go, for still we hear them singing,
"Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come";
And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing,
The music of the gospel leads us home. [Refrain]
3 Far, far away, like bells at evening pealing,
The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land and sea;
And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing,
Kind Shepherd, turn their weary steps to Thee. [Refrain]
4 Rest comes at length: though life be long and dreary,
The day must dawn, and darksome night be past;
Faith's journeys end in welcome to the weary,
And heaven, the heart's true home, will come at last. [Refrain]
5 Angels, sing on, your faithful watches keeping;
Sing us sweet fragments of the songs above,
Till morning's joy shall end the night of weeping,
And life's long shadows break in cloudless love. [Refrain]
Amen. Scripture: Psalm 30:5 Tune Title: PILGRIMS (Smart)
Hark! Hark, My Soul!
For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Bernard of Cluny Hymnal: The Hymnbook #429 (1955) Topics: Life Everlasting, The; Life in Christ Life Everlasting, The Lyrics: 1 For thee, O dear, dear country,
Mine eyes their vigils keep;
For very love, beholding
Thy happy name, they weep:
The mention of thy glory'
Is unction to the breast,
And medicine in sickness,
And love, and life, and rest.
2 O one, O only mansion!
O paradise of joy,
Where tears are ever banished,
And smiles have no alloy!
The cross is all thy splendor,
The Crucified thy praise;
His laud and benediction
Thy ransomed people raise.
3 Thou hast no shore, fair ocean!
Thou hast no time, bright day!
Dear fountain of refreshment
To pilgrims far away!
Upon the Rock of Ages
They raise the holy tower;
Thine is the victor's laurel
And thine the golden dower.
Amen. Scripture: Isaiah 35:10 Tune Title: EWING
For Thee, O Dear, Dear Country
My God, I am Thine! what a comfort divine
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #518 (1917) Topics: Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 My God, I am Thine! what a comfort divine,
What a blessing to know that my Jesus is mine!
In the heavenly Lamb thrice happy I am,
And my heart it doth dance at the sound of His name.
2 True pleasures abound in the rapturous sound;
And whoever hath found it, hath paradise found.
My Jesus to know, and feel His blood flow,
'Tis life everlasting, 'tis heaven below.
3 Yet onward I haste to the heavenly feast;
That, that is the fulness, but this is the taste.
And this I shall prove, till with joy I remove
To the heaven of heavens in Jesus' love. Languages: English Tune Title: HARWICH
My God, I am Thine! what a comfort divine
Thy word, O God, declareth
Author: Alfred Ramsey, 1860 - 1926; Johann Walther, 1496 - 1570 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #585 (1958) Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 Thy word, O God, declareth
No man hath seen or heard
The joys our God prepareth
For them that love their Lord.
Their eyes shall see thy glory,
Thy face, thy throne, thy might;
With shouts shall they adore thee,
The true, eternal Light.
2 With thee, their warfare ended,
Thy saints, from earth released,
Shall keep, with glories splendid,
Eternal holy feast.
There shall thy sons and daughters
The tree of life partake,
Shall drink the living waters,
And bread with thee shall break. A-men.
3 Thy constant praises sounding
Before thy great white throne,
They all in joy abounding
Shall sing the song unknown:
Laud, honor, praise, thanksgiving
And glory ever be
To thee, the everlasting
And blessed Trinity.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ANSELM
Thy word, O God, declareth
O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be
Author: Pierre Abelard (1079-1142); John Mason Neale Hymnal: The Hymnbook #424 (1955) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Topics: Life Everlasting, The; Life in Christ Life Everlasting, The Lyrics: 1 O what their joy and their glory must be,
Those endless Sabbaths the blessed ones see;
Crown for the valiant, to weary ones rest;
God shall be All, and in all ever blest.
2 Truly Jerusalem name we that shore,
"Vision of Peace," that brings joy evermore;
Wish and fulfillment can severed be ne'er,
Nor the thing prayed for come short of the prayer.
3 We, where no trouble distraction can bring,
Safely the anthems of Zion shall sing;
While for Thy grace, Lord, their voices of praise
Thy blessed people shall evermore raise.
4 Low before Him with our praises we fall,
Of whom, and in whom, and through whom are all;
Of whom, the Father; and through whom, the Son;
In whom, the Spirit, with these ever One.
Amen. Scripture: Daniel 12:3 Tune Title: O QUANTA QUALIA
O What Their Joy and Their Glory Must Be
For All the Saints Who from Their Labors Rest
Author: William Walsham How Hymnal: The Hymnbook #425 (1955) Meter: 10.10.10.4 Topics: Life Everlasting, The; Life in Christ Life Everlasting, The Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
Alleluia! 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! Alleluia!
4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
5 And when the fight is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
6 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! Alleluia!
Amen. Scripture: Proverbs 4:18 Tune Title: SINE NOMINE
For All the Saints Who from Their Labors Rest
For All the Saints Who from Their Labors Rest
Author: William Walsham How Hymnal: The Hymnbook #425A (1955) Meter: 10.10.10.4 Topics: Life Everlasting, The; Life in Christ Life Everlasting, The Lyrics: 1 For all the saints who from their labors rest,
Who Thee by faith before the world confessed,
Thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
2 Thou wast their Rock, their Fortress, and their Might;
Thou, Lord, their Captain in the well-fought fight;
Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true Light.
Alleluia! 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! Alleluia!
4 O blest communion, fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle, they in glory shine;
Yet all are one in Thee, for all are Thine.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
5 And when the fight is fierce, the warfare long,
Steals on the ear the distant triumph song,
And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
6 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! Alleluia!
Amen. Scripture: Proverbs 4:18 Tune Title: SARUM
For All the Saints Who from Their Labors Rest
Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
Author: Henry Alford Hymnal: The Hymnbook #427 (1955) Meter: 7.6.8.6 D Topics: Life Everlasting, The; Life in Christ Life Everlasting, The Lyrics: 1 Ten thousand times ten thousand
In sparkling raiment bright,
The armies of the ransomed saints
Throng up the steeps of light;
'Tis finished, all is finished,
Their fight with death and sin:
Fling open wide the golden gates,
And let the victors in.
2 What rush of alleluias
Fills all the earth and sky!
What ringing of a thousand harps
Bespeaks the triumph nigh!
O day, for which creation
And all its tribes were made;
O joy, for all its former woes
A thousandfold repaid!
3 O then what raptured greetings
On Canaan's happy shore;
What meeting there of parted friends
Where partings are no more!
Then eyes with joy shall sparkle,
That brimmed with tears of late;
Orphans no longer fatherless,
Nor widows desolate.
4 Bring near Thy great salvation,
Thou Lamb for sinners slain;
Fill up the roll of Thine elect,
Then take Thy power, and reign;
Appear, Desire of nations,
Thine exiles long for home;
Show in the heaven Thy promised sign;
Thou Prince and Saviour, come.
Amen. Scripture: Revelation 5:11-13 Tune Title: ALFORD
Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
Jerusalem the Golden
Author: John Mason Neale (1818-1866); Bernard of Cluny Hymnal: The Hymnbook #428 (1955) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Life Everlasting, The; Life in Christ Life Everlasting, The Lyrics: 1 Jerusalem the golden,
With milk and honey blest,
Beneath thy contemplation
Sink heart and voice oppressed.
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 Zion,
All jubilant with song,
And bright with many an angel,
And all the martyr throng.
The Prince is ever in them,
The daylight is serene;
The pastures of the blessed
Are decked in glorious sheen.
3 There is the throne of David;
And there, from care released,
The song of them that triumph,
The shout of them that feast;
And they who with their Leader
Have conquered in the fight,
Forever and forever
Are clad in robes of white.
4 O sweet and blessed country,
The home of God's elect!
O sweet and blessed country
That eager hearts expect!
Jesus, in mercy bring us
To that dear land of rest;
Who art, with God the Father
And Spirit, ever blest.
Amen. Scripture: Hebrews 11:16 Tune Title: EWING
Jerusalem the Golden
There is a land of pure delight
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #583 (1958) Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
2 There everlasting spring abides,
And never-withering flowers;
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heavenly land from ours.
3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood
Stand dressed in living green;
So to the Jews old Canaan stood
While Jordan rolled between.
4 But timorous mortals start and shrink
To cross this narrow sea,
And linger, shivering, on the brink,
And fear to launch away.
5 O could we make our doubts remove,
Those gloomy thoughts that rise,
And see the Canaan that we love
With unbeclouded eyes;
6 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!
Languages: English Tune Title: SAWLEY
There is a land of pure delight
A pilgrim and a stranger
Author: Jane Borthwick; Paul Gerhardt Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #517a (1917) Topics: The Life Everlasting Heaven Lyrics: 1 A pilgrim and a stranger,
I journey here below;
Far distant is my country,
The house to which I go.
Here I must toil and travail,
Oft weary and oppressed,
But there my God shall lead me
To everlasting rest.
2 There still my thoughts are dwelling,
'Tis there I long to be;
Come, Lord, and call Thy servant
To blessedness with Thee.
Come, bid my toils be ended,
Let all my wanderings cease;
Call from the wayside lodging
To the sweet home of peace.
3 There I shall dwell for ever,
No more a stranger guest,
With all Thy blood-bought children
In everlasting rest,--
The pilgrim toils forgotten,
The pilgrim conflicts o'er,
All earthly griefs behind us,
Eternal joys before!
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: LLANGLOFFAN
A pilgrim and a stranger
A pilgrim and a stranger
Author: Jane Borthwick; Paul Gerhardt Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #517b (1917) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: The Life Everlasting Heaven Lyrics: 1 A pilgrim and a stranger,
I journey here below;
Far distant is my country,
The house to which I go.
Here I must toil and travail,
Oft weary and oppressed,
But there my God shall lead me
To everlasting rest.
2 There still my thoughts are dwelling,
'Tis there I long to be;
Come, Lord, and call Thy servant
To blessedness with Thee.
Come, bid my toils be ended,
Let all my wanderings cease;
Call from the wayside lodging
To the sweet home of peace.
3 There I shall dwell for ever,
No more a stranger guest,
With all Thy blood-bought children
In everlasting rest,--
The pilgrim toils forgotten,
The pilgrim conflicts o'er,
All earthly griefs behind us,
Eternal joys before!
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: GERHARDT
A pilgrim and a stranger
The God of Abraham praise
Author: Thomas Olivers Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal #32 (1961) Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Topics: Resurrection and Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 The God of Abraham praise,
Who reigns enthroned above;
Ancient of everlasting days,
And God of love:
Jehovah! great I AM!
By earth and heav'n confessed;
I bow and bless the sacred Name,
For ever blest.
2 The God of Abraham praise,
At whose supreme command
From earth I rise, and seek the joys
At his right hand:
I all on earth forsake,
Its wisdom, fame, and pow'r;
And him my only portion make,
My Shield and Tower.
3 He by himself hath sworn,
I on his oath depend;
I shall, on eagle's wings upborne,
To heav'n ascend:
I shall behold his face,
I shall his pow'r adore,
And sing the wonders of his grace
For evermore.
4 The goodly land I see,
With peace and plenty blest,
A land of sacred liberty
And endless rest;
There milk and honey flow,
And oil and wine abound,
And trees of life for ever grow,
With mercy crowned.
5 There dwells the Lord our King,
The Lord our Righteousness;
Triumphant over the world and sin,
The Prince of Peace
On Zion's sacred height
His kingdom still maintains,
And glorious with his saints in light
For ever reigns.
6 The whole triumphant host
Give thanks to God on high;
"Hail Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!"
They ever cry:
Hail, Abraham's God and mine!
I join the heavenly lays;
All might and majesty are thine,
And endless praise.
Amen. Scripture: Jeremiah 33:16 Languages: English Tune Title: LEONI
The God of Abraham praise
When We All Get to Heaven
Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Hymnal: Hymns for the Family of God #123 (1976) Topics: Everlasting Life; Everlasting Life First Line: Wing the wonderous love of Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: HEAVEN
When We All Get to Heaven
Is My Name Written There?
Author: Mary A. Kidder Hymnal: Hymns for the Family of God #125 (1976) Topics: Everlasting Life; Everlasting Life First Line: Lord, I care not for riches Languages: English Tune Title: IS MY NAME
Is My Name Written There?
O, That will be Glory for Me
Author: Charles H. Gabriel Hymnal: Hymns for the Family of God #132 (1976) Topics: Everlasting Life; Everlasting Life First Line: When all my labors and trials are o're Languages: English Tune Title: GLORY SONG
O, That will be Glory for Me
O God, the Rock of Ages
Author: Edward Henry Bickersteth, 1825 - 1906 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #176a (1958) Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 O God, the Rock of Ages,
Who evermore hast been,
What time the tempest rages,
Our dwelling place serene;
Before thy first creations,
O Lord, the same as now,
To endless generations
The everlasting Thou. A-men.
2 Our years are like the shadows
On sunny hills that lie,
Or grasses in the meadows
That blossom but to die;
A sleep, a dream, a story
By strangers quickly told,
An unremaining glory
Of things that soon are old.
3 O thou who canst not slumber,
Whose light grows never pale,
Teach us aright to number
Our years before they fail;
On us thy mercy lighten,
On us thy goodness rest,
And let thy Spirit brighten
The hearts thyself hast blessed.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: MIRIAM
O God, the Rock of Ages
O God, the Rock of Ages
Author: Edward Henry Bickersteth, 1825 - 1906 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #176b (1958) Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 O God, the Rock of Ages,
Who evermore hast been,
What time the tempest rages,
Our dwelling place serene;
Before thy first creations,
O Lord, the same as now,
To endless generations
The everlasting Thou. A-men.
2 Our years are like the shadows
On sunny hills that lie,
Or grasses in the meadows
That blossom but to die;
A sleep, a dream, a story
By strangers quickly told,
An unremaining glory
Of things that soon are old.
3 O thou who canst not slumber,
Whose light grows never pale,
Teach us aright to number
Our years before they fail;
On us thy mercy lighten,
On us thy goodness rest,
And let thy Spirit brighten
The hearts thyself hast blessed.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: DU MEINE SEELE SINGE
O God, the Rock of Ages
Jesus, Your Blood and Righteousness
Author: Nicolaus L. von Zinzendorf, 1700-60; John Wesley, 1703-91 Hymnal: Lutheran Worship #362 (1982) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 Jesus, your blood and righteousness
My beauty are, my glorious dress;
Mid flaming worlds, in these arrayed,
With joy shall I lift up my head.
2 Bold shall I stand in that great day,
Cleansed and redeemed, no debt to pay;
For by your cross, absolved I am
From sin and guilt, from fear and shame.
3 Lord, I believe your precious blood,
Which at the mercy seat of God
Pleads for the captives' liberty,
Was also shed in love for me.
4 Lord, I believe, were sinners more
Than sands upon the ocean shore,
You have for all a ransom paid,
For all a full atonement made.
5 When from the dust of death I rise
To claim my mansion in the skies,
This then shall be my only plea:
Christ Jesus lived and died for me.
6 Then shall I praise you and adore
Your blessed name forevermore,
Who once, for me and all you made,
An everlasting ransom paid. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. CRISPIN
Jesus, Your Blood and Righteousness
The God of Abraham Praise
Author: Thomas Olivers, 1725-99 Hymnal: Lutheran Worship #450 (1982) Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Topics: Life Everlasting First Line: The God of Abr'am praise Lyrics: 1 The God of Abr'ham praise,
Who reigns enthroned above;
Ancient of everlasting days
And God of love.
Jehovah, great I Am!
By earth and heav'n confessed;
I bow and bless the sacred name
Forever blest.
2 The God of Abr'ham praise,
At whose supreme command
From earth I rise and seek the joys
At his right hand.
I all on earth forsake,
Its wisdom, fame, and pow'r,
And him my only portion make,
My shield and tow'r.
3 The God of Abr'ham praise,
Whose all-sufficient grace
Shall guide me all my pilgrim days
In all my ways.
He deigns to call me friend;
He calls himself my God.
And He shall save me to the end
Through Jesus' blood.
4 He by himself has sworn;
I on his oath depend.
I shall, on eagle wings upborne,
To heav'n ascend.
I shall behold his face;
I shall his pow'r adore
And sing the wonders of his grace
Forevermore.
5 Though nature's strength decay,
And earth and hell withstand,
To Canaan's bounds I urge my way
At his command.
The wat'ry deep I pass,
With Jesus in my view,
And through the howling wilderness
My way pursue.
6 The goodly land I see,
With peace and plenty blest;
A land of sacred liberty
And endless rest.
There milk and honey flow,
And oil and wine abound,
And trees of life forever grow
With mercy crowned.
7 There dwells the Lord our king,
The Lord our righteousness,
Triumphant o'er the world and sin,
The Prince of Peace.
On Zion's sacred height
His kingdom he maintains
And glorious with his saints in light
Forever reigns.
8 The God who reigns on high
The great archangels sing,
And, "Holy, holy, holy!" cry,
"Almighty King!
Who was and is the same
And evermore shall be:
Jehovah, Father, Great I Am!
We worship thee!"
9 The whole triumphant host
Give thanks to God on high.
"Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!"
They ever cry.
Hail, Abr'ham's God and mine!
I join the heav'nly lays:
All might and majesty are thine
And endless praise!
Languages: English Tune Title: YIGDAL
The God of Abraham Praise
My Hope Is in the Lord
Author: Norman J. Clayton Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #523 (1990) Meter: 6.6.6.6 with refrain Topics: Life Everlasting Refrain First Line: For me he died, for me he lives Scripture: Romans 3:22-26 Languages: English Tune Title: WAKEFIELD
My Hope Is in the Lord
Thy Word, O God, declareth
Author: Johann Walther; Alfred Ramsey Hymnal: Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #523 (1917) Topics: The Life Everlasting Heaven Lyrics: 1 Thy Word, O God, declareth
No man hath seen or heard
The joys our God prepareth
For them that love their Lord.
Their eyes shall see Thy glory,
Thy face, Thy throne, Thy might;
With shouts shall they adore Thee,
The true, eternal Light.
2 With Thee, their warfare ended,
Thy saints, from earth released,
Shall keep, with glories splendid,
Eternal holy feast.
There shall Thy sons and daughters
The tree of life partake,
Shall drink the living waters;
And bread with Thee shall break.
3 Thy constant praises sounding
Before Thy great white throne,
They all in joy abounding
Shall sing the song unknown;
Laud, honor, praise, thanksgiving
And glory ever be
To Thee, the Everlasting
And Blessèd Trinity.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ANSELM
Thy Word, O God, declareth
The God of Abraham Praise
Author: Thomas Olivers, 1725-1779 Hymnal: Lutheran Book of Worship #544 (1978) Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Topics: Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 The God of Abr'ham praise,
Who reigns enthroned above;
Ancient of everlasting days,
And God of love.
Jehovah, great I Am!
By earth and heav'n confessed;
I bow and bless the sacred name
Forever blest.
2 The God of Abr'ham praise,
At whose supreme command
From earth I rise and seek the joys
At his right hand.
I all on earth forsake -
Its wisdom, fame, and pow'r -
And him my only portion make,
My shield and tow'r.
3 The God of Abr'ham praise,
Whose all-sufficient grace
Shall guide me all my pilgrim days
In all my ways.
He deigns to call me friend;
He calls himself my God!
And he shall save me to the end
Through Jesus' blood.
4 He by himself has sworn;
I on his oath depend.
I shall, on eagle wings upborne,
To heav'n ascend.
I shall behold his face;
I shall his pow'r adore,
And sing the wonders of his grace
Forevermore.
5 Though nature's strength decay,
And earth and hell withstand,
To Canaan's bounds I urge my way
At his command.
The watery deep I pass,
With Jesus in my view,
And through the howling wilderness
My way pursue.
6 The goodly land I see,
With peace and plenty blest:
A land of sacred liberty,
And endless rest.
There milk and honey flow,
And oil and wine abound,
And trees of life forever grow
With mercy crowned.
7 There dwells the Lord our king,
The Lord our righteousness,
Triumphant o'er the world and sin,
The Prince of Peace.
On Zion's sacred height,
His kingdom he maintains,
And glorious with his saints in light
Forever reigns.
8 Before the great Three-One
They all exulting stand
And tell the wonders he has done
Through all their land.
The list'ning spheres attend
And swell the growing fame
And sing the songs which never end,
The wondrous name.
9 The God who reigns on high
The great archangels sing,
And, "Holy, holy, holy!" cry,
"Almighty King!
Who was, and is, the same,
And evermore shall be:
Jehovah, Father, Great I Am!
We worship thee!"
10 Before the Savior's face
The ransomed nations bow,
O'erwhelmed at his almighty grace
Forever new.
He shows his wounds of love;
They kindle to a flame!
And sound through all the worlds above
The Paschal Lamb.
11 The whole triumphant host
Give thanks to God on high.
"Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!"
They ever cry.
Hail, Abr'ham's God and mine!
I join the heav'nly lays:
All might and majesty are thine
And endless praise! Languages: English Tune Title: YIGDAL
The God of Abraham Praise
Light's abode, celestial Salem
Author: John Mason Neale, 1818 - 66; Thomas a Kempis, 1379 - 1471 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #591 (1958) Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting 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 vapor
Dims the brightness of the air;
Endless noonday, glorious noonday,
From the Sun of suns is there;
There no night brings rest from labor,
For unknown are toil and care. A-men.
4 Now with gladness, now with courage,
Bear the burden on thee laid,
That hereafter these thy labors
May with endless gifts be paid,
And in everlasting glory
Thou with brightness be arrayed.
5 Laud and honor to the Father,
Laud and honor to the Son,
Laud and honor to the Spirit,
Ever Three and ever One,
Consubstantial, co-eternal,
While unending ages run.
Amen. Languages: English Tune Title: TANTUM ERGO (DULCE CARMEN)
Light's abode, celestial Salem
Ain't-a That Good News
Hymnal: Total Praise #596 (2011) Meter: 10.5.10.5.16.10.5 Topics: Everlasting Life; Everlasting Life First Line: I got a crown up in-a that kingdom Lyrics: 1 I got a crown up in-a that kingdom,
Ain't-a that good news!
I got a crown up in-a that kingdom,
Ain't-a that good news!
I'm-a gonna lay down this world,
gonna shoulder up-a my cross.
Gonna take it home-a to my Jesus,
Ain't-a that good news!
2 I got a robe up in-a that kingdom,
Ain't-a that good news!
I got a robe up in-a that kingdom,
Ain't-a that good news!
I'm-a gonna lay down this world,
gonna shoulder up-a my cross.
Gonna take it home-a to my Jesus,
Ain't-a that good news!
3 I got a Savior in-a that kingdom,
Ain't-a that good news!
I got a Savior in-a that kingdom,
Ain't-a that good news!
I'm-a gonna lay down this world,
gonna shoulder up-a my cross.
Gonna take it home-a to my Jesus,
Ain't-a that good news! Scripture: Proverbs 25:25 Languages: English Tune Title: GOOD NEWS
Ain't-a That Good News
There is a land of pure delight
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal #597 (1961) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Christian Life The Resurrection and Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 There is a land of pure delight,
Where saints immortal reign;
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.
2 There everlasting spring abides,
And never with'ring flow'rs;
Death, like a narrow sea, divides
This heav'nly land from ours.
3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood
Stand dressed in living green;
So to the Jews old Canaan stood,
While Jordan rolled between.
4 But timorous mortals start and shrink
To cross this narrow sea;
And linger, shivering, on the brink,
And fear to launch away.
5 O could we make our doubts remove,
Those gloomy doubts that rise,
And see the Canaan that we love
With unbeclouded eyes;
6 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.
Amen. Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:22 Languages: English Tune Title: MEDITATION
There is a land of pure delight
Deep River
Hymnal: Total Praise #604 (2011) Meter: Irregular Topics: Everlasting Life; Everlasting Life First Line: Deep river, my home is over Jordan Lyrics: Deep river, my home is over Jordan,
Deep river, Lord,
I want to cross over into campground.
Oh, don't you want to go to that gospel feast,
That promised land where all is peace?
Oh, deep river, Lord,
I want to cross over into campground. Scripture: Deuteronomy 3:25 Languages: English Tune Title: DEEP RIVER
Deep River
How bright these glorious spirits shine!
Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: Trinity Hymnal #606 (1961) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Christian Life The Resurrection and Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 How bright these glorious spirits shine!
Whence all their white array?
How came they to the blissful seats
Of everlasting day?
Lo! these are they from suff'rings great
Who came to realms of light,
And in the blood of Christ have washed
Those robes which shine so bright.
2 Now, with triumphal palms, they stand
Before the throne on high,
And serve the God they love, amidst
The glories of the sky.
His presence fills each heart with joy,
Tunes ev'ry mouth to sing:
By day, by night, the sacred courts
With glad hosannas ring.
3 Hunger and thirst are felt no more,
Nor suns with scorching ray;
God is their Sun, whose cheering beams
Diffuse eternal day.
The Lamb which dwells amidst the throne
Shall o'er them still preside,
Feed them with nourishment divine,
And all their footsteps guide.
4 'Mong pastures green he'll lead his flock
Where living streams appear;
And God the Lord from ev'ry eye
Shall wipe off ev'ry tear.
To him who sits upon the throne,
The God whom we adore,
And to the Lamb that once was slain,
Be glory evermore!
Amen. Scripture: Revelation 7:13-17 Languages: English Tune Title: BETHLEHEM
How bright these glorious spirits shine!
I Am The Bread Of Life
Author: Suzanne Toolan, SM, b. 1927 Hymnal: Hymnal Supplement 1991 #762 (1991) Meter: Irregular with refrain Topics: Life, Everlasting Refrain First Line: And i will raise you up Scripture: John 6:32-40 Languages: English Tune Title: BREAD OF LIFE
I Am The Bread Of Life
When on my day of life the night is falling
Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892 Hymnal: The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #456a (1930) Meter: 11.10.11.6 Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: ROUEN
When on my day of life the night is falling
When on my day of life the night is falling
Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892 Hymnal: The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #456a (1936) Meter: 11.10.11.6 Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: ROUEN
When on my day of life the night is falling
When on my day of life the night is falling
Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892 Hymnal: The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #456b (1936) Meter: 11.10.11.6 Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: FLEMMING
When on my day of life the night is falling
When on my day of life the night is falling
Author: John Greenleaf Whittier, 1807 - 1892 Hymnal: The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #456b (1930) Meter: 11.10.11.6 Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: FLEMMING
When on my day of life the night is falling
O Lord of life, where'er they be
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840 - 1929 Hymnal: The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #459 (1930) Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluias Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: VULPIUS
O Lord of life, where'er they be
O Lord of life, where'er they be
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840 - 1929 Hymnal: The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #459 (1936) Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluias Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: VULPIUS
O Lord of life, where'er they be
Brief life is here our portion
Author: Bernard of Cluny; John Mason Neale, 1818 - 1866 Hymnal: The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada #463a (1930) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: EWING
Brief life is here our portion
Brief life is here our portion
Author: Bernard of Cluny; John Mason Neale, 1818 - 1866 Hymnal: The Hymnary for use in Baptist churches #463a (1936) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting Languages: English Tune Title: EWING
Brief life is here our portion
O Lord of life, where'er they be
Author: Frederick Lucian Hosmer, 1840 - 1929 Hymnal: Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America #600 (1958) Topics: The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Lyrics: 1 O Lord of life, where’er they be,
Safe in thine own eternity,
Our dead are living unto thee.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
2 All souls are thine, and here or there,
The faithful rest within thy care;
One providence alike they share.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
3 Thy word is true, thy ways are just;
Above the requiem, 'Dust to dust,'
Shall rise our psalm of grateful trust.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
4 O happy they in God who rest,
No more by fear and doubt oppressed;
Living or dying, they are blest.
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Languages: English Tune Title: VULPIUS (GELOBT SEI GOTT)
O Lord of life, where'er they be
Brief Life is Here Our Portion
Author: Bernard of Cluny; John M. Neale Hymnal: Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #673 (1986) Topics: Everlasting Life Scripture: Revelation 21:3-4 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. ALPHEGE
Brief Life is Here Our Portion
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