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Praise the Lord, his glories show, Alleluia!

Author: Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 158 hymnals Topics: Music and Song Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord, his glories show, Alleluia! saints within his courts below, Alleluia! angels round the throne above, Alleluia! all that see and share his love, Alleluia! 2 Earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, Alleluia! tell his wonders, sing his worth; Alleluia! age to age and shore to shore, Alleluia! praise him, praise him evermore! Alleluia! 3 Praise the Lord, his mercies trace; Alleluia! praise his providence and grace, Alleluia! all that he for us has done, Alleluia! all he sends us through his Son. Alleluia! 4 Strings and voices, hands and hearts, Alleluia! in the concert, bear your parts; Alleluia! all that breathe, your Lord adore, Alleluia! praise him, praise him evermore. Alleluia! Scripture: Isaiah 49:13 Used With Tune: LLANFAIR

Psalm 100

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 721 hymnals Topics: Music and Song First Line: All people that on earth do dwell Lyrics: 1 All people that on earth do dwell, sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell, come ye before him and rejoice. 2 Know that the Lord is God indeed; without our aid he did us make; we are his folk, he doth us feed, and for his sheep he doth us take. 3 Oh, enter then his gates with praise, approach with joy his courts unto: praise, laud, and bless his name always, for it is seemly so to do. 4 For why? the Lord our God is good; his mercy is for ever sure; his truth at all times firmly stood, and shall from age to age endure. Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: OLD 100TH Text Sources: The Scottish Psalter, 1929

Ye choirs of new Jerusalem

Author: Robert Campbell (1814-1868); St Fulbert of Chartres (d. 1028) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 68 hymnals Topics: Music and Song Lyrics: 1 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, your sweetest notes employ, the Paschal victory to hymn in strains of holy joy. 2 How Judah's Lion burst his chains, and crushed the serpent's head; and brought with him, from death's domains, the long-imprisoned dead. 3 From hell's devouring jaws the prey alone our Leader bore; his ransomed hosts pursue their way where he hath gone before. 4 Triumphant in his glory now his sceptre ruleth all, earth, heaven, and hell before him bow, and at his footstool fall. 5 While joyful thus his praise we sing, his mercy we implore, into his palace bright to bring and keep us evermore. 6 All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee, while endless ages run. Alleluia! Amen. Scripture: Philippians 2:11 Used With Tune: ST FULBERT

We love the place, O God

Author: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877); William Bullock (1798-1874) Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 103 hymnals Topics: Music and Song Lyrics: 1 We love the place, O God, wherein thine honour dwells; the joy of thine abode all earthly joy excels. 2 We love the house of prayer, wherein thy servants meet; and thou, O Lord, art there thy chosen flock to greet. 3 We love the sacred font; for there the holy Dove to pour is ever wont his blessing from above. 4 We love thine altar, Lord; O what on earth so dear? for there, in faith adored, we find thy presence near. 5 We love the word of life, the word that tells of peace, of comfort in the strife, and joys that never cease. 6 We love to sing below for mercies freely given; but O we long to know the triumph-song of heaven. 7 Lord Jesus, give us grace on earth to love thee more, in heaven to see thy face, and with thy saints adore. Scripture: Psalm 26:8 Used With Tune: QUAM DILECTA

All Glory, Laud, and Honor

Author: Theodulph of Orleans, ca. 760–821 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 601 hymnals Topics: Music and Song Lyrics: 1. All glory, laud, and honor To thee, Redeemer, King, To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. Thou art the King of Israel, Thou David’s royal Son, Who in the Lord’s name comest, The King and Blessed One. 2. The company of angels Are praising thee on high, And mortal men and all things Created make reply. The people of the Hebrews With palms before thee went; Our praise and love and anthems Before thee we present. 3. To thee, before thy passion, They sang their hymns of praise; To thee, now high exalted, Our melody we raise. Thou didst accept their praises; Accept the love we bring, Who in all good delightest, Thou good and gracious King. Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: ST. THEODULPH

Songs of praise the angels sang

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 542 hymnals Topics: Music and Song Lyrics: 1 Songs of praise the angels sang, heaven with alleluias rang, when creation was begun, when God spake and it was done. 2 Songs of praise awoke the morn when the Prince of peace was born; songs of praise arose when he captive led captivity. 3 Heaven and earth must pass away; songs of praise shall crown that day: God will make new heavens and earth; songs of praise shall hail their birth. 4 And shall we alone be dumb till that glorious kingdom come? No, the church delights to raise psalms and hymns and songs of praise. 5 Saints below, with heart and voice, still in songs of praise rejoice; learning here, by faith and love, songs of praise to sing above. 6 Hymns of glory, songs of praise, Father, unto thee we raise, Jesu, glory unto thee, with the Spirit, ever be. Scripture: Job 38:1-11 Used With Tune: NORTHAMPTON

Ye holy angels bright

Author: Richard Baxter (1615-1691); John Hampden Gurney (1802-1862) Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 114 hymnals Topics: Music and Song Lyrics: 1 Ye holy angels bright, who wait at God's right hand, or through the realms of light fly at your Lord's command, assist our song, for else the theme too high doth seem for mortal tongue. 2 Ye blessèd souls at rest, who ran this earthly race, and now, from sin released, behold the Saviour's face, his praises sound, as in his sight with sweet delight ye do abound. 3 Ye saints, who toil below, adore your heavenly King, and onward as ye go some joyful anthem sing; take what he gives and praise him still, through good and ill, who ever lives. 4 My soul, bear thou thy part, triumph in God above, and with a well-tuned heart sing thou the songs of love; let all thy days till life shall end, whate'er he send, be filled with praise. Scripture: Psalm 103:20-22 Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH

No storm can shake my inmost calm

Author: Doris Plenn; Robert Lowry (1822-1899) Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 144 hymnals Topics: Music and Song First Line: My life flows on in endless song Lyrics: 1 My life flows on in endless song above earth’s lamentation: I catch the sweet, though far off, hymn that hails a new creation. Refrain: No storm can shake my inmost calm while to that Rock I'm clinging. Since love is Lord of heaven and earth, how can I keep from singing? 2 Through all the tumult and the strife, I hear that music ringing. It finds an echo in my soul— how can I keep from singing? [Refrain] 3 What though my joys and comforts die? The Lord, my Saviour, liveth. What though the darkness round me close? Songs in the night he giveth. [Refrain] 4 The peace of Christ makes fresh my heart, a fountain ever springing. All things are mine since I am his! How can I keep from singing? [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 3:21-23 Used With Tune: HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Author: Cyril Argentine Alington (1872-1955) Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Music and Song First Line: Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! Lyrics: 1 Good Christians all, rejoice and sing! Now is the triumph of our King. To all the world glad news we bring: Refrain: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 2 The Lord of Life is risen for ay: bring flowers of song to strew his way; let all the earth rejoice and say [Refrain] 3 Praise we in songs of victory that Love, that Life, which cannot die, and sing with hearts uplifted high [Refrain] 4 Thy name we bless, O risen Lord, and sing to-day with one accord the life laid down, the life restored: [Refrain] Scripture: Luke 24:46-48 Used With Tune: VULPIUS (GELOBT SEI GOTT)

Table of Plenty

Author: Dan Schutte, b. 1947 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Service Music for Mass Entrance Song (Gathering of Processional); Service Music for Mass Communion Song First Line: O come and sit at my table Refrain First Line: Come to the feast of heaven and earth! Scripture: Isaiah 25 Used With Tune: [O come and sit at my table]