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The Church's one foundation

Author: S. J. Stone Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 859 hymnals Topics: Church Her Faith; Dedication of Building; Unity, Christian ; liturgical Songs of Response First Line: The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ her Lord

Hail, thou once despised Jesus!

Author: John Bakewell, 1721 - 1819 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 625 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Church Year Easter Eve; The Church Year Ascension Lyrics: 1 Hail, thou once despised Jesus! Hail, thou Galilean King! Thou didst suffer to release us; Thou didst free salvation bring. Hail, thou agonizing Saviour, Bearer of our sin and shame! By thy merits we find favor; Life is given through thy Name. 2 Paschal Lamb, by God appointed, All our sins on thee were laid; By almighty love anointed, Thou hast full atonement made. All thy people are forgiven Through the virtue of thy Blood; Opened is the gate of heaven; Peace is made 'twixt man and God. A-men. 3 Jesus, hail! enthroned in glory, There forever to abide; All the heavenly host adore thee Seated at thy Father's side. There for sinners thou art pleading, There thou dost our place prepare, Ever for us interceding, Till in glory we appear. 4 Worship, honor, power, and blessing Thou art worthy to receive; Loudest praises, without ceasing, Meet it is for us to give. Help, ye bright angelic spirits, All your sweetest, noblest lays; Help to sing our Saviour's merits, Help to chant Immanuel's praise. Amen. Used With Tune: SUPPLICATION

Great God! we sing that mighty hand

Author: P. Doddridge Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 491 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Sunday after New Year; The Church Year Sunday after New Year Lyrics: 1 Great God! we sing that mighty hand, By which supported still we stand: The opening year Thy mercy shows-- Let mercy crown it to its close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God; By His incessant bounty fed, By His unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own; The future, all to us unknown, We to Thy guardian care commit, And, peaceful, leave before Thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or depressed, Be Thou our joy, and Thou our rest; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored through all our changing days. 5 When death shall interrupt our songs, And seal in silence mortal tongues, Our helper God, in whom we trust, Shall keep our souls and guard our dust. Used With Tune: [Great God! we sing that mighty hand]

For Thy mercy and Thy grace

Author: H. Downton Appears in 219 hymnals Topics: The Church Year New Year; The Church Year New Year Lyrics: 1 For Thy mercy and Thy grace, Constant through another year, Hear our song of thankfulness; Jesus, our Redeemer, hear. 2 Lo, our sins on Thee we cast, Thee, our perfect sacrifice; And, forgetting all the past, Press toward our glorious prize. 3 Dark the future; let Thy light Guide us, bright and morning Star: Fierce our foes, and hard the fight; Arm us, Savior, for the war. 4 In our weakness and distress, Rock of strength, be Thou our stay; In the pathless wilderness Be our true and living way. 5 Who of us death's awful road In the coming year shall tread? With Thy rod and staff, O God, Comfort Thou his dying bed. 6 Keep us faithful, keep us pure, Keep us evermore Thine own; Help, O help us to endure; Fit us for the promised crown. Used With Tune: [For thy mercy and Thy grace]

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,292 hymnals Topics: Church Fellowship and Unity; Church Her Fellowship and Unity; Fellowship with Men

Beautiful Saviour, King of Creation

Author: Joseph Augustus Seiss, 1823 - 1904 Meter: 5.5.7.5.5.8 Appears in 141 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Circumcision and Name of Jesus; The Church Year Epiphany Lyrics: 1 Beautiful Saviour, King of Creation, Son of God and Son of Man! Truly I'd love thee, Truly I'd serve thee, Light of my soul, my joy, my crown. 2 Fair are the meadows, Fair are the woodlands, Robed in flowers of blooming spring; Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer, He makes our sorrowing spirit sing. 3 Fair is the sunshine, Fair is the moonlight, Bright the sparkling stars on high; Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer, Than all the angels in the sky. 4 Beautiful Saviour, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be thine! Used With Tune: SCHONSTER HERR JESU Text Sources: Munster Gesangbuch, 1677; Schlesische Volkslieder, 1842

O for a thousand tongues to sing

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,736 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Christmas; The Church Year Circumcision and Name of Jesus; The Church Year Epiphany; The Church Year Easter Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of his grace! 2 My gracious Master and my God, Assist me to proclaim, To spread through all the earth abroad The honors of thy Name. A-men. 3 Jesus! the Name that charms our fears, That bids our sorrows cease, 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, 'Tis life and health and peace. 4 He breaks the power of cancelled sin, He sets the prisoner free; His Blood can make the foulest clean, His Blood availed for me. 5 He speaks, and, listening to his voice, New life the dead receive, The mournful broken hearts rejoice, The humble poor believe. 6 Hear him, ye deaf; his praise, ye dumb, Your loosened tongues employ; Ye blind, behold your Saviour come; And leap, ye lame, for joy. 7 Glory to God, and praise, and love Be ever, ever given By saints below and saints above, The Church in earth and heaven. Amen. Used With Tune: AZMON

Immanuel! we sing Thy praise

Author: P. Gerhardt Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 34 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Christmas; The Church Year Christmas Lyrics: 1 Immanuel! we sing Thy praise, Thou Prince of Life! Thou Fount of grace! With all Thy saints, Thee, Lord, we sing; Praise, honor, thanks, to Thee we bring! 2 E’er since the world began to be, How many a heart hath longed for Thee! And Thou, O long-expected Guest, Hast come at last to make us blest! 3 Now art Thou here: we know Thee now: In lowly manger liest Thou: A child, yet makest all things great; Poor, yet the earth Thy robe of state. 4 Now fearless I can look on Thee: From sin and grief Thou set'st me free: Thou bearest wrath, Thou conquerest death, Fear turns to joy Thy glance beneath. 5 Thou art my Head, my Lord divine: I am Thy member, wholly Thine; And by Thy Spirit’s strength would still Serve Thee according to Thy will. 6 Thus will I sing Thy praises here, With joyful spirit year by year: And when we reckon years no more, May I in heaven Thy name adore. Used With Tune: [Immanuel! we sing Thy praise]

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Author: Francis Pott Appears in 496 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Easter First Line: The strife is o'er, the battle done! Lyrics: 1 The strife is o’er, the battle done! The victory of life is won! The song of triumph has begun! Alleluia! 2 The pow'rs of death have done their worst, But Christ their legions hath dispersed; Let shouts of holy joy outburst! Alleluia! 3 The three sad days are quickly sped, He rises glorious from the dead; All glory to our risen Head! Alleluia! 4 He closed the yawning gates of hell; The bars from heav'n’s high portals fell; Let hymns of praise His triumphs tell! Alleluia! 5 Lord! by the stripes which wounded Thee, From death’s dread sting Thy servants free, That we may live, and sing to Thee, Alleluia! Amen. Used With Tune: VICTORY Text Sources: Latin Hymn of unknown date

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Author: John Mason Neale Appears in 509 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Advent Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. 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 vict'ry o'er the grave. Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 3 O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine Advent here; And drive away the shades of night, And pierce the clouds and bring us light! Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 4 O come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heav'nly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Amen. Used With Tune: VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin Antiphons, XI Century; Latin Hymn, XVIII Century