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O for a thousand tongues to sing (Blessed be the name)

Author: Charles Wesley; Ralph E. Hudson Appears in 1,736 hymnals Topics: Songs for Worship Praise and Thanksgiving First Line: O for a thousand tongues to sing Refrain First Line: Blessed be the name, blessed be the name Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing, blessed be the name of the Lord! The glories of my God and King, blessed be the name of the Lord! Refrain: Blessed be the name, blessed be the name, blessed be the name of the Lord! Blessed be the name, blessed be the name, blessed be the name of the Lord. 2 Jesus, the name that charms our fears, blessed be the name of the Lord! 'Tis music in the sinner's ears, blessed be the name of the Lord! [Refrain] 3 He breaks the power of canceled sin, blessed be the name of the Lord! His blood can make the foulest clean, blessed be the name of the Lord! [Refrain] Used With Tune: [O for a thousand tongues to sing]

Nyanyikanlah nyianjian baru bagi Allay (Sing the Lord a new song)

Author: T. Lubis; Rolando Tinio Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Songs for Worship Praise and Thanksgiving First Line: Nyanyikanlah nyanjian baru bagi Allah (Sing the Lord a new song and praise his whole creation) Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: NYANYIKANLAH

Kyrie eleison (Lord, have mercy)

Appears in 270 hymnals Topics: Songs for Worship Service Music Lyrics: LATIN - Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. Kyrie eleison. --- ENGLISH _ Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Used With Tune: [Kyrie eleison]

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GELOBT SEI GOTT

Meter: 8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 141 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Melchior Vulpius; Emily R. Brink Topics: Doxologies; Songs for Children Hymns; Easter; Alleluias; Doxologies; Easter; Opening of Worship Tune Key: C Major Incipit: 17655 67111 25176 Used With Text: Good Christians All, Rejoice and Sing

ST. THEODULPH

Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 579 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Melchior Teschner; Johann S. Bach, 1685-1750; Randall De Bruyn Topics: Biblical Names & Places David; Cross of Christ; Suffering of Christ; Songs for Children Hymns; Lent; Biblical Names & Places David; Cross of Christ; Opening of Worship; Palm Sunday; Suffering of Christ Tune Key: B Flat Major Incipit: 15567 11321 17151 Used With Text: All Glory, Laud, and Honor

JOYFUL SONG

Meter: 12.10.12.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 244 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Chester G. Allen, 1838-1878 Topics: Christ the King; Funeral Sacraments; Angels; Heaven; Holy Name of Jesus; Joy; Love of God for Us; Music; Paschal Mystery; Praise; Redemption; Refuge, Security; Sacrifice; Second Coming; Shepherd; Song; Victory over Sin and Death; Worship and Adoration Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 35132 32176 51351 Used With Text: Praise Him! Praise Him!

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Nzamuranza (I worship Christ)

Author: Patrick Matsikenyiri; S T Kimbrough, Jr. Hymnal: Global Praise 2 #5 (2000) Topics: Songs for Worship Opening of Worship First Line: Nzamuranza nzamuranza (I worship Christ! I worship Christ) Languages: English; Xitswa Tune Title: [Nzamuranza nzamuranza]

Enter into Jerusalem

Author: Richard Ho Lung Hymnal: Global Praise 2 #3 (2000) Topics: Songs for Worship Opening of Worship Refrain First Line: We go celebrate, we go celebrate Languages: English Tune Title: [Enter into Jerusalem]

Dzunzani Jehova (O praise God Jehovah

Author: Zacharias M. Uqueio; S T Kimbrough, Jr. Hymnal: Global Praise 2 #4 (2000) Topics: Songs for Worship Opening of Worship First Line: Dzunzani; Jehova (O praise God Jehovah) Refrain First Line: Bongani Jesu (Praise the Son of God) Languages: English; Xitswa Tune Title: [Dzunzani Jehova]

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Charles Wesley

1707 - 1788 Topics: Songs for Worship Praise and Thanksgiving Author of "O for a thousand tongues to sing (Blessed be the name)" in Global Praise 2 Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepened, and he became one of the first band of "Oxford Methodists." In 1735 he went with his brother John to Georgia, as secretary to General Oglethorpe, having before he set out received Deacon's and Priest's Orders on two successive Sundays. His stay in Georgia was very short; he returned to England in 1736, and in 1737 came under the influence of Count Zinzendorf and the Moravians, especially of that remarkable man who had so large a share in moulding John Wesley's career, Peter Bonier, and also of a Mr. Bray, a brazier in Little Britain. On Whitsunday, 1737, [sic. 1738] he "found rest to his soul," and in 1738 he became curate to his friend, Mr. Stonehouse, Vicar of Islington, but the opposition of the churchwardens was so great that the Vicar consented that he "should preach in his church no more." Henceforth his work was identified with that of his brother John, and he became an indefatigable itinerant and field preacher. On April 8, 1749, he married Miss Sarah Gwynne. His marriage, unlike that of his brother John, was a most happy one; his wife was accustomed to accompany him on his evangelistic journeys, which were as frequent as ever until the year 1756," when he ceased to itinerate, and mainly devoted himself to the care of the Societies in London and Bristol. Bristol was his headquarters until 1771, when he removed with his family to London, and, besides attending to the Societies, devoted himself much, as he had done in his youth, to the spiritual care of prisoners in Newgate. He had long been troubled about the relations of Methodism to the Church of England, and strongly disapproved of his brother John's "ordinations." Wesley-like, he expressed his disapproval in the most outspoken fashion, but, as in the case of Samuel at an earlier period, the differences between the brothers never led to a breach of friendship. He died in London, March 29, 1788, and was buried in Marylebone churchyard. His brother John was deeply grieved because he would not consent to be interred in the burial-ground of the City Road Chapel, where he had prepared a grave for himself, but Charles said, "I have lived, and I die, in the Communion of the Church of England, and I will be buried in the yard of my parish church." Eight clergymen of the Church of England bore his pall. He had a large family, four of whom survived him; three sons, who all became distinguished in the musical world, and one daughter, who inherited some of her father's poetical genius. The widow and orphans were treated with the greatest kindness and generosity by John Wesley. As a hymn-writer Charles Wesley was unique. He is said to have written no less than 6500 hymns, and though, of course, in so vast a number some are of unequal merit, it is perfectly marvellous how many there are which rise to the highest degree of excellence. His feelings on every occasion of importance, whether private or public, found their best expression in a hymn. His own conversion, his own marriage, the earthquake panic, the rumours of an invasion from France, the defeat of Prince Charles Edward at Culloden, the Gordon riots, every Festival of the Christian Church, every doctrine of the Christian Faith, striking scenes in Scripture history, striking scenes which came within his own view, the deaths of friends as they passed away, one by one, before him, all furnished occasions for the exercise of his divine gift. Nor must we forget his hymns for little children, a branch of sacred poetry in which the mantle of Dr. Watts seems to have fallen upon him. It would be simply impossible within our space to enumerate even those of the hymns which have become really classical. The saying that a really good hymn is as rare an appearance as that of a comet is falsified by the work of Charles Wesley; for hymns, which are really good in every respect, flowed from his pen in quick succession, and death alone stopped the course of the perennial stream. It has been the common practice, however for a hundred years or more to ascribe all translations from the German to John Wesley, as he only of the two brothers knew that language; and to assign to Charles Wesley all the original hymns except such as are traceable to John Wesley through his Journals and other works. The list of 482 original hymns by John and Charles Wesley listed in this Dictionary of Hymnology have formed an important part of Methodist hymnody and show the enormous influence of the Wesleys on the English hymnody of the nineteenth century. -- Excerpts from John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907) ================== Charles Wesley, the son of Samuel Wesley, was born at Epworth, Dec. 18, 1707. He was educated at Westminster School and afterwards at Christ Church, Oxford, where he graduated M.A. In 1735, he took Orders and immediately proceeded with his brother John to Georgia, both being employed as missionaries of the S.P.G. He returned to England in 1736. For many years he engaged with his brother in preaching the Gospel. He died March 29, 1788. To Charles Wesley has been justly assigned the appellation of the "Bard of Methodism." His prominence in hymn writing may be judged from the fact that in the "Wesleyan Hymn Book," 623 of the 770 hymns were written by him; and he published more than thirty poetical works, written either by himself alone, or in conjunction with his brother. The number of his separate hymns is at least five thousand. --Annotations of the Hymnal, Charles Hutchins, M.A., 1872.

R. E. Hudson

1843 - 1901 Person Name: Ralph E. Hudson Topics: Songs for Worship Praise and Thanksgiving Author (refrain) of "O for a thousand tongues to sing (Blessed be the name)" in Global Praise 2 Ralph Hudson (1843-1901) was born in Napoleon, OH. He served in the Union Army in the Civil War. After teaching for five years at Mt. Union College in Alliance he established his own publishing company in that city. He was a strong prohibitionist and published The Temperance Songster in 1886. He compiled several other collections and supplied tunes for gospel songs, among them Clara Tear Williams' "All my life long I had panted" (Satisfied). See 101 More Hymn Stories, K. Osbeck, Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 1985). Mary Louise VanDyke

Pablo D. Sosa

1933 - 2020 Person Name: Pablo Sosa Topics: Songs for Worship Service Music Author of "El cielo canta (Heaven is singing)" in Global Praise 2 Pablo Sosa (b. 1933 - d. 2020) grew up and was educated in Argentina, the U.S. (Westminster Choir College), and Germany. For years he pastored a large Methodist congregation in Buenos Aires, Argentina while composing songs, leading choirs, editing hymnals, producing religious broadcasts, and teaching liturgy and hymnology at a seminary. Meanwhile, life in Argentina pushed him to question his assumptions about what’s best for congregational singing. During Argentina’s “dirty war,” two young women from his church were disappeared, possibly for working among the poor. As Catholic and Protestant churches hesitated whether to speak out, remain silent, or support the government, many people lost faith. Economic meltdown after the war plunged many middle-class Argentinians into poverty. Sosa’s growing social awareness widened his vision for “lifting up hope with a song.” He often describes worship as “the fiesta of the faithful,” where all are welcome and all music is seen as “part of the ‘song of the earth,’ which answers the psalmist’s call ‘Sing joyfully to God, all the earth!’ (Psalm 98:4).” Whether in his home church, Iglesia Evangélica Metodista La Tercera (Third Methodist Church) in Buenos Aires, or at churches or conferences around the world, he urges people, “Put your body into worship!” And he reminds them of the biblical connection between justice and worship. CICW Website Bio (http://www.calvin.edu/worship)

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