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Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness
Author: Johann Franck; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Appears in 119 hymnals Topics: Spiritual Life Lyrics: 1 Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,
Leave the gloomy haunts of sadness,
Come into the daylight’s splendor,
There with joy thy praises render
Unto Him whose grace unbounded
Has this wondrous banquet founded.
High o’er all the heavens He reigneth,
Yet to dwell with thee He deigneth.
2 Hasten as a bride to meet Him,
And with loving reverence greet Him;
For with words of life immortal
Now He knocketh at thy portal;
Open wide the gates before Him,
Saying, while thou dost adore Him,
Suffer, Lord, that I receive Thee,
And I never more will leave Thee.
3 Ah! how hungers all my spirit
For the love I do not merit!
Oft have I, with sighs fast thronging,
Thought upon this food with longing;
In the battle, well-nigh worsted,
For this cup of life have thirsted,
For the Friend, who here invites us,
And to God Himself unites us.
4 Jesus, bread of life, I pray Thee,
Let me gladly here obey Thee;
By Thy love I am invited,
Be Thy love with love requited.
From this banquet let me measure,
Lord, how vast and deep its treasure;
Through the gifts Thou here dost give me
As Thy guest in heaven receive me. Used With Tune: SCHMÜCKE DICH, O LIEBE SEELE
Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness
I heard the voice of Jesus say
Author: Dr. H. Bonar, 1808-1889 Appears in 1,226 hymnals Topics: The Church and the Kingdom of God Evangelism; Weary invited Rest for the ; Water, Living Of Life ; Joy Of Adoption; Jesus (See also Christ) Our Rest; Jesus (See also Christ) Light of the World; Voice, of Jesus; Thirst, spiritual; Life Water of; Light Christ our; Light Jesus our ; Living Water; Rest In Christ; Rest For the weary Lyrics: 1 I heard the voice of Jesus say
"Come unto Me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon My breast."
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad,
I found in Him a resting-place,
And He hath made me glad.
2 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down, and drink and live."
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in Him.
3 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"I am this dark world's Light;
Look unto Me, thy morn shall rise
And all thy day be bright!"
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In Him my Star, my Sun;
And in that light of life I'll walk,
Till travelling days are done. Used With Tune: VOX DILECTI
I heard the voice of Jesus say
O God, How Good Thou Art
Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Spiritual Life Lyrics: 1 O God, how good Thou art
To all the pure of heart,
Though life seems vain;
Burdened with anxious care,
I groped in dark despair,
Till in Thy house of prayer
All was made plain.
2 Ever, O Lord, with Thee,
All shall be well with me,
Held by Thy hand;
And Thou wilt guide my feet
By Thy own counsel sweet,
Till I, for glory meet,
In glory stand.
3 In earth or heaven above
Who is there that I love
Compared with Thee?
My heart may faint with fears,
But God my strength appears,
And will to endless years
My portion be.
4 O it is good that I
May still to God draw nigh,
As oft before;
The Lord Jehovah blest,
My refuge and my rest,
Shall be in praise confessed
Forevermore. Scripture: Psalm 73 Used With Tune: OLIVET
O God, How Good Thou Art
THANK YOU, LORD
Meter: 3.3.3.7 Appears in 13 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. Jefferson Cleveland; Verolga Nix Topics: God's Church Life of Discipleship: Love and Gratitude; Love; Gratitude; Spirituals Tune Sources: Traditional African-American melody Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 32143 26713 43211 Used With Text: Thank You, Lord
THANK YOU, LORD
Lord, I Want to Be a Christian
Hymnal: The Hymnbook #317 (1955) Meter: Irregular Topics: Aspiration; Hope; Spirituals; Life in Christ Hope and Aspiration Lyrics: 1 Lord, I want to be a Christian
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Christian
In my heart.
In my heart, In my heart,
Lord, I want to be a Christian
In my heart.
2 Lord, I want to be more loving
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving
In my heart.
In my heart, In my heart,
Lord, I want to be more loving
In my heart.
3 Lord, I want to be more holy
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be more holy
In my heart.
In my heart, In my heart,
Lord, I want to be more holy
In my heart.
4 Lord, I want to be like Jesus
In my heart, in my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus
In my heart.
In my heart, In my heart,
Lord, I want to be like Jesus
In my heart.
Amen. Scripture: Matthew 11:29 Tune Title: I WANT TO BE A CHRISTIAN
Lord, I Want to Be a Christian
Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness
Author: Johann Franck; Catherine Winkworth Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #411 (1934) Meter: 8.8.8.8 D Topics: Spiritual Life Lyrics: 1 Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,
Leave the gloomy haunts of sadness,
Come into the daylight’s splendor,
There with joy thy praises render
Unto Him whose grace unbounded
Has this wondrous banquet founded.
High o’er all the heavens He reigneth,
Yet to dwell with thee He deigneth.
2 Hasten as a bride to meet Him,
And with loving reverence greet Him;
For with words of life immortal
Now He knocketh at thy portal;
Open wide the gates before Him,
Saying, while thou dost adore Him,
Suffer, Lord, that I receive Thee,
And I never more will leave Thee.
3 Ah! how hungers all my spirit
For the love I do not merit!
Oft have I, with sighs fast thronging,
Thought upon this food with longing;
In the battle, well-nigh worsted,
For this cup of life have thirsted,
For the Friend, who here invites us,
And to God Himself unites us.
4 Jesus, bread of life, I pray Thee,
Let me gladly here obey Thee;
By Thy love I am invited,
Be Thy love with love requited.
From this banquet let me measure,
Lord, how vast and deep its treasure;
Through the gifts Thou here dost give me
As Thy guest in heaven receive me. Tune Title: SCHMÜCKE DICH, O LIEBE SEELE
Deck Thyself, My Soul, with Gladness
O All Ye Peoples, Bless Our God
Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Red) #126 (1934) Topics: Spiritual Life Lyrics: 1 O all ye peoples, bless our God,
Aloud proclaim His praise,
Who safely holds our soul in life
And steadfast makes our ways.
Thou, Lord, hast proved and tested us
As silver tried by fire;
Thy hand has made our burden great
And thwarted our desire
2 Through pain and trouble Thou hast led,
And humbled all our pride;
But, in the end, to liberty
And wealth Thy hand did guide.
Here in Thy house I give to Thee
The life that Thou dost bless,
And pay the solemn vows I made
When I was in distress.
3 Come, ye that fear the Lord, and hear
What He has done for me;
My cry for help is turned to praise,
For He has set me free.
If in my heart I sin regard,
My prayer He will not hear;
But truly God has heard my voice,
My prayer has reached His ear.
4 O let the Lord, our gracious God,
Forever blessed be,
Who has not turned my prayer from Him,
Nor yet His grace from me.
O all ye peoples, bless our God,
Aloud proclaim His praise,
Who safely holds our soul in life,
And steadfast makes our ways.
Scripture: Psalm 66 Languages: English Tune Title: ANCYRA
O All Ye Peoples, Bless Our God
Johann Sebastian Bach
1685 - 1750 Person Name: Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) Topics: Aspiration; Christ Light; Commitment; Love and Communion; Peace, Spiritual; Life in Christ Peace Harmonizer of "FRANKFORT" in The Hymnbook Johann Sebastian Bach was born at Eisenach into a musical family and in a town steeped in Reformation history, he received early musical training from his father and older brother, and elementary education in the classical school Luther had earlier attended.
Throughout his life he made extraordinary efforts to learn from other musicians. At 15 he walked to Lüneburg to work as a chorister and study at the convent school of St. Michael. From there he walked 30 miles to Hamburg to hear Johann Reinken, and 60 miles to Celle to become familiar with French composition and performance traditions. Once he obtained a month's leave from his job to hear Buxtehude, but stayed nearly four months. He arranged compositions from Vivaldi and other Italian masters. His own compositions spanned almost every musical form then known (Opera was the notable exception).
In his own time, Bach was highly regarded as organist and teacher, his compositions being circulated as models of contrapuntal technique. Four of his children achieved careers as composers; Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Brahms, and Chopin are only a few of the best known of the musicians that confessed a major debt to Bach's work in their own musical development. Mendelssohn began re-introducing Bach's music into the concert repertoire, where it has come to attract admiration and even veneration for its own sake.
After 20 years of successful work in several posts, Bach became cantor of the Thomas-schule in Leipzig, and remained there for the remaining 27 years of his life, concentrating on church music for the Lutheran service: over 200 cantatas, four passion settings, a Mass, and hundreds of chorale settings, harmonizations, preludes, and arrangements. He edited the tunes for Schemelli's Musicalisches Gesangbuch, contributing 16 original tunes. His choral harmonizations remain a staple for studies of composition and harmony. Additional melodies from his works have been adapted as hymn tunes.
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)
Johann Sebastian Bach
Mrs. C. H. Morris
1862 - 1929 Person Name: C. H. M. Topics: Spiritual Life Author of "Nearer, Still Nearer, Close to Thy Heart" in Psalter Hymnal (Red) Lelia (Mrs. C.H.) Morris (1862-1929) was born in Pennsville, Morgan County, Ohio. When her family moved to Malta on the Muskingum River she and her sister and mother had a millinery shop in McConnelsville. She and her husband Charles H. Morris were active in the Methodist Episcopal Church and at the camp meetings in Sebring and Mt. Vernon. She wrote hymns as she did her housework. Although she became blind at age 52 she continued to write hymns on a 28-foot long blackboard that her family had built for her. She is said to have written 1000 texts and many tunes including "Sweeter as the years go by."
Mary Louise VanDyke
Mrs. C. H. Morris
Adelaide A. Pollard
1862 - 1934 Topics: Spiritual Life Author of "Have Thine Own Way, Lord" in Psalter Hymnal (Red) Not to be confused with Adelaide A. Procter
Adelaide A. Pollard
