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Let all creation dance
Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #539 (2013) Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Topics: Creation and the Environment Lyrics: 1 Let all creation dance
in energies sublime,
as order turns with chance,
unfolding space and time;
for nature's art
in glory grows,
and newly shows
God's mind and heart.
2 God's breath each force unfurls,
igniting from a spark
expanding starry swirls,
with whirlpools dense and dark.
Though moon and sun
seem mindless things,
each orbit sings:
'your will be done.'
3 Our own amazing earth,
with sunlight, cloud and storms,
and life's abundant growth
in lovely shapes and forms
is made for praise,
a fragile whole,
and from its soul
heaven's music plays.
4 Lift heart and soul and voice:
in Christ all praises meet,
and nature shall rejoice
as all is made complete.
In hope be strong,
all life befriend,
and kindly tend
creation's song. Scripture: Genesis 1 Languages: English Tune Title: DARWALL'S 148TH
Let all creation dance
The works of the Lord are created in wisdom
Author: Christopher Idle (b. 1938) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #551 (2013) Meter: 12.11.12.11 Topics: Creation and the Environment Lyrics: 1 The works of the Lord are created in wisdom;
we view the earth's wonders and call him to mind:
we hear what he says in the world we discover
and God shows his glory in all that we find.
2 Not even the angels have ever been granted
to tell the full story of nature and grace;
but open to God is all human perception,
the mysteries of time and the secrets of space.
3 The sun every morning lights up his creation,
the moon marks the rhythm of months in their turn;
the glittering stars are arrayed in his honour,
adorning the years as they ceaselessly burn.
4 The wind is his breath and the clouds are his signal,
the rain and the snow are the robes of his choice;
the storm and the lightning, his watchmen and heralds,
the crash of the thunder, the sound of his voice.
5 The song is unfinished; how shall we complete it,
and where find the skill to perfect all God's praise?
At work in all places, he cares for all peoples:
how great is the Lord to the end of all days! Scripture: Sirach 42 Languages: English Tune Title: STREETS OF LAREDO (THE BARD OF ARMAGH)
The works of the Lord are created in wisdom
God, whose farm is all creation
Author: Leslie Thomas John Arlott (1914-1991) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #285 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Creation and the Environment Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Languages: English Tune Title: GOTT WILL 'S MACHEN
God, whose farm is all creation
For his mercies still endure
Author: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #286 (2013) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Topics: Creation and the Environment First Line: Praise, O praise our God and King Lyrics: 1 Praise, O praise our God and King;
hymns of adoration sing:
Refrain:
For his mercies still endure
ever faithful, ever sure.
2 Praise him that he made the sun
day by day his course to run: [Refrain]
3 And the silver moon by night,
shining with her gentle light: [Refrain]
4 Praise him that he gave the rain
to mature the swelling grain: [Refrain]
5 And hath bid the fruitful field
crops of precious increase yield: [Refrain]
6 Praise him for our harvest-store;
he hath filled the garner-floor: [Refrain]
7 And for richer food than this,
pledge of everlasting bliss: [Refrain]
8 Glory to our bounteous King;
glory let creation sing:
Glory to the Father, Son,
and blest Spirit, Three in One. Scripture: Genesis 1:11-19 Languages: English Tune Title: MONKLAND
For his mercies still endure
For the fruits of all creation
Author: Fred Pratt Green (1903-2000) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #284 (2013) Meter: 8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4 Topics: Creation and the Environment Lyrics: 1 For the fruits of all creation,
thanks be to God;
for the gifts to every nation,
thanks be to God;
for the ploughing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth's safe-keeping,
thanks be to God.
2 In the just reward of labour,
God's will is done;
in the help we give our neighbour,
God's will is done;
in our world-wide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing,
God's will is done.
3 For the harvests of the Spirit,
thanks be to God;
for the good we all inherit,
thanks be to God;
for the wonders that astound us,
for the truths that still confound us,
most of all, that love has found us,
thanks be to God. Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Languages: English Tune Title: EAST ACKLAM
For the fruits of all creation
Oh, the life of the world is a joy and a treasure
Author: Kathy Galloway (b. 1952) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #548 (2013) Topics: Creation and the Environment Scripture: Psalm 148 Languages: English Tune Title: LIFE OF THE WORLD
Oh, the life of the world is a joy and a treasure
Let us, with a gladsome mind
Author: John Milton, the elder (c. 1563-1647) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #706 (2013) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Topics: Creation and the Environment Lyrics: 1 Let us, with a gladsome mind,
praise the Lord, for he is kind:
For his mercies ay endure,
ever faithful, ever sure.
2 Let us blaze his name abroad,
for of gods he is the God:
For his mercies ay endure,
ever faithful, ever sure.
3 He with all-commanding might
filled the new-made world with light:
For his mercies ay endure,
ever faithful, ever sure.
4 He the golden-tressèd sun
caused all day his course to run:
For his mercies ay endure,
ever faithful, ever sure.
5 And the hornèd moon at night
'mid her spangled sisters bright:
For his mercies ay endure,
ever faithful, ever sure.
6 All things living he doth feed,
his full hand supplies their need:
For his mercies ay endure,
ever faithful, ever sure.
7 Let us, with a gladsome mind,
praise the Lord, for he is kind:
For his mercies ay endure,
ever faithful, ever sure. Scripture: Psalm 136 Languages: English Tune Title: MONKLAND
Let us, with a gladsome mind
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Author: Marty Haugen (b. 1950) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #385 (2013) Topics: Creation and the Environment First Line: Praise the God of all creation Scripture: John 7:37 Languages: English Tune Title: WORD OF TRUTH AND LIFE
Alleluia! Alleluia!
O worship the King, all glorious above
Author: Robert Grant (1779-1838) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #754 (2013) Meter: 10.10.11.11 Topics: Creation and the Environment Lyrics: 1 O worship the King, all glorious above;
O gratefully sing his power and his love;
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendour and girded with praise.
2 O tell of his might, O sing of his grace,
whose robe is the light, whose canopy space;
his chariots of wrath the deep thunder clouds form,
and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.
3 The earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, thy power hath founded of old;
hath stablished it fast by a changeless decree,
and round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea.
4 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,
and sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.
5 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
in thee do we trust, nor find thee to fail;
thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end,
Our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
6 O measureless might, ineffable love,
while angels delight to hymn thee above,
thy humbler creation, though feeble their lays,
with true adoration shall sing to thy praise. Scripture: Psalm 104 Languages: English Tune Title: HANNOVER
O worship the King, all glorious above
All things bright and beautiful
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #533a (2013) Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Topics: Creation and the Environment First Line: Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful,
the Lord God made them all.
1 Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
he made their glowing colours,
he made their tiny wings: [Refrain]
2 The purple-headed mountain,
the river running by,
the sunset, and the morning
that brightens up the sky: [Refrain]
3 The cold wind in the winter,
the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden,
he made them every one: [Refrain]
4 The tall trees in the greenwood,
the meadows where we play,
the rushes by the water
we gather every day: [Refrain]
5 He gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is God almighty,
who has made all things well: [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 1 Languages: English Tune Title: ROYAL OAK
All things bright and beautiful
All things bright and beautiful
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #533b (2013) Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Topics: Creation and the Environment First Line: Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful,
the Lord God made them all.
1 Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
he made their glowing colours,
he made their tiny wings: [Refrain]
2 The purple-headed mountain,
the river running by,
the sunset, and the morning
that brightens up the sky: [Refrain]
3 The cold wind in the winter,
the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden,
he made them every one: [Refrain]
4 The tall trees in the greenwood,
the meadows where we play,
the rushes by the water
we gather every day: [Refrain]
s He gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is God almighty,
who has made all things well: [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 1 Languages: English Tune Title: ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL
All things bright and beautiful
Lord, bring the day to pass
Author: Ian Masson Fraser (b. 1917) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #543 (2013) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Topics: Creation and the Environment Lyrics: 1 Lord, bring the day to pass
when forest, rock and hill,
the beasts, the birds, the grass,
will know your finished will:
when we attain our destiny
and nature lives in harmony.
2 Forgive our careless use
of water, ore and soil —
the plenty we abuse
supplied by others' toil:
save us from making self our creed,
turn us towards each other's need.
3 Give us, when we release
creation's secret powers,
to harness them for peace —
our children's peace and ours:
teach us the art of mastering
in servant form, which draws death's sting.
4 Creation groans, travails,
futile its present plight,
bound — till the hour it hails
God's children born of light
who enter on their true estate.
Come, Lord: new heavens and earth create. Scripture: Romans 8:21-22 Languages: English Tune Title: LAWES'S PSALM 47
Lord, bring the day to pass
Morning glory, starlit sky
Author: William Hubert Vanstone (1923-1999) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #544a (2013) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Topics: Creation and the Environment Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11 Languages: English Tune Title: EMMA
Morning glory, starlit sky
Morning glory, starlit sky
Author: William Hubert Vanstone (1923-1999) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #544b (2013) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Topics: Creation and the Environment Scripture: Philippians 2:5-11 Languages: English Tune Title: SONG 13
Morning glory, starlit sky
Touch the earth lightly
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #553a (2013) Meter: 5.5.10 D Topics: Creation and the Environment Lyrics: 1 Touch the earth lightly,
use the earth gently,
nourish the life of the world in our care:
gift of great wonder,
ours to surrender,
trust for the children tomorrow will bear.
2 We who endanger,
who create hunger,
agents of death for all creatures that live,
we who would foster
clouds of disaster —
God of our planet, forestall and forgive!
3 Let there be greening,
birth from the burning,
water that blesses and air that is sweet,
health in God's garden,
hope in God's children,
regeneration that peace will complete.
4 God of all living,
God of all loving,
God of the seedling, the snow and the sun,
teach us, deflect us,
Christ reconnect us,
using us gently, and making us one. Scripture: Genesis 2:15 Languages: English Tune Title: TENDERNESS
Touch the earth lightly
Touch the earth lightly
Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #553b (2013) Topics: Creation and the Environment Lyrics: 1 Touch the earth lightly,
use the earth gently,
nourish the life of the world in our care:
gift of great wonder,
ours to surrender,
trust for the children tomorrow will bear.
2 We who endanger,
who create hunger,
agents of death for all creatures that live,
we who would foster
clouds of disaster —
God of our planet, forestall and forgive!
3 Let there be greening,
birth from the burning,
water that blesses and air that is sweet,
health in God's garden,
hope in God's children,
regeneration that peace will complete.
4 God of all living,
God of all loving,
God of the seedling, the snow and the sun,
teach us, deflect us,
Christ reconnect us,
using us gently, and making us one. Scripture: Genesis 2:15 Languages: English Tune Title: [Touch the earth lightly]
Touch the earth lightly
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Author: Thomas O. Chisholm (1866-1960) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #650 (2013) Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Topics: Creation and the Environment First Line: Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father Lyrics: 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
there is no shadow of turning with thee;
thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not,
as thou hast been thou for ever wilt be.
Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
all I have needed thy hand hath provided,
great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me.
2 Summer and winter, and spring-time and harvest,
sun, moon and stars in their courses above,
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. [Refrain]
3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Languages: English Tune Title: FAITHFULNESS
Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!
Who can measure heaven and earth?
Author: Christopher Idle (b. 1938) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #822 (2013) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Topics: Creation and the Environment Scripture: Sirach 1 Languages: English Tune Title: LUCERNA LAUDONIAE
Who can measure heaven and earth?
Lord of all worlds, we worship and adore you
Author: Christopher J. Ellis (b. 1949) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #540 (2013) Meter: 11.10.11.10 Topics: Creation and the Environment Scripture: Genesis 1 Languages: English Tune Title: INTERCESSOR
Lord of all worlds, we worship and adore you
Morning has broken, like the first morning
Author: Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #545 (2013) Meter: 10.9.10.9 Topics: Creation and the Environment Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5 Languages: English Tune Title: BUNESSAN
Morning has broken, like the first morning
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