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Eternal Source of every joy
Author: Dr. Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #620 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Eternal Source of every joy,
Well may Thy praise our lips employ,
While in Thy temple we appear,
Whose goodness crowns the circling year.
2 The flowery spring, at Thy command,
Embalms the air, and paints the land;
The summer rays with vigour shine,
To raise the corn, and cheer the vine.
3 Thy hand in autumn richly pours
Through all our coasts redundant stores;
And winters, softened by Thy care,
No more a face of horror wear.
4 Seasons, and months, and weeks, and days,
Demand successive songs of praise;
Still be the cheerful homage paid
With opening light, and evening shade.
5 Here in Thy house shall incense rise
As circling Sabbaths bless our eyes;
Still will we make Thy mercies known
Around Thy board, and round our own.
6 O may our more harmonious tongue
In worlds unknown pursue the song;
And in those brighter courts adore,
Where days and years revolve no more. Languages: English Tune Title: DUKE STREET
Eternal Source of every joy
Sing to the Lord of harvest!
Author: Dr. John S. Monsell, 1811-1875 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #630 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Sing to the Lord of harvest!
Sing songs of love and praise!
With joyful hearts and voices
Your hallelujahs raise;
By Him the rolling seasons
In fruitful order move;
Sing to the Lord of harvest
A song of happy love.
2 By Him the clouds drop fatness,
The deserts bloom and spring,
The hills leap up in gladness,
The valleys laugh and sing;
He filleth with His fulness
All things with large increase,
He crowns the year with goodness,
With plenty, and with peace.
3 Heap on His sacred altar
The gifts His goodness gave,
The golden sheaves of harvest,
The souls He died to save;
Your hearts lay down before Him
When at His feet ye fall,
And with your lives adore Him
Who gave His life for all.
4 To God, the gracious Father,
Who made us "very good,"
To Christ, who, when we wandered,
Restored us with His blood,
And to the Holy Spirit,
Who doth upon us pour
His blessed dews and sunshine,
Be praise for evermore! Languages: English Tune Title: HOLLAND
Sing to the Lord of harvest!
Fountain of mercy, God of love
Author: Mrs. Alice Flowerdew, 1759-1801 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #631 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Fountain of mercy, God of love,
How rich Thy bounties are!
The rolling seasons, as they move,
Proclaim Thy constant care.
2 When in the bosom of the earth
The sower hid the grain,
Thy goodness marked its secret birth,
And sent the early rain.
3 The spring's sweet influence, Lord, was Thine;
The plants in beauty grew;
Thou gav'st refulgent suns to shine,
And the refreshing dew.
4 These various mercies from above
Matured the swelling grain;
A kindly harvest crowns Thy love,
And plenty fills the plain.
5 We own and bless Thy gracious sway;
Thy hand all nature hails;
Seed-time nor harvest, night nor day,
Summer nor winter, fails. Languages: English Tune Title: FINGAL
Fountain of mercy, God of love
Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #633 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
In living echoes of Thy tone;
As Thou hast sought, so let me seek
Thy erring children lost and lone.
2 O lead me, Lord, that I may lead
The wandering and the wavering feet;
O feed me, Lord, that I may feed
Thy hungering ones with manna sweet.
3 O strengthen me, that while I stand
Firm on the rock, and strong in Thee,
I may stretch out a loving hand
To wrestlers with the troubled sea.
4 O teach me, Lord, that I may teach
The precious things Thou dost impart;
And wing my words, that they may reach
The hidden depths of many a heart.
5 O give Thine own sweet rest to me,
That I may speak with soothing power
A word in season, as from Thee,
To weary ones in needful hour.
6 O fill me with Thy fulness, Lord,
Until my very heart o'erflow
In kindling thought and glowing word,
Thy love to tell, Thy praise to show.
7 O use me, Lord, use even me
Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where,
Until Thy blessed face I see,
Thy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share. Languages: English Tune Title: NIGHTFALL
Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
Eternal Father! who can tell
Author: R. Dawson, 1836- Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #617 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Eternal Father! who can tell
The years of Thy right hand?
Like sunbeams bright, but numberless,
Or as the ocean's sand.
2 Thine ageless age no limit knows,
No dawn began Thy day,
Nor evening shade shall ever fall
Upon Thy glorious way.
3 All time is but a fleeting wave
Upon Thy calm, deep sea,
A fading leaf that feebly falls
From Life's Eternal Tree.
4 Yet unto Thee our fleeting years,
Our fading days, are known,
And every hour its message bears
To the eternal Throne.
5 Into the hand of Him who died,
Who evermore doth live,
This strange and solemn New Year's path
In trustful prayer we give.
6 Enough for us to hear His voice,
To feel His guiding hand,
To know each step is bringing us
Nearer the Better Land. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. FULBERT
Eternal Father! who can tell
The old year's long campaign is o'er
Author: Samuel John Stone, 1839-1900 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #618 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 The old year's long campaign is o'er;
Behold a new begun;
Not yet is closed the holy war,
Not yet the triumph won.
Out of his still and deep repose
We hear the old year say:
"Go forth again to meet your foes,
Ye children of the day.
2 "Go forth! firm faith on every heart,
Bright hope on every helm,
Through that shall pierce no fiery dart,
And this no fear o'erwhelm.
Go in the spirit and the might
Of Him who led the way;
Close with the legions of the night,
Ye children of the day."
3 So forth we go to meet the strife,
We will not fear nor fly;
We love the holy warrior's life,
His death we hope to die.
We slumber not, this charge in view,
"Toil on, while toil ye may,
Then night shall be no night to you,
Ye children of the day."
4 Lord God, our Glory, Three in One,
Thine own sustain, defend;
And give, though dim this earthly sun,
Thy true light to the end;
Till morning tread the darkness down,
And night be swept away,
And infinite sweet triumph crown
The children of the day. Languages: English Tune Title: AMBERLEY
The old year's long campaign is o'er
Sing to the great Jehovah's praise!
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #619 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Sing to the great Jehovah's praise!
All praise to Him belongs;
Who kindly lengthens out our days,
Demands our choicest songs.
2 His providence hath brought us through
Another various year;
We all with vows and anthems new
Before our God appear.
3 Father, Thy mercies past we own,
Thy still continued care;
To Thee presenting, through Thy Son,
Whate'er we have or are.
4 Our lips and lives shall gladly show
The wonders of Thy love,
While on in Jesus' steps we go
To see Thy face above.
5 Our residue of days or hours
Thine, wholly Thine, shall be,
And all our consecrated powers
A sacrifice to Thee:
6 Till Jesus in the clouds appear
To saints on earth forgiven,
And bring the grand sabbatic year
The Jubilee of heaven. Languages: English Tune Title: EVANGELIST
Sing to the great Jehovah's praise!
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky
Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #621 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light;
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
2 Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
3 Ring out a slowly dying cause,
And ancient forms of party strife;
Ring in the nobler modes of life,
With sweeter manners, purer laws.
4 Ring out false pride in place and blood,
The civic slander and the spite;
Ring in the love of truth and right,
Ring in the common love of good.
5 Ring out old shapes of foul disease;
Ring out the narrowing lust of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars of old,
Ring in the thousand years of peace.
6 Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand;
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is to be. Languages: English Tune Title: HALLEY
Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky
Father, let me dedicate
Author: L. Tuttiett, 1825-1897 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #622 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Father, let me dedicate
All this year to Thee,
In whatever worldly state
Thou wilt have me be:
Not from sorrow, pain, or care
Freedom dare I claim;
This alone shall be my prayer,
Glorify Thy name.
2 Can a child presume to choose
Where or how to live?
Can a Father's love refuse
All the best to give?
More Thou givest every day
Than the best can claim,
Nor withholdest aught that may
Glorify Thy name.
3 If Thou callest to the cross,
And its shadow come,
Turning all my gain to loss,
Shrouding heart and home;
Let me think how Thy dear Son
To His glory came,
And in deepest woe pray on,
Glorify Thy name.
4 If in mercy Thou wilt spare
Joys that yet are mine;
If on life, serene and fair,
Brighter rays may shine;
Let my glad heart, while it sings,
Thee in all proclaim,
And, whate'er the future brings,
Glorify Thy name. Languages: English Tune Title: FATHER, LET ME DEDICATE
Father, let me dedicate
Come, let us anew our journey pursue
Author: C. Wesley, 1707-1788 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #623 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Come, let us anew our journey pursue,
Roll round with the year,
And never stand still till the Master appear.
2 His adorable will let us gladly fulfil,
And our talents improve,
By the patience of hope, and the labour of love.
3 Our life is a dream; our time, as a stream,
Glides swiftly away;
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay.
4 O that each in the day of His coming may say,
"I have fought my way through;
I have finished the work Thou didst give me to do."
5 O that each from his Lord may receive the glad word,
"Well and faithfully done!
Enter into My joy, and sit down on My throne." Languages: English Tune Title: DERBE
Come, let us anew our journey pursue
Onward then, and fear not
Author: Frances Ridley Havergal, 1836-1879 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #624 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions First Line: Standing at the portal Lyrics: 1 Standing at the portal
Of the opening year,
Words of comfort meet us,
Hushing every fear;
Spoken through the silence
By our Father's voice,
Tender, strong, and faithful,
Making us rejoice.
Refrain:
Onward, then, and fear not,
Children of the day;
For His word shall never,
Never pass away.
2 I, the Lord, am with thee,
Be thou not afraid;
I will help and strengthen,
Be thou not dismayed:
Yea, I will uphold thee
With My own right hand;
Thou art called and chosen
In My sight to stand. [Refrain]
3 For the year before us,
O what rich supplies!
For the poor and needy
Living streams shall rise;
For the sad and sinful
Shall His grace abound;
For the faint and feeble
Perfect strength be found. [Refrain]
4 He will never fail us,
He will not forsake;
His eternal covenant
He will never break.
Resting on His promise,
What have we to fear?
God is all-sufficient
For the coming year. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: FYLDE
Onward then, and fear not
With loving hearts, O Lord, we bring
Author: Dr. A. D. Watson, 1859- Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #625 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 With loving hearts, O Lord, we bring
The fragrant incense of the flowers,
And on the altar of our King
We consecrate our noblest powers.
2 The lily's pure and simple dress,
The daisy's innocence so fair,
Are emblems of Thy holiness,
The sweet reminders of Thy care.
3 The birds Thy matchless glory sing,
The fields are white with waving corn,
The breezes heavenly incense bring
From all the fertile valleys borne.
4 The earth is breathing back to thee
The odours of the perfect flowers;
May all our lives as fruitful be
Amid the sunshine and the showers.
5 Thy gracious power on us bestow
To do Thy will and love Thy word,
Till we in fuller measure show
The joy and beauty of the Lord. Languages: English Tune Title: ALSTONE
With loving hearts, O Lord, we bring
All good gifts around us
Author: Miss J. M. Campbell, 1817-1878; Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #629 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions First Line: We plough the fields and scatter Lyrics: 1 We plough the fields and scatter
The good seed on the land,
But it is fed and watered
By God's Almighty hand:
He sends the snow in winter,
The warmth to swell the grain,
The breezes and the sunshine,
And soft refreshing rain.
Refrain:
All good gifts around us
Are sent from heaven above;
Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,
For all His love.
2 He only is the Maker
Of all things near and far;
He paints the wayside flower,
He lights the evening star;
The winds and waves obey Him,
By Him the birds are fed;
Much more to us, His children,
He gives our daily bread. [Refrain]
3 We thank Thee, then, O Father,
For all things bright and good,
The seed-time and the harvest,
Our life, our health, our food.
Accept the gifts we offer,
For all Thy love imparts,
And, what Thou most desirest,
Our humble, thankful hearts. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: WIR PFLUGEN
All good gifts around us
We bid thee welcome in the name
Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #632 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 We bid thee welcome in the name
Of Jesus, our exalted Head;
Come as a servant: so He came;
And we receive thee in His stead.
2 Come as a shepherd: guard and keep
This fold from hell and earth and sin;
Nourish the lambs, and feed the sheep;
The wounded heal, the lost bring in.
3 Come as a watchman: take thy stand
Upon thy tower amidst the sky;
And when the sword comes on the land,
Call us to fight, or warn to fly.
4 Come as an angel, hence to guide
A band of pilgrims on their way;
That, safely walking at thy side,
We fail not, faint not, turn, nor stray.
5 Come as a teacher sent from God,
Charged His whole counsel to declare:
Life o'er our ranks the prophet's rod,
While we uphold thy hands with prayer.
Languages: English Tune Title: MOZART
We bid thee welcome in the name
Mighty One, before whose face
Author: William Cullen Bryant, 1794-1878 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #634 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Mighty One, before whose face
Wisdom had her glorious seat,
When the orbs that people space
Sprang to earth beneath Thy feet.
2 Source of truth, whose beams alone
Light the mighty world with mind;
God of love, who from Thy throne
Kindly watchest all mankind;
3 Shed on those who in Thy name
Teach the way of truth and right,
Shed that love's undying flame,
Shed that wisdom's guiding light. Languages: English Tune Title: EPHRAIM
Mighty One, before whose face
O happy is the man who hears
Author: Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #635a (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 O happy is the man who hears
Instruction's warning voice;
And who celestial Wisdom makes
His early, only choice.
2 For she has treasures greater far
Than east or west unfold;
And her rewards more precious are
Than all their stores of gold.
3 In her right hand she holds to view
A length of happy days;
Riches, with splendid honours joined,
Are what her left displays.
4 She guides the young with innocence,
In pleasure's paths to tread,
A crown of glory she bestows
Upon the hoary head.
5 According as her labours rise,
So her rewards increase;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace. Languages: English Tune Title: KILMARNOCK
O happy is the man who hears
O happy is the man who hears
Author: Dr. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #635b (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 O happy is the man who hears
Instruction's warning voice;
And who celestial Wisdom makes
His early, only choice.
2 For she has treasures greater far
Than east or west unfold;
And her rewards more precious are
Than all their stores of gold.
3 In her right hand she holds to view
A length of happy days;
Riches, with splendid honours joined,
Are what her left displays.
4 She guides the young with innocence,
In pleasure's paths to tread,
A crown of glory she bestows
Upon the hoary head.
5 According as her labours rise,
So her rewards increase;
Her ways are ways of pleasantness,
And all her paths are peace. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. FLAVIAN
O happy is the man who hears
Father, supreme, by whom we live
Author: Dr. E. H. Dewart, 1828-1903 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #636 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Father, supreme, by whom we live,
Thou who art God alone,
Our songs of grateful praise receive,
And make our hearts Thy throne.
2 Creation vast reveals Thy name,
The earth, the heavens above,
With one unceasing voice proclaim
Thy wisdom, power, and love.
3 We bless Thee for Thy works, all bright
With tokens of Thy skill;
But more for reason's sacred light
By which we read Thy will.
4 For not on brightest orbs, which roll
Through space at Thy decree,
Hast Thou bestowed the thinking soul,
To know and worship Thee.
5 May every science, every truth,
Our eager minds explore;
Lead us, alike in age and youth,
Thy wisdom to adore.
6 May those who teach, and those who learn,
Walk in the narrow road;
In every sphere of thought discern
An ever-present God. Languages: English Tune Title: WILTSHIRE
Father, supreme, by whom we live
From Thee all skill and science flow
Author: Charles Kingsley, 1819-1875 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #637 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 From Thee all skill and science flow,
All pity, care, and love,
All calm and courage, faith and hope:
O pour them from above;
And part them, Lord, to each and all,
As each and all shall need,
To rise like incense, each to thee,
In noble thought and deed.
2 And hasten, Lord, that perfect day
When pain and death shall cease,
And Thy just rule shall fill the earth
With health, and light, and peace;
When ever blue the sky shall gleam,
And ever green the sod,
And man's rude work deface no more
The paradise of God. Languages: English Tune Title: LAND OF REST
From Thee all skill and science flow
O Thou who hast, in every age
Author: Dr. E. H. Dewart, 1828-1903 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #638 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 O Thou who hast, in every age,
Thy trusting people safely led,
On us, who in Thy work engage,
Thy Spirit's guiding influence shed.
2 As moon and stars their beams unite,
To gild and gladden every zone,
So blend Thy word and works their light,
To make Thy grace and glory known.
3 On those who sow in youthful minds
The seeds of harvests yet to be,
Bestow the living faith, which binds
The heart in loyal love to Thee.
4 Protect our youth from every foe,
And lead in paths of truth and peace;
As they in age and knowledge grow,
May faith and holiness increase
5 So to Thy Church, in wisdom taught,
May men of nobler life be given;
Until, by holy deed and thought,
This world is lifted nearer heaven. Languages: English Tune Title: INTERCESSION
O Thou who hast, in every age
Strong Son of God, immortal Love
Author: Alfred Lord Tennyson, 1809-1892 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #639 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Strong Son of God, immortal Love,
Whom we, that have not seen Thy face,
By faith, and faith alone, embrace,
Believing where we cannot prove;
2 Our little systems have their day;
They have their day and cease to be;
They are but broken lights of Thee,
And Thou, O Lord, art more than they.
3 We have but faith: we cannot know;
For knowledge is of things we see;
And yet we trust it comes from Thee,
A beam in darkness: let it grow.
4 Let knowledge grow from more to more,
But more of reverence in us dwell;
That mind and soul, according well,
May make one music as before. Languages: English Tune Title: RIVAULX
Strong Son of God, immortal Love
Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands
Author: William Cullen Bryant, 1794-1878 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #640 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands,
Built over earth and sea,
Accept the walls that human hands
Have raised to worship Thee!
2 Lord, from Thine inmost glory send,
Within these courts to bide,
The peace that dwelleth without end,
Serenely by Thy side!
3 May erring minds that worship here
Be taught the better way,
And they who mourn, and they who fear
Be strengthened as they pray.
4 May faith grow firm, and love grow warm,
And pure devotion rise,
While round these hallowed walls the storm
Of earthborn passion dies. Languages: English Tune Title: MANCHESTER
Thou, whose unmeasured temple stands
All things are thine: no gift have we
Author: J. G. Whittier, 1807-1892 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #641 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 All things are Thine: no gift have we,
Lord of all gifts, to offer Thee;
And hence with grateful heart to-day,
Thine own before Thy feet we lay
2 Thy will was in the builder's thought;
Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought;
Through mortal motive, scheme, and plan,
Thy wise eternal purpose ran.
3 In weakness and in want we call
On Thee for whom the heavens are small;
Thy glory is Thy children's good,
Thy joy Thy tender Fatherhood.
4 O Father! deign these walls to bless
Fill with Thy love their emptiness,
And let their door a gateway be
To lead us from ourselves to Thee!
Languages: English Tune Title: WINCHESTER NEW
All things are thine: no gift have we
O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
Author: Dr. J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #642 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
The bounds of the eternal hills,
And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands,
To dwell in temples made with hands.
2 Grant that all we who here to-day
Rejoicing this foundation lay,
May be in very deed Thine own,
Built on the precious Corner-Stone.
3 Endue the creatures with the grace
That shall adorn Thy dwelling place;
The beauty of the oak and pine,
The gold and silver, make them Thine.
4 To Thee they all pertain; to Thee
The treasures of the earth and sea;
And when we bring them to Thy throne
We but present Thee with Thine own.
5 The heads that guide endue with skill;
The hands that work preserve from ill;
That we, who these foundations lay,
May raise the topstone in its day. Languages: English Tune Title: SAMSON
O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
Christ is the foundation
Author: Dr. John S. Monsell, 1811-1875 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #643 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Christ is the foundation
Of the house we raise;
Be its walls salvation,
And its gateways praise;
May its threshold lowly
To the Lord be dear,
May the hearts be holy
That shall worship here.
2 Here the vow be sealed
By Thy Spirit, Lord;
Here the sick be healed,
And the lost restored;
Here the broken-hearted
Thy forgiveness prove;
Here the friends long parted
Be restored to love.
3 Here may every token
Of Thy presence be;
Here may chains be broken,
Prisoners here set free;
Here may light illumine
Every soul of Thine,
Lifting up the human
Into the divine.
4 Here may God the Father,
Christ the Saviour--Son,
With the Holy Spirit,
Be adored as One;
Till the whole creation
At Thy footstool fall,
And in adoration
Own Thee Lord of all. Languages: English Tune Title: FOUNDATION
Christ is the foundation
Come in, thou blessed of the Lord
Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #644 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Come in, thou blessed of the Lord,
Stranger nor foe art thou;
We welcome thee with warm accord,
Our friend, our brother, now.
2 The hand of fellowship, the heart
Of love, we offer thee;
Leaving the world, thou dost but part
From lies and vanity.
3 Come with us; we will do thee good,
As God to us hath done;
Stand but in Him, as those have stood
Whose faith the victory won. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. AGNES
Come in, thou blessed of the Lord
Lord, Thou lov'st the cheerful giver
Author: Robert Murray, 1832-1910 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #645 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Lord, Thou lov'st the cheerful giver,
Who with open heart and hand
Blesses freely, as a river
That refreshes all the land.
Grant us then the grace of giving
With a spirit large and free,
That our life and all our giving
We may consecrate to Thee.
2 We are Thine, Thy mercy sought us,
Found us in death's dreadful way,
To the fold in safety brought us,
Never more from Thee to stray.
Thine own life Thou freely gavest
As an offering on the cross
For each sinner whom Thou savest
From eternal shame and loss.
3 Blest by Thee with gifts and graces,
May we heed Thy Church's call;
Gladly in all times and places
Give to Thee who givest all.
Thou hast bought us, and no longer
Can we claim to be our own;
Ever free and ever stronger,
We shall serve Thee, Lord, alone.
4 Saviour, Thou hast freely given
All the blessings we enjoy,
Earthly store and bread of heaven,
Love and peace without alloy;
Humbly now we bow before Thee,
And our all to Thee resign;
For the kingdom, power, and glory,
Are, O Lord, for ever Thine. Languages: English Tune Title: BENEVOLENCE
Lord, Thou lov'st the cheerful giver
O Lord, be with us when we sail
Author: E. A. Dayman, 1807-1890 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #646 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 O Lord, be with us when we sail
Upon the lonely deep,
Our guard when on the silent deck
The midnight watch we keep.
2 We need not fear, though all around
'Mid rising winds we hear
The multitude of waters surge;
For Thou, O God, art near.
3 The calm, the breeze, the gale, the storm,
That pass from land to land,
All, all are Thine, are held within
The hollow of Thine hand.
4 As when on blue Gennesaret
Rose high the angry wave,
And Thy disciples quailed in dread,
One word of Thine could save;
5 So when the fiercer storms arise
From man's unbridled will,
Be Thou, Lord, present in our hearts,
To whisper,"Peace, be still!"
6 Across this troubled tide of life
Thyself our pilot be,
Until we reach that better land,
The land that knows no sea. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. JAMES
O Lord, be with us when we sail
Eternal Father! strong to save
Author: W. Whiting, 1825-1878 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #647 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Eternal Father! strong to save,
Whose arm doth bind the restless wave,
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!
2 O Saviour! whose almighty word
The winds and waves submissive heard,
Who walkedst on the foaming deep,
And calm amidst its rage did sleep:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!
3 O Sacred Spirit! who didst brood
Upon the chaos dark and rude,
Who bad'st its angry tumults cease,
And gavest light, and life, and peace:
O hear us when we cry to Thee
For those in peril on the sea!
4 O Trinity of love and power!
Our brethren shield in danger's hour;
From rock and tempest, fire and foe,
Protect them wheresoe'er they go;
And ever let there rise to Thee
Glad hymns of praise from land and sea. Languages: English Tune Title: MELITA
Eternal Father! strong to save
O Thou whose love bestoweth
Author: Dr. A. D. Watson, 1859- Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #648 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 O Those whose love bestoweth
The treasures of the years,
Whose Father-heart well knoweth
Our gladness and our tears;
Our wills in deep devotion
And trust we bow to Thee,
Great Ruler of the ocean,
Kind Sovereign of the sea.
2 Far o'er the waters faring,
By faith and courage stayed,
Forth go our loved ones, daring
The billows, unafraid;
For in Thy love abiding,
They fear no threat'ning doom,
With Thee their Pilot guiding
Through sunshine, storm and gloom.
3 In star and dew and thunder,
We see Thy love and Thee,
And in the golden wonder
Of sunlight on the sea;
May faithfulness to duty
On land and ocean broad,
In joy and power and beauty,
Unveil the face of God.
4 O Thou who art so human
To love and sympathize,
With light divine illumine
Our sense-beclouded eyes;
And since Thy will doth call them,
We pray, O Lord, to Thee:
May nothing ill befall them
Our loved ones on the sea. Languages: English Tune Title: PLACENTIA
O Thou whose love bestoweth
Star of peace to wanderers weary!
Author: Miss Jane C. Simpson, 1811-1886 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #649 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Star of peace to wanderers weary!
Bright the beams that smile on me!
Cheer the pilot's vision dreary,
Far, far at sea.
2 Star of hope! gleam on the billow;
Bless the soul that sighs for Thee,
Bless the sailor's lonely pillow,
Far, far at sea.
3 Star of faith! when winds are mocking
All his toil, he flies to Thee;
Save him on the billow rocking,
Far, far at sea.
4 Star divine! oh! safely guide him;
Bring the wanderer home to Thee;
Sore temptations long have tried him
Far, far at sea. Languages: English Tune Title: LIGHT OF LIFE
Star of peace to wanderers weary!
From homes of quiet peace
Author: W. H. Draper, 1855- Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #650 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 From homes of quiet peace
We lift up hands of prayer,
And those Thou gavest us to love
Commend, Lord, to Thy care.
2 In perils of the sea
Watch o'er them day by day;
In perils of the battlefield
Be Thou their strength and stay.
3 Be with them when they fight,
Be with them if they fall;
For life and death alike are Thine,
And Thou art all in all.
4 Let Thine Almighty Arm
Be their defence and shield;
And whosesoever cause is Thine
To them the Victory yield. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. BEUNO
From homes of quiet peace
Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old
Author: Dr. Edward H. Plumptre, 1821-1891 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #651 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old,
Was strong to heal and save;
It triumphed o'er disease and death,
O'er darkness and the grave.
To Thee they went--the blind, the dumb,
The palsied, and the lame,
The leper with his tainted life,
The sick with fevered frame:
2 And lo! Thy touch brought life and health,
Gave speech, and strength, and sight;
And youth renewed and frenzy calmed
Owned Thee, the Lord of light.
And now, O Lord, be near to bless,
Almighty as of yore,
In crowded street, by restless couch,
As by Gennesaret's shore.
3 Though love and might no longer heal
By touch, or word, or look;
Though they who do Thy work must read
Thy laws in Nature's book:
Yet come to heal the sick man's soul,
Come, cleanse the leprous taint;
Give joy and peace where all is strife,
And strength where all is faint.
4 Be Thou our great Deliverer still,
Thou Lord of life and death;
Restore and quicken, soothe and bless,
With Thine almighty breath;
To hands that work and eyes that see
Give wisdom's heavenly lore,
That whole and sick, and weak and strong,
May praise Thee evermore.
Languages: English Tune Title: ST. MATTHEW
Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old
Thou to whom the sick and dying
Author: Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #652 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Thou to whom the sick and dying
Ever came, nor came in vain,
Still with healing words replying
To the wearied cry of pain,
Hear us, Jesu, as we meet,
Suppliants at Thy mercy-seat.
2 Every care, and every sorrow,
Be it great, or be it small,
Yesterday, to-day, to-morrow,
When, where'er it may befall,
Lay we humbly at Thy feet,
Suppliants at Thy mercy-seat.
3 Still the weary, sick, and dying
Need a brother's, sister's care;
On Thy higher help relying,
May we now their burden share,
Bringing all our offerings meet,
Suppliants at Thy mercy-seat.
4 May each child of Thine be willing,
Willing both in hand and heart,
All the law of love fulfilling,
Ever comfort to impart,
Ever bringing offerings meet,
Suppliant to Thy mercy-seat.
5 So may sickness, sin, and sadness
To Thy healing power yield,
Till the sick and sad, in gladness,
Rescued, ransomed, cleansed, healed,
One in Thee together meet,
Pardoned at Thy judgment-seat. Languages: English Tune Title: REQUIEM
Thou to whom the sick and dying
Come, let us live with our children
Author: Cornelia Shipman Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #653 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Come, let us live with our children
Lives that are noble and true,
Letting the love of the Father
Shine forth in all that we do;
Sent in His infinite wisdom,
That we may teach them aright;
Ours for to-day, we must guide them
Unto the heavenly light.
2 Come, let us live with our children,
Tenderly watchful and near
To these young lives now unfolding
Ready with counsel and cheer,
To give them strength for life's battles,
Helping if evil betides;
Building so well, that they shall be
Temples wherein He resides. Languages: English Tune Title: WYLES
Come, let us live with our children
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Author: S. Baring-Gould, 1834- Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #654a (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the Promised Land.
Clear before us through the darkness
Gleams and burns the guiding Light;
Brother clasps the hand of brother,
Stepping fearless through the night.
2 One the light of God's own presence
O'er His ransomed people shed,
Chasing far the gloom and terror,
Brightening all the path we tread:
One the object of our journey,
One the faith which never tires,
One the earnest looking forward,
One the hope our God inspires:
3 On the strain that lips of thousands
Lift as from the heart of one;
One the conflict, one the peril,
One the march in God begun:
One the gladness of rejoicing
On the far eternal shore,
Where the One Almighty Father
Reigns in love for evermore.
4 Onward, therefore, pilgrim brothers,
Onward with the Cross our aid;
Bear its shame, and fight its battle,
Till we rest beneath its shade.
Soon shall come the great awaking,
Soon the rending of the tomb;
Then the scattering of all shadows,
And the end of toil and gloom. Languages: English Tune Title: KAWARTHA
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Author: S. Baring-Gould, 1834- Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #654b (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Onward goes the pilgrim band,
Singing songs of expectation,
Marching to the Promised Land.
Clear before us through the darkness
Gleams and burns the guiding Light;
Brother clasps the hand of brother,
Stepping fearless through the night.
2 One the light of God's own presence
O'er His ransomed people shed,
Chasing far the gloom and terror,
Brightening all the path we tread:
One the object of our journey,
One the faith which never tires,
One the earnest looking forward,
One the hope our God inspires:
3 On the strain that lips of thousands
Lift as from the heart of one;
One the conflict, one the peril,
One the march in God begun:
One the gladness of rejoicing
On the far eternal shore,
Where the One Almighty Father
Reigns in love for evermore.
4 Onward, therefore, pilgrim brothers,
Onward with the Cross our aid;
Bear its shame, and fight its battle,
Till we rest beneath its shade.
Soon shall come the great awaking,
Soon the rending of the tomb;
Then the scattering of all shadows,
And the end of toil and gloom. Languages: English Tune Title: ST. OSWALD
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
O'er the trackless ocean guided
Author: W. H. Adams, 1864- Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #655 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 O'er the trackless ocean guided
By Thy hand our fathers came;
They, O Lord, in Thee confided,
Loved Thy day, revered Thy name;
Nor would we, their faith despising,
False to their devotion be,
But, on wings of prayer arising,
Lift our contrite hearts to Thee.
2 In the new land, wild and lonely,
Rude the homes which they upraised,
There they sought unto Thee only,
There Thy love and mercy praised;
In our fairer habitations,
May their zeal in us increase,
While Thy gracious consolations
Prove our everlasting peace.
3 Where, in wilderness extending,
Every creature had his lair,
Now behold us humbly bending
In this holy place of prayer;
Let the world transformed around us
Witness be of change within
Joy divine that God hath found us,
Healed the deadly wounds of sin.
4 Destined for their fathers' places,
Age on age until the end,
Keep, O keep, our children's faces
Turned to Thee, our changeless Friend;
And may all who boon of heaven
Now or evermore shall crave,
Know on earth Thy blessing given,
Glory find beyond the grave.
Languages: English Tune Title: DEERHURST
O'er the trackless ocean guided
Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing
Author: J. Fawcett, 1739-1817 Hymnal: Methodist Hymn and Tune Book #656 (1917) Topics: Seasons and Occasions Lyrics: 1 Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, Thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace;
O refresh us,
Travelling through this wilderness!
2 Thanks we give, and adoration,
For Thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of Thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound;
May Thy presence
With us evermore be found.
3 So, whene'er the signal's given
Us from earth to call away,
Borne on angels' wings to heaven,
Glad the summons to obey,
May we ever
Reign with Christ in endless day. Languages: English Tune Title: DISMISSAL
Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing
Summer Suns Are Glowing
Author: William W. How Hymnal: Hymns for Creative Living #84 (1935) Topics: Seasons and Special Occasions Languages: English Tune Title: RUTH
Summer Suns Are Glowing
O Father, Thou Who Givest All
Author: John Haynes Holmes Hymnal: Hymns for Creative Living #174 (1935) Topics: Seasons and Special Occasions Languages: English Tune Title: BELOIT
O Father, Thou Who Givest All
For All the Saints
Author: William Walsham How Hymnal: Hymns for Creative Living #180 (1935) Topics: Seasons and Special Occasions First Line: For all the saints, who from their labors rest Languages: English Tune Title: SARUM
For All the Saints
Hark, Hark, My Soul!
Author: Frederick W. Faber Hymnal: Hymns for Creative Living #181 (1935) Topics: Seasons and Special Occasions First Line: Hark, hark, my soul! Angelic songs are swelling Languages: English Tune Title: PILGRIMS
Hark, Hark, My Soul!
All Beautiful the March of Days
Author: Frances W. Wile Hymnal: Hymns for Creative Living #182 (1935) Topics: Seasons and Special Occasions Languages: English Tune Title: SHACKELFORD
All Beautiful the March of Days
The Summer Days Are Come Again
Author: Samuel Longfellow Hymnal: Hymns for Creative Living #183 (1935) Topics: Seasons and Special Occasions Languages: English Tune Title: LAND OF REST
The Summer Days Are Come Again
O Blessed Day of Motherhood!
Author: Ernest F. McGregor Hymnal: Hymns for Creative Living #184 (1935) Topics: Seasons and Special Occasions First Line: O blessed day of motherhood Languages: English Tune Title: MATER
O Blessed Day of Motherhood!
Come, ye thankful people, come
Author: Henry Alford, 1810-1871; Hugh Hartstone Hymnal: The Hymnal #511 (1956) Topics: Harvest; Seasons; Giving Thanks; Special Subjects and Occasions Thanksgiving Day Scripture: James 1:17 Tune Title: BENEVENTO
Come, ye thankful people, come
We plow the fields and scatter
Author: Jane M. Campbell, 1817-1878; Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815 Hymnal: The Hymnal #514 (1956) Topics: God Creator; Harvest; Health; Humility; Seasons; Giving Thanks; Special Subjects and Occasions Thanksgiving Day Scripture: Psalm 147:12-19 Tune Title: BERTHOLD
We plow the fields and scatter
Psalm 96: O Sing A New Song
Author: The Grail Hymnal: Hymnal Supplement 1991 #706a (1991) Topics: Celebration, Jubilation; Christmas Season; Commemorations and Occasions Artists and Scientists; Kingdom of God; Music Ministry; Praise, Adoration; Psalms First Line: O sing a new song to the Lord Refrain First Line: Great is the Lord, worthy of praise Scripture: Psalm 96 Languages: English Tune Title: [Great is the Lord, worthy of praise]
Psalm 96: O Sing A New Song
Psalm 96: O Sing A New Song
Author: The Grail Hymnal: Hymnal Supplement 1991 #706b (1991) Topics: Celebration, Jubilation; Christmas Season; Commemorations and Occasions Artists and Scientists; Kingdom of God; Music Ministry; Praise, Adoration; Psalms First Line: O sing a new song to the Lord Refrain First Line: Bring an offering and enter his courts Scripture: Psalm 96 Languages: English Tune Title: [Bring an offering and enter his courts]
Psalm 96: O Sing A New Song
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