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Ye who claim the faith of Jesus
Author: Vincent Stuckey Stratton Coles, 1845-1929; F. Bland Tucker, 1895-1984 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #268 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions The Annunciation (March 25); Holy Days and Various Occasions The Visitation (May 31) Languages: English Tune Title: JULION
Ye who claim the faith of Jesus
Hail Mary, full of grace
Author: Vincent Stuckey Stratton Coles, 1845-1929; F. Bland Tucker, 1895-1984 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #269 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 with refrain Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions The Visitation (May 31); Holy Days and Various Occasions The Annunciation (March 25) First Line: Ye who claim the faith of Jesus Languages: English Tune Title: DEN DES VATERS SINN GEBOREN
Hail Mary, full of grace
To Thee our God we fly
Author: W. W. How Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #518 (1913) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Topics: Various Occasions National Lyrics: 1 To Thee our God we fly
For mercy and for grace;
O hear our lowly cry,
And hide not Thou Thy face.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand,
And guard and bless our fatherland.
2 Arise, O Lord of hosts;
Be jealous for Thy name,
And drive from out our coasts
The sins that put to shame.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand,
And guard and bless our fatherland.
3 Thy best gifts from on high
In rich abundance pour,
That we may magnify
And praise Thee more and more.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand,
And guard and bless our fatherland.
4 The powers ordained by Thee,
With heavenly wisdom bless;
May they Thy servants be,
And rule in righteousness.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand,
And guard and bless our fatherland.
5 The Church of Thy dear Son
Inflame with love's pure fire,
Bind her once more in one,
And life and truth inspire.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand,
And guard and bless our fatherland.
6 Give peace, Lord, in our time;
O let no foe draw nigh,
Nor lawless deed of crime
Insult Thy Majesty.
O Lord, stretch forth Thy mighty hand,
And guard and bless our fatherland. Tune Title: [To Thee our God we fly]
To Thee our God we fly
God bless our native land!
Author: C. T. Brooks ; J. S. Dwight Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #519 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions National Lyrics: 1 God bless our native land!
Firm may she ever stand,
Through storm and night;
When the wild tempests rave,
Ruler of wind and wave,
Do Thou our country save
By Thy great might.
2 For her our prayers shall rise
To God above the skies;
On Him we wait:
Thou who art ever nigh,
Guarding with watchful eye,
To Thee aloud we cry,
God save the state! Tune Title: [God bless our native land!]
God bless our native land!
Before the Lord we bow
Author: F. S. Key Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #520 (1913) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Topics: Various Occasions Day of Common Prayer Lyrics: 1 Before the Lord we bow,
The God who reigns above,
And rules the world below,
Boundless in power and love.
Our thanks we bring
In joy and praise,
Our hearts we raise
To heaven's high King.
2 The nation Thou hast blest
May well Thy love declare,
From foes and fears at rest,
Protected by Thy care.
For this fair land,
For this bright day,
Our thanks we pay--
Gifts of Thy hand.
3 May every mountain height,
Each vale and forest green,
Shine in Thy word's pure light,
And its rich fruits be seen!
May every tongue
Be tuned to praise,
And join to raise
A grateful song.
4 Earth! hear thy Maker's voice,
The great Redeemer own,
Believe, obey, rejoice,
And worship Him alone;
Cast down thy pride,
Thy sin deplore,
And bow before
The Crucified.
5 And when in power He comes,
O may our native land,
From all its rending tombs,
Send forth a glorious band,
A countless throng
Ever to sing
To heaven's high King
Salvation's song. Tune Title: [Before the Lord we bow]
Before the Lord we bow
Forsake me not, my God
Author: S. Franck Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #521 (1913) Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Topics: Various Occasions Day of Common Prayer Lyrics: 1 Forsake me not, my God,
Thou God of my salvation!
Give me Thy light, to be
My sure illumination.
My soul to folly turns,
Seeking she knows not what:
O lead her to Thyself;
My God, forsake me not!
2 Forsake me not, my God!
Take not Thy Spirit from me,
And suffer not the might
Of sin to overcome me.
A father pitieth
The children be begot;
My Father, pity me!
My God, forsake me not!
3 Forsake me not, my God,
Thou God of life and power!
Enliven, strengthen me,
In every evil hour:
And when the sinful fire
Within my heart is hot,
Be not Thou far from me:
My God, forsake me not!
4 Forsake me not, my God!
Uphold me in my going,
That evermore I may
Please Thee in all well-doing;
And that Thy will, O Lord,
May never be forgot
In all my works and ways:
My God, forsake me not!
5 Forsake me not, my God!
I would be Thine for ever:
Confirm me mightily
In every right endeavor:
And when my hour is come,
Cleansed from all stain and spot
Of sin, receive my soul:
My God, forsake me not! Tune Title: [Forsake me not, my God]
Forsake me not, my God
Not in anger, mighty God
Author: J. G. Albinus Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #522 (1913) Meter: 7.6.7.6.3.3.6.6 Topics: Various Occasions Day of Common Prayer Lyrics: 1 Not in anger, mighty God,
Not in anger smite us.
We must perish if Thy rod
Justly should requite us.
We are naught,
Sin hath brought,
Lord, Thy wrath upon us,
Yet have mercy on us!
2 Show me now a Father's love,
And His tender patience,
Heal my wounded soul, remove
These too sore temptations;
I am weak,
Father, speak
Thou of peace and gladness,
Comfort Thou my sadness.
3 Weary am I of my pain,
Weary with my sorrow,
Sighing still for help in vain,
Longing for the morrow;
Why wilt Thou
Tarry now?
Wilt Thou friendless leave me,
And of hope bereave me?
4 Hence, ye foes! He comes in grace,
God hath deigned to hear me;
I may come before His face,
He is inly near me;
He o'erthrows
All my foes,
Death and hell are vanquished
In whose bonds I languished.
5 Father, hymns to Thee we raise,
Here and once in heaven!
And the Son and Spirit praise,
Who our bonds have riven!
Evermore
We adore
Thee whose grace hath stirred us,
And whose pity heard us. Tune Title: [Not in anger, mighty God]
Not in anger, mighty God
Alas, my God! my sins are great
Author: J. Gross Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #523 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Day of Common Prayer Lyrics: 1 Alas, my God! my sins are great,
My conscience doth upbraid me;
And now I find that at my strait
No man hath power to aid me.
2 And fled I hence, in my despair,
In some lone spot to hide me,
My griefs would still be with me there,
Thy hand still hold and guide me.
3 Nay, Thee I seek;--I merit naught,
Yet pity and restore me;
Be not Thy wrath, just God, my lot,
Thy Son hath suffered for me.
4 If pain and woe must follow sin,
Then be my path still rougher;
Here spare me not; if heaven I win,
On earth I gladly suffer.
5 But curb my heart, forgive my guilt,
Make Thou my patience firmer,
For they must miss the good Thou wilt,
Who at Thy teachings murmur.
6 Then deal with me as seems Thee best,
Thy grace will help me bear it,
If but at last I see Thy rest,
And with my Savior share it. Tune Title: [Alas, my God! my sins are great]
Alas, my God! my sins are great
When in the hour of utmost need
Author: P. Eber Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #524 (1913) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Various Occasions Reformation Day Lyrics: 1 When in the hour of utmost need
We know not where to look for aid;
When days and nights of anxious thought
No help nor counsel yet have brought;
2 Then this our comfort is alone,
That we may meet before Thy throne,
And cry, O faithful God, to Thee
For rescue from our misery;
3 To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes,
Repenting sore with bitter sighs,
And seek Thy pardon for our sin,
And respite from our griefs within.
4 For Thou hast promised, graciously
To hear all those who cry to Thee,
Through Him whose name alone is great,
Our Savior and our advocate.
5 And thus we come, O God, today,
And all our woes before Thee lay;
For tried, afflicted, lo! we stand,
Peril and foes on very hand.
6 Ah, hide not for our sins Thy face;
Absolve us through Thy boundless grace;
Be with us in our anguish still,
Free us at last from every ill.
7 That so with all our hearts may we
Once more our glad thanksgiving pay,
And walk obedient to Thy word,
And now and ever praise Thee, Lord. Tune Title: [When in the hour of utmost need]
When in the hour of utmost need
We hail Thee, Lord, Thy Church's rock
Author: N. L. von Zinzendorf Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #525 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Reformation Day Lyrics: 1 We hail Thee, Lord, Thy Church's rock,
With joyful acclamation!
Thou guardian Shepherd of Thy flock,
Come, feed Thy congregation.
We own the doctrine of Thy cross
To be our sole foundation:
Accept from every one of us
The deepest adoration.
2 O Thou, who always dost abide
Thy Church's head and Savior,
Be still Thy servants' constant guide,
Direct our whole behavior.
Thy statutes to Thy Church declare,
Still watch o'er its salvation:
Each member make Thy special care
And aid him in his station.
3 Jesus, the Church's head and Lord,
Who as a shepherd leadest,
And with Thy sacrament and word
Thy people richly feedest:
For mercies in such countless throng
We bow our hearts before Thee,
And hope we shall in heaven ere long
More worthily adore Thee. Tune Title: [We hail Thee, Lord, Thy Church's rock]
We hail Thee, Lord, Thy Church's rock
Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice
Author: M. Luther Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #526 (1913) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Topics: Various Occasions Reformation Day Lyrics: 1 Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice,
With exultation springing,
And, with united heart and voice,
And holy rapture singing,
Proclaim the wonders God hath done,
How His right arm the victory won;
Right dearly it hath cost Him.
2 Fast bound in Satan’s chains I lay,
Death brooded darkly o’er me,
Sin was my torment night and day,
In sin my mother bore me;
Deeper and deeper still I fell,
Life had become a living hell,
So firmly sin possessed me.
3 My good works so imperfect were,
They had no power to aid me;
My will God's judgments could not bear,
Yea, prone to evil made me;
Grief drove me to despair, and I
Had nothing left me but to die;
To hell I fast was sinking.
4 Then God beheld my wretched state
With deep commiseration;
He thought upon His mercy great,
And willed my soul’s salvation.
He turned to me a Father's heart;
Not small the cost! to heal my smart,
He gave His best and dearest.
5 He spoke to His beloved Son:
’Tis time to have compassion:
Then go, bright Jewel of my crown,
And bring to man salvation;
From sin and sorrow set him free,
Slay bitter death for him, that he
May live with Thee forever.
6 The Son obeyed Him cheerfully,
And born of virgin mother,
Came down upon the earth to me,
That He might be my brother;
His mighty power doth work unseen,
He came in fashion poor and mean,
And took the Devil captive.
7 He sweetly said, Hold fast by me,
I am thy rock and castle;
Thy ransom I myself will be,
For thee I strive and wrestle;
For I am with thee, I am thine,
And evermore thou shalt be mine,
The foe shall not divide us.
8 The Foe shall shed My precious blood,
Me of my life bereaving;
All this I suffer for thy good,
Be steadfast and believing:
Life shall from death the victory win,
My innocence shall bear thy sin,
So art thou blest forever.
9 Now to My Father I depart,
From earth to heaven ascending,
Thence heavenly wisdom to impart,
The Holy Spirit sending:
He shall in trouble comfort thee,
Teach thee to know and follow me,
And to the truth conduct thee.
10 What I have done and taught, teach thou,
My ways forsake thou never;
So shall my kingdom flourish now,
And God be praised forever:
Take heed lest men with base alloy
The heavenly treasure should destroy;
This counsel I bequeath thee. Tune Title: [Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice]
Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice
Had God not come, may Israel say
Author: M. Luther Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #527 (1913) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Topics: Various Occasions Thanksgiving Day Lyrics: 1 Had God not come, may Israel say,
Had God not come to aid us,
Our enemies on that sad day
Would surely have dismayed us;
A remnant now, and handful small,
Held in contempt and scorn by all,
Who cruelly would oppress us.
2 Their furious wrath, did God permit,
Would quickly have consumed us,
And in the deep and yawning pit
With life and limb entombed us;
Like men o'er whom dark waters roll,
The streams had gone e'en o'er our soul,
And mightily o'erwhelmed us.
3 Thanks be to God, who from the pit
Snatched us, when it was gaping:
Our souls, like birds that break the net,
To the blue sky escaping;
The snare is broken--we are free!
The Lord our Helper praiséd be,
The God of earth and heaven. Tune Title: [Had God not come, may Israel say]
Had God not come, may Israel say
To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
Author: W. C. Dix Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #528 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Thanksgiving Day Lyrics: 1 To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
In hymns of adoration,
To Thee bring sacrifice of praise
With shouts of exultation:
Bright robes of gold the fields adorn,
The hills with joy are ringing,
The valleys stand so thick with corn
That even they are singing.
2 And now, on this our festal day,
Thy bounteous hand confessing,
Upon Thine altar, Lord, we lay
The first-fruits of Thy blessing:
By Thee the souls of men are fed
With gifts of grace supernal;
Thou who dost give us earthly bread,
Give us the bread eternal.
3 We bear the burden of the day,
And often toil seems dreary;
But labor ends with sunset ray,
And rest is for the weary;
May we, the angel-reaping o'er,
Stand at the last accepted,
Christ's golden sheaves for evermore,
To garners bright elected.
4 O blessed is that land of God,
Where saints abide for ever;
Where golden fields spread far and broad,
Where flows the crystal river:
The strains of all its holy throng
With ours to-day are blending;
Thrice blessed is that harvest-song
Which never hath an ending. Tune Title: [To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise]
To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
For the beauty of the earth
Author: F. S. Pierpoint Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #529 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Thanksgiving Day Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our grateful psalm of praise.
2 For the wonder of each hour
Of the day and of the night:
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our grateful psalm of praise.
3 For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child;
Friends on earth, and friends above,
Pleasures pure and undefiled;
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our grateful psalm of praise.
4 For Thy Church that evermore
Lifts her holy hands above,
Offering up on every shore
Her pure sacrifice of love:
Lord of all, to Thee we raise
This our grateful psalm of praise.
Tune Title: [For the beauty of the earth]
For the beauty of the earth
Sing to the Lord of harvest
Author: J. S. B. Monsell Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #530 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Thanksgiving Day 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 fullness
All things with large increase,
He crowns the year with goodness,
With plenty and with peace.
3 Bring to 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 we 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 blessèd dews and sunshine,
Be praise forevermore. Tune Title: [Sing to the Lord of harvest]
Sing to the Lord of harvest
What our Father does is well
Author: B. Schmolk Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #531 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Thanksgiving Day Lyrics: 1 What our Father does is well:
Blessed truth! His children tell!
Though He send, for plenty, want,
Though the harvest store be scant,
Yet we rest upon His love,
Seeking better things above.
2 What our Father does is well:
Shall the willful heart rebel,
If a blessing He withhold
In the field, or in the fold?
Is He not Himself to be
All our store eternally?
3 What our Father does is well:
Though He sadden hill and dell,
Upward yet our praises rise
For the strength His word supplies,
He has called us sons of God;
Can we murmur at His rod?
4 What our Father does is well:
May the thought within us dwell;
Though nor milk nor honey flow
In our barren Canaan now,
God can save us in our need,
God can bless us, God can feed.
5 Therefore unto Him we raise
Hymns of glory, songs of praise;
To the Father and the Son,
And the Spirit, Three in One,
Honor, might, and glory be,
Now and through eternity. Tune Title: [What our Father does is well]
What our Father does is well
Come, ye thankful people, come
Author: H. Alford Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #532 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Thanksgiving Day Lyrics: 1 Come, ye thankful people, come,
Raise the song of harvest home:
All be safely gathered in,
Ere the winter storms begin;
God, our Maker, doth provide
For our wants to be supplied;
Come to God's own temple, come,
Raise the song of harvest home.
2 All the world is God's own field,
Fruit unto His praise to yield;
Wheat and tares together sown,
Unto joy or sorrow grown:
First the blade, and then the ear,
Then the full corn shall appear:
Lord of harvest, grant that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.
3 For the Lord our God shall come,
And shall take His harvest home;
From His field shall in that day
All offenses purge away;
Give His angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast,
But the fruitful ears to store
In His garner evermore.
4 Even so, Lord, quickly come,
To Thy final harvest home!
Gather Thou Thy people in,
Free from sorrow, free from sin;
There for ever purified,
In Thy presence to abide:
Come, with all Thine angels, come,
Raise the glorious harvest home! Tune Title: [Come, ye thankful people, come]
Come, ye thankful people, come
O love divine and golden
Author: J. S. B. Monsell Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #533 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Marriage and the Home Lyrics: 1 O love divine and golden,
Mysterious depth and height,
To Thee the world beholden,
Looks up for life and light;
O love divine and gentle,
The blesser and the blest,
Beneath thy care parental
The world lies down in rest.
2 O love divine and tender,
That through our homes dost move,
Veiled in the softened splendor
O holy household love.
A throne without thy blessing
Were labor without rest,
And cottages possessing
Thy blessedness, are blest.
3 God bless these hands, united;
God bless these hearts made one!
Unsevered and unblighted
May they through life go on,--
Here in earth’s home preparing
For the bright home above,
And there forever sharing
Its joy where God is love. Tune Title: [O love divine and golden]
O love divine and golden
O Father all creating
Author: J. Ellerton Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #534 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Marriage and the Home Lyrics: 1 O Father all creating,
Whose wisdom, love, and power
First bound two lives together
In Eden's primal hour,
Today to these Thy children
Thine earliest gifts renew,--
A home by Thee made happy,
A love by Thee kept true.
2 O Savior, guest most bounteous
Of old in Galilee,
Vouchsafe today Thy presence
With these who call on Thee;
Their store of earthly gladness
Transform to heavenly wine,
And teach them, in the tasting,
To know the gift is Thine.
3 O Spirit of the Father,
Breathe on them from above,
So mighty in Thy pureness,
So tender in Thy love;
That guarded by Thy presence,
From sin and strife kept free,
Their lives may own Thy guidance,
Their hearts be ruled by Thee.
4 Except Thou build it, Father,
The house is built in vain;
Except Thou, Savior, bless it,
The joy will turn to pain;
But naught can break the marriage
Of hearts in Thee made one,
And love Thy Spirit hallows
Is endless love begun. Tune Title: [O Father all creating]
O Father all creating
Crown with Thy benediction
Author: J. B. Greenwood, b. Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #535 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Marriage and the Home Lyrics: 1 Crown with Thy benediction
This covenant of love;
And make this hallowed union
Foretaste of heaven above:
Let pure and perfect gladness,
Let pure and perfect rest,
And peace that know no sadness,
Thy presence, Lord, attest.
2 As once in Eden's springtime,
As once at Cana's feast,
So consecrate this bridal--
Be thou its guest and priest!
With sunshine wreathe the altar,
Chase every cloud away,
Nor let their voices falter
Who plight their troth today.
3 God bless the bride and bridegroom,
And fill with joy their life;
Keep them, through all its changes,
True husband, faithful wife!
If Thou wilt smile upon them,
They shall not need the sun;
This thought their hearts rejoicing--
Henceforth, not twain but one.
4 With Thy great love befriend them,
The love that casts out fear;
And make a rainbow round them
For every falling tear:
Till, all their sheaves well-garnered,
Heaven's harvest home they raise,
Where love, that knows no ending,
Inspires more perfect praise. Tune Title: [Crown with Thy benediction]
Crown with Thy benediction
Lord, who at Cana's wedding feast
Author: Adelaide Thrupp Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #536 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Marriage and the Home Lyrics: 1 Lord, who at Cana’s wedding feast
Didst as a guest appear,
Thou dearer far than earthly guest,
Vouchsafe Thy presence here;
For holy Thou indeed dost prove
The marriage vow to be,
Proclaiming it a type of love
Between the Church and Thee.
2 The holiest vow that man can make,
The golden thread in life,
The bond that none may dare to break,
That bindeth man and wife;
Which, blessed by Thee, whate’er betides,
No evil shall destroy,
Through care-worn days each care divides,
And doubles every joy.
3 On those, who now before Thee kneel,
O Lord, Thy blessing pour,
That each may wake the other’s zeal
To love Thee more and more:
O grant them here in peace to live,
In purity and love,
And, this world leaving, to receive
A crown of life above. Tune Title: [Lord, who at Cana's wedding feast]
Lord, who at Cana's wedding feast
O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest
Author: C. J. P. Spitta Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #537 (1913) Meter: 11.10.11.10 Topics: Various Occasions Marriage and the Home Lyrics: 1 O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest,
Thou loving Friend and Savior of our race,
And where among the guests there never cometh
One who can hold such high and honored place!
2 O happy home, where two in heart united
In holy faith, and blessed hope, are one,
Whom death a little while alone divideth
And cannot end the union here begun!
3 O happy home, whose little ones are given
Early to Thee, in humble faith and prayer,
To Thee, their friend, who from the heights of heaven
Guides them, and guards with more than mother's care!
4 O happy home, where each one serves Thee, lowly,
Whatever his appointed work may be,
Till every common task seems great and holy,
When it is done, O Lord, as unto Thee!
5 O happy home, where Thou art not forgotten,
When joy is overflowing, full and free;
O happy home, where every wounded spirit
Is brought, Physician, Comforter, to Thee,—-
6 Until at last, when earth's day's work is ended,
All meet thee in the blessed home above,
From whence Thou camest, where Thou hast ascended,
Thine everlasting home of peace and love! Tune Title: [O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest]
O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
Author: Dorothy F. Bloomfield Hymnal: The Lutheran Hymnary #538 (1913) Topics: Various Occasions Marriage and the Home Lyrics: 1 O perfect Love, all human thought transcending,
Lowly we kneel in prayer before Thy throne,
That theirs may be the love which knows no ending,
Whom Thou forevermore dost join in one.
2 O perfect Life, be Thou their full assurance
Of tender charity and steadfast faith,
Of patient hope, and quiet, brave endurance,
With childlike trust that fears nor pain nor death.
3 Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrow;
Grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife,
And to life’s day the glorious unknown morrow
That dawns upon eternal love and life. Tune Title: [O perfect Love, all human thought transcending]
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
By all your saints still striving
Author: Horatio Bolton Nelson, 1823-1913 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #231 (1985) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Saints' Days Languages: English Tune Title: KING'S LYNN
By all your saints still striving
By all your saints still striving
Author: Horatio Bolton Nelson, 1823-1913 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #232 (1985) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Saints' Days Languages: English Tune Title: NYLAND
By all your saints still striving
The eternal gifts of Christ the King
Author: Ambrose of Milan, 340-397 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #233 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Apostles Languages: English Tune Title: JESU, NOSTRA REDEMPTIO
The eternal gifts of Christ the King
The eternal gifts of Christ the King
Author: Ambrose of Milan, 340-397 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #234 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Apostles Languages: English Tune Title: GONFALON ROYAL
The eternal gifts of Christ the King
Come sing, ye choirs exultant
Author: Jackson Mason, 1833-1889 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #235 (1985) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Evangelists Lyrics: 1. Come sing, ye choirs exultant,
those messengers of God,
through whom the living Gospels
came sounding all abroad!
Whose voice proclaimed salvation
that poured upon the night,
and drove away the shadows,
and filled the world with light.
2. In one harmonious witness
the chosen four combine,
while each his own commission
fulfills in every line;
as, in the prophet's vision
from out the amber flame
in mystic form and image
four living creatures came.
3. Foursquare on this foundation
the Church of Christ remains,
a house to stand unshaken
by floods or winds or rains.
How blest the habitation
of gospel liberty,
where with a holy people
God dwells in Unity.
Languages: English Tune Title: ACH GOTT, VOM HIMMELREICHE
Come sing, ye choirs exultant
King of the martyrs' noble band
Author: John Webster Grant, b. 1919 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #236 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Martyrs Languages: English Tune Title: JESU, NOSTRA REDEMPTIO
King of the martyrs' noble band
Let us now our voices raise
Author: Joseph the Hymnographer, 9th cent.; John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #237 (1985) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Martyrs Lyrics: 1. Let us now our voices raise,
wake the day with gladness;
God himself to joy and praise
turns our human sadness;
joy that martyrs won their crown,
opened heaven's bright portal,
when they laid the mortal down
for the life immortal.
2. Never flinched they from the flame,
from the torture never;
vain the tyrant's sharpest aim,
vain each fierce endeavor:
for by faith they saw the land
decked in all its glory,
where triumphant now they stand
with the victor's story.
3. Up and follow, Christians all:
press through toil and sorrow;
turn from fear, and heed the call
to a glorious morrow!
Who will venture on the strife;
who will first begin it?
Who will grasp the land of Life?
Christians, up and win it! Languages: English Tune Title: GAUDEAMUS PARITER
Let us now our voices raise
Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs
Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #238 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Martyrs Lyrics: 1. Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs,
holy women, holy men,
with affection's recollections
greet we your return again.
Worthy deeds they wrought, and wonders,
worthy of the Name they bore;
we, with meetest praise and sweetest,
honor them for evermore.
2. Faith prevailing, hope unfailing,
loving Christ with single heart,
thus they, glorious and victorious,
bravely bore the martyr's part,
by contempt of every anguish,
by unyielding battle done;
victors at the last, they triumph,
with the host of angels one.
3. Therefore, ye that reign in glory,
fellow-heirs with Christ on high,
join to ours your supplication
when before him we draw nigh,
praying that, this life completed,
all its fleeting moments past,
by his grace we may be worthy
of eternal bliss at last.
Languages: English Tune Title: HOLY MANNA
Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs
Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs
Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #239 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Martyrs Lyrics: 1. Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs,
holy women, holy men,
with affection's recollections
greet we your return again.
Worthy deeds they wrought, and wonders,
worthy of the Name they bore;
we, with meetest praise and sweetest,
honor them for evermore.
2. Faith prevailing, hope unfailing,
loving Christ with single heart,
thus they, glorious and victorious,
bravely bore the martyr's part,
by contempt of every anguish,
by unyielding battle done;
victors at the last, they triumph,
with the host of angels one.
3. Therefore, ye that reign in glory,
fellow-heirs with Christ on high,
join to ours your supplication
when before him we draw nigh,
praying that, this life completed,
all its fleeting moments past,
by his grace we may be worthy
of eternal bliss at last.
Languages: English Tune Title: ALTA TRINITÀ BEATA
Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs
Hearken to the anthem glorious
Author: Christopher Smart, 1722-1771 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #240 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Martyrs Lyrics: 1. Hearken to the anthem glorious
of the martyrs robed in white;
they, like Christ, in death victorious
dwell for ever in the light.
2. Living, they proclaimed salvation,
heaven endowed with grace and power;
and they died in imitation
of their Savior's final hour.
3. Christ, for cruel traitors pleading,
triumphed in his parting breath
o'er all miracles preceding
his inestimable death.
4. Take from him what ye will give him,
of his fullness grace for grace;
strive to think him, speak him, live him,
till you find him face to face. Languages: English Tune Title: FACIEM EJUS VIDETIS
Hearken to the anthem glorious
Hearken to the anthem glorious
Author: Christopher Smart, 1722-1771 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #241 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Martyrs Lyrics: 1. Hearken to the anthem glorious
of the martyrs robed in white;
they, like Christ, in death victorious
dwell for ever in the light.
2. Living, they proclaimed salvation,
heaven-endowed with grace and power;
and they died in imitation
of their Savior's final hour.
3. Christ, for cruel traitors pleading,
triumphed in his parting breath
o'er all miracles preceding
his inestimable death.
4. Take from him what ye will give him,
of his fullness grace for grace;
strive to think him, speak him, live him,
till you find him face to face. Languages: English Tune Title: LAUS DEO
Hearken to the anthem glorious
How oft, O Lord, thy face hath shone
Author: William Bright, 1824-1901 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #242 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Saint Thomas (December 21) Lyrics: 1. How oft, O Lord, thy face hath shone
on doubting souls whose wills were true!
Thou Christ of Peter and of John,
thou art the Christ of Thomas too.
2. He loved thee well, and calmly said,
"Come, let us go, and die with him";
yet when thine Easter-news was spread,
mid all its light his eyes were dim.
3. His brethren's word he would not take,
but craved to touch those hands of thine:
when thou didst thine appearance make,
he saw, and hailed his Lord Divine.
4. He saw thee risen; at once he rose
to full belief's unclouded height;
and still through his confession flows
to Christian souls thy life and light.
5. O Savior, make thy presence known
to all who doubt thy Word and thee;
and teach us in that Word alone
to find the truth that sets us free.
Languages: English Tune Title: JACOB
How oft, O Lord, thy face hath shone
When Stephen, full of power and grace
Author: Jan Struther, 1901-1953 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #243 (1985) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Saint Stephen (December 26) Languages: English Tune Title: SALVATION
When Stephen, full of power and grace
Come, pure hearts, in joyful measure
Author: Robert Campbell, 1814-1868 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #244 (1985) Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Evangelists Lyrics: 1. Come, pure hearts, in joyful measure
sing of those who spread the treasure
in the holy Gospels shrined;
blessed tidings of salvation,
peace on earth their proclamation,
love from God to lost mankind.
2. See the rivers four that gladden,
with their streams, the better Eden
planted by our Lord most dear;
Christ the fountain, these the waters;
drink, O Zion's sons and daughters,
drink, and find salvation here.
3. O that we, thy truth confessing,
and thy holy word possessing,
Jesus may thy love adore;
unto thee our voices raising,
thee with all thy ransomed praising,
ever and for evermore. Languages: English Tune Title: ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN
Come, pure hearts, in joyful measure
Praise God for John, evangelist
Author: F. Samuel Janzow, b. 1913 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #245 (1985) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Saint John (December 27) Languages: English Tune Title: NOEL
Praise God for John, evangelist
In Bethlehem a newborn boy
Author: Rosamond E. Herklots, b. 1905 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #246 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Holy Innocents (December 28) Languages: English Tune Title: IN BETHLEHEM
In Bethlehem a newborn boy
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child
Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #247 (1985) Meter: 4.4.6 D with refrain Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Holy Innocents (December 28) First Line: O sisters, too Lyrics: Burden:
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
bye-bye, lully lullay.
1. O sisters, too,
how may we do
for to preserve this day
this poor youngling
for whom we sing,
bye-bye lully lullay?
2. Herod the King,
in his raging
charged he hath this day
his men of might,
in his own sight,
all young children to slay.
3. That woe is me,
poor child, for thee!
And every morn and day,
for thy parting
nor say nor sing
bye-bye, lully lullay. [Burden]
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child,
bye-bye, lully lullay. Languages: English Tune Title: COVENTRY CAROL
Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child
To the Name of our salvation
Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #249 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Holy Name: New Year (January 1) Lyrics: 1. To the Name of our salvation
laud and honor let us pay,
which for many a generation
hid in God's foreknowledge lay;
but with holy exultation
we may sing aloud today.
2. Jesus is the Name we treasure;
Name beyond what words can tell;
Name of gladness, Name of pleasure,
ear and heart delighting well;
Name of sweetness, passing measure,
saving us from sin and hell.
3. 'Tis the Name that whoso preacheth
speaks like music to the ear;
who in prayer this Name beseecheth
sweetest comfort findeth near;
who its perfect wisdom reacheth,
heavenly joy possesseth here.
4. Therefore we, in love adoring,
this most blessed Name revere,
holy Jesus, thee imploring
so to write it in us here
that hereafter, heavenward soaring,
we may sing with angels there.
Languages: English Tune Title: GRAFTON
To the Name of our salvation
O God, whom neither time nor space
Author: Horace Smith, 1836-1922 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #251 (1985) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Holy Name: New Year (January 1) Lyrics: 1. O God, whom neither time nor space
can limit, hold, or bind,
look down from heaven, thy dwelling-place,
with love for humankind.
2. Another year its course has run;
thy loving care renew:
forgive the ill that we have done,
the good we failed to do.
3. In doubt or danger, all our days,
be near to guard us still;
let all our thoughts and all our ways
be governed by thy will.
4. O help us here on earth to live
from selfish passions free;
to us at last in mercy give
eternal life with thee. Languages: English Tune Title: LONDON NEW
O God, whom neither time nor space
Jesus! Name of wondrous love!
Author: William Walsham How, 1823-1897 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #252 (1985) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Holy Name: New Year (January 1) Lyrics: 1. Jesus! Name of wondrous love!
Name all other names above!
Unto which must every knee
bow in deep humility.
2. Jesus! Name decreed of old,
to the maiden mother told,
kneeling in her lowly cell,
by the angel Gabriel.
3. Jesus! Name of priceless worth
to the fallen of the earth,
for the promise that it gave,
"Jesus shall his people save."
4. Jesus! Name of mercy mild,
given to the holy child
when the cup of human woe
first he tasted here below.
5. Jesus! only Name that's given,
under all the mighty heaven,
whereby those to sin enslaved,
burst their fetters and are saved.
6. Jesus! Name of wondrous love!
Human Name of God above;
pleading only this we flee,
helpless, O our God, to thee.
Languages: English Tune Title: LOUEZ DIEU
Jesus! Name of wondrous love!
Give us the wings of faith to rise
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #253 (1985) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Saints' Days: All Saints' Day (November 1) Lyrics: 1. Give us the wings of faith to rise
within the veil, and see
the saints above, how great their joys,
how bright their glories be.
2. We ask them whence their victory came;
they, with united breath,
ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,
their triumph to his death.
3. They marked the footsteps that he trod,
his zeal inspired their quest,
and following their incarnate God,
they reached the promised rest.
4. Our glorious Leader claims our praise
for his own pattern given;
while the long cloud of witnesses
show the same path to heaven. Languages: English Tune Title: SAN ROCCO
Give us the wings of faith to rise
You are the Christ, O Lord
Author: William Walsham How, 1823-1897 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #254 (1985) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Confession of Saint Peter (January 18) Lyrics: 1. You are the Christ, O Lord,
the Son of God most high!
For ever be adored
that Name in earth and sky,
in which, though mortal strength may fail,
the saints of God at last prevail!
2. Oh! Peter was most blest
with blessedness unpriced,
who, taught of God, confessed
the Godhead in the Christ!
For of your Church, Lord, you made known
this saint a true foundation-stone. Languages: English Tune Title: WYNGATE CANON
You are the Christ, O Lord
We sing the glorious conquest
Author: John Ellerton, 1825-1893 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #255 (1985) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Conversion of Saint Paul (January 25) Lyrics: 1. We sing the glorious conquest
before Damascus' gate,
when Saul, the church's spoiler
came breathing fear and hate.
God's light shone down from heaven
and broke cross the path.
His presence pierced and blinded
the zealot in his wrath.
2. O voice that spake within him;
O strong, reproving Word;
O Love that sought and held him
a prisoner of his Lord;
help us to know your kingship
that we, in every hour,
in all that may confront us,
will trust your hidden power.
3. Your grace, by ways mysterious,
our sinful wrath can bind,
and in those least expected
true servants you can find.
In us you seek disciples
to share your cross and crown
and give you final service
in glory at your throne.
Languages: English Tune Title: MUNICH
We sing the glorious conquest
A light from heaven shone around
Author: Gracia Grindal, b. 1943 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #256 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions Conversion of Saint Paul (January 25) Languages: English Tune Title: CORNISH
A light from heaven shone around
O Zion, open wide thy gates
Author: Jean Baptiste de Santeüil, 1630-1697; Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #257 (1985) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions The Presentation (February 2) Lyrics: 1. O Zion, open wide thy gates,
let symbols disappear;
a priest and victim, both in one,
the Truth himself, is here.
2. Aware of hidden deity,
the lowly Virgin brings
her newborn babe, with two young doves,
her humble offerings.
3. The aged Simeon sees at last
his Lord, so long desired,
and Anna welcomes Israel's hope,
with holy rapture fired.
4. But silent knelt the mother blest
of the yet silent Word,
and pondering all things in her heart,
with speechless praise adored.
5. All glory to the Father be,
all glory to the Son,
all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee,
while endless ages run. Languages: English Tune Title: EDMONTON
O Zion, open wide thy gates
Virgin-born, we bow before thee
Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #258 (1985) Meter: 8.8.7.7 D Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions The Presentation (February 2) Lyrics: 1. Virgin-born, we bow before thee:
blessed was the womb that bore thee;
Mary, Mother meek and mild,
blessed was she in her Child.
Blessed was the breast that fed thee;
blessed was the hand that led thee;
blessed was the parent's eye
that watched thy slumbering infancy.
2. Blessed she by all creation,
who brought forth the world's salvation,
and blessed they, for ever blest,
who love thee most and serve thee best.
Virgin-born, we bow before thee;
blessed was the womb that bore thee;
Mary, Mother meek and mild,
blessed was she in her Child. Languages: English Tune Title: PSALM 86
Virgin-born, we bow before thee
Hail to the Lord who comes
Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 Hymnal: The Hymnal 1982 #259 (1985) Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6 Topics: Holy Days and Various Occasions The Presentation (February 2) Lyrics: 1. Hail to the Lord who comes,
comes to his temple gate;
not with his angel host,
not in his kingly state;
no shouts proclaim him nigh,
no crowds his coming wait;
2. but, borne upon the throne
of Mary's gentle breast,
watched by her duteous love,
in her fond arms at rest,
thus to his Father's house
he comes, the heavenly guest.
3. There Joseph at her side
in reverent wonder stands;
and, filled with holy joy,
old Simeon in his hands
takes up the promised child,
the glory of all lands.
4 O Light of all the earth,
thy children wait for thee!
Come to thy temples here,
that we, from sin set free,
before thy Father's face
may all presented be!
Languages: English Tune Title: OLD 120TH
Hail to the Lord who comes
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