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O Whither?
Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130 First Line: Lord, Thou hast search'd me, and hast known Refrain First Line: Whither, whither shall my footsteps fly Lyrics: 1 Lord, Thou hast search’d me, and hast known
My rising up and laying down,
And from afar Thy searching eye
Beholds my thoughts that secret lie.
Refrain:
Whither, whither shall my footsteps fly,
Beyond the Spirit’s searching eye?
O whither, whither shall my footsteps fly,
Beyond the Spirit’s searching eye?
2 Thou know’st my path and lying down,
And all my ways to Thee are known;
For in my tongue no word can be,
But, lo, O Lord, ‘tis known to Thee. [Refrain]
3 Behind, before me, Thou dost stand,
And lay on me Thy mighty hand;
Such knowledge is for me too strange,
‘Tis high beyond my utmost range. [Refrain]
4 O whither shall my footsteps fly,
Beyond Thy Spirit’s searching eye!
To what retreat shall I repair,
And find not Thy dread presence there! [Refrain]
5 If I to heaven shall ascend,
Thy presence there will me attend;
If in the grave I make my bed,
Lo, there I find Thy presence dread. [Refrain]
6 If on the morning wings I flee,
And dwell in utmost parts of the sea;
Even there Thy hand shall guide my way,
And Thy right hand shall be my stay. [Refrain]
7 Of, if I say, to shun Thine eye,
In shades of darkness I will lie,
Around me then the very night
Will shine as shines the noon-day light. [Refrain]
8 From Thee the shades can nought disguise,
The night is day before Thine eyes;
The darkness is to Thee as bright
As are the beams of noon-day light. [Refrain] Topics: Holy Spirit Used With Tune: [Lord, Thou hast searched me, and hast known]
O Whither?
God! When human bonds are broken
Author: Frederik Herman Kaan, 1929- Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 10 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130 Lyrics: 1 God! When human bonds are broken
and we lack the love or skill
to restore the hope of healing,
give us grace and make us still.
2 Through that stillness, with your Spirit
come into our world of stress,
for the sake of Christ forgiving;
all the failures we confess.
3 You in us are bruised and broken:
hear us as we seek release
from the pain of earlier living;
set us free and grant us peace.
4 Send us, God of new beginnings,
humbly hopeful into life.
Use us as a means of blessing:
make us stronger, give us faith.
5 Give us faith to be more faithful,
give us hope to be more true,
give us love to go on learning:
God! Encourage and renew! Topics: Confession of Sin; Faith; Forgiveness; Healing; Hope; Intercession of the Church; Jesus Christ Priesthood and Intercession; Our Love to God; Reconciliation; Renewal Used With Tune: MEADWAY
God! When human bonds are broken
I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table
Author: Friedrich Christian Heyder, 1677-1754 Meter: 9.8.9.8 with refrain Appears in 9 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130 Refrain First Line: Lord, may Thy body and Thy blood Topics: The Lord's Supper Used With Tune: ICH STERBE TÄGLICH Text Sources: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941 (Tr.), abr.
I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table
Oceans (Océanos)
Author: Joel Houston; Matt Crocker; Salomon Ligthelm; Armando Sanchez; Toni Romero Meter: Irregular Appears in 9 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130:1-2 First Line: You call me out upon the waters (Tu voz me llama a las aguas) Refrain First Line: And I will call upon your name (Y a tu nombre clamaré) Topics: Doubt; Faith; Following Christ; God Faithfulness of; God’s Call; Guidance; Jesus Christ Life of; Jesus Christ Presence of; Protection Used With Tune: WHERE FEET MAY FAIL
Oceans (Océanos)
Here hangs a man discarded
Author: Brian Arthur Wren, 1936- Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130 Lyrics: 1 Here hangs a man discarded,
a scarecrow hoisted high,
a nonsense pointing nowhere
to all who hurry by.
2 Can such a clown of sorrows
still bring a useful word
when faith and love seem phantoms
and every hope absurd?
3 Can he give help or comfort
to lives by comfort bound,
where drums of dazzling progress
give strangely hollow sound?
4 Life emptied of all meaning,
drained out in bleak distress,
can share in broken silence
our deepest emptiness;
5 and love that freely entered
the pit of life's despair
can name our hidden darkness
and suffer with us there.
6 Christ, in our darkness risen,
help all who long for light
to hold the hand of promise,
and walk into the night. Topics: Comfort; Doubt; God's Love to Us; Jesus Christ Friend and Companion; Jesus Christ Humanity; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Suffering Used With Tune: SHURB END
Here hangs a man discarded
Break, Day of God, O Break!
Author: Henry Burton (1840 - 1930) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130 Lyrics: 1 Break, day of God, O break!
The night has lingered long,
our hearts with sighing wake;
we weep for sin and wrong:
O bright and Morning star, draw near;
O Sun of Righteousness, appear.
2 Break, day of God, O break!
The earth with strife is worn;
the hills with thunder shake,
hearts of the people mourn:
break, day of God, sweet day of peace,
and bid the shout of warriors cease.
3 Break, day of God, O break,
like to the days above!
Let purity awake,
and faith, and hope, and love.
But lo! We see the brightening sky;
the golden morn is drawing nigh. Topics: Advent Used With Tune: CHRISTCHURCH
Break, Day of God, O Break!
Hear My Prayer, O God
Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr. Meter: 5.6.5.6 D Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130:1-2 Lyrics: 1 Hear my prayer, O God,
and listen to my plea;
faithful, righteous One,
give ear and answer me.
Judge me not, I pray;
no merit dare I claim;
knowing my own faults,
I trust in your just Name.
2 Hounded by a foe
who crushed me to the ground,
I am like the dead
or those in prison bound.
Hopeless, numbed by fear,
I ponder all your care;
thirsty as parched earth,
I lift my hands in prayer.
3 Answer soon, O God,
my spirit faints in me;
do not hide your face,
or I will cease to be.
When the morning dawns,
make known your love anew;
show me how to walk,
for I will trust in you.
4 Keep me safe, O God,
and help me learn your will;
let your Spirit lead
through level pathways still.
For your great Name’s sake,
my griefs and fears dispel;
free me from my foes,
that I may serve you well. Topics: Caring; Comforter; Crushed; Dryness; Earth and Environment; Enemies; Failure and Fault; Fears; Freedom and Liberation; Griefs; Hearing; Hope; Hopelessness; King; Love (Human); Name Of God; Numb; Paths; Petition; Plea; Prisoners; Righteousness; Safety; Service to Others; Thirst; Trust; Victory; Walking; Human Will; Caring; Comforter; Crushed; Dryness; Earth and Environment; Enemies; Failure and Fault; Fears; Freedom and Liberation; Griefs; Hearing; Hope; Hopelessness; King; Love (Human); Name Of God; Numb; Paths; Petition; Plea; Prisoners; Righteousness; Safety; Service to Others; Thirst; Trust; Victory; Walking; Human Will; Grace Sanctifying and Perfecting Grace Used With Tune: HYMN CHANT
Hear My Prayer, O God
Holy Darkness
Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130:5-6 First Line: I have tried you in fires of affliction Refrain First Line: Holy darkness, blessing night Topics: Affliction and Tribulation; Barreness; Blessing; Comforter; Compassion; Darkness; Doubts; Feet; Fire and Flame; Feeding; Fullness; Grave; Griefs; Guidance; Hidden; Holiness; Loneliness; Loss; Moon; Morning; Mystery; Names (Other) and Images for Jesus Christ; Night; Plant; Power and Might; Salvation; Silence and Solitude; Soil; Spirit/Soul; Steps; Storms; Strength and Courage; Waiting; Watchfulness; Wealth; Affliction and Tribulation; Barreness; Blessing; Christian Year and Observances Advent; Christian Year and Observances Easter/Easter Vigil; Comforter; Compassion; Darkness; Doubts; Feet; Fire and Flame; Feeding; Fullness; Grave; Griefs; Guidance; Hidden; Holiness; Loneliness; Loss; Moon; Morning; Mystery; Names (Other) and Images for Jesus Christ; Night; Plant; Power and Might; Salvation; Silence and Solitude; Soil; Spirit/Soul; Steps; Storms; Strength and Courage; Waiting; Watchfulness; Wealth; Grace Sanctifying and Perfecting Grace Used With Tune: HOLY DARKNESS Text Sources: Inspired by St. John of the Cross
Holy Darkness
Christ, enthroned in highest heaven
Author: R. F. Littledale, 1833-90 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 130 Topics: Sacraments and Other Rites Funerals and the Departed Used With Tune: AD PERENNIS VITAE FONTEM Text Sources: De Profundis, Latin, 13th century Sequence
Christ, enthroned in highest heaven
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