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O'er Hoarse Atlantic's Wave
Author: Maria Popple, 1796-1847 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O’er hoarse Atlantic’s wave Lyrics: 1 O’er hoarse Atlantic’s wave,
From Afric comes the cry,
O Christians! haste and save,
Ere in our want we die!
Our starving souls have ne’er been fed;
Oh! bring to us the Living Bread!
2 And broad Pacific’s shore
Re-echoes with the call,
From China wafted o’er,
Beseeching one and all
To kindle in the flowery clime
The Lamp of Life, the Light divine.
3 And India’s myriad sons
Stretch forth their dusky hands;
Crying, O favored ones,
Who dwell in Gospel lands,
Send to our longing, thirsty souls
The stream that with salvation rolls.
4 And shall we careless live
With these great gifts in store?
Nor from our fullness give
To spread from shore to shore
Glad tidings from the courts above
Of our Immanuel’s boundless love?
5 Pardon our coldness, Lord!
Our languid souls inspire.
May Thy life giving Word
Kindle a holy fire
In every heart that owns Thy sway
And hasten the millennial day! Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH
O'er Hoarse Atlantic's Wave
They Did Not Build in Vain
Author: Alan Luff, 1928- Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 They did not build in vain
who founded here a church
as witness to God's love
amid a world of pain,
for still, to those who wish to see,
this place proclaims God's mystery.
2 They built upon the rock
that is the risen Lord,
the one foundation laid
which stands each earthly shock;
that, Spirit filled, we here might raise,
as living temples, prayer and praise.
3 Those who have loved this place,
a cloud of witnesses,
surround and urge us on
as we now run our race,
and so we lay aside each sin
in our desire to strive and win.
4 Though the horizon's bend
conceals the way ahead,
the footprints on the road
show Christ waits at the end;
in him alone our faith shall stand
who waits for us at God's right hand.
5 Here is our meeting place,
where doubt finds grounds of faith,
where hurt finds healing love,
our penitence your grace;
where bridging time to eternity
is God the holy Trinity. Scripture: Hebrews 12:1-3 Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148th
They Did Not Build in Vain
To God I lift mine eyes
Author: John Bowdler Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1 To God I lift mine eyes,
From Him is all mine aid;
The God who built the skies,
And earth's foundations laid.
God is the tower
To which I fly:
His grace is nigh
In every hour.
2 My feet shall never slide
Or fall in fatal snares;
Since God, my guard and guide,
Defends me from my fears.
Those wakeful eyes
That never sleep,
His children keep
When dangers rise.
3 No burning heats by day,
Nor blasts of evening air,
Shall take my health away,
If God be with me there.
Thou art my sun,
And Thou my shade,
To guard my head
By night or noon.
Amen. Topics: Courage; Fear Dispelled; God Unsearchable; Providence; Trust In God; Trust In Providence Used With Tune: DARWALL
To God I lift mine eyes
Welcome, Ye Praying Host!
Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Welcome ye praying host! Used With Tune: DARWELLS
Welcome, Ye Praying Host!
Our Forebears Lived by Faith
Author: Fred Pratt Green Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Our forebears lived by faith,
set free from self and sin,
by faith drove demons out,
by faith drew outcasts in:
and left the church a heritage
that shames a disbelieving age.
2 What godlessness destroys
faith labors to restore;
where doubt sees only change,
faith finds an open door:
and all who come to Jesus prove
it's faith that makes the mountain move.
3 Then let us place ourselves
in God's creative hands,
anchored in faith, but free
to do what God commands:
not pris'ners of our heritage
but born to serve the present age.
4 What need have we to wait
for others to advance,
for tides to turn, or folk
be easier to convince?
The time is now, and God is ours,
with all the Spirit's mighty pow'rs. Topics: Faith; Christian warfare; Church--Militant; Faith; Reaffirmation of faith; Spread of the Gospel Scripture: Romans 14 Used With Tune: DARWALL
Our Forebears Lived by Faith
Steh auf, mein Herz!
Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Steh auf, mein Herz, steh auf! Used With Tune: [Steh auf, mein Herz, steh auf!]
Steh auf, mein Herz!
Community of Joy
Author: Kenneth L. McLaughlin, 1951- Meter: 12.12.4.12 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Community of joy, proclaim the living Christ! Topics: Call/Calling; Faith; Grace; Joy; Proclamation; Testimony; Witness Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148th
Community of Joy
From heaven the Lord confess
Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: DARWALL
From heaven the Lord confess
Angels In Bright Attire
Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Angels in bright attire Lyrics: 1 Angels in bright attire
Descend from Heav’n to earth,
And spread the joyful news
Of our Redeemer’s birth;
Born in a house where oxen fed,
A manger was His lowly bed.
2 Glory to God, they sing
In most exalted strains,
Peace and good will to men
So long as Jesus reigns:
And reign He shall from shore to shore,
Till sun and moon shall shine no more.
3 We’ll join the heav’nly song,
And sound His name abroad;
Welcome, the wondrous Man,
The great incarnate God:
Hail, source divine of life and joy,
Thy praise shall e’er our lips employ.
4 For love so great as Thine,
Ourselves to Thee we give;
’Tis all Thou dost demand,
Nor less wilt Thou receive:
Before Thy feet we prostrate fall;
Accept, dear Lord, our little all. Used With Tune: DARWALL'S 148TH Text Sources: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)
Angels In Bright Attire
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