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From All that Dwell Below the Skies

Author: I. Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 1,278 hymnals Lyrics: 1 From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise. Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through ev'ry land, by ev'ry tongue. Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends Thy Word. Alleluia! Alleluia! Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore Till suns shall rise and set no more. Alleluia! Alleluia! Topics: Invocation Scripture: Psalm 117 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Lord of All Hopefulness

Author: J. Struther, 1901-1953 Meter: 10.11.11.12 Appears in 78 hymnals First Line: Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy Used With Tune: SLANE

Angels We Have Heard on High

Author: J. Chadwick, 1813-82 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 236 hymnals Refrain First Line: Gloria in excelsis Deo Lyrics: 1 Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing o'er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains. Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo. 2 Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav'nly song? What glad tidings did you hear? Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo. 3 Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the new-born king. Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo. 4 See, within a manger laid, Jesus, Lord of heav'n and earth, Lend your voices, lend your aid To proclaim the Savior's birth! Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo. Topics: Nativity of our Lord Used With Tune: GLORIA

We Thank Thee, Jesus, Dearest Friend

Author: Unknown; M. Loy, 1828-1915 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluia Appears in 15 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We thank Thee, Jesus, dearest Friend, That Thou didst into heav'n ascend. O blessed Savior, bid us live And strength to soul and body give. Allelujah. 2 Ascended to His throne on high, Hid from our sight, yet always nigh, He rules and reigns at God's right hand And has all pow'r at His command. Allelujah. 3 The man who trusts in Him is blest And finds in Him eternal rest; This world's allurements we despise And fix on Christ alone our eyes. Allelujah. 4 We therefore heartily rejoice And sing His praise with cheerful voice; He captive led captivity, From bitter death He set us free. Allelujah. 5 Through Him we heirs of heav'n are made; O Brother, Christ, extend Thine aid That we may firmly trust in Thee And through Thee live eternally. Allelujah. Topics: Exaltation of Christ Used With Tune: ERSCHIENEN IST DER HERRLICH TAG

Christ, the Life of All the Living

Author: E. C. Homburg, 1605-81 ; C. Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Appears in 66 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christ, the Life of all the living, Christ, the Death of death, our foe, Who, Thyself for me once giving To the darkest depths of woe-- Through thy suff'rings, death, and merit I eternal life inherit: Thousand, thousand thanks shall be, Dearest Jesus, unto Thee. 2 Thou, ah, Thou, hast taken on Thee Bonds and stripes, a cruel rod; Pain and scorn were heaped upon Thee, 0 Thou sinless Son of God! Thus didst Thou my soul deliver From the bonds of sin forever. Thousand, thousand thanks shall be, Dearest Jesus, unto Thee. 3 Thou hast borne the smiting only That my wounds might all be whole; Thou hast suffered, sad and lonely, Rest to give my weary soul; Yea, the curse of God enduring, Blessing unto me securing. Thousand, thousand thanks shall be, Dearest Jesus, unto Thee. 4 Heartless scoffers did surround Thee, Treating Thee with shameful scorn, And with piercing thorns they crowned Thee. All disgrace Thou, Lord, hast borne That as Thine Thou mightest own me And with heavenly glory crown me. Thousand, thousand thanks shall be, Dearest Jesus, unto Thee. 5 Thou hast suffered men to bruise Thee That from pain I might be free; Falsely did Thy foes accuse Thee-- Thence I gain security; Comfortless Thy soul did languish Me to comfort in my anguish. Thousand, thousand thanks shall be, Dearest Jesus, unto Thee. 6 Thou hast suffered great affliction And hast borne it patiently, Even death by crucifixion, Fully to atone for me; Thou didst choose to be tormented That my doom should be prevented. Thousand, thousand thanks shall be, Dearest Jesus, unto Thee. 7 Then, for all that wrought my pardon, For Thy sorrows deep and sore, For Thine anguish in the Garden, I will thank Thee evermore, Thank Thee for Thy groaning, sighing, For Thy bleeding and Thy dying, For that last triumphant cry, And shall praise Thee, Lord, on high. Topics: Jesus, Our Redeemer Used With Tune: JESU, MEINES LEBENS LEBEN

Lord, Hear the Voice of My Complaint

Author: J. Agricola, 1494-1566 ; C. Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.4.6.8 Appears in 7 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, hear the voice of my complaint, To Thee I now commend me, Let not my heart and hope grow faint, But deign Thy grace to send me. True faith from Thee, my God, I seek, The faith that loves Thee solely, Keeps me lowly, And prompt to aid the weak, And mark each word that Thou dost speak. 2 Yet more from Thee I dare to claim, Whose goodness is unbounded; Oh let me ne'er be put to shame, My hope be ne'er confounded; But e'en in death still find Thee true, And in that hour, else lonely, Trust Thee only, Not aught that I can do, For such false trust I sore should rue. 3 Oh grant that from my very heart My foes be all forgiven, Forgive my sins and heal their smart, And grant new life from heaven. Thy Word, that blessed food, bestow, Which best the soul canst nourish; Make it flourish Through all the storms of woe That else my faith might overthrow. 4 Then be the world my foe or friend, Keep me to her a stranger, Thy steadfast soldier to the end, Through pleasure and through danger. From Thee alone comes such high grace, No works of ours obtain it, Or can gain it; Our pride hath here no place, 'Tis Thy free promise we embrace. 5 Help me, for I am weak; I fight, Yet scarce can battle longer. I cling but to Thy grace and might, 'Tis Thou must make me stronger. When sore temptations are my lot, And tempests round me lower, Break their power; So, through deliv'rance wrought, I know that Thou forsak'st me not! Topics: Persistent Faith; Lent 2 Scripture: 1 Kings 18:30-39 Used With Tune: ICH RUF ZU DIR

My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord

Author: Unknown; J. T. Mueller, 1885-1967 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Magnificat Used With Tune: GOTTLOB, ES GEHT NUNMEHR ZU ENDE

Away in a Manger

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 544 hymnals First Line: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed Lyrics: 1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. 2 The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes. I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh. 3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care And take us to heaven to live with Thee there. Topics: Nativity of our Lord Used With Tune: CRADLE SONG Text Sources: Little Children's Book, Philadelphia, 1885, sts. 1,2; Gabriel's Vineyard Songs, 1892, st. 3, alt.

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: J. Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,621 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear name! The Rock on which I build, My Shield and Hiding-place; My never-failing Treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace. 4 By Thee my pray'rs acceptance gain Although with sin defiled. Satan accuses me in vain, And I am owned a child. 5 Jesus, my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. 6 Weak is the effort of my heart And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought. 7 Till then I would Thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath; And may the music of Thy name Refresh my soul in death! Topics: Circumcision and Name of Jesus Scripture: Matthew 1:20-21 Used With Tune: ST. PETER

Christians, Come, in Sweetest Measures

Author: Adam of St. Victor, d. 1172; R. Campbell, 1814-68 Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 54 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christians, come, in sweetest measures Sing of those who spread the treasures In the holy Gospels shrined; Blessèd 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 Savior dear. Christ the Fountain, these the waters, Drink, O Zion’s sons and daughters; Drink and find salvation here. 3 Here our souls, by Jesus sated, More and more shall be translated Earth’s temptations far above; Freed from sin’s abhorred dominion, Soaring on angelic pinion, They shall reach the Source of love. 4 Then shall thanks and praise ascending For Thy mercies without ending Rise to Thee, O Savior blest. With Thy gracious aid defend us, Let Thy guiding light attend us, Bring us to Thy place of rest. Topics: Heavenly Riches; Trinity 1 Used With Tune: ALLES IST AN GOTTES SEGEN