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My God, accept my heart this day

Author: Matthew Bridges Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 260 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My God, accept my heart this day, And make it always Thine, That I from Thee no more may stray, No more from Thee decline. 2 Before the Cross of Him Who died, Behold, I prostrate fall; Let every sin be crucified, And Christ be all in all. 3 Anoint me with Thy heavenly grace, And seal me for Thine own; That I may see Thy glorious face, And worship near Thy throne. 4 Let every thought, and work, and word, To Thee be ever given; Then life shall be Thy service, Lord, And death the gate of heaven! Amen. Topics: Parochial Missions; Consecration Used With Tune: [My God, accept my heart this day]

New every morning is the love

Author: Rev. J. Keble Meter: Irregular Appears in 362 hymnals First Line: New ev'ry morning is the love Lyrics: 1 New ev'ry morning is the love Our wakening and uprising prove; Through sleep and darkness safely brought, Restor'd to life, and pow'r, and tho't 2 New mercies, each returning day, Hover around us while we pray; New perils past, new sins forgiven, New thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven. 3 If on our daily course our mind Be set to hallow all we find, New treasures still, of countless price, God will provide for sacrifice. 4 Old friends, old scenes, will lovelier be, As more of heaven in each we see; Some softening gleam of love and prayer Shall dawn on every cross and care. 5 The trivial round, the common task, Will furnish all we need to ask; Room to deny ourselves, a road To bring us daily nearer God. 6 Only, O Lord, in Thy dear love, Fit us for perfect rest above; And help us, this and every day, To live more nearly as we pray. Amen. Topics: Daily Prayer Morning Used With Tune: [New ev'ry morning is the love]

Now thank we all our God

Author: Miss Winkworth; Martin Rinkart Meter: Irregular Appears in 688 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God, With heart and hands and voices! Who wondrous things hath done, In Whom His world rejoices; Who from our mother's arms Hath blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love; And still is ours today. 2 Oh, may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us! With ever joyful hearts And blessed peace to cheer us; And keep us in His grace, And guide us when perplexed, And free us from all ills In this world and the next. Amen. Used With Tune: [Now thank we all our God]

Oh come and mourn with me awhile

Author: Rev. F. W. Faber Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 216 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Oh come and mourn with me awhile, And tarry here the cross beside; Oh come, together let us mourn; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 2 Have we no tears to shed for Him, While soldiers scoff and Jews deride? Ah! Look how patiently He hangs; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 3 Seven times he spake, seven words of love; And all three hours His silence cried For mercy on the souls of men; Jesus, our Lord, is crucified. 4 O love of God! O sin of man! In this dread act your strength is tried; And victory remains with love; For Thou, our Lord, art crucified. Amen. Used With Tune: [Oh come and mourn with me awhile]

O come, loud anthems let us sing

Author: N. Tate; N. Brady Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 258 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O come, loud anthems let us sing, Loud thanks to our almighty King, And high our grateful voices raise, As our salvation's Rock we praise, As our salvation's Rock we praise, 2 Into his presence let us haste To thank Him for his favors past; To Him address in joyful songs, The praise that to His Name belongs, The praise that to His Name belongs. 3 For God the Lord, enthroned in state, Is with unrivaled glory, great; The depths of earth are in His hand, Her secret wealth at His command, Her secret wealth at His command,. 4 Oh, let us to His courts repair, And bow with adoration there: Low on our knees with reverence fall, And on the Lord our Maker call, And on the Lord our Maker call. Amen. Used With Tune: [O come, loud anthems let us sing]

Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel

Author: Rev. J. M. Neale Appears in 509 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel; That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 2 Oh come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory o'er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 3 Oh come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine Advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 4 Oh come, Thou Key of David, come, And open wide our heavenly home; Make safe the way that leads on high, And close the path to misery. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! 5 Oh come, oh come, Thou Lord of might! Who to Thy tribes, on Sinai's height, In ancient times didst give the law, In clouds, and majesty, and awe. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel! Amen. Used With Tune: [Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel] Text Sources: Medeival, 1200

O happy band of pilgrims

Author: Rev. J. M. Neale; St. Joseph Meter: 7.6 Appears in 183 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O happy band of pilgrims, If onward ye will tread With Jesus as your Fellow To Jesus as your Head! 2 Oh, happy, if ye labor As Jesus did for men! Oh, happy, if ye hunger As Jesus hungered then! 3 The cross that Jesus carried He carried as your due: The crown that Jesus weareth He weareth it for you. 4 The faith by which ye see Him, The hope in which ye yearn, The love that through all troubles To Him alone will turn; 5 The trials that beset you, The sorrows ye endure, The manifold temptations That death alone can cure; 6 What are they, but His jewels Of right celestial worth? What are they but the ladder, Set up to heaven on earth? 7 O happy band of pilgrims, Look upward to the skies, Where such a light affliction Shall win so great a prize! Amen. Topics: Processional; Lay Helpers; Associations or Guilds; Perseverance; Work Used With Tune: [O happy band of pilgrims]

Saviour, breathe an evening blessing

Author: J. Edmeston Meter: 8.7 Appears in 847 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Saviour, breathe an evening blessing, Ere repose our spirits seal; Sin and want we come confessing; Thou canst save, and Thou canst heal. 2 Though the night be dark and dreary, Darkness cannot hide from Thee; Thou art He Who, never weary, Watchest where The people be. 3 Though destruction walk around us, Though the arrows past us fly, Angel-guards from Thee surround us; We are safe, if Thou art nigh. 4 Be Thou nigh, should death o'ertake us; Jesu then our refuge be, And in Paradise awake us, There in peace to rest with Thee. 5 Father, to Thy holy keeping Humbly we ourselves resign; Saviour, Who hast slept our sleeping, Make our slumbers pure as Thine; 6 Blessed Spirit, brooding o'er us, Chase the darkness of our night, Till the perfect day before us Breaks in everlasting light. Amen. Topics: Protection; Daily Prayer Evening Used With Tune: [Saviour, breathe an evening blessing]

Saviour, sprinkle many nations

Author: Bishop Coxe Meter: 8.7 D Appears in 160 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Saviour, sprinkle many nations; Fruitful let Thy sorrows be; By Thy pains and consolations Draw the Gentiles unto Thee! 2 Of Thy cross the wondrous story, Be it to the nations told; Let them see Thee in Thy glory And Thy mercy manifold. 3 Far and wide, though all unknowing, Pants for Thee each mortal breast, Human tears for Thee are flowing, Human hearts in Thee would rest. 4 Thirsting as for dews of even, As the new-mown grass for rain, Thee they seek as God of heaven, Thee as Man for sinners slain. 5 Saviour, lo! the isles are waiting! Stretched the hand and strained the sight, For Thy Spirit, new creating, Love's pure flame, and wisdom's light. 6 Give the word, and of the preacher Speed the foot and touch the tongue, Till on earth by every creature Glory to the Lamb be sung! Amen. Used With Tune: [Saviour, sprinkle many nations]

Triumphant Sion, lift thy head

Author: P. Doddridge Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 288 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Triumphant Sion, lift thy head From dust, and darkness, and the dead! Though humbled long, awake at length, And gird thee with thy Saviour's strength. 2 Put all thy beauteous garments on, And let thy various charms be known: Decked in the robes of righteousness, The world thy glories shall confess. 3 No more shall foes unclean invade, And fill thy hallowed walls with dread; No more shall hell's insulting host Their victory and thy sorrows boast. 4 God from on high has heard thy prayer; His hand thy ruins shall repair; Nor will thy watchful Monarch cease To guard thee in eternal peace. Amen. Topics: Church Militant Used With Tune: [Triumphant Sion, lift thy head]