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With joy we hail the sacred day

Author: H. Auber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 259 hymnals Lyrics: 1 With joy we hail the sacred day, Which God hath called His own; With joy the summons we obey, To worship at His throne. 2 Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair! As here Thy servants throng To breathe the humble, fervent prayer, And pour the grateful song. 3 Spirit of grace, oh, deign to dwell Within Thy Church below! Make her in holiness excel, With pure devotion glow! 4 Let peace within her walls be found; Let all her sons unite To spread the holy zeal around Her clear and shining light. 5 Great God, we hail the sacred day Which Thou hast called Thine own; With joy the summons we obey, To worship at Thy throne! Amen. Topics: The Lord's Day; Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Used With Tune: ST. FRANCES

O Lord of hosts, Whose glory fills

Author: J. M. Neale Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 97 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord of hosts, Whose glory fills The bounds of the eternal hills, And yet vouchsafes, in Christian lands, To dwell in temples made of hands; 2 Grant that all we who here to-day Rejoicing this foundation lay, May be in very deed Thine own, Built on the precious Corner-stone. 3 Endue the creatures with Thy grace, That shall adorn Thy dwelling-place; The beauty of the oak and pine, The gold and silver, make them Thine. 4 To Thee they all belong; to Thee The treasures of the earth and sea; And when we bring them to Thy throne, We but present Thee with Thine own. 5 The minds that guide, endue with skill; The hands that work, preserve from ill; That we, who these foundations lay, May raise the top-stone in its day. 6 Both now and ever, Lord, protect The temple of Thine own elect; Be Thou in them, and they in Thee, O ever blessèd Trinity! Amen. Topics: Laying of a Corner-Stone; Corner-stone and Consecration Used With Tune: WAREHAM

Jesu! where'er Thy people meet

Author: W. Cowper Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 515 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesu! where'er Thy people meet, There they behold Thy mercy-seat; Where'er they seek Thee, Thou art found, And ev'ry place is hallowed ground. 2 And since within no walls confined, Thou dwellest in the humble mind: Let all within Thy house who come, Departing, take Thee to their home. 3 Yet everywhere Thou guid'st Thine own To raise for Thee an earthly throne; And where Thy Name Thou dost record, There Thou wilt come and bless them, Lord! [4* Behold at Thy commanding word, We stretch the curtain and the cord; Come Thou and fill this wider space, And bless us with a large increase.] 5 Great Shepherd of Thy chosen few, Thy former mercies here renew; And here to wayward hearts proclaim The sweetness of Thy saving Name! 6 Here may we prove the might of prayer, To strengthen faith and sweeten care: To teach our faint desires to rise, And bring all heaven before our eyes! 7 Here to the babe new-born on earth, Grant Thou the newer, better birth; By water and the Holy Ghost Restoring all that Adam lost. 8 Here to the weary, hungry, soul, Give Thou the gift that maketh whole; The bread that is Christ's flesh, for food, The wine that is the Saviour's blood. 9 Lord, we are few, but Thou art near; Nor short Thine arm, nor deaf Thine ear; Oh, rend the heavens, come quickly down, And make a thousand hearts Thine own! Amen. * For enlargement of the Church Topics: Consecration of Churches; Corner-stone and Consecration Used With Tune: HEBRON

Angel voices, ever singing

Author: F. Pott Appears in 379 hymnals Used With Tune: ANGEL VOICES

O Lord, be with us when we sail

Author: E. A. Dayman Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 58 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord, be with us when we sail Upon the lonely deep, Our Guard, when on the silent deck The midnight watch we keep. 2 We need not fear, though all around 'Mid rising winds we hear The multitude of waters surge; For Thou, O God, art near. 3 The calm, the breeze, the gale, the storm, The ocean and the land, All, all are Thine, are held within The hollow of Thy hand. 4 As when on blue Gennesareth Rose high the angry wave, And Thy disciples quailed in dread, One word of Thine could save; 5 So when the fiercer storms arise From man's unbridled will, Be Thou, Lord, present in our hearts To whisper "Peace be still." 6 If duty calls from threatened strife To guard our native shore, And shot and shell are answering The booming cannon's roar; 7 Be Thou the mainquard of our host, Till war and dangers cease; Defend the right, put up the sword, And through the world make peace. 8 Across this troubled tide of life Thyself our Pilot be, Until we reach that better land, The land that knows no sea. Amen. Topics: Travellers by Sea or Land; Travellers by Sea or Land Used With Tune: DUNDEE

Eternal Father! strong to save

Author: W. Whiting Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 425 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Eternal Father! strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave, Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep: O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! 2 O Christ! Whose voice the waters heard And hushed their raging at Thy word, Who walked'st on the foaming deep, And calm amidst its rage didst sleep; O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! 3 Most Holy Spirit, Who didst brood Upon the chaos dark and rude, And bid its angry tumult cease, And give for wild confusion, peace; O hear us when we cry to Thee For those in peril on the sea! 4 O Trinity of love and power! Our brethren shield in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them wheresoe'er they go: Thus evermore shall rise to Thee Glad hymns of praise from land and sea. Amen. Topics: Travellers by Sea or Land Used With Tune: MELITA

Blest day of God! most calm, most bright

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 132 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Blest day of God! most calm, most bright, The first, the best of days; The laborer's rest, the saint's delight, The day of prayer and praise. 2 My Saviour's face made thee to shine, His rising thee did raise, And made thee heavenly and divine Beyond all other days. 3 The first-fruits oft of blessing prove To all the sheaves behind; And they the day of Christ who love, A happy week shall find. 4 This day I must with God appear; For, Lord, the day is Thine; Help me to spend it in Thy fear, And thus to make it mine. Amen. Topics: Daily Prayer The Lord's Day Used With Tune: CHESTERFIELD

Ancient of days, Who sittest, throned in glory

Author: W. C. Doane Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 197 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Ancient of days, Who sittest, throned in glory; To Thee all knees are bent, all voices pray; Thy love has blest the wide world's wondrous story, With light and life since Eden's dawning day. 2 O Holy Father, who hast lead Thy children, In all the ages, with the Fire and Cloud, Through seas dry-shod; through weary wastes bewildering; To Thee, in reverent love, our hearts are bowed. 3 O Holy Jesus, Prince of Peace and Saviour, To Thee we owe the peace that still prevails, Stilling the rude wills of men's wild behaviour, And calming passion's fierce and stormy gales. 4 O Holy Ghost, the Lord and the Life-giver, Thine is the quickening power that gives increase: From Thee have flowed, as from a precious river, Our plenty, wealth, prosperity, and peace. 5 O Triune God, with heart and voice adoring, Praise we the goodness that doth crown our days; Pray we, that Thou wilt hear us, still imploring Thy love and favor, kept to us always. Amen. Topics: General; National Days; Processionals General Used With Tune: ANCIENT OF DAYS

Christ, Whose glory fills the skies

Author: C. Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 475 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Christ, Whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only Light, Sun of Righteousness, arise! Triumph o'er the shades of night! Day-spring from on high, be near; Day-star, in my heart appear. 2. Dark and cheerless is the morn Unaccompanied by Thee; Joyless is the day's return, Till Thy mercy's beams I see; Till they inward light impart, Glad my eyes, and warm my heart. 3. Visit then this soul of mine! Pierce the gloom of sin and grief! Fill me, Radiancy divine! Scatter all my unbelief! More and more Thyself display, Shining to the perfect day. Amen. Topics: General; Daily Prayer Morning; Fellowship with God Used With Tune: LUX PRIMA

Lord of all being; throned afar

Author: O. W. Holmes Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 429 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord of all being; throned afar, Thy glory flames from sun and star; Centre and soul of every sphere, Yet to each loving heart now near! 2 Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray Sheds on our path the glow of day; Star of our hope, Thy softened light Cheers the long watches of the night. 3 Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn; Our noontide is Thy gracious dawn; Our rainbow arch, Thy mercy's sign; All, save the clouds of sin, are Thine. 4 Lord of all life, below, above, Whose light is truth, Whose warmth is love, Before Thy ever-blazing throne We ask no lustre of our own. 5 Grant us Thy truth to make us free, And kindling hearts that burn for Thee, Till all Thy living altars claim One holy light, one heavenly flame. Amen. Topics: General; Daily Prayer Morning; Processionals General Used With Tune: MENDON