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O Love that wilt not let me go
Author: George Matheson (1842-1906) Meter: 8.8.8.8.6 Appears in 670 hymnals Scripture: John 3:14-15 Lyrics: 1 O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee:
I give thee back the life I owe,
that in thine ocean depths its flow
may richer, fuller be.
2 O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee:
my heart restores its borrowed ray,
that in thy sunshine's blaze its day
may brighter, fairer be.
3 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee:
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
and feel the promise is not vain,
that morn shall tearless be.
4 O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee:
I lay in dust life's glory dead,
and from the ground there blossoms red
life that shall endless be. Topics: Our Response to Christ In Devotion; The Church Celebrates Death and Grieving; Death and Bereavement; Eternal Life; God Love of Used With Tune: ST. MARGARET
O Love that wilt not let me go
Tell Me the Old, Old, Story
Author: Katherine Hankey Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 501 hymnals Scripture: John 3:16 First Line: Tell me the Old, Old Story, Of unseen things above Topics: Evangelistic General Used With Tune: EVANGEL
Tell Me the Old, Old, Story
Christian Giving
Author: Bp. Christopher Wordsworth (1807-1885) Appears in 333 hymnals Scripture: John 3:16 First Line: O Lord of heaven and earth and sea Topics: Charity; Consecration Of Possessions; Working and giving Used With Tune: ALMSGIVINT
Christian Giving
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Author: Philip P. Bliss, 1838-1876 Meter: 7.7.7.8 Appears in 326 hymnals Scripture: John 3:14 First Line: "Man of Sorrows" what a name Lyrics: 1 "Man of Sorrows," what a name
for the Son of God, who came
ruined sinners to reclaim!
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
2 Bearing shame and scoffing rude,
in my place condemned he stood;
sealed my pardon with his blood:
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
3 Guilty, vile, and helpless, we;
spotless Lamb of God was he;
full atonement, can it be?
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
4 Lifted up was he to die,
“It is finished,” was his cry;
now in heaven exalted high:
Hallelujah! what a Savior!
5 When he comes, our glorious King,
all his ransomed home to bring,
then anew this song we’ll sing:
Hallelujah! what a Savior! Used With Tune: HALLELUJAH! WHAT A SAVIOR
Hallelujah! What a Savior!
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
Author: John M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 289 hymnals Scripture: John 3:16 Lyrics: 1 Christ is made the sure foundation,
Christ the head and cornerstone;
Chosen of the Lord and precious,
Binding all the church in one;
Holy Zion’s help forever,
And her confidence alone.
2 To this temple, where we call you,
Come, O Lord of hosts, today;
With your wonted lovingkindness
Hear your servants as they pray.
And your fullest benediction
Shed in all its bright array.
3 Grant, we pray, to all your people,
All the grace they ask to gain;
What they gain from you forever
With the blessèd to retain,
And hereafter in your glory
Evermore with you to reign.
Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS Text Sources: 11th C.
Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
Author: Benjamin Webb (1819-1885) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 139 hymnals Scripture: John 3:2 Lyrics: 1 O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
Surpassing thought and fantasy
that God, the Son of God, should take
our mortal form for mortals' sake.
2 For us baptized, for us he bore
his holy fast, and hungered sore;
for us temptations sharp he knew;
for us the tempter overthrew.
3 For us he prayed, for us he taught,
for us the lost with love he sought,
by words, and signs, and actions, he
brought health and hope to set us free.
4 For us to wicked men betrayed,
scourged, mocked, in crown of thorns arrayed,
he bore the shameful cross and death;
for us at length gave up his breath.
5 For us he rose from death again,
for us he went on high to reign,
for us he sent his Spirit here
to guide, to strengthen, and to cheer.
6 To him whose boundless love has won
salvation for us through his Son,
to God the Father, glory be
both now and through eternity. Topics: Christian Year Lent; Creed Used With Tune: EISENACH (LEIPZIG) Text Sources: Latin, 15th century
O Love, how deep, how broad, how high!
How Great Thou Art
Author: Stuart K. Hine (1899-1989); Carl Gustav Boberg (1859-1940) Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 136 hymnals Scripture: John 3:14-21 First Line: O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder Refrain First Line: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee Topics: Creation; Creation; Evangelism; Praise of God; Reign of Christ; Salvation/Redemption Used With Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART Text Sources: Swedish text
How Great Thou Art
The Love of God
Author: F. M. L. Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 76 hymnals Scripture: John 3:16 First Line: The love of God is greater far Refrain First Line: Oh, love of God, how rich and pure! Lyrics: 1 The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell;
It goes beyond the highest star,
And reaches to the lowest hell;
The guilty pair, bowed down with care,
God gave His Son to win;
His erring child He reconciled,
And pardoned from his sin.
Refrain:
Oh, love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure—
The saints’ and angels’ song.
2 When hoary time shall pass away,
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God’s love so sure, shall still endure,
All measureless and strong;
Redeeming grace to Adam’s race—
The saints’ and angels’ song. [Refrain]
3 Could we with ink the ocean fill,
And were the skies of parchment made,
Were every stalk on earth a quill,
And every man a scribe by trade;
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry;
Nor could the scroll contain the whole,
Though stretched from sky to sky. [Refrain] Used With Tune: [The love of God is greater by far] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/The_Love_of_God); Faith Publishing House, Evening Light Songs, 1949, edited 1987 (484)
The Love of God
There's a spirit in the air
Author: Brian Wren (b. 1936) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 37 hymnals Scripture: John 3:8 Lyrics: 1 There's a spirit in the air,
telling Christians everywhere:
'Praise the love that Christ revealed,
living, working in our world!'
2 Lose your shyness, find your tongue,
tell the world what God has done:
God in Christ has come to stay.
Live tomorrow's life today!
3 When believers break the bread,
when a hungry child is fed,
praise the love that Christ revealed,
living, working, in our world.
4 Still the Spirit gives us light,
seeing wrong and setting right:
God in Christ has come to stay.
Live tomorrow's life today!
5 When a stranger's not alone,
where the homeless find a home,
praise the love that Christ revealed,
living, working, in our world.
6 May the Spirit fill our praise,
guide our thoughts and change our ways.
God in Christ has come to stay.
Live tomorrow's life today!
7 There's a Spirit in the air,
calling people everywhere:
praise the love that Christ revealed,
living, working, in our world. Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Enlightening and Renewing the Church; Children; Holy Communion; Social Concern; Witness Used With Tune: LAUDS
There's a spirit in the air
Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song
Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr. Meter: 8.7.8.7.6 Appears in 36 hymnals Scripture: John 3:8 Lyrics: 1 Like the murmur of the dove's song,
Like the challenge of her flight,
Like the vigor of the wind's rush,
Like the new flame's eager might:
Come, Holy Spirit, come.
2 To the members of Christ's Body,
To the branches of the Vine,
To the church in faith assembled,
To her midst as gift and sign:
Come, Holy Spirit, come.
3 With the healing of division,
With the ceaseless voice of prayer,
With the power of love and witness,
With the peace beyond compare:
Come, Holy Spirit, come. Used With Tune: BRIDEGROOM
Like the Murmur of the Dove's Song
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