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O Christ, our hope, our heart's desire

Author: John Chandler Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 56 hymnals Topics: Christ Only Mediator and Redeemer Lyrics: 1 O Christ, our hope, our heart's desire, Redemption's only spring! Creator of the world art thou, Its Saviour and its King. 2 How vast the mercy and the love Which laid our sins on thee, And led thee to a cruel death, To set thy people free. 3 But now the bands of death are burst, The ransom has been paid; And thou art on thy Father's throne, In glorious robes arrayed. 4 O Christ, be thou our lasting joy, Our ever great reward! Our only glory may it be To glory in the Lord. Amen. Used With Tune: BRADFORD Text Sources: Latin hymn, 7th or 8th century

O love how deep, how broad, how high!

Author: Benjamin Webb, 1819-85; Thomas à Kempis, 1379-1471 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 139 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Redeemer Lyrics: 1 O love how deep, how broad, how high! it fills the heart with ecstasy that God, the Son of God, should take our mortal form for mortals’ sake. 2 He sent no angel to our race of higher or of lower place but wore the robe of human frame himself, and to this lost world came. 3 For us he was baptized, and bore his holy fast, and hungered sore; for us temptations sharp he knew; for us the tempter overthrew. 4 For us he prayed, for us he taught, for us his daily works he wrought, by words and signs and actions, thus still seeking not himself but us. 5 For us to wicked hands betrayed, scourged, mocked, in purple robe arrayed, he bore the shameful cross and death; for us at length gave up his breath. 6 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. 7 To him whose boundless love has won salvation for us through his Son, to God the Father, glory be both now and through eternity. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24-25 Used With Tune: PUER NOBIS NASCITUR

Crown him with many crowns

Author: Matthew Bridges, 1800-94; Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903 Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 796 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Redeemer Lyrics: 1 Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne; hark! how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own: awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for me, and hail him as your chosen king through all eternity. 2 Crown him the Son of God before the worlds began: and we who tread where he has trod crown him the Son of Man, who every grief has known that wrings the human breast, and takes and bears them for his own, that all in him may rest. 3 Crown him the Lord of love; behold his hands and side, those wounds yet visible above in beauty glorified; no angel there on high can fully bear that sight, but downwards bends a burning eye at mysteries so bright. 4 Crown him the Lord of life, who triumphed o'er the grave, and rose victorious in the strife for those he came to save: his glories now we sing who died, and rose on high; who died eternal life to bring, and lives that death may die. 5 Crown him the Lord of peace, whose power a sceptre sways from pole to pole, that wars may cease absorbed in prayer and praise: his reign shall know no end, and round his pierced feet fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet. 6 Crown him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time, Creator of the rolling spheres, majestic and sublime: all hail, Redeemer, hail! for you have died for me; your praise shall never, never fail throughout eternity. Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:8-10 Used With Tune: DIADEMATA

Thou Art the Way

Author: George W. Doane Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 600 hymnals Topics: Christ As Mediator and Redeemer First Line: Thou art the Way: to thee alone Lyrics: 1 Thou art the Way: to thee alone from sin and death we flee; and he who would the Father seek, must seek him, Lord, by thee. 2 Thou art the Truth: thy Word alone true wisdom can impart; thou only canst inform the mind, and purify the heart. 3 Thou art the Life: the rending tomb proclaims thy conquering arm, and those who put their trust in thee nor death nor hell shall harm. 4 Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life: grant us that Way to know, that Truth to keep, that Life to win, whose joys eternal flow. Scripture: John 11:25 Used With Tune: ARLINGTON

Life of Ages, Richly Poured

Author: Samuel Johnson, 1822-1882 Appears in 93 hymnals Topics: Christ the Redeemer Scripture: Acts 10:34-35 Used With Tune: HARTS

O Savior, Precious Savior

Author: Frances R. Havergal Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 244 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ The Only Mediator and Redeemer Lyrics: 1 O Saviour, precious Saviour, whom yet unseen we love, O Name of might and favor, all other names above; we worship you, we bless you, to you alone we sing; we praise you, and confess you our holy Lord and King. 2 O bringer of salvation, who wondrously have wrought, yourself the revelation of love beyond our thought; we worship you, we bless you, to you alone we sing; we praise you, and confess you our gracious Lord and King. 3 In you all fulness dwelling, all grace and pow'r outpours; the glory all-excelling, O Son of God, is yours; we worship you, we bless you, to you alone we sing; we praise you, and confess you our glorious Lord and King. 4 O grant the consummation of this our song above in endless adoration, and everlasting love; then shall we praise and bless you where perfect praises ring, and evermore confess you our Savior and our King. Scripture: 1 Peter 1:8 Used With Tune: MEIRIONYDD

O Lord, How Shall I Meet You

Author: Paul Gerhardt Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 47 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ The Only Mediator and Redeemer Lyrics: 1 O Lord, how shall I meet you, how welcome you aright? Your people long to greet you, my hope, my heart's delight! O kindle, Lord, MostHoly, your lamp within my breast to do in spirit lowly all that may please you best. 2 Love caused your incarnation, love brought you down to me; your thirst for my salvation procured my liberty. O love beyond all telling, that led you to embrace, in love all love excelling, our lost and fallen race! 3 Rejoice, then, you sad-hearted, who sit in deepest gloom, who mourn o'er joys departed and tremble at your doom. Despair not, he is near you, yea, standing at the door, who best can help and cheer you and bids you weep no more. 4 Sin's debt, that fearful burden, let not your soul distress; your guilt the Lord will pardon and cover by his grace. He comes, for men procuring the peace of sin forgiv'n, for all God's sons securing their heritage in heav'n. Scripture: Matthew 25:6 Used With Tune: ST. THEODULPH

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Author: Bp. R. Heber, 1783-1826 Appears in 911 hymnals Topics: Christ Redeemer Lyrics: 1 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; Star of the East, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold on HIs cradle the dew-drops are shining; Low lies His bed with the beasts of the stall; Angels adore Him, in slumber reclining, Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all. 3 Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion, Odours of Edom, and offerings divine? Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation; Vainly with gifts would His favour secure; Richer by far is the heart's adoration; Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. Used With Tune: MORNING STAR

I Greet Thee, Who My Sure Redeemer Art

Author: John Calvin, 1509-1564; Elizabeth I. Smith, 1817-1898 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 41 hymnals Topics: God the Redeemer; Love for God; Praise to Christ Jesus; Promise and Hope; Redemption; Descants Scripture: Matthew 11:29 Used With Tune: TOULON

Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Author: Robert Robinson, 1735-1790 Appears in 2,201 hymnals Topics: Christ the Redeemer Scripture: Psalm 135:1-3 Used With Tune: NETTLETON