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On This Day, the First of Days

Author: Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877 Appears in 83 hymnals Lyrics: 1 On this day, the first of days, God our maker's name we praise; Who, creation’s Lord and spring, Did the world from darkness bring. 2 On this day th'eternal Son Over death his triumph won; On this day the Spirit came With the gifts of living flame. 3 Word made flesh, all praises be! For from sin you set us free; And with you we die and rise Unto God in sacrifice. 4 Holy Spirit, you impart Gifts of love to ev'ry heart; Give us light and grace, we pray, Fill our hearts this holy day. 5 God, the blessed Three in One, May your holy will be done; In your word our souls are free, As we praise you, Trinity. Topics: Creation; Deliverance; Gathering; Lord's Day; Praise; Trinity Used With Tune: LÜBECK Text Sources: Le Mans Breviary, 1748

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Author: Gerard Moultrie, 1829-1885 Appears in 172 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence, And with fear and trembling stand; Ponder nothing earthly minded, For with blessing in his hand Christ our God to earth descending, Our full homage to demand. 2 King of kings, yet born of Mary, As of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords in human vesture, In the body and the blood, He will give to all the faithful His own self for heav'nly food. 3 Rank on rank the host of heaven Spreads its vanguard on the way, As the Light of Light descending From the realms of endless day, That the pow'rs of hell may vanquish As the darkness clears away. 4 At his feet the six wing'd seraph, Cherubim with sleepless eye, Veil their faces to the Presence, As with ceaseless voice they cry: "Alleluia, alleluia, Alleluia! Lord, most high!" Topics: Adoration of God; Christ the King; Christmas; Deliverance; Eucharistic Devotion; Jesus; Light Scripture: Matthew 2 Used With Tune: PICARDY Text Sources: Liturgy of St. James, 5th C.

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 1,858 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven, to earth come down: Fix in us your humble dwelling, All your faithful mercies crown. Jesus, you are all compassion, Boundless love that makes us whole: Visit us with your salvation, Enter every trembling soul. 2 Come, Almighty, to deliver, Let us all your grace receive; Suddenly return, and never, Never more your temple leave. You we would be always blessing, Serve you as your hosts above, Pray, and praise you without ceasing, Glory in your perfect love. 3 Finish then your new creation, Pure and sinless let us be; Let us see your great salvation, Perfect in eternity: Changed from glory into glory Till in heaven we take our place, There to cast our crowns before you, Lost in wonder, love, and praise. Topics: End Times; God's Presence; Love; Petition; Sacraments/Rites Marriage; Order of Christian Funerals Vigils - Hymns Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 1,236 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Beneath the shadow of your throne Your saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is your arm alone, And our defence is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received its frame, From everlasting you are God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in your sight Are like an ev'ening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever rolling stream, Bears all our lives away; They fly, forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be now our guide while life shall last, And our eternal home. Topics: Authority of God; In Time of War/Disaster; Sacraments/Rites Reconciliation; Sacraments/Rites Anointing of the Sick; Order of Christian Funerals Vigils - Hymns; Order of Christian Funerals Funeral Liturgy Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

Morning Has Broken

Author: Eleanor Farjeon, 1881-1965 Appears in 93 hymnals Topics: Liturgy of the Hours Hymns for Morning Prayer Used With Tune: BUNESSAN

Lord God of Morning and of Night

Author: Francis Turner Palgrave, 1824-1897 Appears in 78 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord God of morning and of night, We thank you for your gifts of light; As in the dawn the shadows fly, We seem to find you now more nigh. 2 Fresh hopes have wakened in our heart, Fresh zeal to do our daily part; In peaceful sleep our strength restore, Throughout the day to serve you more. 3 O Lord of light, your love alone Can make our human hearts your own; Be ever with us, Lord, that we Your blessed face one day may see. 4 Praise God, our maker and our friend; Praise God through time, till time shall end; Till psalm and song one name adore, Through heav'n’s great day of evermore. Topics: Liturgy of the Hours Hymns for Morning Prayer Used With Tune: FULDA (Walton) Text Sources: Sir Ray Palmer's Book of Praise, 1862, alt.

O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts

Author: St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1155; Ray Palmer, 1808-1887 Appears in 554 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, joy of loving hearts, The font of life and our true light, We seek the peace your love imparts And stand rejoicing in your sight. 2 Your truth unchanged has ever stood; You save all those who heed your call; To those who seek you, you are good, To those who find you, all in all. 3 We taste you, Lord, our living bread, And long to feast upon you still; We drink of you, the fountainhead, Our thirsting souls to quench and fill. 4 For you our restless spirits yearn Until your face we see at last; Glad, when your presence we discern, Blest, when our faith can hold you fast. 5 O Jesus, ever with us stay; Make all our moments calm and bright; O cast the night of sin away, Shed o'er the world your holy light. Topics: Jesus; Thirsting for God; Truth Scripture: Matthew 4:1-16 Used With Tune: FULDA (WALTON) Text Sources: Sabbath Hymn Book, 1858, alt.

The Day You Gave Us, Lord, Is Ended

Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 Appears in 281 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The day you gave us, Lord, is ended, The darkness falls at your behest; To you our morning hymns ascended, Your praise shall sanctify our rest. 2 We thank you that your Church, unsleeping While earth rolls onward into light, Through all the world its watch is keeping, And rests not now by day or night. 3 Across each continent and island As dawn leads on another day, The voice of prayer is never silent, Nor dies the strain of praise away. 4 The sun that bids us rest is waking Your friends beneath the western sky, And hour by hour fresh lips are making Your wondrous doings heard on high. 5 So be it, Lord; your throne shall never, Like earth’s proud empires, pass away: Your kingdom stands and grows for ever, Till all your creatures own your sway. Topics: God's Reign; Liturgy of the Hours Hymns for Evening Prayer Used With Tune: ST. CLEMENT

O God of Love, O King of Peace

Author: Henry W. Baker, 1821-1877 Appears in 242 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God of love, O King of peace, Make wars throughout the world to cease; Our violent ways help us contain; Give peace, O God, give peace again! 2 Whom shall we trust but you, O Lord? Where rest but on your faithful word? None ever called on you in vain; Give peace, O God, give peace again! 3 Where saints and angels dwell above, All hearts are joined in holy love; O bind us in that heav'nly chain; Give peace, O God, give peace again! Topics: In Time of War/Disaster Used With Tune: TALLIS' CANON

O Christ, the Healer

Author: Fred Pratt Green, b. 1903 Appears in 37 hymnals First Line: O Christ, the healer, we have come Lyrics: 1 O Christ, the healer, we have come To pray for health, to plead for friends. How can we fail to be restored, When reached by love that never ends? 2 From ev'ery ailment flesh endures Our bodies clamor to be freed; Yet in our hearts we would confess That wholeness is our deepest need. 3 How strong, O Lord, are our desires, How weak our knowledge of ourselves! Release in us those healing truths Unconscious pride resists or shelves. 4 In conflicts that destroy our health We recognize the world's disease; Our common life declares our ills: Is there no cure, O Christ, for these? 5 Grant that we all, made one in faith, In your community may find The wholeness that, enriching us, Shall reach the whole of humankind. Topics: Healing; Sacraments/Rites Anointing of the Sick Used With Tune: ERHALT UNS HERR