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Angels We Have Heard on High

Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 237 hymnals Refrain First Line: Gloria Lyrics: 1. Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing o'er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains. Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. 2. Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why these songs of happy cheer? What great brightness did you see? What glad tidings did you hear? Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. 3. Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ, the Lord, the newborn king. Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. Used With Tune: GLORIA

Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power

Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 81 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Blessing and honor and glory and power, Wisdom and riches and strength evermore Give ye to Him who our battle hath won, Whose are the kingdom, the crown, and the throne. 2. Soundeth the heaven of the heavens with His name; Ringeth the earth with His glory and fame. Ocean and mountain, stream, forest and flower Echo His praises and tell of his power. 3. Ever ascendeth the song and the joy; Ever descendeth the love from on high. Blessing and honor and glory and praise-- This is the theme of the hymns that we raise. 4. Give we the glory and praise to the lamb; Take we the robe and the harp and the palm; Sing we the song of the lamb that was slain, Dying in meekness but rising to reign. Used With Tune: O QUANTA QUALIA

Look, Ye Saints

Author: George H. Bourne, 1840-1925 Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7 Appears in 539 hymnals First Line: Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious Lyrics: 1. Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious; See the man of sorrows now-- From the fight returned victorious. Every knee to Him shall bow. Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crowns become the victor's brow; Crowns become the victor's brow. 2. Crown the saviour; angels crown Him! Rich the trophies Jesus brings; In the seat of power enthrone Him, While the vault of heaven rings. Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown the saviour, king of kings. Crown the saviour, king of kings. 3. Sinners in derision crowned Him, Mocking thus the saviour's claim; Saints and angels, crowd around Him, Own His title, praise His name. Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Spread abroad the victor's fame. Spread abroad the victor's fame. 4. Hark, those bursts of acclamation; Hark, those loud triumphant chords! Jesus takes the highest station; O what joy the sight affords! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! Crown Him! King of kings and Lord of lords. King of kings, and Lord of lords. Used With Tune: BRYN CALFARIA

Come, Thou Almighty King

Author: Author unknown Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,791 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Come, thou almighty King, Help us thy name to sing, Help us to praise. Father, all glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us, Ancient of Days. 2. Come, thou incarnate Word, Gird on thy mighty sword, Scatter thy foes. Let thine almighty aid Our sure defense be made, Our souls on thee be stayed, Thy wonders show. 3. Come, Holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour. Thou who almighty art, Now rule in every heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of power. 4. To the great One in Three, Eternal praises be Hence evermore. His sovereign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore. Used With Tune: ITALIAN HYMN

Crown Him with Many Crowns

Author: Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903; Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894 Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 798 hymnals 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 thee, And hail Him as thy matchless king Through all eternity. 2. 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. 3. Crown Him of lords the Lord, Who over all doth reign, Who, once on earth, the incarnate word, For sinful men was slain, He lives in realms of light, Where saints with angels sing Their songs before Him day and night, Their God, redeemer, king. Used With Tune: DIADEMATA

Faith of Our Fathers

Author: Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 830 hymnals First Line: Faith of our fathers, living still Lyrics: 1. Faith of our father! living still In spite of dungeon, fire, and sword; O how our hearts beat high with joy When'e'er we hear that glorious word! Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death. 2. Our fathers, chained in prisons dark, Were still in heart and conscience free; How sure will be their children's peace If they, like them, contend for thee! Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death. 3. Faith of our fathers, God's great power Shall win all nations unto thee, And through the truth that comes from God, Mankind shall then indeed be free. Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death. 4. Faith of our fathers! we will love Both friend and foe in all our strife, And preach thee, too, as love knows how, By kindly words and virtuous life. Faith of our fathers, holy faith! We will be true to thee till death. Used With Tune: ST. CATHERINES

Fight the Good Fight

Author: John S. B. Monsell, 1811-1875 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 483 hymnals First Line: Fight the good fight with all thy might Lyrics: 1. Fight the good fight with all thy might; Christ is thy strength and Christ thy right. Lay hold on life, and it shall be Thy joy and crown eternally. 2. Run the straight race through God's good grace; Lift up thine eyes and seek His face. Life with its way before us lies; Christ is the path and Christ the prize. 3. Cast care aside, lean on thy guide; His boundless mercy will provide. Trust, and thy trusting soul shall prove Christ is its life and Christ its love. 4. Faint not nor fear, His arms are near; He changeth not, and thou art dear. Only believe, and thou shalt see That Christ is all in all to thee. Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:12 Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM

For the Beauty of the Earth

Author: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 633 hymnals Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to thee we raise Lyrics: 1. For the beauty of the earth, For the glory of the skies, For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies, Lord of all, to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 2. For the wonder of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale and tree and flower, Sun and moon and stars of light, Lord of all, to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 3. For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth, and friends above, For all gentle thoughts amd mild, Lord of all, to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 4. For thy Church that evermore Lifteth holy hands above, Offering up on every shore Her pure sacrifice of love, Lord of all, to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. 5. For each perfect gift of thine Unto us so freely given, Graces human and divine, Peace on earth and joy in heaven. Lord of all, to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise. Used With Tune: DIX

Forth in Thy Name

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 346 hymnals First Line: Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go Lyrics: 1. Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go My daily labor to pursue, Thee, only thee, resolved to know In all I think, or speak, or do. 2. The task thy wisdom hath assigned, O let me cheerfully fulfill; In all my works thy presence find, And prove thy good and perfect will. 3. Thee may I set at my right hand, Whose eyes my inmost substance see, And labor on at thy command, And offer all my works to thee. 4. Give me to bear thy easy yoke, And every moment watch and pray, And still to things eternal look, And hasten to thy glorious day. 5. Fain would I still for thee employ Whate'er thy bounteous grace hath given, Would run my course with even joy, And closely walk with thee to heaven. Used With Tune: SONG 34 (ANGELS' SONG)

From All That Dwell Below the Skies

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 1,278 hymnals Lyrics: 1. From all that dwell below the skies Let the Creator's praise arise: Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Redeemer's name be sung Through every land, in every tongue. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 2. In every land begin the song; To every land the strains belong: Alleluia! Alleluia! In cheerful sound all voices raise And fill the world with joyful praise. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 3. Eternal are thy mercies, Lord; Eternal truth attends thy word: Alleluia! Alleluia! Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore, Till suns shall rise and set no more. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Scripture: Psalm 117 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN