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Were You There

Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 214 hymnals First Line: Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Refrain First Line: O! Sometimes it causes me Lyrics: 1 Were you there when they crucified my Lord? Were you there when they crucified my Lord? O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they crucified my Lord? 2 Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they nailed him to the tree? 3 Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? O! Sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb? Topics: Christian year--Holy Week Scripture: Matthew 27:32-56 Used With Tune: WERE YOU THERE Text Sources: Afro-American Spiritual

We Know that Christ Is Raised

Author: John Brownlow Geyer (b. 1932) Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 29 hymnals First Line: We know that Christ is raised and dies no more Topics: Easter; Baptism; Christian year--Easter; Life in Christ Scripture: Romans 6:5-11 Used With Tune: ENGELBERG

Angels We Have Heard on High

Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 233 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing through the night, and the mountains in reply echoing their brave delight. Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo. 2 Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why these song of happy cheer? What great brightness did you see? What glad tidings did you hear? [Refrain] 3 Come to Bethlehem, and see him whose birth the angels sing. Come adore on bended knee Christ, the Lord, the new-born king. [Refrain] 4 See him in a manger laid whom the angels praise above. Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, while we raise our hearts in love. [Refrain] Topics: Christmas; Christian year--Christmas Scripture: Matthew 1:23 Used With Tune: GLORIA Text Sources: Trad. French Carol

All My Heart Again Rejoices

Author: Paul Gerhardt; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.3.3.6 D Appears in 275 hymnals First Line: All my heart *again rejoices Lyrics: 1 All my heart *again rejoices as I hear, far and near, sweetest angel voices; "Christ is born," their choirs are singing till the air, ev'rywhere now with joy is ringing. 2 Hark, a voice from yonder manger, soft and sweet, does entreat, "Flee from woe and danger; come and see; from all that grieves you you are freed; all you need I will surely give you." 3 Come then, let us hasten yonder; Here let all, great and small, kneel in awe and wonder; love him who with love is yearning; hail the star that from far bright with hope is burning. Topics: Christmas; Christian year--Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:15-20 Used With Tune: WARUM SOLLT' ICH

The First Noel

Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 396 hymnals First Line: The first Noel, the angel did say Refrain First Line: Noel, Noel Lyrics: 1 The first Noel, the angel did say, was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; in fields where they lay keeping their sheep on a cold winter's night that was so deep. Refrain: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. 2 They looked up and saw a star shining in the east, beyond them far, and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night. [Refrain] 3 And by the light of that same star, three wise men came from country far. To seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. [Refrain] 4 This star drew nigh to the northwest, o'er Bethlehem it took its rest, and there it did both stop and stay, right over the place where Jesus lay. [Refrain] 5 Then entered in those wise men three, full reverently upon their knee, and offered there in his presence, their gold, and myrrh, and frankincense. [Refrain] 6 Then let us all with one accord sing praises to our heavenly Lord, That hath made heaven and earth of nought, and with his blood mankind hath bought. [Refrain] Topics: Christmas; Christian year--Christmas; Christian year--Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 1:23 Used With Tune: THE FIRST NOEL Text Sources: Trad. English Carol

O Lord, Who Through This Holy Week

Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 55 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord, who through this holy week did suffer for us all, the sick to heal, the lost to seek, to raise up them that fall, 2 we cannot understand the woe your love was pleased to bear: O Lamb of God, we only know that all our hopes are there. 3 Your feet the path of suff'ring trod; your hand the vict'ry won: what shall we render to our God for all that he has done? 4 To God, the blessed Three in One, all praise and glory due; crown, Lord, your servants who have won the victory through you. Topics: Holy Week; Christian year--Holy Week Scripture: Psalm 116:12 Used With Tune: WINCHESTER, OLD

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,989 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When I survey the wondrous cross on which the Prince of glory died, my richest gain I count but loss, and pour contempt on all my pride. 2 Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast, save in the death of Christ, my God; all the vain things that charm me most, I sacrifice them through his blood. 3 See, from his head, his hands, his feet, sorrow and love flow mingled down; did e'er such love and sorrow meet, or thorns compose so rich a crown? 4 Were the whole realm of nature mine, that were a present far too small; love so amazing, so divine, demands my soul, my life, my all. Topics: Holy Week; Christ--Atonement; Christ--Love of; Christian year--Holy Week; Christian year--Lent Scripture: Matthew 27:27-31 Used With Tune: HAMBURG

There Is a Green Hill Far Away

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 693 hymnals Lyrics: 1 There is a green hill far away, outside a city wall, where the dear Lord was crucified, who died to save us all. 2 We may not know, we cannot tell, what pains he had to bear; but we believe it was for us he hung and suffered there. 3 He died that we might be forgiv'n, he died to make us good, that we might go at last to heav'n, saved by his precious blood. 4 There was no other good enough to pay the price of sin; he only could unlock the gate of heav'n, and let us in. 5 O dearly, dearly has he loved, and we must love him too, and trust in his redeeming blood, and try his works to do. Topics: Holy Week; Christ--Atonement; Christ--Love of; Christ--Sacrifice of; Christian year--Holy Week; Love for Christ Scripture: Matthew 27:32-56 Used With Tune: GREEN HILL

Christians, Dismiss Your Fear

Author: Joseph Hart ; John Cennick Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 37 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Christians, dismiss your fear; let home and joy succeed; the joyful news with gladness hear, “The Lord is ris'n indeed!” The promise is fulfilled in Christ our only Head; now justice,mercy, reconciled, he lives who once was dead. 2 The Lord is ris'n again, who on the cross did bleed; he lives to die no more, amen, the Lord is ris'n indeed! He truly tasted death to give us hope again, in bitter pangs resigned his breath, but now has ris'n. Amen! 3 He has himself the keys of death, the grave, and hell; his is the victory and praise, and he rules all things well; death now no more I dread, but cheerful close mine eyes; death is a sleep, the grave a bed; with Jesus I shall rise. Topics: Easter; Christian year--Easter Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10 Used With Tune: DIADEMATA

Jesus Christ is Ris'n Today

Author: Anonymous Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluias Appears in 488 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus Christ is ris'n today, alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, alleluia! Who did once, upon the cross, alleluia! Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia! 2 Hymns of praise then let us sing, alleluia! Unto Christ, our heav'nly King, alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia! 3 But the pains which he endured, alleluia! Our salvation have procured; alleluia! Now above the sky he's King, alleluia! Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia! 4 Now be God the Father praised, alleluia! With the Son, from death upraised, alleluia! And the Spirit,ever blessed; alleluia! One true God, by all confessed. Alleluia! Topics: Easter; Christian year--Easter Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10 Used With Tune: WORGAN Text Sources: Latin, 14th cent.; Lyra Davidica (1708), alt.