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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary

Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. Publication Place: St. Louis, MO

Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest

Author: Rhabanus Maurus, 776-856; E. Caswall, 1814-78 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 283 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, Vouchsafe within our souls to rest; Come with Thy grace and heav'nly aid And fill the hearts which Thou hast made. 2 To Thee the Comforter, we cry, To Thee, the Gift of God most high; The Fount of life, the Fire of love, The soul's Anointing from above. 3 The sev'nfold gifts of grace are Thine, O Finger of the Hand Divine; True Promise of the Father Thou, Who dost the tongue with speech endow. 4 Thy light to ev'ry thought impart, And shed Thy love in ev'ry heart; The weakness of our mortal state With deathless might invigorate. 5 Drive far away our wily foe, And Thine abiding peace bestow; If Thou be our protecting Guide, No evil can our steps betide. 6 Make Thou to us the Father known; Teach us th'eternal Son to own, And Thee, whose name we ever bless, Of both the Spirit, to confess. 7 Praise we the Father and Son, And Holy Spirit, Thee in One, And may the Son on us bestow The gifts that from the Spirit flow. Topics: Invocation Used With Tune: KOMM, GOTT SCHÖPFER, HEILIGER GEIST

Away in a Manger

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 543 hymnals First Line: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed Lyrics: 1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. 2 The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes. I love Thee, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky, And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh. 3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay Close by me forever and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care And take us to heaven to live with Thee there. Topics: Nativity of our Lord Used With Tune: CRADLE SONG Text Sources: Little Children's Book, Philadelphia, 1885, sts. 1,2; Gabriel's Vineyard Songs, 1892, st. 3, alt.

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Author: J. Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,618 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How sweet the name of Jesus sounds In a believer's ear! It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds, And drives away his fear. 2 It makes the wounded spirit whole And calms the troubled breast; 'Tis manna to the hungry soul And to the weary, rest. 3 Dear name! The Rock on which I build, My Shield and Hiding-place; My never-failing Treasury, filled With boundless stores of grace. 4 By Thee my pray'rs acceptance gain Although with sin defiled. Satan accuses me in vain, And I am owned a child. 5 Jesus, my Shepherd, Guardian, Friend, My Prophet, Priest, and King, My Lord, my Life, my Way, my End, Accept the praise I bring. 6 Weak is the effort of my heart And cold my warmest thought; But when I see Thee as Thou art, I'll praise Thee as I ought. 7 Till then I would Thy love proclaim With every fleeting breath; And may the music of Thy name Refresh my soul in death! Topics: Circumcision and Name of Jesus Scripture: Matthew 1:20-21 Used With Tune: ST. PETER

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O MENSCH, BEWEIN DEIN SÜNDE GROSS

Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7.8.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 101 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. S. Bach, 1685-1750 Tune Sources: M. Greitter, Strassburger Kirchenamt, 1525 Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 11231 34554 32134 Used With Text: O Sinner, Come Thy Sin to Mourn

MORNING STAR

Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 115 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: J. P. Harding, 1850-1911 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 32176 55171 32543 Used With Text: Brightest and Best

LOBE DEN HERREN

Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 412 hymnals Tune Sources: Ander Theil des erneuerten Gesangbuch, Stralsund, 1665 Tune Key: F Major Incipit: 11532 17656 7121 Used With Text: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

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Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word

Author: T. Clausnitzer, 1619-84; C. Winkworth , 1827-78; Unknown Hymnal: ELH1996 #1 (1996) Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1 Blessèd Jesus, at Thy Word We are gathered all to hear Thee; Let our hearts and souls be stirred Now to seek and love and fear Thee; By thy teachings, sweet and holy, Drawn from earth to love Thee solely. 2 All our knowledge, sense and sight Lie in deepest darkness shrouded Till Thy Spirit breaks our night With the beams of truth unclouded; Thou alone to God canst win us; Thou must work all good within us. 3 Glorious Lord, Thyself impart, Light of Light, from God proceeding; Open Thou our ears and heart, Help us by Thy Spirit’s pleading. Hear the cry Thy people raises; Hear and bless our prayers and praises. 4 Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, Praise to Thee and adoration! Grant that we Thy Word may trust, And obtain true consolation While we here below must wander, Till we sing Thy praises yonder. Topics: Invocation Languages: English Tune Title: LIEBSTER JESU

Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord

Author: M. Luther, 1483-1546 Hymnal: ELH1996 #2 (1996) Topics: Invocation Languages: English Tune Title: KOMM HEILIGER GEIST, HERRE GOTT

Come, Let Us with Our Lord Arise

Author: C. Wesley, 1707-88 Hymnal: ELH1996 #3 (1996) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 First Line: Come. let us with our Lord arise Lyrics: 1 Come, let us with our Lord arise, Our Lord, who made both earth and skies. Who died to save the world He made, And rose triumphant from the dead; He rose, the Prince of life and peace, And stamped the day forever His. 2 This is the day the Lord hath made, That all may see his pow'r displayed, and know His resurrection's pow'r, To rise by grace and fall no more, By His own righeousness renewed And filled with all the life of God. Topics: Invocation Languages: English

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Caroline M. Noel

1817 - 1877 Person Name: C. M. Noel, 1817-77 Hymnal Number: 53 Author of "At the Name of Jesus" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Caroline Marie Noel (b. Teston, Kent, England, 1817; d. St. Marylebone, London, England, 1877) The daughter of an Anglican clergyman and hymn writer, she began to write poetry in her late teens but then abandoned it until she was in her forties. During those years she suffered frequent bouts of illness and eventually became an invalid. To encourage both herself and others who were ill or incapacitated, Noel began to write devotional verse again. Her poems were collected in The Name of Jesus and Other Verses for the Sick and Lonely (1861, enlarged in 1870). Bert Polman ================ Noel, Caroline Maria, daughter of the Hon. Gerard T. Noel (p. 809, ii.), and niece of the Hon. Baptist W. Noel, was born in London, April 10, 1817, and died at 39 Great Cumberland Place, Hyde Park, Dec. 7, 1877. Her first hymn, "Draw nigh unto my soul" (Indwelling), was written when she was 17. During the next three years she wrote about a dozen pieces: from 20 years of age to 40 she wrote nothing; and during the next 20 years the rest of her pieces were written. The first edition of her compositions was published as The Name of Jesus and Other Verses for the Sick and Lonely, in 1861. This was enlarged from time to time, and its title subsequently changed by the publishers to The Name of Jesus and Other Poems. The 1878 ed. contains 78 pieces. Miss Noel, in common with Miss Charlotte Elliott, was a great sufferer, and many of these verses were the outcome of her days of pain. They are specially adapted "for the Sick and Lonely" and were written rather for private meditation than for public use, although several are suited to the latter purpose. Her best known hymn is the Processional for Ascension Day, "At the Name of Jesus." It is in the enlarged edition of The Name of Jesus, &c, 1870, p. 59, and is dated 1870 by her family. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)

Matthew Bridges

1800 - 1894 Person Name: M. Bridges, 1800-94 Hymnal Number: 55 Author of "Crown Him with Many Crowns" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Matthew Bridges

Thomas John Williams

1869 - 1944 Person Name: T. J. Williams, 1869-1944 Hymnal Number: 72 Composer of "EBENEZER" in Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary Although his primary vocation was in the insurance business, Thomas John Williams (b. Ynysmeudwy, Glamorganshire, Wales, 1869; d. Llanelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, 1944) studied with David Evans at Cardiff and later was organist and choirmaster at Zion Chapel (1903-1913) and Calfaria Chapel (1913-1931), both in Llanelly. He composed a number of hymn tunes and a few anthems. Bert Polman

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