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Lift up the Advent strain!

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 13 hymnals Matching Instances: 3 Lyrics: 1 Lift up the Advent strain! Behold the Lord is nigh! Greet His approach, ye saints, again, With hymns of holy joy. 2 The everlasting Son, Incarnate deigns to be; Our God the form of slave puts on, A race of slaves to free. 3 Daughter of Sion, rise To meet Thy lowly King. Nor let the faithless heart despise The peace He comes to bring. 4 As Judge in clouds of light He shall come down again, And all His scattered saints unite With Him in Heaven to reign. 5 Before that dreadful day May all our sins be gone, The old man all be put away, The new man all put on. 6 Jesus, all praise to Thee, Our joy and endless rest; We pray Thee here our Guide to be Our crown amid the blest. Amen. Topics: Our Lord Jesus Christ His Advent; Festivals Used With Tune: GOSS

This is the day of light

Appears in 278 hymnals Matching Instances: 2 Used With Tune: FAREHAM

Not by Thy mighty hand

Author: Bp. J. R. Woodford Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 24 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: 1 Not by Thy mighty hand, Thy wondrous works alone, But by the marvels of Thy Word, Thy glory, Lord, is known. 2 Forth from the eternal gates, Thine everlasting home, To sow the seed of truth below, Thou didst vouchsafe to come. 3 And still from age to age, Thou, gracious Lord hast been The bearer forth of goodly seed, The sower still unseen. 4 And Thou wilt come again, And heaven beneath Thee bow, To reap the harvest Thou hast sown, Sower and reaper Thou. 5 Watch, Lord, Thou harvest-field, With Thine unsleeping eye, The children of the kingdom keep To Thy Epihany; 6 That, when in Thy great day, The tares shall severed be, We may be surely gathered in With all Thy saints to Thee. Amen. Topics: The Holy Scriptures Used With Tune: [Not by Thy mighty hand]

The cross is on our brow

Author: W. C. Dix Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: 1 The cross is on our brow, Redemption's awful sign: Come Thou, O Holy Spirit, now, To seal the work divine. 2 Thy sevenfold gifts impart, O Comforter most sweet: Inflame with zeal each lukewarm heart, And guide the trembling feet. 3 With Pentecostal force Thy presence let us feel: With strength, Who art Thyself its source, Inspire us as we kneel. 4 Confirm in us to-day The work that Thou hast wrought: Illume the souls with love's pure ray Which Jesus' blood hath bought. 5 No earth-forged arms we bear: Strength, weapons, all are Thine: Accept each vow and hear each prayer, Blest Trinity divine. Amen. Used With Tune: [The cross is on our brow]

Let Hearts and Tongues Unite

Author: John Newton Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: 1. Let hearts and tongues unite And loud thanksgivings raise; ’Tis duty, mingled with delight, The Savior’s name to praise. 2. To Him we owe our breath, He took us from the womb, Which else had shut us up in death, And proved an early tomb. 3. When on the breast we hung Our help was in the Lord; ’Twas He first taught our infant tongue To form the lisping word. 4. When in our blood we lay He would not let us die, Because His love had fixed a day To bring salvation nigh. 5. In childhood and in youth His eye was on us still; Though strangers to His love and truth, And prone to cross His will. 6. And since His name we knew, How gracious has He been! What dangers has He led us through, What mercies have we seen! 7. Now through another year Supported by His care; We raise our Ebenezer here, The Lord has helped thus far. 8. Our lot in future years Unable to foresee He, kindly to prevent our fears, Says, Leave it all to Me. 9. Yea, Lord, we wish to cast Our cares upon Thy breast! Help us to praise Thee for the past, And trust Thee for the rest. Used With Tune: ADVENT (Goss) Text Sources: Olney Hymns (London: W. Oliver, 1779), number 42

The Lord, the Sovereign King

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 78 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: 1. The Lord, the sovereign king, Hath fixed His throne on high; O’er all the heavenly world He rules, And all beneath the sky. 2. Ye angels, great in might, And swift to do His will, Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfill. 3. Let the bright hosts who wait The orders of their king, And guard His churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4. While all His wondrous works Through His vast kingdom show Their maker’s glory, thou, my soul, Shalt sing His graces, too. Used With Tune: ADVENT (Goss) Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

When, Overwhelmed with Grief

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 239 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: 1. When, overwhelmed with grief, My heart within me dies, Helpless, and far from all relief, To Heav’n I lift mine eyes. 2. O lead me to the rock That’s high above my head And make the covert of Thy wings My shelter and my shade. 3. Within Thy presence, Lord, For ever I’ll abide; Thou art the tower of my defense, The refuge where I hide. 4. Thou givest me the lot Of those that fear Thy name; If endless life be their reward, I shall possess the same. Used With Tune: ADVENT (Goss) Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

Where Shall the Man Be Found?

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 66 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 First Line: Where shall the man be found Lyrics: 1. Where shall the man be found That fears t’offend his God? That loves the Gospel’s joyful sound, And trembles at the rod? 2. The Lord shall make him know The secrets of His heart, The wonders of His covenant show, And all His love impart. 3. The dealings of His hand Are truth and mercy still With such as to His cov’nant stand, And love to do His will. 4. Their souls shall dwell at ease Before their maker’s face; Their seed shall taste the promises In their extensive grace. Used With Tune: ADVENT (Goss) Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

No Distant Lord Have I

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 6 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: 1. No distant Lord have I, Loving afar to be; Made flesh for me, He cannot rest Until He rests in me. 2. Brother in joy and pain, Bone of my bone was He; More intimate and closer still— He dwells Himself in me. 3. I need not journey far This dearest Friend to see; Companionship is always mine; He makes His home with me. Used With Tune: ADVENT (Goss)