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God Be with You Till We Meet Again

Author: Jeremiah E. Rankin, 1828-1904 Meter: 9.8.8.9 with refrain Appears in 1,181 hymnals Refrain First Line: Till we meet, till we meet Lyrics: 1 God be with you till we meet again; By God's counsels guide, uphold you, With God's sheep securely fold you: God be with you till we meet again. Refrain: Till we meet, till we meet, Till we meet at Jesus’ feet, Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again. 2 God be with you till we meet again; ’Neath God's wings protecting hide you, Daily manna still provide you: God be with you till we meet again. [Refrain] 3 God be with you till we meet again; When life’s perils thick confound you, Put God's arms unfailing round you: God be with you till we meet again. [Refrain] 4 God be with you till we meet again; Keep love’s banner floating o’er you, Smite death’s threatening wave before you: God be with you till we meet again. [Refrain] . Topics: Blessing; Comfort; Encouragement; Guidance; Presence of God; Providence; Refuge, Security; Going Forth, Sending Forth; Sickness; Victory over Sin and Death Scripture: Exodus 16:13-15 Used With Tune: GOD BE WITH YOU

O Come, All Ye Faithful / Adéste Fidéles

Author: John F. Wade, c.1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880 Appears in 745 hymnals First Line: O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant (Adéste fidéles, laeti, triumphántes) Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore him (Veníte adorémus) Lyrics: 1 O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant. O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him, born the King of angels; Refrain: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord! 2 God of God, Light of Light, Lo! He comes forth from the Virgin's womb. Our very God, begotten not created, [Refrain] 3 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest; [Refrain] 4 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning, Jesus, to thee be all glory giv'n; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing; [Refrain] Latin: 1 Adéste fidéles, laeti, triumphántes, Veníte, veníte in Béthlehem. Natum vidéte, Regem angelórum. Refrain: Veníte adorémus, veníte adorémus, Veníte adorémus Dóminum. 2 Deum de Deo, Lumen de Lúmine Gestant puéllae víscera. Deum verum, génitum, non factum. [Refrain] 3 Cantet nunc io, chorus angelórum, Cantet nunc aula caeléstium. Glória, glória in excélsis Deo. [Refrain] 4 Ergo qui natus Die hodiérna, Jesu tibi sit glória. Patris aeterni verbum caro factum. [Refrain] Topics: Christmas Season; Epiphany of the Lord; Incarnation; Jesus Christ; Light; Praise; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Matthew 2:10-11 Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES Text Sources: Adeste fideles

How Firm a Foundation

Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,158 hymnals First Line: How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord Lyrics: 1 How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in Christ Jesus, the Word! What more can God say than to you has been said, To you who for refuge to Jesus have fled? 2 "Fear not, I am with you, O be not dismayed, For I am your God, and will still give you aid; I'll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 "When through the deep waters I call you to go, The rivers of woe shall not you overflow; For I will be with you, your troubles to bless, And sanctify to you your deepest distress. 4 "The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose, I will not, I will not desert to its foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no never, no never forsake!" Topics: Funeral Sacraments; Anniversaries; Comfort; Communion of Saints; Courage; Eternal Life; Guidance; Hope; Jesus Christ; Journey, Pilgrimage; Love of God for Us; Mercy, Forgiveness; Providence; Reconciliation, Atonement, Forgiveness; Sickness; Strength; Struggle; Suffering; Trust, Confidence; Trust in Jesus Christ Scripture: Psalm 46 Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: "K" in Rippon's A Selection of Hymns, 1787, alt.

I Am Thine

Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 10.7.10.7 with refrain Appears in 696 hymnals First Line: I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice Refrain First Line: Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord Lyrics: 1 I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, And it told thy love to me; But I long to rise in the arms of faith And be closer drawn to thee. Refrain: Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To the cross where thou hast died; Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, blessed Lord, To thy precious, bleeding side. 2 Consecrate me now to thy service, Lord, By the pow’r of grace divine; Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope, And my will be lost in thine. [Refrain] 3 O, the pure delight of a single hour That before thy throne I spend, When I kneel in prayer, and with thee, my God, I commune as friend with friend! [Refrain] 4 There are depths of love that I cannot know Till I cross the narrow sea; There are heights of joy that I may not reach Till I rest in peace with thee. [Refrain] Topics: Commitment; Grace; Hope; Inner Peace; Joy; Love for Jesus Christ; Love of God for Us; Obedience; Petition, Prayer; Service; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Exodus 33:11 Used With Tune: I AM THINE

Eternal Father, Strong to Save

Author: William Whiting, 1825-1878 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 430 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm has bound the restless wave, Who bade the mighty ocean deep Its own appointed limits keep: O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. 2 O Savior, whose almighty word The wind and waves submissive heard, Who walked upon the foaming deep, And calm amid its rage did sleep: O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. 3 O Holy Spirit, who did brood Upon the chaos wild and rude, And bade its angry tumult cease, And gave, for fierce confusion, peace: O hear us when we cry to thee For those in peril on the sea. 4 O Trinity of love and pow'r, All travelers guard in danger's hour; From rock and tempest, fire and foe, Protect them where-so-e'er they go; Thus evermore shall rise to thee Glad praise from air and land and sea. Topics: Pastoral Care of the Sick Sacraments; Creation; God the Father, Creator; Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ; Light; Peace; Petition, Prayer; Refuge, Security; Sickness; Trinity; Word of God; Gospel Scripture: Genesis 1:2-3 Used With Tune: MELITA

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm, 1866-1960 Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 191 hymnals First Line: Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father Refrain First Line: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Lyrics: 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not, As thou hast been thou for ever wilt be. Refrain: Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness! Morning by morning new mercies I see; All I have needed thy hand hath provided, Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me! 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above, Join with all nature in manifold witness, To thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. [Refrain] 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain] Topics: Creation; Faithfulness of God; God the Father, Creator; Harvest; Hope; Love of God for Us; Mercy, Forgiveness; Morning; Peace; Praise; Presence of God; Providence; Strength; Times and Seasons; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,248 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 Under the shadow of your throne Your saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is your arm alone, And our defense 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 evening gone, Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all our years 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, Still be our guide while troubles last, And our eternal home. Topics: Anniversaries; God the Father, Creator; Guidance; Hope; Journey, Pilgrimage; Praise; Providence; Refuge, Security; Times and Seasons; Trust, Confidence; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Psalm 90:1-5 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Author: William C. Dix, 1837-1898 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 216 hymnals First Line: Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! Lyrics: 1 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus! His the scepter, his the throne. Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone. Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion Thunder like a mighty flood: "Jesus out of ev'ry nation Has redeemed us by his blood." 2 Alleluia! Not as orphans Are we left in sorrow now; Alleluia! He is near us; Faith believes, nor questions how. Though the cloud from sight received him When the forty days were o'er, Shall our hearts forget his promise: "I am with you evermore"? 3 Alleluia! Bread of angels, Here on earth our food, our stay! Alleluia! Here the sinful Flee to you from day to day. Intercessor, friend of sinners, Earth's redeemer, plead for me, Where the songs of all the sinless Sweep across the crystal sea. 4 Alleluia! King eternal, You the Lord of lords we own: Alleluia! born of Mary, Earth your footstool, heav'n your throne. You within the veil have entered, Robed in flesh, our great high priest; Here on earth both priest and victim In the eucharistic feast. Topics: Easter Vigil ; Easter Season Resurrection; Ascension of the Lord; Body and Blood of Christ; Christ the King; Eucharist Sacraments; Comfort; Communion; Communion of Saints; Faith; Food; Incarnation; Jesus Christ; Music; Praise; Presence of God; Providence; Redemption; Sacrifice; Sickness; Song; Worship and Adoration Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL

My Faith Looks Up to Thee

Author: Ray Palmer, 1808-1887 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 2,221 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My faith looks up to thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary, Savior divine! Now hear me while I pray, Take all my guilt away, O let me from this day Be wholly thine! 2 May thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart, My zeal inspire; As thou hast died for me, O may my love to thee Pure, warm and changeless be, A living fire! 3 While life's dark maze I tread, And griefs around me spread, Be thou my guide; Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow's tears away, Nor let me ever stray From thee aside. 4 When ends life's transient dream, When death's cold, sullen stream Shall o'er me roll; Blest Savior, then, in love, Fear and distrust remove; O bear me safe above, A ransomed soul! Topics: Funeral Sacraments; Commitment; Faith; Grace; Grief, Sorrow; Guidance; Heaven; Lamb of God; Light; Loss; Love for Jesus Christ; Petition, Prayer; Redemption; Shepherd; Strength Scripture: 2 Corinthians 4:16 Used With Tune: OLIVET

The Solid Rock

Author: Edward Mote, 1797-1874 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 1,096 hymnals First Line: My hope is built on nothing less Refrain First Line: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand Lyrics: 1 My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness; I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly lean on Jesus' name. Refrain: On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand -- All other ground is sinking sand, All other ground is sinking sand. 2 When darkness veils his lovely face, I rest on his unchanging grace; In ev'ry high and stormy gale My anchor holds within the veil. [Refrain] 3 His oath, his covenant, his blood Support me in the whelming floods; When all around my soul gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. [Refrain] 4 When he shall come with trumpet sound, O may I then in him be found, Dressed in his righteousness alone, Faultless to stand before the throne. [Refrain] Topics: All Souls November 2nd; Funeral Sacraments; Comfort; Eternal Life; Faithfulness of God; Holiness; Hope; Jesus Christ; Redemption; Refuge, Security; Saving Blood of Christ; Second Coming; Sickness; Trust, Confidence; Trust in Jesus Christ Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-2 Used With Tune: SOLID ROCK