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My God, How Wonderful Thou Art

Author: Rev. Frederick W. Faber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 344 hymnals Lyrics: 1. My God, how wonderful Thou art, Thy majesty how bright! How beautiful Thy mercy-seat In depths of burning light! 2. O how I fear Thee, living God, With deepest, tend'rest fears; And worship Thee with trembling hope And penitential tears. 3. Yet I may love Thee too, O Lord, Almighty as Thou art; For Thou hast stooped to ask of me The love of my poor heart. 4. No earthly father loves like Thee, No mother half so mild Bears and forbears, as Thou hast done With me, Thy sinful child. 5. Father of Jesus, love's Reward! What rapture will it be, Prostrate before Thy throne to lie, And gaze and gaze on Thee. Topics: Choral Section God's Excellencies Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

Behold the sure Foundation Stone

Author: Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 196 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Behold the sure Foundation Stone Which God in Zion lays, To build our heavenly hopes upon, And His eternal praise. 2 Chosen of God, to sinners dear, And saints adore the Name; They trust their whole salvation here, Nor shall they suffer shame. 3 The foolish builders, scribe and priest, Reject it with disdain; Yet on this Rock the church shall rest, And envy rage in vain. 4 What though the gates of hell withstood, Yet must this Building rise: 'Tis Thine own work, almighty God, And wondrous in our eyes. Topics: The Church; The Church Her Foundation and Nature Scripture: Psalm 118 Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive

Author: Rosamond E. Herklots, 1905-1987 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 68 hymnals First Line: "Forgive our sins as we forgive" Topics: Jesus Christ Confidence in; Jesus Christ Teachings of; Elements of Worship Confession Scripture: Matthew 6:12 Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

O for a Heart!

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,165 hymnals First Line: O for a heart to praise my God! Topics: Prayer and Consecration Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

O Thou, Whose Own vast temple stands

Author: William Cullen Bryant Appears in 240 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

Church of the ever-living God

Author: Horatius Bonar Appears in 45 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

If human kindness meets return

Author: G. T. Noel Appears in 232 hymnals Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

The Lord be with us as we bend

Author: John Ellerton, 1826-1893 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 143 hymnals Topics: The Church The Sanctuary Used With Tune: ST. ETHELREDA

O God unseen, yet ever near

Author: E. Osler Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 134 hymnals First Line: O God, unseen, yet ever near Lyrics: 1 O God, unseen yet ever near, Thy presence may we feel; And thus inspired with holy fear, Before Thine altar kneel. 2 Here may Thy faithful people know The blessings of Thy love, The streams that through the desert flow, The manna from above. 3 We come, obedient to Thy word, To feast on heavenly food; Our meat the Body of the Lord, Our drink his precious Blood. 4 Thus may we all Thy word obey, For we, O God, are Thine; And go rejoicing on our way, Renewed with strength divine. Amen. Used With Tune: [O God, unseen yet ever near]