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What thanks and praise to Thee we owe

Author: William D. MacLagan Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 17 hymnals Lyrics: What thanks and praise to thee we owe, O Priest and Sacrifice divine, For thy dear saint through whom we know So many a gracious word of thine; Whom thou didst choose to tell the tale Of all thy manhood's toils and tears, And for a moment lift the veil That hides thy boyhood's spotless years. 268 And still the Church through all her days Uplifts the strains that never cease, The blessèd Virgin's hymn of praise, The aged Simeon's words of peace. O happy saint! whose sacred page, So rich in words of truth and love, Pours on the Church from age to age This healing unction from above; The witness of the Savior's life, The great apostle's chosen friend Through weary years of toil and strife, And still found faithful to the end. So grant us, Lord, like him to live, Beloved by man, approved by thee, Till thou at last the summons give, And we, with him, thy face shall see. Topics: Holy Days St. Luke Used With Tune: ELY

Christ is our cornerstone

Author: John Chandler Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 187 hymnals Lyrics: Christ is our cornerstone, On him alone we build: With his true saints alone The courts of heaven are filled; On his great love our hopes we place, Of present grace and joys above. O then with hymns of praise These hallowed courts shall ring; Our voices we will raise The Three in One to sing, And thus proclaim in joyful song, Both loud and long, that glorious Name. Here, gracious God, do thou For evermore draw nigh; Accept each faithful vow, And mark each suppliant sigh; In copious shower on all who pray, Each holy day thy blessings pour. Here may we gain from heaven The grace which we implore; And may that grace, once given, Be with us evermore; Until that day when all the blest To endless rest are called away. Amen. Topics: Church Building and Consecration Used With Tune: AUBURNDALE Text Sources: Latin, 7th cent.

Consecration of a Church

Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: The earth is the LORD's and all that therein is Lyrics: 1 The earth is the LORD'S and all that therein is; the compass of the world, and they that dwell therein. 2 For he hath founded it upon the seas and prepared it upon the floods. 3 Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD; or who shall rise up in his holy place? 4 Even he that hath clean hands and a pure heart and that hath not lift up his mind unto vanity nor sworn to deceive his neighbour. 5 He shall receive the blessing from the LORD and righteousness from the God of his salvation. 6 This is the generation of them that seek him, even of them that seek thy face O Jacob. 7 Lift up your heads O ye gates and be lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory; it is the LORD strong and mighty even the LORD mighty in battle. 7 Lift up your heads O ye gates and be lift up ye everlasting doors and the King of glory shall come in. 8 Who is this King of glory; Even the LORD of hosts, he is the King of glory. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 24 Used With Tune: [The earth is the Lord's and all that therein is]

Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow

Author: Jane Borthwick Meter: 11.10.11.10.10.10 Appears in 52 hymnals Lyrics: Thou knowest, Lord, the weariness and sorrow Of the sad heart that comes to thee for rest; Cares of today, and burdens of tomorrow, Blessings implored, and sins to be confessed; We come before thee at thy gracious word, And lay them at thy feet: thou knowest, Lord. 365 Thou knowest all the past; how long and blindly On the dark mountains the lost wanderer strayed; How the Good Shepherd followed, and how kindly He bore it home, upon his shoulders laid; And healed the bleeding wounds, and soothed the pain, And brought back life, and hope, and strength again. Thou knowest all the present; each temptation, Each toilsome duty, each foreboding fear; All to each one assigned, of tribulation, Or to belovèd ones, than self more dear; All pensive memories, as we journey on, Longings for vanished smiles and voices gone. Thou knowest all the future; gleams of gladness By stormy clouds too quickly overcast; Hours of sweet fellowship and parting sadness, And the dark river to be crossed at last. O what could hope and confidence afford To tread that path, but this? Thou knowest, Lord. Thou knowest, not alone as God, all-knowing; As Man, our mortal weakness thou hast proved; On earth, with purest sympathies o'erflowing, O Savior, thou hast wept, and thou hast loved; And love and sorrow still to thee may come, And find a hiding-place, a rest, a home. 366 Therefore we come, thy gentle call obeying, And lay our sins and sorrows at thy feet; On everlasting strength our weakness staying, Clothed in thy robe of righteousness complete: Then rising and refreshed we leave thy throne, And follow on to know as we are known. Amen. Topics: Visitation Used With Tune: EDINBURGH

His are the thousand sparkling rills

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 8.8.8.6 Appears in 33 hymnals Lyrics: His are the thousand sparkling rills That from a thousand fountains burst, And fill with music all the hills; And yet he saith, "I thirst." All fiery pangs on battlefields, On fever beds where sick men toss, Are in that human cry he yields To anguish on the cross. But more than pains that racked him then Was the deep longing thirst divine That thirsted for the souls of men: Dear Lord! and one was mine. O Love most patient, give me grace; Make all my soul athirst for thee; That parched dry lip, that fading face, That thirst, were all for me. Amen. Topics: Holy Week Used With Tune: ISLEWORTH

Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright

Author: St. Joseph the Hymnographer; John Mason Neale Appears in 69 hymnals Lyrics: Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright, Filled with celestial splendor and light, These that, where night never followeth day, Raise the "Thrice Holy" song ever and aye: These are thy ministers, these dost thou own, God of Sabaoth, the nearest thy throne; These are thy messengers, these dost thou send, Help of the helpless ones! man to defend. These keep the guard amid Salem's dear bowers, Thrones, principalities, virtues, and powers, Where, with the living ones, mystical Four, Cherubim, seraphim bow and adore. Still let them succor us; still let them fight, Lord of angelic hosts, battling for right; Till, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour, We with the angels may bow and adore. Amen. Topics: Holy Days St. Michael and All Angels Used With Tune: TRISAGION

Thou, Who at Thy first Eucharist didst pray

Author: William H. Turton Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 76 hymnals Lyrics: Thou, who at thy first Eucharist didst pray, That all thy Church might be for ever one, Grant us at every Eucharist to say With longing heart and soul, "Thy will be done." O may we all one Bread, one Body be, Through this blest Sacrament of Unity. For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede; Make thou our sad divisions soon to cease; Draw us the nearer each to each, we plead, By drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace; Thus may we all one Bread, one Body be, Through this blest Sacrament of Unity. We pray thee, too, for wanderers from Thy fold, O bring them back, good Shepherd of the sheep, Back to the faith which saints believed of old, Back to the Church which still that faith doth keep; Soon may we all one Bread, one Body be, Through this blest Sacrament of Unity. So, Lord, at length when Sacraments shall cease, May we be one with all thy Church above, One with thy saints in one unbroken peace, One with thy saints in one unbounded love; More blessed still, in peace and love to be One with the Trinity in Unity. Amen. Topics: Holy Communion; Brotherhood and Service Used With Tune: SACRAMENTUM UNITATIS

Fierce was the wild billow

Author: St. Anatolius; John Mason Neale Meter: 6.4.6.4 D Appears in 125 hymnals Lyrics: Fierce was the wild billow, Dark was the night; Oars laboured heavily, Foam glimmered white; Trembled the mariners, Peril was nigh; Then said the God of God, "Peace! It is I." Ridge of the mountain wave, Lower thy crest! Wail of Euroclydon, Be thou at rest! 379 Sorrow can never be, Darkness must fly, Where saith the Light of Light, "Peace! It is I." Jesus, Deliverer, Come thou to me; Soothe thou my voyaging Over life's sea: Thou, when the storm of death Roars, sweeping by, Whisper, O Truth of Truth, "Peace! It is I." Amen. Topics: Travelers by Sea and Land Used With Tune: EUROCLYDON

With the sweet word of peace

Author: George Watson Meter: 6.6.8.4 Appears in 51 hymnals Lyrics: With the sweet word of peace We bid our brethren go; Peace as a river to increase, And ceaseless flow. With the calm word of prayer We earnestly commend Our brethren to thy watchful care, Eternal Friend! With the dear word of love We give our brief farewell; Our love below, and thine above, With them shall dwell. With the strong word of faith We stay ourselves on thee, That thou, O Lord, in life and death, Their help shalt be; Then the bright word of hope Shall on our parting gleam, And tell of joys beyond the scope Of earth-born dream. Farewell! in hope and love, In faith, and peace, and prayer; Till he whose home is ours above, Unite us there. Amen. Topics: Travelers by Sea and Land Used With Tune: VERBUM PACIS

Father, let me dedicate

Author: Lawrence Tuttiett Meter: 7.5.7.5 D Appears in 84 hymnals Lyrics: Father, let me dedicate All this year to thee, In whatever worldly state Thou wilt have me be: Not from sorrow, pain, or care Freedom dare I claim, This alone shall be my prayer, Glorify thy Name. 408 Can a child presume to choose Where or how to live? Can a Father's love refuse All the best to give? More thou givest every day Than the best can claim, Nor withholdest aught that may Glorify thy Name. If in mercy thou wilt spare Joys that yet are mine; If on life, serene and fair, Brighter rays may shine; Let my glad heart, while it sings, Thee in all proclaim, And, whate'er the future brings, Glorify thy Name. If thou callest to the cross, And its shadow come, Turning all my gain to loss, Shrouding heart and home; Let me think how thy dear Son To his glory came, And in deepest woe pray on, Glorify thy Name. Amen. Topics: Old and New Year Used With Tune: DEDICATION