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O Lord, turn not Thy face away

Appears in 51 hymnals Used With Tune: S. ETHELREDA

Peace be within this sacred place

Author: Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Peace be within this sacred place, And joy a constant guest; With holy gifts and heavenly grace Be her attendants blest! 2 My soul shall pray for Zion still, While life or breath remains; There my best friends, my kindred dwell, There God, my Saviour, reigns. Topics: Worship Public Worship Scripture: Psalm 122 Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

Fountain of Good, to Own Thy Love

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 84 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Fountain of good, to own thy love our thankful hearts incline; what can we render, Lord to thee, when all the worlds are thine? 2 But thou hast needy brethren here, partakers of thy grace, whose names thou wilt thyself confess before the Father's face. 3 And in their accents of distress thy pleading voice is heard; in them thou may'st be clothed and fed and visited and cheered. 4 Thy face with rev'rence and with love we in thy poor would see; O may we minister to them, and in them, Lord, to thee. Topics: The Christian Life Christian Service; Ministry Ordinations; Poor Scripture: Matthew 25:40 Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

Let All Adore The Immortal King

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Let all adore the immortal King, Maker of Heaven and earth; Angels and men, rejoice and sing, At our Immanuel’s birth. 2 A son is born, a child is given, That mortals, born again, May in the new-made earth and Heaven, With God for ever reign. 3 Father, Thy heavenly voice I own, Thy gracious majesty: Thro’ Jesus Thy belovèd Son, Thou art well pleased with me! 4 But our whole race to Christ unite And by Thy Spirit joined, Thou wilt eternally delight In all Thy ransomed kind. 5 Salvation from our sins we found, Thro’ Jesu’s grace forgiven; And Jesu’s grace doth more abound, And makes us meet for Heaven. 6 The hallowing virtue of Thy name, Our spotless souls shall prove; And to the utmost saved, proclaim Our Lord’s almighty love. Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA Text Sources: Hymns for the Nativity of Our Lord (London: William Strahan, 1745)

Where love and loving-kindness dwell

Author: Anonymous; Geoffrey Preston, 1936-1977 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Where love and loving-kindness dwell, there God will ever be: One Father, Son, and Holy Ghost in perfect charity. 2 Brought here together into one by Christ our shepherd-king, now let us in his love rejoice, and of his goodness sing. 3 Here too let God, the living God, both loved and honoured be; and let us each the other love with true sincerity. 4 Brought here together by Christ's love, let no ill-will divide, nor quarrels break the unity of those for whom he died. 5 Let envy, jealousy and strife and all contention cease, for in our midst serves Christ the Lord, our sacrament of peace. 6 Together may we with the saints thy face in glory see, and ever in thy kingdom feast, O Christ our God, with thee. Topics: General Hymns Church/Fellowship/Mission Used With Tune: ST ETHELDREDA Text Sources: Latin liturgy of Maundy Thursday

Those Who Are Holy

Author: Christopher L. Webber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Those who are holy, loved of God Topics: Family of God; Love for each other; Sanctification/Holiness Scripture: Colossians 3:12-17 Used With Tune: ST ETHELDREDA

O for a Faith That Will Not Shrink

Author: William H. Bathurst Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 698 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O for a faith that will not shrink, Tho' pressed by every foe, That will not tremble on the brink Of any earthly woe; 2 That will not murmur nor complain Beneath the chastening rod, But in the hour of grief or pain Will lean upon its God; 3 A faith that shines more bright and clear When tempests rage without, That when in danger knows no fear, In darkness feels no doubt; 4 That bears unmoved the world’s dread frown, Nor heeds its scornful smile; That seas of trouble cannot drown, Nor Satan’s arts beguile; 5 Lord, give me such a faith as this, And then whate’er may come, I’ll taste, e’en here, the hallowed bliss Of an eternal home. Amen. Scripture: Hebrews 11 Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

A glory gilds the sacred page

Author: William Cowper Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 383 hymnals Lyrics: 1 A glory gilds the sacred page, Majestic like the sun: It gives a light to every age; It gives, but borrows none. 2 The Hand that gave it still supplies The gracious light and heat. His truths upon the nations rise; They rise, but never set. 3 Let everlasting thanks be Thine, For such a bright display As makes a world of darkness shine With beams of heavenly day. 4 My soul rejoices to pursue The steps of Him I love, Till glory break upon my view In brighter worlds above. Amen. Topics: The Word Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA

God of My Mercy and My Praise

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 72 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of my mercy and my praise, Thy glory is my song; tho' sinners speak against Thy grace with a blaspheming tongue. 2 O GOD, my Lord, for Thy Name's sake in mercy deal with me; because Thy kindness is so great, from trouble set me free. 3 O Thou who art my LORD and God, Thy gracious help extend, and for Thy lovingkindness' sake O save me and defend. 4 My voice shall greatly bless the LORD and sing His worthy praise, and I amid the multitude my thankful song will raise. 5 The LORD be praised, for ever near the helpless poor He stands, protecting them with wondrous pow'r from their oppressors' hands. Topics: Supplication Scripture: Psalm 109 Used With Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA Text Sources: St. 2-5: The Psalter, 1912