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Lord, Our Lord, Thy Glorious Name

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 37 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, our Lord, Thy glorious Name All Thy wondrous works proclaim; In the heavens with radiant signs Evermore Thy glory shines. 2 Infant lips Thou dost ordain Wrath and vengeance to restrain; Weakest means fulfill Thy will, Mighty enemies to still. 3 Moon and stars in shining height Nightly tell their Maker’s might; Human strength cannot compare With the glory present there. 4 What are we that we should be Loved and visited by Thee, Raised to an exalted height, Crowned with honor in Thy sight? 5 With dominion crowned we stand, O’er the creatures of Thy hand, All to us subjection yield In the sea and air and field. 6 Lord our Lord, Thy glorious name, All Thy wondrous works proclaim; Thine the name of matchless worth, Excellent in all the earth. Scripture: Psalm 8 Used With Tune: GOTT SEI DANK DURCH ALLE WELT Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912; Rejoice in the Lord, 1985, as in

Give Praise to the Lord

Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 22 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Give praise to the Lord, and sing a new song, Amid all the saints God's praises prolong; A song for your maker and ruler now raise, All children of Zion, rejoice and give praise. 2 With timbrel and harp and joyful acclaim, With gladness and mirth, we praise Your great name; For now in Your people good pleasure You seek, With robes of salvation You cover the meek. 3 In glory exult, all saints of the Lord; With song in the night high praises accord; Go forth in God's service and strong in God's might To conquer all evil and stand for the right. 4 For this is God's word: the saints shall not fail, But over the earth their power shall prevail; All kingdoms and nations shall yield to their sway. To God give the glory; sing praises for aye. Scripture: Psalm 149 Used With Tune: LAUDATE DOMINUM Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912; alt. 1984

Lord of the Living

Author: Fred Kaan Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Lord of the living, in Your name assembled Lyrics: 1 Lord of the living, in Your name assembled We join to thank You for the life remembered. O God, have mercy, to Your children giving Hope in believing. 2 Help us to treasure all that will remind us Of the enrichment in the days behind us. Your love has set us in the generations, God of creation. 3 May we, whenever tempted to dejection, Strongly recapture thoughts of resurrection. You gave us Jesus to defeat our sadness With Easter gladness. 4 Lord, You can lift us from the grave of sorrow Into the presence of Your own tomorrow; Give to Your people for the day's affliction Your benediction. Topics: Funerals Scripture: Hebrews 12:1 Used With Tune: CHRISTE SANCTORUM

O Day of Peace

Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr. Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 22 hymnals First Line: O day of peace that dimly shines Lyrics: 1 O day of peace that dimly shines Through all our hopes and prayers and dreams, Guide us to justice, truth, and love, Delivered from our selfish schemes. May swords of hate fall from our hands, Our hearts from envy find release, Till by God's grace our warring world Shall see Christ's promised reign of peace. 2 Then shall the wolf dwell with the lamb, Nor shall the fierce devour the small; As beasts and cattle calmly graze, A little child shall lead them all. Then enemies shall learn to love, All creatures find their true accord; The hope of peace shall be fulfilled, For all the earth shall know the Lord. Scripture: Isaiah 11:6-9 Used With Tune: JERUSALEM

We Walk by Faith and Not by Sight

Author: Henry Alford Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We walk by faith and not by sight; No gracious words we hear From Christ Who spoke as none e’er spoke; But we believe Him near. 2 We may not touch His hands and side, Nor follow where He trod; But in His promise we rejoice, And cry, “My Lord and God!” 3 Help then, O Lord, our unbelief; And may our faith abound To call on You when You are near And seek where You are found: 4 That, when our life of faith is done, In realms of clearer light We may behold You as You are, With full and endless sight. Scripture: Isaiah 55:6 Used With Tune: DUNLAP'S CREEK

Come, Risen Lord

Author: George Wallace Briggs Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 48 hymnals First Line: Come, risen Lord and deign to be our guest Scripture: Luke 22:19-20 Used With Tune: SURSUM CORDA (SMITH)

All Hail to God's Anointed

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 850 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All hail to God's anointed, Great David's greater Son! All hail, in time appointed, Your reign on earth begun! You come to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression And rule in equity. 2 You shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth, And love, joy, hope, like flowers, Spring in Your path to birth: Before You on the mountains Shall peace, the herald, go, And righteousness in fountains From hill to valley flow. 3 All rulers bow before You, And gold and incense bring; All nations shall adore You, Your praise all people sing; To You shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend; Your rule is still increasing, Your rule is without end. 4 O'er every foe victorious, You on Your throne shall rest; From age to age more glorious, All blessing and all blest: The tide of time shall never Your covenant remove; Your name shall stand forever, Your changeless name of love. Scripture: Psalm 72 Used With Tune: ROCKPORT

Our King and Our Sovereign, Lord Jesus

Author: Vincente Mendoza; George P. Simmonds Meter: Irregular Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: Jesús es mi Rey soberano (Our King and our sovereign, Lord Jesus) Topics: Jesus Christ Guidance; Jesus Christ Kingship Used With Tune: MI REY Y MI AMIGO

Prepare the Way

Author: Frans Mikael Franzen; Charles P. Price Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7 with refrain Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: Prepare the way, O Zion Refrain First Line: O blest is Christ that came Topics: Jesus Christ Triumphant Scripture: Isaiah 40:4 Used With Tune: BEREDEN V

My Song Forever Shall Record

Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 18 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My song forever shall record The tender mercies of the Lord; Thy faithfulness will I proclaim, And every age shall know Thy Name. I sing of mercies that endure, Forever builded firm and sure. 2 Almighty God, Thy lofty throne Has justice for its cornerstone; And shining bright before Thy face Are truth and love and boundless grace. The heavens shall join in glad accord To praise Thy wondrous works, O Lord. 3 The swelling sea obeys Thy will, Its angry waves Thy voice can still; The heavens and earth, by right divine, The world and all therein, are Thine; The whole creation’s wondrous frame Proclaims its Maker’s glorious Name. 4 With blessing is the nation crowned Whose people know the joyful sound; They in the light, O Lord, shall live, The light Thy face and favor give. Their fame and might to Thee belong, For in Thy favor they are strong. Scripture: Psalm 89 Used With Tune: ST. PETERSBURG Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912; alt.