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Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth
Author: Anna Sophia of Hesse-Darmstadt, 1638-83; G. A. T. Rygh, 1860-1942 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8 Appears in 12 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Speak, O Lord, Thy servant heareth,
To Thy Word I now give heed;
Life and spirit Thy Word beareth,
All Thy Word is true indeed.
Death's dread power in me is rife;
Jesus, may Thy Word of Life
Fill my soul with love's strong fervor
That I cling to Thee forever.
2 Oh what blessing to be near Thee
And to hearken to Thy voice!
May I ever love and fear Thee
That Thy Word may be my choice!
Oft were hardened sinners, Lord,
Struck with terror by Thy Word;
But to him who for sin grieveth
Comfort sweet and hope it giveth.
3 Lord, Thy words are waters living
Where I quench my thirsty need.
Lord, Thy words are bread life-giving,
On Thy words my Soul doth feed.
Lord, Thy words shall be my light
Through death's vale and dreary night;
Yea, they are my sword prevailing
And my cup of joy unfailing.
4 Precious Jesus, I beseech Thee,
May Thy words take root in me;
May this gift from heav'n enrich me
So that I bear fruit for Thee!
Take them never from my heart
Till I see Thee as Thou art,
When in heav'nly bliss and glory
I shall greet Thee and adore Thee.
Topics: Sexagesima Used With Tune: WERDE MUNTER
Speak, O Lord, Thy Servant Heareth
Lo, God to Heaven Ascendeth
Author: G. Sacer, 1635-99; F. E. Cox, 1812-97 Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.7.6 Appears in 19 hymnals First Line: Lo, God to heav'n ascendeth Lyrics: 1 Lo, God to heav'n ascendeth!
Great joy doth there abound;
With shouts triumphant blendeth
The trumpet's thrilling sound.
Sing praise to Christ the Lord;
Sing praise with exultation,
King of each heathen nation,
The God of hosts adored!
2 With joy is heav'n resounding
Christ's glad return to see;
Behold the saints surrounding
The Lord who set them free,
Bright myriads, thronging, come;
The cherub band rejoices,
And loud seraphic voices
All welcome Jesus home.
3 No more the way is hidden,
Since Christ, our Head, arose;
No more to man forbidden,
The road to heav'n that goes;
Our Lord is gone before,
Yet here He will not leave us,
But soon in heav'n receive us:
He opens wide the door.
4 Christ is our place preparing.
To heav'n we, too, shall rise,
And, joys angelic sharing,
Be where our Treasure lies:
There may each heart be found,
Where Jesus Christ has entered!
There let our hopes be centered,
Our course still heav'nward bound!
5 May we, His servants, thither
In heart and mind ascend;
And let us sing together.
We seek Thee, Christ, our Friend--
Thee, God's anointed Son--
Our life, and way to heaven,
To whom all pow'r is given,
Our joy and hope and crown.
Topics: Exaltation of Christ Used With Tune: AUS MEINES HERZENS GRUNDE
Lo, God to Heaven Ascendeth
Alleluia! Jesus Lives
Author: K. B. Garve, 1763-1841; J. L. Borthwick.813-97 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 13 hymnals First Line: Alleluia! Jesus lives! Lyrics: 1 Alleuia! Jesus lives!
He is now the Living One;
From the gloomy house of death
Forth the Conqueror has gone,
Bright Forerunner to the skies
Of His people, yet to rise.
2 Jesus lives! Let all rejoice;
Praise Him, ransomed ones of earth.
Praise Him in a nobler song,
Cherubim of heav'nly birth.
Praise the Victor-King, whose sway
Sin and death and hell obey.
3 Jesus lives! Why weepest thou?
Why that sad and frequent sigh?
He who died our Brother here
Lives our Brother still on high,
Lives forever to bestow
Blessings on His Church below.
4 Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,
Life eternal waits for thee;
Joined to Him, thy living Head,
Where He is, thou, too, shalt be;
With Himself, at His right hand,
Victor over death shalt stand.
5 Jesus lives! To Him my heart
Draws with ever new delight.
Earthly vanities, depart,
Hinder not my heav'nward flight.
Let this spirit ever rise
To its Magnet in the skies.
6 Alleluia! Angels, sing!
Join us in our hymn of praise.
Let your chorus swell the strain
Which our feebler voices raise:
Glory to our God above
And on earth His peace and love! Topics: Resurrection Used With Tune: FRED TIL BOD (Lindeman)
Alleluia! Jesus Lives
Kyrie, God Father in Heaven Above
Author: W. G. Polack, 1890-1950 Meter: Irregular Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Kyrie, God Father in heav'n above Topics: Kyrie Used With Tune: KYRIE, GOTT VATER Text Sources: Latin, c. 1100, German author unknown, c. 1541
Kyrie, God Father in Heaven Above
O How Shall I Receive Thee
Author: P. Gerhardt, 1607-76 ; C. Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 47 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O how shall I receive Thee,
How welcome Thee aright!
All nations long to greet Thee,
My hope, my heart’s delight!
O Jesus, Jesus, set Thee
Thy lamp within my breast,
And by its guidance let me
Know what doth please Thee best.
2 Thy Zion strews before Thee
Green boughs and fairest palms,
And I, too, will adore Thee
With sweetest songs and psalms.
My heart shall bloom forever
For Thee with praises new,
And from Thy name shall never
Withhold the honor due.
3 What hast Thou left ungranted
To give me glad relief?
When soul and body panted
In utmost depth of grief,
In deepest degradation,
Devoid of joy and peace,
Then, Thou, my soul's Salvation,
Didst come to bring release.
4 I lay in fetters groaning,
Thou com’st to set me free;
I stood, my shame bemoaning,
Thou com’st to honor me.
A glory Thou dost give me,
A treasure safe on high,
That will not fail or leave me
As earthly riches fly.
5 Naught, naught, dear Lord, could move Thee
To leave Thy rightful place
Save love, for which I love Thee;
A love that could embrace
A world where sorrow dwelleth,
Which sin and suff'ring fill,
More than the tongue e'er telleth;
Yet Thou couldst love it still!
6 Rejoice, then, ye sad-hearted,
Who sit in deepest gloom,
Who mourn o’er joys departed,
And tremble at your doom;
Despair not, He is near you,
Yea, standing at the door,
Who best can help and cheer you,
And bid you weep no more.
7 No care nor effort either
Is needed day or night,
How ye may draw Him hither
In your own strength and might.
He comes, He comes with gladness,
Moved by His love alone,
To calm your fear and sadness,
To Him they well are known.
8 Sin's debt, that fearful burden,
Let not your souls distress;
Your guilt the Lord will pardon
And cover with His grace.
He comes, He comes procuring
The peace of sin forgiv'n,
For all God's sons securing
Their heritage in heav'n.
9 Why should the wicked move you?
Heed not their craft and spite!
Your Savior who doth love you
Will scatter all their might.
He comes, a King most glorious,
And all His earthly foes
In vain His course victorious
Endeavor to oppose.
10 He comes to judge the nations,
A terror to His foes,
A Light of consolations
And blessed Hope to those
Who love the Lord's appearing.
O glorious Sun, now come,
Send forth Thy beams so cheering,
And guide us safely home!
Topics: Jesus, The Coming King; Advent 1 Used With Tune: WIE SOLL ICH DICH EMPFANGEN
O How Shall I Receive Thee
Once He Came in Blessing
Author: J. Horn, c. 1490-1547; C. Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6 Appears in 32 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Once he came in blessing,
All our ills redressing;
Came in likeness lowly,
Son of God most holy;
Bore the cross to save us,
Hope and freedom gave us.
2 Still He comes within us;
Still His voice would win us
From the sins that hurt us;
Would to truth convert us
From our foolish error
Ere He comes in terror.
3 Who by faith endureth
Bright reward secureth.
Come, then, O Lord Jesus,
From our sins release us;
Let us here confess Thee
Till in heav'n we bless Thee.
Topics: Nativity of our Lord Used With Tune: GOTTES SOHN IST KOMMEN
Once He Came in Blessing
Ye Parents, Hear What Jesus Taught
Author: W. M. Czamanske , 1873-1964; L. Helmbold, 1532-98 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Youth and Education; Epiphany 1 Used With Tune: TENDER THOUGHT
Ye Parents, Hear What Jesus Taught
Our Blessed Savior Seven Times Spoke
Author: J. Böschenstain, 1472-c. 1539; F. E. Cox , 1812-97 Meter: 8.8.7.8.7 Appears in 7 hymnals First Line: Our blessed Savior sev'n times spoke Lyrics: 1 Our blessed Savior sev'n times spoke
When on the cross our sins He took
And died lest we should perish.
Let us His last and dying words
In our remembrance cherish.
2 "Father, forgive these men; for, lo,
They truly know not what they do."
So far His love extended.
Forgive us, Lord, for we, too, have
Through ignorance offended.
3 Now to the contrite thief He cries:
"Thou, verily, in Paradise
Shalt meet Me ere tomorrow."
Lord, take us to Thy kingdom soon
Who linger here in sorrow.
4 To weeping Mary, standing by,
"Behold thy son," now hear Him cry;
To John, "Behold thy mother."
Provide, O Lord, for those we leave:
Let each befriend the other.
5 The Savior's fourth word was "I thirst."
O mighty Prince of Life, Thy thirst
For us and our salvation
Is truly great; do help us, then,
That we escape damnation.
6 The fifth, "My God, My God, O why
Forsake Me?" Hark, the awe-full cry!
Lord, Thou wast here forsaken
That we might be received on high;
Let this hope not be shaken.
7 The sixth, when victory was won,
"'Tis finished!" for Thy work was done.
Grant, Lord, that, onward pressing,
We may the work Thou dost impose
Fulfil with Thine own blessing.
8 The last, as woe and suff'rings end,
"O God, My Father, I commend
Into Thy hands My spirit."
Be this, dear Lord, my dying wish;
O heav'nly Father, hear it.
9 Whoe'er, by sense of sin oppressed,
Upon these words his thoughts will rest,
He joy and hope obtaineth
And through God's love and boundless grace
A peaceful conscience gaineth.
10 O Jesus Christ, Thou Crucified,
Who hast for our offenses died,
Grant that we e'er may ponder
Thy wounds, Thy cross, Thy bitter death,
Both here below and yonder.
Topics: Jesus, Our Redeemer Used With Tune: DA JESUS AND DES KREUZES
Our Blessed Savior Seven Times Spoke
Jesus I Will Never Leave
Author: C. Keimann, 1607-62 Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Jesus I will never leave,
Who for me Himself hath given;
Firmly unto Him I'll cleave,
Nor from Him be ever driven.
Life from Him doth light receive--
Jesus I will never leave.
2 Jesus I will never leave
While on earth I am abiding;
What I have to Him I give,
In all cares in Him confiding.
Naught shall me of Him bereave--
Jesus I will never leave.
3 Though my sight shall pass away,
Hearing, taste, and feeling fail me;
Though my life's last light of day
Shall o'ertake and sore assail me;
When His summons I receive,
Jesus I will never leave.
4 Nor will I my Jesus leave
When at last I shall come thither
Where His saints He will receive,
Where is bliss they live together.
Endless joy to me He'll give--
Jesus I will never leave.
5 Nor for earth's vain joys I crave
Nor, without Him, heaven's pleasure;
Jesus, who my soul did save,
Evermore shall be my Treasure.
He redemption did achieve--
Jesus I will never leave.
Topics: Easter 2 Used With Tune: MEINEN JESUM LASS ICH NICHT Text Sources: Tr. composite
Jesus I Will Never Leave
We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost
Author: M. Luther, 1483-1546 Meter: 9.9.11.10.4 Appears in 6 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We now implore God the Holy Ghost
For the true faith, which we need the most,
That in our last moments He may befriend us
And, as homeward we journey, attend us.
Lord, have mercy!
2 Shine in our hearts, O most precious Light,
That we Jesus Christ may know aright,
Clinging to our Savior, whose blood hath bought us,
Who again to our homeland hath brought us.
Lord, have mercy!
3 Thou sacred Love, grace on us bestow,
Set our hearts with heav'nly fire aglow
That with hearts united we love each other,
Of one mind, in peace with ev'ry brother.
Lord, have mercy!
4 Thou highest Comfort in ev'ry need,
Grant that neither shame nor death we heed,
That e'en then our courage may never fail us
When the foe shall accuse and assail us.
Lord, have mercy!
Topics: Invocation Used With Tune: NUN DITTEN WIR Text Sources: The Lutheran Hymnal, St. Louis, 1941 (tr.); German Hymn, c. 13th century, st. 1
We Now Implore God the Holy Ghost
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