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The Cross

Author: John Mason Neale; Methodius I Meter: 7.7.6.6.3 Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: Are thy toils and woes increasing Lyrics: Are thy toils and woes increasing? Are the Foe’s attacks unceasing? Look with Faith unclouded, Gaze with eyes unshrouded, On the Cross! Dost thou fear that strictest trial? Tremblest thou at CHRIST’s denial? Never rest without it, Clasp thine hands about it, —That dear Cross. Diabolic legions press thee? Thoughts and works of sin distress thee? It shall chase all terror, It shall right all error, That sweet Cross! Draw’st thou nigh to Jordan’s river? Should’st thou tremble? Need’st thou quiver? No! if by it lying,— No! if on it dying,— On the Cross! Say then,—“Master, while I cherish That sweet hope, I cannot perish! After this life’s story, Give Thou me the glory For the Cross!” Topics: Joseph of the Studium, Saint

Art Thou Weary, Art Thou Languid

Author: John Mason Neale; Stephen the Sabaite, 725-794 Meter: 8.5.8.3 Appears in 648 hymnals Lyrics: Art thou weary, art thou languid, Art thou sore distrest? “Come to me”—saith One—“and coming, Be at rest!” Hath He marks to lead me to Him, If He be my Guide? “In His Feet and Hands are Wound-prints, And His Side.” Is there Diadem, as Monarch, That His Brow adorns? “Yea, a Crown, in very surety, But of Thorns!” If I find Him, if I follow, What His guerdon here? “Many a sorrow, many a labour, Many a tear.” If I still hold closely to Him, What hath He at last? “Sorrow vanquished, labour ended, Jordan past!” If I ask Him to receive me, Will He say me nay? “Not till earth, and not till Heaven Pass away!” Finding, following, keeping, struggling, Is He sure to bless? “Angels, Martyrs, Prophets, Virgins, Answer, Yes!”

A Song, a Song of Gladness

Author: Theodore of the Studium; John Mason Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: A song, a song of gladness! A song of thanks and praise! The horn of our salvation Hath GOD vouchsafed to raise! A monarch true and faithful, And glorious in her might, To champion CHRIST’s own quarrel, And Orthodoxy’s right! Now manifest is glory; Now grace and virtue shine: Now joys the Church regaining Her ornaments divine: And girds them on in gladness, As fits a festal day, After long months of struggle, Long years of disarray. Now cries the blood for vengeance, By persecutors poured, Of them that died defending The likeness of the LORD: The likeness as a mortal That He vouchsafed to take Long years ago, in Bethlem, Incarnate for our sake. Awake, O Church, and triumph Exult, each realm and land! And open let the houses, The ascetic houses stand! And let the holy virgins With joy and song take in Their relics and their Icons, Who died this day to win! Assemble ye together So joyous and so bold, The ascetic troops, and pen them Once more within the fold! If strength again he gather, Again the foe shall fall: If counsel he shall counsel, Our GOD shall scatter all. The LORD, the LORD hath triumphed: Let all the world rejoice! Hushed is the turmoil, silent His servants’ tearful voice: And the One Faith, the True Faith, Goes forth from East to West, Enfolding, in its beauty, The earth as with a vest. They rise, the sleepless watchmen Upon the Church’s wall; With yearning supplication On GOD the LORD they call: And He, though long time silent, Bowed down a gracious ear, His people’s earnest crying And long complaint to hear. Sing, sing for joy, each desert! Exult, each realm of earth! Ye mountains, drop down sweetness! Ye hillocks, leap for mirth! For CHRIST the WORD, bestowing His blessed peace on men, In Faith’s most holy union Hath knit His Church again. The GOD of vengeance rises: And CHRIST attacks the foe, And makes His servants mighty The wicked to o’erthrow. And now Thy condescension In boldness may we hymn, And now in peace and safety Thy sacred Image limn. O LORD of loving kindness, How wondrous are Thy ways! What tongue of man suffices Thy gentleness to praise? Because of Thy dear Image Men dared Thy Saints to kill, Yet didst Thou not consume them, But bear’st their insults still. Thou Who has fixed unshaken Thy Church’s mighty frame, So that hell-gates shall never Prevail against the same;— Bestow upon Thy people Thy peace, that we may bring One voice, one hymn, one spirit, To glorify our King!

Into the Dim Earth's Lowest Parts Descending

Author: John Mason Neale; John Damascene Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: Into the dim earth’s lowest parts descending, And bursting by Thy might the infernal chain That bound the prisoners, Thou, at three days’ ending, As Jonah from the whale, hast risen again. Thou brakest not the seal, Thy surety’s token, Arising from the Tomb Who left’st in Birth The portals of Virginity unbroken, Opening the gates of heaven to sons of earth. Thou, Sacrifice ineffable and living, Didst to the FATHER by Thyself atone As GOD eternal: resurrection giving To Adam, general parent, by Thine own.

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain

Author: John Mason Neale; John Damascene Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 381 hymnals Lyrics: "Come, ye faithful, raise the strain "Of triumphant gladness! "GOD hath brought His Israel "Into joy from sadness "Loosed from Pharaoh’s bitter yoke "Jacob’s sons and daughters; "Led them with unmoistened foot "Through the Red Sea waters.” 'Tis the Spring, of souls today; CHRIST hath burst His prison; And from three days’ sleep in death, —As a sun, hath risen. All the winter of our sins, Long and dark, is flying From His Light, to Whom we give Laud and praise undying. Now the Queen of Seasons, bright With the day of Splendour, With the royal Feast of feasts, Comes its joy to render; Comes to glad Jerusalem, Who with true affection Welcomes, in unwearied strains, JESU’s Resurrection. Neither might the gates of death, Nor the tomb’s dark portal, Nor the watchers, nor the seal, Hold Thee as a mortal: But today amidst the Twelve Thou didst stand, bestowing That Thy peace, which evermore Passeth human knowing.

Christ, We Turn Our Eyes to Thee

Author: John Mason Neale; John Damascene Meter: 7.7.7.7.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: “‘CHRIST, we turn our eyes to Thee, “‘And this mighty mystery!’ “Habakkuk exclaimed of old, “In the HOLY SPIRIT bold: “‘Thou shalt come in time appointed, “For the help of Thine anointed!’” Taste of myrrh He deigned to know, Who redeemed the source of woe: Now He bids all sickness cease Through the honeycomb of peace: And to this world deigns to give That sweet food12121st ed.: fruit by which we live. Patient LORD! with loving eye Thou invitest Thomas nigh, Showing Him that Wounded Side: While the world is certified, How the third day, from the grave, JESUS CHRIST arose to save. Blest, O Didymus, the tongue Where that first confession hung: First the SAVIOUR to proclaim First the LORD of Life to name: Such the graces it supplied, —That dear touch of JESU’s side!

Christ is Born! Tell Forth His Fame!

Author: John Mason Neale; Cosmas, the Melodist Meter: 7.7.7.11.11.8 Appears in 10 hymnals Lyrics: CHRIST is born! Tell forth His fame! CHRIST from Heaven! His love proclaim! CHRIST on earth! Exalt His Name! Sing to the LORD, O world, with exultation! Break forth in glad thanksgiving, every nation! For He hath triumphed gloriously! Man, in GOD’s own Image made, Man, by Satan’s wiles betrayed, Man, on whom corruption preyed, Shut out from hope of life and of salvation, Today CHRIST maketh him a new creation, For He hath triumphed gloriously! For the Maker, when His foe, Wrought the creature death and woe, Bowed the Heav’ns, and came below, And in the Virgin’s womb His dwelling making Became true man, man’s very nature taking For He hath triumphed gloriously! He, the Wisdom, WORD, and Might, GOD, and SON, and Light of light, Undiscovered by the sight Of earthly monarch, or infernal spirit, Incarnate was, that we might Heav’n inherit; For He hath triumphed gloriously!

Exult, ye Gentiles! mourn, ye Hebrews!

Author: John Mason Neale; Andrew of Crete, c. 660-732 Meter: 10.6.6.10.8.10 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: Exult, ye Gentiles! mourn, ye Hebrews! CHRIST, Giver of Life, hath burst The fetters of the Tomb: And raised the dead again, and healed the sick. This is our GOD, Who giveth health To every soul believing on His Name. Marvel of marvels! Thou, O LORD, didst turn The water into wine, As once Thou spak’st the word To Egypt’s river, and forthwith ‘twas blood. All praise to Thee, O LORD, Who now By laying down Thy glory, man renew’st! O overflowing stream of truest life, Our Resurrection, LORD! Thou for our sakes didst toil, Thou for our sakes—so Nature willed—didst thirst: And resting Thee by Sichar’s well, Of the Samaritan didst seek to drink. Thou blessest bread, Thou multipliest fish, Incomprehensible! Thou freely feed’st the crowd, And givest Wisdom’s spring to thirsting men. Thou art our SAVIOUR, O our GOD! Giver of Life to them that trust in Thee! Three co-eternal, co-enthroned, I laud: The unbegotten SIRE, And Co-existant SON, And SPIRIT, co-eternal with the Twain: Tri-hypostatic Essence! One In might and majesty and Godhead sole. Mother of GOD! Thou only didst contain The Uncontainable; And brought’st the Infant forth, Ineffable in Thy Virginity. Hence without ceasing, O most pure, Vouchsafe to call down blessing on Thy flock! Thou turned’st the sea to land, when Thou didst whelm Pharoah and all his host, His chariot and his horse: And ledd’st Thy people to the Holy Mount. Sing we, said they, to Thee our GOD, Mighty in War, this Ode of Victory! Topics: Germanus, Saint

God Comes, and Who Shall Stand Before His Fear?

Author: John Mason Neale; Theodore of the Studium Meter: 10.10.6.6 Appears in 5 hymnals Lyrics: GOD comes;—and who shall stand before His fear? Who bide His Presence, when He draweth near? My soul, my soul, prepare To kneel before Him there! Haste,—weep,—be reconciled to Him before The fearful judgment knocketh at the door Where, in the judge’s eyes, All bare and naked lies. Have mercy, LORD, have mercy, LORD, I cry, When with Thine angels Thou appear’st on high: And each shall doom inherit, According to his merit. 177 How can I bear Thy fearful anger, LORD? I, that have so often transgressed Thy word? But put my sins away, And spare me in that day! O miserable soul, return, lament, Ere earthly converse end, and life be spent: Ere, time for sorrow o’er, The Bridegroom close the door! Yea, I have sinned, as no man sinned beside: With more than human guilt my soul is dyed: But spare, and save me here, Before that day appear! Three Persons in One Essence uncreate, On Whom, both Three and One, our praises wait, Give everlasting light, To them that sing Thy might!

Father of Peace, and God of Consolation

Author: John Mason Neale; Cosmas, the Melodist Meter: 11.10.11.10.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Lyrics: Father of Peace, and GOD of Consolation! The Angel of the Counsel dost Thou send To herald peace, to manifest Salvation, Thy Light to pour, Thy knowledge to extend; Whence, with the morning’s earliest rays, Lover of men! Thy Name we praise. ’Midst Caesar’s subjects Thou, at his decreeing, Obey’dst and was enrolled: our mortal race, To sin and Satan slave, from bondage freeing, Our poverty in all points didst embrace: And by that Union didst combine The earthly with the All-Divine. Incarnate Deity conceived and bore; Virgin in birth, and after birth, remaining And man to GOD is reconciled once more: Wherefore in faith her name we bless, And Mother of our GOD confess.