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God of the Prophets

Author: D. Wortman, 1835-1922 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 61 hymnals First Line: God of the prophets, bless the prophets' sons Lyrics: 1 God of the prophets, bless the prophet's sons; Elijah's mantle o'er Elisha cast. Each age its solemn task may claim but once; Make each one nobler, stronger, than the last. 2 Anoint them prophets, Make their ears attent To Thy divinest speech, their hearts awake To human need, their lips make eloquent To gird the right and ev'ry evil break. 3 Anoint them priests, strong intercessors, they, For pardon and for charity and peace, Ah, if with them the world might, now astray, Find in our Lord from all its woes release. 4 Anoint them kings, aye, kingly kings, O Lord. Anoint them with the Spirit of Thy Son. Theirs not a jeweled crown, a blood-stained sword; Theirs, by sweet love, for Christ a kingdom won. 5 Make them apostles, heralds of Thy cross; Forth may they go to tell all realms Thy grace. Inspired of Thee, may they count all but loss And stand at last with joy before Thy face. Topics: Trinity 19 Used With Tune: OLD 124TH

O Holy Spirit, Enter In

Author: M. Schirmer, 1606-73; C. Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7.2.2.4.4.4.8 Appears in 74 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Holy Spirit, enter in, And in our hearts Thy work begin, Thy temple deign to make us. Sun of the soul, Thou Light divine, Around and in us brightly shine, To joy and gladness wake us. That we To Thee Truly living, To Thee giving Prayer unceasing, Still may be in love increasing. 2 Give to Thy Word impressive pow'r That in our hearts from this good hour As fire it may be glowing, That we confess the Father, Son, And Thee, the Spirit, Three in One, Thy glory ever showing. O stay And sway Our souls ever, That they never May forsake Thee, But by faith their refuge make Thee. 3 Thou fountain whence all wisdom flows, Which God on pious hearts bestows, Grant us Thy consolation. That in our pure faith's unity We faithful witnesses may be, Of grace that brings salvation. Hear us, Cheer us By Thy teaching; Let our preaching And our labor Praise Thee, Lord, and bless our neighbor. 4 Left to ourselves we shall but stray; O lead us on the narrow way, With wisest counsel guide us; And give us steadfastness that we May ever faithful prove to Thee, Whatever woes betide us. Lord, now Heal Thou All hearts broken; And betoken Thou art near us, Whom we trust to light and cheer us. 5 Thy heav'nly strength sustain our heart, That we may act the valiant part With Thee as our reliance. Be Thou our refuge and our shield, That we may never quit the field, Bidding all foes defiance. Descend, Defend From all errors And earth's terrors: Thy salvation Be our constant consolation. 6 O mighty Rock, O Source of Life, Let Thy dear Word, 'mid doubt and strife, Be so within us burning That we be faithful unto death, In Thy pure love and holy faith, From Thee true wisdom learning. Thy grace And peace On us shower; By Thy power Christ confessing, Let us win our Savior's blessing. 7 O gentle Dew, from heav'n now fall With pow'r upon the hearts of all, Thy tender love instilling. That heart to heart more closely bound, Fruitful in kindly deeds be found, The law of love fulfilling. Then, Lord, Discord Shall not grieve Thee; We receive Thee; Where Thou livest Peace, and love, and joy Thou givest. 8 Grant that our days, while life shall last, In purest holiness be passed, Be Thou our strength forever. Grant that our hearts henceforth be free From sinful lust and vanity, Which us from Thee must sever. Keep Thou Pure now From offences Heart and senses. Blessed Spirit! Let us heav'nly life inherit. Topics: Invocation Used With Tune: WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET

I Am Jesus' Little Lamb

Author: H. L. von Hayn, 1724-82 Meter: 7.7.8.8.7.7 D Appears in 13 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I am Jesus' little lamb, Ever glad at heart I am, For my Shepherd gently guides me, Knows my need, and well provides me, Loves me every day the same, Even calls me by my name. 2 Day by day, at home, away, Jesus is my Staff and Stay. When I hunger, Jesus feeds me, Into pleasant pastures leads me; When I thirst, He bids me go Where the quiet waters flow. 3 Who so happy as I am, Even now the Shepherd's lamb? And when my short life is ended, By His angel host attended, He shall fold me to His breast, There within His arms to rest. Topics: Youth and Education; Epiphany 1 Used With Tune: WEL ICH JESU SCHÄFLEIN BIN Text Sources: Tr. composite

This Is the Feast

Author: J. W. Arthur, 1922-80 Meter: Irregular with refrain Appears in 44 hymnals First Line: Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain Refrain First Line: This is the feast of victory for our God Topics: Resurrection Scripture: Isaiah 25:6-9 Used With Tune: FESTIVAL CANTICLE

Thy Love, O Gracious God and Lord

Author: T. H. Kingo, 1634-1703; G. A. T. Rygh, 1860-1942 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Thy love, O gracious God and Lord, All other loves excelling, Attunes my heart to sweet accord, And passes pow'r of telling; For when Thy wondrous love I see, My heart yields glad submission; I love Thee for Thy love to me In my poor, lost condition. 2 Yea, Thou hast loved our fallen race, And rather than condemn us, Cast out and banish from Thy face Thine only Son didst send us; Who died upon the cross, that we Should all be saved for ever; Hence Jesus also died for me, My soul, forget it never. 3 Thy love, O God, embraces all, And Jesus' merits cover The guilt of all, both great and small, The world of sinners over. Thy Spirit doth Thy light afford To all who will receive it, And from Thy knowledge bars Thy Word No soul who will believe it. 4 But what hath moved Thee, gracious Lord? Why is Thine heart still yearning Since the great world rejects Thy Word, Thy love and mercy spurning? For men go on in sin each day, In carnal-minded blindness, And O how few Thy call obey And heed Thy lovingkindness! 5 In us no beauty Thou couldst see, And no intrinsic merit; We all were poor--but misery And sin we did inherit. We wandered each a different path, And in our lost condition, By nature children of His wrath, Whom sin doomed to perdition. 6 Our virtues and our own good deeds With God cannot avail us; With these the enemy misleads, Such righteousness shall fail us; Our will and strength and soul are dead In evil inclination; Christ Jesus has the ransom paid, And gained for us salvation. 7 O gracious God, Thy loving heart Was full of sweet compassion; And felt our woe and desp'rate smart, And planned our restoration; Thy grace and justice found a way To save us from death's horror; And everlasting judgment stay, And give us joy for sorrow. 8 On Christ, the rock, I'm anchored fast, By faith in Him remaining; I'll weather ev'ry stormy blast, My peace of soul retaining; On Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, My ever firm foundation, Until the harbor bar is crossed, And I see God's salvation. 9 O Jesus, at my dying breath Hold Thou my hand securely, And may I in a living faith Hold fast to Thee most surely; That my last prayer to Thee may rise, My soul to Thee commending, And I shall find in Paradise The joys of life unending. Topics: Renewed Obedience; Trinity 10 Used With Tune: DURCH ADAMS FALL

The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 585 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want; He makes me down to lie In pastures green; He leadeth me The quiet waters by. 2 My soul He doth restore again And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, E'en for His own name's sake. 3 Yea, tho' I walk in death's dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill; For Thou art with me, and Thy rod And staff me comfort still. 4 My table Thou hast furnished In presence of my foes; My head Thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows. 5 Goodness and mercy, all my life, Shall surely follow me, And in God's house forevermore My dwelling place shall be. Topics: Jesus, Our Good Shepherd; Easter 3 Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: BELMONT Text Sources: The Psalms of David in Meeter, Edinburgh, 1650

By Grace I'm Saved

Author: C. L Scheidt, 1709-61 Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 24 hymnals First Line: By grace I'm saved, grace free and boundless Lyrics: 1 By grace I'm saved, grace free and boundless; My soul, believe and doubt it not. Why stagger at this word of promise? Hath Scripture ever falsehood taught? Nay; then this word must true remain; By grace thou, too, shalt heav'n obtain. 2 By grace! None dare lay claim to merit; Our works and conduct have no worth. God in His love sent our Redeemer, Christ Jesus, to this sinful earth; His death did for our sins atone, And we are saved by grace alone. 3 By grace! O mark this word of promise When thou art by thy sins opprest, When Satan plagues thy troubled conscience, And when thy heart is seeking rest. What reason cannot comprehend God by His grace to thee doth send. 4 By grace God's Son, our only Savior, Came down to earth to bear our sin. Was it because of thine own merit That Jesus died thy soul to win? Nay, it was grace, and grace alone, That brought Him from His heav'nly throne. 5 By grace! This ground of faith is certain; So long as God is true, it stands. What saints have penned by inspiration, What in His Word our God commands, What our whole faith must rest upon, Is Grace alone, grace in His Son. 6 By grace! But think not, thou who livest Securely on in godless ways, That thou--though all are called--recevest The promised rest that wakes our praise. No one will find in heav'n a place Who loves to sin and scorns God's grace. 7 By grace! They who have heard this sentence Must bid hypocrisy farewell; For only after true repentance The soul what grace imports can tell: To sin God's grace a trifle seems, To faith it bright with glory beams. 8 By grace to timid hearts that tremble, In tribulation's furnace tried-- By grace, despite all fear and trouble, The Father's heart is open wide. Where could I help and strength secure If grace were not my anchor sure? 9 By grace! On this I'll rest when dying; In Jesus' promise I rejoice; For though I know my heart's condition, I also know my Savior's voice. My heart is glad, all grief has flown Since I am saved by grace alone. 10 By grace! Sin, death, and Satan hearken! I bear my flag of faith in hand And pass--for doubts my joy can't darken-- The Red Sea to the Promised Land. I cling to what my Savior taught And trust it, whether felt or not. Topics: Justified by Grace; Septuagesima Scripture: Ephesians 2:4-9 Used With Tune: O DASS ICH TAUSEND ZUNGEN HÄTTE Text Sources: Tr. composite

Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates

Author: G. Weissel, 1590-1635; C. Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8.6.6 Appears in 275 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates! Behold, the King of Glory waits; The King of kings is drawing near, The Savior of the world is here. Life and salvation He doth bring, Wherefore rejoice and gladly sing: We praise Thee, Father, now, Creator, wise art Thou! 2 A Helper just He comes to thee, His chariot is humility, His kingly crown is holiness, His scepter, pity in distress, The end of all our woe He brings; Wherefore the earth is glad and sings: We praise Thee, Savior, now, Mighty in deed art Thou! 3 O blest the land, the city blest, Where Christ the Ruler is confessed! O happy hearts and happy homes To whom this King in triumph comes! The cloudless Sun of joy He is, Who bringeth pure delight and bliss. We praise Thee, Spirit, now, Our Comforter art Thou! 4 Fling wide the portals of your heart; Make it a temple set apart From earthly use for Heav'n's employ, Adorned with prayer and love and joy. For lo, your Savior and your King Salvation, life, and peace doth bring. To Thee, O God, be praise For word and deed and grace! 5 Redeemer, come, and open wide My heart to Thee; here, Lord, abide! Let me Thy gracious presence feel, Thy peace and love to all reveal; Thy Holy Spirit guide us on Until our glorious goal is won. Eternal praise and fame We offer to Thy name. Topics: Jesus, The Coming King; Advent 1 Scripture: Psalm 24 Used With Tune: MACHT HOCH DIE TÜR

When in the Hour of Utmost Need

Author: P. Eber, 1511-69 ; C. Winkworth, 1827-78 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 64 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When in the hour of utmost need We know not where to look for aid; When days and nights of anxious thought Nor help nor counsel yet have brought, 2 Then this our comfort is alone: That we may meet before Thy throne And cry, O faithful God, to Thee For rescue from our misery; 3 To Thee may raise our hearts and eyes, Repenting sore with bitter sighs, And seek Thy pardon for our sin And respite from our griefs within. 4 For Thou hast promised graciously To hear all those who cry to Thee Through Him whose name alone is great, Our Savior and our Advocate. 5 And thus we come, O God, today And all our woes before Thee lay; For sorely tried, cast down, we stand, Perplexed by fears on ev'ry hand. 6 Ah! hide not for our sins Thy face, Absolve us through Thy boundless grace, Be with us in our anguish still; Free us at last from ev'ry ill, 7 That so with all our hearts we may To Thee our glad thanksgiving pay, Then walk obedient to Thy Word And now and ever praise Thee, Lord. Topics: Persistent Faith; Lent 2 Used With Tune: WENN WIR IN HÖCHSTEN NÖTEN SEIN

Now the Light Has Gone Away

Author: F. R. Havergal, 1836-79 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 65 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now the light has gone away; Father, listen while I pray, Asking Thee to watch and keep And to send me quiet sleep. 2 Jesus, Savior, wash away All that has been wrong today. Help me ev'ry day to be Good and gentle, more like Thee. 3 Let my near and dear ones be Always near and dear to Thee. Oh, bring me and all I love To Thy happy home above. 4 Now my evening praise I give; Thou didst die that I might live. All my blessings come from Thee-- O how good Thou art to me! 5 Jesus, best and kindest Friend, Thou wilt love me to the end. Spirit blest, whom I adore, Let me love Thee more and more. Used With Tune: MÜDE BIN ICH