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Christ, of all my hopes the ground

Author: Ralph Wardlaw Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 173 hymnals Lyrics: Christ, of all my hopes the ground, Christ the spring of all my joy, Still in Thee may I be found, Still for Thee my powers employ. Let Thy love my heart inflame; Keep Thy fear before my sight; Be Thy praise my highest aim; Be Thy smile my chief delight. Fountain of o'erflowing grace, Freely from Thy fullness give; Till I close my earthly race, May I prove it "Christ to live." Firmly trusting in Thy blood, Nothing shall my heart confound; Safely I shall pass the flood, Safely reach Emmanuel's ground. Thus, O thus, an entrance give To the land of cloudless sky; Having known it "Christ to live," Let me know it "gain to die." Amen. Topics: Sundays after Trinity; Sundays after Trinity Faith Used With Tune: GIBBONS

On wings of living light

Author: W. Walsham How Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 76 hymnals Lyrics: On wings of living light, At earliest dawn of day, Came down the angel bright, And rolled the stone away. Your voices raise with one accord To bless and praise your risen Lord. The keepers watching near, At that dread sight and sound, Fell down with sudden fear Like dead men to the ground. Then rose from death's dark gloom, Unseen by mortal eye, Triumphant o'er the tomb, The Lord of earth and sky! 521 O let your hearts be strong! For we, like him, shall rise, To dwell with him ere long In bliss beyond the skies. Topics: Easter Day; Carols; Sunday Schools Carols Used With Tune: HAREWOOD

The sun is sinking fast

Author: Edward Caswall Meter: 6.4.6.6 Appears in 158 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The sun is sinking fast, The daylight dies: Let love awake, and pay Her evening sacrifice. 2 As Christ upon the cross His head inclined, And to His Father's hands His parting soul resigned; 3 So now herself my soul Would wholly give Into His sacred charge, In Whom all spirits live; 4 So now beneath His eye Would calmly rest, Without a wish or thought Abiding in the breast; 5 Save that His will be done, Whate'er betide; Dead to herself, and dead In Him to all beside. 6 Thus would I live; yet now Not I, but He, In all His power and love, Henceforth alive in me. 7 One sacred Trinity, One Lord divine, May I be ever His, And He for ever mine. Amen. Topics: Daily Prayer Evening Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA Text Sources: Latin

Tender Shepherd, Thou hast stilled

Author: Johann W. Meinhold; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 155 hymnals Lyrics: Tender Shepherd, thou hast stilled Now thy little lamb's brief weeping: Ah, how peaceful, pale, and mild In its narrow bed 'tis sleeping! And no sign of anguish sore Heaves that little bosom more. In this world of care and pain, Lord, thou wouldst no longer leave it; To the sunny heavenly plain Thou dost now with joy receive it; Clothed in robes of spotless white, Now it dwells with thee in light. Ah, Lord Jesus, grant that we Where it lives may soon be living, And the lovely pastures see That its heavenly food are giving; Then the gain of death we prove, Though thou take what most we love. Amen. Topics: Burial of the Dead For Children Used With Tune: MEINHOLD

Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 613 hymnals Lyrics: Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat, Where Jesus answers prayer; There humbly fall before his feet, For none can perish there. Thy promise is my only plea, With this I venture nigh; Thou callest burdened souls to thee, And such, O Lord, am I. 278 Bowed down beneath a load of sin, By Satan sorely pressed, By war without, and fears within, I come to thee for rest. Be thou my shield and hiding-place; That, sheltered near thy side, I may my fierce accuser face, And tell him, thou hast died! O wondrous love! to bleed and die, To bear the cross and shame, That guilty sinners, such as I, Might plead thy gracious Name. O Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, The God whom we adore, Be glory, as it was, is now, And shall be evermore. Amen. Topics: Holy Communion Introits; Parochial Missions; Parochial Missions Used With Tune: SPOHR

All things are Thine; no gift have we

Author: John G. Whittier Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 93 hymnals Lyrics: All things are thine; no gift have we, Lord of all gifts, to offer thee; And hence with grateful hearts today Thine own before thy feet we lay. Thy will was in the builders' thought; Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought; Through mortal motive, scheme, and plan, Thy wise eternal purpose ran. In weakness and in want we call On thee for whom the heavens are small; Thy glory is thy children's good, Thy joy thy tender Fatherhood. O Father, deign these walls to bless; Fill with thy love their emptiness; And let their door a gateway be To lead us from ourselves to thee. Amen. Topics: Church Building and Consecration Used With Tune: GARDINER

Ancient of Days, Who sittest, throned in glory

Author: William C. Doane Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 197 hymnals Lyrics: Ancient of Days, who sittest, throned in glory; To thee all knees are bent, all voices pray; Thy love has blessed the wide world's wondrous story, With light and life since Eden's dawning day. O Holy Father, who hast led thy children In all the ages, with the Fire and Cloud, Through seas dry-shod, through weary wastes bewildering, To thee, in reverent love, our hearts are bowed. O Holy Jesus, Prince of Peace and Savior, To thee we owe the peace that still prevails, Stilling the rude wills of men's wild behavior, And calming passion's fierce and stormy gales. 475 O Holy Ghost, the Lord and the Life-giver, Thine is the quickening power that gives increase. From thee have flowed, as from a pleasant river, Our plenty, wealth, prosperity, and peace. O Triune God, with heart and voice adoring, Praise we the goodness that doth crown our days; Pray we that thou wilt hear us, still imploring Thy love and favour, kept to us always. Amen. Topics: Trinity Sunday; National Days; Processional; Sunday Schools Used With Tune: ALBANY

We would see Jesus; for the shadows lengthen

Author: Anna B. Warner Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 275 hymnals Lyrics: We would see Jesus; for the shadows lengthen Across this little landscape of our life; We would see Jesus, our weak faith to strengthen For the last weariness, the final strife. We would see Jesus, the great rock foundation Whereon our feet were set by sovereign grace: Nor life nor death, with all their agitation, Can thence remove us, if we see his face. We would see Jesus: other lights are paling, Which for long years we have rejoiced to see; The blessings of our pilgrimage are failing: We would not mourn them, for we go to thee. We would see Jesus; yet the spirit lingers Round the dear objects it has loved so long, And earth from earth can scarce unclasp its fingers; Our love to thee makes not this love less strong. We would see Jesus: sense is all too binding, And heaven appears too dim, too far away; We would see thee, thyself our hearts reminding What thou hast suffered, our great debt to pay. 370 We would see Jesus: this is all we're needing; Strength, joy, and willingness come with the sight; We would see Jesus, dying, risen, pleading; Then welcome day, and farewell mortal night. Amen. Topics: Visitation Used With Tune: VISIO DOMINI

Earth has many a noble city

Author: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, 349-413; Edward Caswall Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 61 hymnals Lyrics: Earth has many a noble city; Bethlehem, thou dost all excel: Out of thee the Lord from heaven Came to rule his Israel. Fairer than the sun at morning Was the star that told his birth, To the world its God announcing Seen in fleshly form on earth. Eastern sages at his cradle Make oblations rich and rare; See them give, in deep devotion, Gold, and frankincense, and myrrh. Sacred gifts of mystic meaning: Incense doth their God disclose, Gold the King of kings proclaimeth, Myrrh his sepulcher foreshows. Jesus, whom the Gentiles worshipped At thy glad Epiphany, Unto thee, with God the Father And the Spirit, glory be. Amen. Topics: Epiphany Used With Tune: STUTTGART

City of God, how broad and far

Author: Samuel Johnson Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 166 hymnals Lyrics: City of God, how broad and far Outspread thy walls sublime! The true thy chartered freemen are Of every age and clime. One holy Church, one army strong, One steadfast high intent, One working band, one harvest song, One King omnipotent! 428 How purely hath thy speech come down From man's primeval youth; How grandly hath thine empire grown Of freedom, love, and truth! How gleam thy watchfires through the night With never-fainting ray! How rise thy towers, serene and bright, To meet the dawning day! In vain the surge's angry shock, In vain the drifting sands: Unharmed upon the eternal Rock The eternal city stands. Topics: The Church Militant Used With Tune: BEULAH