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Beautiful Zion

Author: D. S. Warner Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:12 First Line: Beautiful, holy Zion Refrain First Line: Coming, coming Lyrics: 1 Beautiful, holy Zion, Oh, mountain of glory, divine, We come to thy peaceful summit, Where heavenly songs ever chime. Refrain: Coming, coming, Zion we come to thee, Coming, coming, Coming with joy to thee. 2 Welcome the joyful tidings, Of Zion, the mountain of love, ’Tis freedom from Babel bondage; And, coming, that freedom we prove. 3 Out of the shadows hanging, Dark, over the valley of fear, We mount up to Zion’s glory, As crystal, eternally clear. 4 Wonderful, happy Zion, We stand on thy summit, so free; While, joyfully singing, upward, The ransomed are coming to thee. 5 Beautiful, peaceful Zion, We’ve heard of thy wonders of old: And, out of the ages rising, We shine in thy city of gold. Used With Tune: [Beautiful, holy Zion]

Come, We That Love the Lord

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; Robert Lowry, 1826-99 Meter: 6.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 1,799 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:12 Refrain First Line: We're marching to Zion Lyrics: 1 Come, we that love the Lord, And let our joys be known; Join in a song with sweet accord, Join in a song with sweet accord And thus surround the throne, And thus surround the throne. Refrain: We're marching to Zion, Beautiful, beautiful Zion; We're marching upward to Zion, The beautiful city of God. 2 Let those refuse to sing That never knew our God; But children of the heav'nly King, But children of the heav'nly King May speak their joys abroad, May speak their joys abroad. [Refrain] 3 The hill of Zion yields A thousand sacred sweets Before we reach the heav'nly fields, Before we reach the heav'nly fields, Or walk the golden streets, Or walk the golden streets. [Refrain] 4 Then let our songs abound, And ev'ry tear be dry; We're marching through Immanuel's ground, We're marching through Immanuel's ground To fairer worlds on high, To fairer worlds on high. [Refrain] Topics: The Church Militant Used With Tune: MARCHING TO ZION

Shall We Gather at the River?

Author: Robert Lowry Appears in 756 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:12 First Line: Shall we gather at the river Refrain First Line: Yes, we'll gather at the river Lyrics: 1 Shall we gather at the river, Where bright angel feet have trod; With its crystal tide forever Flowing by the throne of God? Chorus: Yes, we’ll gather at the river, The beautiful, the beautiful river, Gather with the saints at the river That flows by the throne of God. 2 On the bosom of the river, Where the Savior-King we own, We shall meet, and sorrow never, 'Neath the glory of the throne. (Chorus) 3 Ere we reach the shining river, Lay we every burden down; Grace our spirits will deliver, And provide a robe and crown. (Chorus) 4 Soon we’ll reach the shining river, Soon our pilgrimage will cease; Soon our happy hearts will quiver With the melody of peace. (Chorus) Used With Tune: [Shall we gather at the river]

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

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 585 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:10 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, though I walk through 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 furnishèd 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. Used With Tune: CRIMOND Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650

Hills of the north, rejoice

Author: Charles Ernest Oakley, 1832-1865 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 53 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Topics: The Promised Christ: Advent Used With Tune: LITTLE CORNARD Text Sources: Editors of English Praise also authors

God of day and God of darkness

Author: Marty Haugen (b. 1950) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:9 Topics: The Living God Our Response to God - in the morning and evening; God names and imags of Used With Tune: JOEL

There is a place prepared for little children

Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949) Meter: 11.10.11.4 Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:11-13 Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Oneness with the Church in Heaven; Children; Funerals of a child; Grief; Heaven Used With Tune: DUNBLANE PRIMARY

All hail the power of Jesu's name

Author: Edward Perronet, 1726-1792 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3,461 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:11 Lyrics: 1 All hail the power of Jesu's name; let angels prostrate fall; bring forth the royal diadem to crown him Lord of all. *2 Crown him, ye morning stars of light, who fixed this floating ball; now hail the Strength of Israel's might, and crown him Lord of all. 3 Crown him, ye martyrs of your God, who from his altar call; praise him whose way of pain ye trod, and crown him Lord of all. 4 Ye seed of Israel's chosen race, ye ransomed of the fall, hail him who saves you by his grace, and crown him Lord of all. 5 Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget the wormwood and the gall, go spread your trophies at his feet, and crown him Lord of all. 6 Let every tribe and every tongue to him their hearts enthral, lift high the universal song and crown him Lord of all. Topics: Ascension; Lent IV Year B; Easter VII Year A; Proper 21 Year A Used With Tune: MILES LANE

Hark the Glad Sound! The Saviour Comes

Author: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 826 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:7-14 Lyrics: 1 Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes, the Saviour promised long: let every heart prepare a throne, and every voice a song. 2 Christ comes, the prisoners to release in Satan's bondage held; the gates of brass before him burst; the iron fetters yield. 3 Christ comes, the broken heart to bind, the bleeding soul to cure, and from the treasuries of grace to bless the humble poor. 4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace, thy welcome shall proclaim; and heaven's eternal arches ring with thy beloved name. Topics: Advent; Epiphany (season) Used With Tune: BRISTOL

Come, Ye Thankful People, Come

Author: Henry Alford, 1810-1871 Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 731 hymnals Scripture: Jeremiah 31:12 Lyrics: 1 Come, ye thankful people, come; raise the song of harvest home. All is safely gathered in ere the winter storms begin. God, our maker, does provide for our wants to be supplied; come to God's own temple, come, raise the song of harvest home. 2 All the world is God's own field, fruit unto his praise to yield, wheat and tares together sown, unto joy or sorrows grown. First the blade, and then the ear, then the full corn shall appear, Lord of harvest, grant that we wholesome grain and pure may be. 3 For the Lord our God shall come and shall take his harvest home, from his field shall in that day all offenses purge away, give his angels charge at last in the fire the tares to cast, but the fruitful ears to store in his garner evermore. 4 Even so, Lord, quickly come to your final harvest home, gather all your people in, free from sorrow, free from sin, there, forever purified, in your presence to abide. Come, with all your angels, come, raise the glorious harvest home. Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR