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There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
Author: Frederick W. Faber Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 900 hymnals Lyrics: 1 There's a wideness in God's mercy,
Like the wideness of the sea;
There's a kindness in His justice,
Which is more than liberty.
There is no place where earth's sorrows
Are more felt than up in heaven;
There is no place where earth's failings
Have such kindly judgment given.
2 For the love of God is broader
Than the measures of man's mind;
And the heart of the Eternal
Is most wonderfully kind.
If our love were but more simple,
We should take Him at His word;
And our lives would be all sunshine
In the sweetness of our Lord.
Amen. Topics: God Justice; God Love and Fatherhood; God Mercy; God the Father His Love and Fatherhood Scripture: Psalm 103:12 Used With Tune: IN BABILONE
There's a Wideness in God's Mercy
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,241 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, our Help in ages past,
Our Hope for years to come,
Our Shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal Home:
2 Before the hills in order stood,
Or earth received her frame,
From everlasting Thou art God,
To endless years the same.
3 A thousand ages in Thy sight
Are like an evening gone;
Short as the watch that ends the night
Before the rising sun.
4 Time, like an ever-rolling stream,
Bears all its sons away;
They fly forgotten, as a dream
Dies at the opening day.
5 O God, our Help in ages past,
Our Hope for years to come,
Be Thou our Guard while life shall last,
And our eternal Home.
Amen. Topics: God Eternity and Power; God Presence; Trust; God the Father His Presence Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE
O God, Our Help in Ages Past
Fairest Lord Jesus
Author: Joseph A. Seiss Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8 Appears in 574 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Fairest Lord Jesus,
Ruler of all nature,
O Thou of God and man the Son,
Thee will I cherish,
Thee will I honor,
Thou, my soul's Glory, Joy, and Crown.
2 Fair are the meadows,
Fairer still the woodlands,
Robed in the blooming garb of spring:
Jesus is fairer,
Jesus is purer,
Who makes the woeful heart to sing.
3 Fair is the sunshine,
Fairer still the moonlight,
And all the twinkling, starry host:
Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus shines purer,
Than all the angels heaven can boast.
Optional stanza:
Beautiful Saviour, Lord of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, praise, adoration,
Now and forevermore be Thine!
Amen. Topics: Christ Adoration and Praise; Christ Beauty; Jesus Christ Adoration and Praise Scripture: Zechariah 9:17 Used With Tune: SCHÖNSTER HERR JESU
Fairest Lord Jesus
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
Author: Edith M. G. Reed (1885-1933) Meter: 4.4.7.4.4.7.4.4.4.4.7 Appears in 95 hymnals First Line: Infant holy, Infant lowly, Lyrics: 1 Infant holy,
Infant lowly,
For His bed a cattle stall;
Oxen lowing,
Little knowing
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
Swift are winging
Angels singing,
Noels ringing,
Tidings bringing:
Christ the Babe is Lord of all.
2 Flocks were sleeping;
Shepherds keeping
Vigil till the morning new
Saw the glory,
Heard the story,
Tidings of a gospel true.
Thus rejoicing,
Free from sorrow,
Praises voicing
Greet the morrow:
Christ the Babe was born for you.
Amen. Topics: Christ Birth and Infancy; Jesus Christ His Birth Scripture: Luke 2:10-14 Used With Tune: W ZLOBIE LEZY
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Author: Frederick Oakeley Meter: 6.6.10.5.6 with refrain Appears in 732 hymnals Refrain First Line: O come, let us adore Him Lyrics: 1 O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem!
Come and behold Him,
Born the King of angels!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
2 O sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation!
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all
Glory in the highest!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
3 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
Born this happy morning,
O Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father,
Now in flesh appearing!
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
Amen. Topics: Christ Birth and Infancy; Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ His Birth Scripture: Luke 2:4-16 Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES Text Sources: Latin, 18th century
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem
Author: Louis F. Benson Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 64 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O sing a song of Bethlehem,
Of shepherds watching there,
And of the news that came to them
From angels in the air:
The light that shone on Bethlehem
Fills all the world today;
Of Jesus' birth and peace on earth
The angels sing alway.
2 O sing a song of Nazareth,
Of sunny days of joy,
O sing of fragrant flowers' breath,
And of the sinless Boy:
For now the flowers of Nazareth
In every heart may grow;
Now spreads the fame of His dear name
On all the winds that blow.
3 O sing a song of Galilee,
Of lake and woods and hill,
Of Him who walked upon the sea
And bade its waves be still:
For though, like waves on Galilee,
Dark seas of trouble roll,
When faith has heard the Master's word,
Falls peace upon the soul.
4 O sing a song of Calvary,
Its glory and dismay;
Of Him who hung upon the tree,
And took our sins away:
For He who died on Calvary
Is risen from the grave,
And Christ, our Lord, by heaven adored,
Is mighty now to save.
Amen. Topics: Christ Life; Christ Ministry; Christ Birth and Infancy; Christ Boyhood; Christ Conqueror; Christ Saviour; Jesus Christ His Life and Ministry Scripture: Mark 4:39 Used With Tune: KINGSFOLD
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem
Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
Author: Claudia F. Hernaman Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 86 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lord, who throughout these forty days
For us didst fast and pray,
Teach us with Thee to mourn our sins,
And close by Thee to stay.
2 As Thou with Satan didst contend,
And didst the victory win,
O give us strength in Thee to fight,
In Thee to conquer sin.
3 And through these days of penitence,
And through Thy passiontide,
Yea, evermore, in life and death,
Jesus! with us abide.
4 Abide with us, that so, this life
Of suffering overpast,
An Easter of unending joy
We may attain at last!
Amen. Topics: Christ Life; Christ Ministry; Christ Resurrection; Lent; Temptation; Jesus Christ His Life and Ministry Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11 Used With Tune: ST. FLAVIAN
Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days
O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair
Author: John Mason Neale Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 103 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O wondrous type, O vision fair
Of glory that the Church shall share,
Which Christ upon the mountain shows
When brighter than the sun He glows.
2 With shining face and bright array,
Christ deigns to manifest today
What glory shall be theirs above
Who joy in God with perfect love.
3 And faithful hearts are raised on high
By this great vision's mystery;
For which in joyful strains we raise
The voice of prayer, the hymn of praise.
4 O Father, with th' eternal Son,
And Holy Spirit, ever One,
Vouchsafe to bring us by Thy grace
To see Thy glory face to face.
Amen. Topics: Christ Life; Christ Ministry; Christ Transfiguration; Christ Example; Vision; Jesus Christ His Life and Ministry Scripture: Luke 9:28-36 Used With Tune: DEO GRACIAS Text Sources: Latin, 15th century
O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair
'Tis Midnight; and on Olive's Brow
Author: William B. Tappan Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 642 hymnals Lyrics: 1 'Tis midnight; and on Olive's brow
The star is dimmed that lately shone:
'Tis midnight; in the garden now,
The suffering Saviour prays alone.
2 'Tis midnight, and from all removed,
The Saviour wrestles lone with fears;
E'en that disciple whom He loved
Heeds not his Master's grief and tears.
3 'Tis midnight, and for others' guilt
The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;
Yet He that hath in anguish knelt
Is not forsaken by His God.
4 'Tis midnight, and from heavenly plains
Is borne the song that angels know;
Unheard by mortals are the strains
That sweetly soothe the Saviour's woe.
Amen. Topics: Christ Gethsemane; Christ Passion; Christ Atonement; Jesus Christ His Passion and Atonement Scripture: Matthew 26:36-45 Used With Tune: OLIVE'S BROW
'Tis Midnight; and on Olive's Brow
The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done
Author: Francis Pott Meter: 8.8.8 with alleluia Appears in 496 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The strife is o'er, the battle done;
The victory of life is won;
The song of triumph has begun.
Alleluia!
2 The powers of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions hath dispersed:
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.
Alleluia!
3 The three sad days have quickly sped;
He rises glorious from the dead:
All glory to our risen Head!
Alleluia!
4 He closed the yawning gates of hell;
The bars from heaven's high portals fell:
Let hymns of praise His triumphs tell.
Alleluia!
5 Lord, by the stripes which wounded Thee,
From death's dread sting Thy servants free,
That we may live and sing to Thee.
Alleluia!
Amen. Topics: Christ Resurrection; Christ Conqueror; Christ Redemption; Funeral Services; Redemption; Victory; Jesus Christ His Resurrection Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20 Used With Tune: VICTORY Text Sources: Latin, pub. Cologne, c. 1695
The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done
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