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The duteous day now closeth
Author: Robert Bridges, 1844-1930; Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676 Meter: 7.7.6.7.7.8 Appears in 44 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The duteous day now closeth,
each flower and tree reposeth,
shade creeps o’er wild and wood:
let us, as night is falling,
on God our Maker calling,
give thanks to him, the giver good.
2 Now all the heavenly splendour
breaks forth in starlight tender
from myriad worlds unknown;
and man, the marvel seeing,
forgets his selfish being,
for joy of beauty not his own.
3 His care he drowneth yonder,
lost in the abyss of wonder;
to heaven his soul doth steal;
this life he disesteemeth,
the day it is that dreameth,
that doth from truth his vision seal.
4 Awhile his mortal blindness
may miss God’s loving-kindness,
and grope in faithless strife:
but when life’s day is over
shall death’s fair night discover
the fields of everlasting life. Topics: Evening Scripture: James 1:17 Used With Tune: INNSBRUCK
The duteous day now closeth
Come, thou long-expected Jesus
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 749 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, thou long-expected Jesus,
born to set thy people free;
from our fears and sins release us;
let us find our rest in thee.
2 Israel's strength and consolation,
hope of all the earth thou art;
dear desire of every nation,
joy of every longing heart.
3 Born thy people to deliver;
born a child and yet a king;
born to reign in us for ever;
now thy gracious kingdom bring.
4 By thy own eternal Spirit,
rule in all our hearts alone:
by thy all-sufficient merit,
raise us to thy glorious throne. Topics: Advent Scripture: 1 Samuel 15:29 Used With Tune: CROSS OF JESUS
Come, thou long-expected Jesus
Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding
Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 133 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding;
'Christ is nigh,' it seems to say;
'cast away the dreams of darkness,
O ye children of the day.'
2 Wakened by the solemn warning,
let the earth-bound soul arise;
Christ, her Sun, all ill dispelling,
shines upon the morning skies.
3 Lo, the Lamb, so long expected,
comes with pardon down from heaven;
let us haste, with tears of sorrow,
one and all to be forgiven;
4 That when next he comes with glory,
and the world is wrapped in fear,
with his mercy he may shield us,
and with words of love draw near.
5 Honour, glory, might, and blessing
to the Father and the Son,
with the everlasting Spirit,
while eternal ages run. Topics: Advent; Advent I Year A; Advent I Year C; Advent II Year A; Advent II Year B; Advent III Year C Scripture: Ephesians 5:11 Used With Tune: MERTON Text Sources: Latin
Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding
Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes
Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 820 hymnals 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 He comes, the prisoners to release
in Satan's bondage held;
the gates of brass before him burst,
the iron fetters yield.
3 He comes, the broken heart to bind,
the bleeding soul to cure,
and with the treasures of his grace
to enrich the humble poor.
4 Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace,
thy welcome shall proclaim;
and heaven's eternal arches ring
with thy belovèd name. Topics: Advent; Advent II Year A; Advent III Year B; Advent IV Year C; Proper 16 Year C; Proper 21 Year C Scripture: Ephesians 1:7 Used With Tune: BRISTOL
Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes
Lo, he comes with clouds descending
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788; John Cennick, 1718-1755 Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7 Appears in 768 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lo, he comes with clouds descending,
once for favoured sinners slain;
thousand thousand saints attending
swell the triumph of his train:
Alleluia!
God appears on earth to reign.
2 Every eye shall now behold him
robed in dreadful majesty;
those who set at naught and sold him,
pierced and nailed him to the Tree,
deeply wailing,
shall the true Messiah see.
3 Those dear tokens of his passion
still his dazzling body bears,
cause of endless exultation
to his ransomed worshippers:
with what rapture
gaze we on those glorious scars!
4 Yea, Amen, let all adore thee,
high on thine eternal throne;
Saviour, take the power and glory,
claim the kingdom for thine own:
Alleluia!
Thou shalt reign, and thou alone. Topics: Advent; Advent I Year A; Advent I Year B Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:24-25 Used With Tune: HELMSLEY
Lo, he comes with clouds descending
O Day of God, draw nigh
Author: R. B. Y. Scott, 1899-1987 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 44 hymnals Topics: Advent; Advent III Year A Scripture: 2 Peter 3:12 Used With Tune: ST. MICHAEL
O Day of God, draw nigh
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1808-1876 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 230 hymnals Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
announces that the Lord is nigh;
awake and hearken, for he brings
glad tidings from the King of kings.
2 Then cleansed be every breast from sin;
make straight the way for God within;
prepare we in our hearts a home,
where such a mighty guest may come.
3 For thou art our salvation, Lord,
our refuge and our great reward;
without thy grace we waste away,
like flowers that wither and decay.
4 To heal the sick stretch out thine hand,
and bid the fallen sinner stand;
shine forth, and let thy light restore
earth's own true loveliness once more.
5 All praise, eternal Son, to thee
whose advent sets thy people free,
whom with the Father we adore,
and Holy Ghost for evermore. Topics: Advent; Advent II Year A; Advent II Year B; Advent II Year C; Advent III Year A; Advent III Year B; Baptism of Christ Year A; Baptism of Christ Year B; Baptism of Christ Year C; Proper 20 Year A Scripture: Acts 4:30 Used With Tune: WINCHESTER NEW Text Sources: Altered by the compilers of Hymns Ancient and Modern
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
The advent of our King
Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1808-1876 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 54 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The advent of our King
our prayers must now employ,
and we must hymns of welcome sing
in strains of holy joy.
2 The everlasting Son
incarnate deigns to be;
himself a servant's form puts on,
to set his servants free.
3 Daughter of Sion, rise
to meet thy lowly King;
nor let thy faithless heart despise
the peace he comes to bring.
4 As judge, on clouds of light,
he soon will come again,
and his true members all unite
with him in heaven to reign.
5 All glory to the Son
who comes to set us free,
with Father, Spirit, ever One,
through all eternity. Topics: Advent; Advent I Year C Scripture: John 1:14 Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS
The advent of our King
The Lord will come and not be slow
Author: John Milton, 1608-1674 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 98 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lord will come and not be slow,
his footsteps cannot err;
before him righteousness shall go,
his royal harbinger.
2 Truth from the earth, like to a flower,
shall bud and blossom then;
and justice, from her heavenly bower,
look down on mortal men.
3 Rise, God, judge thou the earth in might,
this wicked earth redress;
for thou art he who shalt by right
the nations all possess.
4 The nations all whom thou hast made
shall come, and all shall frame
to bow them low before thee, Lord,
and glorify thy name.
5 For great thou art, and wonders great
by thy strong hand are done:
thou in thy everlasting seat
remainest God alone. Topics: Advent; Advent III Year A; Proper 12 Year C; Third Sunday Before Advent Year A Scripture: 2 Peter 3:9 Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN
The Lord will come and not be slow
The people that in darkness sat
Author: John Morrison, 1750-1798 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 216 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The people that in darkness sat
a glorious light have seen;
the light has shined on them who long
in shades of death have been.
2 To hail thee, Sun of Righteousness,
the gathering nations come;
they joy as when the reapers bear
their harvest treasures home.
*3 For thou their burden dost remove,
and break the tyrant's rod,
as in the day when Midian fell
before the sword of God.
4 For unto us a child is born,
to us a Son is given,
and on his shoulder ever rests
all power in earth and heaven.
5 His name shall be the Prince of Peace,
the everlasting Lord,
the Wonderful, the Counsellor,
the God by all adored.
6 His righteous government and power
shall over all extend;
on judgement and on justice based,
his reign shall have no end.
7 Lord Jesus, reign in us, we pray,
and make us thine alone,
who with the Father ever art
and Holy Spirit One. Topics: Advent III Year B; Advent III Year C; Epiphany III Year C; Second Sunday Before Advent Year C Scripture: Isaiah 9:2-8 Used With Tune: DUNDEE Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781
The people that in darkness sat
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