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Praise Ye the Father

Author: Elizabeth Rundle Charles Meter: 11.11.11.6 Appears in 109 hymnals First Line: Praise ye the Father for His lovingkindness Lyrics: 1 Praise ye the Father for His loving-kindness, tenderly caring for His erring children; praise Him, ye angels; praise Him in the heavens; praise to the Father! 2 Praise ye the Savior for His deep compassion, graciously caring for His chosen people; young men and maidens, ye old men and children, praise to the Savior! 3 Praise ye the Spirit, Comforter of Israel, sent from the Father and the Son to bless us; praise to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit! Praise to the triune God! Topics: Revelation and Adoration Used With Tune: FLEMMING

God, Be Merciful to Me

Meter: 7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 43 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God, be merciful to me, on Thy grace I rest my plea; plenteous in compassion Thou, blot out my transgressions now; wash me, make me pure within, cleanse, O cleanse me from my sin. 2 My transgressions I confess, grief and guilt my soul oppress; I have sinned against Thy grace and provoked thee to Thy face; I confess Thy judgment just, speechless, I Thy mercy trust. 3 I am evil, born in sin; Thou desirest truth within. Thou alone my Savior art, teach Thy wisdom to my heart; make me pure, Thy grace bestow, wash me whiter than the snow. 4 Broken, humbled to the dust by Thy wrath and judgment just, let my contrite heart rejoice and in gladness hear Thy voice; from my sins O hide Thy face, blot them out in boundless grace. 5 Gracious God, my heart renew, make my spirit right and true; cast me not away from Thee, let Thy Spirit dwell in me; Thy salvation's joy impart, steadfast make my willing heart. 6 Sinners then shall learn from me and return, O God, to Thee; Savior, all my guilt remove, and my tongue shall sing Thy love; touch my silent lips, O Lord, and my mouth shall praise accord. 7 Not the formal sacrifice hath acceptance in Thy eyes; broken hearts are in Thy sight more than sacrificial rite; contrite spirit, pleasing cries, Thou, O God, wilt not despise. 8 Prosper Zion in Thy grace and her broken walls replace; then our righteous sacrifice shall delight Thy holy eyes; free-will offerings, gladly made, on Thy altar shall be laid. Topics: Repentance and Faith Scripture: Psalm 51 Used With Tune: REDHEAD Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Author: John M. Neale Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 509 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to Thee, O Israel. 2 O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan's tyranny; from depths of hell Thy people save, and give them vict'ry o'er the grave. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to Thee, O Israel. 3 O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by Thine advent here; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death's dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to Thee, O Israel. 4 O come, Thou Key of David, come, and open wide our heav'nly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to Thee, O Israel. Topics: Jesus Christ Advent Used With Tune: VENI EMMANEUL Text Sources: Latin hymn, 12th cent.

Comfort, Comfort Ye My People

Author: Johann Olearius; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8 Appears in 126 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Comfort, comfort ye My people, speak ye peace, thus saith our God; comfort those who sit in darkness mourning 'neath their sorrow's load. Speak ye to Jerusalem of the peace that waits for them! Tell her that her sins I cover, and her warfare now is over. 2 Yea, her sins our God will pardon, blotting out each dark misdeed; all that well deserved His anger He no more will see nor heed. She hath suffered many a day, now her griefs have passed away; God will change her pining sadness into ever springing gladness. 3 For Elijah's voice is crying in the desert far and near, bidding all men to repentance, since the kingdom now is here. O that warning cry obey, now prepare for God a way; let the valleys rise to meet Him, and the hills bow down to greet Him. 4 Make ye straight what long was crooked, make the rougher places plain, let your hearts be true and humble, as befits His holy reign; for the glory of the LORD now o'er earth is shed abroad, and all flesh shall see the token that His Word is never broken. Topics: Jesus Christ Advent Used With Tune: GENEVAN 42

Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying

Author: Philipp Nicolai; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 8.9.8.8.9.8.6.6.4.8.8 Appears in 216 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Wake, awake, for night is flying, the watchmen on the heights are crying; awake, Jerusalem, at last. Midnight hears the welcome voices, and at the thrilling cry rejoices: "Come forth, you maidens! Night is past. The Bridegroom comes! Awake; your lamps with gladness take!" Alleluia! Prepare yourselves to meet the Lord, whose light has stirred the waiting guard. 2 Zion hears the watchmen singing, and in her heart new joy is springing. She wakes, she rises from her gloom, for her Lord comes down all-glorious, and strong in grace, in truth victorious. Her star is ris'n; her light is come. O, come, you Blessed One, Lord Jesus, God's own Son. Sing hosanna! We go until the halls we view where You have bid us dine with You. 3 Now let all the heav'ns adore You, and saints and angels sing before You. The harps and cymbals all unite. Of one pearl each shining portal, where, dwelling with the choir immortal, we gather round your dazzling light. No eye has seen, no ear has yet been trained to hear what joy is ours! Crescendos rise; Your halls resound; hosannas blend in cosmic sound. Topics: Jesus Christ Advent Used With Tune: WACHET AUF

Hail to the Lord's Anointed

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 843 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed, great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free, to take away transgression, and rule in equity. 2 He comes with comfort speedy to those who suffer wrong; to help the poor and needy, and bid the weak be strong; to give them songs for sighing, their darkness turn to light, whose souls, condemned and dying, are precious in His sight. 3 He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth; and love, joy, hope, like flowers, spring in His path to birth; before Him on the mountains shall peace, the herald, go; and righteousness, in fountains, from hill to valley flow. 4 Arabia's desert ranger to Him shall bow the knee, the Ethiopian stranger His glory come to see; with off'rings of devotion, ships from the isles shall meet, to pour the wealth of ocean in tribute at His feet. 5 Kings shall fall down before Him, and gold and incense bring, all nations shall adore Him, His praise all people sing; for He shall have dominion o'er river, sea, and shore, far as the eagle's pinion or dove's light wing can soar. 6 For Him shall pray'r unceasing, and daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing, a kingdom without end; the mountain dews shall nourish a seed in weakness sown, whose fruit shall spread and flourish, and shake like Lebanon. 7 O'er every foe victorious, He on His throne shall rest, from age to age more glorious, all-blessing and all-blessed; the tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His name shall stand forever-- that name to us is Love. Topics: Jesus Christ Advent Scripture: Psalm 72 Used With Tune: ES FLOG EIN KLEINS WALDVÖGELEIN

Hark, the Glad Sound! The Savior comes

Author: Philip Doddridge Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 820 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hark, the glad sound! The Savior comes, the Savior promised long! Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne, and ev'ry voice a song. 2 He comes the pris'ners 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, t'enrich the humbled poor. 4 Our glad Hosannas, Prince of Peace, Thy welcome shall proclaim; and heav'n’s eternal arches ring, with Thy beloved Name. Topics: Jesus Christ Advent Used With Tune: GRÄFENBERG

The King Shall Come

Author: John Brownlie Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 94 hymnals First Line: The King shall come when morning dawns Lyrics: 1 The King shall come when morning dawns and light triumphant breaks, when beauty gilds the eastern hills, and life to joy awakes. 2 Not as of old a little child to bear, and fight, and die, but crowned with glory like the sun that lights the morning sky. 3 O brighter than the rising morn when He, victorious, rose and left the lonesome place of death, despite the rage of foes. 4 O brighter than that glorious morn shall this fair morning be, when Christ, our King, in beauty comes, and we His face shall see. 5 The King shall come when morning dawns, and earth's dark night is past; O haste the rising of that morn, the day that aye shall last. 6 And let the endless bliss begin, by weary saints foretold, when right shall triumph over wrong, and truth shall be extolled. 7 The King shall come when morning dawns, and light and beauty brings; "Hail, Christ the Lord!" Thy people pray, come quickly, King of kings! Topics: Jesus Christ Advent Used With Tune: MORNING SONG Text Sources: Ancient Greek hymn

Lo! He Comes, with Clouds Descending

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.4.4.7 Appears in 768 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Lo! He comes, with clouds descending, once for our salvation slain; thousand thousand saints attending swell the triumph of His train. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! God appears on earth to reign. 2 Ev'ry 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, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, shall the true Messiah see. 3 Ev'ry island, sea, and mountain, heav'n and earth, shall flee away; all who hate Him must, confounded, hear the trump proclaim the day: Come to judgment! Come to judgment! Come to judgment! Come to judgment, come away! 4 Now redemption, long expected, see in solemn pomp appear! And His saints, by men rejected, coming with Him in the air. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! See the day of God appear! 5 Yea, amen! Let all adore Thee, high on Thine eternal throne; Savior, take the pow'r and glory, claim the kingdom for Thine own: O come quickly, O come quickly, O come quickly! Alleluia! Come, Lord, come! Topics: Jesus Christ Advent Used With Tune: HELMSLEY

Joy to the World

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,860 hymnals First Line: Joy to the world, the LORD is come! Lyrics: 1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King! Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room, and heav'n and nature sing, and heav'n and nature sing, and heav'n, and heav'n and nature sing. 2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ, while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat the sounding joy. 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow, nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flow far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found, far as, far as the curse is found. 4 He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations prove the glories of His righteousness and wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, and wonders, wonders of His love. Topics: Jesus Christ Advent Scripture: Psalm 98 Used With Tune: ANTIOCH