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Blessed Jesus, at Your Word

Author: Tobias Clausnitzer; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 7.8.7.8.8.8 Appears in 144 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Blessed Jesus, at your word we are gathered all to hear you. Let our hearts and souls be stirred now to seek and love and fear you. By your gospel pure and holy, teach us, Lord, to love you solely. 2 Glorious Lord, yourself impart; Light of Light, from God proceeding, open lips and ears and heart; help us by your Spirit's leading. Hear the cry your church now raises; Lord, accept our prayers and praises. Topics: Meeting with God's People Word of God Scripture: Acts 10:33 Used With Tune: LIEBSTER JESU

Baptized in Water

Author: Michael Saward Meter: 5.5.8 D Appears in 48 hymnals First Line: Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit Lyrics: 1 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, cleansed by the blood of Christ, our King; heirs of salvation, trusting his promise, faithfully now God's praise we sing. 2 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, dead in the tomb with Christ, our King; one with his rising, freed and forgiven, thankfully now God's praise we sing. 3 Baptized in water, sealed by the Spirit, marked with the sign of Christ, our King; born of one Father, we are his children, joyfully now God's praise we sing. Topics: Meeting with God's People Baptism Scripture: John 3:5 Used With Tune: BUNESSAN

Jesus Loves Me

Author: Anna Bartlett Warner; David R. McGuire; Robert Bushyhead; Mas Kawashima Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 613 hymnals First Line: Jesus loves me, this I know Refrain First Line: Yes, Jesus loves me Lyrics: 1 Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Refrain: Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! Yes, Jesus loves me! The Bible tells me so. 2 Jesus loves me--he who died, heaven's gate to open wide. He will wash away my sin, let his little child come in. (Refrain) 3 Jesus loves me, this I know, as he loved so long ago, taking children on his knee, saying, "Let them come to me." (Refrain) Refrain in other languages: Spanish: Cristo me ama, Cristo me ama, Cristo me ama, La biblia dice asi. Swahili: Yesu anipenda, Yesu anipenda, Yesu anipenda, Biblia yasema. Topics: Meeting with God's People Baptism Scripture: Jeremiah 31:3 Used With Tune: JESUS LOVES ME Text Sources: Spanish translation from Himnario Metodista, 1968

I Come with Joy to Meet My Lord

Author: Brian Wren Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 73 hymnals Lyrics: 1 I come with joy to meet my Lord, forgiven, loved, and free; in awe and wonder to recall his life laid down for me. 2 I come with Christians far and near to find, as all are fed, the new community of love in Christ's communion bread. 3 As Christ breaks bread and bids us share, each proud division ends; the love that made us, makes us one, and strangers now are friends. 4 And thus with joy we meet our Lord; his presence, always near, is in such friendship better known: we see and praise him here. 5 Together met, together bound, we'll go our different ways; and as his people in the world, we'll live and speak his praise. Topics: Meeting with God's People Lord's Supper Used With Tune: LAND OF REST

The Wise May Bring Their Learning

Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 117 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The wise may bring their learning, the rich may bring their wealth, and some may bring their greatness, and some their strength and health. 2 We too would bring our treasures to offer to the King. We have no wealth or learning-- what treasures shall we bring? 3 We'll bring hearts filled with loving, we'll bring our thankful praise, while always humbly trying to follow in God's ways. Topics: Meeting with God's People Dedication and Offering Scripture: Psalm 116 Used With Tune: CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN Text Sources: Adapted from The Book of Praise for Children, 1881

Take My Life

Author: Frances R. Havergal Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 1,196 hymnals First Line: Take my life that it may be Lyrics: 1 Take my life that it may be all You purpose, Lord, for me. Take my moments and my days; let them sing your endless praise. 2 Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of your love. Take my feet and lead their way; never let them go astray. 3 Take my voice and let me sing always, only, for my King. Take my lips and keep them true, filled with messages from you. 4 Take my wealth, all I possess; make me rich in faithfulness. Take my mind that I may use every power as You shall choose. 5 Take my love; my Lord, I pour at your feet its treasure store. Take myself, and I will be yours for all eterity. Topics: Meeting with God's People Dedication and Offering Used With Tune: TEBBEN Text Sources: revised for Psalter Hymnal, 1987

All Praise to You, My God, This Night

Author: Thomas Ken Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,046 hymnals Lyrics: 1 All praise to you, my God, this night, for all the blessings of the light. Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, beneath the shelter of your wings. 2 Forgive me, Lord, for this I pray, the wrong that I have done this day. May peace with God and neighbor be, before I sleep, restored to me. 3 Lord, may I be at rest in you and sweetly sleep the whole night through. Refresh my strength, for your own sake, so I may serve you when I wake. 4 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below. Praise him above, you heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Used With Tune: TALLIS CANON

For the Beauty of the Earth

Author: Folliott S. Pierpont Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 630 hymnals Refrain First Line: Christ, our Lord, to you we raise Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, for the glory of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies, Refrain: Lord of all, to you we raise this, our hymn of grateful praise. 2 For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth, and friends above; for all gentle thoughts and mild. (Refrain) Topics: Singing God's Story Creation Used With Tune: DIX

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Author: Cecil F. Alexander Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 329 hymnals First Line: Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Refrain: All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful-- the Lord God made them all. 1 Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings-- he made their glowing colors, he made their tiny wings. (Refrain) 2 The purple headed mountain, the river running by, the sunset, and the morning that brightens up the sky. (Refrain) 3 The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun, the ripe fruits in the garden-- he made them ev'ry one. (Refrain) 4 He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell how great is God Almighty, who has made all things well. (Refrain) Topics: Singing God's Story Creation Scripture: Genesis 1:31 Used With Tune: ROYAL OAK

This Is My Father's World

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock; Mary Babcock Crawford Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 315 hymnals Lyrics: 1 This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father's world; I rest me in the thought of rocks and trees, of skies and seas-- his hand the wonders wrought. 2 This is my Father's world: O let us not forget that though the wrong is great and strong, God is the ruler yet. He trusts us with his world, to keep it clean and fair-- all earth and trees, all skies and seas, all creatures everywhere. 3 This is my Father's world: he shines in all that's fair; in rustling grass I hear him pass-- he speaks to me everywhere. This is my Father's world: why should my heart be sad? The Lord is King, let heaven ring! God reigns; let earth be glad. Topics: Singing God's Story Creation Scripture: Psalm 97:1 Used With Tune: TERRA BEATA