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We're Marching to Zion

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 6.6.8.8.6.6 with refrain Appears in 1,786 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Come, we that love the Lord 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 Who 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] Scripture: Psalm 2:6 Used With Tune: MARCHING TO ZION

Steal Away to Jesus

Meter: 5.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 117 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: My Lord, he calls me Refrain First Line: Steal away, steal away Lyrics: Refrain: Steal away, steal away, steal away to Jesus! Steal away, steal away home, I ain't got long to stay here. 1 My Lord, he calls me, He calls me by the thunder; The trumpet within my soul; I ain't got long to stay here. [Refrain] 2 Green trees are bending, Poor sinners stand a trembling; The trumpet within my soul; I ain't got long to stay here. [Refrain] 3 My Lord, he calls me, He calls me by the lightning; The trumpet within my soul; I ain't got long to stay here. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:52 Used With Tune: STEAL AWAY Text Sources: Negro Spiritual

I to the hills will lift mine eyes

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 76 hymnals Topics: Funerals, Commemoration, Remembrance and All Souls Lyrics: 1 I to the hills will lift mine eyes; from whence doth come mine aid? My safety cometh from the Lord, who heaven and earth hath made. 2 Thy foot he'll not let slide, nor will he slumber that thee keeps; behold, he that keeps Israel, he slumbers not, nor sleeps. 3 The Lord thee keeps; the Lord thy shade on thy right hand doth stay: the moon by night thee shall not smite, nor yet the sun by day. 4 The Lord shall keep thy soul; he shall preserve thee from all ill; henceforth thy going out and in God keep for ever will. Scripture: Genesis 1:1 Used With Tune: ST MARY Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650

There Is a Balm in Gilead

Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 106 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Sometimes I feel discouraged Lyrics: Refrain: There is a balm in Gilead To make the wounded whole; There is a balm in Gilead To heal the sin-sick soul. 1 Sometimes I feel discouraged And think my work’s in vain, But then the Holy Spirit Revives my soul again. [Refrain] 2 Don’t ever be discouraged, For Jesus is your friend; And if you lack for knowledge, He’ll ne'er refuse to lend. [Refrain] 3 If you cannot preach like Peter, If you cannot pray like Paul, You can tell the love of Jesus and say, “He died for all!” [Refrain] Scripture: Jeremiah 8:22 Used With Tune: BALM IN GILEAD Text Sources: Negro Spiritual

Lift high the cross, the love of Christ proclaim

Author: George William Kitchin, 1827-1912; Michael Robert Newbolt, 1874-1956 Meter: 10.10 with refrain Appears in 95 hymnals Topics: All Saints and All Souls First Line: Come, people, follow where our captain trod Scripture: 1 Peter 2:24-25 Used With Tune: CRUCIFER

Song of Farewell

Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd First Line: Saints of God, come to his/her aid! Refrain First Line: Receive his/her soul, receive his/her soul Used With Tune: ASSURANCE Text Sources: Order of Christian Funerals

I Know That My Redeemer Lives!

Author: Samuel Medley, 1738-1799 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 470 hymnals Topics: All Souls November 2nd Lyrics: 1 I know that my Redeemer lives! What joy this blest assurance gives! He lives, he lives who once was dead; He lives, my ever-living Head! 2 He lives to bless me with his love; He lives to plead for me above; He lives my hungry soul to feed; He lives to help in time of need. 3 He lives and grants me daily breath; He lives, and I shall conquer death; He lives my mansion to prepare; He lives to bring me safely there. 4 He lives, all glory to his name; He lives, my Savior, still the same; What joy this blest assurance gives: I know that my Redeemer lives! Scripture: Job 19:25 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

Give me the wings of faith to rise

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 514 hymnals Topics: All Saints and All Souls Lyrics: 1 Give me the wings of faith to rise within the veil, and see the saints above, how great their joys, how bright their glories be. 2 Once they were mourning here below, and poured out sighs and tears; they wrestled hard, as we do now, with sins and doubts and fears. 3 I ask them whence their victory came; they, with united breath, ascribe their conquest to the Lamb, their triumph to his death. 4 They marked the footsteps that he trod, his zeal inspired their quest, and, following their incarnate God, possess the promised rest. 5 Our glorious leader claims our praise for his own pattern given; while the long cloud of witnesses show the same path to heaven. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21 Used With Tune: SAN ROCCO

Song of Farewell

Author: Michael Marchal Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: All Souls (November 2) First Line: May Christ who died for you Refrain First Line: Dying you destroyed our death! Used With Tune: [May Christ who died for you]

Peace Prayer

Author: John Foley, SJ, b. 1939 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: The Liturgical Year The Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed (All Souls' Day) (November 2) First Line: Lord, make me a means of your peace Scripture: Matthew 6:12-15 Used With Tune: [Lord, make me a means of your peace] Text Sources: Based on a prayer of St.Francis of Assisi, 1182-1226