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While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Author: Nahum Tate, 1652–1715 Hymnal: LDS1985 #211 (1985) First Line: While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night Lyrics: 1. While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
“Fear not,” said he, for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind;
“Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind.”
2. “To you, in David’s town this day,
Is born of David’s line
The Savior who is Christ the Lord,
And this shall be the sign:
The heav’nly Babe you there shall find
To human view displayed,
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
And in a manger laid.”
3. Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song:
“All glory be to God on high
And on the earth be peace.
Goodwill henceforth from heav’n to men
Begin and never cease.” Topics: Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:8-14 Languages: English Tune Title: YORKSHIRE MELODY
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Far, Far Away on Judea’s Plains
Author: John Menzies Macfarlane, 1833–1892 Hymnal: LDS1985 #212 (1985) Meter: 9.9.4.4.8.7.7 Refrain First Line: Glory to God Lyrics: 1. Far, far away on Judea’s plains,
Shepherds of old heard the joyous strains:
Chorus:
Glory to God,
Glory to God,
Glory to God in the highest;
Peace on earth, goodwill to men;
Peace on earth, goodwill to men!
2. Sweet are these strains of redeeming love,
Message of mercy from heav’n above: [Chorus]
3. Lord, with the angels we too would rejoice;
Help us to sing with the heart and voice: [Chorus]
4. Hasten the time when, from ev’ry clime,
Men shall unite in the strains sublime: [Chorus] Topics: Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:8-20 Languages: English Tune Title: CHATTERLEY
Far, Far Away on Judea’s Plains
The First Noel
Hymnal: LDS1985 #213 (1985) Meter: Irregular First Line: The first Noel the angel did say Refrain First Line: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel! Lyrics: 1. The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay,
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Chorus:
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel!
Born is the King of Israel!
2. They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them far,
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night. [Chorus] Topics: Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:8-20 Languages: English Tune Title: THE FIRST NOEL
The First Noel
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Author: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1807–1882 Hymnal: LDS1985 #214 (1985) Lyrics: 1. I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play,
And wild and sweet the words repeat
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
2. I thought how, as the day had come,
The belfries of all Christendom
Had rolled along th’unbroken song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
3. And in despair I bowed my head:
“There is no peace on earth,” I said,
“For hate is strong and mocks the song
Of peace on earth, good will to men.”
4. Then pealed the bells more loud and deep:
“God is not dead, nor doth he sleep;
The wrong shall fail, the right prevail,
With peace on earth, good will to men.”
5. Till, ringing, singing, on its way,
The world revolved from night to day,
A voice, a chime, a chant sublime,
Of peace on earth, good will to men! Topics: Christmas Scripture: Luke 2:14 Languages: English Tune Title: WALTHAM
I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
Ring Out, Wild Bells
Author: Alfred Tennyson, 1809–1892 Hymnal: LDS1985 #215 (1985) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Lyrics: 1. Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying cloud, the frosty light.
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells, and let him die.
2. Ring out the old; ring in the new.
Ring, happy bells, across the snow.
The year is going; let him go.
Ring out the false; ring in the true.
The year is going; let him go.
Ring out the false; ring in the true.
3. Ring in the valiant men and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand.
Ring out the darkness of the land;
Ring in the Christ that is to be.
Ring out the darkness of the land;
Ring in the Christ that is to be. Topics: New Year; Special Topics Languages: English Tune Title: MARSDEN
Ring Out, Wild Bells
We Are Sowing
Author: Anon. Hymnal: LDS1985 #216 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1. We are sowing, daily sowing
Countless seeds of good and ill,
Scattered on the level lowland,
Cast upon the windy hill;
Seeds that sink in rich, brown furrows,
Soft with heaven’s gracious rain;
Seeds that rest upon the surface
Of the dry, unyielding plain;
2. Seeds that fall amid the stillness
Of the lonely mountain glen;
Seeds cast out in crowded places,
Trodden under foot of men;
Seeds by idle hearts forgotten,
Flung at random on the air;
Seeds by faithful souls remembered,
Sown in tears and love and prayer;
3. Seeds that lie unchanged, unquickened,
Lifeless on the teeming mold;
Seeds that live and grow and flourish
When the sower’s hand is cold.
By a whisper sow we blessings;
By a breath we scatter strife.
In our words and thoughts and actions
Lie the seeds of death and life.
4. Thou who knowest all our weakness,
Leave us not to sow alone!
Bid thine angels guard the furrows
Where the precious grain is sown,
Till the fields are crown’d with glory,
Filled with mellow, ripened ears,
Filled with fruit of life eternal
From the seed we sowed in tears. Topics: Example; Missionary Work; Parables; Patience; Self-Improvement; Special Topics; Speech; Worthiness Scripture: Psalm 126:5-6 Languages: English Tune Title: WESTWOOD
We Are Sowing
Come, Let Us Anew
Author: Charles Wesley, 1707–1788 Hymnal: LDS1985 #217 (1985) Meter: 10.16.6.6.6.12.12 First Line: Come, let us anew our journey pursue Lyrics: 1. Come, let us anew our journey pursue,
Roll round with the year,
And never stand still till the Master appear.
His adorable will let us gladly fulfill,
And our talents improve
By the patience of hope and the labor of love,
By the patience of hope and the labor of love.
2. Our life as a dream, our time as a stream
Glide swiftly away,
And the fugitive moment refuses to stay;
For the arrow is flown and the moments are gone.
The millennial year
Presses on to our view, and eternity’s here,
Presses on to our view, and eternity’s here.
3. Oh, that each in the day of His coming may say,
“I have fought my way thru;
I have finished the work thou didst give me to do.”
Oh, that each from his Lord may receive the glad word:
“Well and faithfully done;
Enter into my joy and sit down on my throne;
Enter into my joy and sit down on my throne.” Topics: Exaltation; Jesus Christ Second Coming; Millennium; New Year; Obedience; Preparedness; Self-Improvement; Special Topics Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Languages: English Tune Title: LUCAS
Come, Let Us Anew
We Give Thee But Thine Own
Author: William Walsham How, 1823–1897 Hymnal: LDS1985 #218 (1985) Lyrics: 1. We give thee but thine own,
Whate’er the gift may be,
For all we have is thine alone,
A trust, O Lord, from thee.
2. May we thy bounties thus
As stewards true receive,
And gladly, as thou blessest us,
To thee our firstfruits give.
3. To comfort and to bless,
To find a balm for woe,
To tend the lone and fatherless
Is angels’ work below.
4. And we believe thy word,
Tho dim our faith may be;
Whate’er we do for thine, O Lord,
We do it unto thee. Topics: Sacrifice; Service; Special Topics; Tithing Scripture: Proverbs 3:9 Languages: English Tune Title: SCHUMANN
We Give Thee But Thine Own
Because I Have Been Given Much
Hymnal: LDS1985 #219 (1985) Meter: 12.12.8.8.8 First Line: Because I have been given much, I too must give Topics: Brotherhood; Fasting; Gratitude; Love; Mercy; Missionary Work; Reactivation; Sacrifice; Service; Special Topics; Tithing; Youth Languages: English Tune Title: SEMINARY
Because I Have Been Given Much
Lord, I Would Follow Thee
Hymnal: LDS1985 #220 (1985) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6 First Line: Savior, may I learn to love thee Lyrics: 1. Savior, may I learn to love thee,
Walk the path that thou hast shown,
Pause to help and lift another,
Finding strength beyond my own.
Savior, may I learn to love thee—
Lord, I would follow thee.
2. Who am I to judge another
When I walk imperfectly?
In the quiet heart is hidden
Sorrow that the eye can’t see.
Who am I to judge another?
Lord, I would follow thee.
3. I would be my brother’s keeper;
I would learn the healer’s art.
To the wounded and the weary
I would show a gentle heart.
I would be my brother’s keeper—
Lord, I would follow thee.
4. Savior, may I love my brother
As I know thou lovest me,
Find in thee my strength, my beacon,
For thy servant I would be.
Savior, may I love my brother—
Lord, I would follow thee. Topics: Brotherhood; Forgiveness; Jesus Christ Example; Jesus Christ Savior; Judging; Love; Reactivation; Service; Special Topics; Spirituality; Worthiness Scripture: John 13:34-35 Languages: English Tune Title: I WOULD FOLLOW THEE
Lord, I Would Follow Thee
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