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Lead, Kindly Light

Author: John Henry Newman Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 1,222 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:79 First Line: Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom Lyrics: 1 Lead, kindly Light, amid th' encircling gloom, Lead Thou me on; The night is dark, and I am far from home; Lead Thou me on: Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene— one step enough for me. 2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou Shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path; but now Lead Thou me on. I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will: remember not past years. 3 So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still Will lead me on, O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till The night is gone; And with the morn those angel faces smile, Which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. Amen. Topics: Christ Guide; Christ Leader; Christ Light; Lent; Penitence; Pilgrimage of life; Life in Christ Pilgrimage and Guidance of Life Used With Tune: LUX BENIGNA

O Worship the King

Author: Robert Grant, 1779-1838 Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 1,138 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:78 First Line: O worship the King, all-glorious above Lyrics: 1 O worship the King, all-glorious above. O gratefully sing His pow'r and His love; Our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days, Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise. 2 O tell of His might, O sing of His grace, Whose robe is the light, whose canopy space; His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form, And dark is His path on the wings of the storm. 3 This earth, with its store of wonders untold, Almighty, Thy pow'r hath founded of old, Established it fast by a changeless decree, And round it hath cast, like a mantle, the sea. 4 Thy bountiful care what tongue can recite? It breathes in the air, it shines in the light, It streams from the hills, it descends to the plain, And sweetly distills in the dew and the rain. 5 Frail children of dust and feeble as frail, In Thee do we trust, nor find Thee to fail. Thy mercies how tender, how firm to the end, Our maker, defender, redeemer, and friend! 6 O measureless Might, ineffable Love. While angels delight to hymn Thee above, Thy humbler creation, though feeble their lays, With true adoration shall sing to Thy praise. Topics: Psalm paraphrase Psalm 104 Used With Tune: HANOVER

O Jesus, I have promised

Author: John Ernest Bode, 1816-1874 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 618 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:68-79 Topics: Covenant, Commitment and Dedication Used With Tune: WOLVERCOTE

Praise for Redemption

Meter: Irregular Appears in 388 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:68 First Line: Now begin the heav'nly theme Lyrics: 1 Now begin the heav'nly theme, Sing aloud in Jesu's Name: Ye who his salvation prove, Triumph in redeeming love. 2 Ye, who see the Father's grace Beaming in the Saviour's face, As to Canaan on ye move, Praise and bless redeeming love. 3 Mourning souls, dry up your tears, Banish all your guilty fears; So your guilt and curse remove, Cancell'd by redeeming love. 4 Ye, alas! who long have been Willing slaves of death and sin, Now from bliss no longer rove, Stop and taste redeeming love. 5 Welcome all, by sin opprest, Welcome to his sacred rest; Nothing brought him from above, Nothing but redeeming love. 6 When his spirit leads us home, When we to his glory come, We shall all the fulness prove, Of our Lord's redeeming love. 7 He subdu'd th'infernal pow'rs, Those tremendous foes of ours, From their cursed empire drove; Mighty in redeeming love. Topics: Creation, Providence, Redemption and Salvation, celebrated in Songs of Praise

Join All the Glorious Names

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 336 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:76 First Line: Join all the glorious names of wisdom, love, and power Topics: Commitment; Jesus Christ King; Jesus Christ Lamb of God; Jesus Christ Lord; Jesus Christ Names; Praise of Jesus Christ

The People That in Darkness Sat

Author: John Morison (1750-1798) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 217 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:68-79 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 Lord Jesus, reign in us we pray, and make us thine alone, who with the Father ever art and Holy Spirit one. Topics: Epiphany (season); Christmas Used With Tune: DUNDEE

God the Omnipotent! King who ordainest

Author: Henry Fothergill Chorley (1808-1872); John Ellerton (1826-1893) Meter: 11.10.11.9 Appears in 203 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:68-71 Lyrics: 1 God the Omnipotent! King who ordainest great winds thy clarions, lightnings thy sword: show forth thy pity on high where thou reignest: give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 2 God the All-merciful! earth hath forsaken meekness and mercy, and slighted thy word; bid not thy wrath in its terrors awaken; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 3 God, the All-righteous One! we have defied thee; yet to eternity standeth thy word; falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside thee; give to us peace in our time, O Lord. 4 God the All-wise! by the fire of thy chastening, earth shall to freedom and truth be restored; through the thick darkness thy Kingdom is hastening; thou wilt give peace in thy time, O Lord. 5 So shall thy children, with thankful devotion, praise him who saved them from peril and sword, singing in chorus, from ocean to ocean, peace to the nations, and praise to the Lord. Topics: The Church Celebrates National Life; Our Response to God in intercession and petition; God in judgement and justice; Kingdom of God; Nation and Society; Peace; Remembrance Sunday; Word of God Used With Tune: RUSSIA

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!

Author: Edward Caswall (1814-1878) Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 164 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:78-79 First Line: See! in yonder manger low Lyrics: 1 See! in yonder manger low, born for us on earth below, see! the tender Lamb appears promised from eternal years. Refrain: Hail, thou ever-blessèd morn! Hail, redemption's happy dawn! Sing through all Jerusalem, 'Christ is born in Bethlehem!' 2 Lo! within a manger lies he who built the starry skies, he who, throned in height sublime, sits amid the cherubim. [Refrain] 3 Say, ye holy shepherds, say, what your joyful news today; wherefore have ye left your sheep on the lonely mountain steep? [Refrain] 4 'As we watched at dead of night, lo! we saw a wondrous light: angels, singing peace on earth, told us of the Saviour's birth.' [Refrain] 5 Sacred Infant, all Divine, what a tender love was thine, thus to come from highest bliss down to such a world as this! [Refrain] Topics: Christ Incarnate Christmas and Epiphany Used With Tune: HUMILITY (OXFORD)

Hark! A Thrilling Voice Is Sounding

Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-78 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 133 hymnals Scripture: Luke 1:76-79 First Line: Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding! Lyrics: 1 Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding! "Christ is near," we hear it say. "Cast away the works of darkness, All you children of the day!" 2 Startled at the solemn warning, Let the earth-bound soul arise; Christ, its sun, all sloth dispelling, Shines upon the morning skies. 3 See, the Lamb, so long expected, Comes with pardon down from heav'n. Let us haste, with tears of sorrow, One and all, to be forgiv'n: 4 So, when next He comes in glory And the world is wrapped in fear, He will shield us with His mercy And with words of love draw near. 5 Honor, glory, might, dominion to the Father and the Son With the ever-living Spirit While eternal ages run! Topics: End Times Used With Tune: MERTON Text Sources: Latin, c. 5th-10th cent.