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Immortal, invisible, God only wise
Author: Walter Chalmers Smith, 1824-1908 Appears in 211 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
In light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious, thy great Name we praise. A-men.
2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting, thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains high soaring above,
Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.
3 To all life thou givest, to both great and small;
In all life thou livest, the true life of all;
We blossom and flourish like leaves on the tree,
And wither and perish; but naught changeth thee.
4 Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore thee, all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render: O help us to see
'Tis only the splendor of light hideth thee.
Amen. Topics: The Church Year Trinity Sunday - The Holy Trinity; The Church Worship - In The Presence Used With Tune: ST. DENIO
Immortal, invisible, God only wise
O little town of Bethlehem
Author: Phillips Brooks, 1835-93 Appears in 846 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.
2 For Christ is born of Mary,
And gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wond'ring love.
O morning stars, together
Proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King,
And peace to men on earth! A-men.
3 How silently, how silently,
The wondrous Gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of his heaven.
No ear may hear his coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive him, still
The dear Christ enters in.
4 O holy Child of Bethlehem,
Descend to us, we pray;
Cast out our sin, and enter in,
Be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Immanuel!
Amen. Topics: The Church Year Christmas Used With Tune: ST. LOUIS (REDNER)
O little town of Bethlehem
O living Bread from heaven
Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78; Johann von Rist, 1607 - 67 Appears in 34 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O living Bread from heaven,
How hast thou fed thy guest!
The gifts thou now hast given
Have filled my heart with rest.
O wondrous food of blessing,
O cup that heals our woes,
My heart, this gift possessing,
In thankful song o'erflows!
2 My Lord, thou here hast led me
Within thy holiest place,
And there thyself hast fed me
With treasures of thy grace;
And thou hast freely given
What earth could never buy,
The Bread of Life from heaven,
That now I shall not die. A-men.
3 Thou givest all I wanted,
The food can death destroy;
And thou hast freely granted
The cup of endless joy.
Ah, Lord, I do not merit
The favor thou hast shown,
And all my soul and spirit
Bow down before thy throne.
4 Lord, grant me that, thus strengthened
With heavenly food, while here
My course on earth is lengthened,
I serve with holy fear;
And when thou call'st my spirit
To leave this world below,
I enter, through thy merit,
Where joys unmingled flow.
Amen. Topics: Sacraments and Rites Post-Communion Used With Tune: AURELIA
O living Bread from heaven
O Lord of heaven and earth and sea
Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-85 Appears in 334 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Lord of heaven and earth and sea,
To thee all praise and glory be;
How shall we show our love to thee,
Who givest all?
2 The golden sunshine, vernal air,
Sweet flowers and fruits thy love declare,
When harvests ripen, thou art there,
Who givest all. A-men.
3 For peaceful homes and healthful days,
For all the blessings earth displays,
We owe thee thankfulness and praise,
Who givest all.
4 Thou didst not spare thine only Son,
But gav’st him for a world undone,
And freely with that blessèd One,
Thou givest all.
5 Thou giv’st the Spirit’s blessèd dower,
Spirit of life and love and power,
And dost his sevenfold graces shower
Upon us all.
6 For souls redeemed, for sins forgiven,
For means of grace and hopes of heaven
Father, all praise to thee be given,
Who givest all.
Amen. Topics: The Life In Christ Service; The Life In Christ Thanksgiving Used With Tune: ALMSGIVING
O Lord of heaven and earth and sea
O Love that wilt not let me go
Author: George Matheson, 1842 - 1906 Appears in 679 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be.
2 O Light that followest all my way,
I yield my flickering torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine’s blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
3 O Joy that seekest me through pain,
I cannot close my heart to thee;
I trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain
That morn shall tearless be.
4 O Cross that liftest up my head,
I dare not ask to fly from thee;
I lay in dust life’s glory dead,
And from the ground there blossoms red
Life that shall endless be. Topics: The Church Year Lent; The Church Year Holy Week; The Life In Christ Consecration; The Life In Christ Comfort and Rest; The Life in Christ Aspiration Used With Tune: ST. MARGARET
O Love that wilt not let me go
O Master, let me walk with thee
Author: Washington Gladden, 1836 - 1918 Appears in 573 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O Master, let me walk with thee
In lowly paths of service free;
Tell me thy secret; help me bear
The strain of toil, the fret of care.
2 Help me the slow of heart to move
By some clear, winning word of love;
Teach me the wayward feet to stay,
And guide them in the homeward way. A-men.
3 Teach me thy patience; still with thee
In closer, dearer company,
In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
In trust that triumphs over wrong;
4 In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the future's broadening way,
In peace that only thou canst give;
With thee, O Master, let me live.
Amen. Topics: The Church Year Septuagesima to Lent; Confirmation; The Life in Christ Aspiration; The Life in Christ Petition and Intercession; The Life In Christ Service Used With Tune: MARYTON
O Master, let me walk with thee
Where loyal hearts and true
Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 63 Appears in 458 hymnals First Line: O Paradise, O Paradise Lyrics: 1 O Paradise, O Paradise,
Who doth not crave for rest?
Who would not seek the happy land
Where they that loved are blest:
Refrain:
Where loyal hearts and true
Stand ever in the light,
All rapture, through and through,
In God's most holy sight. A-men.
2 O Paradise, O Paradise,
The world is growing old;
Who would not be at rest and free
Where love is never cold? [Refrain]
3 O Paradise, O Paradise,
We long to sin no more;
We long to be as pure on earth
As on thy spotless shore: [Refrain]
4 O Paradise, O Paradise,
We shall not wait for long;
E'en now the loving ear may catch
Faint fragments of thy song: [Refrain]
5 Lord Jesus, King of Paradise,
O keep us in thy love,
And guide us to that happy land
Of perfect rest above: [Refrain]
Topics: The Life in Christ Aspiration; The Life In Christ Life Everlasting Used With Tune: PARADISE
Where loyal hearts and true
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
Author: Dorothy Frances Gurney, 1858 - 1932 Appears in 236 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O perfect Love, all human thought transcending,
Lowly we kneel in prayer before thy throne,
That theirs may be the love which knows no ending,
Whom thou for evermore dost join in one.
2 O perfect Life, be thou their full assurance
Of tender charity and steadfast faith,
Of patient hope, and quiet, brave endurance,
With child-like trust that fears no pain nor death. A-men.
3 Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrow;
Grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife,
And to life's day the glorious unknown morrow
That dawns upon eternal love and life.
Amen. Topics: Home and Family; Sacraments and Rites Marriage Used With Tune: O PERFECT LOVE
O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
O sacred Head, now wounded
Author: Paul Gerhardt, 1607 - 76; James Waddell Alexander, 1804 - 59; St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091 - 1153 Appears in 727 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O sacred Head, now wounded,
With grief and shame weighed down,
Now scornfully surrounded
With thorns, thine only crown;
O sacred Head, what glory,
What bliss till now was thine!
Yet, though despised and gory,
I joy to call thee mine.
2 How art thou pale with anguish,
With sore abuse and scorn;
How does that visage languish,
Which once was bright as morn!
Thy grief and bitter passion
Were all for sinners’ gain;
Mine, mine was the transgression,
But thine the deadly pain. A-men.
3 What language shall I borrow
To thank thee, dearest friend,
For this thy dying sorrow,
Thy pity without end?
O make me thine for ever,
And should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never
Outlive my love for thee.
4 Be near when I am dying,
O show thy Cross to me!
And, for my succor flying,
Come, Lord, to set me free.
These eyes, new faith receiving,
From thee shall never move;
For he who dies believing
Dies safely in thy love.
Amen.
Topics: The Church Year Good Friday Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE
O sacred Head, now wounded
Through life's long day and death's dark night
Author: Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 63 Appears in 336 hymnals First Line: O Saviour, bless us ere we go Lyrics: 1 O Saviour, bless us ere we go;
Thy word into our minds instil,
And make our lukewarm hearts to glow
With lowly love and fervent will:
Refrain:
Through life’s long day and death’s dark night,
O gentle Jesus, be our light. A-men.
2 The day is done, its hours have run;
And thou hast taken count of all,
The scanty triumphs grace hath won,
The broken vow, the frequent fall: [Refrain]
3 Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways
True absolution and release;
And bless us, more than in past days,
With purity and inward peace: [Refrain]
4 Do more than pardon: give us joy,
Sweet fear, and sober liberty,
And loving hearts without alloy,
That only long to be like thee: [Refrain]
5 Labor is sweet, for thou hast toiled,
And care is light, for thou hast cared;
Let not our works with self be soiled,
Nor in unsimple ways ensnared: [Refrain]
6 For all we love, the poor, the sad,
The sinful, unto thee we call;
O let thy mercy make us glad;
Thou art our Jesus and our all: [Refrain]
Amen. Topics: The Church Worship - The Close of Service Used With Tune: ST. MATTHIAS
Through life's long day and death's dark night
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