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A Great and Mighty Wonder

Author: St. Germanus; John M. Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 Appears in 103 hymnals Lyrics: 1. A great and mighty wonder, a full and holy cure: The virgin bears the Infant with virgin honor pure! Repeat the hymn again: To God on high be glory And peace on earth to men! 2. The Word becomes incarnate and yet remains on high, And cherubim sing anthems to shepherds from the sky. Repeat the hymn again: To God on high be glory And peace on earth to men! 3. While thus they sing your Monarch, those bright angelic bands, Rejoice, ye vales and mountains, ye oceans, clap your hands. Repeat the hymn again: To God on high be glory And peace on earth to men! 4. Since all He comes to ransom, by all be He adored, The Infant born in Bethl’em, the Savior and the Lord. Repeat the hymn again: To God on high be glory And peace on earth to men! 5. And idol forms shall perish, and error shall decay, And Christ shall wield His scepter, our Lord and God for aye. Repeat the hymn again: To God on high be glory And peace on earth to men! Used With Tune: ES IST EIN ROS'

God, the Omnipotent!

Author: Henry F. Chorley ; John Ellerton Meter: 11.10.11.9 Appears in 198 hymnals First Line: God, the omnipotent! King who ordainest 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 Thy ways of blessedness, 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! Man hath 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. Used With Tune: RUSSIAN HYMN

Hail! Sweetest, Dearest Tie That Binds

Author: Amos Sutton Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 157 hymnals Refrain First Line: Which Jesus' grace has giv'n Lyrics: 1. Hail! sweetest, dearest tie that binds Our glowing hearts in one; Hail sacred hope, that tunes our minds To harmony divine. It is the hope, the blissful hope, Refrain Which Jesus’ grace has giv’n; The hope when days and years are passed, We all shall meet in Heav’n. 2. What though the northern wintry blast Shall howl around thy cot, What though beneath an eastern sun, Be cast our distant lot; Yet still we share the blissful hope! [Refrain] 3. No lingering hope, no parting sigh, Our future meetings knows; The friendship beams from every eye, And hope immortal grows, O sacred hope! O blissful hope! [Refrain] Used With Tune: FAIR HAVEN

Hark! The Gospel News Is Sounding

Author: William Sanders; Hugh Bourne Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 31 hymnals First Line: Hark! the Gospel news is sounding: Lyrics: 1. Hark! the Gospel news is sounding: Christ hath suffered on the tree; Streams of mercy are abounding; Grace for all is rich and free. Now, poor sinner, now, poor sinner, Look to Him who died for thee. 2. O escape to yonder mountain! Now begin to watch and pray; Christ invites you to the fountain, Come, and wash your sins away: Do not tarry, do not tarry, Come to Jesus while you may. 3. Grace is flowing like a river; Millions there have been supplied; Still it flows as fresh as ever From the Savior’s wounded side: None need perish, none need perish All may live, for Christ hath died. 4. Christ alone shall be our portion; Soon we hope to meet above— Then we’ll bathe in the full ocean Of the great Redeemer’s love; All His fullness, all His fullness We shall then for ever prove. Used With Tune: ROUSSEAU Text Sources: Collection of Hymns for Camp Meetings, 1821

How Beauteous Were the Marks Divine

Author: Arthur C. Coxe Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 211 hymnals Lyrics: 1. How beauteous were the marks divine, That in Thy meekness used to shine; That lit Thy lonely pathway, trod In wondrous love, O Lamb of God! 2. Oh! who like Thee, so calm, so bright; So pure, so made to live in light? Oh, who like Thee did ever go So patient through a world of woe? 3. Oh, who like Thee so humbly bore The scorn, the scoffs of men, before? So meek, forgiving, godlike, high, So glorious in humility? 4. And all Thy life’s unchanging years, A man of sorrows and of tears, The cross, where all our sins were laid, Upon Thy bending shoulders weighed. 5. E’en death, which sets the prisoner free, Was pain, and scoff, and scorn to Thee; Yet love through all Thy torture glowed, And mercy with Thy lifeblood flowed. 6. Oh, in Thy light be mine to go, Illumining all my way of woe! And give me ever on the road To trace Thy footsteps, Son of God! Used With Tune: CANONBURY Text Sources: In the first edition of Christian Ballads (New York: 1840)

Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 1,309 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th’angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem! Refrain Hark! the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King! 2. Christ, by highest Heav’n adored; Christ the everlasting Lord; Late in time, behold Him come, Offspring of a virgin’s womb. Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Hail th’incarnate Deity, Pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel. [Refrain] 3. Hail the heav’nly Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, Ris’n with healing in His wings. Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die. Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth [Refrain] 4. Come, Desire of nations, come, Fix in us Thy humble home; Rise, the woman’s conqu’ring Seed, Bruise in us the serpent’s head. Now display Thy saving power, Ruined nature now restore; Now in mystic union join Thine to ours, and ours to Thine. [Refrain] 5. Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface, Stamp Thine image in its place: Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in Thy love. Let us Thee, though lost, regain, Thee, the Life, the inner man: O, to all Thyself impart, Formed in each believing heart. [Refrain] 6. Hark, how all the welkin rings, Glory to the King of kings; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled! 7. Joyful, all ye nations, rise, Join the triumph of the skies; Universal nature say, Christ the Lord is born to-day! 8. Christ, by highest Heaven ador’d, Christ, the everlasting Lord: Late in time behold him come, Offspring of a Virgin’s womb! 9. Veiled in flesh, the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate deity! Pleased as man with men to appear, Jesus! Our Immanuel here! 10. Hail, the heavenly Prince of Peace! Hail, the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. 11. Mild He lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die; Born to raise the sons of earth; Born to give them second birth. 12. Come, Desire of nations, come, Fix in us thy humble home; Rise, the woman’s conquering seed, Bruise in us the serpent’s head. 13. Now display thy saving power, Ruined nature now restore; Now in mystic union join Thine to ours, and ours to thine. 14. Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface; Stamp Thy image in its place. Second Adam from above, Reinstate us in thy love. 15. Let us Thee, though lost, regain, Thee, the life, the inner Man: O! to all thyself impart, Formed in each believing heart. Used With Tune: MENDELSSOHN Text Sources: Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1739, alt.

Happy the Souls to Jesus Joined

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 129 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Happy the souls to Jesus joined, And saved by grace alone, Walking in all His ways they find Their heaven on earth begun. 2. The Church triumphant in Thy love, Their mighty joys we know; They sing the Lamb in hymns above, And we in hymns below. 3. Thee in Thy glorious realm they praise, And bow before Thy throne, We in the kingdom of Thy grace: The kingdoms are but one. 4. The holy to the holiest leads, From thence our spirits rise, And he that in Thy statutes treads Shall meet Thee in the skies. Used With Tune: BALLERMA Text Sources: Hymns on the Lord's Supper, 1745

In All My Lord's Appointed Ways

Author: John Ryland, 1753-1825 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 250 hymnals Lyrics: 1. In all my Lord’s appointed ways My journey I’ll pursue; Hinder me not! ye much loved saints, For I must go with you. 2. Through floods and flames, if Jesus lead, I’ll follow where He goes; Hinder me not! shall be my cry, Though earth and hell oppose. 3. Through duty, and through trials too, I’ll go at His command; Hinder me not! for I am bound To my Immanuel’s land. 4. And when my Savior calls me home, Still this my cry shall be, Hinder me not! come, welcome death; I’ll gladly go with Thee! Used With Tune: AZMON

In Thy Name, O Lord, Assembling

Author: Thomas Kelly Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7 Appears in 258 hymnals Lyrics: 1. In Thy name, O Lord, assembling, We, Thy people, now draw near; Teach us to rejoice with trembling, Speak, and let Thy servants hear— Hear with meekness, Hear Thy Word with godly fear. 2. While our days on earth are lengthened, May we give them, Lord, to Thee; Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened, May we run, nor weary be, Till Thy glory Without clouds in Heav’n we see. 3. There in worship purer, sweeter, Thee Thy people shall adore; Tasting of enjoyment greater Far than thought conceived before— Full enjoyment, Full, unmixed, and evermore. Used With Tune: RAPHAEL (Hopkins) Text Sources: Hymns: Not Before Published, 1815

Sweet Hour of Prayer

Author: William Walford Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,273 hymnals First Line: Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer Lyrics: 1. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! That calls me from a world of care, And bids me at my Father’s throne Make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief, My soul has often found relief And oft escaped the tempter’s snare By thy return, sweet hour of prayer! 2. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! The joys I feel, the bliss I share, Of those whose anxious spirits burn With strong desires for thy return! With such I hasten to the place Where God my Savior shows His face, And gladly take my station there, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! 3. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! Thy wings shall my petition bear To Him whose truth and faithfulness Engage the waiting soul to bless. And since He bids me seek His face, Believe His Word and trust His grace, I’ll cast on Him my every care, And wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer! 4. Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! May I thy consolation share, Till, from Mount Pisgah’s lofty height, I view my home and take my flight: This robe of flesh I’ll drop and rise To seize the everlasting prize; And shout, while passing through the air, Farewell, farewell, sweet hour of prayer! Used With Tune: [Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer!] Text Sources: Appeared in The New York Observer, September 13, 1845