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We Three Kings of Orient Are
Author: John Henry Hopkins, Jr., 1820-1891 Meter: 8.8.4.4.6 with refrain Appears in 315 hymnals Refrain First Line: Oh, star of wonder, star of night Lyrics: 1 We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
Refrain:
O star of wonder, star of night!
Star with royal beauty bright;
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light!
2 Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never,
Over us all to reign. (Refrain)
3 Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising, gladly raising,
Worshipping God Most High. (Refrain)
4 Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. (Refrain)
5 Glorious now behold Him arise;
King and God and Sacrifice;
Heav'n sing alleluia:
Alleluia the earth replies. (Refrain)
Topics: Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Used With Tune: THREE KINGS OF ORIENT
We Three Kings of Orient Are
My Song Is Love Unknown
Author: Samuel Crossman, c. 1624-1683 Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Appears in 128 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My song is love unknown,
My Savior’s love to me;
Love to the loveless shown,
That they might lovely be.
O who am I, that for my sake
My Lord should take frail flesh and die?
2 He came from his blest throne
Salvation to bestow;
But men made strange, and none
The longed-for Christ would know.
But, oh, my Friend, my Friend indeed,
Who at my need His life did spend!
3 Sometimes they strew His way,
And His sweet praises sing;
Resounding all the way
Hosannas to their King:
Then “Crucify!” is all their breath,
And for His death they thirst and cry.
4 Why, what hath my Lord done?
What makes this rage and spite?
He mad the lame to run,
He gave the blind their sight.
Sweet injuries! is all their breath,
Themselves displease and 'gainst him rise.
5 They rise, and needs will have
My dear Lord made away;
A murderer they saved,
The Prince of life they slay,
Yet cheerful He to suff'ring goes,
That He His foes from thence might free.
Topics: Sunday of the Passion; Lent Scripture: Matthew 26 Used With Tune: LOVE UNKNOWN
My Song Is Love Unknown
Shall We Gather at the River
Author: Robert Lowry, b. 1826-1899 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 753 hymnals Refrain First Line: Yes, we'll gather at the river Lyrics: 1 Shall we gather at the river,
where bright angel feet have trod,
with its crystal tide forever
flowing by the throne of God?
Refrain:
Yes, we'll gather at the river,
the beautiful, the beautiful river;
gather with the saints at the river
that flows by the throne of God.
2 On the margin of the river,
washing up its silver spray,
we will walk and worship ever,
all the happy golden day.
(Refrain)
3 Ere we reach the shining river,
lay we ev'ry burden down;
grace our spirits will deliver,
and provide a robe and crown.
(Refrain)
4 Soon we'll reach the shining river,
soon our pilgrimage will cease;
soon our happy hearts will quiver
with the melody of peace.
(Refrain)
Topics: All Saints Day; Christian Hope; Heaven, Eternal Life; Lesser Festivals Scripture: Ezekiel 47:1-12 Used With Tune: HANSON PLACE
Shall We Gather at the River
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Author: George N. Allen; Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993 Meter: Irregular Appears in 114 hymnals Topics: Burial; Christian Hope; Comfort, Rest; Morning, Evening Scripture: Isaiah 43:1-2 Used With Tune: PRECIOUS LORD Text Sources: The Oberlin Social and Sabbath School Hymn Book, 1844
Precious Lord, Take My Hand
Our Father, We Have Wandered
Author: Kevin Nichols, b. 1929 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 16 hymnals Topics: Forgiveness, Healing Scripture: Luke 15:11-32 Used With Tune: HERZLICH TUT MICH VERLANGEN
Our Father, We Have Wandered
Once in Royal David's City
Author: Cecil F. Alexander, 1818-1895 Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 410 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Once in royal David's city
stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for his bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ, her little child.
2 He came down to earth from heaven
who is God and Lord of all;
and his shelter was a stable,
and his cradle was a stall:
with the poor and meek and lowly
lived on earth our Savior holy.
3 And our eyes at last shall see him,
through his own redeeming love,
for that child, so dear and gentle,
is our Lord in heaven above:
and he leads his children on
to the place where he has gone.
4 Not in that poor lowly stable
with the oxen standing by
we shall see him, but in heaven,
set at God's right hand on high:
there his children gather round
bright like stars, with glory crowned.
Topics: Christmas Scripture: Micah 5:2-4 Used With Tune: IRBY
Once in Royal David's City
Blessed Assurance
Author: Fanny J. Crosby, 1820-1915 Meter: 9.10.9.9 with refrain Appears in 1,067 hymnals First Line: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Refrain First Line: This is my story, this is my song Lyrics: 1 Blessed assurance: Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.
Refrain:
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Savior all the day long.
2 Perfect submission; perfect delight,
visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love. [Refrain]
3 Perfect submission: all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest;
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with his goodness, lost in his love. [Refrain]
Topics: Burial; Christian Hope; Heaven, Eternal Life; Holy Communion Scripture: Genesis 28:10-17 Used With Tune: ASSURANCE
Blessed Assurance
What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine (Leaning on the Everlasting Arms)
Author: Elisha Hoffman, 1839-1929 Meter: 10.9.10.9 Appears in 617 hymnals First Line: What a fellowship, what a joy divine Refrain First Line: Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms Lyrics: 1. What a fellowship, what a joy divine,
leaning on the everlasting arms;
what a blessedness, what a peace is mine,
leaning on the everlasting arms.
Refrain:
Leaning, leaning,
safe and secure from all alarms;
leaning, leaning,
leaning on the everlasting arms.
2. O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,
leaning on the everlasting arms;
O how bright the path grows from day to day,
leaning on the everlasting arms.
(Refrain)
3. What have I to dread, what have I to fear,
leaning on the everlasting arms?
I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,
leaning on the everlasting arms.
(Refrain)
Topics: Trust, Guidance Scripture: Deuteronomy 33:12 Used With Tune: SHOWALTER
What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine (Leaning on the Everlasting Arms)
When in Our Music God Is Glorified
Author: Fred Pratt Green, b. 1903 Meter: 10.10.10.4 Appears in 84 hymnals Lyrics: 1 When in our music God is glorified,
and adoration leaves no room for pride,
it is as though the whole creation cried,
"Alleluia!"
2 How often, making music, we have found
a new dimension in the world of sound,
as worship moved us to a more profound
alleluia!
3 So has the church, in liturgy and song,
in faith and love, through centuries of wrong,
borne witness to the truth in every tongue:
alleluia!
4 And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night
when utmost evil strove against the Light?
Then let us sing, for whom he won the fight:
alleluia!
5 Let every instrument be tuned for praise!
Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise!
And may God give us faith to sing always,
"Alleluia!"
Topics: Praise, Adoration; Arts and Music Scripture: 1 Chronicles 15:11-14 Used With Tune: ENGELBERG
When in Our Music God Is Glorified
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