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Ye Watchers and Ye Holy Ones

Author: John Athelstan Laurie Riley Meter: 8.8.4.4.8.8 with refrain Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: New Heaven and a New Earth Communion of the Saints; The Glory of the Triune God Praise and Thanksgiving; New Heaven and a New Earth Communion of the Saints; Adoration and Praise; Christian Year All Saints Day; Music and Singing; Opening Hymns; Service Music Doxology; Testimony and Witness Refrain First Line: Alleluia Lyrics: 1. Ye watchers and ye holy ones, bright seraphs, cherubim, and thrones, raise the glad strain, Alleluia! Cry out, dominions, princedoms, powers, virtues, archangels, angels' choirs: Refrain: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 2. O higher than the cherubim, more glorious than the seraphim, lead their praises, Alleluia! Thou bearer of th' eternal Word, most gracious, magnify the Lord: (Refrain) 3. Respond, ye souls in endless rest, ye patriarchs and prophets blest, Alleluia! Alleluia! Ye holy twelve, ye martyrs strong, all saints triumphant, raise the song: (Refrain) 4. O friends, in gladness let us sing, supernal anthems echoing, Alleluia! Alleluia! To God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit, Three in One: (Refrain) Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

Hark! The sound of holy voices

Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 236 hymnals Topics: The Church The Communion of Saints; The Christian Life Death, Resurrection, and the Heavenly Glory; Occasional Hymns Anniversaries and Farewells; Doxologies verse 5 only Used With Tune: SANCTUARY

Through the night of doubt and sorrow

Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924; Bernhardt Severin Ingemann, 1789-1862 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 317 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Pilgrimage, Protection, and Guidance; The Church The Communion of Saints; Times and Seasons The Old Year and the New; Hymns for the Young The Journey of Life; Occasional Hymns Anniversaries and Farewells Used With Tune: GALILEE (JUDE)

Jesus, full of every grace

Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Communion Hymns; Communion Hymns Used With Tune: MARTYN

Softly now the light of day

Author: Bishop George W. Doane Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 876 hymnals Topics: Times of Worship Evening; Evening hymns; Love and Communion; Prayer and Intercession; Worship Evening Lyrics: 1 Softly now the light of day Fades upon my sight away; Free from care, from labor free, Lord, I would commune with Thee. 2 Thou, whose all pervading eye Naught escapes, without, within, Pardon each infirmity, Open fault, and secret sin. 3 Soon for me the light of day Shall forever pass away; Then, from sin and sorrow free, Take me, Lord, to dwell with Thee. 4 Thou who, sinless, yet hast known All of man's infirmity; Then, from Thine eternal throne, Jesus, look with pitying eye. Amen. Used With Tune: SEYMOUR

O God of Bethel, by Whose hand

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 377 hymnals Topics: The Christian Life Pilgrimage, Protection, and Guidance; The Nation and Commonweal; The Church The Communion of Saints; Times and Seasons The Old Year and the New; Occasional Hymns Marriage and Home; Hymns for the Young The Journey of Life; God: His Attributes, Works and Word God in Nature, Providence and Redemption; The Church The Sacraments - Baptism Used With Tune: KILMARNOCK Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrase

Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee

Author: Sarah Flower Adams Appears in 2,491 hymnals Topics: Consecration; Evening hymns; Prayer,—Communion with God; Trust Used With Tune: TRUST

He saw me plunged in deep distress

Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Communion Hymns; Communion Hymns Used With Tune: ST. AGNES

In Memory of the Savior's Love

Author: John J. Overholt; Thomas Cotterill (1779-1823); John J. Overholt Appears in 107 hymnals Topics: Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; Ordinances Communion First Line: In mem'ry of the Savior's love Scripture: 1 John 3:16 Used With Tune: WINCHESTER OLD