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Lighten the Darkness

Author: Frances M. Owen, 1842-1883 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 11 hymnals First Line: Lighten the darkness of our life's long night Lyrics: 1. Lighten the darkness of our life’s long night, Through which we blindly stumble to the day, Shadows mislead us; Father, send Thy light To set our footsteps in the homeward way. 2. Lighten the darkness of our self conceit, The subtle darkness that we love so well, Which shrouds the path of wisdom from our feet, And lulls our spirits with its baneful spell. 3. Lighten our darkness when we bow the knee To all the gods we ignorantly make And worship, dreaming that we worship Thee, Till clearer light our slumbering souls awake. 4. Lighten our darkness when we fail at last, And in the midnight lay us down to die; We trust to find Thee when the night is past, And daylight breaks across the morning sky. Used With Tune: ELLERS

The Change

Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: I love yon pale blue sky; it is the floor Lyrics: 1 I love yon pale blue sky; it is the floor Of that glad home where I shall shortly be; A home from which I shall go out no more; From toil and grief and vanity set free. 2 I gaze upon yon everlasting arch, Up which the bright stars wander, as they shine; And as I mark them in their nightly march, I think how soon that journey shall be mine! 3 Yon silver drift of silent cloud, far up In the still heav’n—through you my pathway lies: Yon rugged mountain peak—how soon your top Shall I behold beneath me, as I rise! 4 Not many more of life’s slow pacing hours, Shaded with sorrow’s melancholy hue— Oh, what a glad ascending shall be ours, Oh, what a pathway up yon starry blue! 5 A journey like Elijah’s, swift and bright, Caught gently upward to an early crown, In Heaven’s own chariot of all-blazing light, With death untasted and the grave unknown. Used With Tune: ELLERS Text Sources: Hymns of Faith and Hope (London: James Lisbet, 1857)

Er ist mein Erlöser, der am Kreuze starb

Author: Dora Rappard, 1842-1923 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 Er ist mein Erlöser, der am Kreuze starb, Er, der mir das Leben durch Sein Blut erwarb; Er hat mich geliebet, Er hat mich erkauft; Er hat Ihm zu eigen mich mit Geist getauft. 2 Er ward meiner Seele Herr und Bräutigam, Er hat mich behütet wie ein Hirt sein Lamm. Er hat mich geleitet gnädig Jahr um Jahr; Er trug mich in Schwachheit, schützte in Gefahr. 3 Er gibt Kraft zum Streiten, gibt mir Seinen Sieg, daß im Kampf des Glaubens ich nicht unterlieg'. Er, die wahre Sonne, macht im Leid mich froh; Er ist Ein und Alles, Er ist A und O. 4 Er wird mit mir wandern durch das dunkle Tal, Er wird heim mich bringen in den Himmelssaal. O, wie wird es klingen in der Selgen Heer! O, wie werd ich singen ewig: Ihm sei Ehr! Used With Tune: [Er ist mein Erlöser, der am Kreuze starb]

A Little Sanctuary

Author: E. May Grimes Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: "A little Sanctuary" art Thou to me Used With Tune: ["A little Sanctuary" art Thou to me]

إليك يا نور الفدى العجيب

Author: انيس المقدسي Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 إليك يا نورَ الفدى العجيبْ نأتي لكي نرى جمالَ اللهْ يا حاملاً على ذُرى الصليبْ لنا الرجا وبهجةَ الحياهْ 2 بحبه يُجلى لنا الخلودْ في قربهِ الهناءُ والسلامْ يا كوكباً به ازدهى الوجودْ أشرِق علينا في دُجى الظلامْ 3 بددْ عوادي الشرِّ والضلالْ وانصُر قِوى الصلاحِ في الأكوانْ واهدِ الورى يا كوكبَ الأجيالْ إلى الرجا والحبِّ والإيمانْ Used With Tune: ELLERS