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Come, Thou Almighty King

Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,787 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Thou Almighty King, Help us Thy name to sing, Help us to praise! Father all glorious, O'er all victorious, Come and reign over us. Ancient of days. 2 Jesus, our Lord, descend; From all our foes defend, Nor let us fall; Let Thine almighty aid Our sure defense be made, Our souls on Thee be stayed: Lord, hear our call! 3 Come, Thou incarnate Word, Gird on Thy mighty sword; Our prayer attend; Come, and Thy people bless, Give to Thy Word success; Spirit of holiness, On us descend. 4 Come, Holy Comforter, Thy sacred witness bear In this glad hour: Thou who almighty art, Now rule in ev'ry heart, And ne'er from us depart, Spirit of pow'r! 5 To Thee, great One in Three, Eternal praises be, Hence evermore! Thy sov'reign Majesty May we in glory see And to eternity Love and adore. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Trinity Used With Tune: ITALIAN HYMN Text Sources: Authorship uncertain ; Whitfield's Collection, 1757, a.

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Author: C. Wesley Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 748 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, Thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set Thy people free; From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in Thee; Israel's Strength and Consolation, Hope of all the earth Thou art; Dear Desire of ev'ry nation, Joy of ev'ry longing heart. 2 Born Thy people to deliver; Born a child, yet God our King: Born to reign in us forever, Now Thy gracious kingdom bring; By Thine own eternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone; By Thine all-sufficient merit, Raise us to Thy glorious throne. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Advent Used With Tune: ST. HILARY

Come, Ye Faithful, Raise The Strain

Author: John of Damascus, 8th Cent.; J. M. Neale Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 379 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, yefaithful, raise the strain Of triumphant gladness: God hath brought His Israel Into joy from sadness; Loosed from Pharaoh’s bitter yoke Jacob’s sons and daughters, Led them with unmoistened foot Thro' the Red Sea waters. 2 ’Tis the spring of souls today; Christ hath burst His prison, And from three days’ sleep in death, As a sun hath risen: All the winter of our sins, long and dark, is flying From His light, to whom we, give Laud and praise undying. 3 Now the queen of seasons, bright With the day of splendor, With the royal feast of feasts, Comes its joy to render; Comes to glad Jerusalem, Who with true affection Welcomes in unwearied strains Jesus' resurrection. 4 Neither could the gates of death, Nor the tomb’s dark portal, Nor the watchers nor the seal, Hold Thee as a mortal. But today amidst Thine own Thou didst stand bestowing, Lord, Thy peace, which evermore Passeth human knowing. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Easter; Processionals and Recessionals Easter Used With Tune: ST. KEVIN

Delay Not, Delay Not, O Sinner, Draw Near

Author: T. Hastings Appears in 361 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near, The waters of life are now flowing for thee: No price is demanded, the Savior is here; Redemption is purchased, salvation is free. 2. Delay not, delay not, the Spirit of grace, Long grieved and resisted, may take His sad flight And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race, To sink in the vale of eternity's night. 3. Delay not, delay not, why longer abuse The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God? A fountain is opened; how canst thou refuse To wash and be cleansed in His pardoning blood? Amen. Topics: Invitation Used With Tune: LYONS

For Thy Mercy And Thy Grace

Author: H. Downton Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 218 hymnals Lyrics: 1 For Thy mercy and Thy grace Constant through another year, Hear our song of thankfulness; Father and Redeemer, hear. 2 In our weakness and distress, Rock of strength, be Thou our stay! In the pathless wilderness, Be our true and living way. 3 Which of us death's awful road In the coming year shall tread-- With Thy rod and staff, O God, Comfort Thou his dying bed. 4 Make us faithful, keep us pure; Keep us evermore Thine own; Help Thy servants to endure; Fit us for the promised crown. 5 So within Thy palace gate We shall praise, on golden strings, Thee, the only Potentate, Lord of lords, and King of kings. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Sylvester Eve Used With Tune: ROSEFIELD

God Save Our Native Land

Author: J. H. Seeleye Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 8 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God save our native land And make her strong to stand For truth and right; Long may her banner wave, Flag of the free and brave! Thou who alone canst save, Grant her Thy might. 2 Ever from sea to sea May law and liberty O’er all prevail. Where’er the rivers flow, Where’er the breezes blow, Let love and justice grow And never fail. 3 In living unity May all her people be Kept evermore. From here on every side May freedom’s swelling tide Roll grandly, far and wide, To every shore. 4 O God, to Thee we raise Our grateful song of praise For this glad land. Thou didst our fathers lead, Thou wilt their children heed, Supplying all their need From Thy full hand. Topics: National Used With Tune: AMERICA

Great Is The Lord Our God

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 301 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Great is the Lord our God, And let His praise be great; He makes the Church His abode, His most delightful seat. 2 In Zion God is known, A refuge in distress: How bright has His salvation shone Thro' all her palaces! 3 When kings against her joined And saw the Lord was there, In wild confusion of the mind They fled with hasty fear. 4 Oft have our fathers told, Our eyes have often seen How well our God secures the fold Where His own sheep have been. 5 In ev'ry new distress We’ll to His house repair; We'll call to mind His wondrous grace And seek deliverance there. Amen. Topics: The Means of Grace The Christian Church Used With Tune: DURHAM (DOVER)

Hail To The Lord's Anointed

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 842 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Lord's Anointed, Great David's greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun; He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression And rule in equity. 2 He comes with succor speedy To those who suffer wrong; To help the poor and needy And bid the weak be strong; To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose souls, condemned and dying, Were precious in His sight. 3 He shall come down like showers Upon the fruitful earth; And love and joy, like flowers, Spring in His path to birth: Before Him on the mountains Shall peace, the herald, go; And righteousness in fountains From hill to valley flow. 4 To Him shall prayer unceasing And daily vows ascend; His kingdom still increasing, A kingdom without end: The tide of time shall never His covenant remove; His name shall stand forever; That name to us is Love. Amen. Topics: The Church Year Advent; Processionals and Recessionals Advent Used With Tune: WESTWOOD

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluia Appears in 488 hymnals First Line: Jesus Christ is ris'n today Lyrics: 1 Jesus Christ is ris'n today, Alleluia! Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia! Who did once, upon the cross, Alleluia! Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia! 2 Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia! Unto Christ, our heav'nly King, Alleluia! Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia! Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia! 3 But the pains which He endured, Alleluia! Our salvation have procured, Alleluia! Now above the sky He's King, Alleluia! Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia! Amen. Topics: The Church Year Easter; Processionals and Recessionals Easter Used With Tune: WORGAN Text Sources: Latin, XIII Century; Tr. in Lyra Davidica, 1708; Arnold's Compleat Psalmodist, 1719, a.

My Hope Is Built On Nothing Less

Author: Edward Mote Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,084 hymnals Lyrics: 1 My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness; No merit of my own I claim, But wholly lean on Jesus' name. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand. 2 When darkness veils His lovely face I rest on His unchanging grace; In ev'ry high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand. 3 His oath, His covenant and blood, Support me in the raging flood; When ev'ry earthly prop gives way, He then is all my hope and stay. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand. 4 When judgment's trump at last shall sound, O may I then in Him be found; Dressed in His righteousness alone, I faultless stand before the throne. On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand. Amen. Topics: The Means of Grace The Redeemer Used With Tune: MELITA