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Come, Holy Ghost

Author: Rabanus Maurus, 776-856; Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with repeat Appears in 284 hymnals First Line: Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, And in our hearts take up thy rest; Come with thy grace and heav'nly aid To fill the hearts which thou hast made, To fill the hearts which thou hast made. 2 O Comforter, to thee we cry, Thou heav'nly gift of God most high; Thou font of life, and fire of love, And sweet anointing from above, And sweet anointing from above. 3 To ev'ry sense thy light impart And shed thy love in ev'ry heart. To our weak flesh, thy strength supply; Unfailing courage from on high, Unfailing courage from on high. 4 O grant that we through thee may come To know the Father and the Son, And hold with firm, unchanging faith, That thou art Spirit of them both, That thou art Spirit of them both. 5 Praise be to thee, Father and Son And Holy Spirit, with them one; And may the Son on us bestow The gifts that from the Spirit flow, The gifts that from the Spirit flow. Topics: Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit Scripture: Psalm 104:30 Used With Tune: LAMBILLOTTE

Beautiful Savior

Author: Joseph A. Seiss, 1823-1904 Meter: 5.5.7.5.5.8 Appears in 141 hymnals First Line: Beautiful Savior, King of Creation Lyrics: 1 Beautiful Savior, King of Creation, Son of God and Son of Man! Truly I'd love thee, truly I'd serve thee, Light of my soul, my Joy, my crown. 2 Fair are the meadows, Fair are the woodlands, Robed in flow'rs of blooming spring; Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer; He makes our sorr'wing spirit sing. 3 Fair is the sunshine, Fair is the moonlight, Bright the sparkling stars on high; Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer Than all the angels in the sky. 4 Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man! Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be thine! Topics: Creation; Devotional; Love for God; Praise; Creation; Devotional; Love for God; Praise; Creation; Devotional; Love for God; Praise Scripture: Psalm 45:3 Used With Tune: ST. ELIZABETH Text Sources: Münster Gesangbuch, 1677

Come Now, Almighty King

Author: Anon. Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,797 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come now, Almighty King, Help us your name to sing, Help us to praise: Father, all glorious, Ever victorious, Come, and reign over us, Ancient of Days. 2 Come now, Incarnate Word, Our just and mighty Lord, Our prayer attend: Come, and your people bless, And give your word success; Strengthen your righteousness, Savior and Friend. 3 Come, Holy Comforter, Your sacred witness bear In this glad hour: To us your grace impart, And rule in ev'ry heart! Never from us depart, Spirit of pow'r. 4 To the great One in Three, Eternal praises be Forevermore! You sov'reign majesty May we in glory see, And to eternity Love and adore! Topics: Praise; Praise; Praise Scripture: Exodus 15:18 Used With Tune: ITALIAN HYMN

America

Author: Samuel F. Smith, 1808-1895 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,952 hymnals First Line: My country, 'tis of thee Lyrics: 1 My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty, Of thee I sing; Land where my fathers died, Land of the pilgrims' pride, From ev'ry mountainside Let freedom ring! 2 My native country, thee, Land of the noble free, Thy name I love; I love thy rocks and rills, Thy woods and templed hills; My heart with rapture thrills, Like that above. 3 Let music swell the breeze, And ring from all the trees Sweet freedom's song; Let mortal tongues awake; Let all that breathe partake; Let rocks their silence break, The sound prolong. 4 Our fathers' God, to thee, Author of liberty, To thee we sing; Long may our land be bright With freedom's holy light; Protect us by thy might, Great God, our King. Topics: Nation; Nation; Nation Used With Tune: AMERICA

Angels from the Realms of Glroy

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 767 hymnals First Line: Angels, from the realms of glory Lyrics: 1 Angels, from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth: Come and worship, come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. 2 Shepherds, in the fields abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night, God on earth is now residing; Yonder shines the infant light: Come and worship, come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. 3 Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great Desire of Nations, Ye have seen his natal star: Come and worship, come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. 4 Though an infant now we view him, He shall fill his Father's throne, Gather all the nations to him; Ev'ry knee shall then bow down: Come and worship, come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. 5 All creation, join in praising God, the Father, Spirit, Son, Evermore your voices raising, To the eternal Three-in-One: Come and worship, come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. Scripture: Job 38:7 Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE Text Sources: Vs. 4: Christmas Box, 1825; Vs. 5: Salisbury Hymn Book, 1857

Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service

Author: Albert F. Bayly, 1901-1984 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Commissioning; Graduation; Love for Others; Ministry/Mission; Sending Forth; Social Concern; Stewardship; Commissioning; Graduation; Love for Others; Ministry/Mission; Sending Forth; Social Concern; Stewardship; Commissioning; Graduation; Love for Others; Ministry/Mission; Sending Forth; Social Concern; Stewardship Used With Tune: BEACH SPRING

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,246 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from the stormy blast, And our eternal home. 2 Beneath the shadow of your throne Your saints have dwelt secure; Sufficient is your arm alone, And our defense is sure. 3 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting you are God, To endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages in your sight Are like an evening gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun. 5 Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Bears all our years away; They fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Still be our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home. Topics: Eternal Life/Heaven; Faith; Hope; Refuge; Trust; Eternal Life/Heaven; Faith; Hope; Refuge; Trust; Eternal Life/Heaven; Faith; Hope; Refuge; Trust; Service Music for Mass: Introductory Rites Entrance Song; Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest Entrance Song Scripture: Psalm 33:20 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

Shepherd of Souls

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854; Anon. Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 97 hymnals First Line: Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless Lyrics: 1 Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless Your chosen pilgrim flock With manna in the wilderness, With water from the rock. 2 We would not live by bread alone, But by your word of grace, In strength of which we travel on To our abiding place. 3 Be known to us in breaking bread, But do not then depart; Savior, abide with us, and spread Your table in our heart. 4 Lord, sup with us in love divine; Your body and your blood, That living bread, that heav'nly wine, Be our immortal food. Topics: Good Shepherd; Good Shepherd; Good Shepherd; Service Music for Mass: Liturgy of the Eucharist Eucharistic Hymn Scripture: Exodus 16:4-15 Used With Tune: ST. AGNES

In Christ There Is No East or West

Author: John Oxenham, 1852-1941 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 331 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In Christ there is no east or west, In him no south or north; But one great fam'ly bound by love Throughout the whole wide earth. 2 In him shall true hearts ev'rywhere Their high communion find; His service is the golden cord Close-binding humankind. 3 Join hands, disciples in the faith, Whate'er your race may be! Who serve each other in Christ's love Are surely kin to me. 4 In Christ now meet both east and west, In him meet south and north; All Christly souls are one in him, Throughout the whole wide earth. Topics: Discipleship; Ecumenism; Global Family; Love for Others; Social Concern; Unity; Discipleship; Ecumenism; Global Family; Love for Others; Social Concern; Unity; Discipleship; Ecumenism; Global Family; Love for Others; Social Concern; Unity Scripture: Psalm 107:2-3 Used With Tune: MCKEE

America the Beautiful

Author: Katherine L. Bates, 1869-1929 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 510 hymnals First Line: O beautiful for spacious skies Lyrics: 1 O beautiful for spacious skies, For amber waves of grain, For purple mountain majesties Above the fruited plain! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. 2 O beautiful for pilgrim feet, Whose stern, impassioned stress A thoroughfare for freedom beat Across the wilderness! America! America! God mend thine ev'ry flaw, Confirm thy soul in self-control, Thy liberty in law. 3 O beautiful for heroes proved In liberating strife, Who more than self their country loved, And mercy more than life! America! America! May God thy gold refine, Till all success be nobleness, And ev'ry gain divine. 4 O beautiful for patriot dream That sees beyond the years Thine alabaster cities gleam, Undimmed by human tears! America! America! God shed his grace on thee, And crown thy good with brotherhood From sea to shining sea. Topics: Nation; Nation; Nation Scripture: Psalm 65:5-13 Used With Tune: MATERNA