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Lo! from the Desert Homes

Author: Charles Coffin; Isaac Williams Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 18 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Lo! from the desert homes Where he hath hid so long, The new Elias comes, In sternest wisdom strong; The voice that cries Of Christ on high, And judgment nigh From opening skies. 2. Your God e’en now doth stand At Heaven’s opening door; His fan is in His hand, And He will purge His floor; The wheat He claims And with Him stows, The chaff He throws To quenchless flames. 3. Ye haughty mountains, bow Your sky-aspiring heads; Ye valleys, hiding low, Lift up your gentle meads; Make His way plain Your king before, For evermore He comes to reign. 4. May Thy dread voice around, Thou harbinger of Light, On our dull ears still sound, Lest here we sleep in night, Till judgment come, And on our path Shall burst the wrath And deathless doom. 5. O God, with love’s sweet might, Who dost anoint and arm Christ’s soldier for the fight, With grace that shields from harm, Thrice blessèd Three Heav’n’s endless days Shall sing Thy praise Eternally. Used With Tune: CROFT'S 148TH

We Cannot Build Alone

Author: Abraham Coles, 1813-1891 Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: We cannot build alone; to rear, great God, to Thee Lyrics: 1. We cannot build alone; to rear, great God, to Thee, A house which Thou wilt own, Thou must the builder be. Not by our might, but Thy power, Must dome and tower take upward flight, Must dome and tower take upward flight. 2. Were all the stones that lie unquarried ’neath the sod Piled up against the sky, it were not worthy God. To make this dear, Lord, condescend Thy head to bend and enter here, Thy head to bend and enter here. 3. Let faith here rear to God! Here love erect her thrones! A house for Thine abode be built of lively stones! We do not err, O Holy Ghost! Pure hearts Thou dost to fanes prefer, Pure hearts Thou dost to fanes prefer. 4. The heavenly only stands: Earth briefly typifies The house not made with hands, eternal in the skies— We see its towers: how sweet to know, When hence we go, that house is ours! When hence we go, that house is ours! Used With Tune: BROOKLYN

To Show by Touch and Word

Author: Fred Kaan Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: To show by touch and word devotion to the earth Lyrics: 1 To show by touch and word devotion to the earth, to hold in high regard all life that comes to birth, we need, O God, the will to find the good you had of old in mind. 2 Renew our minds to choose the things that matter most, our hearts to long for truth till pride of self is lost. For every challenge that we face we need your guidance and your grace. 3 Let love from day to day be yardstick, rule, and norm, and let our lives portray your word in human form. Now come with us that we may have your wits about us where we live. Topics: The Church at Worship Closing and Evening Hymns; liturgical Closing Songs; Closing Hymns; Evening; Service Music Sending Forth/Commissioning; Proper 16 Year A; Proper 18 Year A; Proper 23 Year B Used With Tune: LODWICK

Divino autor da vida (2)

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788); Luiz Carlos Ramos; Liséte Espíndola; Eliseu Peroni Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Divino autor da vida Used With Tune: DIVINO

Israel, Thy Tribute Bring

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751 Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Israel, thy tribute bring to God's victorious name Lyrics: 1 Israel, thy tribute bring to God’s victorious name; The song of Moses sing, of Moses and the Lamb: Improve his lays; the theme exceeds And nobler deeds demand our praise. 2 The prince of hell arose with impious rage and pride, And ’midst our numerous foes, our feeble power defied; I will o’ertake, and I destroy, My hand with joy shall force thee back. 3 Thy hand, almighty Lord, Thy trembling Israel saves; Thine unresisted Word eivides the threatening waves: Thy hosts pass o’er; the foe o’erthrown Sinks like a stone to rise no more. 4 Our triumphs we prepare, and cheerful anthems raise; Jehovah’s arm made bare demands immortal praise; And while we sing, ye shores, proclaim His wondrous name; ye deserts, sing. 5 Thro’ all the wilderness Thy presence, Lord, shall lead; And bring us to the place Thy sovereign love decreed; Those blissful plains, where all around Hosannas sound, and transport reigns. Used With Tune: FANEUIL HALL Text Sources: Published posthumously in Hymns, Founded on Various Texts in the Holy Scriptures by Job Orton (Shropshire, England: Joshua Eddowes & John Cotton, 1755)

Fair Shines The Morning Star

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 47 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Fair shines the morning star; The silver trumpets sound, Their notes re-echoing far, While dawns the day around: Joy to the slave; the slave is free; It is the year of Jubilee. 2 Prisoners of hope, in gloom And silence left to die, With Christ’s unfolding tomb, Your portals open fly; Rise with the Lord—He sets you free; It is the year of Jubilee. 3 Ye, who have sold for naught The land your fathers won, Behold how God hath wrought Redemption through His Son; Your heritage again is free, It is the year of Jubilee. 4 Ye, who yourselves have sold For debts to justice due, Ransomed, but not with gold, He gave Himself for you! The blood of Christ hath made you free; It is the year of Jubilee. 5 Captives of sin and shame, O’er earth and ocean, hear An angel’s voice proclaim The Lord’s accepted year; Let Jacob rise, be Israel free; It is the year of Jubilee. Used With Tune: BROOKLYN Text Sources: Christian Psalmist, 1825

In Zion's Sacred Gates

Author: Timothy Dwight Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 30 hymnals First Line: In Zion's sacred gates let hymns of praise begin Lyrics: 1. In Zion’s sacred gates let hymns of praise begin, While acts of faith and love in ceaseless beauty shine; In mercy there, while God is known, Before His throne with songs appear. 2. The promises I sing, which sovereign love hath spoke; Nor will our heav’nly King His words of grace revoke; They stand secure, and steadfast still, Nor Zion’s hill abides so sure. 3. The mountains melt away, when once the Judge appears; And sun and moon decay, that measure mortal years; But still the same, in radiant lines, Thy promise shines thro’ all the flame. 4. Rejoice! our Lord is King! Our God and King adore; Yea, all give thanks and sing, and triumph evermore; Lift up the heart, lift up the voice, Rejoice aloud, let all rejoice. Used With Tune: LYMAN

The Glory of the Lord

Author: Anonymous Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 23 hymnals First Line: The glory of the Lord, the heaven's declare abroad Lyrics: 1. The glory of the Lordn The heav’ns declare abroad; The firmament displays The handiwork of God; Day unto day declareth speech, And night to night doth knowledge teach. 2. Aloud they do not speak, They utter forth no word, Nor into language break; Their voice is never heard; Their line thro’ all the earth extends, Their words to earth’s remotest ends. 3. In them He for the sun Hath set a dwelling place, Rejoicing as a man Of strength to run a race; He, bridegroom-like in his array, Comes from his chamber, bringing day. 4. His daily going forth Is from the end of Heav’n; The firmament to him Is for his circuit given— His circuit reaches to its ends, And everywhere his heart extends. Scripture: Psalm 19 Used With Tune: FANEUIL HALL

O ye immortal throng of angels round the throne

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-1751; Charles Price, 1920-1999 Meter: 12.12.8.8 Appears in 60 hymnals Topics: Saints' and Other Holy Days St. Michael and All Angels Used With Tune: CROFT'S 148TH