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God of Gods, We Sound His Praises
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God of gods, we sound his praises,
highest heav'n its homage brings;
earth and all creation raises
glory to the King of kings.
Holy, holy, holy, name him,
Lord of all his hosts proclaim him,
to the everlasting Father
every tongue in triumph sings.
2 Christians in their hearts enthrone him,
tell his praises wide abroad;
prophets, priests, apostles own him
martyrs' crown and saints' reward.
Three-in-one his glory sharing,
earth and heav'n his praise declaring,
praise the high majestic Father,
praise the everlasting Lord.
3 Hail the Christ, the King of glory,
he whose praise the angels cry,
born to share our human story,
love and labor, grieve and die.
By his cross his work completed,
sinners ransomed, death defeated,
in the glory of the Father
Christ ascended reigns on high.
4 Lord, we look for your returning,
teach us so to walk your ways,
hearts and minds your will discerning,
lives alight with joy and praise.
In your love and care enfold us,
by your constancy uphold us,
may your mercy, Lord and Father,
keep us now and all our days.
Topics: God His perfections Scripture: Psalm 95:3 Used With Tune: GOD OF GODS
God of Gods, We Sound His Praises
Oh, The Precious Love Of Jesus
Author: Eliza M. Sherman Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Appears in 39 hymnals Refrain First Line: Christ is precious, Christ is precious Lyrics: 1 Oh, the precious love of Jesus,
Growing sweeter day by day,
Turning all my heart so joyous,
To a heav’nly melody.
Refrain:
Christ is precious, Christ is precious;
In life’s journey He will lead thee;
Christ is precious, Christ is precious;
He will lead thee all the way.
2 But we can not know the fullness
Of the Savior’s wondrous love,
Till we see and know His glory,
In the heav’nly home above. [Refrain]
3 Come and taste the love of Jesus,
At His feet thy burdens lay;
Trust Him with thy grief and sorrow,
Bear this joyful song away. [Refrain] Used With Tune: KODAMBAKKAM Text Sources: Songs of Glory No. 2 by James Fillmore (Cincinnati: Fillmore Brothers, 1881)
Oh, The Precious Love Of Jesus
Can You Count the Stars
Author: Johann W. Hey; S. P. V. Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Appears in 37 hymnals First Line: Can you count the stars that brightly Lyrics: 1 Can you count the stars that brightly
Twinkle in the midnight sky?
Can you count the clouds so lightly
O’er the meadows floating by?
God, the Lord, doth mark their number,
With his eyes that never slumber;
He hath made them every one.
2 Do you know how many children
Rise each morning blithe and gay?
Can you count their jolly voices,
Singing sweetly day by day?
God hears all the happy voices,
In their pretty songs rejoices;
And He loves them, every one.
Topics: God's Care Used With Tune: ORBIS LACTEUS
Can You Count the Stars
AR HYD Y NOS
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Appears in 289 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 17612 17567 71176 Used With Text: Go, My Children, with My Blessing
AR HYD Y NOS
Lift Up Your Hands and Sing
Author: D. S. Warner Hymnal: Anthems from the Throne #2 (1888) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 First Line: O come, and praise the Lord with me Refrain First Line: Lift up your hands and praise the Lord Scripture: Psalm 134:2 Languages: English Tune Title: [O come, and praise the Lord with me]
Lift Up Your Hands and Sing
As the Restless Hart Is Longing
Author: Manuel Porto Filho, 1908-1997; João Wilson Faustini; Barbara J. Owen, b. 1933 Hymnal: When Breaks the Dawn #10 (2006) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Topics: Aspiration; Lament Scripture: Psalm 42 Languages: English Tune Title: HOMENAGEM
As the Restless Hart Is Longing
An Evergreen is Like a Prayer
Author: Daniel Charles Damon Hymnal: New Hymns of Hope #13 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Lyrics: 1 An evergreen* is like a prayer
that brightens every season.
An evergreen is like a prayer
that brights every season.
A joyful prayer at Jesus' birth,
a hopeful prayer for peace on earth,
an evergreen is like a prayer
that brightens every season.
2 An evergreen is like a song
that sings in every season.
An evergreen is like a song
that sings in every season.
A song of love to calm our fear,
a song of life returning here,
an evergreen is like a song
that sings in every season.
3 An evergreen is like a gift
that brightens every season.
An evergreen is like a gift
that brightens every season.
A gift of green warmed by the sun
a gift of joy for everyone,
an evergreen is like a gift
that brightens every season.
Topics: Christmas; Creation Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Languages: English Tune Title: O TANNENBAUM
An Evergreen is Like a Prayer
Jaroslav J. Vajda
1919 - 2008 Person Name: Jaroslav J. Vajda, b. 1919 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Author of "Go, My Children, with My Blessing" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship Jaroslav J. Vajda (b. Lorain, Ohio, 1919; d. 2008) Born of Czechoslovakian parents, Vajda was educated at Concordia College in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Concordia Theological Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Ordained as a Lutheran pastor in 1944, he served congregations in Pennsylvania and Indiana until 1963. He was editor of the periodicals The Lutheran Beacon (1959-1963) and This Day (1963-1971) and book editor and developer for Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis from 1971 until his retirement in 1986. Working mainly with hymn texts, Vajda served on several Lutheran commissions of worship. A writer of original poetry since his teens, he was the author of They Followed the King (1965) and Follow the King (1977). His translations from Slovak include Bloody Sonnets (1950), Slovak Christmas (1960), An Anthology of Slovak Literature (1977), and contributions to the Lutheran Worship Supplement (1969) and the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978). A collection of his hymn texts, carols, and hymn translations was issued as Now the Joyful Celebration (1987); its sequel is So Much to Sing About (1991). Vajda's hymns are included in many modern hymnals, and he was honored as a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada in 1988.
Bert Polman
Jaroslav J. Vajda
Ralph Vaughan Williams
1872 - 1958 Person Name: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Arranger of "AR HYD Y NOS" in Evangelical Lutheran Worship Through his composing, conducting, collecting, editing, and teaching, Ralph Vaughan Williams (b. Down Ampney, Gloucestershire, England, October 12, 1872; d. Westminster, London, England, August 26, 1958) became the chief figure in the realm of English music and church music in the first half of the twentieth century. His education included instruction at the Royal College of Music in London and Trinity College, Cambridge, as well as additional studies in Berlin and Paris. During World War I he served in the army medical corps in France. Vaughan Williams taught music at the Royal College of Music (1920-1940), conducted the Bach Choir in London (1920-1927), and directed the Leith Hill Music Festival in Dorking (1905-1953). A major influence in his life was the English folk song. A knowledgeable collector of folk songs, he was also a member of the Folksong Society and a supporter of the English Folk Dance Society. Vaughan Williams wrote various articles and books, including National Music (1935), and composed numerous arrangements of folk songs; many of his compositions show the impact of folk rhythms and melodic modes. His original compositions cover nearly all musical genres, from orchestral symphonies and concertos to choral works, from songs to operas, and from chamber music to music for films. Vaughan Williams's church music includes anthems; choral-orchestral works, such as Magnificat (1932), Dona Nobis Pacem (1936), and Hodie (1953); and hymn tune settings for organ. But most important to the history of hymnody, he was music editor of the most influential British hymnal at the beginning of the twentieth century, The English Hymnal (1906), and coeditor (with Martin Shaw) of Songs of Praise (1925, 1931) and the Oxford Book of Carols (1928).
Bert Polman
Ralph Vaughan Williams
James McGranahan
1840 - 1907 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Composer of "[When the storms of life are raging]" in Timeless Truths James McGranahan USA 1840-1907. Born at West Fallowfield, PA, uncle of Hugh McGranahan, and son of a farmer, he farmed during boyhood. Due to his love of music his father let him attend singing school, where he learned to play the bass viol. At age 19 he organized his first singing class and soon became a popular teacher in his area of the state. He became a noted musician and hymns composer. His father was reluctant to let him pursue this career, but he soon made enough money doing it that he was able to hire a replacement farmhand to help his father while he studied music. His father, a wise man, soon realized how his son was being used by God to win souls through his music. He entered the Normal Music School at Genesco, NY, under William B Bradbury in 1861-62. He met Miss Addie Vickery there. They married in 1863, and were very close to each other their whole marriage, but had no children. She was also a musician and hymnwriter in her own right. For a time he held a postmaster’s job in Rome, PA. In 1875 he worked for three years as a teacher and director at Dr. Root’s Normal Music Institute. He because well-known and successful as a result, and his work attracted much attention. He had a rare tenor voice, and was told he should train for the operatic stage. It was a dazzling prospect, but his friend, Philip Bliss, who had given his wondrous voice to the service of song for Christ for more than a decade, urged him to do the same. Preparing to go on a Christmas vacation with his wife, Bliss wrote McGranahan a letter about it, which McGranahan discussed with his friend Major Whittle. Those two met in person for the first time at Ashtubula, OH, both trying to retrieve the bodies of the Bliss’s, who died in a bridge-failed train wreck. Whittle thought upon meeting McGranahan, that here is the man Bliss has chosen to replace him in evangelism. The men returned to Chicago together and prayed about the matter. McGranahan gave up his post office job and the world gained a sweet gospel singer/composer as a result. McGranahan and his wife, and Major Whittle worked together for 11 years evangelizing in the U.S., Great Britain, and Ireland. They made two visits to the United Kingdom, in 1880 and 1883, the latter associated with Dwight Moody and Ira Sankey evangelistic work. McGranahan pioneered use of the male choir in gospel song. While holding meetings in Worcester, MA, he found himself with a choir of only male voices. Resourcefully, he quickly adapted the music to those voices and continued with the meetings. The music was powerful and started what is known as male choir and quartet music. Music he published included: “The choice”, “Harvest of song”, “Gospel Choir”,, “Gospel hymns #3,#4, #5, #6” (with Sankey and Stebbins), “Songs of the gospel”, and “Male chorus book”. The latter three were issued in England. In 1887 McGranahan’s health compelled him to give up active work in evangelism. He then built a beautiful home, Maplehurst, among friends at Kinsman, OH, and settled down to the composition of music, which would become an extension of his evangelistic work. Though his health limited his hours, of productivity, some of his best hymns were written during these days. McGranahan was a most lovable, gentle, modest, unassuming, gentleman, and a refined and cultured Christian. He loved good fellowship, and often treated guests to the most delightful social feast. He died of diabetes at Kinsman, OH, and went home to be with his Savior.
John Perry
James McGranahan
Small Church Music
Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7 Editors: Carolina Sandell Description:
The SmallChurchMusic site was launched in 2006, growing out of the requests from those struggling
to provide suitable music for their services and meetings. Rev. Clyde McLennan was ordained in mid
1960’s and was a pastor in many small Australian country areas, and therefore was acutely aware of
this music problem. Having also been trained as a Pipe Organist, recordings on site (which are a subset
of the smallchurchmusic.com site) are all actually played by Clyde, and also include piano and piano
with organ versions. All recordings are in MP3 format.
Churches all around the world use the recordings, with downloads averaging over 60,000 per
month.
The recordings normally have an introduction, several verses and a slowdown on the last verse.
Users are encouraged to use software: Audacity (http://www.audacityteam.org) or Song Surgeon (http://songsurgeon.com) (see http://scm-audacity.weebly.com for more information) to adjust the MP3 number of verses, tempo
and pitch to suit their local needs.
Copyright notice: Rev. Clyde McLennan, performer in this collection, has assigned his performer rights in this collection to Hymnary.org. Non-commercial use of these recordings is permitted. For permission to use them for any other purposes, please contact manager@hymnary.org.
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Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Grand Rapids, MI: Christian Classics Ethereal Library Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.8.7
Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary
