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O where are kings and empires now

Author: A. Cleveland Coxe Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 300 hymnals Topics: Church Militant and Triumphant

Jerusalem the golden!

Author: Bernard of Cluny, xii Cent.; Rev. John Mason Neale Appears in 908 hymnals Topics: Church Triumphant Used With Tune: EWING or JENNER

Author: William Walsham How Meter: 10.10.10 with refrain Appears in 567 hymnals Topics: Church Triumphant First Line: For all the saints, who from their labours rest Lyrics: 1 For all the saints, who from their labours rest, all who by faith before the world confessed, your name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 2 You were their rock, their fortress, and their might: you were their captain in the well-fought fight; you, in the darkness drear, the one true light. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 3 O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one within your great design. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 4 The golden evening brightens in the west, soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest; sweet is the calm of paradise the blest. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 5 But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day the saints triumphant rise in bright array: as God to glory calls them all away. Hallelujah, hallelujah! 6 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: Hallelujah, hallelujah! Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Author: William C. Dix, 1837-98 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 214 hymnals Topics: Church Triumphant Lyrics: 1 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; His the scepter, His the throne; Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone. Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion Thunder like a mighty flood: "Jesus out of ev'ry nation Has redeemed us by His blood." 2 Alleluia! Not as orphans Are we left in sorrow now; Alleluia! He is near us; Faith believes, nor questions how. Though the cloud from sight received Him When the forty days were o'er, Shall our hearts forget His promise: "I am with you evermore"? 3 Alleluia! Bread of heaven, Here on earth our food, our stay; Alleluia! Here the sinful Flee to You from day to day. Intercessor, Friend of sinners, Earth's Redeemer, hear our plea Where the songs of all the sinless Sweep across the crystal sea. 4 Alleluia! King eternal, Lord omnipotent we own; Alleluia! Born of Mary, Earth Your footstool, heav'n Your throne. As within the veil You entered, Robed in flesh, our great high priest, Here on earth both priest and victim In the eucharistic feast. 5 Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; His the scepter, His the throne; Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone. Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion Thunder like a mighty flood: "Jesus out of ev'ry nation Has redeemed us by His blood. Scripture: John 6:31-35 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL

Jerusalem, my happy home

Author: F. B. P. (sixteenth-seventeenth century) Appears in 841 hymnals Topics: God's Church The Church Triumphant, Heaven Used With Tune: SOUTHWELL (IRONS)

Your hand, O God, has guided

Author: Edward Hayes Plumptre, 1821-91 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 56 hymnals Topics: Church Triumphant Lyrics: 1 Your hand, O God, has guided your flock from age to age; the wondrous tale is written full clear, on every page. your people owed your goodness, and we their deeds accord; and both of this bear witness: one church, one faith, one Lord. 2 Your heralds brought glad tidings to greatest, as to least; they bade them rise, and hasten to share the great king's feast; and this was all their teaching, in every deed and word, to all alike proclaiming one church, one faith, one Lord. 3 Through many a day of darkness, through many a scene of strife, the faithful few fought bravely to guard the nation's life. Their gospel of redemption, sin pardoned, earth restored, was all in this enfolded: one church, one faith, one Lord. 4 Your mercy will not fail us, nor leave your work undone; with your right hand to help us the victory shall be won; and then by all creation your name shall be adored, and this shall be our anthem: one church, one faith, one Lord. Scripture: Ephesians 4:1-6 Used With Tune: THORNBURY

Alabaré - I

Author: Manuel José Alonso; José Pagán, b. 1916; John Ylvisaker, b. 1937 Meter: Irregular Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Church Triumphant First Line: John saw the number of all those redeemed Refrain First Line: Alabaré, alabaré, alabaré a mi Señor Lyrics: Refrain: [protected by copyright] 1 [protected by copyright] 2 Worthy is Christ the Lamb who was slain, Whose blood has set us free from ev'ry sin. Power and riches, And wisdom and strength And honor and all blessing shall be His. [Refrain] 3 Sing with the people, the people of God, And join creation in a joyful hymn. Blessing and honor And glory and might To God and to the Lamb be without end. [Refrain] Scripture: Revelation 5:8-13 Used With Tune: ALABARÉ Text Sources: Libro de Liturgia y Cántico, 1998 (Tr. st. 1)

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,797 hymnals Topics: The Church Triumphant Lyrics: 1 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun Does His successive journeys run, His kingdom stretch from shore to shore, Till moons shall wax and wane no more. 2 People and realms of every tongue Dwell on His love with grateful song; And with united hearts proclaim That grace and truth by Jesus came. 3 Blessings abound where'er He reigns; The prisoners leaps to loose his chains, The weary find eternal rest, And all the sons of want are blest. 4 Where He displays His healing power, The sting of death is known no more: In Him the sons of Adam boast More blessings than their father lost.

Christ the Lord is risen again

Author: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-78; Michael Weisse, 1488-1534 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with alleluia Appears in 258 hymnals Topics: Church Triumphant Lyrics: 1 Christ the Lord is risen again; Christ has broken every chain; hark! the angels shout for joy, singing evermore on high: Hallelujah! 2 He who gave for us his life, who for us endured the strife, is our paschal Lamb today; we too sing for joy, and say: Hallelujah! 3 He who bore all pain and loss comfortless upon the cross lives in glory now on high, pleads for us, and hears our cry: Hallelujah! 4 He who slumbered in the grave is exalted now to save; now through all the church it rings that the Lamb is King of kings: Hallelujah! 5 Now he bids us tell abroad how the lost may be restored, how the penitent forgiven, how we too may enter heaven: Hallelujah! 6 Christ, our paschal Lamb indeed, Christ, your ransomed people feed. At the end of earthly strife raise us, Lord, to endless life. Hallelujah! Scripture: 1 Corinthians 5:7-8 Used With Tune: CHRISTUS IST ERSTANDEN

At the name of Jesus

Author: Caroline Maria Noel, 1817-77 Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 252 hymnals Topics: Church Triumphant Lyrics: 1 At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, every tongue confess him King of Glory now: this the Father's pleasure that we call him Lord, who from the beginning was the mighty Word. 2 Humbled for a season to receive a name from the lips of sinners unto whom he came, faithfully he bore it spotless to the last, brought it back victorious, when from death he passed. 3 In your hearts enthrone him, there let him make new all that is not holy, all that is not true. He is God the Saviour, he is Christ the Lord, ever to be worshipped, trusted and adored. 4 When this same Lord Jesus shall appear again, in his Father's glory, there with him to reign, then may we adore him, all before him bow, as our hearts confess him King of Glory now. Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Used With Tune: CAMBERWELL