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Be Thou My Vision

Author: Mary Elizabeth Byrne Meter: 10.10.9.10 Appears in 159 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light First Line: Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Lyrics: 1 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art. Thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. 2 Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word; I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord. Born of thy love, thy child may I be, thou in me dwelling and I one with thee. 3 Be thou my buckler, my sword for the fight. Be thou my dignity, thou my delight, thou my soul’s shelter, thou my high tow’r. Raise thou me heav’nward, O Pow’r of my pow’r. 4 Riches I heed not, nor vain empty praise; thou mine inheritance, now and always. Thou and thou only, first in my heart, Ruler of heaven, my treasure thou art. 5 "*True Light of heaven, when vict’ry is won may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heav’n’s Sun! Heart of my heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all. *Alternate phrase: “High King” Scripture: Psalm 86:11 Used With Tune: SLANE Text Sources: Irish traditional, “Rob tu mo bhoile, a Comdi cride,” ca. 8th c.; trans. Mary Elizabeth Byrne (Ireland), Ériu, Vol. 2, 1905, alt.

Now, on Land and Sea Descending

Author: Samuel Longfellow Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.6.8.7 Appears in 117 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light Lyrics: 1 Now, on land and sea descending, brings the night its peace profound. Let our vesper hymn be blending with the holy calm around. Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Let our vesper hymn be blending with the holy calm around. 2 Soon as dies the sunset glory, stars of heav’n shine out above, telling still the ancient story their Creator’s endless love. Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Telling still the ancient story their Creator’s changeless love. 3 Now, our wants and burdens leaving to our God who cares for all, cease we fearing, cease we grieving; touched by God our burdens fall. Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Cease we fearing, cease we grieving; touched by God our burdens fall. 4 As the darkness deepens o’er us, lo! Eternal stars arise. Hope and faith and love rise glorious, shining in the Spirit’s skies. Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen! Hope and faith and love rise glorious, shining in the Spirit’s skies. Scripture: Psalm 19:1-6 Used With Tune: VESPER HYMN Text Sources: Vespers, 1859

See Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Author: Charles Wesley; George D. Elderkin Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 475 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light Refrain First Line: We’ll walk in the light! Lyrics: 1 See whose glory fills the skies: Jesus, the light of the world! Sun of righteousness, arise: Jesus, the light of the world! Refrain: We'll walk in the light! Beautiful light! Shine where the dewdrops of mercy shine bright. Oh, shine all around us by day and by night, Jesus, the light of the world. 2 Pierce the gloom of sin and grief, Jesus, the light of the world! Scatter all my unbelief, Jesus, the light of the world! [Refrain] 3 More and more thyself display, Jesus, the light of the world! Shining to the perfect day, Jesus, the light of the world! [Refrain] 4 Visit, then, this soul of mine, Jesus, light of the world! Fill me, Radiancy divine! Jesus, the light of the world! [Refrain] Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-3 Used With Tune: WE’LL WALK IN THE LIGHT Text Sources: Adapt. from Charles Wesley (England), “Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies,” Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1740

Let There be Light

Author: William M. Vories Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light First Line: Let there be light, O God of hosts! Lyrics: 1 Let there be light, O God of hosts! Let there be wisdom on the earth! Let broad humanity have birth! Let there be deeds instead of boasts. 2 Within our passioned hearts instill the calm that endeth strain and strife. Make us your ministers of life. Drive out the urge to curse and kill. 3 Give us the peace of vision clear to see each other’s good, our own, to joy and suffer not alone: the love that casts aside all fear. 4 Let woe and waste of warfare cease, that useful labor yet may build its homes with love and laughter filled! God, give your wayward children peace! Scripture: Psalm 43:3 Used With Tune: MISSIONARY CHANT Text Sources: Advocate of Peace, 1909, alt.

Oh, How Shall I Receive Thee

Author: Paul Gerhardt; Arthur T. Russell Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 94 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light Lyrics: 1 Oh, how shall I receive thee, how meet thee on thy way, bless’d hope of ev’ry nation, my soul’s delight and stay? O Jesus, Jesus, give me now by thine own pure light to know whate’er is pleasing and welcome in thy sight. 2 Love caused thine incarnation; Love brought thee here to me. Thy thirst for my salvation procured my liberty. Oh, love beyond all telling, that led thee to embrace, in love, all love excelling, our troubled human race. 3 Thou comest, Christ, with gladness, in mercy and goodwill, to bring an end to sadness and bid our fears be still. We welcome thee, our Savior; come gather us to thee, that in thy light eternal our joyous home may be. Scripture: Luke 1:68-79 Used With Tune: ST. THEODULPH (VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN) Text Sources: “Wie soll ich dich empfangen,” Praxis Pietatis Melica, 1653; trans. Arthur T. Russell (England), Psalms and Hymns, 1851, alt.

In the Beginning

Author: Chris Shelton Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Darkness and Light First Line: In the beginning was the Word Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN

How Great Is Our God (Cuán grande es Dios)

Author: Chris Tomlin; Jesse Reeves; Ed Cash; Francis Castañeda; Mario Ríos; Mark Young; Coalo Zamorano Meter: Irregular Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light First Line: The splendor of the King (Brillando el Rey está) Refrain First Line: How great is our God! (¡Cuán grande es Dios!) Scripture: Deuteronomy 5:22-27 Used With Tune: HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD

Nearer, My God, to Thee

Author: Sarah Flower Adams; Erhardt Friedrich Wunderlich Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.4 Appears in 2,481 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light Lyrics: 1 Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! E’en though it be a cross that raiseth me; still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee, nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 2 Though like the wanderer, the sun gone down, darkness be over me, my rest a stone; yet in my dreams I’d be nearer, my God, to thee, nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 3 There let the way appear steps unto heav’n; all that thou sendest me in mercy giv’n; angels to beckon me nearer, my God, to thee, nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 4 Then, with my waking thoughts bright with thy praise, out of my stony griefs, Bethel I’ll raise; so by my woes to be nearer, my God, to thee, nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 5 Or if on joyful wing, cleaving the sky, sun, moon, and stars forgot, upward I fly, still all my song shall be, nearer, my God, to thee, nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee! 1 Näher, mein Gott, zu dir, näher zu dir! Drückt mich auch Kummer hier, drohet man mir, soll doch trotz Kreuz und Pein, dies meine Losung sein: Näher, mein Gott, zu dir! Näher zu dir! 2 Bricht mir, wie Jakob dort, Nacht auch herein, find ich zum Ruheort nur einen Stein, ist auch im Traume hier mein Sehnen für und für: … 3 Geht auch die schmale Bahn aufwärts gar steil, führt sie doch himmelan zu unserm Heil. Engel, so licht und schön, winken aus selgen Höhn. … 4 Ist dann die Nacht vorbei, leuchtet die Sonn, weih ich mich dir aufs Neu vor deinem Thron, baue mein Bethel dir und jauchz mit Freuden hier: … 5 Ist mir auch ganz verhüllt dein Weg allhier, wird nur mein Wunsch erfüllt: näher zu dir! Schließt dann mein Pilgerlauf, schwing ich mich freudig auf, … Scripture: Genesis 28:10-22 Used With Tune: BETHANY

Arise, Your Light Is Come!

Author: Ruth Duck Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 21 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light; Darkness and Light Scripture: Psalm 146:5-9 Used With Tune: FESTAL SONG