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Have Mercy on Us, Lord (Attende Domine)

Author: Melvin Farrell, SS, 1930-1986 Meter: 11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 16 hymnals First Line: O great Redeemer, King of all creation (Ad te Rex summe, omnium redemptor) Topics: Mercy; Sin; Mercy; Sin; Mercy; Sin Scripture: Psalm 51 Used With Tune: ATTENDE DOMINE Text Sources: Latin, 10th cent.

Come Now, O God

Author: David Bjorlin Meter: 11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Come now, O God, when our love is forsaken Topics: Doubt; Jesus Christ Advent of; Jesus Christ Second Coming of; Joy; Longest Night / Blue Christmas; Reign of Christ; Sin; Suffering Scripture: Psalm 30:8-12 Used With Tune: LOST IN THE NIGHT

Have Mercy on Us, Lord (Attende Domine)

Author: Melvin L. Farrell Meter: 11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: O great Redeemer, King of all creation Text Sources: Latin, 10th cent.

Alleluia to Jesus who died on the tree

Meter: 11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 42 hymnals First Line: As Jacob with travel was weary one day Lyrics: 1 As Jacob with travel was weary one day, at night on a stone for a pillow he lay; he saw in a vision a ladder so high that its foot was on earth and its top in the sky: Refrain: Alleluia to Jesus who died on the tree, and has raised up a ladder of mercy for me! 2 This ladder is long, it is strong and well-made, has stood hundreds of years and is not yet decayed; many millions have climbed it and reached Sion's hill; by faith many millions are climbing it still: [Refrain] 3 Come let us ascend! All may climb it who will; for the angels of Jacob are guarding it still: and remember, each step that by faith we pass o'er, some prophet or martyr has trod it before: [Refrain] 4 And when we arrive at the haven of rest we shall hear the glad words, 'Come up hither, ye blest, here are regions of light, here are mansions of bliss'. O who would not climb such a ladder as this? [Refrain] Topics: Proper 11 Year A; St. Michael and All Angels Scripture: Galatians 3:13 Used With Tune: JACOB'S LADDER Text Sources: !8th century

Then let us adore him, and praise his great love

Author: Henry Ramsden Bramley, 1833-1917 Meter: 11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 10 hymnals First Line: The great God of heaven is come down to earth Lyrics: 1 The great God of heaven is come down to earth, His mother a Virgin, and sinless his birth; The Father eternal his Father alone: He sleeps in the manger; he reigns on the throne: Refrain: Then let us adore him, and praise his great love: To save us poor sinners he came from above. 2 A Babe on the breast of a Maiden he lies, Yet sits with the Father on high in the skies; Before him their faces the seraphim hide, While Joseph stands waiting, unscared, by his side: [Refrain] 3 Lo! here is Emmanuel, here is the Child, The Son that was promised to Mary so mild; Whose power and dominion shall ever increase, The Prince that shall rule o’er a kingdom of peace: [Refrain] 4 The Wonderful Counsellor, boundless in might, The Father’s own image, the beam of his light; Behold him now wearing the likeness of man, Weak, helpless, and speechless, in measure a span: [Refrain] 5 O wonder of wonders, which none can unfold: The Ancient of days is an hour or two old; The Maker of all things is made of the earth, Man is worshipped by angels, and God comes to birth: [Refrain] Topics: The Christian Year Christmas; St. Joseph of Nazareth March 19th Used With Tune: A VIRGIN UNSPOTTED

Draw Near, O Lord (Attende Domine)

Author: Melvin Farrell, 1930-1986 Meter: 11.11.11 with refrain Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: O King exalted, Savior of all nations (Ad te Rex summe, omnium Redemptor) Refrain First Line: Draw near, O Lord, our God (Attende Domine) Topics: Lent Used With Tune: ATTENDE DOMINE Text Sources: Latin, 10th cent.