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Arise, Your Light Has Come

Author: Ruth Duck, b. 1947 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 21 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-11 Topics: Society; Epiphany Used With Tune: FESTAL SONG

God her everlasting light

Appears in 200 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:18 First Line: Hear what God the Lord hath spoken Topics: Institutions of the Gospel The Church

Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken

Author: John Newton Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,292 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:18 Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God; he, whose word cannot be broken, formed thee for his own abode; on the Rock of Ages founded, what can shake thy sure repose? With salvation’s walls surrounded, thou mayst smile at all thy foes. 2 See the streams of living water springing from eternal love, well supply thy sons and daughters, and all fear of want remove; who can faint while such a river ever flows their thirst to assuage, grace which, like the Lord, the giver, never fails from age to age. 3 Blest inhabitants of Zion, washed in their Redeemer's blood, Jesus, whom their souls rely on, makes them kings and priests to God. 'Tis his love his people raises over self to reign as kings, and as priests, his solemn praises each for a thank-off'ring brings. 4 Savior, if of Zion's city I through grace a member am, let the world deride or pity-- I will glory in thy name; fading are the worldling's pleasures, all their boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasure none but Zion's children know. Topics: City of God; Processional Hymns Used With Tune: ABBOT'S LEIGH

As with Gladness Men of Old

Author: William C. Dix, 1837-98 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 638 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:19 Lyrics: 1 As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star behold; As with joy they hailed its light, Leading onward, beaming bright; So, most gracious Lord, may we Evermore be led by Thee. 2 As with joyful steps they sped, Savior, to Thy lowly bed, There to bend the knee before Thee, whom heav'n and earth adore; So may we with willing feet Ever seek Thy mercy seat. 3 As they offered gifts most rare At Thy cradle, rude and bare, So may we with holy joy, Pure and free from sin's alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heav'nly King. 4 Holy Jesus, ev'ry day Keep us in the narrow way; And when earthly things are past, Bring our ransomed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glory hide. 5 In the heav'nly country bright Need they no created light; Thou its light, its joy, its crown, Thou its sun which goes not down; There forever may we sing Alleluias to our King. Used With Tune: DIX

Rise, crowned with light, great Salem, rise!

Author: Pope Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 219 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60 Lyrics: 1 Rise, crowned with light, great Salem, rise! Exalt thine head and lift thine eyes; See a long race thy courts adorn, Of sons and daughters yet unborn. 2 See nations at thy gates attend, And lowly in thy temple bend; See crowds on every side arise, Eager to mount above the skies. 3 See heaven its portals wide display, And pour on thee a flood of day! Thy day shall shine forever bright, For God himself shall be thy light. 4 What though the skies in smoke decay, Rocks fall, and mountains melt away! Fixed in his word, his power remains: Thy glorious King, Messiah, reigns! Topics: Christ Intercession and Reign; Reign of the Messiah

On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry

Author: Charles Coffin (1676-1749); John Chandler (1806-1876) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 230 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:1 Lyrics: 1 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry announces that the Lord is nigh; awake and hearken for he brings glad tidings of the King of kings. 2 Then cleansed be every heart from sin; make straight the way for God within; prepare we in our hearts a home, where such a mighty Guest may come. 3 For you are our salvation, Lord, our refuge and our great reward; without your grace we waste away, like flowers that wither and decay. 4 Stretch out your hand, to heal our sore, and make us rise to fall no more; once more upon your people shine, and fill the world with love divine. 5 All praise to you, eternal Son, whose advent has our freedom won, whom with the Father we adore, and Holy Spirit, evermore. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Public Ministry; Christian Year Lent; Christian Year Season of Epiphany; Jesus baptism Used With Tune: WINCHESTER NEW (CRASSELIUS)

Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

Author: John Samuel Bewley Monsell (1811-1875) Meter: 12.10.12.10 Appears in 145 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:6 Lyrics: 1 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; bow down before him, His glory proclaim; gold of obedience and incense of lowliness bring, and adore him; the Lord is his Name! 2 Low at his feet lay thy burden of carefulness; high on his heart he will bear it for thee, comfort thy sorrows, and answer thy prayerfulness, guiding thy steps as may best for thee be. 3 Fear not to enter his courts, in the slenderness of the poor wealth thou canst reckon as thine; truth in its beauty and love in its tenderness, these are the offerings to lay on His shrine. 4 These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness, he will accept for the Name that is dear, mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness, trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear. 5 Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; bow down before him, His glory proclaim; gold of obedience and incense of lowliness bring, and adore him; the Lord is his Name! Topics: Our Response to God in the worship of God's house; Our Response to Christ In Dedication; Adoration Of God; Beauty; Offering of gifts; Offering of self Used With Tune: MOREDUN

Rise, Shine, You People

Author: Ronald A. Klug Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:1 First Line: Rise, shine, you people! Christ the Lord has entered Topics: The Grace of Jesus Christ In Praise of Christ; Forgiveness; Grace; Jesus Christ; Opening Hymns; Testimony and Witness Used With Tune: WOJTKIEWIECZ

Hail to the Brightness of Zion's Glad Morning!

Author: Thomas Hastings Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 460 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:1-3 Lyrics: 1 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning! Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain! Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning; Zion in triumph begins her mild reign. 2 Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning! Long by the prophets of Israel foretold! Hail to the millions from bondage returning! Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold. 3 Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing, streams ever copious are gliding along; loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing, wastes rise in verdure and mingle in song. 4 See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean, praise to Jehovah ascending on high; fall'n are the engines of war and commotion, shouts of salvation are rending the sky. Topics: The Church The Church of Christ Used With Tune: WESLEY

We Three Kings of Orient Are

Author: John Henry Hopkins Jr. Meter: 8.8.8.6 with refrain Appears in 311 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 60:3 Refrain First Line: O star of wonder, star of night Lyrics: 1 We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar, field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star. Refrain: O star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light! 2 Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain, gold I bring to crown him again, King forever, ceasing never over us all to reign. [Refrain] 3 Frankincense to offer have I; incense owns a deity nigh; prayer and praising gladly raising, worshiping God Most High. [Refrain] 4 Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume breathes a life of gathering gloom; sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, sealed in the stone-cold tomb. [Refrain] 5 Glorious now behold him arise, King and God and Sacrifice: Alleluia! Alleluia! sounds through the earth and skies. [Refrain] Topics: Christian Year Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year Epiphany; Jesus Christ Birth Used With Tune: KINGS OF ORIENT