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Peace, My Own Peace, Is the Gift I Leave with You

Author: James Quinn Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: [Peace, My Own Peace, Is the Gift I Leave with You] Scripture: John 15:12 Text Sources: Praise for All Seasons (Selah, 1994)

Peace, perfect peace, is the gift of Christ our Lord

Author: Kevin Mayhew, b. 1942 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: John 15:11 Topics: Justice and Peace Used With Tune: [Peace, perfect peace, is the gift of Christ our Lord]

People Need the Lord

Author: Phill McHugh, 1941-; Greg Nelson, 1948- Appears in 14 hymnals Scripture: John 15:12 Used With Tune: [People need the Lord]

Planted in Christ, the living vine

Appears in 104 hymnals Scripture: John 15:4 Topics: Christian Experience Dedication and Self-Denial

Praise God for the Harvest of Orchard and Field

Author: Brian Wren Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 12 hymnals First Line: Praise God for the harvest of orchard and field Scripture: John 15:2 Lyrics: 1 Praise God for the harvest of orchard and field, praise God for the people who gather their yield, the long hours of labor, the skills of a team, the patience of science, the power of machine. 2 Praise God for the harvest that comes from afar, from market and harbor, the sea and the shore: foods packed and transported, and gathered and grown by God given neighbors, unseen and unknown. 3 Praise God for the harvest that's quarried and mined, selected and smelted, or shaped and refined: for oil and iron, for copper and coal, praise God, who in love has provided them all. 4 Praise God for the harvest of science and skill, the urge to discover, create, and fulfill: for plans and inventions that promise to gain a future more hopeful, a world more humane. 5 Praise God for the harvest of mercy and love from leaders and peoples who struggle and serve with patience and kindness, that all may be led to freedom and justice, and all may be fed. Topics: Justice; Occasional Services Thanksgiving/Harvest; Praise of God; Science; Social Justice; Time Used With Tune: STOWEY

Stand Up, Friends

Author: Brian Wren, b. 1936 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Praise the God who changes places Scripture: John 15:15 Refrain First Line: Stand up, friends! Lyrics: 1 Praise the God who changes places, Leaves the lofty seat, Welcomes us with warm embraces, Stoops to wash our feet. Refrain: Stand up, friends! Hold your heads high! Freedom is our song! Alleluia! Freedom is our song! Alleluia! 2 Praise the Rabbi, speaking, doing All that God intends, Dying, rising, faith renewing, Calling us his friends. [Refrain] 3 Praise the Breath of Love, whose freedom Spreads our waking wings, Lifting ev'ry blight and burden Till the spirit sings; [Refrain] 4 Praise, until we join the singing Far beyond our sight, With the Ending and Beginning Dancing in the light. [Refrain] Topics: Freedom; Friendship; Gathering; Going Forth; Jesus Christ; Paschal Mystery; Praise; Song; Trinity Used With Tune: [Praise the God who changes places]

Praise the Lord, Praise the Lord

Author: Frederick William Foster Meter: 3.3.7.8.7.8.9.3.3 Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: Praise the Lord Scripture: John 15:1-14 Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord, praise the Lord! He with you deals bounteously. Highly favored church of Jesus, he chose you through mercy free to show forth his matchless praises and rich fruit, blessed for the Master's use, to produce, to produce. 2 Gracious Lord, gracious Lord, blessed is our lot indeed in your ransomed congregation; here we on your merits feed, and the well-springs of salvation, all the needy to revive and cheer, stream forth here, forth here. 3 We entreat, we entreat, Lord, lift up your countenance on your ransomed congregations; grace to ev'ry soul dispense. May we in our situations daily in your great salvation share. Hear our prayer, hear our prayer. Topics: Nature of the Church; Christ--Grace and mercy of; Church--Community in Christ; Church--Foundation and nature; Justification Used With Tune: HOLY LORD

Praise the Spirit in creation

Author: Michael Hewlett, 1916-2000 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 16 hymnals Scripture: John 15:26 Topics: The Holy Spirit The Coming of the Spirit; Adoration of The Holy Spirit; Christian Year Pentecost; Compassion; God In Creation; Holy Spirit illunination of; Mission Used With Tune: JULION

Praise to the Holiest in the height

Author: John Henry Newman (1801-1890) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 169 hymnals Scripture: John 15:13 Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise, -- in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways. 2 O loving wisdom of our God! when all was sin and shame, a second Adam to the fight and to the rescue came. 3 O wisest love! that flesh and blood, which did in Adam fail, should strive afresh against the foe, should strive and should prevail. 4 O generous love! that he who smote in Man, for man, the foe, the double agony in Man for man should undergo; 4 And in the garden secretly, and on the Cross on high, should teach his brethren, and inspire to suffer and to die. 5 Praise to the Holiest in the height, and in the depth be praise, -- in all his words most wonderful, most sure in all his ways. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Passion and Death; Christian Year Holy Week; Christian Year Maundy Thursday Used With Tune: GERONTIUS

Prayer is the Sou's Sincere Desire

Author: James Mongtomery Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 848 hymnals First Line: Prayer is the soul's sincere desire Scripture: John 15:16 Used With Tune: BYEFIELD