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Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Author: Joachim Neander, 1650-80; Catherine Winkworth, 1829-78 Appears in 384 hymnals Topics: Creation First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation! Lyrics: 1 Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!
Let all who hear
Now to his temple draw near,
Joining in glad adoration!
2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things is wondrously reigning
And, as on wings of an eagle, uplifting, sustaining.
Have you not seen
All that is needful has been
Sent by his gracious ordaining?
3 Praise to the Lord, who will prosper your work and defend you;
Surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend you.
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do
As with his love he befriends you.
4 Praise to the Lord! Oh, let all that is in me adore him!
All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him!
Let the amen
Sound from his people again.
Gladly forever adore him! Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
For the Fruit of All Creation
Author: Fred Pratt Green, b. 1903 Meter: 8.4.8.4.8.8.8.4 Appears in 70 hymnals Topics: Creation, Preservation Lyrics: 1 For the fruit of all creation,
thanks be to God.
For the gifts to ev'ry nation,
thanks be to God.
For the plowing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth's safekeeping,
thanks be to God.
2 In the just reward of labor,
God's will be done.
In the help we give our neighbor,
God's will be done.
In our worldwide task of caring
for the hungry and despairing,
in the harvests we are sharing,
God's will be done.
3 For the harvests of the Spirit,
thanks be to God.
For the good we all inherit,
thanks be to God.
For the wonders that astound us,
for the truths that still confound us,
most of all that love has found us,
thanks be to God.
Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: AR HYD Y NOS
For the Fruit of All Creation
All Creatures of Our God and King
Author: William H. Draper; St. Francis of Assisi Appears in 265 hymnals Topics: God Our Father : His Works in Creation Lyrics: 1 All creatures of our God and King,
Lift up your voice with us and sing
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
Thou silver moon with softer gleam,
O praise Him, O praise Him!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
2 Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
Ye clouds that sail in heav'n along,
O praise Him, Alleluia!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice,
Ye lights of evening, find a voice,
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
3 Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
Make music for thy Lord to hear,
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
That givest an both warmth and light,
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
4 And all ye men of tender heart,
Forgiving others, take your part
O sing ye, Alleluia!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
Praise God and on Him cast your care,
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
5 Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him, Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One,
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Amen.
Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
All Creatures of Our God and King
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 328 hymnals Topics: Creation; Creation First Line: Each radiant flower that opens Lyrics: Refrain:
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful,
the Lord God made them all.
1 Each radiant flower that opens,
each vibrant bird that sings,
God made their glowing colours,
God made their lively wings. [Refrain]
2 The cold wind in the winter,
the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruit in the garden,
God made them every one. [Refrain]
3 The rocky mountain splendour,
the loon's wild, haunting call,
the great lakes and the prairies,
the forest in the fall. [Refrain]
4 God gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is the Creator,
who has made all things well. [Refrain] Scripture: Genesis 1, 2:1-4 Used With Tune: ALL THINGS BRIGHT
All Things Bright and Beautiful
For the Beauty of the Earth
Author: Folliot Sandford Pierpoint Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 633 hymnals Topics: Creation Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to thee we raise Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth,
for the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies:
Refrain:
Lord of all, to thee we raise
this our hymn of grateful praise.
2 For the wonder of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower,
sun and moon, and stars of light: [Refrain]
3 For the joy of ear and eye,
for the heart and mind’s delight,
for the mystic harmony
linking sense to sound and sight: [Refrain]
4 For the joy of human love,
brother, sister, parent, child,
friends on earth, and friends above,
for all gentle thoughts and mild: [Refrain]
5 For thyself, best gift divine
to the world so freely given;
for that great, great love of thine,
peace on earth and joy in heaven: [Refrain]
Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: DIX
For the Beauty of the Earth
Let All Creation Bless the Lord
Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr. (1944-) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Creation; Creation; Song of creation Lyrics: 1 Let all creation bless the Lord,
till heaven with praise is ringing.
Sun, moon, and stars, peal out a chord,
stir up the angels' singing.
Sing, wind and rain! Sing, snow and sleet!
Make music, day, night, cold and heat:
exalt the God who made you.
2 All living things upon the earth,
green fertile hills and mountains,
sing to the God who gave you birth;
be joyful, springs and fountains.
Lithe waterlife, bright airborne birds,
wild roving beasts, tame flocks and herds:
exalt the God who made you.
3 O men and women everywhere,
lift up a hymn of glory;
all you who know God's steadfast care,
tell out salvation's story.
No tongue be silent; sing your part,
you humble souls and meek of heart;
exalt the God who made you. Used With Tune: MIT FREUDEN ZART Text Sources: Song of Creation
Let All Creation Bless the Lord
This Is My Father's World
Author: Maltbie D. Babcock; Mary Babcock Crawford Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 316 hymnals Topics: Creation and Providence; Creation Lyrics: 1 This is my Father's world,
and to my listening ears
all nature sings and round me rings
the music of the spheres.
This is my Father's world;
I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and seas
his hand the wonders wrought.
3 This is my Father's world:
he shines in all that's fair;
in rustling grass I hear him pass
he speaks to me everywhere.
This is my Father's world:
why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King, let heaven ring!
God reigns; let earth be glad.
Scripture: Psalm 24 Used With Tune: TERRA BEATA
This Is My Father's World
God of Wonders
Author: Marc Byrd; Steve Hindalong Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Creation First Line: Lord of all creation Refrain First Line: God of wonders, beyond our galaxy Scripture: Genesis 1, 2 Used With Tune: GOD OF WONDERS
God of Wonders
Morning Has Broken
Author: Eleanor Farjeon Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 93 hymnals Topics: God Creation Used With Tune: BUNESSAN
Morning Has Broken
Creation Song
Author: Lynnette Pennings Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Know Creation First Line: Who made day and who made night? Scripture: Genesis 1 Used With Tune: [Who made day and who made night?]
Creation Song
O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!
Author: Robert Grant Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 1,142 hymnals Topics: Care of Creation; Creation Lyrics: 1 O worship the King, all glorious above!
O gratefully sing God's power and God’s love:
our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,
pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise.
2 O tell of God's might; O sing of God's grace,
whose robe is the light, whose canopy space,
whose chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form;
and bright is God's path on the wings of the storm.
3 The earth with its store of wonders untold,
Almighty, your power has founded of old;
established it fast by a changeless decree,
and round it has cast, like a mantle, the sea.
4 Your bountiful care what tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air; it shines in the light;
it streams from the hills; it descends to the plain,
and sweetly distills in the dew and the rain.
5 Frail children of dust, and feeble as frail,
in you do we trust, nor find you to fail;
your mercies, how tender, how firm to the end,
our Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend.
Scripture: Deuteronomy 31:6 Used With Tune: LYONS
O Worship the King, All Glorious Above!
Let the Whole Creation Cry
Author: Stopford A. Brooke, 1832-1916 Meter: 7.7.7 D Appears in 81 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 Let the whole creation cry,
"Glory to the Lord on high!"
Heav'n and earth, awake and sing,
"Praise to our almighty king!"
Praise God, angel hosts above,
ever bright and fair in love;
sun and moon, lift up your voice;
night and stars, in God rejoice.
2 Servants striving for the Lord,
prophets burning with the word,
those to whom the arts belong
add their voices to the song.
Pow'rs of knowledge and of law,
to the glorious circle draw;
all who work and all who wait,
sing, "The Lord is good and great!"
3 Men and women, young and old,
raise the anthem loud and bold,
and let children's happy hearts
in this worship take their parts;
from the north to southern pole
let the mighty chorus roll:
“Holy, Holy, Holy One;
glory be to God alone!” Used With Tune: SALZBURG
Let the Whole Creation Cry
How Great Thou Art
Author: Stuart K. Hine (1899-1989); Carl Gustav Boberg (1859-1940) Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 137 hymnals Topics: Creation; Creation First Line: O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder Refrain First Line: Then sings my soul, my Saviour God, to thee Scripture: Job 26:8-14 Used With Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART Text Sources: Swedish text
How Great Thou Art
I Sing the Almighty Power of God
Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 471 hymnals Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Creation; Creation Lyrics: 1. I sing the almighty power of God,
that made the mountains rise,
that spread the flowing seas abroad,
and built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained
the sun to rule the day;
the moon shines full at God's command,
and all the stars obey.
2. I sing the goodness of the Lord,
who filled the earth with food,
who formed the creatures thru the Word,
and then pronounced them good.
Lord, how thy wonders are displayed,
where'er I turn my eye,
if I survey the ground I tread,
or gaze upon the sky.
3. There's not a plant or flower below,
but makes thy glories known,
and clouds arise, and tempests blow,
by order from thy throne;
while all that borrows life from thee
is ever in thy care;
and everywhere that we can be,
thou, God, art present there.
Used With Tune: FOREST GREEN
I Sing the Almighty Power of God
God of the Earth, the Sky, the Sea
Author: Samuel Longfellow, 1819-1882 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 109 hymnals Topics: Works in creation Used With Tune: HERR JESU CHRIST, MEIN'S LEBENS LICHT
God of the Earth, the Sky, the Sea
Fairest Lord Jesus
Author: Joseph August Seiss Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8 Appears in 571 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 Fairest Lord Jesus,
Ruler of all nature,
O thou of God to earth come down,
thee will I cherish,
thee will I honor,
thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.
2 Fair are the meadows,
fairer still the woodlands,
robed in the blooming garb of spring.
Jesus is fairer;
Jesus is purer,
who makes the woeful heart to sing.
3 Fair is the sunshine,
fairer still the moonlight,
and all the twinkling, starry host.
Jesus shines brighter;
Jesus shines purer,
than all the angels heaven can boast.
4 Beautiful Savior,
Ruler of the nations,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor,
praise, adoration,
now and forevermore be thine! Scripture: Psalm 45:2 Used With Tune: CRUSADERS’ HYMN Text Sources: Münster Gesangbuch, 1677; Sts. 1-3, trans. Church Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850, alt.
Fairest Lord Jesus
How Can I Keep from Singing?
Author: Robert Lowry, 1826-1899 Meter: 8.7.8.7 with refrain Appears in 144 hymnals Topics: New Creation First Line: My life flows on in endless song Refrain First Line: No storm can shake my inmost calm Scripture: Psalm 18:2 Used With Tune: HOW CAN I KEEP FROM SINGING
How Can I Keep from Singing?
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Author: Thomas O. Chisholm Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 184 hymnals Topics: Creation First Line: Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father Refrain First Line: Great is thy faithfulness! (오신실하신주) Lyrics: 1 Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;
there is no shadow of turning with thee.
Thou changest not; thy compassions they fail not.
As thou hast been thou forever wilt be.
Refrain:
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning, new mercies I see.
All I have needed thy hand hath provided.
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!
2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
join with all nature in manifold witness
to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. [Refrain]
3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide,
strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow:
blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain]
KOREAN Refrain:
오신실하신주
오신실하신주
날마다자비를베푸시며
일용할모든것내려주시니
오신실하신주 나의구주 Scripture: Genesis 9:13-15 Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS
Great Is Thy Faithfulness
Blessed Assurance
Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: Irregular Appears in 1,059 hymnals Topics: New Creation First Line: Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Refrain First Line: This is my story, this is my song Lyrics: 1 Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
born of the Spirit, washed in Christ's blood.
[Refrain:]
This is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long;
this is my story, this is my song,
praising my Saviour all the day long.
2 Perfect submission, perfect delight!
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
angels descending bring from above
echoes of mercy, whispers of love. [Refrain]
3 Perfect submission, all is at rest;
I in my Saviour am happy and blessed;
watching and waiting, looking above,
filled with God's goodness, lost in Christ's love. [Refrain] Used With Tune: ASSURANCE
Blessed Assurance
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,863 hymnals Topics: New Creation Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down;
fix in us thy humble dwelling,
all thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
pure, unbounded love thou art;
visit us with thy salvation,
enter every trembling heart.
2 Come, Almighty to deliver,
let us all thy life receive;
suddenly return, and never,
nevermore thy temples leave.
Thee we would always blessing,
serve thee with thy hosts above,
pray and praise thee without ceasing,
glory in thy perfect love.
3 Finish, then, thy new creation;
pure and spotless let us be;
let us see thy great salvation
perfectly restored in thee:
changed from glory into glory,
till in heaven we take our place,
till we cast our crowns before thee,
lost in wonder, love, and praise.
Scripture: John 3:16 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL
Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
What Wondrous Love
Meter: 12.9.12.12.9 Appears in 252 hymnals Topics: New Creation First Line: What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul Lyrics: 1 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul,
to bear the dreadful curse for my soul?
2 When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down,
when I was sinking down, sinking down;
when I was sinking down beneath God's righteous frown,
Christ laid aside his crown for my soul, for my soul,
Christ laid aside his crown for my soul.
3 To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing,
to God and to the Lamb I will sing;
to God and to the Lamb, who is the great I AM
while millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing,
while millions join the theme, I will sing.
4 And when from death I'm free, I'll sing on, I'll sing on,
and when from death I'm free, I'll sing on;
and when from death I'm free, I'll sing and joyful be,
and through eternity I'll sing on, I'll sing on,
and through eternity I'll sing on.
Scripture: Revelation 5:6-14 Used With Tune: WONDROUS LOVE Text Sources: S. Mead's A General Selection, 1811
What Wondrous Love
Beautiful Savior!
Meter: 5.6.8.5.5.8 Appears in 141 hymnals Topics: Creation and Earth Scripture: Psalm 45:2 Used With Tune: CRUSADERS' HYMN Text Sources: Münster Gesangbuch, 1677
Beautiful Savior!
All People That on Earth Do Dwell
Author: William Kethe Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 721 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1. All people that on earth do dwell,
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice.
Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell;
come ye before him and rejoice.
2. Know that the Lord is God indeed;
without our aid he did us make;
we are his folk, he doth us feed,
and for his sheep he doth us take.
3. O enter then his gates with praise;
approach with joy his courts unto;
praise, laud, and bless his name always,
for it is seemly so to do.
4. For why! the Lord our God is good;
his mercy is forever sure;
his truth at all times firmly stood,
and shall from age to age endure.
Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: OLD 100TH
All People That on Earth Do Dwell
From all who dwell below the skies
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with alleluias Appears in 1,278 hymnals Topics: Creation; Gifts in Creation Lyrics: 1 From all who dwell below the skies
let the Creator's praise arise;
Hallelujah!
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
through every land, by every tongue,
Hallelujah!
2 Eternal are your mercies, Lord,
eternal truth attends your word:
Hallelujah!
Your praise shall sound from shore to shore
till suns shall rise and set no more.
Hallelujah! Scripture: Malachi 1:11 Used With Tune: LASST UNS ERFREUEN
From all who dwell below the skies
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
Author: Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 267 hymnals Topics: Creation; Creation Lyrics: 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore thee,
God of glory, Lord of love;
hearts unfold like flowers before thee,
opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
drive the dark of doubt away;
giver of immortal gladness,
fill us with the light of day.
2 All thy works with joy surround thee,
earth and heaven reflect thy rays,
stars and angels sing around thee,
center of unbroken praise.
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
flowery meadow, flashing sea,
chanting bird and flowing fountain
call us to rejoice in thee.
3 Thou art giving and forgiving,
ever blessing, ever blest,
well-spring of the joy of living,
ocean depth of happy rest!
Thou our Father and our Mother,
all who live in love are thine;
teach us how to love each other,
lift us to the joy divine. Scripture: Psalm 66 Used With Tune: HYMN TO JOY
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee
I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath
Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; John Wesley, 1703-1791 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 527 hymnals Topics: The Creation Lyrics: 1 I'll praise my Maker while I've breath,
and when my voice is lost in death,
praise shall employ my noblest powers;
my days of praise are never past
while life and thought and being last
or immortality endures.
2 Happy are those whose hopes rely
on God the Lord, who made the sky,
and earth, the sea, the night and day;
God's truth forever stands secure,
he keeps his promise to the poor,
and none who seeks is turned away.
3 The Lord gives eyesight to the blind,
he calms and heals the troubled mind,
and sends the wounded conscience peace.
God helps the stranger in distress,
the widow and the fatherless,
and grants the prisoner glad release.
4 I'll praise you while you lend me breath,
and, when my voice is lost in death,
praise shall employ my noblest powers;
my days of praise are never past
while life and thought and being last
or immortality endures. Scripture: Psalm 146 Used With Tune: OLD 113TH
I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath
Of the Father's Love Begotten
Author: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius; John Mason Neale; Henry Williams Baker Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 214 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 Of the Father's love begotten
ere the worlds began to be,
he is Alpha and Omega
he the source, the ending he,
of the things that are, that have been,
and that future years shall see
evermore and evermore.
2 O that birth forever blessed,
when a virgin, blest with grace,
by the Holy Ghost conceiving,
bore the Savior of our race;
and the babe, the world's Redeemer,
first revealed his sacred face,
evermore and evermore.
3 This is he whom seers in old time
chanted of with one accord,
whom the voices of the prophets
promised in their faithful word;
now he shines, the long-expected;
let creation praise its Lord
evermore and evermore.
4 Let the heights of heaven adore him;
angel hosts, his praises sing:
powers, dominions, bow before him
and extol our God and King;
let no tongue on earth be silent,
every voice in concert ring
evermore and evermore.
5 Christ, to you, with God the Father
and the Spirit, there shall be
hymn and chant and high thanksgiving
and the shout of jubilee:
honor, glory, and dominion
and eternal victory
evermore and evermore!
Amen.
Scripture: Psalm 2:7 Used With Tune: DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
Of the Father's Love Begotten
Creator God, Creating Still
Author: Jane Parker Huber Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: New Creation Used With Tune: ST. ANNE
Creator God, Creating Still
For the Healing of the Nations
Author: Fred Kaan Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 58 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 For the healing of the nations,
God, we pray with one accord;
for a just and equal sharing
of the things that earth affords.
To a life of love in action
help us rise and pledge our word.
2 Lead us forward into freedom,
from despair your world release;
that, redeemed from war and hatred,
all may come and go in peace.
Show us how through care and goodness
fear will die and hope increase.
3 All that kills abundant living,
let it from the earth be banned;
pride of status, race or schooling,
dogmas that obscure your plan.
In our common quest for justice
may we hallow life's brief span.
4 You, Creator God, have written
your great name on humankind;
for our growing in your likeness
bring the life of Christ to mind,
that by our response and service
earth its destiny may find. Used With Tune: WESTMINSTER ABBEY
For the Healing of the Nations
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,736 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 O for a thousand tongues to sing
my great Redeemer's praise,
the glories of my God and king,
the triumphs of God's grace.
2 Jesus! the name that charms our fears,
that bids our sorrows cease;
'tis music in the sinner's ears,
'tis life and health and peace.
3 He speaks, and listening to his voice,
new life the dead receive,
the mournful broken hearts rejoice,
the humble poor believe.
4 Hear him, you deaf, you voiceless ones,
your tongues again employ;
you blind, behold your Saviour comes,
and leap, you lame, for joy!
5 My gracious Master and my God,
assist me to proclaim,
to spread through all the earth abroad
the honours of your name. Used With Tune: AZMON
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing
Practical Atheism exposed; or, the Being and Attributes of God asserted
Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Creation and Providence; Creation and Providence First Line: While men grow bold in wicked ways Lyrics: 1 While men grow bold in wicked ways,
And yet a God they own,
My heart within me often says,
"Their thoughts believe there's none.
2 Their thoughts and ways at once declare,
(What e'er their lips profess)
God hath no wrath for them to fear,
Nor will they seek his grace.
3 What strange self-flattery blinds their eyes!
But there's a hastening hour,
When they shall see with sore surprise
The terrors of thy power.
4 Thy justice shall maintain its throne,
Though mountains melt away;
Thy judgements are a world unknown,
A deep, unfathom'd sea.
5 Above the heavens' created rounds,
Thy mercies, Lord, extend;
Thy truth out-lives the narrow bounds,
Where time and nature end.
6 Safety to man thy goodness brings,
Nor overlooks the beast;
Beneath the shadow of thy wings
Thy children chuse to rest.
7 [From thee, when creature-streams run low.
And mortal comforts die,
Perpetual springs of life shall flow,
And raise our pleasures high.
8 Though all created light decay,
And death close up our eyes,
Thy presence makes eternal day
Where clouds can never rise. Scripture: Psalm 36:9
Practical Atheism exposed; or, the Being and Attributes of God asserted
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Meter: Irregular Appears in 60 hymnals Topics: Creation and Providence Lyrics: 1 He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got the whole world in his hands.
He's got the whole world in his hands.
2 He's got the wind and the rain in his hands.
(Sing three times)
He's got the whole world in his hands.
3 He's got the little tiny baby in his hands. . . .
He's got the whole world in his hands.
4 He's got you and me, brother, in his hands. . . .
He's got the whole world in his hands.
5 He's got you and me, sister, in his hands. . . .
He's got the whole world in his hands.
6 He's got everybody here in his hands. . . .
He's got the whole world in his hands.
Used With Tune: WHOLE WORLD Text Sources: Afro-American spiritual
He's Got the Whole World in His Hands
Breathe on me, breath of God
Author: E. Hatch (1835-1889) Appears in 339 hymnals Topics: The Creation Used With Tune: CARLISLE
Breathe on me, breath of God
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
Author: Robert L. Edwards Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: Stewardship and Creation Used With Tune: AUSTRIAN HYMN
God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending
Oh, that I Had a Thousand Voices
Author: Johann Mentzer, 1658-1734 Meter: 9.8.9.8.8.8 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 O, that I had a thousand voices
To praise my God with thousand tongues!
My heart, which in the Lord rejoices,
Would then proclaim in grateful songs
To all, wherever I might be,
What great things God has done for me.
2 O all you pow'rs that he implanted,
Arise, keep silence now no more;
Put forth the strength that God has granted!
Your noblest work is to adore.
O soul and body, join to raise
With heartfelt joy our maker's praise.
3 You forest leaves so green and tender
That dance for joy in summer air,
You meadow grasses, bright and slender,
You flow'rs so fragrant and so fair,
You live to show God's praise alone.
Join me to make his glory known.
4 All creatures that have breath and motion,
That throng the earth, the sea, the sky,
Come, share with me my heart's devotion,
Help me to sing God's praises high.
My utmost pow'rs can never quite
Declare the wonders of his might.
5 Creator, humbly I implore you
To listen to my earthly song
Until that day when I adore you,
When I have joined the angel throng
And learned with choirs of heaven to sing
Eternal anthems to my king.
Used With Tune: O DASS ICH TAUSEND ZUNGEN HÄTTE Text Sources: Tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.
Oh, that I Had a Thousand Voices
God, who made the earth
Author: Sarah Betts Rhodes, 1829-1904 Meter: 5.6.6.4 Appears in 93 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 God, who made the earth,
the air, the sky, the sea,
who gave the light its birth,
still cares for me.
2 God, who made the grass,
the flower, the fruit, the tree,
the day and night to pass,
still cares for me.
3 God, who made the sun,
the moon, the stars we see,
who sees life's clouds come on,
still cares for me.
4 God, who made all things,
on earth, in air, in sea,
who changing seasons brings;
till cares for me. Scripture: Psalm 104 Used With Tune: SOMMERLIED
God, who made the earth
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness
Author: James K. Manley, 1940-; Andrew Donaldson Meter: Irregular Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Creation First Line: You moved on the waters (Tu formas la terre) Refrain First Line: Spirit, Spirit of gentleness (Souffle, vent doux du Saint-Esprit) Scripture: Acts 2:16-21 Used With Tune: SPIRIT, SPIRIT OF GENTLENESS
Spirit, Spirit of gentleness
She comes sailing on the wind
Author: Gordon Light, 1944- Meter: Irregular Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Creation First Line: Silent waters rocking on the morning of our birth Scripture: Genesis 1:2 Used With Tune: SHE FLIES ON
She comes sailing on the wind
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Author: Johann Jakob Schütz; Frances Elizabeth Cox Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Appears in 194 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 Sing praise to God who reigns above,
the God of all creation,
the God of power, the God of love,
the God of our salvation.
My soul with comfort rich he fills,
and every grief he gently stills:
to God all praise and glory!
2 What God's almighty power has made,
in mercy he is keeping;
by morning glow or evening shade
his eye is never sleeping.
And where he rules in kingly might,
there all is just and all is right:
to God all praise and glory!
3 We sought the Lord in our distress;
O God, in mercy hear us.
Our Savior saw our helplessness
and came with peace to cheer us.
For this we thank and praise the Lord,
who is by one and all adored:
to God all praise and glory!
4 Let all who name Christ's holy name
give God the praise and glory.
Let all who know his power proclaim
aloud the wondrous story.
Cast every idol from its throne;
the Lord is God, and he alone:
to God all praise and glory!
Scripture: Psalm 91 Used With Tune: MIT FREUDEN ZART
Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
Author: Juan B. Cabrera; Reginald Heber Meter: 11.12.12.10 Appears in 1,642 hymnals Topics: Creation Scripture: Exodus 33:17-23 Used With Tune: NICAEA Text Sources: Korean translation, The Christian Literature Society of Korea
Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!
God is love, let heav'n adore him
Author: Timothy Rees, 1874-1939 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 33 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 God is love, let heav'n adore him;
God is love, let earth rejoice;
let creation sing before him,
and exalt him with one voice.
God, who laid the earth's foundation,
he who spread the heavens above,
and who breathes through all creation
God is love, eternal Love.
2 God is love, and gently enfolding
all the world in one embrace,
with unfailing grasp is holding
every child of every race.
And when human hearts are breaking
under sorrow's iron rod,
then they find that selfsame aching
deep within the heart of God.
3 God is love, and, though with blindness
sin afflicts our human hearts,
God's eternal lovingkindness
holding, guiding, grace imparts.
Sin and death and hell shall never
o'er us final triumph gain;
God is love, so love for ever
o'er the universe must reign. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Used With Tune: ABBOT'S LEIGH
God is love, let heav'n adore him
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Author: Walter Chambers Smith Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 211 hymnals Topics: Creation and Providence Lyrics: 1 Immortal, invisible, God only wise,
in light inaccessible hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious, your great name we praise.
2 Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,
nor wanting nor wasting, you rule day and night;
your justice like mountains high soaring above,
your clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.
3 Life-giving Creator of both great and small,
of all life the maker, the true life of all;
we blossom, then wither like leaves on the tree,
but you are forever, who was and will be.
4 We worship before you, great Father of light,
while angels adore you, all veiling their sight;
our praises we render, O Father, to you,
whom only the splendor of light hides from view.
Scripture: Psalm 65 Used With Tune: ST. DENIO
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Before Jehovah's awful throne
Author: Rev. Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 965 hymnals Topics: Creation; Man Creation of Used With Tune: OLD HUNDREDTH
Before Jehovah's awful throne
Touch the Earth Lightly
Author: Shirley Erena Murray Meter: 5.5.10 D Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Unity of Creation Lyrics: 1 Touch the earth lightly,
use the earth gently,
nourish the life of the world in our care:
gift of great wonder,
ours to surrender,
trust for the children tomorrow will bear.
2 We who endanger,
who create hunger,
agents of death for all creatures that live,
we who would foster
clouds of disaster--
God of our planet, forestall and forgive!
3 Let there be greening,
birth from the burning,
water that blesses and air that is sweet,
health in God's garden,
hope in God's children,
regeneration that peace will complete.
4 God of all living,
God of all loving,
God of the seedling, the snow and the sun,
teach us, deflect us,
Christ reconnect us,
using us gently, and making us one. Used With Tune: TENDERNESS
Touch the Earth Lightly
Creating God, Your Fingers Trace
Author: Jeffery Rowthorn, b. 1934 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 28 hymnals Topics: Creation, Preservation Lyrics: 1 Creating God, your fingers trace
the bold designs of farthest space;
let sun and moon and stars and light
and what lies hidden praise your might.
2 Sustaining God, your hands uphold
earth's myst'ries known or yet untold;
let water's fragile blend with air,
enabling life, proclaim your care.
3 Redeeming God, your arms embrace
all now despised for creed or race;
let peace, descending like a dove,
make known on earth your healing love.
4 Indwelling God, your gospel claims
one family with a billion names;
let every life be touched by grace
until we praise you face to face.
Scripture: Genesis 1 Used With Tune: DUNEDIN
Creating God, Your Fingers Trace
God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens
Author: Catherine Cameron Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 46 hymnals Topics: God Works in Creation; Stewardship and Creation Scripture: Isaiah 42:5-9 Used With Tune: HOLY MANNA
God, Who Stretched the Spangled Heavens
Let All Things Now Living
Author: Katherine K. Davis, b. 1892 Meter: 6.6.11.6.6.11 D Appears in 55 hymnals Topics: Creation Used With Tune: THE ASH GROVE
Let All Things Now Living
Praise with Joy the World's Creator
Author: The Iona Community Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Creation; Unity of Creation Used With Tune: LAUDA ANIMA (PRAISE MY SOUL)
Praise with Joy the World's Creator
O God in Whom All Life Begins
Author: Carl P. Daw Jr. Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: Creation Lyrics: 1 O God in whom all life begins,
who births the seed to fruit,
bestow your blessing on our lives;
here let your love find root.
Bring forth in us the Spirit’s gifts
of patience, joy, and peace;
deliver us from numbing fear,
and grant our faith increase.
2 Unite in mutual ministry
our minds and hands and hearts
that we may have the grace to seek
the power your peace imparts.
So let our varied gifts combine
to glorify your Name
that in all things by word and deed
we may your love proclaim.
3 Through tears and laughter, grief and joy,
enlarge our trust and care;
so bind us in community
that we may risk and dare.
Be with us when we gather here
to worship, sing, and pray;
then send us forth in power and faith
to live the words we say.
Scripture: Genesis 1:1 Used With Tune: NOEL
O God in Whom All Life Begins
Before the Earth Had Yet Begun
Author: Herbert O'Driscoll (1928-) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Creation; Creation Scripture: Job 38 Used With Tune: CRAIGLEITH
Before the Earth Had Yet Begun
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