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People, Look East

Author: Eleanor Farjeon, 1881-1965 Meter: 8.7.9.8.8.7 Appears in 44 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-5 First Line: People, look east, the time is near Used With Tune: BESANÇON

Meter: Irregular Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3 Lyrics: Prepare the way of the Lord. Prepare the way of the Lord, and all people will see the salvation of our God. Topics: Christ's Gracious Life Promised Coming; Christian Year Advent; Jesus Christ; Rounds; Service Music Greeting/Call to Worship Used With Tune: PREPARE THE WAY

Praise Him! Praise Him!

Author: Fanny J. Crosby Meter: 12.10.12.10.11.10.11.10 Appears in 404 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:11 First Line: Praise him! praise him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer Refrain First Line: Praise him! Praise him! tell of his excellent greatness Lyrics: 1 Praise him! praise him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! Sing, O Earth, his wonderful love proclaim! Hail him! hail him! highest archangels in glory; strength and honor give to his holy name! Like a shepherd Jesus will guard his children, in his arms he carries them all day long: Refrain: Praise him! praise him! tell of his excellent greatness; praise him! praise him ever in joyful song! 2 Praise him! praise him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! For our sins he suffered, and bled and died; he our Rock, our hope of eternal salvation, hail him! hail him! Jesus the Crucified. Sound his praises! Jesus who bore our sorrows; love unbounded, wonderful, deep and strong: (Refrain) 3 Praise him! praise him! Jesus, our blessed Redeemer! Heavenly portals loud with hosannas ring! Jesus, Savior, reigneth forever and ever; crown him! crown him! Prophet and Priest and King! Christ is coming! over the world victorious, power and glory unto the Lord belong: (Refrain) Topics: Jesus Christ Names; Jesus Christ Passion; Jesus Christ Redeemer; Jesus Christ Refuge; Jesus Christ Reign; Jesus Christ Return (Coming in Glory); Jesus Christ Savior; Jesus Christ Shepherd; Praise of Jesus Christ Used With Tune: JOYFUL SONG

Prepare the way, O Zion

Author: Mikael Franzen, 1771/2-1847; Charles P. Price, 1920- Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.6.6 Appears in 30 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11 Lyrics: 1 Prepare the way, O Zion: your Christ is drawing near! Let every hill and valley a level way appear. Greet One who comes in glory, foretold in sacred story. Refrain: Oh blest is Christ who came in God’s most holy name. 2 He brings God’s rule, O Zion; Christ comes from heaven above. His rule is peace and freedom, and justice, truth, and love. Lift high your praise resounding, for grace and joy abounding. [Refrain] 3 Fling wide your gates, O Zion; your Saviour’s rule embrace, and tidings of salvation proclaim in every place. All lands will bow rejoicing, their adoration voicing. [Refrain] Topics: Church Year Advent; God King; Salvation; Zion Used With Tune: BEREDEN VAG FOR HERRAN

Prepare the royal highway

Author: Frans Mikael Franzén, 1772-1847 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.7.6.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-9 Lyrics: 1 Prepare the royal highway, the King of kings is near; let every hill and valley a level road appear. Then greet the king of glory foretold in sacred story: Refrain: O blest is he that came in God the Father's name! 2 God’s people, see him coming: your own eternal king! Palm branches strew before him; spread garments; shout and sing. God’s promise will not fail you; no more shall doubt assail you: [Refrain] 3 Then fling the gates wide open to greet your promised king; your king, yet every nation its tribute too should bring. All lands, bow down before him; all voices, thus adore him: [Refrain] 4 His is no earthly kingdom; it comes from heaven above. His rule is peace and freedom, and justice, truth, and love. So let your praise be sounding for kindness so abounding: [Refrain] Topics: Jerusalem; Jesus Christ Kingship; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Palm Sunday Used With Tune: BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN Text Sources: Tr.: Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978, alt.

Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord

Author: Kenneth W. Louis, b. 1956 Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3 First Line: Make straight in the desert a highway for our God Refrain First Line: Prepare ye! Topics: Salvation Used With Tune: [Make straight in the desert a highway for our God]

Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord

Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-4 First Line: Make straight in the desert a highway for our God Lyrics: Refrain: Prepare ye the way of the Lord. Prepare ye the way of the Lord. 1 Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. [Refrain] 2 Fill ev’ry valley, bring all mountains low. [Refrain] 3 Go up to a mountain and shout with a loud voice. [Refrain] 4 Say to all people, here is your God. [Refrain] Topics: The Celebration of the Gospel Story Advent; Christian Year Advent (First) Used With Tune: [Make straight in the desert a highway for our God]

Praise my soul, the King of heaven

Author: Henry Francis Lyte, 1793-1847 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 538 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:11 First Line: Praise my soul, the King of heaven! Lyrics: 1 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven! To his feet thy tribute bring; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, who like me his praise should sing? Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise the everlasting King! 2 Praise him for his grace and favour to our fathers in distress; praise him still the same as ever, slow to chide and swift to bless. Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Glorious in his faithfulness! 3 Father-like, he tends and spares us; well our feeble frame he knows; in his hands he gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes. Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Widely as his mercy flows! 4 Angels, help us to adore him; ye behold him face to face; sun and moon, bow down before him, dwellers all in time and space. Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise him! Praise with us the God of grace! Topics: Joy, Praise and Thanksgiving; Year A Christmas 1; Year A Proper 11; Year A Proper 11; Year A Proper 13; Year A Proper 19; Year A Proper 20; Year A Proper 7; Year A Proper 9; Year B Advent 2; Year B Christmas 1; Year C Christmas 1; Year C Easter 5; Year C Proper 16 Used With Tune: PRAISE, MY SOUL

Praise to the Lord

Author: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 14.14.4.6.8 Appears in 383 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:21 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! Come, all who hear: Now to his temple draw near, Joining in glad adoration! 2 Praise to the Lord, above all things so wondrously reigning, Shelt'ring you under his wings, and so gently 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! O 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 with praise we adore him! Topics: Gathering; Praise Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

Precious Lord, Take My Hand (Mi Señor, guíame)

Author: Thomas A. Dorsey, 1899-1993; George Lockwood, b. 1946 Meter: Irregular Appears in 110 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:30-31 Topics: Dificultades; Trouble; Guía; Guidance; Providence; Providencia Used With Tune: PRECIOUS LORD

Prepare ye the way of the Lord

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 96 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-5 First Line: Comfort, ye ministers of grace Topics: Institutions of the Gospel The Ministry

Progress

Author: Horatius Bonar Appears in 33 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:31 First Line: Like the eagle, upward, onward Lyrics: 1 Like the eagle, upward, onward, Let my soul in faith be borne: Calmly gazing, skyward, sunward, Let my eye unshrinking turn! 2 Where the cross, God's love revealing, Sets the fettered spirit free, Where it sheds its wondrous healing, There, my soul, thy rest shall be! 3 Oh, may I no longer, dreaming, Idly waste my golden day, But, each precious hour redeeming, Upward, onward, press my way! Topics: Activity; Christians Duties; Church Work of; Communion of Saints At Lord's Table; Cross of Christ Taking Used With Tune: WIMBORNE

Prepare a way for the Lord

Author: Taizé Community Meter: 4.4.4.4 Appears in 13 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3 Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Promise of the Messiah Used With Tune: WAIT FOR THE LORD

Preparen el camino (Make Ready a Highway)

Author: Fernando Rodríguez, siglo XX; Ronald F. Krisman, n. 1946 Appears in 7 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-9 First Line: Juan proclama en el desierto (In the desert John announces) Refrain First Line: Preparen el camino del Señor (Make ready a highway for the Lord) Topics: Año Cristiano Adviento; Christian Year Advent; Año Cristiano Bautismo del Señor; Christian Year Baptism of the Lord; Año Cristiano Cuaresma; Christian Year Lent Used With Tune: PREPAREN EL CAMINO

Prepare the Way

Meter: Irregular Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-5 First Line: Prepare the way of the Lord Topics: Advent; Liturgical Hymns Used With Tune: THE WAY

Paraphrase 22, verses 3-8

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:28-31 First Line: Art thou afraid his power shall fail Lyrics: 1 Art thou afraid his power shall fail when comes thy evil day? And can an all-creating arm grow weary or decay? 2 Supreme in wisdom as in power the Rock of ages stands; though him thou canst not see, nor trace the working of his hands. 3 He gives the conquest to the weak, supports the fainting heart; and courage in the evil hour his heavenly aids impart. 4 Mere human power shall fast decay, and youthful vigour cease; but they who wait upon the Lord in strength shall still increase. 5 They with unwearied feet shall tread the path of life divine; with growing ardour onward move, with growing brightness shine. 6 On eagles' wings they mount, they soar, their wings are faith and love, till, past the cloudy regions here, they rise to heaven above. Topics: Our Response to God in adoration and gratitude; Encouragement Used With Tune: ST. STEPHEN (ABRIDGE) Text Sources: Scottish Paraphrases, 1781

Publish glad tidings, tidings of peace

Author: Mary A. Thomson, 1834-1923 Appears in 457 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:9-11 First Line: O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling Topics: Christ Second Coming; Evangelism; Giving Gifts; God Love of; Eternal Life; Light; National and World Peace; The Kingdom of God on Earth Missions and World Fellowship Used With Tune: TIDINGS

Praise ye the Lord! 'Tis good to raise

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748 Appears in 222 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:26 Topics: The Glory of God In Creation and Providence Used With Tune: JUSTIFICATION

Praise to the living God

Author: Max Landsberg, 1845-1928; Newton Mann, 1836-1926; William Channing Gannett, 1840-1923 Meter: 6.6.8.4 D Appears in 65 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:25-31 Lyrics: 1 Praise to the living God, all praise be to his name, who was, and is, and is to be, and still the same: the one eternal God before what now appears, the First, the Last, beyond all thought his timeless years! 2 Formless, all lovely forms declare his loveliness; holy, no holiness of earth can his express. Behold the Lord of all: creation speaks his praise, and everywhere above, below, his will obeys. 3 God's Spirit freely flows, high surging where it will: in prophet's word he spoke of old, is speaking still. Established is God's law and changeless it shall stand, deep written on the human heart, on sea, on land. 4 God has eternal life implanted in the soul; his love shall be our strength and stay while ages roll. Praise to the living God, all praise be to his name, who was, and is, and is to be, and still the same! Topics: Eternity of God; Faithfulness of God; Holy Spirit; Law of God; Majesty of God; Prophetic Witness; Providence; Word of God Used With Tune: LEONI Text Sources: Jewish Yigdal c. 13th cent.

Prepare Ye the Way

Appears in 16 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3 First Line: O praise ye the Name of Jehovah Refrain First Line: Prepare ye the way of the Lord Used With Tune: [O praise ye the Name of Jehovah]

Psalm 141: Let My Prayer Rise Like Incense

Appears in 11 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-8 First Line: I have called to you, Lord; hasten to help me! Refrain First Line: Let my prayer rise like incense before you, O Lord Topics: Evening; Forgiveness; Lent; Mercy; Offering; Penance; Petition; Prayer; Refuge; Security; Sin; Thanksgiving Used With Tune: [I have called to you, Lord; hasten to help me!]

Psalm 138: In the Sight of the Angels

Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11 First Line: I thank you, Lord, with all my heart Refrain First Line: In the sight of the angels Topics: 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C; Blessing; Faithfulness of God; Liberation; Love of God for Us; Petition; Praise; Salvation; Sunday; Thanksgiving; Trust Used With Tune: [I thank you, Lord, with all my heart]

Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord

Author: C. S. K. Appears in 3 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3 First Line: A voice thro' the world is sounding Used With Tune: [A voice thro' the world is sounding]

Psalm 85

Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:5 First Line: The glory of the Lord shall be revealed Refrain First Line: The glory of the Lord shall be revealed Lyrics: Response: (Advent & General) The glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together. Topics: Psalter; Christian Year Advent Used With Tune: [The glory of the Lord shall be revealed]

Prepare! Prepare!

Author: Stephen Pishner Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-4 First Line: Prepare the way Refrain First Line: Prepare! Prepare the way of the Lord Topics: Advent Season; Conversion Used With Tune: [Prepare the way]

Prepare a Pathway

Author: Mary Louise Bringle Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Isaiah 40:8 First Line: [Prepare a Pathway] Text Sources: Joy and Wonder, Love and Longing (GIA Publications, 2002)

Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord

Author: James E Moore Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Isaiah 40:4 First Line: [Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord] Text Sources: Lead Me Guide Me (G.I.A. Publications, 1987)

Psalm 105:1-11

Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Isaiah 40:31 First Line: They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength Refrain First Line: They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength Lyrics: Response: (Lent & General) They who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength. Topics: Psalter Used With Tune: [They who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength]

Praise to the God who clears the way

Author: Jan Berry, b. 1953 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11 Topics: Praise and Thanksgiving; The Faithful Christ: Lent and Temptation Used With Tune: CREATOR GOD

Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-5 Lyrics: Prepare ye the way of the Lord, prepare ye the way of the Lord. Topics: John the Baptist; Prophets Used With Tune: PREPARE YE THE WAY Text Sources: Isaiah 40:3, Matthew 3:3, Mark 1:3

Prepare the Way! the Prophet Called

Author: Edmund H. Sears Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1 hymnal Scripture: Isaiah 40:3-5 First Line: “Prepare the way!” the prophet called Lyrics: 1 “Prepare the way!” the prophet called; a messenger will come to reaffirm God’s covenant, and lead the people home. The truth will shine like purest fire in that awaited hour. Come, Jesus Christ! You are the way; renew us with your pow’r. 2 “Prepare the way!” cried John to all beside the Jordan stream. All flesh will see God’s saving work, the prophets’ ancient dream. The valleys and the mountaintops will make a level place. Come, Jesus Christ! You are the way; restore us with your grace. 3 Prepare the way in us, O God, to greet that glorious day when righteousness and peace will reign, and death will pass away. The risen one will come again, descending from above. Come, Jesus Christ! You are the way; redeem us with your love. Topics: Covenant; John the Baptist; New Creation; Peace; Prophets; Reign of Christ Used With Tune: CAROL Text Sources: Christian Register, 1849, alt.

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