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As now the sun's declining rays

Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-1876 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 59 hymnals Lyrics: 1 As now the sun's declining rays at eventide descend, so life's brief day is sinking down to its appointed end. 2 Lord, on the cross thine arms were stretched to draw thy people nigh: O grant us then that cross to love, and in those arms to die. 3 All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory, Holy Ghost, to thee, while endless ages run. Topics: Evening Scripture: John 12:32-33 Used With Tune: ST. COLUMBA

A great and mighty wonder

Author: St. Germanus, c. 639-c. 734; J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 Appears in 109 hymnals Lyrics: 1 A great and mighty wonder, a full and holy cure! the Virgin bears the Infant with virgin-honour pure: Refrain: Repeat the hymn again: 'To God on high be glory, and peace on earth to men.' 2 The Word becomes incarnate, and yet remains on high; and cherubim sing anthems to shepherds from the sky: [Refrain] 3 While thus they sing your Monarch, those bright angelic bands, rejoice, ye vales and mountains, ye oceans, clap your hands: [Refrain] 4 Since all he comes to ransom, by all be he adored, the Infant born in Bethl'em, the Saviour and the Lord: [Refrain] Topics: Christmas; Advent III Year A; Advent IV Year B; Christmas I Year A Scripture: John 1:14 Used With Tune: ES IST EIN' ROS' ENTSPRUNGEN

It came upon the midnight clear

Author: Edmund H. Sears, 1810-1876 Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 929 hymnals Lyrics: 1 It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: 'Peace on the earth, good will to men, from heaven's all-gracious King!' the world in solemn stillness lay, to hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come, with peaceful wings unfurled; and still their heavenly music floats o'er all the weary world: above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering wing; and ever o'er its Babel-sounds the blessèd angels sing. 3 Yet with the woes of sin and strife the world has suffered long; beneath the angel strain have roled two thousand years of wrong; and man, at war with man, hears not the love-song which they bring: O hush the noise, ye men of strife, and hear the angels sing. *4 And ye, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending low, who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow, look now! for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing; O rest beside the weary road, and hear the angels sing! 5 For lo, the days are hastening on, by prophet-bards foretold, when, with the ever-circling years, comes round the age of gold; when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendours fling, and the whole world give back the song which now the angels sing. Topics: Christmas; St. Michael and All Angels; Chirstimas Midnight Scripture: Genesis 11:9 Used With Tune: NOEL

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 932 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; star of the east, the horizon adorning, guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining; low lies his head with the beasts of the stall; angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker and Monarch and Saviour of all. 3 Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion, odours of Edom, and offerings divine, gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine? 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, vainly with gifts would his favour secure: richer by far is the heart's adoration, dearer to God are the prayers of the poor. 5 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning, dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; star of the east, the horizon adorning, guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. Topics: Epiphany; Baptism of Christ Year C Scripture: Matthew 2:1-12 Used With Tune: LIEBSTER IMMANUEL

Forty days and forty nights

Author: G. H. Smyttan, 1822-1870; Francis Pott, 1832-1909 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 166 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Forty days and forty nights thou wast fasting in the wild; forty days and forty nights tempted, and yet undefiled: 2 Sunbeams scorching all the day; chilly dew-drops nightly shed; prowling beasts about thy way; stones thy pillow, earth thy bed. 3 Shall not we thy sorrows share, and from earthly joys abstain, fasting with unceasing prayer, glad with thee to suffer pain? 4 And if Satan, vexing sore, flesh or spirit should assail, thou, his vanquisher before, grant we may not faint nor fail. 5 So shall we have peace divine; holier gladness ours shall be; round us too shall angels shine, such as ministered to thee. 6 Keep, O keep us, Saviour dear, ever constant by thy side; that with thee we may appear at the eternal Eastertide. Topics: Lent; Ash Wednesday; Lent I Year A; Lent I Year B; Lent I Year C Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:17 Used With Tune: AUS DER TIEFE (HEINLEIN)

At the cross her station keeping

Author: Jacopone Da Todi d. 1306; Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 8.8.7 D Appears in 144 hymnals Lyrics: 1 At the cross her station keeping stood the mournful Mother weeping, where he hung, the dying Lord; for her soul, of joy bereavèd, bowed with anguish, deeply grievèd, felt the sharp and piercing sword. 2 O how sad and sore distressèd now was she, that Mother blessèd of the sole-begotten one! Deep the woe of her affliction, when she saw the crucifixion of her ever-glorious Son. 3 Who, on Christ's dear Mother gazing pierced by anguish so amazing, born of woman, would not weep? Who, on Christ's dear Mother thinking such a cup of sorrow drinking, would not share her sorrows deep? 4 For his people's sins chastisèd, she beheld her Son despisèd, scourged, and crowned with thorns entwined; saw him then from judgement taken, and in death by all forsaken, till his spirit he resigned. 5 O good Jesu, let me borrow something of thy Mother's sorrow, fount of love, Redeemer kind, that my heart fresh ardour gaining, and a purer love attaining, may with thee acceptance find. Topics: Passiontide and Holy Week Scripture: Isaiah 53:1-2 Used With Tune: STABAT MATER

Come, ye faithful, raise the strain

Author: St John of Damascus, d. c. 754; J. M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 395 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain of triumphant gladness! God hath brought his Israel into joy from sadness; loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke Jacob's sons and daughters; led them with unmoistened foot through the Red Sea waters. 2 'Tis the spring of souls to-day; Christ hath burst his prison, and from three days' sleep in death as a sun hath risen: all the winter of our sins, long and dark, is flying from his light, to whom we give laud and praise undying. 3 Now the queen of seasons, bright with the day of splendour, with the royal feast of feasts, comes its joy to render; comes to glad Jerusalem, who with true affection welcomes in unwearied strains Jesu's resurrection. 4 Alleluia now we cry to our King immortal, who triumphant burst the bars of the tomb's dark portal; Alleluia, with the Son God the Father praising; Alleluia yet again to the Spirit raising. Topics: Easter; Easter III Year C; Easter IV Year A; Easter V Year B Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:17 Used With Tune: AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM

Crown him with many crowns

Author: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894 Appears in 842 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Crown him with many crowns, the Lamb upon his throne; hark, how the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own! Awake, my soul, and sing of him who died for thee, and hail him as thy matchless king through all eternity. 2 Crown him the Virgin's Son, the God incarnate born, whose arm those crimson trophies won which now his brow adorn: Fruit of the mystic Rose, as of that Rose the Stem; the Root whence mercy ever flows, the Babe of Bethlehem. 3 Crown him the Lord of love; behold his hands and side, those wounds yet visible above in beauty glorified: no angel in the sky can fully bear that sight, but downward bends his burning eye at mysteries so bright. 4 Crown him the Lord of peace, whose power a sceptre sways from pole to pole, that wars may cease, and all be prayer and praise: his reign shall know no end, and round his piercèd feet fair flowers of paradise extend their fragrance ever sweet. 5 Crown him the Lord of years, the Potentate of time, creator of the rolling spheres, ineffably sublime: all hail, Redeemer, hail! for thou hast died for me; thy praise shall never, never fail throughout eternity. Topics: Ascension Day; Easter VII Year B; Easter VII Year C; Proper 21 Year A; Christ the King Year A; Christ the King Year C Scripture: Galatians 1:20 Used With Tune: DIADEMATA

Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost

Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Meter: 7.7.7.5 Appears in 210 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost, taught by thee, we covet most of thy gifts at Pentecost, holy, heavenly love. 2 Love is kind, and suffers long, love is meek, and thinks no wrong, love than death itself more strong; therefore give us love. 3 Prophecy will fade away, melting in the light of day; love will ever with us stay; therefore give us love. 4 Faith will vanish into sight; hope be emptied in delight; love in heaven will shine more bright; therefore give us love. 5 Faith and hope and love we see joining hand in hand agree; but the greatest of the three, and the best, is love. 6 From the overshadowing of thy gold and silver wing shed on us, who to thee sing, holy, heavenly love. Topics: Pentecost; Pentecost Year B Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:31 Used With Tune: CAPETOWN

Holy Spirit, truth divine

Author: Samuel Longfellow, 1819-1892 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 284 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Holy Spirit, truth divine, dawn upon this soul of mine; voice of God, and inward light, wake my spirit, clear my sight. 2 Holy Spirit, love divine, glow within this heart of mine; kindle every high desire; perish self in thy pure fire. 3 Holy Spirit, power divine, fill and nerve this will of mine; by thee may I strongly live, bravely bear and nobly strive. 4 Holy Spirit, law divine, reign within this soul of mine; be my law, and I shall be firmly bound, for ever free. 5 Holy Spirit, peace divine, still this restless heart of mine; speak to calm this tossing sea, stayed in thy tranquillity. 6 Holy Spirit, joy divine, gladden thou this heart of mine; in the desert ways I sing, spring, O well, for ever spring! Topics: Pentecost; Proper 8 Year C; Proper 17 Year A Scripture: Isaiah 57:18-20 Used With Tune: HARTS