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How lovely is your dwelling-place

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 48 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 How lovely is your dwelling-place, O Lord of hosts, to me; my thirsting soul longs eagerly within your courts to be. 2 Beside your altars, Lord of all, the swallows find a nest; happy are those who dwell with you and praise you without rest, 3 and happy those whose hearts are set upon the pilgrim ways: you are the water when they thirst, their guide towards your face. 4 How blest are they that in your house for ever give you praise: one day with you is better spent than thousands in dark ways. 5 The Lord will hold back no good thing from those who justly live; to all who trust, the Lord of hosts will all his blessings give. Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: HARINGTON Text Sources: Scottish Psalter, 1650, alt.

Glorious things of you are spoken

Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,347 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Glorious things of you are spoken, Zion, city of our God: he whose word cannot be broken formed you for his own abode. On the Rock of Ages founded, what can shake your sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded you may smile at all your foes. 2 See, the streams of living waters, springing from eternal love, well supply your 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. For his love his people raises over self to reign as kings, and as priests, his solemn praises each for a thank-offering brings. 4 Saviour, since of Zion's city I, through grace, a member am, let the world deride or pity, I will glory in your name: fading are the worldlings' pleasures, all their boasted pomp and show; solid joys and lasting treasures none but Zion's children know. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-8 Used With Tune: ABOT'S LEIGH

Christ, from whom all blessings flow

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 103 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Christ, from whom all blessings flow, perfecting the saints below, hear us, who your nature share, who your mystic body are. 2 Join us, in one spirit join, grant us still your help divine; still for more on you we call, you, O Christ, fill all in all. 3 Move, and animate, and guide: various gifts to each divide; placed according to your will, let us all our work fulfil; 4 freely may we all agree, touched with loving sympathy; kindly for each other care; every member feel its share. 5 Love, like death, has all destroyed, rendered all distinctions void; names, and sects, and parties fall; you, O Christ, are all in all. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 Used With Tune: VIENNA

I am the church! You are the church!

Author: Richard K. Avery, 1934-; Donald S. March, 19230 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church First Line: The church is not a building Lyrics: Refrain: I am the church! You are the church! We are the church together! All who follow Jesus all around the world, yes, we're the church together! 1 The church is not a building, the church is not a steeple, the church is not a resting-place, the church is a people! [Refrain] 2 We're many kinds of people with many kinds of faces, all colours and all ages too, from all times and places. [Refrain] 3 And when people gather there's singing and there's praying, there's laughing and there's crying sometimes all of it saying: [Refrain] 4 I count if I am ninety or nine or just a baby; there's one thing I am sure about, and I don't mean maybe: [Refrain] Used With Tune: PORT JERVIS

Let Every Voice on Earth Resound

Author: Michael Morgan Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Church Year Christ the King; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Daily Prayer Morning Prayer; Disciples / Calling; Earth; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; God Changelessness of; God as Shepherd; God as Creator; God as King; God's Triumph; God's Word; God's Faithfulness; God's Generosity; God's Goodness; God's Greatness; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Presence; Grace; Gratitude; Hymns of Praise; Joy; Life Stages Generations; Mercy; Mission; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services New Year; Occasional Services Thanksgving Day / Harvest Festival; People of God / Church Family of God; People of God / Church Witnessing; Processions; Rejoicing; Remembering; Temple; Unity and Fellowship; Witness; Worship; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if ater Trinity Sunday); Year A, Reign of Christ, November 20-26; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, Canada, 2nd Monday in October; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, USA, 4th Thursday in November Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: GENEVAN 100

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,290 hymnals Topics: Assurance; Christian Year New Year; Christian Year Reformation Day; Church Anniversaries; Courage; Eternal Life; Funeral Vigil; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Creator; God Eternity and Power; God Faithfulness; God Guardian/Help; God Power/Might; God Protection; God Strength and Refuge; Guidance; Heritage; Hope; Brevity of Life; New Year; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Providence; Psalter/Psalm Paraphrases; Saints; Security; Steadfastness; Time; Trust; Worship; Proper 17 Year A; Proper 25 Year A; Proper 27 Year A; Advent 2 Year B; Proper 28 Year B; Proper 8 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; New Year Year ABC; New Year Year ABC; Holy thursday Year ABC Lyrics: 1 O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home: 2 under the shadow of thy throne thy saints have dwelt secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defence is sure 3 Before the hills in order stood, or earth received its frame, from everlasting thou art God, to endless years the same. 4 A thousand ages, in thy sight, are like an evening gone, short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun. 5 Time like an ever-rolling stream soon bears us all away; we fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day. 6 O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guide while troubles last, and our eternal home. Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. ANNE

Lord God, the Spirit blest

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 278 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Lord God, the Spirit blest, in this accepted hour, as on the day of Pentecost, descend with all your power; we meet with one accord in this your holy place, and wait the promise of our Lord, the Spirit of all grace. 3 Like mighty rushing wind upon the waves beneath, move with one impulse every mind, one soul, one feeling breathe: the young, the old inspire with wisdom from above; and give us hearts and tongues of fire to pray, and praise, and love. 5 Spirit of light! explore, and chase our gloom away, with lustre shining more and more towards the perfect day: Spirit of truth! alone in life and death our guide; come, Spirit of adoption! now may we be sanctified. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 3:17-18 Used With Tune: VENICE

This is the truth we hold

Author: Basil Ernest Bridge, 19270 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Anniversary of a Church Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 Used With Tune: LITTLE CORNARD

I was overjoyed, Alleluia!

Author: Albert McPherson, 1927-; Michael Wentzell, 1939-73 Meter: Irregular Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church First Line: Jerusalem our home, Alleluia Used With Tune: PSALM 122

God Is Here! As We Your People Meet

Author: Fred Pratt Green Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 49 hymnals Topics: Church Anniversaries and Dedications; Church Nature and Unity; Church Worship and Prayer; Opening of Worship; Year A Easter 4; Year A Proper 18 First Line: God is here! As we your people Lyrics: 1 God is here! As we your people, meet to offer praise and prayer, May we find in fuller measure what it is in Christ we share. Here, as in the world around us, all our varied skills and arts wait the coming of the Spirit into open minds and hearts. 2 Here are symbols to remind us of our lifelong need of grace; Here are table, font, and pulpit, here the cross has central place. Here in honesty of preaching, here in silence, as in speech, here, in newness and renewal, God the Spirit comes to each. 3 Here our children find a welcome in the Shepherd's flock and fold; Here as bread and wine are taken, Christ sustains us as of old. Here the servants of the Servant seek in worship to explore what it means in daily living to believe and to adore. 4 Sovereign God, of earth and heaven, in an age of change and doubt, Keep us faithful to the gospel, help us work your purpose out. Here, in this day's celebration, all we have to give, receive: we, who cannot live without you, we adore you! We believe! Used With Tune: ABOTT'S LEIGH