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I Just Came to Praise the Lord

Author: Wayne Romero, 1950- Hymnal: Hymns for a Pilgrim People #557 (2007) Meter: 7.7.9.7 Topics: Adoration and Praise; Opening of Worship; Service Music Scripture: Psalm 146:2 Languages: English Tune Title: ROMERO
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Praise We Our Maker While We've Breath

Author: Isaac Watts Hymnal: The Worshipbook #558 (1972) Meter: 8.8.8 D Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Lyrics: 1 Praise we our Maker while we've breath; And when our voice is lost in death, Praise shall employ our nobler powers. Our days of praise shall ne'er be past While life, and thought, and being last, Or immortality endures. 2 The Lord gives vision to the blind; The Lord supports the fainting mind; He sends the laboring conscience peace. He helps the stranger in distress, The widow and the fatherless, And grants the prisoner sweet release. 3 Blest is the man whose hopes rely On Israel's God, who made the sky And earth and seas, with all their train. His truth forever stands secure; He saves th'oppressed and feeds the poor, And none shall find his promise vain. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 146 Tune Title: OLD 113TH
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Rejoice, O Pure in Heart

Author: Edward H. Plumptre Hymnal: The Worshipbook #561 (1972) Meter: 6.6.8.6 with refrain Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Refrain First Line: Rejoice, rejoice Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, O pure in heart; Rejoice give thanks, and sing; Your glorious banner wave on high, The cross of Christ your King. [Refrain:] Rejoice, rejoice, Rejoice, give thanks, and sing! 2 Bright youth and snow-crowned age, Strong men and maidens fair, Raise high your free, exulting song, God's wondrous praise declare. [Refrain] 3 With voice as full and strong As ocean’s surging praise, Send forth the hymns our fathers loved, The psalms of ancient days. [Refrain] 4 Yes on, through life's long path, Still chanting as ye go, From youth to age, by night and day, In gladness and in woe. [Refrain] 5 Still lift your standard high, Still march in firm array, As warriors through the darkness toil Till dawns the golden day. [Refrain] Amen. Scripture: Philippians 4:4-7 Tune Title: MARION
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Rejoice, the Lord Is King

Author: Charles Wesley Hymnal: The Worshipbook #562 (1972) Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Refrain First Line: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, the Lord is King: Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks, and sing, And triumph ever more: [Refrain:] Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 2 His Kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given: [Refrain] 3 He all His foes shall quell, Shall all our sins destroy, The church his work shall tell With everlasting joy: [Refrain] Amen. Scripture: Philippians 4:4 Tune Title: DARWALL'S 148TH
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Rise Up, O Men of God!

Author: William Pierson Merrill Hymnal: The Worshipbook #564 (1972) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Lyrics: 1 Rise up, O men of God! Have done with lesser things; Give heart and soul and mind and strength To serve the King of kings. 2 Rise up, O men of God! His kingdom tarries long; Bring in the day of brotherhood And end the night of wrong. 3 Rise up, O men of God! How long the church must wait, Her strength unequal to her task, Rise up, and make her great! 4 Lift high the cross of Christ! Tread where his feet have trod; As brothers of the Son of Man, Rise up, O men of God. Amen. Scripture: Colossians 3:1 Tune Title: FESTAL SONG
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Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above

Author: Frances E. Cox; Johann J. Schütz Hymnal: The Worshipbook #568 (1972) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship 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; With healing balm our souls he fills, And every faithless murmur 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; Within the kingdom of his might, All things are just and good and right: To God all praise and glory. 3 Then all our gladsome way along, We sing aloud in praising, That men may hear the grateful song Our voices all are raising; Be joyful in the Lord, O heart, Both soul and body, bear your part: To God all praise and glory. 4 All you who name Christ's holy name Give God all praise and glory; All you who own his power, proclaim Aloud the wondrous story! Cast each false idol from his throne, The Lord is God, and he alone: To God all praise and glory. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 9 Tune Title: MIT FREUDEN ZART
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Forth in your name, O Lord, I go

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Hymnal: Together in Song #571 (1999) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Commitment; Daily Work; Jesus Christ Friend and Companion; Opening of the Year; Ordination; Pilgrimage; Service; Stewardship Lyrics: 1 Forth in your name, O Lord, I go, my daily labour to pursue, you, Lord, alone resolved to know, in all I think, or speak, or do. 2 Each task your wisdom has assigned still let me cheerfully fulfil, in all my works your presence find, and prove your good and perfect will. 3 You may I set at my right hand, whose eyes my inmost substance view, and labour on at your command, and offer all my works to you. 4 Give me to bear your easy yoke, and every moment watch and pray, and still to things eternal look, and hasten to your glorious day; 5 for you delightfully employ all that your bounteous grace has given, and run my course with even joy, and closely walk with you to heaven. Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:11-12 Languages: English Tune Title: SONG 34
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Son of God, Eternal Savior

Author: Somerset Corry Lowry Hymnal: The Worshipbook #573 (1972) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Lyrics: 1 Son of God, eternal Savior, Source of life and truth and grace, Son of Man, whose birth incarnate Hallows all our human race; You our Head, who, throned in glory, For your own do ever plead, Fill us with your love and pity, Heal our wrongs, and help our need. 2 Lord, as you have lived for others, So may we for others live; Freely have your gifts been granted, Freely may your servants give. Yours the gold and yours the silver, Yours the wealth of land and sea, We, the stewards of your bounty, Faithful to our trust should be. 3 Come, O Christ, and reign among us, King of love and Prince of Peace; Hush the storm of strife and passion, Bid its cruel discords cease. By your patient years of toiling, By your silent hours of pain, Quench our fevered thirst of pleasure, Shame our selfish greed of gain. 4 See the Christ-like host advancing, High and lowly, great and small, Linked in bonds of common service For the common Lord of all. As you prayed and as you labored That your people should be one, Grant, O grant our hope’s fruition: Here on earth your will be done. Amen. Scripture: Titus 2:13-14 Tune Title: IN BABILONE
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God of Grace and God of Glory

Author: Harry Emerson Fosdick Hymnal: The United Methodist Hymnal #577 (1989) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: Church Anniversaries; The Nature of the Church Called to God's Mission; Church Anniversaries; Confession; Courage; Discipleship and Service; Funerals and Memorial Services; Mission and Outreach; Opening Hymns; Service Music Prayer Responses; Social Concerns Lyrics: 1 God of grace and God of glory, on the people pour thy power; crown thine ancient church's story, bring her bud to glorious flower. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour, for the facing of this hour. 2 Lo! the hosts of evil round us scorn thy Christ, assail his ways! Fears and doubts too long have bound us; free our hearts to work and praise. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days, for the living of these days. 3 Cure thy children's warring madness, bend our pride to thy control; shame our wanton, selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss thy kingdom's goal, lest we miss thy kingdom's goal. 4 Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; let the search for thy salvation be our glory evermore. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving thee whom we adore, serving thee whom we adore. Languages: English Tune Title: CWM RHONDDA
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Thanks to God, Whose Word Was Spoken

Author: R. T. Brooks Hymnal: The Worshipbook #580 (1972) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Lyrics: 1 Thanks to God, whose Word was spoken In the deed that made the earth. His the voice that called a nation, His the fires that tried her worth. God has spoken; God has spoken; Praise him for his open Word. 2 Thanks to God, whose Word incarnate Glorified the flesh of man. Deeds and words and death and rising Tell the grace in heaven's plan. God has spoken; God has spoken; Praise him for his open Word. 3 Thanks to God, whose Word is answered By the Spirit's voice within. Here we drink of joy unmeasured, Life redeemed from death and sin. God has spoken; God has spoken; Praise him for his open Word. Amen. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 2:7 Tune Title: LAUDA ANIMA (PRAISE, MY SOUL)

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