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We gather here to bid farewell

Author: Margaret Clarkson, 1915- Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Church Covenant People of God Lyrics: 1 We gather here to bid farewell to friends who leave for other parts; our prayers we pledge, our love we tell, and lift to God our grateful hearts. 2 We bless the hand that brought you here and richly blest us all in you: as now you leave for wider sphere God's covenant mercies we review. 3 In friendship's bonds our souls unite in prayer and praise and holy vow: to God's great heart of love and light your kin in Christ commit you now, 4 until in God's all-glorious dawn we meet before the throne at length, God guide you, keep you, lead you on from hope to hope, from strength to strength. Scripture: Numbers 6:24 Used With Tune: MORNING HYMN

Planted Wheat

Author: Jeff Cothran Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Covenant First Line: Planted wheat, within the wheatfields Refrain First Line: He comes to grow a new creation Used With Tune: HASHUAL

Perseverance

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 133 hymnals Topics: Covenant Divine First Line: Who shall the Lord's elect condemn? Lyrics: 1 Who shall the Lord's elect condemn? 'Tis God who justifies their souls; And mercy, like a mighty stream, O'er all their sins divinely rolls. 2 Who shall adjudge the saints to hell? 'Tis Christ who suffered in their stead; And their salvation to fulfill, Behold him rising from the dead! 3 He lives! he lives! and sits above, For ever interceding there: Who shall divide us from his love, Or what shall tempt us to despair? 4 Shall persecution or distress, Famine, or sword, or nakedness? He who hath loved us bears us through, And makes us more than conquerors too. 5 Not all that men on earth can do, Nor powers on high, nor powers below, Shall cause his mercy to remove, Or wean our hearts from Christ, our love. Scripture: John 10:29 Used With Tune: WARRINGTON

Stand Up and Bless the Lord

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 409 hymnals Topics: Church Covenant People Lyrics: 1 Stand up and bless the Lord, you people of his choice; stand up and bless the Lord your God with heart and soul and voice. 2 Though high above all praise, above all blessing high, who would not fear God's holy name, and laud and magnify? 3 O for the living flame from his own altar brought, to touch our lips, our minds inspire, and wing to heav'n our thought! 4 God is our strength and song, and his salvation ours; then be his love in Christ proclaimed with all our ransomed pow'rs. 5 Stand up and bless the Lord, the Lord your God adore; stand up and bless his glorious name henceforth forevermore. Scripture: Nehemiah 9:5 Used With Tune: CARLISLE

Now I have found the ground wherein

Author: John Wesley, 1703-1791 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 158 hymnals Topics: Covenant, Commitment and Dedication Scripture: Colossians 1:14 Used With Tune: MADRID (Matthews)

Hail to the Lord’s anointed

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-1854 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 865 hymnals Topics: Covenant Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Lord's anointed, great David's greater Son; hail, in the time appointed, his reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, to set the captive free, and take away transgression, and rule in equity. 2 He comes with help and mercy to those who suffer wrong, to raise the poor and needy, and bid the weak be strong, to give them songs for sighing, their darkness turn to light, whose souls condemned and dying were precious in his sight. 3 He shall come down like showers upon the fruitful earth, and love, joy, hope, like flowers, spring in his path to birth; before him on the mountains shall peace the herald go, and righteousness in fountains from hill to valley flow. 4 Kings shall fall down before him, and gold and incense bring; all nations shall adore him, his praise all people sing; to him shall prayer unceasing and daily vows ascend; his kingdom still increasing, a kingdom without end. 5 O'er every foe victorious, he on his throne shall rest, from age to age more glorious, all blessing and all-blest. The tide of time shall never his covenant remove; his name shall stand for ever, that name to us is love. Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4 Used With Tune: CRÜGER

In Eden fair, a place divine

Author: W Vernon Higham Meter: 8.10.10.4 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: The Father His Covenant Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:22 Used With Tune: ELLASGARTH

The Blessings of the God-Fearing

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Covenant Keeping; Covenant Of God; Covenant Promises First Line: Grace and truth shall mark the way Lyrics: 1 Grace and truth shall mark the way Where the Lord His own will lead, If His word they still obey And His testimonies heed. 2 For Thy Name's sake hear Thou me, For Thy mercy, Lord, I wait; Pardon my iniquity, For my sin is very great. 3 He who walks in godly fear In the pat of truth shall go; Peace shall be his portion here, And his sons all good shall know. 4 They that fear and love the Lord Shall Jehovah's friendship know; He will grace to them accord, And His faithful covenant show. Scripture: Psalm 25 Used With Tune: EVENING PRAYER

Allá en el monte Horeb la zarza ardía (There Was a Burning Bush upon Mount Horeb)

Author: Anónima; Greg Scheer, n. 1966 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Covenant Scripture: Exodus 3:1-5 Used With Tune: [Allá en el monte Horeb la zarza ardía]

View the Present

Author: Thomas H. Troeger Meter: 8.5.8.5.8.8.8.5 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Covenant First Line: View the present through the promise Scripture: Matthew 24:42-44 Used With Tune: FRANKLIN PARK