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Psalm 81: Sing with Joy to God
Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Nation First Line: Raise a song and sound the timbrel Refrain First Line: Sing with joy to God! Scripture: Psalm 81:3-8 Used With Tune: [Sing with joy to God] Text Sources: Antiphon: Lectionary for Mass; Psalm: The Grail
Psalm 81: Sing with Joy to God
For the darkness shall turn to dawning
Author: Colin Sterne, 1862- Appears in 316 hymnals Topics: Nations Submitting to God First Line: We've a story to tell to the nations Lyrics: 1 We've a story to tell to the nations,
That shall turn their hearts to the right;
A story of truth and sweetness,
A story of peace and light,
Refrain:
For the darkness shall turn to dawning,
And the dawning to noonday bright;
And Christ's great kingdom shall come on earth,
The kingdom of love and light.
2 We've a song to be sung to the nations,
That shall lift their hearts to the Lord,
A song that shall conquer evil,
And shatter the spear and sword. [Refrain]
3 We've a message to give to the nations,
That the Lord who reigneth above
Hath sent us His Son to save us,
And show us that God is love. [Refrain]
4 We've a Saviour to show to the nations,
Who the path of sorrow has trod,
That all of the world's great peoples
Might come to the truth of God. [Refrain]
Amen.
Used With Tune: MESSAGE
For the darkness shall turn to dawning
Nature hath seasons of repose
Author: Anon. Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: The Christian Nation Brotherhood Lyrics: 1 Nature hath seasons of repose;
Her slumbering clouds and quiet sky;
And many a bright-faced stream that flows
Onward for ever noiselessly.
2 The stormy winds are hushed to rest,
And hang self-poised upon their wings;
And, nursed on mother nature's breast,
Sweet flowers lie like sleeping things.
3 The ocean, that in mountains ran,
Spreads boundlessly without a wave;
And is it only said of man,
His peace is in the gloomy grave?
4 Oh, for the coming of the end,
The last long Sabbath-day of time,
When peace from heaven shall descend
Like heaven's own light, on every clime.
5 When men in ships far off at sea
Shall hear the happy nations raise
The song of peace and liberty,
The chant of overflowing praise.
6 Mankind shall be one brotherhood;
One human soul shall fill the earth;
And God shall say, The world is good,
As in the day I gave it birth.
Nature hath seasons of repose
Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all!
Author: George Matheson (1842-1906) Meter: 10.10.10.10.4 Appears in 41 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - National Life Lyrics: 1 Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all!
Gather our rival faiths within thy fold!
Rend all our temple veils and bid them fall,
that we may know that thou hast been of old;
gather us in.
2 Gather us in: we worship only thee;
in varied names we stretch a common hand;
in diverse forms a common soul we see;
in many ships we seek one spirit-land;
gather us in.
3 Each sees one colour of thy rainbow light;
each looks upon one tint and calls it heaven;
thou art the fullness of our partial sight;
we are not perfect till we find the seven;
gather us in.
4 Some seek a Father in the heavens above,
some ask a human image to adore,
some crave a spirit vast as life and love;
within thy mansions we have all and more;
gather us in. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:12 Used With Tune: GATHER US IN
Gather us in, thou Love that fillest all!
Ye nations round the earth, rejoice
Appears in 229 hymnals Topics: Creation, Preservation, and temporal Blessings All Nations invoked to praise the Creator Lyrics: 1 Ye nations round the earth, rejoice
Before the Lord, your sov'reign King;
Serve him with cheerful heart and voice;
With all your tongues his glory sing.
2 The Lord is God; 'tis he alone
Doth life, and breath, and being, give;
We are his work, and not our own;
The sheep that on his pastures live.
3 Enter his gates with songs of joy,
With praises to his courts repair;
And make it your divine employ
To pay your thanks and honours there.
4 The Lord is good, the Lord is kind;
Great is his grace, his mercy sure;
And the whole race of man shall find
His truth from age to age endure.
Ye nations round the earth, rejoice
O Lord our Banner, God of might
Author: Elizabeth Wordsworth, 1840- Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: The Nation and Commonweal Used With Tune: JEHOVAH NISSI
O Lord our Banner, God of might
Aspects of Divine Character
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Nations Dependence on God; Nations Rebuked in Wrath First Line: Among His people God is known Lyrics: 1 Among His people God is known,
Most glorious in His might and grace;
He makes Jerusalem His throne,
Her peaceful hills His dwelling-place.
2 When God the righteous judge appeared
To save the meek from wrong and shame,
The earth stood still and greatly feared;
Then forth from heav'n His sentence came.
3 The wrath of man shall praise the Lord,
Restrained by His almighty will;
Your vows to God the King record,
Your covenant made with Him fulfill.
4 Let all to Him their presents bring,
To Him Whom all the world should fear;
Ye kings and princes,own your King,
With rev'rence and with awe draw near. Scripture: Psalm 76 Used With Tune: EASTON
Aspects of Divine Character
Mighty God, to thy dear Name be given
Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Church Life and Work City, Nation, World Lyrics: 1 Mighty God, to thy dear Name be given
Highest praise o'er all the earth and heaven.
All souls distressed,
All men oppressed,
Their voices raising,
Unite in praising Thy glory.
2 God is God, though all the earth lay wasted;
God is God, though all men death had tasted.
While nations stumble,
In darkness fumble,
By stars surrounded,
Countless aboundeth God's harvest.
3 Highest hills and deepest vales shall vanish,
Earth and heaven both alike be banished.
As in the dawning
Of every morning
The sun appeareth,
So glorious neareth
God's kingdom. Used With Tune: DEUS FORTIS
Mighty God, to thy dear Name be given
The Holiness of God
Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Nations Owe Allegiance to Christ First Line: God is King forever; let the nations tremble Lyrics: 1 God is King forever: let the nations tremble;
Throned above the cherubim, by all the earth adored;
He is great in Zion, high above all peoples;
Praise Him with fear, for holy is the Lord.
2 Merciful as mighty, He delights in justice,
For He reigns in righteousness and rules in equity;
Worship and exalt Him, bowing down before Him,
Perfect in pow'r and holiness is He.
3 Holy men of old in Him alone confided;
He forgave their sins although they felt His chast'ning rod;
In His holy temple worship and adore Him,
Faithful and holy is the Lord our God. Scripture: Psalm 99 Used With Tune: NICÆA
The Holiness of God
From Greenland's Icy Mountains
Author: Bishop Reginald Heber Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 1,694 hymnals Topics: Nations Lyrics: 1 From Greenland's icy mountains,
From India's coral strand,
Where Afric's sunny fountains
Roll down their golden sand,
From many an ancient river,
From many a palmy plain,
Christ calls us to deliver
His lands from error's chain.
2 What though the spicy breezes
Blow soft o'er Ceylon's isle,
Though every prospect pleases,
And only man is vile?
In vain with lavish kindness
The gifts of God are strown;
The heathen in his blindness
Bows down to wood and stone.
3 Shall we, whose souls are lighted
With wisdom from on high,
Shall we to men benighted
The lamp of life deny?
Salvation! O salvation!
The joyful sound proclaim,
Till earth's remotest nation
Has learned Messiah's Name.
4 Waft, waft, ye winds, His story,
And you, ye waters, roll,
Till, like a sea of glory,
It spreads from pole to pole;
Till o'er our ransomed nature
The Lamb for sinners slain,
Redeemer, King, Creator,
In bliss returns to reign. Used With Tune: MISSIONARY HYMN
From Greenland's Icy Mountains
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