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Help us to help each other, Lord

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 74 hymnals Topics: Community; Compassion; God Love of; Kindness; Love for Others; Sharing and Caring Lyrics: 1 Help us to help each other, Lord, each other's cross to bear; let each his friendly aid afford, and feel another's care. 2 Up into thee, our living head, let us in all things grow, and by thy sacrifice be led the fruits of love to show. 3 Touched by the lodestone of thy love let all our hearts agree; and ever towards each other move, and ever move towards thee. 4 This is the bond of perfectness, thy spotless charity. O let us still, we pray, possess the mind that was in thee. Scripture: Galatians 6:2 Used With Tune: DUNFERMLINE

Return to God

Author: Marty Haugen, b. 1950 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Ash Wednesday; Compassion; Conversion; Faithfulness of God; Grace; Healing; Lent; Love for Others; Mercy; Penance; Repentance; Salvation; Social Concern First Line: Now the time of grace has come Refrain First Line: Return to God with all your heart Scripture: 2 Corinthians 6:2 Used With Tune: [Now the time of grace has come]

Psalm 145: I Will Praise Your Name

Author: David Haas Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: 14th Sunday Year A; 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C; Christ the King; Compassion; Confirmation; Easter 5 Year C; Evening; Faith; Faithfulness of God; Giving; Interfaith; Love of God for Us; Marriage; Praise; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Day First Line: I will give you glory, my God above Refrain First Line: I will praise your name, my King and my God Scripture: Psalm 145 Used With Tune: [I will give you glory, my God above]

Psalm 145: I Will Praise Your Name

Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: 14th Sunday Year A; 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time Year C; Blessing; Christ the King; Compassion; Easter 5 Year C; Easter Season; Eucharist; Faithfulness of God; Forgiveness; Holy Name; Interfaith; Kingdom; Love of God for Us; Majesty and Power; Marriage; Penance; Praise; Teaching; Thanksgiving; Thanksgiving Day First Line: I will give you glory, O God my king Refrain First Line: I will praise your name for ever Scripture: Psalm 145:1-2 Used With Tune: [I will praise your name for ever] Text Sources: Antiphon: Lectionary for Mass; Psalm: The Grail

Luke 2:29-35 / Now Let Your Servant

Author: Ruth Duck, b. 1947 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Holy Family; Presentation of the Lord February 2nd; Comfort; Compassion; Evening, Night; Jesus Christ; Love of God for Us; Peace; Praise; Promise of God; Prophecy; Sickness; Word of God; Gospel; Worship and Adoration First Line: Now let your servant go in peace Scripture: Luke 2:29-35 Used With Tune: DICKSON Text Sources: Nunc dimittis
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Divine compassion

Author: Anne Steele Appears in 65 hymnals Topics: Access to God; Atonement Provided; Christ Compassion of First Line: Jesus,--and didst thou leave the sky Lyrics: 1 Jesus,--and didst thou leave the sky, To bear our griefs and woes? And didst thou bleed, and groan and die, For thy rebellious foes? 2 Well might the heavens with wonder view A love so strange as thine! No though of angels ever knew Compassion so divine! 3 Is there a heart that will not bend To thy divine control? Descend, O sovereign love, descend, And melt that stubborn soul. 4 Oh! may our willing hearts confess Thy sweet, thy gentle sway; Glad captives of thy matchless grace, Thy righteous rule obey. Used With Tune: GLASGOW
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Hark, my soul, it is the Lord

Author: William Cowper (1731-1800) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 700 hymnals Topics: God faithfulness of in creation; God Love of; Jesus compassion; Love for God Lyrics: 1 Hark, my soul, it is the Lord; 'tis thy Saviour, hear his word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee, 'Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me? 2 'I delivered thee when bound, and, when wounded, healed thy wound; sought thee wandering, set thee right, turned thy darkness into light. 3 'Can a woman's tender care cease towards the child she bare? Yes, she may forgetful be, yet will I remember thee. 4 'Mine is an unchanging love, higher than the heights above, deeper than the depths beneath, free and faithful, strong as death. 5 'Thou shalt see my glory soon, when the work of grace is done; partner of my throne shalt be: say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?' 6 Lord, it is my chief complaint that my love is weak and faint; yet I love thee, and adore; O for grace to love thee more! Scripture: Isaiah 49:14-16 Used With Tune: ST BEES
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The Love of God

Author: Fred Kaan, 1929-2009 Meter: 11.10.11.10.11.10 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Alienation; Awe; Children of God; Commitment; Compassion; Conflict; Eternal Life; Fear; Forgiveness; Freedom; God's Love; Home; Humility; Renewal; Repentance; Separation; Vision First Line: The love of God is broad like beach and meadow Refrain First Line: The love of God is broad like beach and meadow Lyrics: 1 The love of God is broad like beach and meadow, wide as the wind, and our eternal home. God leaves us free to seek him or reject him; he gives us room to answer "yes" or "no." Refrain: The love of God is broad like beach and meadow, wide as the wind, and an eternal home. 2 We long for freedom where our truest being is given hope and courage to unfold. We seek in freedom space and scope for dreaming, and look for ground where trees and plants can grow. [Refrain] 3 But there are walls that keep us all divided; we fence each other in with hate and war. Fear is the bricks and mortar of our prison, our pride of self the prison coat we wear. [Refrain] 4 O judge us, God, and in your judgment free us, and set our feet in freedom's open space; take us as far as your compassion wanders among the children of the human race. [Refrain] Scripture: Ephesians 2:13-22 Used With Tune: FINLANDIA

I Will Sing of the Mercies of the LORD

Author: James H. Fillmore, 1849-1936; Marie J. Post Appears in 39 hymnals Topics: Biblical Names and Places David; Biblical Names and Places Egypt; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Biblical Names and Places Mount Hermon; Biblical Names and Places Rahab; Biblical Names and Places Tabor; Church Year Advent; Church Year Baptism of the Lord; Covenant; Discipleship; Doxologies; Earth; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Gathering; God as Shield; God as King; God's Wonders; God's Armor; God's Compassion; God's Deeds; God's Faithfulness; God's Justice; God's Love; God's Majesty; God's People (flock, sheep); Happiness; Joy; Judgment; Lament Community; Love; New Creation; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services Funerals; Occasional Services New Year; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; Royal Psalms; Truth; Unity and Fellowship; Witness; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 26-July 2; Year B, Advent, 4th Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 17-23 First Line: I will sing of the mercies of the LORD forever Scripture: Psalm 89 Used With Tune: FILLMORE

Spirit of truth and grace

Author: Iain D. Cunningham (b. 1954) Meter: 6.6.11 D Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: The Holy Spirit in the Church Illumination of God's Word; Our Response to God in the worship of God's house; Church Worship; Compassion; Gathering; Holy Spirit name and images for Scripture: 1 Peter 3:8 Used With Tune: DOWN AMPNEY

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