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Brightest and Best

Author: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826 Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 921 hymnals First Line: Brightest and best of the stars of the morning Refrain First Line: Brightest and best of the stars of the morning Lyrics: 1 Brightest and best of the stars of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid; Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. Refrain: Brightest and best of the stars of the morning, Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid; Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. 2 Cold on his cradle the dewdrops are shining, Low lies his head with the beasts of the stall; Angels adore him in slumber reclining, Maker and Monarch and Savior of all. (Refrain) 3 Shall we then yield him, in costly devotion, Odors of Edom, and off'rings divine, Gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean, Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine? (Refrain) 4 Vainly we offer each ample oblation, Vainly with gifts would His favor secure, Richer by far is the heart’s adoration, Dearer to God are the pray'rs of the poor. (Refrain) 5 Brightest and best of the stars of the morning, Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid; Star of the east, the horizon adorning, Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. (Refrain) Topics: Seasons and Feasts Epiphany Scripture: Matthew 2 Used With Tune: STAR IN THE EAST

O Mighty God, When I Behold the Wonder

Author: Carl Boberg, 1859-1940; E. Gustav Johnson, 1893-1974 Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 6 hymnals Refrain First Line: With rapture filled, my soul thy name would laud Topics: Adoration and Praise; God Power Scripture: Psalm 8 Used With Tune: O STORE GUD

Creation of Peace

Author: Barbara Zarotti Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: We'll build a land where we bind up the broken Text Sources: Words adapted from an address by Barbara Zarotti at the Riverside Disarmament Conference (based on Isaiah and Amos)

God of All Love

Author: Janet Wootton Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: God of all love, You call Your many people Refrain First Line: So let us join our voices and our hearts

ഭൂലോകമാം വനാന്തരത്തിലൂടെ

Author: Anonymous Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: ഭൂലോകമാം വനാന്തരത്തിലൂടെ (Bhūlēākamāṁ vanāntarattilūṭe) Refrain First Line: യേശുവിൻ സ്നേഹമാം മടിയിൽ

Yet Once Again

Author: Albert Orsborn Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: Yet once again, by God's abundant mercy Refrain First Line: Jesus shall conquer, lift up the strain! Lyrics: 1. Yet once again, by God’s abundant mercy, We join our song of thankfulness and praise; Ever the light of our Redeemer’s victory Shineth before us in the world’s dark ways. Refrain Jesus shall conquer, lift up the strain! Evil shall perish and righteousness shall reign. 2. O for the time of Christ’s completed mission! Throbs of its rapture reach us as we pray; Gleams of its glory bursting on our vision Send us to labor, urge us on our way. [Refrain] 3. Stretch out Thy hand, O God, and let the nations Feel through Thine host the thrill of life divine; Grant us, we pray, still greater revelations, Make of these days an everlasting sign. [Refrain] Used With Tune: PILGRIMS

Your Love, O God

Author: Anders Frostenson; Fred Kaan Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 8 hymnals First Line: Your love, O God, is broad like beach and meadow Refrain First Line: Your love, O God, is broad like beach and meadow Lyrics: 1 Your love, O God, is broad like beach and meadow, wide as the wind, and our eternal home. You leave us free to seek you or reject you, you give us room to answer "yes" or "no." Refrain: Your love, O God, is broad like beach and meadow, wide as the wind, and our 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, Lord, 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] Topics: The Glory of the Triune God God's Nature; The Glory of the Triune God God's Nature; Adoration and Praise Used With Tune: GUDS KÄRLEK

Stepping in the Light

Author: Eliza E. Hewitt Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 203 hymnals First Line: Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior Refrain First Line: How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior Lyrics: 1 Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior, Trying to follow our Savior and King; Shaping our lives by His blessed example, Happy, how happy, the songs that we bring. Refrain: How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior, Stepping in the light, stepping in the light, How beautiful to walk in the steps of the Savior, Led in paths of light. 2 Pressing more closely to Him Who is leading, When we are tempted to turn from the way; Trusting the arm that is strong to defend us, Happy, how happy, our praises each day. [Refrain] 3 Walking in footsteps of gentle forbearance, Footsteps of faithfulness, mercy, and love, Looking to Him for the grace freely promised, Happy, how happy, our journey above. [Refrain] 4 Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior, Upward, still upward, we follow our Guide; When we shall see Him, “the King in His beauty,” Happy, how happy, our place at His side. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Peter 2:21 Used With Tune: [Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior] Text Sources: Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Stepping_in_the_Light); Anonymous/Unknown, The Blue Book (152)

Not I, But Christ

Author: Ada A. Whiddington Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 57 hymnals First Line: Not I, but Christ, be honored, loved, exalted Refrain First Line: O to be saved from myself, dear Lord Topics: Labor Day; Working Man

The Song of the Easter Angels

Author: Jeremiah Eames Rankin Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 6 hymnals First Line: On Easter morn, when holy chimes are ringing Refrain First Line: Rest, pilgrims rest