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God Everlasting, at Your Word

Author: David Mowbray Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Anniversaries; Biblical Names and Places Moses; Church Year Ash Wednesday; Church Year Transfiguration; Daily Prayer Morning Prayer; Elements of Worship Confession (Individual); Faith; God Obedience to; God Trust in; God as Refuge; God as Creator; God as Creator; God's Seeing; God's Sovereignty; God's Sustaining Power; God's Will; God's Word; God's Armor; God's Face; God's Love; God's Power; God's Providence; Grace; Humanity Redeemed by God; Humanity Sustained by God; Joy; Judgment; Labor; Life Stages Death; Life Stages Generations; Life Stages Old Age; Occasional Services Funerals; Occasional Services New Year; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Pain; People of God / Church Renewal; Suffering; Temptation And Trial; The Creation; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, November, 13-19; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 23-29; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 9-15 Lyrics: 1 God everlasting, at your word the hills in splendor rise; they overshadow human life whose glory swiftly dies. 2 Our days like dreams come to an end, our story soon is told, when strength is spent, and beauty fades, and bodies have grown old. 3 Teach us, good Lord, to count our days, to cherish every hour, to seek your will, to do your work, and trust your mighty power. 4 Lord, at your hand we have received the cup of joy and pain; pour out the fullness of your grace and we shall sing again! Scripture: Psalm 90 Used With Tune: ST. MAGNUS

Lord, heal my soul

Author: ICEL Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Anniversary of a Church First Line: Blessed are they that consider the poor and helpless Scripture: Psalm 41 Used With Tune: PSALM 41 Text Sources: Verses: The Psalms: The Liturgical Psalter (Inclusive Language Version), 1994
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God Is My Strong Salvation

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 7.6.7.6 Appears in 290 hymnals Topics: Anniversaries; Assurance; Church Year Lent; Church Year Transfiguration; Conflict; Courage; Darkness; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Confession (Individual); Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Prayer for Illumination; Enemies; Freedom from Fear; God Dependence on; God as Refuge; God as Shelter; God's Armor; God's Love; God's Presence; God's Protection; God's Strength; Hope; Joy; Judgment; Lament Individual; Mercy; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services Funerals; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Peace; People of God / Church Suffering; Prayer; Temptation And Trial; Truth; Year A, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 3rd Sunday; Year C, Lent, 2nd Sunday Lyrics: 1 God is my strong salvation; what foe have I to fear? In peril and temptation my light, my help, is near. 2 Though hosts encamp around me, firm to the fight I stand; what terror can confound me, with God at my right hand? 3 Place on the Lord reliance, my soul, with courage wait; God's truth be thine affiance, when faint and desolate. 4 God's might thy heart shall strengthen, God's love thy joy increase; mercy thy days shall lengthen; the Lord will give thee peace. Scripture: Psalm 27 Used With Tune: CHRISTUS, DER IST MEIN LEBEN
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O God of Bethel, by whose hand

Author: Philip Doddridge, 1702-51 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 399 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 O God of Bethel, by whose hand your people still are fed, who through this weary pilgrimage have all our forebears led: 2 our vows, our prayers, we now present before your throne of grace; God of our people, be the God of each succeeding race. 3 Through each perplexing path of life our wandering footsteps guide; give us each day our daily bread, for all our needs provide. 4 O spread your covering wings around, till all our wanderings cease, and at our Father's loved abode our souls arrive in peace. Scripture: 1 Kings 8:22-53 Used With Tune: SALZBURG
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What Gift Can We Bring

Author: Jane Marshall Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Church Anniversaries; The Glory of the Triune God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Christian Year Thanksgiving Day; Church Anniversaries; Church Dedication of a Building; Gratitude; Service Music Offering First Line: What gift can we bring, what present, what token Lyrics: 1 What gift can we bring, what present, what token? What words can convey it, the joy of this day? When grateful we come, remembering, rejoicing, what song can we offer in honor and praise? 2 Give thanks for the past, for those who had vision, who planted and watered so dreams could come true. Give thanks for the now, for study, for worship, for mission that bids us turn prayer into deed. 3 Give thanks for tomorrow, full of surprises, for knowing whatever tomorrow may bring, the Word is our promise always, forever; we rest in God's keeping and live in God's love. 4 This gift we now bring, this present, this token, these words can convey it, the joy of this day! When grateful we come, remembering, rejoicing, this song we now offer in honor and praise! Used With Tune: ANNIVERSARY SONG
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Lord, you have been our dwelling-place

Author: Thomas Hornblower Gill, 1819-1906 Meter: 8.7.87.8.8.7 Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church Lyrics: 1 Lord, you have been our dwelling-place in every generation; your people have received your grace, and blessed your consolation; through every age you heard our cry; through every age we found you nigh, our strength and our salvation. 2 Persisting sins we long have wept, your patience long have tested; but steadfast faith in you we kept, still to your name devoted: for you have kept and loved us well, and granted us in you to dwell, from your love never parted. 3 Lord, nothing from your arms so sure shall your own people sever; our helper ever will endure, God's love will fail us never. Your people, Lord, have dwelt in you; and you remain our dwelling true for ever and for ever. Scripture: 1 Peter 2:1-8 Used With Tune: LUTHER

With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim

Author: Hal H. Hopson Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Biblical Names and Places David; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Biblical Names and Places Jerusalem; Church Year Advent; Church Year Lent; Church Year Pentecost; Daily Prayer Midday Prayer; Elements of Worship Gathering; Faith; Freedom; God Trust in; God as Refuge; God's Safety; God's Will; God's Forgiveness; God's Friendship; God's Glory; God's House; God's Judgments; God's Justice; God's law; God's Love; God's Presence; Grace; Gratitude; Healing; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Friend of Sinners; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Love; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Peace; People of God / Church Family of God; Prayer; Processions; Rejoicing; Rest; Songs of Zion; Temple; Temptation And Trial; The Incarnation; Unity and Fellowship; Unity of the Church; Worship; Year A, Advent, 1st Sunday Refrain First Line: Come, let us go to the house of the Lord Scripture: Psalm 122 Used With Tune: SUSSEX CAROL Text Sources: Stanzas Psalter, 1912, alt.
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Come, O Spirit, Dwell Among Us

Author: Janie Alford Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Pentecost; Building/Bridge; Church Anniversaries; Church Dedication of a Building; Church Mission; Eternal Life; Holiness; Holy Spirit Images; Holy Spirit Power; Holy Spirit Presence; Mystery; Opening Hymns; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Trinity; Pentecost Year A; Easter 4 Year B Lyrics: 1 Come, O Spirit, dwell among us, come with pentecostal power; give the church a stronger vision, help us face each crucial hour. Built upon a firm foundation, Jesus Christ, the cornerstone, still the church is called to mission that God's love shall be made known. 2 We would raise our hallelujahs for the grace of yesteryears; for tomorrow's unknown pathway, hear, O God, our humble prayers. In the church's pilgrim journey you have led us all the way, still in presence move before us, fire by night and cloud by day. 3 Come, O Spirit, dwell among us; give us words of fire and flame. Help our feeble lips to praise you, glorify your holy name. God, all holy, Son and Spirit, three in one: what mystery! We would sing our loud hosannas now and through eternity. Used With Tune: EBENEZER

All the Earth, Proclaim the LORD

Author: Lucien Deiss, 1921-2007 Meter: 4.5.6.4 with refrain Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Church Year Christ the King; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Daily Prayer Morning Prayer; Disciples / Calling; Earth; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; God Changelessness of; God as Shepherd; God as Creator; God as King; God's Triumph; God's Word; God's Faithfulness; God's Generosity; God's Goodness; God's Greatness; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Presence; Grace; Gratitude; Hymns of Praise; Joy; Life Stages Generations; Mercy; Mission; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Occasional Services Civic / National Occasions; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services New Year; Occasional Services Thanksgving Day / Harvest Festival; People of God / Church Family of God; People of God / Church Witnessing; Processions; Rejoicing; Remembering; Temple; Unity and Fellowship; Witness; Worship; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if ater Trinity Sunday); Year A, Reign of Christ, November 20-26; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, Canada, 2nd Monday in October; Year C, Thanksgiving Day, USA, 4th Thursday in November First Line: Serve you the LORD Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: DEISS 100
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Great is your faithfulness

Author: Thomas Obadiah Chisholm, 1866-1960 Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 213 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church First Line: Great is your faithfulness, O God my Father Lyrics: 1 Great is your faithfulness, O God my Father, in you no shadow of turning we see; you never fail and your love is unchanging: as you have been you for ever will be. Refrain: Great is your faithfulness, great is your faithfulness, morning by morning new mercies we see; all we have needed your hand has provided: great is your faithfulness, Lord God, to me. 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, sun, moon and stars in their courses above, join with all nature in unspoken witness to your great faithfulness, mercy and love. [Refrain] 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that's enduring, your living presence to cheer and to guide, strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow -- these are the blessings your love will provide. [Refrain] Scripture: 1 Corinthians 13:8-13 Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS

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