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Great God! we sing that mighty Hand

Author: Doddridge Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 496 hymnals Topics: New Year; Circumcision; Name of Christ; New Years Day Lyrics: 1 Great God! we sing that mighty Hand, By which supported still we stand: The opening year Thy mercy shows; Let mercy crown it, till it close. 2 By day, by night, at home, abroad, Still we are guarded by our God; By His incessant bounty fed, By His unerring counsel led. 3 With grateful hearts the past we own; The future, all to us unknown, We to Thy guardian care commit, And peaceful, leave before Thy feet. 4 In scenes exalted or deprest, Be Thou our joy, and Thou our rest; Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise, Adored through all our changing days. 5 When death shall interrupt our songs, And seal in silence mortal tongues; Our Helper God, in whom we trust, In better worlds our souls shall boast. Used With Tune: ANGELS' SONG

For Thy mercy and Thy grace

Author: Henry Downton Appears in 222 hymnals Topics: New Year; Circumcision; Name of Christ; New Years Day Lyrics: 1 For Thy mercy and Thy grace, Faithful through another year, Hear our song of thankfulness; Father and Redeemer, hear. 2 In our weakness and distress, Rock of strength! be Thou our Stay; In the pathless wilderness Be our true and living Way. 3 Who of us death's awful road In the coming year shall tread? With Thy rod and staff, O God, Comfort Thou his dying head. 4 Keep us faithful; keep us pure: Keep us evermore Thine own: Help, O help us to endure: Fit us for the promised crown. 5 So within Thy palace gate We shall praise, on golden strings, Thee, the only Potentate, Lord of lords, and King of kings. Used With Tune: ROSEFIELD

While with ceaseless course the sun

Author: John Newton Appears in 592 hymnals Topics: New Year; Circumcision; Name of Christ; New Years Day Lyrics: 1 While with ceaseless course the sun Hasted through the former year, Many souls their race have run, Never more to meet us here; Fixed in an eternal state, They have done with all below; We a little longer wait, But how little, none can know. 2 As the wingéd arrow flies Speedily, the mark to find; As the lightning from the skies Darts, and leaves no trace behind; Swiftly thus our fleeting days Bear us down life's rapid stream: Upward, Lord, our spirits raise; All below is but a dream. 3 Thanks for mercies past receive, Pardon of our sins renew; Teach us henceforth how to live With eternity in view. Bless Thy word to young and old, Fill us with a Saviour's love; And when life's short tale is told, May we dwell with Thee above. Used With Tune: ALLE MENSCHEN MÜSSEN STERBEN

Of the Father’s love begotten

Author: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, 348-c. 413; John Mason Neale, 1818-66; Henry Wiliams Baker, 1827-77 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 227 hymnals Topics: Christmas; Circumcision; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Prophetic Witness; Saints Days and Holy Days Anunciation of the Blessed Virgin; Saints Days and Holy Days St Matthias; Virgin Mary; Worship Earthly and Heavenly Lyrics: 1 Of the Father's love begotten ere the worlds began to be, he is Alpha and Omega, he the source, the ending he, of the things that are, that have been, and that future years shall see evermore and evermore. 2 O that birth for ever blessèd, when the virgin full of grace, by the Spirit's power conceiving, bore the saviour of our race, and the babe, the world's redeemer, first revealed his sacred face evermore and evermore. 3 This is he whom seers and sages sang of old with one accord, whom the voices of the prophets promised in their faithful word; now he shines, the long-expected: let creation praise its Lord evermore and evermore. 4 In the heights of heaven adore him, angel hosts his praises sing, all dominions bow before him and extol our God and king; let no tongue on earth be silent, every voice together sing evermore and evermore. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:20-23 Used With Tune: CORDE NATUS

O let the heart beat high with bliss

Author: Percy Dearmer, 1867-1936 Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: The Naming of Jesus or The Circumcision of Christ January 1st Lyrics: 1 O let the heart beat high with bliss, Yea, let it triumph at the sound Of Jesus’ name, so sweet it is, For every joy therein is found. 2 The name that comforteth in woe, The name of Jesus healing sin, The name that curbs the powers below And drives away the death within: 3 The name that soundeth ever sweet In speech or verse or holy song, And bids us run with willing feet, Consoled, and comforted, and strong. 4 Then let the name of Jesus ring With lofty praise in every place; Let heart and voice together sing-- That name shall every ill efface. 5 Ah! Jesus, health of sinful men, Give ear unto our loving prayer; Guide thou our wandering feet again, And hold our doings in thy care. 6 O Jesus, of the Virgin born, Immortal honour be to thee; Praise to the Father infinite, And Holy Ghost eternally. Amen. Used With Tune: EXULTET COR Text Sources: Latin, 15th century

O God of Jacob, by whose hand

Author: Doddridge Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 61 hymnals Topics: Providence; Circumcision; Name of Christ; New Years Day; Epiphany, Second Sunday; Lent, Fourth Sunday; First Sunday after Trinity; Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity Lyrics: 1 O God of Jacob, by whose hand Thy people still are fed; Who, through this weary pilgrimage, Hast all our fathers led! 2 To Thee our humble vows we raise, To Thee address our prayer; And in Thy kind and faithful breast Deposit all our care. 3 Through each perplexing path of life Our wandering footsteps guide; Give us by day our daily bread, And raiment fit provide. 4 O spread thy covering wings around, Till all our wanderings cease; And at our fathers' loved abode Our souls arrive in peace. 5 To Thee, as to our covenant God, We'll our whole selves resign; And thankful own, that all we are, And all we have, is Thine. Used With Tune: IRISH

Conquering kings their titles take

Author: John Chandler, 1806 - 76 Appears in 62 hymnals Topics: The Church Year Circumcision and Name of Jesus; The Church Year Epiphany; The Life In Christ Consecration Lyrics: 1 Conquering kings their titles take From the foes they captive make; Jesus, by a nobler deed, From the thousands he hath freed. 2 Yea, none other Name is given Unto mortals under heaven, Which can make the dead arise, And exalt them to the skies. 3 Rather gladly for that Name Bear the Cross, endure the shame; Joyfully for him to die Is not death but victory. A-men. 4 Jesus, who dost condescend To be called the sinner's friend, Hear us, as to thee we pray, Glorying in thy Name to-day. 5 Glory to the Father be, Glory, Holy Son, to thee, Glory to the Holy Ghost, From the saints and angel-host. Amen. Used With Tune: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS Text Sources: Latin Hymn, XVIII cent.

Grant us, O Lord, we humbly pray!

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: The Circumcision of Christ and New Year; The Circumcision of Christ & New Years Lyrics: 1 Grant us, O Lord, we humbly pray! The comming year to spend; The year which we begin this day, In thee, our God, to end. 2 Our will, our hearts and minds renew, As time renews each year-- May all we think, or say, or do, Be done with holy fear. 3 In mercy Lord, we pray forgive The evils we have done; And may we to thy glory live The year that's now begun. 4 Thro' all the year that now is gone The Lord prov'd always kind! The love, which God to us has shown, Is more than we can mind. 5 How many of our fellow-men! Last year were call'd away; And we permitted to remain To see the present day. 6 O may the year, that now commence Thus prove a year of grace; And if we should be called hence May we depart in peace.

The Christian Church should well partake

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: The Circumcision of Christ & New Years; The Circumcision of Christ Lyrics: 1 The Christian Church should well partake The parable, the Saviour spake, To shew the Jews their wretched state, And what would shortly be their fate. 2 Such fig-trees, which in Vineyards grow, And carefully attended to; Ought in due time their fruit to yield, Like stores of corn from a good field. 3 Such was the Jewish nations case, Whilst they had all the means of grace! Like as a fig-tree on good ground, So did God's grace to them abound. 4 But when their fruits were truly sought And their works proven which they wrought, All was corrupted, base and mean; Their best devotions were but sin. 5 And as the master gave command, Let not that barron fig-tree stand; His orders were to cut it down, Why should it cumber so much ground? Scripture: Luke 13:6-8

Did'st thou O Saviour! condecend

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: The Circumcision of Christ & New Years Lyrics: 1 Did'st thou O Saviour! condecend To take a human birth? Thou art our great and dearest friend That ever was on earth. 2 To make attonements for our guilt, As justice did demand; When circumcis'd thy blood was spilt And shed by human hand. 3 At the first shedding of thy blood Salvation was began; When thou, who art the Mighty God Was't circumcis'd as man. 4 Sweet is the sound of thy bless'd name! Where e'er it is applied: Thou art thy-self become the same What thy name signified. 5 Thy blood became the saving means For all the human race: To cleanse them from their countless sins, And make them heirs of grace. 6 What great, what condecending love! Did the dear Saviour show, When he left all the heav'ns above To save us here below. Scripture: Luke 2:21