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I Will Extol Thee, Lord on High

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 69 hymnals Lyrics: 1. I will extol Thee, Lord on high, At Thy command diseases fly: Who but a God can speak and save, From the dark borders of the grave? 2. Sing to the Lord, ye saints of His, And tell how large His goodness is; Let all your powers rejoice and bless While you record His holiness. 3. His anger but a moment stays; His love is life and length of days; Though grief and tears the night employ, The morning star restores the joy. Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM Text Sources: The Psalms of David, 1719

Go Labor On

Author: Horatius Bonar, 1808-89 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 455 hymnals First Line: Go labor on. spend and be spent Lyrics: 1 Go labor on; spend and be spent -- 'Tis joy to do the Father's will. It is the way the Master went; Should not the servant tread it still? 2 Go labor on; count not the cost -- Your earthly loss is heav'nly gain. The world indeed will praise you not, But you will share in heaven's reign. 3 Go labor on while it is day; The world's dark night is hast'ning on. Speed, speed your work, do not delay, For it is thus that souls are won. 4 They die in darkness at your side Without a hope to cheer the tomb; Take up the torch and wave it wide, The torch that lights the thickest gloom. 5 Toil on, faint not, keep watch, and pray; Be wise the erring soul to win. Go forth into the world's wide way; Compel the wand'rer to come in. 6 Toil on and in your toil rejoice; For toil comes rest, for exile home. Soon shall you hear the Bridegroom's voice, The midnight cry, "Behold, I come!" Topics: Evangelism; Evangelism Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM

Bless Thou the Gifts

Author: Samuel Longfellow Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 63 hymnals First Line: Bless thou the gifts our hands have brought Lyrics: Bless thou the gifts our hands have brought; bless thou the work our hearts have planned. Ours is the faith, the will, the thought; the rest, O God, is in thy hand. Topics: The Nature of the Church Called to God's Mission; Church Dedication of a Building; Holy Communion; Installation Services; Mission and Outreach; Service Music Offering; Stewardship Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM

Ring Out the Old, Ring In the New

Author: Alfred Tennyson Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 55 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Ring out the old, ring in the new; Ring, happy bells, across the snow; The year is going, let him go; Ring out the false, ring in the true. 2 Ring out a slowly dying cause, And ancient forms of party strife; Ring in the nobler modes of life, With sweeter manners, purer laws. 3 Ring out old shapes of foul disease; Ring out the narrowing lust of gold; Ring out the thousand wars of old; Ring in the thousand years of peace. 4 Ring in the valiant man and free, The larger heart, the kindlier hand; Ring out the darkness of the land; Ring in the Christ that is to be. Amen. Topics: New Year, The Scripture: Ephesians 4:24 Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM

Now Let Us from This Table Rise

Author: Fred Kaan Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 42 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Now let us from this table rise renewed in body, mind, and soul; with Christ we die and live again, his selfless love has made us whole. 2 With minds alert, upheld by grace to spread the word in speech and deed, we follow in the steps of Christ, at one with all in hope and need. 3 To fill each human house with love, it is the sacrament of care; the work that Christ began to do we humbly pledge ourselves to share. 4 Then grant us courage, Father God, to choose again the pilgrim way, and help us to accept with joy the challenge of tomorrow's day. Topics: The Glory of the Triune God Praise and Thanksgiving; The Sacraments and Rites of the Church Eucharist (Holy Communion or The Lord's Supper); Closing Hymns; Holy Communion; New Creation; Service Music Following Communion; Work, Daily Scripture: 1 Peter 5 Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM

The Lamb's high banquet called to share

Author: Anonymous; John Mason Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 33 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The Lamb's high banquet called to share, arrayed in garments white and fair, the Red Sea past, we fain would sing to Jesus our triumphant King. 2 Upon the altar of the cross, his body hath redeemed our loss; and, tasting of his precious blood, our life is hid with him in God. 3 Protected in the Paschal night from the destroying angel's might, in triumph went the ransomed free from Pharaoh's cruel tyranny. 4 Now Christ our Passover is slain, the Lamb of God without a stain; his flesh, the true unleavened bread, is freely offered in our stead. 5 O all-sufficient Sacrifice, beneath thee hell defeated lies; thy captive people are set free, and crowns of life restored by thee. 6 We hymn thee rising from the grave, from death returning, strong to save; thine own right hand the tyrant chains, and paradise for man regains. 7 All praise be thine, O risen Lord, from death to endless life restored; all praise to God the Father be and Holy Ghost eternally. Topics: Hymns for the Church Year Easter Used With Tune: GRENOBLE (DEUS TUORUM MILITUM) Text Sources: 6th century, Latin; Other translators: Editors of Hymns Ancient and Modern

Creating God, your fingers trace

Author: Jeffery W. Rowthorn Appears in 29 hymnals Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM

Thy Father's House

Author: Ray Palmer Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 28 hymnals First Line: Thy Father’s house! Thine own bright home! Lyrics: 1 Thy Father’s house! Thine own bright home! And Thou hast there a place for me! Though yet an exile here I roam, That distant home by faith I see. 2 I see its domes resplendent glow, Where beams of God’s own glory fall; And trees of life immortal grow, Whose fruits o’erhang the sapphire wall. 3 I know that Thou, who on the tree Didst deign our mortal guilt to bear, Will bring Thine own to dwell with Thee, And waitest to receive me there. 4 Thy love will there array my soul In Thine own robe of spotless hue; And I shall gaze while ages roll, On Thee, with raptures ever new. 5 O welcome day! when Thou my feet Shalt bring the shining threshold o’er; A Father’s warm embrace to meet, And dwell at home for evermore. Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM

Almighty Father, Who Dost Give

Author: John H. B. Masterman Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 26 hymnals Lyrics: 1. Almighty Father, who dost give The gift of life to all who live, Look down on all earth’s sin and strife, And lift us to a nobler life. 2. Lift up our hearts, O King of kings, To brighter hopes and kindlier things; To visions of a larger good, And holier dreams of brotherhood. 3. Thy world is weary of its pain; Of selfish greed and fruitless gain; Of tarnished honor, falsely strong, And all its ancient deeds of wrong. 4. Hear Thou the prayer Thy servants pray, Uprising from all lands today, And o’er the vanquished powers of sin, O bring Thy great salvation in. Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM

Unless the LORD Builds Up the House

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 22 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Unless the Lord builds up the house, the weary builders toil in vain; unless he keeps the city safe, the guards a useless watch maintain. 2 In vain you rise before the dawn, and late your nightly vigils keep; while you eat bread of anxious toil, God gives to his beloved sleep. 3 Lo, children are a heritage, a gift from God in very truth. Like arrows in a warrior's hand are all the children of one's youth. 4 The man whose quiver's full of them is blessed by God; his name is great. He shall not fear his enemies when he speaks with them in the gate. Topics: Family Worship; God As Guardian; Marriage and the Home; Protection; Riches Scripture: Psalm 127 Used With Tune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUM Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912; alt.