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O Lord of heaven and earth and sea

Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Appears in 348 hymnals Topics: Harvest; Health; Home; Love to God, Christ; God in Nature; Praise; The Sea; Giving Thanks; Special Subjects and Occasions Thanksgiving Day Scripture: Matthew 5:47 Used With Tune: ALMSGIVING

Hark! The sound of holy voices, chanting at the crystal sea

Author: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807-1885 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 238 hymnals Topics: The Church of God The Communion of Saints; The Church of God The Reception of Members; The Life in Christ Death, Resurrection, and the Life Everlasting; Doxologies Used With Tune: DEERHURST

'Lift up your hearts!' We lift them to the Lord

Author: H. M. Butler (1833-1918) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 72 hymnals Topics: Christ the Friend of Sinners; God's Church Penitence and Prayer; Lent 1, The King and the Kingdom Temptation; Pentecost 6 Made New in Christ; The Fall Lyrics: 1 'Lift up your hearts!' We lift them to the Lord, and give to God our thanks with one accord; it is our joy and duty, all our days to lift our hearts in grateful thanks and praise. 2 Above the level of the former years, the mire of sin, the slough of guilty fears, the mist of doubt, the blight of love's decay — O Lord of light, lift all our hearts today! 3 Above the swamps of subterfuge and shame, the deeds, the thoughts, that honour may not name, the halting tongue that dares not tell the whole — O Lord of truth, lift every Christian soul! 4 Above the storms that darken human life — pride, jealousy and envy, rage and strife; where cold mistrust holds friend and friend apart — O Lord of love, lift every Christian heart! 5 Then, with the trumpet call as Christ appears, 'Lift up your hearts!' rings, pealing in our ears: still shall our hearts respond with full accord — 'We lift them up, we lift them to the Lord!' Used With Tune: WOODLANDS

All Things Are Thine; No Gift Have We

Author: John Greenleaf Whittier Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 103 hymnals Topics: Commitment; Dedication Services Of a Church; God Love and Fatherhood; Stewardship; Life in Christ Stewardship First Line: All things are Thine: no gift have we Lyrics: 1 All things are Thine; no gift have we, Lord of all gifts, to offer Thee; And hence with grateful hearts today Thine own before Thy feet we lay. 2 Thy will was in the builders' thought; Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought; Through mortal motive, scheme, and plan, Thy wise eternal purpose ran. 3 In weakness and in want we call On Thee for whom the heavens are small; Thy glory is Thy children's good, Thy joy Thy tender Fatherhood. 4 O Father, deign these walls to bless; Fill with Thy love their emptiness; And let their door a gateway be To lead us from ourselves to Thee. Amen. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 4:7 Used With Tune: GERMANY

Praise Ye the Lord, for It Is Good

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Love Of God; Nature, God In; Praise To God, Jesus Christ; Works of God ; Poor; Wisdom of God; Worship First Line: Praise ye the Lord, for it is good, to sing unto our God Scripture: Psalm 147 Used With Tune: MINERVA

I Come with Joy

Author: Brian Wren Meter: 8.6.8.6.6 Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: The Church at Worship Holy Communion; Christian Experience; Church Community in Christ; Church Ecumenism; Community; Confirmation; Faith Journey; Friendship; God Presence; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Presence; Joy; Service Music Gathering, Call to Worship, Greeting; Service Music Following Lord's Supper; Service Music Sending Forth/Commissioning; Unity; Worship; Proper 5 Year A; Proper 22 Year A; Easter 6 Year B First Line: I come with joy a child of God Lyrics: 1 I come with joy, a child of God, forgiven, loved and free, the life of Jesus to recall in love laid down for me, in love laid down for me. 2 I come with Christians far and near to find, as all are fed, the new community of love in Christ's communion bread, in Christ's communion bread. 3 As Christ breaks bread, and bids us share, each proud division ends. The love that made us, makes us one, and strangers now are friends, and strangers now are friends. 4 The Spirit of the risen Christ, unseen, but ever near, is in such friendship better known, alive among us here, alive among us here. 5 Together met, together bound by all that God has done, we'll go with joy, to give the world the love that makes us one, the love that makes us one. Used With Tune: DOVE OF PEACE

Unwavering Trust in God

Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Afflictions Comfort under; Afflictions Promises for; Afflictions Refuge in; Christ Preciousness of; Christ The Saviour; Covenant Promises; Faith Act of; Faith Walking by; God Our Guardian; God Our Refuge; Prayer Promise to; Preservation; Protection Unceasing; The Righteous Honor and Safety of; Royalty of Christ Guarantee of Salvation; Safety Assured; Sin Salvation from First Line: To the hills I lift my eyes Lyrics: 1 To the hills I lift my eyes; Whence shall help for me arise? From the Lord comes all my aid, Who the heav'n and earth has made. He will guard thro' dangers all, Will not suffer thee to fall. He who safe His people keeps Slumbers not and never sleeps. 2 Thy protector is the Lord; Shade for thee He will afford. Neither sun nor moon shall smite, God shall guard by day and night. He will ever keep thy soul, What would harm He will control; In the home and by the way He will keep thee day by day. Scripture: Psalm 121 Used With Tune: PILOT

Christ, from whom all blessings flow

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 102 hymnals Topics: Anniversary of a Church; Christian Community; Consummation in Christ; Gifts of the Holy Spirit; Ministry of God's People; Mystery of God's Love; Our Love to Others; People of God; Unity of the Church Lyrics: 1 Christ, from whom all blessings flow, perfecting the saints below, hear us, who your nature share, who your mystic body are. 2 Join us, in one spirit join, grant us still your help divine; still for more on you we call, you, O Christ, fill all in all. 3 Move, and animate, and guide: various gifts to each divide; placed according to your will, let us all our work fulfil; 4 freely may we all agree, touched with loving sympathy; kindly for each other care; every member feel its share. 5 Love, like death, has all destroyed, rendered all distinctions void; names, and sects, and parties fall; you, O Christ, are all in all. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 1:10-13 Used With Tune: VIENNA

God Our Only Good

Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Access to God; Afflictions Purpose of; Afflictions Submission under; Aspirations For Heaven; Access to God; Afflictions Submission under; Aspirations For Heaven; Christ Communion with; Christ The Saviour; Christians Heirs of Heaven; Contentment; Death Comfort In; Glory of God In Church and Heaven; God Our Guide; God Love and Mercy; Heart Good, Perfect, Pure and Upright; Immortality; Judgments On Nations; Love For God; Pilgrim Spirit; Preservation; The Wicked Condemnation of First Line: O God, how good Thou art Lyrics: 1 O God, how good Thou art To all the pure of heart, Tho' life seems vain; Burdened with anxious care, I groped in dark despair, Till in Thy house of prayer All was made plain. 2 Ever, O Lord, with Thee, All shall be well with me, Held by Thy hand; And Thou wilt guide my feet By Thy own counsel sweet, Till I, for glory meet, In glory stand. 3 In earth or heav'n above Who is there that I love Compared with Thee? My heart may faint with fears, But God my strength appears, And will to endless years My portion be. 4 O it is good that I May still to God draw nigh, As oft before; The Lord Jehovah blest, My refuge and my rest, Shall be in praise confessed For evermore. Scripture: Psalm 73 Used With Tune: OLIVET

Depth of Mercy! Can There Be

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 831 hymnals Topics: Christ Call, Answering His; Christ Mercy; Forgiveness; God Love and Fatherhood; Penitence; Sin; Life in Christ Repentance and Forgiveness Lyrics: 1 Depth of mercy! can there be Mercy still reserved for me? Can my God His wrath forbear? Me, the chief of sinners, spare? 2 I have long withstood His grace, Long provoked Him to His face; Would not hearken to His calls, Grieved Him by a thousand falls. 3 Still for me the Saviour stands, Shows His wounds, and spreads His hands; God is love! I know, I feel; Jesus weeps, and loves me still. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 51:1 Used With Tune: SEYMOUR