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Remember, O Lord, your faithfulness and love

Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Service Music; Common Refrains Used With Tune: [Remember, O Lord, your faithfulness and love]

Venite (Psalm 95:1-7)

Appears in 475 hymnals First Line: Come, let us sing to the Lord Topics: Service Music; Divine Office Morning Prayer Scripture: Psalm 95:1-7 Used With Tune: [Come, let us sing to the Lord]

Lord of All Hopefulness

Author: Jan Struther, 1901-1953 Meter: 10.11.11.12 Appears in 81 hymnals First Line: Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy Topics: Praise of God; Trust Scripture: Psalm 25 Used With Tune: SLANE

How Firm a Foundation

Author: John Rippon, 1751-1836 Meter: 11.11.11.11 Appears in 2,293 hymnals First Line: How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord Topics: Pilgrimage; Scripture; Trust Scripture: Genesis 15:1-18 Used With Tune: FOUNDATION Text Sources: Called "K" in A Selection of Hymns,, 1787

Forty Days and Forty Nights

Author: George Hunt Smyttan (1822-1870) Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 166 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Forty days and forty nights you were fasting in the wild; forty days and forty nights tempted, and yet undefiled: 2 burning heat throughout the day, bitter cold when light has fled, prowling beasts around your way, stones your pillow, earth your bed. 3 Shall not we your trials share, learn your discipline of will, and with you by fast and prayer wrestle with the powers of hell? 4 So if Satan, pressing hard, soul and body would destroy: Christ who conquered, be our guard; give to us the victor's joy. 5 Saviour, may we hear your voice -- keep us constant at your side; and with you we shall rejoice at the eternal Eastertide. Topics: Ash Wednesday; Lent (first Sunday); Lent (season) Scripture: Matthew 4:1-11 Used With Tune: HEINLEIN Text Sources: rev. Hymns for Today's Church

Come Away to the Skies

Meter: 6.6.9 D Appears in 176 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Come away to the skies, my beloved, arise and rejoice in the day thou wast born. On this festival day, come exulting away, and with singing to Zion return. 2 Now with singing and praise, let us spend all the days, by our heavenly Father bestowed, while his grace we receive from his bounty, and live to the honour and glory of God. 3 For the glory we were first created to share, both the nature and kingdom divine! Now created again that our lives may remain, throughout time and eternity thine. 4 We with thanks do approve the design of that love which hath joined us to Jesus' name; so united in heart, let us nevermore part, till we meet at the feast of the Lamb. 5 Hallelujah we sing, to the heaven's high King, and his rapturous praises repeat: to the Lamb that was slain, hallelujah again, sing, all heaven, and fall at his feet. Topics: Easter (season) Scripture: Psalm 68 Used With Tune: MIDDLEBURY Text Sources: The Southern Harmony, New Haven, 1835, alt.

Bread of Heaven, on Thee We Feed

Author: Josiah Conder (1789-1855) Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 347 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed, for thy flesh is food indeed; ever may our souls be fed with this true and living bread, day by day with strength supplied through the life of him who died. 2 Vine of heaven, thy blood supplies this blest cup of sacrifice; Lord, thy wounds our healing give; to thy cross we look and live: Jesus, may we ever be grafted, rooted, built on thee. Topics: Eucharist; Bread; Eucharist; Vine Scripture: Exodus 16:2-15 Used With Tune: JESU, MEINE ZUVERSICHT

Glory to You

Appears in 4 hymnals First Line: Glory to you forever and ever Topics: Service Music; Music for the Eucharist Eucharistic Acclamations Used With Tune: [Glory to you]

For All the Saints

Author: William Walsham How (1823-1897) Meter: 10.10.10 with alleluias Appears in 607 hymnals First Line: For all the saints, who from their labours rest Lyrics: 1 For all the saints, who from their labours rest, who thee by faith before the world confessed, thy name, O Jesus, be forever blest. Alleluia! Alleluia! 2 Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might; thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight; thou, in the darkness drear, the one true light. Alleluia! Alleluia! 3 O may thy soldiers, faithful, true, and bold, fight as the saints who nobly fought of old, and win with them the victor's crown of gold. Alleluia! Alleluia! 4 O blest communion, fellowship divine! We feebly struggle, they in glory shine; yet all are one in thee, for all are thine. Alleluia! Alleluia! 5 And when the strife is fierce, the warfare long, steals on the ear the distant triumph song, and hearts are brave again, and arms are strong. Alleluia! Alleluia! 6 The golden evening brightens in the west; soon, soon to faithful warriors comes their rest; sweet is the calm of Paradise the blest. Alleluia! Alleluia! 7 But lo, there breaks a yet more glorious day -- the saints triumphant rise in bright array; the King of glory passes on his way. Alleluia! Alleluia! 8 From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host, singing to Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Alleluia! Alleluia! Topics: Funeral; The Saints Scripture: Psalm 18:1-20 Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

Author: Edith M. G. Reed (1885-1933) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 Appears in 106 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Infant holy, infant lowly, for his bed a cattle stall; oxen lowing, little knowing Christ the babe is Lord of all. Swift are winging angels singing, nowells ringing, tidings bringing: Christ the babe is Lord of all, Christ the babe is Lord of all. 2 Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping vigil till the morning new; saw the glory, heard the story, tidings of a gospel true. Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, praises voicing, greet tomorrow: Christ the babe was born for you, Christ the babe was born for you! Topics: Christmas; Epiphany Scripture: Luke 2:1-20 Used With Tune: POLISH CAROL (W ZLOBIE LEZY) Text Sources: Polish carol