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And so fulfil the law of Christ

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 187 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139:23 First Line: Try us, O God, and search the ground Topics: Christian Fellowship Communion of Saints Used With Tune: HARMONY GROVE

Be Thou My Vision

Author: Mary E. Byrne; Eleanor Hull Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 175 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139:17-18 First Line: Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart Lyrics: 1 Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art; thou my best thought, by day or by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light. 2 Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true Word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord; thou my soul’s shelter, and thou my high tower; raise thou me heavenward, O Power of my power. 3 Riches I heed not, nor vain, empty praise; thou, mine inheritance, now and always; thou and thou only, first in my heart, High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art. 4 High King of Heaven, my victory won, may I reach heaven’s joys, O bright heaven’s Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all. Topics: Christian Year Ash Wednesday; Commitment; Dying in Christ; Light; Living in Christ; Scripture; Teaching/Education; The Word; Wisdom; Youth Used With Tune: SLANE Text Sources: Irish poem

Praise for the Blessings of Providence and grace

Author: Steele Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 133 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139 First Line: Almighty father, gracious Lord Lyrics: 1 Almighty father, gracious Lord, Kind guardian of my days, Thy mercies let my heart record In songs of grateful praise. 2 In life's first dawn, my tender frame Was thy indulgent care, Long ere I could pronounce thy name, Or breathe the infant prayer. 3 [Around my path what dangers rose! What snares spread all my road! No power could guard me from my foes, But my preserver, God. 4 How many blessings round me shone, Where'er I turn'd my eye! How many past almost unknown, Or unregarded, by!] 5 Each rolling year new favors brought From thy exhaustless store: But ah! in vain my laboring thought Would count thy mercies o'er. 6 While sweet reflection thro' my days Thy bounteous hand would trace: Still dearer blessings claim thy praise, The blessings of thy grace. 7 Yes, I adore thee, gracious Lord, For favors more divine: That I have known thy sacred word, Where all thy glories shine. 8 Lord, when this mortal frame decays, And every weakness dies, Complete the wonders of thy grace, And raise me to the skies. 9 Then shall my joyful powers unite In more exalted lays, And Join the happy sons of light In everlasting praise. Topics: Creation and Providence; Praise to God for the blessings of providence and grace; Praise for the blessing of Providence

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy

Author: Jan Struther (1901-1953) Meter: 10.11.11.12 Appears in 81 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139:1-3 Topics: The Activity of God God in human experience; God in daily living; Jesus Names and images for; Stages of Life Used With Tune: MINIVER

God of Our Life

Author: Hugh Thomson Kerr Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 53 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139 First Line: God of our life, through all the circling years Lyrics: 1 God of our life, through all the circling years, We trust in Thee; In all the past, through all our hopes and fears, Thy hand we see. With each new day, when morning lifts the veil, We own Thy mercies, Lord, which never fail. 2 God of the past, our times are in Thy hand; With us abide. Lead us by faith to hope's true promised land; Be Thou our guide. With Thee to bless, the darkness shines as light, And faith's fair vision changes into sight. 3 God of the coming years, through paths unknown We follow Thee; When we are strong, Lord, leave us not alone; Our refuge be. Be Thou for us in life our daily bread, Our heart's true home when all our years have sped. Topics: God Guidance Used With Tune: SANDON

Lord, You Have Come to the Lakeshore

Author: Raquel Gutiérrez-Achon, 1927-; George Lockwood, 1946-; Gertrude C. Suppe, 1911-; Cesareo Gabaraín, 1936-1991 Appears in 52 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139:23-24 First Line: Lord, you have come to the lakeshore (Tú has venido a la orilla) Refrain First Line: O Lord, with your eyes you have searched me (Señor, me has miradoa los ojos) Used With Tune: PESCADOR DE HOMBRES

Lord God of Hosts, Whose Purpose, Never Swerving

Author: Shepherd Knapp Meter: 11.10.11.10 Appears in 46 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139:17 Lyrics: 1 Lord God of Hosts, whose purpose, never swerving, leads toward the day of Jesus Christ thy Son, grant us to march among thy faithful legions, armed with thy courage, till the world is won. 2 Strong Son of God, whose work was his that sent thee, one with the Father, thought and deed and word, one make us all, true comrades in thy service, and make us one in thee with God the Lord. 3 O Prince of Peace, thou bringer of good tidings, teach us to speak thy word of hope and cheer-- rest for the soul, and strength for all our striving, light for the path of life, and God brought near. 4 Lord God, whose grace has called us to thy service, how good thy thoughts toward us, how great their sum! We work with thee, we go where thou wilt lead us, until in all the earth thy kingdom come. Topics: Warfare, Spiritual Used With Tune: WELWYN

How shall I sing that majesty

Author: John Mason (1646-1694) Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 43 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139:17 Lyrics: 1 How shall I sing that Majesty which angels do admire? Let dust in dust and silence lie; sing, sing, ye heavenly choir. Thousands of thousands stand around thy throne, O God most high; ten thousand times ten thousand sound thy praise; but who am I? 2 Thy brightness unto them appears, whilst I thy footsteps trace; a sound of God comes to my ears, but they behold thy face. They sing because thou art their Sun: Lord, send a beam on me; for where heaven is but once begun there alleluias be. 3 How great a being, Lord, is thine, which doth all beings keep! Thy knowledge is the only line to sound so vast a deep. Thou art a sea without a shore, a sun without a sphere; thy time is now and evermore, thy place is everywhere. Topics: Adoration Of God; God in majesty; God names and imags of Used With Tune: COE FEN

Christ Beside Me

Author: James Quinn, S.J., 1919- Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 22 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139:7-8 First Line: Christ beside me, Christ before me Used With Tune: BUNESSAN Text Sources: St. Patrick's Breastplate, adapted from

Herr! du erforschest mich

Author: E. Kuester Appears in 18 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139 Lyrics: 1 Herr! du erforschest mich, Dir bin ich nie verborgen; Du kennst mein ganzes Thun, Siehst alle meine sorgen. Was meine Seele denkt, War dir bereits bekannt, Eh' der gedanke noch In meiner feel entstand. 2 Nie spricht mein Mund ein wort, Das du, O Herr! nicht wissest. Du schaffest, was ich thu'; Du ordnest, du beschliessest, Was mir begegnen soll. Erstaunt seh' ich auf dich; Wie groß ist dein verstand, Wie wunderbar für mich. 3 Wohin, wohin soll ich Vor deinem Geiste fliehen? Un welchen oft kann ich Mich deinem aug' entziehen? Führ' ich zum Himmel auf: So bist du Höchster! da; Führ ich zur tief' hinab; Auch hier bist du mir nah! 4 Nähm; ich auch, schnell zu fliehn, Die sittige vom morgen: Selbst an dem fernsten Meer Bleib ich hier auch gleich Den menschen unbekannt: Gott! so umschlösse mich Doch deiner Allmacht hand. 5 Wollt' ich in Finsternis Mich deinem aug' entziehen; So sucht' ich doch umsonst Auch da dir zu entfliehen. Denn auch die Finsternis Ist vor dir helles licht; Die nacht glänzt wie der tag, Vor deinem Angesicht. 6 Im Mutterliebe schon War ich von dir umgeben, Von dir gebildet, Gott! Von dir geführt in's leben. Ich danke dir, daß du Mich wunderbar gemacht, Und meiner, eh' ich war, Schon väterlich gedacht. 7 Du kanntest mein Gebein, Eh' ich ans licht gekommen, Da ich im dunkeln erst Die Bildung angenommen; Dein Auge sah mich schon, Eh' ich bereitet war, Und meiner tage lauf War dir schon offenbar. 8 Was für Erkenntnisse, Für köstliche Gedanken! Unzahlbar sind sie mir; Denn sie sind ohne Schranken. Mit Ehrfurcht will ich stets Auf dich, mein Schöpfer feh'n, Dir folgen und dein lob, So gut ich kann, erhöh'n. 9 Erforsche mich, mein Gott! Und prüfe, wie ochs meine, Ob ich rechtschaffen bin, Wie ich von auffen scheine. Sieh, ob mein fuß vielleicht Sich einem Irrweg naht, Und leite meinen gang Auf ebnen, sichern Pfad. Topics: Wahrheiten, welche aus der Erkenntniß fließen Von Gottes Daseyn