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O holy city, seen of John

Author: Walter Russell Bowie, 1882-1969 Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6 Appears in 88 hymnals Topics: Social Concerns / Social Justice Lyrics: 1 O holy city, seen of John, where Christ, the Lamb, doth reign, within whose foursquare walls shall come no night, nor need, nor pain, and where the tears are wiped from eyes that shall not weep again! 2 Hark, how from men whose lives are held more cheap than merchandise, from women struggling sore for bread, from little children's cries, there swells the sobbing human plaint that bids thy walls arise. 3 Oh shame to us who rest content while lust and greed for gain in street and shop and tenement wring gold from human pain, and bitter lips in blind despair cry “Christ hath died in vain!” 4 Give us, O God, the strength to build the city that hath stood too long a dream, whose laws are love, whose crown is servanthood, and where the sun that shineth is God’s grace for human good. 5 Already in the mind of God that city riseth fair: lo, how its splendour challenges the souls that greatly dare– yea, bids us seize the whole of life and build its glory there. Scripture: Hebrews 11:10 Used With Tune: MORNING SONG Text Sources: Hymns of the Christian Life, 1910, alt.

O master Workman of the race

Author: Jay T. Stocking Appears in 114 hymnals Topics: Mission of the Church Social Justice Used With Tune: BETHLEHEM

Psalm 146 (A Responsorial Setting)

Appears in 485 hymnals Topics: Social Justice First Line: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia Scripture: Psalm 146 Used With Tune: [Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia] Text Sources: Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Psalm text)

A Better Day Is Coming

Author: Charles A. Tindley, 1851-1933 Meter: 7.6.8.6 D with refrain Appears in 24 hymnals Topics: Justice/Social Concern Refrain First Line: 'Tis coming by and by Lyrics: 1 A better day is coming, The morning draweth nigh, When girded right with holy might Shall overthrow the wrong. When Christ our Lord shall listen To ev'ry plaintive sigh, And stretch His hand o'er every land In justice by and by. Refrain: 'Tis coming by and by, 'Tis coming by and by, A better day is coming, the morning draweth nigh, 'Tis coming by and by, 'Tis coming by and by, The welcome dawn is hastening on, 'Tis coming by and by. 2 The boast of haughty error No more shall fill the land, While men enraged, their pow'rs engaged, To kill their fellow man, But God the Lord shall triumph, And Satan's host shall fly, For wrong must cease and righteousness Shall conquer by and by. [Refrain] 3 No more will angry nations In deadly conflict meet, While children cry and parents die In conquest or defeat, For Jesus Christ the Captain, Will give the battle cry, The Holy Ghost will lead the host To vic'try by and by. [Refrain] 4 No more shall lords and rulers Their helpless victims press, And bar the door against the poor And leave them in distress, But God, the King of Glory, Who hears the ravens cry, Will give command that ev'ry man Have plenty by and by. [Refrain] Used With Tune: A BETTER DAY

Of Mercy and of Justice

Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Social Justice Scripture: Psalm 101 Used With Tune: FARMER

O Day of God draw nigh

Author: R. B. Y. Scott; Johann Christoph Hampe; Flossette Du Pasquier Appears in 47 hymnals Topics: Social Justice; Justice sociale Used With Tune: ST. MICHAEL

Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory

Author: Jula W. Howe (1819-1910) Appears in 583 hymnals Topics: Hymns and Songs Social Justice Refrain First Line: Glory, glory, hallelujah! Lyrics: 1 Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord; He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored; He has loosed the fateful lightning of His terrible swift sword, His truth is marching on. Refrain: Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! Glory, glory, hallelujah! His truth is marching on. 2 I have seen Him in the watch-fires of a hundred circling camps, They have builded Him an altar in the evening dews and damps; I can read His righteous sentence by the dim and flaring lamps, His day is marching on. [Refrain] 3 He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never sound retreat, He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgement seat; O be swift, my soul, to answer Him! Be jubilant, my feet! Our God is marching on. [Refrain] 4 In the beauty of the lilies, Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me; As He died to make men holy, let us live to make all free, While God is marching on. [Refrain] Used With Tune: BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC Text Sources: Traditional

If You Believe and I Believe

Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: African Hymns; Faith; Freedom; Holy Spirit; Justice; Liberation; People of God; Perseverance; Petition, Prayer; Social Concern Lyrics: If you believe and I believe And we together pray, The Holy Spirit must come down And set God’s people free, And set God’s people free, And set God’s people free; The Holy Spirit must come down And set God’s people free. Scripture: Luke 11:9-13 Used With Tune: [If you believe and I believe] Text Sources: Zimbabwean traditional

The screams of police-car sirens

Author: John A. Dalles, 1954- Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Social Justice Used With Tune: POLICE SIRENS

Christ, be our light!

Author: Bernadette Farrell (b. 1957) Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Advent; Children and All-Age Worship; Christingle; Church Ministry; Church nature of; Church Year Advent; Dedication of people; Discipleship; Food and Hunger; Hope; Human Dignity; Kingdom of God; Light; Longing; Peace; Proper 4 Year B; Sharing and Caring; Social Concern; The Fourth Sunday of Advent Year B; The Third Sunday of Advent Year C; Water; The Church's Ministry and Mission; Justice and Peace First Line: Longing for light, we wait in darkness Scripture: John 13:14-17 Used With Tune: CHRIST BE OUR LIGHT