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God, We Spend a Lifetime Growing

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Call/Vocation First Line: God, we spend a lifetime growing, learning of your love and care Lyrics: God, we spend a lifetime growing, learning of your love and care, Planting seeds you give for sowing, working for the fruit they’ll bear. Now we honor faithful servants who, with joy, look back and see Years of growing in your presence, lives of fruitful ministry. Thank you, Lord, for ones who teach us what has brought them to this place! May their faith-filled witness reach us; may we glimpse in them your grace. Strong in you, their strength uplifts us from our birth until life’s end; Spirit-filled, they give us gifts, as prophet, mentor, guide and friend. Christ our Lord, you walk beside us, giving daily work to do; Years go by and still you guide us as we seek to follow you. If our sight fails, weak hands tremble, minds forget the things we’ve known, Lord, we trust that you’ll remember, hold us close, and see us home. Used With Tune: IN BABILONE

Go forth and tell! O Church of God, awake!

Author: James Seddon (1915-1983) Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Church Ministry; Commissioning; Commitment; Discipleship; Evangelism; God Love of; Gospel Call; Jesus Names and images for; Proper 14 Year A; Proper 9 Year C; Sending Out; Vocation Lyrics: 1 Go forth and tell! O Church of God, awake! God's saving news to all the nations take: proclaim Christ Jesus, Saviour, Lord and King, that all the world his glorious praise may sing. 2 Go forth and tell! God's love embraces all, he will in grace respond to all who call: how shall they call if they have never heard the gracious invitation of his word? 3 Go forth and tell! The doors are open wide: share God's good gifts — let no one be denied; live out your life as Christ your Lord shall choose, your ransomed powers for his sole glory use. 4 Go forth and tell! O Church of God, arise! Go in the strength which Christ your Lord supplies; go till all nations his great name adore and serve him, Lord and King for evermore. Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20 Used With Tune: YANWORTH

Come, O Fount of Every Blessing

Author: Robert Robinson Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 2,300 hymnals Topics: Church in the World Discipleship: Call; Calling and Response; Commitment; Consecration; Eternal Life; Faith Journey; God Adoration and Praise; God Mercy; Grace; Jesus Christ Blood; Jesus Christ Saviour; Mercy; Music and Singing; Penitence; Salvation; Surrender; Vocation; Epiphany 9 Year A; Lent 1 Year A; Easter 4 Year A; Proper 7 Year A; Epiphany 7 Year B; Lent 4 Year B; Proper 23 Year B; Epiphany 2 Year C; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year C; Lent 1 Year C; Easter 6 Year C; Easter 6 Year C; Proper 19 Year C Used With Tune: NETTLETON

Listen Up!

Author: Dennis Hendricksen; Sara Wahl Meter: Irregular Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Call and Vocation First Line: In the silence of peaceful nights Refrain First Line: Listen up! Listen up! Used With Tune: LISTEN UP

My Savior Said That I Should Be

Author: Harry J. Fielding, 1946- Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Calling and Vocation Scripture: Romans 12:1-2 Used With Tune: FIELDING

Jesus Calls Us! O'er the Tumult

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 985 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Jesus calls us! O'er the tumult of our life's wild, restless sea, day by day his clear voice soundeth, saying, "Christian, follow me!" 2 As of old Saint Andrew heard it by the Galilean lake, turned from home and toil and kindred, leaving all for his dear sake. 3 Jesus calls us from the worship of the vain world's golden store; from each idol that would keep us, saying, "Christian, love me more." 4 In our joys and in our sorrows, days of toil and hours of ease, still he calls, in cares and pleasures, "Christian, love me more than these." 5 Jesus calls us! By thy mercies, Saviour, may we hear thy call, give our hearts to thine obedience, serve and love thee best of all. Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23 Used With Tune: ST. OSWALD

I Bind unto Myself Today

Author: Patrick of Ireland (389?-461?); Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: Irregular Appears in 75 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 I bind unto myself today the strong name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three-in-One, and One-in-Three. 2 I bind this day to me for ever, by power of faith, Christ's incarnation, his baptism in the Jordan river, his death on cross for my salvation. His bursting from the spiced tomb, his riding up the heavenly way, his coming at the day of doom, I bind unto myself today. 3 I bind unto myself today the virtues of the starlit heaven, the glorious sun's life-giving ray, the whiteness of the moon at even, the flashing of the lightning free, the whirling wind's tempestuous shocks, the stable earth, the deep salt sea, around the old eternal rocks. 4 I bind unto myself today the power of God to hold and lead, his eye to watch, his might to stay, his ear to hearken to my need, the wisdom of my God to teach, his hand to guide, his shield to ward; the word of God to give me speech, his heavenly host to be my guard. 5 Christ be with me, Christ within me, Christ behind me, Christ before me, Christ beside me, Christ to win me, Christ to comfort and restore me, Christ beneath me, Christ above me, Christ in quiet, Christ in danger, Christ in hearts of all that love me, Christ in mouth of friend and stranger. 6 I bind unto myself the name, the strong name of the Trinity, by invocation of the same, the Three-in-One, and One-in-Three. of whom all nature hath creation, eternal Father, Spirit, Word. Praise to the Lord of my salvation, salvation is of Christ the Lord. Scripture: Deuteronomy 6:1-9 Used With Tune: ST. PATRICK'S BREASTPLATE

Your Hand, O God, Has Guided

Author: Edward Hayes Plumptre (1821-1891) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 61 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: THORNBURY

Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus

Author: George Duffield, Jr. (1818-1888) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 1,877 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus, you soldiers of the cross! Lift high his royal banner, it must not suffer loss. From victory on to victory his army he shall lead till evil is defeated, and Christ is Lord indeed. 2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus! The trumpet call obey; then join the mighty conflict in this his glorious day. Be strong in faith and serve him, against unnumbered foes; let courage rise with danger, and strength to strength oppose. 3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus! Stand in his power alone, for human might will fail you -- you dare not trust your own. Put on the gospel armour, keep watch with constant prayer; when duty calls or danger, be never failing there. 4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus! The fight will not be long: this day the noise of battle, the next the victor's song. To everyone who conquers, a crown of life shall be; we, with the king of glory, shall reign eternally. Scripture: Matthew 12:22-32 Used With Tune: MORNING LIGHT Text Sources: Rev. Hymns for Today's Church

Blest Are the Pure in Heart

Author: John Keble (1792-1866) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 408 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Blest are the pure in heart, for they shall see our God; the secret of the Lord is theirs, their soul is Christ's abode. 2 The Lord, who left the heavens our life and peace to bring, to dwell in lowliness with us, our pattern and our King, 3 still to the lowly soul his presence doth impart and for a dwelling and a throne chooseth the pure in heart. 4 Lord, we thy presence seek; may ours this blessing be: give us a pure and lowly heart, a temple fit for thee. Scripture: Exodus 40:16-38 Used With Tune: FRANCONIA Text Sources: st. 2-3, Mitre Hymn Book, 1836, alt.