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How Long, O Lord, Will You Forget

Author: Barbara Woollett Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 14 hymnals Topics: Church Year Good Friday; Church Year Lent; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Church Year Transfiguration; Cry to God; Enemies; Evil; Freedom; God Daily Experience of; God Trust in; God's Sorrow; God's Face; God's Faithfulness; God's Love; Grace; Impatience; Lament General; Lament Illness; Life Stages Death; Longing for God; People of God / Church Suffering; Poverty; Temptation And Trial; Trust; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 26-July 2 Lyrics: 1 How long, O Lord, will you forget an answer to my prayer? No tokens of your love I see, your face is turned away from me; I wrestle with despair. 2 How long, O Lord, will you forsake and leave me in this way? When will you come to my relief? My heart is overwhelmed with grief, by evil night and day. 3 How long, O Lord? But you forgive with mercy from above. I find that all your ways are just, I learn to praise you and to trust in your unfailing love. Scripture: Psalm 13 Used With Tune: HOW LONG
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Amid the Thronging Worshipers

Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Assurance; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Church Year Good Friday; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Cry to God; Despair; Doubt; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; God Trust in; God's Nearness; God's Presence; Jesus Christ Cross and Crucifiction; Lament General; Lament Individual; Life Stages Death; Loneliness; Longing for God; Mission; Mocking; Pain; People of God / Church Suffering; Prayer Answer to; Prayer; Questioning; Sorrow; Suffering; Victory; Vows; Year A, B, C, Holy Week, Good Friday; Year B, Easter, 5th Sunday; Year B, Lent, 2nd Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 9-15; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 19-25 (if after Trinity Sunday) Lyrics: 1 Amid the thronging worshipers the Lord, our God, I bless; before his people gathered here his name will I confess. Come, praise him, all who fear the Lord, the children of his grace; with reverence sound his glories forth and bow before his face. 2 The burden of the sorrowful the Lord will not despise; he has not turned from those who mourn, he listens to their cries. His goodness makes me join the throng where saints his praise proclaim, and there will I fulfill my vows with those who fear his name. 3 He feeds with good the humble soul and satisfies the meek, and they shall live and praise the Lord who for his mercy seek. The ends of all the earth will hear, the nations seek the Lord; they worship him, the King of kings, in earth and heaven adored. Used With Tune: BOVINA Text Sources: Psalter, 1912

Sing, my soul, when hope is sleeping

Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949); Graham Maule (b. 1958) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Holy Saturday; Wholeness and Healing; Sorrow and Lament; Death and Bereavement; Despair and Trouble; Fear; Grief; Sorrow; Suffering Scripture: Psalm 30:5 Used With Tune: CROSS OF JESUS
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El Señor es me pastor (My Shepherd is the LORD)

Author: Ricardo Villarreal Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Assurance; Blessing; Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Church Year Transfiguration; Comfort and Encouragement; Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Daily Prayer Night Prayer; Darkness; Discipleship; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Emmaus Road; Enemies; Evil; Fear; Freedom from Fear; God as Shepherd; God's Forgiveness; God's Goodness; God's House; God's Love; God's Name; God's Presence; God's Protection; God's Providence; God's Strength; God's Way; Grace; Jesus Christ Confidence in; Jesus Christ Good Shepherd; Joy; Life Stages Death; Love; New Creation; Occasional Services Funerals; Peace; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; People of God / Church Suffering; Rest; Temple; Trust; Year A, B, C, Easter, 4th Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 9-15; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 17-23; Texts in Languages Other than English Spanish First Line: El Señor es mi pastor (The LORD is my shepherd) Refrain First Line: El Señor es mi pastor (My Shephed is the LORD) Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: PASTOR Text Sources: Psalter Hymnal, 1987 (translation)
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I Love You, LORD, for You Have Heard My Voice

Author: Helen Otte, b. 1931 Meter: 10.11.11.10 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Affliction; Atonement; Biblical Names and Places Jerusalem; Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year Baptism of the Lord; Church Year Easter; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Commitment; Darkness; Despair; Discipleship; Doubt; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Elements of Worship Testimony; Fear; Freedom; God Obedience to; God Trust in; God's Word; God's Forgiveness; God's Goodness; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Promises; Grace; Gratitude; Grave; Guilt; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Life Stages Death; Loneliness; Love for God; Mercy; Occasional Services Dedication to Discipleship; Offering of Sacrifice; Prayer Answer to; Prayer; Rejoicing; Remnant of Isarel; Rest; Sorrow; Suffering; The Fall; The Incarnation; Vows; Year A, B, C, Holy Week, Maundy Thursday; Year A, Easter, 3rd Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 12-18 (if ater Trinity Sunday); Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 11-17 Scripture: Psalm 116 Used With Tune: GENEVAN 116

Lift Up Your Heads to the Coming King

Author: Steven Fry, 1954- Meter: Irregular Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Last Sunday after Pentecost; Adoration and Praise; Advent Coming; Holy Week Death; Lent Suffering Scripture: Psalm 24:7-10 Used With Tune: [Lift up your heads to the coming King]
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The Lord Is My Shepherd

Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Assurance; Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Church Year Transfiguration; Comfort and Encouragement; Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Daily Prayer Night Prayer; Darkness; Discipleship; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Emmaus Road; Enemies; Evil; Fear; Freedom from Fear; God as Shepherd; God's Forgiveness; God's Goodness; God's House; God's Love; God's Name; God's Presence; God's Protection; God's Providence; God's Strength; God's Way; Grace; Jesus Christ Confidence in; Jesus Christ Good Shepherd; Joy; Life Stages Death; Love; New Creation; Occasional Services Funerals; Peace; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; People of God / Church Suffering; Rest; Temple; Trust; Year A, B, C, Easter, 4th Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 9-15; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 17-23; Settings Especially Appropriate for Children First Line: The Lord is my shepherd; I'll walk with him always Lyrics: Round: [1] The Lord is my shepherd; I'll walk with him always. He leads me by still waters; I'll walk with him always. [2] Always, always, I'll walk with him always. Always, always, I'll walk with him always. The Lord is my shepherd; I'll walk with him always. He leads me by still waters; I'll walk with him always. Scripture: Psalm 23:1-2 Used With Tune: [The Lord is my shepherd; I'll walk with him always]
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The Lord's My Shepherd

Appears in 9 hymnals Topics: Assurance; Blessing; Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Church Year Transfiguration; Comfort and Encouragement; Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Daily Prayer Night Prayer; Darkness; Discipleship; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Emmaus Road; Enemies; Evil; Fear; Freedom from Fear; God as Shepherd; God's Forgiveness; God's Goodness; God's House; God's Love; God's Name; God's Presence; God's Protection; God's Providence; God's Strength; God's Way; Grace; Jesus Christ Confidence in; Jesus Christ Good Shepherd; Joy; Life Stages Death; Love; New Creation; Occasional Services Funerals; Peace; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; People of God / Church Suffering; Rest; Temple; Trust; Year A, B, C, Easter, 4th Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 9-15; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 17-23 First Line: The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want Refrain First Line: And I will trust in you alone Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: [The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want]

LORD, You Have Searched My Life

Author: Calvin Seerveld Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: Advent; Baptism; Birth; Confession; Creation; Death; Epiphany Season; Forgiveness; Funeral; God as Omnipotent; God as Omnipresent; God as Omniscient; God as Searcher; Grace; Life; Mercy; Nature; Providence; Sanctity of Life; Sin; St. Bartholomew; St. Luke; Suffering; Ten Commandments 9th and 10th Commandments (You shall not covet); Thanksgiving; Visitation First Line: LORD, you have searched my life and know Scripture: Psalm 139 Used With Tune: LEICESTER
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The God of Love My Shepherd Is

Author: George Herbert, 1593-1633 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 43 hymnals Topics: Assurance; Blessing; Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Church Year Transfiguration; Comfort and Encouragement; Daily Prayer Evening Prayer; Daily Prayer Night Prayer; Darkness; Discipleship; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Emmaus Road; Enemies; Evil; Fear; Freedom from Fear; God as Shepherd; God's Forgiveness; God's Goodness; God's House; God's Love; God's Name; God's Presence; God's Protection; God's Providence; God's Strength; God's Way; Grace; Jesus Christ Confidence in; Jesus Christ Good Shepherd; Joy; Life Stages Death; Love; New Creation; Occasional Services Funerals; Peace; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; People of God / Church Suffering; Rest; Temple; Trust; Year A, B, C, Easter, 4th Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 9-15; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, June 17-23 Lyrics: 1 The God of love my Shepherd is, and he that doth me feed: while he is mine and I am his, what can I want or need? 2 He leads me to the tender grass, where I both feed and rest; then to the streams that gently pass: in both I have the best. 3 Or if I stray, he doth convert and bring my mind in frame: and all this not for my desert, but for his holy name. 4 Yea, in death’s shady black abode well may I walk, not fear: for thou art with me; and thy rod to guard, thy staff to bear. 5 Nay, thou dost make me sit and dine, e'en in my enemy's sight: my head with oil, my cup with wine runs over day and night. 6 Surely thy sweet and wondrous love shall measure all my days; and as it never shall remove, so neither shall my praise. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: RIDGEWOOD

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