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For the healing of the nations

Author: Fred Kaan (1929-2009) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 59 hymnals Topics: Other Saints and Festivals Remembrance Sunday Lyrics: 1 For the healing of the nations, Lord, we pray with one accord, for a just and equal sharing of the things that earth affords. To a life of love in action help us rise and pledge our word. 2 Lead us forward into freedom, from despair your world release, that, redeemed from war and hatred, all may come and go in peace. Show us how through care and goodness fear will die and hope increase. 3 All that kills abundant living, let it from the earth be banned: pride of status, race or schooling, dogmas that obscure your plan. In our common quest for justice may we hallow life's brief span. 4 You, Creator-God, have written your great name on humankind; for our growing in your likeness bring the life of Christ to mind; that by our response and service earth its destiny may find. Scripture: Isaiah 2:1-5 Used With Tune: ALLELUIA DULCE CARMEN

Rejoice, for Christ is King!

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 770 hymnals Topics: Festivals, Commemorations; Festivals, Commemorations Refrain First Line: Lift up your heart Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, for Christ is king! Your Lord and king adore; rejoice, give thanks, and sing, and triumph evermore: Refrain: Lift up your heart, lift up your voice; rejoice, again I say, rejoice! 2 Our Savior, Jesus reigns, the God of truth and love; when he had purged our stains, he took his seat above: [Refrain] 3 His kingdom cannot fail; he rules o'er earth and heav'n; the keys of death and hell are to our Jesus giv'n: [Refrain] 4 He sits at God's right hand till all his foes submit and bow to his command and fall beneath his feet: [Refrain] Used With Tune: LAUS REGIS

At the name of Jesus

Author: Caroline Maria Noel (1817-1877) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Appears in 269 hymnals Topics: Other Saints and Festivals The Naming of Jesus Lyrics: 1 At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, every tongue confess him King of glory now: 'tis the Father's pleasure we should call him Lord, who from the beginning was the mighty Word. 2 At his voice creation sprang at once to sight, all the angel faces, all the hosts of light, thrones and dominations, stars upon their way, all the heavenly orders, in their great array. 3 Humbled for a season, to receive a name from the lips of sinners unto whom he came, faithfully he bore it spotless to the last, brought it back victorious, when from death he passed: 4 Bore it up triumphant with its human light, through all ranks of creatures, to the central height, to the throne of Godhead, to the Father's breast; filled it with the glory, of that perfect rest. 5 Name him, Christians, name him, with love strong as death, but with awe and wonder and with bated breath: he is God the Saviour, he is Christ the Lord, ever to be worshipped, trusted, and adored. 6 In your hearts enthrone him; there let him subdue all that is not holy, all that is not true: crown him as your Captain in temptation's hour; let his will enfold you in its light and power. 7 Surely, this Lord Jesus shall return again, with his Father's glory, with his angel train; for all wreaths of empire meet upon his brow, and our hearts confess him King of glory now. Scripture: Philippians 2:1-13 Used With Tune: EVELYNS

We love the place, O God

Author: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877); William Bullock (1798-1874) Meter: 6.6.6.6 Appears in 108 hymnals Topics: Dedication Festival Lyrics: 1 We love the place, O God, wherein thine honour dwells; the joy of thine abode all earthly joy excels. 2 We love the house of prayer, wherein thy servants meet; and thou, O Lord, art there thy chosen flock to greet. 3 We love the sacred font; for there the holy Dove to pour is ever wont his blessing from above. 4 We love thine altar, Lord; O what on earth so dear? for there, in faith adored, we find thy presence near. 5 We love the word of life, the word that tells of peace, of comfort in the strife, and joys that never cease. 6 We love to sing below for mercies freely given; but O we long to know the triumph-song of heaven. 7 Lord Jesus, give us grace on earth to love thee more, in heaven to see thy face, and with thy saints adore. Scripture: Psalm 26:8 Used With Tune: QUAM DILECTA

O Wondrous Type! O Vision Fair

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 106 hymnals Topics: Church Year Minor Festivals Lyrics: 1 O wondrous type! O vision fair Of glory that the Church shall share, Which Christ upon the mountain shows, Where brighter than the sun He glows! 2 From age to age the tale declare, How with the three disciples there, Where Moses and Elijah meet, The Lord holds converse high and sweet. 3 With shining face and bright array, Christ deigns to manifest to-day What glory shall be theirs above Who joy in God with perfect love. 4 And faithful hearts are raised on high By this great vision's mystery, For which in joyful strains we raise The voice of prayer, the hymn of praise. 5 O Father, with the eternal Son And Holy Spirit, ever One, Vouchsafe to bring us by Thy grace To see Thy glory face to face. Amen. Scripture: Matthew 17:1-8 Used With Tune: LOB SEI DEM ALLMÄCHTIGEN GOTT Text Sources: Latin: Sacrum Brew., Venice, 1495, a.

This, this is Christ the King

Author: William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.8.6.7 Appears in 226 hymnals Topics: Other Saints and Festivals Holy Innocents; Other Saints and Festivals The Naming of Jesus First Line: What child is this, who, laid to rest Lyrics: 1 What child is this, who, laid to rest on Mary's lap is sleeping? whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping? this, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds worship and angels sing: haste, haste to bring him praise the babe, the son of Mary. 2 Why lies he in such mean estate, where ox and ass are feeding? Come, have no fear, God's Son is here, his love all loves exceeding: nails, spear, shall pierce him through, the cross be borne for me, for you: hail, hail, the Saviour comes, the babe, the son of Mary. 3 So bring him incense, gold and myrrh, all tongues and peoples own him, the King of kings salvation brings, let every heart enthrone him: raise, raise your song on high while Mary sings a lullaby, joy, joy, for Christ is born, the babe, the son of Mary. Scripture: Luke 2:6-16 Used With Tune: GREENSLEEVES

We have a gospel to proclaim

Author: Edward Joseph Burns (b. 1938) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 25 hymnals Topics: Other Saints and Festivals Mark the Evangelist; Other Saints and Festivals Bible Sunday Scripture: Matthew 28 Used With Tune: FULDA

Lord of our life, and God of our salvation

Author: Philip Pusey, 1799-1855; Matthäus Appelles von Löwenstern, 1594-1648 Meter: 11.11.11.5 Appears in 224 hymnals Topics: Year A Dedication Festival; Year B Dedication Festival; Year C Dedication Festival Lyrics: 1 Lord of our life, and God of our salvation, star of our night, and hope of ev'ry nation, hear and receive thy Church's supplication, Lord God almighty. 2 Lord, thou canst help when earthly armor faith, Lord, thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth; Christ, o'er thy rock nor death nor hell prevaileth; grant us thy peace, Lord. 3 Peace in our hearts, our evil thoughts assuaging; peace in thy church, where people are engaging; peace, when the world its busy war is waging; calm all our raging. 4 Grant us thy grace through trial and temptation, grant us thy truth, thy promise of salvation, grant us thy peace in every heart and nations, and in thy heaven. Scripture: Colossians 3:3 Used With Tune: CLOISTERS Text Sources: Based on the German of Löwenstern

Praise the Lord, Ye Heavens Adore Him

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 796 hymnals Topics: A Day of Thanksgiving or a Harvest Festival First Line: Praise the Lord, ye heav'ns, adore Him Lyrics: 1 Praise the Lord, ye heavens, adore Him, Praise Him, angels in the height; Sun and moon, rejoice before Him; Praise Him, all ye stars of light. 2 Praise the Lord, for He hath spoken; Worlds His mighty voice obeyed: Laws which never shall be broken For their guidance He hath made. 3 Praise the Lord, for He is glorious; Never shall His promise fail: God hath made His saints victorious; Sin and death shall not prevail. 4 Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high, His power proclaim; Heaven and earth, and all creation, Laud and magnify His Name. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 148 Used With Tune: LUCERNE Text Sources: Anonymous

For the beauty of the earth

Author: Folliot Sandford Pierpoint, 1835-1917 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 667 hymnals Topics: Harvest Festival Refrain First Line: Lord of all, to thee we raise Lyrics: 1 For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies, for the love which from our birth over and around us lies: Refrain: Lord of all, to thee we raise this our sacrifice of praise. 2 For the beauty of each hour of the day and of the night, hill and vale and tree and flower, sun and moon and stars of light: [Refrain] 3 For the joy of human love, brother, sister, parent, child, friends on earth, and friends above, pleasures pure and undefiled: [Refrain] 4 For each perfect gift of thine, to our race so freely given, graces human and divine, flowers of earth and buds of heaven: [Refrain] 5 For thy church which evermore lifteth holy hands above, offering up on every shore her pure sacrifice of love, [Refrain] Scripture: Hebrews 13:15 Used With Tune: DIX