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This God is the God we adore

Author: Anonymous Appears in 278 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:16-18 Topics: God Eternity of ; God Love of; God Unchangeable; God's power; Adoration and Praise Close of Service Used With Tune: DE FLEURY Text Sources: 1841 Edition

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Author: Walter Chalmers Smith, 1825-1908 Appears in 228 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:14-17 Topics: Christ the Word; God the Eternal; God's Majesty and Power; God the Sustainer; Light; Mystery; Praise Used With Tune: ST. DENIO

Behold, Where, in a Mortal Form

Author: William Enfield Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 210 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:19 Topics: Feet-Washing Used With Tune: ST. SAVIOUR

Hail, thou ever-blessed morn!

Author: Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 170 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:16 First Line: See, amid the winter's snow Lyrics: 1 See, amid the winter's snow, born for us on earth below, see, the Lamb of God appears, promised from eternal years! Refrain: Hail, thou ever-blessèd morn! Hail, redemption's happy dawn! Sing through all Jerusalem: Christ is born in Bethlehem! 2 Lo, within a manger lies he who built the starry skies, he who, throned in height sublime, sits amid the cherubim! [Refrain] 3 Say, ye holy shepherds, say, what your joyful news today; wherefore have ye left your sheep on the lonely mountain steep? [Refrain] 4 'As we watched at dead of night, lo, we saw a wondrous light; angels, singing "Peace on earth", told us of a Saviour's birth.' [Refrain] 5 Sacred Infant, all divine, what a tender love was thine, thus to come from highest bliss down to such a world as this! [Refrain] Topics: Christmas; Christmas I Year B Used With Tune: HUMILITY (OXFORD)

Creator of the Stars of Night

Author: John Mason Neale, 1818-66 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 95 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:13-17 Lyrics: 1 Creator of the stars of night, Thy people's everlasting Light: O Christ, Redeemer, save us all And hear Thy servants when they call. 2 Thou, grieving that the ancient curse Should doom to death a universe, Hast found the healing, full of grace, To cure and save our ruined race. 3 Thou cam'st the Bridegroom of the bride, As drew the world to eventide, The spotless Victim all divine Proceeding from a virgin shrine. 4 At whose dread name, majestic now, All knees must bend, all hearts must bow; All things celestial Thee shall own, And things terrestrial, Lord alone. A-men. 5 O Thou, whose coming is with dread To judge the living and the dead, Preserve us from the ancient foe While still we dwell on earth below. 6 To God the Father and the Son And Holy Spirit, Three in One, Praise, honor, might, and glory be From age to age eternally. Amen. Topics: End Times Used With Tune: CONDITOR ALME SIDERUM Text Sources: Latin, 5th-10th cent.

O thou, who at thy Eucharist didst pray

Author: William Harry Turton (1856-1938) Meter: 10.10.10.10.10.10 Appears in 80 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:12 Lyrics: 1 O thou, who at thy eucharist didst pray that all thy Church might be for ever one, grant us at every eucharist to say, with longing heart and soul, 'Thy will be done.' Oh, may we all one bread, one body be, one through this sacrament of unity. 2 For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede; make thou our sad divisions soon to cease; draw us the nearer each to each, we plead, by drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace; thus may we all one bread, one body be, one through this sacrament of unity. 3 We pray thee too for wanderers from thy fold; O bring them back, good Shepherd of the sheep, back to the faith which saints believed of old, back to the Church which still that faith doth keep; soon may we all one bread, one body be, one through this sacrament of unity. 4 So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease, may we be one with all thy Church above, one with thy saints in one unbroken peace, one with thy saints in one unbounded love: more blessèd still, in peace and love to be one with the Trinity in Unity. Topics: The Holy Spirit The Church Celebrates - Holy Communion; Church unity and ecumenism; Communion of Saints Used With Tune: SONG 1

Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem

Author: Fulbert of Chartres (?-1028); Robert Campbell (1814-1868) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 67 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:1-14 Lyrics: 1 Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, your sweetest notes employ, the paschal victory to hymn in strains of holy joy. 2 For Judah's Lion bursts his chains, crushing the serpent's head; and cries aloud through death's domains to wake the imprisoned dead. 3 Devouring depths of hell their prey at his command restore; his ransomed hosts pursue their way where Jesus goes before. 4 Triumphant in his glory now to him all power is given; to him in one communion bow all saints in earth and heaven. 5 All glory to the Father be, all glory to the Son, all glory, Holy Ghost to thee, while endless ages run. Topics: Easter (season) Used With Tune: ST. FULBERT

O Gladsome Light, O Grace

Author: Robert Seymour Bridges, 1844-1930 Meter: 6.6.7.6.6.7 Appears in 62 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20 Lyrics: 1 O gladsome light, O grace of our Creator's face, the eternal splendor wearing: celestial, holy, blest, our Savior Jesus Christ, joyful in your appearing. 2 As fades the day's last light, we see the lamps of night our common hymn outpouring; O God of might unknown, you, the incarnate Son, and Spirit blest adoring. 3 To you of right belongs all praise of holy songs, O Son of God, Life giver; you, therefore, O Most High, the world does glorify and shall exalt forever. Topics: Daily Prayer Evening; Praise of Christ; Time Used With Tune: NUNC DIMITTIS Text Sources: Phos Hilaron, Greek hymn

I Greet My Sure Redeemer

Author: Elizabeth L. Smith Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 45 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1 First Line: I greet my sure Redeemer and my King Lyrics: 1 I greet my sure Redeemer and my King. You are my trust; accept the love I bring. What pain you suffered, Jesus, for my sake; I pray you from our hearts all cares to take. 2 You are the King of mercy and of grace, reigning omnipotent in every place; so come, O King, and our whole being sway; shine on us with the light of your pure day. 3 You are the life by which alone we live and all our substance and our strength receive. Sustain us by your faith and by your power, and give us strength in every trying hour. 4 You have the true and perfect gentleness. You have no harshness and no bitterness. Lord, grant to us the grace in you we see that we may live in perfect unity. 5 Our hope is founded on your holy Word. Our faith is built on every promise, Lord. Grant us your peace; make us so strong and pure that we may conquerors be, all ills endure. Topics: Temptation & Trial; Opening of Worship; Atonement; Grace; Mercy; Opening of Worship; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Providence; Temptation & Trial; Victory; Word of God Used With Tune: JE TE SALUE Text Sources: French, 1545

Christ, We Do All Adore Thee

Author: Theodore Baker Meter: Irregular Appears in 45 hymnals Scripture: Colossians 1:15-20 Lyrics: Christ, we do all adore thee, and we do praise thee forever. Christ, we do all adore thee, and we do praise thee forever, for on the holy cross hast thou the world from sin redeemed. Christ, we do all adore thee, and we do praise thee forever. Christ, we do all adore thee. Topics: Jesus Christ Death of; Atonement; Heritage Before 1500; Jesus Christ Death of; Reign of Christ Used With Tune: ADORE THEE Text Sources: “Adoremus te Christe” (present-day France), 9th c.; trans. Theodore Baker (USA), The Seven Last Words of Christ, 1899