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Shadow and Substance
Author: Daniel Charles Damon Meter: 5.6.10 D Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Darkness Lyrics: 1 Shadow and substance,
wonder and mystery,
spellbinding spinner of atoms and earth;
soul of the cosmos,
person and energy,
source of our being, we sing of your worth.
2 We are your image,
formed in community;
sisters and brothers of Adam and Eve.
You gave us colour,
custom and history;
teach us to honour what others receive.
3 Naming the nameless
Spirit of unity,
scanning the heavens for signs of your care;
God of the ages,
give us humility;
guide us to mystical union in prayer. Scripture: Genesis 1:6-27 Used With Tune: TWILIGHT
Shadow and Substance
Jesus, the Light of the World
Author: Ken Bible; George D. Elderkin Meter: 7.7.7.7 with refrain Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Darkness; Darkness First Line: See the bright and Morning Star Refrain First Line: Walk in the light, beautiful light Scripture: Psalm 119:105 Used With Tune: ELDERKIN
Jesus, the Light of the World
Such Perfect Love My Shepherd Shows
Author: Henry Williams Baker Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 699 hymnals Topics: Darkness Lyrics: 1 Such perfect love my Shepherd shows,
whose goodness fails me never,
whose hand all things I need bestows
and watches me forever.
2 Where streams of living water flow,
my loving Shepherd leads me,
and where the verdant pastures grow
with food from heaven feeds me.
3 When vain and foolish I have strayed,
you, faithful Shepherd, sought me,
and on your shoulder gently laid,
then home, rejoicing, brought me.
4 I do not fear death's shadowed vale
when you are here beside me;
your rod and staff and strength prevail
to comfort and to guide me.
5 You spread a table in my sight,
your gifts of grace bestowing;
and from your chalice I delight
to taste your mercy flowing.
6 And so through all the length of days
your goodness fails me never;
Good Shepherd, may I sing your praise
within your house forever. Scripture: Psalm 23 Used With Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME
Such Perfect Love My Shepherd Shows
As pants the hart for cooling streams
Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 351 hymnals Topics: Darkness, Spiritual Scripture: Psalm 42 Used With Tune: SPOHR Text Sources: Tate and Brady's "New Version," 1696, 1698
As pants the hart for cooling streams
Our Only Saviour
Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 28 hymnals Topics: Spiritual Darkness First Line: To God, my earnest voice I raise Lyrics: 1 To God my earnest voice I raise,
To God my voice imploring prays;
Before His face my grief I show
And tell my trouble and my woe.
2 When gloom and sorrow compass me,
The path I take is known to Thee,
And all the toils that foes do lay
To snare Thy servant in his way.
3 All unprotected, lo, I stand,
No friendly guardian at my hand,
No place of flight or refuge near,
And none to whom my soul is dear.
4 O Lord, my Saviour, now to Thee,
Without a hope besides, I flee,
To Thee, my shelter from the strife,
My portion in the land of life.
5 Be Thou my help when troubles throng,
For I am weak and foes are strong;
My captive soul from prison bring,
And thankful praises I will sing.
6 The righteous then shall gather round
To share the blessing I have found,
Their hearts made glad because they see
How richly God has dealt with me. Scripture: Psalm 142 Used With Tune: HAMBURG
Our Only Saviour
Giver of Grace
Author: Joseph Hart Appears in 544 hymnals Topics: Darkness Spiritual First Line: Come, Holy Spirit, come! Lyrics: 1 Come, Holy Spirit, come!
Let thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.
2 Convince us of our sin,
Then lead to Jesus' blood,
And to our wondering view reveal
The mercies of our God.
3 Revive our drooping faith,
Our doubts and fears remove,
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never-dying love.
4 'Tis thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,
To pour fresh life in every part,
And new-create the whole.
5 Come, Holy Spirit, come;
Our minds from bondage free;
Then shall we know, and praise, and love,
The Father, Son, and thee. Scripture: Ezekiel 11:19 Used With Tune: HAYDN
Giver of Grace
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
Author: Horatius Bonar Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 1,261 hymnals Topics: Darkness Lyrics: 1 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Come unto me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one,
Lay down Thy head upon my breast."
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad;
I found in him a resting-place,
And he has made me glad.
2 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"Behold, I freely give
The living water; thirsty one,
Stoop down and drink, and live."
I came to Jesus, and I drank
Of that life-giving stream;
My thirst was quenched, my soul revived,
And now I live in him.
3 I heard the voice of Jesus say,
"I am this dark world's light;
Look unto me, thy morn shall rise,
And all thy day be bright."
I looked to Jesus, and I found
In him my Star, my Sun;
And in that light of life I'll walk
Till traveling days are done. Scripture: Matthew 11:29 Used With Tune: THIRD MODE
I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
The Load of Sin
Author: Anne Steele Appears in 233 hymnals Topics: Darkness Spiritual First Line: How helpless guilty nature lies Lyrics: 1 How helpless guilty nature lies,
Unconscious of its load!
The heart, unchanged, can never rise
To happiness and God.
2 Can aught, beneath a power divine,
The stubborn will subdue?
'Tis thine, almighty Spirit! thine,
To form the heart anew.
3 'Tis thine, the passions to recall,
And upward bid them rise;
To make the scales of error fall
From reason's darkened eyes;--
4 To chase the shades of death away,
And bid the sinner live;
A beam of heaven, a vital ray,
'Tis thine alone to give.
5 Oh, change these wretched hearts of ours,
And give them life divine;
Then shall our passions and our powers,
Almighty Lord! be thine. Scripture: Ezekiel 11:19 Used With Tune: BALERMA
The Load of Sin
Invocation
Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 144 hymnals Topics: Darkness Spiritual First Line: Light of life, seraphic Fire Lyrics: 1 Light of life, seraphic Fire,
Love divine, thyself impart;
Every fainting soul inspire;
Enter every drooping heart;
Every mournful sinner cheer;
Scatter all our guilty gloom;
Father! in thy grace appear,
To thy human temples come.
2 Come, in this accepted hour,
Bring thy heavenly kingdom in;
Fill us with thy glorious power,
Set us free from all our sin:
Nothing more can we require,
We will covet nothing less;
Be thou all our heart's desire,
All our joy, and all our peace. Used With Tune: SABBATH
Invocation
Let There be Light
Author: William M. Vories Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 81 hymnals Topics: Darkness and Light First Line: Let there be light, O God of hosts! Lyrics: 1 Let there be light, O God of hosts!
Let there be wisdom on the earth!
Let broad humanity have birth!
Let there be deeds instead of boasts.
2 Within our passioned hearts instill
the calm that endeth strain and strife.
Make us your ministers of life.
Drive out the urge to curse and kill.
3 Give us the peace of vision clear
to see each other’s good, our own,
to joy and suffer not alone:
the love that casts aside all fear.
4 Let woe and waste of warfare cease,
that useful labor yet may build
its homes with love and laughter filled!
God, give your wayward children peace! Scripture: Psalm 43:3 Used With Tune: MISSIONARY CHANT Text Sources: Advocate of Peace, 1909, alt.
Let There be Light
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