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Joyful, Joyful, We Adore You

Author: Henry van Dyke Hymnal: Voices United #232 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Church Community in Christ; Creation; Ecology; Faith Journey; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Creator; God Image (Father); God Love; Good News, Gospel; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Life; Light; Love; Love for Others; Mercy; Morning; Morning Prayer; Music and Singing; Nature; Opening Hymns; Petition; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Repentance; Triumph; Trust; Worship; Epiphany Last/Transfig. Year A; Proper 18 Year A; Advent 3 Year B; Easter 5 Year B; Proper 21 Year B; Proper 24 Year B; Thanksgiving Year B; Advent 3 Year C; Easter 4 Year C; Trinity Sunday Year C Lyrics: 1 Joyful, joyful, we adore you, God of glory, life and love; hearts unfold like flowers before you, opening to the sun above. Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, drive our fear and doubt away; giver of immortal gladness, fill us with the light of day. 2 All your works with joy surround you, earth and heaven reflect your rays, stars and angels sing around you, center of unbroken praise. Field and forest, vale and mountain, flowery meadow, flashing sea, chanting bird and flowing fountain, sound their praise eternally. 3 You are giving and forgiving, ever blessing, ever blest, wellspring of the joy of living, ocean depth of happy rest! Source of grace and fount of blessing, let your light upon us shine; teach us how to love each other, lift us to the joy divine. 4 Mortals, join the mighty chorus which the morning stars began; God's own love is reigning o'er us, joining people hand in hand. Ever singing, march we onward, victors in the midst of strife; joyful music lifts us sunward in the triumph song of life. Tune Title: HYMN TO JOY
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Now Thank We All Our God

Author: Martin Rinckart; Catherine Winkworth; Flossette du Pasquier Hymnal: Voices United #236 (1996) Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Topics: God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Aging; Christian Experience; Christian Year Reformation Day; Faith; Faithfulness; God Adoration and Praise; God Goodness; God Love; God Providence; Grace; Gratitude; Guidance; Harvest; Heaven(s)/Paradise; Joy; Love; Peace (Inner, Calmness, Serenity; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Providence; Recessionals; Service Music Doxologies; Service Music Following Lord's Supper; Steadfastness; Table Graces; Thanksgiving Day; World; Worship; Epiphany 5 Year A; Epiphany 6 Year A; Proper 15 Year A; Proper 19 Year A; Thanksgiving Year A; Christmas 1 Year B; Lent 4 Year B; Proper 15 Year B; Proper 20 Year B; Proper 27 Year B; Thanksgiving Year B; Advent 3 Year C; Proper 5 Year C; Proper 8 Year C; Proper 12 Year C; Proper 13 Year C; Proper 20 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C; Thanksgiving Year C First Line: Now thank we all our God (Louons le Créateur) Lyrics: 1 Now thank we all our God, with heart, and hands, and voices, who wondrous things has done, in whom this world rejoices; who from our mothers' arms has blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2 O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever-joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us, and keep us strong in grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next. 3 All praise and thanks to God for all that has been given, the Son, and Spirit blest who dwell in highest heaven, the one eternal God, whom heaven and earth adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be, evermore. French: 1 Louons le Créateur, chantons à Dieu louanges! Et joignons notre voix au concert de ses anges! Dès les bras maternels il nous a protégés et, jusqu'au dernier jour, il est notre berger. 2 Loué soit notre Dieu! Que notre vie entière tous nous vivions joyeux sous le regard du Père; qu'il nous tienne en sa grâce et nous guide toujours, nous garde du malheur par son unique amour. 3 De ce Dieu trois fois saint qui règne dans la gloire, chrétiens, empressons-nous de chanter la victoire; c'est lui qui nous unit et nous fait retrouver le chemin de l'amour et de la liberté. Languages: English; French Tune Title: NUN DANKET
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Praise, My Soul, the God of Heaven

Author: Henry Francis Lyte; Ecumenical Women's Center Hymnal: Voices United #240 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Topics: God Praise and Thanksgiving; Adoration and Praise; Angels; Choruses and Refrains; Comfort/Consolation; Faithfulness; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Care; God Compassion/Tenderness; God Creator; God Faithfulness; God Grace; God Image (Father); God Images; God Kingdom, Majesty, Realm; God Love; Gratitude; Hallelujah; Jesus Christ Kingship, Conqueror; Jesus Christ Mercy; Love for God/Christ; Mercy; Opening Hymns; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Providence; Steadfastness; Sun; Time; Worship; Proper 7 Year A; Proper 18 Year A; Proper 19 Year A; Epiphany 7 Year B; Epiphany 8 Year B; Proper 10 Year B; Lent 3 Year C Lyrics: 1 Praise, my soul, the God of heaven; glad of heart your carols raise; ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven who, like me, should sing God's praise? Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the Maker all your days! 2 Praise God for the grace and favour shown our forebears in distress; God is still the same forever, slow to chide, and swift to bless: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Sing our Maker's faithfulness! 3 Like a loving parent caring, God knows well our feeble frame; gladly all our burdens bearing, still to countless years the same. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! All within me, praise God's name! 4 Frail as summer's flower we flourish, blows the wind and it is gone; but, while mortals rise and perish, God endures unchanging on. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise the high eternal one. 5 Angels, teach us adoration, you behold God face to face; sun and moon and all creation, dwellers all in time and space. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise with us the God of grace! Tune Title: PRAISE, MY SOUL
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How Lovely Is Your Dwelling

Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Gray) #243 (1987) Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Topics: Temptation & Trial; Trust in God; Opening of Worship; Church; Ministry & Service; Opening of Worship; Pilgrimage & Conflct; Refuge; Temptation & Trial; Trust in God Lyrics: 1 How lovely is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts, to me; my soul is longing, fainting, the courts of God to see. The beauty of your dwelling will bring me joy anew. My heart and flesh are crying, O living God, for you. 2 Beneath your care the sparrow finds place for peaceful rest; to keep her young in safety the swallow finds a nest. So, Lord, my King Almighty, your love will shelter me; beneath your wings of mercy my dwelling place will be. 3 Blest they who love and serve you, whose joy and strength you are. Forever they will praise you, your ways are in their heart. Though tried, their tears like showers shall fill the springs of peace; and all the way to Zion their strength shall still increase. Scripture: Psalm 84:3-7 Languages: English Tune Title: ST. EDITH
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God Is Here

Author: Fred Pratt Green; Henrietta Ten Harmsel Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #246 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Topics: Change; Children; The Church; Occasional Services Anniversary; Occasional Services Dedication of Building; Hymns About Worship; Elements of Worship Opening of Worship: Called And Gathered First Line: God is here! As we, your people Lyrics: 1 God is here! As we, your people, meet to offer praise and prayer, may we find in fuller measure what it is in Christ we share. Here, as in the world around us, all our varied skills and arts wait the coming of your Spirit into open minds and hearts. 2 Here are symbols to remind us of our lifelong need of grace; here are table, font, and pulpit; here the Word has central place. Here in honesty of preaching, here in silence as in speech, here in newness and renewal God the Spirit comes to each. 3 Here our children find a welcome in the Shepherd's flock and fold; here, as bread and wine are taken, Christ sustains us as of old. Here the servants of the Servant seek in worship to explore what it means in daily living to believe and to adore. 4 Lord of all, of church and kingdom, in an age of change and doubt, keep us faithful to the gospel; help us work your purpose out. Here, in this day's celebration, all we have to give, receive; we who cannot live without you, we adore you! We believe. *5 In this time of celebration we would offer special praise. As we think of past and future, vow anew to walk your ways. Times of triumph, times of failure still this song keeps ringing through: Lord, your works cannot be numbered, **Lord, our church belongs to you. * Optional stanza for a church anniversary ** Can substitute name of church here Scripture: Exodus 33:14 Languages: English Tune Title: NETTLETON
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Author: Martin Luther; Frederick H. Hedge Hymnal: Voices United #262 (1996) Meter: 8.7.8.7.6.6.6.6.7 Topics: God Nature of God; Assurance; Change; Christian Year Reformation Day; Confidence; Conflict and Struggle; Courage; Empowerment; Evil; Faith; Funerals and Memorial Services; God Creator; God Guardian/Help; God Images; God Kingdom, Majesty, Realm; God Nature; God Power/Might; God Presence; God Protection; God Reign; God Sovereignty; God Strength and Refuge; God Truth; Heritage; Holy Spirit Gifts; Jesus Christ name; Jesus Christ Strength and Refuge; Joy; Kingdom of God; Pilgrimage and Conflict; Praise; Processionals (Opening of Worship); Providence; Psalter/Psalm Paraphrases; Risk; Satan/Demonic Forces/Devil; Security; Sin; Struggle and Conflict; Trust; Truth; Victory; Word of God; Worship; Proper 6 Year A; Proper 16 Year A; Lent 1 Year B; Lent 5 Year B; Proper 16 Year B; Proper 17 Year B; Proper 26 Year B; Epiphany 3 Year C; Epiphany 4 Year C; Lent 1 Year C; Proper 16 Year C; Proper 20 Year C; Proper 24 Year C; Reign of Christ Year C; Tuesday in Holy Week Year ABC Lyrics: 1 A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing; our helper sure amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing: for still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe; power and malice great, and armed with cruel hate, on earth he has no equal. 2 Did we in our strength confide, our striving would be losing, were not the right man on our side, the man of God's own choosing: dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he; Lord Sabaoth his name, from age to age the same, and he must win the battle. 3 And though this world, with devils filled, should threaten to undo us, we will not fear, for God hath willed the truth to triumph through us: the prince of darkness grim, we tremble not for him; his rage we can endure, for lo! his doom is sure, one little word shall fell him. 4 That word above all earthly powers, no thanks to them, abideth; the Spirit and the gifts are ours through Christ, who with us sideth: let goods and kindred go, this mortal life also; the body they may kill: God's truth abideth still, God's kingdom is forever. Languages: English Tune Title: EIN' FESTE BURG
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A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing

Author: Elizabeth Rundle Charles; The Venerable Bede (ca. 672-735); Benjamin Webb Hymnal: The Worshipbook #273 (1972) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Lyrics: 1 A hymn of glory let us sing, New hymns throughout the world shall ring; By a new way none ever trod Christ takes his place—the throne of God! 2 You are a present joy, O Lord; You will be ever our reward;, And great the light in you we see To guide us to eternity. 3 O risen Christ, ascended Lord, All praise to you let earth accord, Who are, while endless ages run, With Father and with Spirit, One. Amen. Tune Title: DEO GRACIAS
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A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Author: Frederic H. Hedge; Martin Luther Hymnal: The Worshipbook #274 (1972) Meter: Irregular Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Lyrics: 1 A mighty fortress is our God, A bulwark never failing; Our helper he amid the flood Of mortal ills prevailing: For still our ancient foe Does seek to work us woe; His craft and power are great, And, armed with cruel hate, On earth is not his equal. 2 Did we in our own strength confide, Our striving would be losing, Were not the right Man on our side, The Man of God's own choosing. You ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is he, The Lord of Hosts his name, From age to age the same, And he must win the battle. 3 And though this world, with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us, We will not fear, for God has willed His truth to triumph through us; The prince of darkness grim, We tremble not for him; His rage we can endure, For lo! his doom is sure, One little word shall fell him. 4 That word above all earthly powers, No thanks to them, is standing; The Spirit and the gifts are ours— We answer his commanding. Let goods and kindred go, This mortal life also; The body they may kill: God's truth is ruling still— His kingdom is forever! Amen. Scripture: Psalm 46 Tune Title: EIN' FESTE BURG

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God

Author: Frederic H. Hedge; Martin Luther; J. Clifford Evers Hymnal: The Worshipbook #276 (1972) Meter: Irregular Topics: Service for the Lord's Day Opening of Worship Scripture: Psalm 46 Tune Title: EIN' FESTE BURG

O Bless Our God with One Accord

Author: Lambertus J. Lamberts Hymnal: Psalter Hymnal (Blue) #280 (1976) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Topics: Opening Of The Service Languages: English Tune Title: OLD HUNDREDTH

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