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How Lovely, Lord, How Lovely

Author: Arlo D. Duba Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 19 hymnals Topics: Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Blessing; Church Year Lent; Church Year Transfiguration; Desiring God; Discipleship; Doubt; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Fear; God Desire for; God Trust in; God as Refuge; God as Shield; God's Armor; God's Deeds; God's Face; God's House; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Promise of Redemption; God's Strength; God's Way; Grace; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Joy; Longing for God; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Occasional Services Funerals; Occasional Services Ordination and/or Installation; Pain; Peace; People of God / Church Citizens of Heaven; Prayer; Rest; Songs of Zion; Sorrow; Suffering; Temple; Temptation And Trial; The Fall; The Incarnation; Trust; Unity and Fellowship; Year A, B, C, Presentation of the Lord, February 2; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 21-27; Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, October 23-29 Lyrics: 1 How lovely, Lord, how lovely is your abiding place; my soul is longing, fainting, to feast upon your grace. The sparrow finds a shelter, a place to build her nest, and so your temple calls us with in its walls to rest. 2 In your blest courts to worship, O God, a single day is better than a thousand if I from you should stray. I’d rather keep the entrance and claim you as my Lord than revel in the riches the ways of sin afford. 3 A sun and shield forever are you, O Lord Most High; you shower us with blessings; no good will you deny. The saints, your grace receiving, from strength to strength shall go, and from their life shall rivers of blessing overflow. Scripture: Psalm 84 Used With Tune: MERLE'S TUNE

Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest

Author: George Wallace Briggs, 1875-1959 Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 50 hymnals Topics: Unity of the Church Lyrics: 1 Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest; no, let us be your guests and with you dine; at your own table now be manifest in your own sacrament of bread and wine. 2 We meet as in the upper room they met; now at the table, blessing, yet you stand: 'This is my body': this you give us yet; faith still receives the cup as from your hand. 3 One body we, one body who partake, one church united in communion blessed; one name we bear, one bread of life we break, with all your saints on earth and saints at rest. 4 One with each other, Lord, and one in you, who are one Saviour and one living head; open our eyes to see with vision true; be known to us in breaking of the bread. Scripture: 1 Corinthians 10:16-17 Used With Tune: SONG 24

In Christ There Is No East or West

Author: Michael Perry, 1942- Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Reconciliation; Church--Unity; Community, nation and world; God--Grace and mercy of; Peace--Of the world; Reconciliation; Reconciliation Lyrics: 1 In Christ there is no east or west, in him no pride of birth, the chosen family God has blessed now spans the whole wide earth. 2 For God in Christ has made us one from ev'ry land and race; has reconciled us through the Son, and met us all with grace. 3 It is by grace we are assured that we belong to him: the love we share in Christ our Lord, the Spirit's works within. 4 So, brothers, sisters, praise his name who died to set us free from sin, division, hate and shame, from spite and enmity! 5 In Christ there is no east or west - he breaks all barriers down; by Christ redeemed, by Christ possessed, in Christ we live as one. Scripture: Isaiah 49:12 Used With Tune: MCKEE Text Sources: W. A. Dunkerley (1852-1941)

Gather Us Together

Author: Owen Alstott, b. 1947 Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Church; Gathering; Love of God for Us; Morning Prayer Hymn; Praise; Rites of the Church Dedication of a Church; Service Music for Mass Communion Song; Service Music for Mass Entrance Song (Gathering of Processional); Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest Communion Song; The Liturgical Year The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica (November 9); Unity First Line: Gather your people Refrain First Line: Lord Jesus Christ, gather us together Scripture: Psalm 100 Used With Tune: [Gather your people]

Lift Up Your Heads, O Gates

Author: Bert Polman Meter: 6.6.8.6 with refrain Appears in 5 hymnals Topics: Biblical Names and Places Jacob; Blessing; Church Year Advent; Church Year All Saints' Day; Church Year Ascension of the Lord; Church Year Christ the King; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Church Year Transfiguration; Earth; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Gathering; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Preparation for Worship; Enthronement Psalms; Faith; Freedom; God Trust in; God as Creator; God as King; God's Sovereignty; God's Armor; God's Face; God's Majesty; God's Strength; Guilt; Hope; Idols and Idolatry; Innocence; Processions; Temple; Ten Commandments 2nd Commandment (do not make graven emages); The Creation; Unity and Fellowship; Worship; Year A, B, C, Presentation of the Lord, February 2; Year B, All Saints' Day, November 1; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, July 10-16 Refrain First Line: Hosanna, hosanna! Scripture: Psalm 24 Used With Tune: VINEYARD HAVEN

May the grace of Christ our Saviour

Author: John Newton, 1725-1807 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 626 hymnals Topics: Unity of the Church Lyrics: 1 May the grace of Christ our Saviour, and the Father's boundless love, with the Holy Spirit's favor, rest upon us from above. 2 Thus may we abide in union with each other and the Lord, and possess in sweet communion joys which earth cannot afford. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Used With Tune: WALTHAM

The Glorious Gates of Righteousness

Meter: 8.6.8.6 with repeat Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Antiphonal Psalms; Biblical Names and Places Aaron; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Church Year Easter; Church Year Passion/Palm Sunday; Elements of Worship Call to Worship; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Freedom; God's Triumph; God's Goodness; God's House; God's House; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); Mercy; Occasional Services Dedication / Consecration / Anniversary; Prayer; Processions; Salvation; Temple; Unity and Fellowship; Worship; Year A, B, C, Easter, Resurrection of the Lord; Year A, B, C, Lent, Liturgy of the Palms; Year C, Easter, 2nd Sunday Lyrics: 1 The glorious gates of righteousness throw open unto me, and I will come to them with praise and enter thankfully; and I will come to them with praise and enter thankfully. 2 This is your temple gate, O LORD: the just shall enter there. My Savior, I will give you thanks, for you have heard my prayer; My Savior, I will give you thanks, for you have heard my prayer. 3 The stone rejected and despised is now the cornerstone. How wondrous are the ways of God, unfathomed and unknown; how wondrous are the ways of God, unfathomed and unknown. 4 Hosanna! Ever blest is he who comes in God's own name. The blessing of God's holy house upon you we proclaim. The blessing of God's holy house upon you we proclaim. 5 O praise the LORD, for he is good; let all in heaven above and all his saints on earth proclaim his everlasting love; and all his saints on earth proclaim his everlasting love. Scripture: Psalm 118 Used With Tune: ZERAH Text Sources: Psalter, 1912, alt.

Great Shepherd of your people, hear!

Author: J. Newton (1725-1807) Appears in 215 hymnals Topics: Christ the Friend of Sinners; Christ the Healer; Easter 1 The Upper Room; God's Church Penitence and Prayer; Lent 3, The King and the Kingdom Suffering; Pentecost 2 The Church's Unity and Fellowship; The Remnant of Israel Lyrics: 1 Great Shepherd of your people, hear! your presence now display; as you have given a place for prayer, so give us hearts to pray. 2 Within these walls let holy peace and love and friendship dwell; here give the troubled conscience ease, the wounded spirit heal. 3 May we in faith receive your word, in faith present our prayers; and in the presence of our Lord unburden all our cares. 4 The hearing ear, the seeing eye, the contrite heart bestow; and shine upon us from on high, that we in grace may grow. Used With Tune: IRISH

Come, Holy Spirit, descend on us, descend on us

Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949); Graham Maule (b. 1958) Appears in 8 hymnals Topics: Church Worship; Church Year Pentecost; Holy Spirit inspiration of; Holy Spirit Invocation of; Holy Spirit names and images for; Pentecost and the Work of the Holy Spirit; Unity; Gathering; Short Chants First Line: Come, Holy Spirit Scripture: Acts 2:1-4 Used With Tune: BREATH OF HEAVEN

An army of ordinary people

Author: Dave Bilbrough Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: The Church of Jesus Christ Unity of the Church Refrain First Line: A new day is dawning Used With Tune: [An army of ordinary people]