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Father, Again in Jesus' Name We Meet

Author: Lucy E. G. Whitmore Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 132 hymnals Topics: Opening of Service Used With Tune: LONGWOOD
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Sabbath Evening

Author: S. F. Smith Appears in 216 hymnals Topics: Opening of Service First Line: Softly fades the twilight ray Used With Tune: SEYMOUR
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Rejoice, rejoice

Author: Rev. Edward H. Plumptre Appears in 444 hymnals Topics: Opening of Service First Line: Rejoice, ye pure in heart Lyrics: 1 Rejoice, ye pure in heart, Rejoice give thanks, and sing: Your festal banner wave on high, The cross of Christ your King. Refrain: Rejoice, rejoice, Rejoice, give thanks, and sing! 2 With all the angel choirs, With all the saints on earth, Pour out the strains of joy and bliss, True rapture, noblest mirth! [Refrain] 3 Still lift your standard high, Still march in firm array; As warriors through the darkness toil Till dawns the golden day. [Refrain] 4 Yes, on through life's long path, Still chanting as ye go; From youth to age, by night and day, In gladness and in woe. [Refrain] 5 Then on, ye pure in heart, Rejoice give thanks, and sing; Your festal banner wave on high, The cross of Christ your King. [Refrain] Amen. Used With Tune: MARION
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Psalm 63

Author: Isaac Watts Appears in 197 hymnals Topics: Opening of Service First Line: My God! permit my tongue Lyrics: 1 My God! permit my tongue This joy, to call thee mine; And let my early cries prevail To taste thy love divine. 2 My thirsty fainting soul Thy mercy doth implore; Not travelers, in desert lands, Can pant for water more. 3 For life, without thy love, No relish can afford; No joy can be compared to this,-- To serve and please the Lord. 4 In wakeful hours at night, I call my God to mind; I think how wise thy counsels are, And all thy dealings kind. 5 Since thou hast been my help, To thee my spirit flies; And, on thy watchful providence, My cheerful hope relies. 6 The shadow of thy wings My soul in safety keeps; I follow where my Father leads, And he supports my steps. Scripture: Psalm 42:1 Used With Tune: VIGIL
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O Worship the King

Author: Robert Grant Meter: 10.10.11.11 Appears in 1,204 hymnals Topics: Opening of Service First Line: O worship the King, all-glorious above Used With Tune: LYONS Text Sources: Based on W. Kethes' Paraphrase, 1561
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The eternal Sabbath

Author: S. G. Bulfinch Appears in 93 hymnals Topics: Opening of Service First Line: Hail to the Sabbath day! Lyrics: 1 Hail to the Sabbath day! The day divinely given, When men to God their homage pay, And earth draws near to heaven. 2 Lord, in this sacred hour, Within thy courts we bend, And bless thy love, and own thy power, Our Father and our Friend. 3 But thou art not alone In courts by mortals trod; Nor only is the day thine own When man draws near to God. 4 Thy temple is the arch Of yon unmeasured sky; Thy Sabbath, the stupendous march Of vast eternity. 5 Lord, may that holier day Dawn on thy servants' sight; And purer worship may we pay In heaven's unclouded light. Used With Tune: MORNINGTON
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Ye holy angels bright

Author: Richard Baxter; Richard R. Chope Meter: 6.6.6.6.8.8 Appears in 123 hymnals Topics: Opening of Service Used With Tune: LAUS DEO (Gower)
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It is Good to Sing Thy Praises

Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 29 hymnals Topics: Opening of Services Lyrics: 1 It is good to sing Thy praises And to thank Thee, O Most High, Showing forth Thy loving-kindness When the morning lights the sky. It is good when night is falling Of Thy faithfulness to tell, While with sweet, melodious praises Songs of adoration swell. 2 Thou hast filled my heart with gladness Thro' the works Thy hands have wrought; Thou hast made my life victorious, Great Thy works and deep Thy thought. Thou, O Lord, on high exalted, Reignest evermore in might; All Thy enemies shall perish, Sin be banished from Thy sight. 3 But the good shall live before Thee, Planted in Thy dwelling-place, Fruitful trees and ever verdant, Nourished by Thy boundless grace. In His goodness to the righteous God His righteousness displays; God my rock, my strength and refuge, Just and true are all His ways. Scripture: Psalm 92 Used With Tune: ELLESDIE (DISCIPLE)
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God reveals His presence

Author: G. Tersteegen; Mercer Appears in 124 hymnals Topics: The Church Worship - Opening of Service Scripture: Isaiah 6:1 Used With Tune: ARNSBERG Text Sources: Foster and Miller, tr.
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Come, we who love the Lord

Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 1,872 hymnals Topics: Public Worship Opening of Service Used With Tune: ST. THOMAS

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