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Great is thy faithfulness!

Author: Thomas O. Chisholm Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 211 hymnals Topics: God Compassion of First Line: "Great is thy faithfulness," O God my father Lyrics: 1 "Great is thy faithfulness," O God my Father, There is no shadow of turning with thee; Thou changest not, thy compassions, they fail not; As thou hast been thou for ever wilt be. Refrain: "Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!" Morning by morning new mercies I see: All I have needed thy hand hath provided— "Great is thy faithfulness," Lord unto me! 2 Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above, Join with all nature in manifold witness To thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. [Refrain] 3 Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide; Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! [Refrain] Amem. Scripture: Genesis 8:22 Used With Tune: FAITHFULNESS

O Lord, Thou Art My God and King

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: Compassion of God Lyrics: 1 O Lord, Thou art my God and King, And I will ever bless Thy Name; I will extol Thee every day, And evermore Thy praise proclaim. 2 The Lord is greatly to be praised, His greatness is beyond our thought; From age to age the sons of men Shall tell the wonders God has wrought. 3 Upon Thy glorious majesty And wondrous works my mind shall dwell; Thy deeds shall fill the world with awe, And of Thy greatness I will tell. 4 Thy matchless goodness and Thy grace Thy people shall commemorate, And all Thy truth and righteousness My joyful song shall celebrate. 5 The Lord our God is rich in grace, Most tender and compassionate; His anger is most slow to rise, His lovingkindness is most great. 6 The Lord is good in all His ways, His creatures know His constant care; To all His works His love extends, All men His tender mercies share. 7 Thy works shall give Thee thanks, O Lord, Thy saints Thy mighty acts shall show, Till o'er the earth the sons of men Thy kingdom, power, and glory know. 8 Eternal is Thy kingdom, Lord, Forever strong and ever sure; while generations rise and die Shall Thy dominion still endure. Scripture: Psalm 145 Used With Tune: DUKE STREET

Love divine, all loves excelling

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-88 Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,932 hymnals Topics: Adoration and Praise; Commissioning Service; Compassion; Consummation in Christ; God's Love to Us; House of God ; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Redeemer; Marriage; Saints Days and Holy Days St John the Evangelist; Salvation; Sanctification Lyrics: 1 Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven, to earth come down, fix in us thy humble dwelling, all thy faithful mercies crown: Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation; enter every trembling heart. 2 Come, almighty, to deliver, let us all thy life receive; suddenly return, and never, never more thy temples leave: thee we would be always blessing, serve thee as thy hosts above, pray, and praise thee, without ceasing, glory in thy perfect love. 3 Finish then thy new creation, pure and spotless let us be, let us see thy great salvation, perfectly restored in thee: changed from glory into glory, till in heaven we take our place, till we cast our crowns before thee, lost in wonder, love and praise. Scripture: 1 John 4:7-8 Used With Tune: LOVE DIVINE

O Come, My Soul, Bless Thou the Lord

Meter: 11.10.11.10 with refrain Appears in 20 hymnals Topics: Compassion of God First Line: O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker Refrain First Line: Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might Lyrics: 1 O come, my soul, bless thou the Lord thy Maker, And all within me bless His holy Name; Bless thou the Lord, forget not all His mercies, His pardoning grace and saving love proclaim. Refrain: Bless Him, ye angels, wondrous in might, Bless Him, His servants that in His will delight. 2 Good is the Lord and full of kind compassion, Most slow to anger, plenteous in love; Rich is His grace to all that humbly seek Him, Boundless and endless as the heavens above. [Refrain] 3 His love is like a father's to his children, Tender and kind to all who fear His Name; For well He knows our weakness and our frailty, He knows that we are dust, He knows our frame. [Refrain] 4 We fade and die like flowers that grow in beauty, Like tender grass that soon will disappear; But evermore the love of God is changeless, Still shown to those who look to Him in fear. [Refrain] 5 High in the heavens His throne is fixed forever, His kingdom rules o'er all from pole to pole; Bless ye the Lord through all His wide dominion, Bless His most holy Name, O thou my soul. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: TIDINGS (TUNBRIDGE)

God's universal Dominion; or, Angels praise the Lord

Appears in 78 hymnals Topics: Compassion of God; Compassion of God First Line: The Lord, the sovereign King Lyrics: 1 The Lord, the sovereign King, Hath fix'd his throne on high, O'er all the heavenly world he rules, And all beneath the sky. 2 Ye angels, great in might, And swift to do his will, Bless ye the Lord, whose voice ye hear, Whose pleasure ye fulfil. 3 Let the bright hosts, who wait The orders of their King, And guard his churches when they pray, Join in the praise they sing. 4 While all his wondrous works, Through his vast kingdom, shew, Their maker's glory, thou, my soul, Shall sing his graces too. Scripture: Psalm 103:19-22

The Tender Love a Father Has

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 15 hymnals Topics: Angels; Atonement; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Biblical Names and Places Moses; Blessing; Church Year Lent; Church Year Maundy Thursday; Covenant; Elements of Worship Assurance of Pardon; Elements of Worship Baptism; Elements of Worship Lord's Supper; Elements of Worship Praise and Adoration; Elements of Worship Thanksgiving after the Lord's Supper; Faith; Forgiveness; God Changelessness of; God as King; God as Slow to Anger; God's Sovereignty; God's Word; God's Anger; God's Compassion; God's Faithfulness; God's Forgiveness; God's Generosity; God's Goodness; God's Justice; God's Kingdom; God's Love; God's Name; God's People (flock, sheep); Grace; Grave; Healing; Hope; Humanity Sustained by God; Hymns of Praise; Jesus Christ Friend of Sinners; Jesus Christ Healer; Jesus Christ Teacher; Life Stages Family; Life Stages Generations; Life Stages Old Age; Life Stages Youth; Lord's Prayer 3rd petition (your will be done); Lord's Prayer 6th petition (save us from the time of trail…); Love; Mercy; Occasional Services Christian Marriage; Occasional Services Funerals; Occasional Services Healing Service; Occasional Services New Year; Peace; People of God / Church Family of God; People of God / Church Family of God; Prayer; Remembering; Salvation; Servants of God; Temptation And Trial; The Creation; The Fall; Victory; Witness; Year A, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, September 11-17; Year B, Ordinary Time after Epiphany, 8th Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, May 24-May 28 (if after Trinity Sunday); Year C, Ordinary Time after Pentecost, August 21-27 Lyrics: 1 The tender love a father has for all his children dear-- such love the Lord bestows on those who worship him in fear. 2 The Lord remembers we are dust, and all our frailty knows; our life is like the tender grass, and as the flower it grows. 3 The flower is withered by the wind that smites with blighting breath; so we are quickly swept away before the blast of death. 4 Unchanging is the love of God, from age to age the same, displayed to all who do his will and reverence his name. 5 Those who his gracious covenant keep the Lord will ever bless; their children's children shall rejoice to see his righteousness. Scripture: Psalm 103 Used With Tune: TALLIS ORDINAL Text Sources: Psalter, 1912, alt.

The Excellency of God

Appears in 6 hymnals Topics: God Compassion of First Line: My God, I will extol Thee Lyrics: 1 My God, I will extol Thee And ever bless Thy Name; Each day will I give thanks to Thee And all Thy praise proclaim. Great is the Lord and mighty, And highly to be praised; His greatness is unsearchable, Above our knowledge raised. 2 To ev'ry generation thy glory shall be told, Thy honor and Thy majesty In mem'ry I will hold; Thy mighty pow'r and greatness Shall all mankind confess, And tell the story of Thy love, And sing Thy righteousness. 3 The Lord is very gracious And most compassionate; His anger is most slow to rise, His mercy is most great; On all His helpless creatures His tender mercies rest; By all His works He shall be praised, By all His saints be blest. 4 The glory of His kingdom Proclaimed abroad shall be, That all may know His mighty deeds And glorious majesty; His kingdom is eternal, His throne shall stand secure, And His dominion without end Thro' ages shall endure. Scripture: Psalm 145 Used With Tune: ST. LOUIS

The Care the Eagle Gives Her Young

Author: R. Deane Postlethwaite Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: God Nature of God; Courage; Eagle; Empowerment; Encouragement; God Care; God Compassion/Tenderness; God Faithfulness; God Image (Mother); God Images; God Love; God Majesty; God Nature; Love; Mercy; Nurture; Providence; Trust; Lent 2 Year C Used With Tune: CAMPMEETING

Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee

Author: J. H. Gurney, 1802-1862 Appears in 248 hymnals Topics: Compassion, human; Human Compassion; Compassion, human; Human Compassion; Christ Cross of; Christ Example, our; The Christian Life Aspiration and Prayer; God Will of; Cross Bearing the; Example Christ our ; Will Of God; Selfishness, deprecated; Grace Sanctifying; Kindness Human Lyrics: 1 Lord, as to Thy dear cross we flee, And pray to be forgiven, O let Thy life our pattern be, And form our souls for heaven. 2 Help us, through good report and ill, Our daily cross to bear; Like Thee to do our Father's will, Our brother's griefs to share. 3 Let grace our selfishness expel, Our earthliness refine; And kindness in our bosoms dwell As free and true as Thine. 4 If joy shall at Thy bidding fly, And grief's dark day come on, We, in our turn, would meekly cry, "Father, Thy will be done!" 5 Kept peaceful in the midst of strife, Forgiving and forgiven, O may we lead the pilgrim's life, And follow Thee to heaven! Used With Tune: MANOAH

The Goodness of God

Appears in 234 hymnals Topics: Compassion of God; Compassion of God First Line: Sweet is the memory of thy grace Lyrics: 1 Sweet is the memory of thy grace, My God, my heavenly King: Let age to age thy righteousness In sounds of glory sing. 2 God reigns on high, but ne'er confines His goodness to the skies; Through the whole earth his bounty shines, And every want supplies. 3 With longing eyes thy creatures wait On Thee for daily food, Thy liberal hand provides their meat, And fills their mouths with good. 4 How kind are thy compassions Lord! How slow thine anger moves! But soon he sends his pardoning word To cheer the souls he loves. 5 Creatures with all their endless race Thy power and praise proclaim; But saints that taste thy richer grace Delight to bless thy name. Scripture: Psalm 145:7-10