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O love divine, how sweet thou art!

Author: Charles Wesley (1707-1788) Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 386 hymnals Lyrics: 1 O love divine, how sweet thou art! When shall I find my longing heart all taken up by thee? I thirst, I faint, I die to prove the greatness of redeeming love, the love of Christ to me. 2 Stronger his love than death or hell; its riches are unsearchable: the first-born sons of light desire in vain its depth to see; they cannot reach the mystery, the length and breadth and height. 3 God only knows the love of God; O that it now were shed abroad in this poor stony heart! For love I sigh, for love I pine; this only portion, Lord, be mine, be mine this better part. 4 For ever would I take my seat with Mary at the Master's feet: be this my happy choice; my only care, delight, and bliss, my joy, my heaven on earth, be this, to hear the Bridegroom's voice! 5 Thy only love do I require, nothing on earth beneath desire, nothing in heaven above: let earth and heaven, and all things go, give me thine only love to know, give me thine only love. Topics: God in mystery; God Love of; Jesus Names and images for; Longing; Love for God; Proper 11 Year C Scripture: Romans 5:1-8 Used With Tune: CORNWALL

Lord of the Church, We Humbly Pray

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Appears in 57 hymnals Topics: Dedication Minister Used With Tune: CORNWALL

We sing of God, the mighty source

Author: Christopher Smart, 1722-1771 Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 34 hymnals Lyrics: 1 We sing of God, the mighty source of all things; the stupendous force on which all strength depends; from whose right arm, beneath whose eyes, all period, power, and enterprise commences, reigns, and ends. 2 Tell them I AM, the Lord God said, to Moses while on earth in dread and smitten to the heart, at once, above, beneath, around, all nature without voice or sound replied, O Lord, thou art. 3 Glorious the sun in mid career; glorious the assembled fires appear; glorious the comet's train: glorious the trumpet and alarm; glorious the almighty stretched-out arm; glorious the enraptured main: 4 Glorious, most glorious, is the crown of him that brought salvation down by meekness, Mary's son; seers that stupendous truth believed, and now the matchless deed's achieved, determined, dared, and done. Topics: Praise to God Used With Tune: CORNWALL

Not Far Beyond The Sea

Author: George Bradford Caird Meter: 8.8.6 D Appears in 16 hymnals Used With Tune: CORNWALL

The golden rule she has pursued

Author: Charles Wesley Appears in 2 hymnals Lyrics: 1 The golden rule she has pursued, and did to others as she would others should do to her: justice composed her upright soul, justice did all her thoughts control, and formed her character. 2 Affliction, poverty, disease, drew out her soul in soft distress, the wretched to relieve: in all the works of love employed, her sympathizing soul enjoyed the blessedness to give. 3 Her Savior in his members seen, a stranger she received him in, an hungry Jesus fed, tended her sick, imprisoned Lord, and flew in all his wants to afford her ministerial aid. 4 A nursing mother to the poor, for them she husbanded her store, her life, her all, bestowed; for them she labored day and night, in doing good her whole delight, in copying after God. 5 Away, my tears and selfish sighs! The happy saint in paradise requires us not to mourn; but rather keep her life in view, and still her shining steps pursue, till all to God return. Topics: Discipleship; Justice; Ministry with the poor; Service Used With Tune: CORNWALL

Great God, we praise the mighty love

Author: Alan Gaunt (born 1935) Meter: 8.8.6 D Appears in 2 hymnals Topics: God's World Marriage, Home, and Children; Easter The Resurrection of Christ; Pentecost 14 The Family Used With Tune: CORNWALL

Man Made of Earth by Earth He Heals

Author: Charles Wesley Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1. Man made of earth by earth He heals! The creature is whate’er He wills Who gave it first to be: Clay in th’ Almighty’s hands restores Our bodily, or mental powers, And gives the blind to see. 2. Your touch medicinal we prove; Our blindness it does still remove; The unction of your grace Opens our faith’s enlightened eyes, And lo! with rapturous surprize We see your lovely face! 3. When Jesus bade me first believe, My spirit did its sight receive, Though long by nature blind; To Christ at his command I went, And found him by his Father sent, The Savior of mankind. 4. His Spirit drew me to the pool, Which makes a world of sinners whole, The purple fountain showed, The balm infallible applied, And pointed out the Crucified, And plunged me in his blood. 5. ’Twas there I washed my sins away, I triumphed in the gospel-day, To paradise restored: And clearly still I all things view, But nothing half so fair as you, So heav’nly as my Lord. Topics: Lent Scripture: John 9 Used With Tune: CORNWALL

To Us The Joyful News Is Brought

Author: Benjamin Beddome, 1717-1795 Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Lyrics: 1 To us the joyful news is brought, Both unexpected and unsought, Of mercy rich and free; Jesus awhile forsakes His throne, And for our lives resigns His own, Upon the bloody tree. 2 For us He lived, for us He died, By Him was justice satisfied, The law no longer frowns; Now pardon, peace through Him are giv’n, A door is opened into Heav’n To scepters and to crowns. 3 Then let the Gospel trumpet blow, Till distant lands the Savior know, And own His power divine; Nations unborn learn to adore, His sovereign grace and conquering power, And in one concert join. Used With Tune: CORNWALL Text Sources: Hymns Adapted to Public Worship (London: Burton & Briggs, 1818)

How humble Moses was, who met

Author: Phil Heaps Meter: 8.8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: The Son His Life and Ministry Scripture: Genesis 22:1-18 Used With Tune: CORNWALL