HYMNS for Today's church (HTC)

1:Father eternal, Lord of the ages

Father eternal, Lord of the ages,

You who have made us, you who have called us:

Look on your children gathered before you;

Worship they bring you, Father of all.

Jesus our Saviour, born of a virgin,

Truth from high heaven you came to teach us:

You are the way that leads to the Father;

Be now our life, both here and above.

Spirit all-holy, Spirit of mercy,

Bind us in one with Christ and the Father:

Give us all joy and peace in believing,

Firm on the rock of faith in our God.

Father eternal; Jesus redeemer;

Spirit all-holy; Trinity perfect:

Unity endless, Love everlasting:

Praise evermore we offer to you.

2:Father in heaven, grant to your children

Father in heaven,

grant to your children

mercy and blessing,

songs never ceasing,

love to unite us,

grace to redeem us;

Father in heaven,

Father, our God.

Jesus, Redeemer,

may we remember

your gracious passion,

your resurrection;

worship we bring you,

praise we shall sing you,

Jesus, Redeemer,

Jesus, our Lord.

Spirit descending,

grant us your blessing,

strength for the weary,

help for the needy;

sealed by adoption,

we are God's children;

Spirit descending,

Spirit adored.

3:Father most Holy, merciful and loving

Father most holy, merciful and loving,

Jesu, Redeemer, ever to be worshipped,

life-giving Spirit, Comforter most gracious,

God everlasting;

Three in a gracious Unity unbroken,

one perfect Godhead,bound in love unfailing,

light of the angels, helper of the needy,

hope of all living;

All your creation honour its Creator,

let every creature praise You without ceasing!

we too would bring our songs of true devotion:

hear in Your mercy!

Lord God Almighty, to Your name be glory,

One in Three Persons, over all exalted.

to You belong all honour, praise and blessing,

now and for ever.

4:My Lord of light who made the worlds

My Lord of light who made the worlds,

in wisdom you have spoken;

But those who heard your wise commands

your holy law have broken.

My Lord of love who knew no sin,

a sinner's death enduring;

for us you wore a crown of thorns,

a crown of life securing.

My Lord of life who came in fire

when Christ was high ascended:

your burning love is now released,

our days of fear are ended.

My Lord of lords, one Trinity,

to your pure name be given

all glory now and evermore,

all praise in earth and heaven.

5:I bind myself to God today

I bind myself to God today,

the strong and holy Trinity,

to know his name and make him known,

the Three-in-One and One-in-Three.

I bind myself to God for ever,

to Jesus in his incarnation,

baptized for me in Jordan river

and crucified for my salvation;

he burst the prison of his tomb,

ascended to the heavenly throne,

returning at the day of doom:

by faith I make his life my own.

I bind myself to God today,

to his great power to hold and lead,

his eye to watch me on my way,

his ear to listen to my need;

the wisdom of my God to teach,

his hand to guide, his shield to ward,

the word of God to give me speech,

his heavenly host to be my guard.

Christ be with me, Christ within me,

Christ behind me, Christ before me,

Christ to seek me, Christ to win me,

Christ to comfort and restore me;

Christ beneath me, Christ above me,

Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,

Christ sustaining all who love me,

Christ uniting friend and stranger!

I bind myself to God today,

the strong and holy Trinity,

to know his name and make him known,

the Three-in-One and One-in-Three;

from him all nature has creation,

eternal Father, Spirit, Word:

praise God, my strength and my salvation;

praise in the Spirit through Christ the Lord!

6:O Trinity, O Trinity

O Trinity, O Trinity,

the uncreated One;

O Unity, O Unity

of Father, Spirit, Son:

you are without beginning,

your life is never ending;

and though our tongues are earthbound clay,

light them with flaming fire today.

O Majesty, O Majesty,

the Father of our race;

O Mystery, O Mystery,

we cannot see your face:

your justice is unswerving,

your love is overpowering;

and though....

O Virgin - born, O Virgin - born,

of humankind the least;

O Victim torn, O Victim torn,

both spotless lamb and priest:

you died and rose victorious,

you reign above all - glorious;

and though....

O Wind of God, O Wind of God,

invigorate the dead;

O Fire of God, O Fire of God

your burning radiance spread:

your fruit our lives renewing,

your gifts, the church transforming;

and though....

O Trinity, O Trinity,

the uncreated One,

O Unity, O Unity

of Father, Spirit, Son:

you are without beginning,

your life is never - ending;

and though....

7:Holy, holy, holy! Lord God almighty

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God almighty!

Early in the morning our song of praise shall be.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, glorious trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore You,

casting down their golden crowns

around the glassy sea;

cherubim and seraphim falling down before You,

You were and are, and evermore shall be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide You,

though the sinful human eye your glory may not see,

You alone are holy; there is none beside You,

perfect in power, in love and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God almighty!

All Your works shall praise Your name,

in earth, and sky, and sea.

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, glorious Trinity!

8:Praise the Father, God of justice

Praise the Father, God of justice:

sinners tremble at his voice,

crowns and creatures fall before him,

saints triumphantly rejoice.

Praise the Son, who comes with burning,

purging sin and healing pain,

by whose cross and resurrection

we have died to rise again.

Praise the Spirit: power and wisdom,

peace that like a river flows,

word of Christ and consolation,

life by whom his body grows.

Praise the Father, Son and Spirit,

One-in-Three and Three-in-One,

God our judge and God our saviour,

God our heaven on earth begun!

9:The God of Abraham

The God of Abraham praise

who reigns enthroned above;

the ancient of eternal days

and God of love!

The Lord, the great I AM,

by earth and heaven confessed

we bow before his holy name

for ever blessed.

To him we lift our voice

at whose supreme command

from death we rise to gain the joys

at his right hand:

we all on earth forsake

its wisdom, fame, and power;

the God of Israel we shall make

our shield and tower.

Though nature's strength decay,

and earth and hell withstand,

at his command we fight our way

to Canaan's land:

the water's deep we pass

with Jesus in our view,

and through the howling wilderness

our path pursue.

He by his name has sworn

on this we shall depend,

and as on eagles' wings upborne

to heaven ascend:

there we shall see his face,

his power we shall adore,

and sing the wonders of his grace

for evermore.

There rules the Lord our King,

the Lord our righteousness,

victorious over death and sin,

the Prince of peace:

on Zion's sacred height

his kingdom he maintains,

and glorious with his saints in light

for ever reigns.

Triumphant hosts on high

give thanks eternally

and 'Holy, holy, holy' cry,

'great Trinity!'

Hail Abraham's God and ours!

one mighty hymn we raise,

all power and majesty be yours

and endless praise!

10:We believe in God Almighty

We believe in God Almighty,

maker of the earth and sky;

all we see and all that's hidden

is his work unceasingly:

God our Father's loving kindness

with us till the day we die

evermore and evermore.

We believe in Christ the Saviour,

Son of God and Son of Man;

born of Mary, preaching, healing,

crucified, yet risen again:

he ascended to the Father

there in glory long to reign

evermore and evermore.

We believe in God the Spirit,

present in our lives today;

speaking through the prophets' writings,

guiding travellers on their way:

to our hearts he brings forgiveness

and the hope of endless joy

evermore and evermore.

11:We give immortal praise

We give immortal praise

to God the Father's love

for all our comforts here,

and better hopes above:

he sent his own

eternal Son,

to die for sins

that we had done.

To God the Son belongs

immortal glory too,

who bought us with his blood

from everlasting woe:

and now he lives,

and now he reigns,

and sees the fruit

of all his pains.

To God the Spirit's name

immortal worship give,

whose new-creating power

makes the dead sinner live:

his work completes

the great design,

and fills the soul

with joy divine.

Almighty God, to thee

be endless honours done,

the undivided Three,

and the mysterious One:

where reason fails

with all her powers,

there faith prevails,

and love adores.

12:Three in One, and One in Three

Three-in-One and One-in-Three,

Ruler of the earth and sea:

Hear our praise, O Trinity,

Holy chant and psalm.

Light of lights, with morning shine,

bring to us your light divine;

make our lives your holy shrine

set our hearts aflame.

Light of lights! when falls the even,

Let it close on sin forgiven;

guard us in the peace of heaven;

Spread your holy calm.

Three-in-One, and One-in-Three,

faint our songs on earth may be;

yet in heaven's glory we

shall adore your name.

13:All creatures of our God and king

All creatures of our God and king,

lift up your voice and with us sing

Alleluia, alleluia!

Bright burning sun with golden beam,

soft shining moon with silver gleam,

O praise him, O praise him,

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Swift rushing wind so wild and strong,

white clouds that sail in heaven along,

O praise him, alleluia!

New rising dawn in praise rejoice,

you lights of evening find a voice;

O praise him ...

Cool flowing water, pure and clear,

make music for your Lord to hear,

Alleluia, alleluia!

Fierce fire so masterful and bright

giving to us both warmth and light,

O praise him ...

Earth ever fertile, day by day

bring forth your blessings on our way,

O praise him, alleluia!

All fruit and crops that richly grow,

all trees and flowers God's glory show;

O praise him ...

People and nations, take your part,

love and forgive with all your heart;

Alleluia, alleluia!

All who long pain and sorrow bear,

trust God and cast on him your care;

O praise him ...

Death, once the ancient enemy,

hear now our Easter melody.

O praise him, alleluia!

You are the pathway home to God,

our door to life through Christ our Lord;

O praise him ...

Let all things their creator bless

and worship him in lowliness,

Alleluia, alleluia!

Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,

and praise the Spirit, Three-in-One,

O praise him ...

14:All people that on earth do dwell

All people that on earth do dwell,

sing to the Lord with cheerful voice:

serve him with joy, his praises tell,

come now before him and rejoice!

Know that the Lord is God indeed,

he formed us all without our aid;

we are the flock he loves to feed,

the sheep who by his hand are made.

O enter then his gates with praise,

and in his courts his love proclaim;

give thanks and bless him all your days:

let every tongue confess his name.

For God, our mighty Lord is good,

his mercy is for ever sure;

his truth at all times firmly stood,

and shall from age to age endure.

Praise God the Father, God the Son,

and God the Spirit evermore;

all praise to God the Three - in - One,

let heaven rejoice and earth adore!

15:Before Jehovah's aweful throne

Before Jehovah's aweful throne,

you nations, bow with sacred joy;

know that the Lord is God alone:

he can create, and he destroy.

His sovereign power, without our aid,

formed us and fashioned us of old;

and, when like wandering sheep we strayed,

he brought us to his fold again.

We'll crowd your gates with thankful songs,

high as the heavens our voices raise;

and earth, with her ten thousand tongues,

shall fill your courts with sounding praise.

Wide as the world is your command,

vast as eternity your love;

firm as a rock your truth shall stand,

when rolling years shall cease to move.

16:Come with all joy to sing to God

Come with all joy to sing to God

our saving rock, the living Lord;

in glad thanksgiving seek his face

with songs of victory and grace.

In holiness and light arrayed

above all gods that we have made

he is the one almighty King,

and his the glory that we sing.

The earth is his from east to west,

from ocean - floor to mountain - crest;

he made the seas and formed the lands,

he shaped the islands by his hands.

Come near to worship! come with faith,

bow down to him who gives us breath:

God is our shepherd, he alone;

we are his people, all his own.

But if you hear his voice today

do not reject what he will say:

when Israel wandered from God's path

they suffered forty years of wrath.

That generation went astray,

they did not want to know his way;

they put their Saviour to the test,

and saw his power, but lost their rest.

So to the God of earth and heaven,

the Father, Spirit, Son, be given

praise now, as praise has ever been

and ever shall be praise - Amen!

17:Come, rejoice before your maker

Come, rejoice before your maker

all you peoples of the earth;

serve the Lord your God with gladness,

come before him with a song!

Know for certain that Jehovah

is the true and only God:

we are his, for he has made us;

we are sheep within his fold.

Come with grateful hearts before him,

enter now his courts with praise;

show your thankfulness towards him,

give due honour to his name.

For the Lord our God is gracious

everlasting in his love;

and to every generation

his great faithfulness endures.

18:Come, worship God who is worthy of honour

Come, worship God who is worthy of honour,

enter his presence with thanks and a song!

He is the rock of his people's salvation,

to whom our jubilant praises belong.

Ruled by his might are the heights of the mountains,

held in his hands are the depths of the earth;

his is the sea, his the land, for he made them,

king above all gods, who gave us our birth.

We are his people, the sheep of his pasture,

he is our maker and to him we pray;

gladly we kneel in obedience before him

great is the God whom we worship this day!

Now let us listen, for God speaks among us,

open our hearts and receive what he says:

peace be to all who remember his goodness,

trust in his word and rejoice in his ways!

19:Now praise the Protector of heaven

Now praise the Protector of heaven,

the purpose and power of the Lord;

all praise for his work shall be given

our Guide and Defender and Guard.

In God's wise and wonderful plan

was made every marvellous thing;

in God all our blessings began

the Father of glory, the King.

He first made the sky's lofty dome,

our holy Creator and Guard;

then fashioned the earth for our home

Almighty, Eternal, the Lord.

20:I'll praise my maker

I'll praise my maker while I've breath,

and when my voice is lost in death,

praise shall possess my noblest powers;

my days of praise are never past

while life and thought and being last

or immortality endures.

Happy are those whose hopes rely

on God the Lord, who made the sky,

the earth, the sea, the night and day;

his truth for ever stands secure,

he keeps his promise to the poor,

and none who seeks is turned away.

The Lord gives eyesight to the blind,

he calms and heals the troubled mind,

he sends the wounded conscience peace;

he helps the stranger in distress,

the widow and the fatherless,

and grants the prisoner glad release.

I'll praise him while he lends me breath,

and when my voice is lost in death

praise shall employ my noblest powers;

my days of praise are never past

while life and thought and being last

or immortality endures.

21:Immortal invisible God only wise

Immortal, invisible, God only wise,

in light inaccessible hid from our eyes;

most holy, most glorious, the ancient of days,

almighty, victorious, your great name we praise.

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,

nor wanting nor wasting, you rule us in might;

your justice like mountains high soaring above,

your clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

To all life you give,Lord, to both great and small,

in all you live, Lord, the true life of all:

we blossom and flourish, uncertain and frail;

we wither and perish, but you never fail.

We worship before you, great Father of light,

while angels adore you, all veiling their sight;

our praises we render, O Father, to you

whom only the splendour of light hides from view.

22:King of the uni, Lord of the ages

King of the uni, Lord of the ages,

maker of all things, sustainer of life;

source of authority, wise and just creator,

hope of the nations: we praise and adore.

Powerful in majesty, throned in the heavens

sun, moon and stars by your word are upheld;

time and eternity bow within your presence,

Lord of the nations: we praise and adore.

Wisdom unsearchable, fathomless knowledge

past understanding by our clever brain;

ground of reality, basis of all order,

guide to the nations: we praise and adore.

Justice and righteousness, holy, unswerving

all that is tainted shall burn in your flame;

sword - bearing deity, punisher of evil,

judge of the nations: we praise and adore.

Ruler and potentate, sage and lawgiver,

humbled before you, unworthy we bow:

in our extremity, show us your forgiveness,

merciful Father: we praise and adore.

23:Let us gladly with one mind

Let us gladly with one mind

praise the Lord, for he is kind:

for his mercy shall endure,

ever faithful, ever sure.

He has made the realms of space,

all things have their ordered place:

for his mercy shall endure,

ever faithful, ever sure.

He created sky and sea,

field and mountain, flower and tree:

for his mercy shall endure,

ever faithful, ever sure.

Every creature, great and small

God alone has made them all:

for his mercy shall endure,

ever faithful, ever sure.

Then he fashioned humankind,

crown of all that he designed:

for his mercy shall endure,

ever faithful, ever sure.

He has shaped our destiny

heaven for all eternity:

for his mercy shall endure,

ever faithful, ever sure.

Glory then to God on high,

'Glory!' let creation cry:

for his mercy shall endure,

ever faithful, ever sure.

24:O worship the King all glorious above

O worship the King all glorious above,

and gratefully sing his power and his love:

our shield and defender, the Ancient of Days,

pavilioned in splendour and girded with praise.

O tell of his might and sing of his grace,

whose robe is the light, whose canopy space;

his chariots of wrath the deep thunder-clouds form,

and dark is his path on the wings of the storm.

3. The earth, with its store of wonders untold,

Almighty, your power has founded of old;

established it fast, by a changeless decree,

and round it has cast, like a mantle, the sea.

Your bountiful care, what tongue can recite?

It breathes in the air, it shines in the light;

it streams from the hills, it descends to the plain,

and sweetly distils in the dew and the rain.

We children of dust are feeble and frail -

in you do we trust, for you never fail;

your mercies, how tender, how firm to the end!

our maker, defender, redeemer, and friend.

O measureless Might, unchangeable Love,

whom angels delight to worship above!

Your ransomed creation, with glory ablaze,

in true adoration shall sing to your praise!

25:Praise him, praise him, praise him, powers and dominations

Praise him, praise him, praise him, powers and dominations;

praise his name in glorious light, you creatures of the day!

Moon and stars, ring praises through the constellations:

Lord God, whose word shall never pass away!

Praise him, praise him, praise him, ocean depths and waters;

elements of earth and heaven, your several praises blend!

Birds and beasts and cattle Adam's sons and daughters,

worship the king whose reign shall never end!

Praise him, praise him, praise him, saints of God who fear him;!

to the highest name of all, concerted anthems raise,

all you seed of Israel, holy people near him

whom he exalts and crowns with endless praise!

26:The works of the Lord are created in wisdom

The works of the Lord are created in wisdom,

we view the earth's wonders and call him to mind;

we hear what he says in the world we discover,

and God shows his glory in all that we find.

Not even the angels have ever been granted

to tell the full story of nature and grace;

but open to God is all human perception,

the mysteries of time and the secrets of space.

The sun every morning lights up his creation,

the moon marks the rhythm of months in their turn;

the glittering stars are arrayed in his honour,

adorning the years as they ceaselessly burn.

The wind is his breath and the clouds are his signal,

The rain and the snow are the robes of his choice;

the storm and the lightning, his watchmen and heralds,

the crash of the thunder, the sound of his voice.

The song is unfinished; how shall we complete it,

and where find the skill to perfect all God's praise?

At work in all places, he cares for all peoples -

how great is the Lord to the end of all days!

27:Who can measure heaven and earth

Who can measure heaven and earth?

God was present at their birth;

who can number seeds or sands?

every grain is in his hands:

through creation's countless days

every dawn sings out his praise.

Who can tell what wisdom brings,

first of all created things?

One alone is truly wise,

hidden from our earthbound eyes:

knowledge lies in him alone

God, the Lord upon his throne!

Wisdom in his plans he laid,

planted her in all he made;

granted her to humankind,

sowed her truth in every mind:

but with richest wisdom blessed

those who love him first and best.

Wisdom gives the surest wealth,

brings her children life and health;

teaches us to fear the Lord,

marks a uni restored:

heaven and earth she will outlast

happy those who hold her fast!

28:Amazing grace how sweet the sound

Amazing grace how sweet the sound

that saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found;

was blind, but now I see.

God's grace first taught my heart to fear,

his grace my fears relieved;

how precious did that grace appear

the hour I first believed!

Through every danger, trial and snare

I have already come;

his grace has brought me safe thus far,

and grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,

his word my hope secures;

my shield and stronghold he shall be

as long as life endures.

And when this earthly life is past,

and mortal cares shall cease,

I shall possess with Christ at last

eternal joy and peace.

29:Faithful Shepherd, feed me

Faithful Shepherd, feed me

in the pastures green;

faithful Shepherd, lead me

where your steps are seen:

Hold me fast, and guide me

in the narrow way;

so, with you beside me,

I need never stray:

Daily bring me nearer

to the heavenly shore;

make my faith grow clearer,

help me love you more:

Consecrate each pleasure,

every joy and pain;

you are all my treasure,

all I hope to gain:

Day by day prepare me

as you purpose best,

then to heaven bear me

to my promised rest.

30:Fill your hearts with joy and gladness,

Fill your hearts with joy and gladness,

sing and praise your God and mine!

Great the Lord in love and wisdom,

might and majesty divine!

He who framed the starry heavens

knows and names them as they shine!

Praise the Lord, his people, praise him!

Wounded souls his comfort know;

those who fear him find his mercies,

peace for pain and joy for woe;

humble hearts are high exalted,

human pride and power laid low.

Praise the Lord for times and seasons,

cloud and sunshine, wind and rain;

spring to melt the snows of winter

till the waters flow again;

grass upon the mountain pastures,

golden valleys thick with grain.

Fill your hearts with joy and gladness,

peace and plenty crown your days;

love his laws, declare his judgments,

walk in all his words and ways;

he the Lord and we his children:

praise the Lord, all people, praise!

31:Give to our God immortal praise

Give to our God immortal praise,

mercy and truth are all his ways;

wonders of grace to God belong:

repeat his mercies in your song.

Give to the Lord of lords renown,

the King of kings with glory crown:

his mercies ever shall endure

when lords and kings are known no more.

He built the earth, he spread the sky,

and fixed the starry lights on high;

wonders of grace to God belong:

repeat his mercies in your song.

He fills the sun with morning light,

he bids the moon direct the night;

his mercies ever shall endure

when suns and moons shall shine no more.

He sent his Son with power to save

from guilt and darkness and the grave;

wonders of grace to God belong:

repeat his mercies in your song.

All through this world he guides our feet

and leads us to his heavenly seat;

his mercies ever shall endure

when this vain world shall be no more.

32:Like a mighty river flowing

Like a mighty river flowing,

like a flower in beauty growing,

far beyond all human knowing

is the perfect peace of God.

Like the hills serene and even,

like the coursing clouds of heaven,

like the heart that's been forgiven

is the perfect peace of God.

Like the summer breezes playing,

like the tall trees softly swaying,

like the lips of silent praying

is the perfect peace of God.

Like the morning sun ascended,

like the scents of evening blended,

like a friendship never ended

is the perfect peace of God.

Like the azure ocean swelling,

like the jewel all-excelling,

far beyond our human telling

is the perfect peace of God.

33:Now thank we all our God

Now thank we all our God

with heart and hands and voices,

who wondrous things has done,

in whom his world rejoices;

who from our mothers' arms

has blessed us on our way

with countless gifts of love,

and still is ours today.

O may this bounteous God

through all our life be near us,

with ever joyful hearts

and blessed peace to cheer us,

to keep us in his grace,

and guide us when perplexed,

and free us from all ills

of this world in the next.

All praise and thanks to God

the Father now be given,

the Son and Spirit blest,

who reign in highest heaven

the one eternal God,

whom heaven and earth adore;

for thus it was, is now,

and shall be evermore.

34:O bless the Lord, my soul

O bless the Lord, my soul,

let all within me join

and help my tongue to prasie his name,

whose mercies are divine.

O bless the Lord, my soul!,

let not his mercies lie

forgotten in unthankfulness,

from lack of praise to die.

For God forgives our sins,

and God relieves our pain,

the Lord who heals our sicknesses,

renews our strength again.

He crowns our life with love,

when ransomed from the grave,

he who redeemed my soul from hell

has sovereign power to save.

The Lord provides our food

and gives the sufferers rest;

the Lord has judgment for the proud,

and justice for the oppressed.

His mighty works and ways,

by Moses he made known;

but gave the world his truth and grace

by his beloved Son.

35:O God of Jacob, by whose hand

O God of Jacob, by whose hand

your children still are fed;

who through this earthly pilgrimage

your people safely led:

Our vows, our prayers, we now present

before your gracious throne;

as you have been their faithful God,

so always be our own!

Through each perplexing path of life

our wandering footsteps guide;

give us today our daily bread,

and for our needs provide.

O spread your covering wings around

till all our wanderings cease,

and at our heavenly Father's home

we shall arrive in peace.

36:O God beyond all praising

O God beyond all praising,

we worship you today

and sing the love amazing

that songs cannot repay;

for we can only wonder

at every gift you send,

at blessings without number

and mercies without end:

we lift our hearts before you

and wait upon your word,

we honour and adore you,

our great and mighty Lord.

Then hear, O gracious Saviour,

accept the love we bring,

that we who know your favour

may serve you as our king;

and whether our tomorrows

be filled with good or ill,

we'll triumph through our sorrows

and rise to bless you still:

to marvel at your beauty

and glory in your ways,

and make a joyful duty

our sacrifice of praise

37:O God, our help in ages past

O God, our help in ages past,

our hope for years to come,

our shelter from the stormy blast,

and our eternal home:

Beneath the shadow of your throne

your people lived secure;

sufficient is your arm alone,

and our defence is sure.

Before the hills in order stood,

or earth from darkness came,

from everlasting you are God,

to endless years the same.

A thousand ages in your sight

are like an evening gone;

short is the watch that ends the night,

before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever-rolling stream,

will bear us all away;

we pass forgotten, as a dream

dies with the dawning day.

O God, our help in ages past,

our hope for years to come:

be our defence while life shall last,

and our eternal home!

38:Praise, my soul, the King of heaven

Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,

to his feet your tribute bring;

ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,

who like you his praise should sing?

Alleluia, alleluia!

praise the everlasting King.

Praise him for his grace and favour

to our fathers in distress;

praise him, still the same as ever,

slow to blame and swift to bless;

Alleluia, alleluia!

glorious in his faithfulness.

Father-like, he tends and spares us,

All our hopes and fears he knows;

in his hands he gently bears us,

rescues us from all our foes:

Alleluia, alleluia!

widely as his mercy flows.

Angels, help us to adore him;

you behold him face to face;

sun and moon, bow down before him,

praise him all in time and space.

Alleluia, alleluia!

praise with us the God of grace.

39:When all your mercies, O my God

When all your mercies, O my God,

my thankful soul surveys,

uplifted by the view, I'm lost

in wonder, love and praise.

Unnumbered blessings on my soul

your tender care bestowed

before my infant heart perceived

from whom these blessings flowed.

Ten thousand thousand precious gifts

my daily thanks employ;

nor is the least a cheerful heart

that takes those gifts with joy.

In health and sickness, joy and pain,

your goodness I'll pursue;

and after death, in distant worlds,

the glorious theme renew.

Throughout eternity, O Lord,

a joyful song I'll raise;

but all eternity's too short

to utter all your praise!

40:Praise to the Lord, the almighty

Praise to the Lord, the almighty, the king of creation!

O my soul, praise him, for he is your health and salvation!

Come, all who hear; brothers and sisters draw near,

praise him in glad adoration!

Praise to the Lord, above all things so mightily reigning;

keeping us safe at his side and so gently sustaining.

Have you not seen all you have needed has been

met by his gracious ordaining?

Praise to the Lord, who shall prosper our work and defend us;

surely his goodness and mercy shall daily attend us.

Ponder anew what the almighty can do,

who with his love will befriend us.

Praise to the Lord - O let all that is in me adore him!

All that has life and breath, come now with praises before him!

Let the "Amen!" sound from his people again;

gladly with praise we adore him!

41:Tell his praise in song and story,

Tell his praise in song and story,

bless the Lord with heart and voice;

in my God is all my glory,

come before him and rejoice.

Join to praise his Name together,

he who hears his people's cry;

tell his praise, come wind or weather,

shining faces lifted high.

To the Lord whose love has found them

cry the poor in their distress;

swift his angels camped around them

prove him sure to save and bless.

God it is who hears our crying

though the spark of faith be dim;

taste and see! beyond denying

blest are those who trust in him.

Taste and see! In faith draw near him,

trust the Lord with all your powers;

seek and serve him, love and fear him,

life and all its joys are ours:

true delight in holy living,

peace and plenty, length of days;

come, my children, with thanksgiving

bless the Lord in songs of praise.

In our need he walks beside us,

ears alert to every cry;

watchful eyes to guard and guide us,

love that whispers `It is I.'

Good shall triumph, wrong be righted,

God has pledged his promised word;

so with ransomed saints united

join to praise our living Lord!

42:Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!

Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice;

tender to me the promise of his word –

in God my Saviour shall my heart rejoice.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his name!

Make known his might, the deeds his arm has done;

his mercy sure, from age to age the same –

his holy name: the Lord, the Mighty One.

Tell out, my soul, the greatness of his might!

Powers and dominions lay their glory by;

proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight,

the hungry fed, the humble lifted high.

Tell out, my soul, the glories of his word!

Firm is his promise, and his mercy sure:

tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord

to children’s children and for evermore!

43:Thank you, O Lord of earth and heaven

Thank you, O Lord of earth and heaven,

thank you for all your love has planned;

thank you for food and daily blessings,

gifts from your ever-gracious hand.

Thank you for such a great salvation,

mercy as boundless as the sea;

thank you for love which died to save us,

love which gave all to set us free.

Thank you for means of grace and guidance,

gifts of your Spirit, strength divine;

thank you for word and prayer and symbol,

food for our souls in bread and wine.

Thank you for that blessed hope of glory,

great day when Christ shall come again,

day when, in perfect love and justice

he in his majesty shall reign.

Grant us, because of all your mercies,

lips which proclaim our thanks and praise;

lives which, in loving glad surrender,

serve and adore you all their days.

Glory to God our heavenly Father,

glory to Jesus, God the Son,

glory to God the Holy Spirit,

glory to God the Three - in - One.

44:The king of love my shepherd is

The king of love my shepherd is,

whose goodness fails me never;

I nothing lack if I am his

and he is mine for ever.

Where streams of living water flow

a ransomed soul, he leads me;

and where the fertile pastures grow,

with food from heaven feeds me.

Per and foolish I have strayed,

but in his love he sought me;

and on his shoulder gently laid,

and home, rejoicing, brought me.

In death's dark vale I fear no ill

with you, dear Lord, beside me;

your rod and staff my comfort still,

your cross before to guide me.

You spread a banquet in my sight

of grace beyond all knowing;

and, oh, the wonder and delight

from your pure chalice flowing!

And so through all the length of days

your goodness fails me never:

Good Shepherd, may I sing your praise

within your house for ever!

45:The Lord my shepherd rules my life

The Lord my shepherd rules my life

and gives me all I need;

he leads me by refreshing streams,

in pastures green I feed.

The Lord revives my failing strength,

he makes my joy complete;

and in right paths, for his name's sake,

he guides my faltering feet.

Though in a valley dark as death,

no evil makes me fear;

your shepherd's staff protects my way,

for you are with me there.

While all my enemies look on

you spread a royal feast;

you fill my cup, anoint my head,

and treat me as your guest.

Your goodness and your gracious love

pursue me all my days;

your house, O Lord, shall be my home

your name, my endless praise.

To Father, Son and Spirit, praise!

to God, whom we adore,

be worship, glory, power and love,

both now and evermore!

46:Through all the changing scenes of life

Through all the changing scenes of life,

in trouble and in joy,

the praises of my God shall still

my heart and tongue employ.

O magnify the Lord with me,

with me exalt his name;

when in distress, to him I called

he to my rescue came.

The hosts of God encamp around

the dwellings of the just;

his saving help he gives to all

who in his mercy trust.

O taste his goodness, prove his love;

experience will decide

how blessed they are, and only they,

who in his truth confide.

Fear him, you saints, and you will then

have nothing else to fear;

his service shall be your delight,

your needs shall be his care.

To Father, Son and Spirit, praise!

To God whom we adore

be worship, glory, power and love,

both now and evermore!

47:Timeless love! We sing the story

Timeless love! We sing the story,

praise his wonders, tell his worth;

love more fair than heaven's glory,

love more firm than ancient earth!

Tell his faithfulness abroad:

who is like him? Praise the Lord!

By his faithfulness surrounded,

north and south his hand proclaim;

earth and heaven formed and founded,

skies and seas, declare his Name!

Wind and storm obey his word:

who is like him? Praise the Lord!

Truth and righteousness enthrone him,

just and equal are his ways;

more than happy, those who own him,

more than joy, their songs of praise!

Sun and Shield and great Reward:

who is like him? Praise the Lord!

48:Unto the hills around me

Unto the hills around me

I lift up my longing eyes;

whence shall my hope and my salvation come

and whence arise?

From God the Lord shall come my certain aid,

from God the Lord, who heaven and earth has made.

Your God will never let your footsteps stray,

his grasp is sure;

he will not sleep, but holds your life in his;

you are secure:

God never slumbers; he is always there,

and keeps his people in his tender care.

God is the Lord, your stronghold and defence,

your shield and shade;

he will protect by his almighty power

the life he made:

no sun shall harm by day, nor moon by night;

he is your guardian, you are his delight.

From every evil he shall keep your soul,

from every sin;

God shall preserve your life as you go out,

as you come in:

guarding above you, he whom we adore

will keep you henceforth and for evermore.

49:A great and mighty wonder:

A great and mighty wonder:

redemption drawing near!

The virgin bears the infant,

the prince of peace is here!

Repeat the hymn again:

'To God on high be glory,

and peace on earth. Amen.'

The Word becomes incarnate

and yet remains on high!

The shepherds hear the anthem

as glory fills the sky!

Repeat the hymn again:

'To God on high ...

The angels sing the story:

rejoice, O distant lands!

you valleys, forests and mountains,

and oceans, clap your hands!

Repeat the hymn again:

'To God on high ...

He comes to save all nations:

let all now hear his word!

Approach and bring him worship,

the saviour and the Lord!

Repeat the hymn again:

'To God on high ...

50:Behold, the great Creator makes

Behold, the great Creator makes

himself a house of clay;

a robe of human form he takes

for ever from this day.

Hear this! the wise eternal Word

as Mary's infant cries;

a servant is our mighty Lord,

and God in cradle lies.

Glad shepherds run to view this sight,

a choir of angels sings;

wise men from far with pure delight

adore the King of kings.

These wonders all the world amaze

and shake the starry frame;

the host of heaven stand to gaze,

and bless the Saviour's name.

Join then, all hearts that are not stone,

and all our voices prove

to celebrate the holy one,

the God of peace and love.

51:Child in the manger, infant of Mary,

Child in the manger, infant of Mary,

outcast and stranger, Lord of all!

Child who inherits all our transgressions,

all our demerits on him fall.

Once the most holy child of salvation

gentle and lowly lived below:

now as our glorious mighty Redeemer,

see him victorious over each foe.

Prophets foretold him, infant of wonder;

angels behold him on his throne:

worthy our Saviour of all their praises;

happy for ever are his own.

52:Come, O long-expected Jesus

Come, O long-expected Jesus,

born to set your people free!

from our fears and sins release us,

Christ in whom our rest shall be.

Israel's strength and consolation,

born salvation to impart;

dear desire of every nation,

joy of every longing heart.

3 Born your people to deliver,

born a child, and yet a king;

born to reign in us for ever,

now your gracious kingdom bring:

4 By your own eternal Spirit

rule in our hearts alone;

by your all-sufficient merit

raise us to your glorious throne.

53:Child of the stable's secret birth,

The Lord by right of the lords of earth,

Let angels sing of a King new-born

The world is weaving a crown of thorn:

A crown of thorn for that infant head

Cradled soft in the manger bed.

Eyes that shine in the lantern's ray;

A face so small in its nest of hay

Face of a Child who is born to scan

The world of men through the eyes of man:

And from that face in the final day

Earth and heaven shall flee away.

Voice that rang through the courts on high

Contracted now to a wordless cry,

A voice to master the wind and wave,

The human heart and the hungry grave:

The voice of God through the cedar trees

Rolling forth as the sound of seas.

Infant hands in a mother's hand,

For none but Mary may understand

Whose are the hands and the fingers curled

But his who fashioned and made our world;

And through these hands in the hour of death

Nails shall strike to the wood beneath.

Child of the stable's secret birth,

The Father's gift to a wayward earth,

To drain the cup in a few short years

Of all our sorrows, our sins and tears -

Ours the prize for the road he trod:

Risen with Christ; at peace with God.

54:1 Earth was waiting, spent and restless,

with a mingled hope and fear,

faithful men and women praying,

'Surely, Lord, the day is near:

the Desire of all the nations —

it is time he should appear!'2 Then the Spirit of the Highest

to a virgin meek came down,

and he burdened her with blessing,

and he pained her with renown;

for she bore the Lord's anointed

for his cross and for his crown.3 Earth has groaned and laboured for him

since the ages first began,

for in him was hid the secret

which through all the ages ran —

Son of Mary, Son of David,

Son of God, and Son of Man.

55:

Faithful vigil ended,

watching, waiting cease;

Master, grant your servant

his discharge in peace.

All the Spirit promised,

all the Father willed,

now these eyes behold it

perfectly fulfilled.

This your great deliverance

sets your people free;

Christ their light uplifted

all the nations see.

Christ, your people's glory!

watching, doubting cease:

grant to us your servants

our discharge in peace.

56:1 God of God, the uncreated,

love before the world began;

he the source and he the ending,

Son of God and son of Man,

Lord of all the things that have been,

master of the eternal plan,

evermore and evermore!

2 He is here, whom generations

sought throughout the ages long;

promised by the ancient prophets

justice for a world of wrong,

God's salvation for the faithful;

him we praise in endless song

evermore and evermore!

3 Happy is that day for ever

when, by God the Spirit's grace,

lowly Mary, virgin mother,

bore the saviour of our race.

Man and child, the world's redeemer

now displays his sacred face

evermore and evermore!

4 Praise him, heaven of the heavens,

praise him, angels in the height;

priests and prophets, bow before him,

saints who longed to see this sight.

Let no human voice be silent,

in his glory hearts unite

evermore and evermore!

5 Christ be praised with God the Father,

and the Holy Spirit, praised!

Hymns of worship, high thanksgiving

echo through a world amazed:

honour, majesty, dominion!

Songs of victory be raised

evermore and evermore!

57:

Had he not loved us

he had never come,

yet is he love

and love is all his way;

low to the mystery

of the virgin's womb

Christ bows his glory,

born on Christmas Day.

Had he not loved us

he had never come;

had he not come

he need have never died,

nor won the victory

of the vacant tomb,

the awful triumph

of the Crucified.

Had he not loved us

he had never come;

still were we lost

in sorrow, sin and shame,

the doors fast shut

on our eternal home

which now stand open,

for he loved and came.

58:1 Jesus, hope of every nation,

light of heaven upon our way;

promise of the world's salvation,

spring of life's eternal day!

2 Saints by faith on God depending

wait to see Messiah born;

sin's oppressive night is ending

in the glory of the dawn!

Emmanuel, God is with us,

rejoice! the Saviour is here.

Christ in us, the hope of glory.

Jesus, light of the world.

3 Look, he comes! the long - awaited

Christ, redeemer, living Word;

hope and faith are vindicated

as with joy we greet the Lord.

Emmanuel, God is with us...

Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Emmanuel, God is with us...

4 Glory in the highest heaven

to the Father, Spirit, Son,

on the earth all praise be given

to our God, the Three - in - One!

Emmanuel, God is with us...

59:1 Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King:

peace on earth, and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconciled!"

Joyful, all ye nations, rise,

join the triumph of the skies;

with th'angelic hosts proclaim,

"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"

Refrain:

Hark! the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newborn King"

2 Christ, by highest heaven adored,

Christ, the everlasting Lord,

late in time behold him come,

offspring of the Virgin's womb:

veiled in flesh the Godhead see;

hail th'incarnate Deity,

pleased with us in flesh to dwell,

Jesus, our Immanuel. [Refrain]

3 Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Sun of Righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings,

risen with healing in his wings.

Mild he lays his glory by,

born that we no more may die,

born to raise us from the earth,

born to give us second birth. [Refrain]

60:Holy child, how still you lie!

safe the manger, soft the hay;

faint upon the eastern sky

breaks the dawn of Christmas Day.

Holy child, whose birthday brings

shepherds from their field and fold,

angel choirs and eastern kings,

myrrh and frankincense and gold.

Holy child, what gift of grace

from the Father freely willed!

In your infant form we trace

all God's promises fulfilled.

Holy child, whose human years

span like ours delight and pain;

one in human joys and tears,

one in all but sin and stain.

Holy child, so far from home,

all the lost to seek and save;

to what dreadful death You come

to what dark and silent grave!

Holy child, before whose name

powers of darkness faint and fall;

conquered death and sin and shame -

Jesus Christ is Lord of all.

Holy child, how still you lie!

safe the manger, soft the hay;

faint upon the eastern sky

breaks the dawn of Christmas Day.

61:1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence,

and with fear and trembling stand;

set your minds on things eternal,

for with blessing in his hand

Christ our God to earth descending

comes our homage to command.

2 King of kings, yet born of Mary,

once upon the earth he stood;

Lord of lords we now perceive him

in his body and his blood

he will give to all the faithful

his own self for heavenly food.

3 Rank on rank the host of heaven

stream before him on the way;

as the Light of light descending

from the realms of endless day

vanquishes the power of evil,

clears the gloom of hell away.

4 At his feet the six-winged seraphs,

cherubim with sleepless eye,

veil their faces in his presence

as with ceaseless voice they cry:

Alleluia, alleluia,

alleluia, Lord most high!

62:1 Love came down at Christmas,

Love all lovely, love divine;

love was born at Christmas

star and angels gave the sign.

2 Worship we the Godhead,

love incarnate, love divine;

worship we our Jesus

what shall be our sacred sign?

3 Love shall be our token,

love be yours and love be mine;

love to God and neighbour,

love for prayer and gift and sign.

63:1 Lord, you were rich beyond all splendour,

yet, for love's sake, became so poor;

leaving your throne in glad surrender,

sapphire-paved courts for stable floor:

Lord, you were rich beyond all splendour,

yet, for love's sake, became so poor.

2 You are our God beyond all praising,

yet, for love's sake, became a man

stooping so low, but sinners raising

heavenwards, by your eternal plan:

you are our God beyond all praising,

yet, for love's sake, became a man.

3 Lord, you are love beyond all telling,

Saviour and King, we worship you;

Emmanuel, within us dwelling,

make us and keep us pure and true:

Lord, you are love beyond all telling,

Saviour and King, we worship you.

64:1 To us a child of royal birth,

the heir of promises is given;

invisible, yet here on earth,

the Son of Man, the God of heaven.

2 A saviour born, in love supreme

he comes our fallen souls to raise;

he comes his people to redeem

with all the fulness of his grace.

3 The Christ foretold by prophecy

and filled with all the Spirit's power,

our prophet, priest and king is he,

the mighty Lord whom we adore.

4 The Lord of hosts, the God most high

who leaves his throne to live on earth,

with joy we welcome from the sky

and take into our hearts by faith.

65:O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!

O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem

Come and behold Him

Born the King of Angels

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord!

God of God, Light of Light

Lo, He abhors not the Virgin's womb

Very God

Begotten, not created

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord!

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God

All glory in the highest

O come, let us adore Him

Christ the Lord!

66:1 O come, O come, Emmanuel,

and ransom captive Israel

who mourns in lonely exile here

until the Son of God draws near:

Rejoice, rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel.

2 O come, true Wisdom from on high,

who orders all to mind and eye:

to us the path of knowledge show

and teach us in her ways to grow.

Rejoice, rejoice!...

3 O come, O come, great Lord of might

who long ago on Sinai's height

gave all your tribes the ancient law,

in cloud and majesty and awe:

Rejoice, rejoice!...

4 O come, true Branch of Jesse, free

your children from this tyranny;

from depths of hell your people save

to rise victorious from the grave:

Rejoice, rejoice!...

5 O come, strong Key of David, come

and open wide our heavenly home;

upon our journey give relief,

and close the path to pain and grief.

Rejoice, rejoice!...

6 O come, bright Daystar, come and cheer

our spirits by your advent here;

dispel the long night's lingering gloom

and pierce the shadows of the tomb:

Rejoice, rejoice!...

7 King of the Nations, come, embrace

and unify the human race;

command our sad division cease

and be for us the Prince of Peace.

Rejoice, rejoice!...

67:1 Once in royal David's city

stood a lowly cattle shed,

where a mother laid her baby

in a manger for his bed:

Mary was that mother mild,

Jesus Christ, her little child.

2 He came down to earth from heaven

who is God and Lord of all;

and his shelter was a stable

and his cradle was a stall:

with the poor and mean and lowly

lived on earth our Saviour holy.

3 And through all his wondrous childhood

he would honour and obey,

love and watch the gentle mother

in whose tender arms he lay:

Christian children all should be

kind, obedient, good as he.

4 For he is our childhood's pattern:

day by day like us he grew,

he was little, weak and helpless,

tears and smiles like us he knew;

and he feels for all our sadness,

and he shares in all our gladness.

5 And our eyes at last shall see him,

through his own redeeming love,

for that child so dear and gentle

is our Lord in heaven above;

and he leads his children on

to the place where he is gone.

6 Not in that poor lowly stable

with the oxen standing by,

we shall see him, but in heaven,

set at God's right hand on high;

there his children gather round

bright like stars, with glory crowned.

68:The darkness turns to dawn,

the dayspring shines from heaven,

for unto us a child is born,

to us a son is given.

The Son of God most high,

before all else began,

a virgin's son behold him lie,

the new-born Son of Man.

God's Word of truth and grace

made flesh with us to dwell;

the brightness of the Father's face,

the child Emmanuel.

How rich his heavenly home!

How poor his human birth!

As mortal man he stoops to come,

the light and life of earth.

A servant's form, a slave,

the Lord consents to share;

our sin and shame, our cross and grave,

he bows himself to bear;

Obedient and alone

upon that cross to die,

and then to share the Father's throne

in majesty on high.

And still God sheds abroad

that love so strong to send

a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,

whose reign shall never end.

69:When things began to happen before the birth of time

when things began to happen before the birth of time

the word was with the Father

and shared his holy name

without him there was nothing

all life derives from him

his light shines in the darkness

an unextinguished beam

He came to his creation

the work of his own hand

he entered his own country

but they would not respond

yet some gave their allegiance of life and heart and mind

thus they became his subjects

and he became their friend

Conceived by heaven's mercy

this was no human birth

for they are God's own children

redeemed from sin and death

and they beheld his glory

so full of grace and truth

in Christ, God's Son, our saviour

whom we adore by faith

70:Within a crib my Saviour lay,

a wooden manger filled with hay,

come down for love on Christmas Day:

all glory be to Jesus!

Upon a cross my Saviour died,

to ransom sinners crucified,

his loving arms still open wide:

all glory be to Jesus!

A victor's crown my Saviour won,

his work of love and mercy done,

the Father's high-ascended Son:

all glory be to Jesus!

71:1 The people who in darkness walked

have seen a glorious light:

that light shines out on those who lived

in shadows of the night.

2 To greet you, Sun of righteousness,

the gathering nations come;

rejoicing as when reapers bring

their harvest treasures home.

3 For now to us a child is born,

to us a son is given;

and on his shoulder ever rests

all power in earth and heaven.

4 His name shall be the prince of peace,

eternally adored;

most wonderful of counsellors,

the great and mighty Lord.

5 His peace and righteous government

shall over all extend;

on judgement and on justice based,

his reign shall never end.

72:1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head.

The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,

the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

2 The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes,

but little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.

I love you, Lord Jesus! Look down from the sky,

and stay by my side until morning is nigh.

3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask you to stay

close by me forever, and love me, I pray.

Bless all the dear children in your tender care,

and fit us for heaven, to live with you there.

73:

A messenger named Gabriel

came to the land of israel;

and he proclaimed that Mary's son

was God's messiah, holy One.

O Jesus Christ, strong Son of God

once born for us at Bethlehem

we listen to the angel's song

and worship you for ever.

Angelic hosts of God most high

with radiant glory fill the sky,

enraptured voices joyful sing

to welcome Christ, the new-born King.

O Jesus Christ...

In awesome fear and bitter cold the

sepherds huddle in their fol

then since the message is for them

they make their way o Bethlehem

O Jesus Christ

Within the sacred stable shrine

they see the haly child divine;

the manger stands amidst the

straw and humble fold their God

adore. O Jesus Christ

Since then have passed two thousand years

fof human misery and tears;

yet Christ alone can bring release:

he loves us stil- the prince of peace.

O Jesus Christ

137:See, Christ was wounded for our sake

See, Christ was wounded for our sake,

and bruised and beaten for our sin,

so by his sufferings we are healed,

for God has laid our guilt on him.

Look on his face, and come close to him-

see, you will find no beauty there:

despised, rejected, who can tell

the grief and sorrow he must bear?

Like sheep that stray we leave God's path,

to choose our own and not his will;

like sheep to to slaughter has gone,

obedient to his Father's will.

Cast out to die by those he loved,

reviled by those he died to save,

see how sin's pride has sought his death,

see how sin's hate has made his grave.

For on his shoulders God has laid

the weight of sin that we should bear;

so by his passion we have peace,

through his obedience and his prayer.

138:No weight of gold or silver

No weight of gold or silver

can measure human worth;

no soul secures its ransom

with all the wealth of earth;

no sinners find their freedom

but by the gift unpriced,

the Lamb of God unblemished,

the precious blood of Christ.

Our sins, our griefs and troubles,

he bore and made his own;

we hid our faces from him,

rejected and alone.

His wounds are for our healing,

our peace is by his pain:

behold, the Man of sorrows,

the Lamb for sinners slain!

In Christ the past is over,

a new world now begins;

with him we rise to freedom

who saves us from our sins.

We live by faith in Jesus

to make his glory known:

behold the Man of sorrows,

the Lamb upon his throne!

139:O sacred head surrounded

O sacred head surrounded

by crown of piercing thorn;

O royal head so wounded,

reviled and put to scorn:

death's shadows rise before you,

the glow of life decays,

yet angel hosts adore you

and tremble as they gaze!

Your youthfulness and vigour

are spent, your strength is gone,

and in your tortured figure

I see death drawing on:

what agony of dying,

what love, to sinners free!

My Lord, all grace supplying,

O turn your face on me!

Your sinless soul's oppression

was all for sinners' gain;

mine, mine was the transgression,

but yours the deadly pain:

I bow my head, my Saviour,

for I deserve your place;

O grant to me your favour,

and heal me by your grace.

What language shall I borrow

to thank you, dearest Friend,

for this your dying sorrow,

your mercy without end?

Lord, make me yours for ever:

your servant let me be;

and may I never, never

betray your love for me.

140:Praise to the Holiest in the height

Praise to the Holiest in the height,

And in the depth be praise,

In all his words most wonderful,

Most sure in all his ways.

O loving wisdom of our God!

When all was sin and shame,

A second Adam to the fight

And to the rescue came

O wisest love! That flesh and blood

Which did in Adam fail,

Should strive afresh against foe,

Should strive and should prevail;

And that highest gift of grace

Should flesh and blood refine,

God's presence and his very self

And Essence all divine.

O generous love! that he who came

as man to smite our foe,

The double agony for us

as man should undergo;

And in the garden secretly,

And on the Cross on high,

Should teach his brethren, and inspire

To suffer and to die.

Praise to the Holiest in the height,

And in the depth be praise,

In all his words most wonderful,

Most sure in all his ways.

141:The hands of Christ, the caring

The hands of Christ, the caring hands,

they nailed them to a cross of wood;

the feet that climbed the desert road

and brought the news of peace with God,

they pierced them through.

The kingly Christ, the saviour-king,

they hailed him with a cruel crown;

the lips that spoke the truth alone,

that made the way to heaven known,

they mocked with wine.

Too late for life, in death too late

they tried to maim him with a spear;

for sacrilege they could not bear -

the sabbath comes, so they must tear

the heart from God.

To him be praise, all praise to him

who died upon the cross of pain;

whose agonies were not in vain

for Christ the Lord is risen again

and brings us joy!

142:Sing, my tongue, the glorious

Sing, my tongue, the glorious battle,

sing the final, fierce affray!

how the cross became a triumph

where our sin was borne away;

how, the pains of death enduring,

earth's Redeemer won the day.

When at last the appointed fulness

of the sacred time had come,

he was sent, the world's Creator,

from the Father's heavenly home;

and he came in truest manhood

from a humble virgin's womb.

Now the thirty years are ended

which on earth he willed to see;

willingly he goes to suffer,

born to set his people free;

on the cross the Lamb is lifted,

there the sacrifice to be.

Gall and vinegar they offer,

mocking him with thorns and reed;

nails and spear, the Saviour piercing,

make his sacred body bleed:

by that blood the whole creation

from the stain of sin is freed.

Praise and honour to the Father,

praise and honour to the Son,

praise and honour to the Spirit,

ever Three and ever One:

one in triumph, one in glory

while eternal ages run! (Amen)

143:The Lord made man, the Scriptures

The Lord made man, the Scriptures tell,

to bear his image and his sign;

yet we by nature share as well

the ancient mark of Adam's line.

In Adam's fall falls every man,

with every gift the Father gave:

the crown of all creation's plan

becomes a rebel and a slave.

Herein all woes are brought to birth,

all aching hearts and sunless skies:

brightness is gone from all the earth,

the innocence of nature dies.

Yet Adam's children, born to pain,

by self enslaved, by sin enticed,

still may by grace be born again,

children of God, beloved in Christ.

In Christ is Adam's ransom met;

earth, by his cross, is holy ground;

Eden indeed is with us yet;

in Christ are life and freedom found!

144:There is a fountain opened wide

There is a fountain opened wide

where life and hope begin;

for Christ the Lord was crucified

to cleanse us from our sin.

The dying thief rejoiced to see

that fountain in his day;

and there have I, as vile as he,

washed all my sins away.

O Lamb of God, your precious blood

shall never lose its power,

till all the ransomed church of God

be saved to sin no more.

And since, by faith, I saw the stream

your flowing wounds supply,

redeeming love has been my theme,

and shall be till I die.

When this poor, lisping, stammering tongue

lies silent in the grave,

then in a nobler, sweeter song

I'll sing your power to save.

145:Through all our days we'll sing

Through all our days we'll sing the praise

of Christ, the resurrected;

who, though divine, did not decline

to be by men afflicted:

pain, pain and suffering

he knew its taste, he bore its sting;

peace, peace has come to earth

through Christ our king and saviour.

His birth obscure, his family poor,

he owned no crown, no kingdom;

yet those who grieve in fear, believe

since he brought light and freedom:

shame, shame and agony

though guiltless he of felony;

shout, shout his sinless name,

our Jesus, king and saviour.

At fearful cost his life he lost

that death might be defeated;

the Man of Love, now risen above,

in majesty is seated:

low, low was his descent

to those by sin and sorrow bent;

life, life to all who trust

the Lord, our king and saviour.

And all who trust will find they must

obey the will of heaven;

for grief intense can make some sense

to those who are forgiven:

hard, hard the road he trod

the Son of Man, the Son of God;

hope, hope in Christ alone,

our reigning king and saviour.

146:We sing the praise of him who died

We sing the praise of him who died,

of him who died upon the cross;

the sinner's hope let men deride,

for this we count the world but loss.

Inscribed upon the cross we see

in shining letters, 'God is love';

he bears our sins upon the tree;

he brings us mercy from above.

The cross! It takes our guilt away:

it holds the fainting spirit up;

it cheers with hope the gloomy day,

and sweetens every bitter cup.

It makes the coward spirit brave,

and nerves the feeble arm for fight;

it takes its terror from the grave,

and gilds the bed of death with light:

The balm of life, the cure of woe,

the measure and the pledge oflove,

the sinner's refuge here below,

the angels' theme in heaven above.

147:When I survey the wondrous cross

When I survey the wondrous cross

on which the prince of glory died,

my richest gain I count as loss,

and pour contempt on all my pride.

Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,

save in the death of Christ my God:

the very things that charm me most,

I sacrifice them to his blood.

See from his head, his hands, his feet,

sorrow and love flow mingled down:

when did such love and sorrow meet,

or thorns compose so rich a crown?

Were the whole realm of nature mine,

that were an offering far too small;

love so amazing, so divine,

demands my soul, my life, my all!

148:There is a green hill far away

There is a green hill far away,

Outside a city wall,

Where OUR dear Lord was crucified,

Who died to save us all.

We may not know, we cannot tell,

What pains He had to bear;

But we believe it was for us

He hung and suffered there.

He died that we might be forgiven,

He died to make us good,

That we might go at last to Heaven,

Saved by His precious blood.

There was no other good enough

To pay the price of sin;

He, only could unlock the gate

Of heaven and let us in.

Lord Jesus, dearly you have loved,

and we must love you too,

and trust in your redeeming blood,

and learn to follow you.

149:All shall be well!

All shall be well!

for on our Easter skies

see Christ the Sun

of Righteousness arise.

All shall be well!

the sacrifice is made;

the sinner freed,

the price of pardon paid.

All shall be well!

the cross and passion past;

dark night is done,

bright morning come at last.

All shall be well!

within our Father's plan

death has no more

dominion over man.

Jesus alive!

Rejoice and sing again,

`All shall be well

for evermore, Amen!'

150:All creation join to say:

All creation join to say:

Christ the Lord is risen today!

Raise your joys and triumphs high;

sing, you heavens, and earth reply:

Alleluia!

Love's redeeming work is done;

fought the fight, the battle won:

see, our Sun's eclipse has passed;

see, the dawn has come at last!

Alleluia!

Vain the stone, the watch, the seal:

Christ has burst the gates of hell;

death in vain forbids his rise

Christ has opened paradise:

Alleluia!

Now he lives, our glorious king;

now, O death, where is your sting?

Once he died, our souls to save

where's your victory, boasting grave?

Alleluia!

So we rise where Christ has led,

following our exalted head;

made like him, like him we rise

ours the cross, the grave, the skies:

Alleluia!

Hail the Lord of earth and heaven!

praise to you by both be given;

every knee to you shall bow,

risen Christ, triumphant now:

Alleluia!

151:Alleluia, alleluia!

Alleluia, alleluia!

Hearts to Heaven and voices raise:

Sing to God a hymn of gladness,

sing to God a hymn of praise.

He, who on the cross a Victim,

for the world's salvation bled,

Jesus Christ, the King of glory,

now is risen from the dead.

Alleluia, Christ is risen!

death at last has met defeat

see the ancient powers of evil

in confusion and retreat;

once he died, and once was buried:

now he lives for evermore,

Jesus Christ, the world's redeemer,

whom we worship and adore.

Christ is risen, Cwe are risen!

set your hearts on things above:

ther in all the Father's glory

lives and reigns our king of love

hear the word of peace he brings us,

see his wounded hands and side!

now let every wrong be ended,

every sin be crucified.

Alleluia, alleluia!

Glory be to God on high;

Alleluia to the Savior

who has gained the victory;

Alleluia to the Spirit,

fount of love and sanctity: Alleluia, alleluia!

to the Triune Majesty.

152:Comes Mary to the grave

Comes Mary to the grave;

no singing bird has spoken,

nor has the world awoken,

and in her grief all love lies lost

and broken.

Says Jesus at her side,

no longer Jesus dying,

'Why, Mary, are you crying?'

She turns, with joy, 'My Lord! My love!'

replying.

With Mary on this day

we join our voices praising

the God of Jesus' raising,

and sing the triumph of that love

amazing.

153:Christ the Lord is risen again

Christ the Lord is risen again;

Christ has broken every chain!

hear the angel voices cry,

Singing evermore on high:

Alleluia!.

He who gave for us his life,

Who for us endured the strife,

Is our Paschal Lamb today.

We, too, sing for joy and say: Alleluia.

He who bore all pain and loss

Comfortless upon the cross,

Lives in glory now on high,

Pleads for us and hears our cry: Alleluia.

He who slumbered in the grave

Is exalted now to save,

Now through Christendom it rings

That the Lamb is King of kings. Alleluia.

Now he bids us tell abroad

How the lost may be restored,

How the penitent forgiv'n,

How we, too, may enter heav'n. Alleluia.

You, our Paschal Lamb indeed,

all your ransomed people feed!

Take our sins and guilt away,

let us sing by night and day: Alleluia!

154:Good Christians all, rejoice and sing

Good Christians all, rejoice and sing!

Now is the triumph of our King!

To all the world glad news we bring:

"Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"

The Lord of life is risen today;

death's mighty stone is rolled away:

let every tongue rejoice and say:

"Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"

We praise in songs of victory

that love, that life, which cannot die,

and sing with hearts uplifted high:

"Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"

Your name we bless, O risen Lord,

and sing today with one accord

the life laid down, the life restored:

"Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"

155:Jesus Christ is risen today

Jesus Christ is risen today, Alleluia,

our triumphant holy day; alleluia,

who did once upon the cross; alleluia,

suffer to redeem our loss; alleluia!

Hymns of praise then let us sing; Alleluia,

unto Christ our heavenly king; alleluia,

who endured the cross and grave; alleluia,

sinners to redeem and save: alleluia!

But the pains which he endured; Alleluia,

our salvation have procured; alleluia,

now above the sky he's King; alleluia,

where the angels ever sing: alleluia!

156:Jesus lives! Your terrors now

Jesus lives! Your terrors now

can, O death, no more appal us:

Jesus lives! by this we know

you, O grave, cannot enthral us:

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! henceforth is death

but the gate of life immortal;

this shall calm our trembling breath

when we pass its gloomy portal:

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! for us he died:

then, alone to Jesus living,

pure in heart may we abide,

glory to our saviour giving:

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! this bond of love

neither life nor death shall sever,

powers below, around, above

tear us from his keeping never:

Alleluia!

Jesus lives! to him the throne

over all the world is given;

may we go where he is gone,

rest and reign with him in heaven:

Alleluia!

157:Light's glittering morning fills

Light's glittering morning fills the sky,

heaven thunders out its victor cry;

Alleluia, alleluia!

earth shouts her Easter triumph high,

and groaning hell makes wild reply.

Alleluia, alleluia,

alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

For Christ the Lord, the mighty king,

closes with death and draws its sting;

Alleluia, alleluia!

he tramples down the powers of night,

brings out his ransomed saints to light.

Alleluia, alleluia,

alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

His rocky tomb the threefold guard

of watch and stone and seal had barred,

Alleluia, alleluia!

but now in royal triumph high

he comes from death to victory!

Alleluia, alleluia,

alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Hell's gates are broken down at last,

our days of mourning now are past;

Alleluia, alleluia!

'Weep not,' an angel voice has said,

'Jesus is risen from the dead!'

Alleluia, alleluia,

alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

All praise be yours, O risen Lord,

from death to endless life restored;

Alleluia, alleluia!

to Father, Son and Spirit be

all power and praise eternally!

Alleluia, alleluia,

alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

158:Low in the grave he lay

Low in the grave he lay,

Jesus, my saviour,

waiting the coming day,

Jesus, my Lord:

Up from the grave he arose,

as the victor over all his foes;

he arose in triumph from the dark domain,

and he lives for ever with his saints to reign:

He arose! He arose!

Alleluia! Christ arose!

Vainly they guard his bed,

Jesus, my saviour;

vainly they seal the dead,

Jesus, my Lord:

Up from the grave...

Death cannot keep his prey,

Jesus, my saviour;

he tore the bars away,

Jesus, my Lord:

Up from the grave...

159:Now lives the Lamb of God

Now lives the Lamb of God,

our Passover, the Christ,

who once with nails and wood

for us was sacrificed:

Come keep the feast, the anthem sing

that Christ indeed is Lord and king!

Now risen from the dead

Christ never dies again;

in us, with Christ as head,

sin never more shall reign:

Come keep the feast ...

In Adam all must die,

forlorn and unforgiven;

in Christ we come alive,

the second Man from heaven.

Come keep the feast ...

Give praise to God alone

who life from death can bring;

whose mighty power can turn

our winter into spring:

Come keep the feast ...

160:Spring has come for us today

Spring has come for us today!

Christ has burst his prison,

and from three days' sleep in death

like the sun has risen.

All the winter of our sins,

long and dark, is dying:

welcome now the light of Christ,

life and joy supplying!

Alleluia! let us sing

to our king immortal

who in triumph broke the bars

of the tomb's dark portal.

Alleluia! to our God,

Father, Son,and Spirit:

to your holy name be praise,

honour, power, and merit.

161:The day of resurrection

The day of resurrection! Earth, spread the news abroad;

The Paschal feast of gladness, the Paschal feast of God.

From death to life eternal, from earth to heaven's height,

Our Savior Christ has brought us, the glorious Lord of Light.

Our hearts be free from evil, that we may see aright

The Savior resurrected in his eternal light,

And hear his message plainly, delivered calm and clear:

"Rejoice with me in triumph; Be glad and do not fear."

His love is everlasting; His mercies never cease;

The resurrected Savior, will all our joys increase.

He'll keep us in his favor, supply the holy grace

to all his pilgrim people who seek his heavenly place.

Now let the skies be joyful,

and earth sing back her praise;

let all nations worship

the God of endless days:

Let all things seen and unseen

their joyful music blend,

For Christ the Lord has risen,

our triumph knows no end.

162:These are the facts as we have received them

These are the facts as we have received them,

these are the truths that the Christian believes,

this is the basis of all of our preaching:

Christ died for sinners and rose from the tomb.

These are the facts as we have received them:

Christ has fulfilled what the scriptures foretold,

Adam's whole family in death had been sleeping,

Christ through his rising restores us to life.

These are the facts as we have received them:

we, with our saviour, have died on the cross;

now, having risen, our Jesus lives in us,

gives us his Spirit and makes us his home.

These are the facts as we have received them:

we shall be changed in the blink of an eye,

trumpets shall sound as we face life immortal,

this is the victory through Jesus our Lord.

These are the facts as we have received them,

these are the truths that the Christian believes,

this is the basis of all of our preaching:

Christ died for sinners and rose from the tomb.

163:The strife is past, the battle done

The strife is past, the battle done;

now is the victor's triumph won

O let the song of praise be sung,

Alleluia!

Death's mightiest powers have done their worst;

and Jesus has his foes dispersed

let shouts of praise and joy outburst,

Alleluia!

On the third day he rose again,

glorious in majesty to reign-

sing out with joy the glad refrain,

Alleluia!

Lord over death, our wounded king,

save us from Satan's deadly sting

that we may live for you and sing,

Alleluia!

164:This day above all days

This day above all days

glad hymns of triumph bring;

lift every heart to love and praise

and every voice to sing:

for Jesus is risen,

our glorious Lord and King!

Christ keeps his Eastertide!

The Father's power descends;

the shuttered tomb he opens wide,

the rock-hewn grave he rends:

for Jesus is risen,

and death's dominion ends!

What sovereign grace is found

in Christ for all our need!

The powers of sin and death are bound,

the ransomed captives freed:

for Jesus is risen,

the Prince of life indeed!

So lift your joyful songs

with all the hosts on high,

where angel and archangel throngs

his ceaseless praises cry:

for Jesus is risen,

and lives no more to die!

165:This joyful Eastertide

This joyful Eastertide

away with sin and sadness!

our Lord, the crucified

has filled our hearts with gladness:

Had Christ, who once was slain,

not burst his three-day prison

our faith would be in vain

but now has Christ arisen,

arisen, arisen, arisen.

My being shall rejoice

secure within God's keeping,

until the trumpet voice

shall wake us from our sleeping:

Had Christ ...

Death's waters lost their chill

when Jesus crossed the river;

his love shall reach me still,

his mercy is for ever:

Had Christ ...

166:Welcome, happy morning

Welcome, happy morning!

age to age shall say;

hell today is conquered,

heaven is won today:

come then, True and Faithful,

now fulfil your word;

this is your third morning:

rise, O buried Lord!

Earth with joyful welcome

clothes herself for spring;

greets with life reviving

her returning king:

flowers in every pasture,

leaves on every bough,

speak of sorrows ended;

Jesus triumphs now!

Author and sustainer,

source of life and breath;

you for our salvation

trod the path of death:

Jesus Christ is living,

God for evermore!

Now let all creation

hail him and adore.

Loose our souls imprisoned

bound with Satan's chain;

all that now is fallen,

raise to life again!

show your face in brightness,

shine the whole world through;

hope returns with daybreak,

life returns with you.

167:Yours be the glory, risen

Yours be the glory, risen, conquering Son,

endless is the victory over death you've won;

angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,

kept the folded grave-clothes, where your body lay.

Yours be the glory, risen, conquering Son,

endless is the victory over death you've won.

See, Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;

lovingly he greets us, scatters fear and gloom;

let the church with gladness hymns of triumph sing,

for the Lord is living, death has lost its sting.

Yours be the glory ...

No more we doubt you, glorious Prince of life;

life is naught without you: aid us in our strife;

make us more than conquerors through your deathless love;

bring us safe through Jordan to your home above.

Yours be the glory ...

168:You choirs of new Jerusalem

You choirs of new Jerusalem:

your sweetest notes employ

the Easter victory to praise

in songs of holy joy!

For Judah's Lion burst his chains

and crushed the serpent's head;

he cries aloud through death's domains

to wake the imprisoned dead.

Devouring depths of hell their prey

at his command restore;

the ransomed hosts pursue their way

where Jesus goes before.

Triumphant in his glory now

to him all power is given;

to him in one communion bow

all saints in earth and heaven.

All glory to the Father be,

the Spirit and the Son:

all glory to the One in Three

while endless ages run.

169:I know that my redeemer lives

I know that my redeemer lives —

what comfort this assurance gives!

he lives, he lives, who once was dead,

he lives, my everlasting Head.

He lives, triumphant from the grave,

he lives eternally to save;

he lives, to bless me with his love,

and intercedes for me above.

He lives to help in time of need,

he lives, my hungry soul to feed;

he lives, and grants me daily breath,

he lives, and I shall conquer death.

He lives, my kind, wise, constant friend,

who still will guard me to the end;

he lives, and while he lives I'll sing,

Jesus, my prophet, priest and king.

He lives, my saviour, to prepare

a place in heaven, and lead me there;

he lives, all glory to his name,

Jesus, unchangeably the same.

170:Alleluia, sing to Jesus

Alleluia, sing to Jesus!

his the scepter, his the throne:

Alleluia! — his the triumph,

his the victory alone.

Hear the songs of holy Zion

thunder like a mighty flood:

'Jesus out of every nation

has redeemed us by his blood!'

Alleluia! — not as orphans

are we left in sorrow now;

Alleluia! — he is near us;

faith believes, nor questions how.

Though the cloud from sight received him

whom the angels now adore

shall our hearts forget his promise,

'I am with you evermore'?

Alleluia! — bread of heaven,

here on earth our food, our stay;

Alleluia! — here the sinful

come to you from day to day.

Intercessor, friend of sinners,

earth's redeemer, plead for me,

where the songs of all the sinless

sweep across the crystal sea.

Alleluia, sing to Jesus!

his the sceptre, his the throne:

Alleluia! his the triumph,

his the victory alone.

Hear the songs of holy Zion

thunder like a mighty flood:

'Jesus out of every nation

has redeemed us by his blood!'

171:Ascended Christ, who gained

Ascended Christ, who gained

the glory that we sing,

anointed and ordained

our prophet, priest, and king:

by many tongues

the church displays

your power and praise

in all her songs.

No titles, thrones, or powers

can ever rival yours;

no passing mood of ours

can turn aside your laws:

you reign above

each other name

of worth or fame,

the Lord of love.

Now from the Father's side

you make your people new;

since for our sins you died

our lives belong to you:

from our distress

you set us free

for purity

and holiness.

You call us to belong

within one body here;

in weakness we are strong

and all your gifts we share:

in you alone

we are complete

and at your feet

with joy bow down.

All strength is in your hand,

all power to you is given;

all wisdom to command

in earth and hell and heaven:

beyond all words

creation sings

the King of kings

and Lord of lords.

172:At the name of Jesus

At the name of Jesus every knee shall bow,

every tongue confess him king of glory now;

this the Father's pleasure, that we call him Lord,

who from the beginning was the mighty word.

At his voice creation sprang at once to sight,

all the angel faces, all the hosts of light;

thrones and dominations, stars upon their way,

all the heavenly orders, in their great array.

Humbled for a season, to receive a name

from the lips of sinners unto whom he came;

faithfully he bore it spotless to the last,

brought it back victorious when from death he passed.

Bore it up triumphant with its human light,

through all ranks of creatures to the central height;

to the eternal Godhead, to the Father's throne,

filled it with the glory of his triumph won.

Name him, Christians, name him, with love strong as death,

but with awe and wonder, and with bated breath;

he is God the saviour, he is Christ the Lord,

ever to be worshipped, trusted and adored.

In your hearts enthrone him; there let him subdue

all that is not holy, all that is not true;

crown him as your captain in temptation's hour,

let his will enfold you in its light and power.

With his Father's glory Jesus comes again,

angel hosts attend him and announce his reign;

for all wreaths of empire meet upon his brow,

and our hearts confess him king of glory now.

173:Christ triumphant, ever reigning

Christ triumphant, ever reigning,

Saviour, Master, King!

Lord of heaven, our lives sustaining,

hear us as we sing:

Yours the glory and the crown,

the high renown, the eternal name.

Word incarnate, truth revealing,

Son of Man on earth!

power and majesty concealing

by your humble birth:

Yours the glory...

Suffering servant, scorned, ill - treated,

victim crucified!

death is through the cross defeated,

sinners justified:

Yours the glory...

Priestly king, enthroned for ever

high in heaven above!

sin and death and hell shall never

stifle hymns of love:

Yours the glory...

So, our hearts and voices raising

through the ages long,

ceaselessly upon you gazing,

this shall be our song:

Yours the glory...

174:Crown him with many crowns

Crown him with many crowns,

the Lamb upon his throne,

while heaven's eternal anthem drowns

all music but its own!

Awake, my soul, and sing

of him who died to be

your saviour and your matchless king

through all eternity.

Crown him the Lord of life

triumphant from the grave,

who rose victorious from the strife

for those he came to save:

his glories now we sing

who died and reigns on high;

he died eternal life to bring

and lives that death may die.

Crown him the Lord of love,

who shows his hands and side

those wounds yet visible above

in beauty glorified.

No angel in the sky

can fully bear that sight,

but downward bends his burning eye

at mysteries so bright.

Crown him the Lord of peace

his kingdom is at hand;

from pole to pole let warfare cease

and Christ rule every land!

A city stands on high,

his glory it displays,

and there the nations 'Holy' cry

in joyful hymns of praise.

Crown him the Lord of years,

the potentate of time,

creator of the rolling spheres

in majesty sublime:

all hail, Redeemer, hail,

for you have died for me;

your praise shall never, never fail

through all eternity!

175:Hail, our once-rejected Jesus

Hail, our once-rejected Jesus!

Hail, our Galilean king!

You have suffered to release us,

hope and joy and peace to bring.

Patient friend and holy saviour,

bearer of our sin and shame;

by your merits we find favour,

life is given through your name.

Paschal Lamb, by God appointed,

all our sins on you were laid;

by almighty love anointed,

full atonement you have made.

All your people are forgiven

through the virtue of your blood;

opened is the gate of heaven,

we are reconciled with God.

Jesus! Heavenly hosts adore you,

seated at your Father's side;

crucified, this world once saw you,

now in glory you abide.

There for sinners you are pleading,

and our place you now prepare;

always for us interceding,

till in glory we appear.

Worship, honour, power and blessing

you are worthy to receive;

loudest praises, without ceasing,

right it is for us to give.

Help us, bright angelic spirits

joined with ours, your voices raise;

help to show our saviour's merits,

help to sing Emmanuel's praise.

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176:Hail the day that sees him rise

Hail the day that sees him rise Alleluia!

To his throne beyond the skies; Alleluia!

Christ, the Lamb for sinners given, Alleluia!

Enters now the highest heaven! Alleluia!

There for him high triumph waits: Alleluia!

Lift your heads, eternal gates; Alleluia!

He has conquered death and sin; Alleluia!

Take the King of glory in. Alleluia!

See!the heaven its Lord receives; Alleluia!

Yet he loves the earth he leaves; Alleluia!

Though returning to his throne, Alleluia!

Still he calls mankind his own. Alleluia!

Stil for us he intercedes, Alleluia!

his prevailing death he pleads, Alleluia!

near himself prepares our place, Alleluia!

he the first fruits of our race. Alleluia!

Lord, though parted from our sight Alleluia!

Far beyond the starry height, Alleluia!

Lift our hearts that we may rise Alleluia!

One with you beyond the skies: Alleluia!

There with you we shall remain, Alleluia!

Share the glory of your reign, Alleluia!

There your face unclouded view, Alleluia!

Find our heaven of heavens in you. Alleluia!

177:He Walks Among The Golden Lamps

He walks among the golden lamps

On feet like burnished bronze;

His hair as snows of winter white,

His eyes with fire aflame and bright

His glorious robe of seamless light

surpassing Solomon's.

And in His hand the seven stars,

And from His mouth a sword;

His voice the thunder of the seas;

All creatures bow to His decrees

Who holds the everlasting keys

And reigns as Sovreign Lord.

More radiant than the sun at noon,

Who was, and is to be:

Who was, from everlasting days;

Who lives, the Lord of all our ways;

To him be majesty and praise

For all eternity.

178:Jesus our hope, our heart’s desire

Jesus our hope, our heart’s desire,

your work of grace we sing:

you are the saviour of the world,

its maker and its king.

How vast the mercy and the grace,

how great the love must be,

which led you to a cruel death

to set your people free!

But now the chains of death are burst,

the ransom has been paid,

and you are at your Father’s side,

in glorious robes arrayed.

All praise to you, triumphant Lord

ascended high in heaven —

to God, the Father, Spirit, Son,

be praise and glory given!

179:Look, you saints, the sight is glorious

Look, you saints, the sight is glorious:

see the man of sorrows now;

from the fight returned victorious,

every knee to him shall bow:

Crown him, Crown him,

Crown him, Crown him-

Crowns befit the victor's brow.

Crown the Savior, angels, crown him!

rich the trophies Jesus brings;

in the seat of pow'r enthrone him,

while the vault of heaven rings:

Crown him, Crown him,

Crown the Savior King of kings.

Sinners in derision crowned him,

mocked the dying Saviour's claim;

saints and angels crowd around him,

sing his triumph, praise his name:

Crown him, Crown him,

Crown him, Crown him;

Spread abroad the Victor's fame.

Hear the shout as he is greeted,

hear those loud triumphant chords!

Jesus Christ in glory seated-

O what joy the sight affords!

Crown him, Crown him,

Crown him, Crown him;

King of kings, and Lord of lords!

180:Rejoice, the Lord is king

Rejoice, the Lord is king!

your Lord and king adore:

mortals, give thanks and sing,

and triumph evermore:

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice:

rejoice! — again I say, rejoice!

Jesus, the saviour, reigns,

the God of truth and love;

when he had purged our stains,

he took his seat above:

Lift up your heart ...

His kingdom cannot fail,

he rules both earth and heaven;

the keys of death and hell

to Jesus now is given:

Lift up your heart ...

He sits at God's right hand,

till all his foes submit,

and bow to his command,

and fall beneath his feet.

Lift up your heart ...

Rejoice in glorious hope!

Jesus the judge shall come

and take his servants up

to their eternal home:

We soon shall hear the archangel's voice:

the trumpet sounds — rejoice, rejoice!

181:See, the conqueror mounts in triumph

See, the conqueror mounts in triumph,

see the king in royal state,

riding on the clouds, his chariot

to his heavenly palace gate!

hear the choirs of angel voices

joyful alleluias sing!

and the gates on high are opened

to receive their mighty King.

He who on the cross has suffered,

he who from the grave arose —

he has conquered sin and Satan,

he has overcome his foes:

while he lifts his hands in blessing,

he is parted from his friends;

while their eager eyes behold him,

in the clouds the Lord ascends.

You have raised our human nature

on the clouds to God's right hand;

there we sit in heavenly places,

there with you in glory stand:

mighty Lord, in your ascension

we by faith can see our own:

Jesus reigns, adored by angels;

God with us is on the throne!

182:The head that once was crowned with thorns

The head that once was crowned with thorns

is crowned with glory now,

a royal diadem adorns

the mighty victor’s brow.

The highest place that heaven affords

is his, is his by right;

the King of kings and Lord of lords

and heaven’s eternal light.

The joy of all who dwell above,

the joy of all below;

to whom he demonstrates his love

and grants his name to know.

To them the cross with all its shame,

with all its grace is given,

their name, an everlasting name,

their joy, the joy of heaven.

They suffer with their Lord below,

they reign with him above;

their profit and their joy to know

the mystery of his love.

The cross he bore is life and health,

though shame and death to him:

his people's hope, his people's wealth,

their everlasting theme.

183:The Lord is king! Lift up your voice

The Lord is king! Lift up your voice,

O earth, and all you heavens, rejoice;

from world to world the joy shall ring:

'The Lord omnipotent is king!'

The Lord is king! Who then shall dare

resist his will, distrust his care,

or quarrel with his wise decrees,

or doubt his royal promises?

The Lord is king! Child of the dust,

the judge of all the earth is just;

holy and true are all his ways —

let every creature speak his praise!

God reigns! He reigns with glory crowned:

let Christians make a joyful sound!

And Christ is seated at his side:

the man of love, the crucified.

Come, make your needs, your burdens known:

he will present them at the throne;

and angel hosts are waiting there

his messages of love to bear.

One Lord one kingdom all secures:

he reigns, and life and death are yours;

through earth and heaven one song shall ring:

'The Lord omnipotent is king!'

184:Where high the heavenly temple stands

Where high the heavenly temple stands,

the house of God not made with hands,

a great high priest our nature wears,

the guardian of our race appears.

He who for us as surety stood

and poured on earth his precious blood,

pursues in heaven his mighty will,

our saviour and our helper still.

Though now ascended up on high,

he sees us with a brother's eye;

he shares with us the human name

and knows the frailty of our frame.

Our fellow-sufferer yet retains

a fellow-feeling of our pains;

he still remembers in the skies

his tears, his agonies and cries.

With boldness therefore at his throne

let us make all our sorrows known:

to help us in the darkest hour,

we ask for Christ the saviour's power.

185:Won, the victor's crown

Won, the victor's crown;

run, the saviour's race;

done, the Father's will-

all the work of grace:

praise adorns his brow,

live in his eyes;

honoured is his name;

glory is his prize.

Gone, the devil's power;

pierced, the gloomy night

torn,the temple veil-

faith has turned to sight:

death has been destroyed,

gates of hell cast down;

Jesus on the throne

wears the victor's crown

186:Blow ye the trumpet, blow

Blow ye the trumpet, blow!

The gladly solemn sound

let all the nations know,

to earth's remotest bound:

Refrain:

The year of jubilee is come;

return, ye ransomed sinners, home;

return, ye ransomed sinners, home.

Jesus, our great High Priest,

has full atonement made;

ye weary spirits, rest;

ye mournful souls, be glad: [Refrain]

3 Extol the Lamb of God,

the sacrificial Lamb;

redemption thro' his blood

throughout the world proclaim: [Refrain]

4 Ye slaves of sin and hell,

your liberty receive;

and safe in Jesus dwell,

and blest in Jesus live: [Refrain]

5 Ye who have sold for naught

your heritage above,

receive it back unbought,

the gift of Jesus' love: [Refrain]

6 The gospel trumpet hear,

the news of heav'nly grace;

and, saved from earth, appear

before your Savior's face: [Refrain]

187:City of God, Jerusalem

City of God, Jerusalem,

where he has set his love;

church of Christ that is one on earth

with Jerusalem above:

here as we walk this changing world

our joys are mixed with tears,

but the day will be soon

when the Saviour returns

and his voice will banish our fears.

Sing and be glad, Jerusalem,

for God does not forget;

he who said he would come to save

never failed his people yet.

Though we are tempted by despair

and daunted by defeat,

our invincible Lord

will be seen in his strength,

and his triumph will be complete.

Sorrow no more, Jerusalem,

discard your rags of shame!

take off your crown as a gift from God

who has called you by his name.

Put off your sin, and wear the robe

of glory in its place;

you will shine in his light,

you will share in his joy,

you will praise his wonderful grace.

Look all around, Jerusalem,

survey from west to east;

sons and daughters of God the king

are invited to his feast.

Out of their exile far away

his scattered family come,

and the streets will resound

with the songs of the saints

when the Saviour welcomes us home.

188:Come and see the shining hope

Come and see the shining hope

that Christ's apostle saw;

on the earth, confusion

but in heaven an open door,

where the living creatures

praise the Lamb for evermore:

Love has the victory for ever!

Amen, he comes! to bring his own reward!

Amen, praise God! for justice now restored;

kingdoms of the world

become the kingdom of the Lord:

Love has the victory for ever!

All the gifts you send us, Lord,

are faithful, good and true;

holiness and righteousness

are shown in all you do:

who can see your greatest Gift

and fail to worship you?

Love has the victory for ever!

Amen, he comes! ...

Power and salvation

all belong to God on high!

So the mighty multitudes of heaven make their cry,

singing Alleluia!

where the echoes never die:

Love has the victory for ever

Amen, he comes! ...

189:Great God, what do I see and hear

Great God, what do I see and hear:

the end of things created!

the Judge of all the earth comes near

on clouds of glory seated:

the trumpet sounds, the graves restore

the dead which they contained before

prepare, my soul, to meet him.

The dead in Christ shall first arise

at that last trumpet's sounding,

caught up to meet him in the skies,

with joy their Lord surrounding:

no gloomy fears their souls dismay;

his presence brings eternal day

for those prepared to meet him.

But sinners filled with guilty fears

shall see his wrath prevailing;

for they shall rise, and find their tears

and sighs are unavailing:

the day of grace is past and gone;

they trembling stand before the throne

all unprepared to meet him.

Great God, what do I see and hear:

the end of things created!

the Judge of all the earth comes near

on clouds of glory seated:

low at his cross I view the day

when heaven and earth shall pass away,

and thus prepare to meet him.

190:Hail to the Lord’s anointed

Hail to the Lord's anointed,

great David’s greater son!

Hail, in the time appointed

his reign on earth begun!

He comes to break oppression,

to set the captive free,

to take away transgression

and rule in equity.

He comes with rescue speedy

to those who suffer wrong;

to help the poor and needy

and bid the weak be strong:

to give them songs for sighing,

their darkness turn to light,

whose souls, condemned and dying,

are precious in his sight.

He shall come down like showers

upon the fruitful earth;

and love, joy, and hope, like flowers

spring in his path to birth:

before him on the mountains

shall peace, the herald, go;

and righteousness in fountains

from hill to valley flow.

Kings shall bow down before him

and gold and incense bring;

all nations shall adore him,

his praise all people sing:

to him shall prayer unceasing

and daily vows ascend;

his kingdom still increasing,

a kingdom without end.

In all the world victorious,

he on his throne shall rest;

from age to age more glorious,

all-blessing and all-blessed:

the tide of time shall never

his covenant remove;

his name shall stand for ever,

his changeless name of love.

191:God is working his purpose out

God is working his purpose out,

as year succeeds to year:

God is working his purpose out,

and the time is drawing near:

nearer and nearer draws the time,

the time that shall surely be,

when the earth shall be filled

with the glory of God,

as the waters cover the sea.

From utmost east to utmost west,

wherever foot has trod,

by the mouth of many messengers

rings out the voice of God:

Listen to me you continents,

you islands look to me,

that the earth may be filled ...

We shall march in the strength of God,

with the banner of Christ unfurled,

that the light of the glorious gospel of truth

may shine throughout the world;

we shall fight with sorrow and sin

to set their captives free,

that the earth may be filled ...

All we can do is nothing worth

unless God blesses the deed;

vainly we hope for the harvest-tide

till God gives life to the seed:

nearer and nearer draws the time,

the time that shall surely be,

when the earth shall be filled ...

192:Hark! a trumpet call is sounding

Hark! a trumpet call is sounding,

'Christ is near,' it seems to say:

'Cast away the dreams of darkness,

children of the dawning day!"

Wakened by the solemn warning,

let our earth-bound souls arise;

Christ, our sun, all harm dispelling,

shines upon the morning skies.

See! the Lamb, so long expected,

comes with pardon down from heaven;

let us haste, with tears of sorrow,

one and all to be forgiven:

That, when next he comes in glory

and the world is wrapped in fear

with his mercy he may shield us,

and with words of love draw near.

Honour, glory, might, and blessing

to the Father, and the Son,

with the everlasting Spirit,

while eternal ages run!

193:Hark, the glad sound!

Hark, the glad sound! — the Saviour comes,

the Saviour promised long;

let every heart prepare a throne

and every voice a song.

He comes the prisoners to release,

in Satan’s bondage held;

the gates of brass before him burst,

the iron fetters yield.

He comes the broken heart to bind,

the wounded soul to cure;

and with the treasures of his grace

to enrich the humbled poor.

Our glad hosannas, Prince of peace,

your welcome shall proclaim;

and heaven’s eternal arches ring

with your beloved name.

194:I cannot tell why he whom angels worship

I cannot tell why he whom angels worship

should set his love upon the sons of men,

or why as shepherd

he should seek the wanderers

to bring them back, they know not how nor when.

But this I know, that he was born of Mary

when Bethlehem's manger was his only home,

and that he lived at Nazareth and laboured;

and so the saviour, saviour of the world, has come.

I cannot tell how silently he suffered

as with his peace he graced this place of tears,

nor how his heart upon the cross was broken,

the crown of pain to three and thirty years.

But this I know, he heals the broken-hearted,

and stays our sin and calms our lurking fear,

and lifts the burden from the heavy-laden;

for still the saviour of the world, is here.

I cannot tell how he will win the nations,

how he will claim his earthly heritage,

how satisfy the needs and aspirations

of east and west, of sinner and of sage.

But this I know, all flesh shall see his glory,

and he shall reap the harvest he has sown,

and some glad day his sun shall shine in splendour

when he the saviour, saviour of the world, is known.

I cannot tell how all the lands shall worship,

when at his bidding, every storm is stilled,

or who can say how great the jubilation

when all our hearts with love for him are filled.

But this I know, the skies will sound his praises,

ten thousand thousand human voices sing,

and earth to heaven, and heaven to earth, will answer,

'At last the saviour, saviour of the world, is king!'

195:Jesus came — the heavens adoring

Jesus came the heavens adoring

came with peace from realms on high;

Jesus came for our redemption,

humbly came on earth to die,

Alleluia, alleluia!

came in deep humility.

Jesus comes to us in mercy

when our hearts are bowed with care;

Jesus comes in power, to answer

every earnest heartfelt prayer:

Alleluia, alleluia!

comes to save us from despair.

Jesus comes to hearts rejoicing

all the past he now forgives;

Jesus comes to share his kingdom

with the sinners he receives:

Alleluia, alleluia!

Death is conquered: Jesus lives!

Jesus comes on clouds triumphant

when the heavens shall pass away;

Jesus comes again in glory

let us then our homage pay,

Alleluia! ever singing

till the dawn of endless day.

196:Jesus comes with clouds descending

Jesus comes with clouds descending

see the Lamb for sinners slain!

thousand thousand saints attending

join to sing the glad refrain:

alleluia,alleluia,alleluia!

God appears on earth to reign.

Every eye shall then behold him

robed in awesome majesty;

those who jeered at him and sold him,

pierced and nailed him to the tree,

shamed and grieving ...

shall their true Messiah see.

All the wounds of cross and passion

still his glorious body bears;

cause of endless exultation

to his ransomed worshippers.

With what gladness ...

we shall see the Saviour's scars!

Yes, Amen! let all adore you

high on your eternal throne;

crowns and empires fall before you

claim the kingdom for your own.

Come, Lord Jesus ...

everlasting God, come down!

197:Joy to the world — the Lord has come!

Joy to the world - the Lord has come!

let earth receive her king,

let every heart prepare him room

and heaven and nature sing,

and heaven, and heaven and nature sing!

Joy to the earth - the saviour reigns!

let songs be heard on high,

while fields and streams and hills and plains

repeat the sounding joy,

repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace,

and makes the nations prove

the glories of his righteousness,

the wonders of his love,

the wonders, wonders of his love.

198:Let the desert sing and the wasteland flower

Let the desert sing and the wasteland flower,

for the glory of God in its light and power

shall be seen onthe hills where he comes to save!

Then the blind shall see and the deaf shall hear

and the lame shall leap like the fallow deer

and the voice of the dumb shall shout aloud.

When the ransomed walk with their Lord that day

on the perfect road called the Sacred Way,

every tear shall give place to a song of joy!

199:Wake, O wake, and sleep no longer

Wake, O wake, and sleep no longer,

for he who calls you is no stranger:

awake, God's own Jerusalem!

Hear, the midnight bells are chiming

the signal for his royal coming:

let voice to voice announce his name!

We feel his footsteps near,

the Bridegroom at the door —

Alleluia! The lamps will shine with light divine

as Christ the saviour comes to reign.

Zion hears the sound of singing;

her heart is thrilled with sudden longing;

she stirs, and wakes, and stands prepared.

Christ her friend, and lord, and lover,

her star and sun and strong redeemer

at last his mighty voice is heard.

The Son of God has come

To make with us his home:

sing Hosanna!

The fight is won,

the feast begun;

we fix our eyes on Christ alone.

Glory, glory, sing the angels,

while music sounds from strings and cymbals;

all humankind, with songs arise!

Twelve the gates into the city,

each one a pearl of shining beauty;

the streets of gold ring out with praise.

All creatures round the throne

adore the holy One

with rejoicing:

Amen be sung

by every tongue

to crown their welcome to the King.

200:When the King shall come again

When the King shall come again

all his power revealing,

splendour shall announce his reign,

life and joy and healing:

earth no longer in decay,

hope no more frustrated;

this is God's redemption day

longingly awaited.

In the desert trees take root

fresh from his creation;

plants and flowers and sweetest fruit

join the celebration.

Rivers spring up from the earth,

barren lands adorning;

valleys, this is your new birth,

mountains, greet the morning!

Strengthen feeble hands and knees,

fainting hearts, be cheerful!

God who comes for such as these

seeks and saves the fearful.

Deaf ears hear the silent tongues

sing away their weeping;

blind eyes see the lifeless ones

walking, running, leaping.

There God's highway shall be seen

where no roaring lion,

nothing evil or unclean

walks the road to Zion:

ransomed people homeward bound

all your praises voicing,

see your Lord with glory crowned,

share in his rejoicing!

201: When the Lord in glory comes

When the Lord in glory comes

not the trumpets, not the drums,

not the anthem, not the psalm,

not the thunder, not the calm,

not the shout the heavens raise,

not the chorus, not the praise,

not the silences sublime,

not the sounds of space and time,

but his voice when he appears

shall be music to my ears;

but his voice when he appears

shall be music to my ears.

When the Lord is seen again

not the glories of his reign,

not the lightnings through the storm,

not the radiance of his form,

not his pomp and power alone,

not the splendours of his throne,

not his robe and diadems,

not the gold and not the gems,

but his face upon my sight shall

be darkness into light;

but his face upon my sight shall

be darkness into light.

When the Lord to human eyes

shall bestride our narrow skies,

not the child of humble birth,

not the carpenter of earth,

not the man by all denied,

not the victim crucified,

but the God who died to save,

but the victor of the grave,

he it is to whom I fall,

Jesus Christ, my all in all;

he it is to whom I fall,

Jesus Christ, my all in all.

202:You are coming, O my Saviour

You are coming, O my Saviour,

you are coming, O my King,

in your beauty all-resplendent,

in your glory all-transcendent

well may we rejoice and sing:

coming! in the opening east

brighter shines your heavenly light;

coming! O my glorious Priest:

come in all your power and might!

You are coming, great Redeemer,

we shall meet you on your way;

we shall see you, we shall know you,

we shall bless you, we shall show you

all our hearts could never say:

there, enraptured by the view,

hearts and voices we will raise,

pouring out our love to you

in thanksgiving, worship, praise.

You are coming - at your table

we are witnesses for this;

with your love and grace you greet us,

in communion, Lord, you meet us

foretaste of our coming bliss:

showing not your death alone,

and your love so rich and great,

but your coming and your throne,

all for which we long and wait.

O the joy to see you reigning,

you, my own beloved Lord;

every tongue your name confessing

worship, honour, glory, blessing

brought to you with one accord:

you, my Master and my Friend,

vindicated and renowned;

to the earth's remotest end

glorified, adored and crowned!

203:All hail the power of Jesus’ name!

All hail the power of Jesus' name!

Let angels prostrate fall,

bring forth the royal diadem

and crown him Lord of all.

Crown him you martyrs of our God,

who witnessed to his call;

exalt the one whose path you trod,

and crown him Lord of all.

Descendants of his chosen race

you ransomed from the Fall,

hail him who saves you by his grace,

and crown him Lord of all.

Sinners, whose love cannot forget

the wormwood and the gall,

go spread your offering at his feet

and crown him Lord of all.

Let every people, nation, tribe,

on this terrestrial ball,

to him all majesty ascribe

and crown him Lord of all.

O that in heaven with that great throng,

we at his feet may fall,

join in the everlasting song

and crown him Lord of all.

204:All praise to Christ, our Lord and king divine

All praise to Christ, our Lord and king divine,

yielding your glory in your love's design,

that in our darkened hearts your grace might shine:

Alleluia!

You came to us in lowliness of thought;

by you the outcast and the poor were sought;

and by your death was our redemption bought:

Alleluia!

The mind of Christ is as our minds should be:

he was a servant that we might be free,

humbling himself to death on Calvary:

Alleluia!

Let every tongue confess with one accord,

in heaven and earth that Jesus Christ is Lord,

and God the Father be by all adored:

Alleluia!

205:Alleluia! raise the anthem

Alleluia! Raise the anthem,

let the skies resound with praise;

sing to Christ who brought salvation,

wonderful his works and ways:

God eternal, Word incarnate,

whom the heaven of heavens obeys.

Long before he formed the mountains,

spread the seas or made the sky,

love eternal, free and boundless,

moved the Lord of life to die;

fore-ordained the Prince of princes

for the throne of Calvary.

There for us and our redemption

see him all his life-blood pour:

there he wins our full salvation,

dies that we may die no more

then arising lives for ever,

King of kings, whom we adore.

Praise and honour to the Father,

praise and honour to the Son,

praise and honour to the Spirit,

ever Three and ever One:

one in grace and one in glory

while eternal ages run!

206:Come let us join our cheerful songs

Come let us join our cheerful songs

with angels round the throne;

ten thousand thousand are their tongues,

but all their joys are one.

Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry,

to be exalted thus!

Worthy the Lamb! our lips reply,

for he was slain for us!

Jesus is worthy to receive

all praise and power divine;

and all the blessings we can give

with songs of heaven combine.

Let all who live beyond the sky,

the air and earth and seas

unite to lift his glory high

and sing his endless praise!

The whole creation join in one

to bless the sacred name

of him who reigns upon the throne,

and to adore the Lamb!

207:Come, let us worship the Christ of creation!

Come, let us worship the Christ of creation!

he set the numberless stars in their flight,

guiding the planets in accurate orbit:

King of the uni, rule us in might!

He is the image, the clear revelation;

in him there glows all the glory divine,

radiant in splendour, dispersing the shadows:

Light of the world, in our hearts ever shine!

He is our brother, the true incarnation;

unknown to many, disowned by his race;

he was forsaken, despised and rejected:

suffering Servant, we share your disgrace.

He is our saviour, our hope of redemption;

he won our freedom, the victim who died;

spotless and perfect, his life - blood he yielded:

Lamb of atonement, dispel all our pride!

He is our victor in whose resurrection

death is defeated, that we may receive

life for eternity, hope and forgiveness

Lord of the grave, help us now to believe!

He is the giver who, since his ascension,

comes by his Spirit with gifts from above;

fills and renews us and gives us his kingdom:

Jesus, we long for the fruits of your love.

He is our monarch, enthroned in the heavens,

coming in triumph; yes, coming again!

Sin will be banished and we shall be with him:

come, then, in majesty! come, Lord, and reign!

208:Come sing the praise of Jesus

Come sing the praise of Jesus

Sing His love with hearts aflame,

Sing his wondrous birth of Mary

when to save the world He came;

Tell the life he lived for others

and His mighty deeds proclaim

for Jesus Christ is King.

[Chrs]

Praise and glory be to Jesus,

praise and glory be to Jesus,

for Jesus Christ is king.

When foes arose and slew Him,

He was victor in the fight;

Over death and hell He triumphed

In His resurrection-might;

He has raised our fallen manhood

And enthroned it in the height,

For Jesus Christ is King.

[Chrs]

There’s joy for all who serve Him,

More than human tongue can say;

There is pardon for the sinner,

And the night is turned to day;

There is healing for our sorrows,

There is music all the way,

For Jesus Christ is king.

[Chrs]

We witness to His beauty,

And we spread His love abroad;

And we cleave the hosts of darkness,

With the Spirit’s piercing sword;

We will lead the souls in prison

To the freedom of the Lord,

For Jesus Christ is king.

[Chrs]

To Jesus be the glory,

The dominion, and the praise;

He is Lord of all creation,

He is guide of all our ways;

And the world shall be His empire

In the fulness of the days

For Jesus Christ is king.

[Chrs]

209:Fairest Lord Jesus

Fairest Lord Jesus,

ruler of all nature,

O thou of God and man the Son,

Thee will I cherish,

Thee will I honor,

thou, my soul's glory, joy, and crown.

Fair are the meadows,

fairer still the woodlands,

robed in the blooming garb of spring:

Jesus is fairer,

Jesus is purer

who makes the woeful heart to sing.

Fair is the sunshine,

fairer still the moonlight,

and all the twinkling starry host:

Jesus shines brighter,

Jesus shines purer

than all the angels heaven can boast.

Beautiful Savior!

Lord of all the nations!

Son of God and Son of Man!

Glory and honor,

praise, adoration,

now and forevermore be thine.

210:Hail Redeemer! king divine

Hail Redeemer, King divine!

Priest and Lamb, the throne is thine;

King, whose reign shall never cease,

Prince of everlasting peace.

Angels, saints and nations sing :

“Praise be Jesus Christ our King;

Lord of life, earth, sky and sea,

King of love on Calvary!”

King, whose name creation thrills,

rule our hearts, our minds, our wills;

till in peace, each nation rings

with your praises, King of kings.

Angels, saints and ...

King most holy, King of truth,

guard the lowly, guide the youth;

Christ the King of glory bright,

be to us eternal light.

Angels, saints and ...

Shepherd-king, o’er mountains steep

homeward bring the wandering sheep;

shelter in one royal fold

states and kingdoms, new and old.

Angels, saints and

Crimson streams, O King of grace,

drenched your thorn-crowned head and face;

floods of love’s redeeming tide

tore your hands, your feet, and side.

Angels, saints and ...

Eucharistic King, what love

draws thee daily from above,

clad in signs of bread and wine :

feed us, lead us, keep us thine!

Angels, saints and ...

Sing with joy in ev’ry home :

“Christ our King, your kingdom come!

To the King of ages, then,

honour, glory, love : Amen!”

Angels, saints and ...

211:How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

in a believer's ear!

it soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,

and drives away our fear.

It makes the wounded spirit whole,

and calms the troubled breast;

it satisfies the hungry soul,

and gives the weary rest.

Dear name, the rock on which I build,

my shield and hiding-place;

my never-failing treasury, filled

with boundless stores of grace!

Jesus, my shepherd, guardian, friend,

my prophet, priest and king,

my Lord, my life, my way, my end —

accept the praise I bring.

Weak is the effort of my heart,

and cold my warmest thought;

but when I see you as you are,

I'll praise you as I ought.

Till then I would your love proclaim

with every fleeting breath;

and may the music of your name

refresh my soul in death.

212:I will sing the wondrous story

I will sing the wondrous story

Of the Christ Who died for me;

How He left His home in glory

For the cross of Calvary.

Yes, I'll sing the wondrous story

Of the Christ Who died for me,

Sing it with the saints in glory,

Gathered by the crystal sea.

I was lost, but Jesus found me,

Found the sheep that went astray,

Threw His loving arms around me,

Drew me back into His way.

Yes, I'll sing the wondrous story ...

Days of darkness still come o'er me,

Sorrow's path I often tread,

But the Savior still is with me;

By His hand I'm safely led. [Refrain]

Yes, I'll sing the wondrous story ...

He will keep me till the river

Rolls its waters at my feet;

Then He'll bear me safely over,

Where the loved ones I shall meet.

Yes, I'll sing the wondrous story ...

213:Jesus! the name high over all

Jesus! the name high over all

in hell or earth or sky;

angels again before it fall

and devils fear and fly,

and devils fear and fly.

Jesus! the name to sinners dear,

the name to sinners given;

it scatters all their guilty fear,

it turns their hell to heaven,

it turns their hell to heaven.

Jesus the prisoner's fetters breaks

and bruises Satan's head;

power into strengthless souls he speaks

and life into the dead,

and life into the dead.

O that the world might taste and see

the riches of his grace!

The arms of love that welcome me

would all mankind embrace,

would all mankind embrace.

His righteousness alone I show,

his saving grace proclaim;

this is my work on earth below,

to cry 'Behold the Lamb!'

Happy if with my final breath

I may but gasp his name,

preach him to all, and cry in death,

'Christ Jesus is the Lamb!'

214:Join all the glorious names

Join all the glorious names

of wisdom, love and power,

that ever mortals knew,

that angels ever bore;

all are too poor to speak his worth,

too poor to set my Saviour forth!

Great Prophet of my God,

my tongue shall bless your name;

by you the joyful news

of our salvation came:

the joyful news of sins forgiven,

of hell subdued, and peace with heaven.

Jesus, my great High Priest,

the Lamb of God who died!

my guilty conscience seeks

no sacrifice beside;

the power of your atoning blood

has won acceptance with my God.

Divine almighty Lord,

my Conqueror and my King:

your sceptre and your sword,

your reigning grace I sing:

yours is the power — and so I sit

in willing service at your feet.

Now let my soul arise,

and tread the tempter down:

my Captain leads me on

to conquest and a crown;

the child of God shall win the day,

though death and hell obstruct the way.

215:Let us love and sing and wonder

Let us love and sing and wonder;

let us praise the saviour's name!

he has hushed the law's loud thunder;

he has quenched Mount Sinai's flame:

he has freed us by his blood;

he has brought us near to God.

Let us love the Lord who bought us,

dying for our rebel race;

called us by his word and taught us

by the Spirit of his grace:

he has freed us by his blood;

he presents our souls to God.

Let us sing, though fierce temptation

threatens hard to drag us down;

for the Lord, our strong salvation,

holds in view the conqueror's crown;

he who freed us by his blood,

soon will bring us home to God.

Let us praise, and join the chorus

of the saints enthroned on high;

here they trusted him before us —

now their praises fill the sky:

'You have freed us by your blood,

you are worthy, Lamb of God!'

216:Saviour Christ

Saviour Christ

in praise we name him;

all his deeds

proclaim him:

Lamb of God

for sinners dying;

all our need

supplying:

Risen Lord

in glory seated;

all his work

completed:

King of kings

ascended, reigning;

all the world

sustaining:

Christ is all!

Rejoice before him:

evermore

adore him!

Evermore ...

217: Love devine ,all loves excelling

Love divine, all loves excelling,

joy of heaven, to earth come down;

fix in us your humble dwelling,

all your faithful mercies crown.

Jesus, you are all compassion,

boundless love that makes us whole:

visit us with your salvation,

enter every trembling soul.

Come, almighty to deliver,

let us all your grace receive;

suddenly return, and never,

never more your temple leave.

You we would be always blessing,

serve you as your hosts above,

pray, and praise you without ceasing,

glory in your perfect love.

Finish then your new creation;

pure and sinless let us be;

let us see your great salvation,

perfect in eternity:

Changed from glory into glory,

till in heaven we take our place,

there to cast our crowns before you,

lost in wonder, love and praise!

218:Name of all majesty

Name of all majesty, fathomless mystery,

king of all ages by angels adored;

power and authority, splendour and dignity,

bow to his mastery — Jesus is Lord!

Child of our destiny, God from eternity,

love of the Father on sinners out-poured;

see now what God has done sending his only Son,

Christ the beloved One — Jesus is Lord!

Saviour of Calvary, costliest victory,

darkness defeated and Eden restored;

born as a man to die, nailed to a cross on high,

cold in the grave to lie — Jesus is Lord!

Source of all sovereignty, light, immortality,

life everlasting and heaven assured;

so with the ransomed, we praise him eternally,

Christ in his majesty — Jesus is Lord!

219:O for a thousand tongues to sing

O for a thousand tongues to sing

my great Redeemer's praise,

the glories of my God and king,

the triumphs of his grace!

Jesus, the name that charms our fears

and bids our sorrows cease;

this music in the sinner's ears,

is life and health and peace.

He breaks the power of cancelled sin,

he sets the prisoner free;

his blood can make the foulest clean,

his blood availed for me.

He speaks — and, listening to his voice,

new life the dead receive,

the mournful broken hearts rejoice,

the humble poor believe.

Hear him, you deaf! his praise, you dumb

your loosened tongues employ;

you blind, now see your saviour come,

and leap, you lame, for joy!

My gracious Master and my God,

assist me to proclaim

and spread through all the earth abroad

the honours of your name.

220:Praise be to Christ in whom we see

Praise be to Christ in whom we see

the image of the Father shown,

the first-born Son revealed and known,

the truth and grace of deity;

through whom creation came to birth,

whose fingers set the stars in place,

the unseen powers, and this small earth,

the furthest bounds of time and space.

Praise be to him whose sovereign sway

and will upholds creation's plan;

who is, before all worlds began

and when our world has passed away:

Lord of the church, its life and head,

redemption's price and source and theme,

alive, the first-born from the dead,

to reign as all-in-all supreme.

Praise be to him who, Lord most high,

the fullness of the Godhead shares;

and yet our human nature bears,

who came as man to bleed and die:

and from his cross there flows our peace

who chose for us the path he trod,

that so might sins and sorrows cease

and all be reconciled to God.

221:The brightness of God’s glory

The brightness of God's glory

and the image of God's being,

the heir of richest majesty,

the arm of regal might;

creator of the uni

all-knowing and all-seeing

is Christ who brings forgiveness

and the lifting of our night.

Far greater than the angels

is the author of salvation,

begotten of his Father's love

before all time began;

our offering of righteousness,

our refuge from temptation,

one hope in all our sufferings

is Christ, the Son of Man.

How awesome is his perfect life

unending and unbroken,

how faultless are his judgements

and how faithful is his word!

Then hear, repent and worship him,

obey, for God has spoken,

receive his Holy Spirit

and acknowledge Christ as Lord

222:To the name of our salvation

To the name of our salvation

honour, worship, let us pay;

which for many a generation

deep in God's foreknowledge lay:

saints of every race and nation

sing aloud that name today.

Jesus is the name we treasure

more than words can ever tell;

name of grace beyond all measure,

ear and heart delighting well:

this our refuge and our treasure

conquering sin and death and hell.

Highest name for adoration,

strongest name of victory,

sweetest name for meditation

in our pain and misery:

name for greatest veneration

by the citizens on high.

Name of love, whoever preaches

speaks like music to the ear;

who in prayer this name beseeches

finds its comfort ever near:

who its perfect wisdom reaches

heavenly joy possesses here.

Jesus!- name of all our praising

in this world to which you came;

here we sing of love amazing,

and your saving power proclaim;

hearts and voices heavenward raising,

all our hope is in your name!

223:When morning gilds the skies

When morning gilds the skies,

my heart awakening cries:

may Jesus Christ be praised;

alike at work and prayer

I know my Lord is there:

may Jesus Christ be praised!

When sadness fills my mind

my strength in him I find:

may Jesus Christ be praised;

when earthly hopes grow dim

my comfort is in him:

may Jesus Christ be praised!

The night becomes as day

when from the heart we say:

may Jesus Christ be praised;

the powers of darkness fear

when this glad song they hear:

may Jesus Christ be praised!

Be this, while life is mine,

my canticle divine:

may Jesus Christ be praised;

Be this the eternal song

through all the ages long:

may Jesus Christ be praised!

224:Away with our fears

Away with our fears,

our troubles and tears:

the Spirit is come,

the witness of Jesus returned to his home.

Our advocate there

by his death and his prayer

the gift has obtained,

for us he has prayed, and the Comforter gained.

Our glorified Lord

has given his word

that his Spirit will stay,

and never again will be taken away.

Our heavenly guide

with us shall abide,

His comforts impart,

and set up his kingdom of love in our heart.

The heart that believes

his kingdom receives,

his power and his peace,

his life, and his joy’s everlasting increase.

225:Born by the Holy Spirit’s breath

Born by the Holy Spirit's breath,

loosed from the law of sin and death,

now cleared in Christ from every claim

no judgment stands against our name.

In us the Spirit makes his home

that we in him may overcome;

Christ's risen life, in all its powers,

its all-prevailing strength, is ours.

Children and heirs of God most high,

we by his Spirit `Father' cry;

that Spirit with our spirit shares

to frame and breathe our wordless prayers.

One is his love, his purpose one:

to form the likeness of his Son

in all who, called and justified,

shall reign in glory at his side.

Nor death nor life, nor powers unseen,

nor height nor depth can come between;

we know through peril, pain and sword,

the love of God in Christ our Lord.

226:Breathe on me, breath of God

Breathe on me, breath of God:

fill me with life anew,

that I may love as you have loved

and do as you would do.

Breathe on me, breath of God,

until my heart is pure,

until my will is one with yours

to do and to endure.

Breathe on me, breath of God;

fulfil my heart's desire,

until this earthly part of me

glows with your heavenly fire.

Breathe on me, breath of God;

so shall I never die,

but live with you the perfect life

of your eternity.

227:Come, most Holy Spirit, come!

Come, most holy Spirit, come!

and from your celestial home

Shed a ray of light divine;

come, O Father of the poor,

faithful advocate and sure,

let your radiance in us shine.

Heal our wounds, our strength renew;

on our dryness send your dew,

wash the stains of guilt away;

bend the stubborn heart and will,

melt the frozen, warm the chill,

guide the steps that go astray.

Send upon us from above

fruits of joy and peace and love,

gentleness, humility:

faithfulness and self-control,

goodness, kindness fill the soul

give us true nobility.

On the faithful, who adore

and confess you, ever more

in your grace and power descend;

grant your kingdom's sure reward,

grant us your salvation, Lord,

grant us joys that never end.

228:Christ on whom the Spirit rested

Christ on whom the Spirit rested

lived as one who cared for all;

by the watching crowds attested:

'This man has done all things well!'

God's own grace on his face

blessing us with heavenly peace.

Swift the promised Spirit filled them:

rushing wind and tongues of flame;

now the master's presence thrilled them,

made them bold to preach his name,

bringing light,day and night,

helping them to judge aright.

True and living God, your Spirit

brought creation to its birth;

with your help the meek inherit

all the treasures of the earth:

all things new flow from you,

pure and beautiful and true.

Spirit of the Son and Father,

come to us with power today!

every life in fulness enter,

all your gifts in us set free:

all our days let us raise

songs of gratitude and praise!

229:Praise for the Spirit of God

[Chrs]

Christians lift up your hearts,

and make this aday of rejoicing;

God is our strength and song

glory and praise to his name!

Praise for the Spirit of God,

who came to the waiting disciples;

there in the wind and the fire

God gave new life to his own:

God's mighty power was revealed

when those who once were so fearful

now could be seen by the world

witnessing bravely for Christ

Praise that his love overflowed

in the hearts of all who recieved him,

joining together in peace

those once divided by sin:

Strengthened by God's mighty power

the disciples went out to all nations

preaching the gospel of Christ

laughing at danger and death:

Come Holy Spirit to us, who

live by your presence with in us

come to direct our course,

give us your life and your power:

Spirit of God, send us out

to live to your praise and your glory;

yours is the power and the might,

ours be the courage and faith:

230:Let every Christian pray

Let every Christian pray,

this day, and every day:

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

Was not the Church we love

commissioned from above?

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

The Spirit brought to birth

the church of Christ on earth

to seek and save the lost:

never has he withdrawn,

since that tremendous dawn,

the gifts at Pentecost.

Age after age, he strove

to teach her how to love:

Come, Holy Spirit, come;

age after age, anew

she proved the gospel true:

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

Only the Spirit's power

can fit us for this hour:

Come, Holy Spirit, come;

instruct, inspire, unite,

and make us see the light:

Come, Holy Spirit, come!

231:Come down, O Love divine!

Come down, O Love divine!

seek out this soul of mine

and visit it with your own ardour glowing;

O Comforter, draw near,

within my heart appear,

and kindle it, your holy flame bestowing.

O let it freely burn

till earthly passions turn

to dust and ashes in its heat consuming;

and let your glorious light

shine ever on my sight,

and make my pathway clear, by your illuming.

Let holy charity

my outward vesture be,

and lowliness become my inner clothing;

true lowliness of heart

which takes the humbler part,

and for its own shortcomings

weeps with loathing.

And so the yearning strong

with which the soul will long

shall far surpass the power of human telling;

for none can guess its grace

till we become the place

in which the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling

232:Creator Spirit, come, inspire

Creator Spirit, come, inspire

our lives with light and heavenly fire;

now make us willing to receive

the sevenfold gifts you freely give.

Your pure anointing from above

is comfort, life, and fire of love:

so heal with your eternal light

the blindness of our human sight.

Anoint and cheer our saddened face

with all the fulness of your grace;

remove our fears, give peace at home

where you are guide, no harm can come.

Teach us to know the Father, Son,

and you with them the Three-in-One;

that through the ages all along

this shall be our endless song:

Praise to your eternal merit,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen

233:Filled with the Spirit's power, with one accord

Filled with the Spirit's power, with one accord

the infant church confessed its risen Lord.

O Holy Spirit, in the church today

no less your power of fellowship display.

Now with the mind of Christ set us on fire,

that unity may be our great desire.

Give joy and peace; give faith to hear your call,

and readiness in each to work for all.

Widen our love, good Spirit, to embrace

the people of all lands and every race.

Like wind and fire with life among us move,

till we are known as Christ's, and Christians prove.

234:Fire of God, titanic Spirit

Fire of God, titanic Spirit,

burn within our hearts today;

cleanse our sin – may we exhibit

holiness in every way:

purge the squalidness that shames us,

soils the body, taints the soul;

and through Jesus Christ who claims us,

purify us, make us whole.

Wind of God, dynamic Spirit,

breathe upon our hearts today;

that we may your power inherit

hear us, Spirit, as we pray:

fill the vacuum that enslaves us –

emptiness of heart and soul;

and, through Jesus Christ who saves us,

give us life and make us whole.

Voice of God, prophetic Spirit,

speak to every heart today

to encourage or prohibit,

urging action or delay:

clear the vagueness which impedes us –

come, enlighten mind and soul;

and, through Jesus Christ who leads us,

teach the truth that makes us whole.

235:Holy Spirit, truth divine

Holy Spirit, truth divine,

dawn upon this soul of mine;

voice of God, and inward light,

wake my spirit, clear my sight.

Holy Spirit, love divine,

glow within this heart of mine:

kindle every high desire,

purify me with your fire.

Holy Spirit, power divine,

fill and nerve this will of mine:

boldly may I always live,

bravely serve and gladly give.

Holy Spirit, law divine,

reign within this soul of mine:

be my law, and I shall be

firmly bound, for ever free.

Holy Spirit, peace divine,

still this restless heart of mine:

speak to calm this tossing sea,

grant me your tranquility.

Holy Spirit, joy divine,

gladden now this heart of mine:

in the desert ways I sing —

spring, O living water, spring!

236: May we, O Holy Spirit, bear your fruit

May we, O Holy Spirit, bear your fruit

your joy and peace pervade each word we say;

may love become of life the very root,

and grow more deep and strong with every day.

May patience stem the harmful word and deed,

and kindness seek the good among the wrong;

may goodness far beyond our lips proceed,

as manifest in action as in song.

May faithfulness endure, yet as we grow

may gentleness lend courage to the weak;

and in our self-restraint help us to know

the grace that made the King of Heaven meek.

237:O Breath of life, come sweeping through us

O Breath of life, come sweeping through us,

revive your church with life and power;

O Breath of life, come, cleanse, renew us

and fit your church to meet this hour.

O Breath of love, come breathe within us,

renewing thought and will and heart;

come, love of Christ, afresh to win us,

revive your church in every part!

O Wind of God, come bend us, break us,

till humbly we confess our need;

then, in your tenderness remake us,

revive, restore — for this we plead.

238:O Holy Spirit, come to bless

O Holy Spirit, come to bless

your waiting church, we pray:

we long to grow in holiness

as children of the day.

Great Gift of our ascended king,

his saving truth reveal,

our tongues inspire his praise to sing,

our hearts his love to feel.

O come, creator Spirit, move

as on the formless deep;

give life and order, light and love,

where now is death or sleep.

We offer up to you, O Lord,

ourselves to be your throne,

our every thought and deed and word

to make your glory known.

O Holy Spirit, Lord of might,

through you all grace is given:

grant us to know and serve aright

one God in earth and heaven.

239:O Holy Spirit, giver of life

O Holy Spirit, giver of life,

you bring our souls immortality;

yet in our hearts are struggle and strife

we need your inward vitality:

work out within us the Father's design,

give to us life, O Spirit divine.

O Holy Spirit, giver of light

to minds where all is obscurity;

exchange for blindness, spiritual sight,

that we may grow to maturity:

work out ...

O Holy Spirit, giver of love,

and joy and peace and fidelity,

the fruitfulness which comes from above

that self - control and humility:

work out ...

240:Spirit divine, inspire our prayers

Spirit divine, inspire our prayers,

and make our hearts your home;

descend with all your gracious powers

O come, great Spirit, come!

Come as the light reveal our need,

our hidden failings show,

and lead us in those paths of life

in which the righteous go.

Come as the fire, and cleanse our hearts

with purifying flame;

let our whole life an offering be

to our redeemer's name.

Come as the dew, and gently bless

this consecrated hour;

may barren souls rejoice to know

your life-creating power.

Come as the dove, and spread your wings,

the wings of peaceful love,

and let your church on earth become

blessed as the church above.

Come as the wind, with rushing sound

and pentecostal grace,

that all the world with joy may see

the glory of your face.

241: Our great Redeemer, as he breathed

1.Our great Redeemer, as he breathed

his tender last farewell,

a guide, a comforter, bequeathed

with us to dwell.

He came in tongues of living flame

to teach, convince, subdue;

unseen as rushing wind he came -

as powerful too.

He comes sweet influence to impart -

a gracious, willing guest;

when he can find one humble heart

where he may rest.

And every virtue we possess,

and every victory won,

and every thought of holiness

are his alone.

Spirit of purity and grace,

our failing strength renew;

and make our hearts a worthier place

to welcome you.

242:Spirit of God most high

Spirit of God most high,

Lord of all power and might;

source of our Easter joy,

well-spring of life and light:

strip from the church its cloak of pride,

a stumbling-block to those outside.

Word of God's Spirit, blow!

into the valley sweep.

bringing dry bones to life,

wakening each from sleep:

speak to the church your firm command,

and bid a scattered army stand.

Fire of God's Spirit, melt

every unbending heart;

your people's love renew

as at their journey's start:

your reconciling grace release

to bring the Christian family peace.

Spirit of Christ our Lord,

send us to do your will;

nothing need hold us back

for you are with us still:

forgetful of ourselves, may we

receive your gift of unity!

243: Spirit of God within me

Spirit of God within me,

possess my human frame;

fan the dull embers of my heart,

stir up the living flame.

Strive till that image Adam lost,

new minted and restored,

in shining splendour brightly bears

the likeness of the Lord.

Spirit of truth within me,

possess my thought and mind;

lighten anew the inward eye

by Satan rendered blind;

shine on the words that wisdom speaks

and grant me power to see

the truth made known to all in Christ,

and in that truth be free.

Spirit of love within me,

possess my hands and heart;

break through the bonds of self-concern

that seeks to stand apart:

grant me the love that suffers long,

that hopes, believes and bears,

the love fulfilled in sacrifice,

that cares as Jesus cares.

Spirit of life within me,

possess this life of mine;

come as the wind of heaven's breath,

come as the fire divine!

Spirit of Christ, the living Lord,

reign in this house of clay,

till from its dust with Christ I rise

to everlasting day.

244:The Spirit came, as promised

The Spirit came, as promised,

in God's appointed hour;

and now to each believer

he comes in love and power:

and by his Holy Spirit,

God seals us as his own;

and through the Son and Spirit

makes access to his throne.

The Spirit makes our bodies

the temple of the Lord;

he binds us all together

in faith and true accord:

the Spirit in his greatness,

brings power from God above;

and with the Son and Father

dwells in our hearts in love.

He bids us live together

in unity and peace,

employ his gifts in blessing,

and let base passions cease:

we should not grieve the Spirit

by open sin or shame;

nor let our words and actions

deny his holy name.

The word, the Spirit's weapon,

will bring all sin to light;

and prayer, by his directing,

will add new joy and might:

be filled then with his Spirit,

live out God's will and word;

rejoice with hymns and singing,

make music to the Lord!

245:There’s a spirit in the air

There's a spirit in the air,

telling Christians everywhere:

praise the love that Christ revealed,

living, working in our world.

Lose your shyness, find your tongue,

tell the world what God has done:

God in Christ has come to stay;

we can see his power today.

When believers break the bread,

when a hungry child is fed,

praise the love that Christ revealed,

living, working, in our world.

Still his Spirit leads the fight,

seeing wrong and setting right:

God in Christ has come to stay;

we can see his power today.

When a stranger's not alone,

where the homeless find a home,

praise the love that Christ revealed,

living, working, in our world.

May his Spirit fill our praise,

guide our thoughts and change our ways:

God in Christ has come to stay;

we can see his power today.

There's a Spirit in the air,

calling people everywhere:

praise the love that Christ revealed,

living, working, in our world.

246:You came to interpret and teach us effectively

[Chrs]

Spirit of holiness, wisdom and faithfulness,

wind of the Lord, blowing strongly and free:

strength of our serving and joy of our worshipping

Spirit of God, bring your fulness to me!

You came to interpret and teach us effectively

all that the Saviour has spoken and done;

to glorify Jesus is all your activity

promise and gift of the Father and Son:

Spirit of holiness ...

You came with your gifts to supply all our poverty,

pouring your love on the church in her need;

you came with your fruit for our growth to maturity,

richly refreshing the souls that you feed:

Spirit of holiness ...

You came to the world in its pride and futility,

warning of dangers, directing us home;

now with us and in us, we welcome your company;

Spirit of Christ, in his name you have come:

Spirit of holiness ...

247:Father of mercies, in your word

Father of mercies, in your word

what endless glory shines!

For ever be your name adored

for these celestial lines.

Here may the blind and hungry come

and light and food receive;

here shall the humble guest find room

and taste and see and live.

Here the redeemer's welcome voice

spreads heavenly peace around,

and life and everlasting joys

attend the blissful sound.

Here springs of consolation rise

to cheer the fainting mind,

and thirsty souls receive supplies

and sweet refreshment find.

Divine instructor, gracious Lord,

be now and always near;

teach us to love your sacred word

and view our saviour here.

248:God has spoken - by his prophe

God has spoken — by the prophets,

spoken his unchanging word;

each from age to age proclaiming

God the one, the righteous Lord;

in the world's despair and turmoil

one firm anchor still holds fast:

God is king, his throne eternal,

God the first and God the last.

God has spoken — by Christ Jesus,

Christ, the everlasting Son;

brightness of the Father's glory,

with the Father ever one:

spoken by the Word incarnate,

Life, before all time began,

light of light, to earth descending,

God, revealed as Son of Man.

God is speaking — by the Spirit,

speaking to our hearts again;

in the age-long word expounding

God's own message, now as then.

Through the rise and fall of nations

one sure faith is standing fast:

God abides, his word unchanging,

God the first and God the last.

249: How sure the Scriptures are!

How sure the Scriptures are!

God's vital, urgent word,

as true as steel, and far

more sharp than any sword:

So deep and fine,

at his control

they pierce where soul

and spirit join.

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test each human thought,

refining like a fire;

they measure what we ought

to do and to desire:

For God knows all

exposed it lies

before his eyes

to whom we call.

Let those who hear his voice

confronting them today,

reject the tempting choice

of doubting or delay:

For God speaks still

his word is clear,

so let us hear

and do his will!

250:Lord, make your word my rule

Lord, make your word my rule,

in it may I rejoice;

your glory be my aim,

your holy will my choice:

Your promises my hope,

your providence my guard;

your arm my strong support,

yourself my great reward.

251:Lord your word shall guide us

Lord, your word shall guide us

And with truth provide us:

teach us to receive it

and with joy believe it.

When our foes are near us,

then your word shall cheer us

word of consolation,

message of salvation.

When the storms distress us

and dark clouds oppress us,

then your word protects us

and its light directs us.

Who can tell the pleasure,

who recount the treasure

by your word imparted

to the simple-hearted?

Word of mercy, giving

courage to the living;

word of life, supplying

comfort to the dying.

O that we discerning

its most holy learning,

Lord, may love and fear you

evermore be near you!

252:Powerful in making us wise to salvation

Powerful in making us wise to salvation,

witness to faith in Christ Jesus the Word;

breathed out for all by the life-giving Father

these are the scriptures, and thus speaks the Lord.

Hammer for action and compass for travel,

map in the desert and lamp in the dark;

teaching, rebuking, correcting and training

these are the scriptures, and this is their work.

Prophecy, history, song and commandment,

gospel and letter and dream from on high;

words of the wise who were steered by the Spirit

these are the scriptures; on them we rely.

Gift for God's servants to fit them completely,

fully equipping to walk in his ways;

guide to good work and effective believing

these are the scriptures, for these we give praise!

253:Speak, Lord, in the stillness

Speak, Lord, in the stillness,

speak your word to me;

help me now to listen

in expectancy.

Speak, O gracious Master,

in this quiet hour;

let me see your face, Lord,

feel your touch of power.

For the words you give me,

they are life indeed;

living Bread from heaven

now my spirit feed.

Speak, your servant listens

I await your word;

let me know your presence,

let your voice be heard!

Fill me with the knowledge

of your glorious will;

all your own good pleasure

in my life fulfil.

254:The heavens declare your glory, Lord!

The heavens declare your glory, Lord!

in every star your wisdom shines;

but when our eyes behold your word,

we read your name in fairer lines.

Sun, moon, and stars convey your praise

to all the earth and never stand;

so when your truth began its race

it touched and glanced on every land.

Nor shall your spreading gospel rest

till through the world your truth has run;

till Christ has all the nations blessed

who see the light or feel the sun.

Great Sun of righteousness, arise,

and bless the world with heavenly light!

your gospel makes the simple wise;

your laws are pure, your judgments right.

Your noblest wonders here we view

in souls renewed and sins forgiven;

Lord, cleanse my sins, my soul renew,

and make your word my guide to heaven.

255:Thanks to God whose word was spoken

Thanks to God whose word was spoken

in the deed that made the earth;

his the voice that called a nation,

his the fires that tried its worth.

God has spoken:

praise him for his open word!

Thanks to God whose Word incarnate

heights and depths of life did share,

deeds and words and death and rising

grace in human form declare.

God has spoken:

praise him for his open word!

Thanks to God whose word was written

in the Bible's sacred page,

record of the revelation

showing God to every age.

God has spoken:

praise him for his open word!

Thanks to God whose word is published

in the tongues of every race;

see its glory undiminished

by the change of time or place.

God has spoken:

praise him for his open word!

Thanks to God whose word is answered

by the Spirit's voice within;

here we drink of joy unmeasured,

life redeemed from death and sin.

God is speaking:

praise him for his open word!

256:Christ be the Lord of all our days

Christ be the Lord of all our days,

the swiftly-passing years:

Lord of our unremembered birth,

heirs to the brightness of the earth;

Lord of our griefs and fears.

Christ be the source of all our deeds,

the life our living shares;

the fount which flows from worlds above

to never-failing springs of love;

the ground of all our prayers.

Christ be the goal of all or hopes,

the end of whom we come;

guide of each pilgrim Christian soul

which seeks, as compass seeks the pole,

our many-mansioned home.

Christ be the vision of our lives,

of all we thing and are;

to shine upon our spirits' sight

as light of everlasting light —

the bright and morning star.

257:Father, let us dedicate

Father, let us dedicate

all this year to you,

for the service small or great

you would have us do;

not from any painful thing

freedom can we claim,

but in all, that we may bring

glory to your name.

Can a child presume to choose

where or how to live?

can a Father's love refuse

all the best to give?

More you give us every day

than we dare to claim,

and our grateful voices say,

'Glory to your name!'

If you call us to a cross

and its shadows come

turning all our gain to loss,

shrouding heart and home,

let us think how your dear Son

to his triumph came,

then through pain and tears pray on,

'Glory to your name!'

If in mercy you prepare

joyful years ahead,

if through days serene and fair

peaceful paths we tread;

then, whatever life may bring,

let our lips proclaim

and our glad hearts ever sing,

'Glory to your name!'

258:For your mercy and your grace

For your mercy and your grace

faithful through another year,

hear our song of thankfulness,

Saviour and Redeemer, hear.

All our sins on you we cast,

you, our perfect Sacrifice;

and, forgetting what is past,

press towards our glorious prize.

Dark the future-let your light

guide us, bright and morning Star;

fierce the battles we must fight

arm us, Saviour, for the war!

In our weakness and distress,

be our Rock, O Lord, we pray;

in the pathless wilderness,

be our true and living Way.

Keep us faithful, keep us pure,

keep us evermore your own;

help, O help us to endure,

make us fit to wear the crown!

259:Lord of our growing years

Lord of our growing years,

with us from infancy,

laughter and quick-dried tears,

freshness and energy:

your grace surrounds us all our days

for all your gifts we bring our praise.

Lord of our strongest years,

stretching our youthful powers,

lovers and pioneers

when all the world seems ours:

your grace surrounds us ...

Lord of our middle years,

giver of steadfastness,

courage that perseveres

when there is small success:

your grace surrounds us ...

Lord of our older years,

steep though the road may be,

rid us of foolish fears,

bring us serenity:

your grace surrounds us ...

Lord of our closing years,

always your promise stands;

hold us when death appears,

safely within your hands:

your grace surrounds us ...

260:Great is your faithfulness, O God my Father

Great is your faithfulness, O God my Father,

you have fulfilled all your promise to me;

you never fail and your love is unchanging —

all you have been you for ever will be.

Great is your faithfulness,

great is your faithfulness,

morning by morning new mercies I see;

all I have needed your hand has provided —

great is your faithfulness, mercy and love.

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest,

sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

join with all nature in manifold witness

to your great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

Great is your faithfulness ...

Pardon for sin, and a peace everlasting,

your living presence to cheer and to guide;

strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow —

these are the blessings your love will provide.

Great is your faithfulness ...

261:Lord of the changing year

Lord of the changing year,

patterns and colours bright;

all that we see and hear,

sunrise and starlit night:

the seasons, Lord, in splendour shine,

your never-failing wise design.

Lord of the winter scene,

hard-frozen ice and snow;

death where once life has been,

nothing is seen to grow;

few creatures roam, few birds will fly

across the clouded Christmas sky:

Lord of unfolding spring,

promise of life to come;

nature begins to sing

where once her tongue was dumb;

the crocus blooms, the hedgerows wake,

and Easter day is soon to break:

Lord of the summer days,

spreading and green the trees;

songthrush lift high your praise,

gulls light on deep-blue seas;

the warmth and welcome of the sun

brings happiness to everyone:

Lord of the autumn gold,

reaping and harvest home,

sheep safely in the fold,

turn of the year has come:

the seasons, Lord, in splendour shine,

your never-failing wise design.

262:O Christ of all the ages, come!

O Christ of all the ages, come!

We fear to journey on our own;

without you near we cannot face

the future months, the years unknown.

Afflicted, tempted, tried like us,

you match our moments of despair;

with us you watch the desert hours,

and in our sorrows you are there.

O Saviour, fastened to a cross

by tearing nails our selfish ways;

the grieving, caring Lord of love,

you bear the sins of all our days.

Triumphant from the grave you rise

the morning breaks upon our sight;

and with its dawning, future years

will shine with your unending light.

O Christ of all the ages, come!

The days and months and years go by:

accept our praise, redeem our lives

our strength for all eternity! (Amen.)

263:O Christ the same, through all our story’s pages

O Christ the same, through all our story's pages —

our loves and hopes, our failures and our fears;

eternal Lord, the king of all the ages,

unchanging still amid the passing years:

O living Word, the source of all creation,

who spread the skies and set the stars ablaze,

O Christ the same, who wrought our whole salvation,

we bring our thanks for all our yesterdays.

O Christ the same, the friend of sinners, sharing

our inmost thoughts, the secrets none can hide;

still as of old upon your body bearing

the marks of love, in triumph glorified:

O Son of Man, who stooped for us from heaven —

O Prince of life, in all your saving power;

O Christ the same, to whom our hearts are given:

we bring our thanks for this the present hour.

O Christ the same, secure within whose keeping

our lives and loves, our days and years remain;

our work and rest, our waking and our sleeping,

our calm and storm, our pleasure and our pain:

O Lord of love, for all our joys and sorrows,

for all our hopes, when earth shall fade and flee;

O Christ the same, beyond our brief tomorrows,

we bring our thanks for all that is to be.

264:Awake, my soul, and with the sun

Part 1

Awake, my soul, and with the sun

your daily stage of duty run;

shake off your sleep, and joyful rise

to make your morning sacrifice.

Redeem your mis-spent time that's past

and live this day as if your last;

improve your talent with due care,

for God's great Day yourself prepare.

Let all your speaking be sincere,

your conscience as the noonday clear;

think how all-seeing God surveys

your secret thoughts and all your ways.

Part 2

Give praise to God, who safely kept

and well refreshed me while I slept:

grant, Lord, that when from death I wake

I may of endless life partake.

To you my vows I here renew:

disperse my sins as morning dew;

guard my first springs of thought and will

and with yourself my spirit fill.

Direct, control, suggest this day

all I desire or do or say;

that all my powers with all their might

for your sole glory may unite.

Doxology

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow

in heaven above and earth below;

one God, three persons, we adore

to him be praise for evermore!

265:Morning has broken like the first morning

Morning has broken

Like the first morning,

Blackbird has spoken

Like the first bird.

Praise for the singing!

Praise for the morning!

Praise for them, springing

Fresh from the Word!

Sweet the rain’s new fall

Sunlit from Heaven,

Like the first dewfall

On the first grass.

Praise for the sweetness

Of the wet garden,

Sprung in completeness

Where his feet pass.

Mine is the sunlight,

Mine is the morning,

Born of the one light

Eden saw play.

Praise with elation,

Praise every morning,

God’s re-creation

Of the new day!

266:Christ whose glory fills the skies

Christ whose glory fills the skies,

Christ the true, the only light;

Sun of righteousness, arise,

triumph over shades of night:

Dayspring from on high, be near;

Daystar, in my heart appear!

Dark and cheerless is the morn

till your mercy's beams I see;

joyless is the day's return

till your glories shine on me:

as they inward light impart,

cheer my eyes and warm my heart.

Visit then this soul of mine,

pierce the gloom of sin and grief;

fill me, radiancy divine,

scatter all my unbelief;

more and more yourself display,

shining to the perfect day!

267:Lord, as I wake I turn to you

Lord, as I wake I turn to you,

Yourself the first thought of my day;

My King, my God, whose help is sure,

Yourself the help for which I pray.

There is no blessing, Lord, from you

For those who make their will their way,

No praise for those who will not praise,

No peace for those who will not pray.

Your loving gifts of grace to me,

Those favours I could never earn,

Call for my thanks in praise and prayer,

Call me to love you in return.

Lord, make my life a life of love,

Keep me from sin in all I do;

Lord, make your law my only law,

Your will my will, for love of you.

268:Lord, as the day begins

Lord, as the day begins,

lift up our hearts in praise;

take from us all our sins;

guard us in all our ways;

our every step direct and guide

that Christ in all be glorified!

Christ be in work and skill,

serving each other's need;

Christ be in thought and will,

Christ be in word and deed:

our minds be set on things above

in joy and peace, in faith and love.

Grant us the Spirit's strength,

teach us to walk his way;

so bring us all at length

safe to the close of day;

from hour to hour sustain and bless,

and let our song be thankfulness.

Now as the day begins,

make it the best of days;

take from us all our sins,

guard us in all our ways:

our every step direct and guide,

that Christ in all be glorified!

269:My Father, for another night

My Father, for another night

of quiet sleep and rest;

for all the joy of morning light,

your holy name be blessed.

Now with the new-born day I give

myself to you again;

that gladly I for you may live,

and you within me reign.

In every action, great or small,

in every thought and aim;

your glory may I seek in all,

do all in Jesus' name.

My Father, for his sake, I pray,

your child accept and bless;

and lead me by your grace today

in paths of righteousness.'

270:New every morning is the love

New every morning is the love

our waking and uprising prove;

through sleep and darkness safely brought,

restored to life and power and thought.

New mercies, each returning day,

surround your people as they pray:

new dangers past, new sins forgiven,

new thoughts of God, new hopes of heaven.

If in our daily life our mind

be set to honour all we find,

new treasures still, of countless price,

God will provide for sacrifice.

The trivial round, the common task,

will give us all we ought to ask;

room to deny ourselves, a road

to bring us daily nearer God.

Prepare us, Lord, in your dear love

for perfect life with you above,

and help us, this and every day,

to grow more like you as we pray.

271:We share a new day’s dawn with Christ

We share a new day's dawn with Christ,

our lives refreshed, our hopes restored:

this is the day to serve our Lord!

And with this new day's dawn we rise

and lift our hearts up to the skies.

For heaven's grace we turn to prayer,

for truth and strength we read Christ's word:

here is the grace to serve our Lord!

And so by heaven's grace this day

we'll learn to walk in Jesus' way.

Our song shall be of perfect love

of Christ's redemption, faith's reward:

this is love's service to our Lord!

And perfect love shall be our song

till all our days to Christ belong.

272: Welcome to another day!

Welcome to another day!

Night is blinded.

"Welcome," let creation say;

darkness ended.

Comes the sunshine after dew,

time for labour;

time to love my God anew

and my neighbour.

Welcome to the day of prayer

with God's people

welcome is the joy we share

at this table.

Bread and wine from heaven fall:

come, receive it

that the Christ may reign in all

who believe it.

Welcome is the peace that's given,

sure for ever;

welcome is the hope of heaven

when life's over.

As we work and as we pray,

trust God's story:

come then, as the dawning day

heralds glory!

273:Almighty Lord, the holy One

Almighty Lord, the holy One

whose reign in glory we await:

look down from your eternal throne

and our dark world illuminate;

from sons and daughters of the light

dispel the shameful deeds of night.

Defend us from all evil powers;

our weakness and fatigue replace

through all the silent sleeping hours

with sweet refreshing by your grace;

forgive our sins, our hope renew,

that we may rest and rise with you.

274:Glory to you, my God, this night

Glory to you, my God, this night

for all the blessings of the light;

keep me, O keep me, King of kings,

beneath your own almighty wings.

Forgive me, Lord, through your dear Son,

the wrong that I this day have done,

that peace with God and man may be,

before I sleep, restored to me.

Teach me to live, that I may dread

the grave as little as my bed;

teach me to die, that so I may

rise glorious at the judgement day.

O may my soul on you repose

and restful sleep my eyelids close;

sleep that shall me more vigorous make

to serve my God when I awake.

If in the night I sleepless lie,

my mind with peaceful thoughts supply;

let no dark dreams disturb my rest,

no powers of evil me molest.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow

in heaven above and earth below;

one God, three persons, we adore -

to him be praise for evermore!

275:Hail, gladdening Light, of his pure glory poured

Hail, gladdening Light, of his pure glory poured

who is the immortal Father, heavenly, blessed,

Holiest of holies, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Now we have come to the sun's hour of rest;

the lights of evening round us shine;

we hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit divine.

Worthiest are you at all times to be sung with uncorrupted tongue,

Son of our God, giver of life alone;

therefore in all the world we make your glories known.

276:Before the ending of the day

Before the ending of the day,

Creator of the world, we pray:

protect us by your mighty grace,

grant us your mercy and your peace:

Bless us in sleep, that we may find

no terrors to disturb our mind;

our cunning enemy restrain

guard us from sin and all its stain.

O Father, may your will be done

through Jesus Christ your only Son;

whom with the Spirit we adore,

one God, both now and evermore.

277:Light of gladness, Lord of glory

Light of gladness, Lord of glory,

Jesus Christ our king most holy,

shine among us in your mercy:

earth and heaven join their hymn.

Let us sing at sun's descending

as we see the lights of evening,

Father, Son, and Spirit praising

with the holy seraphim.

Son of God, through all the ages

worthy of our holiest praises,

yours the life that never ceases,

light which never shall grow dim.

278:Lighten our darkness now the day is ended

Lighten our darkness now the day is ended:

Father in mercy, guard your children sleeping;

from every evil, every harm defended,

safe in your keeping;

To that last hour, when heaven's day is dawning,

far spent the night that knows no earthly waking;

keep us as watchmen, longing for the morning,

till that day's breaking.

279:Round me falls the night

Round me falls the night

Saviour, be my light:

through the hours in darkness shrouded

let me see your face unclouded;

let your glory shine

in this heart of mine.

When my work is done

and my rest begun,

peaceful sleep and silence seeking

let me hear you softly speaking;

to my inward ear

whisper 'I am near.'

Holy, heavenly Light,

shining through earth's night,

joy and life and inspiration,

love enfolding every nation:

be with me tonight,

Saviour, be my light.

280:The day you gave us, Lord, is ended

The day you gave us, Lord, is ended,

the darkness falls at your behest;

to you our morning hymns ascended,

your praise shall sanctify our rest.

We thank you that your church unsleeping,

while earth rolls onward into light,

through all the world her watch is keeping,

and rests not now by day or night.

As to each continent and island

the dawn proclaims another day,

the voice of prayer is never silent,

nor dies the strain of praise away.

The sun that bids us rest is waking

your church beneath the western sky,

fresh voices hour by hour are making

your mighty deeds resound on high.

So be it, Lord: your throne shall never,

like earth's proud empires, pass away;

your kingdom stands, and grows for ever,

until there dawns that glorious day.

281: Saviour, again to your dear name we raise

Saviour, again to your dear name we raise

with one accord our parting hymn of praise;

we give you thanks before our worship cease —

then, in the silence, hear your word of peace.

Give us your peace, Lord, on our homeward way;

with you began, with you shall end the day;

guard now the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,

that in this house have called upon your name.

Grant us your peace, Lord, through the coming night,

turn all our darkness to your perfect light;

then, through our sleep, our hope and strength renew,

for dark and light are both alike to you.

Give us your peace throughout our earthly life:

comfort in sorrow, courage in the strife;

then, when your voice

shall make our conflict cease,

call us, O Lord, to your eternal peace.

282:God whose farm is all creation

God, whose farm is all creation,

take the gratitude we give;

take the finest of our harvest,

crops we grow that we may live.

Take our ploughing, seeding, reaping,

hopes and fears of sun and rain,

all our thinking, planning, waiting,

ripening in this fruit and grain.

All our labor, all our watching,

all our calendar of care,

in these crops of your creation,

take, O God: they are our prayer.

283:Each little flower that opens

[chrs]:

All things bright and beautiful,

all creatures great and small,

all things wise and wonderful —

the Lord God made them all.

Each little flower that opens,

each little bird that sings —

he made their glowing colours,

he made their tiny wings.

All things bright ...

The purple-headed mountain,

the river running by,

the sunset, and the morning

that brightens up the sky:

All things bright ...

The cold wind in the winter,

the pleasant summer sun,

the ripe fruits in the garden —

he made them every one.

All things bright ...

He gave us eyes to see them,

and lips that we might tell

how great is God almighty,

who has made all things well!

All things bright ...

284:Come, you thankful people, come

Come, you thankful people, come,

raise the song of harvest home!

fruit and crops are gathered in

safe before the storms begin:

God our maker will provide

for our needs to be supplied;

come, with all his people, come,

raise the song of harvest home!

All the world is God's own field,

harvests for his praise to yield;

wheat and weeds together sown

here for joy or sorrow grown:

first the blade and then the ear,

then the full corn shall appear-

Lord of harvest, grant that we

wholesome grain and pure may be.

For the Lord our God shall come

and shall bring his harvest home;

He himself on that great day,

worthless things shall take away,

give his angels charge at last

in the fire the weeds to cast,

but the fruitful ears to store

in his care for evermore.

Even so, Lord, quickly come-

bring your final harvest home!

gather all your people in

free from sorrow, free from sin,

there together purified,

ever thankful at your side-

come, with all your angels, come,

bring that glorious harvest home!

285: Eternal Father, strong to save

Eternal Father, strong to save,

whose arm restrains the restless wave,

who told the mighty ocean deep

its own appointed bounds to keep:

we cry, O God of majesty,

for those in peril on the sea.

O Christ, whose voice the waters heard

and hushed their raging at your word,

who walked across the surging deep

and in the storm lay calm in sleep:

we cry, O Lord of Galilee,

for those in peril on the sea.

Creator Spirit, by whose breath

were fashioned sea and sky and earth;

who made the stormy chaos cease

and gave us life and light and peace:

we cry, O Spirit strong and free,

for those in peril on the sea.

O Trinity of love and power,

preserve their lives in danger's hour;

from rock and tempest, flood and flame,

protect them by your holy name,

and to your glory let there be

glad hymns of praise from land and sea.

286: For the fruits of his creation

For the fruits of his creation,

thanks be to God;

for his gifts to every nation,

thanks be to God;

For the ploughing, sowing, reaping,

silent growth while we are sleeping,

future needs in earth's safekeeping,

thanks be to God.

In the just reward of labour,

God's will is done;

in the help we give our neighbour,

God's will is done;

in our worldwide task of caring

for the hungry and despairing,

in the harvests we are sharing,

God's will is done.

For the harvests of his Spirit,

thanks be to God;

for the good we all inherit,

thanks be to God;

for the wonders that astound us,

for the truths that still confound us,

most of all that love has found us,

thanks be to God.

287:O Lord of heaven and earth and sea

O Lord of heaven and earth and sea,

to you all praise and glory be,

who loved us from eternity

and gave us all.

The golden sunshine, gentle air,

sweet flowers and fruit, your love declare;

when harvests ripen you are there

you give us all.

For peaceful homes and healthful days,

for all the blessings earth displays,

we owe you thankfulness and praise

you give us all.

Freely gave your only Son,

who on the cross salvation won;

and in the life through him begun

you give us all.

You sent your Spirit from above

as wind and fire and gentle dove;

and in his gifts of power and love

you gave us all.

For souls redeemed, for sins forgiven,

for means of grace and hopes of heaven,

to you, O Lord, what can be given?

you give us all.

We lose what on ourselves we spend;

we have as treasure without end

whatever, Lord, to you we lend

you give us all.

To you, from whom we all derive

our life, our gifts, our power to give:

O may we ever with you live;

you give us all.

288: Praise God for the harvest of farm and of field

Praise God for the harvest of farm and of field,

praise God for the people who gather their yield,

the long hours of labour, the skills of a team,

the patience of science, the power of machine.

Praise God for the harvest that's sent from afar,

from market and harbour, from tropical shore:

foods packed and transported, and planted and grown

by God-given neighbours, unseen and unknown.

Praise God for the harvest that comes from the ground,

by drill or by mineshaft, by opencast mound;

for oil and for iron, for tinplate and coal,

praise God, who in love has provided them all.

Praise God for the harvest of science and skill,

the urge to discover, create, and fulfil:

for all new inventions that promise to gain

a future more hopeful, a world more humane.

Praise God for the harvest of conflict and love,

for leaders and peoples who struggle and serve

to conquer oppression, earth's plenty increase,

and gather God's harvest of justice and peace.

289:Roar the waves, the waters praising

Roar the waves, the waters praising

God who saves; and from beneath

creatures rise in shapes amazing

to our eyes - he gives them breath:

God who set the planets blazing

holds us yet in life or death.

Cries a bird at break of morning -

music heard when life began;

Christ was there at day's first dawning,

Son to share a Father's plan:

Jesus, born our hope and warning,

shall return - the Son of Man.

Sing the trees, the branches calling

in the breeze; the Spirit's song

sweeps the grass, the flowers falling.

Look! he passes all along:

wind of God whose strength appalling

mocks the proud and bends the strong.

Sound the praise of God the Father,

voices raise to Christ the Son;

in the Spirit Christians gather-

speak his merit everyone:

not in vain words glory - rather

tell again what God has done!

290:The earth is yours, O God

The earth is yours, O God —

you nourish it with rain;

the streams and rivers overflow,

the land bears seed again.

The soil is yours, O God —

the shoots are moist with dew;

and ripened by the burning sun

the corn grows straight and true.

The hills are yours, O God —

their grass is lush and green,

providing pastures for the flocks

which everywhere are seen.

The whole rich land is yours

for fodder or for plough:

and so, for rain, sun, soil and seed,

O God, we thank you now.

291:To you, O Lord, our hearts we raise

To you, O Lord, our hearts we raise

in hymns of adoration:

accept our sacrifice of praise,

our shouts of exultation;

for by your hand our souls are fed

what joys your love has given!

You give to us our daily bread,

so give us bread from heaven!

And now on this our festal day,

your love to us expressing

our gifts before you, Lord, we lay,

the first fruits of your blessing:

bright robes of gold the fields adorn,

the hills with joy are ringing;

the valleys stand so thick with corn

that even they are singing.

Yet in your presence we confess,

O Lord of earth and heaven,

our pride, our greed, our selfishness

we ask to be forgiven:

and where the hungry suffer still

because of our ambition,

there let our riches serve your will,

your love be our commission.

There is a country bright as day

beyond the crystal river,

where hunger will be done away

and thirst be gone forever;

where praises ring out loud and strong

that now with ours are blending;

where we shall sing the harvest-song

that never has an ending.

292:We plough the fields, and scatter

We plough the fields, and scatter

the good seed on the land;

but it is fed and watered

by God's almighty hand:

he sends the snow in winter,

the warmth to swell the grain;

the breezes and the sunshine,

and soft refreshing rain.

All good gifts around us

are sent from heaven above;

then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord

for all his love.

He only is the maker

of all things near and far;

he paints the wayside flower,

he lights the evening star;

the winds and waves obey him,

by him the birds are fed;

much more, to us his children,

he gives our daily bread.

All good gifts ...

We thank you, then, our Father,

for all things bright and good;

the seed-time and the harvest,

our life, our health, our food:

accept the gifts we offer

for all your love imparts;

and that which you most welcome

our humble, thankful hearts!

All good gifts ...

293:God of mercy, God of grace

God of mercy, God of grace,

show the brightness of your face:

shine upon us, Saviour, shine,

fill your church with light divine,

and your saving health extend

to the earth's remotest end.

Let the people praise you, Lord!

be by all who live adored:

let the nations shout and sing

glory to their saviour king,

at your feet their tribute pay,

and your holy will obey.

Let the people crown you king!

then shall earth her harvest bring,

God to us his blessing give,

we to God devoted live;

all below and all above,

one in joy and light and love.

294:Jesus the Lord of love and life

Jesus the Lord of love and life,

draw near to bless this man and wife;

as they are now in love made one,

let your good will for them be done.

Give them each day your peace and joy,

let no dark clouds these gifts destroy;

in growing trust may love endure,

to keep their marriage bond secure.

As they have vowed to have and hold,

each by the other be consoled;

in wealth or want, in health or pain,

till death shall part, let love remain.

Deepen, O Lord, their love for you,

and in that love, their own renew;

each in the other find delight,

as lives and interests now unite.

Be to them both a guide and friend,

through all the years their home defend;

Jesus the Lord of love and life,

stay near and bless this man and wife.

295:Eternal Father, Lord of life

Eternal Father, Lord of life

you have in every nation

bestowed on loving man and wife

a share in your creation:

for this you formed the family,

the cradle of all living,

and that this wonder still should be,

today we make thanksgiving.

Help us to keep our sacred vow

of faithfulness, unbroken;

in all our words and works to show

each other love unspoken:

grant us your wisdom day by day;

through us may your grace be flowing

to help our children on their way,

in truth and freedom growing.

And when the dangerous days come by

of doubt and fear and blindness,

then strengthen every family

with courage, faith and kindness;

that we, alert, your love may share

alike with friend and stranger,

and be the channnels of your care,

and draw the sting of danger.

May we with joy our tasks fulfil

as father, child, or mother,

that families may learn your will

in loving one another;

until at alst that day may be

when all, the truth perceiving,

will know themselves your family,

in Jesus Christ believing.

296:Father on high to whom we pray

Father on high to whom we pray

and lift our thankful hearts above,

for all your mercies day by day,

for gifts of hearth and home and love:

protect them still beneath your care-

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

O Christ who came as man to earth,

and chose in Egypt's land to be

a homeless child of alien birth,

an exile and a refugee:

for homeless people everywhere-

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Spirit divine, whose work is done

in souls renewed and lives restored:

strive in our hearts to make us one,

one faith, one family, one Lord;

till at the last one home we share-

Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

297:Lord Jesus Christ, invited guest and saviour

Lord Jesus Christ, invited guest and saviour,

with tender mercy hear us as we pray;

grant our desire for those who seek your favour,

come with your love and bless them both today.

Give them your strength for caring and for serving,

give them your graces faithfulness and prayer;

make their resolve to follow you unswerving,

make their reward your peace beyond compare.

Be their delight in joy, their hope in sorrow,

be their true friend in pleasure as in pain;

guest of today and guardian of tomorrow,

turn humble water into wine again!

298:For the beauty of the earth

For the beauty of the earth,

for the beauty of the skies,

for the love which from our birth

over and around us lies,

Christ our God to you we raise

this our sacrifice of praise.

For the beauty of each hour

of the day and of the night,

hill and vale, and tree and flower,

sun and moon and stars of light,

Christ our God ...

For the joy of ear and eye,

for the heart and mind's delight,

for the mystic harmony

linking sense to sound and sight,

Christ our God ...

For the joy of human love,

brother, sister, parent, child,

friends on earth, and friends above,

pleasures pure and undefiled,

Christ our God ...

For each perfect gift divine

to our race so freely given,

joys bestowed by love's design,

flowers of earth and fruits of heaven,

Christ our God ...

299:Great God, we praise the mighty love

Great God, we praise your mighty love

which urges us to rise above

constricting doubts and fears;

your purpose is to set us free

to live our lives creatively

throughout the coming years.

We praise you for the love we see

in husband, wife, and family,

in friends and neighbors too;

the love which nurtured us from birth,

the love which teaches human worth,

and lifts our minds to you.

We praise you most for love supreme

which breaks through pain and death to stream

in unrestricted light;

which from Christ's resurrection dawn

has shone, and never been withdrawn,

to make our future bright.

For by your perfect love refined,

our own will not be undermined

by futile guilt and shame;

but through disaster, grief, and strife

we'll reaffirm the joy of life

and glorify your name.

300:Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus

Happy the home that welcomes You, Lord Jesus,

Truest of friends, most honored guest of all,

Where hearts and eyes are bright with joy to greet You,

Your slightest wishes eager to fulfill.

Happy the home where man and wife together

Are of one mind believing in Your love:

Through love and pain, prosperity and hardship,

Through good and evil days Your care they prove.

Happy the home, O loving friend of children,

Where they are given to You with hands of prayer,

Where at Your feet they early learn to listen

To Your own words, and thank You for Your care.

Happy the home where work is done to please You,

in tasks both great and small,that you may see

each family doing all as you would wish them

as members of Your household, glad and free.

Happy the home that knows your healing comfort,

where, unforgotten, every joy you share;

until each one, their work on earth completed,

comes to your Father's house to meet you there.

301. His eyes will guide my footsteps

His eyes will guide my footsteps

when faltering age is near;

his light will lift my darkness

and help my ears to hear:

in faith I claim the promise

of Jesus' love for me;

the Lord of hope and healing

who made the blind to see.

When others fail or leave me,

he comes to me in prayer;

when life no longer needs me

I find my comfort here:

his promises are faithful

he lives, my closest friend;

I know that he will keep me

until my days shall end.

He comes when I am weary,

in pain or in distress;

with patient understanding

and perfect gentleness:

he was far more forsaken

than I shall ever be;

the presence of my saviour

is everything to me.

302:Jesus, Lord, we pray

Jesus, Lord, we pray,

Be our guest today;

Gospel story has recorded

How your glory was afforded

To a wedding day-

Be our guest, we pray.

Lord of love and life,

Blessing man and wife,

As they stand, their need confessing,

May your hand take theirs in blessing;

You will share their life-

Bless this man and wife.

Lord of hope and faith,

Faithful unto death,

Let the ring serve as a token

Of a love sincere, unbroken,

Love more strong than death,

Lord of hope and faith.

303:Jesus loves me! — this I know

Jesus loves me! — this I know,

for the Bible tells me so;

little ones to him belong —

they are weak, but he is strong.

[Chrs]

Yes, Jesus loves me,

yes, Jesus loves me,

yes, Jesus loves me —

the Bible tells me so.

Jesus loves me! — he who died

heaven's gate to open wide;

he will wash away my sin,

let his little child come in.

Yes, Jesus loves me ....

Jesus loves me! He will stay

close beside me all the way,

till he takes his little one

to be with him near his throne.

Yes, Jesus loves me ....

304:There’s a song for all the children

There's a song for all the children

that makes the heavens ring,

a song that even angels

can never, never sing;

they praise the Lord their maker

and see him glorified,

but we can call him Saviour

because for us he died.

There's a place for all the children

where Jesus reigns in love,

a place of joy and freedom

that nothing can remove;

a home that is more friendly

than any home we know,

where Jesus makes us welcome

because he loves us so.

There's a friend for all the children

to guide us every day,

whose care is always faithful

and never fades away;

there's no-one else so loyal

his friendship stays the same;

he knows us and he loves us,

and Jesus is his name.

305:Loving Shepherd of your sheep

Loving Shepherd of your sheep,

keep your lamb, in safety keep;

nothing can your power withstand,

none can tear me from your hand.

Loving Lord, you chose to give

your own life that we might live;

and your hands outstretched to bless

bear the cruel nails' impress.

Help me praise you every day,

gladly serve you and obey;

like your glorious ones above,

happy in your precious love.

Loving Shepherd ever near,

teach your lamb your voice to hear;

let my footsteps never stray

from the true and narrow way.

Where you lead me I will go,

walking in your steps below;

till, before my Father's throne

I shall know as I am known.

306:Forth in your name, O Lord, I go

Forth in your name, O Lord, I go

my daily labour to pursue;

you, Lord, alone I long to know

in all I think or speak or do.

The task your wisdom has assigned

here let me cheerfully fulfil;

in all my work your presence find

and prove your good and perfect will.

You I would set at my right hand

whose eyes my inmost secrets view;

and labour on at your command

and offer all my work to you.

Help me to bear your easy yoke

and every moment watch and pray;

and still to things eternal look

and hasten to that glorious day.

Gladly for you may I employ

all that your generous grace has given;

and run my earthly course with joy,

and closely walk with you to heaven.

307:Angel voices ever singing

Angel voices ever singing

round your throne of light,

angels' music ever ringing

rests not day nor night;

thousands only live to bless you

and confess you Lord of might.

Lord beyond our mortal sight,

in glory far away,

can it be that you delight

in sinners' songs today;

may we know that you are near us,

and will hear us? Yes, we may!

Yes, we know your heart rejoices

in each work divine,

using minds and hands and voices

in your great design;

craftsman's art and music's measure

for your pleasure all combine.

Here to you, great God, we offer

praise in harmony,

and for your acceptance proffer

all unworthily,

hearts and minds and hands and voices

in our choicest psalmody.

Honour, glory, might and merit,

for your works and ways,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

God through endless days:

with the best that you have given

earth and heaven render praise.

308:Come to us, creative Spirit

Come to us, creative Spirit,

in our Father's house;

every human talent hallow,

hidden skills arouse,

that within your earthly temple,

wise and simple, may rejoice.

Poet, painter, music-maker,

all your treasures bring;

craftsman, actor, graceful dancer

make your offering:

join your hands in celebration:

let creation shout and sing!

Word from God eternal springing

fill our minds, we pray;

and in all artistic vision

give integrity:

may the flame within us burning

kindle yearning day by day.

In all places and forever

glory be expressed

to the Son, with God the Father

and the Spirit blessed:

in our worship and our living

keep us striving for the best.

309:Jesus is the Lord of living

Jesus is the Lord of living,

all creation's bright array;

hearts for loving and forgiving,

ordered round of work and play-

Jesus is the Lord of living,

year by year and day by day.

Jesus is the man for others,

love of God in man made plain;

those whom God created for brothers

now in Christ are one again-

Jesus is the man for others,

ours the pardon, his the pain.

Jesus is the prince of glory,

love and praise to him be shown:

love for our salvation's story,

praise for his eternal throne-

Jesus is the prince of glory,

glory be to hi alone!

310:From you all skill and science flow

From you all skill and science flow,

all pity, care and love,

all calm and courage, faith and hope

O pour them from above!

And share them, Lord, to each and all,

as each and all have need;

so let your gifts return to you

in noble thought and deed.

And hasten, Lord, that perfect day

when pain and death shall cease,

and your just rule shall fill the earth

with health and light and peace:

When ever green the grass shall be,

and ever blue the skies,

and our destruction shall no more

deface your paradise.

311:God is love — his the care

God is love — his the care,

tending each, everywhere;

God is love — all is there!

Jesus came to show him,

that we all might know him:

Sing aloud, loud, loud;

sing aloud, loud, loud:

God is good,

God is truth,

God is beauty — praise him!

Jesus shared all our pain,

lived and died, rose again,

rules our hearts, now as then —

for he came to save us

by the truth he gave us:

Sing aloud ...

To our Lord praise we sing —

light and life, friend and king,

coming down love to bring,

pattern for our duty,

showing God in beauty: [Refrain]

Sing aloud ...

312:Let creation bless the Father

Let creation bless the Father,

glorify his name on high!

In him all things have their being,

live and move unceasingly:

angels and archangels praise him,

all the hosts of earth and heaven;

power and might are his for ever

who the Son to us has given.

Let creation greet in Jesus

God the Father's promised Christ,

seek and find in him salvation,

Lamb of God once sacrificed;

raised from death, in glory seated

at the Father's side again:

all God's children wait the moment

for the coming of his reign.

Let creation bless the Spirit,

present through all time and space

in the work of life's unfolding,

source of order, truth and grace:

all the wealth of words and music,

art and science, quest of faith

these are signs that God is with us,

that his Spirit fills the earth.

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

undivided and supreme;

filling all things, yet descending

to our lives, to dwell within:

through the church, let every creature

learn to love and not destroy;

let creation, reaching upward,

scale the heights of peace and joy!

313:O God, who gives to humankind

O God who gives to humankind

a searching heart and questing mind:

grant us to find your truth and laws,

and wisdom to perceive their cause.

In all our learning give us grace

to bow ourselves before your face;

as knowledge grows, Lord, keep us free

from self-destructive vanity.

Sometimes we think we understand

all workings of your mighty hand;

then through your SOn help us to know

those truths which you alone can show.

Teach us to joy in things revealed,

to search with care all yet concealed;

as through Christ's light your truth we find

and worship you with heart and mind.

314:O Lord of every shining constellation

O Lord of every shining constellation

That wheels in splendor through the midnight sky,

Grant us Your Spirit's true illumination

To read the secrets of Your work on high.

You, Lord, have made the atom's hidden forces,

Your laws its mighty energies fulfill;

Teach us, to whom You give such rich resources,

In all we use, to serve Your holy will.

O life, awaking life in cell and tissue;

from flower to bird, from beast to humankind:

help us to trace, from birth to final issue,

in all we use, to serve your holy will.

You, Lord, have stamped Your image on Your creatures,

And though they mar that image, love them still;

Lift up our eyes to Christ, that in His features

We may discern the beauty of Your will.

Great LOrd of nature, shaping and renewing, you made us more than the nature's child to be;

you helped us tread, with grace our souls enduing,

the road to life and immortality.

315: At evening, when the sun had set

At evening, when the sun had set,

the sick, O Lord, around you lay:

in what distress and pain they met,

but in what joy they went away!

Once more the evening comes, and we

oppressed with various ills draw near;

and though your form we cannot see,

we know and feel that you are here.

O Saviour Christ, our fears dispel

for some are sick and some are sad,

and some have never loved you well,

and some have lost the love they had.

And none, O Lord, has perfect rest,

for none is wholly free from sin;

and those who long to serve you best

are conscious most of wrong within.

O Saviour Christ, the Son of Man,

you have been troubled, tested, tried;

your kind but searching glance can scan

the very wounds that shame would hide.

Your touch has still its ancient power;

no word from you can fruitless fall:

meet with us in this evening hour

and in your mercy heal us all!

316:Lord Jesus, think of me

Lord Jesus, think of me

and take away my fear;

in my depression, may I be

assured that you are near.

Lord Jesus, think of me

by many cares oppressed;

in times of great anxiety

give me your promised rest.

Lord Jesus, think of me

when darker grows the day;

and in my sad perplexity

show me the heavenly way.

Lord Jesus, think of me

when night's dark shadows spread;

restore my lost serenity,

and show me light ahead.

Lord Jesus, think of me,

that when the night is past

I may the glorious morning see

and share your joy at last!

317:When Jesus walked upon this earth

When Jesus walked upon this earth

his word was peace;

he spoke of fellowship with God,

he brought the prisoners release;

and all his caring

witnessed to his peaceful word.

When Jesus walked upon this earth

his touch was grace;

they came with stretcher, and with crutch

from east and west to seek his face;

and all his healing

witnessed to his gracious touch.

When Jesus walked upon this earth

his heart was love;

he came to take the humblest part,

among the penitent to move;

and all his serving

witnessed to his loving heart.

When Jesus walked upon this earth

they named him 'King';

to fight demonic powers he came

and bring his glorious kingdom in:

let all our praising

witness to his kingly name!

318:We give God thanks for those who knew

We give God thanks for those who knew

the touch of Jesus' healing love;

they trusted him to make them whole,

to give them peace, their guilt remove.

We offer prayer for all who go

relying on his grace and power,

to help the anxious and the ill,

to heal their wounds, their lives restore.

We dedicate our skills and time

to those who suffer where we live,

to bring such comfort as we can

to meet their need, their pain relieve.

So Jesus' touch of healing grace

lives on within our willing care;

by thought and prayer and gifts we prove

his mercy still, his love we share.

319:Heal me, hands of Jesus

Heal me, hands of Jesus,

and search out all my pain;

restore my hope, remove my fear

and bring me peace again.

Cleanse me, blood of Jesus,

take bitterness away;

let me forgive as one forgiven

and bring me peace today.

Know me, mind of Jesus,

and show me all my sin;

dispel the memories of guilt,

and bring me peace within.

Fill me, joy of Jesus:

anxiety shall cease

and heaven's serenity be mine,

for Jesus brings me peace!

320:Creator of the earth and skies

Creator of the earth and skies,

to whom all the truth and power belong:

grant us your truth to make us wise,

grant us your power to make us strong.

We have not known you:to the skies

our monuments of folly soar;

and all our self-wrought miseries

have made us trust ourselves the more.

We have not loved you: far and wide

the wreakageof our hatred spreads;

and evils wrought by human pride

recoil on unrepentant heads.

We long to end this worldwide strife:

how shall wee follow in your way?

Speak to us all your words of life

until our darkness turns to day!

321:Christ is the world’s light, he and none other

Christ is the world's Light, Christ and none other;

born in our darkness, he became our Brother.

If we have seen him, we have seen the Father:

Glory to God on high!

Christ is the world's peace, Christ and none other;

no one can serve him and despise another.

Who else unites us, one in God the Father?

Glory to God on high!

Christ is the world's life, Christ and none other;

sold once for silver, murdered here, our brother-

he, who redeems us, reigns with God the Father:

Glory to God on high!

Give God the glory, God and none other;

give God the glory, Spirit, Son and Father;

give God the glory, God with us, my brother:

Glory to God on high!

322:In Christ there is no east or west

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.

For God in Christ has made us one

from every land and race;

has reconciled us through the Son,

and met us all with grace.

It is by grace we are assured

that we belong to him:

the love we share in Christ our Lord,

the Spirit's work within.

So brothers, sisters, praise his name

who died to set us free

from sin, division, hate and shame,

from spite and enmity!

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.

323:Christ is the world’s true light

Christ is the world’s true light,

Its captain of salvation,

The daystar clear and bright

desire of every nation;

New life, new hope awakes

Where we accept His way;

Freedom her bondage breaks,

And night is turned to day.

In Christ all races meet,

Their ancient feuds forgeting,

The whole round world complete,

From sunrise to its setting:

When Christ is known as Lord,

all shall forsake their fear,

To ploughshare beat the sword,

To pruning-hook the spear.

One Lord, in one great name

Unite all who have known you,

Cast out our pride and shame

That hinder to enthrone you;

The world has waited long,

Has laboured long in pain,

To heal its ancient wrong,

Come, Prince of Peace, and reign!

324:God of grace and God of glory

God of grace and God of glory,

on your people pour your power;

crown your ancient Church’s story,

bring its bud to glorious flower.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage

for the facing of this hour,

See the hosts of evil round us

scorn your Christ, attack his ways!

Fears and doubts too long have bound us-

free our hearts to work and praise.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage

for the living of these days,

Save us from weak resignation

to the evils we deplore;

let the search for your salvation

be our glory evermore.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage

serving you whom we adore,

Heal your children’s warring madness;

bend our pride to your control;

shame our wanton, selfish gladness,

rich in things and poor in soul.

Grant us wisdom, grant us courage

lest we miss your kingdom’s goal,

325:God save and bless our nation

God save and bless our nation,

be all our inspiration;

in every generation

make hatred cease:

let love and justice guide us,

nor fear nor greed divide us;

come, Lord, and walk beside us

grant us your peace!

Lord, be our true confession,

our hope, our faith's possession;

so hear our intercession,

help us to stand:

not by the strength you gave us,

nor pride that you forgave us,

but for your glory save us

God bless our land!

326:God save our gracious Queen

God save our gracious Queen,

God bless and guard our Queen,

long live the Queen!

Guard us in liberty,

bless us with unity,

save us from tyranny:

God save the Queen!

Lord be our nation's light,

guide us in truth and right:

in you we stand;

give us your faithfulness,

keep us from selfishness,

raise us to godliness:

God save our land!

Spirit of love and life,

healing our nation's strife,

on you we call:

teach us your better way,

grant us your peace today;

God bless our Queen, we pray,

God save us all!

327:Here, Lord, we come to you

Here, Lord, we come to you,

the fount of life,

eternal love:

so in this faithless world

our faith renew.

Lord, all things come from you

for every life

in every land:

that we may share your gifts,

our love renew.

Here, Lord, we bring to you

each lonely life,

each hungry child:

in all who want and wait,

their hope renew.

Lord, we confess to you

our selfish ease,

our lack of love:

now through your Spirit's touch

your church renew.

So, Lord, we come to you,

we are all one,

of humankind:

so in our common need

our life renew-

Help us to do your will,

turn prayer to deed,

stir heart and mind,

and through our grateful lives

your world renew.

328:Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided

Lord, for the years your love has kept and guided,

urged and inspired us, cheered us on our way,

sought us and saved us, pardoned and provided:

Lord of the years, we bring our thanks today.

Lord, for that word, the word of life which fires us,

speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze,

teaches and trains, rebukes us and inspires us:

Lord of the word, receive your people's praise.

Lord, for our land, in this our generation,

spirits oppressed by pleasure, wealth and care:

for young and old, for commonwealth and nation,

Lord of our land, be pleased to hear our prayer.

Lord, for our world; when we disown and doubt him,

loveless in strength, and comfortless in pain,

hungry and helpless, lost indeed without him:

Lord of the world, we pray that Christ may reign.

Lord for ourselves; in living power remake us —

self on the cross and Christ upon the throne,

past put behind us, for the future take us:

Lord of our lives, to live for Christ alone.

329:Judge eternal, throned in splendour

Judge eternal, throned in splendour,

Lord of lords and King of kings,

with your living fire of judgement

purge this realm of bitter things;

comfort all its wide dominion

with the healing of your wings.

Weary people still are longing

for the hour that brings release,

and the city's crowded clamour

cries aloud for sin to cease;

and the countryside and woodlands

plead in silence for their peace.

Crown, O Lord, your own endeavour,

cleave our darkness with your sword,

cheer the faint and feed the hungry

with the richness of your word;

cleanse the body of this nation

through the glory of the Lord.

330:May God be gracious to us!

May God be gracious to us!

that your way may be known upon earth

and your power to save among nations:

Let the peoples praise you, O God,

let all the peoples praise you!

Let nations sing with gladness

for your judgement of peoples is fair

and you guide the earth's many nations:

Let the peoples praise you ...

See how the earth is fruitful,

for the blessing of God has been given:

may the whole wide world now revere him!

Let the peoples praise you ...

331:Rejoice, O land, in God your Lord

Rejoice, O land, in God your Lord,

obey his will and keep his word;

for you the saints lift up their voice:

fear not, O land, in God rejoice!

Glad shall you be, with blessing crowned,

and joy and peace shall clothe you round;

yes, love with you shall make a home

until you see God's kingdom come.

He shall forgive your sins untold

remember now his love of old;

walk in his way, his word adore;

and keep his truth for evermore.

332:Remember, Lord, the world you made

Remember, Lord, the world you made,

for Adam's race to find

the life of heaven on earth displayed,

a home for humankind.

A home of peace: but war and strife

and hatred we confess;

where deah is in the midst of life

and children fatherless.

A home of freedom:yet the flame

burns low for liberty;

and few will serve in Jesus' name

that all men may be free.

A home of plenty: clothed and fed

our sturdy children play;

while other children cry for bread

not half the world away

Renew our love, O Lord, and touch

our hearts to feel and care

that we who seem to have so much

so little seem to share.

For those who have no prayers to say,

who in despair are dumb,

teach us to live as well as pray

'O Lord,Your Kingdom come!'

333:The kingdom of God is justice and joy

The kingdom of God

is justice and joy;

For Jesus restores

what sin would destroy.

God's power and glory

in Jesus we know;

And here and hereafter

the kingdom shall grow.

The kingdom of God

is mercy and grace;

The captives are freed,

the sinners find place,

The outcast are welcomed

God's banquet to share;

And hope is awakened

in place of despair.

The kingdom of God

is challenge and choice:

Believe the good news,

repent and rejoice!

God's love for us sinners

brought Christ to his cross:

Our crisis of judgement

for gain or for loss.

God's kingdom is come,

the gift and the goal;

In Jesus begun,

in heaven made whole.

The heirs of the kingdom

shall answer his call;

And all things cry "Glory!"

to God all in all.

334:Your kingdom come, O God!

Your kingdom come, O God!

your rule, O Christ, begin;

break with thine iron rod

the tyrannies of sin,

Where is your reign of peace

and purity and love?

When shall all hatred cease,

as in the realms above?

When comes the promised time,

the end of strife and war;

when lust, oppression, crime

and greed shall be no more?

O Lord our God, arise

and come in your great might!

revive our longing eyes

which languish for your sight.

As rebels scorn your name

and wolves devour your fold,

by many deeds of shame

we learn that love grows cold.

On nations near or far

thick darkness gathers yet:

arise, O Morning Star,

arise and never set!

335:When Christ was lifted from the earth

When Christ was lifted from the earth,

his arms stretched out above

through every culture, every birth,

to draw an answering love.

Still east and west his love extends,

and always, near or far,

he calls and claims us as his friends

and loves us as we are.

Where generation, class or race

divide us to our shame,

he sees not labels but a face,

a person and a name.

Thus freely loved, though fully known,

may I in Christ be free

to welcome and accept his own

as Christ accepted me.

336:Bring to the Lord a glad new song

Bring to the Lord a glad new song,

children of grace extol your king;

worship and praise to God belong —

to instruments of music, sing!

Let those be warned who spurn his name,

let rulers all obey God's word:

God's justice shall bring tyrants shame;

let every creature praise the Lord!

Sing praise within these hallowed walls,

praise him beneath the dome of heaven;

by cymbals' sound and trumpets' calls

let praises fit for God be given:

with strings and brass and wind rejoice —

then, join his praise with full accord

all living things with breath and voice:

let every creature praise the Lord!

337:Come, O Fount of every blessing

Come, O Fount of every blessing,

tune my heart to sing your grace;

streams of mercy never ceasing

call for songs of loudest praise.

Jesus sought me when a stranger

wandering far away from God,

and, to rescue me from danger,

he redeemed me by his blood.

Prone to wander Lord, I feel it;

prone to leave the God I love!

take my heart; in mercy seal it,

guard it for the realms above.

Lord, my joy, my consolation,

all my days to you belong;

as your grace is my salvation,

so your grace shall be my song.

338:Brightest and best of the suns of the morning

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,

dawn on our darkness and come to our aid;

star of the east, the horizon adorning,

guide where our infant redeemer is laid!

What shall we give him, in costly devotion?

Shall we bring incense and offerings divine,

gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,

myrrh from the forest or gold from the mine?

Vainly we offer each lavish oblation,

vainly with gifts would his favour secure;

richer by far is the heart's adoration,

dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.

Brightest and best of the suns of the morning,

dawn on our darkness and come to our aid;

star of the east, the horizon adorning,

guide where our infant redeemer is laid!

339:Eternal light, shine in my heart

Eternal light, shine in my heart,

eternal hope, lift up my eyes;

eternal power, be my support,

eternal wisdom, make me wise.

Eternal life, raise me from death,

eternal brightness, make me see;

eternal Spirit, give me breath,

eternal Saviour, come to me:

Until by your most costly grace,

invited by your holy word,

at last I come before your face

to know you, my eternal God.

340:God of gods, we sound his praises

God of gods, we sound his praises,

highest heaven its homage brings;

earth and all creation raises

glory to the King of kings:

holy, holy, holy, name him,

Lord of all his hosts proclaim him;

to the everlasting Father

every tongue in triumph sings.

Christians in their hearts enthrone him,

tell his praises wide abroad;

prophets, priests, apostles own him

martyrs' crown and saints' reward.

Three-in-One his glory sharing,

earth and heaven his praise declaring,

praise the high majestic Father,

praise the everlasting Lord!

Hail the Christ, the king of glory,

he whose praise the angels cry;

born to share our human story,

love and labour, grieve and die:

by his cross his work completed,

sinners ransomed, death defeated;

in the glory of the Father

Christ ascended reigns on high.

Lord, we look for your returning;

teach us so to walk your ways,

hearts and minds your will discerning,

lives alight with joy and praise:

in your love and care enfold us,

by your constancy uphold us;

may your mercy, Lord and Father,

keep us now and all our days!

341:God, we praise you! God, we bless you!

God, we praise you! God, we bless you!

God, we name you sovereign Lord!

Mighty King whom angels worship,

Father, by your church adored:

all creation shows your glory,

heaven and earth draw near your throne

singing 'Holy, holy, holy,'

Lord of hosts, and God alone!

True apostles, faithful prophets,

saints who set their world ablaze,

martyrs, once unknown, unheeded,

join one growing song of praise,

while your church on earth confesses

one majestic Trinity:

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

God, our hope eternally.

Jesus Christ, the king of glory,

everlasting Son of God,

humble was your virgin mother,

hard the lonely path you trod:

by your cross is sin defeated,

hell confronted face to face,

heaven opened to believers,

sinners justified by grace.

Christ, at God's right hand victorious,

you will judge the world you made;

Lord, in mercy help your servants

for whose freedom you have paid:

raise us up from dust to glory,

guard us from all sin today;

King enthroned above all praises,

save your people, God, we pray.

342:Let all the world in every corner sing

Let all the world in every corner sing,

'My God and King!'

The heavens are not too high,

his praise may thither fly;

the earth is not too low,

his praises there may grow:

let all the world in every corner sing,

'My God and King!'

Let all the world in every corner sing,

'My God and King!'

The church with psalms must shout —

no door can keep them out;

but above all, the heart

must bear the longest part:

let all the world in every corner sing,

'My God and King!'

343:New songs of celebration render

New songs of celebration render

to him who has great wonders done:

Love sits enthroned in ageless splendor —

come and adore the mighty one!

He has made known the great salvation

which all his friends with joy confess;

he has revealed to every nation

his everlasting righteousness.

Joyfully, heartily resounding,

let every instrument and voice

peal out the praise of grace abounding,

calling the whole world to rejoice.

Trumpets and organs, set in motion

such sounds as make the heavens ring;

all things that live in earth and ocean,

make music for your mighty king.

Rivers and seas and torrents roaring,

honour the Lord with wild acclaim;

mountains and stones look up adoring

and find a voice to praise his name.

Righteous, commanding, ever-glorious,

praises be his that never cease:

just is our God, whose truth victorious

establishes the world in peace.

344:O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,

bow down before him, his glory proclaim;

with gold of obedience and incense of lowliness

kneel and adore him — the Lord is his name.

Low at his feet lay your burden of carefulness,

high on his heart he will bear it for you,

comfort your sorrows and answer your prayerfulness,

guiding your steps in the way that in true.

Fear not to enter his courts in the slenderness

of the poor wealth you would count as your own;

truth in its beauty and love in its tenderness —

these are the offerings to bring to his throne.

These, though we bring them in trembling and fearfulness,

he will accept for the Name that is dear;

mornings of joy give for evenings of tearfulness,

trust for our trembling, and hope for our fear.

O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness,

bow down before him, his glory proclaim;

with gold of obedience and incense of lowliness,

kneel and adore him — the Lord is his name.

345:Praise the Lord, his glories show

Praise the Lord, his glories show, Alleluia,

all that lives on earth below; alleluia,

angels round his throne above, alleluia,

all who see and share his love. alleluia!

Earth to heaven and heaven to earth Alleluia,

tell his wonders, sing his worth; alleluia,

age to age, and shore to shore, alleluia,

praise him, praise him evermore. alleluia!

Praise the Lord, his mercies trace, Alleluia,

praise his providence and grace; alleluia,

all that he for us has done, alleluia,

all he gives us in his Son! alleluia!

346:Praise we offer, Lord of glory

Praise we offer, Lord of glory,

for your coming to our earth;

called to be the child of Mary,

taking manhood by your birth: