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Down by the Jordan

Author: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette Meter: 14.14.4.7.8 Appears in 2 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:1-11 First Line: Down by the Jordan, a prophet named John was baptizing Lyrics: Down by the Jordan, a prophet named John was baptizing, Preaching a message the people found bold and surprising: "God will forgive! Show that you'll change how you live! Surely God's new day is rising!" There by the river, the crowd came with great expectation: "Are you God's Chosen One, sent here to rescue our nation?" "No!" John replied. "He who is mightier than I Judges and offers salvation." Jesus, you went to be baptized with all of the others, Taking your place among sinners, God's lost sons and daughters. Then with great love, God's Spirit came as a dove! Your work began in those waters. Here in the Church, we are baptized and filled with God's Spirit. Freed and forgiven, we're welcomed with joy! Can you hear it? This is God's sign! This is how God says, "You're mine!" Let's take the good news and share it! Topics: Baptism; Church Year; Jesus Christ Ministry Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

How Beauteous Are Their Feet

Author: Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 715 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:1-8 Lyrics: 1 How beauteous are their feet who stand on Zion's hill, who bring salvation on their tongues and words of peace reveal! 2 How welcome is their voice, how sweet the tidings are! Zion, behold thy Saviour King; he reigns and triumphs here. 3 How happy are our ears that hear this joyful sound, which seers and rulers waited for and sought, but never found. 4 How blessed are our eyes that see this heavenly light! Prophets and saints desired it long, but died without the sight. 5 The sentinels in song their tuneful notes employ; Jerusalem breaks forth in hymns and deserts sing for joy. 6 The glory of the Lord shines through the earth abroad: let every nation now behold their Saviour and their God. Topics: Call and Vocation; Advent; Salvation/Redemption Used With Tune: VENICE

Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel

Author: John Mason Neale, 1811-1866 Meter: 8.8.8.8 with refrain Appears in 518 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:1 First Line: O come, O come, Immanuel Used With Tune: VENI EMMANUEL Text Sources: Latin, 18th century; Based on the ancient Advent Antiphons

Lord, your almighty word

Author: John Marriott, 1720-1825 Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 449 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:2-15 Lyrics: 1 Lord, your almighty word chaos and darkness heard, and took their flight: hear us, we humbly pray, and where the gospel day sheds not its glorious ray, let there be light. 2 Saviour, who came to give those who in darkness live healing and sight, health to the sick in mind, sight to the inly blind, now to all humankind let there be light. 3 Spirit of truth and love, life-giving holy dove, speed forth your flight; move on the waters' face bearing the lamp of grace, and in earth's darkest place let there be light. 4 Holy and blessèd Three, glorious Trinity, Wisdom, Love, Might, boundless as ocean's tide rolling in fullest pride, through the earth far and wide, let there be light. Topics: Commissioning Service; Consummation in Christ; Creation; Epiphany; Evangelism; Healing; Jesus Christ Redeemer; People of God; Saints Days and Holy Days St Andrew; Saints Days and Holy Days St Luke; The Gospel; Word of God; Worship Gathering Used With Tune: MOSCOW

O Spirit of the Living God

Author: James Montgomery (1771-1854) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 376 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:1-11 Lyrics: 1 O Spirit of the living God, in all the fullness of thy grace, wherever human foot hath trod, descend on our rebellious race. 2 Give tongues of fire and hearts of love to preach the reconciling word; give power and unction from above, whene'er the joyful sound is heard. 3 Be darkness at thy coming light; confusion, order in thy path; souls without strength inspire with might, bid mercy triumph over wrath. 4 O Spirit of the Lord, prepare all the round earth its God to meet; breathe thou abroad like morning air, till hearts of stone begin to beat. 5 Baptize the nations; far and nigh the triumph of the cross record; the name of Jesus glorify, till every kindred call him Lord. Topics: Christian Initiation; Mission; Pentecost; Renewal; Baptism (general) Used With Tune: WAREHAM

Forty days and forty nights

Author: Francis Pott, 1832-1909; George Hunt Smyttan, 1822-70 Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 162 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:2-15 Lyrics: 1 Forty days and forty nights you were fasting in the wild, forty days and forty nights tempted, and yet undefiled: 2 let us your endurance share and from earthly greed abstain, with you watching unto prayer, with you strong to suffer pain. 3 And if Satan on us press flesh or spirit to assail, Victor in the wilderness, grant we may not faint or fail. 4 Keep, O keep us, Saviour dear, ever constant by your side, that with you we may appear at the eternal Eastertide. Topics: Endurance; Jesus Christ Earthly life; Lent; Satan; Temptation Used With Tune: HEINLEIN

O Gladsome Light, O Grace

Author: Robert Seymour Bridges (1844-1930) Meter: 6.6.7.6.6.7 Appears in 60 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:1-11 Lyrics: 1 O gladsome Light, O grace of God the Father’s face, the eternal splendour wearing; celestial, holy, blest, our Saviour Jesus Christ, joyful in your appearing. 2 As day fades into night, we see the evening light, our hymn of praise outpouring, Father of might unknown, Christ, his incarnate Son, and Holy Spirit adoring. 3 To you of right belongs all praise of holy songs, O Son of God, life-giver; you, therefore, O Most High, the world will glorify, and shall exalt forever. Topics: Evening; Jesus Christ, Light; Light; O Gracious Light Used With Tune: NUNC DIMITTIS Text Sources: Phos hilaron, Greek hymn, (200?)

There’s a light upon the mountains, and the day is at the spring

Author: Henry Burton, 1840-1930 Meter: 15.15.15.15 Appears in 54 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:2-15 Topics: Consummation in Christ; Consummation in Christ; Faith; Festal Joy; God's Love to Us; Hope; Jesus Christ Kingship; Light; Longing for God; Music; Name/s of Jesus; Prophetic Witness; Response to Word; Saints Days and Holy Days St John the Baptist; Salvation; Worship Gathering Used With Tune: THERE'S A LIGHT UPON THE MOUNTAINS

Like the murmur of the dove’s song

Author: Carl Pickens Daw, 1944- Meter: 8.7.8.7.6 Appears in 37 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:2-15 Lyrics: 1 Like the murmur of the dove's song, like the challenge of her flight, like the vigour of the wind's rush, like the new flame's eager might: Come, Holy Spirit, come. 2 To the members of Christ's body, to the branches of the Vine, to the church in faith assembled, to our midst as gift and sign: Come, Holy Spirit, come. 3 With the healing of division, with the ceaseless voice of prayer, with the power to love and witness, with the peace beyond compare: Come, Holy Spirit, come. Topics: Christian Community; Gifts of the Holy Spirit; Holy Spirit; Inner Peace; Invocation; Meditation; Prayer; Reconciliation; Unity of the Church; Witness Used With Tune: BRIDEGROOM

Praise and Thanksgiving

Author: Albert F. Bayly Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 32 hymnals Scripture: Mark 1:8 Topics: In The Beginning The Earth is the Lord's Used With Tune: BUNESSAN