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Touch the Earth Lightly

Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Meter: 5.5.10 D Appears in 23 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8:5-8 Lyrics: 1 Touch the earth lightly, use the earth gently, nourish the life of the world in our care: gift of great wonder, ours to surrender, trust for the children tomorrow will bear. 2 We who endanger, who create hunger, agents of death for all creatures that live, we who would foster clouds of disaster-- God of our planet, forestall and forgive! 3 Let there be greening, birth from the burning, water that blesses and air that is sweet, health in God's garden, hope in God's children, regeneration that peace will complete. 4 God of all living, God of all loving, God of the seedling, the snow and the sun, teach us, deflect us, Christ reconnect us, using us gently, and making us one. Used With Tune: TENDERNESS

The Majesty and Glory of Your Name

Author: Linda Lee Johnson Meter: Irregular Appears in 6 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8:9 First Line: Alleluia, Alleluia! The majesty and glory of Your name Used With Tune: SOLI DEO GLORIA

All Glory, Laud, and Honor

Author: Theodulph of Orleans, c.760-821; John M. Neale, 1818-1866 Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 Appears in 608 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8:3 Lyrics: 1 All glory, laud, and honor To you, Redeemer King! To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. You are the King of Israel, And David’s royal Son, Now in the Lord’s Name coming, Our King and Blessed One. 2 All glory, laud, and honor To you, Redeemer King! To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. The company of angels Are praising you on high; And mortals, joined with all things Created, make reply. 3 All glory, laud, and honor To you, Redeemer King! To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. The people of the Hebrews With palms before you went: Our praise and prayers and anthems Before you we present. 4 All glory, laud, and honor To you, Redeemer King! To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. To you before your passion They sang their hymns of praise: To you, now high exalted, Our melody we raise. [Refrain] 5 All glory, laud, and honor To you, Redeemer King! To whom the lips of children Made sweet hosannas ring. Their praises you accepted, Accept the prayers we bring, Great source of love and goodness, Our Savior and our King. Topics: The Liturgical Year Palm Sunday of teh Passion of the Lord Used With Tune: ST. THEODULPH

This Is My Father's World

Author: Maltbie D. Babcock; Mary Babcock Crawford Meter: 6.6.8.6 D Appears in 333 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8:3 Lyrics: 1 This is my Father's world, and to my listening ears all nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres. This is my Father's world: I rest me in the thought of rocks and trees, of skies and seas– his hand the wonders wrought. 2 This is our Father's world: O let us not forget that though the wrong is great and strong, God is the ruler yet. He trusts us with his world, to keep it clean and fair-- all earth and trees, all skies and seas, his hand the wonders wrought. 3 This is my Father's world: he shines in all that's fair; in the rustling grass I hear him pass, he speaks to me everywhere. This is my Father's world: why should my heart be sad? The Lord is King, let heaven ring! God reigns; let earth be glad! Topics: Ecology; God Creator; God Final Victory; Nature Used With Tune: TERRA BEATA

God, Who Stretched the Spangled

Author: Catherine Cameron Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 46 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8:3 First Line: God, who stretched the spangled heavens Topics: Cosmos; Cities; Cosmos; Ecology; God Creator; God Transcendence; Science Used With Tune: HOLY MANNA

Let's Sing unto the Lord

Author: George Lockwood, 1946-; Elise S. Eslinger, 1942-; Robert Escamilla, 1931-; Carlos Rosas, 20th c. Meter: 6.7.6.8 D with refrain Appears in 34 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8:3 First Line: Let's sing unto the Lord (Cantemos al Señor) Used With Tune: ROSAS

From heaven you came, helpless babe

Author: Graham Kendrick (b. 1950) Meter: Irregular Appears in 17 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8:3 Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Passion and Death; Christian Year Good Friday; Christian Year Holy Week; Christian Year Maundy Thursday; Service Used With Tune: THE SERVANT KING

O Lord, Our Lord

Appears in 16 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8:1 First Line: O Lord, our Lord, how excellent Thy name Lyrics: O Lord, our Lord, how excellent Thy name; How excellent is Thy name in all the earth; Who has set Thy glory above the heav'ns! We'll praise Thy holy name for ever, evermore. O Lord, our Lord how excellent Thy name; O Lord our Lord, how excellent Thy name. We will praise Thy name for evermore, We will praise Thy name for evermore, We will laud and magnify Thy name for evermore. For ever, and ever, We will magnify Thy name. Amen, Amen, Amen. Topics: God; Praise; Psalm Paraphrases; Worship Used With Tune: PALMER Text Sources: Paraphrase Psalm 8:1

All My Days

Author: J-Glenn Murray, SJ Appears in 5 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8 First Line: You have made me little less than a god Refrain First Line: Till the end of my days, O Lord Topics: Love of God for Us; Praise; Thanksgiving; Service Music for Mass Communion Song; Sunday Celebrations in the Absence of a Priest Communion Song; Rites of the Church Marriage Used With Tune: [You have made me little less than a god]

O Lord, our Lord, throughout the earth

Author: John L. Bell (b. 1949) Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 8 Topics: Adoration Of God; Angels; Creation Used With Tune: TRAMPS AND HAWKERS