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Before the World Began

Author: John L. Bell, 1949- Meter: 6.4.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 9 hymnals Scripture: John 1:1-18 Topics: Jesus Christ the Word Used With Tune: INCARNATION

Angels from the Realms of Glory

Author: James Montgomery, 1771-8154 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 777 hymnals Scripture: John 1:4-14 Lyrics: 1 Angels from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth: Ye who sang creation's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth. Refrain: Come and worship, come and worship; Worship Christ, the newborn King. 2 Shepherds in the field abiding, Watching o'er your flocks by night, God with us is now residing, Yonder shines His Infant Light. [Refrain] 3 Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great Desire of nations, Ye have seen His natal star. [Refrain] 4 Saints before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly the Lord, descending, In His temple shall appear. [Refrain] 5 All creation, join in praising God the Father, Spirit, Son. Evermore your voices raising To the eternal Three in One. [Refrain] Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE Text Sources: Salisbury Hymn Book, Salisbury, 1857 (St. 5, alt.)

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

Author: Gerard Moultrie Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 180 hymnals Scripture: John 1:5-9 Lyrics: 1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence, and with fear and trembling stand; ponder nothing earthly minded, for with blessing in his hand Christ our God to earth descendeth, our full homage to demand. 2 King of kings, yet born of Mary, as of old on earth he stood, Lord of lords, in human vesture, in the body and the blood, he will give to all the faithful his own self for heavenly food. 3 Rank on rank the host of heaven spreads its vanguard on the way, as the Light of Light descendeth from the realms of endless day, that the powers of hell may vanish as the darkness clears away. 4 At his feet the six-winged seraph, cherubim, with sleepless eye, veil their faces to the Presence, as with ceaseless voice they cry, "Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Lord Most High! Topics: Christmas Season Used With Tune: PICARDY Text Sources: Liturgy of St. James, 4th C.

Love came down at Christmas

Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) Meter: 6.7.6.7 Appears in 69 hymnals Scripture: John 1:1-2 Lyrics: 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: but wherewith for sacred sign? 3 Love shall be our token, love be yours and love be mine, love to God and all men, love for plea and gift and sign. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Christmas and Epiphany; God Love of; Love For God; Love for others Used With Tune: GARTAN

Son of God, eternal Saviour

Author: Somerset Corry Lowry (1855-1932) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 64 hymnals Scripture: John 1:4 Lyrics: 1 Son of God, eternal Saviour, source of life and truth and grace, Son of Man, whose birth incarnate hallows all our human race; great High Priest who, throned in glory, for your own will ever plead, fill us with your love and pity, heal our wrongs, and help our need. 2 Lord, as you have lived for others, so may we for others live; freely have your gifts been granted, freely may your servants give. Yours the gold and yours the silver, yours the wealth of sea and land, we but stewards of your bounty held in trust at your command. 3 Come, Lord Jesus, reign among us, King of Love, and Prince of Peace; hush the storm of strife and passion, bid its cruel discords cease. Yours the prayer, and yours the purpose, that your people should be one: grant from heaven, our hope’s fruition: here on earth your will be done. Topics: Jesus Christ Mediator; Jesus Christ Son of Man; Life in Christ Christ Risen - Reign and Priesthood; Stewardship; Unity of Humanity Used With Tune: BLAENWERN

Come, Thou Almighty King

Author: Anonymous Meter: 6.6.4.6.6.6.4 Appears in 1,815 hymnals Scripture: John 1:1 Topics: Doxologies and Glorias; Gathering; Holy Trinity; Kingdom of God; Music and Singing; Pulpit Hymns; Word and Teaching Used With Tune: ITALIAN HYMN

Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom

Author: John Henry Newman, 1801-90 Meter: 10.4.10.4.10.10 Appears in 1,261 hymnals Scripture: John 1:1-9 Lyrics: 1 Lead, kindly light, amid the encircling gloom; lead thou me on. The night is dark, and I am far from home; lead thou me on. Keep thou my feet; I do not ask to see the distant scene - one step enough for me. 2 I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou shouldst lead me on. I loved to choose and see my path; but now lead thou me on. I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears pride ruled my will: remember not past years. 3 So long thy power hath blest me, sure it still will lead me on, o'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till the night is gone; and with the morn those angel faces smile, which I have loved long since, and lost awhile. Topics: Consolation; Doubt; Evening; Justice; Light; Night; Personal Petition; Pilgrimage; Providence; Saints Days and Holy Days Any Saint; Saints Days and Holy Days Conversion of St Paul; Temptation; Trust in God Used With Tune: SANDON

Once in royal David's city

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7 Appears in 418 hymnals Scripture: John 1:1 Lyrics: 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 meek and lowly lived on earth our Saviour holy. 3 And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love; for that Child so dear and helpless is our Lord in heaven above; and he leads his children on to the place where he is gone. 4 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, where his children gather round, bright like stars, with glory crowned. Topics: Life in Christ Christ Incarnate - Christmas and Epiphany Used With Tune: IRBY

Songs of Thankfulness and Praise

Author: Christopher Wordsworth Meter: 7.7.7.7 D Appears in 132 hymnals Scripture: John 1:1-3 Lyrics: 1 Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus, Lord, to you we raise, once revealed, when heaven's star brought the wise men from afar; Branch of royal David's stem in your birth at Bethlehem, Word before the world began, God revealed to us in man. 2 God revealed at Jordan's stream, prophet, priest and king supreme, once revealed in power divine changing water into wine: Cana's holy wedding guest keeping to the last the best, Word before the world began, God revealed to us in man. 3 God revealed in valiant fight, conquering the devil's might, sins forgiven, sickness healed, life restored and God revealed: once revealed in gracious will ever bringing good from ill, Word before the world began, God revealed to us in man. 4 Stars shall fall and heavens fade, sun and moon shall dark be made; Christ will then like lightning shine, all will see the glorious sign: all will then the trumpet hear, all will see the Son appear, Word before the world began, God revealed to us in man. Topics: Jesus Christ Baptism; Jesus Christ Miracles; Biblical Places Jordan, Cana; Epiphany Season; Jesus Christ Baptism of; Jesus Christ Earthly Life and Ministry; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Jesus Christ Miracles; Jesus Christ Return (Coming in Glory); Jesus Christ Temptation; Satan Used With Tune: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR Text Sources: Rev. Hymns for Today's Church, 1982

Lo! How a Rose E'er Blooming

Author: Theodore Baker; Harriet Krauth Spaeth Meter: Irregular Appears in 108 hymnals Scripture: John 1:5 Lyrics: 1 Lo! how a rose e'er blooming from tender stem hath sprung, of Jesse's lineage coming, as saints of old have sung. It came a floweret bright, amid the cold of winter, when half spent was the night. 2 Isaiah 'twas foretold it, the Rose I have in mind; with Mary we behold it, the Virgin Mother kind. To show God's love aright, she bore to us a Savior, when half spent was the night. 3 This Flower, whose fragrance tender with sweetness fills the air, dispels with glorious splendor the darkness everywhere. True man, yet very God, from sin and death he saves us and lightens every load. Topics: Biblical Persons; Biblical Persons Isaiah, Jesse, Mary; Christmas Season Used With Tune: ES IST EIN' ROS' ENTSPRUNGEN Text Sources: German carol, 16th century