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Yes, all things bright and beautiful

Author: Cecil Frances Alexander Meter: 7.6.7.6 with refrain Appears in 354 hymnals First Line: Each little flower that opens Lyrics: 1 Each little flow’r that opens, Each little bird that sings; God made their glowing colors, And made their tiny wings. Refrain: Yes, all things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, And all things wise and wonderful The Lord God made them all. 2 The purple headed mountains, The river running by, The sunset and the morning That brighten up the sky. [Refrain] 3 The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden - God made them ev’ry one. [Refrain] 4 The tall tress in the green-wood, The meadows where we play, The flowers by the water, We gather ev'ry day. [Refrain] 5 God gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell How great is God Almighty, Who doeth all things well. [Refrain] Amen. Topics: God in Nature Scripture: Genesis 1:31 Used With Tune: ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL

God, my King, thy might confessing

Author: Richard Mant Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 132 hymnals Lyrics: 1 God, my King, thy might confessing, Ever will I bless thy Name; Day by day thy throne addressing, Still will I thy praise proclaim. 2 Honor great our God befitteth; Who his majesty can reach? Age to age his work transmitteth, Age to age his pow'r shall teach. 3 They shall talk of all thy glory, On thy might and greatness dwell, Speak of thy dread acts the story, And thy deeds of wonder tell. 4 Nor shall fail from mem'ry's treasure Works by love and mercy wrought; Works of love surpassing measure, Works of mercy passing thought. 5 Full of kindness and compassion, Slow to anger, vast in love, God is good to all creation; All his works his goodness prove. 6 All thy works, O Lord, shall bless thee; Thee shall all thy saints adore: King supreme shall they confess thee, And proclaim thy sovereign pow'r. Amen. Topics: Anniversaries; Constancy; God Divine Perfections of; God Glory of; God Goodness of; God Praise of; God Works of Scripture: Psalm 145 Used With Tune: STUTTGART

How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord

Meter: 11.11.11.11 with repeat Appears in 2,192 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, Is laid for your faith in his excellent Word! What more can he say than to you he hath said, You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled? You who unto Jesus for refuge have fled? 2 "Fear not, I am with thee, O be not dismayed; I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid; I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand, Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand. 3 "When through the deep waters I call thee to go, The rivers of woe shall not thee overflow; For I will be with thee thy troubles to bless, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress, And sanctify to thee thy deepest distress. 4 "When through fiery trials thy pathway shall lie, My grace, all sufficient, shall be thy supply; The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. Thy dross to consume, and thy gold to refine. 5 "E'en down to old age all my people shall prove My sovereign, eternal, unchangeable love; And when hoary hairs shall their temples adorn, Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne, Like lambs they shall still in my bosom be borne. 6 "The soul that on Jesus hath leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to his foes; That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake, I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake." Amen. Topics: Anniversaries; Cast Out Fear; God Divine Perfections of; God Faithfuless of; God Glory of; Grace Refreshing; Holy Scriptures; Promises; Reformation Day; Refuge; Trust in God Scripture: Isaiah 41:10 Used With Tune: ADESTE FIDELES Text Sources: "K" in Rippon's Selectins, 1787

What a Friend we have in Jesus

Author: Joseph Scriven Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 1,765 hymnals Lyrics: 2 What a Friend we have in Jesus, All our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry Ev'rything to God in prayer! O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear, All because we do not carry Ev'rything to God in prayer. 2 Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged: Take it to the Lord in prayer! Can we find a friend so faithful, Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our ev'ry weakness— Take it to the Lord in prayer! 3 Are we weak and heavy laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Saviour, still our Refuge— Take it to the Lord in prayer! Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer! In his arms he'll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there. Amen. Topics: Burdens; Christ Friend; Christian Life Prayer; God Deliverer; Prayer Encouragement in; Trials Scripture: John 14:14 Used With Tune: WHAT A FRIEND

There is a land of pure delight

Author: Isaac Watts Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 1,420 hymnals Lyrics: 1 There is a land of pure delight, Where saints immortal reign; Infinite day excludes the night, And pleasures banish pain. 2 There everlasting spring abides, And never with'ring flow'rs; Death, like a narrow sea, divides This heav'nly land from ours. 3 Sweet fields beyond the swelling flood Stand dressed in living green; So to the Jews old Canaan stood, While Jordan rolled between. 4 But timorous mortals start and shrink To cross this narrow sea; And linger, shivering, on the brink, And fear to launch away. 5 O could we make our doubts remove, Those gloomy doubts that rise, And see the Canaan that we love With unbeclouded eyes; 6 we but climb where Moses stood, And view the landscape o'er, Not Jordan's stream, nor death's cold flood, Should fright us from the shore. Amen. Topics: Christian Life The Resurrection and Life Everlasting; Cast Out Fear; Heaven Anticipated; Israel In the Desert Scripture: Deuteronomy 4:22 Used With Tune: MEDITATION

Happy the home when God is there

Author: Henry Ware, Jr. 1794-1843 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 91 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Happy the home when God is there, And love fills ev'ry breast: When one their wish, and one their prayer, And one their heav'nly rest. 2 Happy the home where Jesus' name Is sweet to ev'ry ear; Where children early lisp his fame, And parents hold him dear. 3 Happy the home where prayer is heard, And praise is wont to rise, Where parents love the sacred Word, That makes us truly wise. 4 Lord, let us in our homes agree, This blessed peace to gain; Unite our hearts in love to thee, And love to all will reign. Amen. Topics: Family Worship; Joy; Marriage and the Home; Unity of Believers Scripture: Genesis 18:19 Used With Tune: DOWNS

In thy wrath and hot displeasure

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 9 hymnals Lyrics: 1 In thy wrath and hot displeasure, Chasten not thy servant, Lord; Let thy mercy, without measure, Help and peace to me afford. 2 Heavy is my tribulation, Sore my punishment has been; Broken by thine indignation, I am troubled by my sin. 3 With my burden of transgression Heavy laden, overborne, Humbled low I make confession, For my folly now I mourn. 4 Weak and wounded, I implore thee; Lord, to me thy mercy show; All my pray'r is now before thee, All my trouble thou dost know. 5 Darkness gathers, foes assail me, But I answer not a word; All my friends desert and fail me, Only thou my cry hast heard. 6 Lord, in thee am I confiding; Thou wilt answer when I call, Lest my foes, the good deriding, Triumph in thy servant's fall. 7 Lord, my God, do not forsake me, Let me know that thou art near, Under thy protection take me, As my Saviour now appear. Amen. Topics: Adversaries; Christian Life Repentance; God Mercy of; Heart Contrite; Trust in God Scripture: Psalm 38 Used With Tune: ALICE Text Sources: The Psalter, 1912

How lovely shines the Morning Star!

Author: Phillip Nicolai Meter: 8.8.7.8.8.7.4.4.4.4.8 Appears in 13 hymnals Lyrics: 1 How lovely shines the Morning Star! The nations see and hail afar The light in Judah shining. Thou David's Son of Jacob's race, My Bridegroom and my King of Grace, For thee my heart is pining. Lowly, Holy, Great and glorious, Thou victorious Prince of graces, Filling all the heav'nly places. 2 Now richly to my waiting heart, O thou, my God, deign to impart The grace of love undying. In thy blest body let me be, E'en as the branch is in the tree, Thy life my life supplying. Sighing, crying, For the savor Of thy favor; Resting never Till I rest in thee for ever. 3 Thou, mighty Father, in thy Son Didst love me ere thou hadst begun This ancient world's foundation. Thy Son hath made a friend of me, And when in spirit him I see, I joy in tribulation. What bliss is this! He that liveth To me giveth Life for ever; Nothing me from him can sever. Amen. Topics: Christ Bridegroom; Christ Exaltation of; Christ Friend; Christ Son of David; Christian Life Union with Christ; Election Scripture: Revelation 22:16 Used With Tune: WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET DER MORGENSTERN Text Sources: Tr. composite

It came upon the midnight clear

Author: Edmund H. Sears Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 905 hymnals Lyrics: 1 It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old, From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold; "Peace on the earth, good will to men, From heaven's all-gracious King:" The world in solemn stillness lay, To hear the angels sing. 2 Still through the cloven skies they come, With peaceful wings unfurled, And still their heav'nly music floats O'er all the weary world: Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hov'ring wing, And ever o'er its Babel-sounds The blessed angels sing. 3 And ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low, Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow, Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing: O rest beside the weary road, And hear the angels sing. 4 For lo, the days are hast'ning on, By prophet bards foretold, When with the ever-circling years Comes round the age of gold; When peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling, And the whole world give back the song Which now the angels sing. Amen. Topics: Angels; Christ, The Lord Jesus; Christ Birth of; Gospel Triumph of; Peace Scripture: Psalm 25:7 Used With Tune: CAROL

I will sing the wondrous story

Author: Francis H. Rawley, b. 1854 Appears in 308 hymnals Refrain First Line: Yes, I’ll sing the wondrous story Lyrics: 1 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. Refrain: 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. 2 I was lost; but Jesus found me, Found the sheep that went astray; Raised me up and gently led me Drew me back into his way. [Refrain] 3 Faint was I, and fears possessed me, Bruised was I from many a fall; Hope was gone, and shame distressed me: But his love has pardoned all. [Refrain] 4 Days of darkness still may meet me, Sorrow's paths I oft may tread; But his presence still is with me, By his guiding hand I'm led. [Refrain] 5 He will keep me till the river Rolls it waters at my feet; Then he'll bear me safely over, Made by grace for glory meet. [Refrain] Topics: Christ Atoning work of; Christ Shepherd; Hymns for Informal Occasions; Preservation of Christians; Salvation by Grace Scripture: Revelation 15:3 Used With Tune: [I will sing the wondrous story]