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PART TWO 5. Therefore we, before him bending
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5. Therefore we, before him bending, this great sacrament revere: types and shadows have their ending, for the newer rite is here; faith, our outward sense befriending, makes our inward vision clear. 6. Glory let us give and blessing to the Father and the Son, honour, might and praise addressing, while eternal ages run; ever too his love confessing, who, from both, with both is one. (Amen.) _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index 465 Martin Rinkart (1586-1649) trans. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878) 1. Now thank we all our God, with hearts and hands and voices, who wondrous things hath done, in whom his world rejoices; who from our mother's arms hath blessed us on our way with countless gifts of love, and still is ours today. 2. O may this bounteous God through all our life be near us, with ever joyful hearts and blessed peace to cheer us; and keep us in his grace, and guide us when perplexed, and free us from all ills in this world and the next. 3. All praise and thanks to God the Father now be given, the Son and him who reigns with them in highest heaven, the one eternal God, whom earth and heav'n adore; for thus it was, is now, and shall be evermore. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
from the buried grain, wheat that in the dark earth many days has lain; Love lives again, that with the dead has been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. 2. In the grave they laid him, Love by hatred slain, thinking that never he would wake again, laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. 3. Forth he came at Easter, like the risen grain, he that for three days in the grave had lain; quick from the dead, my risen Lord is seen: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. 4. When our hearts are wintry, grieving or in pain, thy touch can call us back to life again; fields of our hearts, that dead and bare have been: Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
revive your Church with life and pow'r; O Breath of Life, come cleanse, renew us, and fit your Church to meet this hour. 2. 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 ev'ry part! 3. 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. 4. Revive us, Lord; is zeal abating while harvest fields are vast and white? Revive us, Lord, the world is waiting - equip thy Church to spread the light. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; come and behold him, born the king of angels:
Light of Light, lo, he abhors not the Virgin's womb; very God, begotten not created: 3. See how the shepherds, summoned to his cradle, leaving their flocks, draw nigh with lowly fear; we too will thither bend our joyful footsteps: 4. Lo, star-led chieftains, Magi, Christ adoring, offer him incense, gold and myrrh; we to the Christ-child bring our hearts' oblations: 5. Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger, fain we embrace thee, with love and awe; who would not love thee, loving us so dearly? 6. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above; glory to God in the highest: 7. Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning, Jesu, to thee be glory giv'n; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing: _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here, until the Son of God appear. Rejoice, rejoice' Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. 2. O come, thou rod of Jesse, free thine own from Satan's tyranny; from depths of hell thy people save, and give them vict'ry o'er the grave. 3. O come, thou dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by thine advent here; disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death's dark shadows put to flight. 4. O come, thou key of David, come and open wide our heav'nly home; make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery. 5. O come, O come, thou Lord of might, who to thy tribes on Sinai's height in ancient times didst give the Law, in cloud and majesty and awe. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
and calm all their fear, and tell them the time of salvation draws near. O tell them I come to remove all their shame. Then they will for ever give praise to my name. 2. Proclaim to the cities of Judah my word; that 'gentle yet strong is the hand of the Lord. I rescue the captives, my people defend, and bring them to justice and joy without end.' 3. All mountains and hills shall become as a plain, for vanished are mourning and hunger and pain. And never again shall these war against you. Behold I come quickly to make all things new' _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
with thorns was pierced for me; O pour thy blessing on my head that I may think for thee. 2. O dearest Lord, thy sacred hands with nails were pierced for me; O shed thy blessing on my hands t hat they may work for thee. 3. O dearest Lord, thy sacred feet with nails were pierced for me; O pour thy blessing on my feet that they may follow thee. 4. O dearest Lord, thy sacred heart with spear was pierced for me; O pour thy Spirit in my heart that I may live for thee. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
a calm and heav'nly frame; a light to shine upon the road that leads me to the Lamb. 2. What peaceful hours I once enjoyed, how sweet their mem'ry still! But they have left an aching void the world can never fill. 3. The dearest idol I have known, whate'er that idol be, help me to tear it from thy throne, and worship only thee. 4. So shall my walk be close with God, calm and serene my frame; so purer light shall mark the road that leads me to the Lamb. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
a heart from sin set free; a heart that's sprinkled with the blood so freely shed for me. 2. A heart resigned, submissive, meek, my great Redeemer's throne; where only Christ is heard to speak, where Jesus reigns alone. 3. A humble, lowly, contrite heart, believing, true and clean, which neither life nor death can part from him that dwells within. 4. A heart in ev'ry thought renewed, and full of love divine; perfect and right and pure and good - a copy, Lord, of thine. 5. Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart, come quickly from above; write thy new name upon my heart, thy new best name of love. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
my dear Redeemer's praise, my dear Redeemer's praise, the glories of my God and King, the triumphs of his grace, the triumphs of his grace, the triumphs of his grace!
that bids our sorrows cease, that bids our sorrows cease; 'tis music in the sinner's ears, 'tis life and health and peace. (x3)
he sets the pris'ner free, he sets the pris'ner free; his blood can make the foulest dean; his blood availed for me. (x3)
new life the dead receive, new life the dead receive; the mournful broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe. (x3)
your loosened tongues employ, your loosened tongues employ; ye blind, behold your Saviour come; and leap, ye lame, for joy! (x3)
assist me to proclaim, assist me to proclaim and spread through all the earth abroad the honours of thy name. (x3) _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index 475 Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348-413) trans. John Mason Neale (1818-1866) alt. 1. Of the Father's love begotten, ere the worlds began to be, he is Alpha and Omega, he the source, the ending he, of the things that are, and have been, and that future years shall see, evermore and evermore.
he commanded; it was done: heav'n and earth and depths of ocean in their threefold order one; all that grows beneath the shining of the light of moon and sun, evermore and evermore.
when the Virgin, full of grace, by the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the Saviour of our race, and the babe, the world's Redeemer, first revealed his sacred face, evermore and evermore.
angel hosts, his praises sing; pow'rs, dominions, bow before him, and extol our God and King: let no tongue on earth be silent, ev'ry voice in concert ring, evermore and evermore.
sang of old with one accord; whom the writings of the prophets promised in their faithful word; now he shines, the long-expected; let our songs declare his worth, evermore and evermore.
and, O Holy Ghost, to thee, hymn and chant and high thanksgiving, and unwearied praises be; honour, glory, and dominion, and eternal victory, evermore and evermore. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index 476 Henry Kirke White (1785-1806) and others 1 Oft in danger, oft in woe, onward, Christians, onward go; bear the toil, endure the strife, strengthened with the bread of life. 2. Onward through the desert night, keeping faith and vision bright; face the challenge of the hour trusting in your Saviour's pow'r. 3. Let not sorrow dim your eye, soon shall ev'ry tear be dry; let not fears your course impede, great your strength if great your need. 4. Let your drooping hearts be glad; march in faith and honour dad; march, nor think the journey long, march to hope's eternal song. 5. Onward then, undaunted, move; more than faithful God will prove; though the raging waters flow, Christian pilgrims, onward go. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
all you his people, O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. Let us praise, let us thank, let us celebrate and dance, O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
tell the world of all he has done. Fill the nations with celebrations to welcome him as he comes. 2. Give him thanks for the fruitful earth, for the sun, the seasons, the rain. For the joys of his good creation, the life and breath he sustains. 3. Let the heavens rejoice before him, the earth and all contains. All creation in jubilation, join in the shout, 'The Lord reigns!' 4. Let the hearts of those who seek him be happy now in his love. Let their faces look up and gaze at his gracious smile from above. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
we worship you today, and sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; for we can only wonder at ev'ry 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. 2. 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. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
thy people still are fed, who through this earthly pilgrimage has all our forebears led. 2. Our vows, our prayers, we now present before thy throne of grace; God of our forebears, be the God of their succeeding race. 3. Through each mysterious path of life be thou our constant guide; give us each day our daily bread, and raiment fit provide. 4. O spread thy cov'ring wings around, till all our journeys cease, and at our Father's loved abode our souls arrive in peace. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
bow down and hear our cry, our earthly rulers falter, our people drift and die; the walls of gold entomb us, the swords of scorn divide, take not thy thunder from us, but take away our pride. 2. From all that terror teaches, from lies of tongue and pen, from all the easy speeches that comfort cruel men, from sale and profanation of honour and the sword, from sleep and from damnation, deliver us, good Lord! 3. Tie in a living tether the prince and priest and thrall, bind all our lives together, smite us and save us all; in ire and exultation aflame with faith and free, lift up a living nation, a single sword to thee. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
for that most blessed tree, from which the Saviour fashioned salvation full and free. Your promise of redemption is proudly carved in wood, since in the ark you rescued a remnant from the flood. 2. The bush that lit the desert though burned, yet not consumed - became the seed of promise from which salvation bloomed. The light of life eternal still shines with hope and joy, from him whom hell's inferno could burn but not destroy. 3. The staff which Moses carried, as shepherd of your choice, is lifted high to rally the sheep who know your voice. From farthest bounds, you call us, as people of the cross, to find eternal value in your most bitter loss. 4. Christ is the vine eternal, producing wholesome fruit; the rod which brings salvation, the branch from Jesse's root. In crib and crucifixion, in boats upon the sea, the Saviour's earthly journey is shadowed by the tree. 5. This tree of life gives knowledge of love that conquers all, the fruits of goodness ripen, and evil's strongholds fall. It sprang from this creation of which we all are made, and where, by sign and symbol your purpose is displayed. 6. The log which in the desert, made bitter water sweet, transforms the foulest hatred, and renders hope complete; for in its awesome presence all earthly glory pales: the Carpenter is reigning enthroned on wood and nails. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home. 2. Beneath the shadow of thy throne, thy saints have dwelt secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defence is sure. 3. Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame, from everlasting thou art God, to endless years the same. 4. A thousand ages in thy sight are like an evening gone; short as the watch that ends the night before the rising sun. 5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream, will bear us all away; we fade and vanish, as a dream dies at the op'ning day. 6. O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, be thou our guard while troubles last, and our eternal home. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
thy presence may we feel; and, thus inspired with holy fear, before thine altar kneel. 2. Here may thy faithful people know the blessings of thy love, the streams that through the desert flow, the manna from above. 3. We come, obedient to thy word, to feast on heav'nly food; our meat the body of the Lord, our drink his precious blood. 4. Thus may we all thy word obey, for we, O God, are thine; and go rejoicing on our way, renewed with strength divine. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
All my thoughts lie open to your gaze. When I walk or lie down you are before me: ever the maker and keeper of my days. 2. You know my resting and my rising. You discern my purpose from afar. And with love everlasting you besiege me: in ev'ry moment of life and death, you are. 3. Before a word is on my tongue, Lord, you have known its meaning through and through. You are with me, beyond my understanding: God of my present, my past and future too. 4. Although your Spirit is upon me, still I search for shelter from your light. There is nowhere on earth I can escape you: even the darkness is radiant in your sight. 5. For you created me and shaped me, gave me life within my mother's womb. For the wonder of who I am, I praise you: safe in your hands, all creation is made new. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
if onward ye will tread, with Jesus as your fellow, to Jesus as your head. 2. The cross that Jesus carried he carried as your due: the crown that Jesus weareth he weareth it for you. 3. The faith by which ye see him, the hope in which ye yearn, the love that through all troubles to him alone will turn. 4. What are they but forerunners to lead you to his sight, the longed-for distant dawning of uncreated light? 5. The trials that beset you, the sorrows ye endure, are known to Christ your Saviour, whose perfect grace will cure. 6. O happy band of pilgrims, let fear not dim your eyes, remember, your afflictions shall lead to such a prize! _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
on thee, my Saviour and my God! Well may this glowing heart rejoice, and tell its raptures all abroad. O happy day! O happy day I When Jesus washed my sins away, he taught me how to watch and pray, and live rejoicing ev'ry day; happy day! O happy day! When Jesus washed my sins away. 2. 'Tis done, the work of grace is done! I am my Lord's, and he is mine! He drew me, and I followed on, glad to confess the voice divine. 3. Now rest, my long-divided heart, fixed on this blissful centre, rest; nor ever from thy Lord depart, with him of ev'ry good possessed. 4. High heaven, that heard the solemn vow, that vow renewed shall daily hear; till in life's latest hour I bow, and bless in death a bond so dear. _________________________________________ Back to First Letter Index
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