Hymn of the Week for 9/23/18- Jesus Loves Me!

Text:

Verse 1

Jesus loves me! this I know, for the Bible tells me so;

Little ones to him belong, they are weak, but he is strong.

Refrain

Yes, Jesus loves me, yes, Jesus loves me,

Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so.

Verse 2

Jesus loves me! he who died heaven's gates to open wide;

He will wash away my sin, let his little child come in. (To Refrain)

Verse 3

Jesus loves me! he will stay close beside me all the way;

When at last I come to die, he will take me home on high. (To Refrain)

Text: Anna B. Warner

Tune: CHINA (Bradbury)

Text:

Verse 1

O Jesus , I have promised to serve you to the end;

Remain forever near me, my master and my friend.

I shall not fear the battle if you are by my side,

Nor wander from the pathway if you will be my guide.

Verse 2

Oh, let me feel you near me; the world is ever near.

I see the sights that dazzle, the tempting sounds I hear.

My foes are ever near me, around me and within;

But, Jesus, then draw nearer to shield my soul from sin.

Verse 3

Oh, let me hear you speaking in accents clear and still

Above the storms of passion, the murmurs of self-will.

Now speak to reassure me, to hasten or control;

Now speak and make me listen, O Guardian of my soul.

Verse 4

O Jesus, you have promised to all who follow you

That where you are in glory your servant shall be too.

And Jesus, I have promised to serve you to the end;

Oh, give me grace to follow, my master and my friend.

Text: John E. Bode

Tune: MUNICH

Text:

Refrain

Take my life, that I may be consecrated, Lord, to, thee;

Take my moments and my days; let them flow in ceaseless praise.

Verse 1

Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of thy love;

Take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for thee. Refrain

Verse 2

Take my silver and my gold, not a mite would I withhold;

Take my intellect and use ev'ry pow'r as thou shalt choose. Refrain

Verse 3

Take my voice and let me sing always, only for my King;

Take my lips and let them be filled with messages from thee. Refrain

Verse 4

Take my will and make it thine; it shall be no longer mine;

Take my heart, it is thine own; it shall be thy royal throne. Refrain

Text: Havergal/adapt. Mendoza

Text:

Change my heart, O God; make it ever true.

Change my heart, O God: may I be like you.

You are the potter; I am the clay.

Mold me and make me; this is what I pray.

Change my heart, O God; make it ever true.

Change my heart, o God: may I be like you.

Text:

Verse 1

Come, thou almighty King, help us thy name to sing:

Help us to praise;

Father all glorious, o'er all victorious,

Come and reign over us, Ancient of Days.

Verse 2

Come, thou incarnate Word, merciful, mighty Lord;

Our prayer attend.

Come and thy people bless, and give thy word success,

And let thy righteousness on us descend.

Verse 3

Come, holy Comforter, thy sacred witness bear

In this glad hour!

Thou who almighty art, rule now in ev'ry heart,

Never from us depart, Spirit of pow'r.

Verse 4

To thee, great One in Three, eternal praises be

Hence evermore!

Thy sov'reign majesty may we in glory see,

And to eternity love and adore.

Text: unknown

Tune: ITALIAN HYMN

Text:

Verse 1

"I am the Bread of life. You who come to me shall not hunger,

And who believe in me shall not thirst.

No one can come to me unless the Father beckons."

Refrain

"And I will raise you up, and I will raise you up,

And I will raise you up on the last day."

Verse 2

"The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world,

And if you eat of this bread,

You shall live forever, you shall live forever." Refrain

Verse 3

"Unless you eat of the flesh of the Son of Man

And drink of his blood,

And drink of his blood, you shall not have life within you." Refrain

Verse 4

"I am the resurrection, I am the life.

If you believe in me, even though you die,

You shall live forever." Refrain

Verse 5

Yes, Lord I believe that you are the Christ,

The Son of God, who have come into the world. Refrain

Text and Music: Suzanne Toolan (Copyright GIA Publications, Inc. 1966, 1970, 1986, 1993)

Text:

Verse 1

Precious Lord, take my hand, lead me on, let me stand,

I am tired, I am weak, I am worn.

Through the storm, through the night, lead me on to the light.

Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

Verse 2

When my way grows drear, precious Lord, linger near,

When my life is almost gone,

Hear my cry, hear my call, hold my hand lest I fall.

Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

Verse 3

When the darkness appears and the night draws near,

And the day is past and gone,

At the river I stand, guide my feet, hold my hand.

Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

Text: Thomas A. Dorsey

Music: George N. Allen, adapt. Thomas A. Dorsey

Text:

Verse 1

Children of the heav'nly Father safely in his bosom gather;

Nestling bird nor star in heaven such a refuge e'er was given.

Verse 2

God his own doth tend and nourish, in his holy courts they flourish.

From all evil things he spares them, in his mighty arms he bears them.

Verse 3

Neither life nor death shall ever from the Lord his children sever;

Unto them his grace he showeth, and their sorrows all he knoweth.

Verse 4

Though he giveth or he taketh, God his children ne'er forsaketh;

His the loving purpose solely to preserve them pure and holy.

Tune: TRYGGARE KAN INGEN VARA

Text:

Verse 1

Praise and thanksgiving, God we would offer

For all things living, you have made good:

Harvest of sown fields, fruits of the orchard,

Hay from the mown fields, blossom and wood.

Verse 2

God, bless the labor we bring to serve you,

That with our neighbor we may be fed.

Sowing or tilling, we would work with you,

Harvesting, milling for daily bread.

Verse 3

Father, providing food for your children,

By Wisdom's guiding teach us to share

One with another, so that, rejoicing

With us, all others may know your care.

Verse 4

Then will your blessing reach ev'ry people,

Freely confessing your gracious hand.

Where you are reigning, no one will hunger;

Your love sustaining showers the land.

Text: Albert F. Bayly (Copyright Oxford University Press)

Tune: BUNESSAN

Text:

Verse 1

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.

Verse 2

"Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved;

How precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed!

Verse 3

Through many dangers, toils, and snares I have already come;

'Tis grace has brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.

Verse 4

The Lord has promised good to me; his word my hope secures;

He will my shield and portion be as long as life endures.

Verse 5

When we've been there ten thousand years, bright shining as the sun,

We've no less days to sing God's praise than when we'd first begun.

Text: John Newton

Tune: NEW BRITAIN

Special Note: I mention in the video that Excell's birth of music was at a revival-this refers to his birth of music as worship, before that he was a musician. Excell is the arranger of the tune.

The tune itself was composed by W. Walker and is found in Southern Harmony

Text:

Verse 1

Lead on, O King eternal! The day of march has come;

Henceforth in fields of conquest your tents will be our home.

Through days of preparation your grace has made us strong;

And now, O King eternal, we lift our battle song.

Verse 2

Lead on, O King eternal, till sin's fierce war shall cease,

And holiness shall whisper the sweet amen of peace;

For not with swords loud clashing, nor roll of stirring drums,

But deeds of love and mercy the heav'nly kingdom comes.

Verse 3

Lead on, O King eternal: we follow, not with fears,

For gladness breaks like morning where e'er your face appears.

Your cross is lifted o'er us; we journey in its light;

The crown awaits the conquest; lead on, O God of might!

Text: Ernest W. Shurtleff

Tune: LANCASHIRE

Text:

Verse 1

In Christ called to baptize, we witness to grace

And gather a people from each land and race.

In deep, flowing waters, we share in Christ's death,

Then, rising to new life, give thanks with each breath.

Verse 2

In Christ called to banquet, one table we share,

A haven of welcome, a circle of care.

Although we are many, we share in one bread.

One cup of thanksgiving proclaims Christ, our head.

Verse 3

In Christ called to witness, by grace we will preach

The life giving gospel; God's love we will teach.

By grace may our living give proof to our praise

In costly compassion reflecting Christ's ways.

Verse 4

Unite us, anoint us, O Spirit of love,

For you are within us, around us, above.

Equip us for service with gifts you bestow.

In Christ is our calling. In Christ may we grow.

Tune: ST. DENIO

Text:

Verse 1

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father; there is no shadow of turning with thee;

Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not; as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be.

Refrain

Great is thy faithfulness! (2x)

Morning by morning new mercies I see

All I have needed thy hand hath provided; great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me.

Verse 2

Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, sun, moon, and stars in their courses above

Join with all nature in manifold witness to thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love. To Refrain

Verse 3

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside! To Refrain

Text: Thomas Chisholm

Tune: FAITHFULNESS

Text:

Verse 1

Eternal Father, strong to save, whose arm has bound the restless wave,

Who bade the mighty ocean deep its own appointed limits keep:

Oh, hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea.

Verse 2

O Savior, whose almighty word the winds and waves submissive heard,

Who walked upon the foaming deep, and calm amid the storm didst sleep:

Oh, hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea.

Verse 3

O Holy Spirit, who didst brood upon the chaos dark and rude,

And bid its angry tumult cease, and give for wild confusion, peace:

Oh, hear us when we cry to thee for those in peril on the sea.

Verse 4

O Trinity of love and pow'r, all trav'lers guard in danger's hour,

From rock and tempest, fire and foe, protect them whereso e'er they go;

Thus evermore shall rise to thee glad hymns and praise from land and sea.

Text: William Whiting

Tune: MELITA

Text:

Verse 1

Let us build a house where love can dwell and all can safely live,

A place where saints and children tell how hearts learn to forgive.

Built of hopes and dreams and visions, rock of faith and vault of grace;

Here the love of Christ shall end divisions:

Refrain

All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place.

Verse 2

Let us build a house where prophets speak, and words are strong and true,

Where all God's children dare to seek to dream God's reign a new.

Here the cross shall stand as witness and as symbol of God's grace;

Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus: Refrain

Verse 3

Let us build a house where love is found in water, wine and wheat:

A banquet hall on holy ground where peace and justice meet.

Here the love of God, through Jesus, is revealed in time and space;

As we share in Christ the feast that frees us: Refrain

Verse 4

Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone

To heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they've known.

Here the outcast and the stranger bear the image of God's face;

Let us bring an end to fear and danger: Refrain

Verse 5

Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard

And loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word.

Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace,

Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter: Refrain

Tune: TWO OAKS

Text:

Verse 1

Built on a rock the church shall stand, even when steeples are falling;

Crumbled have spires in ev'ry land, bells still are chiming and calling-

Calling the young and old to rest, calling the souls of those distressed,

Longing for life everlasting.

Verse 2

Surely, in temples made with hands God the Most High is not dweliing-

High in the heavn's his temple stands, all earthly temples excelling.

Yet God who dwells in heav'n above deigns to abide with us in love,

Making our bodies his temple.

Verse 3

Christ builds a house of living stones: we are his own habitation;

He fills our hearts, his humble thrones, granting us life and salvation.

Where two or three will seek his face, he in their midst will show his grace,

Blessings upon them bestowing.

Verse 4

Yet in this house, an earthly frame, Jesus the children is blessing;

Hither we come to praise his name, faith in our Savior confessing.

Jesus to us his Spirit sent, making with us his covenant,

Granting his children the kingdom.

Verse 5

Through all the passing years, O Lord, grant that, when church bells are ringing,

Many may come to hear your Word, who here this promise is bringing:

"I know my own, my own know me; you, not the world, my face shall see;

My peace I leave with you. Amen."

Text: Grundtvig, trans. Doving

Tune: KIRKEN DEN ER ET GAMMELT HUS

Text:

Verse 1

Christ is alive! Let Christians sing. The cross stands empty to the sky.

Let streets and homes with praises ring. Love, drowned in death, shall never die.

Verse 2

Christ is alive! No longer bound to distant years in Palestine,

But saving, healing, here and now, and touching ev'ry place and time.

Verse 3

In ev'ry insult, rift, and war, where color, scorn, or wealth divide,

Christ suffers still, yet loves the more, and lives, where even hope has died.

Verse 4

Women and me, in age and youth, can feel the Spirit, hear the call,

And find the way, the life, the truth, revealed in Jesus, freed for all.

Verse 5

Christ is alive, and comes to bring good news to this and ev'ry age,

Till earth and sky and ocean ring with joy, with justice, love, and praise.

Tune: TRURO

Text:

Verse 1

When long before time and the worlds were begun,

When there was no earth and no sky and no sun,

And all was deep silence and night reigned supreme,

And even our Maker had only a dream.

Verse 2

The silence was broken when God sang the Song,

And light pierced the darkness and rhythm began,

And with its first birth cries creation was born,

And creaturely voices sang praise to the morn.

Verse 3

The sounds of the creatures were one with their Lord's,

Their harmonies sweet and befitting the Word;

The Singer was pleased as the earth sang the Song,

The choir of the creatures reechoed it long.

Verse 4

Though down through the ages the Song disappeared,

Its harmonies broken and almost unheard,

The Singer comes to us to sing it again,

Our God is with us in the world now as then.

Verse 5

The Light has returned as it came once before,

The Song of the Lord is our own song once more,

So let us all sing with one heart and one voice

The Song of the Singer in whom we rejoice.

Verse 6

To you, God the Singer, our voice we raise.

To you, Song Incarnate, we give all our praise,

To you, Holy Spirit, our life and our breath,

Be glory forever, through life and through death.

Text: Peter W.A. Davison (Copyright Peter Davison, admin. Augsburg Fortress)

Tune: THE SINGER AND THE SONG (Arrangement copyrighted George Black)

Text:

Refrain

Spirit, Spirit of gentleness, blow through the wilderness calling and free;

Spirit, Spirit of restlessness, stir me from placidness, wind, wind on the sea.

Verse 1

You moved on the waters, you called to the deep,

Then you coaxed up the mountains from the valleys of sleep;

And over the eons you called to each thing:

"Awake from your slumbers and rise on your wings." To Refrain

Verse 2

You swept through the desert, you stung with the sand,

And you goaded your people with a law and a land;

And when they were blinded with idols and lies,

Then you spoke through your prophets to open their eyes. To Refrain

Verse 3

You sang in a stable, you cried from a hill,

Then you whispered in silence when the whole world was still;

And down in the city you called once again,

When you blew through your people on the rush of the wind. To Refrain

Verse 4

You call from tomorrow, you break ancient schemes.

From the bondage of sorrow all the captives dream dreams;

Our women see visions, our men clear their eyes.

With bold new decisions your people arise. To Refrain

Text:

Verse 1

Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing my great Redeemer's praise,

The glories of my God and king, the triumphs of his grace!

Verse 2

My gracious Master and my God, assist me to proclaim,

To spread through all the earth abroad the honors of your name.

Verse 3

The name of Jesus charms our fears and bids our sorrows cease,

Sings music in the sinner's ears, brings life and health and peace.

Verse 4

He speaks, and list'ning to his voice, new life the dead receive;

The mournful, broken hearts rejoice, the humble poor believe.

Verse 5

Look unto him, your Savior own, O fallen human race!

Look and be saved through faith alone, be justified by grace!

Verse 6

To God all glory, praise and love be now and ever giv'n

By saints below and saints above, the church in earth and heav'n.

Text: Charles Wesley

Tune: AZMON

Text:

Refrain

Now the feast and celebration, all of creation sings for joy

To the God of life and love and freedom; praise and glory forevermore!

Verse 1

Now is the feast of the Lamb once slain

Whose blood has freed and united us to be one great people of God. To Refrain

Verse 2

Power and riches, wisdom and might,

All honor and glory to Christ forever. To Refrain

Verse 3

For God has come to dwell with us, to make us people of God;

To make all things new. To Refrain

Text:

Verse 1

Thine the amen thine the praise alleluias angels raise

Thine the everlasting head thine the breaking of the bread

Thine the glory thine the story thine the harvest then the cup

Thine the vineyard then the cup is lifted up lifted up.

Verse 2

Thine the life eternally thine the promise let there be

Thine the vision thine the tree all the earth on bended knee

Gone the nailing gone the railing gone the pleading gone the cry

Gone the sighing gone the dying what was loss lifted high.

Verse 3

Thine the truly thine the yes thine the table we the guest

Thine the mercy all from thee thine the glory yet to be

Then the ringing and the singing then the end of all the war

Thine the living thine the loving evermore evermore.

Verse 4

Thine the kingdom thine the prize thine the wonder full surprise

Thine the banquet then the praise then the justice of thy ways

Thine the glory thine the story then the welcome to the least

Then the wonder all increasing at thy feast at thy feast.

Verse 5

Thine the glory in the night no more dying only light

Thine the river thine the tree then the Lamb eternally

Then the holy holy holy celebration jubilee

Thine the splendor thine the brightness only thee only thee.

Text:

My Jesus, my Savior, Lord, there is none like you.

All of my days I want to praise the wonders of your mighty love.

My comfort, my shelter, tower of refuge and strength;

Let ev'ry breath, all that I am never cease to worship you.

Shout to the Lord, all the earth; let us sing

Power and majesty, praise to the King.

Mountains bow down and the seas will roar at the sound of your name.

I sing for joy at the work of your hands;

Forever I'll love you, forever I'll stand.

Nothing compares to the promise I have in you.

Text: Darlene Zschech

Tune: SHOUT TO THE LORD

Text:

Verse 1

Christ is risen! Alleluia! Risen our victorious head!

Sing his praises! Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!

Gratefully our hearts adore him as his light once more appears;

Bowing down in joy before him, rising up from grief and tears.

Refrain

Christ is risen! Alleluia! Risen our victorious head!

Sing his praises! Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!

Verse 2

Christ is risen! All the sadness of our Lenten fast is o'er;

Through the open gates of gladness he returns to life once more;

Death and hell before him bending, see him rise, the victor now,

Angels on his steps attending, glory round his wounded brow. Refrain

Verse 3

Christ is risen! All the sorrow that last evening round him lay

Now has found a glorious morrow in the rising of today.

See the grave its first-fruits springing, springing up from holy ground;

Christ was dead, but now is living; he was lost, but he is found. Refrain

Verse 4

Christ is risen! Henceforth never death or hell shall us enthrall.

We are Christ's, in him forever we have triumphed over all.

All the doubting and dejection of our trembling hearts have ceased;

Hail the day of resurrection! Let us rise and keep the feast. Refrain

Text: Monsell

Tune: MORGENLIED

Text:

Verse 1

We walk by faith and not by sight;

With gracious words draw near,

O Christ, who spoke as none e'er spoke:

"My peace be with you here."

Verse 2

We may not touch your hands and side,

Nor follow where you trod;

But in your promise we rejoice,

And cry, "My Lord and God!"

Verse 3

Help then, O Lord, our unbelief;

And may our faith abound

To call on you when you are near

And seek where you are found:

Verse 4

For you, O resurrected Lord,

Are found in means divine:

Beneath the water and the word,

Beneath the bread and wine.

Verse 5

And when our life of faith is done,

In realms of clearer light

May we behold you as you are,

With full and endless sight.

Text: Henry Alford

Text:

Verse 1

Jesus Christ is ris'n today, Alleluia!

Our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!

Who did once upon the cross, Alleluia!

Suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!

Verse 2

Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!

Unto Christ, our heav'nly king, Alleluia!

Who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!

Sinners to redeem and save. Alleluia!

Verse 3

But the pains which he endured, Alleluia!

Our salvation have procured; Alleluia!

Now above the sky he's king, Alleluia!

Where the angels ever sing. Alleluia!

Verse 4

Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!

Praise eternal as his love; Alleluia!

Praise him, all you heav'nly host, Alleluia!

Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Alleluia!

Text: Latin carol, Verses 1-3 tr. J. Walsh, Verse 4 Charles Wesley

Tune: EASTER HYMN

Text:

Verse 1

Jesus, keep me near the cross, there's a precious fountain;

Free to all, a healing stream flows from Calv'ry's mountain.

Refrain

In the cross, in the cross, be my glory ever;

Till my ransomed soul shall find rest beyond the river.

Verse 2

Near the cross, a trembling soul, love and mercy found me;

There the bright and morning star sheds its beams around me. Refrain

Verse 3

Near the cross! O Lamb of God, bring its scenes before me;

Help me walk from day to day with its shadow o'er me. Refrain

Verse 4

Near the cross I'll watch and wait, hoping, trusting ever,

Till I reach the golden strand just beyond the river. Refrain

Text: Fanny J. Crosby

Tune: NEAR THE CROSS

Text:

Verse 1

Christ, the life of all the living, Christ, the death of death, our foe,

Christ, yourself for me once giving to the darkest depths of woe:

Through your suff'ring death, and merit life eternal I inherit.

Thousand, thousand thanks are due, dearest Jesus, unto you.

Verse 2

You have suffered great affliction and have borne it patiently,

Even death by crucifixion, fully to atone for me;

For you chose to be tormented that my doom should be prevented.

Thousand, thousand thanks are due, dearest Jesus, unto you.

Verse 3

Then, for all that bought my pardon, for the sorrows deep and sore,

For the anguish in the garden, I will thank you evermore;

Thank you for the groaning, sighing, for the bleeding and the dying,

For that last triumphant cry, praise you evermore on high.

Text: Ernst Christoph Homburg

Tune: JESU, MEINES LEBENS LEBEN

Text:

Verse 1

Your only Son, no sin to hide, but you have sent him from your side

To walk upon this guilty sod and to become the Lamb of God.

Refrain

O Lamb of God, sweet Lamb of God, I love the holy Lamb of God.

Oh, wash me in your precious blood, my Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God.

Verse 2

Your gift of love we crucified. We laughed and scorned him as he died.

The humble king we named a fraud and sacrificed the Lamb of God. Refrain

Verse 3

I was so lost, I should have died, but you have brought me to your side

To be led by your staff and rod and to be called a lamb of God. Refrain

Text:

Verse 1

Come! Live in the light! Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord!

We are called to be light for the kingdom, to live in the freedom of the city of God.

Refrain

We are called to act with justice, we are called to love tenderly;

We are called to serve one another, to walk with humbly with God.

Verse 2

Come! Open your heart! Show your mercy to all those in fear!

We are called to be hope for the hopeless so hatred and blindness will be no more. Refrain

Verse 3

Sing! Sing a new song! Sing of that great day when all will be one!

God will reign, and we'll walk with each other as sisters and brothers united in love. Refrain

Text:

Verse 1

In the cross of Christ I glory, tow'ring o'er the wrecks of time.

All the light of sacred story gathers round its head sublime.

Verse 2

When the woes of life o'ertake me, hopes deceive, and fears annoy,

Never shall the cross forsake me; lo, it glows with peace and joy.

Verse 3

When the sun of bliss is beaming light and love upon my way,

From the cross the radiance streaming adds more luster to the day.

Verse 4

Bane and blessing, pain and pleasure, by the cross are sanctified;

Peace is there that knows no measure, joys that through all time abide.

Text: John Bowring

Tune: RATHBUN

Text:

Verse 1

Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, calling for you and for me.

See, on the portals he's waiting and watching, watching for you and for me.

Refrain

"Come home, come home! You who are weary, come home."

Earnestly, tenderly, Jesus is calling, calling, "O sinner, come home!"

Verse 2

Why should we tarry when Jesus is pleading, pleading for you and for me?

Why should we linger and heed not his mercies, mercies for you and for me? Refrain

Verse 3

Oh, for the wonderful love he has promised, promised for you and for me!

Though we have sinned, he has mercy and pardon, pardon for you and for me. Refrain

Text: Will L. Thompson

Tune: THOMSPON

Text:

Verse 1

Thy strong word did cleave the darkness;

At thy speaking it was done.

For created light we thank thee,

While thine ordered seasons run.

Refrain

Alleluia! Alleuia! Praise to thee who light dost send!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia without end!

Verse 2

Lo, on those who dwelt in darkness,

Dark as night and deep as death,

Broke the light of thy salvation,

Breathed thine own life-breathing breath. Refrain

Verse 3

Thy strong Word bespeaks us righteous;

Bright with thine own holiness,

Glorious now, we press toward glory,

And our lives our hopes confess. Refrain

Verse 4

From the cross thy wisdom shining

Breaketh forth in conqu'ring might;

From the cross forever beameth

All thy bright redeeming light. Refrain

Verse 5

Give us lips to sing thy glory,

Tongues thy mercy to proclaim,

Throats that shout the hope that fills us,

Mouths to speak thy holy name.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

May the light which thou dost send

Fill our songs with alleluias,

Alleluias without end!

Verse 6

God the Father, light-creator,

To thee laud and honor be.

To thee, Light of Light begotten,

Praise be sung eternally.

Holy Spirit, light-revealer,

Glory, glory be to thee.

Mortals, angels, now and ever

Praise the holy Trinity!

Tune: EBENEZER

Text:

Verse 1

Praise the One who breaks the darkness with a liberating light;

Praise the One who frees the pris'ners, turning blindness into sight.

Praise the One who preached the gospel, healing ev'ry dread disease,

Calming storms and feeding thousands with the very bread of peace.

Verse 2

Praise the One who blessed the children with a strong yet gentle word;

Praise the One who drove out demons with a piercing, two-edged sword.

Praise the One who brings cool water to the desert's burning sand;

From this well comes living water quenching thirst in ev'ry land.

Verse 3

Praise the one true love incarnate: Christ, who suffered in our place;

Jesus died and rose for many that we may know God by grace.

Let us sing for joy and gladness, seeing what our God has done.

Praise the one redeeming glory; praise the One who makes us one.

Tune: NETTLETON

Text:

Verse 1

On our way rejoicing gladly let us go.

Christ our Lord has conquered; vanquished is the foe.

Christ without, our safety; Christ within, our joy;

Who, if we be faithful, can our hope destroy?

On our way rejoicing; as we forward move,

Hearken to our praises, O blest God of love!

Verse 2

Unto God the Father joyful songs we sing;

Unto God the Savior thankful hearts we bring;

Unto God the Spirit bow we and adore,

On our way rejoicing now and evermore.

On our way rejoicing; as we forward move,

Hearken to our praises, O blest God of love!

Text: John S. B. Monsell

Tune: HERMAS