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All creatures of our God and King
St Francis of Assisi (1182-1226) translated by William Henry Draper (1855-1933)
This hymn is suitable for the beginning of the service.
All creatures of our God and King,
lift up your voice and with us sing
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Thou burning sun with golden beam,
thou silver moon with softer gleam:
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
Thou rushing wind that art so strong,
ye clouds that sail in heaven along,
O praise Him, hallelujah!
Thou rising morn, in praise rejoice,
ye lights of evening, find a voice:
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
Thou flowing water, pure and clear,
make music for thy Lord to hear,
Hallelujah, hallelujah!
Thou fire so masterful and bright,
that givest man both warmth and light:
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
And all ye men of tender heart,
forgiving others, take your part,
O sing ye, hallelujah!
Ye who long pain and sorrow bear,
praise God and on Him cast your care:
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
Let all things their Creator bless,
and worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him, hallelujah!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, three in One.
O praise Him, O praise Him,
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah!
© Copyright Robertson Publications (for J Curwen & Sons Ltd), Stockley Close, Stockley Road, West Drayton, Middlesex, UB7 9BE, United Kingdom.
All people that on earth do dwell
Words by William Kethe (1520-1594)
This hymn is suitable as either the first or second hymn in the service.
All people that on earth do dwell,
sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell;
come ye before Him, and rejoice.
The Lord, ye know, is God indeed:
without our aid He did us make:
we are his folk, He doth us feed;
and for His sheep He doth us take.
O enter then His gates with praise,
approach with joy His courts unto;
praise, laud, and bless His name always,
for it is seemly so to do.
For why? The Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
and shall from age to age endure.
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All things bright and beautiful
Words by C. F. Alexander (1818-95)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
all things wise and wonderful,
the Lord God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.
Refrain
The purple-headed mountain,
the river running by,
the sunset and the morning,
that brightens up the sky;
Refrain
The cold wind in the winter,
the pleasant summer sun,
the ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one;
Refrain
The tall trees in the greenwood,
the meadows for our play,
the rushes by the water,
to gather every day;
Refrain
He gave us eyes to see them,
and lips that we might tell
how great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
Refrain
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Words by John Newton (1725-1807)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
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.
'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
'tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.
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've first begun.
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Words by Charles Wesley (1707-88)
This hymn is suitable as either the first or last hymn in the service.
And can it be, that I should gain
an interest in the Saviour's blood?
Died He for me, who caused His pain
For me, who Him to death pursued?
Amazing love! how can it be
that Thou, my God, shouldst die for me?
'Tis mystery all! The Immortal dies:
who can explore His strange design?
In vain the first-born seraph tries
to sound the depths of love divine.
'Tis mercy all! let earth adore,
let angel minds inquire no more.
He left His Father's throne above,
so free, so infinite His grace,
emptied Himself of all but love,
and bled for Adam's helpless race:
'Tis mercy all, immense and free;
for, O my God, it found out me!
Long my imprisoned spirit lay
fast bound in sin and nature's night;
Thine eye diffused a quickening ray,
I woke, the dungeon flamed with light;
my chains fell off, my heart was free,
I rose, went forth and followed Thee.
No condemnation now I dread;
Jesus, and all in Him, is mine!
Alive in Him, my living Head,
and clothed in righteousness divine,
bold I approach the eternal throne,
and claim the crown, through Christ my own.
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Words by Caroline Maria Noel (1817-77)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
At the name of Jesus
every knee shall bow,
every tongue confess Him
King of glory now.
'Tis the Father's pleasure
we should call Him Lord,
Who from the beginning
was the mighty Word.
Mighty and mysterious
in the highest height,
God from everlasting,
Very Light of light,
In the Father's bosom,
with the Spirit blest,
love, in love eternal,
rest, in perfect rest.
Humbled for a season,
to receive a name
from the lips of sinners
unto whom He came;
faithfully He bore it
spotless to the last,
brought it back victorious,
when from death He passed:
Bore it up triumphant
with its human light,
through all ranks of creatures,
to the central height,
to the throne of Godhead,
to the Father's breast;
filled it with the glory
of that perfect rest.
In your hearts enthrone Him;
there let Him subdue
all that is not holy,
all that is not true;
crown Him as your captain
in temptation's hour,
let His will enfold you
in its light and power.
Brothers, this Lord Jesus
shall return again,
with His Father's glory,
with His angel train;
for all wreaths of empire
meet upon His brow,
and our hearts confess Him
King of glory now.
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Words by Bob Gillman
This hymn is suitable as either the first or last hymn in the service.
Bind us together, Lord,
bind us together
with cords that cannot be broken.
Bind us together, Lord,
bind us together,
O bind us together with love.
There is only one God.
There is only one King.
There is only one Body -
that is why we sing:
Refrain
Made for the glory of God,
purchased by His precious Son,
born with the right to be clean,
for Jesus the victory has won.
Refrain
You are the family of God,
you are the promise divine,
you are God's chosen desire,
you are the glorious new wine.
© Copyright 1977 Kingsway Thankyou Music, PO Box 75, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN23 6NW, UK.
Dear Lord and Father of mankind
John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-82)
This hymn is suitable as either the first or last hymn in the service.
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
forgive our foolish ways;
re-clothe us in our rightful mind;
in purer lives Thy service find,
in deeper reverence, praise.
In simple trust like theirs who heard,
beside the Syrian sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord,
let us, like them, without a word
rise up and follow Thee.
O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with Thee
the silence of eternity,
interpreted by love!
Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
till all our strivings cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of Thy peace.
Breathe through the heats of our desire
Thy coolness and Thy balm;
let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still small voice of calm!
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Father, hear the prayer we offer
Love Maria Willis (1824-1908)
This hymn is suitable as either the second or last hymn in the service.
Father, hear the prayer we offer:
not for ease that prayer shall be,
but for strength, that we may ever
live our lives courageously.
Not for ever in green pastures
do we ask our way to be:
but by steep and rugged path ways
would we strive to climb to Thee.
Not for ever by still waters
would we idly quiet stay;
but would smite the living fountains
from the rocks along our way.
Be our strength in hours of weakness,
in our wanderings be our guide;
through endeavour, failure, danger,
Father, be Thou at our side.
Let our path be bright or dreary,
storm or sunshine be our share;
may our souls, in hope unweary,
make Thy work our ceaseless prayer.
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Folliott Pierpoint (1835-1917) altered 1986 Horrobin/Leavers
This hymn is suitable as either the first or last hymn in the service.
For the beauty of the earth,
for the beauty of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
over and around us lies;
Father, unto You we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.
For the beauty of each hour
of the day and of the night,
hill and vale, and tree and flower,
sun and moon, and stars of light;
Father, unto You we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.
For the joy of love from God,
that we share on earth below;
for our friends and family,
and the love that they can show;
Father, unto You we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.
For each perfect gift divine
to our race so freely given,
thank You Lord that they are mine,
here on earth as gifts from heaven;
Father, unto You we raise
this our sacrifice of praise.
© 1986 Copyright Horrobin/Leavers, c/o HarperCollinsReligious, 77-85 Fulham Palace Road, Hammersmith, London,W6 8JB, UK.
Anon
This hymn is suitable as either the first or last hymn in the service.
Give me joy in my heart, keep me singing,
give me joy in my heart, I pray;
give me joy in my heart, keep me singing,
keep me singing till the break of day.
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the King of kings!
Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,
sing hosanna to the King.
Give me love in my heart, keep me serving,
give me love in my heart, I pray;
give me love in my heart, keep me serving,
keep me serving till the break of day.
Refrain
Give me peace in my heart, keep me praying,
give me peace in my heart, I pray;
give me peace in my heart, keep me praying,
keep me praying till the break of day.
Refrain
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T O Chisholm (1866-1960)
This hymn is suitable as either the first or last hymn in the service.
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 for ever wilt be.
Refrain:
Great is Thy faithfulness,
great is Thy faithfulness,
morning by morning
new mercies I see.
All I have needed
Thy hand hath provided -
great is Thy faithfulness,
Lord, unto me!
Summer and winter,
and spring-time and harvest,
sun, moon and stars
in their courses above,
join with all nature
in manifold witness
to Thy great faithfulness,
mercy and love.
Refrain
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!
Refrain
© 1923, 1951 Hope Publishing, 380 South Main Place, Carol Stream, IL 60188 USA.
Guide me, O Thou great Redeemer
William Williams (1717-91) altd. by Peter Williams (1726-94)
This hymn is suitable as the last hymn in the service.
Guide me, O Thou great Redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
hold me with Thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven
feed me till I want no more;
feed me till I want no more.
Open now the crystal fountain
whence the healing stream doth flow;
let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through:
strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer;
be Thou still my strength and shield;
be Thou still my strength and shield.
When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside;
death of death, and hell's destruction
land me safe on Canaan's side:
songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to Thee;
I will ever give to Thee.
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Russian hymn, tr. Stuart K Hine
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
O Lord my God!
when I In awesome wonder
consider all
the works Thy hand hath made,
I see the stars,
I hear the mighty thunder,
the power throughout
the universe displayed;
Refrain:
Then sings my soul,
my Saviour God, to Thee,
how great Thou art,
how great Thou art!
Then sings my soul,
my Saviour God, to Thee,
how great Thou art,
how great Thou art!
When through the woods
and forest glades I wander
and hear the birds
sing sweetly in the trees;
when I look down
from lofty mountain grandeur,
and hear the brook,
and feel the gentle breeze;
Refrain
And when I think
that God His Son not sparing,
sent Him to die -
I scarce can take it in,
that on the cross
my burden gladly bearing,
He bled and died
to take away my sin:
Refrain
When Christ shall come
with shout of acclamation
and take me home -
what joy shall fill my heart!
Then shall I bow
in humble adoration
and there proclaim,
my God, how great Thou art!
Refrain
© 1953 Stuart K Hine/Thankyou Music Ltd, 1 St Annes Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UN, UK
Immortal, invisible, God only wise
Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
Immortal, invisible,
God only wise,
in light inaccessible
hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious,
the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious,
Thy great name we praise.
Unresting, unhasting,
and silent as light,
nor wanting, nor wasting,
Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains
high soaring above
Thy clouds, which are fountains
of goodness and love.
To all, life Thou givest,
to both great and small;
in all life Thou livest,
the true life of all;
we blossom and flourish
as leaves on the tree,
and wither and perish,
but nought changeth Thee.
Great Father of glory,
pure Father of Light,
Thine angels adore Thee,
all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render;
O help us to see
'tis only the splendour
of light hideth Thee.
Immortal, invisible,
God only wise,
in light inaccessible
hid from our eyes,
most blessed, most glorious,
the Ancient of Days,
almighty, victorious,
Thy great name we praise.
Copyright has expired.
Graham Kendrick
This hymn is suitable as the second or last hymn in the service.
Jesus, stand among us
at the meeting of our lives,
be our sweet agreement
at the meeting of our eyes;
O Jesus, we love You,
so we gather here,
join our hearts in unity
and take away our fear.
So to You we're gathering
out of each and every land,
Christ the love between us
at the joining of our hands;
O Jesus, we love You,
so we gather here,
join our hearts in unity
and take away our fear.
Optional verse for Communion:
Jesus stand among us
at the breaking of the bread;
join us as one body
as we worship You, our Head.
O Jesus, we love You,
so we gather here;
join our hearts in unity
and take away our fear.
© 1977 Make Way Music/Thankyou Music Ltd, 1 St Annes Road, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 3UN, UK
James Edmeston (1791-1867)
This hymn is suitable as the last hymn in the service
Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
o'er the world's tempestuous sea;
guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us -
for we have no help but Thee,
yet possessing every blessing
if our God our Father be.
Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us:
all our weakness Thou dost know.
Thou didst tread this earth before us,
Thou didst feel its keenest woe;
lone and dreary, faint and weary,
through the desert Thou didst go.
Spirit of our God, descending,
fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
love with every passion blending,
pleasure that can never cloy:
thus provided, pardoned, guided,
nothing can our peace destroy.
© Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford, OX2 6DP, Tel: 01865-267254, E-Mail: wrights@oup.co.uk
Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-)
This hymn is suitable as the second or last hymn in the service.
Lord, for the years
Your love has kept and guided,
urged and inspired us,
cheered us on our way,
sought us and saved us,
pardoned and provided:
Lord of the years,
we bring our thanks today.
Lord, for that word,
the word of life which fires us,
speaks to our hearts
and sets our souls ablaze,
teaches and trains,
rebukes us and inspires us:
Lord of the word,
receive Your people's praise.
Lord, for our land
in this our generation,
spirits oppressed
by pleasure, wealth and care:
for young and old,
for commonwealth and nation,
Lord of our land,
be pleased to hear our prayer.
Lord, for our world
where men disown and doubt You,
loveless in strength,
and comfortless in pain,
hungry and helpless,
lost indeed without You:
Lord of the world,
we pray that Christ may reign.
Lord for ourselves;
in living power remake us -
self on the cross
and Christ upon the throne,
past put behind us,
for the future take us:
Lord of our lives,
to live for Christ alone.
© Timothy Dudley-Smith, 9 Ashlands, Ford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6DY
Love divine, all loves excelling
Charles Wesley (1707-88)
This hymn is suitable as the first, second or last hymn in the service.
Love Divine, all loves excelling,
Joy of heaven, to earth come down,
Fix in us thy humble dwelling,
All thy faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, thou art all compassion,
Pure unbounded love thou art;
Visit us with thy salvation,
Enter every trembling heart.
Come, almighty to deliver,
Let us all thy life receive;
Suddenly return, and never,
Never more thy temples leave.
Thee we would be always blessing,
Serve thee as thy hosts above,
Pray, and praise thee, without ceasing,
Glory in thy perfect love.
Finish then thy new creation
Pure and spotless let us be;
Let us see thy great salvation,
Perfectly restored in thee,
Changed from glory into glory,
Till in heaven we take our place,
Till we cast our crowns before thee,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise!
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Sebastian Temple
This hymn is suitable as the last hymn in the service.
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me bring your love;
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord;
And where there's doubt, true faith in you.
Oh, master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved, as to love with all my soul.
Make me a Channel of your peace.
Where there's despair in life let me bring hope;
Where there is darkness, only light;
And where there's sadness, ever joy
Oh, master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved, as to love with all my soul.
Make me a channel of your peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
In giving to all men that we receive;
And in dying that we're born to eternal life.
© 1967. Franciscan Communications, 1229 South Santee Street, Los Angeles, CA 90015 USA
Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
Morning has broken,
Like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken
Like the first bird;
Praise for the singing,
Praise for the morning,
Praise for them springing
Fresh from the Word.
Sweet the rain's new fall,
Sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dewfall
On the first grass;
Praise for the sweetness,
Of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness
Where his feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight,
Mine is the morning,
Born of the one light
Eden saw play;
Praise with elation,
Praise every morning,
God's re-creation
Of the new day.
© David Higham Associates Ltd, 5-8 Lower John Street, Golden Square, London W1R 4HA
Words by Martin Rinkart (1586-1649). Translation by Catherine Winkworth (1827-78)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
Now thank we all our God,
With heart 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 to-day.
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.
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 heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.
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John Ernest Bode (1816-74)
This hymn is suitable as the last hymn in the service.
O Jesus, I have promised
To serve thee to the end;
Be thou for ever near me,
My Master and my Friend:
I shall not fear the battle
If thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If thou wilt be my guide.
O let me feel thee 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, draw thou nearer,
And shield my soul from sin.
O let me hear thee speaking
In accents clear and still,
Above the storms of passion,
The murmurs of self-will;
O speak to reassure me,
To hasten or control;
O speak, and make me listen,
Thou guardian of my soul.
O Jesus, thou hast promised
To all who follow thee,
That where thou art in glory
There shall thy servant be;
And, Jesus, I have promised
To serve thee to the end:
O give me grace to follow,
My Master and my friend.
O let me see thy foot-marks,
And in them plant mine own;
My hope to follow duly
Is in thy strength alone:
O guide me, call me, draw me,
Uphold me to the end;
And then in heaven receive me,
My Saviour and my friend.
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Robert Grant (1779-1838)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
O worship the King
All glorious above;
O gratefully sing
His power and his love:
Our Shield and Defender,
The Ancient of days,
Pavilioned in splendour,
And girded with praise.
O tell of his might,
O sing of his grace,
Whose robe is the light,
Whose canopy space.
His chariots of wrath
The deep thunder-clouds form,
And dark is his path
On the wings of the storm.
This earth, with its store
Of wonders untold,
Almighty, thy power
Hath founded of old:
Hath stablished it fast
By a changeless decree,
And round it hath cast,
Like a mantle, the sea.
Thy bountiful care
What tongue can recite?
It breathes in the air,
It shines in the light;
It streams from the hills,
It descends to the plain,
And sweetly distils
In the dew and the rain.
Frail children of dust,
And feeble as frail,
In thee do we trust,
Nor find thee to fail;
Thy mercies how tender!
How firm to the end!
Our Maker, Defender,
Redeemer, and Friend.
O measureless Might,
Ineffable Love,
While angels delight
To hymn thee above,
Thy humbler creation,
Though feeble their lays,
With true adoration
Shall sing to thy praise.
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H. F. Lyte (1793-1847)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven,
To his feet thy tribute bring;
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like me his praise should sing?
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the everlasting King.
Praise him for his grace and favour
To our fathers in distress;
Praise him still the same as ever,
Slow to chide, and swift to bless:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Glorious in his faithfulness.
Father-like, he tends and spares us,
Well our feeble frame he knows;
In his hands he gently bears us,
Rescues us from all our foes:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Widely as his mercy flows.
Angels, help us to adore him;
Ye behold him face to face;
Sun and moon, bow down before him,
Dwellers all in time and space:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace.
Copyright has expired.
Words by Joachim Neander (1650-80). Translated by Catherine Winkworth (1827-78) and others
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
Praise to the Lord,
the almighty, the King of creations;
O my soul, praise him,
for he is thy health and salvation:
All ye who hear,
Now to his temple draw near,
Joining in glad adoration.
Praise to the Lord,
who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shieldeth thee gently from harm,
or when fainting sustaineth:
Hast thou not seen
How thy heart's wishes have been
Granted in what he ordaineth?
Praise to the Lord,
who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely his goodness
and mercy shall daily attend thee:
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do,
If to the end he befriend thee.
Praise to the Lord!
O let all that is in me adore him!
All that hath life and breath,
come now with praises before him!
Let the Amen
Sound from his people again:
Gladly for ay we adore him.
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Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-)
This hymn is suitable as the first or last hymn in the service.
Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of the Lord:
Unnumbered blessings,
give my spirit voice;
Tender to me
the promise of is word;
In God my saviour
shall my heart rejoice.
Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of his name:
Make known his might,
the deeds his arm has done;
His mercy sure,
from age to age the same;
His holy name,
the Lord, the mighty one.
Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of his might:
Powers and dominions
lay their glory by;
Proud hearts and stubborn
wills are put to flight,
The hungry fed,
the humble lifted high.
Tell out, my soul,
the glories of his word:
Firm is his promise,
and his mercy sure.
Tell out, my soul,
the greatness of the Lord
to children's children
and for evermore.
© Timothy Dudley-Smith, 9 Ashlands, Ford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 6DY
H. W. Baker (1821-77)
This hymn is suitable as the first, second or last hymn in the service.
The king of love my shepherd is,
Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am his
And he is mine for ever.
Where streams of living water flow
My ransomed soul he leadeth,
And where the verdant pastures grow
With food celestial feedeth.
Preserve and foolish oft I strayed,
But yet in love he sought me,
And on his shoulder gently laid,
And home rejoicing brought me.
In death's dark vale I fear no ill
With thee, dear Lord, beside me;
Thy rod and staff my comfort still,
Thy cross before to guide me.
Thou spread'st a table in my sight;
Thy unction grace bestoweth;
And O what transport of delight
From thy pure chalice floweth!
And so through all the length of days
Thy goodness faileth never:
Good shepherd, may I sing thy praise
Within thy house for ever.
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Psalm 23
This hymn is suitable as the second hymn in the service.
The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want;
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; he leadeth me
The quiet waters by.
My soul he doth restore again,
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E'en for his own name's sake.
Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill:
For thou art with me, and thy rod
And staff me comfort still.
My table thou hast furnished
In prsence of my foes;
My head thou dost with oil anoint
And my cup overflows.
Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me;
And in God's house for evermore
My dwelling-place shall be.
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Francis J. Van Alstyne [Fanny J Crosby] (1820-1915)
This hymn is suitable as the first hymn in the service.
To God be the glory!
great things he hath done!
So loved he the world
that he gave us his son,
Who yielded his life
an atonement for sin,
And opened the life-gate
that all may go in.
Refrain:
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Let the earth hear his voice!
Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!
Let the people rejoice!
O come to the father
through Jesus the son;
And give him the glory -
great things he hath done.
O perfect redemption,
the purchase of blood!
To every believer
the promise of God;
The vilest offender
who truly believes,
That moment from Jesus
a pardon receives.
Refrain
Great things he hath taught us,
great things he hath done,
And great our rejoicing
through Jesus the son:
But purer and higher
and greater will be
Our wonder, our transport,
when Jesus we see!
Refrain
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