THE NEW CATHOLIC HYMNAL, 2021

NCH 1

1. Behold! Behold! He cometh,

Who doth salvation bring;

Lift up your heads rejoicing,

And welcome Zion's King;

With hymns of joy we praise the Lord.

Hosanna to th’Incarnate Word.

2. Hosanna to the Saviour,

Who came on Christmas morn;

And, of a lowly Virgin,

Was in a stable born;

Emmanuel! Dear Jesus, come

Within thy children make thy home.

3. Yea, come in love and meekness,

Our Saviour now to be;

Come to be formed in us,

And make us like to thee,

Before the Day of Wrath draw near,

When as our Judge thou shalt appear.

4. Soon shalt thou sit in glory

Upon the great White Throne,

And-punish all the wicked,

And recompense thine own;

When ev'ry word and deed and thought

To righteous judgement shall be brought.

5. Here, good and bad are mingled,

But on that Judgement Day

The angels shall divide them,

And take the bad away

Grant, Lord, that we be faithful found

When the last trumpet-call shall sound.

NCH 2

1. Behold, the Savior of the nations

Shall spring from David's royal line

To rule with mercy all the peoples

And judge with righteousness divine.

2. He shall delight in truth and wisdom,

With justice for the meek and poor,

And reconcile his whole creation,

Where beasts of prey shall hunt no more.

3. Here may his word, with hope abounding,

Unite us all in peace and love,

To live as one with all creation,

Redeemed by mercy from above.

4. Prepare the way with awe and wonder

Salvation comes on judgement's wing;

For God will purify his people,

And 'Glory!' all the earth shall sing.

NCH 3

1. Christ is coming! Let creation

From her groans and travail cease;

Let the glorious proclamation

Hope restore and faith increase:

Christ is coming! Christ is coming!

Come, Thou blessed Prince of Peace.

2. Earth can now but tell the story

Of Thy bitter Cross and pain

She shall yet behold Thy glory,

When Thou comest back to reign:

Christ is coming! Christ is coming!

Let each heart repeat the strain.

3. Long Thine exiles have been pining,

Far from rest, and home, and Thee:

But in heav'nly vestures shining.

They their loving Lord shall see.

Christ is coming! Christ is coming!

Haste the joyous jubilee.

4. With that blessed hope before us,

Let no harp remain unstrung:

Let the mighty advent chorus

Onward roll from tongue to tongue:

Christ is coming! Christ is coming!

Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come!

NCH 4

1. Come, thou long expected Jesus,

Born to set thy people free

From our fears and sins release us,

Let us find our rest in thee.

2. Israel's strength and consolation,

Hope of all the earth thou art;

Dear-desire of ev'ry nation,

Joy of ev'ry longing heart.

3. Born thy people to deliver;

Born a child and yet a king;

Born to reign in us for ever;

Now thy gracious kingdom bring.

4. By thy own eternal Spirit,

Rule in all our hearts alone:

By thy all sufficient merit,

Raise us to thy glorious throne.

NCH 5
1. Dear Maker of the starry skies,

Light never lost by faithful eyes,

Christ, thee salvation sent to all,

Be near thy servants when they call.

2. Thy love, that pitied from on high

A guilty race foredoomed to die,

Was fain that sentence to repeal,

Those failing energies to heal.

3. So, at the eventide of earth,

From that bride-chamber of thy birth,

Our mortal flesh thou didst assume,

Born of a spotless Virgin's womb.

4. O thou, at whose august decree,

Once heard, creation bends the knee,

While heav'n and earth obey thy will,

Trembling before thee, and are still.

5. Holiest of holy ones, from whom

Eternity receives its doom,

In this brief world of time we pray,

Keep Satan's treach'rous darts at bay.

6. To God the Father, God the Son,

And God the Spirit, Three in one,

Glory and pow'r and majesty

Through everlasting ages be.

NCH 6

1. Hark! A herald voice is sounding,

"Christ is nigh" it seems to say.

"Cast a-way the dreams of dark-ness,

O ye children of the day."

2. Startled at the solemn warning

Let the earth-bound soul arise;

Christ her sun, all sloth dispelling.

Shines upon the morning skies.

3. Lo! the Lamb so long expected,

Comes with pardon down from heav'n;

Let us haste, with tears of sorrow,

One and all to be forgiv'n.

4. So, when next he comes with glory,

Shrouding all the earth in fear,

May he then as our defender,

On the clouds of heav'n appear.

5. Honour, glory, virtue, merit,

To the Father and the Son,

With the co-eternal Spirit,

While eternal ages run.

NCH 7

1. Hark, how the banks of Jordan ring,

The Baptist's utt'rance echoing!

Your drowsy slumbers cast away,

Those warning accents to obey.

2. The conscious earth, and sea and sky

Welcome his advent from on high,

Who did their groaning fabric build,

With pangs of expectation thrilled.

3. And shall our hearts unpurified

The coming of their king abide?

Strew all his path, and lodging meet,

Prepare a royal guest to greet.

4. Jesus, our souls with health endow;

Our strength and consolation thou,

Creatures of earth, without thy aid,

We languish like the flow'rs that fade.

5. Stretch out thy hand, we faint no more,

The fallen to their feet restore:

Show but thy face, and wintry earth

Shall bring her dallying flow'rs to birth.

6. Jesus, our ransomer divine,

Let praise beyond all praise be thine,

Praise to the Father endlessly,

And his life-giving Spirit be.

NCH 8

1. Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes;

The Saviour promised long;

Let ev'ry heart prepare a throne

And ev'ry voice a song.

2. He comes the pris'ners to release,

In Satan bondage held;

The gates of brass before him burst

The iron fetters yield.

3. He comes from thickest films of vice

To clear the mental ray,

And on the eye balls of the blind

To pour celestial day.

4. He comes the broken heart to bind,

The bleeding soul to cure;

And, with the treasures of his grace,

T’enrich the humble poor.

5. Our glad hosannas, Prince of Peace,

Thy welcome shall proclaim;

And heav'n's eternal arches ring

With thy beloved name.

NCH 9

1. Hark, the voice eternal

Robed in majesty,

Calling into being

Earth and sky and sea;

Hark, in countless numbers,

All the angelthrong

Hail creation's morning

With one burst of song

High in regal glory.

‘Mid eternal light,

Reign, thou King Immortal,

Holy, infinite.

2. Long the nations waited,

Through the troubled night,

Looking, longing, yearning

For the promised light.

Prophets saw the morning

Breaking far away,

Minstrels sang the splendour

Of that op'ning day.

Whilst in regal glory,

‘Mid eternal light,

Reign, thou King Immortal,

Holy, infinite.

3. Brightly dawned the Advent

Of the new-born King.

Joyously the watchers

Heard the angels sing

Sadly closed the ev’ning

Of his hallowed life,

As the noontide darkness

Veiled the last dread strife.

Lo! again in glory

‘Mid eternal light,

Reign, thou King Immortal,

Holy, infinite.

4. Lo, again he cometh,

Robed in clouds of light,

As the Judge eternal,

Armed with pow'r and might.

Nations to his footstool

Gathered then shall be;

Earth shall yield her treasures,

And her dead, the sea.

Till the trumpet soundeth

‘Mid eternal light,

Reign, thou King Immortal,

Holy, infinite.

5. Jesus! Lord and Master,

Prophet, Priest and King,

To thy feet triumphant

Hallowed praise we bring.

Thine the pain and weeping,

Thine the victory;

Pow'r and praise and honour

Be, O Lord, to thee.

High in regal glory,

‘Mid eternal light,

Reign, thou King Immortal,

Holy, infinite.
NCH 10

1. Let all creation now rejoice

A song of freedom singing,

Proclaiming peace and liberty

From truth and justice springing.

2. We still can hear the prophet's voice

In barren places, crying:

"Repent and seek the way of truth,

On God alone relying”

3. The exiles shall rejoicing come

From east and west returning

And God will be their guiding light

With hope and justice burning.

4. Our God began and will complete

The drama of salvation;

As knowledge, hope and love increase,

Uniting all creation.

NCH 11

1. Like the dawning of the morning,

On the mountain's golden heights,

Like the breaking of the moonbeams,

On the gloom of cloudy nights,

Like a secret told by angels,

Getting known upon the earth,

Is the Mother's expectation

Of Messiah's speedy birth!

2. You were happy, blessèd Mother!

With the very bliss of Heav'n,

Since the angel's salutation

In your raptured ear was giv'n;

Since the Ave of that midnight,

When you were anointed Queen,

Like a river overflowing,

Has the grace within you been.

3. You have waited, Child of David!

And your waiting now is o'er!

You have seen Him, blessèd Mother!

And will see Him evermore!

Oh, His human face and features!

They were passing Sweet to see:

You behold them all this moment!

Mother, show them now to me.

NCH 12

1. Lo, he comes with clouds descending!

Once for favoured sinners slain:

Thousand, thousand saints attending,

Swell the triumph of his train.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Christ appears on earth again.

2. Evr'y eye shall now behold Him

Robed in dreadful majesty,

Those who set at naught and sold Him

Pierced and nailed Him to the tree,

Deeply wailing, deeply wailing..

Shall the true Messiah see.

3. The dear tokens of His passion

Still His dazzling body bears;

Cause of endless exultation

To His ransomed worshippers:

With what rapture, with what rapture,

Gaze we on those glorious scars!

4. Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee,

High on Thine eternal throne;

Savior, take the pow’r and glory,

Claim the kingdom for Thine own;

O come quickly! O come quickly!

Everlasting God, come down!

NCH 13

1. O come, O come, Emmanuel!

and ransom captive Israel.

That mourns in lonely exile here

Until the Son of God ap-pear.

Rejoice, rejoice, O Israel

To thee shall come Emmanuel

2. O come, thou rod of Jesse! Free

Thine own from satan's tyranny:

From depths of hell thy people save,

And give them victr'y o'er the grave.

Rejoice, rejoice, O Israel

To thee shall come Emmanuel

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 tlignt

Rejoice, rejoice, O Israel

To thee shall come Emmanuel

4. O come, thou key of David, come

And open wide our heav'nly here

Make safe the way that leads on high.

And close the path to misery

Rejoice, rejoice, O Israel

To thee shall come Emmanuel

5. O come, thou key of David, come

A world that needs thee ransoming:

And save thy servants who confess,

With humbled hearts, their faithlessness.

Rejoice, rejoice, O Israel

To thee shall come Emmanuel

6. O come, thou Daystar seen on high,

With healing for our hearts draw nigh;

Do thou the mists of night dispel,

And death's foreboding darkness quell.

Rejoice, rejoice, O Israel

To thee shall come Emmanuel

NCH 14

1. O comfort my people 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 in 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.

NCH 15

1. O Lord of light, who made the stars,

O Dawn by whom we see the way;

O Christ Re-deem-er of all men,

Make haste to list-en as we pray.

2. In lowliness you came to earth

to rescue men from Satan's snares;

O wondrous love that healed our wounds,

By taking on our mortal cares

3. To pay the debt we owed for sin,

Your painful Cross was named the price,

From Mary's virgin shrine you came,

A spotless host for sacrifice.

4. But now you reign the King of Kings,

Adored in highest majesty;

Your very name commands respect

From pole to pole and sea to sea.

5. Great Judge of mankind's final day

Have pity on your children's plight;

Rise up to shield us with your grace;

Deliver us from Satan's might.

6. To God, the Father and the Son,

For ages of eternal days;

Together with the Spirit be,

All glory, honour, might and praise.

NCH 16

1. O quickly come, great Judge of all;

For glorious though thine advent be,

All shadows from the truth will fall

And false-hood die, in sight of thee;

O quickly come! for doubt and fear

Like clouds dis-solve when thou art near.

2. O quickly come, true life of all;

Death's mighty pow'r do still abound

In ev'ry place his shadows fall,

On ev'ry heart his mark is found;

O quickly come! for grief and pain

Can never cloud thy glorious reign.

3. O quickly come, thy people save;

Reign all around us, and within;

Let sin no more our souls enslave,

Let pain and sorrow die with sin:

O quickly come! for thou alone

Canst make thy scattered people one.

NCH 17

1. O Saviour God, we cry to thee;

Thy sacred face we long to see,

Upon the clouds of heav'n appear,

And judge at last thy people here

2. Thou victim Lamb, by John proclaimed,

The mighty Son of Yahweh named;

O Jesus God, Emmanuel,

Come, save thy people Israel

3. Be born anew, O Mary's Son,

In human hearts, O Holy One.

Come live in us, our life thou art,

The life divine in ev'ry heart.

4. Dispel the darkness of the night,

O God of grace, O Word of Light!

That in the hearts of countless men,

The heart of Jesus lives, Amen.

NCH 18

1. O You, who your own Father's breast,

Forsaking, Word sublime!

Did come to aid a world distress'd

In your appointed time.

2. Our hearts enlighten with your ray,

And kindle with your love

That, dead to earthly things, we may

Live but to things above.

3. So when before the judgement-seat

The sinner hears his doom,

And when a voice divinely sweet

Shall call the righteous home,

4. Safe from the black and fiery flood,

That sweeps the dread abyss,

May we behold the face of God,

In everlasting bliss.
5. To God the Father, with the Son,

And Spirit evermore,

Be glory while the ages run,

As in all times before.

NCH 19

1. On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry

An-noun-ces that the Lord is nigh;

A-wake and lis-ten, for he brings

Glad tid-ings of the King of Kings.

2. Then cleansed be ev'ry Christian breast

And furnished for so great a guest;

O let us each our hearts prepare

For Christ to come and enter there.

3. For You are our salvation, Lord,

Our refuge and our great reward;

Once more upon your people shine

And fill the world with love divine.

NCH 20

1. Prepare the way, O Zion;

Ye awful deeps, rise high;

Sink low ye lofty mountains,

The Lord is drawing nigh.

The righteous King of glory

Foretold in sacred story;

O blest is he who came

In God the Father's name.

2. O Zion, He approacheth,

Thy Lord and King for aye!

Strew palms where He advanceth,

Spread garments in His way.

God's promise faileth never,

Hosanna sound forever!

O blest is he who came

In God the Father's name.

3. Fling wide thy portals, Zion

And hail thy glorious King;

His tidings of salvation

To ev'ry people bring,

Who, waiting yet in sadness,

Would sing His praise in gladness.

O blest is he who came

In God the Father's name.

4. The throne which He ascendeth

Is fixed in heav'n above:

His sanctified dominion

Is light alone and love.

His praise be ever sounding

For grace and peace abounding

O blest is he who came

In God the Father's name.

NCH 21

1. Rejoice, rejoice believers!

And let your lights appear,

The evening is advancing

And darker night is near.

The Lord is now arising,

And soon he will draw nigh;

Up, watch in expectation

At midnight comes the cry.

2. See that your lamps are burning;

Replenish them with oil,

And wait for your salvation,

The end of earthly toil.

The watchers on the mountain

Proclaim the Bridegroom near.

Go meet Him as He cometh,

With alleluias clear.

3. All ye who wait his coming

Rehearse the joyful song,

Which we shall sing in glory

With all the angel throng

The holy feast is waiting;

The gates wide open stand;

Rise up ye heirs of glory!

The Master is at hand

4. Our hope and expectation,

O Jesus, now appear

Arise, Thou Sun so longed for,

O'er this benighted sphere!

With hearts and hands uplifted,

We plead, O Lord, to see

The day of earth's redemption

That brings us unto Thee.

NCH 22

Sing, oh, sing with exultation;

Haste we to our Father's home;

Peace, redemption, joy, salvation

Now from heav 'n to earth are come.

1. See, he comes! When ev' ry nation

Taught of God desired to see,

Filled with hope and expectation

That he would their Saviour be

Sing, oh, sing with exultation;

Haste we to our Father's home;

Peace, redemption, joy, salvation

Now from heav 'n to earth are come.

2. See, he comes! Whom kings and sages

Prophets, patriarchs of old,

Distant climes and countless ages

Waited eager to behold.

Sing, oh, sing with exultation;

Haste we to our Father's home;

Peace, redemption, joy, salvation

Now from heav 'n to earth are come.

3. See, the Lamb of God appearing,

God of God, from heav'n above,

See, the heav' nly Bridegroom cheering8

His dear bride with words of love.

Sing, oh, sing with exultation;

Haste we to our Father's home;

Peace, redemption, joy, salvation

Now from heav 'n to earth are come.

4. Glory to th' eternal Father,

Glory to th' Incarnate Son;

Glory to the Holy Spirit;

Glory to the three in one.

Sing, oh, sing with exultation;

Haste we to our Father's home;

Peace, redemption, joy, salvation

Now from heav 'n to earth are come.

NCH 23

1. Sing and rejoice, the Lord is near;

His saving grace proclaim,

And let the whole creation show

The glory of his name.

2. We, by the Spirit's pow'r, proclaim

Good news for all the poor,

Our God will set the captive free,

The broken heart restore.

3. Here is the light of Christ alone;

Redeemed by grace, we stand

And treasure ev'ry perfect gift

Of his unfailing hand.

4. Freedom and truth, like garden flow'rs,

Upon the earth shall grow,

And all the nations, lost in praise,

His perfect peace will know.

NCH 24

1. The advent of our king

Our pray'rs must now employ,

And we must hymns of welcome

Sing In strains of holy joy.

2. The everlasting Son

Incarnate deigns to be;

Himself a servant's form puts on

To set His servants free.

3. O Zion's Daughter, rise

To meet thy lowly King;

Nor let thy faithless heart despise

The peace He comes to bring

4. As Judge, on clouds of light,

He soon will come again.

And His true members all unite

With Him in heav'n to reign.

5. Before the dawning day,

Let sin's dark deeds be gone;

The old man all be put away,

The new man all put on.

6. All glory to the Son,

Who comes to set us free;

With Father, Spirit, ever one,

Through all eternity.

NCH 25

1. The angel Gabriel from heaven came,

His wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame

'All hail,' said he, 'thou lowly maiden,

Mary. Most highly favoured lady.

Glori(ri)a!

2. For know, a blessèd Mother thou shalt be.

All genèrations laud and honour thee.

Thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold,

Most highly favoured lady.' Gloria!

3. Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head.

To me be, as it pleaseth God, she said.

'My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name!'

Most highly favoured lady! Gloria!

4. Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ, was born

In Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn

And Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:

"Most highly favoured lady!" Gloria!

NCH 26

1. The coming of our God,

Our thoughts must now employ;

Then let us meet him on the road,

With songs of holy joy.

2. The co-eternal Son,

A Maiden's offspring see.

A servanť's form Christ did put

To set his people free.

3. Daughter of Sion, rise

To greet your infant King.

Nor let your stubborn heart despise

The pardon he does bring.

4. In glory from his throne

Again will Christ descend.

And summon all that are his own

To joys that never end.

5. Let deeds of darkness fly,

Before th'approaching morn;

For unto Sin 'tis ours to die,

And serve the Virgin-born.

6. Our joyful praises sing

To Christ that set us free;

Like tribute to the Father bring,

And, Holy Ghost, to you.

NCH 27

1. The Saviour will come,

Resplendent in joy,

The lame and the sick

New strength will enjoy.

The desert, rejoicing,

Shall burst into flow'r,

The deaf and the speechless

Will sing in that hour!

2. The Saviour will come,

Like rain on the eárth,

To harvest at last

His crop of great worth.

In patience await him,

With firmness of mind;

Both mercy and judgement

His people will find.

3. The Saviour will come,

His truth we shall see;

Where lepers are cleansed

And captives set free.

No finely-clad princeling

In palace of gold,

But Christ with his people,

O wonder untold!
NCH 28

1. The sign of hope, Creation's Joy,

Is born of purest beauty:

The Virgin’s womb, now glorified,

Where grace unites with duty.

2. Emmanuel shall be his name,

A title pure and holy;

For God with us will truly be

Among the poor and lowly.

3. Where love divine concurs with trust

To share redemption's story,

Emmanuel in hope is born

And earth exults in glory.

4. Now we, by grace and duty called

Proclaim to ev'ry nation

The Sign of hope which Mary bore,

And promise of salvation.

NCH 29
1. Watchman, tell us of the night,

What its signs of promise are;

Trav'ler o'er yon mountain's height,

See that glory beaming star.

Watchman, does its beauteous ray

Aught of joy or hope foretell?

Trav'ler, yes it brings the day

Promised day of Israel.

2. Watchman, tell us of the night;

Higher yet that star ascends.

Trav'ler, blessėdness and light,

Peace and truth its course portends.

Watchman, will its beams alone

Gild the spot that gave them birth?

Travler, ages are its own;

See, it bursts o'er all the earth.

3. Watchman, tell us of the night,

For the morning seems to dawn.

Trav'ler, darkness takes its flight,

Doubt and terror are withdrawn.

Watchman, let thy wand'rings cease,

Hie thee to thy quiet home.

Trav'ler, lo! the Prince of Peace,

Lo! the Son of God is come!

NCH 30

1. A Virgin most pure, as the prophets do tell,

Hath brought forth a baby, as it hath befell;

To be our Redeemer from death, hell, and sin,

Which Adam's transgression had wrapped us in.

Aye, and therefore be merry;

Rejoice, and be ye merry;

Set sorrow aside; Christ Jesus our

Saviour was born at this tide.

2. In Bethlehem Jewry a city there was,

Where Joseph and Mary together did pass,

And there so be taxèd with many one mo,

For Caeser commanded the same should be so.

Aye, and therefore be merry;

Rejoice, and be ye merry;

Set sorrow aside; Christ Jesus our

Saviour was born at this tide.

3. But when they had entered the city so fair,

A number of people so mighty was there,

That Joseph and Mary, whose substance was small,

Could find in the inn there no lodging at all.

Aye, and therefore be merry;

Rejoice, and be ye merry;

Set sorrow aside; Christ Jesus our

Saviour was born at this tide.

4. Then they were constrained in a stable to lie,

Where horses and asses they used for to tie;

Their lodging so simple they took it no scorn,

But on the next morning our Saviour was born.

Aye, and therefore be merry;

Rejoice, and be ye merry;

Set sorrow aside; Christ Jesus our

Saviour was born at this tide.

5. The King of all kings to this world being brought

Small store of fine Iinen to wrap him was sought

And when she had swaddled her young son so sweet,

Within an ox-manger she laid him to sleep.

Aye, and therefore be merry;

Rejoice, and be ye merry;

Set sorrow aside; Christ Jesus our

Saviour was born at this tide.

6. Then God sent an angel from heaven so high

To certain poor shepherds in fields where they lie,

And bade them no longer in sorrow to stay,

Because that our Saviour was born on this day.

Aye, and therefore be merry;

Rejoice, and be ye merry;

Set sorrow aside; Christ Jesus our

Saviour was born at this tide.

7. Then presently after the shepherds did spy

A number of angels that stood in the sky;

They joyfully talkèd and sweetly did sing.

To God be all glory our heavènly King'

Aye, and therefore be merry;

Rejoice, and be ye merry;

Set sorrow aside; Christ Jesus our

Saviour was born at this tide.

NCH 31

1. All in a stable cold and bare

A lovely Infant lay;

The night was dark, but round that Babe

Was bright as summer day.

A lowly maiden watched be-side

To soothe His plaintive cry,

While ang-el voice-s filled the air

With sweetest lullaby.

2. The wond'ring shepherds heard the strain,

As by their flocks they staid;

The light of heav'n around them shone,

And they were sore afraid.

But "Fear ye not" an angel said,

"Good news to you I bring;

This night is born in Bethlehem

Your Saviour and your King

3. "Yet, not in kingly state He lies,

In royal robes arrayed;

But meanly wrapped in swaddling bands

And in a manger laid."

Then carolled forth a heav'nly throng

Beyond all human ken

"To God be glory in the height,

And peace on earth to men."

4. Then said the shepherds one and all;

"To Bèthlehem we go,

And see this wonder come to pass,

Which God hath let us know."

And soon they found the heav'nly Babe,

And bowed them down before;

Oh! Children, let us join with- them

And our sweet Lord adore.

NCH 32

1. Angels, we have heard in heaven,

Sweetly singing o'er the plains

And the mountain tops in answer,

Echoing their joyous strains.

Gloria in excelsis Deo,

Gloria in excelsis, Deo.

2. Shepherd, why this exultation?

Why your rapt’rous strain prolong?

Tell us of the gladsome tidings,

Which inspire your joyous song.

Gloria in excelsis Deo,

Gloria in excelsis, Deo.

3. Come to Bethlehem and see him,

O'er whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore, devoutly kneeling,

Christ the Lord, the new-born King.

Gloria in excelsis Deo,

Gloria in excelsis, Deo.

4. See him in a manger lying,

Whom the choir of angels praise;

Mary, Joseph, come to aid us

While our hearts in love we raise.

Gloria in excelsis Deo,

Gloria in excelsis, Deo.

NCH 33

1. As with gladness men of old

Did the guiding star behold;

As with joy they hailed its light,

Leading onward, beaming bright;

So most gracious Lord, may we

Evermore be led to thee.

2. As with joyful steps they sped

To that lowly manger bed

There to bend the knee before

Him who Heav'n and earth adore

So may we with willing feet

Ever seek thy mercy seat.

3. As they offered gifts most rare

At that manger, crude and bare,

So may we with holy joy,

Pure and free from sin's alloy

All our costliest treasures bring

Christ, to thee, our heav'nly king

4. Holy Jesus, ev'ry day

Keep us in the narrow way,

And, when earthly things are past,

Bring our ransomed souls at last,

Where they need no star to guide

Where no clouds thy glory hide.

5. In the heav’nly country bright

Need they no created light;

Thou its light, its joy, its crown,

Thou its sun which goes not down,

There forever may we sing

Alleluia to our King.

NCH 34

1. At last, thou art come, little Saviour

And thine angels fill mid-night with song:

Thou art come to us, gentle Creator,

Whom thy creatures have sighed for so long.

All hail, eternal Child:

Hail Mary s little One,

Sweet Babe of Bethlehem

2. Thou art come to thy Virgin Mother;

She hath gazed on thy marvelous face;

Thou art come to us, Maker of Mary;

She who was thy channel of pure grace.

All hail, eternal Child:

Hail Mary s little One,

Sweet Babe of Bethlehem

3. Thou bring with thee plentiful pardon,

And our souls overflow with delight;

Our hearts are half-broken, dearest Jesus,

With the joy of this wonderful night.

All hail, eternal Child:

Hail Mary s little One,

Sweet Babe of Bethlehem

4. Thou art come, O ye Child of Mary;

Yet we hardly, believe thou art come;

It seemeth such a wonder to have thee,

Saviour Jesus, with us in our home.

All hail, eternal Child:

Hail Mary s little One,

Sweet Babe of Bethlehem

5. Thou wilt stay with us, Lord and Master;

Thou wilt stay with us now evermore,

We will play with thee, beautiful Brother,

On Eternity's jubilant shore.

All hail, eternal Child:

Hail Mary s little One,

Sweet Babe of Bethlehem

NCH 35

1. Away in a manger, no crib for a bed;

The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head,

The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,

The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

2. The cattle are lowing, the Baby awakes,

But little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes,

I love thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky

And stay by my side till the morning is nigh.

3. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay

Close by me forever, and love me, I pray,

Bless all the dear children in thy tender care,

And fit us for heavèn, to live with thee there.

NCH 36

1. Bethlehem! Of noblest cities,

None can once with thee compare

Thou alone the Lord from heaven,

Did for us incarnate bear.

2. Fairer than the sun at morning

Was the star that told his birth

To the lands their God announcing,

Hid beneath a form of earth.

3. By its lambent beauty guided,

See, the Eastern Kings appear,

See them bend, their gifts to offer,

Gifts of incense, gold and myrrh.

4. Solemn things of mystic meaning

Incense doth the God disclose;

Gold a royal Child proclaimeth;

Myrrh a future tomb foreshows.

5. Holy Jesus, in your brightness,

To the Gentile world display'd;

With the Father and the Spirit,

Endless praise to thee be paid.

NCH 37

1. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Dawn on our dark-ness, and lend us thine aid;

Star of the East, the horizon adorning.

Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.

2. Cold on His cradle the dew-drops are shining,

Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall;

Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,

Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all.

3. Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,

Odours of Edom, and offrings divine,

Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,

Myrrh from the forest or gold from the mine?

4. Vainly we offer each ample oblation;

Vainly with gifts would His favour secure;

Richer by far is the heart's adoration;

Dearer to God are the pray'rs of the poor.

5. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid

Star of East, the horizon adorning,

Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.

NCH 38

1. Christians, awake, salute the happy morn,

Whereon the Saviour of the world was born;

Rise to adore the mystery of love,

Which hosts of angels chanted from above,

With them the joyful tidings first begun,

Of God incarnate and the Virgin's Son.

2. Then to the watchful shepherds it was told,

Who heard th'angelic herald's voice, "Behold,

I bring good tidings of a Saviour's birth

To you and all the nations upon earth;

This day hath God fulfilled his promised word

This day is born a Saviour, Christ the Lord."

3. He spake; and straightway the celestial choir.

In hymns of joy, unknown before, conspire,

The praises of redeeming love they sang,

And heav'n's whole orb with alleluias rang:

God's highest glory was their anthem still,

Peace upon earth, and unto men goodwill.

4. To Bethlehem th'enlightened shepherds ran

To see the wonder God had wrought for man.

Then to their flocks, still praising God, return

And their glad hearts with holy rapture burn;

Amazed, the wondrous tidings they proclaim

The first apostles of his infant fame.

5. O may we keep and ponder in our mind

God's wondrous love in saving lost mankind

Trace we the babe, who hath retrieved our loss,

From the poor manger to the bitter Cross

Tread in his steps, assisted by his grace

Till man's first heav’nly state again takes place.

6. Then may we hope, th’angelic hosts among

To sing, redeemed, a glad triumphal song

He that was born upon this joyful day

Around us all his glory shall display;

Saved by his love, incessant we shall sing

Eternal praise to heav’n's Almighty King,

NCH 39

1. Christmas comes to bless the earth

With its wondrous heav'nly birth;

Bright and high the dawning Light

Burneth through the gloom of night.

2. God hath come with men to dwell,

Christ is born in Israel;

Thrilling songs His Angels sing,

Worshipping their Infant King

3. Easter with its flaming crown

Tramples all the darkness down;

Tyrant spectres of the gloom

Die before the open Tomb.

4. Christ hath risen from the grave;

Christ hath risen, strong to save,

Thrilling songs His Angels sing,

Worshipping their Victor King.

5. Thus He reigns beyond the sky

In the love that cannot die;

Yet with men doth ever dwell

In the midst of Israel.

6. So before His Altar now,

All His radiant Angels bow,

Thrilling songs they ever sing,

Worshipping their hidden King.

7. By the Christmas frost and snow,

Easter's bright and burning glow,

Light around Thine Altar shed,

Save us in that hour of dread.

NCH 40

1. Come ye lofty, come ye lowly

Let your songs of gladness ring;

In a stable lies the Holy,

In a manger rest the King:

Let then rise from ev'ry nation,

Hymns of praise and adoration

Glory to God, Glory to God,

Glory to God in the highest.

2. See in Mary's arms reposing

Christ by highest heav'n adored;

Come, your circle round him closing,

Pious hearts that love the Lord.

Let then rise from ev'ry nation,

Hymns of praise and adoration

Glory to God, Glory to God,

Glory to God in the highest.

3. Come, ye poor, no pomp of station

Robes the child your hearts adore;

He, the Lord of salvation who

Shares your want, is weak and poor

Let then rise from ev'ry nation,

Hymns of praise and adoration

Glory to God, Glory to God,

Glory to God in the highest.

4. Oxen, round about behold them;

Rafters naked, cold, and bare,

See the shepherds, God has told them

That the Prince of life lies there.

Let then rise from ev'ry nation,

Hymns of praise and adoration

Glory to God, Glory to God,

Glory to God in the highest.

5. High above a star is shining,

And the wise men haste from far;

Come, glad hearts, and spirits pining

For you all has ris'n the star.

Let then rise from ev'ry nation,

Hymns of praise and adoration

Glory to God, Glory to God,

Glory to God in the highest.

6. Let us bring our poor oblations,

Thanks and love, and faith and praise;

Come, ye people, come ye nations,

All in all draw nigh to gaze.

Let then rise from ev'ry nation,

Hymns of praise and adoration

Glory to God, Glory to God,

Glory to God in the highest.

7. Hark the Heav'n of heav'ns is ringing

Christ the Lord to man is born!

Are not all our hearts too singing,

Welcome, welcome, Christmas morn?

Let then rise from ev'ry nation,

Hymns of praise and adoration

Glory to God, Glory to God,

Glory to God in the highest.

8. Still the child, all pow'r possessing

Smiles as though the ages past,

And the song of Christmas blessing

Sweetly sinks to rest at last.

Let then rise from ev'ry nation,

Hymns of praise and adoration

Glory to God, Glory to God,

Glory to God in the highest.

NCH 41

1. Ding dong! merrily on high

In heav'n the bells are ringing,

Ding dong! verily the sky

Is riv'n with angels singing.

Gloria, Hosanna in Excelsis. (2)

2. E'en so here below, below,

Let steeple bells be swungen,

And i-o, i-0, i-0,

By priest and people sungen,

Gloria, Hosanna in Excelsis. (2)

3. Pray ye dutifully prime

Your matin chime, ye ringers,

May you beautifully rime

Your evetime song, ye singers.

Gloria, Hosanna in Excelsis (2)

NCH 42

1. From east to west, from shore to shore,

Let ev'ry heart awake and sing

The Holy Child whom Mary bore,

The Christ, the everlasting King.

2. Behold, the world's Creator wears

The form and fashion of a slave;

Our very flesh our Maker shares,

His fallen creature, man to save.

3. For this how wondrously he wrought!

A maiden, in her lonely place,

Became in ways beyond all thought

The chosen vessel of his grace.

4. She bowed her to the angel's word

Declaring what the Father willed,

And suddenly the promised Lord

That pure and hallowed temple filled.

5. He shrank not from the oxen's stall;

He lay within the manger bed;

And he, whose bounty feedeth all,

At Mary's side himself was fed.

6. And while the angels in the sky

Sang praise above the silent field,

To shepherd poor, the Lord most high,

The one great shepherd, was reveal'd.

7. All glory for this blessèd morn

To God the Father ever be;

All praise to thee, O Virgin-born;

All praise, Holy Spirit, to thee.

NCH 43
Go, tell it on the mountain

Over the hills and ev'rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is born.

1. While shepherds kept their watching

O'er wand'ring flocks by night,

Behold from out of heaven,

There shone a holy light.

Go, tell it on the mountain

Over the hills and ev'rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is born.

2. And lo, when they had seen it,

They all bowed down and prayed;

They travelled on together

To where the babe was laid.

Go, tell it on the mountain

Over the hills and ev'rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is born.

3. O when I was a seeker,

I sought both night and day;

I asked the Lord to help me

And he showed me the way.

Go, tell it on the mountain

Over the hills and ev'rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is born.

4. And he made me a watchman

Upon the city wall;

And if I am a Christian,

I am the least of all.

Go, tell it on the mountain

Over the hills and ev'rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is born.

NCH 44

1. God an infant born today!

Born to live, to die for me!

Bow, my soul, adoring say:

"Lord, I live I die for Thee"

Humble then, but fearless, rise

Seek the manger where

He lies; Humble then, but fearless, rise

Seek the manger where He lies.

2. Hail, my Jesus, Lord of might!

Here in tiny, helpless hand

Thy creations infinite,

Holding like a grain of sand!

Hail, my Jesus, all my own,

Mine as if but mine alone!

Hail, my Jesus, all my own,

Mine as if but mine alone!

3. Hail, my Lady, full of grace!

Maiden-mother, hail to thee!

Poring o'er the radiant face,

Thine a voiceless ecstasy;

Yet, sweet Mother, let me dare

Join the homage of thy pray'r.

Yet, sweet Mother, let me dare

Join the homage of thy pray'r.

4. Joseph, hail of gentlest pow'r!

Shadow of the Father thou,

Thine to shield in danger's hour

Whom thy presence comforts now

Mary trusts to thee her Child;

He, His Mother undefiled.

Mary trusts to thee her Child;

He, His Mother undefiled.

5. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, hail!

Saddest year its Christmas brings

Comes the faith that cannot fail.

Come the shepherds and the kings,

Gold and myrrh and incense sweet

Come to worship at your feet!

Gold and myrrh and incense sweet

Come to worship at your feet!

NCH 45

1. God from on high hath heard

Let sighs and sorrows cease

Lo from the op'ning Heav'n descends

To man the promised peace.

2. Hark! through the silent night

Angelic voIces swell;

Their joyful songs proclaim that "God

Is born on earth to dwell."

3. See how the shepherd band

Speed on with eager feet;

Come to the hallowed cave with them

The Holy Babe to greet.

4. But, oh, what sight appears

Within that lowly door!

A manger, stall, and swaddling clothes,

A child and mother poor!

5. Art Thou the Christ the Son,

The Father's image bright?

And see we Him whose arm upholds

Earth and the starry height?

6. Yea, faith can pierce the cloud

Which veils Thy glory now;

We hail Thee, God, before whose throne

The angels prostrate bow.

7. A silent Teacher, Lord,

Thou bidd'st us not refuse

To bear what flesh would have us shun,

To shun what flesh would choose.

8. Our sinful pride to cure

With that pure love of Thine,

O be Thou born within our hearts,

Most Holy Child divine.

NCH 46
1. God rest you, merry gentle men,

Let nothing you dismay,

For Jesus Christ our Saviour

Was born upon this day,

To save us all from Satan's pow'r

When we were gone astray,

O tidings of comfort and joy Joy

O tidings of comfort and joy.

2. From God our heavènly Father

A blessèd angel came,

And unto certain shepherds

Brought tidings of the same,

How that in Bethlehem was born

The Son of God by name.

O tidings of comfort and joy Joy

O tidings of comfort and joy.

3. The shepherds at those tidings

Rejoicèd much in mind,

And left their flocks a-feeding

In tempest, storm and wind,

And went to Bethlehem straightway

This blessèd babe to find.

O tidings of comfort and joy Joy

O tidings of comfort and joy.

4. But when to Bethlehem they came,

Whereat this infant lay,

They found him in a manger,

Where oxen feed on hay;

His Mother Mary kneeling,

Unto the Lord did pray.

O tidings of comfort and joy Joy

O tidings of comfort and joy.

NCH 47

1. Good King Wenceslas looked out,

On the feast of Stephen,

When the snow lay round about,

Deep and crisp and even,

Brightly shone the moon that night,

Though the frost was cruel;

When a poor man came in sight,

Gath'ring winter fuel.

2. "Hither, page, and stand by me

If thou know'st it, telling

Yonder peasant, who is he?

Where and what his dwelling?"

"Sire, he lives a good league hence

Underneath the mountain,

Right against the forest fence

By Saint Agnes' fountain."

3. "Bring me flesh and bring me wine;

Bring me pine logs hither,

Thou and I will see him dine,

When we bear him thither."

Page and monarch forth they went;

Forth they went together,

Through the rude wind's wild lament

And the bitter weather.

4. "Sire, the night is darker now,

And the wind blows stronger;

Fails my heart, I know not how,

I can go no longer."

"Mark my footsteps, my good page;

Tread thou in them boldly.

Thou shalt find the winter's rage

Freeze thy blood less coldly."

5. In his master's steps he trod

Where the snow lay dinted;

Heat was in the very sod

Which the Saint had printed.

Therefore, Christian men, be sure.

Wealth or rank possessing.

Ye who now will bless the poor

Shall yourselves find blessing.

NCH 48

1. Great God, we sing that mighty hand

By which supported still we stand

The op'ning year Thy mercy shown;

Let mercy crown it till it close.

2. By day, by night, at home, abroad,

Still we are guarded by our God.

By His incessant bounty fed,

By His unerring counsel led.

3. With grateful hearts the past we own,

The future, all to us unknown,

We to Thy guardian care commit

And, peaceful, leave before Thy feet.

4. In scenes exalted or depressed,

Be Thou our joy and Thou our Rest.

Thy goodness all our hopes shall raise,

Adored through all our changing days.

5. When death shall interrupt our songs

And seal in silence mortal tongues,

Our Helper, God, in whom we trust,

In better worlds our soul shall boast.

NCH 49

1. "Hark!" the herald angels sing,

"Glory to the newbom King;

Peace on earth and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconciled!"

Joyful all ye nations rise,

Join the triumph of the skies,

With th'angelic host proclaim,

"Christ is born in Bethlehem:"

Hark!" the herald angels sing

"Glory to the newborn King"

2. Christ, by highest heav'n adored,

Christ, the everlasting Lord,

Late in time behold him come,

Offspring of the Virgin's womb;

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;

Hail th'incarnate Deity!

Pleased as man with men to dwell,

Jesus, our Emmanuel:

Hark!" the herald angels sing

"Glory to the newborn King"

3. Hail the heav'n-born prince of peace!

Hail the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings,

Ris'n with healing in his wings;

Hark!" the herald angels sing

"Glory to the newborn King"

4. Mild he lays his glory by,

Born that men no more may die,

Born to raise the sons of earth,

Born to give them second birth:

Hark!" the herald angels sing

"Glory to the newborn King"

NCH 50

1. In the bleak midwinter,

Frosty wind made moan,

Earth stood hard as iron,

Water like a stone

Snow had fallen, snow on snow,

Snow on snow,

In the bleak midwinter,

Long ago.
2. Our God, heav'n cannot hold Him,

Nor earth sustain;

Heav'n and earth shall flee away,

When He comes to reign,

In the bleak midwinter

A stable place sufficed

The Lord God Almighty

Jesus Christ.

3. Enough for him, whom cherubim

Worship night and day

A breastful of milk

And a mangerful of hay

Enough for him whom angels.

Fall down before

The ox and ass and camel

Which adore

4. Angels and archangels

May have gathered there,

Cherubim and seraphim

Thronged the air;

But only His mother

In her maiden bliss,

Worshipped the Beloved

With a kiss.

5. What can I give Him,

Poor as I am?

If I were a shepherd,

I would bring a lamb

If I were a wise man,

I would do my part;

Yet what I can I give Him

Give my heart.

NCH 51

1. In dulci jubilo, Let us our homage shew;

Our heart's joy reclineth, In praesepio

And like a bright star shineth, Matris in gremio;

Alpha es et o; Alpha es et o.

2. O Jesu parvule! My heart is sore for thee!

Hear me I beseech thee, O puer optime!

My prayer let it reach thee, O Princeps gloriae,

Trahe me post te; Trahe me post te!

3. O Patris caritas! O Natilenitas!

Deeply were we stained, Per nostra crimina,

But thou hast for us gained, Coelorum gaudia;

O that we were there: O that we were there.

4. Ubi sunt gaudia, If that they be not there?

Angels there are singing, Nova cantica,

Sweet bells the while aringing, In regis curia,

O that we were there; O that we were there.

NCH 52

1. Infant holy, infant lowly,

For his bed a cattle stall;

Oxen lowing, little knowing,

Christ the babe is Lord of all.

Swift are winging angels singing,

Noels ringing, tidings bringing

Christ the babe is Lord of all.

2. Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping

Vigil till the morning new;

Saw the glory, heard the story

Tidings of the gospel true

Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow,

Praises voicing, greet the morrow:

Christ the babe was born for you.

NCH 53

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 heav'n's all gracious King."

The world in solemn stillness lay

To hear the angels sing.

2. But with the woes of sin and strife

The world has suffered long:

Beneath the angel strain have rolled

Two thousand years of wrong:

And man, at war with man, hears not

The love song which they bring:

O hush the noise, ye men of strife,

And hear the angels sing!

3. And ye, beneath life's crushing load,

Whose forms are bending low,

Who toil along the climbing way,

With painful step 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 prophets seen of old,

When with the ever-circling years

Comes round the age of gold;

When the new heav'n and earth shall own

The prince of peace their King,

And the whole world give back the song

Which now the angels sing.

NCH 54

1. Joy to the world! The Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King.

Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room,

And heav'n and nature sing

And heav'n and nature sing

And heav'n, and heav'n, and nature sing.

2. Joy to the earth! The Savior reigns!

Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

3. He rules the world with truth and grace

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness

And wonders of His love,

And wonders of His love,

And wonders, wonders of His love.

4. No more let sins and sorrows grow,

Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse is found,

Far as the curse is found,

Far as, far as the curse is found.

NCH 55

1. Lo! The heav'nly choirs are singing,

Praise and glory to the King,

Lo! The heav'nly bells are ringing,

With the song that an-gels sing.

Listen to the wondrous story,

Christ is born in Bethlehem,

Glory in the highest glory,

Peace on earth, goodwill to men.

2. All the world today rejoices

With a joy that never dies

When we join these holy voices

Praising Christ our hope and pride.

Listen to the wondrous story,

Christ is born in Bethlehem,

Glory in the highest glory,

Peace on earth, goodwill to men.

3. Listen to th'angelic voices,

Calling all men to the crib:

"The good tidings bring to you;

This day a Saviour is born".

Listen to the wondrous story,

Christ is born in Bethlehem,

Glory in the highest glory,

Peace on earth, goodwill to men.

4. Let us now go to Bethlehem,

Infant Jesus to adore;

Let us present our hearty gifts

To the Saviour of mankind.

Listen to the wondrous story,

Christ is born in Bethlehem,

Glory in the highest glory,

Peace on earth, goodwill to men.

NCH 56

1. O come, all ye faithful,

Joyful and triumphant;

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.

Come and behold him,

Born the king of Angels.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

2. A Virgin a Mother,

God of God she beareth,

Beareth the Light who doth from Light proceed.

True, uncreated,

From all time begotten.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

3. Their flock left behind them,

To his lowly cradle

The shepherds obedient with haste repair;

Thither with joyful

Footsteps we would follow.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

4. Star-led, the Magi,

Christ their King adoring,

Gold, myrrh and incense at his feet bestow

We on his birthday-

Bring our hearts' oblation.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

5. The splendour eternal,

Of eternal Godhead,

Veiled with infirmities of flesh we see:

Hiding his glory,

Swaddling clothes He weareth.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

4. Star-led, the Magi,

Christ their King adoring,

Gold, myrrh and incense at his feet bestow.

We on his birthday-

Bring our hearts' oblation.

O come. let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

5. The splendour eternal,

Of eternal Godhead,

Veiled with infirmities of flesh we see;

Hiding his glory,

Swaddling clothes He weareth.

O come. let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

7. Sing alleluia,

All ye choirs of angels,

Sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above;

Chanting his glory;

Glory in the highest.

O come. let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

8. Yes, Lord, we greet thee,

Born this happy morning

To you, O Jesus, be the glory giv'n.

Word of the Father,

Now in flesh appearing.

O come. let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him.

O come, let us adore him,

Christ the Lord.

NCH 57

1. O come, little children,

Come one and come all

O come to the manger

In Bethlehem's stall,

And see what our Father

In heaven above

Has sent to all people

On earth with his love.

2. O see in the manger

So meek and so mild,

O see in the soft light

The heavènly Child,

In swaddling clothes folded,

His beauty more sweet

Than angels, whose voices

His lowly birth greet.

3. His bed, little children,

A manger with hay;

His mother and Joseph

In ecstasy pray;

The shepherds in wonder

Their glad worship bring,

While chorus of angels

Sweet Glorias sing

NCH 58

1. O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild,

Thy Father's will hast Thou fulfilled.

For thou hast left Thy heav'nly throne

Our lowly state to make Thine own.

O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild.

2. O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild,

With joy hast Thou the whole world filled;

Thou comest down from heavèn's hall

To comfort us whom tears enthrall.

O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild.

3. O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild,

Thou art love's image undefiled.

Inflame our hearts with love's pure fire,

That we may share Thy heart's desire.

O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild.

4. O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild,

Help us to do as Thou hast willed.

Whate'er we have belongs to Thee;

O may we ever faithful be.

O Jesus sweet, O Jesus mild.

NCH 59

1. O little town of Bethlehem,

How still we see thee lie;

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep,

The silent stars go by

Yet in thy dark streets shineth

The everlasting light.

The hope and fears of all the years

Are met in thee to-night

2. O morning stars together

Proclaim the holy birth,

And praises sing to God the King,

And peace to men on earth.

For Christ is born of Mary;

And gathered all above,

While mortals sleep, the angels keep

Their watch of wond'ring love.

3. How silently, how silently

The wondrous gift is giv'n;

So God imparts to human hearts

The blessings of his heav'n;

No ear may hear his coming,

But in this world of sin,

Where meek souls will receive him still

The dear Christ enters in.

4. O Holy Child of Bethlehem,

Descend to us we pray;

Cast out our sin, and enter in,

Be born in us today.

We hear the Christmas angels

The great glad tidings tell,

O come to us, abide with us,

Our dear Emmanuel.

NCH 60

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 mean and lowly,

Lived on earth our Saviour holy.

3. And through all his wondrous childhood,

He would honour and obey,

Love and watch the lowly maiden,

In whose gentle arms he lay:

Christian children, all must be

Mild, obedient, good as he.

4. For he is our childhood’s pattern,

Day by day like us he grew,

He was little, weak and helpless;

Tears and smiles like us he knew,

And he feeleth for our sadness,

And he shareth in our gladness.

5. And our eyes at last shall see him,

Through his own redeeming love,

For that child so dear and gentle,

Is our Lord in heav'n above:

And he leads his children on

To the place where he is gone.

NCH 61

1. Our day of joy is here again

With love and peace and song;

Come, let us join the angelic strain

With voices clear and strong.

Glory to our God, we sing

Glory to our Lord and King:

Peace, good-will with all abide

This holy Christ Christmastide.

2. When darkness lay upon this earth,

A glorious light did shine,

God sent a Gift of priceless worth

And showed His love divine.

Glory to our God, we sing

Glory to our Lord and King:

Peace, good-will with all abide

This holy Christ Christmastide.

3. Now to the manger let us go

To worship and adore

The tender Babe upon the straw,

Our Saviour evermore.

Glory to our God, we sing

Glory to our Lord and King:

Peace, good-will with all abide

This holy Christ Christmastide.

4. How wonderful that God's own Son

Should so Himself abase!

He thrust the mighty from their throne,

And gave the lowly grace.

Glory to our God, we sing

Glory to our Lord and King:

Peace, good-will with all abide

This holy Christ Christmastide.

NCH 62

1. See amid the winter's snow,

Born for us on earth below,

See the tender lamb appears.

Promised from eternal years.

Hail, thou ever blessèd morn!

Hail, Redemption's happy dawn

Sing thro’ all Jerusalem,

Christ is born in Bethlehem.

2. Lo, within a manger lies

He, who built the starry skies;

He, who throned in height sublime.

Sits amid the Cherubim.

Hail, thou ever blessèd morn!

Hail, Redemption's happy dawn

Sing thro all Jerusalem,

Christ is born in Beth-le-hem.

3. Say, ye holy shepherds, say,

What your joyful news today.

Wherefore have ye left your sheep

On the lonely mountain steep?

Hail, thou ever blessèd morn!

Hail, Redemption's happy dawn

Sing thro all Jerusalem,

Christ is born in Beth-le-hem.

4. "As we watched at dead of night,

Lo, we saw a wondrous light;

Angels singing 'Peace on earth,

Told us of the Saviour's birth."

Hail, thou ever blessèd morn!

Hail, Redemption's happy dawn

Sing thro all Jerusalem,

Christ is born in Beth-le-hem.

5. Sacred Infant, all Divine,

What a tender love was Thine;

Thus to come from highest bliss

Down to such a world as this!

Hail, thou ever blessèd morn!

Hail, Redemption's happy dawn

Sing thro all Jerusalem,

Christ is born in Beth-le-hem.

6. Virgin Mother Mary, blest

By the joys that fill thy breast,

Pray for us that we may prove

Worthy of the Saviour's love.

Hail, thou ever blessèd morn!

Hail, Redemption's happy dawn

Sing thro all Jerusalem,

Christ is born in Beth-le-hem.

NCH 63

1. Silent night! Holy night!

All is calm all is bright.

Round the virgin mother and child!

Holy Infant so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in Heavenly peace.

2. Silent night! Holy night!

Shepherds quake at the sight!

Glories stream from Heaven afar,

Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia.

Christ the Saviour is born.

Christ the Saviour is born.

3. Silent night! Holy night!

Son of God, love's pure light.

Radiant beams from your holy face

Bring the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus Lord at your birth.

Jesus Lord at your birth.

NCH 64

1. Sleep, Holy Babe, upon your Mother's breast,

Great Lord of earth and sea and sky,

How sweet it is to see you lie

In such a place of rest.

2. Sleep, Holy Babe; your angels watch around,

All bending low, with folded wings,

Before th'incarnate King of Kings,

In rev'rent awe profound.

3. Sleep, Holy Babe, while I with Mary gaze,

In joy upon that face a while,

Upon the loving infant smile,

Which there divinely plays.

4. Sleep, Holy Babe, ah, take your brief repose,

Too quickly will your slumbers break,

And you to lengthen'd pains awake,

That death alone shall close.

5. O Lady Blest, Sweet Virgin, hear my cry;

Forgive the wrong that I have done

To you, in causing your dear Son

Upon the Cross to die.

NCH 65

1. The first Nowell the angel did say,

Was to certain poor shepherds, in fields as they lay;

In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,

On a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell.

Born is the King of Israel.

2. They looked above and there saw a star,

That shone in the East beyond them so tar.

And which to earth did give a great light,

And so it continued by day and night

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell.

Born is the King of Israel.

3. And by the light of that same star,

Three wise men came from country far,

To seek tor a King was their intent,

And to follow the star wherever it went.

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell.

Born is the King of Israel.

4. This star drew near to the north-west,

At length o’er Bethiehem seemed to rest

And there it stayed by night and by day,

Right over the place where Jesus lay.

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell.

Born is the King of Israel.

5.Then entered in those wise men Three,

Most reverently with bended knee;

And offered there in his presence,

Both gold and myrrh, with frankinscense.

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell.

Born is the King of Israel.

6. Then let us all with one accord,

Sing praises to our heavenly Lord,

That made both heaven and earth of nought,

And with his blood mankind hath bought.

Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell.

Born is the King of Israel.

NCH 66
1. The snow lay on the ground,

the stars shone bright,

When Christ our Lord was born

On Christmas night.

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Adoremus AdoremusS Dominunm adoremmus

adoremus Dominum.

2. T’was Mary, daughter pure,

Of Holy Anne,

That brought into this world,

The God made man.

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Adoremus AdoremusS Dominunm adoremmus

adoremus Dominum.

3. She laid Him in a stall

At Bethlehem.

The ass and oxen shared

The roof with them.

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Adoremus AdoremusS Dominunm adoremmus

adoremus Dominum.
4. St Joseph, too, was by

To tend the Child,

To guard Him and protect

His Mother mild.

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adoremus Dominum.

5. And then that manger poor

Became a throne;

For He whom Mary bore

Was God the Son.

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Adoremus AdoremusS Dominunm adoremmus

adoremus Dominum.

6. O come, then let us join

The heav'nly host

To praise the Father, Son,

And Holy Ghost.

Venite Venite Adoremus Adoremus

Adoremus AdoremusS Dominunm adoremmus

adoremus Dominum.
NCH 67

The snow lay on the ground,

the stars shone bright,

When Christ our Lord was borm

On Christmas night.

2.T’was Mary, daughter pure,

Of Holy Anne,

That brought into this world,

The God made man.

3. She laid Him in a stall

At Bethlehem.

The ass and oxen shared

the root with them.

4. St Joseph, too, was by

To tend the Child,

To guard Him and protect

His Mother mild.

5. And then that manger poor

Became a throne,

For He whom Mary bore

Was God the Son.

6. O come, then let us join

The heav'nly host

to praise the Father, Son,

And Holy Ghost.

NCH 68

1. Unto us a Child is given,

Christ our Saviour brings release;

Counsellor, Eternal Father,

God made man, and Prince of Peace.

2. Born of Mary, gentle Virgin,

By the Spirit of the Lord;

From eternal ages spoken,

This the mighty Father's Word.

3. Love and truth in him shall flower,

From his strength their vigour take.

Branches that are bare shall blossom;

Joy that slept begins to wake.

4. Praise the everlasting Father,

And the Word, his Only Son,

Praise them with the Holy Spirit,

Perfect Trinity in One.

NCH 69

1. We three kings of Orient are,

Bearing gifts we traverse afar,

Field and fountain, moor and mountain

Following yonder star.

O Star of wonder, Star of night,

Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading still proceeding.

Guide us to thy perfect light.

2. Born a king on Bethlehem's plain;

Gold I bring to crown Him again,

King forever, ceasing never

Over us all to reign.

O Star of wonder, Star of night,

Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading still proceeding.

Guide us to thy perfect light.

3. Frankincense to offer have I,

Incense owns a Deity nigh,

Pray'r and praising all men raising

Worship Him, God on high.

O Star of wonder, Star of night,

Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading still proceeding.

Guide us to thy perfect light.

4. Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume

Breathes a life of gathering gloom,

Sorr'wing, sighing, bleeding, dying.

Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.

O Star of wonder, Star of night,

Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading still proceeding.

Guide us to thy perfect light.

5. Glorious now, behold Him arise

King and God and Sacrifice,

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Earth to heav'n replies.

O Star of wonder, Star of night,

Star with royal beauty bright,

Westward leading still proceeding.

Guide us to thy perfect light.

NCH 70

1. What child is this who, laid to rest,

On Mary’s lap is sleeping

whom angels greet with anthems sweet,

While shepherds watch are keeping

This, this is Christ the King

whom shepherds guard and angels sing

Come greet the infant Lord

The babe, the Son of Mary!

2. Why lies he in such mean estate,

Where ox and ass are feeding?

Good Christians, fear: for sinners here

The silent Word is pleading.

Nails, spear, shall pierce him through.

The Cross be borne for me, for you:

Hail, hail the Word made flesh,

The babe, the Son of Mary!

3. So bring him incense, gold and myrrh,

Come, peasant king, to own him.

The king of kings salvation brings,

Let loving hearts enthrone him.

Raise, raise the song on high,

the virgin sings her lullaby

Joy, Joy for Christ Is born,

The babe, the Son of Mary!

NCH 71

1. What star is this with beams so bright,

which shame the sun’s less radiant light?

Glad tidings of our God to bring

T’is sent to announce a new-born King.

2. Tis now fulfill'd as God decreed,

From Jacob shall a star proceed;"

And lo! the Eastern sages stand

To read in heav’n the Lord's command

3. While outward signs the star displays,

An inward light the Lord conveys,

And urges them with force benign

To seek the giver of the sign.

NCH 72

1. While by the sheep we watched at night,

Glad tidings brought an angel bright.

How great our joy!

Great our joy! Joy. joy, joy! Joy, Joy. Joy

Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high

Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high

2. There shall be born, so He did say,

In Bethlehem a Child today.

How great our joy!

Great our joy! Joy. joy, joy! Joy, Joy. Joy

Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high

Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high

3. There shall the Child lie in a stall,

This Child who shall redeem us all.

How great our joy!

Great our joy! Joy. joy, joy! Joy, Joy. Joy

Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high

Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high

4. This gift of God we'll cherish well,

That ever joy our hearts shall fill.

How great our joy!

Great our joy! Joy. joy, joy! Joy, Joy. Joy

Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high

Praise we the Lord in heav’n on high

NCH 73

1. While shepherds watched their flocks by night,

All seated on the ground,

The angel of the Lord came down,

And glory shone around.

2. "Fear not," he said for mighty dread

Had seized their troubled mind.

"Glad tidings of great joy I bring

To you and all mankind.

3. To you in David's town this day

Is born of David's line,

A Savior who is Christ the Lord,

And this shall be the sign.

4. The heav'nly Babe you there shall find

To human view displayed,

All meanly wrapped in swaddling bands

And in a manger laid."

5. Thus spoke the Seraph, and forth with

Appeared a shining throng

Of Angels praising God who thus

Addressed their joyful song.

6. All glory be to God on high,

And on the earth be peace,

Goodwill henceforth from heaven to men.

Begin and never cease.

NCH 74

1. All ye who seek a comfort sure

In trouble and distress,

Whatever sorrow vex the mind,

Or guilt the soul oppress.

2. Jesus, who gave himself for thee

Upon the Cross to die,

Opens to thee his sacred heart;

Oh, to that heart draw nigh.

3. Ye hear how kindly he invites;

Ye hear his words so blest;

"All ye that labour, come to me

And I will give ye rest".

4. What meeker than the Saviour's heart

As on the Cross he lay?

It did his murderers forgive,

And for their pardon pray.

5. O heart! thou joy of saints on high!

Thou hope of sinners here!

Attracted by those loving words,

To thee I lift my pray'r

6. Wash thou my wounds in that dear blood,

Which forth from thee did flow.

New grace, new hope inspire, anew

And better heart bestow.

NCH 75

1. Dear Lord and Father of mankind,

Forgive our foolish ways!

Reclothe us in our rightful mind,

In purer lives thy service find,

In deeper rev'rence praise.

2. 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. .

3. O Sabbath rest by Galilee!

O calm of hills above,

Where Jesus knelt to share with thee,

The silence of eternity,

Interpreted by love!
4. 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.

5. Breathe through the heats of our desire

Thy coolness and thy balm;

Let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;

Speak through the earth-quake, wind, and fire,

O still small voice of calm.

NCH 76

1. Forty days and forty nights,

You were tasting in the wild;

Forty days and forty nights,

Tempted and yet undefiled.

2. Shall not we your sorrow share,

And from worldly Joys abstain,

Fasting with unceasing pray'r

Strong with you to suffer pain?

3. Keep, O keep us, Saviour dear,

Ever constant at your side,

That with you we may appear,

At eternal Easter tide.

NCH 77

1. God of mercy and compassion,

Look with pity upon me;

Father, let me call thee Father,

Tis thy child returns to thee.

Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy;

Let me not implore in vain;

All my sins I now detest them,

Never will I sin again.

2. By my sins I have deserved

Death and endless misery,

Hell with all its pains and torments

And for all eternity.

Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy;

Let me not implore in vain;

All my sins I now detest them,

Never will I sin again.

3. By my sins I have abandoned

Right and claim to heav'n above,

Where the saints rejoice for ever,

In a boundless sea of love.

Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy;

Let me not implore in vain;

All my sins I now detest them,

Never will I sin again.

4. See our Saviour bleeding, dying

On the Cross of Calvary,

To that Cross my sins have nailed him,

Yet he bleeds and dies for me.

Jesus Lord, I ask for mercy;

Let me not implore in vain;

All my sins I now detest them,

Never will I sin again.

NCH 78

1. God of your pity, unto us your children,

Bend down your ear in your own loving kindness,

And all your people s pray'rs and vows ascending.

Hear, we beseech you

2. Look down in mercy from your seat of glory:

Pour on our souls the radiance of your presence,

Drive from our weary hearts the shades of darkness

Light'ning our footsteps.

3. Free us from sin; by might of your great loving

Cleanse you the sordid, looe the fittered Spirit

Spare ev'ry sinner, raise with your own right hand

All who are fallen.

4. Christ, very light and goodness, life of all things,

Joy of the whole world, infinite in kindness,

Who by the crimson flowing of your lite -blood,

Life has restored us.

5. Plant, sweetest Jesus, at our supplication,

Deep in our hearts your charity; upon us,

Faith's everlasting light be poured and increase,

Grant us of loving.

6. Glory to God the Father everlasting,

Glory for ever to the sole-begotten,

With whom the Holy Spirit through the ages,

Reigneth co-equal.

NCH 79

1. Hail, true Body of the Saviour,

spotless Mary's Virgin birth

slain upon the Cross to cleanse us

By His pains from sins of earth.

Hear us, merciful and gracious,

O sweet Jesus, Marys Child.

2. From whose side for sinners pierced,

Water flow’d and mingled blood,

may’st Thou, dearest Lord, be given

in death's hour to be our food.

Hear us, merciful and gracious,

O sweet Jesus, Marys Child.

NCH 80
1. In the hour of trial,

Jesus be with me,

Lest by base denial

I depart from thee,

When thou see'st me waver,

With a look recall,

Not for fear or favour

Suffer me to fall.

2. With forbidden pleasures

Would this vain world charm,

Or its sordid treasures

Spread to work we ham,

Bring to my remembrance

Sad Gethsemane,

Or, in darker semblance,

Cross-Crowned Calvary.

3. Should thy mercy send me

Sorrow, toil and woe

Or should pain attend me

On my path below,

Grant that I may never

Fail thy hand to see;

Grant that I may ever

Cast my care on thee.

4. When my last hour cometh,

Fraught with strife and pain,

when my dust returneth

to the dust again,

On thy truth relyıng,

Through that mortal strife

Jesus, take me, dying.

to eternal life.

NCH 81

1. Jesus, ever-loving saviour

Thou didst live and die for me

living, I will live to love thee

Dying, I will die for thee.

Jesus, Jesus,

By thy life and death and sorrow,

Help me m my agony.
2. Jesus, when in cruel anguish

Dying on the shameful tree,

All abandoned by thy Father,

Thou didst hang in agony.

Jesus, Jesus,

By those three long hours of sorrow,

Thou didst purchase hope for me.

3. When the last dread hour approaching

Fills my guilty soul with fear,

All my sins rise up before me,

All my Virtues disappear.

Jesus, Jesus,

Turn not thou in anger from me,

Mary, Joseph, then be near.

4. When the priest, with holy unction,

Prays tor mercy and for grace,

May the tears of deep compunction

All my guilty stains efface

Jesus, Jesus,

Let me find in thee a refuge,

In thy heart a resting-place

5. Then, by all that thou didst suffer,

Grant me mercy in that day;

Help me, Mary, my sweet Mother,

Holy Joseph, near me stay.

Jesus, Jesus,

Let me die, my lips repeating

"Jesus mercy, Mary pray.

NCH 82

1. Jesus, grant me this, I pray,

Ever in thy heart to stay.

Let me evermore abide,

Hidden in thy wounded side.

2. If the evil one prepare,

Or the world, a tempting snare,

I am safe when I abide

In thy heart and wounded side

3. If the flesh, more dangerous still,

tempt my soul to deeds of ill,

Naught I fear when I abide

In thy heart and wounded side.

4. Death will come one day to me

Jesus cast me not from thee

Dying let me still abide

In thy heart and wounded side.

NCH 83

1. Jesus, my Lord, behold at length the day

when I resolve from sin to turn away

O pardon me Jesus thy mercy I implore:

I will never more offend thee

No, never more.

2. Since my poor soul your precious Blood has cost,

Suffer it not to be forever lost;

O pardon me Jesus thy mercy I implore:

I will never more offend thee

No, never more.

3. Kneeling in tears, behold me at your feet,

Like Magdalen, forgiveness I entreat.

O pardon me Jesus thy mercy I implore:

I will never more offend thee

No, never more.

NCH 84

1. Jesus, our Lenten fast of thee

We duteous learn to Keep,

A healing time by thy decree

For all thy wounded sheep.

2. A time in which t'wards paradise,

Once lost by carnal sense,

The souls redeemed by Thee may rise

Through chast'ning abstinence.

3. Now with Thy Church be present, Lord

ln all Thy saving grace,

And hear us as with one accord

Mourning, we seek Thy face.

4. Most Merciful, forgive the past,

the sins which we deplore,

thy shelt’ring arms around us cast,

that we may sin no more.

5. To Thee our sacrifice we bring

Of Lenten fast and pray

Till, cleansed by Thee, our God and King,

thy Paschal joy we share.

6. Grant this, O Father, through Thy Son,

And through the Spirit blest,

who art with them forever One.

eternally confessed.

NCH 85

1. Jesus, true love l owe to Thee,

who on the cross didst show that tide,

the crown of thorns, the sharp nails three,

the cruel spear that pierc'd thy side.

2. Lord Jesus, when I think of Thee,

And look upon thy cross aright,

thy body stained with blood I see

Lord, pierce my heart with that sad sight!

3. Jesus, love made Thy tears to fall,

T’was love that made thy blood to flow,

For love wast scourged and smitten all,

For love Thy life Thou didst forego.

4. Mary, i pray, as thou art free,

A part of this thy grief I’ll bear

That I may sorrow here with thee

And bliss with thee hereafter share.

NCH 86

1. Just as I am, without one plea,

But that thy blood was shed for me,

And that thou bidst me come to thee,

O Lamb of God, I come.

2. Just as I am, though tossed about,

With many a conflict, many a doubt,

Fightings within, and fears without:

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

3. Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind,

Sight, riches, healing of the mind,

Yea, all I need, in thee to find:

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

4. Just as I am, thou wilt receive,

wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve.

Because my promise I believe

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

5. Just as I am, - thy love unknown,

Hath broken ev'ry barrier down,

Now to be thine, yes thine alone:

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

6. Just as I am, of that free love,

The breadth, length, depth and height to prove,

Here for a season, then above:

O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

NCH 87

1. Keep we the fast that men of old

Learned from on high in mystic ways,

Till yonder sun hath duly told

His hallowed tale of forty days.

2. This covenant long since revealed

To patriarchs and ardent seers

Christ by his own example sealed,

Author of time, and Lord of years.

3. More wisely therefore let us walk,

Sparing of food and wine and sleep

Over our trifles and our talk

More jealous be the watch we keep.

4. Sill by our sins, O Lord, we grieve

Thy love, so full of pardon free:

Author of mercy, still reprieve

The souls that turn again to thee.

5. Remember whence our fashion came,

Frail creatures, yet thy creatures still,

Crush, for the glory of thy name,

The murmurings of our stubborn will.

6. The guilt that dooms us put away;

With larger grace our pray’rs requite,

At last, and ever from this day,

Teach us to live as in thy sight.

7. Hear us, O Trinity sublime,

And undivided Unity

So let this consecrated time

Bring forth thy fruits abundantly.

NCH 88

1. Lord of creation, forgive us, we pray,

For following Adam's rebellious way.

Subdue our ambitious and restless desires,

And open our hearing to the word who inspires.

2. Sad and bereft, O what beauty we lose

In seeking creation to own and abuse!

O how we exploit her for profit and gain

Not hearing her protest, nor aware of her pain!

3. Keep our religion from poison and stain,

And let us not use t tor glory or gain;

In truer perspective our vision restore

As you and you only we exalt and adore.

4. Point us to Christ, n whose passion we see

Forgiveness and mercy both priceless and free.

At last may we stand in the light of his face,

In kinship created, and forgiven by grace.

NCH 89

1. Lord, who throughout these forty days,

For us did fast and pray

Teach us with you to mourn our sins,

And close by you to stay.

2. As you with Satan contended,

And did the victory win,

O give us strength in you to fight,

In you to conquer sin.

3. As you did bear hunger and thirst,

So teach us, gracious Lord,

To die to self and only live

By your most holy word.

4. And through these days of penitence,

And through your passiontide,

For evermore in life and death,

O Lord, with us abide.

5. Abide with us, that so this life

Of suffèring once past,

An Easter of unending joy,

We may attain at last.

NCH 90

1. Now are the days of humblest pray’r,

When consciences to God He bare

And mercy most delights to spare.

And mercy most delights to spare.

Oh, hearken when we cry,

Chastise us with Thy fear,

Yet, Father in the multitude of Thy compassions, hear.

2. Oh, happy time of blessed tears,

Of surer hopes, of chast’ing fears,

Undoing all our evil years.

Undoing all our evil years.

Oh, hearken when we cry,

Chastise us with Thy fear,

Yet, Father in the multitude of Thy compassions, hear.

3. Full long in sin's dark ways we went,

yet now our steps are heav'nward bent,

and grace is plentiful in Lent.

and grace is plentiful in Lent.

Oh, hearken when we cry,

Chastise us with Thy fear,

Yet, Father in the multitude of Thy compassions, hear.

4. The feast of penance! Oh so bright,

With true conversion's heav’nly light,

Like sunrise after stormy night!

Like sunrise after stormy night

Oh, hearken when we cry,

Chastise us with Thy fear,

Yet, Father in the multitude of Thy compassions, hear.

NCH 91

1. O thou who dost to man accord

His highest prize his best reward,

Thou hope of all our race,

Jesus to thee we now draw near.

Our earnest supplications hear

Who humbly seek thy face.

2. With self-accusing voice within,

Our conscience tells of many a sin

in thought, and word, and deed:

O cleanse that conscience from all stain;

The penitent restore again,

From ev'ry burden freed.

3. If Thou reject us, who shall give

Our fainting spirits strength to live?

Tis Thine alone to spare,

With cleansèd hearts to pray aright,

And find acceptance in Ihy sight,

Be this our lowly pray’r.

4. "Thus thou hast blest this solemn fast;

So may its days by us be passed

In self control severe,

that, when our Easter morn we hail

its mystic feast we may not fail

to keep with conscience clear.

5. O blessed Trinily.

Thy pard'ning grace on us below

And shield us evermore,

Until, within Thy courts above

We see Thy face, and sing Thy love,

And with Thy saints adore.

NCH 92

1. Sole hope of all the world and Lord

Bestower of the great reward,

Receive the pray'rs thy servants raise

Mixt with meet psalms and chants of praise.

2. And though our conscience doth proclaim

Our deep transgressions and our shame,

Cleanse us, O God, we humbly plead,

from sins of thought and word and deed.

3. Our sins remember them no more,

Forgive thy mercy Can restore,

So take upon thee, Lord, our care,

That pure in heart we make our pray’r.

4. Therefore, accept, O Lord, this tide

Of fast which thou hast sanctified,

That we may reach by mystic ways

The sacraments of Paschal days

5. May he who is the threefold Lord

On us confer this high reward,

In whom so long as worlds abide

One only God is glorified.

NCH 93

1. Take up your cross, the Saviour said,

If you would my disciple be

Deny yourself, the world forsake,

And humbly follow after me.

2. Take up your cross, let not its weight

Fill your weak spirit with alarm,

His strength shall bear your spirit up,

Shall brace your heart and nerve your arm.

3. Take up your cross and follow Christ,

Nor think till death to lay it down:

For only he who bears the cross

May hope to wear the glorious crown.

4. To you, great Lord, the One in three,

All praise for evermore ascend,

O grant us here below to see

The heav’nly lile that knows no end.

NCH 94

1. The wisdom of the living God

Is seen in Jesus crucified;

Such weakness can unite and heal

Where human pow'r and strength divide.

2. The ancient books contain the law

Of love for God and humankind

The Word incarnate lives and breathes

With grace and mercy unconfined

3. Both grace and judgement here are found,

His body is the perfect sign,

Though once by human hands destroyed,

Now raised and filled with life divine.

4. Redeemer God, O give us grace

To find new life in one who died

And call the world to rise and share

The wisdom of the Crucified.

NCH 95

1. Thou loving Maker of mankind,

Before thy throne, we pray and weep,

Oh, strengthen us with grace divine,

Duly this sacred time to keep.

2. Great Judge of hearts, thou dost discern

Our ills and all our weakness know,

Again to thee with tears we tum,

Again to us thy mercy show.

3. Mach have we sinned; but we confess

Our guilt, and all our faults deplore,

Oh, for the praise of thy great name,

Our fainting souls to health restore.

4. And grant us, while by fasts we strive

This mortal body to control,

to fast from all the food of sin,

And so to purify the soul.

5. Hear us, O Trinity, thrice blest,

Sole Unity, to thee we cry

Vouchsafe us from these fasts below

To reap immortal fruit on high.

NCH 96

1. Tho' your sins be as scarlet,

They shall be as white as snow,

Be as white as snow

Tho' they be red like crim-son,

They shall be as wool,

Tho' your sins be as scar-let,

Tho' your sins be as scar-let,

They shall be as white as snow,

They shall be as white as snow.

2. Hear the voice that entreats you:

Oh return ye onto God.

Hear the voice that entreats you:

Oh return ye onto God.

He is of great compassion

and of wondrous love.

Hear the voice that entreats you:

Hear the voice that entreats you

Oh return ye onto God.

Oh return ye onto God.

3. He'll forgive your transgressions

And remember them no more.

He’ll forgive your transgressions

And remember them no more.

Look onto me, ye people,"

Saith the Lord your God.

He’ll forgive your transgressions.

He’ll forgive your transgression

And remember them no more.

And remember them no more.

NCH 97

1. Through this vale of tears, we wander,

Pilgrims in a far-off land,

Longing ever, sighing ever,

Just to see and understand.

Just to see thy face, my Jesus,

Just to know thy love divine;

Just to be with thee in heave,

Our hearts sheltered, Lord, in thine.

2. Here below all things are passing

Night will end our happiest day,

Friends we trusted most forsake us;

Pleasures vanish, hopes decay.

Thou alone, O Lord, art changeless,

And thy love will never cease,

Lord, I pine with love and longing.

Till I see thee face to face.

NCH 98

1. Weep not for Him who onward bears

His Cross to Calvary.

He does not ask man s pitying tears,

Who wills for man to die.

2. The awful sorrow of His face,

the bowing of His frame,

Come not from torture nor disgrace:

He fears not Cross nor shame.

3. There is a deeper pang of grief,

An agony unknown,

In which His love finds no relief-

He bears it all alone.

4. He sees the souls for whom He dies

Yet clinging to their sin,

And heirs of mansions in the skies

Who will not enter in.

5. O may I in Thy sorrow share,

And mourn that sins of mine

Should ever wound with grief or care

That loving heart of Thine.

NCH 99

1. All glory, laud and honour

to Thee, Redeemer, King,

To whom the lips of children

Made sweet hosannas ring

Thou art the King of Israel,

Thou David's royal Son

Who in the Lord's name comest,

the King and blessed One.

2. All glory, laud and honour

To Thee, Redeemer, King.

To whom the lips of children

Made sweet hosannas ring

the company of angels

are praising Thee on high,

And mortal men and all things

Created make reply.

3. All glory, laud and honour

To Thee. Redeemer, King

To whom the lips of children

Made sweet hosanas ring

The people of the Hebrews

with palms before Thee went,

our praise, and pray’r, and anthems

Before Thee we present.

4. All glory, laud and honour

To Thee, Redeemer, King.

to whom the lips of children

Made sweet hosannas ring

to Thee before Thy passion

They sang their hymns of praise

To Thee now high exalted

Our melody we raise.

5. All glory, laud and honour

To Thee, Redeemer, King.

to whom the lips of children

Made sweet hosannas ring

thou didst accept their praises

Accept the pray'rs we bring.

who, in all good delightest,

Thou good and gracious King.

NCH 100

1. Children of Jerusalem

Sang the praise of Jesus Name

Children, too, of modern days

Join to sing the Saviour's praise.

Hark, hark, hark!

While infant voices sing

Hark, hark, hark!

While infant voices sing

Loud hosannas, loud hosannas,

Loud hosannas to our King

2. We are taught to love the Lord,

We are taught to read His Word;

We are taught the way to Heav'n:

Praise for all to God be giv'n.

Hark, hark, hark!

While infant voices sing

Hark, hark, hark!

While infant voices sing

Loud hosannas, loud hosannas,

Loud hosannas to our King

3. Parents, teachers, old and young,

All unite to swell the song;

Higher and yet higher rise,

Till hosannas fill the skies.

Hark, hark, hark!

While infant voices sing

Hark, hark, hark!

While infant voices sing

Loud hosannas, loud hosannas,

Loud hosannas to our King.

NCH 101

1. Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

Hark! All the tribes hosanna cry;

O Saviour meek, pursue thy road

With palms and scattered garments strowed

2. Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

In lowly pomp ride on to die

O Christ, thy triumphs now begin

O'er captive death and conquered sin.

3. Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

The angel armies of the sky

Look down with sad and wond'ring eyes

To see th'approaching sacrifice.

4. Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

Thy last and fiercest strife is nigh;

The Father, on his sapphire throne,

Expects his own annointed Son.

5. Ride on! Ride on in majesty!

In lowly pomp ride on to die;

Bow Thy meek head to mortal pain

Then take, O God, your pow'r and reign.

NCH 102

1. Ride on, ride on, O Saviour King,

To set the sinner free!

To sin-cursed souls salvation bring

And peace eternally!

Ride on to dark Gethsemane,

To untold agony.

And on the Cross of Calvary,

Procure our victory!

2. Ride on, ride on, O Saviour King

To claim the hearts of men

Now death has lost its dreadful sting

And hope is born again.

O come, in human hearts, to reign

Suppress the pow'r of sin!

Our own endeavor is in vain

Lord, thou must help us win!

3. Ride on, ride on, O Savior King

Ride on o'er land and sea,

For thou alone to man can bring

Eternal liberty.

Ride on to sin-bound nations, Lord

Until each heart shall own

Thy saving, sanctifying word

And bow before thy throne!

NCH 103

1. The royal banners forward go,

The Cross shines forth in mystic glow,

Where he in flesh, our flesh who made

Our sentence bore, our ransom paid.

2. There whilst he hung, his sacred side,

By soldier's spear, was open'd wide

To cleanse us in the precious flood

Of water mingled with his blood.

3. Fulfill'd is all that David told

In true prophetic song of old,

How God the heathen's king should be;

For God is reigning from the tree.

4. O tree of glory, tree most fair,

Ordain'd those holy limbs to bear,

How bright in purple robe it stood,

The purple of the Saviour's blood.

5. Upon its arms, like balance true,

He weigh'd the price for sinners due,

The price which none but he could pay,

And spoil'd the spoiler of his prey.

6. To thee, eternal three in one,

Let homage meet by all be done,

Whom by the Cross thou dost restore,

Preserve and govern evermore.

NCH 104

1. Triumphantly doth Christ unfurl

His banners far and wide!

Ye nations, come give praise, applaud

The King Who for us died!

2. He conquers kingdoms not by wars,

Nor brutal force, nor fear;

But raised on high upon the Cross,

He draws His subjects near.

3. O loving King, Thy light we seek,

To shine by night and day!

And may the world, blest with Thy peace,

Adore Thee and obey!

4. To Thee be glory, Christ our King,

Who rulest all with might;

Forever with the Father, God,

And Spirit, Lord of Light.

NCH 105

1. Ah, Holy Jesus, how hast thou offended,

That man to judge thee hath in hate pretended?

By foes derided, by thine own rejected,

O most afflicted.

2. Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon thee?

Alas, my treason, Jesus, hath undone thee.

T’was I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied thee:

I crucified thee.
3. Lo, the Good Shepherd for the ship is offered;

The slave hath sinned, and the Son hath suffered;

For our atonement, while we nothing heedeth,

God interceded.

4. For me, kind Jesus, was thy incarnation,

Thy mortal sorrow, and thy life's oblation;

Thy death of anguish and thy bitter passion

For my salvation.

5. Therefore, kind Jesus, since I cannot pay thee,

I do adore thee, and will ever pray thee,

Think on thy pity and thy love unswerving,

Not my deserving.

NCH 106

1. Alas! and did my Saviour bleed?

And did my Sov'reign die?

Would He devote that sacred head

For such a worm as I?

2. Was it for crimes that I have done

He groaned upon the tree?

Amazing pity! grace unknown!

And love beyond degree!

3. Well might the sun in darkness hide

And shut his glories in,

When Christ, the mighty Maker, died

For man the creature's sin.

4. But drops of grief can ne'er repay

The debt of love I owe;

Here, Lord, I give myself away

Tis all that I can do.

NCH 107

1. Beneath the Cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand:

The shadow of a mighty rock Within a land,

A home within the wilderness, A rest upon the way,

From the burning of the noontide heat And the bur-den of the day.

2. O safe and happy shelter, O refuge tried and sweet,

O trysting place where Heavèn's love and Heavèn's justice meet!

As to the holy patriarch that wondrous dream was giv'n,

So seems my Savior's Cross to me, a ladder up to heav'n.

3. There lies beneath its shadow but on the further side

The darkness of an awful grave that gapes both deep and wide

And there between us stands the Cross two arms outstretched to save

A watchman set to guard the way from that eternal grave.

4. Upon that Cross of Jesus mine eye at times can see

The very dying form of One Who suffered there for me;

And from my stricken heart with tears two wonders I confess;

The wonders of redeeming love and my unworthiness.

5. I take, O Cross, thy shadow for my abiding place,

I ask no other sunshine than the sunshine of His face;

Content to let the world go by to know no gain or loss,

My sinful self my only shame, my glory all the Cross.

NCH 108

1. Blessed Lamb! On Calv'ry mountain

Slain to take our sins away,

Let the drops of that rich fountain

Our tremendous ransom pay.

Sacred Saviour! Sacred Saviour!

Lowly at thy feet we pray.

Sacred Saviour! Sacred Saviour!

Lowly at thy feet we pray.

2. Blessèd Lamb! Vouchsafe us pardon,

In thy love our soul confide:

By thy groans within the garden;

By the death which thou hast died.

Let thy passion, let thy passion,

Evermore with us abide!

3. So shall peace, sweet peace be given,

Purchase of thy precious pain.

So shall earth but lead to heaven,

Since for us the Lamb was slain.

Dear Redeemer! Dear Redeemer!

Thou cannot have died in vain.

NCH 109

1. By the Cross her vigil keeping,

Stands the Queen of sorrows weeping,

While her son in torment hangs.

2. Now she feels - O heart afflicted

By the sword of old predicted!

More than all a mother's pangs.

3. Sad and heavy stands beside him

She who once had magnified him

One-begotten, only-born.

4. While she sees that rich atoning,

Long the moaning, deep the groaning,

Of her mother-heart forlorn.

5. Who, Christ's mother contemplating

In such bitter anguish waiting

Has no human tears to shed?

6. Who would lead Christ's mother, sharing

All the pain her son is bearing,

By those tears uncomforted?

7. Victim-priest of Jewry's nation,

There he hangs in expiration;

Scourge and nail have had their will.

8. Earth and heav'n his cause forsaking,

Now his noble heart is breaking,

Now the lab'ring breath is still.

9. Mother, fount whence love flows trues

Let me know the pain thou knewest,

Let me weep as thou hast wept.

10. Love divine within me burning

That diviner love returning,

May thy son this heart accept.

11. Mother, if my pray'r be granted

Those five wounds of his implanted

In my breast I fain would see.

12. Love exceeding hangs there bleeding.

My cause pleading, my love needs

Bid him share his Cross with me.

13. Till life fails, I will not fail him,

Still remember, still bewail him,

Born thy son, and crucified.

14. By the Cross my vigil keeping,

I would spend those hours of weeping,

Queen of sorrows, at thy side.

15. Virgin, boast of all creation,

Heed my tears, nor consolation

In thy bitterness repel

16. At thy side his liv'ry wearing,

His Cross bearing, his death sharing,

Of those wounds the beads I'll tell.

17. Wounds of Christ, in spirit bruise me,

Chalice of his blood, bemuse me,

Cross of Christ, be thou my stay!

18. Lest I burn in fires unending,

Sinless Maid, my cause befriending,

Shield me at the judgement day!

19. Jesus, when earth's shadows leave me,

Through thy mother's pray'rs receive me

With the palm of victòry.

20. When my body lies forsaken

Let my ransomed soul awaken

Safe, in Paradise, with thee.

NCH 110

1. Cross of Jesus, Cross of sorrow,

Where the blood of Christ was shed,

Perfect man on thee did suffer,

Perfect God on thee hath bled!

2. Here the King of all the ages,

Throned in light ere worlds could be,

Robed in mortal flesh is dying,

Crucified by sin for me.

3. Evermore for human failure,

By his passion we can plead;

God has borne all mortal anguish;

Surely he will know our need.

4. Cross of Jesus, Cross of sorrow,

Where the blood of Christ was shed,

Perfect Man on thee did suffer,

Perfect God on thee has bled!

NCH 111

1. Faithful Cross, O Tree all beauteous,

Tree all peer-less and divine!

Not a grove on earth can show us

Such a flow'r and leaf as thine.

Sweet the nails and sweet the wood,

Laden with so sweet a load.

Sweet the nails and sweet the wood,

La-den with so sweet a load.

2. Lofty Tree, bent down by branches,

To embrace thy sacred load;

O, relax the native tension

Of that all too rigid wood.

Gently, gently bear the members

Of thy dying King and God.

Gently, gently bear the members

Of thy dying King and God.

3. Tree, which solely wast found worthy

Th'world's great victim to sustain;

Harbour from the raging tempest

Ark, that saved the world again!

Tree, with sacred blood anointed

Of the Lamb for sinners slain.

Tree, with sacred blood anointed

Of the Lamb for sinners slain.

NCH 112
1. Forth comes the Standard of the King.

All hail, thou Mystery adored!

Hail, Cross, on which the Life Himself

Died, and by death our life re-stored.

2. On which the Saviour's holy side,

Rent open with a cruel spear,

Its stream of blood and water pour'd,

To wash us from defilement clear.

3. O sacred Wood, fulfill'd in thee

Was holy David's truthful lay;

Which told the world, that from a Tree

The Lord should all the nations sway.

4. Most royally empurpled o'er,

How beauteously thy stem doth shine!

How glorious was its lot to touch

Those limbs so holy and divine!

5. Thrice blest, upon whose arms outstretch'd

The Saviour of the world recline;

Balance sublime! upon whose beam

Was weigh'd the ransom of mankind.

6. Hail, Cross! Thou only hope of man,

Hail on this holy Passion day!

To saints increase the grace they have;

From sinners purge their guilt away.

7. Salvation's Fount, blest Trinity,

Be praise to Thee through earth and skies;

Thou through the Cross the victòry

Dost give; Oh give us too the prize!

NCH 113

1. Glory be to Jesus,

Who in bitter pains,

Pour'd for me the lifeblood

From his sacred veins.

2. Grace and life eternal

In that blood I find;

Blest be his compassion,

Infinitely kind.

3. Blest through endless ages

Be the precious stream

Which from endless torment

Doth the world redeem.

4. There the fainting spirit

Drinks of life her fill;

There as in a fountain

Laves herself at will

5. Abel's blood for vengeance

Pleaded to the skies;

But the blood of Jesus

For our pardon cries.

6. When as it is sprinkled

On our guilty hearts,

Satan in confusion,

Terror-struck departs.

7. Oft as earth exalting

Wafts its praise on high,

Hell with horror trembles;

Heav'n is fill'd with joy.

8. Lift ye, then, ye voices;

Swell the mighty flood;

Louder still and louder,

Praise the precious blood.

NCH 114

1. Go to dark Gethsemane,
Ye that feel the tempter's pow'r;

Your Redeemer's conflicts see;

Watch with Him one bitter hour:

Turn not from His griefs away;

Learn of Jesus Christ to pray.

2. Follow to the judgement hall,

View the Lord of life arraigned;

Oh, the wormwood and the gall!

Oh, the pangs His soul sustained!

Shun not suff'ring, shame, or loss;

Learn of Him to bear the Cross.

3. Calv'ry's mournful mountain climb:

There, adoring at His feet;

Mark that miracle of time,

God's own sacrifice complete.

"It is finished!" hear Him cry;

Learn of Jesus Christ to die.

4. Early hasten to the tomb

Where they laid His breathless clay;

All is solitude and gloom,

Who hath taken Him away?

Christ is ris'n! He meets our eyes.

Savior, teach us so to rise.

NCH 115

1. Hail, Jesus, hail! Who for my sake,

Sweet blood from Mary's veins didst take

And shed it all for me; And shed it all for me

Oh, blessèd be my Saviour's blood,

My light, my life, my only good, to all eternity.

2. To endless ages let us praise

the precious blood, whose price could raise

The world from wrath and sin

Whose streams our inward thirst appease

And heal the sinner's worst disease,

If he but bathe therein.

3 Oh, sweetest blood, that can implore

Pardon of God, and heav'n restore,

The heav'n which sin had lost.

While Abel's blood for vengeance pleads,

What Jesus shed still intercedes

For those who wrong him most.

4. Oh, to be sprinkled from the wells

Of Christ's own sacred blood, excels

Earth's best and highest bliss;

The ministers of wrath divine

Hurt not the happy hearts that shine,

With those red drops of his.

5. Ah, there is joy amid the saints,

And hell's despairing courage faints

Where this sweet song we raise.

Oh, louder then, and louder still

Earth with one mighty chorus fill,

The precious blood to praise.

116

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.

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.

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.

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.

NCH 117

1. In the Lord's atoning grief

Be our rest and sweet relief,

Deep within our hearts we'll store,

Those dear pains and wrongs he bore.

2. Thorns and Cross and nails and spear,

Wounds that faithful hearts, revere

Vinegar and gall and reed,

And the pang his soul that freed.

3. May these all our spirits fill

And with love inflame our will;

Plant in us contrition's root;

Ripen there its saving fruit.

4. Crucified, we adore you,

With all our hearts we implore

With the saints our souls unite

In the realms of heav'nly light.

5. Christ, by coward hands betrayed,

Christ, for us a captive made,

Christ, upon the bitter tree,

Slain for man, be praise to you.

NCH 118

1. Jesus, keep me near the Cross;

There a precious fountain

Free to all, a healing stream

Flows from Calv'ry's mountain.

In the Cross, in the Cross be my glory ever,

Till my raptured soul shall find Rest,

beyond the river.

2. Near the Cross, a trembling soul,

Love and mercy found me;

There the bright and morning star

Sheds its beams around me.

In the Cross, in the Cross be my glory ever,

Till my raptured soul shall find Rest,

beyond the river.

3. Near the Cross, O Lamb of God,

Bring its scenes before me;

Help me walk from day to day

With its shadows o'er me.

In the Cross, in the Cross be my glory ever,

Till my raptured soul shall find Rest,

beyond the river.

4. Near the Cross, I'll watch and wait;

Hoping, trusting ever,

Till I reach the golden strand

Just beyond the river.

In the Cross, in the Cross be my glory ever,

Till my raptured soul shall find Rest,

beyond the river.

NCH 119

1. Jesus, meek and lowly,

Saviour, pure and holy,

On thy love relying

Come I to thee flying.

2. Prince of life and power,

My salvation's tower,

On the Cross I view thee,

Calling sinners to thee.

3. There behold me gazing

At the sight amazing;

Bending low before thee,

Helpless I adore thee.

4. See the red wounds streaming.

With Christ's life - blood gleaming

Blood for sinners flowing,

Pardon free bestowing.

5. Fountain rich in blessing,

Christ's fond love expressing;

Thou my aching sadness

Turnest into gladness.

6. Lord, in mercy, guide me,

And always be near me;

In thy ways direct me;

'Neath thy wings protect me.

NCH 120

1. Jesus, refuge of the weary,

Object of the Spirit's love,

Fountain in life's desert dreary,

Saviour from the world above

O how oft thine eyes, offended,

Gazed upon the sinner's fall;

Yet, upon the Cross extended,

Thou didst bear the pain of all.

2. Do we pass that Cross unheeding,

Breathing no repentant vow,

Though we see you wounded, bleeding,

See thy thorn encircled brow?

Yet, your sinless death has brought us

Life eternal, peace, and rest;

Only what your grace has taught us

Calms the sinner's deep distress.

3. Jesus, may our hearts be burning

With more fervent love for thee

May our eyes be ever turning

To thy Cross of agony;

Till in glory, parted never

From the blessèd Saviour's side,

Graven in our hearts forever,

Dwell the Cross, the Crucified.

NCH 121

1. Let thy blood in mercy poured,

Let Thy gracious body broken,

Be to me, O gracious Lord,

Of Thy bound-less love the token

Thou didst give Thyself for me,

Now I give my-self to Thee.

2. Thou didst die that I might live;

Blessèd Lord, thou cam'st to save me;

All that love of God could give,

Jesus, by his sorrows gave me.

Thou didst give Thyself for me,

Now I give my-self to Thee.

3. By the thorns that crowned thy brow,

By the spear wound and the nailing,

By the pain and death, I now

Claim, O Christ, thy love unfailing.

Thou didst give Thyself for me,

Now I give my-self to Thee.

4. Wilt thou own the gift I bring?

All my penitence I give thee;

Thou art my exalted king;

Of thy matchless love, forgive me.

Thou didst give Thyself for me,

Now I give my-self to Thee.

NCH 122

1. Man of sorrows, wrapt in grief,

Bow your ear to our relief;

Thou for us the path hast throd

Of the dreadful wrath of God;

Thou the cup of fire hast drained

Till its light alone remained.

Lamb of love! we look to thee,

Hear our mournful litany.

2. By the garden, fraught with woe,

Whither thou full oft wouldst go;

By thy agony of pray'r,

In the desolation there;

By the dire and deep distress

of that myst'ry fathomless,

Lord, our tears in mercy see;

Hearken to our litany.

3. By the chalice brimming o'er

With disgrace and torment sore;

By those lips which fain would pray

That it might but pass away;

By the heart which drank it dry,

Lest a rebel race should die.

Be thy pity, Lord, our plea;

Hear our solemn litany.

4. Man of sorrows! let thy grief

Purchase for us our relief.

Lord of mercy! bow thine ear,

Slow to anger, swift to hear:

By the Cross's royal road,

Lead us to the throne of God,

There for aye to sing to thee

Heav'n's triumphant litany.

NCH 123

1. Now, his years of life perfected,

Our atonement's price to be,

By the doom long since elected,

Bound and nailed to set us free,

Christ, our victim, hangs rejected

On the Cross of Calvary.

2. Gall he drinks; his strength subduing,

Reed and thorn and nail and spear

Plot his gentle frame's undoing

Blood and water thence appear

With their cleansing tide renewing

Earth and sea and starry sphere.

3. Hail, true Cross, of beauty rarest,

King of all the forest trees;

Leaf and fl'r and fruit thou bearest,

Medicine for a world's disease,

Fairest wood, and iron fairest-

yet more fair, who hung and these.

4. Bend thy branches down to meet him,

Bend that stubborn heart of thine;

Let thy native force, to greet him

All its ruggedness resign;

Gently let thy wood entreat him,

Royal suff’rer, and divine.

5. Victim of our race, he deigned

On thy arms to lay his head;

Thou the ark, whose refuge gained,

Sinful man no more may dread;

Ark, whose planks are deeply stainėd

With the blood the Lamb hath shed.

6. Honour, glory, might and merit

To th'eternal Trinity,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

Throned in heav'n co-equally

All that doth the world inherit,

Praise one-God in Persons three.

NCH 124

1. O come and mourn with me awhile:

See Mary calls us to her side:

O come and let us mourn with her;

Jesus, our love, Jesus, our love, is crucified.

2. Have we no tears to shed for him,

While soldiers scoff and Jews deride?

Ah! Look how patiently he hangs;

Jesus, our love, is crucified.

3. How fast his feet and hands are nailed;

His blessèd tongue with thirst is tied;

His failing eyes are blind with blood;

Jesus, our love, is crucified.

4. Sev'n times he spoke sev'n words of love,

And all three hours his silence cried

For mercy on the souls of men;

Jesus, our love, is crucified.

5. O break, O break, hard heart of mine;

Thy weak self-love and guilty pride,

His Pilate and his Judas were;

Jesus, our love, is crucified.

6. A broken heart, a fount of tears,

Ask, and they will not be denied;

A broken heart love's cradle is;

Jesus, our love, is crucified.

7. O love of God, sin of man!

In this dread act thy strength is tried;

And victory remains with love;

Jesus, our love, is crucified.

NCH 125

1. O day of pain, the saddest

Yet best of all the year;

O day that never haddest,

Before or since, thy peer;

Thy noontide sun in wonder

His countenance doth shroud,

While earth is rent asunder

With quake of thunder loud.

2. Lo! Shameless hands, and gory,

Have nailed upon the Tree

The Lord, the King of glory,

In nameless agony.

Go, Christen, kneel before him -

His side, his hands, his feet -

In penitence adore him;

Thy wounded Saviour greet.

3. Christ, who the Cross hast mounted,

Acquaint with reed and rod,

Among transgressors counted,

Though ever Son of God;

Thou diest for the sinner

In pity of his case;

That man may be the winner

Of God the Father's grace.

4. Then, like thy subject loyal,

While as I draw my breath,

I swear to thee, King royal,

Allegiance until death;

When thou shalt come all glorious,

To hold thy dread assize,

Mid all thy saints victorious

Exalt me to thy skies.

NCH 126

1. O sacred head surrounded

By crown of piercing thorn;

O bleeding head so wounded,

Reviled and put to Scorn;

Death's pallid hue comes o'er thee:

The glow of life decays;

Yet angel hosts adore thee;

And tremble as they gaze.

2. I see thy strength and vigour

All fading in the strife,

And death with cruel vigour

Bereaving thee of life;

O bitter pains and dying,

That set the sinner free!

May thou, thy grace supplying.

O Jesus, look at me.

3. O Jesus, I adore thee

And humble plea I bring.

My guilt I own before thee,

O pardon me, my king,

Thy Cross is my salvation,

In life it is my stay,

My hope and consolation

When life blood ebbs away.

NCH 127

1. O'erwhelm'd in depths of woe,

Upon the tree of scorn,

Hangs the redeemer of mankind,

With racking anguish torn.

2. See how the nails those hands

And feet so tender rend;

See down his face, and neck, and breast

His sacred blood descend.

3. Hark, with what awful cry

His spirit takes its flight;

That cry, it smote his Mother's heart

And wrapt her soul in night.

4. The sun withdraws its light

The midday heav'ns grow pale;

The moon, the stars, the universe,

Their Maker's death bewail.

5. Come, fall before his Cross

Who shed for us his blood;

Who died, the victim of pure love,

To make us sons of God.

6. Jesu, all praise to thee,

Our joy and endless rest;

Be thou our guide while pilgrims here,

Our crown amid the blest.

NCH 128

1. Overwhelmed in depths of sorrow,

On the tree of pain and scorn,

Hangeth bleeding the Redeemer

And with racking anguish torn.

Jesus, who hath caused thy Passion?

Who hath nailed thee to the Cross?

Oh, t’was l, who sinned, and grieved thee;

I who nailed thee to the Cross.

2. See, the nails, how cruelly piercing,

Hands and feet so tender rend;

Down his face and down his body,

See his sacred blood descend.

Jesus, who hath caused thy Passion?

Who hath nailed thee to the Cross?

Oh, t’was l, who sinned, and grieved thee;

I who nailed thee to the Cross.

3. Hearken! With what cry in dying

Jesus' spirit takes its flight!

How it pierced the heart of Mary,

How it whelmed her soul in night.

Jesus, who hath caused thy Passion?

Who hath nailed thee to the Cross?

Oh, t’was l, who sinned, and grieved thee;

I who nailed thee to the Cross.

4. See the sun its light withdrawing,

And the heavèns growing pale;

Bursting rocks the tombs that open,

All their marker's death bewail.

Jesus, who hath caused thy Passion?

Who hath nailed thee to the Cross?

Oh, t’was l, who sinned, and grieved thee;

I who nailed thee to the Cross.

5. Come, before his Cross assemble,

For, for us he shed his blood;

Died, of fervent love a victim,

He, the only Son of God.

Jesus, who hath caused thy Passion?

Who hath nailed thee to the Cross?

Oh, t’was l, who sinned, and grieved thee;

I who nailed thee to the Cross.

NCH 129

1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged Cross,

The emblem of suff’ring and shame;

And I love that old Cross where the dearest and best

For a world of lost sinners was slain.

So l'll cherish the old rugged Cross

Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged Cross

And exchange it someday for a crown.

2. O that old rugged Cross, so despised by the world,

Has a wondrous attraction for me,

For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above

To bear it to dark Calvary.

So l'll cherish the old rugged Cross

Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged Cross

And exchange it someday for a crown.

3. In the old ruggèd Cross, strained with blood so divine,

A wondrous beauty I see,

For 'twas on that old Cross Jesus suffered and died

To pardon and sanctify me.

So l'll cherish the old rugged Cross

Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged Cross

And exchange it someday for a crown.

4. To the old ruggèd Cross I will ever be true,

Its shame and reproach gladly bear,

Then He'll call me some day to my home far away,

Where His glory forever I'll share.

So l'll cherish the old rugged Cross

Till my trophies at last I lay down;

I will cling to the old rugged Cross

And exchange it someday for a crown.

NCH 130

1. On Calvary's tree He suffer'd for me,

The Just for the un-just, That I might be free,

His grace is abundant, His love divine.

Oh, wonder of wonders, this Saviour is mine!

2. The Cross that he bore hath savèd us all

And washed away ev'ry sins that tarnished us.

This great sacrifice of the Lord divine.

Oh, wonder of wonders, this Saviour is mine.

3. His death on the Cross atones for our sins,

The sins of the world that he taketh away.

He conquered the grave, supremely divine.

Oh, wonder of wonders, this Saviour is mine.

4. Death has no more pow'r o'er the Saviour dear,

The Saviour Jesus Christ who rose from the grave.

Thus sing loud Hosannas to Christ divine.

Oh, wonder of wonders, this Saviour is mine.

NCH 131
1. On the dear wounds of Christ we call,

No other pain could prove,

Like that red fountain's endless fall,

His hearts excess or love.

2. How oft his shoulders, meekly bared,

The bitter lash withstood,

The stones of Pilate's hall declared,

Stained with redeeming blood.

3. Look, where his noble brow doth feel

The mocking crown of thorn!

Look on those nails, whose blunted steel

His hands and feet hath torn!

4. But when his spirit he resigned

With loving, conscious will,

Water and blood their streams combined

That sacred fount to till.

5. Come hither, all who vainly weep,

With sin's pollution dyed;

Cleansed is the soul that plunges deep

In this atoning tide.

6. To Christ, beside his Father's throne

Ruling on high, be praise.

Whose blood could for our sins atone,

Whose Spirit guides our ways.

NCH 132

1. Say, oh! say, My people,

Why thus ungrateful rove!

why repay with coldness

the ardour of My love!

If I am He who died to save,

Who life redeeming ransom gave;

Must I complain; That all this love was vain!

2. For child did father bear

What I for you have borne'?

To father did child give

Like you such cause to mourn?

And yet this heart, though outraged so,

Can nought but fond forgiveness show.

Then come, return

Nor all its mercy spurn.

3. Think not that my heart asks

A sacrifice too great;

It asks of man but love,

And man returns but hate.

Heedful of ev'ry passion word,

But deaf to me, his God and Lord.

The more l press,

He heeds my voice the less.

4. Yes, we come, sweet Jesus,

We hearken to your call

And give you due tribute

Of love, life, freedom, all.

No more the world's deceitful charms

Shall wrest your children from your arms,

Nor Satan with

Our hearts from you to sin.

NCH 133

1. Sent from his Father's throne on high,

Still at his side in glory crowned;

The word of God went forth to die,

Shades of the ev'ning closed him round.

2. Ere by his own false friend betrayed,

Giv'n to his foes, to death went he;

His own true self, in form of bread,

He gave his friends, their life to be.

3. Twofold the gift his love did plan:

His flesh to feed, his blood to cheer;

That flesh and blood, the whole of man,

Might find its own fulfilment here.

4. The manger, Christ their equal made;

I hat upper room, their souls' repast;

The Cross, their ransom dearly paid;

And heav'n; their high reward at last.

5. Great victim, whose deserts avail,

The gate of heav'n, so wide to throw;

That sees what fears, what foes assail;

On trembling hearts your aid bestow.

6. To God, the blessèd one in three,

Be praise and worship evermore,

So may we pass eternity,

Poor exiles, on our native shore.

NCH 134

1. Sing, my tongue, of warfare ended

of the Victors laurelled crown;

Let the Cross, his trophy splendid,

Be the theme of high renown,

How a broken world was mended

Life restored by life laid down.

2. God, for man's rebellion grieving,

When the world his hands had made

Perished by a fruit's deceiving.

In that hour his counsel laid,

By a tree the race reprieving

Whom a tree long since betrayed.

3. Man's eternal health contriving

Wrought he with unfailing art-

Wisdom ‘gainst the wisdom striving

Of the tempter's guileful heart;

From that source the balm deriving

Where the foe had steeped his dart.

4. Therefore, when that hallowed hour

Time to its fulfilment brought,

From his Father's heav’nly tower

Came he, who the worlds had wrought,

From his Mother's secret bower,

Clothed in flesh, and welcome sought.

5. See a helpless Infant crying,

Whom a manger doth enfold;

See his Virgin Mother tying

Rags about him in the cold,

Bound both hand and feet, and lying

Mid the beasts, thy God behold!

NCH 135

1. There is a fountain filled with blood

Drawn from Immanuel's veins,

And sinners, plung'd beneath that flood,

Lose all their guilt-y stains.

2. The dying thief rejoiced to see

That fountain in his day;

And there have I, as vile as he,

Washed all my sins away.

3. Dear dying Lamb, Thy precious blood

Shall never lose its pow'r,

Till all the ransomed Church of God

Be saved to sin no more.

4. E'er since by faith I saw the stream

Thy flowing wounds supply,

Redeeming love has been my theme

And shall be till I die.

5. When this poor lisping, stamm'ring tongue

Lies silent in the grave,

Then in a nobler, sweeter song

l sing thy pow'r to save.

NCH 136

1. "Tis midnight and on Olives' brow

The star is dimmed that lately shone:

Tis midnight in the garden now

The suff'ring Saviour prays alone.

2. "Tis midnight and from all removed

The Savior wrestles lone with fears;

E'en that disciple whom He loved

Hears not His Master's grief and tears.

3. "Tis midnight and for others' guilt

The Man of Sorrows weeps in blood;

Yet He that hath in anguish knelt

Is not forsaken by His God.

4. Tis midnight and from heavèn's plains

Is borne the song that angels know,

Unheard by mortals are the strains

That sweetly soothe the Savior's woe.

NCH 137

1. What a sea of tears and sorrow

Did the soul of Mary toss

To and from upon its billows,

While she wept in bitter loss;

In her arms her Jesus holding,

Torn so newly from the Cross

2. O that mournful Virgin-Mother,

See her tears, how fast they flow

Down upon his mangled body,

Wounded side and thorny brow,

While his hands and feet she kisses,

Picture of immortal woe.

3. Gentle Mother, we beseech thee,

By thy tears and anguish sore

By the death of thy dear offspring.

By the bleeding wounds he bore

Touch our hearts with that true sorrow,

Which afflicted thee of yore.

4. To the Father everlasting,

And the Son who reigns on high,

With the coeternal Spirit,

Trinity in Unity,

Be salvation, honour, blessing.

Now and through eternity

NCH 138

1. When I survey the wondrous Cross

On which the Prince of Glory died,

My richest gain I count but loss,

And pour contempt on all my pride.

2. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,

Save in the death of Christ, my God:

All the vain things that charm me most

I sacrifice them to His blood.

3. See, from His head, His hands, His feet

Sorrow and love flow mingled down;

Did e'er such love and sorrow meet,

Or thorns compose so rich a crown?

4. Were the whole realm of nature mine,

That were an off’ring far too small;

Love so amazing, so divine,

Demands my soul, my life, my all.

NCH 139

1. All hail, dear Conqueror, all hail

Oh, what a victory is thine!

How beautiful thy strength appears!

Thy crimson wounds, how bright they shine!

Thou camest at the dawn of day,

Armies of souls a-round thee were,

Blest spirits throng to worship thee

In flesh now glorified and fair.

2. The everlasting Godhead lay

Shrouded within those limbs divine,

Nor left untenanted one hour

That sacred human heart of thine.

They worshipped thee, those ransomed souls,

With the fresh strength of love set free;

They worshipped joyously, and thought

Of Mary, while they looked on thee.

3. They worshipped, while the beauteous soul

Paused by the body's wounded side

Bright flashed the cave, before them stood

The living Jesus glorified.

All hail, dear Conqueror, all hail

Oh, what a victory is thine!

How beautiful thy strength appears!

Thy crimson wounds, how bright they shine!

NCH 140

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

1. Young men and maids, rejoice and sing:

The king of heav'n the glorious king

This day from death rose triumph-ing.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2. On Sunday morn by break of day,

His dear disciples haste away

Unto the tomb wherein he lay.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

3. An angel clothed in white they see,

when thither come, and thus spake he,

The Lord is gone to Galilee."

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

4. The dear beloved apostle John

Much swifter than Saint Peter ran,

And first arrived at the tomb.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

5. While in the room th'apostles were,

In midst of them did Christ appear,

And said "Peace be upon all here."

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

6. 'O Thomas, View my side and see

The wounds in hands and feet that be;

Renounce thine incredulity.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

7. When Thomas Jesus had surveyed,

And on his wounds his fingers laid,

"Thou art my Lord and God, he said.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

8. Blessed are they who have not seen,

And yet whose faith entire hath been,

Them endless life from death shall screen.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

9. On this most solemn feast let's raise

Our heart to God in hymns of praise

And let us bless the Lord always.

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

NCH 141

1. Alleluia, alleluia!

Hearts to Heav'n and voices raise;

Sing to God a hymn of gladness,

Sing to God a hymn of praise.

He, who on the Cross a Victim,

For the world's salvation bled,

Jesus Christ, the King of glory,

Now is risen from the dead.

2. Christ is risen, Christ, the first fruits

Of the holy harvest field,

Which will all its full abundance

At His second coming yield:

Then the golden ears of harvest

Will their heads before Him wave,

Ripened by His glorious sunshine

From the furrows of the grave.

3. Christ is risen, we are risen!

Shed upon us heav'nly grace,

Rain and dew and gleams of glory

From the brightness of Thy face;

that we, with our hearts in heavén,

Here on earth may fruitful be,

And by angel hands be gathered,

And be ever, Lord, with Thee.

4. Alleluia, alleluia!

Glory be to God on high;

Alleluia! to the Savior

Who has gained the victôry;

Alleluia! to the Spirit,

Fount of love and sanctity

Alleluia, alleluia!
To the Triune Majesty.

NCH 142

1. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus,

His the sceptre, his the throne

Alleluia, his the triumph,

His the victory alone

Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion

Thunder like a mighty blood,

Jesus out of ev’ry nation

Hath redeemed us by his blood

2. Alleluia, not as orphans

Are we left in sorrow now

Alleluia, he is near us,

Faith believes, nor questions how,

Though the cloud from sight received him

When the forty days were o’er,

Shall our hearts forget his promise,

I am with you evermore

3. Alleluia, bread of heavèn,

Thou on earth our food, our stay;

Alleluia, here the sinful

Flee to thee from day to day;

Intercessor, friend of snners,

Earth's redeemer, plead for me

Where the songs of all the sinless

Sweep across the crystal sea.

4. Alleluia, King eternal,

Thou the Lord of Lords we own,

Alleluia, born of Mary,

Earth thy footstool, heav'n thy throne:

Thou within the veil hast entered,

Robed in flesh, our great High Priest,

Thou on earth both priest and victim

In the Eucharistic feast.

NCH 143

1. Angels! To our Jubilee

Haste, your sweetest songs awaking,

Christ amid the dead is free;

Christ the rocky tomb is breaking

Alleluia.

2. Vain the guard around the grave,

Vain the rulers wild endeavor,

Vain the seal upon the cave,

Of the nation faithless ever,

Alleluia.

3. Fear, away! No subtle spy

Steals that form so sorely stricken,

He, who willed the death to die,

Will with life himself requicken.

Alleluia.

4. Offspring of a Virgin's womb,

Virgin-born he came, in token

That, through Jewry's guarded tomb,

He should rise with seals unbroken.

Alleluia.

5. While on the inglorious tree,

Mad with mocking lips they grieve him:

Let him quit the Cross, and we

Will the Son of God believe him."

Alleluia.

6. From the Cross he came not down,

Yet he worked a mightier wonder,

Son of God the Savior own -

Dead- he smites grim death asunder.

Alleluia.
7. Grant us, Lord, with thee to die,

And to rise at thine uprising;

And to set our hearts on high,

Earth and all its Joys despising.

Alleluia.

8. To the Father, to the Son,

Through whose conquest we inherit

Life and light, be honor done,

And to thee, eternal Spirit.

Alleluia

NCH 144

1. Bring, all you dear bought nations, bring,

Alleluia.

Your richest praises to your King,

Alleluia.

That spotless Lamb, who more than due,

Alleluia.

Paid for his sheep and those sheep you

Alleluia.

Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.

2. The guiltless Son, who brought you peace,

Alleluia,

And made His Fathers anger cease,

Alleluia,

Then, life and 'death together fought,

Alleluia,

Each to a strange extreme were brought,

Alleluia,

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

3. Life died, but soon revived again,

Alleluia,

And even death by it was slain,

Alleluia,

Say, happy Magdalen, Oh say,

Alleluia,

What didst thou see there by the way?

Alleluia,

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

4. "I saw the tomb of my dear Lord,

Alleluia,

I saw himself, and him adored,

Alleluia,

I saw the napkin and the sheet,

Alleluia,

That bound his head and wrapt his feet,

Alleluia."

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

5. "I heard the angels witness bear,

Alleluia,

Jesus is risen, he's not here;

Alleluia,

Go, tell his foll'wers they shall see,

Alleluia,

Thine and their hope in Galilee,

Alleluia."

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

6. We, Lord, with faithful hearts and voice,

Alleluia,

On this your rising day, rejoice,

Alleluia,

o thou, whose pow’r o’ercame the grave,

Alleluia,

By grace and love us sinners save.

Alleluia,

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

NCH 145

1. Christ the Lord is ris'n today,

Christians, haste your vows to pay.

Offer ye your praises meet,

At the Paschal victim's feet.

For the sheep the Lamb has bled,

Sinless in the sinner s stead.

Christ the Lord, is ris'n on high,

Now He lives, no more to die.

2. Christ, the victim undefiled,

Man to God has reconciled,

When, in strange and awful stride,

Met together death and life.

Christians, on this happy day,

Haste with joy your vows to pay.

Christ the Lord is ris'n on high.

Now He Iives no more to die.

3. Say, O wond’ring Mary say

What you saw there on the way.

"I beheld, where Christ has lain,

Empty tomb and angels twain.

beheld thee glory bright,

Of the rising Lord of light;

Christ my hope is ris’n again,

Now He lives, and lives to reign."

4. Christ who once for sinners bled,

Now the first-born from the dead,

Throned in endless might and powr

Lives and reigns for evermore.

Hail, eternal hope on high,

Hail, our King of victòry.

Hail, our Prince of life adored,

Help and save us, gracious Lord.

NCH 146

1. Come ye faithful, raise the strain

Of triumphant gladness

God hath brought his Israel

Into joy from sadness

loosed from Pharaoh's bitter yoke,

Jacob's sons and daughters,

Led them with unmoistened foot

Through the Red Sea waters.

2. It's the spring of souls today

Christ hath burst his prison

And from three days sleep in death

As a sun hath risen,

All the winter of our sins,

Long and dark, is flying

From his light, to whom we give

laud and praise undyıng

3. Now the queen of seasons, bright

With the day of splendour,

With the royal feast of feasts,

Comes its joy to render,

Comes to glad Jerusalem,

Who with true affection

Welcomes in unwearied strains

Jesu' s resurrection

4. Alleluia now we cry

To our King immortal,

Who triumphant burst the bars

Of the tomb's dark portal;

Alleluia, with the Son

God the Father praising

Alleluia yet again

To the Spirit raising.

NCH 147

1. Fair breaks the dawn of endless day,

In heav'n triumphant thunders play,

Earth answers with exulting lay,

Hell mourns aloud its ravished prey.

2. Seeing our valiant Prince lay low

the pow’rs of death with mortal blow,

Tread under foot th’infernal foe,

And let his pining captives go.

3. He, whom that rocky barrier bound

While sentries kept their guard around,

A wondrous triumph here hath found,

Of death by death the Victor crowned.

4. Mouming Is done and sorrow Tied,

The pains of hell discomfited,

Since first that dazzling angel sad:

"Your Lord is risen from the dead.

5. O welcome voice those women three

Heard of angelic prophecy!

Anon your Master you shall see

In his dear land of Galilee.

6. Those joyful tidings heard and prove,

To Galilee his friends removed,

Where at their side his presence moved,

So deeply mourned, so dearly loved,

7. His dazzling wounds he doth disclose,

Bathed in the light heav'n's glory knows;

Whose clear-seen testimony shows

That Christ who died is Christ who rose.

8. Lord Christ, whose mercy proves the king,

Our hearts beneath thy sceptre bring!

Our bounden homage offering,

thy praise eternally we'll sing.

NCH 148

1. Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing

Now is the triumph of our King!

To all the world glad news we bring:

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2. The Lord of life is ris'n for aye,

Bring flow'rs of song to strew his way,

Let all mankind rejoice and say:

Alleluia.

3. Praise we in songs of victòry

That love, that life which cannot die,

And sing with hearts uplifted high:

Alleluia.

4. Thy name we bless, O risèn Lord,

And sing today with one accord

The life laid down, the life restored:

Alleluia.

NCH 149

1. Halelujah! Jesus lives

He is now the living One;

From the gloomy house of death

Forth the Conqueror has gone;

Bright Forerunner to the skies

Of His people, yet to rise.

2. Jesus lives! Let all rejoice;

Praise Him, ransomed ones of earth;

Praise Him in a nobler song

Cherubim of heav'nly birth.

Praise the Victor King, whose sway

Sin and death and hell obey

3. Jesus Lives! Why weepest thou?

Why that sad and frequent sigh?

He who died our Brother here

Lives our Brother still on high,

Lives forever to bestow

Blessings on His Church below.

4. Jesus lives! And thus, my soul,

Life eternal waits for thee;

Joined to Him, thy living Head,

Where He is, thou, too, shalt be;

With Himself, at His right hand.

Vict’ry over death shalt stand.

5. Jesus lives! To Him my heart

Drawn with over new delight.

Earthly vanities, depart,

Hinder not my heav'nward flight.

Let this spirit ever rise

to its Magnet in the skies.

6. Hallelujah, angels, sing!

Join us in our hymn of praise;

Let your chorus swell the strain

Which our feebler voices raise

Glory to our God above

And on earth His peace and love!

NCH 150

1. He is risen! He is risen!

Tell it out with joyful voice.

He has burst His three days' prison,

Let the whole wide earth rejoice.

Death is conquered; man is free.

Christ has won the victory.

2. Come with high and holy hymning;

Chant our Lord’s triumphant lay.

Not one darksome cloud is dimming

Yonder glorious morning ray,

Breaking o’er the purple east,

Symbol of our Easter feast.

3. He is risen! He is risen!

He hath opened heaven's gate

We are free from the dark prison,

Risen to a holier state.

And a brighter Easter beam

On our longing eyes shall stream.

NCH 151

1. He's risen, He's risen, Christ Jesus, the Lord;

He opened Death's prison, the Incarnate Word.

Break forth, hosts of heaven, in jubilant song,

And earth, sea, and mountain, the paean prolong.

2. The foe was triumphant when on Calvary

The Lord of creation was nailed to the tree.

In Satan's domain did the hosts shout and jeer,

For Jesus was slain, whom the evil ones fear.

3. But short was their triumph, the Saviour arose,

And death, hell, and Satan He vanquished, his foes,

The conquering Lord lifts His banner on high.

He lives, yea, He lives, and will never more die.

4. Oh, where is thy sting, Death? We fear thee no more,

Christ rose, and now open is fair Eden's door.

For all our transgressions his blood doth atone,

redeemed and forgiven, we now are his own.

5. Then sing your hosannas and raise your glad voice,

Proclaim the blest tidings that all may rejoice.

Laud, honour, and praise to the Lamb that was slain,

Who sitteth in glory and ever shall reign.

NCH 152

1. I know that my Redeemer lives,

What joy the blest assurance gives.

He lives, he lives, who once was dead.

He lives, my ever living head

2. He lives, to bless me with his love.

He lives, to plead for me above,

He lives, my hungry soul to feed

He lives, to help in time of need.

3. He lives and grants me daily breath,

He lives, and I shall conquer death,

He lives, my mansion to prepare,

He lives to bring me safety there

4. He lives, all glory to his name,

He lives, my Jesus, still the same,

Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives

I know that my Redeemer lives.

NCH 153

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!

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!

3. But the pain which He endured, Alleluia!

Our salvation hath procured, Alleluia!

Now above the sky He's king, Alleluia!

Where the angels ever sing, Alleluia!

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!

NCH 154

1. Jesus is alive and death is conquered,

He has risen from the grave

Satan's mighty forces have been beaten

Now is Jesus, strong to save.

O death, where is your victory,

what can the grave do, What can it do to me

For Christ has risen from death’s prison.

God has spoken, hell is broken,

And my Lord has set me free!

2. Now, I do not fear to cross the river,

I know why my Saviour died!

Even though the crossing may be painful,

He is on the other side.

O death, where is your victory,

what can the grave do, What can it do to me

For Christ has risen from death’s prison.

God has spoken, hell is broken,

And my Lord has set me free!

3. Praise his name with shouts of acclamation

Our salvation now is sure!

He came back to give us all this blessing:

"Peace be with you evermore!

O death, where is your victory,

what can the grave do, What can it do to me

For Christ has risen from death’s prison.

God has spoken, hell is broken,

And my Lord has set me free!

NCH 155

1. Low in the grave he lay,

Jesus my Saviour!
Waiting the coming day,

Jesus, my Lord.

Up from the grave He arose

with a mighty triumph o'er His foes;

He arose a victor from the dark domain,

And He lives for ever with His saints to reign.

He arose, He arose, Alleluia, Christ arose.

2. Vainly they watch His bed;

Jesus, my Saviour

Vainly they sealed the dead;

Jesus, my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose

with a mighty triumph o'er His foes;

He arose a victor from the dark domain,

And He lives for ever with His saints to reign.

He arose, He arose, Alleluia, Christ arose.

3. Death could not keep his prey,

Jesus, my Saviour!

He tore the bars away,

Jesus, my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose

with a mighty triumph o'er His foes;

He arose a victor from the dark domain,

And He lives for ever with His saints to reign.

He arose, He arose, Alleluia, Christ arose.

NCH 156

1. Morning breaks upon the tomb;

Jesus scatters all its gloom.

Day of triumph thro’ the skies;

See the glorious Savior rise.

2. Ye who are of death afraid,

Triumph in the scattered shade.

Drive your anxious cares away;

See the place where Jesus lay.

3. Christians, dry your flowing tears,

Chase your unbelieving fears;

Look on His deserted grave;

Doubt no more His pow'r to save.

NCH 157

1. On Easter morn he rose agen:

Alleluia, Alleluia,

Rejoice, rejoice, good Christian men:

Alleluia, Alleluia.

2. His death full nobly who did take:

Alleluia, Alleluia.

For miserable mortals sake.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

3. Unto the tomb three Maries bore:

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Of spice and myrh a goodly store.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

4. The body thinking for to find:

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Of him who died to save mankind.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

5. An angel clad in white they see,

Alleluia, Alleluia.

His message fills their souls with glee.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

6. Quoth he, "Good people, fear not ye.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Go get ye into Galilee.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
7. And say to his disciples this:

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Up risèn is the King of bliss."

Alleluia, Alleluia,

8. Of Simon Peter next, I ween,

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Then of th’Eleven he was seen

Alleluia, Alleluia.

9. At Easter-tide, sing high, sing low,

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Benedicamus Domino.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

10. All honor, Lord, to thee we pay,

Alleluia, Alleluia.

Arising from the tomb today.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

11. To Holy Trinity give praise,

Alleluia, Alleluia.

With Deo gracias always.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

NCH 158
1. One great and final Sabbath day,

The Sun of our salvation,

In death and darkness hid his ray,

And in his broken temple lay.

Before the holy night was fled,

He raised his body from the dead,

To rule the new creation

Of our sanctification.

2. Close-hidden in the sealèd tomb,

He wrought his peaceful wonder,

And broke the locks and bars of doom,

As gently as the garden-gloom, a

But Michael, mailed in blinding light,

Came flashing from the heav'nly height,

And rolled the stone asunder,

And shook the world with thunder

3. The feet that trod the winepress lone,

Go shod with wine-red roses.

The mighty hands hold fast their own,

Deep writ in living ruby stone,

And from the heart for evermore,

His sacred side, like heavèn's door

To contrite men, uncloses

And wine of life disposes.

4. O God, whose Son has made away

With death's dominion hoary,

Unlock to them, that grope and stray,

Wide avenues of endless day,

Enrich, with fruit of all desire,

The longing which thou dost inspire,

That we, who guard his story,

May gaze upon his glory.

NCH 159

1. The day of resurrection

Earth, tell it out abroad

the pass-Over of gladness,

The Pass-Over or God.

From death to life eternal,

From this world to the sky,

Our Christ hath bro't us over

With hymns of victory.

2. Our hearts be pure from evil,

That we may see aright

The Lord in rays eternal

Of resurrection light,

And, list’ning to his accents,

May hear, so calm and plain,

His own "All hail" and, hearing,

May raise the vict'ry strain.

3. Now let the heav'ns be joyful,

Let earth her song begin,

Let all the word keep triumph

And all that is therein,

Let all things, seen and unseen,

Their notes of gladness blend;

For Christ the Lord hath risèn,

Our joy that hath no end!

NCH 160

1. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

The strife is o'er, the battle done,

Now is the victors triumph won,

O let the Song of praise be sung: Alleluia

They rolled a stone before the door

As in the grave He lay,

God raised Him up our living Lord

And made the first Lord s Day.

We sing for joy,

We sing for joy, with loving thanks we say:

God raised him up, our living Lord,

And made the first Lord’s day.

2. The birds that sang, the flow’rs that bloomed,

They brought no joy that spring,

Till Christ was raised from death to be

Our Living Lord and King.

We sing for joy,

We sing for joy, with loving thanks we say:

God raised him up, our living Lord,

And made the first Lord’s day.

3. All earth is dressed in green this day,

to greet our risen Lord

we praise Him, for He lives again,

He keeps his promised word.

We sing for joy,

We sing for joy, with loving thanks we say:

God raised him up, our living Lord,

And made the first Lord’s day.

NCH 161
1. They rolled a stone before the door

As in the grave He lay; God raised

Him up our living Lord

And made the first Lord's Day.

We sing for joy, we sing for joy

With loving thanks we say:

God raised him up, our living Lord,

And made the first Lord's day."

2. The birds that sang. the flow'rs that bloomed

They brought no joy that spring

Till Christ was raised irom death to be

Our living Lord and King.

We sing for joy, we sing for joy

With loving thanks we say:

God raised him up, our living Lord,

And made the first Lord's day."

3. All earth is dressed in green this day,

To greet our risen Lord;

we praise Him, for He lives again;

he keeps His promised word.

We sing for joy, we sing for joy

With loving thanks we say:

God raised him up, our living Lord,

And made the first Lord's day."

NCH 162

1. This joyful Eastertide

away with sin and sorrow;

my Lord, the crucified

Has sprung to life this morrow;

Had Christ, who once was slain,

Ne'er burst his three-day prison,

Our faith had been in vain;

But now hath Christ arisen.

2. My flesh in hope shall rest,

And for a season slumber

Till trump from east to west

Shall wake the dead in number.

Had Christ, who once was slain,

Ne'er burst his three-day prison,

Our faith had been in vain;

But now hath Christ arisen.

3. Death's flood has lost its chill,

Since Jesus crossed the river,

Lover of souls, from ill,

My passing soul deliver.

Had Christ, who once was slain,

Ne'er burst his three-day prison,

Our faith had been in vain;

But now hath Christ arisen.

163

1. Through the Red Sea brought at last,

Alleluia.

Egypt's chains behind we cast, Alleluia

Deep and wide flows the tide,

Sev'ring us from bondage past,

Alleluia.

2. Like the cloud, that overhead, Allleluia.

Through the billows Israel led, Alleluia

By his tomb, Christ makes room,

Soul restoring from the dead,

Alleluia

3. In that cloud and in that sea, Alleluia

buried and baptized were we, Alleluia

Earthly night, brought us light,

Shall be ours eternally,

Alleluia.

4. Then, deceitful world, adieu, Alleluia.

Egypt's land in distant view, Alleluia.

Christ our love, draws above,

Dead with him and ris’n anew,

Alleluia.

NCH 164

1. Ye choirs of new Jerusalem,

Thy sweetest notes employ,

the Paschal victory to hymn,

In strains of holy joy.

2. How Judah's Lion burst his chains,

And crushed the serpent's head;

And brought with him, from death's domains,

The long-imprisoned dead.

3. From hell's devouring jaws the prey

Alone our Leader bore;

His ransomed hosts pursue their way

Where he hath gone before.

4. Triumphant in his glory now

his sceptre ruleth all;

Earth, heav'n, and hell before him bow,

And at his footstool fall.

5. While joyful thus his praise we sing

His mercy we implore;

Into his palace bright to bring

And keep us evermore.

6. All glory to the Father be,

All glory to the Son.

All glory, Holy Ghost, to Thee,

While endless ages run.

NCH 165

Yours is the glory, risen, conqu’ring Son;

Death is now defeated, vict’ry has been won!

1. Angels in bright clothing, rolled the stone away,

Left the folded grave clothes where the body lay.

Yours is the glory, risen conqu'ring Son;

Death is now defeated, vict’ry has been won

2. See how he meets us, risen from the grave:

Lovingly He greets us, whom He came to save

Let the Church, with gladness, songs of triumph sing

For the Lord is living, death has lost its sting.

Yours is the glory, risen conqu'ring Son;

Death is now defeated, vict’ry has been won

3. No more we doubt you, glorious Prince of life:

We are lost without you; help us in our strife,

Help us more than conqu'rors, through your endless love:

bring us safe through Jordan to your home above.

Yours is the glory, risen conqu'ring Son;

Death is now defeated, vict’ry has been won

NCH 166

1. Hail the day that sees him rise, Alleluia!

to his throne above the skies, Alleluia!

Christ, the Lamb for sinners giv’n, Alleluia!

Enters now the highest heav'n! Alleluia:

2. There for him high triumph waits, Alleluia!

Lift your heads, eternal gates! Allelua

He hath conquered death and sin:

take the King of glory in! Alleluia!

3. Lo! the heav'n its Lord receives, Alleluia!

Yet he loves the earth he leaves, Allelua!

Though returning to his throne, Alleluia!

Still he calls mankind his own. Alleluia!

4. See! he lifts his hands above, Alleluia!

See! he shows the prints of love Alleluia!

Hark! his gracious lips bestow, Alleluia!

Blessings on his Church below. Alleluia!

5. Still for us he intercedes, Alleluia!

His prevailing death he pleads, AIleluia!

Near himself prepares our place, Alleluia!

He the first fruits of our race. Alleluia!

6. Lord, though parted from our sight, Alleluia!

Far above the starry height, Alleluia!

Grant our hearts may thither rise, Alleluia!

Seeking thee above the skies. Alleluia!

NCH 167

1. Heav'nly Sion, mirror shining

Where our hearts true peace behold,

Palace of his fair designing.

Whom no world or heav’n enfold,

Long ago, thy birth divining,

Prophets of thy glory told.

2. Holiday they keep unending.

Safe and free within thy walls,

Alleluia, ever sending

Echoes from thy vocal halls,

Nought is there that needs amending.

There no evil shadow falls.

3. Though no cloud hang o'er thee ever,

Yet our air refreshment knows,

Eve those noon-days doth not sever,

Which the Sun of suns betows,

Night is none, where toil comes never,

None may labour, none repose.

4. Ah, frail body, earth forsaking

In what glory will thou rise

Passing fair in thy remaking

Strong and whole and swift and wise,

Free, and joy in freedom taking.

Framed for life that never dies.

5. Up and stir thee, onward spur thee,

What, though toil be hard to bear,

If God's grace shall count thee wormy.

Those unguessed rewards to share?

brief the pains that shall prefer thee,

To eternal glory there.

6. Here, by earthly cares surrounded,

Praise we still the One in Three,

Who those heav'nly walls had founded,

Mansion of the blest to be;

Theirs to sing with love unbounded,

Praise to his eternity.

NCH 168

1. Jerusalem, my happy home,

When shall I come to thee?

When shall my sorrows have an end?

thy joys When shall I see?

2. O happy harbour of the saints!

O sweet and pleasant soil

In thee no sorrow may be found,

No grief, no care, no toil.

3. In thee no sickness may be seen,

No hurt, no ache, no sore,

In thee there is no dread of death,

But life for evermore.

4. No dampish mist is seen in thee,

No cold nor darksome night,

there every soul shines as the sun,

There God himself gives light.

5. There lust and lucre cannot dwell

there envy bears no sway,

There is no hunger, heat, nor cold,

But pleasure ev’ry way.

6. Jerusalem, Jerusalem,

God grant I once may see

thy endless joys, and of the same

Partaker I may be!

7. Thy walls are made of precious stones,

Thy bulwark diamonds square,

Thy gates are of right orient pearl,

Exceeding rich and rare.

8. Thy turrets and thy pinnacles,

with carbuncles do shine

thy very streets are paved with gold,

Surpassing cIear and fine.

9. Thy houses are of ivory,

Thy windows crystal clear;

Thy tiles are made of beaten gold;

O God that I were there.

10. Within thy gates nothing doth come,

That is not passing clean

No spider’s web, no dirt, no dust,

No filth may there be seen.

11. Ah, my sweet home, Jerusalem,

Would God, I were in thee!

Would God, my woes were at an end,

Thy joys that I might see!

NCH 169

1. Jerusalem the golden,

With milk and honey blest,

Beneath thy contemplation,

Sink heart and voice oppressed

I know not, Oh I know not

What joys await us there,

What radiancy of glory,

What bliss beyond compare.

2. They stand, those halls of Sion

All jubilant with song,

And bright with many angels,

And all the martyrs throng;

The price is ever in then,

the daylight is serene

the pastures of the blessèd

Are deck'd in glorious sheen.

3. There is the throne of David;

And there, from care released

The shout of them that triumph,

The song of them that feast:

And they who, with their leader,

Have conquer'd in the fight

For ever and for ever,

Are clad in robes of white.

4. O sweet and blessèd country,

The home of God's elect!

O sweet and blessèd country,

That eager hearts expect!

Jesus, in mercy, bring us

To that dear land of rest;

Who are, With God the Father,

And spirit, ever blest

NCH 170
1. Lift up, you princes of the sky:

Lift up your portals, lift them high;

And you, the everlasting gates,

Back on your golden hinges fly;

For lo, the King of glory waits

To enter in victoriously

Who is this king of glory? Tell.

O you who sing his praise so well.

2. The Lord of strength and matchless might,

The Lord all-conqu’ring in the fight,

Lift, lift your portals, lift them high,

You princes of the conquered sky;

And you, the everlasting gates,

Back on your golden hinges fly,

For lo, the King of glory waits,

The Lord of hosts, the Lord most high.

3. Who is the king of glory? Tell,

O you who sing His praise so well,

The Lord of hosts, the Lord most high,

Mighty King of the conquered sky.

He is King of glory and might,

From whom shall peace and blessings flow

To him be praise and honour giv’n

Now and for evermore, Amen.

NCH 171

1. Look, ye saints! The sight is glorious,

See the Man of Sorrows now!

From the fight returned victorious,

Ev'ry knee to him shall bow.

Crown him! Crown him!

Crowns become the victor's brow.

2. Crown the Savior, angels, crown him!

Rich the trophies Jesus brings

In the seat of pow'r enthrone him,

While the vault of heavèn rings.

Crown him! Crown him!

Crown the Savior, King of kings.

3. Sinners n derision crowned him,

mocking thus Messiah's claim

Saints and angels throng around him,

Own his title, praise his name.

Crown him! Crown him!

Spread abroad the victor's fame!

4. Hark! those burts of acclamation!

Hark! those loud triumphant chords!

Jesus takes the highest station,

O what joy the sight affords!

Crown him! Crown him!

King of kings and Lord of lords.

NCH 172

1. New praises be given to Christ newly crowned.

Who back to his heaven a new way hath found,

God's blessedness sharing before us he goes

What mansions preparing, what endless repose.

2. His glory still praising on thrice holy ground,

Th'apostles stood gazing his Mother around:

With hearts that beat faster, with eyes full of love,

They watched while their master ascended above.

3. "No star can disclose him” the bright angels said;

Eternity knows him, thy conquering head,

Those high habitations he leaves not again,

till, Judging all nations, on earth he shall reign.

4. Thus spoke they, and straight’way, where legions defend,

heaven's glitt’ning gateway, their Lord they attend,

And cry, looking thither, thy portals let down

for him who rides hither in peace and renown”

5. They asked, who keep sentry in that blessed town,

"Who thus claimeth entry, a King of renown?”

"The Lord of all valiance, that herald replied,

"Who satan's battalions laid low in their pride.

Grant, Lord, that our longing may follow thee there,

On earth who are thronging thy temples with pray’r.

And unto thee gather, Redeemer, thine own,

Where thou with thy Father dost sit on the throne.

NCH 173

1. O King most high of earth and sky,

On prostrate death thou treadest,

And with thy blood dost mark the road

Whereby to heav’n thou leadest.

2. O Lord of love, and throne above,

Beside th'Almighty Father,

Thou wilt not leave thy flock to grieve,

But to thyself wilt gather.

3. O Christ, behold thine orphaned fold,

Which thou hast borne with anguish,

steeped in the tide of thy rent side

O leave us not to languish.

4. The glorious gain of all thy pain

Henceforth thou dost inherit,

Now comes the hour, then gently show'r

On us thy promised Spirit.

5. Dear Lord, to thee all glory be,

Thy Father's throne ascending:

Thy reign as One and Three shall run

Through ages never ending

NCH 174

1. O thou eternal King most high

Who didst the world redeem,

And conqu’ring death and hell, receive

A dignity supreme.

thou, through the stary orbs, this day,

Didst to thy throne ascend;

Thenceforth to reign in sov'reign pow'r

And glory without end.

2. There, seated in thy majesty,

to thee submissive bow

The heav'n of heav'ns, the earth beneath,

The realms of hell below.

With trembling there the angels see

The changed estate of man,

The flesh which sinned by flesh redeemed

Man in the Godhead reign.

3. There, waiting for thy faithful souls,

Be thou to us, O Lord,

Our joy of joys while here we stay,

In heav'n our great reward.

renew our stregth, our sins forgive;

our miseries efface

And lift our souls aloft to thee,

By thy celestial grace.

4. So, when thou shinest on the clouds,

With thy angelic train,

May we be saved from deadly doom

And our lost crown regain.

To Christ returning gloriously

With victory to heav’n,

praise with the Father evermore

And Holy Ghost be giv’n.

NCH 175

1. Oh, what high holiday, past our declaring

Safe in his palace God's courtiers are sharing

Rest after pilgrimage, spoil after fighting!

God, all in all, is their crown and requiting.

2. Truly Jerusalem's townsmen we call them,

Peace everlasting doth fold and enthral them,

Never they crave, but the boon hath ben granted,

Never that boon leaves their hope disenchanted.

3. Wondrous that King, and his lieges who reign there,

Wondrous the peace and the joy they attain there:

Could they but tell of that rapture, who feel it!

Had we but ears, or the words to reveal it!

4. Yet, in the meanwhile, our eyes thither turn we;

Home of our hearts for thy loveliness yearn we:

long though this Babylon's exile detaineth,

Yonder we press, where a city remaineth.

5. Free from all cares that on earth can annoy us,

Sion's sweet anthems shall wholly employ us,

Grateful at last for those infinite graces,

Time nor eternity ever effaces.

6. Holidays still one another o'ertaking.

Give them fresh joy of their holiday making:

Still of that chorus the echoes are ring

Angels and men join together in singing

7. Praise to the Godhead unceasingly give we,

Of whom in whom and by whom ever live we,

God all-creating and God all-sustaining,

God in three persons eternally reigning.

NCH 176

1. Open wide your portals, Princes, open wide,

Lo, the King of glory will with us abide.

Who is this who comes in such great majesty?

He, the Lord and Saviour, God most high is He.

Alleluia.

2. Open wide your portals, open, open wide,

For the King of glory will with us abide;

See this King who's coming in great majesty,

Lord of all the angels, mighty Lord is He.

Alleluia.

NCH 177

1. Praise him as he mounts the skies,

Alleluia!

Christ, the Lord of Paradise, Alleluia!

Cry hosanna in the height, Alleluia!

As he rises out of sight, Alleluia!

2. Now he takes his throne above, Alleluia!

From all ages his alone! Alleluia!

with his praise creation rings, Alleluia

"Lord of lords, and King of kings!"Alleluia!

2. Now he takes his throne above, Alleluia!

From all ages his alone! Alleluia!

With his praise creation rings, Alleluia!

Lord of lords, and King of kings!"Alleluia!

3. Hands and feet and side reveal, Alleluia!

Wounds of love, high priesthood's seal, Alleluia!

Advocate, for us he pleads, Alleluia

Heav'nly Priest, He intercedes, Alleluia!

4. Christians, raise your eyes above, Alleluia!

He will come again in love, Alleluia!

On that great and wondrous day, Alleluia

When this world will pass away, Alleluia

5. At his word, new heav’ns and earth, Alleluia!

Will, in glory, spring to birth, Alleluia!

Joy of angels, joy of men, Alleluia

Come, Lord Jesus, come again, Alleluia!

NCH 178

1. Ruler of the hosts of light,

Death hath yielded to thy might;

And thy blood hath marked a road

Which will lead us back to God.

2. From Thy dwelling place above,

From Thy Father's throne of love,

With Thy look of mercy bless

those without Thee comfortless.

3. Bitter were Thy throes on earth,

Giving to the Church her birth

From the spear wound opening wide

In Thine own life-giving side

4. Now in glory Thou dost reign

Won by all Thy toil and pain,

Thence the promised Spirit send

While our pray’rs to Thee ascend.

5. Jesu, praise to Thee be giv'n

With the Father high in Heav'n;

Holy Spirit, praise to Thee,

Now and through eternity.

NCH 179

1. Sing we triumphant hymns of praise,

New hymns to heav’n exulting raise,

Christ, by a road before untrod,

Ascendeth to the throne of God;

Th’apostles on the mountain stand

The mystic mount in Holy Land,

They, with the blessed Mother, see

Jesus ascend in majesty.

2. To whom the angel drawing nigh,

“Why stand and gaze upon the sky?

This is the Saviour”, thus they say,

"This is His noble triumph day.

Again shall ye behold him so

As ye today have seen him go0,

ln glorious pomp ascending high,

Up to the portal of the sky.

3. "He hastes to mount his heav'nly throne,

He takes his kingdom for his own,

And thence again, when time shall end,

To judge the nations shall descend.

Jesus, in that tremendous day,

Our sole redemption, thee we pray

Vouchsafe to number us on high

Amongst thy saints blest company.

NCH 180

1. Sing we triumphant hymns of praise

New hymns to heav’n exulting raise,

Christ, by a road before untrod,

Ascendeth to the throne of God.

Alleluia, Alleluia.
2. The holy Apostolic band

Upon the Mount of Olives stand,

And, with the Virgin Mother, see

Jesu's resplendent majesty.

Alleluia, Alleluia.

3. All glory, Lord, to thee we pray,

Ascending o'er the stars today;

All glory, as is ever meet,

To Father and to Paraclete

Alleluia, Alleluia.

NCH 181

1. The head that once was crowned with thorns

Is crowned with glory now,

A royal diadem adorns

The mighty victor's brow.

2. The highest place that heav'n affords

is His, by sovereign right,

The King of kings, the Lord of lords,

And heavn's eternal light.

3. The joy of all who dwell above,

The joy of all below,

To whom He manifests His love

And grants His name to know.

4. To them the Cross, with all its shame,

With all its grace, is giv'n;

Their name an everlasting name,

their joy the joy of heav'n.

NCH 182

1. Yes, Heaven is the prize

My soul shall strive to gain;

One glimpse of Paradise

Repays a life of pain.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

2. Yes, Heaven is the prize!

My soul, Oh think of this;

All earthly goods despise,

For such a crown of bliss.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

3. Yes, Heaven is the prize

When sorrows press around,

Look up beyond the skies,

Where hope and strength are found.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

4. Yes, Heaven is the prize!

Oh, it's not hard to gain;

He surely wins who tries,

For hope can conquer pain.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

5. Yes, Heaven is the prize!

The strife will soon be past,

Faint not, but raise your eyes,

And struggle to the last.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

6. Yes, Heaven is the prize!

Faith shows the crown to gain,

Hope lights the way and dies:

But love will always reign.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

7. Yes, Heaven is the prize!

Too much cannot be giv'n;

And he alone is wise,

Who gives up all for Heav'n.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

8. Yes, Heaven is the prize!

Death opens wide the door,

And then the spirit flies

To God for evermore.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

Tis Heaven, yes Heaven,

Yes Heaven is the prize.

NCH 183

1. Again the slowly Circling year

Brings round the blessed hour,

When on the saints the Paraclete

Came down in grace and pow'r.

2. In fashion of a fiery tongue

On each and all he came,

Their lips with eloquence he strung

And filled their hearts with flame.

3. Straight 'way, with divers tongues they spake,

Instinct with grace divine,

While wondering crowds the cause mistake

And deem them drunk with wine.

4. These things were mystically wrought,

The Paschal time complete,

When Israel's law remission brought

Of evr’y legal debt.

5. O God of grace, to thee we pray,

To thee adoring bend,

Into our hearts, this sacred day,

Thy Spirit's fullness send.

6. Thou who in ages past didst pour

Thy graces from above,

Thy grace in us, where lost, restore,

Establish peace and love.

7. All glory to the Father be

and to the Son who rose;

Glory, O Holy Ghost, to thee,

While age on ages flows.

NCH 184

1. Breathe on me, Breath of God,

Fill me with life anew,

That I may love what thou dost love

And do what thou wouldst do.

2. Breathe on me, Breath of God,

Until my heart is pure

Until with thee, I have one will,

To do and to endure.

3. Breathe on me, Breath of God,

Till I am wholly thine,

Until this earthly part of me,

Glows with thy fire divine.

4. Breathe on me, Breath of God,

So shall I never die,

But live with thee the perfect life,

of thine eternity.

NCH 185

1. Come down, O love divine,

Seek thou this soul of mine,

And visit it with thy own ardour glowing,

O Comforter, draw near

within my heart appear

And kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing.

2. O let it freely bun,

Till earthly passions turn

To dust and ashes in its heat consuming

And let thy glorious light

Shine ever on my Sight,

And clothe me round, the while

My path illuming.

3. Let holy charity

Mine outward vesture be,

And lowliness become my inner clothing

True lowliness of heart,

Which takes the humbler part,

And o'er its own shortcomings,

Weeps with loathing.

4. And so the yearning strong,

With which the soul will long

shall far outpass the pow’r of human telling;

for none can guess its grace,

Till he become the place,

Wherein the Holy Spirit makes his dwelling.

NCH 186

1. Come, Holy Ghost, creator blest,

Vouchsate within our souls to rest,

Come with thy grace and heav’nly aid

To fill the hearts which thou hast made.

2. To thee the Comforter we cry

To thee the gift of God most high;

The fount of life, the fire of love,

The soul’s anointing from above.

3. Praise we the Father and the Son,

And Holy Spirit, Three in one.

And may the Son on us bestow

The gifts that from the Spirit flow.

NCH 187

1. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator come

From thy bright heav'nly throne

Come take possession of our souls

And make them all thine own.

2. Thou who art called the Paraclete,

Best gift of God above;

The living spring, the living fire,

Sweet unction and true love.

3. Thou who art sev'nfold in thy grace,

Finger or God's right hand.

His promise, teaching little ones,

To speak and understand.

4. O guide our minds with thy blest light;

With love our hearts inflame,

And with thy strength that ne’er decays

Confirm our mortal frame.

5. Far from us drive our deadly foe,

True peace unto us bring,

And through all perils lead us safe,

Beneath thy sacred Wings.

6. Through thee we may the Father know

through thee th'eternal Son;

And thee the Spirit of them both,

Thrice blessed, three in one.

7. All glory to the Father be,

With his co-equal son

The same to thee the Paraclete,

While endless ages run.

NCH 188

1. Come, Holy Ghost, in love;

Shed on us from above

Thine own bright ray.

Divinely good thou art;

Thy sacred gift impart

To gladden each sad heart.

Oh, come today!

2. Come, tend'rest Friend and best,

Our most delightful Guest

With soothing pow'r

Rest which the weary know,

Shade 'mid the noontide glow,

Peace when deep griefs o'erflow,

Cheer us this hour.

3. Come, Light serene and still,

Our inmost bosoms fill,

Dwell in each breast.

We know no dawn but Thine,

Send forth Thy beams divine

On our dark soul to shine

And make us blest.

4. Exalt our low desires;

Extinguish passion's fires,

Heal every wound.

Our stubborn spirits bend

Our icy coldness end;

Our devious steps attend

While heav'n-ward bound.

5. Come, all the faithful bless;

Let all who Christ confess

His praise employ.

Give virtue's rich reward,

Victorious death accord

And, with our glorious Lord,

Eternal Joy.

NCH 189

1. Come, Holy ghost, our hearts inspire;

Let us thy influence prove,

Source of the old prophetic fire,

Fountain of life and love.

2. Come, Holy Ghost; for moved by Thee,

The prophets wrote and spoke

Unlock the truth, Thyself the key.

Unseal the Sacred book.

3. Expand Thy wings, celestial Dove;

Brood o’er our nature s night,

On our disordered spirits move,

And let there now be light.

4. God, through Himself, we then shall know

lf Thou within us shine,

And sound with all Thy saints below,

The depths of love divine.

NCH 190

1. Come, Holy Ghost, the love that has no ending

Be with us now, they sev'n-fold gifts attending;

Be thou our stay; keep us from all offending:

Blest Spirit, hear us.

2. Grant we may know and feel God's great salvation

Grant us to meet and see life's obligation;

Grant us thy grace to conquer each temptation;

Blest Spirit, hear us.

3. Grant us thy peace when earthly cares assaileth;

Thy joy, thy faith, when strife and storm prevaileth;

Thy greatest gift, the love that never faileth;

Blest Spirit, hear us.

4. O Holy Ghost, our vows to thee addressing,

Reign in Our hearts, O Spirit ever blessing.

Till death shall call then still the faith confessing:

Blest Spirit, hear us.

NCH 191

1. Come, O come, our Gift descending,

Ev’ry gift essential love,

Pledge of life and joy unending.

Come, O Spirit, from above.

Guide me on the path of duty

Still the passions’ fretful strife,

Fill with goodness, light and beauty

Al the secret springs of life.

2. Paraclete from heav'n descending,

you have made yourself my own,

yet my sin your love offending

Made me homeless, sad and lone.

Look upon me poor and stricken,

Full of dread and sudden fears,

Come, creator, spirit, quicken

You the fountain of Sweet tears.

NCH 192

1. Come, O Creator, Spirit blest,

And in our souls take up thy rest,

come thou with grace and heav’nly aid

to fill the hearts which thou hast made.

2. Great Paraclete, to thee we cry,

O highest gift of God most high.

O fount of life, O Fire of Life

And solenmn Unction from above.

3. The sacred sev'n-fold grace is thine,

Dread finger of the hand divine,

the promise or the Father, thou

Who dost the tongue with pow’r endow.

4. Our senses touch with light and fire,

Our hearts with charity inspire,

With firm endurance from on high,

The weakness of our flesh supply.

5. Our enemy malign repel,

and let thy peace within us dwell;

So may we, having thee for guide,

From all things hurtful turn aside.

6. O by thy grace on us bestow

The Father and the Son to know,

And evermore to hold confessed

Thyself, of each the Spirit blest.

7. To God the Father praise be paid,

And to the Son who from the dead

Arose, and perfect praise to thee,

O Holy Ghost eternally,

NCH 193

1. Gracious Spirit, dwell with me,

I myself would gracious be:

And with words that help and heal,

Would thy life in mine reveal,

And with actions bold and meek,

Would for Christ, my Saviour, speak.

2. Truthful Spirit, dwell with me

I myself would truthful be;

And with Wisdom kind and clear,

Let thy life in mine appear,

And with actions brotherly

Speak my Lord’s sincerity.

3. Mighty Spirit, dwell with me;

I myself would mighty be,

Mighty so as to prevail

Where unaided man must fail;

Ever by a mighty hope,

Pressing on and bearing up.

4. Holy Spirit, dwell with me;

I myself would holy be;

Separated from sin, I would

Choose and cherish all things good;

And whatever I can be,

Give to him who gave me thee.

NCH 194

1. Hail this joyful day's return,

Hail this Pentecostal morn;

Morn when our ascended head,

On his church his sprit shed;

Like to cloven tongues of flame,

On the twelve the Spirit came

tongues that earth may hear their call,

Fire that love may burn in all.

2. Hear the speech before unknown;

Trembling crowds the wonder own,

What though hardened some abide,

And the holy work deride?

Mystic hour, when Easter's sun

Sev’n times sev’n its course hath run,

Church of Christ, from debt made free,

Hail thy day of jubilee.

3. Lord, to thee thy people bend;

Unto us thy spirit send,

Blessings of this sacred day,

Grant us, dearest Lord, we pray.

Thou who didst our fathers guide,

With their children still abide;

Grant us pardon, grant us peace,

Till our earthly wand’rings cease.

NCH 195

1. Holy Ghost, with light divine,

Shine upon this heart of mine;

Chase the shades of night away;

Turn the darkness into day.

2. Let me See my Savior's face;

Let me all His beauties trace;

Show those glorious truths to me

Which are only known to Thee.

3. Holy Ghost, with pow'r divine,

Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;

In Thy mercy pity me;

From sin’s bondage set me free.

4. Holy Ghost, with joy divine,

Cheer this saddened heart of mine;

Yield a sacred, settled peace,

Let it grow and still increase.

5. Holy Spirit, all divine,

Dwell within this heart of mine;

Cast down ev'ry idol throne,

Reign supreme, and reign alone.

6. See, to Thee I yield my heart,

Shed Thy life through ev’ry part

A pure temple I would be,

Wholly dedicate to Thee.

NCH 196

1. Holy Spirit, hear us;

Help us while we sing

Breathe into the music

Of the praise we bring.

2. Holy Spirit, prompt us,

When we kneel to pray,

Nearer come, and teach us

What we ought to say.

3. Holy Spirit, shine thou

On the book we read,

Gild its holy pages

With the light we need.

4. Holy Spirit, give us

Each a lowly mind;

make us more like Jesus,

gentle, pure, and kind.

5. Holy Spirit, help us,

Daily by thy might,

What is wrong to conquer,

And to choose the right.

NCH 197

1. Holy Spirit, Lord of light,

From the clear celestial height

Thy pure beaming radiance give.

Come, thou Father of the poor;

Come with treasures which endure;

Come, thou light of all that live.

2. Thou, of all consolers best,

Thou, the soul's delightful guest,

Dost refreshing peace bestow.

Thou in toil art comfort sweet;

Pleasant coolness in the heat;

Solace in the midst of woe.

3. Light immortal, light divine,

Visit thou these hearts of thine;

And our inmost being fill.

If thou take thy grace away,

Nothing pure in man will stay;

All his good is turned to ill.

4. Heal our wounds, our strength renew,

On our dryness pour thy dew;

Wash the stains of guilt away;

Bend the stubborn heart and will;

Melt the frozen, warm the chill

Guide the steps that go astray.

5. Thou, on us who evermore

Thee confess and thee adore,

With thy sev'nfold gifts descend.

give us comfort when we die,

Give us life with thee on high,

Give us joy that never end.

NCH 198

1. Holy Spirit, truth divine,

Dawn upon this soul of mine

Word of God and inward light,

Wake my spirit, clear my sight.

2. Holy Spirit, love Divine,

Glow within this heart of mine,

Kindle ev'ry high desire,

Perish self in thy pure fire.

3. Holy Spirit, pow'r Divine,

Fill and nerve this will of mine,

By thee may I strongly live,

Bravely hear, and nobly strive.

4. Holy Spirit, right Divine,

King within my conscience reign,

Be my Lord, and I shall be

Firmly bound, for ever free.

5. Holy Spirit, peace Divine,

Still this restless heart of mine,

Speak to calm this tossing sea,

Stayed in thy tranquillity.

6. Holy Spirit, joy Divine,

Gladden thou this heart of mine,

In the desert ways I’ll sing:

spring, O well, for ever spring!

NCH 199

1. O Holy Spirit, by whose breath

Life rises out of vibrant death,

Come to create, renew, inspire

Come, kindle in our hearts your fire.

2. You are the seeker's sure resource

Of burning love the living source,

Protector in the midst of strife,

the giver and the Lord of life.

3. In you God's energy is shown,

To us your varied gifts make known

Teach us to speak; teach us to hear,

Yours is the tongue and yours the ear.

4. Flood our dull senses with your light,

In mutual love our hearts unite,

Your pow'r the whole creation fills,

Confirm our weak, uncertain wills

5. From inner strife, grant us release,

Tum nations to the ways of peace,

To fuller life your people bring

That, as one body, we may sing.

6. Praise to the Father, Christ, his word,

And to the Spirit; God the Lord,

To whom all honour, glory be,

Both now and for eternity.

NCH 200

1. O Holy Spirit, come to us,

the children you have made,

Inflame our hearts and rule our minds

With your unfailing aid.

2. You are our source of strength and might,

Great gift from God above;

You are the font of truth and light,

The flame of hope and love.

3. We thank you for your gifts of grace,

O promised One of God;

Your wondrous life became our own,

Your strength, our staff and rod.

4. Then, come, great Spirit, to your sons;

Our hearts make pure and strong.

Direct our weary steps to you,

And turn our wills from wrong,

5. O Mighty Counsel, hear our pray'r

And teach us trust in you,

For in your love we place our hope

To live eternally.

6. Show us the Father and the Son,

O Spirit, we implore;

That in the Godhead we may live,

Both now and evermore.

NCH 201
1. O Spirit of the living God,

in all thy plenitude of grace,

Where’er the foot of man hath trod,

Descend on our rebellious race.

2. Give tongues of fire and hearts of love

to preach the reconciling word;

Give pow'r and unction from above,

Whene'er the joyful sound is heard.

3. O Spirit of the Lord, prepare

All men of earth their God to meet;

Breathe thou abroad like morning air,

Till hearts of stone begin to beat.

4. Baptize the nations far and nigh;

The triumphs of the cross record;

The name of Jesus glorify,

Till ev'ry kindred call him Lord.

NCH 202
1. Rejoice! The year upon its way

Has brought again the blessed day,

When on the chosen of the Lord

The Holy Spirit was outpoured.

2. On each the fire, descending stood,

in quiv’rng tongues' similitude,

Tongues that their words might ready prove

And fire, to make them flame with love.

3. To all in ev'ry tongue they spoke;

Amazement in the crowd awoke,

Who mocked, as overcome with wine,

those who were filled with pow'r divine.

4. These things were done in type that day,

When Eastertide has passed away,

The number told which once set free

The captive at the jubilee.

5. And now, O Holy God, this day

Regard us as we humbly pray

And send us, from thy heav'nly seat,

The blessings of the Paraclete.

6. To God the Father, God the Son,

And God the Spirit, praise be done,

May Christ the Lord upon us pour

the Spirit’s gift for evermore.

NCH 203

1. Spirit blest, who art adored

With the Father and the Word,

One eternal God and Lord;

Hear us, Holy Ghost.

2. Source of strength and knowledge clear,

Wisdom, godliness Sincere,

Understanding, counsel, fear,

Hear us, Holy Ghost.

3. Thou who camest like a dove

from the open’d skies above,

With the Father's pow'r and love,

Hear us, Holy Ghost.

4. Thou whom Jesus, from his throne,

Gave to Cheer and help his own,

That they might not be alone,

Hear us, Holy Ghost.

5. Thou who yet the Church dost fill,

Making Jesus present still,

Showing us God's perfect will,

Hear us, Holy Ghost.

6. Come to help the hearts that yearn

More of truth divine to learn,

And with deeper love to burn,

Hear us, Holy Ghost.

7. Now thy sev'n-fold gifts bestow;

Gifts of grace are God to know;

Gifts of strength to quell our foe;

Hear us, Holy Ghost.

NCH 204
1. Sprint Divine, attend our pray’rs,

And make our hearts thy home;

Descend with all thy gracious pow’rs

O come. Great Sprint, come!

2. Come as the light to us; reveal

Our emptiness and woe,

And lead us in those paths of life,

Whereon the righteous go.

3. Come as the fire and purge our hearts

Like sacrificial flame,

Let our whole soul and off'ring be

To our Redeemer's name.

4. Come as the dove and spread thy wings,

The wings of peaceful love;

And let thy Church on earth become

Blest as the Church above.

5. Spirit divine, attend our prayers,

Make a lost world thy home;

Descend with all thy gracious powers,

O come, Great Spirit, come.

NCH 205

1. Spirit of God, descend upon my heart,

wean it from earth, through all its pulses move,

Stoop to my weakness, mighty as thou art,

And make me love Thee as I ought to love

2. l ask no dream, no prophet ecstacies,

No sudden rending of the veil of clay,

No angel visitant, no op’ning skies:

But take the dimness of my soul away.

3. Hast thou not bid us love Thee, God and King?

All, all Thine own soul, heart and strength and mind!

See Thy Cross there teach my heart to cling

O let me seek thee, and O let me find!

4. Teach me to feel that Thou art always nigh

Teach me the struggles of the soul to bear,

to check the rising doubt, the rebel sigh,

teach me the patience of unanswered pray’r.

5. Teach me to love 'Thee as Thine angels love,

One Holy passion filling all my frame,

The baptism of the heav'n-descended Dove,

My heart an altar, and Thy love the flame.

NCH 206

1. Spirit of God in the clear running water,

Blowing to greatness the trees on the hill,

Spirit of God in the finger of morning,

Fill the earth, bring it to birth,

And blow where you will.

Blow, blow, blow till I be,

But breath of the Spirit blowing in me.

2. Spirit of God, ev'ryone's heart is lonely,

Watching and waiting and hungry until

Spirit of God, man longs that you only

Fulfil the earth, bring it to birth

And blow where you will.

Blow, blow, blow till I be,

But breath of the Spirit blowing in me.

NCH 207
1. Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on us;

Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on us.

Melt us, mould us, fill us, use us.

Spirit of the Living God, fall afresh on us.

NCH 208

1. Spirit of wisdom, turn our eyes

From earth and earthly vanities

To heav’nly truth and love,

Spirit of understanding true

Our souls with heav’nly light endue

To seek the things above.

2. Spirit of counsel, be our guide;

Teach us, by earthly struggles tried,

Our heav’nly crown to win:

Spirit of fortitude, thy pow’r

Be with us in temptation's hour,

To keep us pure from sin.

3. Spirit of knowledge, lead our feet

In thine own paths, so safe and sweet,

By angel footsteps trod,

Where thou our guardian true shalt be,

Spirit of gentle pièty,

To keep us close to God.

4. Through all our life be ever near,

Spirit of God's most holy fear,

our heart's inmost shrine,

Our souls with awful reverence fill,

to worship his most holy will,

All-righteous and divine.

5. So lead us, Lord, through peace or strife,

Onward to everlasting life,

To win our high reward;

So may we fight our lifelong fight,

Strong in thine own unearthly might,

And reign with Christ our Lord.

NCH 209

1. Veni, veni, veni, Sancte Spiritus.

Spirit, whose name is love,

Sent to us as a dove,

Breeze from the heavens,

Stirring our hearts anew,

Come in power to fill our life.

2. Spirit, with healing wings,

Whose name creation sings,

Comfort our sorrow,

Bind up the broken heart,

Bless and gladden each chosen soul.

3. Spirit, eternal truth,

Both source and living proof,

Sent from the Father,

Through his belovèd Son

Loose our bonds, set your people free.

NCH 210

1. Th'eternal Father's intellect,

The Godhead's source, his Word conceives

Their love breathes forth the Holy Ghost,

Who deity from them receives.

2. O Holy Ghost, Thou dost proceed

From God the Father and the Son;

Person equal and Divine,

Dwelling in them, in Godhead one.

3. Eternal Spirit of God's Love,

Sweet Impulse of His tenderness,

To Father and to Son alike

Their mutual love thou dost express.

4. Spirit divine, All-Holy Love!

O inmost Bond of Love Divine!

Loved by the Father and the Son

Infinite blessėdness is Thine.

5. Man is to God's own image made,

Like God by nature and by grace,

Thou, Spirit of God's Love, didst breathe

The breath of life into his face.

6. And in his heart Thou dost diffuse

The fire of holy charity,

The love and grace of God, whereby

God's Son and heir he's made to be.

7. Thou art the guide of God's own Church,

And to the Church all truth doth teach,

Her members Thou dost sanctity,

Thou dwellest in the soul of each.

8. O then, sweet Holy Paraclete,

Guide Thou our minds in thine own way

Fill with the love of God our souls,

And teach us how we ought to pray.

NCH 211

1. All hail the pow’r of Jesus' name;

Let angels prostrate fall;

Let forth the royal diadem

To crown him Lord of all.

2. Crown him you martyrs of your God,

Who from his altar call,

Praise him whose way of pain you trod,

And crown him Lord of all.

3. You prophets who our freedom won,

You searchers, great and small,

By whom the work of truth is done,

Now crown him Lord of all.

4. Sinners, whose love can ne'er forget

the wormwood and the gall,

Go spread your trophies at his feet,

And crown him Lord of all.

5. Bless him, each poor oppressèd race

That Christ did upward call;

His hand in each achievement trace,

And crown him Lord of all.

6. Let ev'ry tribe and every tongue,

To him their hearts enthrall:

Lift high the universal song,

And crown him Lord of all.

NCH 212

1. All praise to him who reigns above

In majesty supreme,

Who gave his Son for man to die.

I hat he might man redeem!

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

2. His Name above all names shall stand,

Exalted more and more,

At God the Father's own right hand,

Where angel hosts adore.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

3. Redeemer, Savior, Friend of man

Once ruined by the tall,

thou hast devised salvation's plan,

for thou hast died for all.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

4. His Name shall be the Counselor

the mighty Prince of Peace

Of all earth's kingdoms Conqueror,

Whose reign shall never cease.

Blessed be the name of the Lord.

NCH 213

1. All things praise thee, Lord most high,

Heav’n and earth and sea and sky,

All were for thy glory made

that thy greatness thus displayed

Should all worship bring to thee,

All things praise thee, Lord may we.

2. All things praise 'Thee; night to night

Sings in silent hymns of light,

All things praise thee, day to day

Chants Thy pow'r, in burning ray;

Time and space are praising thee

all things praise thee: Lord, may we.

3. All things praise Thee, round her zones

Earth, with her ten thousand tones,

Rolls a ceaseless choral strain;

Roaring wind and deep-voiced main,

Rustling leaf and humming bee,

All things praise Thee: Lord, may we.

4. All things praise T'hee, high and low,

Rain and dew and sev'n-hued bow,

Crimson sunset, fleecy cloud,

rippling stream and tempest loud;

Summer, winter, all to Thee

Glory render: Lord, may we.

5. All things praise Thee; gracious Lord,

Great Creator, pow'rful Word,

Omnipresent Spirit, now

At Thy feet we humbly bow,

Lift our hearts in praise to thee,

All things praise Thee: Lord, may we.

NCH 214

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.

2. T’was grace that taught my heart to fear,

And grace my ears relieved,

How precious did that grace appear

The hour I first believed!

3. Through many dangers, toils and snares,

I have already come;

This grace hath brought me safe thus far,

And grace will lead me home

4. 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.

NCH 215

1. At the name of Jesus,

Ev'ry knee shall bow

Ev'ry 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.

2. At his voice creation

Sprang at once to sight

All the angels faces,

All the hosts of light,

Thrones and Dominations,

Stars upon their way,

All the heav'nly orders,

In their great array.

3. Humble 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.

4. 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.

5. Name him, brothers, name him

With love strong as death,

But with awe and wonder,

And with bated breath;

He is God the Saviour,

He is Christ the Lord,

Ever to be worshipped,

trusted and adored.

6. 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 pow'r.

7. 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.

NCH 216

1. Chief of sinners though I be,

Jesus shed his blood for me,

Died that I might live on high,

Loved that I might never die.

As the branch is to the vine,

I am his, and he is mine.

2. Oh, the height of Jesus' love!

Higher than the heav'ns above,

Deeper than the depths of sea,

Lasting as eternity.

Love that found me wondrous thought!

Found me when I sought Him not.

3. Jesus only can impart

Balm to heal the smitten heart;

Peace that flows on sin forgiv'n

joy that lifts the soul to heav'n;

Faith and hope to walk with God

In the way that Enoch trod.

4. Chief of sinners though I be,.

Christ is All in all to me:

All my wants to Him are known,

All my sorrows are His own

Safe with Him from earthly strife,

He sustains the hidden life.

5. O my Savior, help afford

By Thy Spirit and Thy Word!

When my wayward heart would stray,

Keep me in the arrow way;

Grace in time or need supply

While I live and when I die.

NCH 217

1. Christ is King of earth and heaven!

Let his subjects all proclaim,

In the splendor of his temple

Honour to his holy name.

2. Christ is King! No soul created

Can refuse to bend the knee

To the God made Man who reigneth,

As t’was promised from the tree.

3. Christ is King! Let humble sorrow

For our past neglect atone

For the lack of faithful service,

To the Master whom we own.

4. Chris is King! Let joy and gladness

Greet him; let his courts resound,

With the praise of faithful subjects,

to his love in honour bound.

5. Christ is King! In health and sickness

Till we breathe our latest breath,

Till we greet in highest heaven,

Christ the victor over death.

NCH 218

1. Christ is made the sure foundation,

Christ the head and cornerstone,

Chosen of the Lord and precious,

Binding all the Church as one,

Holy Sion's help forever

And her confidence alone.

2. To this temple, where we call You,

come, O Lord of hosts, and stay

come with all your loving kindness,

hear your people as they pray

And Your fullest benediction

Shed within these walls today.

3. Grant, we pray, to all Your faithful

All the gifts they ask to gain,

what they gain from you, forever

With the blessed to retain,

And here after in your glory

Evermore with you to reign.

4. Praise and honor to the Father,

praise and honor to the Son,

Praise and honor to the Spirit,

Ever three and ever one:

One in might and one in glory

While unending ages run!

NCH 219

1. Christ is our cornerstone,

On him alone we build,

With his true saints alone,

the courts of heav'n are filled;

On his great love our hopes we place,

OI present grace and joys above.

2. O then with hymns of praise,

these hallowed courts shall ring

Our voices we will raise

the three in one to Sing.

And thus proclaim, in joyful song.

Both loud and long, that glorious name.

3. Here, gracious God dost thou,

For evermore draw nigh,

Accept each faithful vow,

And mark each suppliant sigh;

in copious show'r, on al who pray,

Each holy day, thy blessings pour.

4. Here may we gain from heav'n,

The grace which we implore;

And may that grace, once giv'n,

Be with us evermore,

Until that day, when all the blest,

To endless rest are called away.

NCH 220

1. Christ, who once amongst us,

As a child did dwell,

Is the children's Saviour,

And he loves us well;

If we keep our promise

Made him at the font,

He will be our shepherd,

And we shall not want.

2. There it was they laid us

In those tender arms,

Where the lambs are carried

Safe from all alarms

If we trust his promise,

He will let us rest

In his arms for ever,

Leaning on his breast.

3. Though we may not see him

For a little while,

We shall know he holds us,

Often feel his smile;

Death will be to slumber

In that sweet embrace,

And we shall awaken

To behold his face.

4. He will be our Shepherd

After as before,

By still heav'nly waters

Lead us evermore;

Make us lie in pastures

Beautiful and green,

Where none thirst or hunger,

And no tears are seen.

5. Jesus, our Good Shepherd,

Laying down thy life,

Lest thy sheep should perish

In the cruel strife,

Help us to remember

All thy love and care,

Trust in thee, and love thee

Always, everywhere

NCH 221

1. Christ whose glory fills the skies,

Thou, the true, the only light,

Sun of righteousness, arise,

Triumph o'er the shades of night,

Dayspring from on hign be near,

Daystar, in my heart appear.

2. Dark and cheerless is the morn

Unaccompanied by Thee;

Joyless is the day’s return

Till Thy mercy's beams I see;

Till they inward light impart,

Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.

3. Visit then this soul of mine,

Pierce the gloom of Sin and grief;

Fill me, Radiancy divine,

Scatter all my unbelief;

More and more Thyself display,

Shining to the perfect day.

NCH 222

1. Come, Christians join to sing

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Loud praise to Christ, our King

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Let all, with heart and voice,

Before his throne rejoice

Praise is his gracious choice

Alleluia! Alleluia!

2. Come, lift your hearts on high;

Alleluia! Amen!

Let praises fill the sky;

Alleluia! Amen!

He is our Guide and Friend;

To us He'll condescend;

His love shall never end

Alleluia! Amen!

3. Praise yet our Christ again,

Alleluia! Amen!

Life shall not end the strain;

Alleluia! Amen!

On heavèn's blissful shore

His goodness we'll adore,

Singing for evermore,

Alleluia! Amen!

NCH 223

1. Come hither and in worship kneel,

O thou who hast a heart to feel;

Let Jesus’ heart our song inspire

And set our hearts, e’en ours, on fire.

If by this heart unmoved still,

Thou gazest on it, Cold and chill,

O man, how cruel art thou grown

thy heart is dull and hard as stone.

2. O heart on our salvation bent,

And for our ransom torn and spent,

Thou, that in safety we might live,

Thy life, thy hearts’ blood, all wouldst give.

O heart of love, let Calvàry

At length thy last of graces be,

And after all thy toils and woes

Amid the joys of heav’n repose.

3. But ah, not so: this heart hath tried

A new device its love to hide;

Jesus becomes our food that he

All, all our own may ever be.

This loving heart how many spurn,

And give but outrage in return,

This is thy guerdon, God above,

Thus art thou loved, my Love, my Love.

NCH 224

1. Come let us sing the song of songs;

The angels first began the strain.

The homage which to Christ belongs:

"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain.

2. Slain to redeem us by His blood,

To cleanse from ev'ry sinful stain,

And make us kings and priests to God:

"Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"

3. To Him Who suffered on the tree,

Our souls, at His soul's price, to gain,

Blessing, and praise, and glory be:

"Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!

4. To Him, enthroned by filial right,

All pow'r in Heav'n and earth proclaim,

Honor, and majesty, and might:

"Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!

5. Long as we live, and when we die,

And while in Heav'n with Him we reign,

I his song our song of songs shall be:

Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!

NCH 225

1. Crown him with many crowns,

The Lamb upon his throne,

Hark, how the heav'nly anthem drowns

All music but his own,

Awake, my soul, and sing

of him who died for thee;

And hail him as thy matchless King,

Through all eternity.

2. Crown him the Virgin's Son,

The God incarnate born,

Whose arm those crimson trophies won,

Which now his brow adorn,

Fruit of the mystic rose,

As of that rose the stem,

The root, whence mercy ever flows,

the Babe of Bethlehem.

3. Crown him the Lord of love;

Behold his hands and sides,

Rich wounds yet visible above

In beauty glorified,

No angel in the sky

Can fully bear that sight

But downward bends his burning eye

At mystèries so bright.

4. Crown him the Lord of peace

Whose pow'r a sceptre sways

From pole to pole, that wars may cease,

Absorbed in pray'r and praise,

His reign shall know no end,

And round his piercéd feet

Fair flow'rs of Paradise extend

Their fragrance ever Sweet.

5. Crown him the Lord of heav'n:

One with the Father known,

And the best spirit through him giv’n

From yonder triune throne.

All hail, Redeemer, hail,

For thou hast died for me;

Thy praise shall never, never fail

Throughout eternity
NCH 226

1. Dear Jesus, you a haven are

From life’s tempestuous sea,

All find a refuge in your heart,

Who turn in love to you.

2. Your name falls sweet on exile's ear,

As music from above,

it stays the mourner's anxious fear,

And tells of naught but love.

3. The broken heart with healing balm,

Your changeless love can fill,

When you say peace", the winds are calm,

And ev’ry wave is still.

4. O hope and joy of life’s lone way

May your Sweet peace arise

Which turns the night to blissful day.

And earth to paradise.

5. Dear Jesus, when death's night shall fall

By all your love so blest,

May longing exiles hear your call,

The weary to their rest.

NCH 227

1. Dearest Jesus, we are here,

Gladly thy command obeying

With this child we now draw near

In accord with thine own sayıng:

That to thee it shall be given

as a child and heir of heaven.

2. Yea, Thy word is clear and plain,

And we would obey it duly:

He who is not born again,

Heart and life renewing truly,

Born of water and the Spirit,

Can my kingdom not inherit.

3. Therefore hasten we to Thee,

In our arms this infant bearing

Let us here Thy glory see;

Let this child, Thy mercy sharing

In Thine arms be shielded ever,

Thine on earth and Thine forever.

4. Gracious Head, thy member own,

Shepherd, take thy lamb and feed it,

Prince of Peace, make here thy throne;

Way of Life, to heaven lead it,

Precious Vine, let nothing sever

From thy side this branch forever

NCH 228

1. Fairest Lord Jesus!

Ruler of all nature!

O thou of God and man the Son!

Thee will I cherish, thee will I honour

Thou my soul's glory, joy and crown.

2. Fair are the meadows,

Fairer still the woodlands,

Robed in the blooming Garb of spring

Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,

Who makes the woeful heart to sing.

3. Fair is the sunshine,

Fairer still the moonlight,

And all the twinkling starry host;

Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer

Than all the angels heav'n can boast.

4. Beautiful Savior!

Lord of the nations!

Son of God and Son of Man!

Glory and honor, Praise, adoration

Now and forever more be Thine!

NCH 229

1. Hail Christ, our royal priest and King

The high priest of this offering

The victim of this sacrifice,

Whose death is our redemption price.

2. Hail Christ's true representatives,

The priest of God whom Jesus gives,

The pow'r to offer all their days,

This act of worship and of praise.

3. Greet Christ and men of Christ ordained,

Greet all in charity unfeigned,

And lift our souls and minds in pray’r,

For we Christ royal priesthood share.

NCH 230

1. Hail Redeemer, King divine!

Priest and Lamb, the throne is yours,

King whose reign shall never cease,.

Prince of everlasting peace

Angels, saints and nations sing

Praised be Jesus Christ, Our King:

Lord of life, earth, sky and sea,

King of love on Calvary.

2. King whose name creation thrills,

Rule our minds, our hearts, our wills

Till in peace each nation rings

With your praises King of Kings.

Angels, saints and nations sing

Praised be Jesus Christ, Our King:

Lord of life, earth, sky and sea,

King of love on Calvary.

3. Shepherd-king o’er mountains steep,

Homeward bring the wand’ring sheep;

Shelter in one royal fold,

States and Kingdoms, new and old.

Angels, saints and nations sing

Praised be Jesus Christ, Our King:

Lord of life, earth, sky and sea,

King of love on Calvary.

4. King most holy, King of truth,

Guide the lowly, guide the youth,

Christ the King of glory bright,

Be to us eternal light.

Angels, saints and nations sing

Praised be Jesus Christ, Our King:

Lord of life, earth, sky and sea,

King of love on Calvary.

NCH 231

1. Hear the heart of Jesus pleading

Come and sweetly rest in me,

With a peace and joy exceeding,

Meek and humble ever be;

My fond guidance wisely heeding.

Keep your hearts from passion free.

2. "Purer than the lily's whiteness,

Fairer than the driven snows,

In the beauty and the brightness,

Of your souls, I seek repose,

Hearts aglow with true contriteness,

Shall the living God enclose!

3. Heart of love, in you confiding.

We shall learn to do your will,

in your sacred wound abiding,

burning love our hearts shall fill;

grace divine shall keep us striding.

Neath the cross up life's steep hill.

NCH 232

1. Hear the heart of Jesus pleading

Come and sweetly rest in me

with a peace and joy exceeding

Meek and humble ever be;

in my heart serene and holy.

All your selfish cares resign

Dearest Jesus, meek and lowly,

Make, oh, make our hearts like thine

Make, oh, make our hearts like thine

2. Purer than the lily's whiteness,

Fairer than the driven snows,

In the beauty and the brightness

Of your souls I seek repose,

Calmly keep your hearts before me

From the stain of passion free.

Heart of Jesus, we implore thee,

Make, oh, make us pure like thee,

Make, oh, make us pure like thee.

3. Heart of love, in thee confiding

We shall learn to do thy will,

In thy sacred wound abiding,

Burning love our hearts shall fill;

We shall bless thee, and obey the,

Ever serve thee faithfully,

Sweetest Heart, we humbly pray thee,

Let us live and die in thee.

Let us live and die in thee.

NCH 233

1. How sweet the name of Jesus sounds

In a believer's ear!

It soothes his sorrows, heals his wounds

And drives away his fear.

2. It makes the wounded spirit whole,

And calms the troubled breast

It's manna to the hungry soul,

And to the weary rest.

3. Dear name! The rock on which I build

My shield and hiding-place,

My never-failing treasury filled

With boundless stores of grace.

4. Jesus! My shepherd, brother, friend,

My prophet, priest and King,

My Lord, my life, my way, my end,

Accept the praise I bring.

5. Weak is the effort of my heart,

And cold my warmest thought,

But when I see thee as thou art,

I’ll praise thee as I ought.

6. Till then, I would thy love proclaim,

With ev'ry fleeting breath;

And may the music of thy name

Refresh my soul in death.

NCH 234

1. I dwell a captive in this heart,

Inflamed with love divine;

Tis here I live alone in peace,

And constant joy is mine.

2. It is the heart of God's own Son,

In his humanity,

who, all enamour'd of my soul,

Here burns with love of me.

3. Here like the dove within the ark,

Securely I repose,

Since now the Lord is my defence,

I fear no earthly foes.

4. What though I suffer, still in love,

I ever true will be;

My love of God shall deeper grow

When crosses fall on me.

5. From ev'ry bond of earth, O Lord,

Your grace has set me free,

My soul, deliver'd from the snare,

Enjoys true liberty.

6. Nought more can I desire than this,

to see your face in Heav’n;

And this I hope since He on earth,

His heart in pledge has giv’n.

NCH 235

1. I need you, precious Jesus,

I need a friend like you,

A friend to soothe and sympathise,

A friend to love me too.

2. I need your blood, sweet Jesus,

To feel e1ach anxious care,

I long to tell my ev'ry want,

And all my sorrows share.

3. I need your blood, sweet Jesus,

To wash each sinful stain;

To cleanse this sinful soul of mine,

And make it pure again.

4. I need your wounds, sweet.

To fly from perils near,

To shelter in these hallowed clefts,

From ev’ry doubt and fear.

5. I'll need you, sweetest Jesus,

When death's dread hour draws nigh,

To hide me in your sacred heart,

Till wafted safe on high.

NCH 236

1. I will sing of my Redeemer

And his wondrous love to me;

On the cruel Cross he suffered,

From the course to set me free.

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer;

With his blood he purchased me

On the Cross he sealed my pardon,

Paid the debt and made me free.

2. I will tell the wondrous story,

How my lost estate to save,

In His boundless love and mercy,

He the ransom freely gave.

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer;

With his blood he purchased me

On the Cross he sealed my pardon,

Paid the debt and made me free.

3. I will praise my dear Redeemer,

His triumphant pow'r I'l tell,

How the victòry He giveth

Over sin, and death, and hell.

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer;

With his blood he purchased me

On the Cross he sealed my pardon,

Paid the debt and made me free.

4. I will sing of my Redeemer,

And His heav'nly love to me,

He from death to life hath brought me,

Son of God with Him to be.

Sing, O sing of my Redeemer;

With his blood he purchased me

On the Cross he sealed my pardon,

Paid the debt and made me free.

NCH 237

1. Jesu, thou joy of living hearts,

Thou fount of life, thou light of men,

From the best bliss that earth imparts,

We turn unfilled to thee again.

2. Thy truth unchanged hath ever stood

Thou savest those that on Thee call;

To them that seek Thee Thou art good,

To them that find thee, all in all

3. We taste thee, O Thou living Bread,

And long to feast upon thee still,

We drink of Thee, the fountain-head,

And thirst our souls from thee to fill.

4. Our restless spirits yearn for Thee,

Where'er our changeful lot is cast,

Glad when thy gracious smile we see,

Blest when our faith can hold Thee fast.

5. O Jesu, ever with us stay

Make all our moments calm and bright;

Chase the dark night or sin away,

Shed o'er the world thy holy light.

NCH 238

1. Jesus, Creator of the world!

Of all mankind Redeemer blest!

True God of God in whom we see

The Father’s image clear express’d.

2. Thee, Saviour, love alone constrained

To make our mortal flesh thine own,

And as a second Adam come

For the first Adam to atone.

3. That self-same love which made the sky,

Which made the sea and stars and earth,

Took pity on our misery

And broke the bondage of our birth.

4. O Jesus, in thy heart divine,

May that same love for ever glow,

For ever mercy to mankind

From that exhaustless fountain flow.

5. For this thy Sacred Heart was pierced,

And both with blood and water ran

to cleanse us from the stains of guilt,

And be the hope and strength of man.

6. Jesus, to thee be glory giv'n,

Who from thy heart dost grace outpour,

With Father and with Holy Ghost

through endless ages evermore.

NCH 239

1. Jesus, gentlest Saviour!

God of might and pow'r!

thou thyself art dwelling

in us at this hour.

2. Nature cannot hold thee,

Heav’n is all too strait

For thine endless glory

And thy royal state.

3. Out beyond the shining

Of the furthest star,

Thou art ever stretching

Infinitely far.

4. Yet the hearts of children

Hold what worlds cannot,

and the God of wonders

Loves the lowly spot.

5. As men to their gardens

Go to seek sweet flow’rs,

In our hearts, dear Jesus

Seeks them at all hours.

6. Jesus, gentlest Saviour!

Thou art in us now

Fill us full of goodness

Till our hearts o’erflow.

7. Pray the pray'r within us

That to heav’n shall rise,

Sing the song that angels

Sing above the skies.

8. Multiply our graces,

Chiefly love and fear,

Ah, dear Lord! the chiefest

Grace to persevere.

9. Oh, how can we thank Thee

For a gift like this?

Gift that truly maketh

Heav'n's eternal bliss.

10. Ah! When wilt Thou always

Make our hearts Thy house!

We must wait for Heaven

Thou the day will come

11. Now at least we'll keep Thee

All the time we may,

But Thy grace and blessing

we will keep always.

12. When our hearts Thou leavest,

Worthless though they be,

Give them to Thy Mother

to be kept for thee.

NCH 240

1. Jesus is God! The solid earth

the ocean broad and bright,

The countless stars, the golden dust,

That strew the skies at night.

the wheeling storm, the dreadful fire,

the pleasant wholesome air,

the summer’s sun, the winter's frost,

His own creations were.

2. Jesus is God! The glorious bands

Of golden angels sing

Songs of adoring praise to him,

their maker and their king.

He was true God in Bethl'hem's crib,

On Calvry's Cross true God;

He who in heav'n eternal reigned,

In time on earth abode.

3. Jesus is God, alas, they say

On earth the numbers grow

Who his divinity blaspheme

To their unfailing woe,

And yet, what is the single end

Of this life's mortal span,

Except to glorify the God

Who for our sakes was Man?

4. Jesus is God; let sorrow come,

And pain and ev'ry ill;

All are worthwhile -for all are means

His glory to fulfill,

Worthwhile a thousand years of life

To speak one little word,

If only by your faith we own

The Godhead of our Lord.

5. Jesus is God; oh, could I now

But compass land and sea

To teach and tell this single truth,

How happy should I be!

Oh, had I but an angel's voice,

I would proclaim aloud.

Jesus is Good, the beautiful,

Is everlasting God.
NCH 241

1. Jesus, King o’er all adored,

Jesus, our victorious Lord,

Sweetness thou that speech transcends

Hope of earth s remotest ends.

2. Coming to the faithful heart

Light and love thou dost impart

Earth's deceitful pleasures fall,

thou alone art all in all

3. Jesus, Lord of pure delight,

Cleanser of the inward sight,

Ev’ry joy thou dost excel,

Sweetest love's o'erflowing well

4. Unto thee let us repair,

Seek thy face with earnest pray'r,

Earnest seek thy love to know,

Seeking still more earnest grow.

5. Jesus, let our lips proclaim

And our lives confess thy name;

thou our joy and portion be

Now and in eternity.

NCH 242

1. Jesus, Lamb of God's high throne,

Truly man and God's own son,

Boundless wisdom, boundless might,

You redeemed us from sin's night.

2. Lord of earth and time and all,

Sin's guilt holds our hearts in thrall;

Jesus, Saviour, bring release;

Word divine, grant us your peace.

NCH 243

1. Jesus Lord, be thou my own,

Thee, I long for thee alone,

All myself give to thee;

Do whatever thou wilt with me.

2. Life without Thy love would be

Death, O Sovereign God, to me,

Bound and held by Thy dear chains,

Captive now my heart remains.

3. Thou, O God, my heart inflame

GIve that love which Thou dost claim,

Payment l will ask for none,

Love demands but love alone

4. God of beauty, Lord of light,

Thy good will is my delight

Now henceforth thy will divine

Ever shall in all be mine.

NCH 244
1. Jesus Lover of my soul,

Let me to thy bosom fly,

While the nearer waters roll,

While the Tempest Still is nigh.

Hide me, O my Saviour, hide"

Till the storm of life be past,

safe into the haven guide,

O receive my soul at last.

2. Other refuge have I none,

Hangs my helpless soul to thee

leave, ah! leave me not alone;

Still support and comfort me.

All my trust on thee is stayed,

All my help from thee I bring:

Cover my defenceless head

With the shadow of thy wing.

3. Thou, O Christ, art all I want.

More than all in Thee I find.

Raise the fallen, cheer the faint;

Heal the sick, and lead the blind.

Just and holy is Thy name,

I am all unrighteousness,
False and full of sin l am,

Thou art full of truth and grace.

4. Plenteous grace with Thee is found.

Grace to cover all my sin;

Let the healing streams abound,

Make and keep me pure within.

Thou of life the fountain art;

Freely let me take of Thee;

Spring Thou up within my heart,

Rise to all eternity.

NCH 245

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

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so.

2. Jesus loves me! He who died

Heaven's gate to open wide

He will wash away my sin,

Let His little child come in.

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so.

3. Jesus loves me! He will stay

close beside me all the way;

he’s prepared a home for me,

And some day His face I’ll see.

Yes, Jesus loves me!

The Bible tells me so.

NCH 246

1. Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all,

How can I love thee as I ought?

And how revere this wondrous gift,

So far surpassing hope of thought?

Sweet sacrament, we thee adore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more

2. Had I but Mary's sinless heart

To love thee with, my dearest King.

Oh, with what burst of fervent praise,

Thy goodness, Jesus, would I sing

Sweet sacrament, we thee adore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more

3. Ah, see! within a creature's hand,

the vast creator deigns to be,

Reposing, Infant-like, as though

On Joseph's arm, or Mary's knee

Sweet sacrament, we thee adore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more

4. Thy body, soul, and Godhead, all;

O mystèry of love divine!

I Cannot Compass all I have,

For all thou art and have are mine.

Sweet sacrament, we thee adore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more

5. Sound, sound his praises higher still

And come, ye angels, to our aid,

T’is God, t’is God, the very God

Whose pow’r both man and angels made.

Sweet sacrament, we thee adore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more

NCH 247

1. Jesus shall reign where’er the sun

Doth his successive journeys nun;

His kingdom stretch from shore to shore,

Till moon shall rise and set no more.

2. For him shall endless pray'r be made,

And praises throng to crown his head;

His name like sweet perfume shall rise

With evry morning sacrifice.

3. People and realms of ev'ry tongue

Dwel on his love with sweetest song

And infant voices shall proclaim,

their young hosannas to his name.

4. Blessings abound where'er he reigns;

the prisoner leaps to lose his chains,

the weary find eternal rest,

And all the sons of want are blest.

5. Where He displays his healing pow'r

Death and the curse are known no more,

In him the tribes of Adam boast

More blessings than their father lost.

6. Let ev'ry creature rise and bring

Its grateful honours to our Kin

Angels descend with songs again,

And earth prolong the joyful strain.

NCH 248

1. Jesus, the very thought of thee

With sweetness fills my breast;

But sweeter far thy face to see,

And in thy presence rest.

2. Nor voice can sing, nor heart can frame,

Nor can the memory find,

A sweeter sound than thy blest Name,

O Saviour of mankind.
3. O hope of ev'ry contrite heart,

O joy of all the meek,

To those who fall, how kind thou art,

How good to those who seek.

4. But what to those who find? Ah! This,

Nor tongue nor pen can show,

the love of Jesus, what it is,

None but his lovers know.

5. Jesus, our only joy be thou,

As Thou our prize wilt be;

Jesu, be thou our glory now,

And through eternity.

NCH 249

1. Jesus, where’er thy people meet,

There they behold thy mercy seat;

Where'er they seek thee thou art found

And ev’ry place is hallowed ground.

2. For Thou, within no walls confined,

Inhabitest the humble mind;

Such ever bring Thee, where they come

And, going, take Thee to their home.

3. Great Shepherd of Thy chosen few,

Thy former mercies here renew;

Here, to our waiting hearts, proclaim

The sweetness of thy saving Name.

4. Here may we prove the pow’r of pray'r

To strengthen faith and sweeten care,

To teach our faint desires to rise,

And bring all Heav’n before our eyes.

5. Lord, we are few, but Thou art near,

Nor short thine arm, nor deaf thine ear,

O rend the heav’ns, come quickly down,

And make a thousand hearts thine own!

NCH 250
1. King of glory, King of peace,

I will love thee,

And that love may never cease,

I will move thee;

Thou hast granted my request

Thou hast heard me;

Thou didst note my working breast,

Thou hast spared me.

2. Therefore with my utmost art,

I will praise thee;

And the cream of all my heart,

I will bring thee.

Though my sins against me cried,

Thou didst clear me;

And alone, when they replied,

Thou didst hear me.

3. Sev'n whole days, not one in sev'n,

I will praise thee;

In my heart, though not in heav’n,

I can raise thee;

Small it is, in this poor sort,

To enrol thee,

E'en eternity’s too short

To extol thee.
NCH 251

1. Light of the anxious heart,

Jesus, thou dost appear,

To bid the gloom of guilt depart,

And shed thy sweetness here.

2. Joyous is he, with whom,

God's Word thou dost abide,

Sweet Light of our eternal home,

To fleshly sense denied.

3. Brightness of God above!

Unfathomable grace!

Thy Presence be a fount of love

Within thy chosen place.

4. To Thee, whom children see,

The Father ever blest,

The Holy Spirit, One and Three,

Be endless praise addrest.

NCH 252

1. Lord, enthroned in heav’nly splendor

First begotten from the dead,

Thou alone, our strong defender,

Liftest up thy people's head.

2. Here our humblest homage pay we,

Here in loving reverence bow;

Here for faith’s discernment pray we,

Lest we fail to know thee now.

3. Though the lowliest form doth veil thee

As of old in Bethlehem,

Here, as there, thine angels hail thee,

Branch and flow'r of Jesse's stem.

4. Paschal Lamb, thine off'ring, finished

Once for all when thou wast slain,

here renewed, yet undiminished,

Cleansing souls from ev’ry stain.

5. Life-imparting heav'nly Manna,

stricken rock with streaming side,

Heav'n and earth with loud Hosanna

Worship thee, the Lamb who died.

NCH 253
1. Lord of all beings, throned afar,

Thy glory flames from sun and star,

Centre and soul of ev’ry sphere,

Yet to each loving heart how near.

2. Sun of our life, Thy quickening ray

Sheds on our path the glow of day:

Star of our hope, Thy softened light

Cheers the long watches of the night.

3. Our midnight is Thy smile withdrawn,

Our noontide is Thy gracious dawn,

our rainbow arch, Thy mercy's sign,

All, save the clouds of sin, are Thine.

4. Lord of all life, below, above,

Whose light is truth, whose warmth is love,

Before Thy ever blazing throne

We ask no lustre of our own.

5. Grant us Thy truth to make us free,

And kindling hearts that burn for thee,

Till all Thy living altars claim

One holy light, one heav'nly flame.

NCH 254

1. Loving shepherd of thy sheep.

Keep me, Lord, in safety keep;

Nothing can thy pow'r withstand,

None can pluck me from thy hand

2. Loving Shepherd, thou didst give

Thine own life that I might live;

May I love thee day by day,

Gladly thy sweet will obey.

3. Loving Shepherd, ever near,

Teach me still thy voice to hear,

Suffer not my step to stray

From the straight and narrow way.

4. Where thou leadest may I go,

Walking in thy steps below,

Then before thy Father's throne,

Jesus, clam me for thine own.

NCH 255

1. Master, the tempest is raging

the billows are tossing high

The sky is o'ershadowed with blackness.

No shelter or helper is nigh.

carest thou not that we perish?

How canst thou lie asleep

When each moment so madly is threat’ning

A grave in the angry deep!

The winds and the waves shall obey thy will:

Peace, be still! Peace, be still!

Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea

Or demons or men or whatever it be,

no waters can swallow the ship where lies

The master of ocean and earth and skies;

They all shall sweetly obey thy will;

Peace, be still: Peace, be still.

They all shall sweetly obey thy will;

Peace, peace, be still.

2. Master, with anguish of spirit,

I bow in my grief today.

The depths of my sad heart are troubled.

Oh, waken and save, I pray!

Torrents of sin and of anguish

Sweep o’er my sinking soul,

And I perish! I perish! dear Master,

O hasten and take control!

The winds and the waves shall obey thy will:

Peace, be still! Peace, be still!

Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea

Or demons or men or whatever it be,

no waters can swallow the ship where lies

The master of ocean and earth and skies;

They all shall sweetly obey thy will;

Peace, be still: Peace, be still.

They all shall sweetly obey thy will;

Peace, peace, be still.

3. Master, the terror is over.

The elements sweetly rest.

Earth's sun in the calm lake is mirrored,

And heaven's within my breast.

Linger, O blessed Redeemer!

Leave me alone no more,

And with Joy I shall make the blest harbor

And rest on the blissful shore.

The winds and the waves shall obey thy will:

Peace, be still! Peace, be still!

Whether the wrath of the storm-tossed sea

Or demons or men or whatever it be,

no waters can swallow the ship where lies

The master of ocean and earth and skies;

They all shall sweetly obey thy will;

Peace, be still: Peace, be still.

They all shall sweetly obey thy will;

Peace, peace, be still.

NCH 256

1. Now let us see thy beauty, Lord,

As we have seen before,

And, by thy beauty, quicken us

To love thee and adore.

2. Tis easy when with simple mind

Thy loveliness we see,

To consecrate ourselves afresh

To duty and to Thee.

3. Our ev'ry fev'rish mood is cooled,

And gone is ev'ry load

When we can lose the love of self,

And find the love of God.

4. Tis by Thy loveliness we're won

To home and Thee again:

And as we are Thy children true

We are more truly men.

5. Lord, it is coming to ourselves

When thus we come to Thee;

The bondage of thy loveliness

Is perfect liberty.

6, So now we come to ask again

What Thou hast often giv'n,

The vision of that loveliness

Which is the life of heav'n.

NCH 257
1. O Christ, Redeemer of our race,

Thou brightness of the Father's face,

Of him, and with him ever one,

Ere times and seasons had begun.

2. Thou that art very Light of Light,

Unfailing Hope in sin's dark night,

Hear Thou the pray'rs thy people pray

The wide world o'er this blessèd day.

3. Remember, Lord of life and grace,

How once, to save a ruined race,

Thou didst our very flesh assume

In Mary's undefilėd womb.

4. Today, as year by year its Iight

Shed o'er the world a radiance bright,

One precious truth is echoed on,

"Tis Thou hast saved us, Thou alone.

5. Thou from the Father's Throne didst come

To call His banish'd children home,

And Heav'n, and earth, and sea, and shore

His love who sent Thee here adore.

7. O Lord, the Virgin-born, to Thee

Eternal praise and glory be,

Whom with the Father we adore

And Holy Ghost for evermore.

6. And gladsome too are we to-day,

Whose guilt thy blood hath wash’d away;

Redeem'd the new-made song we sing:

It is the birthday of our King.

NCH 258

1. O Christ, the glorious crown

Of virgins that are pure

Who dost a love and thirst for thee

Within their minds procure,

Thou art the spouse of those

That chase and humble be,

The hope, the life, the only help

Of such as trust in thee.

2. All charity of those

Whose souls thy love doth warm,

All simple plainness or such minds

As think no kind of harm

All sweet delights wherewith

The patient hearts abound,

Do blaze thy name, and with thy praise,

They make the world resound.

3. The sky, the land, the sea,

And all on earth below,

The glory of thy worthy name,

Do with their praises show,

the winter yields thee praise,

the summer doth the same,

the sun the moon the stars and all

Do magnify your name.

4. The roses that appear

So fair in outward sight.

the violet flow'rs which with their scent

Do yield so great delight,

the pearls, the precious stones,

the birds thy praise do sing

the woods, the wells and all delights,

Which from this earth do spring.

5. What creature, O sweet Lord,

from praising thee can stay

what earthly thing, but filled with joy,

thine honour doth betray?

Let us therefore with praise

thy mighty works express,

with heart and hand, with mind and all

Which we from thee possess.

NCH 259

1. O for a thousand tongues to Sing

My dear redeemer’s praise,

the glories of my God and King

the triumph of his grace!

2. Jesus-the name that charms our tears,

that bids Our sorrows cease

Tis music in the sinner'r ears

Tis life and health, and peace.

3. He speaks; and, listening to his voice

New life the dead receive.

The mournful broken hearts rejoice,

the humble poor believe.

4. Hear Him, you deaf; his praise; you dumb,

Your loosened tongues employ,

You blind, behold your Saviour comes,

And leap, you lame, for joy!

5. My gracious Master and my God,

assist me to proclaim

And spread, through all the earth abroad

tne honours of your name.

NCH 260

1. O heart, the Ark of Covenant,

that never more a law shall hold

Of fear and bondage, as of old,

But laws that peace and pardon grant.

2. O veil and temple, Holy Grail

Of God's New Testament of love:

O veil, O temple, far above

the temple old, the riven veil.

3. O tender heart, all wounded thus

That mortal eyes might find in thee

A mirror of that charity

Unseen, but wounded still tor us.

4. O symbol speaking to our eyes

the altared love, Where he our priest

Hath spread for us a two-fold feast,

Bloody and bloodless sacrifice.

5. Who would not love that loving breast'

What ransomed soul can utter Nay

Nor choose to make that heart for aye

The tabernacle of his rest?

NCH 261

1. O Jesu! King most wonderful

thou conqueror renowned!

Thou sweetness most ineffable!

In whom all joys are found!

2. When once Thou visitest the heart,

then truth begins to shine;

then earthly vanities depart

Then kindles love divine.

3. O Jesu! Light of all below!

thou Fount of life and fire!

Surpassing all the joys we know,

And all we can desire.

4. May ev'ry heart confess Thy name,

And ever Thee adore,

And seeking Thee, itself infame

to seek thee more and more.

5. Thee may our tongues for ever bless;

Thee may we love alone;

And ever in our lives express

The image of Thine own.

6. Abide with us and let thy light

Shine, Lord, on ev'ry heart;

Dispel the darkness of our night,

And joy to all impart.

7. Jesu, our love and joy, to thee,

The Father's holy Son,

All might and praise and glory be,

While endless ages run.

NCH 262
1. O Jesus, we adore thee,

Our victim and our priest,

Whose precious blood and body

Become our sacred feat.

O sacrament most holy,

O sacrament divine

All praise and all thanksgiving

Be ev’ry moment thine.

2. O Jesus, we adore thee,

Come live in us, we pray,

That all our thoughts and actions

Be thine alone today.

O sacrament most holy,

O sacrament divine

All praise and all thanksgiving

Be ev’ry moment thine.

3. O come, all you who labour

In sorrow and in pain;

Come eat this bread from heavèn,

Your peace and strength regain.

O sacrament most holy,

O sacrament divine

All praise and all thanksgiving

Be ev’ry moment thine.

NCH 263

1. O sacred heart, all blissful light of heaven,

Rapture of angels, bearing bright

Ravishing joys, in rich and radiant splendor

Flow from thy glory in torrents of delight.

2. O sacred Heart! O hope of sinner's sorrow,

Rest of the weary, Careworn, and depressed,

Sweetly lead home earth s lone estranged exiles,

Where beneath Thy love we may lie down and rest.

3. O sacred Heart! Thy light is softly rising

O’er the dark night of Ghana’s cheerless gloom

Bright dawns the day of Faith's undying glory,

Sweetly thou seekest a loved but long lost home.

4. O sacred Heart! As strain of softest rapture,

Sweet falls the music of that voice so blest

"Come unto Me, all ye who mourn and labour,

Come heavy-laden, and I will give you rest

5. O Sacred Heart! When shades of death are falling

Gather Thy children 'neath the wings of love

Hush us to rest in Thine own gentle mercy

Bear troubled spirits to brighter realms above

6. O sacred Heart! What bliss, what thrilling rapture

E’er to rest near Thee on Thine own bright shore,

Ever to gaze upon Thy beaming splendour,

Never more to part, to weep, to mourn no more.

NCH 264

1. O Sacred heart,

Our hope lies deep in thee,

On earth thou art in exile’s rest

In heav’n the glory or the blest,

O sacred heart.

2. O sacred heart,

Thou fount of contrite tears;

Where'er those living waters flow,

New life to Sinners they bestow,

O sacred heart.

3. O sacred heart,
Bless our dear native land,

May Ghana's sons in truth e’er stand

With faith's bright banner still in hand,

O sacred heart.

4. O sacred heart,

Our trust is all in thee;

For though earth's night be dark and drear,

Thou breathest rest where thou art near,

O sacred heart.

5. O sacred heart,

When shades of death shall fall,

Receive us ‘neath thy gentle care

And save us from the tempters snare,

O sacred heart.

6. O sacred heart,

lead exiled children home,

Where we may ever rest near thee,

In peace and Joy eternally,

O sacred heart

NCH 265
1. O Saviour, precious Saviour,

Whom yet unseen we love;

O name of might and favour,

All other names above,

We worship thee, we bless thee,

To thee O Christ, we sing

we praise thee and confess thee,

Our holy Lord and King.

2. Oh, bringer of salvation,

who wondrously hast wrought,

Thyself the revelation

Of love beyond our thought,

we worship thee, we bless thee,

to thee, O Christ, we sing

we praise thee and confess thee,

Our gracious Lord and King.

3. In thee all fullness dwelleth

All grace and pow'r divine;

the glory that excelleth

O son of God, is thine.

We worship thee, we bless thee,

to thee, O Christ, we sing

we praise thee and confess thee

O gracious Lord and King.

4. Oh, grant the consummation

of this our song above,

in endless adoration

and everlasting love

Then shall we praise and bless thee,

when perfect praises sing

and evermore confess thee,

Our Savior and our King.

NCH 266

1. O tender heart, strong Ark which doth enshrine

the whole sweet law that rules the heart of man;

No longer held as slaves beneath a ban,

Grateful and free we live by love divine.

2. O heart, O thou sanctuary undefiled,

O that new law of love unto us giv’n,

O veil more precious than of old was riv'n;

O temple holier than the ancients piled.

3. Under love's symbol, sweet to us and dread,

Mystic and human woes hath Christ endured,

Our priest whose sacrifice our heav’n secured,

Off’ring his blood and flesh as wine and bread.

4. What living heart is there that will not come

at his redeeming call, that doth not sigh

to give him love for love, and will not fly

Into his heart, our everlasting home

5. Honour be to the Father and the Son

And to the Holy Spirit honour be,

Pow’r, glory, always belong to the Three

Who through all ages live and love in one.

NCH 267

1. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,

Vast, unmeasured, boundless, free!

Rolling as a mighty ocean

In its fullness over me!

Underneath me, all around me,

ls the current of thy love

Leading onward, leading homeward

To thy glorious rest above.

2. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,

Spread His praise from shore to shore!

How He loveth, ever loveth,

hangeth never, never morel

How He watches o’er His loved ones,

Died to call them all His own,

How for them He intercedeth,

Watcheth o'er them from the throne!

3. O the deep, deep love of Jesus,

Love of ev’ry love the best!

Tis an ocean vast of blessing.

Tis a haven sweet of rest:

O the deep, deep love of Jesus,

Tis a heav'n of heav'ns to me;

And it lifts me up to glory

for it lifts me up to Thee!

NCH 268

1. O Thou, the Son of God most high,

Thou, Father of the life to be,

O prince of peace, to thee we cry,

we bring Our song of praise to thee.

2. Thy heart was wounded by the blow

Ordained of everlasting love!

Such love among thy flocks below

thou kindlest at the fires above.

3. Dear Christ, in pity for our woe,

Thou didst thyself as victim give,

The cruel pangs to undergo,

to ope’ thy side that man might live.

4. O sacred fount of love sublime,

O living spring of waters free,

O fire to cleanse away all crime,

O Heart aflame with charity.

5. Lord, keep us ever in thy heart,

Thy tender love to feel and know

The joys of heav'n to us impart,

When we shall leave the walks below

6. Glory to Father and to Son,

And to the Holy Ghost the same,

to whom all pow'r when time is done,

And endless rule in endless fame.

NCH 269

1. O thou, whom once they flocked to hear.

Thy words to hear, thy pow'r to feel;

Suffer that sinners to draw near,

And graciously receive us still.

2. They that be whole, Thyself hast said,

No need of a physician have

But I am Sick, and want thine aid,

And want thine utmost pow’r to Save.

3. Thy pow’r, and truth, and love divine,

the same from age to age endure;

A Word, a gracious word of Thine,

The most invet’rate plague can cure.

4. Helpless howe'er my spirit lies,

And long hath languished at the pool

A word of Thine shall make me rise,

And speak me in a moment whole.

5. Make this the acceptable hour,

Come, O my soul's physician Thou!

Display thy sanctifying powr,

And show me thy salvation now.

NCH 270

1. O worship the King

All-glorious above,

O gratefully sing

His pow'r and his love

Our shield and defender,

the ancient of days;

Pavillioned in splendor

And girded with praise.

2. O tell of his might,

O sing of his grace

whose robe is the light,

Whose canopy space,

His chariot of wrath

The deep thunder-Clouds form,

And dark is his path

On the wings of the storm.

3. The earth with its store

Of wonders untold

AImighty! Thy pow’r

Hath founded of old,

Hath stablished it fast

By a changeless decree,

And round it hath cast,

Like a man tie, the Sea.

4. 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.

5. 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!

6. 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.

271

1. Only thee, my Jesus!

Only thee l crave,

Thou didst loose my fetters,

All my sins forgive

here to thine own temple

Thou hast led my feet

To thy heart hast bound me

by love’s fetters sweet.

2. How can I repay thee?

Graces ev’ry hour

Thrill my soul with wonder

tell thy love and pow’r

Only thee my Jesus

Thine are all my days

Vowed to thee forever

Thine is all my praise

3. Bowed in thy sweet presence,

Fleet the hours divine

While thy heart whispéring

Let thy heart be mine."

Then to labour hasting

I am still with thee,

And thy voice still lingers:

Reach and call for me

4. O! the bliss of knowing

Jesus I am thine;

Naught from thee can sever,

Naught but sin of mine.

O'er the earth, o'er angels

Do I take my flight,

Only thee, my Jesus,

Thou art life and light.

NCH 272

1. Praise the Saviour, ye who know him!

Who can tell how much we owe him?

Gladly let us render to him

All we are and have.

2. Jesus is the name that charms us,

He for conflict fits and arms us,

Nothing moves and nothing hams us,

While we trust in Him.

3. Trust in Him, ye saints, forever,

He is faithful, changing never,

Neither force nor guile can sever

Those He loves from Him.

4. Keep us, Lord, O keep us cleaving

To Thyself, and still believing.

Till the hour of our receiving

Promised joys with Thee.

5. Then we shall be where we would be,

Then we shall be what we should be,

things that are not now, nor could be,

soon shall be our Own.

NCH 273

1. Rejoice, the Lord is King

Your Lord and King adore,

Mortals, give thanks and sing

And triumph ever more,

Lift up your heart

Lift up your voice

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

2. Jesus, the Saviour reigns,

The God of truth and love;

When he had purged our stains,

He took his seat above.

Lift up your heart

Lift up your voice

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

3. His Kingdom cannot fail;

He rules o'er earth and heav'n.

The keys of death and hell

Are to our Jesus giv’n.

Lift up your heart

Lift up your voice

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

4. He sits at God's right hand,

Till all his foes submit,

And bow to his command,

And fall beneath his feet.

Lift up your heart

Lift up your voice

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

5. He all his foes shall quell,

Shall all our sins destroy

And ev'ry bosom swell

With pure seraphic joy.

Lift up your heart

Lift up your voice

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

6. Rejoice in glorious hope;

Jesus the judge shall come,

And take his servants up

to their eternal home.

Lift up your heart

Lift up your voice

Rejoice, again I say, rejoice

NCH 274
1. Sacred heart of Jesus, fount of love and mercy,

Today we come thy blessing to implore:

Oh, touch our hearts, so cold and so ungrateful,

And make them, Lord thine own forever more

Sacred heart of Jesus, we implore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more.

2. Sacred Heart of Jesus, make us know and love thee,

Unfold to us the treasures of Thy grace

So that our hearts, from things of earth uplifted,

May long alone to gaze upon Thy Face

Sacred heart of Jesus, we implore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more

3. Sacred Heart of Jesus, make us pure and gentle,

And teach us how to do Thy blessèd will;

to follow close the print of Thy dear footsteps,

And when we fall, Sacred Heart, love us still

Sacred heart of Jesus, we implore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more

4. Sacred Heart of Jesus, bless all hearts that love Thee,

And may Thine own Heart ever blessèd be,

Bless us, dear Lord, and bless the friends we cherish,

And keep us true to Mary and to Thee.

Sacred heart of Jesus, we implore,

Oh, make us love thee more and more

NCH 275

1. Saviour, again to thy dear name we raise,

With one accord, our parting hymn of praise;

We stand to bless thee ere our worship cease,

Then, lowly kneeling, wait thy word of peace.

2. Grant us your peace upon our homeward way:

With you began, with you shall end the day,

Guard all the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,

That in this house have called upon your name.

3. Grant us your peace, Lord, through the coming night

For us transform its darkness into light.

From harm and danger keep thy children

For dark and night are both alike to you.

4. Grant us your peace throughout our earthly life,

Our balm in sorrow and our stay in strife;

Then when your voice shall bid our conflict cease

Call us, O Lord, to your eternal peace.

NCH 276

1. Shepherd or tender youth,

Guiding in love truth

In varied ways,

Christ, our triumphant King,

We come thy name to sing.

And here our children bring

To sound thy praise.

2. Thou art our holy Lord,

Thee all subduing Word,

Healer of strife:

Thou didst Thyself abase,

That from sin’s deep disgrace

thou mightest save our race,

And give us life.

3. Ever be Thou our Guide,

Our Shepherd and our pride,

Our staff and song;

Jesus, Thou Christ of God,

By thy perennial word,

lead us where Thou hast trod,

Make our faith strong.

NCH 277

1. Sing, my tongue, acclaim Christ present,

Veiled within this sacred sign,

Precious blood and risen body,

Under forms of bread and wine,

Blood once shed for man's redemption,

By this King of David's line.

2. Heaven’s Promised Gift to mankind,

Born to Virgin full of grace

Plants the seed of faith securely,

While he dwells with Adam’s race.

Ends his mission, leaves a symbol,

Of the death he will embrace.

3. Word made flesh makes bread his body.

Consecrates it by his word.

Wine becomes the blood of Jesus;

He it is whose voice is heard

Minds in doubt need faith's assurance,

When God speaks, He cannot err.

NCH 278

1. The Great Physician now is near,

the sympathizing Jesus.

He speaks the drooping heart to cheer,

O hear the voice of Jesus.

Sweetest note in seraph song:

Sweetest name in mortal tongue

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus.

2. All Glory to the dying Lamb,

I now believe in Jesus,

I love the Blessed Saviour's name,

I love the name of Jesus.

Sweetest note in seraph song:

Sweetest name in mortal tongue

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus.

3. His name dispels my guilt and fear,

No other name but Jesus,

O how my soul delights to hear

the precious name of Jesus.

Sweetest note in seraph song:

Sweetest name in mortal tongue

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus.

4. Did ever saint find this Friend forsake him?

No, not one! no, not one!

Or sinner find that He would not take him?

NO, not one! no, not one!

Sweetest note in seraph song:

Sweetest name in mortal tongue

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus.

5. Was e'er a gift like the Savior given?

No, not one! no, not one!

Will He refuse us the bliss of heaven?

No, not one! no, not onel

Sweetest note in seraph song:

Sweetest name in mortal tongue

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus.

4. And when he comes to bring the crown,

The crown of life and glory;

Then by His side we will sit down

And tell redemption s story

Sweetest note in seraph song:

Sweetest name in mortal tongue

Sweetest carol ever sung:

Jesus, blessed Jesus.

NCH 279

1. Thee with joyful soul I hail,

Heart of Jesus, heav’nly King

Let thy love for me avail

While my tongue thy praise shall sing

2. By what love wert thou o'ercome,

By what wringing grief and pan,

E’en to sink within the tomb,

So from death our souls to gain.

3. O how sharp the cruel strife

And thy pangs upon the tree,

Sweetest heart, our home of life,

When thou gav'st thy life for me.

4. By that death upon the wood,

Loving heart of Christ my king,

Let me show my gratitude,

Seek thee, cleave to thee and cling.

5. Tender heart, with love afire,

Wash my heart of sinful stain;

Kindle thoughts of pure desire,

Driving forth the vile and vain.

6. Be thy love my living cure,

Weak and sinful though I be;

Thou canst make my healing sure

Wound my soul with love for thee.

7. Heart of Jesus, open wide,

Sweeter thou than fragrant rose,

Let my soul in thee abide,

There to soothe all pains and woes.

8. Let me live for love of thee

And forget thee nevermore;

Let thy love my glory be

Still to honour, praise, adore.

NCH 280

1. There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus,

No, not one! No, not one!

None else could heal all our soul's diseases,

No, not one! No, not one!

Jesus knows all about our struggles;

He will guide till the day is done;

There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus;

No, not one! No, not one!

2. No friend like Him is so high and holy,

No, not One! no, not one!

And yet no friend is so meek and lowly,

No, not one! no, not one!

Jesus knows all about our struggles;

He will guide till the day is done;

There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus;

No, not one! No, not one!

3. There's not an hour that He is not near us,

No, not one! no, not one!

No night so dark, but His love can cheer us,

No, not one! no, not one!

Jesus knows all about our struggles;

He will guide till the day is done;

There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus;

No, not one! No, not one!

4. Did ever saint find this Friend forsake him?

No, not one! no, not one!

Or sinner find that He would not take him?

No, not one! no, not one!

Jesus knows all about our struggles;

He will guide till the day is done;

There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus;

No, not one! No, not one!

5. Was e'er a gift like the Savior given?

No, not one! no, not one

Will He refuse us the bliss of heaven?

No, not one! no, not one!

Jesus knows all about our struggles;

He will guide till the day is done;

There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus;

No, not one! No, not one!

NCH 281

1. "Tis good, Lord, to be here!

Thy glory fills the night;

thy face and garments, like the sun,

Shine with unborrowed light.

2. "Tis good, Lord, to be here,

thy beauty to behold,

Where Moses and Elijah stand,

Thy messengers of old.

4. Before we taste of death,

We see thy kingdom come,

We fain would hold the vision bright

And make this hill our home.

3. Fulfiller of the past!

Promise of things to be,

We hail thy body glorified

And our redemption See.

5. Tis good, Lord, to be here.

Yet we may not remain;

But since thou bidst us leave the mount,

Come with us to the plain.

NCH 282

1. To Christ the Lord of worlds we sing

The nation's universal King;

Hail, conqu’ring Christ whose reign alone

Over our hearts and souls we own.

2. Of old, in blindness and in pride,

The faithless Jews thy rule denied;

The Church in joy proclaims today

Thy sovereign everlasting sway.

3. Christ, who art known the prince of peace,

Bid all rebellious tumults cease,

Call home thy straying sheep, and hold

For ever in one faithful fold.

NCH 283

1. To Christ, the Prince of peace,

And Son of God most high,

The Father of the world to come;

Sing we with holy joy.

2. Deep in his heart for us,

The wound of love he bore,

that love wherewith he still inflames

The hearts that him adore.

3. O Jesus, victim blest,

What else but love divine

Could thee constrain to open thus

that sacred heart of thine?

4. O fount of endless life,

O spring of water clear,

O flame celestial, cleansing all

Who unto thee draw near

5. Hide us in thy dear heart,

For thither do we fly

There seek thy grace through life in death,

Thine immortality.

6. Praise to the Father be,

And sole-begotten Son;

Praise, holy Paraclete to thee,

While endless ages run.

NCH 284

1. To Jesus Christ, our sovereign King

Who is the world's salvation,

All praise and homage do we bring.

And thanks and adoration.

Christ Jesus, victor, Christ Jesus, ruler

Christ Jesus, Lord redeemer.

2. Your reign extend, O King benign,

To ev’ry land and nation,

for in your kingdom, Lord divine,

Alone we find salvation.

Christ Jesus, victor, Christ Jesus, ruler

Christ Jesus, Lord redeemer.

3. To you and to your Church, great King.

We pledge our heart' s oblation,

Until before your throne we sing

In endless jubilation.
Christ Jesus, victor, Christ Jesus, ruler

Christ Jesus, Lord redeemer.

NCH 285

1. To Jesus’ heart all burning

With fervent love for men,

My heart, with fondest yearning

Shall raise his joyful strain.

While ages course along.

Blest be with loudest song,

The sacred heart of Jesus,

By ev’ry heart and tongue.

2. O Heart, for me on fire,

With love no man can speak,

My yet untold desiring.

God gives me for thy sake.

While ages course along.

Blest be with loudest song,

The sacred heart of Jesus,

By ev’ry heart and tongue.

3. Too true, I have forsaken

Thy love for wilful sin,

Yet now let me be taken

Back by thy grace again.

While ages course along.

Blest be with loudest song,

The sacred heart of Jesus,

By ev’ry heart and tongue.

4. As thou art meek and lowly,

And ever pure of heart,

So may my heart be wholly

Of thine the counterpart.

While ages course along.

Blest be with loudest song,

The sacred heart of Jesus,

By ev’ry heart and tongue.

5. When life away is flying.

And earth's false glare is done

Still, sacred Heart, in dying.

I’ll say l'm all thine own.

While ages course along.

Blest be with loudest song,

The sacred heart of Jesus,

By ev’ry heart and tongue.

NCH 286

1. To the name that brings salvation,

Let the nations bow the head.

Let them Knee in adoration,

When this name of names is said,

Let them pray for restoration

Of all things in Christ the head.

2. He through ev’ry generation

Rules in endless majesty,

May the kings of ev’ry nation

Now foreswear their enmity,

And with humble veneration

In the love of God agree.

3. Lord, we pray for upright rulers

Guard them surely in their need

From the vanity of power

And the emptiness of greed,

Let them see the truth of lowness,

And on justice let them feed.

NCH 287

1. To thee, O heart of Jesus,

To thee our hearts we give,

Help, help us all to love thee,

And serve thee while we live.

Yes, yes, till life is over;

and then forever more;

O Sacred heart of Jesus,

We’ll love thee and adore.

2. No heart can be so tender,

No heart can love like thee;

Thy life-blood all, O Jesus,

Was shed to set us free.

Yes, yes, till life is over;

and then forever more;

O Sacred heart of Jesus,

We’ll love thee and adore.

3. Ah, hard our hearts and cruel

If thee we do not love,

Who from the throne descendest

To draw our hearts above

Yes, yes, till life is over;

and then forever more;

O Sacred heart of Jesus,

We’ll love thee and adore.

4. For us thy life of labour,

For us thy death of pain,

For us in guise so lowly,

Thou dost on earth remain.

Yes, yes, till life is over;

and then forever more;

O Sacred heart of Jesus,

We’ll love thee and adore.

5. Alas, too long with coldness

this yearning love we pray

But now, O Heart of Jesus,

Our hearts are thine for aye

Yes, yes, till life is over;

and then forever more;

O Sacred heart of Jesus,

We’ll love thee and adore.

NCH 288

1. Unbounded grace it reached me,

when hope was gone from View;

in my dispair, Christ came to me

AS he alone could do.

2. Grace was for me the only way

My guilt could find relief,

My destiny was changed that day

I reached out in belief.

3. God's grace does not on me depend,

Its God who is my stay:

his love is offered without end,

he walks with me each day.

4. The universe with joy will ring.

when grace has won the day,

As all creation joins to sing,

Praise God, who paid the way!

NCH 289

1. What a friend we have in Jesus,

all our sins and griefs to bear,

What a privilege to carry

Ev’rything to God in pray'r!

O what peace we often forfeit!

O what needless pain we bear!

All because we do not carry

Ev'rything to God in pray’r.

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 pray'r.

3. Are we weak and heavy-laden,

Cumbered with a load of care?

Jesus only is our refuge,

Take it to the Lord in pray’r,

Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?

Take it to the Lord in pray’r

In his arms He’ll take and shield thee,

Thou wilt find a solace there.

NCH 290

1. A mighty fortress is our God,

A bulwark never tailing

Protecting us with staff and rod;

His power all prevailing.

What if the nations rage,

And surging seas rampage,

What though the mountains fall,

The Lord is God of all,

On earth is not his equal.

2. The waters of his goodness flow

throughout his holy city

And gladden hearts of those who know

His tenderness and pity.

through nations stand unsure,

God’s kingdom shall endure;

his power shall remain;

His peace shall ever reign;

Our God, the God of Jacob.

3. Behold his wondrous deeds of peace,

The God of our salvation;

He knows our wars and makes them cease

In ev’ry land and nation.

The warriors’ spears and lance

are splintered by his glance,

the guns and nuclear fight

stand withered in his sight

the Lord of hosts is with us.

NCH 291

1. Begin, my tongue, some heav’nly theme

And speak some boundless thing;

The mighty works or mightier name

Of our eternal King.

2. Tell of His wondrous faithfulness

And Sound His pow’r abroad;

Sing the Sweet promise of His grace,

The love and truth of God.

3. His very word of grace is strong

As that which built the skies;

The voice that rolls the stars along

Speaks all the promises.

4. O might I hear Thy heav’nly tongue

But whisper, “Thou art Mine!”

Those gentle words shall raise my song

To notes almost divine.

NCH 292

1. Behold God’s angels kneeling

Before the altar bright,

Their folded wings adoring

Their King concealed from sight;

“Fore Majesty divine,

Unceasingly they murmur:

All praise and glory thine.”

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus.

2. The flick'ring glow of tapers

Lights up the altar throne,

Whereon reigns veiled Godhead,

Where love has made its home.

Their short life is consuming,

For him from whom it came,

Their fiery tongue all spirit,

His boundless love proclaim

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus.

3. Fair blossoms of gay springtime

Shed perfume in the air,

Their tender heads inclining,

Low bent in rev' rent pray’r’

‘Neath the Eucharistic Sun

Their beauteous petals blow;

Lips their hymn in accent sweet

Through which harmonious flow:

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus.

4. For thee, happy soul, for thee,

Ah, yes! For thee alone

Thy Lord awaits expectant

On Eucharistic throne.

True God, true man, thy Jesus,

For ever here remains;

Adore him and receive him,

And sing with loud acclaims:

Sanctus, Sanctus, Sanctus.

NCH 293

1. Earth, with her ten thousand flow'rs,

Air, with all its beams and show'rs,

Heaven's infinite expanse,

Sea's resplendent countenance,

All around and all above

Bear this record: God is love.

2. Sounds among the vales and hills,

In the woods and by the rills

Of the breeze and of the bird,

By the gentle murmur stirred-

Sacred songs, beneath, above,

Have one chorus: God is Love.

3. All the hopes that sweetly start

From the fountain of the heart,

All the bliss that ever comes

To our earthly human homes,

All the voices from above

Sweetly whisper: God is Love.

NCH 294

1. Father eternal, we pray for your blessing,

Kneeling before you, Creator of love,

Need for your strength, for your guidance confessing

Grant that our union be bless'd from above.

2. Bind us together in constant affection;

Lead us and guard us and keep us from strife,

Stretch forth your hand to provide our direction;

Show us together the pathway of life.

3. O loving Father, through life you will guide us,

While all our joys and our sorrows we share

Wisdom, devotion and patience provide us,

Keep our love strong in your sheltèring care

NCH 295

1. Father of heav'n, whose love profound

A ransom for our souls hath found,

Before thy throne we sinners bend;

To us thy pard 'ning love extend.

2. Almighty Son, Incarnate Word,

Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord,

Before Thy throne we sinners bend;

To us Thy saving grace extend.

3. Thrice holy! Father, Spirit, Son,

Mysterious Godhead, Three in One,

Before Thy throne we sinners bend;

Grace, pardon, life, to us extend.

4. Eternal Spirit, by whose breath

The soul is raised from sin and death,

Before Thy throne we sinners bend;

To us Thy quick'ning pow'r extend.

NCH 296

1. Father, who on man dost shower

Gifts of plenty from thy dower,

to this people give the power

All thy gifts to use aright.

2. Give pure happiness in leisure,

Tempérance in ev'ry pleasure,

Holy use of earthly treasure,

Bodies clear and spirits bright.

3. Lift from this and ev'ry nation

All that brings us degradation,

Quell the forces of temptation;

Put thine enemies to fight.

4. Be with us, thy strength supplying,

That with energy undying,

Ev'ry foe of man defying

We may rally to the fight.

5. Thou, who art our captain ever,

Lead us on the great endeavour

May thy church the world deliver

Give us wisdom, Courage, might.

6. Father, who have sought and found us,

Son of God whose love has bound us,

Holy Ghost, within us, round us-

Hear us, Godhead infinite.

NCH 297

1. Father, whose everlasting love

Thy only Son for Sinners gave,

Whose grace to all did freely move,

And sent him down the world to save.

2. Help us Thy mercy to extol,

Immense, unfathomed, unconfined:

To praise the Lamb who died for all,

The general saviour of mankind.

3. Thy undistinguishing regard

Was cast on Adam's fallen race,

For all Thou hast in Christ prepared

Sufficient, sovereign, saving grace.

4. The world He suffered to redeem;

For all He hath th'atonement made;

For those that will not come to Him

The ransom of His life was paid.

5. Arise, O God, maintain Thy cause!

The fullness of the Gentiles call:

Lift up the standard of thy cross

And all shall know Thou died for all.

NCH 298

1. Glory to you, my God, this night

For all the blessings of the night

Keep me, O keep me, King of kings

Beneath your own almighty wings.

2. Forgive me, Lord, for your dear Son,

The ill that I this day have done,

that with the world, myself and you,

This night I be at peace anew.

3. Teach me to live, that I may dread

the grave as little as my bed:

Teach me to die, that so I may

rise glorious at the final day.

4. O may my soul on you repose,

And with Sweet sleep my eyelids close,

Sleep that may me more vig’rous make,

To serve my God when I awake.

5. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow

Praise him, all creatures here below,

Fraise him above, you heav’nly host,

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

NCH 299

1. God is Our song, and ev’ry singer blest

Who praising him finds energy and rest

All who praise God with unaffected joy

Give back to us the wisdom we destroy.

2. God is our Song, for Jesus comes to save

While praising Him we offer all we have.

New songs we sing, in ventures new unite,

When Jesus leads us upward into light

3. This is Our Song no conflict ever drowns,

Who praises God our human wrath disowns.

Love knows what rich complexities of sound

God builds upon a simple common ground.

4. God is our Silence when no songs are sung,

When ecstasy or sorrow stills the tongue.

Glorious the faith which silently obeys

Until we find again the voice of praise.

NCH 300

1. God of almighty love,

By whose sufficient grace

I lift my heart to things above,

And humbly seek they face.

2. Through Jesus Christ, the Just,

My faint desires receive,

And let me in thy goodness trust

And to Thy glory live.

3. Whate'er I say or do,

Thy glory be my aim

My off’rings all be offered through

The ever blessed name.

4. Jesus, my single eye

Be fixed on thee alone,

Thy name be praised on earth, on high

Thy will by all be done.

5. Spirit of faith, inspire

My consecrated heart;
Fill me with pure, celestial fire,

With all Thou hast and art.

NCH 301

1. God of grace and God of glory,

On thy people pour they pow'r,

Now fulfill thy Church's story,

Bring her bud to glorious flow'r.

grant us Wisdom, grant us courage

for the facing of this hour.

2. Lo! the hosts of evil ‘round us

Scorn Thy Christ, assail His ways.

From the fears that long have bound us,

Free our hearts to faith and praise.

Grant us Wisdom, grant us courage,

For the living of these days.

3. Cure Thy children's warring madness,

Bend our pride to Thy control.

Shame our wanton selfish gladness,

Rich in things and poor in soul.

Grant us Wisdom, grant us courage,

Lest we miss Thy kingdom's goal.

4. Set our feet on lofty places,

Gird our lives that they may be,

Armored With all Christ-like graces,

In the fight to set men free.

Grant us Wisdom, grant us courage,

That we fail not man nor thee.

NCH 302

1. God of mercy, God of grace,

Show the brightness of thy face,

Shine upon us, Saviour, shine

Fill the Church with light divine

And thy saving health extend

Unto earth's remotest end.

2. Let the people praise thee, Lord;

Be by all that live adored.

Let the nation shout and sing

At their Savior king

At thy feet their tribute pay,

And thy holy will obey.

3. Let the people praise thee, Lord

Earth shall then her fruit afford;

God to man his blessing give,

Man to God devoted live;

All below and all above,

One in joy and light and love.

NCH 303

1. God of our fathers, whose almighty hand

Leads forth in beauty all the starry band

Of shiny worlds in splendor through the skies,

Our grateful song before thy throne arise

2. Thy love divine hath led us in the past;

In this free land by Thee our lot is cast;

Be Thou our ruler, guardian, guide and stay,

Thy word our law, thy paths our chosen way.

3. From wars alarms, from deadly pestilence,

Be Thy strong arm our ever sure defence,

thy true religion in our hearts increase,

thy bounteous goodness nourish us in peace.

4. Refresh Thy people on their toil-some way,

Lead us from night to never-ending days

Fill all our lives with love and grace divine

And glory, laud and praise be ever Thine.

NCH 304

1. God's free mercy streameth over all the world,

And his honour gleameth, by his Church unfurled;

Broad and deep and glorious as the heav'n above

Shines in might victorious his eternal love.

2. Summer suns are glowing over land and sea,

Happy light is flowing, bountiful and free

Everything rejoices in the mellow rays,

Earth's ten thousand voices swell the psalm of praise.

3. Lord, upon our blindness, thy pure radiance pour,

For thy loving Kindness we would love Thee more,

And when clouds are drifting dark across sky,

Then, the veil uplifting, Father, be Thou nigh.

4. We will never doubt Thee, though Thou veil Thy light

Life is dark without Thee, death with Thee is bright;

Light of light, shine o'er us on our pilgrim way

Go Thou still before us to the endless day.

NCH 305

1. Hail Father, whose creating call,

Unnumber'd worlds attend

Who art in all and overall

Thyself both source and end.

2. In light unsearchable enthroned,

Whom Angels dimly see,

The Fountain of the Godhead own'd,

First-named among the three.

3. From Thee, through an eternal Now,

Springs thy co-equal son

An everlasting Father thou,

Ere time began to run.

4. Not quite display'd to worlds above,

Nor quite on earth conceal'd,

By wondrous, unexhausted love

To mortal man reveal’d.

5. When Nature's outworn robe shall be

Exchanged for new attire;

And earth, which rose at Thy decree,

Dissolve before Thy fire.

6. Thy name, O God, be still adored

Through ages without end,

whom none but Thine essential Word

And Spirit comprehend.

NCH 306

1. He leadeth me! O blessed thought!

O words with heav’nly comfort fraught!

Whate'er I do, where’er I be,

Still 'tis God that leadeth me!

He leadeth me, he leadeth me;

By his own hand he leadeth me;

His faithful foll'wer I would be,

For by his hand he leadeth me.

2. Sometimes mid scenes of deepest gloom,

Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom,

By waters still, o’er troubled sea,

Still ‘tis his hand that leadeth me.

He leadeth me, he leadeth me;

By his own hand he leadeth me;

His faithful foll'wer I would be,

For by his hand he leadeth me.

3. Lord, I would place my hand in thine,

Nor ever murmur nor repine,

Content, whatever lot I see,

Since 'tis my God that leadeth me.

He leadeth me, he leadeth me;

By his own hand he leadeth me;

His faithful foll'wer I would be,

For by his hand he leadeth me.

4. And when my task on earth is done,

When by thy grace the vict'ry's won,

E’en death's cold wave I will not flee,

Since God through Jordan leadeth me.

He leadeth me, he leadeth me;

By his own hand he leadeth me;

His faithful foll'wer I would be,

For by his hand he leadeth me.

NCH 307

1. Holy God, we praise thy name,

Lord of all, we bow before thee,

All on earth thy scepter own,

All in heav’n above adore thee.

Infinite thy vast domain,

Everlasting is thy reign.

2. Hark! the loud celestial hymn

Angel choirs above are raising:

Cherubim and Seraphim,

In unceasing chorus praising,

Fill the heav'ns with sweet accord,

Holy, holy, holy Lord.

3. Holy Father, Holy Son,

Holy Spirit three we name thee,

While in essence only one,

Undivided God we claim thee.

And adoring bend the knee,

While we own the mystery.

4. Spare thy people, Lord, we pray,

By a thousand snares surrounded,

Keep us without sin today;

Never let us be confounded.

Lo, I put my trust in thee;

Never, Lord, abandon me.

NCH 308

1. How great our God's majestic name!

His glory fills the earth and sky,

His praise the heav'nly host proclaim,

Eternal God and Lord most high.

2. His fingers set the moon in place,

The stars their Maker's hand declare;

In earth and sky alike we trace

the pattern of His constant care.

3. And what of us? Creation's crown,

Upheld in God's eternal mind;

On whom He looks in mercy down

For tender love of humankind.

4. His praise the heav'nly host proclaim

And we His children tell His worth;

And great is God's majestic Name;

His glory seen in all the earth.

NCH 309

1. I believe in God Almighty, who made heav'n and earth.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ his Only Son.

God from God and light from light, the one true God above;

With the Father he is one, Creator of all things.

Oh, I believe in God Almighty

Who made heav'n and earth.

Yes, I believe in God Almighty

Who made heav'n and earth.

2. For us all he came to earth and lived as one of us.

For our sake he suffered death. They nailed him to a cross.

But no earthly grave could hold the Lord of heav'n and earth;

Bursting forth he rose again, just as the prophets said.

Oh, I believe in God Almighty

Who made heav'n and earth.

Yes, I believe in God Almighty

Who made heav'n and earth.

3. Forty days he walked the earth, A dead man come alive.

Then he bid his friends Farewell, returning to his heav'n.

He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

He is Lord of all the worlds, His kingdom has no end.

Oh, I believe in God Almighty

Who made heav'n and earth.

Yes, I believe in God Almighty

Who made heav'n and earth.

4. I believe in God the Father, Spirit and his Son,

I believe the church is holy, Universal, one.

And through water all our guilt is cleansed, we are made new;

Dying we will rise again to live for ever more.

Oh, I believe in God Almighty

Who made heav'n and earth.

Yes, I believe in God Almighty

Who made heav'n and earth.

NCH 310

1. I greet thee, who my Redeemer art;

My only trust and Saviour of my heart

Who pain didst undergo for my poor sake;

I pray thee from our hearts all cares to take.

2. Thou art the King of mercy and of grace,

Reigning omnipotent in ev'ry place;

So come, O King, and our whole being sway

Shine on us with the light of Thy pure day.

3. Thou art the life, by which alone we live;

And all our substance and our strength receive,

Sustain us by Thy faith and by Thy pow'r,

And give us strength in ev’ry trying hour.

4. Thou hast the true and perfect gentleness;

No harshness hast Thou and no bitterness;

O grant to us the grace we find in Thee,

That we may dwell in perfect unity.

5. Our hope is in no other save in Thee,

Our faith is built upon Thy promise free,

Lord, give us peace, and make us calm, and sure,

That in Thy strength we evermore endure.

NCH 311

1. I met the Good Shepherd but now on the plain,

As homeward he carried his lost one again;

I marveled how greatly his burden he bore;

And as he passed by me, I knelt to adore.

2. O Shepherd, Good Shepherd, thy wounds they are deep

The wolves have sore hurt thee in saving sheep,

The raiment all over with crimson is dyed;

And what is this rent they have made in side?

3. Ah me, how the thorns have entangled thy hair

And cruelly riven that forehead so fair!

How feebly thou drawest thy faltering breath;

And lo, on thy face is the paleness of death!

4. O Shepherd, Good Shepherd, and is it for me

such grievous affliction hath fallen on thee?

Oh, then, let me strive, for the love thou hast borne,

To give thee no longer occasion to mourn.

NCH 312

1. I sing the mighty pow'r of God,

That made the mountains rise,

That spread the flowing seas abroad

And built the lofty skies;

I Sing the Wisdom that ordained

The sun to rule the day;

The moon shines full at his command,

And all the stars obey.

2. I sing the goodness of the Lord,

That filled the earth with food

He formed the creatures with his word,

And then pronounce them good.

Lord, how thy wonders are displayed,

Where'er I turn my eye,

If I survey the ground I tread,

Or gaze upon the sky!

3. There's not a plant of flow'r below,

But makes thy glories known,

And clouds arise and tempests blow,

By order from thy throne.

while all that borrows life from thee

is ever in thy care,

And everywhere that man can be,

Thou, God, art present there.

NCH 313

1. I worship thee, sweet will of God,

And all thy ways adore;

And ev’ryday I live I seem

To love thee more and more.

2. I love to see thee bring to nought

the plans of wily men,

When simple heats outwit the wise,

On, thou art loveliest then.

3. I have no cares, oh blessèd Will,

For all my cares are thine;

I love in trumph, Lord, for thou

Hast made thy triumph mine.

4. He always wins who sides with God,

To him no chance is lost;

God's will is sweetest to him when

It triumphs at his cost.

NCH 314

1. 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.

2. Unresting, unhasting and silent as light,

Not wanting nor wasting, thou rulest in might,

Thy justice like mountains high soaring above,

Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

3. 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.

4. 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.

NCH 315

1. In hymns of praise your voices raise

to him who reigns on high,

Whose counsels keep the mighty deep,

Who ruleth earth and sky.

Exalt his name in loud acclaim,

His mighty pow’r adore!

And humbly bow before him now,

Our King forever more.

2. Beneath His hand, at His command,

the shining planets move,

to all below they daily show

His wisdom and his love.

Exalt his name in loud acclaim,

His mighty pow’r adore!

And humbly bow before him now,

Our King forever more.

3. The little flow'r that lasts an hour,

the sparrow in its fall,

They, too, shall share His tender care;

He made and loves them all.

Exalt his name in loud acclaim,

His mighty pow’r adore!

And humbly bow before him now,

Our King forever more.

4. Then sing again in lofty strain

to Him who dwells on high,

to pray’rs you raise, and songs of praise,

He sweetly will reply.

Exalt his name in loud acclaim,

His mighty pow’r adore!

And humbly bow before him now,

Our King forever more.

NCH 316

1. Joyful, joyful, we adore thee,

God of glory, Lord of love;

Hearts unfold like flow'rs before thee,

Hail thee as the sun above.

Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;

Drive the dark of doubt away

Giver of immortal gladness,

Fill us with the light of day.

2. All Thy works with joy surround Thee,

Earth and heavn reflect Thy rays

Stars and angels sing around thee

Center of unbroken praise.

Field and forest, vale and mountain,

Flow'ry meadow, lashing sea,

Chanting bird and flowing fountain

Call us to rejoice in Thee.

3. Thou art giving and forgiving

Ever blessing ever blest,

Wellspring of the joy of living.

Ocean depth of happy rest!

Thou the Father, Christ our Brother

All who live in love are Thine;

Teach us how to love each other

Lift us to the joy divine.

4. Mortals, join the mighty chorus

Which the morning stars began

Father's love is reigning o'er us,

Brother's love binds man to man.

Ever singing, march we onward,

Victors in the midst of strife;

Joyful music lifts us onward

In the triumph song of life.

NCH 317

1. Lead us, heav'nly Father lead us

Through the world's tempestuous sea,

Guard us, guide us, keep us feed us,

For we have no help like thee,

yet, possessing ev’ry blessing

If our God our Father be.

2. 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.

3. Spirit of our God, descending,

Fill our hearts with heav'nly joy,

Love with ev'ry passion blending,

Pleasures that can never cloy;

Thus provided, pärdoned, guided,

Nothing can our peace destroy.

NCH 318

1. Lord God, our thanks to thee we raise

For those who built this house of praise,

Who long ago together stood

To form a Christian brotherhood.

2. Here have our children known thy care

And raised their thoughts to thee in pray'r;

Here have we shared the wine, the bread;

Here have our living souls been fed.

3. Still through the years be Thou our guide;

Keep us from enmity and pride;

Still help us choose the better part,

A humble and a thankful heart.

4. Be this our common enterprise;

That truth be preach'd and pray'r arise,

That each may seek the other's good

And live and love as Jesus would.

5. Create in us the word, the deed,

That ours may be a living creed;

And cause Thy grace in us to dwell,

Abide with us, Immanuel!

NCH 319

1. Mighty Father, I believe

Oh yes, Lord, I believe

Lord and maker of all things

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

2. I believe in Jesus Christ

Oh yes Lord, I believe

Everlasting Son of God

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

3. Equal in the Father's pow'r

Oh yes, Lord, I believe

And through him all things were made

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

4. He it is who saved us all

Oh yes, Lord, I believe

And from heav'n came down to earth

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

5. Of the Virgin Mary born

Oh yes, Lord I believe

By the Spirit, Word made flesh

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

6. Suffered death was crucified

Oh yes, Lord I believe

And He rose up from the dead

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

7. He ascended into heav'n

Oh yes, Lord believe

And His kingdom has no end

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

8. In the Spirit I believe

Oh yes, Lord I believe

Lord and giver of all life

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

9. With the Father and the Son

Oh yes, Lord I believe

He's adored and glorified

On yes, Lord, I believe.

10. I believe in Holy Church

Oh yes, Lord I believe

And one baptism profess

Oh yes, Lord, I believe

11. I shall see him there in heav'n

oh yes, Lord I believe

Living in the world to come.

Oh yes, Lord, I believe.

NCH 320

1. My God, how wonderful thou art,

Thy majesty how bright,

How beautiful thy mercy seat

In depths of burning light.

2. How dread are thine eternal years,

O everlasting Lord!

By prostrate Spirit day and night,

Incessantly adore.

3. How beautiful, how beautiful

The sight of thee must be,

Thine endless wisdom, boundless pow’r,

And awful purity!

4. Oh, how I fear thee, living God,

With deepest tenderest fears,

And worship thee with trembling hope,

And penitential tears.

5. Yet I may love thee too, O Lord,

Almighty as thou art,

For thou hast deigned to ask of me

The love of my poor heart.

6. No earthly father loves like thee

No mother e'er so mild

Bears and forbears as thou hast done

With me thy sinful child.

7. Father of Jesus, love's reward,

What rapture will it be,

Prostrate before thy throne to lie,

And gaze and gaze on thee.

NCH 321

1. My God, I love thee though there were

No Heav’n for me to win,

No hell to punish those who dare

Against thy love to sin.

2. Upon the Cross thy wide embrace

Made me, dear Lord, thine own;

The nails, the spear, the long disgrace

For me should all atone.

3. That night of fear, those hours of pain,

Those biter griefs of thine,

That death itself was borne, to gain

A sinner's love - 'twas mine.

4. And shall the fear of hell below,

Or hope of heav'n above,

Be all the reason heart can Know,

This loving Lord to Love?

5. The love that asks not anything

Love like thy own love free,

Jesus, I give, who art my King,

Who art my God, to thee.

NCH 322

1. My God loves me,

His love will never end;

He rests within my heart,

For my God loves me.

2. His gentle hand

He stretches over me.

Though storm-clouds threaten the day,

He will set me free.

3. He comes to me,

In sharing bread and wine.

He brings me life that will reach

Past the end of time.

4. My God loves me,

His faithful love endures.

And I will live like a child

Held in love secure.

5. The joys of love,

As off’rings now we bring.

The pains of love will be lost

in the praise we sing.

NCH 323

1. O God of earth and altar,

Bow down and hear our cry

Our earthly rulers falter,

Our people drift and die;

the walls of gold entomb us,

I he 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 honor 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

A flame with faith and free,

Lift up a living nation,

A single sword to Thee.

NCH 324

1. O God, our help in ages past;

Our hope for years to come,

Our shelter from the stormy blast

And our eternal home.

2. Under the shadow or 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 ev’ning gone,

Short as the watch that ends the night

Before the rising sun.

5. The busy tribes of flesh and blood,

With all their cares and fears,

Are carried downward by the flood,

And lost in foll’wing years.

6. Time, like an ever-rolling stream,

Bears all its sons away,

They fly forgotten, as a dream

Dies at the opening day.

7. O God, our help in ages past,

Our hope for years to come,

Be thou our guard while troubles last,

And our eternal home.

NCH 325

1. O God, thy people gather,

Obedient to thy word,

Around thy holy altar,

to praise thy name, O Lord,

For all thy loving kindness,

Our grateful hearts we raise,

But pardon first the blindness

Of all our sinful ways.

2. Thou art our loving Father,

thou art our holiest Lord,

But we have sinned against thee,

By thought and deed and word.

Before the court of heaven,

We stand and humbly pray,

Our sins may be forgiven,

Our faults be washed away.

3. Though sinful, we implore thee,

to turn and make us live

That so we may adore thee.

And our due off’ring give

And may the pray'rs and voices

Of thy glad people rise

As thy whole Church rejoices

In this great sacrifice.

NCH 326

1. O God, whose will is life and good

For of mortal breath;

Unite in bonds of servanthood

All those who strive to death.

2. Make strong their hands and hearts and wills

to drive disease afar

to strive against the body's ills

And wage your healing war.

3. By healing of the sick and blind,

Christ's mercy they proclaim,

Make known the great Physician's mind;

Affirm the Savior's name.

4. Before them set your gracious will,

That they, with heart and soul,

To you may consecrate their skil

And make the suff’rer whole.

NCH 327

1. O King of kings, in splendor,

Of glory throned on high;

Dost thou our strong defender,

Thy Church still magnify

Our holy Father shielding

His enemies o’erthrew;

May Peter's faith unyielding

The paths to heav’n foreshew.

2. That citadel surrounding,

The angry foeman raves,

Upon that rock resounding,

Dash high the sullen waves.

Our holy Father shielding

His enemies o’erthrew;

May Peter's faith unyielding

The paths to heav’n foreshew.

3. Yet Lord, in siege laborious,

Though hell itself should rage,

Thou wondrous, thou victorious,

Art known from age to age.

Our holy Father shielding

His enemies o’erthrew;

May Peter's faith unyielding

The paths to heav’n foreshew.

4. We trust thy conqu'ring powèr

Now and in time to be

I he gift of peace to showèr

On those who trust in thee.

Our holy Father shielding

His enemies o’erthrew;

May Peter's faith unyielding

The paths to heav’n foreshew.

5. Still, still with light supernal

Those battlements shall gleam,

And Peter's rock, eternal,

Confront the restless stream.

Our holy Father shielding

His enemies o’erthrew;

May Peter's faith unyielding

The paths to heav’n foreshew.

NCH 328

1. O King of might and splendor,

Creator most adored;

This sacrifice we render

to thee, our sovereign Lord.

May these our gifts be pleasing

Unto thy majesty

Mankind from sin releasing

Who have offended thee.

2. Thy body thou hast given.

thy blood thou hast outpoured,

that sin might be forgiven,

O Jesus Christ, Our Lord.

As now with love most tender

thy death we celebrate;

Our lives in self -Surrender,

To thee we consecrate.

NCH 329

1. O Lord, my God, when I in awesome wonder,

Consider all the worlds thy hands have made;

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

the pow’r throughout the universe displayed.

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.

2. 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.

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.

3. 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.

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.

4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation

And take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!

Then I shall bow in humble adoration,

And there proclaim, "My God, how great thou art!

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.

NCH 330

1. O my God, I fear thee;

Thou art very high,

Yet to us, thy children,

Thou art always nigh,

Far removed from mortal sight

Dwelling in eternal light.

2. O my God, I fear Thee!

Yet I come in pray'r,

For my Saviour tells me

I need not despair

tells me of a Father's love,

And a home prepared above.

3. Never earthly father

Loveth like to Thee,

Thou dost guide and pardon

Guilty ones like me,

Sending down Thy Holy Son,

That all sinners might be won.

4. O my God, I fear Thee,

Holy, just, and true

But, my Heav’nly Father,

I will love Thee too

guide me till this life be past,

take me to thyself at last.

NCH 331

1. O thou before whose presence

Naught evil may come in,

Yet who dost look in mercy

Down on this world of sin,

O give us noble purpose

to set the sin-bound free,

And Christ-like tender pity

to seek the lost for thee.

2. Fierce is our subtle foeman:

the forces at his hand

With woes that none can number

Despoil the pleasant land,

All they who war against them,

In strife so keen and long,

Must in their Savior's armor

Be stronger than the strong.

3. So hast Thou wrought among us

The great things that we see!

For things that are we thank Thee,

And for the things to be.

For bright hope is uplifting

Faint hands and feeble knees,

to strive beneath Thy blessing

For greater things than these.

4. Lead on, O Love and Mercy,

O Purity and Pow'r,

Lead on till peace eternal

Shall close this battle hour,

Till all who prayed and struggled

to set their brethren free,

in triumph meet to praise Thee,

Most Holy Trinity.

NCH 332

1. Oh God our Father, kindly bless

this bread we sinners offer you,

let ev'ry grain or wheat express

Our longing to be saved anew.

2. Receive this chalice for a sign

Of many voices joined in pray'r

of many grapes become one wine

So we unite to plead your care.

3. O loving Father, hear our call,

Forgive our works of sin and strife

Send down your Son to feed us all

The Bread of everlasting life.

NCH 333

1. The God whom earth and sea and sky

Adore and laud and magnify,

Who o'er their three-told fabric reigns,

The Virgin's spotless womb contains.

2. The Lord who sun and moon obey,

Whom all things serve from day to day,

Was by the Holy Ghost conceived

Or her who through his grace believed.

3. How blest that Mother, in whose shrine

The world's Creator, Lord divine,

Whose hand contains the earth and sky,

Once deigned, as in his ark, to lie.

4. Blest in the message Gabriel brought,

Blest by the work the Spirit wrought;

From whom the great desire on earth

Took human flesh and human birth.

5. All honour, laud and glory be,

O Jesus, Virgin-born, to thee!

All glory, as is ever meet,

To Father and the Paraclete.

NCH 334

1. The Lord Jehovah reigns,

His throne is built on high;

the garments he assumes

Are light and majesty

His glories shine with beams so bright

No mortal eye can bear the sight.

2. The thunders of His hand

Keep the wide world in awe:

His wrath and justice stand

To guard His holy law

And where His love resolves to bless,

His truth confirms and seals the grace.

3. Through all His mighty works

Amazing Wisdom shines,

Confounds the pow'rs of hell,

And breaks their dark designs

Strong is His arm, and shall fulfil

His great decrees and sov'reign will.

4. And will this sovereign King

Of Glory condescend?
And will He write His name

my rather and my Friend?

I love His name, I love His word,

Join all my pow'rs to praise the Lord.

NCH 335

1. 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.

2. My soul He doth restore again;

And me to walk doth make

Within the paths of righteousness,

Even for His own Name's sake.

3. 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 my comfort still.

4. My table Thou hast furnished

In presence of my foes;

My head Thou dost with oil anoint,

And my cup overflows.

5. Goodness and mercy all my life

Shall surely follow me;

And in God's house forevermore

My dwelling place shall be.

NCH 336

1. Thou tender, gracious Father,

Who watches over me,

How shall I ever praise thee?

Know love and honour thee?

Thou guidest me with caution

From ev’ry Secret snare;

And 'neath thy wings a refuge

I find in my despair.

2. With raiment, food and shelter,

Whate'er my needs imply,

For soul and body ever,

Do thou in grace supply

O Lord, I soon would perish

lf aught thou should exclude;

O could I love thee better

And prove my gratitude.

3. In child-like, true obedience

Help me to do the night;

May precious be thy statutes,

Thy yoke be pleasant, light!

And when some hardship threatens,

A danger frightens, me,

May thou in all my trials

My present helper be.

4. Thy heart is all compassion,

With love it overflows;

Whatever ill betide me

Thou knowest, and my woes.

Thou dost not sleep nor slumber

By night nor through the days;

Thine arms, almighty Father,

Enfold all time and space.

NCH 337

1. Thy kingdom come, O God

Thy rule, O Christ, begin;

Break with thine iron rod

The tyrannies of sin.

2. Where is thy reign of peace,

And purity, and love?

When shall all hatred cease,

As in the realms above?

3. When comes the promised time,

That war shall be no more

Oppression, lust, and crime

Shall flee thy face before?

4. We pray Thee, Lord, arise,

And come in thy great might

Receive our longing eyes,

Which languish for thy sight.

NCH 338

1. 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 open'd the life gate that all may go in.

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.

2. O perfect redemption, the purchase of blood!

To ev'ry believer the promise of God

The vilest offender who truly believes,

That moment rom Jesus a pardon receives.

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.

3. 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 rapture, when Jesus we see.

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.

NCH 339

1. We gather together to ask the Lord's blessing,

He chastens and hastens his will to make known;

the wicked oppressing now cease from distressing

sing praises to his name, he forgets not his own.

2. Beside us to guide us, Our God with us joining

Ordaining, maintaining His Kingdom divine

So from the beginning the tight we were winning

Thou, Lord, wast at our side, All glory be Thine!

3. We all do extol Thee, Thou leader triumphant,

And pray that Thou still our defender wilt be.

Let thy Congregation escape tribulation,

Thy Name be ever praised! O Lord, make us tree!

NCH 340

1. With gladness we worship. rejoice as we sing

Free hearts and free voices how blessed to bring

The old, thankful story shall scale thine abode,

Thou king of all glory, most bountiful God.

2. Thy right would we give Thee true homage thy due,

And honour eternal, the universe through.

With all Thy creation, earth, heaven and sea,

In one acclamation we celebrate Thee.

3. Renewed by the Spirit, redeemed by Thy Son,

Thy children revere Thee for all Thou hast done.

O Father! Returning to love and to light.

Thy children are yearning to praise Thee aright

4. We join with the angels, and so there is giv’n

From earth Alleluia, in answer to heav'n.

Amen! Be Thou glorious below and above

Redeeming, victorious, and infinite Love!

NCH 341
1. Yes, God is good, in earth and sky,

From ocean depths and spreading word,

Ten thousand voices seem to cry:

"God made us all, and God is good.

2. The sun that keeps his trackless way

And downward pours his golden flood,

Night's sparkling hosts, all seem to say,

In accents clear, that God is good.

3. The merry birds prolong the strain,

Their song with ev’ry spring renewed

And balmy air, and falling rain,

Each softly whispers, "God is good."

4. I hear it in the rushing breeze,

The hills that have for ages stood,

Th’echoing sky and roaring seas,

All swell the chorus, God is good.

5. Yes, God is good, all nature says,

By God's own hand with speech endued:

And man, in louder notes of praise,

Should sing for joy that God is good.

6. For all Thy gifts we bless Thee, Lord,

But chiefly for our heav'nly food,

Thy pard'ning grace, Thy quick’ning word,

these prompt our song that God is g00d.

NCH 342

1. All hail adored Trinity,

All praise eternal Unity,

O God the Father, God the Son,

And God the Spirit ever One.

2. Three Persons Praise we evermore,

And you th'eternal One adore;

In your sure mercy, ever kind,

May we our true protection find.

3. O Trinity, O Unity,

All praise be yours eternally:

And to the angel's songs in light,

Our pray'rs and praises now unite.

4. Praise God from whom all blessings flow,

Praise Him all creatures here below,

Praise him above, heavènly hosts;

Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

NCH 343

1. Baptized into thy name most holy,

O Father, Son and Holy Ghost,

I claim a place, though weak and lowly,

among thy seed, thy chosen host,

Buried with Christ and dead to sin,

Thy Spirit now shall live within.

2. My loving Father, Thou dost take me

To be henceforth Thy child and heir,

My faithful Savior, Thou dost make me

The fruit of all Thy sorrows share,

Thou, Holy Ghost, will comfort me

When darkest clouds around I see.

3. And I have vowed to fear and love Thee,

And to obey Thee, Lord, alone;

because the Holy Ghost did move me

I dared to pledge myself thine own,

Renouncing sin to keep the faith

And war with evil unto death.

4. My faithful God, Thou failest never,

Thy cov'nant surely will abide,

Oh, cast me not away forever

Should I transgress it on my side!

Though I have oft my soul defiled,

Do Thou forgive, restore, Thy child.

NCH 344

1. Eternal Father, strong to save,

Whose arm doth bind the restless wave,

Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep

Its own appointed limits keep.

O hear us when we cry to thee

For those who from thy grace withdrew

2. O Saviour, whose almighty word

The winds and waves submissive heard,

Who walkedst on the foaming deep

And calm amid its rage didst sleep:

O hear us, when we cry to thee

For those who from thy grace withdrew

3. O sacred Spirit who didst brood

Upon the chaos dark and rude

Who bad'st its angry tumult cease

And gavest light, and life, and peace,

O hear us, when we cry to thee

For those who from thy grace withdrew.

4. O Trinity of love and pow'r,

Our brethren shield in dangers hour;

From rock and tempest, fire and foe,

Protect them whereso’er they go,

and ever let thee rise to thee

Glad hymns or praise sincere and true.

NCH 345

1. Father most holy, gracious and forgiving,

Christ, high exalted prince of our salvation,

Spirit of counsel, nourishing creation,

God ever-living.

2. Trinity blessed, unity unshaken,

Only true Godhead, Sea of bounty endless,

Light of the angels, Succour thou the friendless,

Shield the forsaken.

3. All things thou madest nothing doth but preach thee,

Serving thee ever in its course ordained;

We too would praise thee; this our pray'r unfeignėd,

Hear, we beseech thee.

4. Boundless thy praise be, whom no limit boundeth,

God in three persons high in heavèn living,

Where adoration, homage and thanksgiving.

Ever resoundeth.

NCH 346

1. Full of glory, full of wonders

Majesty divine!

‘Mid thine everlasting thunder

how thy Iightnings shine!

shoreless Ocean, who shall sound thee?

thine eternity is round thee,

Majesty divine!

2. Timeless, spaceless, simple, lonely,

Yet sublimely three,

Thou art grandly, always, only God in unity,

lone in grandeur, lone in glory.

Who shall tell thy wondrous story

Awful Trinity!

3. Speechlessly, without beginning.

sun that never rose

Vast, adorable and winning

Day that hath no close,

Bliss from thine own glory tasting.

Ever living, everlasting

Life that never grows!

4. Splendours upon splendours beaming

change and intertwine,

Glories over glories streaming

all translucent shine.

Blessings, praises, adorations,

Greet thee from the trembling nations,

Majesty divine

NCH 347

1. God loved the world so that he gave

His only Son the lost to save;

That all who would in him believe

Should everlasting life receive.

2. God would not have the sinner die,

His Son with saving grace is nigh,

His Spirit in the Word doth teach

How man the blessed goal may reach.

3. Christ Jesus is the Ground of faith,

Who was made flesh and suffered death;

All that confide in Him alone

Are built on this chief Cornerstone

4. Glory to God the Father, Son,

And Holy Spirit, Three in One!

To Thee, O blessèd Trinity,

Be praise now and eternally!

NCH 348

1. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty,

Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,

God in three persons, blessed Trinity.

2. Holy, holy, holy, All the saints adore thee,

Casting down their golden crowns Around the glassy sea;

Cherubim and Seraphim Falling down before thee,

Who wert, and art, and Evermore shall be.

3. Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,

Though the eye of Sinful man Thy glory may not see,

Only thou art holy, there is none beside thee

Perfect in pow'r, in love and purity.

4. Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

All thy works shall praise thy name, In earth and sky and sea,

Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty

God in three persons, blessed Trinity.

NCH 349

1. Holy, holy, holy, Lord

God of hosts, eternal King,

By the heav’ns and earth adored;

Angels and archangels sing.

Chanting everlastingly

To blessed Trinity.

2. Since by thee were all things made,

And in thee do all things live,

Be to thee all honour paid;

Praise to thee let all things give,

Singing everlastingly

To the blessėd Trinity.

3. Thousands, tens of thousands stand,

Spirits blest before thy throne,

Speeding thence at thy command;

And when thy command is done,

Singing everlastingly

To the blessed Trinity.

4. Cherubim and Seraphim

Veil their faces with their wings;

Eyes of angels are too dim

To behold the King of Kings,

While they sing eternally

To the blessed Trinity.

5. Thee, apostles, prophets, thee,

Thee, the noble martyr band,

Praise with solemn jubilee,

Thee, the Church in ev’ry land

Singing everlastingly

To the blessèd Tinity.

6. Alleluia! Lord, to thee,

Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

Three in one, and one in three

Join we with the heav'nly host

Singing everlastingly
To the blessèd Trinity.

NCH 350

1. In the Light of all light excelling,

Light that darkens mortal eye,

Thou, Supreme, hast fixed thy dwelling

Everlasting Trinity.

2. Angels veil their radiant faces;

Saints are trembling in thy sight,

We the while, in earth's dark places,

watch the slowly waning night.

3. Watch till night is turned to morning,

Morning of th'eternal day;

Suns our earthly heav'n adorning

Fade like star light from its ray.

4. Grant that here thy gift receiving

We may there thy glory see,

Gazing then, no more believing

Trinity in unity.

NCH 351

1. Most ancient of all mysteries

Before thy throne we lie;

Have mercy now, most merciful,

Most Holy- Trinity.

2. When heav'n and earth were yet unmade,

When time was yet unknown,

Thou, in thy bliss and majesty,

Didst Live and love alone.

3. Thou wert not born, there was no fount

From which thy being flowed;

There is no end which thou canst reach;

But thou art Simply God.

4. How wonderful creation is,

The work that thou didst bless;

And oh, what then must thou be like,

Eternal loveliness!

5. Most ancient or all mysteries

Still at thy throne we lie,

Have mercy now, most merciful,

Most holy Trinity.

NCH 352
1. My God, accept my heart this day,

And make it wholly thine,

That I from thee no more may stray,

No more from thee decline.

2. Before the Cross of Him who died,

Behold I prostrate fall

Let ev'ry Sin be crucified,

And Christ be all in all.

3. Anoint me with thy heav'nly grace,

And seal me for thine own,

That I may see thy glorious face,

And worship at thy throne.

4. Let ev'ry thought and work and word

to thee be ever giv’n,

Then life shall be thy service, Lord,

And death the gate of heav'n.

5. All glory to the Father be,

All glory to the Son;

All glory, Holy Ghost, to thee,

While endless ages run.

NCH 353
1. O day of rest and gladness!

O day of Joy and light

O balm for care and sadness,

Most beautiful, most bright!

On thee, the high and lowly,

Before th'etenal throne,

Sing holy, holy, holy.

to God the three in one.

2. On thee, at the creation,

the light first had its birth,

On thee, for our salvation,

Christ rose from depths of earth

On Our Lord victorious,

the Spirit sent from heav’n,

And thus on thee most glorious,

A triple light was giv’n.

3. Today on weary nations,

The heav'nly manna falls,

to Holy convocations

the Silver trumpet calls;

Where Gospel-light is glowing

With pure and radiant beams,

And living water flowing

With soul-refreshing streams.

4. New graces ever gaining

From this, our day of rest,

We reach the rest remaining

to spirits of the blest;

To Holy Ghost be praises,

to Father and to Son,

The Church her voice upraises,

to thee, blest Three in One.

NCH 354

1. O God, Almighty Father,

Creator of all things,

The heavens stand in wonder,

While earth your glory sings.

O most Holy Trinity,

Undivided Unity,

Holy God, mighty God

God immortal be adored.

2. O Jesus, Word Incarnate,

Redeemer most adored,

All Glory, praise and honor,

Be Thine, our Sov'reign Lord

O most Holy Trinity,

Undivided Unity,

Holy God, mighty God

God immortal be adored.

3. O God, the Holy Spirit,

Who lives within our souls,

Send forth Thy light and lead us

to our eternal goal.

O most Holy Trinity,

Undivided Unity,

Holy God, mighty God

God immortal be adored.

NCH 355

1. O Thou immortal light divine!

Dead Trinity in unity!

Almighty One! Almighty Trine!

Give ear to thy creation s Cry.

2. Father! in Majesty enthron'd!

Thee we confess with Thy dear Son;

Thee, Holy Ghost! eternal Bond

Of love, uniting Both in One

3. As from the Father increate,

His Son and Word eternal came,

So, too, from Each the Paraclete

Proceeds, in Deity the same.

4. Three Persons! among Whom is none

Greater in majesty or less,

In substance, essence, nature, One,

Equal in might and holiness

5. Three Persons! One Immensity

Encircling utmost space and time!

One Greatness, Glory, Sanctity,

One everlasting Truth sublime!

6. O Lord, most holy, wise, and just!

Author of nature! God of grace!

Grant that as now in Thee we trust,

So we may see Thee face to face.

7. Thou art the Fount of all that is;

Thou art our origin and end,

On Thee alone our future bliss

And perpetuity depend.

8. Thou solely didst the worlds create,

Subsisting still by Thy decree;

Thou art the light, the glory great,

And prize of all who hope in Thee!

9. To Father, Son and Holy Ghost,

Triunal Lord of earth and Heav'n!

From earth and from the heav'nly host

Be sempiternal glory giv'n!

NCH 356

1. .O Trinity, most blessed light,

O unity of sov’reign might,

As now the fiery sun departs,

Shed, please, your beams within our hearts.

2. To you our morning song of praise;

To you our ev’ning pray'r we raise;

You, Lord, we will for evermore

In lowly reverence adore.

3. All praise is God the Father due,

All praise, eternal Son, to You,

Whom with the Spirit we adore

For ever and for evermore.

NCH 357

1. On this day the first of days,

God the Father's name we praise,

Who, creation's Lord and spring

Did the word from darkness bring.

2. On this day th'eternal Son,

Over death his triumph won,

On this day the Spirit came,

With his gifts of living flame.

3. Father, who did fashion man,

Godlike in your loving plan,

Fill us with that love divine,

Save us all, dear Lord benign.

4. Word-made flesh, all hail to you!

You have set us free from sin,

And with you we die and rise,

Unto God in sacrifice.

5. Holy Spirit, you impart

Gifts of love to ev’ry heart,

Give us light and grace we pray

Fill our hearts this holy day.

6. God, the blessèd three in one,

May your holy will be done;

In your word our souls are free,

And we rest this day with you.

NCH 358

1. Sing praise to our Creator,

O sons of Adam’s race,

God's children by adoption,

baptized into his grace

Praise the Holy Trinity,

undivided unity:

Holy God, mighty God,

God Immortal, be adored.

2. To Jesus Christ give glory,

God's co-eteral Son

As members of his body,

We live in him as one.

Praise the Holy Trinity,

undivided unity:

Holy God, mighty God,

God Immortal, be adored.

3. Now praise the Holy Spirit,

Poured forth upon the earth,

Who sanctifies and guides us,

Confirmed in our rebirth.

Praise the Holy Trinity,

undivided unity:

Holy God, mighty God,

God Immortal, be adored.

NCH 359

1. Thou whose almighty word

Chaos and darkness heard,

And took their flight,

Hear us, we humbly pray,

And where the Gospel day

Sheds not the glorious ray,

Let there be light.

2. Thou, who didst come to bring

On thy redeeming wing,

Healing and sight,

Health to the sick in mind,

Sight to the inly blind

O now to all mankind,

Let there be light.

3. Spirit of truth and love,

Life-giving, Holy Dove,

Speed forth thy flight,

Move on the water’s face,

Bearing the lamp of grace,

And in earth's darkest place,

Let there be light.

4. Holy and blessèd Three

Glorious Trinity,

Wisdom, love, might

Boundless as ocean's tide

Rolling in fullest pride,

Through the earth far and wide,

Let there be light.

NCH 360

1. We believe in one true God,

Father, Son and Holy Ghost,

Ever present-help in need;

Praised by all the heav’nly host,

By whose mighty pow'r alone,

All is made and wrought and done.

2. We believe in Jesus Christ,

Son of God and Mary's Son,

Who descended from His throne

And for us salvation won,

By whose Cross and death are we

Rescued from sin's misėry.

3. We confess the Holy Ghost,

Who from both fore’er proceeds,

Who upholds and comforts us

In all trials, fears, and needs.

Blest and holy Trinity,

Praise forever be to Thee!

NCH 361

1. We give immortal praise

To God the Father's love,

For all our comforts here,

And better hopes above,

He sent his own eternal Son

To die for sins that man had done.

2. To God the Son belongs

Immortal glory too,

Who bought us with his blood

From everlasting woe,

And now He lives, and now He reigns,

And sees the fruit of all his pains.

3. To God the Spirit's name

Immortal worship thee,

Whose new-Creating pow’r

Makes the dead sinner live.

His work completes the great design,

And fills the soul with joy divine.

4. Almighty God, to thee

Be endless honours done,

The undivided Three

And the mysterious One.

Where reason fails, with all her pow'rs,

There faith prevails and love adores.

NCH 362

1. All hail to you, Mary,

Most favoured by God;

O teach us to follow

the path you once trod.

Ave, Maria.

2. When Gabriel had spoken,

You humbly said Yes".

May we have the courage

God's word to confess.

Ave, Maria.

3. To those for whom sickness

And sadness are near,

Show Jesus your first-born,

Our Saviour from fear.

Ave, Maria.

4. With Joseph, your husband,

You cared for our Lord;

Guide parents and children

To life's one reward.

Ave, Maria.

5. You treasured, dear Mother,

The truth God revealed.

by seeking true wisdom,

Our faith will be sealed.

Ave, Maria.

6. You spoke at the wedding,

And Christ gave them wine.

He now gives his people

the true bread divine.

Ave, Maria.

7. We trustfully echo

The pray'r of your son,

That all of God's children

May love and be one.

Ave, Maria.

8. In anguish enfolded

Are mother and son

By sharing their passion,

Our vict’ry is won.

Ave, Maria.

9. When Christ died, He gave you

As mankind's new Eve

Inspire all your children

To love, hope, believe.

Ave, Maria.
10. God's life was your living,

With him you found peace;

May his loving presence

In us find increase.

Ave, Maria.

NCH 363

1. Ave Maria, O maiden, O Mother,

Fondly thy children are calling on thee;

Thine are the graces unclaimed by another,

Sinless and beautiful Star of the sea.

Mater amabilis, ora pro nobis.

Pray for thy children who call upon thee:

Ave sanctissima, Ave purissima

Sinless and beautiful Star of the sea.

2. Ave Maria, the night shades are falling,

Softly, our voices arise unto thee,

Earth's lonely exiles for succour are calling.

Sinless and beautiful Star of the sea.

Mater amabilis, ora pro nobis.

Pray for thy children who call upon thee:

Ave sanctissima, Ave purissima

Sinless and beautiful Star of the sea.

3. Ave Maria, thy children are kneeling,

Words of endearment are murmured to thee,

Softly thy spirit upon us is stealing.

Sinless and beautiful Star of the sea.

Mater amabilis, ora pro nobis.

Pray for thy children who call upon thee:

Ave sanctissima, Ave purissima

Sinless and beautiful Star of the sea.

NCH 364

1. Ave Maria, O maiden, O Mother,

Fondly thy children are calling to u

Thine are the graces unclaimed by another

Sinless and beautiful Star of the sea.

Ave Maria, the night shades are falling

Softly our voices arise unto thee;

Earth's lonely exiles Tor succour are calling:

Sinless and beautiful Star of the Sea.

3. Ave Maria, thy children are kneeling;

Words of endearment are whispered to thee;

Softly thy spirit upon us is stealing;

Sinless and beautiful Star of the Sea.

Ave Maria, thy arms are extending;

Gladly within them for shelter we flee;

Are thy sweet eyes on thy lonely ones bending?

Sinless and beautiful Star of the Sea.

NCH 365

1. Daily, daily, sing to Mary,

Sing, my soul, her praises due

All her feast her actions worship,

With her heart's devotion true;

Lost in wond'ring contemplation,

Be her majesty confessed!

Call her Mother, call her Virgin,

Happy Mother Virgin blest.

2. She is mighty to deliver;

Call her trust her lovingly;

When the tempest rages round me,

She will calm the troubled sea.

Gifts of heaven she has given,

Noble Lady! To our race;

She, the Queen, who decks her subjects

With the Light of God's own grace.

3. Sing, my tongue, the Virgin's trophies,

Who for us her maker bore,

For the curse of old inflicted,

Peace and blessings to restore.

Sing in songs of praise unending

Sing the world's majestic Queen,

Weary not nor faint in telling

All the gifts she gives to me.

4. All my senses, heart, affections

Strive to sound her glory forth,

spread abroad the sweet memorials

Of the virgin’s priceless worth.

where the voice of music thrilling

Where the tongues of eloquence

That can utter hymns beseeming,

Al her matchless excellence?

5. All our joys do flow from Mary,

All then join her praise to sing,

Trembling Sing the Virgin Mother,

Mother of our Lord and King

While we Sing her royal glory

Far above our fancy’s reach

Let our hearts be quick to offer

Love the heart alone can teach.

NCH 366

1. Daughter of the mighty Father,

Maiden heaven's brightest ray,

Angel forms around you gather,

Macula non est n te

Macula non est n te

Dawn on earth’s eternal day,

Mary, sinless Virgin, hail.

2. Mother of the Son and Saviour

Of the truth, the life, the way,

Guide our footsteps, calm our passions.

Macula non est n te

Macula non est n te

Macula non est n te

Dawn on earth’s eternal day,

Mary, sinless Virgin, hail.

3. Spouse of the eternal Spirit,

Blossom which will ne’er decay,

Let us but your love inherit.

Macula non est n te

Macula non est n te

Macula non est n te

Dawn on earth’s eternal day,

Mary, sinless Virgin, hail.

4. Daughter, Mother, Spouse of Heavèn,

Hearken to our earnest lay,

Sweetest gift to men e’er given.

Macula non est n te

Macula non est n te

Macula non est n te

Dawn on earth’s eternal day,

Mary, sinless Virgin, hail.

NCH 367

1. God, in whom all grace doth dwell,

Grant us grace to ponder well

On the Virgin s dolours sev’n,

On the wounds to Jesus giv’n.

2. May the tears which Mary poured

Gain us pardon of the Lord;

Tears excelling in their worth

All the penances of earth.

3. May the contemplation sore

Or the wounds which Jesus bore

Source to us of blessings

Through a long eternity.

NCH 368

1. Guide, please, o’er life’s dark ocean,

Our boat with gentle care,

Still you the wild commotion,

O Mother, hear our pray’r,

When billows range around us,

Let not their rage confound us.

O Mary, O Mother

O Mary, O Mother, help.

2. Bless all that lie forsaken

In storm and frost and rain,

The souls by grief o'ertaken,

The orphan's dreary pain.

When ev’ry joy has vanished,

When hope itself seems banished,

O Mary, O Mother

O Mary, O Mother, help.

3. We beg for true contentment,

For holiness and peace.

O banish all resentment,

And let all rancour cease

Till heart and soul united,

All sin to you delighted,

Mary, O Mother

O Mary, Mother, help.

NCH 369

1. Hail, Holy Queen, enthron'd above,

O Maria!

Hail, Mother of mercy and of love,

O Maria!

Triumph, all ye Cherubim;

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,

Heav 'n and earth resound the hymns;

Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

2. Our life, our sweetness here below,

O Maria!

O hope in sorrow and in woe,

O Maria!

Triumph, all ye Cherubim;

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,

Heav 'n and earth resound the hymns;

Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

3. To Thee we cry, poor sons of Eve,

O Maria!

To Thee we sigh, we mourn, we grieve

O Maria!

Triumph, all ye Cherubim;

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,

Heav 'n and earth resound the hymns;

Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

4. This earth is but a vale of tears,

O Maria!

A place of banishment, of fears,

O Maria!
Triumph, all ye Cherubim;

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,

Heav 'n and earth resound the hymns;

Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

5. Turn then, most gracious Advocate,

O Maria!

Towards us thine eyes compassionate,

O Maria!

Triumph, all ye Cherubim;

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,

Heav 'n and earth resound the hymns;

Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

6. When this our exile is complete,

O Maria!

Show us thy Son, our Jesus sweet,

O Maria!

Triumph, all ye Cherubim;

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,

Heav 'n and earth resound the hymns;

Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

7. O clement, gracious, Mother sweet,

O Maria!

O Virgin Mary, we entreat,

O Maria!

Triumph, all ye Cherubim;

Sing with us, ye Seraphim,

Heav 'n and earth resound the hymns;

Salve, salve, salve, Regina!

NCH 370

1. Hail Mary pearl of grace,

Pure flow'r of Adams race,

And vessel rare of God's election

Unstained as virgin snow,

Serene as sunset glow,

We sinners crave thy sure protection.

2. Thou Queen of high estate,

Conceived immaculate

To form Incarnate Love's pure dwelling

The Spirit found his rest

Within thy sinless breast,

And thence flow joys beyond all telling.

3. A fairer, purer Eve

Didst thou her fall retrieve,

Tor man's debt giving God in payment

Thy spotless feet are pressed

Upon the serpent crest

God's stars thy crown, his sun thy raiment

4. Through his dear blood who died,

By sinners Crucified,

Art thou preserved, and we forgiven;

Help us to conquer sin

That we may enter in

Through thee, the GoIden Gate of heavèn.

NCH 371

1. Hail Mary, we acclaim thee;

Mother and Virgin blest;

Thy children love to name thee;

Our hope, Our joy, Our rest,

O Holy Queen transcendent,

Thou lightest all our way:

Reign glorious and resplendent,

In realms of endless day.

2. Hail, Mary! Mother tender,

True sunlight of the soul,

To thee our hearts surrender,

O bring us to our goal;

Thy mercy now revealing

Though oft afar we roam,

Like bells of ev'ning pealing,

Thy sweet voice calls us home.

3. Hail, Mary! Through the ages,

All honour, we accord;

Thy love our hope presages,

Sweet Mother of our Lord,

Thy sacred name addressing

Our joyful songs we raise,

Thy pray’s for ever blessing,

We sing thy ceaseless praise.

NCH 372

1. Hail, Queen of heav'n, the ocean star,

guide of the wand'rer here below,

thrown on life's surge, we claim thy care,

Save us from peril and from woe.

Mother of Christ, Star of the sea,

pray tor the wand'rer, pray for me.

2. O gentle, chaste, and spotless Maid,

We sinners make our pray'rs through thee

Remind thy Son that he hath paid

the price of our iniquity.

Virgin most pure, Star of the sea,

pray for the sinner, pray for me.

3. Sojourners in this vale of tears,

to thee blest advocate we cry

pity our sorrow, calm our fear,

and soothe with hope our misery.

refuge in grief, Star of the sea,

Pray for the mourner, pray for me.

4. And while to him who reigns above,

In Godhead One, in persons Three

The source of life, of grace of love,

Homage we pay on bended knee,

Do thou, bright Queen, Star of the sea,

Pray for thy children, pray for me.

NCH 373

1. Hail, thou resplendent star,

Which shinest o'er the main,

Blest Mother of our God,

And ever Virgin Queen,

Blest Mother of our God,

And ever Virgin Queen.

2. Hail, happy gate of bliss,

Greeted by Gabriel's tongue,

Negotiate our peace

And cancel Eva's wrong

Negotiate our peace

And cancel Eva's wrong

3. Loosen the sinner's bands;

All evils drive away

Bring light unto the blind,

And for all graces pray

Bring light unto the blind,

And for all graces pray.

4. Exert the Mother’s care

And thus thy children own,

To him convey our pray’r

Who chose to be thy Son.

To him convey our pray’r,

Who chose to be thy Son.

5. O pure, O spotless Maid,

Whose meekness all surpass’d,

Our lusts and passions quell

And make us mild and chaste.

Our lusts and passions quell

And make us mild and chaste.

6. Preserve us pure and chaste,

Through life our safety be

Till Jesus’ sight be giv’n,

And endless bliss with thee.

Till Jesus’ sight be giv’n

And endless bliss with thee.

7. Praise to the Father be;

With Christ his only Son,

And to the Holy Ghost

Thrice blessèd Three in One.

And to the Holy Ghost

Thrice blessed Three in One.

NCH 374

1. Hail, thou Star of ocean,

Portal of the sky,

Ever Virgin Mother

Of the Lord most high.

O, by Gabriel's Ave,
Uttered long ago,

Eva’s name reversing

‘Stablish peace below.

2. Break the captive's fetters,

Light on blindness pour,

All our ills expelling,

Ev’ry bliss implore.

Show thyself a mother,

Offer Him our sighs,

Who for us incarnate

Did not thee despise.

3. Virgin of all virgins,

To thy shelter take us

Gentlest of the gentle,

Chaste and meek make us,

Still, as we journey,

Help our weak endeavour,

Till with thee and Jesus

We rejoice for aye.

NCH 375

1. Thy children, humbly bending,

Surround thy shrine so dear,

With heart and voice ascending

Sweet Mary, hear our pray'r.

Hail Virgin, dearest Mary!

Our lovely Queen of May!

O spotless, Blessed Lady,

Our lovely Queen of May!

2. Behold earth's blossoms springing

In beauteous form and hue.

All nature gladly bringing

Her sweetest charms to thee.

Hail Virgin, dearest Mary!

Our lovely Queen of May!

O spotless, Blessed Lady,

Our lovely Queen of May!

3. We’ll gather fresh, bright flowers,

To bind our fair Queen's brow,

From pure and verdant bowers,

We haste to crown thee now.

Hail Virgin, dearest Mary!

Our lovely Queen of May!

O spotless, Blessed Lady,

Our lovely Queen of May!

4. And now, our blessèd Mother,

Smile on our festal day:

Accept our wreath of flowers,

And be our Queen of May.

Hail Virgin, dearest Mary!

Our lovely Queen of May!

O spotless, Blessed Lady,

Our lovely Queen of May!

NCH 376

1. Holy Mother, all-unknowing,

Lightest taint or stain of sin,

Whom he chose that brake death's fetters

Showing forth his love therein.

Grant in mercy that thy people,

Gladsome in their festal rite,

Find their joy and bliss forever

In the very light of light.

2. First of faith, by thy beseeching,

Gain us increase from above,

Stay with hope the hearts that falter,

Strengthen and confirm in love,

God's own Mother, cause and fountain

of the hope our hearts enjoy

Drive all wars and scourges from us,

Famine, plague, and strife destroy.

3. Heed the cries and lamentations

Or the prisoner and the poor,

grant their vows, and to the ailing

Wished-for health and strength restore.

Grant that quiet peace be with us,

Making all our life-days sweet;

Foes make friends, all hate dispelling,

Bring the wicked to thy feet.

4. Holy Mary, loving Mother,

Grant to al thy sons thine aid,

Till enthroned we praise for ever

Christ thy child, his fellows made.

God the Father, Son, coequal,

Holy Spirit, praise to thee;

Rule us ever through the ages,

Co-eternal Trinity.

NCH 377
1. Holy Virgin, by God's decree,

You were called eternally

That he could give his Son to our race,

Mary, we praise you, hail full of grace.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria.

2. By your faith and loving accord,

As the handmaid of the Lord,

You undertook God's plan to embrace.

Mary, we thank you, hail, full of grace.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria.

3. Joy to God you gave and expressed,

Of all women none more bless’d,

When in mankind your Son took his place

Mary, we love you, hail, full of grace

Ave, ave, ave, Maria.

4. Refuge for your children so weak,

Sure protection all can seek.

Problems of life you help us to face.

Mary, we trust you, hail, full of grace

Ave, ave, ave, Maria.

5. To our needy world of today

Love and beauty you portray,

Showing the path to Christ we must trace.

Mary, our mother, hail, full of grace.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria.

NCH 378

1. I’ll sing a hymn to Mary

The Mother of my God,

The Virgin of all virgins

Of David's royal blood.

O teach me, Holy Mary,

A loving song to frame

When other men forget thee

I'l love and bless thy name.

2. O Lily of the Valley,

O mystic Rose, what tree

Or flower, e’en the fairest,

is half so fair as thee?

O let me, though so lowly,

recite my Mother's fame:

When wicked men blaspheme thee,

I’ll love and bless thy name.

3. O noble Tow'r of David,

Of gold and ivory,

The Ark of God's own promise,

The Gate of Heav'n to me.

To live and not to love thee

Would fill my soul with shame:

When wicked men blaspheme thee

I’ll love and bless thy name.

4. When troubles dark afflict me

In sorrow and in care,

Thy light doth ever guide me,

O beauteous Morning Star.

So l'll be ever ready

Thy goodly help to claim,

When wicked men blaspheme thee,

To love and bless thy name.

5. The Saints are high in glory,

With golden crowns so bright;

But brighter far is Mary.

Upon her throne of light;

O that which God did give thee,

Let mortal ne’er disclaim

When wicked men blaspheme thee,

I’ll love and bless thy name.

6. But in the crown of Mary

There lies a wondrous gem,

As Queen of all the Angels,

Which Mary shares with them,

"No sin hath e'er defiled thee,"

So doth our faith proclaim

When wicked men blaspheme thee,

I’ll love and bless thy name,

7. And now, O Virgin Mary,

My Mother and my Queen,

I’ve sung thy praise- so bless me,

And keep my heart from sin;

When others jeer and mock thee,

I’ll often think how I,

To shield my Mother Mary,

would lay me down and lie.

NCH 379

1. Immaculate Mary,

Your praises we sing:

You reign now in splendor

With Jesus, our King

Ave, Maria. Ave, Maria.

2. In heavèn, the blessėd

Your glory proclaim,

On earth we, your children,

Invoke your sweet name.

Ave, Maria. Ave, Maria.

3. We pray for the Church,

Our true Mother on earth,

And beg you to watch o'er

the land of our birth.

Ave, Maria. Ave, Maria.

NCH 380

1. Look down, O Mother Mary

From thy bright throne above,

Cast down upon thy children

One only glance of love,

And if a heart so tender

With pity flows not o'er,

Then turn away, O Mother,

And look on us no more.

2. See how, ungrateful sinners,

We stand before thy Son,

His loving heart upbraids us

The evil we have done.

But if thou wilt appease Him,

Speak for us but one word,

For thus thou canst obtain us

The pardon of our Lord.

3. O Mary, dearest Mother,

if thou wouldst have us live,

Say that we are thy children,

And Jesus will forgive.

Our sins make us unworthy

That title still to bear,

But thou art still our Mother;

Then show a Mother's care.

4. Unfold to us thy mantle,

There stay we without fear,

What evil can befall us

If, Mother, thou art near?

O kindest, dearest Mother,

Thy sinful children save;

Look down on us with pity,

Who thy protection crave.

NCH 381

1. Maiden Mother, meek and mild,

Take, oh, take me for thy child;

All my life, oh, let it be

My best Joy to think of thee,

Virgo Maria.

2. Teach me, when the sunbeam bright

Calls me with its golden light

How my waking thoughts may be

Turn'd to Jesus and to thee.

Virgo Maria!

3. Teach me also through the day

Oft to raise my heart and say:

"Maiden Mother, meek and mild,

Guard, oh, guard thy faithful child."

Virgo Maria!
4. When my eyes are closed in sleep,

Through the night my slumbers keep;

Make my latest thought to be

How to love thy Son and thee.

Virgo Maria!

5. Thus, Sweet Mother, day and night,

Thou shalt guard my steps aright,

And my dying words shall be:

Virgin Mother, pray for me!"

Virgo Maria!

NCH 382

1. Maiden yet a mother,

Daughter of thy Son;

High beyond all other,

Lowlier is none;

Thou the consummation,

Planned by God's decree,

When our lost creation,

Nobler rose in thee.

2. Thus his place preparèd,

He who all things made,

Mid his creatures tarried,

In thy bosom laid;

There his love he nourished,

Warmth that gave increase,

To the Root whence flourished,

Our eternal peace.

3. Noon on Sion's mountain

Is thy charity;

Hope its living fountain

Finds, on earth, in thee;

Lady, such thy power,

He who grace would buy

Not as of thy dower,

Without wings would fly.

4. Nor alone thou hearest

When thy name we hail,

Often thou art nearest

When our voices fail;

Mirrored in thy fashion,

All creation's good,

Mercy, might, compassion

Grace thy womanhood.

5. Lady, lest our vision,

Striving heav'nward, fail,

Still let thy petition

With thy Son prevail,

Unto whom all merit

Pow'r and majesty,

With the Holy Spirit,

And the Father be.

NCH 383

1. Mary, dearest Mother!

From your heav' nly height,

Look on us, thy children,

Lost in earth's dark night.

2. Mary! Purest creature!

Keep us all from sin,

Help us erring mortals

Peace in heav'n to win.

3. Mary, Queen and Mother!

Get us still more grace,

With still greater favour,

How to run our race.

4. Daughter of the Father!

Lady kind and sweet!

lead us to our Father;

Leave us at His feet.

5. Mother of our Saviour,

Joy of God above!

Jesus bade you keep us

In his care and love.

6. Mary! Spouse and servant

Of the Holy Ghost!

Keep us for His creatures,

Who would else be lost.

7. Holy Queen of angels!

Bid your angels come

to escort us safely

To our heav'nly home.

8. Bid the saints in heavèn

Pray for us their pray'rs,

They are yours, dear Mother,

That you may be theirs.

NCH 384
1. Mary Immaculate, Star of the morning

Chosen before the creation began;

Chosen to bring forth thy bridal adorning,

Woe to the serpent and rescue to gain.

2. Here, in an orbit of shadow and sadness

Veiling thy splendour, thy course thou hast run;

Now thou art throned in all glory and gladness,

Crowned by the hand of thy Saviour and Son.

3. Sinners, we worship thy sinless perfection,

Fallen and weak, for thy pity we plead,

Grant us the shield of thy sovereign protecton,

Measure thine and by the depth of our need.

4. Frail in our nature, and strict our probation,

Watchful the foe that would lure us to wrong

Succour our souls in the hour of temptation;

Mary immaculate, tender and strong.

5. See how the wiles of the serpent assail us;

See how we waver and flinch in the fight;

Let thine immaculate merit avail us,

Make of our weakness a proof of thy might.

6. Bend from thy throne at the voice of our crying;

Rend to this earth which thy footsteps have trod

Stretch out thine arms to us living and dying;

Mary immaculate, Mother of God.

NCH 385

1. Mother, all beautiful, hear us today;

Lead us thyself to the altar, we pray

O'er us thy mantle of purity place

Jesus is coming to flood us with grace.

2. He is all holy and we are so weak,

Veiling our faces His presence we seek,

Yet he is calling and winning us so,

Holding thy hand to the altar we go.

3. Thou art his Mother, he gave us to thee,

Wounded and dying on Calvary's tree,

Mother from birth to his life's dark eclipse,

Lay him thyself on our tremulous lips.

4. Hover still near while he stays in our breast,

thanksgiving make thou to our glorious guest;

Pour his sweet rivers of blood o'er our soul,

Show us his beauty, his virtues enrol.

5. Mother all loving, we know thou wilt hear;

Clad in his glory and strength, can we fear?

Hope is triumphant! With Jesus and thee

Angels in wonder our happiness see.

NCH 386

1. Mother Mary, Queen most sweet,

Joy and love my heart inflame;

Gladly shall my lips repeat

Ev'ry moment thy dear name,

Ah! That name, to God so dear,

Has my heart and soul enslaved

Like a seal it shall appear,

Deep on heart and soul engraved.

2. When the morning gilds the skies,

I will call on Mary's name

When at ev'ning twilight dies,

Mary, still will I exclaim;

Sweetest Mary, bend thine ear;

Thou my own dear Mother art;

Therefore shall thy name so dear

Never from my lips depart.

3. When the demon hosts invade,

When temptation rages high,

Crying "Mary, Mother, aid!"

I will make the tempter fly.

This shall be my comfort sweet,

When the hand of death is nigh;

"Mary! Mary!" to repeat

Once again, and then to die,

NCH 387

1. Mother of mercy, day by day,

My love of thee grows more and more;

thy gifts are strewn upon my way,

like sands upon the great seashore.

2. Though poverty and work and woe

The masters of my life may be,

when times are worst, who does not know

Darkness is light with love of thee?

3. But scornful men have coldly said

Thy love was leading me from God,

And yet in this I did but tread

The very path my Saviour trod.

4. They know but little of thy worth,

Who speak these heartless words to me,

For what did Jesus love on earth

One half so tenderly as thee?

5. Get me the grace to love thee more,

Jesus will give if thou wilt plead,

And Mother! When life's cares are o’er

Oh, I shall love thee then indeed!

6. Jesus when his three hours were run,

Bequeath’d thee from the Cross to me;

And oh, how can I love thy Son,

Sweet Mother if l love not Love Thee.

NCH 388

1. O come to the throne of grace,

O come to the heart most pure,

To Mary, our hope of life,

In whom salvation is sure.

O Lady of Fatima, hail!

Immaculate Mother of grace;

O, pray for us, help us today,

Thou hope of the human race.

2. Immaculate Heart! we kneel

To consecrate all to thee:

The present, its pain and joy

The future, all it may be.

O Lady of Fatima, hail!

Immaculate Mother of grace;

O, pray for us, help us today,

Thou hope of the human race.

3. The sun at thy royal word

Spun round like a splendid toy

The rose petals show’ring down

Proclaimed thee cause of our joy.

O Lady of Fatima, hail!

Immaculate Mother of grace;

O, pray for us, help us today,

Thou hope of the human race.

4. The Rosàry, white and gold,

We take from thy Virgin hand;

A pledge of the pow'r of God

To heal and strengthen our land.

O Lady of Fatima, hail!

Immaculate Mother of grace;

O, pray for us, help us today,

Thou hope of the human race.

5. O Mother of Sorrows, hail!

We mourn for our evil done;

O soften our selfish hearts,

And lead us back to thy Son.

O Lady of Fatima, hail!

Immaculate Mother of grace;

O, pray for us, help us today,

Thou hope of the human race.

6. O Mother of priests in need,

For thine assistance we pray,

Thy graces flow: sweet the seed

Of Saints, thy Son to obey.

O Lady of Fatima, hail!

Immaculate Mother of grace;

O, pray for us, help us today,

Thou hope of the human race.

7. O Mother of all mankind,

Lead Ghana back home again,

that over a peaceful world

Thy heart may graciously reign.

O Lady of Fatima, hail!

Immaculate Mother of grace;

O, pray for us, help us today,

Thou hope of the human race.

NCH 389

1. O glorious Virgin ‘throned on high

Above the star-illumined sky,

There to ordained, thy person lent;

to thy Creator nourishment.

2. Through thy dear off-spring we receive

The bliss once lost through hapless Eve;

And heav’n to mortals open lies,

Now thou art Portal of the skies.

3. Thou art the door of heav'n's high king,

Of light the pathway glistening.

Ye ransomed nations, hail to heav'n

Our life-spring through a Virgin giv'n.

4. All honour, laud and glory be,

O Jesus Virgin-born to thee,

All glory ever as is meet

To the Father and Paraclete.

NCH 390
1. O Heav'nly flower pure and fair,

O Virgin Mary;

In Adam's fall you have no share,

O Virgin Mary!

Sing all you Cherubim. Join in, you Seraphim.

Heav'n and earth resound the hymn:

Salve, save, salve Regina.

2. Blest guardian of all virgin souls,

O Virgin Mary!

Fair lily, found amid the thorns,

O Virgin Mary!

Sing all you Cherubim. Join in, you Seraphim.

Heav'n and earth resound the hymn:

Salve, save, salve Regina.

NCH 391

1. O Mary, dearest Mother,

We greet thee once again

This month of all most welcome

to angels and to men,

The month of birds and blossoms,

The flow'ry sunny May,

When earth and sky, dear Mother,

To thee fond tribute pay.

2. And so, O dearest Mother,

Before the simple shrine

Which we have decked with flowers,

Because we call it thine,

We kneel to offer fragrance

And pray’r and song to thee.

Look down, O dearest Mother,

Look down to hear and see.

3. Look down on us thy children,

O Mother dear, look down,

The Mother's face beams kindly

When other faces frown.

Though thou art Queen of heavèn

And reignst in joy above,

Yet still, O dearest Mother,

Look down on us with love.

4. In heav’n's eternal May-time,

Whose sunlight is the Lamb,

The gladness and the glory,

The rapture and the calm,

We'll praise thee and we'll bless thee

With happy saints above,

If now, O mighty Mother,

Thou look on us with love.

NCH 392

1. O most holy one,

O most lowly one,

Dearest Virgin Maria!

Mother of fair love,

Home of the Spirit Dove,

Ora, ora pro nobis.

2. Help in sadness drear,

Port of gladness near,

Virgin Mother, Maria

In pity heeding,

Hear thou our pleading

Ora, ora pro nobis.

3. Call we fearfully,

Sadly, tearfully,

Save us now O Maria!

Let us not languish;

Heal thou our anguish,

Ora, ora pro nobis

4. Mother, Maiden fair,

Look with loving care,

Hear our pray'r, O Maria!

Our sorrow feeling,

Send us thy healing,

Ora, ora pro nobis.

NCH 393

1. O Mother blest, whom God bestow

On sinners and on Just,

What joy, what hope thou givest those

Who in thy mercy trust.

Thou art clement, thou art chaste;

Mary, thou art fair,

Of all mothers sweetest blest,

None with thee compare.

2. O heav'nly Mother mistress sweet!

It never yet was told

That suppliant sinner left thy feet,

Unpitied, unconsoled.

Thou art clement, thou art chaste;

Mary, thou art fair,

Of all mothers sweetest blest,

None with thee compare.

3. O Mother pitiful and mild,

Cease not to pray for me;

For I do love thee as a child,

And sigh for love of thee.

Thou art clement, thou art chaste;

Mary, thou art fair,

Of all mothers sweetest blest,

None with thee compare.

4. Most pow'rful Mother, all men know

Thy Son denies thee naught

Thou askest, wishest it, and lo

His pow'r thy will hath wrought.

Thou art clement, thou art chaste;

Mary, thou art fair,

Of all mothers sweetest blest,

None with thee compare.

5. O Mother blest, for me obtain,

Ungrateful though I be,

To love that God who first could deign

To show such love for me.

Thou art clement, thou art chaste;

Mary, thou art fair,

Of all mothers sweetest blest,

None with thee compare.

NCH 394

1. O Mother, I could weep for mirth,

Joy tills my heart so fast

My soul today is heav'n on earth,

Oh, could the transport last.

I think of thee and what thou art,

Thy majesty, thy state

And I keep singing in my heart:

Immaculate, immaculate.

2. When Jesus looks upon thy face,

His heart with rapture glows,

And in the Church, by His sweet grace,

Thy blessed worship grows.

I think of thee and what thou art,

Thy majesty, thy state

And I keep singing in my heart:

Immaculate, immaculate.
3. The angels answer with their songs,

Bright choirs in gleaming rows;

And saints flock round thy feet in throngs,

And heav’n with bliss o'erflows.

I think of thee and what thou art,

Thy majesty, thy state

And I keep singing in my heart:

Immaculate, immaculate.

NCH 395

1. O Mother, will it always be

That ev’ry passing year

Shall make thee seem more beautiful,

Shall make thee grow more dear?

2. We know thou art not infinite,

And yet thou dost unfold

Fresh glories ev'ry feast that comes,

New grandeurs yet untold.

3. We knew thee to be free from stain

As is the sun's white beam;

We knew God's Mother must be great

Above what we could dream.

4. Yet now it seems we knew thee not;

Each feast-day we begin

To know thee in a truer way,

And truer love to win.

5. O Mother, thou art like the life

The blessèd lead above,

Unchangeable, yet growing still

In glory and in love.

6. How close to God, how full of God,

Dear Mother, must thou be,

For still the more we know of God,

The more we think of thee.

7. This is thy gift - O give it us -

To make God better known,

Ah! Mother, make him in our hearts

More grand and more alone.

NCH 396

1. O praise, my soul, the Lord

O glorify his name,

In him my spirit thrills with joy,

My Saviour and my God.

2. From heav'n he gazed on me,

His lowly servant-maid,

Behold, all ages yet to come

Shall call me blest of God!

3. The Lord with wondrous pow'r

Has done great things for me,

For ever blessed be his name,

Who is the Holy One!

4. His mercy he reveals

To those who fear his name,

From age to age his steadfast love

Shall endlessly endure!

5. His arm is strong to save,

He scatters all the proud;

He casts the mighty from their thrones,

He raises up the meek.

6. He fills the hungry poor

With blessings from above,

The rich he strips of wealth and pow'r,

And empty sends away.

7. His mighty hand has grasped

The hand of lsrael,

His servant-son, beloved of him

With never-failing love!

8. Now is his promise kept,

Once made to Abraham

That in his seed should man be blest

For all eternity!

9. O Father, fount of joy,

Your glory I adore.

O loving Spirit, praise be yours,

Who gave me God, my Son!

NCH 397

1. O purest of creatures! Sweet Mother, Sweet Maid;

The one spotless womb wherein Jesus was laid;

Dark night hath come down on us, Mother, and we

Look out for thy shining, Sweet Star of the sea.

2. Deep night hath come down on this rough- spoken world,

And banners of darkness are boldly unfurled

The tempest-tossed Church -all her eyes are on thee

They look to thy shining, Sweet Star of the sea.

3. He gazed on thy soul; it was spotless and fair,

For the empire of sin had never been there;

None ever had owned thee, dear Mother but he

Had blessed thy clear shining, Sweet Star of Sea.

4. Earth gave him one lodging; T’was deep in thy breast

And God found a home where the sinner finds rest,

His home and his hiding place both were in thee,

He dwelt in thy shining, Sweet Star of the sea.

5. Oh, blissful and calm was the wonderful rest

That thou gave thy God in thy virginal breast;

For the heav'n he left he found the heav'n in thee,

He shone in thy shining, Sweet Star of the sea.

NCH 398

1. Open wide your portals, Princes, open wide.

For the Virgin Mother of the Lord Jesus Christ;

There she comes proceeding, Singing all around,

She the Holy Mother, she is heaven-bound.

Alleluia, she is heaven-bound

Alleluia.

2. Mary, Queen of angels, humbly do we pray,

Intercede for sinners all who went astray,

May God's mercy reach our hearts, we doo implore,

Till we praise together Him, God evermore.

Alleluia Him God evermore.

Alleluia, alleluia, Him God evermore, alleluia.

NCH 399

1. Praise you, O glorious Star,

Which shinest o’er the main;

Blest Mother of our God,

And ever Virgin Queen.

2. The prophet gave the sign

For faithful men to read:

A Virgin born of David's line

Shall bear the promised seed.

3. Ask not how this should be,

But worship and adore,

Like her whom heaven's Majesty

Came down to shadow o'er.

4. Meekly she bowed her head

To hear the gracious word,

Mary, the pure and lowly maid,

The favored of the Lord.

5. Blessèd shall be her name

In all the Church on earth,

Through whom that wondrous mercy came,

Th’incarnate Savior’s birth.

6. Jesus, the Virgin's Son,

We praise thee and adore,

who art with God the Father one

And spirit evermore.

NCH 400

1. Praise we the Lord this day;

This day so long foretold,

Whose promise shone with cheering ray

On waiting saints of old.

2. Hail, happy gate of bliss,

Greeted by Gabriel's tongue,

Negotiate our peace,

And cancel Eva's wrongs.

3. Loosen the sinner's bands;

All evils drive away

Bring light unto the blind,

And for all graces pray.

4. Exert the mother's care,

And thus your children own,

To him convey our pray'r,

Who chose to be your Son.

5. O Pure, O spotless Maid,

whose meekness all surpass'd,

Our lusts and passions quell,

and make us mild and chaste.

6. Preserve Us pure and chaste

Through life our safety be

Till Jesu's sight be giv’n,

And endless bliss with you.

7. Praise to the Father be,

With Christ His only Son,

And to the Holy Ghost

Thrice blessed Three in One.

NCH 401

1. Protect us while telling,

Your praises we sing,

In faithful hearts dwelling,

Christ Je- Sus our King.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

2. You came to redeem us,

A pure Maiden's Child:

Pure bodies beseem us,

And hearts undefiled.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

3. And you ever glorious

‘Midst children of Eve.

God's mother victorious,

Our praises receive.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

4. By God's visitation

Your chaste womb did bear

The King of creation,

King David’s true heir.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

5. Whose glory in heaven

And earth is confessed,

To you it was given

to nurse at your breast.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

6. On the bosom playing,

From Bethlehem brought,

His own law obeying,

His temple he sought.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

7. While you did embrace him,

The magi adored,

With gifts brought to praise him,

Their king and their Lord.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

8. He sweated profusely,

While he held the cup,

And prayed to his Father

That his will be done.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

9. King Pilate condemned him

To die on the Cross

His sacred hands were bound,

And his face abused.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

10. He left his glorious

Diadem above

from the crown or sharp thorns

that pierced his head.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

11. Her heart rent with sorrow

to meet her dear Son

In agony carrying

His Cross to Calv'ry.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

12. A sorrowful mother

Stood beneath the Cross,

Into his Father's hands

He gave his spirit

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

13. Day breaks; he is risen,

Your Lord and your Son,

Set free from death's prison,

His glory is won.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

14. Heav'n's true light returning

to heav'n you did see,

Who once, heavens spurning,

Came down unto you.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

15. When Pentecost crowned you,

What praises were yours,

While star-like around you

Apostles did shine.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

16. Through you who all graces

Canst win from your Son,

For these our poor praises,

Acceptance be won.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

17. And while we revere here,

Chaste Mother and Maid,

Emmanuel, hear her,

And lend us your aid.

Ave, ave, ave, Maria, Ave, ave, ave Maria.

NCH 402

1. Queen of the Holy Rosary,

O bless us as we pray

And offer thee our roses

In garlands day by day

While from our Father's garden,

With loving hearts and bold,

We gather to thine honour

Buds white and red and gold.

2. Queen of the Holy Rosary,

Each myst'ry blends with thine

The sacred life of Jesus

In ev’ry step divine,

Thy soul was his fair garden,

thy virgin breast his throne,

Thy thoughts his faithful mirror

Reflecting him alone.

3. Sweet Lady of the Rosary,

White roses let us bring

And lay them round thy footstool,

Before our infant King

For nestling in thy bossom,

God's Son was fain to be

The Child of thine obedience

And spotless purity.

4. Dear Lady of the Rosary

Red roses cast we down,

But let thy fingers weave them

Into a worthy crown;

For how can we poor sinners

Do aught but weep with thee,

When in thy train we follow

Our God to Calvary.

5. Queen of the Holy Rosary,

What radiancy of love,

What splendor and what glory

Surround thy court above!

O in thy tender pity,

Dear source of love untold,

Refuse not this our off’ring,

Our flow'rs white, red and gold.

NCH 403

1. Remember, Holy Mary,

‘Twas never heard or known

That anyone who sought thee

And made to thee his moan,

that anyone who hastened

For shelter in thy care,

was ever yet abandoned

And left to his despair.

2. And so to thee, my Mother,

With filial faith I call,

For Jesus dying gave thee

As Mother to us all

to thee, O Queen of virgins,

O Mother meek, to thee

I run with trustful fondness,

Like child to mother's knee.

3. See at thy feet a sinner,

Groaning and weeping sore;

Ah! throw thy mantle o'er me,

And let me stray no more.

Thy Son has died to save me,

And from His throne on high

His Heart this moment yearneth

for even such as I.

4. All, all His love remember,

And, oh! remember, too

How prompt I am to purpose,

How slow and frail to do.

Yet scorn not my petitions,

But patiently give ear,

And help me, O my Mother,

Most loving and most dear.

NCH 404

1. Shall we not love thee, Mother dear,

Whom Jesus loves so well?

And to his glory, year by year,

Thy joy and honour tell.

2. Bound with the curse of sin and shame

We helpless sinners lay,

Until in tender love he came

To bear the curse away.

3. And thee he chose from whom to take

True flesh his flesh to be;

In it to suffer for our sake,

By it to make us free.
4. Thy babe he lay upon thy breast;

To thee he cried for food;

Thy gentle nursing sooth'd to rest

Th'incarnate Son of God.

5. O wondrous depth of grace divine

That he should bend so low,

And, Mary, oh, what joy "twas thine

In his dear love to know.

6. Joy to be Mother of the Lord

And thine the truer bliss,

In ev'ry thought, and deed, and word

To be forever his.

7. And as he loves thee, Mother dear,

We too will love thee well,

And, to his glory, year by year,

Thy joy and honour tell.

8. Jesus, the Virgin's holy son,

We praise thee and adore,

Who art with God the Father one

And Spirit evermore.

NCH 405
1. Star of ocean, lead us,

God for mother claims thee,

Ever Virgin names thee,

Gate of heaven, speed us.

2. Ave to thee crying,

Gabriel went before us,

peace dost thou restore us,

Eva's knot untying.

3. Loose the bonds that chain us

darkened eyes enlighten,

Clouded prospects brighten,

Heav’nly mercies gain us.

4. For thy sons thou carest,

Offer Christ our praying

Still thy word obeying

Whom on earth thou bearest.

5. Purer, kinder maiden

God did never fashion

Pureness and compassion

Grant to hearts sin-laden.

6. From that sin, release us

Shield us, heav'n-ward faring

Heav'n, that is but sharing

In thy joy with Jesus.

7. Honour, praise and merit

To our God address we,

Three in One confess we,

Father, Son and Spirit.

NCH 406

1. Sweet Mother, turn these gentle eyes

Of pity down on me,

Oh, hear thy suppliant's tearful cries;

My humble pray'rs do not despise,

Star of the pathless sea.

2. In dark temptation's dreary hour

To thee, bright Queen, we fly;

Oh! Then exert thy Mother s pow’r

When storms are rough, and tempests lour,

Star of the raging sea.

3. Through all my joys and cares, Sweet Maid,

May I still look on thee,

Who bore the price our ransom paid,

And ne'er the suppliant's cry hath stayed,

Star of the azure sea.

4. And when my last expiring sigh

My soul from earth shall free;

Do thou, bright Queen of saints, stand nigh,

And bear it up to God on high

Star of the boundless Sea.

NCH 407

1. This is the image of the Queen

Who reigns in bliss above;

Of her who is the hope of men,

Whom men and angels love;

Most Holy Mary, at thy feet

I bend a suppliant knee;

In this thy own sweet month of May,

Dear Mother of my God, I pray;

Do thou remember me.

2. The homage offered at the feet

Of Mary's image here

To Mary's self at once ascends

Above the starry sphere.

Most Holy Mary, at thy feet

I bend a suppliant knee,

In all my joy, in all my pain,

O Virgin-born without a stain,

Do thou remember me.

3. Sweet are the flow'rets we have culled,

This image to adorn;

But sweeter far is Mary's self,

That rose without a thorn.

Most Holy Mary, at thy feet

I bend a suppliant knee,

When on the bed of death I lie,

By him who did for sinners die,

Do thou remember me.

4. O Lady, by the stars that make

A glory round thy head;

And by the pure uplifted hands,

That for thy children plead;

When at the Judgement-seat I stand,

And my dread Saviour see,

When waves of night around me roll

And hell is raging for my soul;

O then remember me.

NCH 408

1. Virgin-born, we kneel before thee,

Blessed was the womb that bore thee,

Mary, Mother meek and mild,

Blessed was she in her child.

2. Blessed was the breast that fed thee:

Blessèd was the hand that led thee;

Blessèd was the watch she kept

As the Holy Christ Child slept.

3. Blessèd she by all creation,

Who brought forth the world's salvation;

Blessèd they, forever blest,

Who love most and serve thee best.

4. Virgin- born, we bow before thee;

Blessèd was the womb that bore thee;

Mary, Mother meek and wild,

Blessèd was she in her child.

NCH 409

1. Virgin, wholly marvellous

Who didst bear God's Son for us;

Worthless is my tongue and weak

of thy purity and speak.

2. Who can praise thee as he ought?

Gifts, with ev'ry blessing fraught,

Gifts that bring the gifted life,

Thou didst grant us, Maiden-wife.

3. God became thy lowly Son,

Made himself thy little one,

Raising men to tell thy worth,

High in heav’n as here on earth.

4. Heav'n and earth, and all that is,

Thrill to-day with ecstasies,

Chanting glory unto thee,

Singing praise with festal glee.

5. Cherubim with fourfold face

Are no peers of thine in grace;

And the six-wing'd seraphim

Shine, amid thy splendour dim.

6. Purer art thou than are all

Heav'nly hosts angelical,

Who delight with pomp and state

On thy beauteous Child to wait.

NCH 410

1. And now, O Father, mindful of the love

That bought us, once for all on Calv'ry's tree,

And having with us him that pleads above,

We here present, we here spread forth to thee:

That only off’ring perfect in thine eyes

The one, true, pure, Immortal sacrifice.

2. Look, Father, look on his anointed face,

And only look on us as found in him;

Look not on our misusing of thy grace,

Our pray’r so languid, and our faith so dim;

For lo, between our sins and their reward

We set the passion of thy Son, our Lord.

3. And so we come; O draw us to thy feet

Most patient Saviour, who canst love us still;

And by this food, so aweful and so sweet,

Deliver us from ev'ry touch of ill;

In thine own service, make us glad and free,

And grant us never more to part with thee.

NCH 411

1. Bread of angels, Lamb of God;

Jesus, I love thee,

Thou wilt be my heav'nly food,

Jesus dearest Lord!

Thou are tender Father,

Thou art friend sincere;

Come, my loving Saviour,

Be my guest most dear.

2. I approach thy altar,

Filled with faith and love,

Hope that ne'er can falter

Trust in God above.

Bread of angels, Lamb of God;

Jesus, I love thee,

Thou wilt be my heav'nly food,

Jesus dearest Lord!

3. Weak and poor and sinful,

By temptation tried;

But thy love and pity,

Bring thee to mine aid.

Bread of angels, Lamb of God;

Jesus, I love thee,

Thou wilt be my heav'nly food,

Jesus dearest Lord!

4. For thy love, dear Jesus,

yearns my famished heart,

Come and dwell within me,

From me ne’er depart.

Bread of angels, Lamb of God;

Jesus, I love thee,

Thou wilt be my heav'nly food,

Jesus dearest Lord!

NCH 412

1. Bread of heave' n, on thee I feed

For thy flesh is meat indeed,

Ever may my soul be fed

With this true and living bread,

Day by day with strength supplied

through the life of him who died.

2. Vine of heav'n, thy blood supplies

This blest cup of sacrifice,

Tis thy wounds my healing give,

to thy Cross I look and live,

thou my life, O let me be

Rooted, grafted, built on thee.

NCH 413

1. Bread of the world in mercy broken,

wine of the soul in mercy shed,

By whom the words of life were spoken,

And in whose death our sins are dead.

2. Look on the heart by sorrow broken;

Look on the tears by sinners shed;

Again the words of life are spoken,

And by thy body are we fed.

NCH 414

1. Break thou the bread of life, Dear Lord, to me,

As thou didst break the loaves beside the sea,

Beyond the sacred page I seek thee, Lord,

My spirit pants for thee, O living Word.

2. Bless Thou the truth, O my dear Lord, to me,

As Thou didst bless the bread by Galilee;

Then shall all bondage cease, all fetters fall;

And I shall find my peace, my all in all.

3. Thou art the bread of life, O Lord, to me,

Thy holy Word the truth that saveth me,

Give me to eat and live with Thee above,

Teach me to love Thy truth, for Thou art love.

4. Oh, send Thy Spirit, Lord, now unto me,

That He may touch my eyes, and make me see.

Show me the truth concealed within Thy Word,

And in thy Book revealed I see the Lord.

NCH 415

1. Draw nigh and take the body of the Lord,

And his most holy blood for you outpoured.

2. Saved by that body and that holy blood,

With souls refreshed, we render thanks to God.

3. Salvation's giver, Christ the only Son,

By his dear Cross and blood the vict’ry won.

4. Offered was he for greatest and for least,

Himself the victim, and himself the priest.

5. Victims were offered by the Law of old,

That in a type celestial myst'ries told.

6. He, ransomer from death, and light from shade

Now gives his holy grace, his saints to aid.

7. Approach ye then with faithful hearts Sincere,

And take the safeguard of salvation here.

8. He, that his saints in this world rules and shields,

To all believers life eternal yields;

9. With heav'nly bread makes them that hunger whole,

Gives living waters to the thirsting soul.

10. Alpha and Omega, to whom shall bow

All nations at the doom, is with us now.

NCH 416

1. Father and life-giver,

Grace of Christ impart

He the word incarnate,

Food for mind and heart

Children of the promise,

Homage now we pay

2. Wine and bread the symbols

Love and life convey,

Offered by your people

Work and joy portray.

All we own consigning

Nothing is retained;

Tokens of our service,

Gifts and song contain.

3. Transformation wondrous

Water into Wine,

Mingled in the Godhead

We are made divine.

Birth into his body

Brought us life anew,

Total consecration-

Fruit from grafting true.

4. Christ, the head and members;

Living now as one,

Offered to the Father

By this holy Son;

And our adoration

Will be purified

By the Holy Spirit

Breathing through our life.

NCH 417

1. Hail, thou living Victim blest,

Truth and life supernal;

Olden types in thee confessed

Find their end eternal

Infinite through thee the praise

To the Father given,

While thy love the Church arrays

As an earthly heaven.

2. Hail thou ancient Mercy-seat,

Source of grace and favour,

Precious ointment-box replete

With celestial savour,

Thou the God-Man truly art

in divine completeness:

Fed on thee, the loving heart

Knows thy raptured Sweetness.

3. Hail thou manna from the skies,

Yet more truly givèn

To the pilgrim soul that Sighs

For her promised heavén.

Mystic medicine thou art

For the wounded spirit:

Healed by thee may ev'ry heart

Endless life inherit.

NCH 418
1. Here. O my Lord, I see thee face to face,

Here would I touch and handle things unseen,

Here grasp with firmer hand th’eternal grace,

And all my weariness upon thee lean.

2. Here would I feed upon the bread of God

here drink with Thee the royal wine of Heav'n;

here would I lay aside each earthly load,

Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiv'n.

3. I have no help but thine; nor do I need

Another arm to save thine to lean on:

It is enough, my Lord, enough indeed;

my strength is in thy might, thy might alone.

4. Mine is the sin, But thine is righteousness;

Mine is the guilt, but thine the cleansing Blood,

Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace,

Thy Blood, thy righteousness, O Lord my God.

NCH 419

1. Hidden God here truly present

Underneath a fragile veil,

Day by day you do bear witness

That your love shall never fail

Ever praying, interceding

To your Father for us pleading

Love of God magnificent,

Jesus, in your sacrament.

2. Human hearts you do fondly seek

In the dreary toil of life,

Calling all to share the refuge

Of your love in pain and strife.

Here your love burns unabating,

for poor sinners ever waiting,

Love of God magnificent,

Jesus in your Sacrament!

NCH 420

1. Humbly we adore you,

Christ, Redeemer King.

You are Lord of heaven,

You to whom we sing.

Christ, our God and brother,

Hear our humble plea

By this holy banquet,

Keep us joined to you.

2. You have come, God mighty

Bearing gifts of grace.

You, the Son of Adam.

saviour of mankind.

Christ, our God and brother,

Hear our humble plea

By this holy banquet,

Keep us joined to you.

3. Jesus, Lord, we thank you

For this wondrous bread.

In our land where you dwell,

By you we are fed.

Christ, our God and brother,

Hear our humble plea

By this holy banquet,

Keep us joined to you.

4. We who share this myst'ry

In you are made one.

Ev'ry act we offer

In your name is done.

Christ, our God and brother,

Hear our humble plea

By this holy banquet,

Keep us joined to you.

5. You, who died to save us,

live on as our light.

Though our eyes are blinded,

Yet our faith gives sight.

Christ, our God and brother,

Hear our humble plea

By this holy banquet,

Keep us joined to you.

6. Make us one in loving,

One in mind and heart.

From this holy unity,

Let us not depart.

Christ, our God and brother,

Hear our humble plea

By this holy banquet,

Keep us joined to you.

NCH 421

1. I am not worthy, Holy Lord,

That thou shouldst come to me;

Speak but the word, on gracious word

Can set the sinner free.

2. I am not worthy, cold and bare

The lodging of my soul,

How canst thou deign to enter there?

Lord, speak and make me whole.

3. I am not worthy, yet, my God,

How can I say thee nay

Thou, who didst give thy flesh and blood

My ransom price to pay?

4. Oh, come! In this sweet morning hour

Feed me with food divine,

And fill with all thy love and pow’r

This worthless heart of mine.

NCH 422

1. In my heart, my Jesus

Finds a resting place,

Come himself to bring me

His dear love and grace

Bread of angels, Lamb of Goa,

Jesus, I adore thee;

thou hast come my guest to be,

Jesus, dearest Lord.

2. O my gracious master,

O my king divine,

How can l e'er thank thee,

For this gift of thine

Bread of angels, Lamb of Goa,

Jesus, I adore thee;

thou hast come my guest to be,

Jesus, dearest Lord.

3. Saints and angels praise thee;

With them will I sing

Praises never-ending

To my God and King.

Bread of angels, Lamb of Goa,

Jesus, I adore thee;

thou hast come my guest to be,

Jesus, dearest Lord.

4. For thy love, my Jesus,

Happiness ‘twill be

Just to live for thee, Lord,

Just to die for the.

Bread of angels, Lamb of Goa,

Jesus, I adore thee;

thou hast come my guest to be,

Jesus, dearest Lord.

NCH 423

1. Let us break bread together on our knees,

Let us break bread together on our knees

When I fall on my knees,

With my face to the rising sun,

Oh Lord, have mercy on me.

2. Let us drink wine together on our knees.

Let us drink wine together on our knees.

When I fall on my knees,

With my face to the rising sun,

Oh Lord, have mercy on me.

3. Let us praise God together on our knees.

Let us praise God together on our knees.

When I fall on my knees,

With my face to the rising sun,

Oh Lord, have mercy on me.

NCH 424
1. Lord, thou thyself hast said this golden word:

"Where'er thy treasure, there thy heart shall be"

Here at thy feet, my Eucharistic Lord,

The meaning of the word grows plain to me

Thou art my treasure, Jesus,

And with thee my heart must be.

2. Silver and gold, and ev'ry precious thing

that thief can steal or moth and rust consume,

Not to such fragile fleeting goods I cling.

For treasures infinite my heart hath room.

Thou art my treasure, Jesus,

And with thee my heart must be.

3. What can I wish for on this earth below?

What can I wish for in the heav’ns above?

Heav'n in this Holy Mystèry I know;

Here at the altar I have all I love.

Thou art my treasure, Jesus,

And with thee my heart must be.

4. This altar is the school where I am taught

To hear thy word and love thy holy law.

Here in thy heart sweet modesty is sought,

Fervor and charity I hence may draw.

Thou art my treasure, Jesus,

And with thee my heart must be.

5. Thrice happy he who gazes thus on thee

Before thy altar dwelling night and day.

Such happiness as that is not for me,

But, when I leave, my love behind will stay.

Thou art my treasure, Jesus,

And with thee my heart must be.

NCH 425

1. My God and is thy table spread

And doth thy cup with love o’er flow,

Thither be all thy children led,

And let them all thy sweetness know.

2. Hail, sacred feast, which Jesus makes,

Rich banquet of his flesh and blood!

Thrice happy he who here partakes

That sacred stream, that heav'nly food.

3. Why are its dainties all in vain,

before unwilling hearts displayed?

Was not for them the victim slain?

Are they forbid the children's bread?

4. O let thy table honored be,

And furnished well with joyful guests,

And may each soul salvation see,

that here its sacred pledges tastes.

5. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

the God whom heav’n and earth adore,

From men and from the Angel-host,

Be praise and glory evermore.

NCH 426

1. Nor a Single doubt retain,

When thy break the Host in twain,

But that in each part remains

What was in the whole before,

Since the Simple sign alone

Suffers change in state or form,

The signified one remains

And the same for ever more.

2. Lo! Upon the Altar lies,

Hidden deep from human eyes,

Angels' Bread from Paradise,

Made the food of mortal man,

Children's meat to dogs denied;

In old types foresignified;

In the manna from the skies,

In Isaac, the Paschal Lamb.

3. Jesu, Shepherd of the sheep

Thy true flock in safety keep.

Living Bread! thy life supply

Strengthen us or else we die,

Fill us with celestial grace,

Thou, who feedest us below!

Grant that with Thy Saints above

We may see Thee face to face.

NCH 427

1. Not worthy, Lord, to gather up the crumbs

With trembling hand, that from thy table fall,

A weary, heavy-laden sinner comes

to plead thy promise and obey thy call.

2. I am not worthy to be thought thy child,

Nor sit the last and lowest at thy board,

too long a wand'rer and too oft beguiled,

I only ask one reconciling word.

3. I hear thy voice thou bidd'st me come and rest;

I come, I kneel, I clasp thy piercèd feet,

Thou bidd’st me take my place, a welcome guest

Among thy saints, and of thy banquet eat.

4. My praise can only breathe itself in pray'r,

My pray’r can only loose itself in thee,

Dwell thou forever in my heart, and there,

Lord, let me sup with thee, sup thou with me.

NCH 428

1. Now let us from this table rise

Renewed in body, mind, and soul,

With Christ we die and rise again,

His selfless love has made us whole.

2. With minds alert, upheld by grace

To spread the Word in speech and deed.

We follow in the steps or Christ

At one with us in hope and need.

3. To fill each human house with love,

It is the sacrament of care,

The work that Christ began to do

We humbly urge ourselves to share.

4. Then give us grace, Companion-God,

To choose again the pilgrim way,

And help us to accept with joy

The challenge of tomorrow’s day.

NCH 429

1. O bread of heav'n, beneath this veil,

Thou dost my very God conceal,

My Jesus, dearest treasure, hail,

I love thee and adoring kneel,

Each loving soul by thee is fed

With thy own self in form of bread.

2. O Food of life, thou who dost give

the pledge of immortality

I live, no, ‘tis not l that live;

God gives me life, God lives in me;

He feeds my soul, he guides my ways,

And ev’ry grief with Joy repays.

3. O Bond of love, that dost unite

The servant to his Iiving Lord,

Could I dare live, and not requite

Such love - then death were meet reward

I cannot live unless to prove

Some love for such unmeasured love.

4. Belovèd Lord in heav'n above,

There, Jesus, thou awaitest me,

To gaze on thee with changeless love

Yes, thus, I hope, thus shall it be.

For how can he deny me heav’n

Who here on earth himself hath giv'n?

NCH 430

1. O food of trav'lers, angels bread,

Manna wherewith the blest are fed

Come nigh and, with thy sweetness, fill

The hungry hearts that seek thee still.

2. O fount of love, O well unpriced,

Outpouring from the heart of Christ,

Give us to drink of very thee,

And all we pray shall answered be.

3. And bring us to that time and place

When this thy dear and veilèd face,

Blissful and glorious, shall be seen-

Ah Jesu! - with no veil between.

NCH 431

1. O Godhead, hid devoutly, I adore thee,

Who truly art within the forms before me;

To thee my heart I bow on my bended knee,

As failing quiet on contemplating thee.

2. Sight, touch and taste in thee are each deceivèd,

the ear alone most safely is believėd;

I believe all the Son of God has spoken,

truth's own word there is no truer token.

3. God only on the Cross lay hidden from view;

But here lies hid at once the manhood too;

And I too, in both professing my belief,

Make the Same pray’r as the repentant thief.

4. Thy wounds, as Thomas did see, I do not see

Yet thee I confess to be my Lord and God;

Make me believe in thee ever more and more,

In thee my hope, in thee my love to store.

5. O thou memorial of our Lord's own dying!

O bread that living art and vivifying!

Lord, make ever thou my soul on the to live;

Ever a taste of heav'nly sweetness give.

6. O loving Pelican, O Jesus, my Lord!

Unclean I may be, but cleanse me in thy blood

Of which a single drop, when for sinners Spilt,

Is fit ransom for the World's entire guilt.

7. Jesus, whom for the present veilèd I see,

Whatever I thirst for, oh, vouchsafe to me;

That I may see thy countenance unfolding,

May I be blest, thy glory beholding

NCH 432

1. O Lamb of God, our Sacrifice,

Who for thy children paid such price,

From sin's strong chains we seek release

O Lamb of God, grant us thy peace.

2. Thou who art sinless yet hast known

All sin and sorrow, borne alone,

Bid the world's turmoil tor us cease,

O Lamb of God, grant us thy peace.

3. O Lamb of God, O Sacred Heart,

Thou, Lord, alone can grace impart;

Give to our falt'ring faith increase,

O Lamb of God, grant us thy peace.

4. Thou rest for ev'ry weary soul,

Speak but the word and make us whole;

From ev’ry burden comes surcease

O Lamb of God, grant us thy peace.

NCH 433

1. O Lord, I am not worthy

That thou should come to me

But speak the word all-powerful

My soul then healed shall be.

2. I'm longing to receive thee,

The bridegroom of thy soul

No more by sin to grieve thee

Nor flee thy sweet control.

3. O Lord, thou art all holy,

the angels thee adore;

How then ought I sincerely

My wrongs and sins deplore?

4. But when thou soon wilt enter,

O Lord, my sinful heart,

Then heal me, be my shelter,

For thou my saviour art.

5. O Lord, how can I thank thee

For such a gift as this?

A gift which truly filleth

My soul with heav'nly bliss!

6. I praise thee, I extol thee,

I love thee, O my Sire,

Till once enjoy and glory,

In heav'n l thee admire.

NCH 434

1. Our watch we keep before your throne;

Our fervent love to you we own,

No tie of earth can separate

Our souls from watching at your gate.

Temptation’s pow’r shall naught avail

to draw us from you, Holy Grail.

2. In you we find our souls content;

Your grace ensures Sin's banishment,

Each day you come into our hearts,

Each day your presence strength imparts.

Temptation’s pow’r shall naught avail

to draw us from you, Holy Grail.

3. Our watch on earth a pledge shall be

Of heavèn in eternity,

O Lamb of God, till life is done,

till all our destined years have run.

Temptation’s pow’r shall naught avail

to draw us from you, Holy Grail.

NCH 435

1. Saviour God, possess my heart,

From it never more to part,

Come, Lord, to my heart and reign,

come, dear Saviour, and remain.

2. Jesus, Jesus, come to me,

All my longing is for thee,

Of all friends thou art the best,

Make of me thy counterpart.

3. Dearest Lord, I live for thee,

Son of God, I die for thee,

Jesus, I belong to thee

Now and all eternity.

NCH 436

1. See us, Lord, about thine altar,

though so many, we are one,

many souls by love united

In the heart of Christ, thy Son.

2. Hear our pray'rs, O loving Father,

Hear in them thy Son, our Lord,

Hear him speak our love and worship,

As we sing with one accord.

3. Once were seen the blood and water,

Now he seems but bread and wine,

Then in human form he suffered;

Now his form is but a sign.

4. Wheat and grape contain the meaning,

Food and drink he is to all,

One in him, we kneel adoring

Gathered by his loving call.

5. Hear us yet; so much is needful

In our frail, disordered life;

Stay with us and tend our weakness

Till that day of no more strife.

6. Members of his mystic body,

Now we know our pray’r is heard,

Heard by thee because thy children

Have received th'eternal word.

NCH 437

1. Sing, my tongue, the Saviour's glory;

Of his flesh the myst’ry sing

Of the blood, all price exceeding,

Shed by our immortal king.

Destined for the world’s redemption,

From a noble womb to spring.

2. Of a pure and spotless Virgin

Born for us on earth below,

He, as man with man conversing

Stayed, the seeds of truth to sow,

Then He closed in solemn order

Wondrously his life of woe.

3. On the night of that Last Supper,

Seated with his chosen band,

He, the Paschal victim eating,

First fulfils the Law's command;

Then, as Food to His Apostles,

Gives Himself with His own hand.

4. Word made Flesh, the bread of nature

By His word to Flesh He turns,

Wine into His Blood He changes-

What though sense no change discerns?

Only be the heart in earnest,

Faith her lesson quickly learns.

5. Down in adoration falling,

Lo! The sacred Host we hail;

Lo! O'er ancient forms departing

Newer rites of grace prevail;

Faith, for all defects supplying,

Where the feeble senses fali.

6. To the everlasting Father,

And the Son who reigns on high,

With the Holy Ghost proceeding

Forth from each eternally,

Be salvation, honor, blessing,

Might and endless majesty.

NCH 438

1. Sion, lift thy voice and sings

Praise thy Saviour and thy King

Praise with hymns thy shepherd true,

Dare thy most to praise him well;

For he doth all praise excel,

None can ever reach his due.

2. Special theme of praise is thine,

That true-living Bread divine,

That life-giving Flesh adored,

Which the brethren twelve received,

As most faithfully believed,

At the Supper of the Lord.

3. Let the chant be loud and high;

Sweet and tranquil be the joy,

Felt today in ev'ry breast;

On this Festival divine

Which recounts the origin

Of the glorious Eucharist.

4. At this table of the King,

Our new Paschal offering

Brings to end the olden rite;

Here, for empty shadows fled,

Is Reality instead

Here, instead of darkness, Light.

NCH 439

Sons of God, hear his holy word;

Gather round the table of the Lord;

Eat his body, drink his blood,

And we’ll sing a song of love.

Allelu, allelu, alleluia.

1. Brothers, Sisters, We are one

And our life has just begun,

In the Spirit we are young,

We can Iive for ever.

Sons of God, hear his holy word;

Gather round the table of the Lord;

Eat his body, drink his blood,

And we’ll sing a song of love.

Allelu, allelu, alleluia.

2. Shout together to the Lord,

Who has promised our reward,

Happiness a hundredfold;

And we'll live forever.

Sons of God, hear his holy word;

Gather round the table of the Lord;

Eat his body, drink his blood,

And we’ll sing a song of love.

Allelu, allelu, alleluia.

3. Jesus gave a new command

That we love our fellow man,

till we reach the promised land,

Where we'll live forever.

Sons of God, hear his holy word;

Gather round the table of the Lord;

Eat his body, drink his blood,

And we’ll sing a song of love.

Allelu, allelu, alleluia.

4. If we want to live with him,

We must also die with him;

Die to selfishness and sin,

And we'll rise forever.

Sons of God, hear his holy word;

Gather round the table of the Lord;

Eat his body, drink his blood,

And we’ll sing a song of love.

Allelu, allelu, alleluia.

5. Make the world a unity;

Make all men one family,

Till we meet the Trinity

And live then forever.

Sons of God, hear his holy word;

Gather round the table of the Lord;

Eat his body, drink his blood,

And we’ll sing a song of love.

Allelu, allelu, alleluia.

6. With the Church we celebrate;

Jesus' coming we await,

So we make a holiday,

So we'll live forever.

Sons of God, hear his holy word;

Gather round the table of the Lord;

Eat his body, drink his blood,

And we’ll sing a song of love.

Allelu, allelu, alleluia.

NCH 440

1. Soul of my saviour, Sanctify my breast;

Body of Christ be thou my saving guest;

Blood of my Saviour, bathe me in thy tide;

Wash me with water flowing from thy Side.

2. Strength and protection may thy Passion be;

O blessed Jesus, hear and answer me;

Deep in thy wounds, Lord, hide and shelter me,

So shall I never, never part from thee.

3. Guard and defend me from the foe malign

In death's dread moments, make me only thine;

Call me, and bid me come to thee on high,

When I may praise thee with thy saints for aye.

NCH 441

1. Sweet sacrament divine,

Hid in thy earthly home,

Lo! Round thy lowly shrine,

With suppliant hearts we come,

Jesus, to thee our voice we raise

In songs of love and heart-felt praise,

Sweet sacrament divine,

Sweet sacrament divine.

2. Sweet Sacrament of peace,

Dear home of ev'ry heart,

Where restless yearnings cease,

And sorrows all depart,

There, in thy ear, all trustfully,

We tell our tale of misèry,

Sweet Sacrament of peace.

Sweet Sacrament of peace.

3. Sweet Sacrament of rest,

Ark from the ocean's roar,

Within thy shelter blest,

Soon may we reach the shore.

Save us for still the tempest raves,

Save, lest We sink beneath the waves,

Sweet Sacrament of rest.

Sweet Sacrament of rest.

4. Sweet Sacrament divine,

Earth's light and jubilee,

In thy far depths doth shine

Thy Godhead's majesty,

Sweet light, so shine on us, we pray,

That earthly joys may fade away,

Sweet Sacrament divine.

Sweet Sacrament divine.

NCH 442
Take our bread, we ask you;

take our hearts, we love you;

Take our lives, O Father, we are yours,

We are yours.

1. Yours as we stand at the table you set,

Yours as we eat the bread, our hearts can't forget

We are the signs of your life with us yet;

We are yours, we are yours.

Take our bread, we ask you;

take our hearts, we love you;

Take our lives, O Father, we are yours,

We are yours.

2. Your holy people stand washed in your blood,

Spirit-filled yet hungry, We await your food.

Poor though we are, We have brought ourselves to you,

we are yours, we are yours.

Take our bread, we ask you;

take our hearts, we love you;

Take our lives, O Father, we are yours,

We are yours.

NCH 443
1. The God of love my Shepherd is,

And he that doth me feed,

While he is mine and l am his,

What can I want or need?

2. He leads me to the tender grass,

Where I both feed and rest,

Then to the streams that gently pass,

In both I have the best.

3. Or if I stray, he doth convert

And bring my mind in frame

And all this not for my desert,

But tor his Holy name.

4. Yea, in death's shady black abode,

Well may walk, not fear

For thou art with me, and thy rod

to guide, thy staff to bear.

5. Surely, thy sweet and wondrous love

Shall measure all my days,

And, as it never shall remove,

So neither shall my praise.

NCH 444
1. The heav'nly Word proceeding forth,

Yet leaving not the Father's side,

Accomplishing his work on earth

And reached at length life's eventide.

2. By false disciple to be giv'n

To foemen for his life athirst

Himself, the very Bread from heav'n,

He gave to his disciples first.

3. He gave himself in either kind,

His precious Flesh, his precious Blood:

in love's own fullness thus designed

Of the whole man to be the Food.

4. By birth our fellow man was he,

Our Food, when sitting at the board

He died, our ransomer to be;

He ever reigns, our great reward.

5. O saving Victim, op'ning wide

The gate of heav'n to man below:

Our foes press on from evry side,

Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.

6. All praise and thanks to thee ascend

For evermore, blest One in three;

O grant us life that shall not end

In our true native land with thee.

NCH 445

1. The Saviour is our very food;

Our very drink is Christ, the Lord

We drink indeed his precious blood

And eat the flesh by all adored.

2. Yea, truly, on that flesh we feed,

Which he received in Mary's womb;

that precious blood we drink indeed

That once was shed to lift our doom.

3. Full surely at the sacred board,

The word made flesh to us is giv'n,

On whom the worship or the Lord

Doth rest, through whom we enter heav'n.

4. That bread so full of all delight,

So full of ev'ry sweetness blest,

Is Christ, the King of endless might,

Erst carried in the Virgin's breast.

5. Upon the richness of this bread

Of angels, let us feed for aye,

That this Viaticum may shed

Continual sweetness round our way.

6. Celestial banquet that imparts

Its glory to the ransomed soul,

Thou resting-place to whom this food is giv'n

Grant us to reach the heav'nly goal.

7. O God, the Father, King of heav'n,

Through thy dear Son and Spirit, grant

That they to whom this food is giv'n

In Paradise thy praise may chant.

NCH 446

1. The Word descending from above,

Yet leaving not the Father's side

And going to his work of love,

At length had reached life 's eventide.

2. But ere the traitor's hand hath led

The envious Jews that plot his death.

Himself the Lord as living bread

Unto the twelve delivereth.

3. To them, beneath a two-fold veil,

He gave his flesh and precious blood,

Our two-fold substance to regale,

With that divine and typic food.

4. He was our fellow man in birth;

Our food, when at the board he sate

He died, the ransom of the earth,

He reigns, our guerdon wondrous great.

NCH 447

1. Wondrous love that cannot falter!

Jesus in the Host doth dwell

Day and night upon the altar

Near to those ne loves so well.

Low in endless worship bent,

Praise the Blessed Sacrament.

2. Angel hosts are hushed in wonder

And adore with folded wings;

For the lowly Species under,

Hidden Lies the King of kings.

Low in endless worship bent,

Praise the Blessed Sacrament.

3. Though the Heav’nly choir rejoices

Sings praise to His loving ear,

Seeks the tribute of our voices,

Tis for us He waiteth here!

Low in endless worship bent,

Praise the Blessed Sacrament.

4. All He hath in highest Heavèn

Veilèd in the Host we see;

And to us the care is gIven

Of His wonarous poverty.

Low in endless worship bent,

Praise the Blessed Sacrament.

5. Bread of Angels! Who can measure

All it means? This daily food?

And the daily granted treasure

Of His sacrificial Blood?

Low in endless worship bent,

Praise the Blessed Sacrament.

6. Bending low in adoration,

Ever constant let us be,

Making Jesus Reparation

For the world's inconstancy.

Low in endless worship bent,

Praise the Blessed Sacrament.

NCH 448

1. Word of God to earth descending

With the Father present still,

Near his earthly journey's ending

Hastes his mission to fulfil.

2. Well the traitor's kiss fore-knowing

Miracles of love divine,

See his hands himself bestowing

In the hallowed bread and wine.

3. Holy body, blood all precious,

Giv'n by him to be our food,

With them both he doth refresh us,

Formed like him of flesh and blood.

4. Mighty victim, earth's salvation,

Heav'n's own gate unfolding wide,

Help thy people in temptation,

Feed them from thy bleeding side.

5. Unto thee, the hidden manna,

Father, Spirit, unto thee,

Let us raise the loud hosanna,

And adoring bend the knee.

NCH 449

1. Angel voices, ever singing

Round the throne of light;

Angel harps, forever ringing

rest not day nor night;

Thousands only live to bless thee

And confess thee Lord of might.

2. Thou who art beyond the farthest

Mortal eye can scan,

Can it be that thou regardest,

Songs of sinful man?

Can we know that thou art near us,

And wilt hear us? Yea, we can.

3. Yea, we know that thou rejoicest

O’er each work of thine;

Thou didst ears, and hands, and voices,

For thy praise design,

Craftsman's art and music measure,

For thy pleasure, all combine.

4. In thy house, great God, we offer

Of thine own to thee,

And for thy acceptance proffer,

All unworthily,

Hearts, and minds and hands and voices,

In our choicest psalmody.

5. Honour, glory, might, and merit,

Thine shall ever be,

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,

Blessed Trinity.

Of the best that thou hast given

Earth and heaven render thee.

NCH 450

1. Angels holy, high and lowly,

Sing the praises of the Lord,

Earth and sky, all living nature,

Man the stamp of thy Creator,

Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord!

2. Sun and moon bright, Night and noon-light,

Starry temples azure-floored,

Cloud and rain, and wild winds' madness,

Sons of God that shout for gladness,

Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord!

3. Oceans hoary, Tell His glory,

Cliffs, where tumbling seas have roared,

Pulse of waters, blithely beating

Wave advancing, wave retreating,

Praise ye, praise, ye God the Lord

4. Rock and highland, wood and island,

Crag, where eagles pride hath soared

Mighty mountains, purple breasted,

Peaks cloud-cleaving, snowy crested,

Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord!

5. Rolling river, praise Him ever,

From the mountain's deep vein poured;

Silver fountain, clearly gushing

Troubled torrent, madly rushing,

Praise ye, praise ye, God the Lord!

6. Praise Him ever, bounteous Giver!

Praise Him, Father, Friend and Lord!

Each glad soul its free course winging,

Each blithe voice its free song singing

Praise the great and mighty Lord!

NCH 451

1. Blessed feasts of blessed martyrs,

Saintly days of saintly men,

With affection's recollections

Greet we thy return again.

2. Mighty deeds they wrought, and wonders,

While a frame of flesh they bore;

We with meetest praise and sweetest

Honour them for evermore.

3. By contempt of worldly pleasures,

And by mighty battles done,

have they merited with angels

to be knit for aye in one.

4. Wherefore made co-heirs of glory,

Ye that sit with Christ on high,

Jon to ours thy supplications,

As for grace and peace we cry.

5. That, this weary life completed,

And its many labours past,

We may merit to be seated

In our father's home at last.

NCH 452
1. Dear angel ever at my side,

How loving must thou be

To leave thy home in heav’n to guard

A sinful child like me.

2. For I have felt thee in my thoughts

Fighting with sin for me;

And when my heart loves God, I know

The sweetness is from thee.

3. And when, dear Spirit, I kneel down

Morning and night to pray’r

Something there is within my heart

Which tells me thou art there.

4. Yes! When I pray, thou prayest too,

Thy pray'r is all for me;

But when I sleep, thou sleepest not,

But watchest patiently.

5. Then, for thy sake, dear Angel, now

More humble will I be;

But I am weak, and when I fall,

O weary not of me.

NCH 453
1. Faith of our fathers, living still

In spite of dungeon, fire and sword;

O how our hearts beat high with joy

Whene'er we hear that glorious word!

Faith of our fathers, holy faith!

We will be true to thee till death!

2. Our father’s, chained in prisons dark,

were still in heart and conscience tree;

And blest would be their children’s s fate,

If they, like them, should die for thee.

Faith of our fathers, holy faith!

We will be true to thee till death!

3. Faith of our fathers, we will strive

To win all nations unto thee

And Through the truth that comes from God

Mankind shall then indeed be free.

Faith of our fathers, holy faith!

We will be true to thee till death!

4. Faith of our fathers, we will love

both friend and foe in all our strife,

And preach thee, too, as love knows how

By kindly words and virtuous life.

5. Faith of our fathers! Days of old

Within our hearts speak gallantly;

For ages thou hast stood by us,

Dear Faith and now we’ll stand by thee.

Faith of our fathers, holy faith!

We will be true to thee till death!

NCH 454

1. For all the saints, who from their labours rest,

Who thee by faith be-fore the world confessed,

Thy name, O Jesu, be for ever blest.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

2. Thou wast their rock, their fortress, and their might;

Thou, Lord, their captain in the well-fought fight;

Thou, in the darkness drear, their one true light.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

3. O may thy soldiers, faithful, true and bold,

Fight as the saints who nobly fought of old

And win with them the victor's crown of gold.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

4. O blest communion, fellowship divine!

We feebly struggle; they in glory shine,

Yet all are one in thee for all are thine.

Alleluia! Alleluia!
5. And when the strife is fierce, the war fare long

steals on the ear the distant triumph song.

And hearts are brave again, and arms are strong

Alleluia! Alleluia!

6. The golden evening brightens in the west;

Soon to faithful warriors cometh rest,

Sweet is the calm of pa-ra-dise the blest.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

7. But lo! there breaks a yet more glorious day,

The saints triumphant rise in bright array,

The king of glory passes on this way.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

8. From earth's wide bounds, from ocean's farthest coast,

Through gates of pearl streams in the countless host,

Singing to Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Alleluia! Alleluia!

NCH 455

1. From your blissful thrones of glory,

Look on us, O God's elect,

Tell us what repays your combats,

Tell us what we may expect.

Our delight no one can utter,

Eye has not seen, ear not heard,

None on earth can feel the pleasure

That for us God has reserved."

2. Ye bright martyr throng, whose courage

Never quailed amid the strife;

What is now to be your portion

After giving up your life?

"We with waving palms all standing

And with banners bright unfurled,

Sing for ever alleluia

to the saviour of the world."

3. Ye, whose unabated penance

Made the desert so renowned,

Hermits, tell us, for your rigors

What delight ye now have found.

For the pleasures we relinquished

For our homes and friends below,

Joys delicious pour in torrents,

Fill our hearts and overflow.

4. Ye, the virgins who on earth were

Bound to an eternal spouse,

With what favours does he crown you,

Faithful to your three-told vows?

Happy brides in spotless garments,

close beside our Lord we throng;

where the Lamb goes, there we follow,

While we sing the unknown song.

4. As we gaze upon your glory,

Saints of God, in heav'n's own light,

Teach us how we too may Jon you,

How to win those crowns so bright.

Would you come where we have entered,

Fight with all your strength and pow'r?

Would you live the life eternal,

Die to self at ev'ry hour?"

NCH 456

1. Give me the wings of faith to rise,

Within the veil and See

The saints above, how great their joys,

How bright their glories be.

2. Once they were mourners here below,

And poured out cries and tears

They wrestled hard, as we do now,

With sins, and doubts, and fears.

3. I ask them whence their victory came

They, with united breath,

Ascribe their conquest to the Lamb,

Their triumph to his death.

4. They marked the footsteps that he trod,

His zeal inspired their breast,

And, foll'wing their incarnate God,

Possess the promised rest.

5. Our glorious Leader claims our praise,

For his own pattern giv’n;

While the long cloud of witnesses

Show the same path to heav’n.

NCH 457

1. Hail, Holy Joseph, hail!

Husband of Mary, hail!

Chaste as the lily flow'r

lon Eden's peaceful vale.

2. Hail, Holy Joseph, hail!

Father of Christ esteemed,

Father be thou to those

Thy foster Son redeemed.

3. Hail, Holy Joseph, hail!

Prince of the house of God,

May his blest graces be

By thy pure hands bestowed.

4. Hail, Holy Joseph, hail!

Comrade of angels, hail!

Cheer thou the hearts that faint,

And guide the steps that fail.

5. Hail, Holy Joseph, hail!

God's choice wert thou alone.

To thee the word made flesh.

Was subject as a Son.

6. Mother of Jesus, bless,

And bless, ye saints on high,

All meek and simple souls

That to Saint Joseph cry.

NCH 458
1. Hark! Hark, my soul! Angelic songs are swelling

O'er earth's green fields, and ocean's wave - beat shore

How sweet the truth those blessed strains are telling

Of that new life when sin shall be no more.

Angels of Jesus, angels of life

Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.

2. Onward we go, for still we hear them singing,

Come, weary souls, for Jesus bids you come:

And through the dark, its echoes sweetly ringing

The music of the Gospel leads us home.

Angels of Jesus, angels of life

Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.

3. Far, far away, like bells at ev’ning pealing,

The voice of Jesus sounds o'er land and sea,

And laden souls, by thousands meekly stealing.

Kind shepherd, turn their weary steps to thee.

Angels of Jesus, angels of life

Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.

4. Rest comes at length though life be long and dreary

The day must dawn, and darksome night be past

Al journeys end in welcome to the weary

And heav’n, the heart’s true home will come at last.

Angels of Jesus, angels of life

Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.

5. Angels, sing on, your faithful watches keeping

Sing us sweet fragments or the songs above;

While we toil on, and soothe ourselves with weeping,

Till life's long night shall break in endless love.

Angels of Jesus, angels of life

Singing to welcome the pilgrims of the night.

NCH 459

1. Hark, the sound of holy voices

Chanting at the crystal sea,

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Alleluia! Lord to thee;

Multitude, which none can number,

Like the stars in glory stand

Clothed in white apparel, holding

Palms of vict'ry in their hands.

2. Patriarchs and the holy prophets,

Who prepared the way of Christ,

Kings, apostles, saints, confessors,

Martyrs and evangelists;

Saintly maidens, godly matrons,

Widows who have watched to pray'r,

Joined in holy concert, singing

to the Lord of all, are there.

3. They have come from tribulation,

And have washed their robes in blood,

Washed them in the blood of Jesus;

tried they were, and firm they stood,

Mocked, Imprisoned, stoned, tormented,

sawn asunder, slain with sword;

They have conquered death and Satan

By the might of Christ the Lord.

4. Marching with Thy Cross their banner,

They have triumphed, following

Thee, the Captain of salvation,

Thee, their Savior and their King,

Gladly, Lord, with Thee they suffered;

Gladly, Lord, with Thee they died

And, by death, to life immortal

They were born and glorified.

5. Now they reign in heav'nly glory

Now they walk in golden light,

Now they drink, as from a river,

Holy bliss and infinite:

Love and peace they taste forever,

And all truth and knowledge see

in the béatific vision

Of the blessèd Trinity.

6. God of God, the One begotten,

Light of light, Emmanuel,

In Whose body joined together

All the saints forever dwell;

Pour upon us of thy fullness

That we may for evermore

God the Father, God the Son, and

God the Holy Ghost adore.

NCH 460

1. How bright these glorious spirits shine!

Whence all their white array?

How came they to the blissful seats

Of everlasting day?

2. Lo! these are they from suff’rings great

Who came to realms of light;

And in the blood of Christ have washed

Those robes which shine so bright.

3. Now with triumphal palms they stand

Before the throne on high,

And serve the God they love amidst

The glories of the sky.

4. Hunger and thirst are felt no more,

Nor suns with scorching ray

God is their Sun, whose cheering beams

Diffuse eternal day.

5. The Lamb, Which dwells amidst the throne,

Shall o'er them still preside,

Feed them with nourishment divine,

And all their footsteps guide.

6. Midst pastures green He'll lead His flock

Where living streams appear,

And God the Lord from ev'ry eye

Shall wipe off ev'ry tear.

7. To Father, Son and Holy Ghost,

The God Whom we adore,

Be glory, as it was, is now,

And shall be evermore.

NCH 461

1. Jesus, for all poor souls, we plead

Thou who canst help their direst need,

Grant them the happiness of rest,

Peace that is promised to the blest;

Grant them the clearness of thy light,

Shine through the gloom; give day for night

2. Grant them remission of all Sin,

Cleanse them, O Christ, without, within

Thou who hast suffered for thine own,

Who paid the price, who did atone,

Our loving supplications near

grant them pardon, Savior dear,

3. O blessèd Mary, intercede;

O all ye saints, now with us, plead

For all poor souls who need thy aid,

Until the debt of sin is paid;

Pray that God's grace may give release

And light eternal, rest and peace.

NCH 462

1. Jesus, Son of Mary, fount of life alone,

Here we hail thee present on thine altar-throne,

Humbly we adore thee, Lord of endless might,

In our tabernacles veiled from earthly sight.

2. Think, O Lord, in mercy of the souls of those

Who, in faith, gone from us, now in death repose

Here, mid stress and conflict, toils can never cease,

There, the warfare ended, bid them rest in peace.

3. Often were they wounded in the deadly strife

Heal them, good physician, with the balm of life,

Ev'ry taint of evil, frailty and decay,

Good and gracious Saviour, cleanse and purge away.

4. Rest eternal grant them, after weary fight;

Shed on them the radiance of thy heav'nly light.

Lead them onward, upward, to the holy place.

Where, thy saints, made perfect, gaze upon thy face.

NCH 463

1. Kind angel guardian, thanks to you

For your so watchful care of me;

Oh, lead me still in ways of truth,

Dear guide of childhood and of youth.

2. King Angel Guardian, let my tears

Implore you to your meek control,

Oh keep me safe in wisdom's way,

And bring me back if I should stray.

3. When angry passions fill my soul,

Subdue them to your meek control,

Through good and ill, oh, ever be

A guide, a guard, a friend to me.

4. And when death's hand shall seal my eyes,

Oh, bear my spirit to the skies,

And teach me there my voice to raise

In hymns of never-ending praise,

NCH 464

1. Let us praise our noble God,

Who rallies saints before him;

May we walk the way they trod,

And endlessly adore him.

2. Doctors, Virgins, sound his praise

And martyrs march abreast him;

Men with children chorus praise,

All they whose lives confessed him!

3. Mind or heart has never guessed

Their joy and consolation:

For our Saviour s name is blessed

In them, his royal nation!

4. May the blessed shield our way

Through pray'r to their rewarder

May he ever guide our days

In peace and starlight order.

NCH 465

1. Lo! Round the throne, a glorious band,

The saints in countless myriads stand,

Of ev'ry tongue redeemed to God,

Arrayed in garments washed in blood

Through tribulation great they came,

They bore the Cross, despised the shame

From all their labours now they rest

In God's eternal glory blest.

2. They see their Saviour face-to-face

And sing the triumphs of his grace,

Him day and night they ceaseless praise

To him the loud thanksgiving raise:

Worthy the Lamb tor sinners slain,

Through endless years to live and reign,

Thou hast redeemed us by thy blood,

And made us kings and priests to God.

3. O may we tread the sacred road

That saints and holy martyrs trod,

Wage to the end the glorious strife

And win, like them, a crown of life,

To Thee, Redeemer, now we cry

That thou wouldst join to them on high

Thy servants, who this grace implore

For ever and for evermore.

NCH 466

1. My angel and defender

In love I call to you,

The guide the gentle teacher,

That heav'n has sent to me,

Thanks for your loving kindness,

My soul desire to give

I would not die without you,

Nor would I dare to live.

2. When I am sad, bring comfort,

When weak, your pow’r display,

in your Strong arms, support me

Across each rugged way,

Let not my footstep falter

Along the road of night,

Make safe for me the journey

Of justice and of light.

3. My comrade you since childhood

In truth and love sincere,

O fail me not, sweet angel,

When death's dark hour is near,

Then aid my will to conquer

The malice of the foe,

What most to God is pleasing,

to my faint spirit show.

4. And when my trembling spirit

Before the Judge shall stand,

Bring then your aid, dear Angel;

Please be at my right hand.

O loving Guide and Comrade,

In all my wand’ring way,

Be always near to lead me

To heav'n's eternal day.

NCH 467

1. O Christ, the glory of the angel choirs!

Author and ruler of the human race!

Grant us one day to climb the happy hills

And see thy blissful face.

2. And oh, Thou Raphaèl, Physician blest,

Send down to us, from thy celestial height,

To heal our soul's diseases and direct

Our life-long course aright.

3. Thou too, O Mary, Mother of our God!

And happy Queen of Angels, hither speed,

Drawing with thee the army of the saints,

to help us in our needs.

4. This grace on us bestow, O Father blest,

And thou, O Son, by an eternal birth;

With thee from both proceeding, Holy Ghost!

Whose glory fills the earth.

NCH 468

1. O God, thy soldiers’ crown and guard,

And their exceeding great reward,

From all transgressions, set us free

Who sing thy martyrs’ victory.

2. The pleasures of the world they spurned;

From sin's pernicious lures they turned,

They knew their joys imbued with gall,

And thus they reached thy heav'nly hall.

3. For thee through many woes they ran;

In many strives they played the man,

For thee their blood thy dared to pour

And thence have joy forever more.

4. We therefore pray thee, full of love,

Regard us from thy throne above;

On this thy martyrs triumph day,

Wash ev'ry stain of sin away.

5. O Father, that we ask be done

Through Jesus Christ, thine only Son,

Who, with the Holy Ghost and thee,

Shall live and reign eternally.

NCH 469

1. O heav'nly Jerusalem

Of everlasting halls,

Thrice blessed are the people

Thou storest in thy walls.

Thou art the golden mansion,

Where saints forever sing,

The seat of God's own chosen,

The palace of the king.

2. There God forever sitteth,

Himself of all the Crown,

The Lamb, the Light that shineth,

And never goeth down.

Naught to this seat approacheth

Their sweet peace to molest

They sing their God forever,

Nor day nor night they rest.

3. Sure hope doth thither lead us

Our longings thither tend;

May short-lived toil ne’er daunt us,

For joys that cannot end.

To Christ the Sun that lightens

His Church above, below;

To Father, and to Spirit,

All things created bow.

NCH 470

1. O Lord, behold the suppliant band,

That kneels before your throne;

Come, come back, unto the land

That once was all thine own.

2. By all thy toil by all thy pain,

By ev’ry Sigh and tear,

We pray thee, let not Satan gain

The souls that cost so dear.

3. Remember, Lord, thy mercies old.

Thy grace so freely giv’n,

When nations thronged into thy fold

Intent on gaining heav’n.

4. Oh, for the sake of saints who prayed

At altars now laid low;

For deeds of shame, for faith betrayed,

Thy vengeance, Lord, forgo.

5. And for the sake of those who stood

Amid the nation's fall,

Who kept the faith and shed their blood,

Have mercy now on all.

NCH 471

1. O thou, the martyrs' glorious King!

Of confessors the crown and prize,

Who dost to joys celestial bring

Those who the joys of earth despise.

2. By all the praise thy saints have won,

By all their pains in days gone by,

By all the deeds which they have done,

Hear thou thy suppliant people's cry.

3. Thou dost amid thy martyrs fight;

Thy confessors thou dost forgive;

May we find mercy in thy sight,

And in thy sacred presence live.

4. To God the Father glory be;

And to his Sole-begotten Son;

And glory, Holy Ghost, to thee,

While everlasting ages run.

NCH 472

1. Our Father’s home eternal,

O Christ, thou dost prepare

With many diverse mansions,

And each one passing fair,

They are the victors’ guerdon,

Who through the hard-worn fight

Have followed in thy footsteps,

And reign with thee in light.

2. Amidst the happy number

The Virgins’ crown and Queen,

The ever-Virgin Mother,

Is first and foremost seen;

The Patriarchs in triumph

Thy praises nobly sing

The prophets of thy wisdom

Adore the nations' King.

3. Th' Apostles reign in glory,

The martyrs joy in thee,

The Virgins and Confessors

Thy shining brightness see,

And ev'ry patient suff’rer,

Who sorrow dared contemn,

For each especial anguish

Hath one especial gem.

4. The holy men and women,

Their earthly struggle o’er,

With joy put off the armour

That they shall need no more,

For these and all that battled

Beneath their monarch's eyes,

the harder was the conflict,

the brighter is the prize.

5. And ev’ry faithful servant,

Made perfect in thy grace,

Hath each his fitting station

‘Mid those that see thy face.

The bondsman and the noble,

the peasant and the king,

All gird one glorious Monarch

In one eternal ring.

NCH 473

1. Palms of glory, raiment bright,

Crowns that never fade away,

Gird and deck the saints in light,

Priests and kings and conqu’rors they.

2. Yet the conqu'rors bring their palms

To the Lamb amidst the Throne,

And proclaim in joyful psalms

Vict’ry through His Cross alone.

3. Kings their crowns for harps resign,

Crying, as they strike the chords,

Take the Kingdom, it is Thine,

King of kings, and Lord of lords.

4. Round the Altar Priests confess,

if their robes are white as snow,

T’was the Saviour's Righteousness,

And His Blood, that made them so.

5. They were mortal too like us,

O, when we like them must die,

May our souls translated thus

Triumph, reign, and shine on high.

NCH 474

1. Praise we all those ministers celestial,

Whom our dear Father chose

To be defenders of our nature frail,

Against our scheming toes.

2. For, since that from his glory in the skies,

Th' apostate Angel fell,

Burning with envy, evermore he tries,

to down our souls in hell.

3. Then draw near, watchful Spirit, bend your wing

Our country's Guardian blest!

Avert her threat'ning ills: expel each thing

That hinders her true rest.

4. Praise to the triune Majesty, whose strength

This mighty fabric sways:

whose glory reigns beyond the utmost length

Of everlasting days.
NCH 475

1. Saint Joseph, God has chosen you

to keep his Church from harm,

So hold the Church as once you held

The Christ child in your arm.

2. Saint Joseph, God has given you

All workers for your own.

Teach them to do the best they can

With steel and wood and stone.

3. Saint Joseph, O when death is near,

Come bending to my side,

For Jesus and his Mother bent

To help you when you died.

4. Saint Joseph, when you pray for me,

Pray to the three in one.

But talk in human words with Him

Who let you call Him son.

NCH 476

1. Seek ye a patron to defend

Your cause? Then, one and all,

Without delay upon the Prince

Of all Apostles call.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

2. By penitential tears thou didst

The path of life regain,

Teach us with thee to weep our sins

And wash away their stain.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

3. The angel touch'd thee, and forthwith

Thy chains from off thee fell;

Oh, loose us from the subtle coils

That link us close with Hell.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

4. Firm rock whereon the Church is based!

Pillar that cannot bend!

With strength endue us; and the faith

From heresy defend.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

5. Save Rome which, from the days of old,

Thy blood hath sanctified;

And help the nations of the earth

That in thy help confide.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

6. Oh, worshipp'd by all Christendom!

Her realms in peace maintain;

Let no contagion sap her strength,

No discord rend in twain.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

7. The weapons which our ancient foe

Against us doth prepare,

Crush thou; nor suffer us to fall

Into his deadly snare.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

8. Guard us through life; and in that hour

When our last fight draws nigh,

O'er death, o'er hell, o'er Satan's pow'r,

Gain us the victòry.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

9. Praise to the Lord and Father be;

Praise to the Son who rose;

Praise to the Spirit Paraclete;

While age on ages flows.

Blest holder of the heav'nly keys!

Thy pray'rs we all implore;

Unlock to us the sacred bars

Of heav’n’s eternal door.

NCH 477

1. Sing, sing, ye angel bands,

All beautiful and bright!

For higher and higher,

Through fields of starry light,

Mary, your Queen, ascends

Like the sweet moon at night.

Mary, your Queen, ascend

Like the Sweet moon at night

2. A fairer flow'r than she,

On earth hath never been;

And, save the throne of God,

Your heav’ns have never seen!

A wonder half so bright

As your ascending Queen;

A wonder half so bright

As your ascending Queen.

3. O happy angels, look

How beautiful she is!

See! Jesus bears her up,

Her hand is locked in his.

Oh, who can tell the height

Of that fair Mother 's bliss?

Oh, who can tell the height

of that fair Mother's bliss?

4. And shall I lose thee then,

Lose my Sweet right to thee?

Ah, no! the angels' Queen

Man's Mother still will be;

And thou, upon thy throne,

Wilt keep thy love for me,

And thou, upon thy throne,

Will keep thy love for me.

5. Oh, through the countless stars

Proceeds the grand arrays

And love divine comes forth

To light her on her way,

Through the short gloom of night

Into celestial day;

Through the short gloom of night

Into celestial day.

6. On, then, dear pageant, on!

Sweet music breathes around

And love, like dew, distils

On hearts in rapture bound,

The Queen of heav’n goes up

To be proclaimed and crowned,

The Queen of heav’n goes up

To be proclaimed and crowned.

NCH 478

1. Soldiers, who are Christ's below,

Strong in faith resist the foe

Boundless is the pledged reward

Unto them who serve the Lord.

2. ‘Tis no palm of fading leaves

that the conqu’ror's hand receives;

joys are his, serene and pure,

Light that ever shall endure.

3. For the souls that overcome

Waits the beauteous heav’nly home,

Where the blessed evermore

Tread on high the starry floor.

4. Passing soon and little worth

Are the things that tempt on earth,

Heav'nward lift thy soul's regard,

God himself is thy reward.

5. Father, who the crown dost give,

Savior, by whose death we live,

Spirit, who our hearts dost raise,

Three in One, thy Name we praise.

NCH 479

1. Ten thousand times ten thousand

in sparkling raiment bright,

The armies of the ransomed saints

Throng up the steeps of light,

‘Tis finished, all is finished,

Their fight with death and sin

Fling open wide the golden gates,

And let the victors in.

2. What rush of alleluias

Fills all the earth and sky!

What ringing of a thousand harps

Bespeaks the triumph nigh!

O day, for which creation

And all its tribes were made;

O joy, for all its former woes

A thousandfold repaid!

3. O then what raptured greetings

On Canaan's happy shore,

What knitting severed friendships up,

Where partings are no more!

Then eyes with joy shall sparkle,

That brimmed with tears of late,

Orphans no longer fatherless,

Nor widows desolate.

4. Bring near Thy great salvation,

Thou Lamb for sinners slain,

Fill up the roll of Thine elect,

Then take Thy pow’r, and reign,

Appear, Desire of nations,

Thine exiles long for home,

Show in the heav'n Thy promised sign;

Thou Prince and Savior, come.

NCH 480

1. The confessor of Christ, from shore to shore,

Honoured with solemn rite,

This day with merits full, his labours o’er,

Went to his seat in light.

2. Holy and innocent were all his ways,

Sweet, temp rate and unstained;

His life was pray'r - his evry breath was Praise,

While breath to him remained.

3. Oft’ times have miracles in many lands

His sanctity displayed;

And still does health return at his command

To many frames decayed.

4. Therefore to him triumphant praise we pay

And yearly songs renew;

Praying our glorious Saint for us to pray,

And the long ages through.

5. To God, of all the center and the source,

Be pow’r and glory giv’n

Who sways the mighty world through all its course,

From the bright throne of Heav’n.

NCH 481

1. Th'eternal gifts of Christ the King.

Th'apostles' glorious deed we sing

And while due hymns of praise we pay,

Our thankful hearts cast grief away.

2. The Church in these her princes boasts,

These victor chiefs of warrior hosts

The soldiers of the heav'nly hall,

The light that rose on earth for all.

3. "Twas thus the yearning faith of Saints,

Th’unconquered hope that never faints,

The love of Christ that knows not shame,

The Prince of this world overcame.

4. In these the Father's glory shone;

In these the will of God the Son;

In these exults the Holy Ghost;

Through these rejoice the heav’nly host.

5. Redeemer, hear us of your love,

That with this glorious band above,

Hereafter, of your endless grace,

Your servants also may have place.

NCH 482

1. What fairer light is this

Than time itself doth own,

The golden day with beams

More radiant brightening?

The princess of God's church

This feast day doth enthrone,

To sinners heav'n-ward bound

Their burden lightening.

2. One taught mankind its creed;

One guards the heav’nly gate:

Guardians of faith, they bind

The world in loyalty:

One by the sword achieved,

One by the Cross his fate,

With laurelled brows they hold

Eternal royalty.

3. Rejoice, O Saints, this day:

Thy flesh they once did sign,

With princely blood, who now

Their glory share with thee.

What human vesture glows

With crimson deep as thine?

What beauty else has earth

That may compare with thee?

4. To God the Three in one

Eternal homage be,

All honour, all renown,

All songs Victorious,

Who rules both heav'n and earth

By one divine decree,

To everlasting years

In empire glorious.

NCH 483

1. Who are these like stars appearing,

These, before God's throne who stand?

Each a golden crown is wearing

Who are all this glorious band?

Alleluia! Hark, they sing;

Praising loud their heav'nly King

2. Who are these of dazzling brightness,

Clothed in God's own righteousness?

These, whose robes of purest whiteness,

Shall their luster still possess,

Still untouched by time's rude hand?

Whence came all this glorious band?

3. These are they who have contended

For their Savior's honor long,

Wrestling on till life was ended,

Foll'wing not the sinful throng

These who well the fight sustained,

Triumph through the Lamb have gained.

4. These are they whose hearts were riven,

Sore with woe and anguish tried,

Who in pray'r full oft have strivèn

With the God they glorified;

Now, their painful conflict o'er,

God has bid them weep no more.

5. These, th'Almighty contemplating,

Did as priests before him stand,

Soul and body always waiting

Day and night at his command

Now in God's most holy place

Blest they stand before his face.

NCH 484

1. Ye holy angels bright,

Who stand before God's throne

And dwell in glorious light,

Fraise ye the Lord each one

Assist our song, or else the theme

Too high doth seem for mortal tongue.

2. Ye blessèd souls at rest,

That see your Savior’s face,

Whose glory, e'en the least,

Is far above our grace.

God's praises sound, as in His sight

With sweet delight you do abound.

3. Ye saints, who toil below,

Adore your heav'nly King.

And onward as ye go

Some joyful anthem sing,

take what He gives and praise Him still,

through good or ill, Who ever lives!

4. All nations of the earth,

Extol the world's great King:

With melody and mirth

His glorious praises sing,

For He still reigns, and will bring low

The proudest foe that Him disdains.

5. Sing forth Jehovah's praise,

Ye saints, that on Him call!

Him magnify always

His holy churches all!

In Him rejoice and there proclaim

His holy Name with sounding voice.

6. My soul, bear thou thy part,

Triumph in God above,

And with a well-tuned heart

Sing thou the songs of love.

And all my days let no distress

Nor fears suppress His joyful praise.

7. Away, distrustful care!

I have Thy promise, Lord:

to banish all despair,

I have Thine oath and Word:

And therefore I shall see Thy face

And there Thy grace shall magnify.

NCH 485

1. Father, within thy house today,

We wait thy kindly love to see;

Since thou hast said in truth one day

Who shall in love are one with thee;

Bless those who for thy blessings wait,

Their love accept and consecrate.

2. Dear Lord of love, whose heart of fire

So full of pity for our sin,

Was once in that divine desire

Broken, thy Bride to woo and Win,

Look down and bless them from above,

And keep thy hearts alight with love.

3. Blest Spirit, who with life and light

Didst quicken chaos to thy praise,

Whose energy, in sin's despite,

Still lifts our nature up to grace,

Bless those who here in troth consent

Creator, crown thy sacrament.

4. Great One in Three, of whom are named

All families in earth and heav'n,

Hear us, who have thy promise claimed,

And let a wealth of grace be giv’n,

Grant them in life and death to be

Each knit to each, and both to thee.

NCH 486

1. Gladly now we share communion

With the bridegroom and the bride;

Here we all meet one another

And in charity abide;

Let us in this bread encounter

Christ, our partner and our guide.

2. Once again the feast of Cana

Is enacted in our sight;

Christ is bringing forth the best wine

At this sacred marriage rite,

In his blood begins the New Law,

And all men with God unite.

3. By this Eucharistic banquet,

All the Church to Christ is wed;

For the Father in the Spirit

Gives his Son as daily bread;

Now we are a new creation,

And to God's own heart are led.

4. Christ is here, alive among us,

In his friendship we rejoice,

Let us act upon our union,

For his love leaves us no choice

But to answer him together

When we hear the bridegroom's voice.

NCH 487

1. May the grace of Christ, our Saviour,

And The Father's boundless love,

With the Holy Spirit's favour,

Rest upon them from afar.

2. Thus may they abide in union

With each other and the Lord,

And possess, in sweet communion,

Joys which earth cannot afford.

NCH 488

1. Now may the God of all,

Of Abraham and lsaac,

The God of Israel

Enfold you with his blessing.

May you be filled with peace,

And may you live to see

Your children's children here

Unto eternity.

2. May we behold in you

The acts of God among us,

All his creative love,

All his redemptive purpose.

May ev'rything you do

Bear fruit in his embrace;

And may your whole life be

Jubilee of grace.
NCH 489

1. O Father all-creating,

Whose wisdom, love and pow’r

First bound to lives together

In Eden’s primal hour,

Today to these thy children

Thine earliest gifts renew,

A home by thee made happy,

A love by thee kept true.

2. O Saviour, guest most bounteous

Of old in Galilee,

Vouchsafe today thy presence,

With those who call on thee.

their store of earthly gladness

Transform to heav'nly wine,

And teach them in the tasting

To know the gift is thine.

3. O Spirit of the Father,

Breathe on them from above;

So mighty in thy pureness,

So tender in thy love,

That guarded by thy presence,

From sin and strife kept free,

Their lives may own thy guidance,

Their hearts be ruled by thee.

4. Except thou build it, Father,

The house is built in vain;

Except thou, Saviour, bless it,

The joy will turn to pain;

But nought can break the union

Of hearts in thee made one,

the love thy Spirit hallows

is endless love begun.

NCH 490

1. O perfect love, all human thought transcending,

lowly we kneel in pray'r before thy throne,

that theirs may be the love which knows no ending

Whom thou forever more dost join in one.

2. O Perfect life, be thou their full assurance

Of tender charity and steadfast faith,

Of patient hope, and quiet, brave endurance,

With childlike trust that fears nor pain death.

3. Grant them the joy which brightens earthly sorrow

Grant them the peace which calms all earthly strife

And to life’s day the glorious unknown morrow

that dawns upon eternal love and life.

NCH 491

1. The voice that breather o'er Eden,

The earliest wedding day,

The primal marriage blessing,

It hath not passed away.

2. Still in the pure espousal

Of Christian man and maid,

The Holy Three are with us,

The three-told grace is said.

3. For dow'r of blessėd children

For love and faith's sweet sake,

For high mysterious union

Which nought on earth may break.

4. Be present, heav'nly Father,

To give away this bride,

As Eve thou gav'st to Adam,

Out of his Own pierced side.

5. Be present, gracious Saviour,

To join their loving hands,

As thou didst bind two natures

In thine eternal bands.

6. Be present, Holy Spirit,

To bless them as they kneel,

As thou for Christ the bride-groom

The heav'nly spouse dost seal.

7. O spread thy pure wings o'er them!

Let no ill pow'r find place,

When onward through life's journey

The hallowed path they trace.

8. To cast their crowns before thee

in perfect Sacrifice,

Till to the home of gladness,

With Christ's own bride they rise.

NCH 492

1. "There shall be showers of blessing.

This is the promise of love;

There shall be seasons refreshing

Sent from the Saviour above.

Showers of blessing

Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy drops round us are falling

But for the showers we plead.

2. "There shall be showers of blessing"

Precious reviving again;

Over the hills and the valleys,

Sound of abundance of rain.

Showers of blessing

Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy drops round us are falling

But for the showers we plead.

3. There shall be showers of blessing"

Send them upon us, O Lord!

Grant to us now a refreshing,

Come and honour your word

Showers of blessing

Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy drops round us are falling

But for the showers we plead.

4. "There shall be showers of blessing"

O that today they might fall,

Now as to God we're confessing

Come now on Jesus we call!

Showers of blessing

Showers of blessing we need;

Mercy drops round us are falling

But for the showers we plead.

NCH 493

1. We all have gathered here in joy

to pray with our two friends,

Who will today be joined in Christ,

By love that never ends.

2. In their exchange of hearts, we see

How marriage is the sign

Of Christ's own love for us, his Church,

In covenant divine.

3. To God the Father through the Son,

We pray this holy day.

That, in the Spirit, they may know

What words can never say.

4. O Christ, behold your bride the Church;

Accept this precious git we give,

To love all men as you love us,

And for the Father's praise to live.

NCH 494
1. We join the bridegroom and the bride

In off’ring now this bread and wine;

By these two gifts two hearts unite,

That, in one Lord, One love may shine.

2. As man and wife, they pledge their lives

To self-donation by God's grace,

Let this be their re-hearsal for

A love that shall the world embrace.

NCH 495

1. All praise to you, my God, this night

For all the blessings of the light

Keep me, O keep me, King of kings

Beneath the shelter of your wings.

2. Forgive me, Lord, for this, I pray,

The wrong that I have done this day;

May peace with God and neighbor be,

Before I sleep restored to me.

3. Lord, may I be at rest in you

And sweetly sleep the whole night through;

Refresh my strength, for your own sake,

So I may serve you when I wake.

4. Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;

Praise him all creatures here below,

Praise him above, ye heav nly hosts,

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

NCH 496

1. Almighty Father, Lord most high,

Who madest all, who fillest all,

Thy name we praise and magnify;

For all our needs on thee we call.

2. We offer to Thee of Thine own

Ourselves and all that we can bring,

In bread and cup before thee shown,

Our universal offering.

3. All that we have we bring to Thee;

Yet all is naught when all is done,

Save that in it Thy love can see

The sacrifice of Thy dear Son.

4. By this command in bread and cup,

His body and His blood we plead;

What on the Cross he offered up

Is here our sacrifice indeed.

5. For all thy gifts of life and grace,

Here we Thy servants humbly pray

That Thou wouldst look upon the face

of Thine anointed Son today.

NCH 497

1. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine;

O what a foretaste of glory divine!

Heir of salvation, purchase of God;

Born of his Spirit, washed in his blood.

This is my story, this is my song

Praising my Saviour all the day long.

2. Perfect submission, perfect delight,

Visions of rapture burst on my sight

Angels descending, bring from above

Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

This is my story, this is my song

Praising my Saviour all the day long.

3. Perfect submission, all is at rest,

I in my Saviour am happy and blest;

Watching and waiting, looking above,

Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

This is my story, this is my song

Praising my Saviour all the day long.

NCH 498

1. Come, ye thankful people, come,

Raise the song of harvest home

All be safely gathered in

Ere the winter storms begin.

God, our maker, doth provide

For our wants to be supplied,

Come to God's own temple, come,

Raise the song of harvest home.

2. We ourselves are God's own field,

Fruit unto His praise to yield

Wheat and tares together sown

Unto joy or sorrow grown.

First the blade and then the ear,

Then the full corn shall appear,

Lord of harvest, grant that we

Wholesome grain and pure may be.

3. For the Lord our God shall come,

And shall take His harvest home

From His field shall in that day

All offences purge away.

Giving angels charge at last

in the fire the tares to cast,

But the fruitful ears to store

In His garner evermore.

4. Even so, Lord, quickly come,

Bing Thy final harvest home.

Gather Thou Thy people in,

Free from sorrow, free from sin.

There, forever purified,

In Thy garner to abide,

Come, with all Thine angels, come,

Raise the glorious harvest home.

NCH 499

1. God, we praise you! God, we bless you!

God, we name you Sov’reign Lord!

Mighty King whom angels worship,

Father, by your Church adored;

All creation shows your glory

Heav'n and earth draw near your throne

Singing: "Holy, holy, holy;

Lord God of Hosts, and God alone."

2. True apostles, faithful prophets.

Saints who set their world ablaze,

Martyrs, once unknown, unheeded,

Join one graving song of praise,

While your Church on earth confesses

One majestic Trinity:

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

God, our hope eternally.

3. Jesus Christ, the King of glory,

Everlasting Son of God,

Humble was your Virgin Mother

Hard the lonely path you trod;

By your Cross is sin defeated,

Hell confronted face-to-face,

Heavėn opened to believers,

Sinners justified by grace.

4. Christ, at God's right hand victorious,

You will judge the world you made;

Lord, in mercy, help your servants

For whose freedom you have paid,

Raise us up from dust to glory;

Guard us from all sin today,

King enthroned above all praises,

Save your people, God, We pray.

NCH 500
1. Hark, hark the angels singing

Through all the heav’nly courts;

‘Tis holy, holy, holy,

And thou Lord God of Hosts;

Thrice blest He who is coming

In your name, mighty Lord,

Hosanna in the highest,

To David's Son intone.

2. An everlasting Sanctus,

Eternal God to you;

Let jubilant Hosannas

Resound eternally.

Thrice blest incarnate Saviour,

Your holiness impart,

Extend your sacred Kingdom

To ev’ry waiting heart.

3. O lift your heart and voices,

And sing with one accord;

Thrice blessėd in his coming,

Be David's Son the Lord,

To him who is the manna,

That comes from heavèn's throne,

A jubilant Hosanna,

Let ev'ry voice intone.

NCH 501

1. I am so glad that our Father in heav'n

Tells of his love in the Book he has giv'n,

Wonderful things in the Bible l see,

This is the dearest that Jesus loves me.

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me;

I am so glad that Jesus loves me;

Jesus loves even me.

2. Though I forget Him, and wander away,

Still He doth love me wherever I stray;

Back to His dear loving arms do I flee,

When I remember that Jesus loves me.

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me;

I am so glad that Jesus loves me;

Jesus loves even me.

3. O if there's only one song I can sing

When in His beauty I see the great King,

This shall my song in eternity be:

O what a wonder that Jesus loves me.

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me;

I am so glad that Jesus loves me;

Jesus loves even me.

4. If one should ask of me: How can I tell?

Glory to Jesus, I know very well

God's Holy Spirit with mine doth agree,

Constantly witnessing: Jesus loves me.

I am so glad that Jesus loves me,

Jesus loves me, Jesus loves me;

I am so glad that Jesus loves me;

Jesus loves even me.

NCH 502

1. I stand amazed in the presence

Of Jesus the Nazarene,

And wonder how he could love me,

A sinner, condemned, unclean;

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

And my song shall ever be:

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

Is my Saviour’s love for me!

2. For me it was in the garden

He prayed: "Not my will, but thine."

He had no tears for his own griefs,

But sweat-drops of blood for mine

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

And my song shall ever be:

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

Is my Saviour’s love for me!

3. In pity angels beheld him,

And came from the world of light

To comfort him in the sorrows

He bore for my soul that night.

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

And my song shall ever be:

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

Is my Saviour’s love for me!

4. He took my sins and my sorrows,

He made them his very own,

He bore the burden to Calv'ry,

And suffered and died alone.

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

And my song shall ever be:

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

Is my Saviour’s love for me!

5. When with the ransomed in glory

His face I at last shall see,

Twill be my joy through the ages

To sing of his love for me.

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

And my song shall ever be:

(O) How marvelous, (O) how wonderful

Is my Saviour’s love for me!

NCH 503

1. I'll praise my Maker while I've breath;

And when my voice is lost in death,

Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs;

My days of praise shall ne'er be past,

While life and thought, and being last,

Or immortality endures.
2. Happy the man whose hopes rely

On Israel's God! He made the sky,

And earth, and sea, with all their train;

His truth for ever stands secure

He saves the oppressed, He feeds the poor,

And none shall find His promise vain.

3. The Lord pours eyesight on the blind;

The Lord supports the fainting mind;

He sends the lab ring conscience peace,

He helps the stranger in distress,

The widow, and the fatherless,

And grants the pris’ner sweet release.

4. I'll praise Him while He lends me breath;

And when my voice is lost in death,

Praise shall employ my nobler pow'rs;

My days of praise shall ne'er be past,

While life, and thought, and being last,

Or immortality endures.

NCH 504

1. Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing,

My God and King!

The heav'ns are not too high,

His praise may thither fly;

The earth is not too low,

His praises there may grow,

Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing,

My God and King!

2. Let all the world in ev'ry coner sing,

My God and King'

The Church with psalm must shout;

No door can keep them out,

But, above all, the heart

Must bear the longest part,

Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing,

my God and King!

NCH 505

1. Let us with a gladsome mind

Praise the Lord for he is kind;

For his mercies aye endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

2. Let us blaze His name abroad,

For of gods He is the God,

For his mercies aye endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

3. He, with all-commanding might,

Filed the new-made world with light,

For his mercies aye endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

4. He hath with a piteous eye

Looked upon our misery;

For his mercies aye endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

5. He the golden-tressèd sun

Caused all day his course to run,

For his mercies aye endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

6. And the moon to shine at night

Mid her starry Sisters bright

For his mercies aye endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

7. All things living He doth feed;

His full hand supplies their need;

For his mercies aye endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

8. He His chosen race did bless

In the wasteful wilderness;

For his mercies aye endure,

Ever faithful, ever sure.

NCH 506

1. Now thank we all our God,

With hearts and hands and voices,

Who wondrous things hath done,

In whom the world rejoices,

Who from our mother's arms

Hath bless'd us on our way,

With countless gits 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 blessėd peace to cheer us.

And keep us in His grace,

And guide us in distress,

And free us from all ills,

Till heaven we possess.

3. All praise and thanks to God,

The Father now be given,

The Son and Spirit blest

Who reigns in highest heaven.

The one Eternal God,

Whom earth and heav'n adore.

For thus it was is now

And shall be ever more.

NCH 507

1. O come loud anthems let us sing

Loud thanks to our Almighty King!

For we our voices high should raise,

When our salvation’s rock we praise.

Into his presence let us haste

To thank the Lord for favours past

To him address in joyful songs,

The praise that to his name belongs.

2. For God, the Lord, enthroned in state,

Is with unrivalled glory great.

A King superior far to all,

Whom gods the heathens falsely call.

The depths of earth are in his hands,

And all her wealth at his command,

The strength of mounts that reach the skies,

Subjected to His empire lies.

3. The rolling oceans vast abyss,

By Him created, all are His.

Tis moved by His almighty Hand,

That formed and fixed the solid land.

O let us to His courts repair,

With joyful adoration there,

Down on our knees devoutly all,

Before the Lord, our Master fall.

NCH 508

1. O God, beyond all praising, 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.

NCH 509

1. O my soul, bless God the Father,

All within me bless his name

Bless the Father and forget not

All his mercies to proclaim,

Who forgiveth thy transgressions,

Thy diseases all who heals;

Who redeems thee from destruction,

Who with thee so kindly deals.

2. Far as east from west is distant

He hath put away our sin,

Like the pity of a father

Hath the Lord's compassion been.

As it was without begining,

So it lasts without an end;

To their children's children ever

Shall His righteousness extend.

3. Unto such as keep his cov'nant

And are steadfast in His way;

Unto those who still remember

His commandments and obey;

Bless the father, all His creatures,

Ever under his control,

All throughout His vast dominion;

Bless the rather, O my soul.

NCH 510

1. O praise our God today,

His constant mercy bless,

Whose love hath helped us on our way,

And granted us success.

2. His arm the strength imparts

Our daily toil to bear;

His grace alone inspires our hearts

Each other’s load to share.

3. O happiest work below,

Earnest of joy above,

To sweeten many a cup of woe

By deeds of holy love!

4. Lord, may it be our choice

This blessėd rule to keep,

"Rejoice with them that do rejoice,

And weep with them that weep."

5. O praise our God today,

His constant mercy bless,

Whose love hath helped us on our way,

And granted us success.

NCH 511

1. O praise ye the Lord!

Praise him in the height;

Rejoice in his word.

Ye angels of light;

Ye heavens adore him

By whom ye were made,

And worship before him,

In brightness arrayed.

2. O praise ye the Lord!

Praise him upon earth,

In tuneful accord,

Ye sons of new birth

Praise him who hath brought you

His grace from above,

Praise him who hath taught you

To sing of his love.

3. O praise ye the Lord,

All things that give sound;

Each jubilant chord

Re-echo around;

Loud organs his glory

Forth tell n deep tone,

And sweet harp, the story

Of what he hath done.

4. O praise ye the Lord!

Thanksgiving and song

To him be outpoured

All ages along:

For love in creation,

For heaven restored,

For grace of salvation,

praise ye the Lord!

NCH 512

1. Praise him, praise him;

Praise him in the morning

Praise him the noontime,

Praise him, praise him,

Praise him when the sun goes down.

2. Love him, love him;

Love him in the morning,

Love him in the noontime

Love him, love him,

Love him when the sun goes down.

3. Trust him, trust him;

Trust him in the morning

Trust him in the noontime,

Trust him, trust him,

Trust him when the sun goes down.

4. Serve him, serve him;

Serve him in the morning

Serve him in the noontime,

Serve him, serve him,

Serve him when the sun goes down

5. Jesus, Jesus,

Jesus in the morning

Jesus in the noontime,

Jesus Jesus

Jesus when the sun goes down.

NCH 513
1. Praise, my soul, the King of heaven

To his feet thy tribute bring,

Ransom d, heal'd, restor'd, forgiven;

Who like thee his praise should sing.

Praise him (4x)

Praise the everlasting King.

2. Praise him for his grace and favour

To our fathers in distress;

Praise him, still the same for ever,

Slow to chide and swift to bless;

Praise him (4x)

Glorious in his faithfulness.

3. 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.

Praise him(4x)

Widely as his mercy flows.

4. Angels in the height, adore him;

Ye behold him face to face;

Sun and moon, bow down before him;

Dwellers all in time and space.

Praise him (4x)

Praise with us the God of grace.

NCH 514

1. Praise, O praise our God and Kings

Hymns of adoration Sings

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

2. Praise Him that He made the sun

Day by day his course to run;

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

3. And the silver moon by night,

Shining with her gentle light;

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

4. Praise Him that He gave the rain

To mature the swelling grain;

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

5. And hath bid the fruitful field

Crops of precious increase yield;

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

6. Praise Him for our harvest store,

He hath filled the garner floor;

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

7. And for richer food than this,

Pledge of everlasting bliss;

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

8. Glory to our bounteous King;

Glory let creation Sing;

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

9. Glory to the Father, Son,

And blest Spirit, Three in One

For his mercies still endure

Ever faithful, ever sure.

NCH 515

1. Praise the Lord of heaven,

Praise him in the height;

Praise him, all you angels;

Praise him, stars and light;

Praise him, earth and waters,

Praise him, all you skies;

When his word commanded,

All things did arise.

2. Praise the Lord, you fountains

Of the depths and seas,

Rocks and hills and mountains,

Cedars and all trees

Praise Him, clouds and vapours,

Grass and flow'rs and tire,

Nature all fulfiling

Only His desire.

3. Praise Him all you nations,

Rulers and all kings,

Praise Him men and maidens,

All created things,

Glorious and mighty

Is His name alone,

All the earth his footstool,

Heavèn is His throne.

NCH 516
1. Praise to the holiest in the height,

And in the depth be praised,

In all his words most wonderful,

Most sure in all his ways.

2. O loving wisdom of our God!

When all was sin and shame,

A second Adam to the fight,

And to the rescue came.

3. O wisest love! That flesh and blood,

Which did in Adam fail,

Should strive afresh, against the foe,

Should strive and should prevail.

4. And that a higher gift than grace

Should flesh and blood refine,

God's presence and his very self

And Essence all divine.

5. O gen'rous love! That he who smote,

In man for man thee foe,

The double agony in man,

For man should undergo.

6. And in the garden secretly,

And on the Cross on high

Should teach his brethren, and inspire,

To suffer and to die.

7. Praise to the Holiest in the height,

And in the depth be praise,

In all his words most wonderful,

Most sure in all his ways.

NCH 517

1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,

The King of creation,

O my soul, praise him

For he is thy health and salvation,

All ye who hear,

Now to his altar draw near,

Praise him in glad adoration.

2. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper

Thy work and defend thee.

Surely his goodness and mercy

Here daily attend thee

Ponder anew

What the Almighty can do,

If with His love he befriend thee.

3. Praise to the Lord,

Who, when tempests their warfare are waging

Who, when the elements

Madly around thee are raging

Biddeth them cease,

Turneth their fury to peace,

Whirlwinds and waters assuaging

4. Praise to the Lord,

Who, when darkness and sin is abounding,

Who, when the godless do triumph,

All virtue confounding,

Sheddeth his light,

Chaseth the horrors of night,

Saints with his mercy surrounding.

5. 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 aye we adore him.

NCH 518
1. Praise we our God with joy,

And gladness never ending

Angels and saints with us,

Their grateful voices blending

He is our Father dear,

O'erfilled with parents' love,

Mercies unsought, unknown,

He showers from above.

2. He is our shepherd true,

With watchful care unsleeping,

On us, his erring sheep,

An eye of pity keepings

He, with a mighty arm,

The bonds of sin doth break,

And, to our burden'd hearts,

In words of peace doth speak.

3. Graces in copious streams

From that pure fount are welling

Where, in our hearts of hearts,

Our God hath set his dweling

His word our lantern is,

His peace our comfort still,

His sweetness all our rest,

Our law, our life, his will.

NCH 519

1. Sing praise to God who reigns above,

The God of all creation,

The God of pow'r, the God of love,

The God of our salvation;

With healing balm my soul he fills,

And ev’ry faithless murmur stills

To God all praise and glory!

2. What God's almighty pow'r hath made

His gracious mercy keepeth,

By morning glow or ev'ning shade,

His watchful eye ne’er sleepeth,

Within the kingdom of his might,

Lo! All is just, and all is right:

To God all praise and glory.

3. The Lord is never far away,

Throughout all grief distressing

And ever-present help and stay,

Our peace, and joy, and blessing

As with a mother's tender hand,

He leads his own, his chosen band;

To God all praise and glory!

4. Then all my gladsome way along,

Sing aloud thy praises,

That men may hear the grateful song,

My voice unwearied raises,

Be joyful in the Lord, my heart!

Both soul and body bear your part!

To God all praise and glory!

NCH 520

1. Songs of thankfulness and praise,

Jesus Lord, to thee we raise

Manifested by the star

To the sages from afar;

Branch of royal David's stem,

In thy birth at Bethlehem,

Anthems be to thee addressed

God in man made manifest.

2. Manifest at Jordan's stream,

Prophet, Priest, and King supreme;

And at Cana, wedding guest,

In Thy Godhead manifest,

Manifest in pow’r divine,

Changing water into wine,

Anthems be to Thee addressed,

God in man made manifest.

3. Manifest in making whole

Palsied limbs and fainting soul;

Manifest in valiant fight,

Quelling all the devil's might;

Manifest in gracious will,

Ever bringing good from ill,

Anthems be to Thee addressed,

God in man made manifest.

4. Sun and moon shall darkened be,

Stars shall fall, the heav'ns shall flee,

Christ will then like lightning shine,

All will see His glorious sign:

All will then the trumpet hear,

All will see the Judge appear,

Thou by all wilt be con fessed,

God in man made manifest.

5. Grant us grace to see Thee, Lord,

Mirrored in Thy holy Word;

May we imitate Thee now,

And be pure, as pure art thou

That we like to Thee may be

At Thy great Epiphany

And may praise Thee, ever blest,

God in man made manifest.

NCH 521

1. The God of Abrah'm praise,

Who reigns enthroned above;

Ancient of everlasting days,

And God of love;

Jehovah! Great I am

By earth and heav’n confessed;

I bow and bless the sacred name,

Forever blest.

2. The God of Abraham praise,

At whose supreme command

From earth I rise and seek the joys

At His right hand;

I all on earth forsake,

Its wisdom, fame, and pow'r;

And Him my only Portion make,

My Shield and Tow’r.

3. The whole triumphant host

Give thanks to God on high;

"Hail, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,”

They ever cry

Hail, Abraham's God, and mine!

I join the heav'nly lays,

All might and majesty are Thine,

And endless praise.

NCH 522

1. Through all the changing Scenes of life

In trouble and in joy,

The praises of my God shall still

My heart and tongue employ.

2. Of His deliverance I will boast,

Till all that are distressed

from my example comfort take,

And charm their griefs to rest.

3. O magnify the Lord with me,

With me exalt His name,

When in distress to Him I called,

He to my rescue came.

4 The hosts of God encamp around

The dwellings of the just;

Deliverance He affords to all

Who on His succour trust.

5. O make but trial of His love;

Experience will decide

How blest they are, and only they,

Who in His truth confide.

6. Fear Him, ye saints, and you will then

Have nothing else to fear,

Make you His service your delight,

He’ll make your wants His care.

NCH 523

1. We give thee but thine own,

Whate'er the gift may be,

All that we have is thine alone,

A trust, O Lord, from thee.

2. May we Thy bounties thus

As stewards true receive

And gladly, as Thou blessest us,

To Thee our first-fruits give!

3. Oh, hearts are bruised and dead,

And homes are bare and cold,

And lambs for whom the Shepherd bled

Are straying from the fold.

4. To comfort and to bless,

To find a balm for woe,

To tend the lone and fatherless,

Is angels' work below.

5. The captive to release,

To God the lost to bring,

To teach the way of life and peace,

It is a Christlike thing.

6. And we believe Thy Word,

Though dim our faith may be:

Whate’er for Thine we do, O Lord,

We do it unto Thee.

NCH 524

1. We plough the fields and scatter

The good seed o the land;

But it is fed and watered

By God's Almighty hand,

He sends the snow in winter

The warmth to swell the grain,

The breezes and the sunshine,

And soft refreshing rain.

All good gifts around us

Are sent from heav’n above;

Then thank the Lord,

O thank the Lord,

For all his love.

2. He only is the maker

Of all things near and far,

He paints the wayside flowèr,

He lights the ev’ning Star,

The wings and waves obey Him;

By him the birds are fed;

Much more to us, his children,

He gives our daily bread.

All good gifts around us

Are sent from heav’n above;

Then thank the Lord,

O thank the Lord,

For all his love.

3. We thank thee then, O Father,

For all things bright and good,

The seed-time and the harvest,

Our life, our health, our food;

Accept the gifts we offer

For all thy love imparts,

And, what thou most desirest,

Our humble, thankful heart.

All good gifts around us

Are sent from heav’n above;

Then thank the Lord,

O thank the Lord,

For all his love.

NCH 525

1. What shall I do my God to love,

My loving God to praise?

The length, and breadth, and height to prove

And depth of sov'reign grace?

2. Thy sovereign grace to all extends,

Immense and unconfined;

From age to age it never ends;

It reaches all mankind.

3. Throughout the world its breadth is known,

Wide as infinity;

So wide it never passed by me,

Or it had passed by me.

4. The depth of all-redeeming love

What angel tongue can tell'?

O may I to the utmost prove

The gift unspeakable.

5. Come quickly, gracious Lord, and take

Possession of Thine own;

My longing heart vouchsafe to make

Thine everlasting throne.

6. My trespass was grown up to heav'n;

But far above the skies,

In Christ abundantly forgiv'n,

I see Thy mercies rise.

NCH 526

1. When we sowed the corn and we dug the farm,

We could not be sure that the rain would come;

But we trusted God, because we knew

It was not impossible for him to do.

Let the heav’n sing, let the earth join in

Crying out with one accord to praise the King:

By the old and young, let the song be sung;

Men and women join to praise the Holy One.

2. So long as the sun and the rain are there,

There will be food enough for us to share;

For our God has got us in his care;

It is not impossible for him to do.

Let the heav’n sing, let the earth join in

Crying out with one accord to praise the King:

By the old and young, let the song be sung;

Men and women join to praise the Holy One.

3. O our dear Master, who our Fathers led,

We rely on you for our daily bread

And whate’er we face in the days ahead,

It is not impossible for you to do.

Let the heav’n sing, let the earth join in

Crying out with one accord to praise the King:

By the old and young, let the song be sung;

Men and women join to praise the Holy One.

NCH 527

1. Ye servants of God,

Your Master proclaim,

And publish abroad

His wonderful name,

The name all-victorious

Of Jesus extol;

His kingdom is glorious

And rules over all.

2. God ruleth on high,

Almighty to save,

And still He is high,

His presence we have

The great congregation

His triumph shall sing,

Ascribing salvation

To Jesus Our king.

3. Salvation to God,

Who sits on the throne!

Let all cry aloud,

And honour the Son:

The praises of Jesus,

The angels proclaim,

Fall down on their Faces,

And worship the Lamb.

4. Then let us adore.

And give Him His right,

All glory and pow’r,

All wisdom and might,

All honour and blessing,

With angels above,

And thanks never-ceasing,

And infinite love.

NCH 528

1. A diligent and grateful heart

Prompts me to sing thy praise,

Thy love and mercies from the start

Have bless'd me all my days.

2. I thank Thee for the means to serve

With talents and with tithes;

For sharing brings the utmost joy

When lifting other lives.

3. My thanks I give for stewardship

To minister through deeds,

To serve and share with patient care

Thy people in their needs.

4. O Lord, I dedicate my all

In this response to Thee.

Help me to magnify this call

In deep humilty.

NCH 529
1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide

The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide!

When other helpers fail and comfort flee,

Help of the helpless, O abide with me.

2. Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day;

Earth's joy grows dim, its glories pass away,

Change and decay in all around l see,

O thou who changest not, abide with me.

3. I need thy presence ev'ry passing hour,

What but thy grace can foil the tempter's pow’r?

Who like thyself my guide and stay can be?

Through cloud and sunshine, O abide with me.

4. I fear no foe with thee at hand to bless;

Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.

Where is death's sting? Where, grave, thy Victory?

I triumph still, if thou abide with me.

5. Hold thou thy Cross before my closing eyes,

Shine through the gloom, and point me to the skies;

Heavn's morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee,

In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me!

NCH 530
1. Accept, Almighty Father,

These gifts of bread and wine;

Which now the priest is off’ring,

For us before your throne

But soon the word will make them,

His body and His blood,

The sacrifice renewing

Once offer’d on the Cross.

2. With these, although unworthy,

Some offering we make.

But all we have you gave us,

Then what you gave us, take.

Our heart, our soul, our senses,

We give through Mary's hand,

Who by the Cross once standing

Now by the altar stands.

NCH 531

1. Accept, O Father, in thy love

These humble gifts of bread and wine

That with ourselves we offer thee

Returning gifts already thine.

2. Thy Son, the victim and the priest,

Through human hands doth here renew

The perfect sacrifice of love

To render God our worship due.

3. Behold this host and chalice, Lord,

To thee in heav'n the gifts we raise:

Through them may we our homage pay,

Our adoration and our praise.

4. Into thy precious blood, O Lord,

The priestly word will change the wine;

O may our sins be washed therein,

Our hearts be made like unto thine.

5. No earthly claim to grace is ours,

Save what thy sacrifice hath won

Grant then thy grace, fulfil our needs,

And may thy will in us be done.

NCH 532

1. All people that on earth do dwell,

Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice,

Him serve with mirth his praise forth tell,

Come now before him and rejoice.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost;

The God whom heav'n and earth adore,

From men and from the angel host,

Be praise and glory evermore.

NCH 533

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

Al things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.

1. Each little flow'r that opens,

Each little bird that sings,

He made their glowing colours,

He made their tiny wings.

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

Al things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.

2. The purple-headed mountain,

The river running by,

The sunset, and the morning

That brightens up the sky.

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

Al things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.

3. The cold Wind in the winter,

The pleasant summer sun,

The ripe fruits in the garden,

He made them ev’ry one.

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

Al things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.

4. He gave us eye to see them,

And lips that we might tell

How great is God almighty,

Who has made all things well.

All things bright and beautiful,

All creatures great and small,

Al things wise and wonderful,

The Lord God made them all.

NCH 534

1. All you people of God,

Take your steps to the altar,

All you people of God;

The Lord is calling You,

Almighty Father,

Most ancient, our God.

2. All you people of God,

Take your hearts to the altar,

All you people of God,

The Lord is calling you,

Almighty Father,

Most ancient our God.

3. All you people of God,

Take your gifts to the altar,

All you people of God;

The Lord is calling you,

Almighty Father,

Most ancient our God.

4. All you people of God,

Take yourselves to the altar,

All you people of God;

The Lord is calling you,

Almighty Father,

Most ancient our God.

NCH 535

Around the altar we sing and praise with one heart,

Around the altar come;

Around the altar we celebrate our oneness;

Our joy is full in Christ.

1. Take his body, singing, praying all together,

Take the body of Christ;

Take his body, singing, praying all together,

Take and eat with joy.

Around the altar we sing and praise with one heart,

Around the altar come;

Around the altar we celebrate our oneness;

Our joy is full in Christ.

2. Take his blood, singing prayıng, all together,

Take the blood or Christ.

Take his blood, singing, praying, all together

Take and drink with joy.

Around the altar we sing and praise with one heart,

Around the altar come;

Around the altar we celebrate our oneness;

Our joy is full in Christ.

3. Take your brothers, Singing, praying all together,

Take your brothers to Christ.

Take your brothers, Singing, praying, all together,

Take them to the Lord.

Around the altar we sing and praise with one heart,

Around the altar come;

Around the altar we celebrate our oneness;

Our joy is full in Christ.

NCH 536

1. At even ere the sun was set,

The sick, O Lord, around thee lay;

Oh, in what divers pains they met!

Oh, with what joy they went away.

2. Once more 'tis eventide, and we,

Oppressed with various ills, draw near,

What if Thyself we cannot see?

We know that Thou art ever near.

3. O Savior Christ, our woes dispel;

For some are sick, and some are sad,

And some have never loved Thee well,

And some have lost the love they had.

4. And some have found the world is vain,

Yet from the world they break not free;

And some have friends who give them pain,

Yet have not sought a friend in Thee.

5. And none, O Lord, have perfect rest,

For none are wholly free from sin,

And they who fain would serve Thee best

Are conscious most of wrong within.

6. O Savior Christ, Thou too art man,

Thou hast been troubled, tempted, tried,

Thy kind but searching glance and scan

The very wounds that shame would hide.

7. Thy touch has still its ancient pow'r.

No word from Thee can fruitless fall,

Hear, in this solemn evening hour,

And in Thy mercy heal us all.

NCH 537

1. Awake, my soul! Stretch ev'ry nerve,

And press with vigour on

A heav'nly race demands thy zeal,

An immortal crown.

2. ‘Tis God's all-animating voice

That calls you from on high;

‘Tis his own hand presents the prize

To your aspiring eye.

3. A cloud of witnesses around

Hold you in full survey

Forget the steps already trod,

And onward urge your way.

4. Blest Saviour, introduced by you,

Have I my race begun,

And, crowned with vict'ry, at your feet

I’ll lay my honors down.

NCH 538

1. Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart

Naught be all else to me save that thou art

Thou art my best thought by day or by night

Waking or sleeping thy presence my light.

2. Be thou my wisdom, be thou my true word

I ever with thee, and thou with me Lord

Thou my great Father and I thy true son,

Thou in me dwelling, and I with thee one

3. Be thou my shield and my Sword for the fight;

Be thou my dignity, be thou my might

Thou my soul's shelter and thou my high tow’r,

Raise thou me heav’nward, O pow’r of my pow’r.

4. Riches I heed not nor man's empty praise,

Thou mine inheritance now and always;

Thou and thou only be first in my heart,

High King of heavèn, my treasure thou art.

5. High King of heavèn, when vict'ry is won,

May I reach heavèn's joys, O bright heav’n’s sun

Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,

Still be my vision, O ruler of all.

NCH 539

1. Before the day's last moments fly,

Maker of all, to thee we cry;

Beneath thy kind protection, take

And shield us for thy mercy's sake.

2. Let no ill dreams our souls alarm,

No pow'rs of night approach to harm;

Defend us from the tempter's art,

And keep us ever pure in heart.

3. Father of mercies, hear our cry,

O hear, co-equal Son most high

Whom with the Spirit we adore,

One only God for evermore.

NCH 540

1. Before thy throne, O God, we kneel;

Give us a conscience quick to feel,

A ready mind to understand

the meaning of thy chast’ning hand;

Whate’er the pain and shame may be,

Bring us, O rather, nearer thee.

2. Search out our hearts and make us true,

Wishful to give to all their due;

From love of pleasure, lust of gold,

from sins Which make the heart grow cold,

wean us and train us with Thy rod,

Teach us to know our faults, O God.

3. Let the fierce fires, which burn and try,

Our inmost spirits purity:

Consume the ill, purge out the shame;

O God! Be with us in the flame;

A new-born people may we rise

More pure, more true, more nobly wise.

4. For sins of heedless word and deed,

For pride ambitious to succeed;

For crafty trade and subtle snare

To catch the simple unaware,

For lives bereft of purpose high

Forgive, forgive, O Lord, we cry.

NCH 541

1. Beloved, let us love

Love is of God,
In God alone hath love

Its true abode.

2. Belovèd, let us love;

For they who love,

They only are His sons,

Born from above.

3. Beloved, let us love

For love is rest,

And he who loveth not,

Abides unblest.

4. Belovėd, let us love

In love is light,

And he who loveth not

Dwelleth in night.

5. Belovèd, let us love;

For only thus

Shall we behold that God

Who loveth us.

NCH 542

1. Blest are the pure in heart,

For they shall see our God,

The secret of the Lord is theirs;

Their soul is Christ's abode.

2. The Lord, Who left the heav'ns

Our life and peace to bring,

To dwell in lowliness with men

Their Pattern and their King.

3. Still to the lowly soul

He doth Himself impart,

And for His dwelling and His throne

Chooseth the pure in heart.

4. Lord, we Thy presence seek;

May ours this blessing be,

Give us a pure and lowly heart,

A temple meet for Thee.

NCH 543

1. Built on the Rock the Church doth stand,

Even when steeples are falling

Crumbled have spires in ev'ry land,

Bells still chiming and calling,

Calling the young and old to rest,

But above all the souls distrest,

Longing for rest everlasting.

2. Not in our temples made with hands

God, the almighty, is dwelling

High in the heav'ns His temple stands,

All earthly temples excelling

Yet He who dwells in heav'n above

Deigns to abide with us in love,

Making our bodies His temples.

3. We are God's house of living stones,

Built for His own habitation

He fills our hearts, His humble thrones,

Granting us life and salvation.

Where two or three to seek his face,

He in their midst would show His grace,

Blessings upon them bestowing.

4. Yet in this house, an earthly frame,

Jesus his children is blessings

Hither we come to praise His name,

Faith in our Saviour confessing.

Jesus to us His Spirit sent,

Making with us his covenant,

Granting his children the kingdom.

5. Through all the passing years, O Lord,

Grant that, when church bells are ringing,

Many may come to hear God's Word

where He this promise is bringing:

I know My own, My own know Me:

You, not the world, My face shall see,

My peace l leave with you. Amen.

NCH 544

1. Children in thy presence met,

Fill our hearts with holy fear,

Father, be compassionate,

God of mercy, hear.

2. Though we do not yet by sight,

God most high, behold your face,

Pour into our minds the light

Of thy saving grace.

3. Tender Father, gracious Friend,

Mighty one, tremendous Lord,

Unto all the ages' end,

Be thy name adored.

4. Glory to the Father be,

To the uncreated Son,

Blessed Spirit, praise to thee,

God for ever more

NCH 545

1. Come bless the Lord,

All you servants of the Lord,

Who stand by night

In the house of the Lord;

Lift up your hands

To the holy place

And bless the Lord.

NCH 546

1. Come, Christian friends, come let us all unite

Under this great banner of our fellowship

There is a voice echoing loud and clear,

Come let us all hearken to this happy call.

Lord, pour down on us blessings pure.

NCH 547

1. Come, my brothers, praise the Lord, Alleluia.

He's our God and we are his, Alleluia.

2. Come to him with songs of praise, Alleluia

Songs of praise, rejoice in him, Alleluia.

3. For the Lord's a mighty God, Alleluia

He is King of all the world, Alleluia.

4. In his hands are valleys deep, Alleluia

In his hands are mountain peaks, Alleluia.

5. In his hands are all the seas, Alleluia

And the lands which he has made, Alleluia.

6. Praise the Father, Praise the Son, Alleluia

Praise the Spirit, the Holy One, Alleluia.

NCH 548

1. Come, my soul, your suit prepare,

Jesus loves to answer pray'r,

How can Jesus turn away

Those whom he commands to pray.

2. Thou art coming to a King,

Large petitions with thee bring;

For his grace and pow’r are such,

None can ever ask too much.

3. Show me, Lord, what I must do;

Ev'ry hour my strength renew;

Let me live a life of faith;

Let me die thy people's death.

4. While I am a pilgrim here,

Let thy love my spirit cheer,

Be my guide, my guard, my friend;

Lead me to my journey's end.

NCH 549

1. Come, Saviour Jesus, from above!

Assist me with thy heav'nly grace

Empty my heart of earthly love,

And for thyself prepare the place.

2. O let Thy sacred presence fill

And set my longing spirit free,

Which pants to have no other will,

But day and night to feast on Thee

3. That path with humble speed I'll seek,

Wherein my Saviour's footstep shine,

Nor will I hear, nor will I speak

Of any other love but Thine,

4. Henceforth may no profane delight,

Divide this consecrated soul,

Possess it Thou, who hast the right,

As Lord and master of the whole.

5. Thee I can love, and Thee alone

With pure delight and inward bliss:

To know Thou tak’st me for Thine own,

O what a happiness is this!

6. Nothing on earth do I desire

But Thy pure love within my breast;

This, only this, will require,

And freely give up all the rest.

NCH 550

1. Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem;

Cleave the skies with shouts of praise;

Sing to him who found a ransom,

Ancient of eternal days;

God of God, the Word incarnate,

Whom the heav'n of heav'n obeys.

2. Ere He raised the lofty mountains,

Formed the seas, or built the sky,

Love eternal, free, and boundless,

Moved the Lord of Life to die,

Fore-ordained the Prince of Princes

For the throne of Calvary.

3. There, for us and our redemption,

See Him all His life-blood pour!

There He wins our full salvation,

Dies that we may die no more,

Then, arising, lives forever,

Reigning where He was before.

4. High on yon celestial mountains

Stands His sapphire throne, all bright,

Midst unending alleluias

Bursting from the sons of light;

Sion's people tell His praises,

Victor after hard-won fight.

5. Bring your harps, and bring your incense,

Sweep the string and pour the lay;

Let the earth proclaim His wonders,

King of that celestial day;

He the Lamb once slain is worthy,

Who was dead and lives for aye.

6. Laud and honor to the Father,

Laud and honor to the Son,

Laud and honor to the Spirit,

Ever Three and ever One,

Consubstantial, co-eternal,

While unending ages run.

NCH 551

1. Day is done, but love unfailing

Dwells ever here,

Shadows fall, but hope prevailing

Calms ev’ry fear.

Loving Father none forsaking

Take our hearts or love’s own making;

Watch our sleeping, guard our waking,

Be always near.

2. Day descends, but light unending

Shines through our night;

You are with us, ever lending

New strength to sight,

One in love, your truth confessing,

One in hope of heaven's blessing,

May we see, in loves possessing,

Love's endless light.

3. Eyes will close, but you, unsleeping,

Watch by our side

Death may come, in love's safe keeping,

Still we abide.

God of love, all evil quelling,

Sin forgiving, fear dispelling

Stay with us, our hearts indwelling,

This eventide.

NCH 552

1. Earth below is teeming.

Heav'n is bright above,

Ev'ry brow is beaming

In the light of love;

Ev'ry eye rejoices,

Ev'ry thought is praise,

Happy hearts and voices

Gladden nights and days.

2. Ev’ry youth and maiden,

On the harvest plain,

Round the waggons laden

With their golden grain,

Swell the happy chorus

On the ev'ning air,

Unto Him who o'er us

Bends with constant care.

3. For the sun and showers,

For the rain and dew,

For the happy hours

Spring and summer knew;

For the golden autumn

And its precious stores,

For the love that brought them

Teeming to our doors.

4. Earth's broad harvest whitens

In a brighter sun

Than the orb that lightens

All we tread upon.

Send our lab'rers, Father,

Where fields rip'ning wave,

And the nations gather,

Gather in and save.

NCH 553

1. Fill my house unto the fullest

Eat my bread and drink my wine;

The love I have is held from no one;

All I have and all I do, I give to you.

2. Take my time unto the fullest;

Find in me the trust you seek;

Take my hand to you outreaching,

All I have and all I do, I give to you.

3. Christ, our Lord, with love enormous,

On the Cross this lesson taught

Love all men as I have loved you,

All I have and all I do, I give to you.

4. Join with me as one in Christ's love;

May our hearts all beat as one

May we give ourselves completely,

All I have and all I do, I give to you.

NCH 554

1. Fill thou my life, O Lord, my God,

in ev’ry part with praise;

That my whole being may proclaim

Thy being and thy ways.

2. Not for the lip of praise alone,

Nor e'en the praising heart,

I ask, but for a life made up

Of praise in ev’ry part.

3. Praise in the common things of life,

Its goings out and in;

Praise in each duty and each deed,

However small and mean.

4. Fill ev'ry part of me with praise

Let all my being speak

Of Thee and of Thy love, O Lord,

Poor though I be and weak.

5. So shalt Thou, Lord, from me, e’en me

Receive the glory due;

And so shall I begin on earth

The song for ever new.

6. So shalt no part of day or night

From sacredness be tree;

But all my life, in ev’ry step,

Be fellowship with Thee.

NCH 555

1. Firmly I believe and truly

God is three and God is one,

And I next acknowledge duly

Manhood taken by the Son.

2. And I trust and hope most fully

In that manhood crucified;

And each thought and deed unruly

Do to death, as he has died.

3. Simply to his grace and wholly

Light and life and strength belong

And I love supremely, solely,

Him the holy, him the strong.

4. And I hold in venèration,

For the Love of Him alone.

Holy Church, as his creation,

And her teachings, as his own.

5. Adoration, yes be given,

With and through th’angelic h0st

To the God of earth and heavèn,

Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

NCH 556

1. From many grapes and grains of wheat,

One host we bring to you, our God;

Transform, we pray, this humble gift

To Jesus precious flesh and blood.

2. Together with this bread and wine,

We consecrate all that we are.

Impart to us the life divine

Of Him who joined us from afar.

3. For all your Church we pray to you;

Unite her, guided from above;

And may we all one body be

In Christ's unbounded peace and love.

NCH 557

1. Give me joy in my heart, Keep me praising

Give me joy in my heart, I pray;

Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising:

Keep me praising till the end of day.

Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,

Sing hosanna to the King of kings.

2. Give me peace in my heart,

Keep me resting.

Give me peace in my heart, I pray;

Give me peace in my heart,

Keep me resting.

Keep me resting till the end of day.

Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,

Sing hosanna to the King of kings.

3. 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 end of day.

Sing hosanna, sing hosanna,

Sing hosanna to the King of kings.

NCH 558

1. Glory be to God on high,

who for love of us did die,

may his sacrifice sublime

Lift us up o’er earth and time.

2. May God's love within us grow

So that he may truly know

We are striving night and Day

God to image in our way.

3. May his love to us impart

Grace to serve, with all our heart.

May God look and see in us,

We, like him, now want to be.

NCH 559

1. Glory to thee, Lord God!

In faith and hope we sing

Through this completed sacrifice

Our love and praise we bring

We give thee for our sins

A price beyond all worth,

Which none could ever fitly pay

But this thy Son on earth.

2. Here is the Lord of all,

To thee in glory slain,

Of worthless givers, worthy gift

A victim without stain.

Through him we give thee thanks;

To him we bend the knee,

In him be all our life, who is

Our one true way to thee.

3. So may this sacrifice

we offer here this day

be joined with our poor lives in all

We think and do and say,

By living true to grace,

For thee and thee alone,

Our sorrows, labours, and our Joys

Will be his very own.

NCH 560

1. God moves in a mysterious way

His wonders to perform,

He plants his footsteps in the sea

And ride upon the storm.

2. Deep in unfathomable mines

OI never-failing skill,

He treasures up his bright designs

And works his sov'reign will.

3. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take,

The clouds ye so much dread

are big with mercy and shall break.

In blessings on your head.

4. Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,

But trust him for his grace,

Behind a frowning providence,

He hides a smiling face.

5. His purposes will ripen fast,

Unfolding ev'ry hour,

The bud may have a bitter taste,

But sweet will be the flow'r.

6. Blind unbelief is sure to err

And scan his work in vain;

God is his own interpreter,

And he will make it plain.

NCH 561

1. God of the prophets, bless the prophet’s sons;

Eljah's mantle o'er Elisha cast,

Each age its solemn task may claim but once,

Make each one nobler, stronger than the last.

2. Anoint them prophets, make their ears attent

To thy divinest speech, their hearts awake

To human need, their lips make eloquent

To gird the right and ev'ry evil break.

3. Anoint them priests, strong intercessors they,

For pardon and for charity and peace.

Ah, if with them the world might, now astray,

Find in our Lord rom all its woes release.

4. Anoint them kings; aye, kingly kings, O Lord.

Anoint them with the Spirit of the Son.

Theirs not a jeweled crown, a blood-stained sword,

Theirs, by sweet love, for Christ a kingdom won.

5. Make them apostles, heralds of thy Cross

Forth may they go to tell all realms thy grace.

Inspired of thee, may they count all out loss

And stand at last with joy before thy face.

NCH 562

1. Grant to this child the inward grace,

While we the outward sign impart,

The Cross we on his forehead trace

Do thou engrave upon his heart.

2. May it his pride and glory be,

Beneath Thy banner fair unfurled,

To march to certain victory

O’er sin, o’er Satan, o'er the world.

NCH 563

1. Guide me, O thou great Redeemer,

Pilgrim through this barren land;

I am weak, but thou art mighty

Hold me with thy pow'rful hand;

Bread of heaven, bread of heaven,

Feed me now and ever more.

2. Open thou the crystal fountain,

Whence the healing stream shall flow;

Let the fiery cloudy pillar

Lead me all my journey through;

Strong deliverer, Strong deliverer,

Be thou still my help and shield.

3. When I tread the verge or Jordan,

Bid my anxious fears subside;

Death of deaths, and hell's destruction,

Land me safe on Canaan's side,

Songs of praises, Songs of praises,

I will ever give to thee.

NCH 564

1. Hail to the Lord's Anointed,

Great David's greater Son

Hail, in the time appointed,

His reign on earth begun!

He comes to break oppression,

To set the captive free,

To take away transgression,

And rule in equity.

2. He shall come down like showers

Upon the fruitful earth;

And love, joy, hope, like flowers,

Spring in His path to birth.

Before Him on the mountains

Shall peace, the herald, go;

And righteousness, in fountains,

From hill to valley flow.

3. Kings shall bow down before Him,

And gold and incense bring

All nations shall adore Him,

His praise all people sing.

To Him shall pray'r unceasing

And daily vows ascend,

His kingdom still increasing

A kingdom without end.

4. O'er ev'ry foe victorious,

He on his throne shall rest;

From age to age more glorious,

All-blessing and all-blest.

The tide of time shall never

His covenant remove

His name shall stand for ever,

His changeless name of Love.

NCH 565

1. Happy are you who are gentle;

Happy are you whose heart is kind;

Happy are you who show great love;

Happy are you.

2. Happy are you whose heart is pure,

Happy are you who do what’s right,

Happy are you the merciful,

Happy are you.

3. Happy are you who seek oneness,

Happy are you who make the peace,

Happy are you who love justice,

Happy are you.

4. Happy are the poor in spirit

Happy are you who have nothing,

Happy are you who trust in Christ,

Happy are you.

5. Happy are you who live in Christ,

Happy are you who suffer now,

Happy the Cross of Jesus Christ,

Happy are you.

NCH 566

1. Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus,

Truest of friends, most honoured guest of all,

Where hearts and eyes are bright with joy to greet you,

You highest wishes eager to fulfil.

2. Happy the home where man and wife together

Are of one mind believing in Your love;

Through love and pain, prosperity and hardship,

Through good and evil days Your care they prove.

3. Happy the home, O loving Friend of children,

Where they are giv'n to You with hands of pray'r,

Where at Your feet they early learn to listen

To Your own words, and thank You for Your care.

NCH 567

1. How blessed, from the bonds of sin

And earthly fetters free,

In singleness of heart and aim,

Thy servant, Lord, to be;

The hardest toil to undertake

With joy at thy command,

The meanest office to receive

With meekness at thy hand.

2. With willing heart and longing eyes

To watch before Thy gate,

Ready to run the weary race,

To bear the heavy weight;

No voice of thunder to expect,

But follow, calm and still:

For love can easily divine

The One Belovèd's will.

3. Thus may I serve Thee, gracious Lord,

Thus ever Thine alone,

My soul and body giv'n to Thee,

The purchase Thou hast won,

Through evil or through good report,

Still keeping by Thy side;

By life or death, in this poor flesh,

Let Christ be magnified.

4. How happily the working days

In this dear service fly!

How rapidly the closing hour,

The time of rest, draws nigh,

When all the faithful gather home,

A joyful company,

And ever where the Master is

Shall His blest servants be.

NCH 568

1. I come to thee once more, my God,

No longer will I roam,

For I have sought the wide world through

And never found a home.

2. Though bright and many are the spots,

Where I have built a nest,

Yet in the brightest still I pined

For more abiding rest.

3. Riches could bring me joy and pow’r,

And they were fair to see;

Yet gold was but a sorry god

To serve instead of thee.

4. The honour and the world's good word

Appear a nobler faith;

Yet could I rest on bliss that hung,

And trembled on a breath.

5. The pleasure of the passing hour

My spirit next could wile,

But soon, too soon, my heart fell sick

Of pleasure's weary smile.

6. More selfish grown, I worshipped health,

The flush of manhood's pow'r,

But then it came and went so quick,

It was but for an hour.

7. And thus a not unkindly world

Hath done its best for me,

Yet I have found, O God! no rest,

No harbour short of thee.

8. For thou hast made this wondrous soul

All for thyself alone

Ah, send thy sweet transforming grace

To make it more thine own.

NCH 569

1. I love thy kingdom, Lord,

The house of thine abode,

The Church our blest Redeemer saved

With his own precious blood.

2. I love Thy Church, O God!

Her walls before Thee stand,

Dear as the apple of Thine eye

And graven on Thy hand.

3. For her my tears shall fall,

For her my prayers ascend,

To her my cares and toils be giv'n

Till toils and care shall end.

4. Beyond my highest joy,

I prize her heav'nly ways,

Her sweet communion, solemn vows,

Her hymns of love and praise.

5. Sure as Thy truth shall last,

To Zion shall be giv'n

The brightest glories earth can yield

And brighter bliss of heav'n.

NCH 570

1. I need thee, ev'ry hour,

Most gracious Lord,

No tender voice like thine

can peace afford.

I need the, Oh, I need thee;

Ev’ry hour I need thee;

Oh bless me now, my Saviour,

I come to Thee.
2. I need thee ev'ry hour:

Stay thou nearby;

Temptations lose their pow'r,

When thou art nigh.

I need the, Oh, I need thee;

Ev’ry hour I need thee;

Oh bless me now, my Saviour,

I come to Thee.

3. I need thee ev’ry hour,

In joy or pain,

Come quickly and abide,

Or life is vain.

I need the, Oh, I need thee;

Ev’ry hour I need thee;

Oh bless me now, my Saviour,

I come to Thee.

4. I need thee ev'ry hour,

Teach me your will

And your rich promises

In me fulfil.

I need the, Oh, I need thee;

Ev’ry hour I need thee;

Oh bless me now, my Saviour,

I come to Thee.

NCH 571

1. I was sinking deep in sin, far from the peaceful shore

Very deeply stained within, sinking to rise no more,

But the Master of the sea heard my despairing cry,

From the waters lifted, now safe I am.

Love lifted me (even me),

When nothing else could help

Love lifted me.

2. All my heart to Him I give, ever to Him cling;

In His blessed presence live, ever His praises sing

Love so mighty and so true, merits my soul’s best songs,

Faithful, loving service too, to Him belongs.

Love lifted me (even me),

When nothing else could help

Love lifted me.

3. Souls in danger look above, Jesus completely saves;

He will lift you by His love, out of the angry waves.

He’s the Master of the sea, billows His will obey,

He your Savior wants to be, be saved today.

Love lifted me (even me),

When nothing else could help

Love lifted me.

NCH 572

1. I'm pressing on the upward way,

New heights I 'm gaining ev’ryday

Still praying as I’m Onward-bound,

"Lord, plant my feet on higher ground."

Lord Lift me up and let me stand

By faith on heaven's table-land;

A higher plane than I have found;

Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

2. My heart has no desire to stay

Where doubts arise and fears dismay;

Though some may dwell where these abound

My pray’r, my aim, is higher ground.

Lord Lift me up and let me stand

By faith on heaven's table-land;

A higher plane than I have found;

Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

3. I want to live above the world,

Though Satan's darts at me are hurled;

For faith has caught the joyful sound,

The song of saints on higher ground.

Lord Lift me up and let me stand

By faith on heaven's table-land;

A higher plane than I have found;

Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

4. I want to Scale the utmost height

And catch a gleam of glory bright;

But still I’ll pray till heav'n I've found,

"Lord, lead me on to higher ground."

Lord Lift me up and let me stand

By faith on heaven's table-land;

A higher plane than I have found;

Lord, plant my feet on higher ground.

NCH 573

1. In token that thou shalt not fear

Christ's crucified to own,

We print the Cross upon thee here,

And stamp thee his alone.

2. In token that thou shalt not blush

To glory in His name,

We blazon here upon thy front

His glory and His shame.

3. In token that thou shalt not flinch

Christ's quarrel to maintain,

But 'neath His banner manfully

Firm at thy post remain.

4. In token that thou shalt not tread

The path He travelled by,

Endure the Cross, despise the shame,

And sit thee down on high.

5. Thus outwardly and visibly

We seal thee for His own,

And may the brow that wears His Cross

Hereafter share His Crown.

NCH 574

1. Infant Jesus, in thy meekness,

Look on me in all weakness;

Pity mine and pity me,

suffer me to come to thee.

2. Heart of Jesus, I adore thee,

Heart of Mary, I implore thee,

Heart of Joseph, pure and just,

In these hearts I put my trust.

NCH 575

1. Jesus always loved his own,

And he showed them to the full,

When at supper, from the table,

He got up and took a towel,

Then he wrapped it round his waist,

In a basin water poured,

He began to wash the feet of all his friends.

Know, my brothers, what I've done to you

Lord, you call me, it is what I am;

If then, I, your Lord, deigned to wash your feet,

You should do the same and wash each other’s feet.

2. Jesus always loved his own

And he showed it to the full,

When he came to Simon Peter

The apostie said to him:

"Never shall you wash my feet.

Then the Lord replied to him:

It is not for you to know What now I do.

Know, my brothers, what I've done to you

Lord, you call me, it is what I am;

If then, I, your Lord, deigned to wash your feet,

You should do the same and wash each other’s feet.

3. Jesus always loved his own,

And he showed it to the full

When he said to Simon Peter:

"If I do not wash your feet,

You can have no part with me.

Then said Peter to his Lord:

"Wash my hands, my head

And not my feet alone.

Know, my brothers, what I've done to you

Lord, you call me, it is what I am;

If then, I, your Lord, deigned to wash your feet,

You should do the same and wash each other’s feet.

4. Jesus always loved his own,

And he showed it to the full;

He has set us an example

That we do as he has done;

Can a servant greater be

Than his master Christ, the Lord?

If we know and do this,

Happy we shall be.

Know, my brothers, what I've done to you

Lord, you call me, it is what I am;

If then, I, your Lord, deigned to wash your feet,

You should do the same and wash each other’s feet.

NCH 576

1. Jesus, Jesus, come to me;

How I long and sigh for thee

Thou, my true and only friend,

Come and stay unto the end.

2. In thy absence joy is pain;

Consolations are in vain;

Thou alone canst satisfy,

Keenly, then, for thee l sigh.

3. Though the world were mine alone

Nought could for thy love atone;

Worthless must all treasure be

To the soul that hath not thee.

4. Take, O Lord, this heart of mine;

fill it with thy love divine,

For I fain would cleave to thee

Through a glad eternity.

5. All unworthy, Lord, am I,

Yet thou wilt not pass me by

Only speak one word of pow'r,

Heal me in this selfsame hour.

6. Thou a thousand times I call;

Jesus thou my God and all;

Ever sighs my soul for thee,

Jesus, Jesus, come to me.

7. Come, then, Jesus, come to me;

Let me ever live in thee;

Come and never more depart;

Come and live within my heart.

8. Come, Lord Jesus, quickly come;

Make my longing soul thy home,

Cleanse, absolve and strengthen me;

Never let me part from thee.

NCH 577

1. Jesus, Jesus, come to me;

Oh, how much I crave for thee!

Come, thou of all friends the best;

Take possession of my breast.

Jesus, come to me! Jesus, I need thee;

Jesus, come to me,

And comfort my poor soul distressed:

Jesus, come to me! Jesus, I need thee!

Oh, come and live within my breast.

2. Empty is all worldly joy,

Ever mixed with some alloy,

Give me my true sov’reign good,

Jesus, thy own fiesh and blood.

Jesus, come to me! Jesus, I need thee;

Jesus, come to me,

And comfort my poor soul distressed:

Jesus, come to me! Jesus, I need thee!

Oh, come and live within my breast.

3. On the Cross three hours for me

Thou didst hang in agony,

I, my heart to thee resign

Oh! What rapture to be mine.

Jesus, come to me! Jesus, I need thee;

Jesus, come to me,

And comfort my poor soul distressed:

Jesus, come to me! Jesus, I need thee!

Oh, come and live within my breast.

NCH 578

1. Joy, because the circling year

Brings our day of blessings here;

Day when first the light divine

On the Church began to shine.

2. Like the quiv’ring tongues of 1lame

Unto each the Spirit came,

Tongues, that earth might hear their call,

Fire, that love might burn in all.

3. So the wondrous works of God

Wondrously were spread abroad,

Every tribe's familiar tone

Made the glorious marvel known.

4. Hardened scoffers vainly jeered;

List'ning strangers heard and feared,

Knew the prophets' word fulfilled,

Owned the work which God had willed.

5. Still Thy Spirit's fullness, Lord,

Thy waiting Church be poured

Grant our burdened hearts release;

Grant us Thine abiding peace.

NCH 579

1. King of my life I Crown theee now,

Thine shall the gloy be,

Lest I forget thy thorn-crowned brow,

Lead me to Calvary.

Lest I forget Gethsemane;

Lest I forget thine agony,

Lest I forget thy love for me,

Lead me to Calvary.

2. Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,

Tenderly mourned and wept,

Angels in robes of light arrayed

Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

Lest I forget Gethsemane;

Lest I forget thine agony,

Lest I forget thy love for me,

Lead me to Calvary.

3. Let me, like Mary, through the gloom,

Come with a gift to Thee,

Snow to me now the empty tomb

Lead me to Calvary.

Lest I forget Gethsemane.

4. May I be willing, Lord, to bear

Daily my Cross for Thee;

Even Thy cup of grief to share

Thou hast borne all for me.

Lest I forget Gethsemane;

Lest I forget thine agony,

Lest I forget thy love for me,

Lead me to Calvary.

NCH 580

1. Lead, kindly light, amid th'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 pow'r 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.

NCH 581

1. Lord, accept the gifts we offer

At this Eucharistic feast;

Bread and wine to be transformed

Through the action of the priest,

Take us too, O Lord, transform us,

Be thy grace in us increased.

2. May our souls be pure and spotless,

As the host of wheat so fine.

May all stain of sin be crushed out,

Like the grape that forms the wine,

As we too become partakers,

In this sacrifice divine.

3. Take our gifts, Almighty Father,

Living God, eternal true,

Which we give through Christ our Saviour,

Pleading here for us anew,

Grant salvation to all present,

And our faith and love renew.

NCH 582

1. Lord, for tomorrow and it needs,

I do not pray,

Keep me, my God, from stain of sin,

Just for today

2. Let me both diligently work,

And duly pray,

Let me be kind in word and deed,

Just for today.

3. Let me be slow to do my will,

Prompt to obey:

Help me to mortify my flesh,

Just for today.

4. Let me no wrong or idle word

Unthinking say:

Set thou a seal upon my lips,

Just for today.

5. Let me in season, Lord, be grave,

In season gay;

Let me be faithful to thy grace,

Just for today.

6. And if today my tide of life

Should ebb away;

Give me thy Sacrament divine,

Sweet Lord today.

7. So for tomorrow and its needs,

I do not pray,

But keep me, guide me, love me, Lord

Just for today.

NCH 583

1. Lord, I hear of show'rs of blessing

Thou art scatt’ring full and free;

Show’rs the thirsty land refreshing

Let thy blessing fall on me.

Even me, even me,

Let thy blessing fall on me.

2. Pass me not, O tender Savior!

Let me love and cling to thee;

I am longing for thy favor

Whilst thou'rt calling, O call me.

Even me, even me,

Let thy blessing fall on me.

3. Pass me not, O mighty Spirit!

Thou canst make the blind to see;

Witnesser of Jesus' merit,

Speak the word of pow’r to me.

Even me, even me,

Let thy blessing fall on me.

4. Love of God, so pure and changeless,

Blood of Christ, so rich and free,

Grace of God, so strong and boundless

Magnify them all in me.

Even me, even me,

Let thy blessing fall on me.

5. Pass me not, thy lost one bringing

Bind my heart, O Lord, to thee;

While the streams of life are springing,

Blessing others, O bless me.

Even me, even me,

Let thy blessing fall on me.

NCH 584

1. Lord of all nations, grant me grace

To love all people, ev’ry race;

And in each person may I see

My kindred love, redeemed by thee.

2. Break down the wall that would divide

Thy children, Lord, on ev’ry side.

My neighbor's good let me pursue,

Let Christian love bind warm and true.

3. Forgive me, Lord, where I have erred

By loveless act and thoughtless word.

Make me to see the wrong I do

Will crucify my Lord anew.

4. Give me Thy courage, Lord, to speak

Whenever strong oppress the weak.

Should I myself the victim be,

Help me forgive, rememb'ring Thee.

5. With Thine own love may I be filled

And by Thy Holy Spirit willed,

That all I touch, where'er I be,

May be divinely touched by Thee.

NCH 585

1. Lord, pour thy Spirit from on high

And thine ordained servants bless;

Graces and gifts to each supply

And clothe thy priests with righteousness.

2. Within Thy temple when they stand,

To teach the truth as taught by Thee,

Savior, like stars in Thy right hand,

Let all Thy Church's pastors be.

3. Wisdom, and zeal, and faith impart,

Firmness with meekness, from above

To hear Thy people in their heart,

And love the souls whom Thou dost love.

4. To watch, and pray, and never faint,

By day and night their guard to keep,

To warn the sinner, cheer the saint,

To feed Thy lambs, and tend Thy sheep.

5. So, when their work is finished here,

May they in hope their charge resign,

So, when their Master shall appear,

May they with crowns of glory shine.

NCH 586
1. Lord, speak to me, that I may speak

In living echoes of thy tone,

As thou hast sought; so let me seek

Thy erring children lost and lone.

2. O lead me, Lord, that I may lead

The wand ring and the wav’ring feet;

O feed me, Lord, that I may feed

Thy hung'ring ones with manna sweet.

3. O strengthen me, that, while I stand

Firm on the rock, and strong in Thee,

I may stretch out a loving hand

To wrestlers with the troubled sea.

4. O teach me, Lord, that I may teach

The precious things Thou dost impart;

And wing my words, that they may reach

The hidden depths of many hearts.

5. O give Thine own sweet rest to me,

That I may speak with soothing pow'r

A Word in season, as from Thee,

To weary ones in neeedful hour.

6. O fill me with Thy fullness, Lord,

Until my very heart o'erflow

in kindling thought and glowing word,

Thy love to tell, Thy praise to show.

7. O use me, Lord, us and where,

Just as Thou wilt, and when, and where,

Until Thy blessėd face I see.

Thy rest, Thy joy, Thy glory share.

NCH 587

1. Lord, we come before thee now,

At thy feet we humbly bow,

On, do not our suit disdain!

Shall we seek thee, Lord, in vain?

2. Lord, on Thee our souls depend;

In compassion now descend;

Fill our hearts with Thy rich grace,

Tune our lips to sing Thy praise.

3. In Thine own appointed way

Now we seek Thee, here we stay.

Lord, we know not how to go

Till a blessing Thou bestow.

4. Send some message from Thy Word

That may joy and peace afford;

Let Thy Spirit now impart

Full salvation to each heart.

5. Comfort those who weep and mourn,

Let the time of joy return;

Those that are cast down lift up,

Make them strong in faith and hope.

6. Grant that all may seek and find

Thee a gracious God and kind.

Heal the sick, the captive free,

Let us all rejoice in Thee.

NCH 588

1. Lord, we gather at your altar,

Off’ring sacrifice of praise,

Just as Abraham and Moses

Offered in those ancient days!

But we offer now, O Father,

Not the blood of goat and ram,

Here the Son of God we offer,

As our sacrificial Lamb.

2. For the guilt of Adam's children,

who but Jesus can atone,

Who sacrificed his life for us,

Is the Son of God alone.

So, with Christ ourselves we offer,

To our Father throned above,

As the sacrifice of Calv’ry,

We renew with grateful love.

NCH 589

1. Lord, when I wake, I tum to you,

Yourself my day’s first thought and pray’r:

Your strength to help, your peace to bless,

Your will to guide me ev’rywhere.

2. I live with many n our world-

Their worldly eyes too blind to see-

Who never think what is Your will,

Or why You brought our world to be!

3. Your thought for me, your loving care,

Those favours I could never earn,

Call for my thanks in praise and pray’r,

Call me to love you in return!

4. There is no blessing. Lord, from You

For those who make their will their way,

No praise for those who do not praise,

No peace for those who do not pray!

5. Make then my life a life of love,

Keep me from sin in all I do,

Your way to be my only way,

Your will my will for love of You.

NCH 590

1. Love divine, all loves excelling,

Joy of heav'n, 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 ev'ry trembling heart.

2. Breathe, O breathe thy loving Spirit

Into ev'ry troubled breast!

Let us all in thee inherit

Let us find the promised rest;

take away our bent to Sinning

Alpha and Omega be,

End of faith, as its beginning,

Set our hearts at liberty.

3. Come, Almighty, to deliver,

Let us all thy life receive,

Suddenly return and never,

Never more thy temple leave.

Thee we would be always blessing,

Serve thee as thy hosts above,

Pray and praise thee without ceasing,

Glory in thy perfect love.

4. 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 heav'n we take our place,

Till we cast our crowns before thee,

Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

NCH 591

1. Love is his word; love is his way;

Feasting with men, fasting alone

Living and dying, rising again;

Love, only love is his way.

Richer than gold is the love of God;

Better than splendor and wealth.

2. Love is his way; love is his mark;

Sharing his last Passover feast;

Christ at the table, host to the Twelve

Love, only, is his mark.

Richer than gold is the love of God;

Better than splendor and wealth.

3. Love is his sign; love is hissing

Bread for our strength, wine for our joy,

"This is my body; this is my blood;"

Love, only love, is sign.

Richer than gold is the love of God;

Better than splendor and wealth.

4. Love is his sign; love is the news,

"Do this, he says, lest you forget

All my deep sorrow, all my dear blood,

Love, only love, is his news.

Richer than gold is the love of God;

Better than splendor and wealth.

5. Love is the news, love is his name,

We are his own, chosen and called,

Family, brethren, cousins and kin;

Love, only love is his name.

Richer than gold is the love of God;

Better than splendor and wealth.

6. Love is his name; love is his law;

Hear his command, all who are his:

"Love one another, I have loved you.

Love, only love, is his law.

Richer than gold is the love of God;

Better than splendor and wealth.

7. Love is his work; love is his word

Love of the Lord, Father and Word;

Love of the Spirit, God ever one;

Love, only love, is his word.

Richer than gold is the love of God;

Better than splendor and wealth.

NCH 592

1. Members of Christ we are;

He is our living Head;

That hencetorth we should ever be

By his good Spirit led.

In the same narrow path

Our Lord and Saviour trod,

The path that leadeth by the Cross

To glory and to God.

2. Children of God are we;

Such grace to us is gıv’n,

To Kneel and pray in Christ’s own words,

"Father, Which art in Heav'n";

Seeking to do His will

As angels do above,

And walking in obedient ways

Of holy truth and love.

3. Of Heaven's kingdom we

Inheritors were made;

Each at the font in Christ's own robe

Of spotless white arrayed.

Upon our forehead now

Is traced the suff’ring sign,

That one day on each saintly brow

A glorious crown may shine.

4. Christ's little ones are we,

And unto us are giv’n

Angelic guards, who ever see

Our Father's face in Heav'n.

To walk in folly now

we may not, must not, dare,

Mindful whose seal is on our brow,

Whose holy Name we bear.

NCH 593

1. Morn or morns and day of days,

Beauteous were thy new-born rays

Brighter yet from death's dark pris'n

Christ, the light of light, is ris'n.

2. He commanded, and His Word

Death and the dread chaos heard;

Oh, shall we, more deaf than they

In the chains of darkness stay?

3. Nature yet in shadow lies;

Let the sons of light arise,

And present the morning rays

With sweet canticles of praise.

4. While the dead world sleeps around,

Let the sacred temples sound

Law, and prophet, and blest psalm

Lit with holy light so calm.

5. Unto hearts in slumber weak

Let the heav'nly trumpet speak

And a newer walk express

Their new life to righteousness.

6. Grant us this, and with us be,

O Thou Fount of charity,

Thou who dost the Spirit give,

Bidding the dead letter live.

7. Glory to the Father, Son,

And to Thee, O Holy One,

By Whose quick'ning breath divine

Our dull spirits burn and shine.

NCH 594

1. New wonders of thy mighty hand,

Lord, we today admire,

Writ on the firmament above

In glitt’ring orbs of fire.

2. The sun is ruler of the day,

The silver of the night,

The starry hosts adorn the sky

In order’d ranks of light.

3. But e'en that glorious sun must set,

And knows its going down,

That silver moon must wax and wane,

The stars their courses own.

4. Still in an everchanging round

The daylight comes and goes;

But Thou art evermore the same,

No change Thy mercy knows.

5. Why waver then our troubled hearts?

Thine is a Father's care,

And they, eternal life who seek,

Eternal life shall share.

6. All praise, all glory be ascribed

To God the One in Three,

Who bids us cast our care on Him,

To Him for comfort flee.

NCH 595

1. Now on land and sea descending,

Bring the night its peace profound;

Let our vesper hymn be blending

With the holy calm around,

Jubilate! Jubilate!

Jubilate! Amen.

Let our vesper hymn be blending

With the holy calm around.

2. Soon as dies the sunset glory,

Stars of heav'n shine out above,

Telling still the ancient story,

Their Creator's changeless love.

Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen!

Telling still the ancient story,

Their Creator's changeless love.

3. Now, Our wants and burdens leaving

To God's care who cares for all,

Cease we fearing, cease we grieving;

Touched by God our burdens fall.

Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen

Cease we fearing, cease we grievings

Touched by God our burdens tall.

4. As the darkness deepens o'er us,

Lo! eternal stars arise

Hope and faith and love rise glorious,

Shining in the Spirit's skies.

Jubilate! Jubilate! Jubilate! Amen!

Hope and faith and love rise glorious,

Shining in the Spirit's skies.

NCH 596

1. Now that the daylight fills the sky,

We lift our hearts to God on high,

That he, in all we do or say,

Would help us free from harm today.

2. May he restrain our tongues, lest strife

Break forth to mar the peace of life;

And guard with watchful care our eyes

From earths absorbing vanities.

3. O may our inmost hearts be pure,

Our thoughts from folly kept secure,

The pride of sinful flesh subdued

By temperate use of daily food.

4. So we, when this day's work is o'er,

And shades of night return once more,

Our path of trial safely trod,

Shall give the glory to our God.

5. All praise to God, the Father, be,

All praise, eternal Son, to thee,

Whom with the Spirit we adore,

For ever and for evermore.

NCH 597

1. Now that the daystar glimmers bright,

We suppliantly pray

That he, the uncreated light,

May guide us on our way.

2. No sinful word, nor deed of wrong,

Nor thoughts that idly rove;

But simple truth be on our tongue,

And in our hearts be love.

3. And, while the hours in order flow,

O Christ, securely fence

Our gates, beleaguer’d by the foe,

The gate of ev’ry sense.

4. And grant that to Thine honour, Lord,

Our daily toil may tend,

That we begin it at thy word,

And in thy blessing end.

5. And, lest the flesh in its excess

Should lord it o'er the soul,

Let taming abstinence repress

The rebel, and control.

6. To God the Father glory be,

And to his only Son

And to the Spirit, One in Three,

While endless ages run.

NCH 598

1. Now the day is over,

Night is drawing nigh,

Shadows of the ev’nng

Steal across the sky.

2. Now the darkness gathers,

Stars their watches keep;

Birds and beasts and flowèrs

Soon will be asleep.

3. Jesus, give the weary

Calm and sweet repose,

With thy tenderest blessing,

May their eyelids close.

4. Comfort ev'ry suff'rer

Watching late in pain,

Those who plan some evil

From their sin restrain.

5. Through the long night-watches

May thine angels spread

Their white wings above me,

Watching round my bed.

6. When the morning wakens,

Then may I arise,

Pure and fresh and sinless,

In thy holy eyes.

7. Glory to the Father,

Glory to the Son;

And to thee, blest Spirit,

While all ages run.

NCH 599

1. O Church of God triumphant

Above the world's dark fears,

wherein our souls find refuge

Through all these earthly year

Christ’s steadfast holy purpo5e

Illumined by the Cross,

Guards her from evil's power,

Revealing it but dross

2. On Christmas Eve her carols

Have set our hearts aglow,

Her bells on Easter morning

With faith still overflow;

Before her hallowed altars

We pledge our love in youth

While in her sacred portals

Our minds have found God's truth

3. Her task on earth unfinished

Till threats of war shall cease.

Her voice must raise a protest

Where greed still robs men's peace

One brotherhood Christ called for

Of ev’ry class and race,

The church must Live the vision

That shone in Jesus face.

4. O Church of God, triumphant,

We offer now in pray’r

Our youth, our fuller manhood,

For Christ's great cause to dare,

That his redeeming purpose

May prove beyond defeat,

Till in the life immortal

With joy his children meet

NCH 600

1. O Father, we would thank thee

For all thy love has gıv’n,

Our present joy of sonship,

Our future joy n heav’nn,

The life which sin had blighted

So wondrously restored

By our mysterious union

With Jesus Christ, our Lord.

2. Rich gifts of life and gladness-

A new and heav'nly birth,

Baptismal waters flowing

To cleanse the sons of earth,

The strength in which to follow

The steps that Jesus trod;

And love beyond all knowledge

Which calls us sons of God.

3. O mercy all abundant

Bestowed on us today!

O hope of future glory

Which fadeth not away!

By God's great love begotten

To living hope and sure,

May we at Christ's appearing

Be pure as He is pure.

4. For all Thy gifts, O Father,

Our hymns of praise arise-

The love which calls us children,

The hope which purifies;

The grace by which we offer

A service glad and free;

The earnest of perfection,

Of fuller life with Thee.

NCH 601

1. O for a closer walk with God,

A calm and heav’nly frame,

A light to shine upon the road

That leads me to the Lamb.

2. Where is the blessėdness I knew,

When first I saw the Lord?

Where is the soul refreshing view

Of Jesus and His Word?

3. Return, O holy Dove, return,

Sweet messenger of rest!

I hate the sins that made Thee mourn

And drove Thee from my breast.

4. The dearest idol I have known,

Whate'er that idol be,

Help me to tear it from Thy throne,

And worship only Thee.

5. 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.

NCH 602

1. O grant us light that we may know

The wisdom thou alone canst give,

That truth may guide where’er we go,

And virtue bless where’er we live.

2. O grant us light that we may see

Where error lurks in human lore,

And turn our doubting minds to Thee,

And love Thy simple Word the more.

3. O grant us light that we may learn

How dead is life from Thee apart,

How sure is joy for all who turn

To Thee an undivided heart.

4. O grant us light, in grief and pain,

To lift our burdened hearts above,

And count the very Cross again,

And bless Our Father's hidden love.

NCH 603

1. O happy band of pilgrims,

If onward ye will tread

With Jesus as your fellow,

To Jesus as your head!

O happy if ye labour

As Jesus did for men,

O happy if ye hunger

As Jesus hungered then.

2. The Cross that Jesus carried,

He carried as your due,

The crown that Jesus weareth,

He weareth it for you.

The faith by which ye see him,

The hope in which ye yearn,

The love that through all troubles

To him alone will turn.

3. The trials that beset you,

The sorrows ye endure,

The manifold temptations

That death alone can cure;

What are they but his jewels

Of bright celestial worth?

What are they but the ladder

Set up to heav'n on earth?

4. O happy band of pilgrims,

Look upward to the skies,

Where such a light affliction

Shall win so great a prize.

The Father, Son and Spirit,

The God whom we adore,

Be loftiest praises given

Now and forever more.

NCH 604

1. O help us, Lord, each hour of need;

Thy heav’nly succour give,

Help us in thought, and word, and deed,

Each hour on earth we live.

2. O help us, when our spirit bleed

With contrite anguish sore,

And when our hearts are cold and dead,

O help us more the more.

3. O help us, through the pray'r of faith

More firmly to believe,

For still the more the servant hath,

The more shall he receive.

4. O help us, Jesu, from on high,

We know no help but Thee;

O help us so to live and die

As Thine n Heav'n to be.

NCH 605

1. O Jesus Christ, remember

When thou shalt come again,

Upon the clouds of heaven,

With all thy shining train,

And ev'ry eye shall see thee

In deity reveal'd,

Who now upon this altar

In silence art conceal’d.

2. Remember then, O Saviour,

Supplicate of thee,

That here I bowed before thee

Upon my bended knee,

That here I owned thy presence,

And did notTthee deny.

And glorified thy greatness

Though hid from human eye.

3. Accept, divine Redeemer,

The homage of my praise,

Be thou the light and honor

And glory of my day.

Be thou my consolation

When death is drawing nigh;

Be thou my only treasure

Through all eternity.

NCH 606

1. O Lord in this great mystery,

Take this our bread and wine,

And make of these two humble things

Yourself our Lord divine.

2. As wheat and drink become our light,

Our altar bears your might,

O Lord, we offer you the gits,

That lie before your sight.

3. This host shall bear divinity,

Infinity this cup;

The myst'ry fills our souls with love,

O Holy Majesty.

4. You are the same, our Christ and Lord,

Who blessed the upper room.

You are the God who died and rose

Triumphant from the tomb.

NCH 607

1. O love divine that stooped to share

Our sharpest pang, our bitt’rest tear

On thee we cast each earth-born care,

We smile at pain while thou art near.

2. Though long the weary way we tread,

And sorrow crown each ling’ring year,

No path we shun, no darkness dread,

Our hearts still whisp’ring. "Thou art near.

3. When drooping pleasure turns to grief,

And trembling faith is changed to fear,

The murm’ring wind, the quiv'ring leaf,

Shall softly tell us "Thou art near!”

4. On Thee we fling our burdening woe,

O Love divine, forever dear!

Content to suffer while we know,

Living and dying, Thou art near!

NCH 608

1. O love that wilt not let me go

I rest my weary soul in thee

I give thee back the life I owe,

That in thine ocean depths its flow

May richer, fuller be.

2. O light that follow all my way,

I yield my flickering torch to thee

My heart restores its borrowed ray,

That in thy sunshine's blaze its day

May brighter, fairer be.

3. O Joy that seekest me through pain,

I cannot close my heart to thee

I trace the rainbow through the rain,

And feel the promise is not vain,

That morn shall tearless be.

4. O Cross that liftest up my head,

I dare not ask to fly from thee,

I lay in dust life’s glory dead,

And from the ground there blossoms red

Life that shall endless be.

NCH 609

1. O Saviour Lord, to thee we pray,

Whose love has kept me safe today,

Protect us through the coming night,

And ever save us by thy might.

2. Be with us now, in mercy nigh,

And spare Thy servants when they cry;

Our sins blot out, our pray’rs receive,

Thy light throughout our darkness give.

3. Let not dull sleep the soul oppress,

Nor secret foe the heart possess,

Our flesh keep chaste, that it may be

A holy temple meet for Thee.

4. To Thee, who dost our hearts renew,

With fervent pray'r we humbly sue,

That pure in thought and free from stain,

We from our beds may rise again.

5. All praise to God the Father be,

All praise, eternal Son, to Thee,

Whom with the Spirit we adore

Forever and forever more.

NCH 610

1. O thou who camest from above

The fire celestial to impart,

Kindle a flame of sacred love

On the mean altar of my heart.

2. There let it tor thy glory burn

With inextinguishable blaze,

And trembling to its source return

In humble pray'r, and fervent praise.

3. Jesus, confirm my heart's desire

To work, and speak, and think of thee,

Still let me guard the holy fire

And still stir up the gift in me.

4. Still let me prove thy perfect will,

My acts of faith and love repeat,

Till death thy endless mercies seal,

And make the sacrifice complete

NCH 611
1. O what a wonderful, wonderful day,

Day I will never forget,

After I'd wandered in darkness away,

Jesus, my Saviour, I met,

O what a tender, compassionate friend

He met the need of my heart;

Shadows dispelling with joy I am telling

He made all the darkness depart.

Heaven came down and glory filled my soul;

when at the cross the Saviour made me whole,

my sins were washed away

And my night was turned to day,

Heaven came down and glory filled my soul.

2. Born of the Spirit with life from above

Into God's fam’ly divine,

Justified fully through Calvary's love,

O what a standing is mine

And the transaction so quickly was made

took of the offer of grace he did profer

He saved me, O praise his dear name!

Heaven came down and glory filled my soul;

when at the cross the Saviour made me whole,

my sins were washed away

And my night was turned to day,

Heaven came down and glory filled my soul.

3. Now I’ve a hope that will surely endure

After the passing of time

I have a future in heaven for sure,

There in those mansions sublime.

And it’s because of that wonderful day

When at the Cross I believed,

Riches eternal and blessings supernal

from His precious hand I received.

Heaven came down and glory filled my soul;

when at the cross the Saviour made me whole,

my sins were washed away

And my night was turned to day,

Heaven came down and glory filled my soul.

NCH 612

1. O Word of God Incarnate,

O wisdom from on high,

O truth unchanged, unchanging

O light of our dark sky,

We praise thee for the radiance

That from the hallowed page,

A lantern to our footsteps,

Shines on from age to age.

2. The Church from her dear Master

Received the gift divine,

And still that light she lifteth

O’er all the earth to shine.

It is the golden casket

where gems of truth are stored,

It is the heav'n-drawn picture

Of Christ, the living Word.

3. It floateth like a banner

Belore God's host unfurl'd;

It shineth like a beacon

above the darkling world;

it is the chart and compass

That o'er life's surging sea

‘Mid mists and rocks and quicksands,

still guides, O Christ, to Thee.

3. O make Thy Church, dear Saviour,

A lamp of burnish'd gold,

To bear before the nations

Thy true light as of old,

O teach Thy wandering pilgrims

by this, their path to trace,

Till, clouds and darkness ended

They see Thee face to face.

NCH 613

1. Oh, it is hard to work for God,

To rise and take his part,

Upon this battle-field of earth,

And not sometimes lose heart.

2. He hides Himself so wondrously,

As though there were no God;

He is least seen when all the pow’rs

Of ill are most abroad.

3. Ah, God is other than we think;

His ways are far above;

Far beyond reason's height, and reach’d

Only by childlike love.

4. Workman of God! O lose not heart,

But learn what God is like;

And in the darkest battlefield

Thou shalt know where to strike.

5. Then learn to scorn the praise of men,

And learn to lose with God,

For Jesus won the world through shame,

And beckons thee His road.

6. For right is right, as God is God,

And right the day must win:

To doubt would be disloyalty,

To falter were to sin.

NCH 614

1. Oh, the love of my Lord is the essence

Of all that I love here on earth,

All the beauty I see He has given to me

And his giving is gentle as silence.

2. Ev'ry day, ev'ry hour, ev'ry moment

Has been blessed by the strength of His love

At the turn of each tide, He is there at my side.

And His touch is as gentle as silence.

3. There've been times when l've turned from his presence

And I've walked other paths, other ways

But I've called on His name in the dark of my shame

And His mercy was gentle as Silence.

NCH 615

1. Our day of praise is done;

The ev'ning shadows fall;

But pass not from us with the sun,

True light that light’nest all.

2. Around the throne on high,

Where night can never be,

The white-robed harpers of the sky

Bring ceaseless hymns to thee.

3. Too faint our anthems here;

Too soon of praise we tire;

But, O the strains, how full and clear,

Of that eternal choir!

4. Yet, Lord, to thy dear will

If thou attune the heart

We in Thine angels' music still

May bear our lower part.

5. ‘Tis Thine each soul to calm,

Each wayward thought reclaim,

And make our life a daily psalm

Of glory to thy Name.

6. A little while, and then

Shall come the glorious end;

And songs of angels and of men

ln perfect praise shall blend.

NCH 616

1. Peace is flowing Iike a river,

Flowing lout through you and me,

spreading out into the desert,

Setting all the captives free.

2. Love is flowing like a river,

Flowing out through you and me,

Spreading out into the desert,

Setting all the captives free.

3. Joy is flowing like a river

Flowing out through you and me,

Spreading out into the desert,

Setting all the captives free.

4. Hope is flowing like a river.

Flowing out through you and me,

Spreading out into the desert,

Setting all the captives free.

NCH 617

1. Rock of ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in thee,

Let the water and the blood

From thy wounded side which flowed,

Be of sin the double cure,

Save from wrath and make me pure.

2. Not the labors of my hands

Can fulfil thy law's commands

Could my zeal no respite know,

Could my tears forever flow,

All for sin could not atone,

Thou must save, and thou alone.

3. Nothing in my hand I bring,

Simply to thy Cross I cling;

Naked, come to thee for dress;

Helpless, look to thee for grace,

Foul, I to the fountain fly,

Wash me, Saviour, or I die.

4. While I draw this fleeting breath,

When mine eyes shall close in death,

When I soar to worlds unknown,

See thee on thy judgment throne,

Rock of Ages, cleft for me,

Let me hide myself in thee.

NCH 618

1. Search me, O God, and know my heart today

Try me, O Saviour, know my thoughts, I pray,

See if there be some wicked way in me;

Cleanse me from ev’ry sin and set me free.

2. I praise Thee, Lord, for cleansing me from sin

Fulfil Thy Word and make me pure within;

Fill me with fire where once I burned with shame

Grant my desire to magnify Thy name.

3. Lord, take my life and make it wholly Thine;

Fill my poor heart with Thy great love divine

Take all my will, my passion, self and pride;

I now surrender, Lord, in me abide.

4. O Holy Ghost, revival comes from Thee,

Send a revival, start the work in me.

Thy Word declares Thou wilt supply our need

for blessings now, O Lord, I humbly plead.

NCH 619

1. Shall we gather at the river,

Where bright angel feet have trod,

With its crystal tide forever

Flowing by the throne of God?

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful the beautiful river;

Gather with the saints at the river

That flows by the throne of God.

2. On the margin of the river,

Washing up its silver spray,

We will walk and worship ever,

All the happy golden day.

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful the beautiful river;

Gather with the saints at the river

That flows by the throne of God.

3. Ere we reach the shining river,

Lay we ev’ry burden down;

Grace our spirits will deliver,

And provide a robe and crown.

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful the beautiful river;

Gather with the saints at the river

That flows by the throne of God.

4. Soon we’ll reach the shining river,

Soon our pilgrimage will cease,

Soon our happy hearts will quiver

With the melody of peace.

Yes, we’ll gather at the river,

The beautiful the beautiful river;

Gather with the saints at the river

That flows by the throne of God.

NCH 620

1. Shine thou upon us, Lord,

True light of men to day,

And through the written word

Thy very self display,

That so, from hearts which burn

With gazing on thy face,

Thy little ones may learn

The wonders of thy grace.

2. Breathe Thou upon us, Lord,

Thy Spirit's Iiving flame,

That so with one accord

Our lips may tell Thy name,

Give Thou the hearing ear,

Fix Thou the wand'ring thought,

That those we teach may hear

The great things Thou hast wrought.

3. Speak Thou for us, O Lord.

In all we say of Thee:

According to Thy Word

Let all our teaching be,

That so Thy lambs may know

Their own true Shepherd's voice

Where'er He leads them go,

And in His love rejoice.

4. Live Thou within us, Lord;

Thy mind and will be ours,

Be Thou beloved, adored

And served with all our pow’rs.

That so our lives may teach

Thy children what Thou art,

And plead, by more than speech,

For Thee with ev'ry heart.

NCH 621

1. Sing to the Lord the children's hymn,

His gentle love declare,

Who bends amid the seraphim

To hear the children’s pray’r.

2. He at a mother's breast was fed,

Though Gods own Son was he,

He learnt the first small words he said

At a meek mother's knee.

3. Close to his loving heart he press'd

The children of the earth;

He lifted up his hands and bless’d

The babes of human birth.

4. See! From the stars his face will turn

On us with glances mild,

The angels of his presence yearn

To bless the little child.

5. Keep us. O Jesus Lord for you,

That so, by your dear grace,

We, children of the font, may view

Our heav'nly Father's face.

NCH 622

1. Someone's singing, Lord, be with us;

Someone's singing, Lord, be with us;

Someone's singing, Lord, be with us;

O Lord, be with us.

2. Someone s praying, Lord, be with us

Someone s praying, Lord, be with us;

Someone's praying, Lord, be with us

O Lord, be with us.

3. Someone's asking, Lord, be with us;

Someone's asking, Lord, be with us,

Someone's asking, Lord, be with us,

O Lord, be with us.

4. Someone's giving, Lord, be with us;

Someone’s giving, Lord, be with us;

Someone's giving. Lord, be with us;

O Lord, be with us.

5. Someone's loving, Lord, be with us;

Someone’s loving, Lord, be with us;

Someone’s loving, Lord, be with us;

O Lord, be with us.

6. Someone’s suff’ring, Lord, be with us;

Someone's suff’ring. Lord, be with us;

Someone's suff’ring. Lord, be with us;

O Lord, be with us.

7. Someone's hungry, Lord, be with us;

Someone's hungry. Lord, be with us;

Someone's hungry, Lord, be with us;

O Lord, be with us.

8. Someone’s dying. Lord, be with us;

Someone's dying. Lord, be with us;

Someone's dying. Lord, be with us;

O Lord, be with us.

9. Someone’s praying, Lord, be with us;

Someone’s praying, Lord, be with us;

Someone’s praying, Lord, be with us;

O Lord, be with us.

NCH 623

1. Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go;

Thy word into our minds instill

And make our lukewarm hearts to glow

With lowly love and fervent will.

Through life's long day and death’s dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our light.

2. The day is done; its hours have run,

And Thou hast taken count of all

The scanty triumph grace has won

The broken vow, the frequent fall.

Through life's long day and death’s dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our light.

3. Grant us, dear Lord, from evil ways,

True absolution and release,

And bless us more than in past days

With purity and inward peace.

Through life's long day and death’s dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our light.

4. Do more than pardon, give us joy,

Sweet fear and sober liberty,

And loving hearts without alloy,

That only long to be like Thee.

Through life's long day and death’s dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our light.

5. Labour is sweet, for Thou hast toiled,

And care is light, for Thou hast cared,

Let not our works with self be soiled,

Nor in unsimple way ensnared.

Through life's long day and death’s dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our light.

6. For all we love the poor, the sad,

The sinful unto Thee we call,

Oh let Thy mercy make us glad,

Thou art and our Jesus and our All.

Through life's long day and death’s dark night,

O gentle Jesus, be our light.

NCH 624

1. Take my hands and make them as your own

And use them for your kingdom here on earth

Consecrate them to hour care;

Anoint them for your service

where you may need your gospel to be sown.

2. Take my hands; they speak now for my heart

And by their actions, they will show their love.

Guard them on their daily course:

Be their strength and guiding force

To ever serve the 'Trinity above.

3. Take my hands; I give them to you, lord.

Prepare them for the service of your name.

Open them to human need,

By their love, they’ll sow your seed,

So all may know the love and hope you give.

NCH 625

1. Take thou our minds, dear Lord, we humbly pray,

Give us the mind of Christ each passing day,

Teach us to hear the truth that sets us free,

Grant us in all our thoughts to honour Thee.

2. Take thou our hearts, O Christ, they are thine own;

Come thou within our souls and claim thy throne;

Help us to shed abroad thy deathless love;

Use us to make the earth like heaven above.

3. Take thou our wills, Most High; hold thou full sway

Have in our inmost souls thy perfect way,

Guard thou each sacred hour from selfish ease;

Guide thou our ordered lives as thou dost please.

4. Take thou ourselves, O Lord, heart, mind, and will

Through our surrendered souls thy plans fulfill;

We yield ourselves to thee - time, talents, all

We hear and, henceforth, heed thy sov’reign call.

NCH 626

1. Tell me the old, old story

Of unseen things above,

Of Jesus and his glory,

Of Jesus and his love,

Tell us the story simply

As to a little child;

For I am weak and weary,

And helpless and defiled,

Tell me the old, old story;

Tell me the old, old story

Tell me the old, old story

Of Jesus and his love.

2. Tell me the story slowly

That I may take it in,

That wonderful redemption,

God's remedy for sin.

Tell me the story often,

For l forget so soon,

The early dew of morning

Has passed away at noon.

Tell me the old, old story;

Tell me the old, old story

Tell me the old, old story

Of Jesus and his love.

3. Tell me the story softly

With earnest tones and grave,

Remember I'm the sinner

Whom Jesus came to save,

Tell me the story always

If you would really be,

In any kind of trouble,

A comforter to me.

Tell me the old, old story;

Tell me the old, old story

Tell me the old, old story

Of Jesus and his love.

4. Tell me the same old story,

When you have cause to fear,

That this world’s empty glory

Is causing me too dear,

Yes, and when that world's glory

Is dawning on my soul,

Tell me the old old story,

"Christ Jesus makes thee whole"

Tell me the old, old story;

Tell me the old, old story

Tell me the old, old story

Of Jesus and his love.

NCH 627

1. The call to arms is sounding, the foemen muster strong

While saints beneath the altar

Are crying "Lord, how long?

The living and the loving

Christ's royal standard raise,

And marching on to conflict,

Shout forth their Captain's praise.

2. Not time for self-indulgence,

For resting by the way,

Repose will come at even,

But toil is for the day

Work like the blessėd Jesus,

Who from His earliest youth,

Would do His Father's business,

And witness for the truth.

3. For the one Faith, the true Faith,

The Faith which cannot fail,

For the one Church, the true Church,

Gainst which no foes prevail;

Made one with God Incarnate,

We in His might must win

The glory of self-conquest,

Of vict’ry over sin.

4. Behold! Upon Mount Sion

A glorious people stand,

A crown on ev'ry forehead,

A palm in ev'ry hand

Lo! these are they who boldly

The Name of Christ confess'd,

And now triumphant praise Him

In Heavn's unresting rest.

5. O Jesu! Who art waiting

Thy faithfül ones to crown,

Vouchsafe to bless our conflict,

Our loving service own,

Come in each heart tor ever

As King adored to reign,

Till we with Saints triumphant

Uplift the victor's strain.

NCH 628

1. The day is past and over,

All thanks, O Lord, to thee;

I pray thee now that sinless

The hours of dark may be,

O Jesus, keep me in thy sight,

And guard me through the coming night.

2. The joys of day are over,

We lift our hearts to Thee,

And call on Thee that sinless

The hours of dark may be.

O Jesus, make their darkness light,

And guard us through the coming night.

3. The toils of day are over,

We raise our hymn to Thee,

And ask that free from peril-

The hours of dark may be-

O Jesus, keep us in Thy sight-

And guard us through the coming night

4. Be Thou our souls' Preserver,

O God, for Thou dost know

How many are the perils

Through which we have to go.

Lord Jesus Christ, O hear our call

And guard and save us from them all.

NCH 629

1. The day thou gavest, Lord, is ended;

The darkness fall at thy behest;

To thee our morning hymns descended,

Thy promise shall sanctify our rest.

2. We thank Thee that Thy church, unsleeping.

While earth rolls onward into light,

Through all the world her watch is keeping

And rests not now by day or night.

3. As o'er each continent and island

The dawn leads on another day,

The voice or pray’r is never silent,

Nor dies the strain of praise away.

4. The sun that bids us rest is waking

Our brethren 'neath the western sky,

And hour by hour fresh lips are making

Thy wondrous doings heard on high.

5. So be it, Lord; Thy throne shall never,

Like earth's proud empires, pass away:

Thy kingdom stands, and grows forever,

Till all Thy creatures own Thy sway.

NCH 630

1. The King of love my shepherd is,

Whom goodness faileth never,

I nothing lack if I am his

And he is mine forever.

2. Where streams of living water flow

My ransomed soul He leadeth,

And where the verdant pastures grow,

With food celestial feedeth.

3. Perverse and foolish oft I strayed,

But yet in love He sought me,

And on His shoulder gently laid,

And home, rejoicing, brought me.

4. 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.

5. Thou spread'st a table in my Sight,

Thy unction grace bestoweth,

And O what transport of delight

From Thy pure chalice floweth!

6. And so through all the length of days

Thy goodness faileth never,

Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise

Within Thy house forever.

NCH 631

1. The Master hath come, and he calls us to follow

The track of the foot-prints he leaves on our way,

Far over the mountains and through the deep hollow

The path leads us onto the mansions of day,

The Master hath called us, the children who fear him

Who march 'neath Christ's banner, his own little band;

We love him and seek him, we long to be near him

And rest in the light of his beautiful land.

2. The Master hath called us; the road may be dreary,

and dangers and sorrows are strewn on the track,

But God's Holy Spirit shall comfort the weary

We follow the Saviour and cannot turn back

The Master hath called us: tho' doubt and temptation

May compass our journey, we cheerfully sing:

Press onward, look upward, through much tribulation,

The children of Zion must follow their King.

3. The Master hath called us, in life's early morning,

With spirits as fresh as the dew on the sod;

We turn from the world, with its smiles and its scorning.

To cast in our lot with the people of God:

The Master hath called us, His sons and His daughters,

We plead for His blessing and trust in His love,

And through the green pastures, beside the still waters,

He'll lead us at last to His kingdom above.

NCH 632

1. The sacrifice is offered now

The solemn Mass is done

Before we leave, your children bow

Once more before your throne.

Lord, for this Blessed sacrament,

we praise your love divine;

The love which you yourself present

Through forms of bread and wine.

2. We thank you for the heav'nly food,

That very life indeed,

That gives us courage to be good,

And grace for ev'ry need;

We bless you for the body slain

Upon the bitter tree.

O wash me clean from ev'ry stain,

And draw our souls to you.

3. Draw ev'ry soul from far away,

Your blood was shed for all,

So for those exiled Ones we pray

That they may hear your cal.

And through this Sacrament of grace,

Dear Jesus, we implore

That all the world may see your face,

And love you evermore.

NCH 633

1. The solemn sacrifice begins,

The Lamb is offered for our sins,

He lies upon this altar throne,

High priest and victim both in one.

2. His sacrifice of love divine,

Renewed in veils of bread and wine;

Glory to your great name we sing,

For this most precious offering.

3. We too upon this altar lay

Our humble offerings today,

We give our love, though weak and small,

Our simple heart, ourselves, our all.

4. These gifts, dear Saviour, deign to bless,

And pardon our unworthiness,

While glory to your name we sing,

For your own precious offering.

NCH 634

1. The sun is sinking fast

The daylight dies;

Let love awake and pay

Her ev'ning sacrifice.

2. As Christ upon the Cross,

In death reclined,

Into his Father's hands

His parting soul resigned.

3. So now herself my soul

Would wholly give

Into his sacred charge,

In whom all spirits live.

4. So now beneath his eye

Would calmly rest,

Without a wish or thought

Abiding in the breast.

5. Save that his will be done,

Whate'er betide,

Dead to herself, and dead

In him to all beside.

6. Thus would I live; yet now

Not I, but he

In all his pow'r and love

Henceforth alive in me.

7. One sacred Trinity,

One Lord divine;

Myself for ever his,

And he for ever mine.

NCH 635

1. Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old,

Was strong to heal and save,

It triumphed o'er disease and death,

O'er darkness and the grave.

To thee they went, the blind, the dumb,

The palsied and the lame,

The leper with his tainted life,

The sick with fevered frame.

2. And lo! Thy touch brought life and health,

Gave speech, and strength and sight;

And youth renewed and fear relieved

Owned Thee, the Lord of light;

And now, O Lord, be near to bless,

Almighty as of yore,

In crowded street, by restless couch,

As by Gennes'ret's shore

3. Be Thou our great Deliverer still

Thou Lord of life and death;

Restore and quicken, soothe and bless,

With Thine almighty breath.

To hands that work and eyes that see,

Give wisdom's heav’nly lore,

That whole and sick, and weak and strong,

May praise Thee evermore.

NCH 636

1. Thine forever! God of love,

Hear us from thy throne above,

Thine forever may we be

Here and in eternity.

2. Thine forever! Lord of life,

Shield us through our earthly strife;

Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way.

Guide us to the realms of day.

3. Thine forever! O how blest

They who find in Thee their rest!

Savior, Guardian, heav'nly Friend,

O defend us to the end.

4. Thine forever! Savior, keep

These Thy frail and trembling sheep,

Safe alone beneath Thy care

Let us all Thy goodness snare.

5. Thine forever! Thou our Guide,

All our wants by Thee supplied,

All our sins by Thee forgiv'n,

Lead us, Lord, from earth to Heav’n.

NCH 637

1. Thou God of truth and love,

We seek thy perfect way,

Ready thy choice to'approve,

Thy providence to obey,

Enter into thy wise design

And sweetly lose our will in Thine.

2. Why hast thou cast our lot

In the same age and place?

And why together brought

To see each other's face,

to join with loving sympathy,

And mix our friendly souls in thee?

3. Didst thou not make us one,

That we might one remain,

Together travel on,

And bear each other's pain;

Till all thy utmost goodness prove,

And rise renewed in perfect love?

4. Then let us ever bear

The blessèd end in view,

And join, with mutual care,

To fight our passage through;

And kindly help each other on,

Till all receive the starry crown.

5. O may thy Spirit seal

Our souls unto that day,

With all thy fulness fill

And then transport away.

Away to our eternal rest,

Away to our Redeemer's breast.

NCH 638

1. Through the night of doubt and sorrow

Onward goes the pilgrim band,

Singing songs of expectation,

Marching to the Promised Land.

2. Clear before us, through the darkness,

Gleams and burns the guiding light.

Brother clasps the hand of brother,

Stepping fearless through the night.

3. One the light of God's own presence

O'er His ransomed people shed,

Chasing far the gloom and terror

Bright’ning all the path we tread.

4. One the object of our Journey,

One the faith which never tires.

One the earnest looking forward,

One the hope our God inspires.

5. One the strain the lips of thousands

Lift as from the heart of one,

One the conflict, one the peril,

One the march in God begun.

6. One the gladness of rejoicing

On the far eternal shore,

Where the one almighty Father

Reigns in love forevermore.

7. Onward, therefore, pilgrim brothers!

Onward, with the Cross our aid!

Bear its shame and fight its battle

Till we rest beneath its shade.

8. Soon shall come the great awaking,

Soon the rending of the tomb,

Then the scatt'ring of all shadows,

And the end of toil and gloom.

NCH 639

1. Thy kingdom come; you bid it come,

But, when thy kingdom first began,

On earth Thy kingdom was a home,

A child, a woman and a man.

2. The child was in the midst thereof

O blessèd Jesus, holiest One!

The centre and the fount of love,

Mary and Joseph's little Son.

3. Wherever on this earth shall be

A child, a woman, and a man,

lmaging that sweet trinity

Wherewith thy kingdom first began.

4. Establish there thy kingdom! Yes,

And o’er that trinity of love,

Send down, as in thy'ppointed day

The brooding spirit of Thy Dove.

NCH 640

1. We are one in the spirit,

We are one in the Lord;

We are one in the Spirit,

We are one in the Lord;

And we pray that all unity

May one day be restored.

And they’ll know we are Christians

By our love, by our love;

Yes, they’ll know we are Christians

by our love.

2. We will walk with each other

We will walk hand in hand;

We will walk with each other;

We will walk hand in hand;

And together we'll spread the news

That God is in our land.

And they’ll know we are Christians

By our love, by our love;

Yes, they’ll know we are Christians

by our love.

3. We will work with each other;

We will work side by side;

We will work with each other;

We will work side by side;

And we'll guard each one's dignity,

And we'll save each one's pride.

And they’ll know we are Christians

By our love, by our love;

Yes, they’ll know we are Christians

by our love.

NCH 641

1. We come to you, Lord Jesus

We kneel before your shrine,

To feel your blessed Presence

And taste your love divine;

We come to you confessing

The sins that cause you pain,

Forgive them all, Lord Jesus,

And wash us clean again.

2. We come with this petition,

That you will guide and shield

Your labourers who are toiling

Upon the harvest field.

We come to you entreating,

Since you have died for all

That soon your scattered children,

May gather at your call.

NCH 642

1. We love the place, O God,

Wherein thine honour dwells;

The joy of thine abode

All earthly joy excels.

2. It is the house of pray'r,

Wherein thy servants meet;

And thou, O Lord, art there

Thy chosen flock to greet.

3. We love the sacred font;

For there the Holy Dove

To pour is ever wont

His blessing from above.

4. We love thine altar, Lord;

O what or earth so dear?

For there n faith adored,

We find thy presence near.

5. We love the word of life,

The word that tells of peace,

Of comfort in the strife,

And joys that never cease.

6. We love to sing below

For mercies freely giv’n,

But O we long to know

The triumph-song of heav'n.

7. Lord Jessus, give us grace

On earth to love thee more,

In heav’n to see thy face,

And with thy saints adore.

NCH 643

1. What happiness is mine this day;

What bliss and joy divine,

Jesus, my King has come to me

His heart now rests in mine.

Honour and love and endless praise,

Saviour most dear, be thine;

Wrap m my soul in sweet amaze,

Jesus my God, is mine.

2. What wondrous gift is now mine own,

In love and pity giv’n

My Jesus makes my heart his throne

And changes earth to heav'n.

Honour and love and endless praise,

Saviour most dear, be thine;

Wrap m my soul in sweet amaze,

Jesus my God, is mine.

3. His boundless love he brings to me;

His sacred heart is mine;

Jesus, my heart I give to thee

My dearest Lord, I'm thine.

Honour and love and endless praise,

Saviour most dear, be thine;

Wrap m my soul in sweet amaze,

Jesus my God, is mine.

4. What loving mercy doth he show

Unto his humble child,

Grant me thy love to ever know

My Saviour meek and mild.

Honour and love and endless praise,

Saviour most dear, be thine;

Wrap m my soul in sweet amaze,

Jesus my God, is mine.

NCH 644

1. What shall we offer our good Lord,

Poor nothings, for his boundless grace

Fain would we his great name record

And worthily set forth his praise.

2. Great object of our growing love,

To whom our more than all we owe,

Open the fountain from above

And let it our full souls o'erflow.

3. So shall our lives 'Thy pow'r proclaim,

Thy grace for ev'ry sinner free:

Till all mankind shall learn Thy name,

Shall all stretch out their hands to Thee.

4. Open a door which earth and hell

May strive to shut, but strive in vain,

Let Thy word richly in us dwell,

And let our gracious fruit remain.

5. O multiply the sower's seed!

And fruit we very hour shall bear.

Throughout the world1hy gospel spread.

Thy everlasting truth declare.

6. We all, in perfect love renewed,

Shall know the greatness of Thy pow’r,

Stand in the temple of our God

As pillars, and go out no more.

NCH 645

Whatsoever you do

To the least of my brothers,

That you do unto me.

1. When I was hungry, you gave me to eat,

When I was thirsty, you gave me to drink,

Now enter into the home of my Father.

Whatsoever you do

To the least of my brothers,

That you do unto me.

2. When I was weary, you helped me find rest;

When I was anxious, you calmed all my fears.

Now enter into the home of my Father.

Whatsoever you do
To the least of my brothers,

That you do unto me.

3. When I was little, you taught me to read,

When I was lonely you gave me your love.

Now enter into the home of my Father.

Whatsoever you do

To the least of my brothers,

That you do unto me.

4. When I was aged, you bothered to smile,

When I was restless, you listened and cared.

now enter into the home of my Father.

Whatsoever you do

To the least of my brothers,

That you do unto me.

5. When I was laughed at, you stood by my Side,

When I was happy, you shared in my joy.

Now enter into the home of my Father.

Whatsoever you do

To the least of my brothers,

That you do unto me.

NCH 646

1. When all thy mercies, O my God,

My rising Soul surveys

Transported with the view, I'm lost

In wonder, love and praise.

2. Unnumbered comforts to my soul

Thy tender care bestowed,

Before my infant heart conceived

From whom those comforts flowed.

3. When in the slippery paths of youth

With heedless steps l ran,

Thine arm unseen conveyed me safe,

And led me up to man.

4. Through ev'ry period of my life

Thy goodness I'll pursue,

And after death in distant worlds

The glorious theme renew.

5. Through all eternity to Thee

A joyful song I'll raise;

But oh! Eternity's too short

To utter all Thy praise.

NCH 647

1. When Christ was lifted from the earth,

His arms stretched out above

Through ev'ry culture, ev’ry birth,

To draw an answ’ring love.

2. Still east and west his love extends,

And always, near or far,

He calls and claims us as his friends

And loves Us as we are.

3. Where generation, Class, or race

Divide us to our shame,

He sees not labels, but a face

A person, and a name.

4. Thus freely loved, though fully known,

May I in Christ be free

To welcome and accept his own

As Christ accepted me.

NCH 648
1. When morning gilds the skis,

My heart awaking cries:

May Jesus Christ be praised

Alike at work and pray’r,

To Jesus I repair:

May Jesus Christ be praised.

2. Whene'er the sweet church bell

Peals over hill and dell,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

O hark to what it sings,

As Joyously it rings,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

3. My tongue shall never tire

Of chanting with the choir,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

this song of sacred joy,

It never seems to cIoy,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

4. When sleep her balm denies,

My silent spirit sighs,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

When evil thoughts molest,

With this I shield my breast,

May Jesus Christ be praised.

5. Does sadness fill my mind?

A solace here I find,

May Jesus Christ be praised'

Or fades my earthly bliss?

My comfort still is this,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

6. The night becomes as day

When from the heart we say

May Jesus Christ be praised!

The pow'rs of darkness fear

When this Sweet chant they hear:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

7. In Heav'n's eternal bliss

The loveliest strain is this,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Let earth, and sea and sky

From depth to height reply,

May Jesus Christ be praised!

8. Be this, while life is mine,

My canticle divine:

May Jesus Christ be praised!

Sing this eternal song

Through all the ages long

May Jesus Christ be praised!

NCH 649

1. When my love to Christ grows weak

When for deeper faith I seek,

Then in thought I go to thee,

Garden of Gethsemane.

2. There I walk amid the shades,

While the ling'ring twilight fades

See that suff’ring, friendless One,

Weeping, prayıng there alone.

3. When my love for man goes weak,

When for stronger faith I seek,

Hill of Calváry I go

To thy scenes of fear and woe.

4. There behold his agony,

Suffered on the bitter Tree;

See his anguish, see his faith,

Love triumphant still in death.

5. Then to life I turn again,

Learning all the worth of pain,

Learning all the might that lies

In a full self-sacrifice.
6. And I praise with firmer faith

Christ who vanquished pain and death,

And to Christ enthroned above

Raise my song of selfless love.

NCH 650

1. When the loving Shepherd,

Ere he left the earth,

Shed, to pay our ransom,

Blood of priceless Worth,

Thus, his lambs so cherished,

Purchased for his own,

He would not abandon

In the world alone.

2. Ere he makes us partners

Of his realm on high,

Happy and immortal

With him in the sky,

Love immense, stupendous

Makes him here below

Partner of our exile,

In this world of woe.

3. Jesus, food of angels,

Monarch of the heart,

that I could never

From thy face depart.

Yes, thou ever dwellest

here for the love of me

Hidden thou remainest,

God of majesty.

4. Soon I hope to see thee

And enjoy thy love

Face to lace, sweet Jesus,

In thy heav’n above.

But on earth an exile,

My delight shall be

Ever to be near of thee,

Veiled for love of me.

NCH 651

1. Who would true valour see,

Let him come hither,

One here will constant be,

Come win, come weather,

There's no discouragement

Shall make him once relent

His first avowed intent

To be a pilgrim.

2. Who so beset him round

With dismal stories,

Do but themselves confound;

His strength the more is.

No lion can him fright,

Hell with a giant fight,

But he will have a right

To be a pilgrim.

3. Hobgoblin nor foul friend

Can daunt his spirit,

He knows he at the end

Shall life inherit.

Then fancies fly away,

He'll fear not what men say,

He'll labour night and day

To be a pilgrim.

NCH 652

1. Wondrous gifts the Word who fashioned

All things by his might divine;

Bread into his body changes

Into his own blood the wine,

What though sense no change perceives,

Faith admires, adores, believes.

2. He who once to die a victim

On the Cross did not refuse.

Day by day upon the altar

That same sacrifice renews.

Through his holy priesthood pow’r,

Faithful to his last command.

3. While the people, all uniting

In the sacrifice sublime,

Offer Christ to his high Father,

Offer up themselves with him;

Then together close unite

On the living victim feast.

NCH 653

1. Word supreme, before creation,

Born of God eternally,

Who didst will for our salvation

To be born on earth and die,

Well thy saints have kept their station,

Watching till thine hour drew nigh.

2. Now 'tis come, and faith espies Thee:

Like an eaglet in the morn.

One in steadfast worship eyes Thee,

Thy beloved, Thy latest born:

In Thy glory he decries Thee

Reigning from the Tree of scorn.

3. He upon Thy Bosom lying

Thy true tokens learn'd by heart;

And Thy dearest pledge in dying,

Lord, Thou didst to him impart;

Show'dst him how, all grace supplying,

Blood and water from Thee start.

4. He first, hoping and believing,

Did beside the grave adore,

Latest he, the warfare leaving.

Landed on th'eternal shore;

And his witness we receiving

Own Thee, Lord, for evermore.

5. Much he ask'd in loving wonder,

On Thy Bosom n leaning, Lord;

In that secret place of thunder

Answer kind didst Thou accord,

Wisdom for Thy Church to ponder

Till the day of dread award.

6. Lo! Heav'n's doors lift up, revealing

How Thy judgements earthward move;

Scrolls unfolded, trumpets pealing,

Wine-cups from the wrath above;

Yet o'er all a soft voice stealing-

"Little children, trust and love!"

7. Thee, th'Almighty King Eternal,

Father of th'Eternal Word,

Thee, the Father's Word Supernal,

Thee, of both, the Breath adored,

Heav'n, and earth, and realms infernal

Own One glorious God and Lord.

NCH 654

1. Ye servants of the Lord,

Each in his office wait,

Observant of his heav'nly Word,

And watchful at his gate.

2. Let all your lamps be bright,

And trim the golden flame,

Gird up your loins, as in His sight,

For awful is His Name.

3. "Watch! Tis your Lord's command,

And while we speak He's heard

Mark the first signal of His hand,

And ready all appear.

4. O happy servant he,

In such a posture found!

He shall His Lord with rapture see,

And be with honor crowned.

5. Christ shall the banquet spread

With His own royal hand,

And raise that faithful servant's head

Amid th'angelic band.

6. All glory, Lord, to Thee

Whom Heav'n and earth adore,

To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,

One God for evermore.

NCH 655

1. Days and moments quickly flying

Blend the living with the dead;

Soon will you and I be lying,

Each within a narrow bed.

2. Soon our souls to God, who gave them,

Will have sped their rapid flight,

Able now by grace to save them,

O, that, while we can, we might!

3. Jesus, infinite Redeemer,

Maker of this mighty frame,

Teach, O teach, us to remember

What we are, and whence we came.

4. Whence we came and whither wending,

Soon we must through darkness go,

To inherit bliss unending.

Or eternity of woe.

NCH 656

1. God be with you till we meet again,

by his counsels guide, uphold you,

With his sheep securely fold you

God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,

Till we meet at Jesus feet,

Till we meet, till we meet,

God be with you till we meet again.

2. God be with you till we meet again,

Neath his wings protecting hide you

Daily manna still provide you

God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,

Till we meet at Jesus feet,

Till we meet, till we meet,

God be with you till we meet again.

3. God be with you till we meet again,

When life's perils thick confound you,

Put his arm unfailing round you,

God be with you till we meet again

Till we meet, till we meet,

Till we meet at Jesus feet,

Till we meet, till we meet,

God be with you till we meet again.

4. God be with you till we meet again

Keep loves banner floating o'er you,

Smite death's threatening wave before you,

God be with you till we meet again.

Till we meet, till we meet,

Till we meet at Jesus feet,

Till we meet, till we meet,

God be with you till we meet again.

NCH 657
1. Have mercy, Lord, on all who wait

In place forlorn and lonely state,

Outside thy peaceful palace gate,

Misere, Domine.

2. These were the work of thine own hands;

Thy promise sure for ever stands;

Release them, Lord, from sin and bands.

Miserere, Domine.

3. By sweat of blood and crown of thorn,

By Cross to Calv'ry meekly borne,

Be thou to them salvation's dawn.

Miserere, Domine.

4. By thy five wounds and seven cries,

By thy pierced heart and closing eyes,

By thy dread awful sacrifice,

Miserere, Domine.

5. These souls forlom, Redeemer blest,

Never denied thee, but confest;

Grant them, at last, eternal rest.

Miserere, Domine

6. For these poor souls who cannot pray,

For gone is their probation day,

We plead thy Cross, and humbly say:

Miserere, Domine.

7. Remember all their sighs and tears,

One day with thee a thousand years;

Give peace, O Lord, and calm their fears.

Miserere, Domine.

8. As pants the hart for cooling spring.

As bird flies home with wearied wing,

Homeward they turn, Lord, homeward brings

Miserere, Domine.

NCH 658

1. Help, Lord, the souls that thou hast made,

The souls to thee so dear,

In prison for the debt unpaid,

Of sin committed here.

2. These holy souls, they suffer on,

Resign'd in heart and will,

Until thy high behest is done,

And justice has its fill.

3. For daily falls, for pardon'd crime,

The joy to undergo,

The shadow of thy Cross sublime

The remnant of thy woe.

4. Oh, by their patience of delay,

Their hope amid their pain,

Their sacred zeal to bum away

Disfigurement and stain.

5. Oh, by their fire of love, not less,

In keenness than the flame;

Oh, by their very helplessness,

Oh, by thy own great Name.

6. Good Jesu, help! Sweet Jesu, aid

The souls to thee most dear

In prison for the debt unpaid,

Of sins committed here.

NCH 659

1. I'm but strange here;

Heav’n is my home,

Earth is a desert drear,

Heav'n is my home.

Danger and sorrow stand

Round me on ev' ry hand;

Heav'n is my Fatherland;

Heav'n is my home.

2. What though the tempest rage,

Heav'n is my home;

Short is my pilgrimage,

Heav'n is my home

And time's wild wintry blast

Soon shall be overpast;

I shall reach home at last,

Heav'n is my home.

3. There at my Saviour's side,

Heav'n is my home;

I shall be glorified,

Heav’n is my home.

There are the good and blest,

Those I love most and best;

And there I too shall rest,

Heav'n is my home.

NCH 660

1. Lord, we come before thee weeping

Grief our hearts hath sore opprest;

Grant poor souls now in thy keeping

Joy and rest.

2. Lord, we wander broken-hearted;

All our day is changed to right,

Grant to those from whom we're parted,

Love and light.

3. By the pray'r of Christ when dying

"Lord, they know not what they do,"

God, forgive, and still their sighing,

Bless them too.

4. By his tender intercession,

By his love that cannot cease,

Free them now from pain's oppression,

Grant them peace.

5. When death comes, may we not fear it,

All poor souls shall thee adore,

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,

Evermore.

NCH 661

1. "Lord, when thy kingdom comes, remember me,

Thus spake the dying lips to dying ears;

O faith, which in that darkest hour could see

The promised glory of the far-off years.

2. No kingly sign declares that glory now,

No ray of hope lights up that awful hour,

A thorny crown surrounds the bleeding brow.

The hands are stretched in weakness, not in pow’r.

3. Hark! Through the gloom the dying Saviour saith:

Thou too shall rest in paradise today."

O words of love to answer words of faith

O words of hope for those who live to pray.

4. Lord, when with dying lips my pray'r is said,

Grant that in faith thy kingdom I may see;

And, thinking on thy Cross and bleeding head,

May breathe my parting words, Remember me.

5. Remember me, but not my shame or sin;

Thy cleansing blood hath washed them all away,

Thy precious death for me did pardon win;

Thy blood redeemed me in that awful day.

6. Remember me; and, ere I pass away,

Speak thou th'assuring word that sets us free,

And make thy promise to my heart, "Today

Thou too shalt rest in paradise with me.

NCH 662

1. Now the labourer's task is o'er,

Now the battle day is past;

Now upon the farther shore

Lands the voyager at last,

Father in thy gracious keeping

Leave we now thy servant sleeping.

2. There the tears of earth are dried,

There its hidden things are clear,

There thee work of life is tried

By a juster Judge than here.

Father in thy gracious keeping

Leave we now thy servant sleeping.

3. Earth to earth, and dust to dust,

Calmly now the words we say

Left behind we wait in trust,

For the resurrection day.

Father in thy gracious keeping

Leave we now thy servant sleeping.

NCH 663

1. O Lord, turn not thy face from me,

Who lie in woeful state,

Lamenting all my sinful life,

Before thy mercy gate.

2. A gate which opens wide to those

That do lament their sin,

Shut not that gate against me, Lord,

But let me enter in.

3. And call me not to strict account

How I have sojourn’d here,

For then my guilty conscience knows

How vile I shall appear.

4. Mercy, Good Lord, mercy I ask;

This is my humble pray'r

For mercy, Lord, is all my suit,

O let Thy mercy spare.

NCH 664
1. O Paradise! O Paradise!

Who doth not crave for rest?

Who would not seek the happy land?

Where they that loved are blest,

Where loyal hearts, and true,

Stand ever in thy light,

All rapture through and through,

In God’s most holy sight.

2. O Paradise! O Paradise!

The world is growing old;

Who would not be at rest and free

Where love is never cold?

Where loyal hearts, and true,

Stand ever in thy light,

All rapture through and through,

In God’s most holy sight.

3. O Paradise! O Paradise!

Wherefore doth death delay,

Bright death that is the welcome dawn

Or our eternal day.

Where loyal hearts, and true,

Stand ever in thy light,

All rapture through and through,

In God’s most holy sight.

4. O Paradise! O Paradise!

‘Tis weary waiting here;

I long to be where Jesus is,

To feel, to see Him near

Where loyal hearts, and true,

Stand ever in thy light,

All rapture through and through,

In God’s most holy sight.

5. O Paradise! O Paradise!

I want to sin no more,

I want to be as pure on earth

As on thy spotless Shore,

Where loyal hearts, and true,

Stand ever in thy light,

All rapture through and through,

In God’s most holy sight.

6. O Paradise! O Paradise!

I greatly long to see

The special place my dearest Lord

Is destining for me,

Where loyal hearts, and true,

Stand ever in thy light,

All rapture through and through,

In God s most holy sight.

7. O Paradise! O Paradise!

I feel 'twill not be long

Patient! I almost think I hear,

Faint fragments of your songs

Where loyal hearts, and true,

Stand ever in thy light,

All rapture through and through,

In God’s most holy sight.

NCH 665

1. O turn to Jesus, Mother, turn

And call him by his tend 'rest names;

Pray for the holy souls that burn

This hour amid the cleansing flames.

2. Ah, they have fought a gallant fight;

In death's cold arms they persevered,

And, after life's uncheery night,

The harbor of their rest is neared.

3. In pains beyond all earthly pains,

Favourites of Jesus, there they lie,

Letting the fire wear out their stains,

And worshipping God's purity.

4. They are the children of thy tears;

Then hasten, Mother, to their aid;

In pity think each hour appears

An age while glory is delayed.

5. Ah, me! The Love of Jesus yearns

O'er that abyss of sacred pain,

And, as he looks, his bosom burns

With Calvary's dear thirst again.

6. O Mary, let thy Son no more

His ling'ring spouses thus expect;

God's children to their God restore

And to the Spirit his elect.

NCH 666

1. On the resurrection morning

Soul and body meet again,

No more sorrow, no more weeping,

No more pain.

2. Soul and body reunited,

Thenceforth nothing shall divide,

Waking up in Christ's own likeness

Satisfied.

3. But the soul, in contemplation,

Utters earnest pray'r and strong,

Bursting at the Resurrection

Into song

4. Oh the beauty, oh the gladness

Of that resurrection day,

Which shall not through endless ages

Pass away.

5. On that happy Easter morning

All the graves their dead restore,

Father, Sister, Child and Mother

Meet once more.

NCH 667
1. Silently, the shades of ev'ning

Gather round my lonely door,

Silently they bring before me

Faces I shall see no more.

2. O, not lost but gone before us,

Let them never be forgot,

Sweet their memory to the lonely,

In our hearts they perish not.

3. How such holy memories cluster,

Like the stars when storms are past,

Pointing up to that far heavèn,

Where we hope to meet at last.

NCH 668

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 tim'rous mortals start and shrink

To cross this narrow sea,

And linger, shiv'ring on the brink,

And fear to launch away.

5. O could we make our doubts remove,

Those gloomy thoughts that rise,

And see the Caanan that we love

With unbeclouded eyes!

6. Could we but climb where Moses stood,

And view the landscape o'er,

Not Jordan's Stream, nor deaths cold flood

Should fright us from the shore.

NCH 669

1. Think, O Lord, in mercy

On souls of those
Who, in faith, gone from us,

Now in death repose,

Here 'mid stress and conflict,

toils can never cease,

There, the warfare ended,

Bid them rest in peace.

2. Often were they wounded

in the deadly strife,

Heal them, good physician,

With the balm of life,

Ev’ry taint of evil,

Frailty and decay,

Good and gracious Saviour,

Cleanse and purge away.

3. Rest eternal grant them,

After weary fight

Shed on them the radiance

of the heav’nly light.

Lead them onward, upward,

To the holy place,

Where thy saints made perfect,

Gaze upon thy face.

NCH 670
1. What can the mourner say,

For death has claimed our friend;

We’re left bereaved and sad,

And yet it’s not the end,

O Christ, protect us from despair

And keep our brother (sister) in your care.

2. What can the sinner say?

Our Love one is no more.

Our task, to stay behind

While he (she) goes on before.

O Christ, protect us from despair

And keep our brother (sister) in your care.

3. What can the lonely say

Man's life dawns fresh and bright

Then, like the morning mist,

It vanishes rom sight.

O Christ, protect us from despair

And keep our brother (sister) in your care.

4. O Lord, what can we say?

Our Friend with goodness shone,

With sympathy and faith,

And now, O Lord, he's (she's) gone

O Christ, protect us from despair

And keep our brother (sister) in your care.

5. There's one thing we can say.

That God brings joy from pain,

And when we see his face,

He will make all things plain.

O Christ, protect us from despair

And keep our brother (sister) in your care.

6. Farewell, belovèd one!

In heaven we shall meet:

Then why should we still morn?

You're safe at Jesus' feet!

O Christ, protect us from despair

And keep our brother (sister) in your care.

NCH 671

1. When the day of toil is done,

When the race of life is run,

Father, grant your wearied one

Rest forever more.

2. When the strife of sin is stilled,

When the foe within is killed,

Be your gracious word fulfilled,

Peace for evermore.

3. When the darkness melts away,

At the breaking of the day,

Bid us hail the cheering ray,

Light for evermore.

4. When the heart, by sorrow tried,

Feels at length its throbs subside,

Bring us where all tears are dried,

Joy for evermore.

5. When the vanished days we yearn,

Days that never can return,

Teach us, in your love, to learn

Love for evermore.

6. When the breath of life is flown,

When the grave must claim its own,

Lord of life, be ours your crown,

Life for evermore.

NCH 672

1. Art thou weary? Art thou languid?

Art thou sore distressed?

"Come to me" saith One, "and coming,

Be at rest.

2. Hath he marks to lead me to him,

If he be my guide?

"In his feet and hands are wound-prints,

And his side."

3. Is there diadem, as monarch,

That his brow adorns?

"Yea, a crown, in very surety,

But of thorns."

4. If I find him, if I follow,

What my honors here?

"Many a sorrow, many a labour,

Many a tear."

5. If I still hold closely to him,

What hath he at last'?

"Sorrow vanquished, labour ended,

Jordan passed."

6. Finding, foll'wing, Keeping, struggling,

Is he sure to bless?

Saints, apostles, prophets, martyrs,

Answer, yes.

NCH 673

1. Awake, our souls! Away, our fears!

Let ev'ry trembling thought be gone!

Awake, and run the heav'nly race

And put a cheerful courage on.

2. True, 'tis a straight and thorny road,

And mortal spirits tire and faint

But they forget the mighty God

That feeds the strength of ev'ry saint.

3. The mighty God, whose matchless pow’r

Is ever new and ever young

And firm, endures, while endless years

Their everlasting circles run.

4. From Thee, the ever-flowing spring,

Our souls shall drink a fresh supply,

While such as trust their native strength

Shall melt away, and droop, and die.

5. Swift as an eagle cuts the air,

We'll mount aloft to Thine abode;

On wings of love our souls shall fly,

Nor tire along the heav'nly road.

NCH 674

1. Be gone, unbelief; my Saviour is near,

And for my relief will surely appear,

By pray’r let me wrestle, and he will perform:

With Christ in the vessel, I smile at the storm.

2. Though dark be my way, since He is my Guide,

Tis mine to obey, 'tis His to provide;

Though cisterns be broken and creatures all fail

The word He hath spoken shall surely prevail.

3. His love in time past forbids me to think

He'll leave me at last in trouble to sink;

While each Ebenezer I have in review

Confirms His good pleasure to help me quite through.

4. Why should I complain of want or distress.

Temptation or pain! He told me no less,

The heirs of salvation, I know from His word,

Through much tribulation must follow their Lord.

5. Since all that I meet shall work for my good,

The bitter is sweet, the medicine food,

Though painful at present, ‘twill cease before long

And then, O how pleasant the conquèror's song!

NCH 675

1. Be still, my soul; the Lord is on your Side;

Bear patiently the Cross of grief and pain,

Leave to your God to order and provide;

In ev’ry change he faithful will remain;

Be still, my soul; your best, your heav’nly friend,

Through thorny ways, leads to a joyful end.

2. Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake

To guide the future as he has the past.

Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing snake,

All now mysterious shall be bright at last,

Be still, my soul: the waves and winds still know

His voice, who ruled them while he dwelt below.

3. Be still, my soul: the hour is hast’ning on,

when we shall be tor ever with the Lord,

When disappointment, grief and fear are gone,

Sorrow forgot, loves purest joy restored.

Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,

All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

4. Be still, my soul: When dearest friends depart,

And all is darkened in the vale of tears,

Then thou shalt better know his love his heart,

Who comes to sooth our sorrows, calm thy fears

Be still, my soul: for Jesus can repay,

From his own fullness, all he takes away.

NCH 676

1. Blest be the tie that binds

Our hearts in Christian love,

The fellowship of kindred minds

Is like to that above.

2. Before our Father's throne

We pour our ardent pray'rs;

Our fears, Our hopes, Our aims are one,

Our comforts and our cares.

3. We share each other's woes,

Our mutual burdens bear,

And often for each other flows

The sympathizing tear.

4. When we asunder part,

It gives us inward pain;

But we shall still be joined in heart,

And hope to meet again.

5. This glorious hope revives

Our courage by the way,

While each in expectation lives

And longs to see the day.

6. From sorrow, toil and pain,

And sin we shall be free;

And perfect love and joy shall reign

Through all eternity.

NCH 677

1. Blest be the man, forever blest,

Whose guilt is pardoned by his God,

Whose sins with sorrow are confessed

And cover’d with his Saviour's blood.

2. Blest is the man to whom the Lord

Imputes not his iniquities,

He pleads no merit of reward

And not on works but grace relies.

3. From guile his heart and lips are free;

His humble joy, his holy fear,

With deep repentance well agree

And join to prove his faith sincere.

4. How glorious is that righteousness

That hides and cancels all his Sins,

While bright the evidence of grace

Through all his life appears and shines!

NCH 678

1. Come to the Saviour now,

He gently calleth thee,

In true repentance, bow;

Before Him bend the knee.

He waiteth to bestow

Salvation, peace, and love,

True joy on earth below,

A home in heav'n above.

2. Come to the Savior now,

Ye who have wandered far,

Renew your solemn vow,

For His by right you are,

Come, like poor wand' ring sheep

Returning to His fold;

His arm will safely keep,

His love will ne'er grow cold.

3. Come to the Savior, all,

Whate’er your burdens be,

Hear now His loving call,

Cast all your care on Me.

Come, and for ev'ry grief

In Jesus you will find

A Sure and safe relief,

A loving Friend and kind.

NCH 679

1. Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish;

Come to the mercy seat, fervently kneel;

Here bring your wounded hearts; here tell your anguish,

Earth has no sorrow that heav’n cannot heal.

2. Joy of the comfortless, light of the straying,

Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure;

Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying -

Earth has no sorrow that heav’n cannot cure.

3. Here see the Bread of Life; see waters flowing

Forth from the throne of God, pure from above;

Come to the feast of love; come, ever knowing

Earth has no sorrow but heav'n can’t remove.

NCH 680

1. Draw nigh to thy Jerusalem, O Lord;

Thy faithful people cry with one accord,

Ride on in triumph, Lord; behold, we lay

Our passions, lusts, and proud will in thy way.

2. Thy road is ready; and Thy paths, made straight,

With longing expectation seem to wait

The consecration of Thy beauteous feet,

And silently thy promised advent greet.

3. Hosanna! welcome to our hearts! for here

Thou hast a temple too, as Zion dear,

O enter in, dear Lord! unbar the door,

And in that temple dwell for evermore.

NCH 681

1. Fight the good fight with all thy might!

Christ is thy strength, and Christ is thy right

Lay hold on life, and it shall be

Thy joy and crown eternally.

2. Run the straight race through God's good grace

Lift up thine eyes, and seek His face;

Life with its way before us lies,

Christ is the path, and Christ the prize.

3. Cast care aside, lean on thy Guide;

His boundless mercy will provide;

Trust, and thy trusting soul shall provide

Christ is its life, and Christ its love.

4. Faint not nor fear, His arms are near,

He changeth not, and thou art dear,

Only believe, and thou shalt see

That Christ is all in all to thee.

NCH 682

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.

Great is thy Faithfulness; great is thy faithfulness;

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

Al I have needed thy hand hath provided;

Great is thy Faithfulness, Lord, unto me.

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.

Great is thy Faithfulness; great is thy faithfulness;

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

Al I have needed thy hand hath provided;

Great is thy Faithfulness, Lord, unto me.

3. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,

Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide:

Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,

Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.

Great is thy Faithfulness; great is thy faithfulness;

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

Al I have needed thy hand hath provided;

Great is thy Faithfulness, Lord, unto me.

NCH 683
1. Have thine own way, Lord!

Have thine own way

Thou art the potter,

I am the clay;

Mold me and make me

Alter thy will,

While I am waiting

Yielded and still.

2. Have Thine own way, Lord,

Have Thine own way,

Search me and try me,

Master, today.

Whiter than snow, Lord,

wash me Just now,

As in Thy presence

Humbly I bow.

3. Have Thine own way, Lord,

Have Thine own way

Wounded and weary,

Help me I pray.

Power, all power,

Surely is Thine;

Touch me and heal me,

Savior divine.

4. Have Thine own way, Lord!

Have Thine own way

Hold o’er my being

Absolute Sway!

Fill with Thy Spirit,

Till all shall see

Christ only, always,

Living in me.

NCH 684

1. I am not skilled to understand

What God hath willed, what God hath planned,

I only know at his right hand

Stands one who is my Saviour.

2. I take Him at His word indeed;

Christ died for sinners"-this I read;

For in my heart I find a need

Of Him to be my Savior

3. That He should leave His place on high

And come for sinful man to die,

You count it strange? So once did,

Before I knew my Savior!

4. That He should leave His place on high

And come for sinful man to die,

You count it strange? so once did I,

Before I knew my Savior

5. Yea, living, dying, let me bring

My strength, my solace from this spring

That He Who lives to be my King

Once died to be my Savior!

NCH 685

1. I am thine, O Lord; I have heard thine voice,

And it told thy love to me,

But I long to rise in the arms of faith

And be closer drawn to thee.

Draw me nearer, nearer, Blessed Lord,

To the Cross where thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, Blessed Lord.

To thy precious, bleeding side.

2. Consecrate me now to Thy service, Lord,

By the pow'r of grace divine;

Let my soul look up with a steadfast hope,

And my will be lost in Thine.

Draw me nearer, nearer, Blessed Lord,

To the Cross where thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, Blessed Lord.

To thy precious, bleeding side.

3. O the pure delight of a single hour

That before Thy throne I spend,

When I kneel in pray'r, and with Thee, my God,

commune as friend with friend!

Draw me nearer, nearer, Blessed Lord,

To the Cross where thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, Blessed Lord.

To thy precious, bleeding side.

4. There are depths of love that I cannot know

Till I cross the narrow sea,

There are heights of joy that I may not reach

Till I rest in peace with Thee.

Draw me nearer, nearer, Blessed Lord,

To the Cross where thou hast died;

Draw me nearer, nearer, nearer, Blessed Lord.

To thy precious, bleeding side.

NCH 686

1. I must tell Jesus all of my trials;

I cannot bear these burdens alone;

In my distress he kindly will help me,

He ever loves and cares for his own.

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

I cannot bear my burdens alone;

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

2. I must tell Jesus all of my troubles;

He is a kind, compassionate Friend;

If I but ask Him, He will deliver,

And in my griefs with me He will blend.

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

I cannot bear my burdens alone;

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

3. O how the world to evil allures me!

O how my heart is tempted to Sin!

I must tell Jesus; He will enable

Over the world the vic'try to win.

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

I cannot bear my burdens alone;

I must tell Jesus! I must tell Jesus!

Jesus can help me, Jesus alone.

NCH 687

1. In heaven all is gladness;

Here troubles press and fears

Here often bowed and sighing,

I eat the bread of tears,

Here joy and sorrow mingle

For Christ's beloved bride

But 'tis not so up yonder,

For there doth joy abide.

2. This world is not my homeland,

In tents I pass my days;

At yonder shore of glory

With yearning eyes I gaze.

While seeks the world its follies,

I view yon citadel,

Where, free from care and sorrow,

Forever I shall dwell.

3. Would I exchange conditions

With one, whose all's below?

Nay, rather I’d be sowing

Good seed, though tears may flow.

lf at my journey's ending

I but in joy may reap,

When worldly joys are over,

And some, too late, must weep.

4. My hope for life eternal

Rests on foundation sure,

My cross I therefore gladly

Will yet awhile endure,

Soon there shall be no sorrow,

No plaints, nor sighs for me,

When, with uncovered vision,

My Savior I shall see.

NCH 688

1. In heav'nly love abiding,

No change my heart shall fear,

And safe is such confiding,

For nothing changes here,

The storm may roar without me;

My heart may low be laid;

But God is all around me,

And can I be dismayed?

2. Wherever He may guide me,

No want shall turn me back;

My shepherd is beside me,

And nothing can I lack;

His wisdom acts like leaven;

It moves us from within;

He knows the way to heaven,

Which only love can win.

3. Green pastures are before me,

Which yet I have not seen,

Bright skies will soon be o'er me,

Where the dark clouds have been;

My hope l cannot measure,

My path to life is free

My Saviour has my treasure,

And he will walk with me.

NCH 689

1. Jesus, I am resting, resting

In the joy of what thou art,

I am finding out the greatness

Of thy loving heart

Thou hast bid me gaze upon thee,

And thy beauty fills my soul,

For by thy transferring power,

Thou hast mad me whole.

2. Simply trusting Thee, Lord Jesus,

I behold Thee as Thou art,

And Thy love, so pure, so changeless,

Satisfies my heart

Satisfies its deepest longings,

Meets, supplies its ev’ry need,

Compasses me round with blessings

Thine is love indeed.

3. Ever lift Thy face upon me

As I work and wait for Thee:

Resting ‘neath Thy smile, Lord Jesus,

Earth's dark shadows flee.

Brightness of my Father's glory,

Sunshine of my Father s face,

Keep me ever trusting, resting

Fill me with Thy grace.

NCH 690

1. Must Jesus bear the Cross alone

And all the world go free?

No, there's a Cross for ev'ryone,

And there's a Cross for me.

2. The consecrated Cross I'il bear

Till death shall set me free,

And then go home my crown to wear,

For there's a crown for me.

3. Upon the crystal pavement, down

At Jesus' piercéd feet,

Joyful I’ll cast my golden crown

And His dear name repeat.

4. O precious Cross! O glorious crown!

O resurrection day!

Ye angels, from the stars come down

And bear my soul away.

NCH 691

1. My faith looks up to thee,

Thou Lamb of Calvary,

Saviour divine,

Now hear me when I pray,

Take all my sin away

O let me from this day

Be wholly thine!
2. May Thy rich grace impart

Strength to my fainting heart,

My zeal inspire;

As Thou hast died for me,

O may my love to Thee

Pure, warm and changeless be

A living fire!

3. While life's dark maze I tread

And griefs around me spread,

Be Thou my guide,

Bid darkness turn to day,

wipe sorrows tears away,

Nor let me ever stray

From Thee aside.

4. When ends life's transient dream,

When death's cold, sullen stream

Shall o'er me roll,

Blest Savior, then, in love,

Fear and distrust remove,

O bear me safe above,

A ransomed soul.

NCH 692
1. My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus blood and righteousness

I dare not rust the sweetest frame

But wholly lean on Jesus name.

On Christ the solid Rock, I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand.

2. When darkness seems to hide His face,

I rest on His unchanging grace.

In ev'ry high and stormy gale,

My anchor holds within the veil.

On Christ the solid Rock, I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand.

3. His oath, His covenant, His blood

Support me in the whelming flood.

When all around my soul gives way,

He then is all my Hope and stay.

On Christ the solid Rock, I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand.

4. When He shall come with trumpet sound,

Oh may I then in Him be found.

Dressed in His righteousness alone,

Faultless to stand before the throne.

On Christ the solid Rock, I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand.

NCH 693

1. My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine;

For thee all the follies of sin I resign,

My gracious Redeemer, My Saviour art thou;

If ever I loved thee, My Jesus, ‘Tis now.

2. I love Thee because Thou hast first loved me

And purchased my pardon on Calvary's tree

I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, tis now.

3. I’ll love Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,

And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest breath,

And say when the death-dew lies cold on my brow,

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, 'tis now.

4. In mansions of glory and endless delight,

I’ll ever adore Thee in heavèn so bright;

I sing with the glittèring crown on my brow,

If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, tis now.

NCH 694

1. Now come to me, all you who seek,

And place your trust in me;

For I have comfort for the weak,

The strength to set you free,

And, just as gentle blades of grass

Can crack the harden'd earth,

Creation will be yours at least,

When love is brought to birth.

2. Now come to me, all you who seek,

And place your trust in me.

For I will comfort those who mourn

And make the blind to see.

However dark the stormy night,

The sun will raise the dawn,

And you will live beneath the light

of love in darkness borne.

3. Now come to me, all you who seek,

And place your trust in me.

For I bring peace to those at war

And set the captives free.

Just as, in cutting sun-ripe corn,

We count the season's worth,

So shall all those who Justice Seek

Be there at love's new birth.

NCH 695

1. O word of grace and power,

That cheer'd Christ's herald band,

Go you to ev’ry nation

bring joy to ev’ry land.

Lord, be thanks to you,

God, we shall praise you;

O make your word divine

Ring loud through ev’ry clime.

2. O word of grace and powèr,

That brightens earthly night;

You who in light are walking,

Bring all this blissful light!

Lord, be thanks to you,

God, we shall praise you;

O make your word divine

Ring loud through ev’ry clime.

3. O word of grace and power,

We follow with delight;

Beneath the Savior's banner,

Battling for truth and right.

Lord, be thanks to you,

God, we shall praise you;

O make your word divine

Ring loud through ev’ry clime.

4. O word of grace and powèr,

The gentle Savior spoke,

"Go you to ev'ry nation,

Free them from Satan's yoke

Lord, be thanks to you,

God, we shall praise you;

O make your word divine

Ring loud through ev’ry clime.

NCH 696

1. Oh, for a faith that will not shrink,

Though pressed by many foes,

That will not tremble on the brink

Of poverty or woes.

Of poverty or woes.
2. That will not murmur not complain

Beneath the chast’ning rod,

But, in the hour of grief or pain,

Can lean upon its God.

Can lean upon its God.

3. A faith that shines more bright and clear,

when tempests rage without;

That, when in danger, knows no rear,

In darkness feels no doubt.

In darkness feels no doubt.

4. That bears unmoved the world's dread frown

Nor heeds its scornful smile

That sins wild ocean cannot drown

Nor Satan's arts beguile.

Nor Satan's arts beguile.

5. A faith that keeps the narrow way

Till life's spark is fled

And with a pure and heav’nly ray

Lights up the dying bed.

Lights up the dying bed.

6. Lord, give us such a faith as this,

And then, whate’er may come,

We'll taste e'en now the hallowed bliss

Of an eternal home.

Of an eternal home.

NCH 697

1. One heart alone with changeless love appeals

To ev’ry soul in tender accent sweet,

Abide in me, no friend more keenly feels

The coldness of thy heart's responsive beat.

2. "In hours of trial, within this tearful vale,

At my pierced feet your secret burdens lay:

In life nor death, my aid shall never fail

Those chosen ones who make my heart

their stay. (2x)

3. Good Master, long my weary feet have strayed

O'er thorny ways and rugged mountains

But oh! Thy heart, thy voice, thy constant aid

Upheld my soul above the chasm so deep. (2x)

4. And thou, my Queen, whose fond complacent gaze

To me is more than all this world bestows;

Let that sweet light within thy glist’ning

Illume the way which leads to heav'n's repose (2x)

NCH 698

1. Pass me not, O gentle Saviour;

Hear my humble cry,

While on others thou are calling,

Do not pass me by.

Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry;

And while others thou art calling

Do not pass me by.

2. Let me at the throne of mercy

Find a sweet relief!

Kneeling there in deep contrition

Help my unbelief.

Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry;

And while others thou art calling

Do not pass me by.

3. Trusting only in thy merit,

Would I seek thy face

Heal my wounded, broken spirit,

Save me by thy grace.

Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry;

And while others thou art calling

Do not pass me by.

4. Thou the spring of all my comfort

More than life to me

Whom have I on earth beside thee?

Whom in heav'n but thee?

Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry;

And while others thou art calling

Do not pass me by.

NCH 699

1. Peace, perfect peace in this dark world Sin,

The blood of Jesus whispers peace within.

2. Peace, perfect peace, by thronging duties pressed?

To do the will of Jesus, this is rest.

3. Peace, perfect peace, with loved ones far away

In Jesus' keeping we are safe, and they.

4. Peace, perfect peace, our future all unknown?

Jesus we know, and he is on the throne.

NCH 700

Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people,

God's chosen people, sing praise to the Lord.

1. We sing to you, O Christ, beloved Son of Father,

We give you praise, O Wisdom everlasting and word of God.

Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people,

God's chosen people, sing praise to the Lord.

2. We sing to you, O Son,

Born of Mary the Virgın,

We give you praise, Our Brother

Born to heal us, our saving Lord.

Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people,

God's chosen people, sing praise to the Lord.

3. We sing to you, O brightness

Of splendour and glory,

we give you praise, O Morning Star,

Announcing the coming day.

Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people,

God's chosen people, sing praise to the Lord.

4. We sing to you, O Light

Bringing men out of darkness,

We give you praise, O guiding

Light who shows the way to heaven.

Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people,

God's chosen people, sing praise to the Lord.

5. We sing to you, O Lamb,

Put to death for the sinner,

We give you praise, O Victim,

Immolated for all mankind.

Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people,

God's chosen people, sing praise to the Lord.

6. We sing to you The shepherd

Who leads to the Kingdom,

We give you praise,

Who gathers all your sheep

In the one true fold.

Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people,

God's chosen people, sing praise to the Lord.

7. We sing to you, O Lord,

Whom the Father exalted,

We give you praise,

In glory you are coming.

To Judge all men.

Priestly people, Kingly people, Holy people,

God's chosen people, sing praise to the Lord.

NCH 701

1. Saviour, like a shepherd, lead us,

Much we need thy tender care,

In thy pleasant pastures, feed us;

For our use thy folds prepare,

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,

Thou hast brought us, thine we are,

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus,

Thou hast brought us, thine we are.

2. We are thine, thou dost befriend us,

Be the guardian of our way,

Keep thy flock; from sin defend us;

Seek us when we go astray.

Blessèd Jesus, blessed Jesus!

Hear, O hear us when we pray.

Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus!

Hear, O hear us when we pray.

3. Thou hast promised to receive us,

Poor and sinful though we be;

Thou hast mercy to relieve us,

Grace to cleanse and pow'r to free.

Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus!

We will early turn to thee.

Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus!

We will early turn to thee.

4. Early let us seek thy favor,

Early let us do thy will;

Blessèd Lord and only Savior,

With thy love our bosoms fill.

Blessèd Jesus, blessèd Jesus!

Thou hast loved us, love us still.

Blessèd Jesus, blessėd Jesus!

Thou hast loved us, love us still.

NCH 702

1. See, the promised time is coming,

When the covenant of grace,

In unbroken truth and freedom,

All creation will embrace,

Then shall God be known and worshipped

By the greatest and the least,

In the light of perfect Justice,

At the royal kingdom's feast.

2. To life of prayér and passion,

Christ, the Word eternal came,

Found perfection in obedience,

And received the highest name.

Author of the world's salvation,

Teach us humbly to obey,

Sharing in the pain and sorrow

Of redemption's costly way.

3. Saviour Christ, eternal Victim,

Seed of hope who fell and died,

With the pow'rless and exploited,

May the Church be glorified.

Let our lives be freely scattered,

In the dark, oppressive ground,

Till the day when peace and justice,

God's great harvest, will abound.

NCH 703

1. Take thou my hand, O Father,

And lead thou me,

Until my journey endeth

Eternally.

Alone I would not wander

One single day;

Be thou my true companion

And with me stay.

2. O cover with thy mercy

My poor, weak heart;

Let ev’ry thought rebellious

From me depart.

Permit thy child to linger

Here at thy feet,

And blindly trust thy goodness

With faith complete.

3. Though oft thy pow'r but faintly

May stir my soul,

with thee, through night and darkness,

I reach the goal.

Take, then, my hand, O Father,

And lead thou me

Until my journey endeth

Eternally.

NCH 704

1. Teach me thy way, O Lord;

Teach me thy way!

Thy guiding grace afford;

Teach me thy way!

Help me to walk aright

More by faith, less by sight,

Lead me with heav’nly night,

Teach me thy way.

2. When I am sad at heart,

Teach me Thy Way!

When earthly joys depart,

Teach me Thy Way!

In hours of loneliness,

In times of dire distress,

In failure or success,

Teach me Thy Way!

3. When doubts and fears arise

Teach me thy way

When storms o'er spread the skies,

Teach me Thy Way!

Shine through the cloud and rain,

Through sorrow, toil and pain,

Make Thou my pathway plain,

Teach me Thy Way!

4. Long as my life shall last,

Teach me Thy Way

Where'er my lot be cast,

Teach me Thy Way!

Until the race is run,

Until the journey's done

Until the crown is won,

Teach me Thy Way!

NCH 705

1. The Son of God goes forth to war,

A kingly crown to gain,

His blood-red banner streams afar,

Who follows in his train?

Who best can drink his cup of woe,

Triumphant over pain,

Who patient bears his Cross below,

He follows in his train.

2. The martyr first, whose eagle eye

Could pierce beyond the grave,

Who saw his Master in the sky

And called on Him to save

Like Him, with pardon on his tongue,

In midst of mortal pain,

He prayed for them that did the wrong;

Who follows in his train?

3. A glorious band, the chosen few

On whom the Spirit came,

Twelve valiant saints, their hope they knew,

And mocked the cross and flame;

They met the tyranť's brandished steel,

The lion's gory mane,

They bowed their necks the death to feel;

Who follows in their train?

4. A noble army, men and boys,

The matron and the maid,

Around the Savior's throne rejoice,

In robes of light arrayed,

They climbed the steep ascent of heav'n

Through peril, toil and pain;

O God, to us may grace be gi’vn

To follow in their train!

NCH 706

1. The word of God, like seed, is sown

Upon the waiting land,

And life-renewing water flows

From God's attentive hand;

His word can never fruitless be;

His purpose will succeed;

For grace abundant will fulfil

The deepest human need.

2. Whatever pains we now endure

Can never be compared

With all the glory yet to come,

By Providence prepared,

The Spirit joins with us to share

The groaning of the earth,

Which, by the grace of God, will be

The pains of joyful birth.

3. The seed of life is freely spent

On good and barren ground,

And, in the plenitude of grace,

The harvest will abound,

In justice and in liberty,

The Lord will show his face,

Revealing his abundant love

To all the human race.

NCH 707

1. There is a green hill far away,

Outside a city wall,

Where the dear Lord was crucified,

He died to save us all.

2. We may not know, we cannot tell,

What pains He had to bear,

But we believe it was for us

He hung and suffered there.

3. He died that we might be forgiv’n;

He died to make us good,

That we might go at last to Heav'n,

Saved by His precious blood.

4. There was no other good enough

To pay the price of sin;

He only could unlock the gate

Of heav'n and let us in.

5. O dearly, dearly has He loved,

And we must love Him, too,

And trust in His redeeming blood,

And try His works to do.

NCH 708

1. There is a land of peace and love,

Where troubled hearts find rest;

No gloom, nor storm, nor lonely night

Can ever dim th'eternal light

Of that bright home above.

2. Angles and throngs of saints are there,

Circling the Throne of God;

Crowned with twelve stars, a Virgin Queen

In the pure light of God is seen,

Immaculate and fair.

3. No sorrow e'er can reach that shore,

And there no tear shall fall;

Earth's glories all shall pass away,

Lost in the light of endless day,

And grief shall be no more.

4. And oh! When on our raptured gaze

Shall break the sight of God,

Then shall our harboured spirit rest

Wrapt in the Vision of the bless'd,

Mid songs of ceaseless praise.

5. How sweet for wearied souls to rest,

Near to the Sacred Heart,

Sheltered within Love's sacred shrine,

Resting at Jesus' feet divine,

There to be ever bIest.

6. Then shall life's fevered toil be o'er,

And restless hearts be calm,

Then shall these anxious yearnings cease

And troubled spirit rest in peace,

On Heav'n's eternal shore.

7. Fear not, though still earth's dark'ning gloom

O'ershadows life's lone path;

Jesus has shown the heav'n-ward way,

Which leads to realms of endless day,

To our dear Father's home.

NCH 709
1. Those eternal bowers

Man hath never trod,

Those unfading flowers

Round the throne of God;

Who may hope to gain them

After weary fight?

Who at length attain them,

Clad in robes of white?

2. He who wakes from slumber

At the Spirit s voice,

Daring here to number

Things unseen his choice;

He who casts his burden

Down at Jesus Cross,

Christ's reproach his guerdon,

All beside but loss.

3. He who gladly barters

All on earthly ground

He who like the martyrs

Says: "I will be crowned.

He whose one oblation

Is a life of love,

Knit in God's salvation

To the blest above.

4. Shame upon you, legions

Of the heav’nly King

Citizens of regions

Past imagining

What, with pipe and tabor

Dream away the light!

When he bids you labour

When he tells you "Fight"

5. Jesu, Lord of glory,

As we breast the tide,

Whisper thou the story

Of the other side;

Where the saints are casting

Crowns before thy feet,

Safe for everlasting

In thyself complete.

NCH 710

1. Through the love of God, the Saviour,

All will be well;

Free and changeless is his favour,

All, all is well;

Precious is the blood that healed us;

Perfect is the grace that sealed us;

Strong the hand stretched out to shield us;

All must be well.

2 Though we pass through tribulation,

All will be well;

Ours is such a full salvation,

All, all is well.

Happy when in God confiding,

Fruitful if in Christ abiding,

Holy through the Spirit guiding

All must be well.

3 We expect a bright tomorrow,

All will be well;

Faith can sing through days of sorrow,

All, all is well.

On our Father's love relying,

Jesus ev’ry need supplying,

Or in living or in dying,

All must be well.

NCH 711

1. Thy works, not mine, o Christ,

Speak gladness to this heart;

They tell me all is done,

They bid my fear depart.

To whom save thee, who canst alone

For sin alone, Lord, shall I flee?

2. Thy wounds, not mine, O Christ,

Can heal my bruisèd soul;

thy stripes, not mine, contain

The balm that makes me whole.

To whom save thee, who canst alone

For sin alone, Lord, shall I flee?

3. Thy Cross, not mine, O Christ,

Has borne the aweful load

Of sins that none could bear

But the incarnate God.

To whom save thee, who canst alone

For sin alone, Lord, shall I flee?

4. Thy death, not mine, O Christ,

Has paid the ransom due;

Ten thousand deaths like mine

Would have been all too few.

To whom save thee, who canst alone

For sin alone, Lord, shall I flee?

5. Thy righteousness, O Christ,

Alone can cover me

No righteousness avails

Save that which is of Thee.

To whom save thee, who canst alone

For sin alone, Lord, shall I flee?

NCH 712

1. "Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus;

Just to take him at his word,

Just to rest upon his promise

Just to know, thus saith, The Lord.

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him

How I’ve proved him o'er and o'er!

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus:

O for grace to trust him more.

2. Oh, how sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just to trust His cleansing blood,

Just in simple faith to plunge me

Neath the healing, cleansing flood!

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him

How I’ve proved him o'er and o'er!

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus:

O for grace to trust him more.

3. Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,

Just from sin and self to cease,

Just from Jesus simply taking

Life and rest, and joy and peace.

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him

How I’ve proved him o'er and o'er!

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus:

O for grace to trust him more.

4. I'm so glad I learned to trust Thee,

Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;

And I know that Thou art with me,

Wilt be with me to the end.

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust him

How I’ve proved him o'er and o'er!

Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus:

O for grace to trust him more.

NCH 713

1. To thee, our God, we fly

For mercy and for grace,

O hear our lowly cry,

And hide not thou thy face!

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

2. Arise, O Lord of hosts;

Be jealous for thy name,

And drive from out our coasts

The sins that put to shame.

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

3. Thy best gifts from on high

In rich abundance pour,

That we may magnify

And praise thee more and more.

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

4. The pow'rs ordained by thee

With heav’nly wisdom bless;

May they thy servants be

And rule in righteousness.

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

5. The Church of thy dear Son

Inflame with love's pure fire,

Bind her once more in one,

And life and truth inspire.

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

6. The pastors of thy fold

with grace and pow'r endue,

That faithful, pure, and bold,

They may be pastors true.

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

7. O let us love thy house

And sanctify thy day,

Bring unto thee our vows

And loyal homage pay.

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

8. Give peace, Lord, in our time;

O let no foe draw nigh,

Nor lawless deed of crime

Insult thy majesty.

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

9. Though weak and wayward, still

Thy people, Lord, are we,

And for our God we will

None other have but thee.

O Lord, stretch forth thy mighty hand,

And guard and bless our native land.

NCH 714

1. To Thy temple I repair,

Lord, I love to worship there,

when within the veil I meet

Christ before the mercy seat.

2. I through him am reconciled,

I through him become thy child;

Abba, Father, give me grace

In thy courts to seek thy face.

3. While thy glorious praise is sung.

Touch my lips, unloose my tongue,

That my joyful soul may bless

Christ the Lord, my righteousness.

4. While the pray'rs of Saints ascend,

God of love, to mine attend;

Hear me, for thy spirit pleads,

Hear, for Jesus intercedes.

5. While I hearken to thy law,

Fill my soul with humble awe

Till thy Gospel bring to me

Life and immortality.

6. While thy ministers proclaim

Peace and pardon in thy name,

Through their voice, by faith, may I

Hear thee speaking from The Sky.

7. From thy house when I return,

May my heart within me burn,

And at ev'ning, let me say,

I have walked with God today.

NCH 715

1. We wait for a great and glorious day,

As many as love the Lord,

When shadows shall flee, and clouds pass away,

And weeping no more be heard.

O wonderful day that soon may be here!

O beautiful hope the pilgrim to cheer?

Thy coming we hail in tuneful accord,

Thou glorious day of Christ, our Lord.

2. In glory and pow'r our King shall appear,

And call to Himself His own,

No distance, nor death shall part them as here.

Nor sin, with its pains, be known.

O wonderful day that soon may be here!

O beautiful hope the pilgrim to cheer?

Thy coming we hail in tuneful accord,

Thou glorious day of Christ, our Lord.

3. For crosses we've bone then, crowns will be giv'n,

For tempests, eternal calm;

For pathway of thorns, rich mansions in Heav'n,

For warfare, the victor's palm.

O wonderful day that soon may be here!

O beautiful hope the pilgrim to cheer?

Thy coming we hail in tuneful accord,

Thou glorious day of Christ, our Lord.

4. We know not the day, we know not thee hour,

When sounds the last trump so clear,

But loud rings a cry from truth's lotfy tow’r,

"The day of the Lord is near."

O wonderful day that soon may be here!

O beautiful hope the pilgrim to cheer?

Thy coming we hail in tuneful accord,

Thou glorious day of Christ, our Lord.

NCH 716

1. When I sink down in gloom or fear,

Hope blighted or delayed,

Thy whisper, Lord, my heart shall cheer,

"It's I, be not afraid.

2. Or, startled at some sudden blow

If fretfrul thoughts I feel,

"Fear not, it is but I!" shall flow,

As balm my wound to heal.

3. Nor will I quit thy way, though foes

Some onward pass defend;

From each rough voice the watch-word goes,

"Be not afraid! A friend!"

4. And oh! When judgment's trumpet clear

Awakes me from the grave,

Still in its echo may I hear

"It's Christ! He comes to save.

NCH 717
1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,

When sorrows like sea billows roll;

Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to say,

It is well, it is well with my soul.

lt is well, with my soul.

lt is well, it is well with my soul.

2. My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!

My sin, not in part but the whole,

is nailed to the Cross, and I bear it no more,

Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul

lt is well, with my soul.

lt is well, it is well with my soul.

3. And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,

The clouds be rolled back as a scroll;

The trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,

Even so, it is well with my soul.

lt is well, with my soul.

lt is well, it is well with my soul.

NCH 718
1. When we walk with the Lord,

In the Light of his word,

What a glory he sheds on our way,

While we do his good will,

He abides with us still,

And with all who will trust and obey.

Trust and obey; For there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.

2. Not a shadow can rise,

Not a cloud in the skies,

But his smile quickly drives it away;

Not a doubt nor a fear,

Not a sigh nor a tear,

Can abide while we trust and obey.

Trust and obey; For there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.

3. Not a burden we bear,

Not a sorrow we share,

But our toil he will richly repay,

Not a grief nor a loss,

Not a frown nor a cross,

But is blest if we trust and obey.

Trust and obey; For there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.

4. But we never can prove

The delight of his love,

Until all on the altar we lay;

For the favour he shows,

And the joy he bestows,

Are for them who will trust and obey.

Trust and obey; For there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.

5. Then in fellowship sweet,

We will sit at his feet,

Or well walk by his side in the way;

What he says we will do,

Where he sends we will go,

Never fear, only trust and obey.

Trust and obey; For there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus but to trust and obey.

NCH 719

1. Who trusts in God a strong abode

In heav’n and earth possesses,

Who looks in love to Christ above

No fear his heart oppresses.

In thee alone, dear Lord, we own

Sweet hope and consolation:

Our shield from foes, our balm tor woes,

Our great and sure salvation.

2. Though Satan's wrath beset our path,

And worldly scorn assail us,

While Thou art near we will not fear,

Thy strength shall never fail us:

Thy rod and staff shall keep us safe,

And guide our steps for ever,

Nor shades of death, nor hell beneath,

Our souls from Thee shall sever.

3. In all the strife of mortal life

Our feet shall stand securely;

Temptation's hour shall lose its pow’r,

For Thou shalt guard us surely.

O God, renew, with heav'nly dew,

Our body, soul, and spirit,

Until we stand at Thy night hand,

Through Jesus saving merit.

NCH 720

1. All to Jesus I surrender,

All to him I freely give,

I will ever love and trust him,

In his presence daily live.

I surrender all; I surrender all;

All to you, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

2. All to Jesus I surrender;

Make me, Saviour, wholly thine

Let me feel the Holy Spirit,

Truly know that thou art mine.

I surrender all; I surrender all;

All to you, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

3. All to Jesus I surrender,

Lord, I give myself to thee.

Fill me with thy love and pow’r,

Let thy blessing fall on me.

I surrender all; I surrender all;

All to you, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

4. All to Jesus I surrender,

Now I feel the sacred flame,

Oh, the joy of full salvation,

Glory, glory to his name!

I surrender all; I surrender all;

All to you, my blessed Savior, I surrender all.

NCH 721

1. Almighty God, whose only Son

O'er sin and death the triumph won,

And ever lives to intercede

For souls who thy mercy sweet need.

2. In his dear name to Thee we pray

For all who err and go astray,

For sinners, whereso’er they be,

Who do not serve and honour thee.

3. There are who never yet have heard

The tidings of thy blessed word

But still in heathen darkness dwell,

Without one thought of Heav'n or hell.

4. And some within Thy sacred fold

To holy things are dead and cold,

And waste the precious hours of life

In selfish ease, or toil, or strife.

5. And many a quickened soul within

There lurks the secret love of sin,

A wayward will, or anxious fears,

Or ling'ring taint of bygone years.

6. O give repentance, true and deep,

To all thy lost and wand ring sheep,

And kindle in their hearts the fire

Of holy love and pure desire.

7. That so from Angel-hosts above

May rise a sweeter song of love,

And we, with all the blest, adore

Thy name, O God, for evermore

NCH 722

1. Bless thou thy chosen sons

With gifts of Christian grace

Through change and stress do thou remain

Their constant dwelling place.

Through them thy work is done;

Through them thy voice is heard;

Bear witness to their sacred call,

Thou true and living Word.

2. Reveal the light of truth

And let its glory shine;

By human words and deeds, convey

The sense of things divine.

In ev'ry speech and tongue,

Transcend imperfect creeds,

Pierce through the veil of unconcern

To meet our modern needs.

3. Endue thy sons with pow'r

To comfort, teach and guide,

To walk by faith, to persevere

Whatever may betide.

O magnify thy law,

Make thy salvation known,

And reconcile the world to thee,

Almighty, Holy One.

NCH 723

1. Christ be beside me;

Christ be before me;

Christ be behind me,

King of my heart;

Christ be within me
Christ be below me;

Christ be above me,

Never to part.

2. Christ on my right hand,

Christ on my left hand,

Christ all around me,

Shield in the strife,

Christ in my sleeping,

Christ in my sitting

Christ in my rising.

Light of my life

3. Christ be in all hearts

Thinking about me,

Christ be on all tongues,

Telling of me,

Christ be the vision,

All eyes that see me,

In ears that hear me,

Christ ever be.

NCH 724

1. Friends, with joyful hearts, proclaim

Ever more our glorious aim,

Pledging love and life and all,

At the Savior's urging call.

Hear our promise glad and true,

Souls, O Lord, we'll seek for you.

2. Let us at the Lord's command,

Set to work with heart and hand,

Bring unto the ancient night

Tidings of His love and lignt.

Hear our promise glad and true,

Souls, O Lord, we'll seek for you.

3. All the treasures we possess,

All our love and tenderness,

Here before your mercy seat,

Lord, we lay them at your feet.

Hear our promise glad and true,

Souls, O Lord, we'll seek for you.

4. Undisturbed in mind and soul,

Press we on to gain the goal;

Foll'wing Christ in joy and pain,

Judging death itself but gain.

Hear our promise glad and true,

Souls, O Lord, we'll seek for you.

NCH 725

1. Go make of all disciples,

We hear the call, O Lord,

That comes from Thee, our Father,

In thy eternal word

Inspire our ways of learning

Through earnest fervent pray’r

And let our daily living

Reveal thee ev’rywhere.

2. Go make of all disciples,

Baptizing in the name

Of Father, Son, and Spirit

From age to age the same,

We call each new disciple

To follow thee, O Lord,

Redeeming soul and body

By water and the word.

3. Go make of all disciples;

We at thy feet would stay,

Until each life’s vocation

Accents thy holy way,

We cultivate the nature

God plants in ev’ry heart

Revealing in our witness

The Master Teacher's art.

4. Go make of all disciples;

We welcome thy command,

Lo l am with you always;

We take thy guiding hand;

The task looms large before us

We follow without fear,

In heav'n and earth thy powèr

Shall bring God's kingdom here.

NCH 726

Go, tell it on the mountain,

Over the hills and ev’rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is Lord.

Oh, when l was a seeker,

I sought both night and day,

I asked the Lord to help me,

And showed me the way.

Go, tell it on the mountain,

Over the hills and ev’rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is Lord.

2. He made of me a watchman

Upon the city wall,

To tell of his salvation,

For Jesus died for all.

Go, tell it on the mountain,

Over the hills and ev’rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is Lord.

3. Go tell it to your neighbor

In darkness here below,

Go with the words of Jesus,

That all the world may know.

Go, tell it on the mountain,

Over the hills and ev’rywhere;

Go, tell it on the mountain

That Jesus Christ is Lord.

NCH 727
1. Go, the Mass is ended,

Children of the Lord

Take his word to the others,

As you've heard it spoken to you.

Go, the Mass is ended

Go and tell the world:

The Lord is good; the Lord is kind

And he loves ev’ryone.

2. Go, the Mass is ended;

Take his love to all.

Gladden all who meet you,

Fill their hearts with hope and courage.

Go, the Mass is ended;

Fill the world with love,

And give to all what you've received.

The peace and joy of Christ.

3. Go, the Mass is ended,

Strengthened in the Lord.

Lighten ev’ry burden,

Spread the joy of Christ around you.

Go, the Mass is ended;

Take his peace to all.

This day is yours to change the world,

To make God known and loved.

NCH 728

1. I love to tell the story

Or unseen things above,

Of Jesus and his glory.

Of Jesus and his love,

I love to tell the story

Because I know 'tis true.

It satisfies my longings

As nothing else can do.

I love to tell the story

‘Twill be my theme in glory;

To tell the old, old story

Of Jesus and his love.

2. I love to tell the story,

More wonderful it seems

Than all the golden fancies

Of all our golden dreams;

I love to tell the story.

It did so much for me,

And that is Just the reason

I tell it now to thee.

I love to tell the story

‘Twill be my theme in glory;

To tell the old, old story

Of Jesus and his love.

3. I love to tell the story,

‘Tis pleasant to repeat,

What seems each time I tell it

More wonderfully sweet

I love to tell the story,

For some have never heard

The message of salvation

From God's own holy Word.

I love to tell the story

‘Twill be my theme in glory;

To tell the old, old story

Of Jesus and his love.

4. I love to tell the story,

for those who know it best

Seem hungering and thirsting

to hear it like the rest;

And when in scenes of glory

Sing the new, new song.

Twill be the old, old story

That I have loved so long.

I love to tell the story

‘Twill be my theme in glory;

To tell the old, old story

Of Jesus and his love.

NCH 729

1. In Christ there is no East or West,

In him no South or North;

But one great fellowship of love

Throughout the whole wide earth.

2. In him shall true heart ev'rywhere

Their high communion find;

His service is the golden cord,

Close binding all mankind.

3. Join hands, then, brothers of the faith,

Whate'er your race may be!

Who serves my Father as a son

is surely Kind to me.

4. In Christ now meet both East and West;

In him meet South and North;

All Christly souls are one in him,

Throughout the whole wide earth.

NCH 730
1. Jesus calls us in the tumult

Of our life's wild restless sea;

Day by day his sweet voice soundeth,

Saying: Christian, follow me.

2. As of old, Apostles heard it

By the Galilèan lake

Turneed from home and toil and kindred,

Leaving all for his dear sake.

3. Jesus calls us from the worship

Of the vain world's golden shore,

From each idol that would keep us,

Saying: Christian, love me more.

4. In our joys and in our sorrows,

Days of toil and hours of ease,

Still he calls, in cares and pleasures,

That we love him more that these

5. Jesus calls us. By thy mercies,

Saviour, make us hear thy call;

Give our hearts to thine obedience,

Serve and love thee best of all.

NCH 731
1. Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace

Without thy guiding hand we go astray

And doubts appall, and sorrows sill increase,

Lead us through Christ, the true and living way.

2. Lead us, O Father, in the paths of truth;

Unhelped by Thee, in error's maze we grope

While passion stains and folly dims our youth

And age comes on, uncheered by faith and hope.

3. Lead us, O Father, in the paths of right;

Blindly we stumble when we walk alone,

Involved in shadows of a mortal night;

Only with Thee we journey safely on.

4. Lead us, O Father, to Thy heav'nly rest,

However rough and steep the pathway be,

Through joy or sorrow, as Thou deemest best,

Until our lives are perfected in Thee.

NCH 732

1. Lighten'd by the word we've heard,

To the world we all must go;

Nourish'd by the bread of life,

To the world we go.

Altogether in one love and faith,

Seeking ever to be true,

You will guide us on the path, O Lord,

Of eternal peace.

2. With our joys and with our cares

To the world we all must go,

Weighed by toil but raised by hope,

To the world we go.

Altogether in one love and faith,

Seeking ever to be true,

You will guide us on the path, O Lord,

Of eternal peace.

3. Joined in peace and unity,

To the world we all must go,

Gathered in your charity,

To the world we go.

Altogether in one love and faith,

Seeking ever to be true,

You will guide us on the path, O Lord,

Of eternal peace.
NCH 733

1. Lord, her watch thy Church is keeping,

When shall earth thy rule obey?

When shall end the night of weeping?

when shall break the promised day?

See the whitening harvest languish,

Waiting still the lab 'rers' toil

Was it vain, thy Son's deep anguish?

Shall the strong retain the spoil?

2. Tidings, sent to ev'ry creature,

Millions yet have never heard,

Can they hear without a preacher

Lord almighty, give the word!

Give the word! in ev'ry nation

Let the Gospel trumpet sound,

Witnessing a world's salvation,

To the earth's remotest bound.

3. Then the end: thy Church completed,

All thy chosen gathered in,

With their King in glory seated,

Satan bound, and banished sin;

Gone for ever parting. weeping.

Hunger, sorrow, death, and pain

Lo! her watch thy Church is keeping

Come, Lord Jesus, come to reign!

NCH 734

1. Lord, it belongs not to my Care,

Whether I die or live

To love and serve thee is my share,

And this thy grace must give.

2. If life be long. I will be glad

That I may long obey

lf short, yet why should I be sad,

To soar to endless day.

3. Christ leads me through no darker rooms

Than he went through before,

He that into God's Kingdom comes

Must enter by this door.

4. Come, Lord, when grace has made me meet

Thy blessėd face to see,

For it thy work on earth be sweet,

What will thy glory be!

5. My knowledge of that life is small;

The eye of faith is dim;

But ‘tis enough that Christ knows all,

And I shall be with him.

NCH 735

1. Lord, you give the great commission,

"Heal the sick and preach the word,

Lest the Church neglect its mission,

And the Gospel go unheard,"

Help us witness to your purpose

With renewed integrity;

With the Spirit's gifts empow’r us

For the work of ministry.

2. Lord, you call us to your service:

in my name, baptise and teach;"

That the world may trust your promise

Life abundant meant for each,

Give us all new fervor, draw us

Closer in community.

With the Spirit's gifts empow’r us

For the work of ministry.

2. Lord, you make the common holy

"This my body, this my blood,

Let your priests, for earth's true glory,

Daily lift life heaven-ward,

Asking that the world around us

Share your children's liberty.

With the Spirit's gifts empow’r us

For the work of ministry.

3. Lord, you show us love's true measure

"Father, what they do, forgive,

Yet we hoard as private treasure

All that you so freely give,

May your care and mercy lead us

To a just Society.

With the Spirit's gifts empow’r us

For the work of ministry.

4. Lord, you bless with words assuring

T am with you to the end;

faith and hope and love restoring.

May we serve as you intend;

And, amid the cares that clam us,

Hold in mind eternity.

With the Spirit's gifts empow’r us

For the work of ministry.

NCH 736

1. Love your neighbor as (you love) yourself.

And obey the Lords (Saviour’s own) command!

Unity and love are Jesus will,

For his people in ev'ry land.

Neighbour's (neighbourly) love comes from above,

Guide us in the way.

God's will's done when we are one;

One in our Lord; one in his word;

(And so) Let us this charge obey.

2. Lord, our thoughts and ev'rything we do,

Our behaviour and our walk with you,

Shall our love and unity display,

We will practise them day by day.

Patient and Kind, love does not boast,

Love is never rude:

Love makes us strong.

Love dispels wrong

Helps us to grow Jesus to know;

Love is the Christian food.

NCH 737

1. 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.

It is in pardon that we are pardoned,

In giving to all men that we receive;

And in dying that we’re born to eternal life

2. 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 pardon that we are pardoned,

In giving to all men that we receive;

And in dying that we’re born to eternal life

NCH 738

1. God of liveliness

O Lord of Heav'n above,

How worthy to posses

My heart's devoted love!

So Sweet thy Countenance,

So gracious to behold

That one, one only glance

To me were bliss untold.

2. Thou art blest Three in One,

Yet undivided still;

Thou art that One alone

Whose love my heart can fill.

The heav’ns and earth below,

Were fashioned by thy Word;

How amiable art Thou,

My ever-dearest Lord!
3. To think Thou art my God,

O thought for ever blest!

My heart has overflowed

With joy within my breast.

My soul so full of bliss

Is plunged as in a sea,

Deep in the sweet abyss

of Holy Charity.

4. O loveliness supreme,

And Beauty infinite;

O ever-flowing Stream,

And Ocean of delight,

O Life by which I live,

My truest life above,

To Thee alone I give

My undivided love.

NCH 739

1. Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war

With the Cross of Jesus,

Going on before.

Christ, the royal Master,

Leads against the foe;

Forward into battle,

See, his banner go.

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the Cross of Jesus,

Going on before.

2. At the sign of triumph

Satan's host doth flee,

On then, Christian soldiers,

On to victóry!

Hell's foundations quiver

At the shout of praise,

Brothers, lift your voices

Loud your anthems raise

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the Cross of Jesus,

Going on before.

3. Like a mighty army,

Moves the Church of God,

Brothers, we are treading

Where the Saints have trod.

We are not divided,

All one body we,

One in hope, in doctrine,

One in charity.

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the Cross of Jesus,

Going on before.

4. Crowns and thrones may perish,

Kingdom rise and wane,

But the Church of Jesus

Constant will remain.

Gates of hell can never

'Gainst that Church prevail

We have Christ's own promise

And that cannot fail.

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the Cross of Jesus,

Going on before.

5. Onward then, ye people!

Join our happy throng,

Blend with ours your voices

In the triumph song:

Glory, laud, and honour

Unto Christ the King!

This through countless ages

Men and angels sing.

Onward, Christian soldiers!

Marching as to war,

With the Cross of Jesus,

Going on before.

NCH 740

1. Rescue the perishing: care for the dying:

Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave,

Weep o'er the erring one; lift up the fallen,

Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.

Rescue the perishing: care for the dying:

Jesus is merciful; Jesus will save.

2. Though they are slighting Him, still he is waiting,

Waiting the penitent child to receive;

Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently

He will forgive if they only believe.

Rescue the perishing: care for the dying:

Jesus is merciful; Jesus will save.

3. Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,

Feelings lie buried that grace can restore,

Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,

Chords that are broken will vibrate once more.

Rescue the perishing: care for the dying:

Jesus is merciful; Jesus will save.

4. Rescue the perishing, duty demands it

Strength for your labor the Lord will provide,

Back to the narrow way patiently win them,

Tell the poor wand'rer a Savior has died.

Rescue the perishing: care for the dying:

Jesus is merciful; Jesus will save.

NCH 741

1. Savior, thy dying love

Thou gavest me,

Nor should I aught withhold,

Dear Lord, from thee;,

In love my soul would bow,

My heart fulfil its vow;

Some off’ing bring thee now,

Something for thee.

2. Give me a faithful heart,

Guided by thee,

That each departing day

Henceforth may see

Some work of love begun,

Some deed of kindness done,

Some wanderer sought and won,

Something for thee.

3. All that I am and have,

Thy gifts so free,

Ever in joy or grief,

My Lord, for thee!

And when thy face I see,

My ransomed soul shall be

Through all eternity,

Something for thee.

NCH 742

1. Stand up, stand up for Jesus,

Ye soldiers of the Cross

Lift high his royal banner,

it must not suffer loss.

From vict’ry unto vict’ry

His army he shall lead

Till evr'y foe is vanquished,

And Christ is Lord indeed.

2. Stand up, stand up for Jesus

The solemn watch-word hear:

If while thou sleep he suffers,

Away with shame and fear,

Where'er thou meet with evil,

Within thee or without,

Charge for the Good of freedom,

And put the foe to rout.

3. Stand up., stand up for Jesus!

The trumpet-call obey;

Forth to the mighty conflict

In this his glorious day.

Ye that are men now serve him,

Against unnumbered foes;

Let courage rise with danger,

And strength to strength oppose.

4. Stand up, stand up for Jesus!

Stand in his strength alone,

The arm of flesh will fail you,

Ye dare not trust your own.

Put on the Christian's armour,

And watching unto pray'r

Where duty calls or danger,

Be never wanting there!

5. Stand up, stand up for Jesus!

The strife will not be long.

This day the noise of battle,

The next the victors song.

To him that overcometh

A crown of life shall be;

He with the King of Glory

Shall reign eternally.

NCH 743

1. Take my life, and let it be

Consecrated, Lord, to thee;

Take my moments and my days;

Let them flow in ceaseless praise.

2. 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.

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.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. Take my love, my Lord, I pour

At thy feet its treasure-store.

Take myself, and I will be

Ever, only all for thee.

NCH 744

1. Tell me the story of Jesus;

Write on my heart evr'y word,

Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard

Tell how the angels, in chorus,

Sang as they welcomed his birth;

Glory to God in the highest;

Peace and good tidings to earth.

Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart evr’y word,

Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard.

2. Fasting alone in the desert,

Tell of the days that are past,

How for our sins He was tempted,

Yet was triumphant at last.

Tell of the years of His labor,

Tell of the sorrow He bore;

He was despised and afflicted,

Homeless, rejected and poor.

Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart evr’y word,

Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard.

3. Tell of the Cross where they nailed Him,

Writhing in anguish and pain,

Tell of the grave where they laid Him;

Tell how He liveth again.

Love in that story so tender,

Clearer than ever I see;

Stay, let me weep while you whisper,

"Love paid the ransom for me.

Tell me the story of Jesus,

Write on my heart evr’y word,

Tell me the story most precious,

Sweetest that ever was heard.

NCH 745

1. The Church has one foundation;

‘Tis Jesus Christ, the Lord;

She is his new creation,

By water and the word;

From heav’n he came and sought her

To be his holy bride,

With his own blood he brought her,

And for her life he died.

2. Elect from ev'ry nation,

Yet one o'er all the earth,

Her charter of salvation,

One Lord, One faith, One birth;

One holy Name she blesses,

Partakes one holy food.

And to one hope she presses,

With ev'ry grace endued.

3. Though with a scornful wonder

Men see her sore oppressed,

By schisms rent asunder,

By her heresies distressed;

Yet saints their watch are keeping.

Their cry goes up: How long?

And soon the night of weeping

Shall be the morn of song.

4. 'Mid toil and tribulation

And tumult of her war,

She waits the consummation

Of peace for ever more.

Till with the vision glorious,

Her longing eyes are blest,

And the great Church victor

-Shall be the Church at rest.

5. Yet she on earth hath union,

With God, the Three in One,

And mystic sweet communion,

With those whose rest is won.

O happy ones and holy

Lord, give us grace that we,

Like them, the meek and lowly,

On high may dwell with thee.

NCH 746

1. To do your will is my desire,

To live in you, Lord, is my life,

To spread your love through all the earth,

To find in you the joy of life.

2. All of my days I sing your praise,

Through all my nights, you are my light;

You will shine forth through all my years,

And joyously will bring me home.

3. Through all this world I see your face;

In all my ways, you guide my heart,

You touch my face and comfort me;

I love the life you gave to me.

4. I search this world so restlessly

Seeking a home from hate and strife;

I've found in you the strength to see

The meaning of this troubled life.

5. And so, my God, I give to you

These straining words these restless times,

And take my life as a tribute

To your endless love for mankind.

NCH 747

1. Today thy mercy calls us

To wash away our sin,

However great our trespass,

Whatever we have been,

However long from mercy

We may have turned away,

Thy blood, O Christ, can cleanse us,

And make us white today.

2. Today thy gate is open,

And all who enter in

Shall find a Fathers welcome,

And pardon for their sin;

The past shall be forgotten,

A present joy be giv’n,

A future grace be promised,

A glorious crown in heav'n.

3. Today our Father calls us

His Holy Spirit waits,

His blessėd Angels gather

Around the heav'nly gates

No question will be asked us

How often we have come,

Although we oft have wandered

lt is our Father's home.

4. O all-embracing Mercy,

Thou ever-open Door,

What shall we do without thee

When heart and eyes run o'er?

When all things seem against us,

To drive us to despair,

We know one gate is open,

One ear will hear our pray'r.

NCH 748

1. We pray thee, heav'nly Father, to hear us in thy love,

And pour upon thy children the unction from above

That so in love abiding from all defilement free,

we may in pureness offer one sacrifice to thee.

O with thy benediction upon our souls outpoured,

May we now proceed in gladness to glorify the Lord.

2. Be thou our guide and helper, O Jesus Christ, we pray:

So may we well approach thee, it thou will be the way.

Thou, very truth, hast promised to help us in our strife,

Food of the weary pilgrim, eternal source of lite.

O with thy benediction upon our souls outpoured,

May we now proceed in gladness to glorify the Lord.

3. And thou, Creator Spirit, look on us, we are thine;

Renew us in thy graces, upon our darkness shine:

One thing alone we bring not, the willfulness of sin,

And all we bring is nothing save that which is within.

O with thy benediction upon our souls outpoured,

May we now proceed in gladness to glorify the Lord.

4. Wherefore, though all unworthy to offer sacrifice,

We pray that this our duty be pleasing in thine eyes,

For praise, and thanks and worship, for mercy and for aid,

The Cathòlic oblation of Jesus Christ is made.

O with thy benediction upon our souls outpoured,

May we now proceed in gladness to glorify the Lord.

5. O Trinity of persons! O unity most high,

On thee alone relying thy servants would draw nigh;

Unworthy in our weakness, on thee our hope is stayed,

And blest by thy forgiveness, we will not be afraid.

O with thy benediction upon our souls outpoured,

May we now proceed in gladness to glorify the Lord.

NCH 749

1. Full in the panting heart of Rome,

Beneath th'apostles crowning dome,

From pilgrims' lips that kiss the ground,

Breathes in all tongues one only sound:

"God bless our Pope; God bless our Pope;

God bless our Pope: God bless our Pope,

The great, the good."

2. The golden roof, the marble walls,

The Vatican's majestic halls,

The note redoubles, till it fills

With echoes sweet the seven hills:

"God bless our Pope; God bless our Pope;

God bless our Pope: God bless our Pope,

The great, the good."

3. Then surging through each hallowed gate.

Where martyrs glory, in peace, wait,

It sweeps beyond the solemn plain,

Peals over Alps, across the main.

"God bless our Pope; God bless our Pope;

God bless our Pope: God bless our Pope,

The great, the good."

4. From torrid south to frozen north,

That wave harmonious stretches forth,

Yet strikes no chord more true to Rome s,

Than rings within our hearts and homes:

"God bless our Pope; God bless our Pope;

God bless our Pope: God bless our Pope,

The great, the good."

NCH 750

1. Long live the Pope! His praises sound

Again and yet again,

His rule is over space and time;

His throne the hearts of men,

Al hail! The shepherd King of Rome,

The throne of loving song

Let all the earth his glory sing

And heav’n the strain prolong.

2. Beleaguered by the foes of earth,

Beset by hosts of hell,

He guards the royal flock of Christ,

A watchful sentinel;

And yet, amid the din and strife,

The clash of mace and sword,

He bears alone the shepherd stall,

This champion of the word.

He bears alone the shepherd staff,

This champion of the word.

3. His signet is the Fisherman's

No scepter does he bear,

In meek and lowly majesty

He rules from Peter's Chair,

And yet from ev'ry tribe and tongue,

From ev’ry clime and zone,

Three hundred million voices Sing

The glory of his throne;

Three hundred million voices sing

The glory of his throne.

4. Then raise the chant, with heart and voice,

In church and school and home:

Long live the shepherd of the flock!

Long live the Pope of Rome"

Almighty Father, bless his work;

Perfect him in his ways;

receive his pray’rs, fulfill his hopes,

And grant him "length of days."

Receive his pray’rs, fulfill his hopes,

And grant him "length of days.

NCH 751

1. Dear Lord and Father of mankind,

Forgive our foolish ways;

Re-clothe us in our rightful mind,

ln purer lives thy service find,

In deeper rev’rence praise.

2. 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 and follow thee.

3. 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.

3. 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,

Still small voice of clam:

NCH 752

1. It is the name of Mary

Which we proclaim today,

A name so pure, a name of pow'r,

O come and join to Sing.

Ave Maria! Ave Maria!

Ave Maria!

Sing to the Mother of our God.

2. She's mighty to deliver,

When storms make dark our ways;

Be confident, approach in faith;

Surrender all to her.

Ave Maria! Ave Maria!

Ave Maria!

Sing to the Mother of our God.

3. With joyful hearts and one accord,

Let us sing her praises loud,

O Mother of perpetual help,

She'll answer, when we call.

Ave Maria! Ave Maria!

Ave Maria!

Sing to the Mother of our God.

NCH 753

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

One cup of blessing which we all bless;

And we though many throughout the earth,

We are one body in this one Lord

1. We as One people (people)

We have one Lord (one Lord),

We form one body in this one Lord.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

One cup of blessing which we all bless;

And we though many throughout the earth,

We are one body in this one Lord

2. Servant of free (no more)

Woman or man (no more)

We form one body in this one Lord.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

One cup of blessing which we all bless;

And we though many throughout the earth,

We are one body in this one Lord

3. Many the gifts (the gifts)

Many the works (the works)

We form one body in this one Lord.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

One cup of blessing which we all bless;

And we though many throughout the earth,

We are one body in this one Lord

4. Grain for the fields (the fields)

Scattered to grow (to grow and yield)

We form one body in this one Lord.

One bread, one body, one Lord of all;

One cup of blessing which we all bless;

And we though many throughout the earth,

We are one body in this one Lord.

NCH 754

1. I, the Lord of sea and sky,

I have heard my people cry;

All who dwell in dark and sin,

My hand will save.

I who made the stars of night,

I will make their darkness bright,

Who will bear my light to them?

Who shall I send?

Here I am, Lord; is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night;

I will go, Lord, if you lead me:

I will hold your people m my heart.

2. I, the Lord of snow and rain;

I have borne my people s pain,

I have wept for love of them,

They turn away;

I will break their hearts of stone;

Give them hearts for love alone,

I will speak my word to them;

Who shall I send?

Here I am, Lord; is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night;

I will go, Lord, if you lead me:

I will hold your people m my heart.

3. Descant:

Ah, ah, ah,

My hand will save;

Finest bread I will provide,

Till their hearts be satisfied;

I will give my life to them;

Whom shall I send?

Chorus:

I, the Lord of wind and flame,

I will rend the poor and lame

I will set a feast for them;

My hand will save;

Finest bread I will provide,

Till their hearts be satisfied,

I will give my life to them,

Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord; is it I, Lord?

I have heard you calling in the night;

I will go, Lord, if you lead me:

I will hold your people m my heart.

LITANY OF THE SAINTS

NCH 755

Litany of the saints

Cantor: Response:

Lord have mercy Lord have mercy

Christ have mercy Christ have mercy

Lord have mercy Lord have mercy

Holy Mary, Mother of God Pray for us

Saint Michael Pray for us

Saint Gabriel Pray for us

Saint Raphael Pray for us

Holy angels of God Pray for us

Saint Peter and Saint Paul Pray for us

Saint John the Baptist Pray for us

Saint Joseph Pray for us

Saint Andrew Pray for us

Saint John Pray for us

Saint Luke Pray for us

Saint Mary Magdalene Pray for us

Saint Stephen Pray for us

All holy martyrs Pray for us

Saint lgnatius Pray for us

Saint Lawrence Pray for us

Saint Agnes Pray for us

Saint Gregory Pray for us

Saint Augustine Pray for us

Saint Monica Pray for us

Saint Athanasius Pray for us

Saint Basil Pray for us

Saint Charles Lwanga Pray for us

Saint Francis and Saint Dominic Pray for us

Saint Martin de Porres Pray for us

Saint Benedict Pray for us

Saint Thomas Aquinas Pray for us

Saint Anthony Pray for us

Saint Francis Xavier Pray for us

Saint John Vianney Pray for us

Saint Catherine Pray for us

Saint Theresa Pray for us

Saint Anna Pray for us

Saint sylvanus and Saint Maurice Pray for us

Saint Maroun Pray for us

Saint Peter Claver Pray for us

Saint Margaret Mary Pray for us

Saint Blaise Pray for us

Saint Henry Pray for us

Saint Robert Pray for us

Saint Nicholas Pray for us

Saint George Pray for us

All men and women of God Pray for us

Lord, deliver us Lord, deliver us

Lord, be merciful Lord, deliver us

From all evil Lord, deliver us

From every sin Lord, deliver us

From everlasting death Lord, deliver us

By your coming as man Lord, deliver us

By your death and rising to new life Lord, deliver us

By your gift of the Holy Spirit Lord, deliver us

We ask you, hear our Pray’r We ask you, hear our pray’r

Be merciful to us sinners

Guard and protect your Holy Church "

(Keep the Pope and all the clergy in faithful service

To your Church)

"(Give new life to these chosen ones by

the grace of baptism)

Bring all peoples together in trust and

peace

Bless these chosen men and make them

holy

Consecrate these men for their sacred

duties
Jesus, Son of the Living God *

Christ, hear us

Lord, hear our pray'r Lord Jesus, hear our

Pray’r

Sung when there is an ordination

Sung when there is a baptism

NCH 756

Antiphon: Maranatha! Come, O Christ, the Lord!

1. I am the Root of Jesse and David's Son,

The radiant Star of morning and God's own Light.

2. The Spirit and the Bride say: "Come!"

Let him who hears their voices say: "Come.

3. He who has thirst, let him come,

And he who has desire, let him drink the

waters of everlasting life.

4. "Yes, I come very soon! Amen!

Come, O Lord Jesus!

NCH 757
Antiphon:

We cry to you, O Lord, and beg your mercy,

For we are sinners against you.

1. O King exalted, Savior of all nations,

See how our grieving lifts our eyes to heaven;

Hear us, Redeemer, as we beg forgiveness.

We cry to you, O Lord, and beg your mercy,

For we are sinners against you.

2. Might of the Father, Keystone of God's temple,

Way of salvation, gate of heaven's glory

Sin has enslaved us, free your sons from bondage.

We cry to you, O Lord, and beg your mercy,

For we are sinners against you.

3. We pray you, O God, "throned in strength and splendor.

Hear from your kingdom this our song of sorrow

Show us your mercy, pardon our offences

We cry to you, O Lord, and beg your mercy,

For we are sinners against you.

4. Humbly confessing countless sins committed,

Our hearts are broken, leaving bare their secrets,

Cleanse us, Redeemer, boundless in Compassion.

We cry to you, O Lord, and beg your mercy,

For we are sinners against you.

5. Innocent captive, unresisting victim,

Liars denounced you, sentenced for the guilty:

Once you redeemed us, now renew us, Jesus.

We cry to you, O Lord, and beg your mercy,

For we are sinners against you.

NCH 758

Antiphon:

Yes, I shall arise and return to my Father!

1. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; in you,

O my God, I place all my trust.

Yes, I shall arise and return to my Father!

2. Look down on me; have mercy,

O Lord; forgive me my sins; behold all my grief.

Yes, I shall arise and return to my Father!

3. My heart and soul shall yearn for your face,

be gracious to me and answer my plea.

Yes, I shall arise and return to my Father!

4. Do not withhold your goodness from me; my

God, I have sinned against your great love.

Yes, I shall arise and return to my Father!

5. Mercy, I cry; O Lord, wash me clean; and

whiter than snow my spirit shall be.

Yes, I shall arise and return to my Father!

6. Give me again the joy of your help; now

open my lips; your praise shall I sing.

Yes, I shall arise and return to my Father!

7. Happy is he forgiven by God; his sins

blotted out; his guilt is no-more.

Yes, I shall arise and return to my Father!

NCH 759

Antiphon:
Grant to us, O Lord, a heart renewed,

Recreate in us your own spirit, Lord.

1. "Behold the days are coming, says the

Lord, our God,

2. "When I will make a new covenant with

the house of Israel.

3. Deep within their being, I will implant my

law; I will write it in their hearts.

4. I will be their God

And they shall be my people.

5. And for their faults, I shall grant forgiveness

Never more will I remember their sins.

NCH 760

People of Jerusalem, praise your God.

He appeared in flesh, who is your God.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, the Son of David.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, Son of David.

NCH 761

Antiphon:
All you nations, sing out your

Joy to the Lord: Alleluia, alleluia!

1. Joyfully shout, all you on earth; give

praise to the Glory of God;

And with a hymn, sing out his glorious

praise: Alleluia!

2. Lift up your hearts, sing to your God,

Tremendous his deeds among men!

Vanquished your foes, struck down by

power and might: Alleluia!

3. Let all the earth kneel in sight, extolling

his marvellous fame,

Honour his name; in highest heaven,

give praise: Alleluia!

4. Come forth and see all the great works

that God has brought forth by his might;

Fall on your knees before his glorious

throne: Alleluia!

5. Parting the seas with might and pow'r, he

rescued his people from shame,

Let us give thanks for all his merciful

deeds: Alleluia!
6. His eyes keep watch on all the earth;

his strength is forever renewed,

And let no man rebel against his

commands: Alleluia!

7. Tested are we by the God, the Lord,

as silver is tested by fire;

Burdened with pain, we fall ensnared in

our sins: Alleluia!

8. Over our heads, wicked men rode,

we passed through the Fire and the flood

Then, Lord, you brought your people into

your peace: Alleluia.

9. Glory and thanks be to the Father,

honor and praise to the Son;

And to the Spirit, source of life and of

love: Alleluia!

NCH 762

Antiphon:

The Lord is king for evermore

1. The Lord is King, with his majesty enrobed

The Lord has robed himself with might

He has girded himself with pow’r.

2. The world you made firm, not to be moved;

Your throne has stood firm from of old;

From all eternity, O Lord, you are.

3. The waters have lifted up, O Lord,

The waters have lifted up their voice;

The waters have lifted up their thunder.

4. Greater than the roar of mighty waters,

More glorious than the surgings of the sea,

The Lord is glorious on high.

5. Truly, your decrees are to be trusted;

Holiness is fitting to your house,

Lord, until the end of time.

6. Give glory to the Father Almighty,

To his Son, Jesus Christ, the Lord,

To the Spirit who dwells in our hearts.

NCH 763

Antiphon 1:

How great is your name, O Lord, our God,

through all the earth!

Antiphon 2: From the voices of children,

Lord, comes the sound of your praise.

1. Your majesty is praised above the heavens;

On the lips of children and of babes;

You have found praise to foil your enemy,

To silence the foe and the rebel.

2. When I see the heavens, the work of your hands,

The moon and the stars which you arranged

what is man that you should keep him in mind,

Mortal man that you care for him?

3. Yet you have made him little less than a god;

With glory and honor you crowned him,

Gave him power over the works of your hand,

Put all things under his feet.

4. All of them, sheep and cattle,

Yes, even the savage beasts,

Birds of the air, and fish,

That make their way through the waters.

5. Give glory to the Father Al-mighty:

To his Son, Jesus Christ, the Lord,

To the Spirit who dwells in our hearts;

Both now and forever. Amen.

NCH 764

Antiphon 1: My Shepherd is the Lord;

Nothing indeed shall I want.

Antiphon 2: His goodness shall follow me

always to the end of my days.

Antiphon 3: The Lord is my shepherd;

Nothing shall I want;

He leads me by sate paths;

Nothing shall I fear.

1. The Lord is my shepherd,

There is nothing I shall want;

Fresh and green are the pastures

Where he gives me repose.

Near restful waters he leads me

To revive my drooping spirit.

2. He guides me along the right path;

He is true to his name;

If I should walk in the valley of darkness,

No evil will I fear.

You are there with your crook and your staff,

With these you give me comfort.

3. You have prepared a banquet for me

In the sight of my foes;

My Head you have anointed with oil;

My cup is overflowing.

4. Surely goodness and kindness shall follow me

All the days of my life.

In the Lord 's own house shall I dwell

Forever and ever.

5. To the Father and Son give glory;

Give glory to the Spirit;

To God who Is, who was, and who will be,

Forever and ever.

NCH 765

Antiphon:

Send forth your Spirit, O Lord,

that the face of the earth be renewed.

1. O my soul, arise and bless the Lord God,

O Lord, in majesty, enrobed

With pow'r and eternal might.

2. You are clothed with splendor and with beauty,

O God, and heav'nly light

Is like a cloud that conceals your face

3. You have built your palace on the waters

On wings of winds and ire.

You reign in heav’n, rule supreme on earth.

4. Like the winds, your angels fly before you:

As fire and flaming light,

Your ministers stand before your throne,

5. For the earth you fixed on its foundation,

Indeed, it shall stand firm

And not be moved in unending years.

6. While I live, I sing the praise of Yahweh;

O Lord, your glorious praise

My lips proclaim: Blessed be the Lord.

7. Praise God, the author of these marvels;

To God the mighty one,

Who made the earth, glory to his name.

8. Praise to God, the Father, Son and Spirit;

To God who gives us life,

Our thanks return, now and ever more.

NCH 766

1. All that I am, all that I do,

All that I'll ever have, I offer now to you.

Take and sanctify these gifts for your honour, Lord,

Knowing that I love and serve you is enough reward.

2. All that I dream, all that I pray,

All that I’ll ever make, I give to you today.

Take and sanctify these gifts for your honour, Lord,

Knowing that I love and serve you is enough reward.

NCH 767

Antiphon:

All the earth, proclaim the Lord,

Sing your praise to God.

1. Serve you the Lord, heart filled with gladness,

Come into his presence singing for joy.

All the earth, proclaim the Lord,

Sing your praise to God.

2. Know that the Lord is our creator,

Yes, he is our Father, we are his sons.

All the earth, proclaim the Lord,

Sing your praise to God.

3. We are the sheep of his green pasture,

For we are his people; he is our God.

All the earth, proclaim the Lord,

Sing your praise to God.

4. Enter his gates bringing thanksgiving

O enter his courts while singing his praise.

All the earth, proclaim the Lord,

Sing your praise to God.

5. Our Lord is good, his love is enduring.

His word is a biding now with all men.

All the earth, proclaim the Lord,

Sing your praise to God.

6. Honor and praise be to the Father,

The Son and the Spirit, world without end.

NCH 768
Antiphon 1:

Arise, come to your God:

Sing him your Songs of rejoicing.

Antiphon 2: Glory to you, O God

Antiphon 3: Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia.

1. Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.

Serve the Lord with gladness,

Come before him, singing for joy.

2. Know that he, the Lord, is God

He made us, we belong to him,

we are his people, the sheep of his flock.

3. Go within gates giving thanks;

Enter his courts with songs of praise;

Give thanks to him and bless his name

4. Indeed, how good is the Lord.

Eternal his merciful love,

He is faithful from age to age.

5. Give glory to the Father Almighty

To his Son, Jesus Christ, the Lord.

To the Spirit who dwells in our hearts.

NCH 769

Antiphon 1: Have mercy, Lord, cleanse

me from all my sins.

Antiphon 2: Lord if you will, you can make

me clean.

1. Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness,

In your compassion, blot out my offence.

wash me more and more from my guilt

And cleanse me from my sin.

2. My offences truly I know them;

My sin is always before me,

Against you, you alone have I sinned;

What is evil in your sight I have done.

3. That you may be justified when you give sentence

And be without reproach when you judge,

O see, in guilt I was born;

A Sinner was I conceived.

4. Indeed. you love truth in the heart;

Then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom,

O purify me, then I shall be clean;

O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.

5. Make me hear rejoicing and gladness,

That the bones you have crushed may thrill

From my Sins turn away your face,

And blot out all my guilt.

6. A pure heart create for me, O God,

Put a steadfast spirit within me,

Do not cast me away from your presence,

Nor deprive me of your Holy Spirit.

7. Give me again the joy of your help:

With a spirit of fervor sustain me

That I may teach transgressors your ways

And sinners may return to you.

8. O rescue me, God, my helper,

And my tongue shall ring out your goodness,

O Lord, open my lips

And my mouth shall declare your praise.

9. For in sacrifice you take no delight,

Burnt offering from me you would refuse

My sacrifice, a contrite spirit;

A humbled contrite heart you will not spurn.

10. Give glory to the Father Almighty,

To his Son, Jesus Christ, the Lord,

To the Spirit who dwells in our hearts,

Both now and forever. Amen.

NCH 770

Antiphon: Keep in mind that Jesus Christ

has died for us and is risen from the dead.

He is our saving Lord; He is joy for all ages.

1. If we die with the Lord,

We shall live with the Lord.

2. We endure with the Lord,

We shall reign with the Lord.

NCH 771

Antiphon: We shall go up with joy to the

house of our God.

1. I rejoiced when I heard them say:

Let us go to God's house.

And now our feet are standing within your

Gates, O Jerusalem.

2. Jerusalem is built as a city, strongly compact.

It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord.

3. For Israel's law, it is there to praise the

Lord's name

There were set the thrones of judgement

of the House of David.

4. For the peace of Jerusalem, pray: "Peace

be to your homes!

May Peace reign in your walls, in your

palaces, peace.

5. For love of my brethren and friends, I say:

Peace upon you!

For love of the house of the Lord, I will

ask for your good.

6. Praise the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit,

both now and forever,

The God, who is, who was, and is to come

at the end of the ages.

NCH 772
Antiphon:

With a joyful heart, O Lord, my

God, I give all to you.

1. Behold, O Lord, this bread which we now

carry to your altar,

This bread will become your body.

2. Behold, O Lord, this Wine; accept and

bless it for our gladness;

This wine will become your blood.

3. We come to you, O Lord; we bring the

gifts that you have made;

The gifts we return to you.

NCH 773

Antiphon: Blessed are they who put their trust in God.

1. Those who put their trust in the Lord

Are like Mount Sion that cannot be shaken,

That stands forever.

2. Jerusalem! The mountains Surround her,

So the Lord surrounds his people

Both now and forever.

3. For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest. 1he

Over the land of the just;

For Fear that the hands of the just

Should turn to evil.

4. Do good, Lord, to those who are good,

To the upright of heart,

But the crooked and those who do evil,

Drive them away.

5. Praise the Father, the Son and the Holy

Spirit, both now and forever,

World without end. Amen.

On Israel, peace.

NCH 774

Antiphon: My soul is longing for your

peace, near to you, my God.

1. Lord, you know that my heart is not proud;

And my eyes are not lifted from the earth.

My soul is longing for your

peace, near to you, my God.

2. Lofty thoughts have never filled my mind;

Far beyond my sight all ambitious deeds.

My soul is longing for your

peace, near to you, my God.

3. In your peace I have maintained my soul

I have kept my heart in your quiet peace

My soul is longing for your

peace, near to you, my God.

4. As a child rests on his mother s knee,

So I place my soul in your loving care

My soul is longing for your

peace, near to you, my God.

5. Israel, put all your hope in God

Place your trust in him, now and evermore.

NCH 775

Antiphon: My soul is thirsting for the Lord;

when shall I see him face to face?

1. Like the deer that yearns for running streams,

S my soul is yearning for you, my God.

2. My soul is thirsting for God, the God of my life,

When can I enter and see the face of God?

3. My tears have become my bread, by night, by day

As I hear it said all day long: "Where is your God?

4. These things will I remember, as I pour out my soul,

How I would lead the rejoicing crowd into the house of God.

5. Why are you cast down, my soul? Why groan within me?

Hope in God, I will praise him still, my savior and my God.

6. My soul is cast down within me, so I think of you

From the country of Jordan and Mount

Hermon, From the hill of Mizar.

7. Deep is calling on deep, in the roar of waters,

Your torrents and all your waves swept over me.

8. By day the Lord will send His loving kindness,

By night I will sing to him; praise the God, of my life.

9. I will say to God, my Rock: "Why have you forgotten me?

Why do I go mourning, oppressed by the foe?

10. With cries that pierce me to the heart,

my enemies revile me,

saying to me all day long Where is your God

11. Praise the Father, the Son and Holy

Spirit, both now and forever,

The God who is who was, and who will.

be, world without end.

NCH 776

O blessed are those who fear the

Lord, and walk in his ways.

1. By the labour of your hands you shall eat,

You will be happy and prosper

Your wife like a fruitful vine in the heart of your house,

Your children like shoots of the olive

Around your table.

O blessed are those who fear the

Lord, and walk in his ways.

2. Indeed, thus shall be blest,

The man who fears the Lord;

May the Lord bless you from Sion all the days of your life;

May you see your children's children

ln a happy Jerusalem.

O blessed are those who fear the

Lord, and walk in his ways.

3. Praise the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit,

Both now and forever,

World without end. Amen.

On Israel, peace.

O blessed are those who fear the

Lord, and walk in his ways.

NCH 777

Antiphon:

Attende, Domine, et miserere,

quia peccavimus tibi.

1. Ad te Rex summe, omnium Redemptor,

Occulos nostros sublevamus fientes:

exaudi, Christe, supplicantum preces.

2. Dextera Patris, lapis angularis,

via salutis, janua caelestis,

ablue nostril maculas delicti.

3. Rogamus Deus tuam majestatem:

auribus sacris gemitus exaud

criminal nostra placidus indulge.

4. Tibi fatemur criminal admissa:

contrito corde pandimus occulta:

tua Redemptor, pietas ignoscat.

5. Innocens captus, nec repugnans ductus,

testibus falsis pro impis damnatus:

quos redimisti, tu conserva, Christe.

LATIN PLAI

oto cordis ac mentis affectu et vocis

ministerio personare.

Qui pro nobis aeterno Patri Adae debitum

solvit,

et veteris placul cautionem p10 cruore

detersit.

Haec sunt enim festa paschalia,

in quibus verus ille Agnus occiditur

cujus sanguine postes tidelium

consecrantur.

Haec nox est,

in qua primum patres nostros,

filios Israel eductos de Egypto,

Mare Rubrum sicco vestigio transire fecisti.

Haec igitur nox est,

quae peccatorum tenebras columnae

lluminaton purgavit.

Haec nox est,

quae hodie per universum mundum in

Christo credentes,

a vitiis saeculi et caligine pecatorum

Segregatos,

reddit gratiae, sociat sanctitati.

Haec nox est,

in qua, destructis vinculis mortis,

Christus ab inferis victor ascendit.

Nihil enim nobis nasci profuit,

nisi redimi profuisset.

mira crca nos tuae pietatis dignatio!

O inaestimabilis dilectio caritatis:

ut servum redimeres, Filium tradidisti!

O certe necessarium Adae peccatum,

quod Christi morte deletum est!

O felix culpa, quae talem ac tantm

meruit habere Redemptorem!

O vere beata nox,

quae sola meruit scire tempus et horam,

in qua Christus ab inferis resurrexit

Haec noxX est, de qua scriptum est.

Et nox sicut dies illuminabitur:

et nox illuminatio mea in deliciis meis.

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Hujus igitur sanctiticatio nocts

ugat Scelera, culpas lavat:

et reddit innocentiam lapsis

et maestis laetitiam

Fugat odia, concordiam parat

rio

et curvat mperia.

In hujus igitur noctis gratia,

suscipe, Sancte P'ater,

1audis hujus sacriticum verspertinum,

quod tibi in haec cerel oblatone soiet,

per ministrorum manus de operibus apum,

Sacrosancta reddit Ecclesia.

Sed jam columnae hujus pracconia

novimus,

quam in nonorem Dei rutilans 1gnis

accendit.

Qui, licet Sit divisus in partes,

mutuati tamen luminis detrimenta non

novit.

Alitur enim liquantibus ceris

quas in substantiam pretiosae

hujus lampadis apis mater eduxit.

Overe beata nox

ele

in qua terrenis caelestia

umanis divVina junguntur

Oramus ergo te, Domine,

ut cereus 1ste in honorem tui nominis

consecratus,

ad noctis hujus caliginem destruendam

indeficiens perseveret

Et in odorem suavitatis acceptus,

Supernis luminaribus misceatur.

Flammas ejus Lucifer matutinus inveniat:

lie, inquam, Lucifer, qui nescit occasum.

Christus Filius tuus

qui, regresSus ab inferis,

numano generi serenus illuxit,

et vivit et regnat in saecula saeculorum

Amen.
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English version

Exult, let them exult, the hosts of heaven;

exult, let angel ministers of God exult,

let the trumpet of salvation sound aloud

our mighty King's triumph.

Be glad; let earth be glad, as glory floods

her, ablaze with light from her eternal King.

Let all corners of the earth be glad,

knowing an end to gloom and darkness.

Rejoice, let Mother Church also rejoice,

arrayed with the lightning of his glory:

let his holy building shake with joy,

filled with the mighty voices of the peoples.

(Therefore, dearest friends, standing in the

awesome glory of this holy light, invoke

with me, I ask you, the mercy of God

aimighty, that he, who has been pleased

to number me, though unworthy,

among the Levites, may pour into me his

light unshadowed, that I may sing this

candle's perfect praises).

Celebrant: The Lord be with you;

Response: And with your spirit.

Celebrant; Lift up your hearts;

Response: We lift them up to the Lord.

Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord, Our God,

Response: It is right and just.

It is truly right and just,

with ardent love of mind and heart

and with devoted service of voice,

to acclaim our God invisible, the almighty

Father,

and Jesus Christ, his Son, his only begotten,

who, for our sake, paid Adam s debt to the

eternal Father

and, pouring out his own dear blood,

wiped clean the record of our ancient

sinfulness.

These, then, are the feasts of Passover,

in which is slain the Lamb, the one true

Lamb,

whose blood anoints the darkness of

believers.

This is the night,

when once you led our forebears, Israel's

children,

from slavery in Egypt

and made them pass dry-shod through the

Red Sea.

This is the night

that, with a pillar of fire,

banished the darkness of sin.

This is the night

that, even now throughout the world,

sets Christian believers apart from worldly

vices

and from the gloom of sin,

leading them to grace

and joining them to his holy ones.

This is the night,

when Christ broke the prison-bars of death

and rose victorious from the underworld.

Our birth would have been no gain,

had we not been redeemed.

O wonder of your humble care for us!

O love, O charity beyond all telling,

to ransom a slave you gave away your Son!

O truly necessary sin of Adam,

destroyed completely by the death of

Christ!

O happy fault that earned so great, so

glorious a Redeemer!

O truly blessed night,

worthy alone to know the time and hour

when Christ rose from the underworld!

This is the night of which it is written:

The night shall be as bright as day,

dazzling is the night for me, and full of

gladness

The sanctifying power of this night

dispels wickedness, washes faults away

restores innocence to the fallen, and joy to

mourners,

drives out hatred, fosters concord,

and brings down the mighty.

On this, your night of grace, O Holy Father,

accept this candle, a solemn offering,

the work of bees and of your servants

hands, an evening sacrifice of praise,

this gift from your most Holy Church.

But now we know the praises of the pillar,

which glowing fire ignites for God's

honour, a fire into many flames divided,

yet never dimmed by sharing of its light,

for it is fed by melting wax,

drawn out by mother bees

to build a torch so precious.

O truly blessed night,

when things of heaven are wed to those of

earth, and divine to the human.

Therefore, O Lord,

we pray you that this candle,

hallowed to the honour of our name,

may persevere undimmed

to overcome the darkness of this night.

Receive it as a pleasing fragrance,

and let it mingle with the lights of heaven.

May this flame be found still burning

by the Morning Star; the one Morning Star

who never sets,

Christ, your Son

who, comng back from death's domain,

has shed his peaceful light on humanity,

and lives and reigns forever and ever.

Response: Amen.

NCH 781

Vidi aquam, egredientem de templo,

a latere dextro, alleluia,

et omnes ad quos pervenit, aqua ista,

Salvi facti sunt, et dicent, alleluia, alleluia.

Cantor: Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus:

Response: quoniam in saeculum misericordia ejus.

Cantor: Glona Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto,

Response: sicut erat in principio, et nunc

et semper, et in saccula saeculorum. Amen

Vidi aquam, egredientem de templo,

a latere dextro, alleluia,

et omnes ad quos pervenit, aqua ista,

Salvi facti sunt, et dicent, alleluia, alleluia.

NCH 782

1. Veni, Creator Spiritus, Mentes tuorum Visita:

Imple superna gratia Quae tu creasti pectora.

2. Qui diceris Paraclitus, Altissimi donum Dei,

Fons vivus, ignis, caritas, Et spirtalis unctio.

3. Tu septiformis munere, Digitus paternae dexterae,

Tu rite promissum Patris, Semone ditans gutura.

4. Accende lumen sensibus, Intunde amorem cordibus,

Infirma nostril corporis Virtute fimans perpeti.

5. Hostem repellas longius, Pacemque dones protinus;

Ductore sic te praevio, Vitemus omne noxium.

6. Per te sciamus Patrem, Noscamus atque, Filium

Teque utriusque Spiritum Credamus omni tempore.

7. Deo Patri sit Gloria, Et Filio, qui a mortuis

Surexit, ac Paraclito, In sacculorum saecula.

Amen.

NCH 783

1. Creator Spirit, all Divine,

Come visit ev’ry soul of thine;

And fill with thy celestial flame,

The hearts which thou thyself did frame.

2. O gift of God, thine is the sweet

Consoling name of Paraclete;

And spring of life and fire of love And

unction flowing from above.

3. The mystic sev'n-fold gifts are thine,

Finger of God's right hand divine

The Father's promise sent to teach

The tongue a rich and heav'nly speech.

4. Kindle with fire brought from above

Each sense and fill our hearts with love;

And grant our flesh, so weak and trail,

The strength of thine which cannot fail.

5. Drive far away our deadly foe,

And grant us thy true peace to know:

So we, led by thy guidance still,

May safely pass through ev'ry ill.

6. To us, through thee, the grace be shown

To know the Father and the Son;

And Spirit of them both, may we

Forever rest our faith in thee.

7. To Sire and Son be praises meet,

And to the Holy Paraclete

And may Christ send us from above

That Holy Spirit's gift of love.

Amen.
NCH 784

1. Veni, Sancte Spiritus,

Et emitte caelitus,

Lucis tuae radium.

2. Veni, Pater pauperum;

Veni dator munerum,

Veni, lumen cordium.

3. Consolator optime,

Dulcis hospes animae,

Dulce refrigerium.

4. In labore requies,

In aestu temperies,

In flectu solatium.

5. O lux beatissima,

Reple cordis intima

Tuorum fidelium.

6. Sine tuo numine,

Nihil est in homine,

Nihil est in noxium.

7. Lava quod est sordidum;

Riga quod est aridum;

Sana quod est saucium.

8. Flecte quod est rigidum;

Fove quod est frigidum;

Rege quod est devium.

9. Da tuis fidelibus;

in te confidentibus;

Sacrum septenarium.

10. Da virtutis meritum;

Da salutis exitum;

Da perenne gaudium.

Amen. Alleluia.

NCH 785

1. Cor dulce, cor amabile,

Amore nostri saucium,

Amore nostril languidum,

Fac sis mihi placbile.

2. Grandi reclusum vulnere

Amor dedit te pervium

Amor reclusit ostium,

Hortatur et pervadere.

3. Quos abluisti sanguine,

Venis apertis omnibus,

Nos intimis, recessibus

Semel receptos contine.

4. Jesu, Patris Cor unicum,

Puris amicum mentibus,

Puris amandum cordibus

In corde regnes omnium.

NCH 786

O Domine Deus! Speravi in te;

O care mi Jesus! Nunc Libera me

In dura catena, in misera paena Desidero te;

Languendo, gemendo, et genuflectendo,

Adoro, imploro, ut liberes me!

O Domine Deus! Speravi in te,

O care mi Jesu! Nunc Libera me.

NCH 787

Pater noster, qui es in caelis,

Sanctificetur nomen tuum,

Adveniat regnum tuum;

Fiat voluntas tua,

Sicut in caelo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis

hodie;

Et dimitte nobis debita nostra

Sicut et nos dimittimus debitoribus nostris,

Et ne nos inducas in tentationem;

Sed libera nos a malo.

NCH 788

1. Cor Jesus Trinitatis,

Sacrum palatium;

Fons divus caritats,

Amoris Vinculum.

Sit laus cum Gloria

Quae vis per tempora,

Amanti cordi Jesu

Nunc et in saecula,

Nunc et in saecula.

2. Virtutum sedes mira

Caclorum gaudium!

Pro nobis passum dira,

Nostrum refugium.

Sif
laus..

. Amore nos accende,

Largire gratias

Quas devovIsti pende

Opes ditissimas.

Sit laus..

LAINSONGS

BLESSED VIRGIN MARY

NCH 789

Ave Regina caelorum.

Ave Domina angelorum,

salve radix, Salve porta,

Ex qua mundo lux est orta,

Gaude virgo gloriosa,

Super omnes speciosa,

Vale, O valde decora,

Et pro nobis Christum exora.

NCH 790

Hail Mary, Queen of heav'n enthroned!

Hail, by all the angels mistress owned!

Hail, root of Jesse, Gate of Morn!

Through whom the world's true light was born!

O glorious Virgin, Joy to thee,

Loveliest of creatures born to be

High above all worldly station,

Bring to Jesus our supplication.

NCH 791

1. Magnificat, anima mea, Dominum.

2. Et exsultavit spiritus meus

In Deo salutari meo.

3. Quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae:

Ecce enim ex hoc beatam me dicent omnes

generationes.

4. Quia fecit mihi magna qui potens est

Et sanctum nomen ejus.

5. Et misericordia ejus a progenie in progenies,

Timentibus eum.

6. Fecit potentiam in bracchio suo,

Dispersit Superbos mente cordis sui.

7. Deposuit potentes de sede,

Et exaltavit humiles.

8. Esurientes implevit bonis,

Et divites dimisit inanes.

9. Suscepit Israel, puerum suum,

Recordatus misericordiae suae.

10. Sicut locutus est ad Patres nostros

Abrahanm et semini ejus in Saecula.

11. Gloria Patri, et Filio

Et Spirtui Sancto;

12. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper

Et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

NCH 792

1. O gloriosa Virginum,

Sublimis inter sedera,

Qui te creavit, parvulum

Lactente nutris ubere.

2. Quod Heva tristis abstulit,

Tu reddis almo germine;

Intrent ut astra flebiles

Caeli recludis cardines.

3. Tu regis alti janua,

Et aula lucris fulgida;

Vitam datam per Virginem

Gentes redemptae plaudit.

4. Jesu, tibi sit Gloria,

Qui natus es de Virgine;

Cum Patre, et almo Spiritu

In sempiterna saecula.

Amen

NCH 793

1. O Maria, Virgo pia,

Mater admirabilis,

Per te Deus, judex meus,

Mihi sit placabilis.

2. Commendare me dignare
Christo, tuo Filio,

Ut non cadam, sed evadam

De mundi naufragio.

3. Pro me pete, ut quiete

Sempiterna perfruar,

Ne tormentis comburentis

Stagni miser obruar.

4. Esto tutrix et adjutrix

Christiani populi

Pacem praesta ne molesta

Nos perturbent saeculi.

NCH 794

1. O sanctissima, O pissima,

Dulcis Virgo Maria!

Mater amata, intemerata,

Ora, ora pro nobis.

2. Tu solacium et refugium,

Virgo Mater Maria!

Quidquid optamus, per te speramus;

Ora, ora pro nobis.

3. Ecce debiles, perquam flebiles;

Salva nos, O Maria

Tolle languores, sana Dolores;

Ora, ora pro nobis.

4. Virgo, respice, Mater. Aspice

Audi nos, O Maria!

Tu medicinam protas divinam,

Ora, ora pro nobis.

NCH 795

Regina caeli, laetare, alleluia.

Qua quem meruisti portasre, alleluia.

Resurrexit sicut dixit, alleluia.

Ora pro nobis Deum, alleluia.

NCH 796

Salve, Mater misericordiae

Mater Dei et Mater veniae,

Mater spei et Mater gratiae,

Mater plena sanctae taentide,

O Maria.

1. Salve decus humani generis,

Salve Virgo dignior ceteris,

Quae Virgines omnes transgrederis,

At altius sedes in superis,

O Maria.

Salve Maler..

2. Salve felix Virgo puerpera,

Nam qui sedet in Patris dextera,

Caelum regens, terram et aethera,

Intra tua se clausit VIScera.

O Maria.

Salve Mater...

Te creavit Pater ingenitus,

Obumbravit te Unigenitus,

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LATIN PLAIN

Fecundavit te Sanctus Spiritus,

Tue s facta tota divinitas.

O Maria.

Salve Mater ...

4. Esto, Mater, nostrum solacium,

Nostrum esto, to Virgo, gaudium,

Et nos tandem post hoc exsilium,

Lactos Junge choris caeletium.

O Maria.

Salve Mater..

797

Latin Version

Salve Regina, Mater misericordiae,

Vita dulcedo, et spes nostra salve;

Ad te clamamus, exules, filii Hevae.

Ad te suspiramus, gementes et lentes

In hac laCrimarum valle.

E1a ergo, Advocata nostra,

1llos tuos misericordes oculos

Ad nos converte.

Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,

Nobis post hoc exilium ostende.

O clemens, O pla, O dulcis Virgo Maria.

English Version

Hail, O Holy Queen! Hail, O Mother all

merciful

Our lite, our sweetness, and Our hope, we

hail thee!

To thee do we cry, poor banished children

of Eve;

To thee we send our Sighs while mourning

and weeping

In this lowly valley of tears.

Turn then thine eyes, most gracious

advocate,

O turn thine eyes, so full of love and

tenderness,

Upon us Sinnets.

And Jesus, the most blessed fruit of thy

virgin womb,

Show us when this earthly exile is ended.

O clement, O loving, O most sweet Virgin

Mary.

LAINSONGs

BLESSED SACRAMENT

798

Antiphon 1: Adoremus in aetermum

sanctissimum

Sacramentum

Antiphon 2i: Chnistus vincit; Christus regnat,

Christus, Christus imperat.

Laudate Dominum omnes gentes,

Laudate eum omnes popun.

Quominam confirmata est super nos

misericordia ejus,

Et veritaS Domini manet in aeternum.

. Gloria Patri et Filio,

Et Spiritui Sancto.

t. Sicut erat in principio, et nunc, et semper,

Et in saecula saeculorum. Amen.

799
1. Lauda S1on, Salvatorem

Lauda ducem et pastorem,

ln hymnis et canticiS.

Quantum potes, tantum aude,

Quia major omni laude,

Nec laudare sufticis.

2. Laudis thema specialis,

Panis vivus et vitalis

Hodie proponitur.

Quem in Sacrae mensa coenae,

Turbae fratrum duodenae

Datum non ambigitur.

. Sit laus plena, sit sonora,

Sit jucunda, sit decora

Mentis jubilatio.

Dies enim solemnis agitur,

In qua mensae prima recolitur

Hujus institutio.

4. In hac mensa novi Kegis,

Novum Pascha novac iegis,

Phase vetus terminat

Vetustatem novitas,

Umbram fugat veritas,

Noctem lux eliminat.

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LAT

5. Quod in coena Chrstus gessit,

Faciendum hoc expressit

In sui memoriam.

Docti sacris institutis,

Panem, vinum in salutis

Consecrarmus hostiam.

6. Dogma datur Christianis,

Quod in carnem transit panis,

Et vinum in sanguic.

Quod non capis, quod non vides,

Animosa tirmat tides,

Fraeter Terum ordinem.

.Sub diversIS speciebus,

Signis tantum, et non rebus,

Latent res eximiae.

Caro cibus, sanguis pous

Manet tamen Christus totus

Sub utraque specie.

8. A sumente non concisus,

Non contractus, non divisus:

Integer accipitur.

Sumit unus, sumunt mille:

Quantum isti, tantum ille:

Nec sumptus consumitur.

9. Sumunt boni, sumunt mali:

Sssorte tamen inaequall,

Vitae vel interitus.

Mors est malis, vita bonis:

Vide paris sumptionis

Quam sit dispar exitus.

10. Fracto demum sacramento,

Ne vacilles, sed memento

T'antum esse sub fragmento,

Quantum toto tegitur.

Nulla rei fit scissura:

Signi tantum fit fractura,

Qua nec status, nec statura

Signati minuitur.

11. Ecce Panis Angelorum

Factus cibus viatorum:

Vere panis tiliorum,

Non mittendus canibus.

In figuris praesignatur,

Cum Isaac immolatur,

PLAINSONGS

Agnus Paschae deputatur,

Datur manna patnbus.

12. Bone pastor, panis vere,

Jesu, nostri miserere:

Tu nos pasce, nos tuere,

Tu nos bona fac videre

In terra viventium.

Tu qui cuncta scis et vales,

Qui nos pascis hic mortales:

Tuos ibi commensales,

Coheredes et sodales

Fac sanctorum civium.

Amen. Alleluia.
NCH 800

1. O salutaris hostia,

Quae caeli pandis ostium,

Bella premunt hostilha,

Da robur fer auxilium

2. Uni trinoque Domino

Sit sempiterna gloria,

Qui vitam sine termino

Nobis donet in patria.

Amen.

NCH 801

1. O saving victim, op’ning wide

The gate of heav'n to man below;

Our foes press on from ev'ry side,

Thine aid supply, thy strength bestow.

2. To thy great name be endless praise,

I mmortal Godhead, One in Three.

O grant us endless length of days

In our true native land with thee,

NCH 802

1. Tantum ergo Sacramentum

Veneremur cernui,

Et antiquum documentum

Novo cedat ritui,

Praestet fides supplementum

Sensuum defectui.

2. Genitori, genitoque

Laus et jubilatio,

Salus, honor, virtus quoque,

Sit et benedictio;

Procedenti ab utroque

Compar sit laudatio.

Amen.

NCH 803
1. Humbly let us voice our homage

For a sacrament so great,

Here is new and perfect worship;

All the old must terminate

Senses cannot grasp this marvel,

Faith must serve to compensate.

2. Praise and glorify the Father

Bless his Son's life-giving name,

Singing their eternal Godhead,

Pow'r, and majesty, and fame,

Offering their Holy Spirit,

Equal sonship and acclaim.

Amen.

804

. Adoro te devote, latens Deitas,

Quae sub his figuris vere latitas

Tibi se cor meum totum subjiclt,

Quia te contemplans, totum deticit.

2. Visus, tactus, gustus in te fallitur;

Sed auditu solo tuto creditur,

Credo quidquid dixit Dei Filius;

Nil hoc verbo veritatis verius.

3. In Cruce latebat sola Deitas,

At hic latet simul et humanitas,

Ambo tamen credens atque confitens,

Peto quod petivit latro paenitens.

4. Plagas, sicut Thomas, non intueor,

Deum tamen meum te confiteor;

Fac me tibi semper magis credere,

In te spem habere, te diligere.

LAINSONGS

5.O memoriale mortis Dominl,

Panis vivus vitam praestans homini,

Fraesta meac menti de te vivere,

Et te illi semper dulce sapere.

. Pie pellicane Jesu Domine,

Me immundum munda tuo sanguine,

Cujus una stilla salvum facere

1Om munaum quit ab omni scelere.

1. Jesu, quem velatum nunc aspicio,

Oro fiat illud, quod am sitio,

Ut te revelata cernens tacie,

ViSu sim beatus tuae gloriae.

Amen.

805

1. Anima Christi, sanctifica me;

Corpus Christi, salva me.

Sanguis Christi, inebria me.

. Aqua lateris Christi, lava me,

Passio Christi, conforta me.

Sanguis...

O bone Jesu, exaudi me,

Intra tua vulnera,absconde me.

Sanguis..

Ne permittas me separari a te,

Ab hoste maligno, defende me.

Sangus ..

. In hora mortis meae, voca me,

Et Jube me venire ad te.

Sanguis..

6. Ut cum sanctis tuis laudem te,

n saecula sacculorum.

Sanguis.

806

Ave verum corpus natum de Maria Virgne;

Vere passum, immolatum in Cruce pro

homine,

Cujus latus perforatum tluxit aqua et

sanguine,
Esto nobis praegustatum mortis n examine,

O Jesu dulcis, O Jesu pie, O Jesu, fili Mariae.

251

LAT

807

1. Ecce Panis Angelorum

Factus cibus viatorum:

Vere panis filiorum,

Non mittendus canibus.

2. In figuris praesignatur,

Cum lsaac immolatur,

Agnus Paschae deputatur,

Datur manna patribus.

5. Bone pastor, panis vere,

Jesu, nostri miserere:

1u nos pasce, nos tuere,

Tu nos bona fac Videre

In tera VIvenau.

4. Tu qui cuncta scis et vales,

Qui nos pascis hic mortales:

Tuos ib1 Commensales,

Coheredes et sodales
Fac sanctorum ciVIum.

Amen. Alleluia.

808

1. Pange lingua gloriosi

Corporis mysterium,

Sanguinisque pretiosS,

Quem in mundi pretium

Fructus ventris generosi

Rex etfudit gentiunm.

2. Nobis datus, nobis natus,

Ex intacta Virgine,

Et in mundo conversatus,

Sparso verbi semine,

Sui moras incolatus,

Miro clausit ordine.

3. In supremae nocte coenae,

Recumbens cum fratribus,

Observata lege plene,

Cibis in legalibus,

Cibum turbae duodenae,

Sedat suiS minibus.

4. Verbum caro, panem verum,

Verbo carnem efficit:

Fitque sanguis Christi merum,

N PLAINSsONGS

Et si sensus deficit,

Ad firmandum cor Sincerumn,

Sola fides sufficit.

Tantum ergo sacramentum,

eneremur cemu,

Et antia

Et antiquum documentum,

NOVO cedat ritui,

Praestet fides supplementum,

Sensuum defectui.

. Genitori genitoque,

Laus et jubilatio,

virt

Salus, honor, virtus quoque,

Sit et benedictio,

Procedenti ab utroque,

Compar sit laudatio.

Amen.

809

. Verbum supernum prodiens,

Nec Patris linquens dexteram,

Ad opus Suum exiens,

Venit ad vitae vesperam.

. In mortem a discipulo

Suis tradendus aemulis,

Prius in vitae ferculo

Se tradidit, discipulis.

Quibus sub bina specie

Carnem dedit et sanguinem,

Ut duplicS Substantiae

Totum cibaret hominem.

Se nascens dedit socium,

Convescens in edulium,

Se moriens in pretium,

Se regnans dat in praemium.

5. O salutaris hostia,

Quae caeli pandis ostium,

Bella premunt hostilia,

Da robur fer auxilium.

6. Uni trinoque Domino

Sit sempiterna gloria,

Qui vitam sine termino

Nobis donet in patria.

Amen.

252

LATIN PLA

SAINTS, MARTYRS AND ANGELS

810

887D

Salve, pater Salvatoris,

Salve, custos Redemptoris,

Joseph ter amabili.

Salve, sponse Matris Dei,

Salve, hospes Jesu mel,

Joseph termirabilis.
. Jesum oculis vidisti,

Et in brachiis tulisti,

O dulcis felicitas,

Genis genas admovisti,

Oscula dans accepisti,

O felix suavitas.

. O mi Joseph, plus amande,

Et prae cunctis honorande,

O flos pudicitiae,

Tibi tanta sors est data,

Quanta nulli est collata

Ab auctore gratiae.

t. O felicem et beatum,

Custodiri qui est datum

Tuo sub praesidio,

Et qui meruit habere

le patronum et gaudere

Tuo patrocinio

GENERAL

811

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

812

Asperges me, Domine hyssopo, et

mundabor;

Lavabis me, et super nivem dealbabor.

Misere mei, Deus,

Seunaun magnam misericordiam tuam.

Gloria Patri, et Filio, et Spiritui Sancto;

Sicut erat in principi0, et nunc, et semper,

Et in saecula saeculorum.

Amen.

AINSONGSs

DEATH AND FUNERAL

813

1. Dies irac dies illa

Solvet saeclum in tavilla;

Teste David cum Sibylla.

2.Quantus tremor est futurus

uando judex est venturus

uncta stricte discussurus!

3. Tuba mirum spargens sonum

Per sepulchra regionum

Coget omnes ante thronum

4. Mors stupebit et natura,

Cum resurget cieauut d,

Judican responsutd.

Liber scriptus proteretur,

In quo toum continetur,

Unde mundus judicetur.

. Judex ergo cum sedebit.

Quidquid latet apparebit:

Nil inultum remanebit.

Quid sum miser tunc dicturus?

uem patronum rogaturus

Cum vIx Justus sit securus

8. Rex tremendae majestatis,

Qui salvandos salvas gratis,

Salva me, fons pietatis.

9. Recordare, Jesu pie,

Quod sum causa tuae viae

Ne me perdas illa die.

10. Quaerens me, sedisti lassus:

Redemisti Crucem passus:

Tantus labor non sit cassus.

11. Juste Judex ultionis,

Donum fac remissiols,

Ante diem rationis.

12. Ingemisco, tamquam reus:

Culpa rubet vultus meus

Supplicant parce, Deus.

13. Qui Mariam absolvisti,

Et latronem exaudisti,

Mihi quoque spem dedisti.

LATIN P

14. Preces meae non sunt dignae

Sed tu bonus tac benigne,

Ne perenni cremer igne.

15. Inter oves locu praesta,

Et ab haedis me sequestra,

Statuens in parte dextra.

16. Confutatis maledictis,

Flammis acribus addictis,

VOca me cum benedictis.

17.Oro supplex et acclinis,

Cor contrntum quasi cinis:

Gere curam mei tinis.

18. Lacrimosa dies illa,

Qua resurget ex favilla.

19. Judicandus homo reus:

Huic ergo parce Deus.

20. Pie Jesu Domine,

Dona eis requiem.

men.

LATIN RESPONSES

814

GOSPEL

Celebrant: Dominus vobiscum

Response: Et cum spiritu tu0.

Celebrant: Sequentia sancti evangelli

Secundum....

Response: Gloria tibi, Domine.

Celebrant: Verbum Domini....

Response: Laus tibi, Christe.

815

PREFACE

Celebrant: Per omnia saecula saeculorum

Response: Amen.
PLAINSONGS

Celebrant: Dominus vobiscum;

Kesponse: Et cum spirtu tuo,

Celebrant: Sursum corda;

Response: Habemus ad Dominum.

Celebrant: Gratias agamus Domino Deo

1ostro,

Response: Dignum et justum est.

816

BLESSED SACRAMENT

Celebrant: Panem de caelo prestitisti eis;

Response: Omne delectamentum in see

habentem.

Celebrant: Oremus

Response: Amen.

817

GENERAL

Celebrant: lte Missa est,

Response: Deo gratias (Alleluia).

818

BISHOP'S BLESSING

Celebrant: Dominus vobiscum;

Response: Et cum spiritu tuo.

Celebrant: Sit nomen Domini benedictum;

Response: Ex hoc nunc et usque in

saeculum.

Celebrant: Adiutorum nostrum in nomine

Domini

Response: Qui fecit caelum et terram.

Celebrant: Benedicat vos Omnipotens

Deus, Pater, et Filius, et Spiritus

Sanctus,

Response: Amen.

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HOLY WEEK EXTRACT

HOLY WEEK EXTRACT

PALM SUNDAY

NCH 99 All glory, laud and honour

CHRISM MASS

NCH 819 O Redemptor

O Redemptor sume carmen

Temet concinentium.

Dignitatis gloria.

4. Lota mente sacro tonte

1. Arbor foeta alma luce

Hoc sacrandum protult,

Fert hoc prona praesens turba

Autugantur crimina

Uncta fronte sacrosancta

Intluunt chansmata

Salvatorn saeculi.

5.Corde natus ex Parentis

Alvum implens Virginis.

2. Consecrare tu dignare,

Rex perennis patriae,

Hoc olivum, signumvium,

Lura contra daemonum.

Praesta lucem.claude mortem

Chrismatis consortibus.

6. Sit haec dies festa nobis,

3* Ut novetur sexus omnis,

Saeculornum saeculis

Unctione Chrismatis,

Ut sanetur sauciata

it sacrata digna laude,

Nec senescat tempore.

HOLY THURSDAY

Ubi Caritas

Ubi caritas et amor,

Ubi caritas Deus ibi est.

1. Your love, O Jesus Christ, has gathered us together.

2. May your love, O Jesus Christ, be foremost in our lives.

3. Let us love one another as God loved us.

4. Let us be one in love together in the one bread of Chrnist.

5. The love of God in Jesus Christ bears eternal joy.

6. The love of God in Jesus Christ will never have an end.

NCH 591 Love is his word

NCH 808 Pange lingua

GOOD FRIDAY

Veneration of the Cross

821 Celebrant: This is the wood of the Cross

On which hung the Saviour of the world.

Response: O come let us adore Him

HOLY WEEK EXTRACT

822 Ecce lignum Crucis

Ecce lignum Crucis, in quo salus mundi pependit.

Venite adoremus.

NCH 823

1. Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

O sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when they crucified my Lord?

2. Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

O sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?

3. Were you there when they pierced him in the side

Were you there when they pierced him on the side'?

O sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when they pierced him on the side?

4. Were you there when the sun refused to shine?

Were you there when the sun refused to shine?

O sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when the sun refused to shine?

5. Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

O sometimes it causes me to tremble, tremble, tremble.

Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?

NCH 130 On Calvary's tree he suffered for me

NCH 138 When I survey the wondrous Cross

NCH 129 On a hill far away

NCH 824 Jesus, remember me

Jesus, remember me, when you come into your kingdom,

Jesus, remember me, when you come into your kingdom.

HOLY SATURDAY
NCH 825 Celebrant: Lumen Christi.

Response: Deo Gracias.

NCH 826 Celebrant: Christ our light

Response: Thanks be to God

HOLY WEEK EXTRACT

Exsultet jam angelica turba caelorum

NCH 779

Amen, Amen, Amen.

NCH 827

NCH 781 Vidi aquam

I saw water flowing

NCH 828

I saw water flowing from the right side of the temple. Alleluia.

And all in whom that water came have been saved

And they will say Alleluia.

NCH 829 Alleluia

Kyrie

.Ayne eleison

R. Kyrie eleison

C. Christe eieison

R. Christe eleison

C. Kyrie eleison
R. Kyrie eleison

Gloria

Glona in excelsis Deo

et in tema pax hominibus

bonae voluntatis.

Laudamus te,

Benedicimus te,

Adoramus te,

Glonticamus te,

Gratias agimus not

Propter magnam gloriam tuam,

Domine Deus, Rex caelestis,

Deus Pater omnipotens.

Domine Fili unigenite,

lesu Christe,

Domine Deus, Agnus Dei,

Filius Patris,

Qui tollis peccata mundi,

Miserere nobis

Qui tollis peccata mundi,

Suscipe, deprecationem

nostram.

Qui sedes ad dexteram

Patris, miserere nobis.

Quoniam tu solus Sanctus,

tu solus Dominus,

tu solus Altissimus,

Tesu Christe,
Cum Sancto Spiritu: in gloria

Dei Patris. Amen.

Liturgy of the word

C. Verbum Domini

R. Deo gratias

Before the Gospel:

C. Domininus vobiscum

R. Et cum spiritu tuo

C. Lectio sancti evangelii

Secundum N... amnnmsnw

R. Gloria tibi, Domine.

After the Gospel reading:

C. Verbum Domini

R. Laus tibi, Christe.

The Creed

Credo in unum Deum,

Patrem omnipotentem,

factorem caeli et terrae,

visibilium omnium et invisibilium,

Et in unum Dominum lesum

Christum,

Filium Dei unigenitum,

et ex Patre natum, ante omnia saccula,

Deum de Deo, lumen de Lumine,

Deum verum de Deo vero,

genitum, non factum,

consubstantialem Patri:

per quem omnia facta sunt.

Qui propter nos homines

et propter nostram salutem

descendit de caelis.

Et incarnatus est de Spiritu Sancto

ex Maria Virgine, et homo factus est.

Crucifixus etiam pro nobis

sub Pontio Pilato;

Passus et sepultus est,

et resurrexit tertia die,

secundem Scripturas,

et ascendit in caelum,

sedet ad dexteram Patris.

Et iterum venturus est cum gloria,

Judicare Vivos et mortuos,

Cuius regni non erit finis.

Et in Spiritum Sanctum, Dominum

et vivificantem:

qui ex Patre Filioque procedit.

Qui cum Patre et Filio simul adoratur

et conglorificatur:

qui locutus est per Prophetas.

Et unam, sanctam, catholicam

et apostolicam Ecclesiam.
Contiteor unum baptisma

in remissionem peccalorum.

Et exspecto resurrectionem

mortuorum,

et vitam venturi saccul.

Amen

Bidding prayers

. CXaudire digneris

R. Te rogamus

Eucharistic prayer

C. Dominus vobiscum

R. Et cum spiritu t00

C. Sursum corda

R. Habemus ad Dominum

C. Gratias agamus Domino Deo

nostro

R. Dignum et ustum est

Sanctus

Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus Dominus

Deus Sabaoth

Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua.

Hosanna in excelsis

Benedictus qui venit in nomine

Domini.

Hosanna in excelsiS

Eucharistic Acclamatio

C. Mysterium fidei

R. Mortem tuam annuntiamus,

Domine
et tuam resurrectionem confitemur

donec devias

Pater Noster

Pater noster, qui es in caelis,

Sanctificetur nomen tuum.

Adveniat regnum tuum.

Fiat voluntas tua,

sicut in caclo et in terra.

Panem nostrum quotidianum da nobis

hodie,

Et dimitte nobis debita nostra

Sicut et nos dimittimus debitonbus

nostris.

Et ne nos inducas in tentationem,

scd libera nos a malo.

C....ct adventum Salvatoris nostril

lesu Christi

R. Quia tuum es regnum, et potestas,

ct gloria in saccula

Sign of peace

C. Pax Domini sit semper

R. Et cum spiritu tuo

vobiscum

Agnus Dei

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi:

miserere nobis.

Agnus Dei, qui tollis peccata mundi:

miserere nobis.

Agnus De1, qui tollis peccata mundı:

dona nobis pacem.

Concluding Rite

C. Dominus vobiscum.

R. Et cum spirit tu0.

C. Benedicat vos Omnipotens Deus,

Pater, et Filius et Spiritus Sanctus.

R. Amen

C. Ite, missa est.

R. Deo gratias

THE ORDER OF THE MASS (ENGLISH)

Introductory rite

(While the priest enters the faithful stand to welcome him, possibly by singung he

entrance hymn).

Celebrant: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen

Response: Amen.

The Greeting. The Priest, extending his hands, says one of the Jollowing
8reetingS

Celebrant: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,

and the love of God,

and the communion of the Holy Spirit

be with you all.

or

Grace to you and peace from God our Father

and the Lord Jesus Christ.

or

The Lord be with you

Response: And with your spirit.

Penitential Act

The priest imvites the people, saying one of the following formulas:

C: Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

R: I confess to Almighty God and to you, my brothers and sisters,

that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words,

in what I have done and in what I have failed to do,

through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault.

Therefore, I ask blessed Mary ever-Virgin, all the Angels and Saints,

and you, my brothers and sisters, to pray for me to the Lord, our God.

C. May Almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

R: Amen

Dr

C. Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

(A brief pause for silence follows)

C: Have mercy on us, O Lord

R: For we have sinned against you.

C: Show us, O Lord, your mercy

R: And grant us your salvation.

C: May Almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

Amen

C: Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

(A brief pause for silence follows)

Lord, we have sinned against you

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Lord, show us your mercy

R: And grant us your salvation.

Or

R:

C:

C: Brethren (brothers and sisters), let us acknowledge our sins

and so prepare ourselves to celebrate the sacred mysteries.

You were sent to heal the contrite of heart;

Lord, have mercy.

R: Lord, have mercy.

C:

You came to call sinners

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

C:

R:

You are seated at the right hand of the Father

to intercede for us; Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy

C:

R:

May Almighty God have mercy on us,

forgive us our sins, and bring us to everlasting life.

R:

C:

Amen

(The Kyrie follows, ifit has not already been included in one of the penitential

acts)

C: Lord, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

C: Lord, have mercy.

R:

C:

R:

R:

Lord, have mercy.

C. Glory to God in the highest,

R. And on earth peace to people of

good wil1

We praise You.

We bless You.

We adore You.

We glorify You.

We give You thanks for Your great

glory.

Lord God, heavenly King, O God,

almighty Father.

Lord Jesus Christ, only begotten Son,

Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the

Father

You take away the sins of the world,

have mercy on us.

You take away the sins of the world,

receive our prayer.

You are seated at the right hand of

the Father,

Have mercy on us.

For You alone are the Holy One.

You alone are the Lord

You alone are the Most High, Jesus

Christ.

With the Holy Spirit

In the glory of God, the Father.

Amen

Opening Prayer

C. Let us pray.