Category Archives: Hymns

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Hark! Ten Thousand Voices Sounding

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Hark! Ten thousand voices sounding,
Far and wide throughout the sky;
‘Tis the voice of joy abounding:
Jesus lives no more to die.

Jesus lives, His conflict over,
Lives to claim His great reward;
Angels ’round the Victor hover,
Crowding to behold their Lord.

Yonder throne for Him erected
Now becomes the Victor’s seat;
Lo, the Man on earth rejected,
Angels worship at His feet!

All the pow’rs of heav’n adore Him;
All obey His sovereign word;
Day and night they cry before Him,
“Holy, Holy, Holy Lord!”

8.7.8.7 – Thomas Kelly, 1806

Tune: SUSSEX (English Folk Melody)
arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906

#256 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

A HYMN FOR TODAY – O Christ, Eternal Son of God

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

O Christ, eternal Son of God,
The Lamb for sinners slain,
We worship while Your head is bowed
In agony and pain.

None tread with You the holy place;
You suffer there alone;
Yours is the perfect sacrifice
Which only can atone.

O great High Priest, Your glory robes
Are hid where none can see,
And human sorrows, Son of Man,
Have cloaked Your deity.

The cross is sharp, but of Your woes
This is the lighter part;
It is our sin that pierces You
And breaks Your sacred heart.

Who love You most will seek Your cross
And there will long abide;
Now make that cross our only hope,
O Jesus, crucified.

CM – William C. Dix, 1864

Tune: YORK – Hart’s Psalms of David, 1615

#226, Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Ah, Holy Jesus

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Ah, holy Jesus, how have You offended,
That mortal judgment has on You descended?
By foes derided, by Your own rejected,
O most afflicted.

Who was the guilty? Who brought this upon You?
It is my treason, Lord, that has undone You.
‘Twas I, Lord Jesus, I it was denied You;
I crucified You.

Lo, the Good Shepherd for the sheep is offered;
The slave has sinned, and yet the Son has suffered
For my atonement, though I nothing heeded,
God interceded.

For me, kind Jesus, was Your incarnation,
Your mortal sorrow and Your life’s oblation,
Your death of anguish and Your bitter passion,
For my salvation.

Therefore, dear Jesus, since I cannot pay You,
I do adore You, and will ever pray You,
Think on Your pity and Your love unswerving,
Not my deserving.

11.11.11.5 – Johann Heermann, 1630

trans. Robert S. Bridges, 1899

Tune: HERZLIEBSTER JESU – Johann Crueger, 1640

#228 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

Footnote 12 – History of Hymns – Steve Wolfgang

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Since my lecture at Faulkner University a few weeks ago, I have received several inquiries about an article I wrote several years back, surveying the history of hymns and hymnals, especially have they hve influence hymnody in the “Restoration Movement.”  Since I have posted this reference on several other sites and FB pages, why not put it on my own? As with any human endeavor, it has some errors and other flaws, and stands in need of revision.  But it will have to do for now.

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name We Raise

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Savior, 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.

Grant us Thy peace upon our homeward way;
With Thee began, with Thee shall end the day.
Guard thou the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,
That in this house have called upon Thy name.

Grant us Thy peace, Lord, through the coming night;
Turn Thou for us its darkness into light;
From harm and danger keep Thy children free,
For dark and light are both alike to Thee.

Grant us Thy peace throughout our earthly life,
Peace to Thy church from error and from strife,
Peace to our land, the fruit of truth and love,
Peace in each heart, Thy Spirit from above.

Thy peace in life, the balm of every pain;
Thy peace in death, the hope to rise again;
Then, when Thy voice shall bid our conflict cease,
Call us, O Lord, to Thine eternal peace.

19.10.10.10 – John Ellerton, 1868

Tune: ELLERS – Edward J. Hopkins, 1869

#475 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – God of the Living, In Whose Eyes

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

God of the living, in whose eyes

Unveiled, Thy whole creation lies;

All souls are Thine; we must not say

That those are dead who pass away.

From this our world of flesh set free,

We know them living unto Thee.

 

Released from earthly toil and strife,

With Thee is hidden still their life;

Thine are their tho’ts, their works, their pow’rs,

All Thine, and yet most truly ours;

For well we know, where’er they be,

Our dead are living unto Thee.

 

Not spilled like water on the ground,

Not wrapped in dreamless sleep profound,

Not wandering in unknown despair,

Beyond Thy voice, Thine arm, Thy care;

Not left to lie like fallen tree –

Not dead, but living, unto Thee.

 

Thy Word is true, Thy will is just;

To Thee we leave them, Lord, in trust;

And bless Thee for the love which gave

Thy Son to fill a human grave;

That none might fear that world to see

Where all are living unto Thee.

 

O Breather into man of breath,

O Holder of the keys of death,

O Giver of the life within,

Save us from death, the death of sin,

That body, soul, and spirit be

Forever living unto Thee.

 

8.8.8.8.8.8 – John Ellerton, 1858

Tune: ALDIE – C.E Couchman, 2011

#724 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Song of Angels

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A HYMN FOR TODAY – Song of Angels

In the morning of creation,

When no human voice was heard,

Angels sang the adoration

Of the Father and the Word.

Shouting in that ancient quiet,

With the morning stars, they sang;

Suns and planets heard them cry it,

And the silent heavens rang,

And the silent heavens rang.

Mantled in eternal glory

On a still Judean night

Angels sang another story

Of forgiveness and delight.

They, the messengers of heaven

Came with gladness to the earth,

Welcoming what God had given,

Praising our Messiah’s birth,

Praising our Messiah’s birth.

Now the angels’ exultation

Echoes out again, again,

For they sing at each salvation

Of the sinner from his sin.

With the saints they join together,

Crying with united voice,

“Blessed be the Lord forever!

All who hear his name, rejoice!

All who hear his name, rejoice!”

8.7.8.7.D – M.W. Bassford, 2007

Tune: SONG OF ANGELS, C.E. Couchman, 2007

# 151 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Triumphal Entrance

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A HYMN FOR TODAY – Triumphal Entrance

“Hosanna, King!” the crowd resounds;
Their branches pave the dusty ground.
Messiah wears no robe or crown,
Yet all the multitudes bow down.
This Prophet-King from Galilee
Is on the road to Calvary.

“Our Lord! The King!” the host resounds;
Their branches sweep the golden ground.
Messiah claims His robe and crown;
Angelic multitudes bow down.
The risen Lamb in victory
Has conquered death at Calvary.

“Our King returns!” the trump resounds,
And angel voices shake the ground.
The saints receive their robes and crowns
As at the throne all men bow down.
The Son of God triumphantly
Will lead us home through Calvary.

8.8.8.8 – S. Jason Hardin, 2002

Tune – C.E. Couchman, 2002

#219 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

TRIUMPHAL ENTRANCE depicts three “triumphal entrances” of Scripture: Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem, His subsequent entry into heaven, and our entrance into heaven in His footsteps. (Matthew 21:1-11; 1 Thessalonians 4:16-18; Revelation 2:10; 3:5; 7:9-17)

A HYMN FOR TODAY — Come, See the Place Where Jesus lay

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Come, see the place where Jesus lay,
And hear angelic watchers say,
“He lives, who once was slain:
Why seek the living midst the dead?”
Remember how the Savior said
That He would rise again.

O joyful sound! O glorious hour,
When by His Father’s mighty pow’r
He rose and left the grave!
Now let our songs His triumph tell,
Who burst the bands of death and hell,
And ever lives to save.

The first begotten of the dead,
For us He rose, our glorious head,
Immortal life to bring.
What though the saints like Him shall die?
We share our leader’s victory,
And triumph with our king.

No more we tremble at the grave,
For Jesus will our spirits save
And raise our slumb’ring dust.
O risen Lord, in You we live;
To You our ransomed souls we give,
To You our bodies trust.

O ransomed, let your praise resound,
And in your Master’s work abound,
Steadfast, immovable.
Be sure you labor not in vain;
Your bodies shall be raised again,
No more corruptible.

8.8.6.8.8.6 – Thomas Kelly,1806

Tune: PIETY NEW – Funk’s Harmonia Sacra

attrib. C. J. Stanley, 1851

#250 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012

A HYMN FOR TODAY – Again the Lord of Light and Life

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A HYMN FOR TODAY

Again the Lord of light and life
Awakes the kindling ray,
Unseals the eyelids of the morn,
And pours increasing day.

O what a night was that which wrapped
The heathen world in gloom!
O what a Sun which rose this day
Triumphant from the tomb!

This day be grateful homage paid
And loud hosannas sung;
Let gladness dwell in every heart
And praise on every tongue.

Ten thousand different lips shall join
To hail this welcome morn,
Which scatters blessings from its wings
To nations yet unborn.

CM (8.6.8.6) – Ann L. Barbauld, 1772

Tune: ARLINGTON – Thomas A. Arne, 1762

arr. Ralph Harrison, 1784

#258 in Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs, 2012