| 1048. Set ten thousand voices singing |
Set ten thousand voices singing!
Let them sound aloud God's praise.
Centuries have seen him bringing
favour shown in countless ways.
Human faults in every era
cannot hide the good we trace,
for… |
| CP44. O come, all you faithful |
O COME, ALL YOU FAITHFUL,
joyful and triumphant!
O come now, O come now 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,… |
| 1138. When numbers are against us |
When numbers are against us
and rival gods seem strong,
when truth appears defeated
by what is plainly wrong;
the God of fire and water,
of mountain, sea and sky,
the Lord God of Elijah
will… |
| 60. When troubles come and hopes depart |
When troubles come and hopes depart
in mercy, Lord, arise;
the ruined landscape of my heart
lies bare before your eyes.
2. Where human pride is humbled low
and crushed beneath your hand,
your… |
| 261. Sing praise to God who reigns above |
Sing praise to God who reigns above,
the God of all creation,
the God of power, the God of love,
the God of our salvation;
with healing balm my soul he fills,
and every faithless murmur stills:
to God… |
| 916. For the fruits of his creation |
For the fruits of his creation,
thanks be to God;
for his gifts to every nation,
thanks be to God;
for the ploughing, sowing, reaping,
silent growth while we are sleeping,
future needs in earth's safe… |
| 1121. Mighty, magnificent God |
Mighty, magnificent God,
author of life, King of creation;
mountains and valleys rejoice,
oceans resound in celebration.
The heavens declare your glory,
the earth sings out your praise,
and… |
| 664. Have you heard the voice of Jesus |
Have you heard the voice of Jesus
softly pleading with your heart?
Have you felt his presence glorious,
as he calls your soul apart,
with a love so true and loyal,
love divine that ever flows
from a… |
| 672. The kingdom of God |
The kingdom of God
is justice and joy,
for Jesus restores
what sin would destroy.
God's power and glory
in Jesus we know;
and here and hereafter
the kingdom shall grow.
2. The kingdom of God
is mercy… |
| 784. O Christ the same, through all our story's pages |
O Christ the same, through all our story's pages,
our loves and hopes, our failures and our fears;
eternal Lord, the King of all the ages,
unchanging still amid the passing years:
O living Word, the… |
| 67. God of mercy, God of grace |
God of mercy, God of grace,
show the brightness of your face:
shine upon us, Saviour, shine,
fill your church with light divine;
and your saving health extend
to the earth's remotest end.
2.… |
| 47. O clap your hands, all nations, cry |
O clap your hands, all nations, cry
with joy to God, declare his worth:
how awesome is the Lord most High,
the mighty King of all the earth!
2. Beneath us he has cast our foes
and raised us up… |
| 596. Great God, your love has called us here |
Great God, your love has called us here,
as we, by love for love were made.
Your living likeness still we bear,
though marred, dishonoured, disobeyed.
We come, with all our heart and mind
your call to… |
| 403. My song is love unknown |
My song is love unknown,
my Saviour's love for me;
love to the loveless shown
that they might lovely be:
but who am I,
that for my sake
my Lord should take
frail flesh and die?
2. He came from… |
| 348. On Jordan's bank the baptist's cry |
On Jordan's bank the baptist's cry
announces that the Lord is nigh:
awake and listen, for he brings
good news of Christ, the King of kings.
2. Let every soul be cleansed from sin,
make straight… |
| 557. Lord, I have made your word my choice |
Lord, I have made your word my choice,
my lasting heritage;
here shall my heart and mind rejoice
upon my pilgrimage.
2. I'll read the histories of your love
and keep your laws in sight,
while through… |
| 590. They lack no friends, who have your love |
They lack no friends, who have your love
and may converse and walk with you,
and with your saints here, and above
where we with them shall be made new.
2. In the communion of your saints
is wisdom,… |
| 113. O praise, you servants of the Lord |
O praise, you servants of the Lord,
sing praises to his holy name;
O blessed be the name of God,
his praise for evermore proclaim;
from east to west the praise of God
each day is to be spread… |
| 260. Our God, our help in ages past |
Our God, our help in ages past,
our hope for years to come,
our shelter from the stormy blast,
and our eternal home.
2. Beneath the shadow of your throne
your saints have lived secure;
sufficient is… |
| 518. Come down, O Love Divine |
Come down, O love divine!
Seek out this soul of mine
and visit it, with your own ardour glowing;
O Comforter, draw near,
within my heart appear,
and kindle it, your holy flame bestowing.
2. O let it… |
| 878. Still near me, O my Saviour, stand |
Still near me, O my saviour, stand
and guard me in temptation's hour;
within the hollow of your hand
uphold me by your saving power:
no force in earth or hell shall move
or ever tear me from your… |
| 607. Great Shepherd of your people, hear! |
Great shepherd of your people, hear!
your presence now display;
as you have given a place for prayer,
so give us hearts to pray.
2. Show us some token of your love,
our fainting hope to raise;
pour… |
| 30A. I exalt you, Lord eternal |
I exalt you, Lord eternal,
from the depths you raised my soul;
all my enemies were silent,
all their gloating tongues were still.
Lord, I called on you to help me,
and you healed me in my… |
| CP10. Come, watch with us this christmas night |
COME, WATCH WITH US THIS
CHRISTMAS NIGHT;
our hearts must travel far
to darkened hills and heavens bright
with star on shining star;
to where in shadowy silence sleep
the fields of… |
| 410. A purple robe, a crown of thorn |
A purple robe, a crown of thorn,
a reed in his right hand;
before the soldiers' spite and scorn
I see my Saviour stand.
2. He bears between the Roman guard
the weight of all our woe;
a stumbling… |
| 521. Into a world of dark |
Into a world of dark,
waste and disordered space,
he came, a wind that moved
across the waters' face.
2. The Spirit in the wild
breathed, and a world began.
From shapelessness came form,
from… |
| 1308. May the grace of Christ, our Saviour |
MAY THE GRACE OF CHRIST, OUR SAVIOUR,
be our guide in all we do,
for his willing self-abasement
shows the pathway to pursue;
as we give to other people
may he make us rich indeed,
bringing to… |
| CP22. Heaven must sing |
HEAVEN MUST SING, AND EARTH WILL FIND A VOICE—
let all creation fill with advent joy!
See in the sky, there countless angels sing,
bursting with news of their incarnate King.
See on the earth,… |
| 46B. God is our strength and refuge |
God is our strength and refuge,
our present help in trouble;
and we therefore will not fear,
though the earth should change!
Though mountains shake and tremble,
though swirling floods are… |
| 86. Bow down your ear, O Lord, and hear |
Bow down your ear, O Lord, and hear,
though poor and needy, I draw near,
preserve my life, O God;
have mercy, Lord, I cry to you,
rejoice your servant's soul anew;
I look to you, O Lord.
2. O… |
