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The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 12m

Let us now our voices raise,
wake the day with gladness;
God himself to joy and praise
turns our human sadness;
joy that martyrs won their crown,
opened heaven’s bright portal,
when they laid the mortal down
for the life immortal.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 1d

With prayer the Father we implore:
O Father, glorious evermore,
we plead with thee for grace and power
to conquer in temptation’s hour,
to guide whate’er we nobly do,
with love all envy to subdue,
and give us grace our wrongs to bear,
to make ill-fortune turn to fair.

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The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 2d

Sweet were his words and kind his look,
when mothers round him pressed;
their infants in his arms he took,
and on his bosom blessed.
Safe from the world’s alluring harms,
beneath his watchful eye,
thus in the circle of his arms
may we forever lie.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 3d

Help me the slow of heart to move
by some clear, winning word of love;
teach me the wayward feet to stay,
and guide them in the homeward way.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 4d

Now the day is over,
night is drawing nigh,
shadows of the evening
steal across the sky.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 5d

This is my Father’s world,
and to my listening ears
all nature sings and round me rings
the music of the spheres.
This is my Father’s world:
I rest me in the thought
of rocks and trees, of skies and seas,
his hands the wonders wrought.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 6d

Joyful, joyful, we adore thee,
God of glory, Lord of love;
hearts unfold like flowers before thee,
praising thee, their 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.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 7d

God is Love, let heaven adore him;
God is Love, let earth rejoice;
let creation sing before him
and exalt him with one voice.
God who laid the earth’s foundation,
God who spread the heavens above,
God who breathes through all creation:
God is Love, eternal Love.

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The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 8d

Come with the vision and the strength I need
to serve my God, and all humanity;
fulfillment of my life in love outpoured—
my life in you, O Christ, your love in me.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 9d

Draw nigh and take the Body of the Lord,
and drink the holy Blood for you outpoured.
Saved by that Body and that holy Blood,
with souls refreshed, we render thanks to God.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 10d

Holy Spirit, Lord of love,
who descended from above,
gifts of blessing to bestow
on your waiting Church below,
once again in love draw near
to your servants gathered here;
from their bright baptismal day
you have led them on their way.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 11d

Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
the ill that I this day have done;
that with the world, myself, and thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 12d

O Trinity of blessed light,
O Unity of princely might,
the fiery sun now goes his way;
shed thou within our hearts thy ray.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 13d

We would not live by bread alone,
but by thy word of grace,
in strength of which we travel on
to our abiding place.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 14d

What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this that caused the Lord of bliss
to lay aside his crown for my soul, for my soul,
to lay aside his crown for my soul!

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 15d

Great love of God, come in!
Well-spring of heavenly peace;
thou Living Water, come!
Spring up, and never cease.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 16d

Hence with earthly treasure:
thou art all my pleasure,
Jesus, my desire!
Hence, for pomps I care not,
e’en as though they were not
rank and fortune’s hire.
Want and gloom, cross, death and tomb;
nought that I may suffer ever
shall from Jesus sever.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 17d

Just as I am, though tossed about
with many a conflict, many a doubt;
fightings and fears within, without,
O Lamb of God, I come, I come.

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The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 18d

Father, we praise thee, now the night is over,
active and watchful, stand we all before thee;
singing we offer prayer and meditation:
thus we adore thee.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 19d

O God, unseen yet ever near,
thy presence may we feel;
and thus inspired with holy fear,
before thine altar kneel.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 20d

How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
in a believer’s ear!
It soothes our sorrows, heals our wounds,
and drives away our fear.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 21d

Come, thou almighty King,
help us thy Name to sing,
help us to praise.
Father whose love unknown
all things created own,
build in our hearts thy throne,
Ancient of Days.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 22d

O higher than the cherubim,
more glorious than the seraphim,
lead their praises,
Alleluia!
Thou bearer of the eternal Word,
most gracious, magnify the Lord,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia!

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 23d

A cloud of witnesses around
hold thee in full survey;
forget the steps already trod,
and onward urge your way,
and onward urge your way.

The Hymnal 1982 @hymnal1982.bsky.social · 24d

Thus freely loved, though fully known,
may I in Christ be free
to welcome and accept his own
as Christ accepted me.