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Lo! God is Here, Let Us Adore

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen; John Wesley Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 289 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration First Line: Lo! God is here; let us adore Lyrics: 1 Lo! God is here; let us adore, and own how dreadful is this place; let all within us feel His pow'r, and humbly bow before His face. Who knows His pow'r, His grace who proves, serve Him with awe, with rev'rence love. 2 Lo! God is here, whom day and night united choirs of angels praise; to Him, enthroned above all height, the host of heav'n their anthems raise. Disdain not, Lord, our meaner song, who praise Thee with a stamm'ring tongue. 3 Almighty Father, may our praise Thy courts with grateful fragrance fill; still may we stand before Thy face, still hear and do Thy sov'reign will. To God whom earth and heav'n adore, be praise and glory evermore. Used With Tune: VATER UNSER

Thee We Adore, Eternal Lord!

Author: Thomas Cotterill Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 115 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration Lyrics: 1 Thee we adore, eternal Lord! We praise Thy Name with one accord, Thy saints, who here Thy goodness see, through all the world do worship Thee. 2 To Thee aloud all angels cry, the heav'ns and all the pow'rs on high: Thee, holy, holy, holy King, Lord God of hosts, they ever sing. 3 Th'apostles join the glorious throng; the prophets swell th'immortal song; the martyrs' noble army raise eternal anthems to Thy praise. 4 From day to day, O Lord, do we highly exalt and honor Thee! Thy Name we worship and adore, world without end, for evermore! 5 Vouchsafe, O Lord, we humbly pray, to keep us safe from sin this day; have mercy, Lord, we trust in Thee; O let us ne'er confounded be! Used With Tune: MENDON Text Sources: Latin, 4th or 5th cent.

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Author: Joachim Neander; Catherine Winkworth Meter: 14.14.4.6.7 Appears in 384 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration First Line: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation Lyrics: 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 temple draw near: praise Him in glad adoration! 2 Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth, shelters thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth. Hast thou not seen how thy desires e'er have been granted in what He ordaineth? 3 Praise to the Lord, who with marvelous wisdom hath made thee, decked thee with health, and with loving hand guided and stayed thee. How oft in grief hath not He brought thee relief, spreading His wings for to shade thee! 4 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. 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 forever adore Him. Scripture: Psalm 103:1-6 Used With Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN

God Himself Is with Us

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen Meter: 6.6.8.6.6.8.6.6.6 Appears in 120 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration Lyrics: 1 God Himself is with us; let us now adore Him and with awe appear before Him! God is in His temple; all within keep silence, prostrate lie with deepest rev'rence. Him alone God we own, Him, our God and Savior; praise His name forever! 2 God Himself is with us; hear the harps resounding; see the hosts the throne surrounding! "Holy, holy, holy!" Hear the hymn ascending, songs of saints and angels blending. Bow Your ear to us here: hear, O Christ, the praises that Your church now raises. 3 Light of light eternal, all things penetrating, for Your rays our soul is waiting. As the tender flowers, willingly unfolding, to the sun their faces holding: even so would we do, light from You obtaining, strength to serve You gaining. 4 Come, celestial Being, make our hearts Your dwelling, every carnal thought dispelling. By Your Holy Spirit sanctify us truly, teaching us to love You only. Where we go here below, let us bow before You and in truth adore You. Used With Tune: ARNSBERG Text Sources: Tr. composite

Holy God, We Praise Your Name

Author: Ignace Franz; Clarence Walworth Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7 Appears in 203 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration Lyrics: 1 Holy God, we praise Your name; Lord of all, we bow before You. Saints on earth Your scepter claim; all in heav'n above adore You. Infinite, Your vast domain; everlasting is Your reign. 2 Hark, the glad 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 Lo, the apostolic train joins Your sacred name to hallow; prophets swell the glad refrain, and the white-robed martyrs follow; and from morn to set of sun, through the church the song goes on. 4 Holy Father, Holy Son, Holy Spirit, three we name You, though in essence only one; undivided God, we claim You, and, adoring, bend the knee while we own the mystery. Used With Tune: GROSSER GOTT, WIR LOBEN DICH Text Sources: Te Deum, c. 4th cent.

Round the Lord in Glory Seated

Author: Richard Mant Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 198 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration Lyrics: 1 Round the Lord in glory seated, cherubim and seraphim filled his temple, and repeated each to each th'alternate hymn: "Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven, earth is with its fullness stored; unto Thee be glory given, holy, holy, holy, Lord." 2 Heav'n is still with glory ringing; earth takes up the angels' cry, "Holy, holy, holy," singing, "Lord of Hosts, the Lord Most High!" "Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven, earth is with its fullness stored; unto Thee be glory given, holy, holy, holy, Lord." 3 With His seraph train before Him, With His holy Church below, thus conspire we to adore Him, bid we thus our anthem flow: "Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven, earth is with its fullness stored; unto Thee be glory given, holy, holy, holy, Lord." 4 Thus Thy glorious name confessing, with Thine angel hosts we cry, "Holy, holy, holy," blessing Thee, the Lord of Hosts Most High. "Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven, earth is with its fullness stored; unto Thee be glory given, holy, holy, holy, Lord." Used With Tune: MOULTRIE

Stand Up, and Bless the Lord

Author: James Montgomery Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 398 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration Lyrics: 1 Stand up, and bless the Lord, ye people of His choice; stand up, and bless the Lord your God with heart, and soul, and voice. 2 Tho' high above all praise, above all blessing high, who would not fear His holy Name, and laud and magnify? 3 O for the living flame, from His own altar brought, to touch our lips, our minds inspire, and wing to heav'n our thought! 4 There, with benign regard, our hymns He deigns to hear; though unrevealed to mortal sense, the spirit feels Him near. 5 God is our strength and song, and His salvation ours; then be His love in Christ proclaimed with all our ransomed pow'rs. 6 Stand up and bless the Lord, the Lord your God adore; stand up, and bless His glorious Name henceforth for evermore. Used With Tune: ST. MICHAEL

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

Author: Henry Francis Lyte Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 539 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration Lyrics: 1 Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven; to His feet thy tribute bring. Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven, evermore His praises sing: Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the everlasting King. 2 Praise Him for His grace and favor to our fathers in distress. Praise Him still the same as ever, slow to chide, and swift to bless. Alleluia! Alleluia! Glorious in His faithfulness. 3 Fatherlike He tends and spares us; well our feeble frame He knows. In His hands He gently bears us, rescues us from all our foes. Alleluia! Alleluia! Widely yet His mercy flows. 4 Frail as summer's flow'r we flourish, blows the wind and it is gone; but while mortals rise and perish, God endures unchanging on. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise the high eternal One! 5 Angels, help us to adore Him; ye behold Him face to face; saints triumphant, bow down before Him, gathered in from ev'ry race. Alleluia! Alleluia! Praise with us the God of grace. Used With Tune: ANDREWS

Evening Prayer

Author: Thomas Ken Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 1,047 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration First Line: All praise to Thee, my God, this night Lyrics: 1 All praise to Thee, my God, this night, for all the blessings of the light. Keep me, O keep me, King of kings, beneath Thine own almighty wings. 2 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. 3 O may my soul on Thee repose, and may sweet sleep mine eyelids close; sleep, that may me more vig'rous make, to serve my God, when I awake. 4 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise Him all creatures here below; praise Him above, ye heav'nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Used With Tune: TALLIS CANON

When Morning Gilds the Skies

Author: Edward Caswall Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6 Appears in 700 hymnals Topics: Revelation and Adoration Lyrics: 1 When morning gilds the skies, my heart awaking cries, may Jesus Christ be praised! Alike at work and prayer to Jesus I repair, may Jesus Christ be praised! 2 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! 3 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 song they hear, may Jesus Christ be praised! 4 Let earth's wide circle round in joyful notes resound, may Jesus Christ be praised! Let air and sea and sky from depth to height reply, may Jesus Christ be praised! 5 Be this, while life is mine, my canticle divine, may Jesus Christ be praised! Be this th'eternal song through all the ages long, may Jesus Christ be praised! Used With Tune: LAUDES DOMINI Text Sources: Sebastian Portner's Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1828