November 25, 2024
Salvator Mundi
Herbert Howells
Who by thy Cross and thy
precious Blood hast redeemed us,
help us, save us and help us,
we humbly beseech thee, O Lord.
November 18, 2024
Come, Holy Ghost
Leo Sowerby
And lighten with celestial fire.
Thou the anointing Spirit art,
Who dost thy sev’nfold gifts impart.
Thy blessed unction from above,
Is comfort, life, and fire of love.
Enable with perpetual light
The dullness of our blinded sight.
Anoint and cheer our soiled face
With the abundance of thy grace.
Keep far our foes, give peace at home;
Where thou art guide, no ill can come.
Teach us to know the Father, Son,
and thee, of both, to be but One;
That, through the ages all along,
this may be our endless song:
Praise to thy eternal merit,
Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
Veni creator, 10th century trans. John Cosin
November 11, 2024
Zion’s Walls
Aaron Copland
Come, sisters and brothers,
Come join us in singing the praises of Zion.
O fathers, don’t you feel determined
to meet within the walls of Zion.
We’ll shout and go round
the walls of Zion.
November 4, 2024
I will arise and go to Jesus
Alice Parker
He will embrace me in His arms,
In the arms of my dear Savior,
Oh! there are ten thousand charms.
Teach me some melodious sonnet
Sung by flaming tongues above,
Praise the mount, I’m fixed upon it,
Mount of Thy redeeming love.
Come, Thou Fount of ev’ry blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace.
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.
October 28, 2024
E’en So, Lord Jesus Quickly Come
Paul Manz
Who freed us from our sins,
Who loved us all and shed his blood
That we might saved be.
Sing holy, holy to our Lord,
The Lord, Almighty God,
Who was and is and is to come;
Sing holy, holy, Lord!
Rejoice in heaven, all ye that dwell therein,
Rejoice on earth, ye saints below,
For Christ is coming, is coming soon,
For Christ is coming soon!
E’en so, Lord Jesus, quickly come,
And night shall be no more;
They need no light nor lamp nor sun,
For Christ will be their All!
October 21, 2024
My Shepherd will supply my need
Virgil Thomson
Jehovah is his Name.
In pastures fresh he makes me feed
Beside the living stream.
He brings my wand’ring spirit back
When I forsake his ways.
He leads me for his mercy’s sake
In paths of truth and grace.
When I walk through the shades of death,
Thy presence is my stay.
One word of thy supporting breath
Drives all my fears away.
Thy hand, in sight of all my foes,
Doth still my table spread.
My cup with blessings overflows,
Thine oil anoints my head.
The sure provisions of my God
Attend me all my days.
O may thy house be my abode
And all my work be praise.
There would I find a settled rest,
While others go and come.
No more a stranger or a guest,
But like a child at home.
October 14, 2024
Turn Thou to Thy God
Leo Sowerby
and wait on him continually.
His going forth is prepared as the morning;
and he shall come unto us as the rain.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness,
reap in mercy.
For it is time to seek the Lord,
till he come and rain righteousness upon you.
As for me, I will look unto the Lord;
I will wait for the God of my salvation:
My God will hear me.
October 7, 2024
Psalm 121
From whence comes my help?
My help comes from the Lord,
Who made heaven and earth.
He will not allow your foot to be moved;
He who keeps you will not slumber.
Behold, He who keeps Israel
Shall neither slumber nor sleep.
The Lord is your keeper;
The Lord is your shade at your right hand.
The sun shall not strike you by day,
Nor the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve you from all evil;
He shall preserve your soul.
The Lord shall preserve your going out
and your coming in
From this time forth,
and even forevermore.
September 30, 2024
Simple Gifts
‘tis the gift to be free,
‘Tis the gift to come down
where you ought to be;
And when we find ourselves
in the place just right,
‘Twill be in the valley
of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend
we shan’t be ashamed;
to turn, turn, will be our delight.
Till by turning, turning
we come round right.
September 23, 2024
Amazing Grace
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found;
Was blind, but now I see.
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.
Through many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
‘Twas grace hath brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
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.
Amazing grace!
September 16, 2024
Psalm 23
I shall not want.
He makes me to lie down
in green pastures.
He leads me besides the still waters.
He restores my soul.
He guides me in straight paths,
for His Name’s sake.
Yea though I walk through
the valley of the shadow of death
I fear no evil for you are with me.
Your rod and your staff they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil,
my cup runs over.
Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days of my life
and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord
forever and evermore.