Merry Christmas, Everybody!

All my heart this night rejoices,
As I hear, Far and near,
Sweetest angel voices;
"Christ is born," their choirs are singing,
Till the air Everywhere
Now with joy is ringing.

Von Himmel hoch

From heaven above to earth I come
To bear good news to ev'ry home;
Glad tidings of great joy I bring,
Whereof I now will say and sing:

Tröstet, tröstet, meine Lieben

Comfort, comfort ye my people,
Speak ye peace, thus saith our God;
Comfort those who sit in darkness,
Mourning 'neath their sorrows' load;
Speak ye to Jerusalem
Of the peace that waits for them,
Tell her that her sins I cover,
And her warfare now is over.

Leanabh an aigh

Child in the manger!
Infant of Mary;
Outcast and stranger,
Lord of all!
Child who inherits
All our transgressions,
All our demerits
On Him fall!

Urbs beata Hierusalem

Blessed City, Heavenly Salem,
Vision dear of Peace and Love,
Who, of living stones upbuilded,
Art the joy of Heav'n above,
And with angel cohorts circled,
As a Bride to earth dost move!

The Breaking Crucible

Now the crucible is breaking;
Now my faith its seal is taking;
Molten gold, unhurt by fire,
Only thus, 'tis ever given,
Up to joys of highest heaven,
For God's children to aspire.

Prompte et sincere (Updated)

O Father, fix mine eyes above;
Avert my gaze from earthly toys,
And teach me in Thy perfect love
To find the source of all my joys.

Saturday Evening

Safely through another week
God has brought us on our way,
Let us now a blessing seek,
On the approaching Sabbath-day:
Day of all the week the best,
Emblem of eternal rest.

A Traveler's Prayer

O Father, who didst Abram call
To leave his father's earthly hall
And led him, though he did not know
The land to which Thou bad'st him go,
Teach us to likewise follow Thee
In all, although we here don't see.

The Cherubic Hymn

Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly-minded,
For with blessing in His Hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.

The voice from Galilee

I heard the voice of Jesus say,
Come unto me and rest;
Lay down, thou weary one, lay down
Thy head upon my breast.
I came to Jesus as I was,
Weary, and worn, and sad,
I found in Him a resting place,
And he has made me glad.

Oh rejoice, ye Christians, loudly

Oh rejoice, ye Christians, loudly,
For your joy is now begun;
Wondrous things our God hath done;
Tell abroad His goodness proudly,
Who our race hath honour'd thus
That he deigns to dwell with us.
Ponder well, that our salvation
Caused His wondrous Incarnation;
Let our hearts be overflowing,
Ceaseless praise on Him bestowing!

And he shall reign for ever and ever

Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious,
See "the Man of Sorrows" now;
From the fight return'd victorious,
Ev'ry knee to him shall bow:
Crown him, crown him;
Crowns become the victor's brow.

The Perseverence of the Saints

God my Saviour this hath spoken
(He is not a lying man,
Nor can e'er His word be broken;
Doubteth any that He can?),
He will keep me, He will keep me,
This the promise, proffered plain:
Saving grace will not be vain.

Was Gott thut, das ist wohlgethan (Updated)

Whate'er my God ordains is right,
Holy His will abideth;
I will be still whate'er He doth,
And follow where He guideth.
He is my God,
Though dark my road,
He holds me that I shall not fall,
Wherefore to Him I leave it all.

Discendi, Amor santo

Come down, O Love Divine,
Seek Thou this soul of mine,
And visit it with Thine own ardour glowing,
O Comforter, draw near,
Within my heart appear,
And kindle it, Thy holy flame bestowing.

Perfect love casteth out fear

If perfect love shall cast out fear,
How faint and cold my love must be!
How can I to my Saviour bear
So little as I feel and see?

Psalm CIII

Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven;
To His feet thy tribute bring!
Ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven,
Who like me His praise should sing?
Praise Him! praise Him!
Praise the everlasting King!

Unser Herrscher, unser König

Lord our maker, Lord our master,
All our good in thee begun,
Glorious is thy reputation
For the wonders thou hast done:
Unto thee be praises given,
Deepest depth to highest heaven.

The Day of Wrath

Day of Wrath, O Day of mourning!
See! once more the Cross returning—
Heav'n and earth in ashes burning!

Psalm 134

Ye servants of the holy God,
Come, his majestic name to laud,
And even in the lonely night
Bring your Redeemer's praise to light.

Confidence

Yes! since God himself has said it,
On the promise I rely;
His good word demands my credit,
What can unbelief reply?
He is strong, and can fulfil;
He is truth, and therefore will.

Break Unto Us the Living Bread

Break unto us the living Bread
Which Thou hast promised Thine;
Keep ever Thou our spirits fed
And with Thee let us dine,
That we may rest at peace in Thee
And Thou in us reside,
For never shall we hunger see
While with Thee we abide.

A Hymn to the God of Abraham

The God of Abrah'm praise,
Who reigns enthroned above;
Ancient of everlasting days,
And God of Love:
Jehovah Great I am!
By earth and heaven confest;
I bow and bless the sacred Name,
For ever bless'd.

Easter Hymn

Jesus lives, and with Him I;
Whence, O death, is fright betaken?
Jesus lives, and so shall I
At His call from death awaken.
He in light hath clothed me hence;
This shall be my confidence.

Submission

Be still, my soul!—the Lord is on thy side,
Bear patiently the cross of grief and pain;
Leave to thy God to order and provide,
In every change He faithful will remain.
Be still my soul!—thy best, thy Heavenly Friend
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

The LORD is my shepherd

Jehovah is my shepherd dear;
He careth for my soul.
He is a helper ever near
Who keeps my spirit whole.
In pastures green and springing with delight,
He maketh me to rest;
With living water streaming bright
He bringeth me abreast.

Corde natus ex parentis

Of the Father's heart begotten,
Ere the worlds began to be,
He the Alpha and Omega,
He the source, the ending He,
Of the things that are, that have been,
And that future years shall see,
Evermore and evermore.

Psalm 42

As the hart for water panteth,
So my soul for Thee, O God.
It to stand before Thee wanteth
And to see the living God.
Tears my meat are night and day;
"Where is God?" they ever say.
"If He love thee, why doth leave thee?
God doth certainly deceive thee."

Come and welcome to Jesus Christ

Come, ye Sinners, poor and wretched,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore.
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of Pity join'd with Pow'r.
He is able, he is able, he is able;
He is willing: doubt no more.

What think ye of Christ?

What think you of Christ? is the test
To try both your state and your scheme;
You cannot be right in the rest,
Unless you think rightly of him.
As Jesus appears in your view,
As he is beloved or not,
So God is disposed to you,
And mercy or wrath are your lot.