Across The Lands

1. You’re The Word Of God The Father,From before the world began;Every star and every planet Has been fashioned by Your hand.All creation holds togetherBy the power of Your voice:Let the skies declare Your glory,Let the land and seas rejoice!

You’re the Author of creation,You’re the Lord of every man;And Your cry of love rings outAcross the lands.

2. Yet You left the gaze of angels,Came to seek and save the lost,And exchanged the joy of heavenFor the anguish of a cross.With a prayer You fed the hungry,With a word You stilled the sea;Yet how silently You sufferedThat the guilty may go free.

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3. With a shout You rose victorious,Wresting victory from the grave,And ascended into heavenLeading captives in Your wake.Now You stand before the FatherInterceding for Your own.From each tribe and tongue and nationYou are leading sinners home.

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Stuart Townend & Keith Getty

Adoration

1. We bow our hearts we lift our handswe turn our eyes to you againAnd we surrender to the truththat all we need is found in You.

Receive our adorationJesus lamb of GodReceive our adorationhow wonderful you are.

2. We choose to leave it all behindand turn our eyes towards the prizethe upward call of God in Christyou have our hearts Lord take our lives.

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3. Every soul you´ve saved sings outeverything you´ve made resoundsall creation´s standing nowlifting up your nameWe´re joining in the angel´s songwe´re gathered to your ancient thronechildren in our Father´s armsshouting out your praise.

Brenton Brown

All Creatures of Our God and King

1. All creatures of our God and KingLift up your voice and with us sing, Alleluia! Alleluia! Thou burning sun with golden beam, Thou silver moon with softer gleam! O praise Him! O praise Him! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2. Thou rushing wind that art so strongYe clouds that sail in Heaven along, O praise Him! Alleluia! Thou rising moon, in praise rejoice, Ye lights of evening, find a voice! Refrain

3. Thou flowing water, pure and clear, Make music for thy Lord to hear,

O praise Him! Alleluia! Thou fire so masterful and bright, That givest man both warmth and light.Refrain

4. Dear mother earth, who day by dayUnfoldest blessings on our way, O praise Him! Alleluia! The flowers and fruits that in thee grow, Let them His glory also show.Refrain

5. And all ye men of tender heart, Forgiving others, take your part, O sing ye! Alleluia! Ye who long pain and sorrow bear, Praise God and on Him cast your care! Refrain

6. And thou most kind and gentle Death, Waiting to hush our latest breath, O praise Him! Alleluia! Thou leadest home the child of God, And Christ our Lord the way hath trod.Refrain

7. Let all things their Creator bless, And worship Him in humbleness, O praise Him! Alleluia! Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son, And praise the Spirit, Three in One! Refrain

William H Draper

All People that on Earth do Dwell

1. All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell; Come ye before Him and rejoice.

2. The Lord, ye know, is God indeed; Without our aid He did us make; We are His folk, He doth us feed, And for His sheep He doth us take.

3. O enter then His gates with praise; Approach with joy His courts unto; Praise, laud, and bless His Name always, For it is seemly so to do.

4. For why? The Lord our God is good; His mercy is for ever sure; His truth at all times firmly stood, And shall from age to age endure.

5. To Father, Son and Holy Ghost, The God Whom Heaven and earth adore,From men and from the angel host Be praise and glory evermore.

William Kethe

All Things Bright and Beautiful

All things bright and beautiful,All creatures great and small,All things wise and wonderful:The Lord God made them all.

1. Each little flower that opens, Each little bird that sings, He made their glowing colours, He made their tiny wings. Refrain

2. The purple headed mountains, The river running by, The sunset and the morning That brightens up the sky. Refrain

3. The cold wind in the winter, The pleasant summer sun, The ripe fruits in the garden, He made them every one. Refrain

4. The tall trees in the greenwood, The meadows where we play, The rushes by the water, To gather every day. Refrain

5. He gave us eyes to see them, And lips that we might tell

How great is God Almighty, Who has made all things well. Refrain

Cecil F Alexander

As Water for the Thirsty

1. As water to the thirsty,as beauty to the eyes,as strength that follows weakness,as truth instead of lies,as song time and springtimeand summertime to be,so is my Lord, my living Lord,so is my Lord to me.

2. Like calm in place of clamor,like peace that follows pain,like meeting after parting,like sunshine after rain,like moonlight and starlightand sunlight on the sea,so is my Lord, my living Lord,so is my Lord to me.

3. As sleep that follows fever,as gold instead of grey,as freedom after bondage,as sunrise to the day,as home to the travellerand all we long to see,so is my Lord, my living Lord,so is my Lord to me.

David Haas

Beauty for Brokenness

1. Beauty for brokennessHope for despairLord, in their sufferingThis is our prayerBread for the childrenJustice, joy, peaceSunrise to sunsetYour kingdom increase!

2. Shelter for fragile livesCures for their illsWork for the craftsmanTrade for their skillsLand for the dispossessedRights for the weakVoices to plead the causeOf those who can't speak

God of the poorFriend of the weakGive us compassion we prayMelt our cold heartsLet tears fall like rainCome, change our loveFrom a spark to a flame

3. Refuge from cruel warsHavens from fearCities for sanctuaryFreedoms to sharePeace to the killing-fieldsScorched earth to greenChrist for the bitternessHis cross for the pain

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4. Rest for the ravaged earthOceans and streamsPlundered and poisonedOur future, our dreamsLord, end our madnessCarelessness, greedMake us content withThe things that we need

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5. Lighten our darknessBreathe on this flameUntil your justiceBurns brightly againUntil the nationsLearn of your waysSeek your salvationAnd bring you their praise

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Graham Kendrick

Brother, Sister, Let Me Serve You

1. Brother, sister, let me serve you;let me be as Christ to you;pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant too.

2. We are pilgrims on a journey,and companions on the road;we are here to help each otherwalk the mile and bear the load.

3. I will hold the Christ light for youin the night time of your fear;I will hold my hand out to you,speak the peace you long to hear.

4. I will weep when you are weeping;when you laugh I'll laugh with you;I will share your joy and sorrow,till we've seen this journey through.

5. When we sing to God in heaven,we shall find such harmony,born of all we've known togetherof Christ's love and agony.

6. Brother, sister, let me serve you;let me be as Christ to you;pray that I may have the grace to let you be my servant too.

Richard A M Gillard

Come Ye Thankful People Come

1. Come, ye thankful people, come Raise the song of harvest homeAll is safely gathered in Ere the winter storms beginGod our Maker doth provide For our wants to be suppliedCome to God's own temple, come Raise the song of harvest home

2. All the world is God's own fieldFruit unto His praise to yieldWheat and tares together sown Unto joy or sorrow grownFirst the blade and then the earThen the full corn shall appearLord of harvest, grant that we Wholesome grain and pure may be

3. For the Lord our God shall come And shall take His harvest homeFrom His field shall in that day All offenses purge awayGiving angels charge at last In the fire the tares to castBut the fruitful ears to store In His garner evermore

4. Even so, Lord, quickly comeBring Thy final harvest homeGather Thou Thy people inFree from sorrow, free from sinThere, forever purified In Thy garner to abideCome, with all Thine angels comeRaise the glorious harvest home

Henry Alford

Creation Sings!

1. Creation sings each plant and tree Each bird and beast in harmony The brightest star the smallest cell God's tender care and glory tell From ocean depths to mountain peaks In praise of God creation speaks.

2. Creation speaks a message true Reminds us we are creatures too To serve as stewards is our role Despite our dreams of full control When we disparage what God owns In turmoil all creation groans.

3. Creation groans to see the day Which ends all bondage all decay Frustrated now it must await The Lord who comes to recreate Till round the universe there rings The song his new creation sings.

Martin E Leckebusch

Creation Sings the Father’s Song

1. Creation sings the Father's songHe calls the sun to wake the dawnAnd run the course of day'Til evening falls in crimson raysHis fingerprints in flakes of snowHis breath upon this spinning globeHe charts the eagle's flightCommands the new born baby's cry

Hallelujah, let all creation stand and singHallelujah, fill the earth with songs of worshipTell the wonders of creations' King

2. Creation gazed upon His faceThe ageless One in times' embraceUnveiled the Father's planOf reconciling God and manA second Adam walked the earthWhose blameless life would break the curseWhose death would set us freeTo live with Him eternally

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3. Creation longs for His returnWhen Christ shall reign upon the earthThe bitter wars that rageAre birth pains of a coming ageWhen He renews the land and skyAll heav'n will sing and earth replyWith one resplendent themeThe glory of our God and King

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Fill the earth with songs of worshipTell the wonders of creation's King x 2

Stuart Townend & Keith and Kristyn Getty

Creator God

1. Creator God, your children's voices rise, Fed by your earth, uplifted by your skies, Thankful for all its beauty and surprise, Praise ever singing, ever singing.

2. Where forests range their canopies of trees,May we sustain such vital gifts as these, Let woodland shelter still resound with bees, Birds ever singing, ever, singing.

3. Beneath the moon the ocean lifts its tide, Help us to curb our poisoned human pride Still may the whales, the fish and dolphins ride Seas ever singing, ever singing

4. From south to north, from deeps to thinnest air, Kingdoms of creatures flourish everywhere, Open our hearts and let us learn to share Life ever singing, ever singing.

5. God gave the word, and earth spins out in space, Made us custodians of this glorious place, Then let us give the future human race Worlds ever singing, ever singing.

Jenny Baines (To tune of For All the Saints)

Fill your Hearts with Joy and Gladness

1. Fill your hearts with joy and gladness, sing and praise your God and mine!Great the Lord in love and wisdom,might and majesty divine!He who framed the starry heavensknows and names them as they shine.

2. Praise the Lord, his people, praise him!wounded souls his comfort know;those who fear him find his mercies,peace for pain and joy for woe;humble hearts are high exalted,human pride and power laid low.

3. Praise the Lord for times and seasons,cloud and sunshine, wind and rain;spring to melt the snows of wintertill the waters flow again;grass upon the mountain pastures,golden valleys thick with grain.

4. Fill your hearts with joy and gladness,peace and plenty crown your days;love his laws, declare his judgments,walk in all his words and ways;he the Lord and we his children--praise the Lord, all people, praise!

Timothy Dudley-Smith

For the Beauty of the Earth

1. For the beauty of the earth,For the glory of the skies,For the love which from our birth Over and around us lies; Lord of all, to thee we raise This our hymn of grateful praise.

2. For the beauty of each hour Of the day and of the night, Hill and vale, and tree and flower, Sun and moon, and stars of light; Refrain

3. For the joy of ear and eye, For the heart and mind's delight, For the mystic harmony, Linking sense to sound and sight; Refrain

4. For the joy of human love, Brother, sister, parent, child, Friends on earth and friends above, For all gentle thoughts and mild; Refrain

5. For Your church, that evermore Lifting holy hands above, Offering up on every shore Her pure sacrifice of love; Refrain

6. For thyself, best Gift Divine, To the world so freely given, For that great, great love of thine, Peace on earth, and joy in heaven: Refrain

Folliott Pierpoint

For the Fruits of His Creation

1. For the fruits of his creation,thanks be to God.Gifts bestowed on every nation,thanks be to God.For the ploughing, sowing, reaping,silent growth while we are sleeping,future needs in earth's safekeeping,thanks be to God.

2. In the just reward of labour,God's will is done.In the help we give our neighbour,God's will is done.In our worldwide task of caringfor the hungry and despairing,in the harvests we are sharing,God's will is done.

3. For the harvests of the Spirit,thanks be to God.For the good we all inherit,thanks be to God.For the wonders that astound us,for the truths that still confound us,most of all that love has found us,thanks be to God.

F Pratt Green, Stainer & Bell

For the Healing of the Nations

1. For the healing of the nations,Lord, we pray with one accord,for a just and equal sharingof the things that earth affords.To a life of love in actionhelp us rise and pledge our word.

2. Lead us forward into freedom,from despair your world release,that, redeemed from war and hatred,all may come and go in peace.Show us how through care and goodnessfear will die and hope increase.

3. All that kills abundant living,let it from the earth be banned:pride of status, race or schooling,dogmas that obscure your plan.In our common quest for justicemay we hallow brief life's span.

4. You, Creator God, have writtenyour great name on humankind;for our growing in your likenessbring the life of Christ to mind;that by our response and serviceearth its destiny may find.

Fred Kaan

God in His Love for us Lent us this Planet

1. God in His Love for us Lent us this PlanetGave it a purpose in time and in space; Small as a spark from the fire of creation, Cradle of life and home of our race.

2. Thanks be to God for its bounty and beauty, Life that sustains us in body and mind; Plenty for all, if we learn how to share it, Riches undreamed-of to fathom and find.

3. Long have our human wars ruined its harvest; Long has earth bowed to the terror of force; Long have we wasted what others have need of, Poisoned the fountain of life at its source.

4. Earth is the Lord; it is ours to enjoy it, Ours, as God’s stewards, to farm and defend. From its pollution, misuse, and destruction, Good Lord deliver us, world without end.

Fred Pratt Green

Great in Power

Praise Him, you heavensAnd all that's above.Praise Him, you angelsAnd heavenly hosts.Let the whole earth praise Him.Praise Him, the sun, moonAnd bright shining stars.Praise Him, you heavensAnd waters and skies.Let the whole earth praise Him.

Great in power, great in glory,Great in mercy, King of heaven.Great in battle, great in wonder,Great in Zion, King over all the earth.

Russell Fragar

Great is Thy Faithfulness

1. Great is thy faithfulness, O God my father;There is no shadow of turning with thee;Thou changest not; Thy compassions they fail not,As thou hast been, Thou for ever will be.

2. Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest;Sun moon and stars in their courses above,Join with all nature in manifold witnessto Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love.

Great is thy faithfulnessGreat is thy faithfulnessMorning by morning new mercies I see;All I have needed thy hand hath provided –Great is thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!

3. Pardon for sin, and a peace that endureth,Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside.

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Thomas Chrisholm

Hear the Call of the Kingdom

1. Hear the call of the KingdomLift your eyes to the KingLet His song rise within youAs a fragrant offeringOf how God rich in mercyCame in Christ to redeemAll who trust in His unfailing grace

2. Hear the call of the KingdomTo be children of lightWith the mercy of heavenThe humility of ChristWalking justly before HimLoving all that is rightThat the life of Christ may shine through us

King of Heaven we will answer the callWe will follow bringing hope to the worldFilled with passion filled with power to

proclaimSalvation in Jesus' name

3. Hear the call of the KingdomTo reach out to the lostWith the Father's compassionIn the wonder of the crossBringing peace and forgivenessAnd a hope yet to comeLet the nations put their trust in Him

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Stuart Townend

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

1. Immortal, invisible, God only wise,In light inaccessible, hid from our eyes,Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days,Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise.

2. Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light,Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might;Thy justice, like mountains, high soaring aboveThy clouds, which are fountains of goodness and love.

3. To all, life Thou givest, to both great and small;In all life Thou livest, the true life of all;We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree,And wither and perish—but naught changeth Thee.

4. Great Father of glory, pure Father of light,Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight;All praise we would render; oh, help us to see’Tis only the splendour of light hideth Thee.

Walter C. Smith

Indescribable

1. From the highest of heights, To the depths of the sea,Creation’s revealing Your majesty.From the colours of fallTo the fragrance of spring,Every creature uniqueIn the song that it sings.All exclaiming:

Indescribable, uncontainable,You placed the stars in the sky,And You know them by name:You are amazing, God.All-powerful, untamable;Awestruck, we fall to our kneesAs we humbly proclaim:You are amazing, God

2. Who has told every lightning boltWhere it should go,Or seen heavenly storehousesLaden with snow?Who imagined the sunAnd gives source to its light,Yet conceals it to bring us the coolness of night?None can fathom.

Indescribable, uncontainable,You placed the stars in the sky,And You know them by name:You are amazing, God. Incomparable, unchangeable,You see the depths of my heart And you love me the same;You are amazing, God.

Chris Tomlin

Inspired by Love and Anger

1. Inspired by love and anger, disturbed by need and pain, Informed of God’s own bias we ask him once again: “How long must some folk suffer? How long can few folk mind? How long dare vain self-interest turn prayer and pity blind?”

2. From those forever victims of heartless human greed, Their cruel plight composes a litany of need: “Where are the fruits of justice? Where are the signs of peace? When is the day when prisoners and dreams find their release?”

3. From those forever shackled to what their wealth can buy, The fear of lost advantage provokes the bitter cry, “Don’t query our position! Don’t criticise our wealth! Don’t mention those exploited by politics and stealth!”

4. To God, who through the prophets proclaimed a different age, We offer earth’s indifference, its agony and rage: “When will the wronged be righted? When will the kingdom come? When will the world be generous to all instead of some?”

5. God asks, “Who will go for me? Who will extend my reach? And who, when few will listen, will prophesy and preach? And who, when few bid welcome, will offer all they know? And who, when few dare follow, will walk the road I show?”

6. Amused in someone’s kitchen, asleep in someone’s boat, Attuned to what the ancients exposed, proclaimed and wrote, A Saviour without safety, a tradesman without tools Has come to tip the balance with fishermen and fools.

John Bell

Jesus Is Lord!

1. Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it,For by His power each tree and flowerWas planned and made.Jesus is Lord! The universe declares it,Sun, moon and stars in heavenCry, 'Jesus is Lord!'

Jesus is Lord! Jesus is Lord!Praise Him with HallelujahsFor Jesus is Lord!

2. Jesus is Lord! Yet from His throne eternalIn flesh He came to die in pain On Calvary's tree.Jesus is Lord! From Him all life proceeding,Yet gave His life a ransom Thus setting us free.

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3. Jesus is Lord! O’er sin the mighty conqueror, From death He rose, and all His foesShall own His Name.Jesus is Lord! God sent His Holy SpiritTo show by works of powerThat Jesus is Lord.

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David J Mansell

Let us with a Gladsome Mind

1. Let us with a gladsome mindpraise the Lord who is so kind:for His mercies aye endure,ever faithful, ever sure.

2. He with all-commanding might,filled the new-made world with light:Refrain

3. All things living God does feed;with full measure, meets their need:Refrain

4. Let us with a gladsome mindpraise the Lord who is so kind:Refrain

John Milton

Lord, You Created a World Rich in Splendour

1. Lord, you created a world rich in splendour, touched with a beauty no words can express, able to move us to outbursts of wonder, so much to thrill us and so much to bless.

2. Mountains and moorlands rise up to the heavens, rivers and streams tumble down to the sea, gifts that amaze in profusion surround us, each a reflection of your majesty.

3. Promise of springtime and harvest of autumn, cold winter mornings and warm summer days, season by season brings new joys to greet us, reason to thank you and reason to praise.

4. Deep in the forest, remote in the desert, down in the ocean or high in the air; life in abundance is everywhere round us, proof of your power and sign of your care.

5. Lord, you have given a world rich in splendour, touched with a beauty that fills us with awe; hear now our praises, we bring you our worship, with all creation we kneel and adore.

Nick Fawcett

Love Divine all Loves Excelling

1. Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven to earth come down;Fix in us thy humble dwelling; All thy faithful mercies crown! Jesus, Thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love Thou art; Visit us with Thy salvation; Enter every trembling heart.

2. Breathe, O breathe Thy loving Spirit, Into every troubled breast! Let us all in Thee inherit; Let us find that second rest. Take away our bent to sinning; Alpha and Omega be; End of faith, as its Beginning, Set our hearts at liberty.

3. Come, Almighty to deliver,Let us all Thy life receive; Suddenly return and never, Never more Thy temples leave. Thee we would be always blessing, Serve Thee as Thy hosts above, Pray and praise Thee without ceasing, Glory in Thy perfect love.

4. Finish, then, Thy new creation;Pure and spotless let us be. Let us see Thy great salvation Perfectly restored in Thee; Changed from glory into glory, Till in heaven we take our place, Till we cast our crowns before Thee, Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Charles Wesley

Maker of this World of Wonder

1. Maker of this world of wonder,where, in whirling depths of space, humans on a fragile planetbear the image of your face; thank you for the wealth of beautywe can touch or see or know;joy of art and grasp of science,chance to live and room to grow.

2. God of love, you share our sorrowwhen we damage your design,when, through centuries of slaughter,vengeance spirals on in time.Thousands, starved, enslaved and murdered,pay the savage penaltyso the few can live in comfort –cushioned inhumanity.

3. All the while, the living Spiritlongs to show a better way,free and open, full of laughter,learned through loving day by day.By the Spirit’s call to justice,by the gifts of hope and faith,peace may grow and freedom flourish,giving life not dealing death.

4. Maker of this world of wonder,help us cherish your design;God of love, through your forgiveness,help us break the chains of time;living Spirit, move among us,stirring dreams to change the worldthat our hands may shape a futurewhere God’s promise is fulfilled.

Janet Woorron (To tune of Blaenwern)

Morning Has Broken

1. Morning has broken,Like the first morning, Blackbird has spoken Like the first bird.Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Praise for the, springing Fresh from the Word!

2. Sweet the rain's new fall Sunlit from Heaven, Like the first dewfall On the first grass. Praise for the sweetness Of the wet garden, Sprung in completeness Where his feet pass.

3. Mine is the sunlight, Mine is the morning, Born of the one light Eden saw play. Praise with elation,Praise every morning, God's re-creation Of the new day.

Eleanor Farjeon

Now the Green Blade Riseth

1. Now the green blade riseth from the buried grain,Wheat that in dark earth many days has lain;Love lives again, that with the dead has been:Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

2. In the grave they laid him, love whom men had slain,Thinking that never he would wake again.Laid in the earth like grain that sleeps unseen:Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green,

3. Forth he came at Easter, like the risen grain,He that for three days in the grave had lain.Quick from the dead my risen Lord is seen:Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

4. When our hearts are wintry, grieving, or in pain,Thy touch can call us back to life again;Fields of our hearts that dead and bare have been:Love is come again, like wheat that springeth green.

John Crum

O Lord my God, When I in Awesome Wonder

1. O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonderO Lord my God, when I in awesome wonderConsider all the works thy hand hath made,I see the stars; I hear the mighty thunder,Thy power throughout the universe displayed:

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,How great thou art, how great thou art!Then sings my soul, my Saviour God; to thee,How great thou art, how great thou art!

2. But when I think that God, his Son not sparing,Sent him to die-I scarce can take it inThat on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,He bled and died to take away our sin;

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3. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamationand take me home-what joy shall fill my heart!Then shall I bow in humble adoration,and there proclaim: My God, how great thou art!

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Stuart K Hine

O Worship the King

1. O worship the King, all glorious aboveO gratefully sing HIs wonderful loveOur Shield and Defender, the Ancient of DaysPavilioned in splendour, and girded with praise

2. O tell of His might, O sing of His graceWhose robe is the light and canopy spaceHis chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds formAnd dark is His path on the wings of the storm

3. O measureless might, ineffable loveWhile angels delight to worship aboveThy mercies how tender, how firm to the endOur Maker, Defender, Redeemer, and Friend

4. You alone are the matchless KingTo You alone be all majestyYour glories and wonders, what tongue can recite?You breathe in the air, You shine in the light

Robert Grant

Praise and Thanksgiving

1. Praise and thanksgiving, Father we offer,for all things living thou madest good;Harvest of sown fields, fruits of the orchardhay from the mown fields, blossom and wood.

2. Bless thou the labour we bring to serve thee,that with our neighbour we may be fed.Sowing or tilling, we would work with thee;Harvesting, milling, for daily bread.

3. Father, providing food for thy children,thy wisdom guiding teaches us shareone with another, so that rejoicingwith us, our brother may know thy care.

4. Then will thy blessing reach every people;all men confessing thy gracious hand.Where thy will reigneth no man will hunger;thy love sustaineth; fruitful the land.

Albert F Bayly

Praise, O Praise

1. Praise, O praise our God and King;Hymns of adoration sing;For His mercies still endureEver faithful, ever sure.

2. Praise Him that He made the sunDay by day his course to run;Refrain

3. And the silver moon by night,Shining with her gentle light;Refrain

4. Praise Him that He gave the rainTo mature the swelling grain;Refrain

5. And hath bid the fruitful fieldCrops of precious increase yield;Refrain

6. Praise Him for our harvest store,He hath filled the garner floor;Refrain

7. And for richer food than this,Pledge of everlasting bliss;Refrain

8. Glory to our bounteous King;Glory let creation sing;Glory to the Father, Son,And blest Spirit, Three in One.

John Milton

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of Creation

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,Brothers and sisters, draw near,Praise Him in glad adoration.

2. Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee:Ponder anewWhat the Almighty can do,Who with His love doth befriend thee.

3. Praise to the Lord, who doth nourish thy life and restore thee,Fitting thee well for the tasks that are ever before thee,Then to thy needHe like a mother doth speed,Spreading the wings of grace o'er thee.

4. Praise to the Lord, who when tempests their warfare are waging,Who, when the elements madly around thee are raging,Biddeth them cease,Turneth their fury to peace,Whirlwinds and waters assuaging.

5. Praise to the Lord, who, when darkness of sin is abounding,

Who, when the godless do triumph, all virtue confounding,Sheddeth His light,Chaseth the horrors of night,Saints with His mercy surrounding.

6. 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 AmenSound from His people again:Gladly for aye we adore Him.

Joachim Neander

Praise with Joy the World’s Creator

1. Praise with joy the world's Creator,God of justice, love and peace,Source and end of human knowledge,Force of greatness without cease.Celebrate the Maker's glory -Power to rescue and release.

2. Praise the Son, who feeds the hungry,Frees the captive, finds the lost,Heals the sick, upsets religion,Fearless both of fate and cost.Celebrate Christ's constant presence -Friend and Stranger, Guest and Host.

3. Praise the Spirit sent among us,Liberating truth from pride.Forging bonds where race or gender, Age or nation dare divide.Celebrate the Spirit's treasures -Foolishness none dare deride.

4. Praise the Maker, Son and Spirit,One God in community,Calling Christians to embodyOneness and diversity.Thus the world shall yet believe, whenShown Christ's vibrant unity.

John L Bell and Graham Maule

Sing for God’s Glory

1. Sing for God’s glory that colours the dawn of creation, racing across the sky, trailing bright clouds of elation; sun of delight succeeds the velvet of night, warming the earth’s exultation.

2. Sing for God’s power that shatters the chains that would bind us, searing the darkness of fear and despair that could blind us, touching our shame with love that will not lay blame, reaching out gently to find us.

3. Sing for God’s justice disturbing each easy illusion, tearing down tyrants and putting our pride to confusion; lifeblood of right, resisting evil and slight,offering freedom’s transfusion.

4. Sing for God’s saints who have travelled faith’s journey before us, who in our weariness give us their hope to restore us; in them we see the new creation to be, spirit of love made flesh for us.

Kathryn Galloway

Sing to God new Songs of Worship

1. Sing to God new songs of worship all his deeds are marvellous;he has brought salvation to uswith his hand and holy arm:he has shown to all the nationsrighteousness and saving power,he recalled his truth and mercyto his people Israel.

2. Sing to God new songs of worshipearth has seen his victory;let the lands of earth be joyful

praising him with thankfulness:sound upon the harp his praises,play to him with melody;let the trumpets sound his triumph,show your joy to God the king!

3. Sing to God new songs of worshiplet the sea now make a noise;all on earth and in the waterssound your praises to the Lord:let the hills be joyful together,let the rivers clap their hands,for with righteousness and justicehe will come to judge the earth.

Michael Baughen

So Amazing God

He is the world-creating,Always-speaking,Sin-forgiving,People-freeing,Strong and mighty,So amazing God.

1. He rescues us from sinHe calls and leads us onTo show how much he loves usHe sent his precious Son…

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2. So Jesus came to earthTo live and then to dieThough people crucified himHe rose to life on high…

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3. God sends his Holy SpiritTo be with us each day,To help us live like Jesus,And follow in his way…

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Gill Hutchinson

The Earth is Yours

1. Your voice it thundersThe oaks start twistingThe forest sounds with cedars breakingThe waters see You and start their writhingFrom the depths a song is risingNow it’s rising from the ground

2. Holy, HolyHoly, Holy Lord the earth is Yours and singingHoly, HolyHoly, Holy LordThe earth is YoursThe earth is Yours

3. Your voice it thundersThe ground is shakingThe might mountains now are tremblingCreation sees YouAnd starts composingThe fields and trees they start rejoicing.Now it’s rising from the ground

4. Now it’s rising from the groundIt’s rising from the groundHear us crying outHear us crying out

Gungor

The Splendour of the King

1. The splendour of the King,Clothed in majesty;Let all the earth rejoice, All the earth rejoice.He wraps Himself in light,And darkness tries to hide,And trembles at His voice, And trembles at His voice.

How great is our God, sing with me,How great is our God, and all will seeHow great, how great is our God.

2. And age to age He stands,And time is in His hands;Beginning and the end,

Beginning and the end.The Godhead, three in one,Father, Spirit, Son,The Lion and the Lamb, The Lion and the Lamb.

3. Name above all names, Worthy of all praise; My heart will sing: How great is our God. (Repeat)

Chris Tomlin

Think of a World without any Flowers

1. Think of a world without any flowersThink of a world without any trees,Think of a sky without any sunshine,Think of the air without any breeze.

2. We thank You, Lord,for flowers and trees and sunshine,We thank You, Lord,and praise Your holy name.

3. Think of a world without any animals,Think of a field without any herd,Think of a stream without any fishes,Think of a dawn without any bird.

4. We thank You, Lord,for all Your living creatures,We thank You, Lord and praise Your holy name.

5. Think of a world without any people,Think of a street with no-one living there,Think of a town without any houses,No-one to love and nobody to care.

6. We thank You, Lordfor families and friendships,We thank You, Lord,and praise Your holy name.

Doreen Newport, Stainer & Bell

This is my Father’s World

1. This is my Father’s world,

and to my listening earsAll nature sings, and round me rings the music of the spheres.This is my Father’s world: I rest me in the thoughtOf rocks and trees, of skies and seas;His hand the wonders wrought.

2. This is my Father’s world, the birds their carols raise,The morning light, the lily white, declare their Maker’s praise.This is my Father’s world: He shines in all that’s fair;In the rustling grass I hear Him pass;He speaks to me everywhere.

3. This is my Father’s world. O let me ne’er forgetThat though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.This is my Father’s world: the battle is not done:Jesus Who died shall be satisfied,And earth and Heav’n be one.

4. This is my Father’s world, dreaming, I see His face.I open my eyes, and in glad surprise cry, “The Lord is in this place.”This is my Father’s world, from the shining courts above,The Beloved One, His Only Son,Came—a pledge of deathless love.

5. This is my Father’s world, should my heart be ever sad?The lord is King—let the heavens ring. God reigns—let the earth be glad.This is my Father’s world. Now closer to Heaven bound,For dear to God is the earth Christ trod.No place but is holy ground.

Maltbie D Babcock

Thou Whose Almighty Word

1. Thou whose almighty wordChaos and darkness heardAnd took their flight,Hear us, we humbly pray,And where the Gospel daySheds not its glorious ray,Let there be light!

2. Thou who didst come to bring,On Thy redeeming wing,Healing and sight,Health to the sick in mind,Sight to the inly blind,Oh, now to all mankindLet there be light!

3. Spirit of Truth and Love,Lifegiving, holy Dove,Speed forth Thy flight;Move on the water's face,Bearing the lamp of grace,And in earth's darkest placeLet there be light!

4. Holy and blessed Three,Glorious Trinity,Wisdom, Love, Might!Boundless as ocean's tide,Rolling in fullest pride,Thro' the earth, far and wide,Let there be light!

John Marriott

To Thee, O Lord, Our Hearts we Raise

1. To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raiseIn hymns of adoration,To Thee bring sacrifice of praiseWith shouts of exultation.Bright robes of gold the fields adorn,The hills with joy are ringing,The valleys stand so thick with cornThat even they are singing.

2. And now, on this our festal day,Thy bounteous hand confessing,Upon Thine altar, Lord, we lay

The first fruits of Thy blessing.By Thee all human souls are ledWith gifts of grace supernal;Thou, who gives us our daily bread,Give us the bread eternal.

3. We bear the burden of the day,And often toil seems dreary;But labour ends with sunset ray,And rest comes for the weary.May we, the angel reaping o’er,Stand at the last accepted,Christ’s golden sheaves, forevermoreTo garners bright elected.

4. O blessed is that land of GodWhere saints abide forever,Where golden fields spread fair and broad,Where flows the crystal river.The strains of all its holy throngWith ours today are blending;Thrice blessed is that harvest songWhich never hath an ending.

William C. Dix

Touch the Earth Lightly

1. Touch the earth lightly use the earth gently,nourish the life of the world in our care:gift of great wonder,ours to surrender,trust for the children tomorrow will bear.

2. We who endanger,who create hunger,agents of death for all creatures that live,we who would fosterclouds of disaster,God of our planet, forestall and forgive!

3. Let there be greening,birth from the burning,water that blesses and air that is sweet,health in God's garden,hope in God's children,regeneration that peace will complete.

4. God of all living,God of all loving,God of the seedling, the snow and the sun,teach us, deflect us,

Christ reconnect us,using us gently, and making us one.

Shirley E Murray

We Plough the Fields and Scatter

1. We plough the fields and scatterThe good seed on the land,But it is fed and wateredBy God's almighty hand:He sends the snow in winter,The warmth to swell the grain,The breezes and the sunshine,And soft, refreshing rain.

All good gifts around usAre sent from heaven above;Then thank the Lord,O thank the Lord,For all his love.

2. He only is the makerOf all things near and far;He paints the wayside flower,He lights the evening star;The winds and waves obey him,By him the birds are fed;Much more to us, his children,He gives our daily bread.

3. We thank thee then, O Father,For all things bright and good,The seed time and the harvest,Our life, our health, our food.Accept the gifts we offerFor all thy love imparts,And what thou most desirest,Our humble, thankful hearts.

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Matthias Claudius

When God Made the Garden of Creation

1. When God made the garden of creation, he filled it full of his love;

when God made the garden of creation, he saw that is was good. There’s room for you, and room for me, and room for ev’ryone: for God is a Father who loves his children, and gives them a place in the sun. When God made the garden of creation,he filled it full of his love.

2. When God made the hamper of creation, he filled it full of his love; when God made the hamper of creation, he saw that is was good. There’s food for you, and food for me, and food for ev’ryone: but often we’re greedy, and waste God’s bounty, so some don’t get any at all. When God made the hamper of creation, he filled it full of his love.

3. When God made the fam’ly of creation,he made it out of his love; when God made the fam’ly of creation, he saw that is was good. There’s love for you, and love for me, and love for ev’ryone: but sometimes we’re selfish, ignore our neighbours, and seek our own place in the sun. When God made the fam’ly of creation, he made it out of his love.

4. When God made the garden of creation, he filled it full of his love; when God made the garden of creation, he saw that is was good. There’s room for you, and room for me, and room for ev’ryone:for God is a Father who loves his children, and gives them a place in the sun. When God made the garden of creation,he filled it full of his love.

Paul Booth

When the Dove cannot Fly

1. When the dove cannot fly for its oil clotted pinions,

When the olive branch withers in soil made impure,When the rainbow corrodes in a rain become acid,Will the promise still hold, will the earth still endure?If a nuclear winter assassinates spring time,If seedtime made barren brings harvest no more, If day turns to darkness and dusk without dawning,How long, Lord, how long will the earth yet endure?

2. When the safety of some means the mis’ry of many,When the affluent feast on the flesh of the poor,When the debts must be paid through the weeping of children,Will his mercy remain, will the earth yet endure?If, greedy for gain and in fear of our failure,We sell our tomorrows for meaningless gold,If the summit won’t see, and earth’s last chance is squandered,Will the earth yet endure, does the promise grow cold?

3. If our riches today mean our ruin tomorrow,If we cannot now see what belongs to our peace,If we’re blind to God’s moments of justice and mercy,Will the earth yet endure, will his mercy now cease?Where the lamp of the lamb lights out guilt and our gladness,Where the book of God’s judgement at last is unsealed, Where the clear crystal river of mercy is flowing,There the tree of life blossoms, the nations are healed.

To the tune of The Rose of Tralee

Kenyon E Wright

When you Spoke and Shaped Creation

1. When you spoke and shaped creationyou designed it to be good:

galaxies and ecosystemsfunctioned as you said they should.By your living Word of poweryou sustain the cosmos, still:God of splendour, how we marvelat your vast creative skill.

2. But the people you appointedto the care of what you madedisregarded your instruction,spurned the truth, and disobeyed;and we all, by our behaviour,frequently endorse that choice –God of grace, we need your pardon

for our deafness to your voice.

3. When the future seems so threatenedby the evils of our race;when pollution, war and famineare the issues we must face;when in our lives your reflectionis distorted, blurred or cracked,

God of wholeness, may your wisdombe a light our hearts refract.

4. Teach us then, to treat creationwith attention and respect,not to scorn its rich resourcesby abuse or cool neglect:you who formed this planet’s beautylent its wealth for all to share:

God of hope, let us be signals of your rule and of your care.

Martin Leckebusch

Who is There Like You

1. Who is there like YouAnd who else would give their life for me

Even suffering, in my place

2. And who could repay YouAll of creation looks to YouAnd You provide for, all You have made

So I’m lifting up my handsLifting up my voiceLifting up Your nameAnd in Your grace I restFor Your love has come to meAnd set me freeAnd I’m trusting in Your wordTrusting in Your crossTrusting in Your bloodAnd all Your faithfulnessFor Your power at work in meIs changing me

Stuart Townend

Your Majesty is Splendid, Lord

1. Your majesty is splendid, Lord,surpassing all that you have made –a hallmark and a signature,throughout the universe displayed.

2. To children you reveal delightsunseen by jaded adult eyes –how eagerly they sound your praise,enthralled by every new surprise.

3. And when we pause to contemplatethe vastness of the galaxy,in hushed amazement we recallhow you enfold us constantly.

4. For we enjoy an honoured place,confirming our eternal worth:exalted over birds and beasts,and charged to care for all the earth.

5. A hallmark and a signaturethroughout the universe displayed –your majesty is splendid, Lord,surpassing all that you have made.

Martin Leckebusch (To tune of church triumphant hymns old and new 301)