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Hymnblog is a place to learn about and be strengthened in your faith by reading about and hearing the great hymns of the Christian faith.
The image above is of Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1636-1716) the first known Norwegian woman hymn writer.
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 29, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 254 O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee
Danish: Hvorledes skal jeg møde German: Wie soll ich dich empfangen Norwegian: Hvorledes skal jeg møte Matthew 21:1-9 Text: Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676). Tune: Johann Crüger (1592-1662) 1. O Lord, how shall I meet thee, How welcome Thee aright? All nations along to greet Thee, My hope, my heart’s delight! O kindle, dearest Jesus, Thy lamp within my breast, That I may know what pleases Thee, Lord, my heavenly Guest. 2. Thy Zion strews before Thee Green boughs and fairest palms, A
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 28, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 253 Awake My Soul, And with the Sun
Norwegian: Nå stiger sol av hav igjen Text: Thomas Ken (1637-1711) Tune: François-Hippolyte Barthélemon (1741-1808) 1. Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Thy daily stage of duty run;
Shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
To pay thy morning sacrifice.
2. Redeem thy mis-spent time that's past,
And live this day as if thy last;
Improve thy talent with due care;
For the great day thyself prepare.
3. Let all thy converse be sincere,
Thy conscience as the noon-day clear;
Think how
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 27, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 252 Thanks to God for my Redeemer
Norwegian: Takk min Gud Swedish: Tack min Gud, för vad som varit 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 Text: Augustus Ludvig Storm (1862-1914). Tune. Johannes Alfred Hultman (1861- 1942) 1. Thanks to God for my Redeemer,
Thanks for all Thou dost provide!
Thanks for times now but a mem’ry,
Thanks for Jesus by my side!
Thanks for pleasant, balmy springtime,
Thanks for dark and stormy fall!
Thanks for tears by now forgotten,
Thanks for peace within my soul! 2. Thanks for prayers that Thou has
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 26, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 251 Now Thank We All Our God
Danish: Nu takker alle Gud German: Nun danket alle Gott Icelandic: Nú gjaldi Guði þökk Norwegian: Nå la oss takke Gud/ No takka alle Gud Swedish: Nu tacka Gud, allt folk Text: Martin Rinkart (1586-1649). Johann Crüger (1598-1664) 1 Now thank we all our God
with heart and hands and voices,
who wondrous things has done,
in whom his world rejoices;
who from our mothers' arms
has blessed us on our way
with countless gifts of love,
and still is ours today. 2 O may this bounteous
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 25, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 250 My Soul, Now Praise Your Maker
Danish: Min sjæl, du Herren love German: Nun lob, mein Seel, den Herren Norwegian: Min sjel, min sjel, lov Herren Swedish: Min själ skal lova Herran Psalm 103 Text: Johann Gramann (1487-1541) Tune: Johann "Hans" Kugelmann (1495-1542) 1. My soul, now praise your Maker!
Let all within me bless His name
Who makes you full partaker
Of mercies more than you dare claim.
Forget Him not whose meekness
Still bears with all your sin,
Who heals your ev'ry weakness,
Renews your life wit
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 24, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 249 We Gather Together
Dutch: Wilt heden, nu treden Psalm 55:3 Text: Anonymous, Theodore Baker tr. (1851-1934) Tune: Dutch folk Song, first appearing in a Dutch book of songs in 1626, then Eduard Kremser (1838-1914) 1. We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing;
He chastens and hastens his will to make known;
The wicked oppressing now cease from distressing.
Sing praises to his name; he forgets not his own. 2. Beside us to guide us, our God with us joining,
Ordaining, maintaining his kingdom di
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 248 When Christmas Lights are Sparkling
Isaiah 64:1-9 Text: Gracia Grindal (1943-). Tune: Iteke Prins, or Christus, der ist mein Leben 1. When Christmas lights are sparkling All through the busy town, And festive choirs are singing, There’s music all around. 2. Our hearts are filled and cluttered; There seems to be no place For God the Lord of Advent To come with light and grace! 3. O come, Lord, rend the heavens And break into our hearts, Where it is cold and lifeless, To drive away the dark. 4. Bring fire to c
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 22, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 247 All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name
Psalm 72; Philippians 2:9-11 Text: Edward Perronet (1726-1792). Tune: William Shrubsole MILES LANE (1760-1806); Oliver Holden CORONATION (1765-1844); 1. All hail the power of Jesus' name!
Let angels prostrate fall.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all.
Bring forth the royal diadem,
And crown him Lord of all! 2. O seed of Israel's chosen race
Now ransomed from the fall,
Hail him who saves you by his grace,
And crown him Lord of all.
Hail him who saves you by
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 21, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 246 The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ending
Norwegian: Den dag du gav oss, er til ende Swedish: Den dag du gave oss, Gud, är gången Genesis 1:3; Revelation 5:13 Text: John Ellerton (1826-1893). Tune: Clement Cotterill Scholefield (1839-1904) 1. The day you gave us, Lord, is ended,
The darkness falls at your behest;
To you our morning hymns ascended,
Your praise shall hallow now our rest. 2. We thank you that your church, unsleeping
While earth rolls onward into light,
Through all the world her watch is keeping,
And res
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 20, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 245 Living for Jesus a Life that is True
Hebrews 13:21 Text: Thomas O. Chisholm (1866-1960) Tune: C. Harold Lowden (1883-1963) 1. Living for Jesus, a life that is true,
Striving to please Him in all that I do;
Yielding allegiance, glad-hearted and free,
This is the pathway of blessing for me.
R/O Jesus, Lord and Savior, I give myself to Thee,
For Thou, in Thy atonement, didst give Thyself for me;
I own no other Master, my heart shall be Thy throne;
My life I give, henceforth to live, O Ch
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 19, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 244 Yes, Jesus, You are King, most Clear
Icelandic: Vist ertu Jesú, Kongúr klár Norwegian: Ja, du er konge, Jesus Krist John 19: 13-15 Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614-1674) Tune: Icelandic folk, or Conditor Alme siterum 9. Yes, Jesus you are king, most clear The King of glory through the years The King of angels, mankind’s King, The King of all created things. 10. You stood to wait your judge in bonds While howls of torture clamored round, Forsaken, mobbed by enemies. Oh what a wonder here I see! 11. Lord, Jesus, hear
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 18, 2020
- 3 min
HYMN 243 O Love that Wilt not Let me Go
German: O Liebe, die nicht lässet mich Jeremiah 31:3; Matthew 11:28; 1 John 3:1-2 Text: George Matheson (1842-1906) Tune: Albert Lister Peace (1844-1912) 1. O Love that wilt not let me go,
I rest my weary soul in thee;
I give thee back the life I owe,
That in thine ocean depths its flow
May richer, fuller be. 2. O Light that follow'st all my way,
I yield my flick'ring torch to thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray,
That in thy sunshine's blaze its day
May bright
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 17, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 242 When I Needed a Neighbor, Were You There
Norwegian: Da jeg trengte en neste, var du der, var du der? Swedish: Jag behövde en näste, var du där, var du där? Matthew 25:31-46 Text: Sydney Carter (1915 -2004). Tune: Sydney Carter (1915-2004) 1. When I needed a neighbour
Were you there, were you there?
When I needed a neighbour, were you there?
And the creed and the colour
And the name won't matter
Were you there? 2. I was hungry and thirsty
Were you there, were you there?
I was hungry and thirsty, were you there?
And
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 16, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 241 Clothed with Glory, Christ is Coming from the Halls of Light
Lectionary hymn for Christ the King Sunday Matthew 25:31-46; Ephesians 1 Text: Gracia Grindal (1943-). Tune: Daniel Charles Damon (1945-) Or Castlewood or Angel Voices 1. Clothed with glory, Christ is coming From the halls of light With the multitudes of angels— Hosts of heav’n in flight. He will come to judge the nations, All creation Lost in night. 2. Then the King of kings will tell us How he walked on earth With the lonely and the hungry— Those of humble birth. He appea
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 15, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 240 Deck Thyself, My Soul, With Gladness
Danish: Jesus, livets sol og glæde German: Schmücke dich Text: Johann Franck (1618-1677). Tune: Johann Crüger (1598-1662) 1. Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness,
Leave the gloomy haunts of sadness;
Come into the daylight's splendour,
There with joy thy praises render
Unto him whose grace unbounded
Hath this wondrous banquet founded:
High o'er all the heavens he reigneth,
Yet to dwell with thee he deigneth. 2 Now I sink before Thee lowly,
Filled with joy most deep and holy,
A
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 14, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 239 And now we must bid one another farewell
Danish: Og nu må vi sige hverandre farvel Norwegian: Så vil vi nu sige hverandre farvel Text: Martha Clausen (1815-1845). Tune: Ludvig Matthias Lindemann (1812-1887) 1. And now we must bid one another farewell;
The peace of our God keep you ever!
God's peace in our bosom, and all will be well,
Or whether we meet or we sever.
May Christ, our dear Lord,
Be our sure reward,
When we from this world pass forever! 2. Oh, help us, dear Father, through Jesus, Thy Son,
That gladly our
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 13, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 238 They Shall Walk through the Gates of the City
Norwegian: Dei skal gå til den heiliga byen Swedish: De skall gå till den heliga staden Stanza 1-3: Britt G. Hallqvist (1914-1997) Stanza 4: Oscar Åhlen. Tune: Egil Hovland (1924-2013) 1. They will walk through the gates of the city, And be gathered together again. They will walk through the portals of heaven To an unknown world and another life, R/ They’ll be singing, singing, yes singing, A new, jubilant song! 2. They’ll remember the green fields of summer And the flowers o
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 12, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 237 In Thee is Gladness
German: In dir ist Freude Icelandic: Ljós ertþú lyði Philippians 4:4-7 Text: Johann Lindemann (1549-1631) Tune: Giovanni Giacomo Gastoldi (1582-1609) 1. In thee is gladness
Amid all sadness,
Jesus, Daystar of my heart!
By thee are given
The gifts of heaven,
Thou the true Redeemer art!
Our souls thou wakest;
Our bonds thou breakest.
Who trusts thee surely
Has built securely
And stands forever:
Alleluia!
Our hearts are longing
To see thy dawning.
Living or dying,
In thee
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Gracia Grindal
- Nov 11, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 236 Take My life and let it Be
Text: Frances Havergal (1836-1879). Tune: Henri Abraham César Malan, 1787-1864 Hendon 1. Take my life and let it be
Consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Take my moments and my days;
Let them flow in endless praise,
Let them flow in endless praise. 2. Take my hands and let them move
At the impulse of thy love.
Take my feet and let them be
Swift and beautiful for thee,
Swift and beautiful for thee. 3. Take my voice and let me sing
Always, only, for my King.
Take my lips and let them be
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