10 10 10 10

Hymns written to a poetic meter of 10 10 10 10.

Abide With Me (Eventide, Brass Band, 5 Verses)
See also version for Organ Abide With Me Lyrics 1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me. 2. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all around I ...
Abide With Me (Eventide, Organ, 5 Verses)
See also version for Brass Band Abide With Me Lyrics 1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide; The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide; When other helpers fail and comforts flee, Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me. 2. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day; Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away; Change and decay in all ...
Almighty Father of all things that be (Chilton Foliat)
Lyrics Almighty Father of all things that be, our life, our work we consecrate to thee, whose heavens declare thy glory from above, whose earth below is witness to thy love. For well we know this weary, soiled earth is yet thine own by right of its new birth, since that great cross upreared on Calvary redeemed it from its fault and shame ...
Among Us And Before Us (Gatehouse, Piano Ensemble, 5 Verses)
Among Us And Before Us Lyrics Lyricists: John Lamberton Bell (b.1949), and Graham Alexander Maule (1958 – 2019). Lyrics Copyright © 1989 WGRG, Iona Community, Glasgow, Scotland. http://www.wildgoose.scot. Because of copyright rules, we regret we cannot have a copy of the lyrics on our website. Among Us And Before Us Recording Tune: Gatehouse, composed by John Lamberton Bell (b.1949), and ...
Be Thou My Vision (Slane, Organ, 5 Verses)
Be Thou My Vision Lyrics The original words are attributed to Dallán Forgaill (c. 530 – 598). The English versions were versified by Eleanor Henrietta Hull (1860 – 1935) in 1912 based upon a translation by Mary Elizabeth Byrne (1880 – 1931) published in 1905. Please note that there are two English versions of this hymn which ...
Glory to God (Woodlands) – Organ
Lyrics by Frederick Edwin Le Grice (1911 – 1992). We regret that we are unable to publish the lyrics to this hymn at the moment, as they are still in copyright. Recording Tune: Woodlands, composed by Walter Greatorex (1877 – 1949). Public Domain Performance ℗ 2019 Richard M S Irwin. All rights reserved. ISRC UKTU21900019 https://soundcloud.com/richardirwinmusic/glory-to-god-woodlands-3-verses-organ-2019 The music used in this recording ...
I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art (Toulon, Organ, 5 Verses)
I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art Lyrics 1. I greet thee, who my sure Redeemer art, My only trust and Savior of my heart, Who pain didst undergo for my poor sake; I pray thee from our hearts all cares to take. 2. Thou art the King of mercy and of grace, Reigning omnipotent in ev’ry place: So come, O ...
Lift Up Your Hearts! (Woodlands, Organ, 4 Verses)
Lift Up Your Hearts Lyrics “Lift up your hearts!” We lift them, Lord, to Thee; Here at Thy feet none other may we see; “Lift up your hearts!” E’en so, with one accord, We lift them up, we lift them to the Lord. Above the swamps of subterfuge and shame, The deeds, the thoughts, that honour may not name, The halting tongue ...
Now as I start upon my chosen way – The Scout Hymn (Woodlands) – Organ
Lyrics We regret that we are unable to publish the lyrics to this hymn at the moment, as they are still in copyright. Lyrics by William Henry Ralph Reader (1903 – 1982) Recording Tune: Woodlands, composer: Walter Greatorex (1877 – 1949), Public Domain Performances Copyright ℗ 2019 Richard M S Irwin. All rights reserved. The music used in this recording belongs ...
O valiant hearts (Valiant Hearts) – Brass Band
Hymn – O Valiant Hearts – Lyrics O valiant hearts who to your glory came Through dust of conflict and through battle flame; Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved, Your memory hallowed in the land you loved. Proudly you gathered, rank on rank, to war As who had heard God’s message from afar; All you had hoped for, all you had, ...
O What Their Joy And Their Glory Must Be (O Quanta Qualia – 7 Verses) – Organ
O What Their Joy And Their Glory Must Be Lyrics 1. Oh, what the joy and the glory must be, Those endless Sabbaths the blessèd ones see! Crown for the valiant, to weary ones rest; God shall be all, and in all ever blest. 2. What are the Monarch, His court, and His throne? What are the peace and the ...
Saviour Again To Thy Dear Name (Ellers, Organ, 4 Verses)
Saviour Again To Thy Dear Name Lyrics 1. Saviour, again to your dear name we raise with one accord our parting hymn of praise. We give you thanks before our worship cease, and now departing, wait your word of peace. 2. Grant us your peace upon our homeward way; with you began, with you shall end the day. Guard now the lips ...
Tell Out My Soul (Woodlands, Organ, 4 Verses)
Tell Out My Soul Lyrics Meter: 10 10 10 10. Lyrics © Timothy Dudley-Smith (b.1926). We regret that we are unable to publish the lyrics to this hymn at the moment, as they are still in copyright. Tell Out My Soul Recording & Download Tune: Woodlands, composed by Walter Greatorex (1877 – 1949). Public Domain Performance ℗ 2019 Richard ...
We Sing A Love (Woodlands, Organ, 5 Verses)
We Sing A Love Lyrics We regret that we are unable to publish the lyrics to this hymn at the moment, as they are still in copyright. Lyricist: June Tillman (b. 1943). Copyright © 1993 Stainer & Bell Ltd. (Admin. Hope Publishing Co.) Meter: 10 10 10 10. We Sing A Love Recording Tune: Woodlands, composed by Walter Greatorex (1877-1949). Public Domain Performances ...

I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art (Toulon, Organ, 5 Verses)

I Greet Thee Who My Sure Redeemer Art Lyrics

1. I greet thee, who my sure Redeemer art,
My only trust and Savior of my heart,
Who pain didst undergo for my poor sake;
I pray thee from our hearts all cares to take.

2. Thou art the King of mercy and of grace,
Reigning omnipotent in ev’ry place:
So come, O King, and our whole being sway;
Shine on us with the light of thy pure day.

3. Thou art the Life, by which alone we live,
And all our substance and our strength receive;
O comfort us in death’s approaching hour,
Strong-hearted then to face it by thy pow’r.

4. Thou hast the true and perfect gentleness,
No harshness hast thou and no bitterness:
Make us to taste the sweet grace found in thee
And ever stay in thy sweet unity.

5. Our hope is in no other save in thee;
Our faith is built upon thy promise free;
O grant to us such stronger hope and sure
That we can boldly conquer and endure.

Lyrics: John Calvin (1509-1564). Translator: Elizabeth Lee Smith (1817-1898).
Meter: 10 10 10 10.

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Tune: Toulon composed by Louis Bourgeois (1510-1561) and published by John Calvin in the Genevan Psalter. Public Domain.
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We Sing A Love (Woodlands, Organ, 5 Verses)

We Sing A Love Lyrics

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Lyricist: June Tillman (b. 1943). Copyright © 1993 Stainer & Bell Ltd. (Admin. Hope Publishing Co.)
Meter: 10 10 10 10.

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Tune: Woodlands, composed by Walter Greatorex (1877-1949). Public Domain
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Tune: Woodlands
Style: 20th Century
Composer: Walter Greatorex (1877 – 1949)
Lyricist: William Henry Ralph Reader (1903 – 1982)
Church Year: General, Communion
Music Copyright Public Domain
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Now as I start upon my chosen way – The Scout Hymn (Woodlands) – Organ

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Lyrics by William Henry Ralph Reader (1903 – 1982)

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Tune: Woodlands, composer: Walter Greatorex (1877 – 1949), Public Domain
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Saviour Again To Thy Dear Name (Ellers, Organ, 4 Verses)

Saviour Again To Thy Dear Name Lyrics

1. Saviour, again to your dear name we raise
with one accord our parting hymn of praise.
We give you thanks before our worship cease,
and now departing, wait your word of peace.

2. Grant us your peace upon our homeward way;
with you began, with you shall end the day.
Guard now the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,
that in this house have called upon your name.

3. Grant us your peace, Lord, through the coming night;
turn all our darkness to your perfect light.
Then, while we sleep, our hope and strength renew,
for dark and light are both alike to you.

4. Grant us your peace throughout our earthly life
comfort in sorrow, courage in the strife.
Then when your voice shall make our conflict cease,
call us, O Lord, to your eternal peace.

Meter: 10 10 10 10. Lyricist: John Ellerton (1826 -1893). Public Domain.

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Tune: Ellers, composed by Edward John Hopkins (1818 – 1901). Public Domain.
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Abide With Me (Eventide, Brass Band, 5 Verses)

Abide With Me Lyrics

1. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;
The darkness deepens; Lord, with me abide;
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, oh, abide with me.

2. Swift to its close ebbs out life’s little day;
Earth’s joys grow dim, its glories pass away;
Change and decay in all around I see—
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.

3. I need Thy presence every passing hour;
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter’s pow’r?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.

4. I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness;
Where is death’s sting? Where, grave, thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.

5. Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes;
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies;
Heav’n’s morning breaks, and earth’s vain shadows flee;
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.

Lyricist: Henry Francis Lyte (1793 – 1847). Public Domain.
Meter: 10 10 10 10.

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Tune: Eventide, composed by William Henry Monk (1823 – 1889). Public Domain.
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O valiant hearts (Valiant Hearts) – Brass Band

Hymn – O Valiant Hearts – Lyrics

O valiant hearts who to your glory came
Through dust of conflict and through battle flame;
Tranquil you lie, your knightly virtue proved,
Your memory hallowed in the land you loved.

Proudly you gathered, rank on rank, to war
As who had heard God’s message from afar;
All you had hoped for, all you had, you gave,
To save mankind—yourselves you scorned to save.

Splendid you passed, the great surrender made;
Into the light that nevermore shall fade;
Deep your contentment in that blest abode,
Who wait the last clear trumpet call of God.

Long years ago, as earth lay dark and still,
Rose a loud cry upon a lonely hill,
While in the frailty of our human clay,
Christ, our Redeemer, passed the self same way.

Still stands His Cross from that dread hour to this,
Like some bright star above the dark abyss;
Still, through the veil, the Victor’s pitying eyes
Look down to bless our lesser Calvaries.

These were His servants, in His steps they trod,
Following through death the martyred Son of God:
Victor, He rose; victorious too shall rise
They who have drunk His cup of sacrifice.

O risen Lord, O Shepherd of our dead,
Whose cross has bought them and Whose staff has led,
In glorious hope their proud and sorrowing land
Commits her children to Thy gracious hand.

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Tune: Valiant Hearts
Meter: 10 10 10 10
Style: Early 20th Century
Usage: Remembrance Sunday
Composer: Rev. C. Harris (Unknown)
Lyricist: John Stanhope Arkwright (1872-1954)
Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain
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O What Their Joy And Their Glory Must Be (O Quanta Qualia – 7 Verses) – Organ

O What Their Joy And Their Glory Must Be Lyrics

1. Oh, what the joy and the glory must be,
Those endless Sabbaths the blessèd ones see!
Crown for the valiant, to weary ones rest;
God shall be all, and in all ever blest.

2. What are the Monarch, His court, and His throne?
What are the peace and the joy that they own?
Oh, that the blest ones, who in it have share,
All that they feel could as fully declare!

3. Truly Jerusalem name we that shore,
Vision of peace, that brings joy evermore;
Wish and fulfillment can severed be ne’er,
Nor the thing prayed for come short of the prayer.

4. There, where no troubles distraction can bring,
We the sweet anthems of Sion shall sing;
While for thy grace, Lord, their voices of praise
Thy blessèd people eternally raise.

5. There dawns no Sabbath, no Sabbath is o’er,
Those Sabbath-keepers have one evermore;
One and unending is that triumph-song
Which to the angels and us shall belong.

6. Now, in the meanwhile, with hearts raised on high,
We for that country must yearn and must sigh;
Seeking Jerusalem, dear native land,
Through our long exile on Babylon’s strand.

7. Low before Him with our praises we fall,
Of Whom, and in Whom, and through Whom are all;
Of Whom, the Father; and in Whom, the Son;
Through Whom, the Spirit, with Them ever One.

Meter: 10 10 10 10. Lyricist: Peter Abelard (1079 – 1142), translated by John Mason Neale (1818 – 1866). Public Domain

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Lift Up Your Hearts! (Woodlands, Organ, 4 Verses)

Lift Up Your Hearts Lyrics

“Lift up your hearts!” We lift them, Lord, to Thee;
Here at Thy feet none other may we see;
“Lift up your hearts!” E’en so, with one accord,
We lift them up, we lift them to the Lord.

Above the swamps of subterfuge and shame,
The deeds, the thoughts, that honour may not name,
The halting tongue that dares not tell the whole,
O Lord of Truth, lift every Christian soul!

Lift every gift that Thou Thyself hast given;
Low lies the best till lifted up to heaven;
Low lie the bounding heart, the teeming brain,
Till, sent from God, they mount to God again.

Then, as the trumpet call, in after years,
“Lift up your hearts!” rings pealing in our ears,
Still shall those hearts respond, with full accord
“We lift them up, we lift them to the Lord!”

Lyrics by Henry Montague Butler (1833-1919). Public Domain
Meter: 10 10 10 10.

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Tune: Woodlands, composed by Walter Greatorex (1877-1949). Public Domain

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Glory to God (Woodlands) – Organ

Lyrics by Frederick Edwin Le Grice (1911 – 1992). We regret that we are unable to publish the lyrics to this hymn at the moment, as they are still in copyright.

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Tune: Woodlands, composed by Walter Greatorex (1877 – 1949). Public Domain

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Among Us And Before Us (Gatehouse, Piano Ensemble, 5 Verses)

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Meter: 10 10 10 10

Richard M.S. Irwin · Among Us And Before Us (Gatehouse, Piano Ensemble, 5 Verses)

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