Above:  Logo of The Church of England

Image in the Public Domain

Harriet Auber (1773-1862) was an Anglican hymn writer.

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Delightful is the Task to Sing:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/delightful-is-the-task-to-sing/

Ere Mountains Reared Their Forms Sublime:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/ere-mountains-reared-their-forms-sublime/

Father of Spirits! Nature’s God:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/father-of-spirits-natures-god/

Great God, Wert Thou Extreme to Mark:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/great-god-wert-thou-extreme-to-mark/

Hail, Gracious Source of Every Good:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/hail-gracious-source-of-every-good/

Hasten, Lord, the Glorious Time:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/hasten-lord-the-glorious-time/

O God, Our Strength To Thee We Sing:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/o-god-our-strength-to-thee-the-song/

On Thy Church, the Glorious Time:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/on-thy-church-o-power-divine/

Our Blest Redeemer, Ere He Breathed:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/our-blest-redeemer-ere-he-breathed/

Spirit of Peace! Celestial Dove:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/spirit-of-peace-celestial-dove/

Sweet is the Task, O Lord:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/sweet-is-the-task-o-lord/

When All Bespeaks a Father’s Love:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/when-all-bespeaks-a-fathers-love/

Whom Have We, Lord, in Heaven But Thee:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/whom-have-we-lord-in-heaven-but-thee/

With Hearts in Love Abounding:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/with-hearts-in-love-abounding/

With Joy We Hail the Sacred Day:

https://gatheredprayers.wordpress.com/2015/09/15/with-joy-we-hail-the-sacred-day/

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Above:  World Map, 1606

Image in the Public Domain

Text by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = Wartburg Hymnal for Church, School and Home (1918), Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa and Other States (1854-1930)

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With hearts in love abounding,

Prepare we now to sing

A lofty theme, resounding

Thy praise, almighty King;

Whose love, rich gifts bestowing,

Redeemed the human race;

Whose lips with zeal o’erflowing,

Breathe the words of truth and grace.

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So reign, O God of heaven,

Eternally the same;

And endless praise be given

To Thy almighty name.

Cloth’d in Thy dazzling brightness,

Thy church on earth behold,

In robe of purest whiteness,

In raiment wrought with gold.

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And let each Gentile nation

Come gladly in her train,

To share Thy great salvation,

And join her grateful strain:

Then ne’er shall note of sadness

Awake the trembling string;

One song of joy and gladness

The ransomed world shall sing.

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Above:  World Map, 1570

Image in the Public Domain

Text (1829) by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = Church Psalmody:  A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship; Selected from Dr. Watts and Other Authors (1831)

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Hasten, Lord, the glorious time,

When, beneath Messiah’s sway,

Every nation, every clime,

Shall the gospel call obey.

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Mightiest kings his power shall own,

Heathen tribes his name adore;

Satan and his host, o’erthrown,

Bound in chains, shall hunt no more.

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Then shall wars and tumults cease,

Then shall be banished grief and pain;

Righteousness, and joy, and peace,

Undisturbed shall ever reign.

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Bless us, then, our gracious Lord,

Ever praise his glorious name;

All his mighty acts record,

All his wondrous love proclaim.

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Above:  St. James Episcopal Church, Macon, Georgia, August 30, 2015

Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Text (1829) by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = Church Psalmody:  A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship; Selected from Dr. Watts and Other Authors (1831)

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With joy we hail the sacred day

Which God has called his own;

With joy the summons we obey,

To worship at his throne.

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Thy chosen temple, Lord, how fair!

Where willing votaries throng

To breathe the humble fervent prayer–

And pour the choral song.

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Spirit of grace! Oh deign to dwell

Within thy church below;

Make her in holiness excel,

With pure devotion glow.

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Let grace within her walls be found–

Let all her sons unite,

To spread with grateful zeal around,

Her clear and shining light.

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Great God, we hail the sacred day

Which thou hast called thine own;

With joy the summons we obey,

To worship at thy throne.

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Above:  The Holy Spirit as a Dove

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor from a Church Bulletin, St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia, Pentecost 2015

Text (1829) by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = Church Psalmody:  A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship; Selected from Dr. Watts and Other Authors (1831)

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Spirit of peace! celestial dove!

How excellent thy praise!

No richer gift than Christian love

Thy gracious power displays.

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Sweet as the dew on herb and flower,

That silently distills,

At evening’s soft and balmy hour,

On Zion’s fruitful hills:–

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So, with mild and influence from above,

Shall promised grace descend,

Till universal peace and love

O’er all the earth extend.

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Above:  Wild Forest and River Landscape

Image in the Public Domain

Text (1829) by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = Church Psalmody:  A Collection of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Public Worship; Selected from Dr. Watts and Other Authors (1831)

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Hail, gracious Source of every good,

Our Saviour and defence,

Thou art our glory, and our shield,

Our help and confidence.

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When anxious fears disturb the breast,

When threatening foes are nigh,

To thee we pour our deep complaint,

To thee we for succour fly.

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Jesus, or Lord–our only hope,

Before thy throne we bow:

Thou art our strength–and thou the Rock

Whence living waters flow.

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Above:  The Holy Spirit as a Dove

Scan by Kenneth Randolph Taylor from a Church Bulletin, St. Gregory the Great Episcopal Church, Athens, Georgia, Pentecost 2015

Text (1829) by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (1830), American Unitarian Association

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Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed

His tender, last farewell,

A Guide, a Comforter, bequeathed

With us to dwell.

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He came in tongues of living flame,

To teach, convince, subdue;

All powerful as the wind he came,

As viewless too.

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He came sweet influence to impart,

A gracious willing guest,

While he can find one humble heart

Wherein to rest.

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And his that gentle voice we hear,

Soft as the breath of even,

That checks each fault, that calms each fear,

And speaks of heaven.

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And every virtue we possess,

And every victory won,

And every thought of holiness,

Are his alone.

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Spirit of purity and grace,

Our weakness pitying see;

O make our hearts thy dwelling place,

And worthier thee.

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Above:  St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Newnan, Georgia, August 2, 2015

Image Source = Bill Monk, Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta

Text (1829) by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (1830), American Unitarian Association

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Sweet is the task, O Lord,

Thy glorious acts to sing,

To praise thy name, and hear thy word,

And grateful offerings bring.

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Sweet at the dawning hour,

Thy boundless love to tell;

And when the night-wind shuts the flower,

Still on the theme to dwell.

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Sweet on this day of rest,

To join in heart and voice,

With those who love and serve thee best,

And in thy name rejoice.

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To songs of praise and joy,

Be every Sabbath given,

That such may be our best employ

Eternally in heaven.

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Above:  Air Clouds

Image in the Public Domain

Text (1829) by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (1830), American Unitarian Association

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Whom have we, Lord, in heaven but thee,

And whom on earth beside?

Where else for succour can we flee,

Or in whose strength confide?

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Thou art our portion here below,

Our promised bliss above;

Ne’er may our souls an object know

So precious as thy love.

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When heart and flesh, O Lord, shall fail,

Thou wilt our spirits cheer,

Support us through life’s thorny vale,

And calm each anxious fear.

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Yes, thou shalt be our guide through life,

And help and strength supply;

Sustain us in death’s fearful strife,

And welcome us on high.

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Above:  Father and Daughter in Winter

Image in the Public Domain

Text (1829) by Harriet Auber (1773-1862)

Hymn Source = A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (1830), American Unitarian Association

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When all bespeaks a Father’s love,

Oh, wherefore, fearful as the dove,

Should we in times of peril flee

To any refuge, Lord, but thee?

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In vain the wicked bend their bow,

And seek to lay the righteous low;

Thou from thine everlasting throne

With watchful care regard’st thine own.

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Thy voice shall seal the sinner’s fate;

Just vengeance shall his crimes await;

While the bright beams of grace divine

Shall on thy faithful servants shine.

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