Epiphany 4
Music Selections for Evensong
2026-01-28
Preparation Song
Preparation Song
Opening Hymn
MY GOD, HOW WONDERFUL THOU ART
Westminster
1. My God, how wonderful thou art,
Thy majesty how bright!
How beautiful thy mercy-seat,
In depths of burning light!
2. How dread are thine eternal years,
O everlasting Lord!
By prostrate spirits day and night
Incessantly adored.
3. How wonderful, how beautiful,
The sight of thee must be,
Thine endless wisdom, boundless power,
And aweful purity.
4. O how I fear thee, living God,
With deepest, tenderest fears!
And worship thee with trembling hope
And penitential tears.
5. Yet I may love thee, too, O Lord,
Almighty as thou art,
For thou hast stooped to ask of me
The love of my poor heart.
6. No earthly father loves like thee,
No mother, e'er so mild,
Bears and forbears as thou hast done
With me, thy sinful child.
7. Father of Jesus, love's reward,
What rapture will it be,
Prostrate before thy throne to lie,
And gaze and gaze on thee!
Hymn
PHOS HILARON
Sebaste
Hail, gladdening Light, of his pure glory poured
Who is the Immortal Father, heavenly, blest,
Holiest of Holies, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Now we are come to the sun's hour of rest,
The lights of evening round us shine,
We hymn the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Divine.
Worthiest art thou at all times to be sung
With undefiled tongue,
Son of our God, Giver of life, alone!
Therefore in all the world thy glories, Lord, they own.
Offertory Hymn
Communion Hymn
Hymn
LORD OF THE WORLDS ABOVE
Darwall
1. Lord of the worlds above,
How pleasant and how fair
The dwellings of thy love,
Thy earthly temples are!
To thine abode
My heart aspires,
With warm desires
To see my God.
2. O happy souls, that pray
Where God appoints to hear!
O happy men, that pay
Their constant service there!
They praise thee still:
And happy they
That love the way
To Zion's hill.
3. They go from strength to strength
Through this dark vale of tears,
Till each arrives at length,
Till each in heaven appears:
O glorious seat;
When God our King
Shall thither bring
Our willing feet.
4. God is our sun and shield,
Our light and our defence;
With gifts his hands are filled,
We draw our blessings thence.
Thrice happy he,
O God of hosts,
Whose spirit trusts
Alone in thee.
Closing Hymn
ALL FOR JESUS
All for Jesus
1. All for Jesus - Al for Jesus,
This our song shall ever be;
For we have no hope, nor Saviour,
If we have not hope in thee.
2. All for Jesus - thou wilt give us
Strength to serve thee, hour by hour,
None can move us from thy presence,
While we trust thy love and power.
3. All for Jesus - at thine altar
Thou wilt give us sweet content;
There, dear Lord, we shall receive thee
In the solemn sacrament.
4. All for Jesus - thou hast loved us;
All for Jesus - thou hast died;
All for Jesus - thou art with us;
All for Jesus crucified.
5. All for Jesus - all for Jesus -
This the Church's song must be;
Till, at last, her sons are gathered
One in love and one in thee.