Let Earth’s Wide Circle Round

Gracie’s hymns for this week are When Morning Gilds the Skies, Safely Through Another Week, and Brethren We Have Met to Worship.

WHEN MORNING GILDS THE SKIES, by Edward Caswall

1 When morning gilds the sky, 
our hearts awaking cry: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 
in all our work and prayer 
we ask his loving care: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 

2 To God, the Word on high, 
the hosts of angels cry: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 
Let mortals too upraise 
their voices in hymns of praise: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 

3 Let earth’s wide circle round 
in joyful notes resound: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 
Let air and sea and sky 
from depth to height reply: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 

4 Be this, when day is past, 
of all our thoughts the last: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 
The night becomes as day 
when from the heart we say: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 

5 Then let us join to sing 
to Christ, our loving King: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 
Be this the eternal song 
through all the ages long: 
May Jesus Christ be praised! 

SAFELY THROUGH ANOTHER WEEK, by John Newton

1 Safely through another week
God has brought us on our way;
let us now a blessing seek,
waiting in his courts today;
day of all the week the best,
emblem of eternal rest.

2 While we pray for pard’ning grace
through the dear Redeemer’s name,
show thy reconciled face;
take away our sin and shame;
from our earthly cares set free,
may we rest this day in thee.

3 Here we come thy name to praise;
let us feel thy presence near;
may thy glory meet our eyes
while we in thy house appear;
here afford us, Lord, a taste
of our everlasting feast.

4 May thy gospel’s joyful sound
conquer sinners, comfort saints;
may the fruits of grace abound,
bring relief for all complaints;
thus may all our Sabbaths prove,
’til we join the church above.

BRETHREN WE HAVE MET TO WORSHIP, by George Atkins

1 Brethren, we have met to worship
And adore the Lord our God;
Will you pray with all your power,
While we try to preach the Word?
All is vain unless the Spirit
Of the Holy One comes down;
Brethren, pray, and holy manna 
Will be showered all around.

2 Brethren, see poor sinners round you
Slumb’ring on the brink of woe;
Death is coming, hell is moving,
Can you bear to let them go?
See our fathers and our mothers,
And our children sinking down;
Brethren, pray and holy manna
Will be showered all around.

3 Sisters, will you join and help us?
Moses’ sister aided him;
Will you help the trembling mourners
Who are struggling hard with sin?
Tell them all about the Savior,
Tell them that He will be found;
Sisters, pray, and holy manna
Will be showered all around.

4 Let us love our God supremely,
Let us love each other, too;
Let us love and pray for sinners,
Till our God makes all things new.
Then He’ll call us home to heaven,
At His table we’ll sit down;
Christ will gird Himself, and serve us
With sweet manna all around.