Little Free Music Library Hymnal

(Liturgical Prayer with melody adapted from the American folk tune "Shenandoah" for communion or reflection.)

Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, miserere nobis.

[Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, be merciful to us.]

Agnus Dei qui tollis peccata mundi, dona nobis pacem.

[Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world, give us peace.]

(Liturgical Prayer for introit, procession, reflection, or preceding scripture.)

Fiat Domine cor meum immaculatum ut non confundar.

[Make, Lord, my heart immaculate that I may not be confounded.]

(Liturgical Prayer for recession, benediction, or postlude.)

Ite in pace, glorificando vita vestra Dominum. Deo gratias!

[Go in peace, glorifying the Lord with your life. Thanks be to God!]

(Text adapted from 1 John 4:4 for reflection or scripture reading.)

You are of God, little children, and you have overcome them.

What is within you: it is greater, greater than what is in the world.

(American Shapenote Hymn with Alternate Verse Setting)

Let ev'ry mortal ear attend and ev'ry heart rejoice! The trumpet of the Gospel sounds with an inviting voice: Ho! all ye hungry starving souls that feed upon the wind, and vainly strive with earthly toys to fill an empty mind.

Eternal wisdom hath prepar'd a soul-reviving feast, and bids your longing appetites the rich provision taste. Ho! ye that pant for living streams, yet pine away and die: here you may quench your raging thirst with springs that never dry.

Rivers of love and mercy here in a rich ocean join. Salvation in abundance flows like floods of milk and wine. Ye perishing and naked poor who work in mighty pain, to weave a garment of your own that will not hide your sin.

Come, naked, and adorn your souls in robes prepar'd by God, wrought by the labors of the Son, and dyed in His own blood. The happy gates of Gospel grace stand open night and day. Lord, we are come to seek supplies and drive our wants away.

(American Folk Hymn with Alternate Verse Setting)

Come, thou Fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace; streams of mercy, never ceasing, call for songs of loudest praise. Teach me some melodious sonnet, sung by flaming tongues above. Praise the mount! I'm fixed upon it, mount of thy redeeming love.

Here I pause along my journey; by thy help thusfar I've come; and I hope, by thy great mercy, safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, wandering from the fold of God; came to rescue me from danger, gave his body, shed his blood.

O to grace how great a debtor daily I am called to be! Let thy goodness, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here's my heart, O take and seal it, seal it for thy courts above.

(French Hymn with English text, often for doxology)

Praise God for love we all may share. Praise God for beauty everywhere. Praise God for hope of good to be. Praise God for truth that makes us free.

Praise God from whom all blessings flow. Praise God, you living here below. Praise God for all that love has done: Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One.

(Swedish Folk Hymn with English text, often for baptisms)

Children of the heavenly Father safely in His bosom gather; nestling bird nor star in heaven such a refuge e'er was given.

God His own doth tend and nourish; in His holy courts they flourish. From all evil things He spares them; in His mighty arms He bears them.

Neither life nor death shall ever from the Lord His children sever; unto them His grace He showeth, and their sorrows all He knoweth.

Though He giveth or He taketh, God His children ne'er forsaketh; His the loving purpose solely to preserve them pure and holy.

(American Hymn)

God of grace and God of glory, on your people pour your power; now fulfill your church's story; bring its bud to glorious flower. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the facing of this hour.

Lo! the hosts of evil round us scorn your Christ, assail his ways! From the fears that long have bound us, free our hearts to faith and praise. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, for the living of these days.

Cure your children's warring madness; bend our pride to your control; shame our wonton selfish gladness, rich in things and poor in soul. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, lest we miss your heavenly goal.

Save us from weak resignation to the evils we deplore; let the search for your salvation be our glory evermore. Grant us wisdom, grant us courage, serving you whom we adore.

(Hymn based on Mozart tune with Alternate Verse Setting)

O could I speak the matchless worth, O could I sound the glories forth, which in my savior shine! I'd soar, and touch the heavenly strings, and vie with Gabriel while he sings in notes almost divine.

I'd sing the precious blood He spilt, my ransom for the dreadful guilt, of sin and wrath divine! I'd sing His glorious righteousness, in which all perfect heavenly dress my soul shall ever shine.

I'd sing the characters He bears, and all the forms of love He wears, exalted on His throne: in loftiest songs of sweetest praise, I would to everlasting days make all His glories known.

(Gospel Style Blessing Hymn)

Bless you. Bless you for the light within you. Bless you every day. Sinner, don't you give up now, walking through the night! God lit your candle; let your light through. Child, you'll be alright! Bless you. Bless you for the light within you. Bless you every day. Sister, please don't try to hide; we will get your rights! Christ turned that table; let them see you. Child, it's worth the fight! Bless you. Bless you for the light within you. Bless you every day. Brother, give all that you can; help folks find their might! Go lift the weary; feed the hungry. Child, you know what's right! Bless you. Bless you for the light within you. Bless you every day. Jesus calls you to be for our world a light! Our God walks with you, deep within you. Child, we'll make it right! Bless you. Bless you for the light within you. Bless you every day.

(Blues Hymn)

Be still, my soul: the Lord is on thy side; bear patiently the cross of grief or pain; leave to thy God to order and provide; in every change he faithful will remain. Be still, my soul: thy best and heavenly friend through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake to guide the future as he has the past. Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake; all now mysterious shall be bright at last. Be still, my soul: the waves and wind still know his voice who rules them while he dwelt below.

Be still, my soul: when dearest friends depart, and all is darkened in the vail of tears, then shalt thou better know his love, his heart, who comes to soothe thy sorrow and thy fears. Be still, my soul: thy Jesus can repay with his own fullness all he takes away.

Be still, my soul; the hour is hastening on when we shall be forever with the Lord, when disappointment, grief and fear are gone, sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored. Be still, my soul; when change and tears are past, all safe and blessed, we shall meet at last.