WORSHIP - Ultimate Edition (Part IX)

In this installment, lots of "T"s (at least half of them "The").

349. Take Up Thy Cross (First tune) (text reference Worship III, #634).  Restore text from the 1976 We Celebrate.  Tune: Breslau (the 6/4 version).  Key of G.

350. Take Up Thy Cross (Second tune) (Worship III, #634).  See note at #348.  Tune: O Jesu, Mi Dulcissime.  Key of D minor.

351. Tantum Ergo (Worship II, #258).  With English Down in Adoration Falling.  Tune: St. Thomas (Webbe), with footnote: "Alternate tune: see Pange Lingua".  Key of C.

352. Tell Out My Soul the Greatness of the Lord (Worship III, #534).  Tune: Woodlands. Key of D.

353. Thanks Be to God (Worship III, #526).  Text reflected to satisfy Vatican directive to remove the name "YHWH", which is rendered "Yahweh".  Tune: Danket dem Herren.  Tonic: G.

354. Thanks to God, Whose Word Was Spoken (Worship III, #514) Tune: Wylde Green.  Key of F.

355. That Easter Day with Joy Was Bright (Worship II, #260) Tune: Puer Nobis.  Key of D.

356. The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came (Worship III, #675).  Tune: Gabriel's Message.  Key of G minor.

357. The Church of Christ in Every Age (Worship III, #626).  Tune: Dunedin. Key of F.

358. The Church's One Foundation (Worship II, #262).  Also add missing verse Though with a scornful wonder...  Tune: Aurelia.  Key of D.

359. The Day of Resurrection (Worship I, #51).  Tune: Ellacombe. Key of A.

360. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (First tune) (text: Worship II, #263; tune: Worship III, #678).  Tune: St. Clement.  Key of G.

361. The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended (Second tune) (Worship II, #263).  Tune: Commandments.  Key of F.

362. The First Nowell (Worship III, #408).  Tune: English carol.  Key of D.

363. The Glory of These Forty Days (Worship II, #264). Tune: Erhalt Uns, Herr (some hymnals still title it Spires). Key: E minor.

364. The God of Abraham Praise (Worship I, #59). Tune: Leoni. Key of E minor with footnote: "For higher key, see God Is My Great Desire".

365. The God Whom Earth and Sea and Sky (Worship II, #265).  Tune: Eisenach.  Key of D.

366. The Great Forerunner of the Morn (Worship III, #698).  Tune: Winchester New.  Key of B-flat, with footnote: "For lower key, see On Jordan's Bank low key option".

367. The Head that Once Was Crowned with Thorns (Worship II, #266). Tune: St. Magnus.  Key of G.

368. The King of Love My Shepherd Is (Worship II, #268).  Tune: St. Columba. Key of D, with footnote: "For higher key, see O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God."

369. The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (First tune) (hybrid of Worship II, #269 and Worship III, #373).  Tune: St. Stephen. Key of G.

370. The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (Second tune) (hybrid of Worship II, #269 and Worship III, #373).  Tune: Morning Song. Key of F minor.

371. The Kingdom of God (Worship III, #615).  Tune: Laudate Dominum.  Key of B-flat, with footnote: "For lower key, see O Praise Ye The Lord, low key option".

372. The Living God My Shepherd Is (Worship II, #270). Tune: Brother James' Air. Key: D.

373. The Master Came to Bring Good News (Worship III, #752).  Tune: Ich Glaub An Gott.  Key of F.

374. The Moon with Borrowed Light (Worship IV, #877). Tune: Terra Beata.  Key of D.

375. The Royal Banners Forward Go (Worship III, #435).  Add Latin Vexilla Regis Prodeunt.  Tune: Chant, Mode I.  Key of E minor.

376. The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve (Worship IV, #787) Tune: Azmon. Key of G.

377. The Star-Spangled Banner (Worship II, #213).  Love it or hate it, it is our national anthem.  And the middle verses do mention God ("Let this be our motto, in God is our trust.").  Tune: National Anthem.  Key of A-flat.

378. The Stars Declare His Glory (Worship III, #506).  Tune: Aldine. Key of E-flat.

379. The Strife Is O'er, the Battle Done (Worship II, #273).  Tune: Victory, with footnote: "Alternate tune: Gelobt Sei Gott; see Christ Is the King".

380. The Voice of God Goes Out to All the World (Worship III, #358).  Tune: Toulon (basically Old Hundred Twenty-Fourth minus the middle line).  Key of F.

381. The Works of the Lord (Worship III, #504). Tune: Kremser. Key of C.

382. There Is a Balm in Gilead (Worship II, #274). Tune: Spiritual.  Key of F.

383. There's a Spirit In the Air (Worship III, #531) Tune: Lauds. Key of F.

384. There's a Wideness In God's Mercy (Worship II, #275). Tune: In Babilone.  Key of G.

385. Thirsting for the Living Fountain (Worship I, #138). Tune by Virginia B. Pados. Key: G.

386. This Day God Gives Me (Worship III, #673).  Restore verse 2: "This day God sends me, strength as my steersman..."  Tune: Bunessan.  Key of C.

387. This Is My Commandment (Worship III, #603).  Tune by Erik Routley.  Key of D.

388. This Is My Song (Worship IV, #997).  Tune: Finlandia.  Key of E-flat with footnote: "For higher key, see Be Still, My Soul."

389. This Is the Day When Light Was First Created (Worship II, #276).  Tune: Northbrook. Key of D.

390. This Is the Feast Day of the Lord's True Witness (Worship III, #717).  Tune: Iste Confessor.  Key of D minor.

391. This Is the Feast of Victory (Worship III, #458).  Tune: Festival Canticle. Key of D.

392. This Is the Spirit's Entry Now (Worship III, #722).  Tune: Perry.  Key of E.

393. This Joyful Eastertide (Worship III, #449).  Tune: Vreuchten.  Key of E-flat.

394. This World, My God, Is Held within Your Hand (Worship III, #582).  Tune: Sursum Corda.  Key of D.

395. Those Who Love and Those Who Labor (Worship II, #277).  Tune: Dohmnach Trionoide.  Key of F minor.

396. Thou Art the Way (First tune) (Worship II, #278). Tune: Dundee.  Key of E-flat with footnote: "For lower key, see Maker of All, to You We Give".

397. Thou Art the Way (Second tune) (text in Worship II, #278). Tune: Consolation (appears in 1979 We Celebrate).  Key of G.

398. Thou Whose Almighty Word (Worship II, #279).  Tune: Italian Hymn.  Key of F.

399. Thy Strong Word Didst Cleave the Darkness (Worship III, #511).  Tune: Ebenezer. Key of F minor.

400. 'Tis Good, Lord, to Be Here (Worship II, #280).  Tune: Swabia.  Key of D.

401. To Christ, the Prince of Peace (1st tune) (Worship III, #577). Tune: Narenza (the tune in Worship III; Worship IV uses Festal Song). Key: A-flat.

402. To Christ, the Prince of Peace (2nd tune) (same text). Tune: Potsdam.  Key of D.

403. To God with Gladness Sing (Worship III, #2).  Tune: Camano, with footnote: "Alternate tune: Darwall's 148th; see Rejoice, the Lord Is King".

404. To Jesus Christ, Our Sovereign King (Worship II, #282).  Tune: Ich Glaub An Gott. Key of F.

405. To Jordan Jesus Humbly Came (Worship IV, #457).  Tune: Winchester New.  Key of B-flat, with footnote: "For lower key, see On Jordan's Bank, low key option."

406. To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love (Worship II, #283).  Tune: Bishops. Key of F.

407. Tomorrow Christ Is Coming (Worship II, #285).  Tune: King's Lynn.  Key of D minor.

408. Turn Back, O Man, Foreswear Thy Foolish Ways (Worship II, #286).  Tune: Old Hundred Twenty-Fourth (often titled Geneva 124).  Key of F.

409. 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (Worship III, #380).  Tune: Une Jeune Pucelle. Key of G minor.

410. Two Noble Saints (Worship III, #699). Tune: De Eersten Zun de Laatsten. Key: G minor.

Peace,
BMP