Handbook to the Mennonite Hymnary
By Lester Hostetler, B. D. Coeditor, The Mennonite Hymnary
General Conference of the Mennonite Church of North America Board of Publications Newton, Kansas 1949
Copyright, 1949, by the General Conference of Mennonites, Board of Publications Printed by the Brethren Publishing House, Elgin, Illinois
TO ALL WHO LOVE THE HYMNS OF THE CHURCH AND DESIRE TO SING THEM WITH THE SPIRIT AND THE UNDERSTANDING THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED IN GRATITUDE AND LOVE
The aim of this book is to serve as a companion to the Mennonite Hymnary . It seeks to explain, as far as possible, the origin of the words and music of every hymn in the Hymnary .
The great lyrics of the church, contributed by every age since the days of the apostles, are a precious heritage, and a source of inspiration and power. This work is intended to foster an understanding of and love for our hymns, new and old, and to stimulate the time-honored and blessed practice of congregational singing in the church today.
The author has endeavored to make the work as comprehensive as possible without overburdening the reader with too many details. Many hymns have interesting stories connected with their origin and use while others, equally valuable, were just written, without drama or incident, the poet scarcely knowing how or why, except that the Inner Voice spoke. The apocryphal tales which have been circulated concerning some hymns have been studiously avoided. The aim has been to include only such material as seems to bear genuine marks of authenticity. The bibliography of “Principal Works Consulted,” found elsewhere in the book, indicates the main sources.
The original versions of translated hymns are not always readily available and for that reason they are reproduced in the Handbook . Translated hymns are usually selections from a much larger number of stanzas and it is often instructive to be able to study the whole structure of the original work.
Acknowledgements. I wish to acknowledge valuable help received from the following and to express hereby my gratitude to them: to Dr. Robert McCutchan, author of Our Hymnody , who generously responded to my request for information on a dozen or more hymns on which I had no data; to Dr. Henry Wilder Foote, of Harvard University, author of Three Centuries of American Hymnody , for biographical material on several hymn writers, and the use of books from his private library; to Dr. Reginald McAll, Executive Secretary of the Hymn Society of America for helpful material; to Dr. Ruth Messenger, Archivist for the Hymn Society of America, who furnished nearly all the Latin originals, and the Italian original of Savonarola’s hymn, and information concerning these hymns; to Dr. Armin Heussler, author of a forth-coming handbook to the Evangelical hymnal , for material on several of the chorales; to Wm. Runyan of the Hope Publishing Company, and to Dr. John Trowbridge of the Bible Institute of Los Angeles, for information concerning several of the gospel songs; to Dr. Cornelius Krahn who made the rich hymnic treasures of the Mennonite Historical Library at Bethel College available to me; to the late Rev. C. E. Krehbiel who loaned me material from his private library for this work but did not live to see its completion; to B. Bargen for help in preparing the manuscript for publication; to Mrs. Beatrice Buller for reading the manuscripts and proofs of the German chorales; to my wife, Charity Steiner Hostetler, who read all the manuscripts and proofs and whose constant interest and assistance were indispensable; and to others, too numerous to mention, who in any way facilitated the completion of the work.
Lester Hostetler
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CONTENTS
PREFACE
EXPLANATORY NOTES
AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR HYMNS AND TUNES
1. Definition of a Hymn.
2. The Beginnings of Christian Song.
3. Hymns of the Eastern Church: Greek and Syriac.
4. Hymns of the Western Church: Latin.
5. Hymns of the Bohemian Brethren.
6. Hymns of the Reformation: the German Chorales.
7. Hymns of the Reformation: The Metrical Psalms.
8. Psalm Versions.
9. English Hymnody.
10. American Hymns.
11. Gospel Songs.
12. Women Hymn Writers.
13. Mennonite Hymnody.
14. The Antecedents of the Mennonite Hymnary.
15. The Translation of Hymns.
16. Church Unity in the Hymnbook.
17. Hymn Meters.
18. Hymn Tunes.
a. What is a good tune?
b. The importance of tunes.
c. Composers of tunes.
d. Sources of tunes.
e. Tune names.
WORSHIP—PRAISE AND ADORATION
1. Holy, holy, holy
2. God is in His holy temple
6. Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim
7. O worship the King, all glorious above
8. Come Thou Almighty King
9. Christ is our Cornerstone
10. Joyful, joyful we adore Thee
11. Give to our God immortal praise
12. O for a thousand tongues to sing
13. Great God, the followers of Thy Son
14. The God of Abraham praise
15. We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer
16. Praise the Lord: ye heavens adore Him
17. Come, let us join our cheerful songs
18. O come, loud anthems let us sing
19. When morning gilds the skies
20. Lord, in the morning
21. When morning gilds the skies
22. New every morning is the love
23. Still, still with Thee
24. Father, we praise Thee
25. Awake, my soul, and with the sun
26. Christ, whose glory fills the skies
27. Come, my soul, thou must be waking
28. Now on land and sea descending
29. Now the day is over
30. Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear
31. Day is dying in the west
32. Darkening night the land doth cover
33. All praise to Thee, my God this night
34. O Gladsome Light, O Grace
35. God that madest earth and heaven
36. Softly now the light of day
37. At even, when the sun was set
38. Savior, breathe an evening blessing
39. Unheard the dews around me fall
40. Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
41. Blest be the tie that binds
42. The Lord be with us as we bend
43. Savior, again to Thy dear Name we raise
44. O Savior, bless us ere we go
45. Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing
46. Mighty God, while angels bless Thee
47. I sing the mighty power of God
48. This is my Father’s world
49. Let the whole creation cry
50. The spacious firmament on high
51. For the beauty of the earth
52. God of the earth, the sky, the sea
53. Lord of all being, throned afar
54. Be still, my soul, the Lord is on thy side
55. God is love; His mercy brightens
56. How gentle God’s commands
57. Thou Grace Divine, encircling all
58. There’s a wideness in God’s mercy
59. Father Almighty, bless us with Thy blessing
60. God moves in a mysterious way
61. O God, our help in ages past
62. The Lord is my Shepherd
63. Father and Friend, Thy light, thy love
64. Let us with a gladsome mind
65. Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
66. Watchman, tell us of the night
67. O come, O come, Emmanuel
68. Veiled in darkness Judah lay
69. Come, Thou long-expected Jesus
70. Joy to the world! the Lord is come
71. Christians, awake! salute the happy morn
72. Today be joy in every heart
75. It came upon a midnight clear
76. The first Noel the angel did say
77. The stars were silent and the hills
78. What child is this
79. Come, all ye shepherds
80. O come, all ye faithful
81. Angels from the realms of glory
82. Angels we have heard on high
83. Silent night, holy night
84. O little town of Bethlehem
85. Hark the herald angels sing
86. O holy night
87. What star is this
88. Bethlehem, of noblest cities
89. From the eastern mountains
90. We three kings of Orient are
91. Brightest and best of the sons
92. O sing a song of Bethlehem
93. O Master Workman of the race
94. Ye fair green hills of Galilee
95. Thine arm, O Lord, in days of old
96. Who is he in yonder stall
97. Fairest Lord Jesus
98. Not always on the mount
99. I know not how that Bethlehem’s Babe
100. All glory laud and honor
101. Ride on, ride on in majesty
102. When my love to God grows weak
103. ’Tis midnight and on Olive’s brow
104. There is a green hill far away
107. Go to dark Gethsemane
108. Alas! and did my Savior bleed
109. Throned upon the awful tree
110. In the Cross of Christ I glory
111. Cross of Jesus, Cross of sorrow
112. Beneath the Cross of Jesus
113. Come ye faithful, raise the strain
114. Jesus Christ is ris’n today
115. The day of Resurrection
116. The strife is o’er, the battle done
117. Hail the day that sees Him rise
118. Crown Him with many crowns
119. Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious
120. Majestic sweetness sits enthroned
121. Rejoice, the Lord is King
122. Hail, Thou once despisèd Jesus!
123. Hark, ten thousand harps and voices
124. Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
125. The King shall come when morning dawns
126. Thou art coming, O my Savior
127. Christ is coming, let creation
128. Ye servants of the Lord
129. Come, Lord, and tarry not
130. Lo, He comes, with clouds descending
131. Come, Holy Ghost, in love
132. Lord God, the Holy Ghost
133. Spirit of God, descend upon my heart
134. Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness
135. Breathe on me, breath of God
136. Holy Spirit, Truth divine
137. Holy Spirit, faithful Guide
138. Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed
139. Spirit divine, attend our prayer
140. Jesus calls us o’er the tumult
141. Behold a stranger at the door
142. I heard the voice of Jesus say
143. Art thou weary, heavy laden
144. O Jesus, Thou art standing
145. Savior, when in dust to Thee
146. Come, let us to the Lord our God
147. Lord, thy mercy now entreating
148. Rock of Ages, cleft for me
149. Strong Son of God, immortal love
150. My faith looks up to Thee
151. How firm a foundation
152. We walk by faith, and not by sight
153. O for a faith that will not shrink
154. Faith of our fathers, living still
155. Jesus, the very thought of Thee
156. Rejoice, ye pure in heart
157. Jesus, our Savior, grant us Thy peace
160. Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah
161. Jesus, Savior, pilot me
164. Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace
165. O’er the trackless ocean guided
166. For them whose ways are in the height
167. O God of Bethel, by whose hand
168. Captain of Israel’s host, and Guide
169. Eternal Father! strong to save
170. Jesus, Thy boundless love to me
171. Jesus, Thou Joy of loving hearts
172. O love divine, that stooped to share
173. Immortal Love, forever full
174. Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
175. O Love that wilt not let me go
176. For common gifts we bless Thee, Lord
177. My God, I thank Thee, who hast made
180. Pray when the morn is breaking
181. Dear Lord and Father of mankind
182. Sweet hour of prayer
183. Lord, what a change within us one short hour
184. Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire
185. Thou art the Way, to Thee alone
186. What a friend we have in Jesus
187. I need Thee every hour
188. Father, in Thy mysterious presence kneeling
189. Come, thou Fount of every blessing
190. Who is on the Lord’s side
191. When courage fails, and faith burns low
192. Jesus, and shall it ever be
193. Stand up, stand up for Jesus
194. God’s trumpet wakes the slumb’ring world
195. In the hour of trial
196. Lord Jesus, think on me
197. O for a closer walk with God
198. Soldiers of Christ, arise
199. While Thee I seek, protecting Power
200. Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings
201. We would see Jesus
202. Nearer, my God, to Thee
203. When the weary, seeking rest
204. Lord, I hear of show’rs of blessing
205. Blest are the pure in heart
206. How blest are they whose hearts are pure
207. I would be true
208. How happy is he born and taught
209. Walk in the light! so shalt thou know
210. Believe not those who say
211. Go forth to life
212. O Jesus, I have promised
213. We give Thee but thine own
214. A charge to keep I have
215. Take my life and let it be
216. My Jesus, I love Thee
217. Have Thine own way, Lord
218. Fountain of good, to own thy love
219. Master, speak! thy servant heareth
220. Savior, thy dying love
221. Work, for the night is coming
222. Where cross the crowded ways of life
223. O Master, let me walk with Thee
224. O Thou great Friend to all the sons of men
225. Onward, Christian soldiers
226. Teach me, my God and King
227. When thy heart with joy o’erflowing
228. Who is thy neighbor?
229. O brother man, fold to thy heart thy brother
230. Rise up, O men of God
231. Go, labor on; spend and be spent
232. O have you not heard of that beautiful stream
233. O holy Savior, Friend unseen
234. Thou true Vine, that heals the nations
235. God of my heart
236. Since Jesus is my Friend
237. O heart of God!
238. Life of all that lives below
239. There is a place of quiet rest
240. Come unto Me, ye weary
241. When in the madd’ning maze of things
242. Thy way is in the deep, O Lord
243. Come, ye disconsolate
244. I look to Thee in every need
245. My God and Father, while I stray
246. Give to the winds thy fears
247. Day by day the manna fell
248. One thought I have, my ample creed
249. Father, to Thee we look in all our sorrow
250. My Jesus, as Thou wilt
251. Father, whate’er of earthly bliss
252. Thy way, not mine, O Lord
253. Lord, it belongs not to my care
254. Holy Father, cheer our way
255. O Lord, how happy should we be
256. Peace, perfect peace
257. God is the refuge of His saints
258. Awake, our souls! away, our fears
259. There is no sorrow, Lord, too light
260. Hark, hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling
261. Forever, with the Lord!
262. Jerusalem the golden
263. Jerusalem the golden
264. One sweetly solemn thought
265. Sunset and evening star
266. Blest be the everlasting God
267. Forward through the ages
268. Thy Kingdom come, on bended knee
269. Come, Kingdom of our God
270. Thy Kingdom come, O Lord
271. Thy Kingdom come, O God
272. Before Jehovah’s awful throne
273. The Church’s one foundation
274. Glorious things of thee are spoken
275. I love Thy Kingdom, Lord
276. O where are kings and empires now
277. Christ is made the sure foundation
278. Lord of our life, and God of our salvation
279. Dear Shepherd of Thy people
280. Again, as evening’s shadow falls
281. We love the place, O God
282. Unto Thy temple, Lord, we come
283. The dawn of God’s dear Sabbath
284. Safely through another week
285. O day of rest and gladness
286. Again returns the day of holy rest
287. This is the day of light
288. Break Thou the bread of life
289. O Word of God Incarnate
290. Thy Word is like a garden, Lord
291. The heavens declare Thy glory, Lord
292. Lord, Thy word abideth
293. Shine Thou upon us, Lord
294. O still in accents sweet and strong
295. Pour out Thy Spirit from on high
296. Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
297. Thou who Thyself didst sanctify
298. Gracious Savior, gentle Shepherd
299. All hidden lie the future ways
300. A little child the Savior came
301. Come, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
302. I’m not ashamed to own my Lord
303. Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face
304. Bread of the world, in mercy broken
305. According to Thy gracious word
306. Bread of the world, in mercy broken
307. Come, risen Lord, and deign to be our guest
308. I hunger and I thirst
309. Author of life divine
310. By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored
311. Bread of heaven, on Thee we feed
312. O perfect Love, all human thought transcending
313. Safe in the arms of Jesus
314. Asleep in Jesus....
315. Now the laborer’s task is o’er
316. O Lord of life, where’er they be
317. For all the saints
318. We cannot think of them as dead
319. Come, let us join our friends above
320. In Christ there is no East or West
321. Jesus, Lord, we look to Thee
322. All praise to our redeeming Lord
323. How sweet, how heavenly is the sight
324. The morning light is breaking
325. Far and near the fields are teeming
326. Father, whose will is life and good
327. Christ for the world we sing
328. O Zion, haste, thy mission high fulfilling
329. Word of Life, most pure, most strong
330. O Spirit of the living God
331. Fling out the banner! let it float
332. Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning
333. From Greenland’s icy mountains
334. We have heard the joyful sound
335. We’ve a story to tell to the nations
336. On the mountain top appearing
337. Ye Christian heralds, go proclaim
338. How are Thy servants blest
339. See how great a flame aspires
340. The whole wide world for Jesus
341. Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
342. Lord of light, whose name outshineth
343. O beautiful for spacious skies
344. My country, ’tis of thee
345. Judge Eternal, throned in splendor
346. Once to every man and nation
347. God of our fathers, whose Almighty hand
348. God bless our native land
349. Great God of nations, now to Thee
350. O God, we pray for all mankind
351. God the All-Merciful
352. O God of love, O King of peace
353. Let there be light, Lord God of hosts
354. Father eternal, Ruler of creation
355. Not alone for mighty empire
356. Thy Kingdom come! O Lord, we daily cry
357. Peace in our time, O Lord
358. O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest
359. Thou gracious God, whose mercy lends
360. There is beauty all around
361. Happy the home when God is there
362. Bless the four corners of this house
363. Lord of life and King of glory
364. Motherhood, sublime, eternal
365. God be with you till we meet again
366. Uplift the song of praise
367. O God, beneath Thy guiding hand
368. In pleasant lands have fall’n the lines
369. Eternal One, Thou living God
370. Thou to whom the sick and dying
371. Now to heav’n our pray’r ascending
372. Jesus, Thou divine Companion
373. O Son of Man, Thou madest known
374. Though lowly here our lot may be
375. We plow the fields, and scatter
376. Thank the Lord
377. Come, ye thankful people, come
378. To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
379. Ring out, wild bells
380. Another year is dawning
381. Another year of setting suns
382. The year is gone beyond recall
383. Great God, we sing that mighty hand
384. ’Tis winter now
385. The glory of the spring, how sweet
386. Summer suns are glowing
387. The year is swiftly waning
388. Father of men, in whom are one
389. O grant us light that we may know
390. Almighty Lord, with one accord
391. I feel the winds of God today
392. “Are ye able,” said the Master
393. Just as I am, Thine own to be
394. Savior, while my heart is tender
395. Savior, like a shepherd lead us
396. O Son of man, our hero
397. Lord in the fulness of my might
398. Shepherd of eager youth
399. Lead on, O King Eternal
400. Give of your best to the Master
401. Father in heav’n who lovest all
402. Lord, through changing days, unchanging
403. A gladsome hymn of praise we sing
404. Children of Jerusalem
405. Around the throne of God in heaven
406. A little seed lay fast asleep
407. See the shining dewdrops
408. God sees the little sparrow fall
409. Birds are singing, woods are ringing
410. All things bright and beautiful
411. The happy Christmas comes once more
412. Once in royal David’s city
413. Come hither, ye children
414. Away in a manger
415. Joy dawned again on Easter Day
416. Hushed was the evening hymn
417. In our work and our play
418. The wise may bring their learning
419. Tell me the stories of Jesus
420. Jesus bids us shine
421. Here we come with gladness
422. We thank Thee, O our Father
423. Father, we thank Thee for the night
424. Savior, teach me, day by day
425. Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me
426. Praise Him! Praise Him!
427. I think when I read that sweet story
428. Jesus loves me! this I know
429. Loving Shepherd of Thy sheep
430. I am Jesus’ little lamb
431. Sleep, baby, sleep
432. When He cometh, when He cometh
433. From yon distant heaven
434. Lo! the heavens are breaking
435. Can a little child like me
436. Remember all God’s children
437. We praise Thee, O God
438. Praise Him! Praise Him!
439. Come, let us all unite to sing
440. There is no name so sweet on earth
441. Take my heart, O Father, take it
442. ’Tis the promise of God, full salvation to give
443. Come, we that love the Lord
444. I lay my sins on Jesus
445. I’ve found a Friend, O such a Friend
446. I have found a Friend in Jesus
447. One is kind above all others
448. Brightly beams our Father’s mercy
449. Lead me gently home, Father
450. I know whom I have believed
451. O Christ, in Thee my soul hath found
452. Low in the grave He lay
453. I know that my Redeemer liveth
454. O the unsearchable riches of Christ
455. It may be at morn, when the day is awaking
456. Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling
457. Come, every soul by sin oppressed
458. Just as I am, without one plea
459. Come, ye sinners, poor and needy
460. I have a Savior, He’s pleading in glory
461. A ruler once came to Jesus by night
462. I hear the Savior say
463. Amazing grace! how sweet the sound
464. Down at the cross where my Savior died
465. O happy day, that fixed my choice
466. Sinners Jesus will receive
467. The whole world was lost
468. Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone
469. Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole
470. O Thou, in whose presence my soul takes delight
471. I do not ask, O Lord, that life may be
472. More love to Thee, O Christ
473. What a wonderful Savior
474. Pass me not, O gentle Savior
475. I am Thine, O Lord
476. Are you weary, are you heavy-hearted
477. Yield not to temptation
478. He leadeth me, O blessed thought
479. Joys are flowing like a river
480. Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine
481. Sweet are the promises
482. Will your anchor hold
483. Hide me, O my Savior, hide me
484. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way
485. Take the name of Jesus with you
486. When we walk with the Lord
487. My hope is built on nothing less
488. ’Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus
489. What a fellowship, what a joy divine
490. Jesus, keep me near the cross
491. Nearer the cross
492. There is a fountain filled with blood
493. I love to tell the story
494. Sing them over again to me
495. Tell me the old, old story
496. There is a Name I love to hear
497. Rescue the perishing
498. O scatter seeds of loving deeds
499. Judge me, God of my salvation
500. I can hear my Savior calling
501. And must I be to judgment brought
502. Savior, lead me lest I stray
503. My days are gliding swiftly by
504. There’s a land that is fairer than day
CALL TO WORSHIP
505. Open now Thy gates of beauty
506. God reveals His presence
507. Jehovah! Jehovah! Jehovah!
508. Lo, God is here! let us adore
509. O that I had a thousand voices
510. Heav’n and earth, the sea, the air
511. Lord, with glowing heart I’d praise Thee
512. Sing praise to God who reigns above
513. Praise thou the Lord, O my soul
514. Now thank we all our God
515. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
516. How great, Almighty, is Thy kindness
517. O Pow’r of love, all else transcending
518. Lord, who can be with Thee compared
519. Holy God, we praise Thy name
520. Holy Lord, holy Lord
521. All glory be to God on High
522. Wake, awake, for night is flying
523. Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates
524. O Son of God, we wait for Thee
525. All my heart this night rejoices
526. A great and mighty wonder
527. From heaven above to earth I come
528. For Thy mercy and Thy grace
529. How brightly shines the Morning Star
530. As with gladness men of old
531. Out of the depths I cry to Thee
532. Out of the depths I cry to Thee
533. Jesus, I never can forget
534. Ah, dearest Jesus, how hast Thou offended
535. Christ, the Life of all the living
536. Jesus, Refuge of the weary
537. Man of Sorrows, now my soul shall greet Thee
538. Dark the day on Calvary’s Cross
539. O sacred Head, now wounded
540. Lamb of God most holy
541. Jesus Christ my sure defense
542. Welcome, Thou Victor in the strife
543. Jesus lives! thy terrors now
544. Christ the Lord is risen again!
545. Lo, the day of days is here
546. O Holy Spirit, enter in
547. O Spirit of Life, O Spirit of God
548. Come, O come, Thou quickening Spirit
549. A Mighty Fortress is our God
550. The work is Thine, O Christ our Lord
551. Spread, still spread, thou mighty word
552. Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness
553. Light of Light enlighten me
553a. Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier
554. Come, Thou bright and morning Star
555. Evening and morning, sunset and dawning
556. The duteous day now closeth
557. Now cheer our hearts this eventide
558. Commit thou all thy griefs
559. Abide with us, our Savior
560. God is my Light
561. Take Thou my hand, O Father
562. What mercy and divine compassion
563. Strive aright when God doth call thee
564. Jesus, priceless Treasure
565. I am the Lord, O hear my voice
566. O God, Thou faithful God
567. Whate’er my God ordains is right
568. Lord, Thou hast been Thy people’s rest
569. Jehovah, let me now adore Thee
570. The Spirit of the Lord revealed
571. He who would be in God confiding
572. Our Lord, His passion ended
573. God who madest earth and heaven
574. Jesus, still lead on
575. That man hath perfect blessedness
Note on the Scottish Psalter, 1650
576. Lord, Thou shalt early hear my voice
577. Within Thy tabernacle, Lord
578. God’s law is perfect, and converts
579. The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want
580. Ye gates, lift up your heads on high
581. Show me thy ways, O Lord
582. The Lord’s my light and saving health
583. Through all the changing scenes of life
584. O children, hither do ye come
585. I waited for the Lord my God
586. As pants the hart for cooling streams
587. O send Thy light forth and Thy truth
588. God is our refuge and our strength
589. After Thy loving-kindness, Lord
590. Praise waits for Thee in Zion, Lord
591. His name forever shall endure
592. How lovely are Thy dwellings fair
593. The Lord doth reign, and clothed is He
594. All people that on earth do dwell
595. Thou shalt arise, and mercy yet
596. O thou my soul bless God the Lord
597. I love the Lord, because my voice
598. Unto the hills around do I lift up
599. I joyed when to the house of God
600. O Lord, Thou art my God and King
601. Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts
602. Holy, holy, holy. Lord God of hosts
603. The Lord is In His holy temple
604. Hear our prayer, O Lord
605. Thy word have I hid in my heart
606. Gloria Patri
607. Gloria Patri
608. Let the words of my mouth
609. Father, O hear us
610. Our Father, who art in heaven
611. Bless Thou the gifts our hands have brought
612. All things come of Thee, O Lord
613. May the grace of Christ our Savior
614. The Lord bless you and keep you
615. Now to the King of heav’n
616. To God the only wise
617. Now to him who loved us, gave us
618. Praise God from whom all blessings flow
619. Dresden Amen
620. Threefold Amen
621. Amen Sequence
622. Fourfold Amen
623. Sevenfold Amen
NOTE ON THE USE OF “AMEN”
PRINCIPAL WORKS CONSULTED
Index of Scripture Texts
Topical Index of the Metrical Psalms
Index of Composers and Sources of Tunes
Index of Authors, Translators, and Sources
Index of Tunes
Index of Original First Lines of Translations
Index of First Lines
Transcriber’s Notes
