INDEX OF HYMNS
(First lines, except those in parenthesis which are first lines of other than first verse, or of first lines of translations.)
[A] [B] [C] [D] [E] [F] [G] [H] [I] [J] [K] [L] [M] [N] [O] [P] Q [R] [S] [T] [U] [V] [W] X [Y] [Z]
A A charge to keep I have[62], [83] A few more years shall roll[208] (A mighty fortress is our God)[134], [239] Abide with me; fast falls the eventide[204], [223] Ah, dearest Jesus, I have grown[36] Alas, and did my Savior bleed[69], [81], [116], [269] All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name[60], [74], [189], [234] All people that on earth do dwell[153], [259] (All praise to Thee, eternal Lord)[135] Almost persuaded, now to believe[91] Amazing grace, how sweet the sound[48], [196] Amazing sight, the Savior stands[212] (And when our days are past)[213] Angels from the realms of glory[202] Approach, my soul, the mercy seat[196] Art thou weary, art thou languid[117], [206] As pants the hart for cooling streams[155], [204] Awake and sing the song[235] Awake, my soul, in joyful lays[192] Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve[60], [179], [238]
B Be faithful unto death[90] Befiehl du deine Wege[140] Before Jehovah’s awful throne[59], [70], [175], [186], [235], [251], [259] Behold, a Stranger at the door[192] Behold the glories of the Lamb[170] Behold the Savior of mankind[181] Beneath the cross of Jesus[268] Beyond the smiling and the weeping[208] Blest be the tie that binds[191] Blest be Thy love, dear Lord[164] Blow ye the trumpet, blow[63], [251] Bread of the world, in mercy broken[199] Break Thou the bread of life[223] Brief life is here our portion[125], [206] Brighten the corner where you are[30], [97], [251] Brightest and best of the sons of the morning[199], [232] (But warm, sweet, tender, even yet)[222] By cool Siloam’s shady rill[199]
C Calm on the listening ear of night[222] Child of sin and sorrow[215] Children of the heavenly King[190] Christ is born, exalt His name[116] Christian, dost thou see them[206] Christians, awake, salute the happy morn[178] Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove[178] Come, Holy Ghost, in love[218] Come, Holy Spirit, come[60] Come, Jesus, Redeemer, abide Thou with me[218] Come, my soul, thy suit prepare[196] Come, oh, come, in pious lays[161] Come, sound His praise abroad[251] Come, Thou Almighty King[61], [68], [261] Come, Thou Fount of every blessing[192], [235], [239], [269] Come, we that love the Lord[251] Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish[200], [211] Crown Him with many crowns[60]
D Day is dying in the West[223] Day of wrath! O day of mourning[127] (Dear Christian people, now rejoice)[135] Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray[217] Deathless principle, arise[190] Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near[216] Depth of mercy, can there be[186], [254]
E Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott[134], [136], [138], [150], [245] Eine Herde und ein Hirt[145] Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit[137] Es kennt der Herr die Seinen[145]
F Fade, fade, each earthly joy[61] Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature[235] Faith of our fathers, living still[206] Father of mercies, in Thy word[191] Father, whate’er of early bliss[60], [191] (Fear not, O little flock, the foe)[138] Fierce was the wild billow[115], [206] Fling out the banner; let it float[219] For thee, O dear, dear country[125] Forever with the Lord[202] Forward! singing glory[225] From all that dwell below the skies[59] From Greenland’s icy mountains[199], [216] (From heaven above to earth I come)[135]
G Gently, Lord, oh, gently lead us[215] Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ[135]-6 Give to the winds thy fears[140], [262] Glorious things of thee are spoken[48], [196] Go, labor on, spend and be spent[208] God be with you till we meet again[91] (God calling yet; shall I not hear?)[141] God is love; his mercy brightens[204], [261] God is the refuge of His saints[59], [262] God moves in a mysterious way[48], [196], [254] Gott ist gegenwaertig! lasset uns anbeten[141] Gott rufet noch, sollt’ ich nicht endlich hoeren?[141] Grace, ’tis a charming sound[179] Great God, how infinite Thou art[186] (Great God, what do I see and hear)[137] Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah[190], [262]
H Hail, glad’ning light, of His pure glory poured[110] Hail, Thou once despised Jesus[189] Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning[215] Hail to the Lord’s Anointed[202] Hark, hark, my soul, angelic strains are swelling[206] Hark, my soul, it is the Lord[197] Hark, ten thousand harps and voices[201] Hark, the herald angels sing[72], [246] Hark, the song of jubilee[202] Harre des Herrn[90] He dies, the Friend of sinners dies[67] (He knoweth all His people)[145] He leadeth me, O blessed thought[91], [224], [255] He sings and plays the songs which best thou lovest[162] Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty[84], [199], [251], [261] How are Thy servants blest, O Lord[167] How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord[262] How gentle God’s commands[179] How precious is the book divine[191] How sweet the name of Jesus sounds[48], [196], [236], [238] Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber[172]
I I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice[223] I could not do without Thee[207] I gave my life for Thee[207] I heard the voice of Jesus say[208] I hunger and I thirst[61] (I know in whom I put my trust)[145] (I know no life divided)[145] I know that my Redeemer lives (Medley)[192] I know that my Redeemer lives (Wesley)[186] I lay my sins on Jesus[208] I love Thee so; I know not how[35], [82] I love Thy kingdom, Lord[211] I love to steal awhile away[214] I love to tell the story[91] I need Thee every hour[91], [236] I praise Him most, I love Him best[160] I sing th’ almighty pow’r of God[60] I was a wand’ring sheep[35], [208] I will sing you a song of that beautiful land[91] I would not live alway; I ask not to stay[219] I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath[186] Ich weiss, an wen ich glaube[145] If thou but suffer God to guide thee[139] In the Christian’s home in glory[91] In the cross of Christ I glory[204], [269] In the hour of my distress[163] In the hour of trial[202] It came upon the midnight clear[222] It is well with my soul[91]
J Jedes Herz will etwas lieben[141] Jerusalem, my happy home[164] Jerusalem the golden, with milk and honey blest[125], [206] Jesu, dulcedo cordium[218] Jesu, dulcis memoria[125], [218] Jesus, name all names above[117] Jesus, and shall it ever be[192] Jesus calls us, o’er the tumult[206] Jesus, I love Thy charming name[233] Jesus, I my cross have taken[204] Jesus, keep me near the cross[223] Jesus, lebt, mit ihm auch ich[142] Jesus, let thy pitying eye[73] (Jesus lives, no longer now)[142] Jesus, Lover of my soul[38], [63], [64], [186], [239], [254] Jesus loves me, this I know[223] Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone[190] Jesus, Savior, pilot me[91], [224] Jesus shall reign where’er the sun[59], [176], [186], [263] Jesus, the very thought of Thee[43], [60], [205], [218], [233], [239] Jesus, these eyes have never seen[217], [233], [236] Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts[218] Jesus, where’er Thy people meet[73], [197] (Jesus, Thy boundless love to me)[140] Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee[235] Joy to the world, the Lord is come[73]
K Kingdoms and thrones to God belong[251]
L Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace[203] Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom[34], [51], [205], [246] Lead on, O King eternal[224], [263], [269] Let all the earth their voices raise[259], [260] Let our choir new anthems raise[117] Lift your glad voices in triumph on high[220] Lo! God is here, let us adore[78], [141], [235] Lo! He comes with clouds descending[190] Lo! in the clouds of heaven appears[220] Lobe den Herren, den Maechtigen Koenig der Ehren[142] Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious[201] Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing[191] Lord, I am Thine, entirely Thine[211] Lord, it belongs not to my care[164] Lord Jesus, think on me[115] Lord of all being, throned afar[59], [221], [250] Lord, speak to me, that I may speak[207] Lord, we come before Thee now[261] Lord, with glowing heart I’d praise Thee[218] Love divine, all loves excelling[186], [238], [261]
M Mag auch die Liebe weinen[145] Mighty God, while angels bless Thee[191], [235] More about Jesus would I know[91] More love to Thee, O Christ[61], [224] Mortals awake, with angels join[192] My country, ’tis of thee[61], [216] My faith looks up to Thee[43], [61], [91], [213], [236], [249] (My feet are worn and weary)[35] My God, how wonderful Thou art[206], [235], [250] My God, I love Thee, not because[205], [236] My God, I thank Thee, who hast made[231] My God, my God, to Thee I cry[184] My God, the spring of all my joys[38] My gracious Lord, I own Thy right[179] My hope is built on nothing less[74] My Jesus, as Thou wilt[60] My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine[246] My soul, be on thy guard[60], [75] My spirit longeth for Thee[61], [178]
N Nearer, my God, to Thee[61], [224], [242] Never weather-beaten sail[161] (Not all the blood of beasts)[238] Now from the altar of my heart[166] Now I resolve with all my heart[191] Now must we hymn the Master of heaven[158] Now, my tongue, the mystery telling[126] (Now thank we all our God)[138] Now the day is over[207] Nun danket alle Gott[138] Nun freuet euch, lieb Christen G’mein[135]
O O Christ, the Lord of heaven, to Thee[218] O day of rest and gladness[38], [84], [251] O God, beneath Thy guiding hand[218] O happy band of pilgrims[117] O happy day that fixed my choice[179] (O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest)[145] O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden[140] O Jesu Christ, mein schoenstes Licht[140] O Jesu, meine Sonne[145] O Jesus, our chief cornerstone[59] O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed[218] O Jesus, Thou art standing[207] O little town of Bethlehem[51], [68], [223] O love divine, how sweet Thou art[235] O Love divine, that stooped to share[221] O Love! how deep, how broad, how high[59] O Love that wilt not let me go[34], [80], [97], [208], [249], [268] O lux, beata Trinitas[134] O Master, let me walk with Thee[51], [224] (O Morning Star, how fair and bright)[137] O most blessed Light divine[124] O mother dear, Jerusalem[164] O name, all other names above[224] (O name than every name more dear)[144] O Paradise, O Paradise[206] (O sacred head now wounded)[140] O Savior, precious Savior[235] O selig Haus, wo man dich aufgenommen[145] O splendor of the Father’s face[121] O sussester der Namen all[144] O Thou who driest the mourner’s tear[200] O treuer Heiland, Jesu Christ[145] O Word of God, incarnate[207] O Word of truth! in devious paths[114] O’er the gloomy hills of darkness[190] Oft in danger, oft in woe[203] Oh, could I speak the matchless worth[79], [192], [235] Oh, for a closer walk with God[196] Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing[68], [235], [263] Oh, help us, Lord, each hour of need[200] Oh, where are kings and empires now[223] Oh, where shall rest be found[202] Oh, worship the King, all-glorious above[97], [203], [235], [251], [259] On the mountain’s top appearing[201] On the wings of His love I was carried above[36] One more day’s work for Jesus[223] (One Shepherd and one fold to be)[145] One there is above all others[196] Onward, Christian Soldiers[207], [251], [255], [263] Our God, our help in ages past[171], [175], [186], [230]
P Pange, lingua, gloriosi[125] Pass me not, O gentle Savior[223] Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin[83] Praise, my soul, the King of heaven[204] Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore Him[78], [235] Praise to the Holiest in the height[205] (Praise to the Lord! He is King over all the creation)[142] Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire[84], [202], [269]
R Return, O wanderer, to thy home[216] Ride on, ride on in majesty[75], [200] Rise, glorious Conqueror, rise[61] Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings[178] Rock of Ages, cleft for me[64], [190], [239], [254], [255]
S Safe home, safe home in port[117] Safe in the arms of Jesus[223] Safely through another week[196], [251] Salve, Caput cruentatum[125], [140] Savior, breathe an evening blessing[203] Savior, more than life to me[223] Savior, sprinkle many nations[223] Savior, Thy dying love[224] Savior, who Thy flock art feeding[219] (See from his head, his hands, his feet)[271] See, the Conqueror rides in triumph[38] Shepherd of tender youth[109], [110] Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing[219] Sei getreu bis in den Tod[90] Sieh, hier bin ich, Ehrenkoenig[142] Simply trusting every day[91] (Sleepers, awake, a voice is calling)[137] Softly now the light of day[219] Soldiers of the cross, arise[207] (Something every heart is loving)[141] Sometimes a light surprises[48], [197] Sound the loud timbrel o’er Egypt’s dark sea[200] (Sovereign Ruler, King Victorious)[142] Stand up and bless the Lord[60] Stand up, stand up for Jesus[83], [222], [239] Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh[223], [230] Summer suns are glowing[207] Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear[200], [232], [235] Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer[91] Swell the anthem, raise the song[212]
T Take me, O my Father, take me[218] Take my life, and let it be[207] The bird, the messenger of day[122] The church’s one foundation[84] The day is past and over[115], [206] The God of Abraham praise[189] The Head that once was crowned with thorns[201] The heavens are not too high[162] The indorsement of supreme delight[36] The Lord is King, lift up thy voice[204] The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know[202] The Lord our God is clothed with might[37], [198], [203] The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want[154] The morning light is breaking[91], [216], [263] The ransomed spirit to her home[214] The rivers on of Babilon[156] The roseate hues of early dawn[206] The royal banners forward go[122] The Savior bids thee watch and pray[216] The Son of God goes forth to war[199] The spacious firmament on high[167] The spirit in our hearts[219] The sun is sinking fast[205] The voice that breathed o’er Eden[201] Thee will I love, my strength, my tower[140] There is a fountain filled with blood[48], [60], [65], [197], [254] There is a green hill far away[206], [271] There is an hour of peaceful rest[214] There’s a wideness in God’s mercy[83], [206] There’s sunshine in my soul[245] They who seek the throne of grace[213] Thou art the way, to Thee alone[219] Thou hidden source of calm repose[184] Thou wast, O God, and Thou was blest[166] Thou, whose almighty word[203] (Though love may weep with breaking heart)[145] Through all the changing scenes of life[155] Thy way, not mine, O Lord[60] ’Tis midnight, and on Olive’s brow[59], [214] ’Tis the day of resurrection[206] To our Redeemer’s glorious name[191] True-hearted, whole-hearted[207]
U Unser Herrscher, unser Koenig[142]
V Veni, Creator spiritus[124], [134], [152] Veni, Redemptor gentium[134] Veni, Sancte Spiritus[124] Verzage nicht, du Haeuflein klein[138] Vexilla regis prodeunt[122], [124] Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her[135]
W Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme[137] (Wait on the Lord)[90] (Wake, awake, for night is flying)[138] Waked by the Gospel’s joyful sound[211] Walk in the light; so shalt thou know[203] (Was there ever kindest Shepherd)[206] Watchman, tell us of the night[204] We are but strangers here[61] We are living, we are dwelling[223] We give Thee but Thine own[207] We may not climb the heavenly steeps[240] (We praise and bless Thee, gracious Lord)[145] We would see Jesus, for the shadows lengthen[223] Welcome, sweet day of rest[60], [73] Wer nur den lieben Gott laesst walten[138] When all Thy mercies, O my God[167], [262] When I can read my title clear[38] When I survey the wondrous cross[38], [59], [79], [171], [176], [237] When marshaled on the mighty plain[203] When morning gilds the skies[205] When our hearts are bowed with woe[200] When the roll is called up yonder[245] When the weary, seeking rest[208] Where cross the crowded ways of life[87], [224] While shepherds watched their flocks by night[155] While with ceaseless course the sun[196] Who can behold the blazing light[212] Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern[137] Work, for the night is coming[83]
Y Ye holy angels bright[164] Ye servants of God, your Master proclaims[73], [263] Yet God’s must I remain[161]
Z Zion stands with hills surrounded[201] Zion, to thy Savior singing[126]
THE SINGING CHURCH
The Hymns It Wrote and Sang
By EDMUND S. LORENZ
To this author the hymn is not a dry abstraction but an experience of intense reality—of those realities (as of God, Christ, sin, salvation, divine care, eternal life) to which human hearts have responded throughout the ages. His study makes full recognition of the personal elements in hymn development. The singers whose vision of spiritual things is fresh and keen stand out in every age, expanding the permanent content of church hymnody.
Here is indeed a book which will set the Church to singing once more, in an effort to proclaim a new awareness of the presence of God—that same awareness which stirred the composers of our greatest hymns. Dr. Lorenz makes visible to us the golden stairway of great hymn writers, shining at every level of its ascent with the glory of the Christian faith.