[2]Louis F. Benson, a Presbyterian clergyman, the successor of F. M. Bird as the foremost American hymnologist in the first third of this century.
[3]See [accompanying Catalogue of American Unitarian Hymn Books].
[4]Julian’s Dictionary, p. 60, lists Huntington, with Eliza Scudder and Harriet Beecher Stowe, as Episcopalian. It is true that Huntington joined the Episcopal church in 1859, as did Miss Eliza Scudder in her old age, but all the hymns produced by either of them were written while they were still Unitarians in belief, and Harriet Beecher Stowe was a life long Congregationalist.
[5]A few graduates of Harvard College (or Divinity School), belonging to other denominations have also written hymns, the most notable being Samuel Francis Smith (1808-1895), the greatest hymn writer of the 19th century in the Baptist denomination; Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) with his one famous Christmas hymn; and, in the present century, Rev. Walter Russell Bowie (1882-1969), but the total number of their hymns is a very small percentage of the number by Unitarian graduates at Harvard.
[6]The numbers in brackets refer to the books listed in this catalogue.
Index of First Lines of American Unitarian Hymns
which have been included in one or more published Hymn Books, with names of their authors, to facilitate reference to the preceding Biographical Sketches for further information. Verses by these authors printed elsewhere than in some Hymn Book are there noted, but have not been indexed.
[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 holy air is breathing round— [Livermore, A. A.] A little kingdom I possess,— [Alcott] A mighty fortress is our God— [Hedge] A voice by Jordan’s shore— [Longfellow, S.] A wondrous star our pioneer— [Weiss] Abba, Father, hear— [Anon.] Abide not in the realm of dreams,— [Burleigh] Across a century’s border line— [Hosmer] Again as evening’s shadow falls— [Longfellow, S.] Alas! how poor and little worth— [Anon.] Alas! how swift— [Adams, J. Q.] All are architects of fate— [Longfellow, H. W.] All beautiful the march of days— [Wile] All before us is the way— [Clapp], see also [Emerson] All hail, God’s angel, Truth— [Newell] All hail the pageant of the years— [Holmes, J. H.] All hidden lie the future ways— [Hosmer] All holy, ever living One— [Hill] All is of God: if he but wave his hand— [Longfellow, H. W.] All nature’s works His praise declare— [Ware] All praise to him of Nazareth— [Bryant] All that in this wide world— [Bryant] All things that are on earth— [Bryant] Almighty Builder, bless, we pray— [Church] Almighty! hear thy children raise— altered to Almighty, listen while we praise— [Bryant] America triumphant! Brave land of pioneers— [Holmes, J. H.] Amid the heaven of heavens— [Bartrum] And wherefore should I seek above— [Scudder] Angel of peace, thou hast tarried— [Holmes, O. W.] Another day its course hath run— [Pierpont] Another year of setting suns— [Chadwick] Around the throne of God, the host— [Ware] As darker, darker fall around— See: [Longfellow, S.] As once again we gather here— [Greenwood] As shadows cast by sun and cloud— [Bryant] As the storm retreating— [Williams, T. C.] As tranquil streams that meet— [Ham] At first I prayed for light— [Cheney]
B Be thou ready, fellow-mortal— [Bartol] Behold, the servant of the Lord— [Anon.] Behold the western evening light— [Peabody, W. B. O.] Beneath the shadow of the cross— [Longfellow, S.] Beneath thine hammer, Lord— [Hedge] Beneath thy trees we meet today— [Weiss] Benignant Saviour: ’twas not thine, altered to Most gracious Saviour: ’twas not thine— [Bulfinch] Blest is the hour when— [Anon.] Blest is the mortal— [Adams, J. Q.] Blind Bartimeus at the gate— [Longfellow, H. W.] Bondage and death the cup contains— [Sargent] Break the bread and pour the wine— [Pierpont] Bring, O morn, thy music— [Gannett] Brother, hast thou wandered far— [Clarke] Burden of shame and woe— [Bulfinch] By law from Sinai’s clouded steep— [Williams, T. C.]
C Calm on the listening ear of night— [Sears] Christ hath arisen— [Hedge] Christ to the young man said— [Longfellow, H. W.] City of God, how broad, how far— [Johnson] Clear in memory’s silent reaches— [Gannett] Close softly, fondly, while ye weep— [Bryant] Come, Holy Spirit, hush my heart— [Anon.] Come, let us sing— [Adams, J. Q.] Come, let us who in Christ— [Anon.] Come, O thou universal good— [Anon.] Come, Thou Almighty King— [Anon.] Come, Thou Almighty Will— See: [Longfellow, S.] Come to the morning prayer— [Anon.]