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The Story of the Hymns and Tunes

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A charge to keep I have, 274

Abide with me, fast falls, 217

Adams and liberty, 335

Adeste, fideles, 458

Alas, what hourly dangers rise, 198

All glory, laud and honor, 5

All hail the power of Jesus' name, 25–27

All praise to thee, eternal Lord, 8

Almost persuaded, 454

Along the banks where Babel's current, 242, 243

A mighty fortress is our God, 69

And is this life prolonged to you, 43

And will the judge descend, 410

Angel of peace, thou has waited, 344

Angels roll the rock away, 411

Another six days' work is done, 23, 488

A poor wayfaring man of grief, 285

Arise, my soul, arise, 395

Art thou weary, art thou languid, 57

As down in the sunless retreats, 243

Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep, 499

At anchor laid remote from home, 138

Ave, maris stella, 356

Ave, sanctissima, 357

Awake and sing the song, 29

Awake my soul, stretch every nerve, 413

Awake, my soul, to joyful lays, 276, 277

Awaked by Sinai's awful sound, 267

Battle hymn of the republic, 340, 343

Before Jehovah's awful throne, 40, 41

Begone unbelief, my saviour is near, 203

Behold the glories of the lamb, 42

Behold, the stone is rolled away, 451

Be thou exalted, O my God, 40

Be thou, O God, exalted high, 111

Beyond the smiling and the weeping, 527

Blest be the tie that binds, 132

Blow ye the trumpet, blow, 395

Bread of heaven, on thee we feed, 489

Brethren, while we sojourn here, 280

Brightly beams the father's mercy, 431

Build thee more stately mansions, 249

By cool Siloam's shady rill, 318

By the rude bridge that arched the flood, 339

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Calvary's blood the weak exalteth, 385

Child of sin and sorrow, 223

Christians, if your hearts are warm, 274, 275

Christ is our corner stone, 485

Christ is risen! Christ is risen! 473

Christ the Lord is risen today, 474

Come hither, all ye weary souls, 409

Come hither, ye faithful, 459

Come, Holy Ghost, in love, 59

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, 282

Come home, come home, 430

Come, let us anew, 494

Come, my brethren, let us try, 279

Come, sinner, come, 417

Come, thou fount of every blessing, 283, 284

Come, thou Holy Spirit, come, 58

Come to Jesus just now, 291

Come unto me when shadows, 208, 209

Come, we that love the Lord, 37, 38

Come, ye disconsolate, 219, 220, 326

Come, ye faithful, raise the strain, 54

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, 119

Commit thou all thy griefs, 84–85

Crown his head with endless blessing, 30

Daughter of Zion, from the dust, 486, 489

Day of wrath: that day of burning, 62–64

Dear Jesus, ever at my side, 302

Dear refuge of my weary soul, 196

Did Christ o'er sinners weep, 160, 161

Die Felder wir pflügen, 478

Dies irae, dies illa, 62–64

Early, my God, without delay, 35

Early to bear the yoke excels, 401

Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott, 69

Eternal father, strong to save, 369

Fading away like the stars, 309

Father, whatever of earthly bliss, 196

Fear not, O little flock, the foe, 82

Fierce raged the tempest, 372

Fierce was the wild billow, 354

Forever with the Lord, 521

From every stormy wind, 222

From Greenland's icy mountains, 178, 179

From whence doth this union arise, 263

Fully persuaded, 451

Gaude, plaude, magdalena, 472624 / 558

Give me my scallop-shell of quiet, 76

Give to the winds thy fears, 88

Gloria, xii

Glory to thee, my God, this night, xvi, 16

God be with you till we meet, 496

God bless our native land, 347, 348

God calling yet? 102, 103

God is the refuge of his saints, 196

God of our fathers, known of old, 349, 350

God's furnace doth in Zion stand, 89

Great author of salvation, 398

Great God, we sing that mighty hand, 496

Great God, what do I see and hear! 71

Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, 198, 399

Hail Columbia, happy land, 331

Hail to the Lord's anointed, 175

Hallelujah! 'tis done! 422

Hark! hark, my soul! 524

Hark! the herald angels sing, 463

Hark! what mean those holy voices, 464

Hasten, Lord, the glorious time, 168

Hasten, sinner, to be wise, 410

He dies! the friend of sinners, 473

He leadeth me, 235, 236

Here at thy table, Lord, we meet, 24

Here behold the tent of meeting, 396

Here, O my God, i see thee, 490

He rose! O morn of wonder! 477

High the angel choirs are raising, 68

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God, 50, 51

Ho, my comrades, see the signal, 424

Hora novissima, 510

How firm a foundation, 204, 206

How happy is the child who hears, 297

How happy is the pilgrim's lot, 207

How sweetly flowed the gospel sound, 98

How sweet, how heavenly is the sight, 281

How sweet the covenant to remember, 396

How, unapproached! shall mind of man, 56

How vain are all things here below, 45

How vast a treasure we possess, 43

I am far frae my hame, 445

I am so glad that our father, 319

I cannot always trace the way, 502

If I were a voice, 181

If thou wouldst end the world, 389

If you cannot on the ocean, 256–258

I gave my life for thee, 154625 / 559

I have a father, 305

I have read of a beautiful city, 451

I hear the saviour say, 426

I heard the voice of Jesus say, 225–227

I'll cast my heavy burden down, 384

I love thy kingdom, Lord, 133

I love to steal awhile away, 229, 231

I love to tell the story, 429

I'm a pilgrim, 278, 288

I'm but a stranger here, 300, 301

I'm going home, 291

I'm not ashamed, 107

In de dark wood, 264

In eden, O the memory! 383

I need thee every hour, 153

In some way or other, 148, 149

In the bonds of death he lay, 473

In the cross of Christ I glory, 97

In the deep and mighty waters, 406

In the waves and mighty waters, 405

I open my eyes to this vision, 404

Is this the kind return? 108

It came upon the midnight clear, 466

I think when I read that sweet, 305

It may not be our lot to yield, 250

It was the winter wild, 460

I walked in the woodland meadows, 251, 252

I will sing you a song of that, 532

Jerusalem the golden, 509, 511

Jesu, dulcis memoria, 100

Jesus' blood can raise the feeble, 385

Jesus, I love thy charming name, 116

Jesus, I my cross have taken, 221

Jesus, keep me near the cross, 156, 157

Jesus, lover of my soul, 359, 364

Jesus my all to heaven is gone, 126

Jesus, saviour, pilot me, 373

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun, 165

Jesus, the very thought of thee, 100

Jesus the water of life will give, 312

Jesus, thy blood and righteousness, 91

John Wesley's hymn, 209

Joyfully, joyfully onward, 288–290

Joy to the world! the Lord is come, 166, 463

Keep me very near to Jesus, 400

Keller's American hymn, 343, 345

Land ahead! the fruits are waving, 367626 / 560

Lead, kindly light, 223

Let party names no more, 169

Let tyrants shake their iron rod, 331

Let us gather up the sunbeams, 317

Let us sing of the sheaves, 479

Life is the time to serve the Lord, 409

Little travellers Zionward, 299

Lo! a saviour for the fallen, 404

Lo! he comes, with clouds descending, 504

Lo! on a narrow neck of land, 118

Lo! what a glorious sight appears, 505

Lord, how mysterious are thy ways, 198

Lord of all being, throned afar, 52

Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise, 49, 50

Love divine, all loves excelling, 47, 111

Love unfathomed as the ocean, 401

Magdalena, shout for gladness, 473

Magnificat anima mea, xii, 10

Majestic sweetness sits enthroned, 23

Marseillaise hymn, 174, 329, 352

Mein Jesu, wie du willst, 499

Mid scenes of confusion, 134

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the, 341

Mournfully, tenderly bear on the dead, 245, 246

Must Jesus bear the cross alone, 411

My brother, I wish you well, 290

My country 'tis of thee, 336–338

My God, how endless is thy love, 105, 106

My God, I love thee, not because, 75

My God, is any hour so sweet, 214

My God, my father, while I stray, 214

My God, my portion and my love, 382

My gracious redeemer, I love, 132

My hope is built on nothing less, 216, 217

My Jesus, as thou wilt, 499, 500

My Jesus, I love thee, 162, 163

My lord and my God, I have trusted, 77

My Lord, how full of sweet content, 190, 192

My saviour keeps me company, 189

My soul, behold the fitness, 397

Nearer, my God, to thee, 150–152

No change of time shall ever shock, 193

Not all the blood of beasts, 44

Now to the Lord a noble song, 33

O bliss of the purified, 433

O Canaan, bright Canaan, 273

O church, arise and sing, 186

O come, all ye faithful, 459627 / 561

O could I speak the matchless worth, 136

O crown of rejoicing, 451

Ode on science, 330

O Deus, ego amo te, 74

O do not be discouraged, 298

O'er all the way green palms, 470

O'er the gloomy hills of darkness, 166

O for a closer walk with God, 129

O for a thousand tongues to sing, 45, 46

Oft in danger, oft in woe, 366

O Galilee sweet Galilee, 260, 319

O had I the wings of a dove, 400

O happy day that fixed my choice, 281

O happy saints that dwell in light, 122

O help us, Lord; each hour of need, 278

O how happy are they, 281

O how i love Jesus, 291

O little town of Bethlehem, 468

O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills, 485

One more day's work for Jesus, 418

One sweetly solemn thought, 529

On Jordan's stormy banks, 24

Only remembered, 308

On the mountain top appearing, 173

Onward, christian soldiers, 185, 186

Onward ride in triumph, Jesus, 382

O paradise! O paradise!, 525

O perfect love, 504

O sacred head, now wounded, 86

O sing to me of heaven, 288

O the clanging bells of time, 449

O the lamb, the loving lamb, 271

O think of the home over there, 463

O thou in whose presence my soul, 281

O thou, my soul, forget no more, 492

O thou who didst prepare, 361

O thou who dry'st the mourner's tear, 244

O thou whose tender mercy hears, 198

O turn ye, O turn ye, for why, 291

Our Lord has gone up on high, 473

O when shall I see Jesus, 276

O where shall rest be found, 145

O why should the spirit of mortal, 238

O worship the king all glorious above, 22

Parted many a toil-spent year, 267

Patiently enduring, 443

Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive, 202

People of the living God, 144

Pilgrims we are to Zion bound, 281628 / 562

Portals of light, 443

Praise God from whom all blessings, 13

Pull for the shore, 372

Rejoice and be glad, 415

Rescue the perishing, 425

Revive thy work, O Lord, 445

Rise, crowned with light, 238

Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings, 94

Rock of ages, cleft for me, 137

Safe in the arms of Jesus, 540

Sanctify, O Lord, my spirit, 405

Saviour, like a shepherd lead us, 310

Saviour, thy dying love, 147

Scatter seeds of kindness, 317

Scots wha hae wi wallace bled, 335, 352

See gentle patience smile on pain, 104

Send thy Spirit, I beseech thee, 406

Servant of God, well done, 498

Shepherd of tender youth, 293–296

Show pity, Lord, O Lord forgive, 44

Shrinking from the cold hand of death, 520

Since Jesus truly did appear, 503

Sister, thou wast mild and lovely, 498

So fades the lovely, blooming flower, 104, 198, 498

Softly fades the twilight ray, 484

Softly now the light of day, 483

Soon may the last glad song arise, 173

Sound the loud timbrel, 326, 327

Speak, O speak, thou gentle Jesus, 386

Speed away, speed away, 184

Spirit of grace and love divine, 403

Stand! the ground's your own, 335

Star-spangled banner, 49, 333–335

Still, still with thee, 481

Sun of my soul, my saviour dear, 159

Sunset and evening star, 535

Sur nos chemins les rameaux, 470

Sweet hour of prayer, 432

Sweet is the day of sacred rest, 488

Sweet is the light of sabbath eve, 488

Sweet is work, my God, my king, 37

Sweet is the work, O Lord, 168

Sweet the moments, rich in blessing, 127

Take me as I am, O saviour, 384

Te Deum laudamus, 1

Tell me not in mournful numbers, 248

Tell me the old, old story, 427

The banner of Immanuel, 188, 189629 / 563

The bird let loose in eastern skies, 244

The breaking waves dashed high, 323

The chariot! the chariot! 278

The day is past and gone, 275

The day of resurrection, 54, 55

The Eden of love, 272

The glory is coming, God said it, 400

The God of Abraham praise, 18

The God of harvest praise, 481

The harp that once thro Tara's hall, 326, 328

The heights of fair Salem ascended, 403

The Lord descended from above, 15

The Lord into his garden comes, 277

The Lord is risen indeed, 475

The Lord our God is clothed with might, 366

The morning light is breaking, 179, 180

The ocean hath no danger, 371

The prize is set before us, 449

The sands of time are sinking, 78

The turf shall be my fragrant shrine, 244

The world is very evil, 510

There are lonely hearts to cherish, 312

There is a calm for those who weep, 499, 521

There is a green hill far away, 414

There is a happy land, 304

There's a land that is fairer than day, 532

There's a wideness in God's mercy, 233, 234

There were ninety and nine, 422

They that dwell upon the deep, 353

Thine earthly sabbaths, Lord, we love, 488

Thou art, O God, the life and light, 244

Thou dear redeemer, dying lamb, 124

Thou lovely source of true delight, 198

Throw out the life-line, 374–377

'Tis finished! so the saviour cried, 24

'Tis religion that can give, 303

To Christ the Lord let every tongue, 25

To God the father, God the son, 14

To leave my dear friends, and from neighbors, 146

To the work, to the work! 438

Too late! too late! 259

Triumphant Zion, lift thy head, 510

Ultima thule, 320

Under the palms, 254

Unnumbered are the marvels, 402

Unto thy presence coming, 392

Unveil thy bosom faithful tomb, 44, 498

Up and away like the dew, 308

Urbs Sion aurea, 509, 511

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Veni, Sancte Spiritus, 57, 58

Verzage nicht, du hauflein klein, 82

Vital spark of heavenly flame, 515

Watchman, tell us of the night, 170

We are on our journey home, 417

Welcome, delightful morn, 488

We plow the fields and scatter, 478

We praise thee, O God, for the son, 416

We sat down and wept by the waters, 241

We shall meet beyond the river, 528

We speak of the land of the blest, 307

Westward the course of empire, 324

What a friend we have in Jesus, 425

What shall a dying sinner do, 43

What shall the harvest be, 434

What various hindrances we meet, 131

When all thy mercies, O my God, 113

When for eternal worlds I steer, 286

When he cometh, when he cometh, 314

When I can read my title clear, 43, 514

When gathering clouds around I view, 212

When Israel of the Lord beloved, 240

When I survey the wondrous cross, 42, 109

When languor and disease invade, 137

When marshalled on the nightly plain, 364

When my final farewell to the world, 441, 442

When our heads are bowed with woe, 278

When peace like a river, 440

When shall we all meet again, 265, 266

When two or three with sweet accord, 24

Where is my wandering boy to-night? 446

Where now are the hebrew children?, 270

While Jesus whispers to you, 418

While shepherds watched their flocks, 465

While thee I seek, protecting power, 125, 207

While with ceaseless course the sun, 493

Why should we start and fear to die, 512

Wide, ye heavenly gates unfold, 168

With joy we hail the sacred day, 168

With songs and honors sounding loud, 479

With tearful eyes I look around, 214

Ye choirs of new Jerusalem, 59, 60

Ye christian heralds, go proclaim, 171, 172

Ye christian heroes, wake to glory, 174

Ye golden lamps of heaven, farewell, 519

Ye servants of God, your master proclaim, 204

Yes, my native land, I love thee, 180

Yes, the redeemer rose, 476

Your harps; ye trembling saints, 517

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