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| | Sirach’s Prayer for a Happy and Temperate Life | Creator, Father, Prince of might! | | O Gott, mein Schoepfer, edler Fuerst | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; J. Kelly | far from me ever! What’s honest, ... turn on Thy poor child Thy face, In ... life in mire of sin is led, The true life ... that mine ear Upon this earth so evil, ... | 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 962427 | 1 |
| | 'Twas my purpose, on a day | 'Twas my purpose, on a day | | | | English | Madame Guyon; William Cowper | do. This was just what Love intended; He ... Soon as I became a child, Love returned to ... there, Having each his separate care; They ... resentment burn At this unexpected turn? ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 270 | 1 |
| | There's not an echo round me | There's not an echo round me | | | | English | Madame Guyon; William Cowper | with pleasure To what I would reveal; ... And harmless as a child. No troubles ... Reverberate his name. I speak to ... They barter things above; ... | | Luke 1:26-47 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 272 | 1 |
| | Strength of the still secluded thought | Strength of the still secluded thought | | | | English | A. L. Waring | strength in me. What though the mortal ... Thy feeblest child may drink. ... rejoice, In praise poured out, in ... shall not break this sacred rest. ... | 8.8.8.8 | Psalm 30:11-12 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1520 | 1 |
| | Most High and Holy Trinity! | Most High and Holy Trinity! | | Hochheilige Dreieinigkeit | German | English | Angelus; Catherine Winkworth | so oft have done What I as sinful ought ... Thy image and Thy child: Oh let me love ... Father! replenish with Thy grace ... with Thy grace This longing heart of ... | 8.6.8.6.8.8.8.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 | 1394130 | 1 |
| | Shall I not my God be praising | Shall I not my God be praising | | Soll ich meinem Gott nicht singen | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; J. Kelly | those, Who do only what He willeth? All ... From his child his love away, ... I not my God be praising, And in Him not ... He willeth? All things run their course ... | 8.7.8.7.8.7.7.8.7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 962471 | 1 |
| | Sunlight of the heavenly day | Sunlight of the heavenly day | | | | English | Anna Letitia Waring | we cannot know What our paths may yet ... gale, And a little child may stand Where ... tread Springs the distance could not ... blew; So, where nothing cheers our sight, ... | 7.7.7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 1 | 27702 | 1 |
| | Our Father God in heaven | Our Father God in heaven | | | | English | Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) | songs. 2 What wealth of God's ... heart outgoing to children everywhere! Our ... to you let praise be given for ... belongs, but on this day for mothers ... | 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 | Proverbs 31:28 | | | Children; Church Year Christmas; Family and Friends; Love for Others; Mary; Mothering Sunday; Stages of Life | | ELLACOMBE | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1364123 | 1 |
| | Be not far from me, O my strength | Be not far from me, O my strength | | | | English | A. L. Waring | does not see, What hand should pluck ... I am feeble as a child, And flesh and ... In weakness and distress: I will not ... Take from me anything Thou wilt; But ... | 8.6.8.6.8.6 | Psalm 42:7-8 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1528 | 1 |
| | THE VALLEY OF THE SHADOW | Oft in death's shadowy vale, like screen of night | | | | English | Valdimar Briem; Charles Venn Pilcher | Thou succour me: What time the ... hear Thy call, "My child! My child!" When ... the driving cloud-mists blow; No way lies ... | 10.10.10.10.10.10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 18597 | 1 |
| | O bride of Christ on high | O bride of Christ on high | | | | English | Allen W. Chatfield; Gregory Nazianzen | base within. Whate'er thou hast of ... Yet like a little child. But when the ... bride of Christ on high, Thy ... Such harmony is thine, A harmony ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 18661 | 1 |
| | Psalm CXLIV | Blest be the Lord, my strength, my shield | | | | English | | Lord. III. Lord, what is man, that he ... Plenty, the lovely child of peace; The fold ... of the field; 'Tis he instructs me for ... | | Psalm 144 | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1309153 | 1 |
| | It Was a Sad and Solemn Night | It was a sad and solemn night | | | | English | Isaac Watts | broke the bread; What love through all ... arose Against the Child of God’s delight, ... were said! 3 "This is my body, broke ... were said! 3 "This is my body, broke ... | 8.8.8.8 | Mark 14:22-25 | | | Holy Communion; Holy Week; Maundy Thursday; Year A Wednesday in Holy Week; Year A Holy Thursday; Year B Wednesday in Holy Week; Year B Holy Thursday; Year C Wednesday in Holy Week; Year C Holy Thursday | | BOURBON | | | | | 1 | 367 | 0 | 1143796 | 1 |
| | An Endless Line of Splendor | An endless line of splendor | | | | English | Vachel Lindsay | wise. 3. What is the final ... kinder, The child-hearts growing ... souls new born arise— The ... altar go? This is our faith ... | | | General William Booth Enters into Heaven and Other Poems, 1913 | | | | LANCASHIRE | | | | | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1148099 | 1 |
| | Where'er the Patriarch pitched his tent | Where'er the Patriarch pitched his tent | | | | English | James Montgomery | My God, what Thou hast made my ... found rest; Long child-less, nations bear ... Patriarch pitch'd his tent, He built an ... Whate'er I do, or think, or am, Walking ... | 8.8.8.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 22894 | 1 |
| | I leave Thee not; Thou art my Jesus ever | I leave Thee not; Thou art my Jesus ever | | | | English | | Helper still. Hear what my love is taught: ... could share Thy child and heir The lot ... hold, my faith dissever. Ah, no! I ... After this fleeting night, ... | 11.4 | | | | The Redeemer | | | | | | | | 7 | 0 | 1328494 | 1 |
| | Come the Day, Come the Sun (A Lifecycle Song) | Come the day, come the sun | | | | English | Shirley Erena Murray | I am blessed by what spirit achieves; ... like the dream of a child to be born. ... all the world in this light, in the ... all the world in this light, in ... | 6.7.8.6.7.9 | | | | Hope | | LILY | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1371148 | 1 |
| | From East to West, from Shore to Shore | From east to west, from shore to shore | | | | English | Caelius Sedulius (5th cent.?); John Ellerton (1826-1893) | word, she chose what God the Spirit ... and sing the holy child whom Mary bore, ... Mary bore, the Christ, the everlasting ... to save. 3 For this how wondrously he ... | 8.8.8.8 | Luke 1:26-38 | | | Christmas; Mary; Epiphany | | PUER NOBIS NASCITUR | | | | | 1 | 40 | 0 | 1039611 | 1 |
| | Bethlehem-Town | As I was going to Bethlehem-town | | | | English | Eugene Field, 1850-1895 | Calvary And bear what burden saveth thee: ... thee! 4. Unto a Child in Bethlehem-town ... little tree That whispered in this way to ... That whispered in this way to me: Oh, I ... | 8.8.8.8 | | | | | | HOFFMAN | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1147140 | 1 |
| | Pleading with Thee | Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam | Pleading with thee, pleading with thee | | | | James L. Black | is approaching, and what wilt thou do? ... and this moment his child thou wilt be, ... Jesus thy Saviour is pleading with thee. ... Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt ... | | | | | | | [Weary and thirsty, oh, why wilt thou roam] | | | | | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1191662 | 1 |
| | The Love of Christ | Oh! wondrous love, the love of Christ | | | | English | Mrs. E. W. Chapman | more, Believing what He saith. What He ... simple faith, In child-like trust, cling ... the love of Christ! The soul’s ... hopes are laid— This love is perfect ... | | | | | | | [Oh! wondrous love, the love of Christ] | | | | | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1189137 | 1 |
| | Little Bird | Little bird, little bird, singing in the tree | | | | English | | pray, tell me pray, what your song may be? ... may be? Little child, little child, I ... tell you true, God is love, God is love, ... love, God is love, this I sing to you. ... | | | | | | | [Little bird, little bird, singing in the tree] | | | | | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1302785 | 1 |
| | Rewarded! | Hark! hark! son and daughter | Here I’m rewarded, there I’m rewarded | | | English | R. E. Hudson | be rewarded for what I have done. 2 ... you, come home, child, come home! ... while yet it is day; The night ... I have done. 2 Think not of the ... | | | | | | | [Hark! hark! son and daughter] | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1189226 | 1 |
| | The Holy Children Boldly Stand | The Holy Children Boldly Stand | | οι παιδες ευσεβεια | | English | John Mason Neale; Cosmas, the Melodist | blest!” What said the ... Holy Children boldly stand ... glory of the LORD is there, The ... us turn This new-born miracle ... | 8.8.8.8.8.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 206 | 1 |
| | Lift up thyself, my soul | Lift up thyself, my soul | | 'Αγε μοι ψυχα | Greek | English | Allen W. Chatfield; Synesius | XI. (118-125). What eye can steadfast ... To Thee by all her children through the ages ... my soul, Above this world's control! ... my soul, Above this world's control! ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 18631 | 1 |
| | Hymn Before Meat | Blest Cross-bearer, Source of good | | O crucifer bone, lucisator | Latin | English | R. Martin Pope; Prudentius | make not meet What I drink and what I ... Gracious child of maidenhood, ... rays Bless this meal and quicken ... me from above: Let Thine all-enlightening ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 18729 | 1 |
| | Come now, ye shepherds, away from your fold | Come now, ye shepherds, away from your fold | | | | | H. Brueckner; P. Gerhardt | Bethlehem's stall What we have heard ... the dear lovable child to behold; Gaze ... with delight on Christ, the Anointed, By ... Unto the shepherds this beautiful lay: ... | | | | | Christmas | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 307023 | 1 |
| | O come, little children, O come, one and all | O come, little children, O come, one and all | | | | | H. Brueckner; C. von Schmidt | stall, And see what the Father in ... O come, little children, O come, one and ... one and all, To visit the manger in ... see, in the manger, this strange little ... | | | | | Christmas | | | | | | | | 22 | 0 | 629216 | 1 |
| | Sleep well, my Dear, sleep safe and free | Sleep well, my Dear, sleep safe and free | | Schlaff sansst und wohl, schlaff liebes Kind | German | English | | high'st. X. From what he suffer'd, did, ... VI. Those Children are to God most ... Hay; Thy Cradle is far better drest, ... than he had; 'Twas thine entailed Misery ... | | | | | Cradle Hymn | | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 748259 | 1 |
| | The Happy Sabbath Day | Welcome, welcome, holy Sabbath | Welcome, welcome day of gladness | | | English | Julia H. Johnston | and meet him, Hear what Jesus has to say. ... bless each waiting child. ... When we meet to praise and pray; Earth ... | | | | | | | [Welcome, welcome, holy Sabbath] | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 882858 | 1 |
| | My Father's love—such tender love | My Father loves, and He knows and cares | My Father's love—such tender love | | | | Ada R. Habershon | rest, He will do what’s best, For His ... He feels for His child today; He can ... and cares, And this keeps my mind in ... and cares, And this keeps my mind in ... | | | | | | | [My Father loves, and He knows and cares] | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1200735 | 1 |
| | The Dying Robber Raised His Aching Brow | The dying robber raised his aching brow | | | | English | Thomas Lacey | Thee, Lord, for what Thou art, Till we ... To him, the child of darkness, all ... The dying robber raised his aching brow ... weight of our unworthiness May win our ... | 10.10.10.10.10 | | Treasury, 1905 | | | | OLD 124TH | | | | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1148042 | 1 |
| | Do Something To-Day | You’re longing to work for the Master | Do something, do something | | | | Lanta Wilson Smith | Be willing to do what you can; The ... the life of a child. [Refrain] 4 O ... fancy the future is holding Some ... Yet waiting for something to do; You fancy ... | | | | | | | [You’re longing to work for the Master] | | | | | 1 | 13 | 0 | 1238425 | 1 |
| | Why Should I Fear in Evil Days? | Why should I fear in evil days | | | | English | John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848 | all around? What trust can transient ... of fortune’s child Shall share the ... treasures raise For them in ... the brute. 3. This is their folly, ... | 8.8.8.8 | | | | | | PAXTANG | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1155085 | 1 |
| | Holding the Life-Line | Out on the perilous sea of life | Hold it fast while the waves roll high | | | English | Ralph S. Tinsman | by. Saved at last, what a joy to know, ... some mother’s child. Refrain Hold ... of life, Some one is drifting away ... has rescued me, this my cry. Saved I ... | | | | | | | [Out on the perilous sea of life] | | | | | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1149391 | 1 |
| | Take Not Thought for Food or Raiment | Take not thought for food or raiment | | Cur aut amictus aut cibi | Latin | English | | Father Give thee what is good? 4. On ... To thy pleading child for food? And ... thee Precious in His sight. 3. ... | 8.8.7.8.5 | | Translated from Latin to English by the compilers of Hymns Ancient and Modern; Unknown author in Chalons-sur-Marne Breviary, 1736 | | | | ST. CLARE | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1154198 | 1 |
| | The Eden above | Come to the Saviour, children all | The Eden above | | | English | J. H. Horstmann; A. Bense | would do for you What Jesus Christ has ... to the Saviour, children all, The best ... The best of friends is He, And follow ... and man alway. Within the temple’s ... | 8.6.8.6 D | | | | Children's Day; Christ Childhood of; Christ Children's Friend; Christ Humility; Obedience; Palm Sunday; Parents; The Good Shepherd | | IHR KINDER | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1237772 | 1 |
| | Take The Promise | Take the promise as you go | O Thou blessed Son of God | | | English | Robert Lowry | peace to me. 2 What if round you falls ... way. [Refrain] 3 Child of faith, be firm, ... Take the promise as you go, Such ... Hide the Word within your heart; ... | 7.7.7.7 D | | Joyful Lays (New York: Biglow & Main, 1884) | | | | GUADALAJARA | | | | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1367336 | 1 |
| | Jesus, Jesus, nought but Jesus | Jesus, Jesus, nought but Jesus | | | | English | Ludaemilie Elisabeth, Countess of Schwarzburg | to whom I'm giving What in love He gave to ... my guilt. Lead Thy child, Lord, as Thou ... Shall be e'er my wish and zeal; Now I ... me didst bring Thine own self and all ... | | | | | Praise to Jesus | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 515160 | 1 |
| | We celebrate the praise to Day | We celebrate the praise to Day | | | | English | | Birth! 6 What Things are these ... Wonderful, the holy Child, The everlasting ... We celebrate the Praise to Day, Of ... is richly giv'n In this mysterious Birth! ... | | Isaiah 7:14 | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 871062 | 1 |
| | As Man and Woman We Were Made | As man and woman we were made | | | | English | Brian Wren | the love that, come what may, Can bring the ... to life Through child or parent, husband, ... life begun, So praise the Lord who made ... The words to this hymn are under ... | 8.8.8.8.8.8 | | | | | | SUSSEX CAROL | | | | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1151215 | 1 |
| | Would You Build a Home? (A Hymn for Advent) | Would you build a home in which God could reside? | | | | English | F. Richard Garland | affirmation of what you believe. 2 ... and born in this child and all you who ... and the haughty, dismissed with a wave; ... and born in this child and all you ... | 11.11.11.11 | 2 Samuel 7:1-11 | | | Advent | | ST. DENIO | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1386773 | 1 |
| | Jesus, holy, undefiled | Jesus, holy, undefiled | | | | | | way, Teach me what to do and say. 6 ... Listen to a little child; Thou hast sent ... holy, undefiled, Listen to a little ... sun to shine O'er this glorious world of ... | | | | | The Christian Graces; Love The School | | | | | | | | 72 | 0 | 511380 | 1 |
| | Who are those before God's throne | Who are those before God's throne | | Wer sind die vor Gottes Throne | German | English | Catherine Winkworth; Schenk, d. 1727 | God's throne, What the crownèd ... riven, Make Thy child who loves Thee ... thick-strown Is their shining ... the sky with stars thick-strown Is their ... | 7.7.7.7.7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 | 1394195 | 1 |
| | Sha'nt I sing to my Creator? | Sha'nt I sing to my Creator? | | Solt ich meinen Gott nicht singen? | German | English | | his tender Grace: What but loving ... endures towards his Child, Tho' he merit ... him Thanks and Praise? Who by ev'ry ... Who by ev'ry Thing in Nature ... | | | | | Praise of God | | [Sha'nt I sing to my Creator] | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 737126 | 1 |
| | Under the Cross when God Delays His Help | Father of mercies! God most high | | Barmherziger Vater, hoechster Gott | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; J. Kelly | To Him reveal Whate’er dost feel ... His belovèd child will care The ... come to help and raise thee, That with ... sweet It sounds to Thine afflicted: ... | 8.7.8.7.4.4.7.4.4.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 962455 | 1 |
| | We Laugh, We Cry | We laugh, we cry, we live, we die | | | | English | Shelley Jackson Denham, 1950- | to make sense of what we find. And we ... an answer. 2 A child is born among us ... that sharing is an answer. 2 A ... feel there’s something here to which ... | Irregular | | | | Humanist Teachings Here and Now; Beloved Community; Celebration and Praise | | CREDO | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1750881 | 1 |
| | O Come, All Ye Children | O come, all ye children, O come, one and all | | Ihr Kindelein kommet | German | English | Christian V. Schmidt, 1768-1854; Anon.; Compiler | Saviour and Lord, what are gifts to bestow ... O come, all ye children, O come, one and ... Son for salvation is sent you this night ... is sent you this night To be your ... | 11.11.11.11 | | | | Book Three: Children's Hymns and Songs | | IHR KINDERLEIN KOMMET | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1226087 | 1 |
| | The Cross Of Christ | A heart, O God, that pain nor sorrow tireth | | | | English | Charles L. Ford | when murmuring at what Heav’n hath ... 8 Frail child of dust am I, by ... requireth; May I this task, not ... requireth; May I this task, not ... | 11.11.11.5 | | German; Tr.: Lyra Christi by Charles L. Ford (London: Houlston and Sons, 1874) | | | | CHRISTE SANCTORUM | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1405572 | 1 |
| | A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth | A lamb goes uncomplaining forth | | | | English | Paul Gerhardt, 1607-1676 | might! To right what mortals cannot ... over. "Go down, my child," the Father said, ... Dies shorn of all his honors. He goes to ... suffers. 2 This lamb is Christ, ... | | | Tr. hymnal translation, 1978 | | Lent; Sunday of the Passion; Death; Lent | | AN WASSERFLÜSSEN BABYLON | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 213924 | 1 |