Hymns

Abide with me: fast falls the eventide

Abide with Me

Words: Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)·Music: William Henry Monk (1823-1889)· Tune: Eventide

All for Jesus, all for Jesus

All for Jesus

Words: William John Sparrow-Simpson (1859-1952)·Music: Sir John Stainer (1840-1901)· Tune: ALL FOR JESUS

All glory, laud, and honour

All Glory, Laud and Honour

Words: Theodulf of Orléans (c. 760-821); translated from the Latin by John Mason Neale (1818-1866)·Music: Melchior Teschner (1584-1635)· Tune: ST THEODULPH

All Things Bright and Beautiful

Words: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895)

Alleluia, sing to Jesus!

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus

Words: William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898)

And can it be that I should gain

And Can It Be That I Should Gain?

Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Angels from the Realms of Glory

Words: James Montgomery·Music: Henry Thomas Smart· Tune: REGENT SQUARE

As Pants the Hart for Cooling Streams

Words: Nahum Tate and Nicholas Brady·Music: Hugh Wilson· Tune: MARTYRDOM

As with Gladness Men of Old

Words: William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898)·Music: Conrad Kocher (1786-1872); adapted by William H. Monk· Tune: DIX

Away in a manger, no crib for a bed

Away in a Manger

Words: Anonymous (19th century)

Be still and know that I am God

Be Still and Know

Words: Anonymous

Be Thou My Guardian and My Guide

Words: Isaac Williams (1802-1865)

Before the Ending of the Day

Words: Latin, c. 8th century; tr. John Mason Neale (1818-1866)· Tune: TE LUCIS ANTE TERMINUM (plainsong)

Before the throne of God above, I have a strong and perfect plea

Before the Throne of God Above

Words: Charitie Lees Bancroft (1841-1923)

Bread of Heaven, on Thee We Feed

Words: Josiah Conder (1789-1855)

Bright the Vision That Delighted

Words: Richard Mant (1776-1848)·Music: Richard Redhead (1820-1901)· Tune: LAUS DEO (REDHEAD NO. 46)

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning

Brightest and Best

Words: Reginald Heber (1783-1826)

Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Christians, awake! salute the happy morn

Christians, Awake, Salute the Happy Morn

Words: John Byrom (1692-1763)·Music: John Wainwright (1723-1768)· Tune: YORKSHIRE

Come Ye Thankful People Come

Words: Henry Alford·Music: George Job Elvey· Tune: ST. GEORGE'S WINDSOR

Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus

Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

Words: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892)

Earth Was Waiting, Spent and Restless

Words: Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908)

Eternal Father, Strong to Save

Words: William Whiting·Music: John Bacchus Dykes· Tune: MELITA

Father of Heaven, Whose Love Profound

Words: Edward Cooper (1770-1833)

Father, hear the prayer we offer:

Father, Hear the Prayer We Offer

Words: Love Maria Willis (1824-1908); text altered by later editors

Firmly I Believe and Truly

Words: John Henry Newman (1801-1890)

For all the saints who from their labours rest

For All the Saints

Words: William Walsham How (1823-1897)

Good Christian men, rejoice, with heart, and soul, and voice

Good Christians All, Rejoice

Words: John Mason Neale (1818-1866)· Tune: IN DULCI JUBILO

Hark the glad sound! The saviour comes

Hark the Glad Sound!

Words: Philip Doddridge (1702-1751)

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Words: Charles Wesley·Music: Felix Mendelssohn· Tune: MENDELSSOHN

O Lord my God, when I in awesome wonder

How Great Thou Art

Words: Stuart K. Hine (1899-1989)·Music: Swedish folk melody, adapted by Stuart K. Hine (1899-1989)· Tune: HOW GREAT THOU ART (also known as O STORE GUD)

How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds

Words: John Newton (1725-1807)

I Bind unto Myself Today

Words: Patrick of Ireland (attributed) (c386-c460), Cecil Frances Alexander (née Humphreys) (1818-1895)

Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise

Words: Walter Chalmers Smith (1824-1908)·Music: Welsh traditional melody· Tune: ST. DENIO

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

Words: Edmund Hamilton Sears (1810-1876)

Joy to the world! The Lord is come!

Joy to the World

Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)·Music: Attributed to George Frideric Handel; arranged by Lowell Mason· Tune: ANTIOCH

King of Glory, King of Peace

Words: George Herbert (1593-1633)

Lead Us, Heavenly Father, Lead Us

Words: James Edmeston (1791-1867)

Longing for light, we wait in darkness

Longing for Light We Wait in Darkness

Words: Bernadette Farrell·Music: Bernadette Farrell· Tune: CHRIST BE OUR LIGHT

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

My song is love unknown, my Savior's love to me

My Song Is Love Unknown

Words: Samuel Crossman·Music: John Ireland· Tune: LOVE UNKNOWN

New Every Morning Is the Love

Words: John Keble (1792-1866)

Now Thank We All Our God

Words: Martin Rinkart (1586-1649); tr. Catherine Winkworth (1827-1878)

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant

O Come All Ye Faithful

Words: John Francis Wade (Latin original, c. 1743-1751); Frederick Oakeley (English translation, 1841)·Music: John Francis Wade· Tune: ADESTE FIDELES

O God, Our Help in Ages Past

Words: Isaac Watts (1674-1748)·Music: William Croft (1677/8-1727), attributed· Tune: ST ANNE

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining

O Holy Night

Words: Placide Cappeau (1808-1877); English version by John Sullivan Dwight (1813-1893)·Music: Adolphe Adam (1803-1856)· Tune: CANTIQUE DE NOËL

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie

O Little Town of Bethlehem

Words: Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)

Of the Father's Heart Begotten

Words: Aurelius Clemens Prudentius (348-c. 413); trans. R. F. Davis (1866-1937)

On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry

Words: Charles Coffin (1676-1749); trans. John Chandler (1806-1876)·Music: Musikalisches Handbuch (Hamburg, 1690); harmonised by William Henry Havergal (1864)· Tune: WINCHESTER NEW

People, look east, the time is near

People, Look East

Words: Eleanor Farjeon (1881-1965)· Tune: BESANÇON

Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven

Words: Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)

Ride On, Ride On in Majesty

Words: Henry Hart Milman (1791-1868)·Music: John Bacchus Dykes (1823-1876) - ST. DROSTANE· Tune: ST. DROSTANE

See amid the winter's snow

See, Amid the Winter's Snow

Words: Edward Caswall (1814-1878)

Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright,

Silent Night, Holy Night

Words: Joseph Mohr (1792-1848); trans. John Freeman Young (1820-1885)·Music: Franz Xaver Gruber (1787-1863)· Tune: STILLE NACHT

Sing of the Lord's goodness, Father of all wisdom

Sing of the Lord's Goodness

Words: Ernest Sands (1949-2016)·Music: Ernest Sands (1949-2016)· Tune: Sing of the Lord's Goodness

Take my life and let it be consecrated, Lord, to thee

Take My Life and Let It Be

Words: Frances Ridley Havergal·Music: Henri Abraham César Malan (HENDON); William Henry Havergal (PATMOS)· Tune: HENDON

The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came

Words: Basque carol, collected by Charles Bordes (1863-1909); English words by Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924)

The Church's One Foundation

Words: Samuel John Stone (1839-1900)

The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended

Words: John Ellerton (1826-1893)·Music: Clement Cotterill Scholefield (1839-1904)· Tune: St Clement

The King of Love My Shepherd Is

Words: Henry Williams Baker (1821-1877)

The Kingdom of God Is Justice and Joy

Words: Bryn Rees (1911-1983)

The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want; he makes me down to lie

The Lord's My Shepherd

Words: Scottish Psalter, 1650 (after Francis Rous)

There Is a Green Hill Far Away

Words: Cecil Frances Alexander·Music: William Horsley· Tune: HORSLEY

Thine be the glory, risen conquering son

Thine Be the Glory

Words: Edmond Louis Budry (1854-1932); trans. Richard Birch Hoyle (1875-1939)·Music: George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)· Tune: MACCABAEUS

Thy Hand, O God, Has Guided

Words: Edward Hayes Plumptre (1821-1891)

Wake, O Wake! With Tidings Thrilling

Words: Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608); trans. Francis Crawford Burkitt (1864-1935)·Music: Philipp Nicolai (1556-1608)· Tune: WACHET AUF

We plough the fields, and scatter

We Plough the Fields and Scatter

Words: Matthias Claudius (1782); translated by Jane Montgomery Campbell (1861)·Music: Johann Abraham Peter Schulz· Tune: WIR PFLÜGEN

What child is this, who, laid to rest

What Child Is This?

Words: William Chatterton Dix (1837-1898) and others·Music: Traditional English melody (Greensleeves; registered as a ballad 1580)· Tune: GREENSLEEVES