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AARONIC BLESSING |
| | | The Lord bless you and keep you | The Lord bless you and keep you | #572b | | | | | | Donald Britton 1919- | Irregular | Numbers 6:24-26 | C Major | 556551553345433126 | | | Aaronic Blessing | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1467287 |
ABBOT'S LEIGH |
| | | God is love, let heaven adore him | God is love, let heaven adore him | #93 | | | | | Timothy Rees 1874-1939 | Cyril Vincent Taylor 1907- | 8.7.8.7 D | | C Major | 531117665534565 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460574 |
| | | Glorious things of you are spoken | Glorious things of you are spoken | #374b | | | | | John Newton 1725-1807 | Cyril Vincent Taylor 1907- | 8.7.8.7 D | | C Major | 531117665534565 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1465638 |
ABERYSTWYTH |
| | | Jesu, lover of my soul | Jesu, lover of my soul | #139a | | | | | Charles Wesley 1707-88 | Joseph Parry 1841-1903 | 7.7.7.7 D | | d minor or modal | 112345321321712 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1459864 |
ABRIDGE |
| | | Behold the amazing gift of love | Behold the amazing gift of love | #36a | | | | | Isaac Watts 1674-1748; William Cameron 1715-1811 | Isaac Smith 1734-1805 | | 1 John 1:1-3 | D Major | 15117654332365545534 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460191 |
| | | O for a heart to praise my God | O for a heart to praise my God | #476 | | | | | Charles Wesley 1707-88 | Isaac Smith 1734-1805 | 8.6.8.6 | | D Major | 15117654332365545534 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1460350 |
| | | Be thou my guardian and my guide | Be thou my guardian and my guide | #498 | | | | | Isaac Williams 1802-65 | Isaac Smith 1734-1805 | 8.6.8.6 | | D Major | 15117654332365545534 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460379 |
ACH GOTT UND HERR |
| | | Ḥayyēl Māran 'īdhē daphshaṭ | Strengthen for service, Lord, the hands | #417 | | | | | Ephraim the Syrian c.306-73; Charles William Humphreys 1840-1921; Percy Dearmer 1867-1936 | Christoph Peter 1626-69; Johann Sebastian Bach 1685-1750 | | | A Major | 17655671217676517122 | | | and others (tr.) | | Later form of melody from 'As Hymnodus Sacer', Leipzig, 1625 | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460265 |
ADESTE FIDELES |
| | | Adeste, fideles, laeti, triumphantes | O come, all ye faithful | #228 | O come, let us adore him | | | | John Francis Wade c. 1711-1786; Frederick Oakeley 1802-80; William Mercer 1811-73 | John Francis Wade c.1711-1786 | Irregular | | G Major or modal | 115125532343211 | | | and others (tr.) | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1459991 |
ADORO TE (1) |
| | | Adoro te devote, latens deitas | Thee we adore, O hidden Savior, thee | #421a | | | | | Thomas Aquinas 1227-74; James Russell Woodford 1820-85 | John Henry Arnold 1887-1956 | 10.10.10.10 | | D Major | 13555654321113555654 | | | | | Proper plainsong melody | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1460274 |
ADORO TE (2) |
| | | Adoro te supplex, latens deitas | Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore | #590 | | | | | Thomas Aquinas 1227-74; Gerard Manley Hopkins 1844-89 | John Henry Arnold 1887-1956 | 11.11.11.11 | | D Major | 13555654321113555654 | | | | | Proper plainsong melody (Solesmes) | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460485 |
| | | Humbly we adore thee, Christ Redeemer King | Humbly we adore thee, Christ Redeemer King | #599 | | | | | Melvin Farrell | John Henry Arnold 1887-1956 | 11.11.12.11 | | D Major | 13555654321113555654 | | | | | Proper plainsong melody (Solesmes) | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460497 |
AETERNA CHRISTI MUNERA |
| | | Aeterna Christi munera | The eternal gifts of Christ the King | #342 | | | | | Aurelius Ambrosius 340-97; John Mason Neale 1818-66 | | 8.8.8.8 | | F Major or modal | 1123123432111345 | | | | | Later form of plainsong melody from G. Guidetti 1530-92, 'Directorum Chori', Rome, 1582 (R.J.H.) | | | 1977 | | | | | | 0 | 1460162 |
AGINCOURT |
| | | Herr Gott, dich loben alle wir | Lord God, to you our hearts we raise | #9 | | | | | Paul Eber 1511-69; Philipp Melanchthon 1497-1560; Honor Mary Thwaites 1914- | John Hind 1916- | | | c minor or modal | 1171776511754541321 | | | | | Adapted from a 15th-cent. English melody | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460568 |
| | | Creator of the earth and skies | Creator of the earth and skies | #556 | | | | | Donald Wynn Hughes 1911-67 | | 8.8.8.8 | | c minor or modal | 1171776511754541321 | | | | | Adapted from a 15th-cent. English melody (L.F.B.) | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460444 |
ALL FOR JESUS |
| | | Holy Spirit, come, confirm us | Holy Spirit, come, confirm us | #327 | | | | | Brian Foley 1919- | John Stainer 1840-1901 | 8.7.8.7 | | C Major | 351765543513212 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460144 |
ALL SAINTS |
| | | For your holy book we thank you | For your holy book we thank you | #338 | | | | | Ruth Carter 1900- | | 8.7.8.7.7.7 | | B♭ Major | 156654315671766 | | | | | Later form of melody 'Zeuch mich, zauch mich mit den Armen' from 'Geistriches Gesangbuch', Darmstadt, 1698 | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460157 |
ALL THE EARTH |
| | | All the earth proclaim the Lord | Serve you the Lord, heart filled with gladness | #100 | All the earth proclaim the Lord | | | | Lucien Deiss 1921- | Lucien Deiss 1921- | | Psalm 100 | B♭ Major | 12333216221 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1459803 |
ALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL |
| | | All things bright and beautiful | Each little flower that opens | #70b | All things bright and beautiful | | | | Cecil Frances Alexander 1818-95 | William Henry Monk 1823-89 | 7.6.7.6 with refrain | | D Major | 134653132776513465 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1462943 |
AMAZING GRACE |
| | | Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) | Amazing grace (how sweet the sound) | #56 | | | | | John Newton 1725-1807 | Edwin Othello Excell 1851-1921 | 8.6.8.6 | | G Major or modal | 513132165513132 | | | | | American Folk Hymn Melody | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1460448 |
AMEN |
| | | Amen | Amen | #579a | | | | | | William Byrd 1543-1623 | | | b minor or modal | 123217 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | | 0 | 1467295 |
AMSTERDAM |
| | | God of unexampled grace | God of unexampled grace | #260 | | | | | Charles Wesley 1707-88 | Ralph Vaughan Williams 1872-1958 | 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 | | F Major or modal | 151232345654321 | | | | | Melody from John Wesley's 'Sacred Harmony', 1789 | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460042 |
ANDREW |
| | | Lord, bring the day to pass | Lord, bring the day to pass | #106 | | | | | Ian Masson Fraser 1917- | David McCarthy 1931- | 6.6.6.6.8.8 | | D Major | 4165466532132123 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | | 0 | 1459809 |
ANGELUS |
| | | At even, when the sun was set | At even, when the sun was set | #169 | | | | | Henry Twells 1823-1900 | Georg Joseph (17th cent.) | 8.8.8.8 | | D Major | 11234554556717665223 | | | | | Melody from 'Cantica Spiritualia', Munich, 1847 | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1459902 |
ANIMA CHRISTI |
| | | Anima Christi | Soul of my Saviour, sanctify my breast | #593 | | | | | Pope John XXII 1249-1334; anon. | William Joseph Maher 1823-77 | 10.10.10.10 | | F Major or modal | 51117112233231771765 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460490 |
ANTIOCH |
| | | Joy to the world! The Lord is come | Joy to the world! The Lord is come | #224 | | | | | Isaac Watts 1674-1748 | George Frederick Handel 1685-1759; Lowell Mason 1792-1872 | | Psalm 98 | C Major | 176543215667711 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1459986 |
ARALUEN |
| | | In faith and hope and love | Christ, our star, our map, our road | #555 | In faith and hope and love | | | | James Phillip McAuley 1917-76 | Richard Connolly 1927- | 7.7 with refrain | | D Major | 56543215164326543221 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | | 0 | 1460443 |
ARDEN |
| | | How bright these glorious spirits shine! | How bright these glorious spirits shine! | #359 | | | | | Isaac Watts 1674-1748 | George Thomas Thalben-Ball 1896- | 8.6.8.6 | | F Major or modal | 1315343236231767 | | | and others | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460190 |
ARDWICK |
| | | Away with our fears | Away with our fears | #314 | | | | | Charles Wesley 1707-88 | Henry John Gauntlett 1805-76 | 5.5.5.11 | | E♭ Major | 53165111722133543223 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460129 |
ARFON |
| | | Bread of heaven, on thee we feed | Bread of heaven, on thee we feed | #434a | | | | | Josiah Conder 1789-1855 | Hugh Davies 1844-1907 | 7.7.7.7.7.7 | | g minor | 511765123432132 | | | | | Traditional Welsh or Breton melody | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1460293 |
ARNSBERG |
| | | Gott ist gegenwärtig | God himself is present | #47 | | | | | Gerhard Tersteegen 1697-1769; Honor Mary Thwaites 1914- | Joachim Neander 1650-80; David Evans 1874-1948 | | | F Major or modal | 33332211117766512343 | | | | | Modern form of melody by Joachim Neander 1650-80 | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460341 |
ARTAVIA |
| | | And didst thou love the race that loved not thee | And didst thou love the race that loved not thee | #269b | | | | | Jean Ingelow 1820-97 | Edward John Hopkins 1818-1901 | 10.10.10.6 | | G Major or modal | 551176512355443 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1465187 |
ARTHOG |
| | | Angel voices, ever singing | Angel voices, ever singing | #386 | | | | | Francis Pott 1832-1909 | George Thomas Thalben-Ball 1896- | 8.5.8.5.8.4.3 | | C Major | 153256123243 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | | 0 | 1460225 |
ASCALON |
| | | My heart and voice I raise | My heart and voice I raise | #160 | | | | | Benjamin Rhodes 1743-1815 | | 6.6.8 D | | D Major | 111271333342351 | | | | | Glaz traditional melody from Hoffman & Richter's 'Silesian Folk Songs', Leipzig, 1842 | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1459891 |
ASCENDIT DEUS (1) |
| | | Ach, treuer Gott, der aufgericht | Lord, you have founded through your Son | #403 | | | | | Johannes Zwick 1496-1542; Henry Ralph Wardlaw 1929- | Johann Gottfried Schicht 1753-1823 | 8.8.7 D | | G Major or modal | 567171233543143 | | | | | harm. as in the 'BBC Hymn Book' | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460248 |
ASCENDIT DEUS (2) |
| | | Father of everlasting grace | Father of everlasting grace | #313 | | | | | Charles Wesley 1707-88 | Johann Gottfried Schicht 1753-1823 | 8.8.8 D | | G Major or modal | 567171233543143 | | | | | harm. as in the 'BBC Hymn Book' | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460128 |
ASCENSION |
| | | Hail the day that sees him rise | Hail the day that sees him rise | #291b | | | | | Charles Wesley 1707-88 | William Henry Monk 1823-89 | 7.7.7.7 with alleluias | | G Major or modal | 351124335121351 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1465197 |
ASSUMPTA EST |
| | | Who is she ascends so high | Who is she ascends so high | #611 | | | | | John Beaumont 1583-1627 | Anthony Gregory Murray 1905- | 7.5.7.5 irregular | | C Major | 5516535345323 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | | 0 | 1460520 |
[At the cross her vigil keeping] |
| | | Stabat Mater dolorosa | At the cross her vigil keeping | #609 | | | | | Jacopone da Todi d.1306; Anthony G. Petti 1932- | | | | F Major or modal | 123235433217676 | | | | | Later form of melody from the 'Maintzisch Gesangbuch', Mainz and Frankfurt, 1661 | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460515 |
AU CLAIR DE LA LUNE |
| | | Jesus’ hands were kind hands | Jesus’ hands were kind hands | #178 | | | | | Margaret Cropper 1886- | | 6.5.6.5 D | | G Major or modal | 111232132211112 | | | | | French traditional melody (G.A.R.B.) | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1459913 |
AU SANG QU'UN DIEU |
| | | Jesus, Lord, I ask for mercy | God of mercy and compassion | #624 | Jesus, Lord, I ask for mercy | | | | Edmund Vaughan 1827-1908 | Giovanni Baptista Pergolesi | 8.7.8.7 with refrain | | f minor | 321354323213217132 | | | | | French traditional melody | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460535 |
AUCTORITATE SAECULI |
| | | Jordanis oras praevia | On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry | #199a | | | | | Charles Coffin 1676-1749; John Chandler 1806-76 | John Henry Arnold 1887-1956 | 8.8.8.8 | | f minor | 51321217113453445 | | | | | French Church Melody from 'Poitiers Antiphoner', 1746 | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1459945 |
AURELIA |
| | | The church’s one foundation | The church’s one foundation | #385 | | | | | Samuel John Stone 1839-1900 | Samuel Sebastian Wesley 1810-76 | 7.6.7.6 D | | D Major | 333433211654345 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1460224 |
AUSTRIA |
| | | Glorious things of you are spoken | Glorious things of you are spoken | #374a | | | | | John Newton 1725-1807 | Franz Joseph Haydn 1732-1809 | 8.7.8.7 D | | E♭ Major | 123243271654323 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1460211 |
| | | Worship, honour, glory, blessing | Worship, honour, glory, blessing | #577 | | | | | Edward Osler | Franz Joseph Haydn 1732-1809 | 8.7.8.7 D | | E♭ Major | 123243271654323 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460467 |
AVE VERA VIRGINITAS |
| | | Hail blessed Virgin, full of grace | Hail blessed Virgin, full of grace | #618 | | | | | Anthony G. Petti 1932- | Josquin des Prés. c.1450-1521; Anthony G. Petti 1932- | 8.8.8.8 | | B♭ Major | 55566775555667755116 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | | 0 | 1460528 |
AVE VIRGO VIRGINUM |
| | | Αϊσωμεν, πάντεζ λαοί | Come, you faithful, raise the strain | #278 | | | | | John of Damascus d. c.754; John Mason Neale 1818-66 | | 7.6.7.6 D | | F Major or modal | 11551236543211155123 | | | | | Melody (original rhythm) from Johann Leisentritt's 'Catholicum Hymnologium Germanicum', Bautzen, 1584 (C.L.F.) | | | 1977 | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1460066 |
AYRSHIRE |
| | | O dearest Lord, thy sacred head | O dearest Lord, thy sacred head | #539 | | | | | Henry Ernest Hardy (Father Andrew) 1869-1946 | Kenneth George Finlay 1882-1974 | 8.6.8.6 | | G Major or modal | 55356561123221655656 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | | 0 | 1460425 |
BABYLON'S STREAMS |
| | | Nature with open volume stands | Nature with open volume stands | #259a | | | | | Isaac Watts 1674-1748 | Thomas Campian 1567-1620 (G.A.R.B.) | 8.8.8.8 | | e minor or modal | 134554322345544 | | | | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1460039 |
BALLERMA |
| | | I waited for the Lord my God | I waited for the Lord my God | #18 | | | | | | Robert Simpson, Glasgow; François Hippolyte Barthélémon 1741-1808; Stanley Llewellyn Osborne 1907- | | Psalm 40:1-3 | G Major or modal | 132165611323532 | | | Scottish Psalter 1650 | | | | | 1977 | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1459915 |