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| | | Thou Sweet, Belovèd Will of God | Thou sweet, belovèd will of God | | Liebwerther, süsser Gottes-Wille | German | English | Gerhard Tersteegen; Emma Bevan | Abides content with what it brings. 5. O ... best; A little child, I follow on, And, ... a gladsome bird, Prisoned in such a realm ... of grace. 4. Within this place of ... | 8.8.8.8 | | Geistliches Blumen-Gärtlein | | | | HOLLEY | | | | | 1 | 21 | 1 | 1155285 |
| | | 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 | 1155470 |
| | | 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 | 1156357 |
| | | Christmas Morning (Field) | The angel host that sped last night | | | | English | Eugene Field | that now is born What Shepherd loves His ... They called, my child, to you asleep. ... He that shall lead His flock is born! ... till you woke, And this is what their ... | | | | | | | BERA | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1156434 |
| | | 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 | 1190410 |
| | | 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 | 1190499 |
| | | 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 | 1192935 |
| | | Thy Will in Me | Dear Lord, I cannot see | Thy will be done in me, Lord | | | English | Charlotte G. Homer | be satisfied! 2 What streams I have to ... Thee whisper, “Child, be not afraid!” ... the way, My future is conceal’d! Thou ... be done in me; This is my only plea; ... | | | | | | | [Dear Lord, I cannot see] | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1200679 |
| | | 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 | 1202008 |
| | | Endeavor and Endure | While struggling in a maze of doubt | | | | | Charles A. Dickinson | the narrow way. What tho’ the night be ... Father say: “My child, be not perplexed. ... eye; My word is ever sure; ... | | | | | | | [While struggling in a maze of doubt] | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1202495 |
| | | Lord God! to Thee be Blessing | Lord God! to Thee be blessing (Herr Gott! dich will ich loben) | | Herr Gott! dich will ich loben | German | English; German | Georg Blaurock, burnt 1529; John J. Overholt | shrine. 3 What dread, when inward ... forsaking; For Thy child me approve. 5 To ... not mine, In this is my rejoicing, Ever ... will, not mine, In this is my rejoicing, ... | 7.6.7.6.8.7.6 | 2 Timothy 4:17 | the 16th Century Anabaptist Ausbund, Hymn No. 30, from | | Book One: Hymns, Songs, Chorales; The Church Hymns of Martyrs (Ausbund) | | SCHWNENLIED | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1227235 |
| | | 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 | 1227360 |
| | | The Lord's is my Refuge | The Lord is my Refuge, my Strength and Shield | Tho' bright with the joys that no tongue can tell | | | | F. J. Crosby | heir of grace: O what can I ask beside? ... He makes me a child and an heir of ... The Lord is my Refuge, my ... and Shield, And this of a truth I know; ... | | Psalm 91:2 | | | Love; Refuge | | [The Lord is my Refuge, my Strength and Shield] | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1231887 |
| | | Be Still, O Heart | Be still, O heart, why fear and tremble | Be still, O heart! | | | | J. H. Watson | fear and tremble? What evil can thy steps ... About His child—His loved and ... Fear not, for God is on thy side. ... unknown; Ne’er think the Master is ... | | Psalm 46:10 | | | Faith; Trust | | [Be still, O heart, why fear and tremble] | | | | | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1231983 |
| | | 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 | 1239045 |
| | | Praise the Lord for His Love | There’s a mansion for me, and its gleams I see | All glory to the Lamb! hear the ransomed sweetly sing | | | English | Abbie Mills | for awhile; Oh, what joy I shall know ... thou faithful, my child, for awhile; Oh, ... I see In the visions of faith bright ... bright and clear; This my title shall be, ... | | | | | | | [There’s a mansion for me, and its gleams I see] | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1239340 |
| | | The Past | The past we never can undo | O Lord, forgive, O Lord, receive | | | English | Bessie Q. Jordan | 5 No matter what thy past may be, ... bless thy erring child; I do repent and ... it review,— ‘Tis sealed up with the ... We would not have this awful pain Which ... | | | | | | | [The past we never can undo] | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1239395 |
| | | 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 | 1239698 |
| | | Lord, what is man, that child of pride | Lord, what is man, that child of pride | | | | English | John Mason | Lord, what is man, that child ... what is man, that child of pride, That ... Lord, what is man, that child of ... me, Let me be ever Thine. 5 Thou art my ... | 8.6.8.6 | | | | Providence | | NAZARETH | | | | | | 10 | 0 | 1244965 |
| | | Every Little Step I Take | Ev'ry little step I take | Jesus, what a joy to know | | | English | | Refrain: Jesus, what a joy to know, ... mild, Knows the children’s weaknesses, ... make To grow Christ-like day by day; ... my greatest joy is this, That my Saviour, ... | | | | | Children's Services | | CRESLINE | | | | | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1245970 |
| | | In the Bleak Midwinter | In the bleak midwinter | | | | | Christina Georgina Rossetti; John Andrew Storey | is born again. 4 What can I give him ... 3 Once more child and mother Weave ... Long ago. 2 Christ a homeless ... midwinter, In this world of pain, ... | 6.5.6.5 D | | | | Christmas; Story of Jesus; Love; Nativity; Winter | | CRANHAM | | | | 1 | 1 | 86 | 0 | 1249891 |
| | | Jesus Keep in Memory Ever | Jesus keep in memory ever | | | | English | Franz Michael Franzen, 1772-1847 | distresséd, See what He, the Sinless, ... thou be God's child and friend; Let ... Work while it is called to-day. 3 ... Strength for all things good deriving ... | 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 | | | | Sanctification | | JESUS! DU DIG SJÄLF UPPVÄCKTE | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 1254070 |
| | | My Master’s House | Little child, your eyes full of questions | You're welcome in my Master’s house | | | English | R. H. | "Why bother? What is there when this ... Little child, your eyes full of ... "Why bother? What is there when this ... What is there when this life is through?" ... | | | | | | | [Little child your eyes full of questions] | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1260869 |
| | | The Promise | As thy day thy strength shall be | | | | | Mrs. P. Munzinger | be. Think not what may happen thee! ... he’ll forget his child Journeying through ... strength shall be, Is the promise given ... strength shall be. Think not what may ... | | | | | | | [As thy day thy strength shall be] | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1269105 |
| | | The Pilgrim's Song | I am a poor pilgrim of sorrow | | | | English | C.A. Tindley | from heaven; Oh! what is this steals on ... Which say, "Weary child, I am nigh." 5. ... Cast out in this wide world to roam; ... Cast out in this wide world to ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 1290877 |
| | | A Burden Bearer | One of Christ’s burden bearers | One of Christ’s burden bearers | | | | Eben E. Rexford | At thought of what He bore, Content a ... faith in me, my child.” [Refrain] 3 ... One of Christ’s burden ... guide me Along this earthly vale, For ... | | | | | | | [One of Christ’s burden bearers] | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1291251 |
| | | 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 | 1304058 |
| | | 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 | 1310426 |
| | | The Birds are Singing | The birds are singing on the trees | | | | | | of woe, To think what anguish for our ... A dread and holy child; But oh, with ... may resound; This day our Lord ... ground; Amid these things so sweet and ... | | | | | | | [The birds are singing on the trees] | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1315138 |
| | | What Star Is This | What star is this, with beams so bright | | Quem stella sole pulchrior | Latin | English | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-76 | What star is this, with ... What star is this, with beams so ... What star is this, with beams so ... | 8.8.8.8.8 | Numbers 24:17 | | | Epiphany; Light | | THE CHILD JESUS | | | | 1 | | 91 | 0 | 1327723 |
| | | Hail Brightest, Happiest Morn | Hail, brightest, happiest morn | | | | English | William H. Bathurst | newborn King. 2 What wondrous love is ... Heaven! To us a child is born, To us a ... To us a child is born, To us a son ... wondrous love is this! The Lord of life ... | 6.6.6.6.8.8 | | Psalms and Hymns, 1831 | | | | SAMUEL | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1330468 |
| | | All Of You Who Walked In Darkness | All of you who walked in darkness | In one little baby’s birth | | | English | Carolyn W. Gillette | May we show what life can be, As we ... To the world, a child is born. [Refrain] ... 2 Still Christ comes to save ... [Refrain] 3 In this time of ... | | | | | | | MENDELSSOHN | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1331456 |
| | | O God, my days are dark indeed | O God, my days are dark indeed | | | | English | | only God and Lord, What sweetness in Thy ... Thou wert born a child on earth. 5 And ... indeed, How oft this aching heart must ... indeed, How oft this aching heart must ... | 8.8.8.8 | | | | Cross and Comfort | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 1338767 |
| | | O How Glorious, Full of Wonder | O how glorious, full of wonder | | | | English | Curtis Beach, 1914-? | pow'r displayed, What is man that Thou ... hand hath made? Child of earth, yet full ... full of wonder Is Thy name o'er all ... pity, That we in Thine image grow. 4 ... | 8.7.8.7 D | Psalm 8:2 | | | Adoration and Praise; Creation; God the Father; Grace | | IN BABILONE | | | | | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1361399 |
| | | 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 | 1365396 |
| | | You Are My Body | "You are my body!" Joy and wonder! | | | | English | Brian Wren | to show and tell what God has done. 2 ... a world where every child is fed. 4 We are ... has done. 2 "This is my body!" Simple ... God has done. 2 "This is my body!" ... | 9.8.9.8.8.8 | Romans 12:5 | | | Communion | | HAZEL | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1371171 |
| | | Answer the Call | Hark, hark to the message, sent down from above | Answer the call, answer the call | | | English | Edith Sandford Tillotson | 2 Hear, hear what he tells us, His ... wishes obey, “Child, this is thy ... all, Go, be My disciples, answer My ... Jesus is sending this message to all, ... | | | | | | | [Hark, hark to the message, sent down from above] | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1371355 |
| | | Cradled in Manger | Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping | Lullaby, lullaby | | | English | James Humphris | lullaby! 2 What is He dreaming, the ... manger the Christ-child is sleeping, ... in manger the Christ-child is sleeping, ... | | | | | | | [Cradled in manger the Christ-child is sleeping] | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1371445 |
| | | Hark! Hark! What News The Angels Bring | Hark! hark! what news the angels bring! | | | | English | | Hark! hark! what news the angels ... 10 Stupendous Child! my God and King! ... King; The promised Savior of ... find. 2 This is the day, and ... | 8.8.8.8 | | Christmas Carols, Ancient and Modern by Richard Sandys (London: Richard Beckley, 1833) | | | | CHURCH TRIUMPHANT | | | | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1371813 |
| | | 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 | 1372421 |
| | | A God Who Cares | What can it mean? Is it aught to Him | | | | English | | love! Ev’ry child is dear to the ... When can it mean? Is it aught to Him ... me While I walk this world where the ... | | | | | | | [What can it mean? Is it aught to Him] | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1375690 |
| | | Let the Children Come | Some mothers brought their children | "Let the children come | | | English | AnnaMae Meyer Bush | when he read what crossed their ... brought their children to be blessed ... to be blessed by Christ one day. ... But Jesus had this answer when he ... | 7.7.7.7 D with refrain | Luke 18:15-17 | | | Education; Family; Family of God; Jesus Christ Teaching of; Jesus Christ Life of | | BENJAMIN | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1377509 |
| | | It Seems Inhuman, Who Could Kill | It seems inhuman, who could kill | | | | English | Andrew Pratt | mother's child? What bitter hatred fires ... a single mother's child? What bitter ... utter loss. 3 Is this the answer ... utter loss. 3 Is this the answer that ... | 8.6.8.6 | | | | Terrorism; Violence; War; Times of Crisis; Grief and Loss | | COVENTRY CAROL | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1383673 |
| | | The Lord is Coming Soon | There's a whisper from the glory of the coming of the Lord | Glory, glory, Hallelujah | | | English | Margaret E. Barber | upon His Word, And what peace amid ... whisper, “Up, my child, and come ... There’s a whisper from the glory ... tumult doth this precious truth ... | | | | | | | [There’s a whisper from the glory of the coming of the Lord] | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1385580 |
| | | 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 | 1388046 |
| | | I’m a Child of the King | I'm a child of the King | I'm a child of the King | | | English | E. R. Latta | child of the King; What a wonderful thing! ... I’m a child of the King, Who ... of the King, Who is mightier far Than ... Than the kings of this world, In their ... | | 1 John 3:2 | | | | | [I'm a child of the King] | | | | | 1 | 19 | 0 | 1394290 |
| | | Dear Soul, couldst thou become a child | Dear Soul, couldst thou become a child | | O liebe Seele könnt'st du werden | German | English | Catherine Winkworth; Gerhardt Tersteegen | And apt to praise what others do. No ... thou become a child While yet on ... near, And Paradise around thee here. ... e'er refuse, Thinks not of danger, ... | 8.8.8.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 1395320 |
| | | On wings of faith, ye thoughts, fly hence | On wings of faith, ye thoughts, fly hence | | Geht hin ihr gläubigen Gedanken | German | English | J. G. Hermann; Catherine Winkworth | love! For what am I? At His ... precious name of child bestowed; That ... and sense, And rise to Him, who hath ... Love stirred within the heart of God; ... | 8.8.8.8.10.10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1395405 |
| | | How blest to all Thy followers, Lord, the road | How blest to all Thy followers, Lord, the road | | So führst du doch recht selig Herr | German | English | Gottfried Arnold, 1666-1714; Catherine Winkworth | trod. What human prudence ... Thou draw'st Thy children up to Thee, ... last to own Thee wise and great. ... all, O God, is nothing in Thine eyes, ... | 10.10.10.10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1395446 |
| | | 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 | 1395468 |