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'Αγε μοι ψυχα |
| | | Lift up thyself, my soul | Lift up thyself, my soul | | 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 |
Ach Gott wie manches Hertzelyd |
| | | O Lord, how many Miseries | O Lord, how many Miseries | | German | English | | and God alone! What Name is sweeter ... cast forsake thy Child, That by thy Grace ... O Lord, how many Miseries Assault and ... been heard, Than this, that God in Flesh ... | | | | | Mystery of the Cross | | [O Lord, how many Miseries] | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 658368 | 1 |
Ach Gott, verlass mich nicht |
| | | O God, Forsake Me Not | O God, forsake me not! | | | English | August Crull, d. 1923; Salomo Franck | do when duty calls Whate’er Thou didst ... Thou Thy helpless child; Thy Holy Spirit ... When my good fight is fought; Help me in ... me not! Lord, I am Thine forever. Grant ... | 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 | Psalm 38:22 | | | Sanctification (The Christian Life) Consecration | | O GOTT, DU FROMMER GOTT | | | | | 1 | 9 | 0 | 956400 | 1 |
| | | O God, forsake me not, but lead full of compassion | O God, forsake me not, but lead full of compassion | | German | English | Salomo Franck | didst allot, To do what pleaseth Thee-- O ... loving hands Thy child, That I may gain ... When here my course is run; Be Thou my ... me not! Lord, I am Thine forever, Grant ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 1797716 | 1 |
Ach! treuer Gott, barmherzigs Herz |
| | | For Patience in Great Sorrow | Ah! faithful God, compass'nate heart | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; J. Kelly | pour into my soul What heart and flesh ... way all-wise, Thy child in woe must ... endeth, I know this bitter cross and ... endeth, I know this bitter cross and ... | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 971010 | 1 |
Aus meines Herzens Grunde |
| | | My inmost heart now raises | My inmost heart now raises | | German | English | Anon. | commend, And most, what most I treasure; O ... and friends, my child and wife, Thy ... inmost heart now raises, In this fair ... now raises, In this fair morning hour, ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | 0 | 2057 | 1 |
Barmherziger Vater, hoechster Gott |
| | | Under the Cross when God Delays His Help | Father of mercies! God most high | | 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 | 971012 | 1 |
Befiehl du deine Wege |
| | | Thy Way and All Thy Sorrows | Thy way and all thy sorrows | | German | English | P. Gerhardt, 1607-76; A. T. Russell, 1806-74 | surely know, Both what is good and evil, ... Thou to bless Thy children Through all ... Give thou into His hand, His gracious ... on naught depend; Thine act is only ... | 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 | Psalm 37 | | | Epiphany 4 | | BEFIEHL DU DEINE WEGE | | | | | 1 | 10 | 0 | 30085 | 1 |
Befiehl du deine Wege |
| | | Commit Thy Way Unto The Lord, Trust Also in Him, And He Shall Bring it to Pass | Commit whatever grieves thee | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; John Kelly | whatever grieves thee ... Thy tender Children should be ... prosper sure, His work must ever gaze ... ever gaze on If thine is to endure. By ... | 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 | 967896 | 3 |
Blot en dag, ett ogonblick I sander |
| | | Day by day, and with each passing moment | Day by day, and with each passing moment | | Swedish | English | Karolina Wilhelmina (Lina Sandell) Sandell-Berg, 1832-1903; Andrew L. Skoog, 1856-1934 | gives unto each day what he deems best, ... protection of his child and treasure is a ... in my Father’s wise bestowment, ... be in measure,' this the pledge to me ... | Irregular | | | | General Hymns Trust in God | | DAY BY DAY | | | | 1 | 1 | 48 | 0 | 1864346 | 1 |
Cur aut amictus aut cibi |
| | | Take Not Thought for Food or Raiment | Take not thought for food or raiment | | 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 | 1162976 | 1 |
Das neugeborne Kindelein |
| | | The New-Born Child This Early Morn | The new-born Child this early morn | | German | English | Cyriacus Schneegass; Emmaneul Cronenwett | with men, What harm can Satan do ... The new-born Child this early morn, ... new-born Child this early morn, The ... The new-born Child this early morn, The ... | 8.8.8.8 | | Weihenacht und New Jahrs-Gesäng (Erfurt, Germany, 1595); Tr.: Evangelical Lutheran Hymnal (Columbus, OH: Ohio Synodical Printing House, 1880) | | | | ALSTONE | | | | | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1458796 | 1 |
Der Zeit ist nunmehr nah |
| | | The Time Is Very Near | The time is very near | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; John Kelly | telling. 2 What shall I do then, ... taste and see, Oh! child, beloved by Me; ... The time is very near When, ... Thou’st spoken Thine advent should ... | 6.6.7.7.7.7 | | D. M. Luther's und anderer vornehmen geistreichen gelehrten Manner Geistliche Lieder and Psalmen by Christoph Runge (Berlin: Christoph Runge, 1653); Tr.: Paul Gerhardt's Spiritual Songs (London: 1867) | | | | AUF MEINEN LIEBEN GOTT | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1813640 | 2 |
Die Seele ruht in Jesu Armen |
| | | Now Rests Her Soul In Jesu's Arms | Now rests her soul in Jesu’s arms | | German | English | Johann L. K. Allendorf; Catherine Winkworth | seen, And feels what kindling love may ... His light. 3 The child hath now its Father ... sleeps well, His heart her ... there What this shall be, to be ... | 8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8.8 | | Lyra Germanica (London and New York: George Newnes and Charles Scribner's Sons, 1855) | | | | BODØ | | | | | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1742971 | 1 |
Dir, dir, Jehovah, will ich singen |
| | | Jehovah, let me now adore Thee | Jehovah, let me now adore Thee | | German | English | Crasselius | Thy will. And what Thy Spirit thus ... me up to be Thy child and heir; In ... Thee, For where is there a God such, ... Let every power within me gather, To own ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 0 | 2005 | 1 |
Du bist zwar mein und bleibest mein |
| | | The Bereaved Father Comforts Himself Concerning his Now Sainted Son | Mine art thou still, and mine shalt be | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; John Kelly | done What Christians ... take me where My child and all the ... be, Who will be this denying? Not only ... be, Who will be this denying? Not only ... | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 967946 | 1 |
Durch Adams Fall ist ganz verderbt |
| | | By Adam's Fall Is All Forlorn | By Adam's fall is all forlorn | | German | English | L. Spengler, 1479-1534; G. A. Zeisler; M. DeGarmeaux, b. 1958 | dear blood Renewed what was corrupted. 4 ... from His hand His children e'er be prying. ... By Adam's fall is all forlorn Man's ... nature and his thinking, The poison's ... | 8.7.8.7.4.4.7.4.4.7 | | | | Sin and Righteousness; Trinity 6 | | DURCH ADAMS FALL | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30590 | 1 |
Freut euch ihr Christen |
| | | Rejoice, Rejoice, Ye Christians | Rejoice, rejoice, ye Christians | | German | English | Catherine Winkworth | hour; For know ye what it hideth? ... singing! This Child shall be your ... rejoice, ye Christians, with all ... with all your heart this morn! O hear the ... | 7.6.7.6 D | | Geistliche Lieder (Magdeburg, Germany: 1540); Translation in Chorale Book for England (London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, 1863), number 32 | | | | VALET WILL ICH DIR GEBEN | | | | | 1 | 29 | 1 | 1161811 | 3 |
Geht hin ihr gläubigen Gedanken |
| | | On wings of faith, ye thoughts, fly hence | On wings of faith, ye thoughts, fly hence | | 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 | 1403351 | 1 |
Geht und hin und grabt mein Grab |
| | | Go and dig my grave today! | Go and dig my grave today! | | German | English | Catherine Winkworth; Ernst Moritz Arndt | painless bed. What is there I yet ... whispering nigh, "Child of God, fear not to ... bed. What is there I yet should ... should do If in this dark vale I ... | 7.8.7.8.7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 2081 | 2 |
Harre, Meine Seele |
| | | Wait On God And Trust Him | Wait on God, and trust Him through all thy days | | German | English | Johann F. Räder, 1815-1872; Julius H. Horstmann; John C. Hansen | thy ways. Perish what will, God is refuge ... a trusting child. 4 Wait on God, ... all thy ways. Perish what will, God is ... | | | | | | | HARRE, MEINE SEELE | | | | | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1496844 | 1 |
Herr Gott! dich will ich loben |
| | | Lord God! to Thee be Blessing | Lord God! to Thee be blessing (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 | 1235847 | 1 |
Herr Gott, der du mein Vater bist |
| | | Lord God, Who Art My Father Dear | Lord God, who art my Father dear | | German | English | J. Mathesius, 1504-65; A. Crull, 1845-1923 | name: O hear What, trusting in His ... O let me be thy child and ... What, trusting in His promised Word, I ... in our dying hour; Thine is the kingdom, ... | 8.8.8.8 | | | | Easter 6 | | | | | | | | 5 | 0 | 30488 | 1 |
Herzliebster Jesu |
| | | O Dearest Jesus, What Law Hast Thou Broken | O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou broken | | German | English | Catherine Winkworth; Johann Heermann | O dearest Jesus, what law hast Thou ... The sinful child of man may live in ... sorrows, whence this mortal anguish? It ... sorrows, whence this mortal anguish? ... | 11.11.11.6 | Luke 23:20-24 | | | The Church Year Lent | | HERZLIEBSTER JESU | | | | | 1 | 22 | 0 | 956387 | 2 |
Hochheilige Dreieinigkeit |
| | | Most High and Holy Trinity! | Most Hight and Holy Trinity! | | German | English | Scheffler | I so oft have done What I as sinful ought ... and Thy loving child, Oh let me love ... Father! replenish with Thy grace ... with Thy grace This longing heart that ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 | 1961 | 1 |
Hoer an! mein Herz, die sieben Wort |
| | | The Seven Words Spoken by the Lord Jesus on the Cross | My heart! the seven words hear now | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; J. Kelly | Not one doth see What doeth he, In ... lesson learn, thou child of faith, When God ... now That Jesus Christ hath spoken, When ... for all Thine own who truly ... | 8.7.8.7.4.4.7.4.4.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 970969 | 1 |
Ich bin bei Gott in Gnaden |
| | | Through Jesus' Blood and Merit | Thro' Jesus' blood and merit | | German | English | Simon Dach | at peace with God; What, then, can daunt my ... His own dear child and heir. ... fail me, For God is on my side; Tho' ... other pow'r, Nor things that now are ... | 7.6.7.6 D | Romans 8:35-39 | Tr. composite | | Faith and Justification | | ICH DANK' DIR, LIEBER HERRE | | | | | 1 | 13 | 0 | 956881 | 1 |
Ich hab oft bei mir selbst gedacht |
| | | Under the Trials of this Life | Full often as I meditate | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; J. Kelly | say, if you know What station is there ... affliction pass; A child his father’s ... the world’s disorder’d state, ... good? Lo! ere thou think’st, thy ... | 8.8.8.8.8.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 971000 | 1 |
Ich steh an deiner Krippen hier |
| | | Beside the Manger | Now at the manger here I stand | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; John Kelly | Thee in my hand What Thou to me hast ... nobles’ children are Should lie ... given. Take it, it is my mind and wit, ... glance so sweet, Thine image fair, My ... | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 967818 | 1 |
Ich weisz, mein Gott, dasz all mein Thun |
| | | For Success and Blessing in all Christian Works and Purposes | My God! my works and all I do | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; J. Kelly | all things well, whate’er is good ... I am Thy child, my Father Thou! ... man’s devices issue right, His way ... Man often thinks in haughty mood ... | 8.8.7.8.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 970980 | 1 |
Ihr Hirten stehet alle auf von eurem tiefen Schlaf |
| | | Come, Shepherds, Come! | Come, shepherds, come! shake off your sleep | | German | English | Anonymous; Anonymous | clad in sheen. What sounds of joy the ... stall, The Holy Child we sought; On ... eyes; ’Tis time to leave your ... 3. We, too, this welcome news did ... | 8.6.8.6 D | | Carols Old and Carols New, by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston, Massachusetts: Parish Choir, 1916), number 644. | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1166776 | 1 |
Ihr Kindelein kommet |
| | | O Come, All Ye Children | O come, all ye children, O come, one and all | | 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 | 1235972 | 1 |
Jam aesmant suspiria |
| | | Let Sighing Cease and Woe | Let sighing cease and woe | | Latin | English | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; William J. Blew, 1808-1894 | the door What marvel meets the ... pale and poor, A child of poverty. 5. ... Heaven’s gate is opening wide, and ... be our love like Thine, Our swelling ... | 6.6.8.6 | | | | | | ST. MICHAEL | | | | | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1159841 | 1 |
Jam desinant suspiria |
| | | Ye People, Cease From Tears | Ye people, cease from tears | | Latin | English | Charles Coffin; Richard Campbell | surprise— What spectacle is seen: ... Guard us, Thou Child divine: Then wilt ... above: And from His throne in Heav’n ... high, Who doth within His hand infold ... | 6.6.8.6 | | Paris Breviary, 1736 | | | | ST. GEORGE | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1496125 | 1 |
| | | God from on high hath heard! | God from on high hath heard! | | Latin | English | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; James Russell Woodford, 1820-1885 | greet. 4 But O what sight appears ... clothes, a child and mother poor! ... to man the promised peace. 2 Hark! ... sight appears within that lowly door! ... | 6.6.8.6 | | | | Hymns for the Church Year Christmas | | ST GEORGE (GAUNTLETT) | | | | | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1863757 | 1 |
Julen har bragt velsignet bud |
| | | Christmas Brings Joy to Every Heart | Christmas brings joy to every heart | | Danish | English | Bernhardt Ingemann; Cecil Cowdrey | young rejoicing, What angels sang once to ... Oh, hear the children voicing. Bright ... Christmas brings joy to ... 3. Once to this earth our Savior ... | 8.7.9.7.8.7.8.7 | | | | | | CHRISTMAS BRINGS JOY | | | | | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1156215 | 1 |
Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier, deinem Worte nachzuleben |
| | | Blessed Jesus, Here We Stand | Blessed Jesus! here we stand | | German | English | Benjamin Schmolck; Catherine Winkworth | Thy heart it lies, What our hearts so ... spoken; And this child, at Thy command, ... hast spoken; And this child, at Thy ... hast spoken; And this child, at Thy ... | 7.8.7.8.8.8 | | Heilige Flammen, 1709; Translation in Lyra Germanica, second series, 1858, p. 86 | | | | LIEBSTER JESU | | | | 1 | 1 | 70 | 1 | 1155968 | 2 |
Liebwerther, süsser Gottes-Wille |
| | | Thou Sweet, Belovèd Will of God | Thou sweet, belovèd will of God | | 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 | 1162791 | 1 |
Mein Gott, ich weiss wohl das ich sterbe |
| | | My God, I know that I must die | My God, I know that I must die | | German | English | Benjamin Schmolk, d. 1737; Jane Borthwick | not when I die; What is the moment or ... Then may Thy child preparéd be ... My mortal life is passing hence; On ... earth,, my Lord, is Thine. 5 My gracious ... | 8.8.8.8 | | | | Death and Eternity Preparation for Death; Sixteenth Sunday after Trinity | | MACCABAEUS | | | | | | 18 | 0 | 1252788 | 1 |
Mein Herz will ich dir schenken |
| | | To Thee My Heart I Offer | To Thee my heart I offer | | German | English | Unknown | bow to Thee. 3. What brought Thee to the ... I offer, O Christ-child sweet and dear, ... I offer, O Christ-child sweet and ... heart and give me Thine And let it be ... | 7.6.7.6.8.8.8.6 | | Composite translation from German to English | | | | CORDIS DONUM | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1163103 | 1 |
Nicht so traurig, nicht so sehr |
| | | Christian Contentment | O my soul, why dost thou grieve | | | English | Paul Gerhardt; John Kelly | instruct thee what of good Daily ... thou dost not see. Child of man! fix there ... have none In this world to be a ... race have none In this world to be a ... | 7.7.7.7.7.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 967872 | 1 |
O crucifer bone, lucisator |
| | | Hymn Before Meat | Blest Cross-bearer, Source of good | | 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 |
O Gott, mein Schoepfer, edler Fuerst |
| | | Sirach’s Prayer for a Happy and Temperate Life | Creator, Father, Prince of might! | | 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 | 970984 | 1 |
O Herrscher in dem Himmelszelt |
| | | Occasioned by Great and Unseasonable Rain | O God! who dost Heav'n's sceptre wield | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; John Kelly | sceptre wield What is it that now ... to end. Ah, child of man! go weep ... sceptre wield What is it that now makes ... field, And everything that it doth ... | 8.8.8.8 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 967930 | 1 |
O Jesu Christ, mein schoenstes Licht |
| | | For the Love of Christ | O Jesus Christ! my fairest Light | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt; J. Kelly | Ah! fairest one, what faileth me In Thy ... that I as a little child With weeping eyes ... Jesus Christ! my fairest Light, ... for ever! Cast all things out, take all ... | 8.7.8.7.8.7.4.6.7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 970990 | 1 |
O Jesus Christ, dein Kripplein ist |
| | | O Jesus Christ, Thy Manger Is | O Jesus Christ, Thy manger is | | German | English | Paul Gerhardt | 5. Remember thou what glory now The Lord ... join us and our children in our weakness. ... O Jesus Christ, Thy manger is My ... at last A crown be thine and honor in full ... | | | Composite translation | | | | O JESU CHRIST, DEIN KRIPPLEIN | | | | | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1160977 | 2 |
O liebe Seele könnt'st du werden |
| | | Dear Soul, couldst thou become a child | Dear Soul, couldst thou become a child | | 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 | 1403266 | 1 |
O Vaterherz |
| | | Father, who hast created all | Father, who hast created all | | German | English | Albert Knapp; Miss Winkworth | Thee! 4 O God, what Thou command'st is ... We bring this child to Thee! Great ... created all In wisest love, we pray, ... we pray, Look on this babe, who at Thy ... | | | | | The Means of Grace Baptism; Trinity Sunday | | ST. BRELADE | | | | | | 32 | 0 | 1252473 | 1 |
Quem stella sole pulchrior |
| | | What Star Is This | What star is this, with beams so bright | | 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 | 1335651 | 1 |
Quicumque Christum quaeritis |
| | | Hymn for the Epiphany | Lift up your eyes, whoe'er ye be | | Latin | English | R. Martin Pope; Aurelius Clemens Prudentius | and divine. What means this star, ... over where the Child was laid: ... the new-born Christ to see: For ... What means this star, whose ... | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 22456 | 1 |