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| | The Better Portion | Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings | | | | English | Robert Seagrave | | 7.6.7.6.7.7.7.6 | Ecclesiastes 1:5-7This hymn echoes Ecclesiastes 1's theme of earthly transience, urging the soul to rise above decaying temporal things toward eternal heavenly realities. | Rippon's Collection | | | | | | | | | | | 818 | 1 | 23964 | 3 |
| | Love to the Creatures is Dangerous | How vain are all things here below! | | | | English | Isaac Watts | | 8.6.8.6 | Ecclesiastes 1:2This hymn echoes Ecclesiastes 1's central theme that earthly pursuits are fleeting and meaningless apart from God. | | | | | | | | | | | | 246 | 1 | 37497 | 2 |
| | Worldly Pleasures Renounced | Vain are all terrestrial pleasures | | | | English | David E. Ford | | 8.7.8.7 D | Ecclesiastes 1:2This hymn echoes Ecclesiastes 1's theme that earthly pleasures are vain and fleeting compared to eternal things. | | | | | | | | | | | | 49 | 1 | 240985 | 2 |
| | Who Can Measure Heaven and Earth | Who can measure heaven and earth | | | | English | Christopher Idle (b. 1938) | | 7.7.7.7.7.7 | Ecclesiastes 1This hymn reflects Ecclesiastes 1's themes of God's eternal wisdom and the vastness of creation beyond human understanding. | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 1025521 | 2 |
| | Give to Our God Immortal Praise | Give to our God immortal praise | | Psalm 136 - Metrical | | English | Isaac Watts | | 8.8.8.8 | Ecclesiastes 1:2This hymn contrasts Ecclesiastes 1's earthly vanity with God's eternal mercies and enduring creative works that transcend temporal powers. | | | | | | | | | | | | 344 | 1 | 38261 | 1 |
| | Earthly Things Vain and Transitory | How vain is all beneath the skies | | | | English | David E. Ford | | 8.8.8.8 | Ecclesiastes 1:2This hymn echoes Ecclesiastes 1's theme that earthly pursuits are vanity and fleeting under the sun. | | | | | | | | | | | | 167 | 1 | 131583 | 1 |
| | The Incomprehnsibility of God | God is a name my soul adores | | | | English | Isaac Watts | | 8.8.8.8 | Ecclesiastes 1:4-8This hymn reflects Ecclesiastes 1's theme of God's infinite wisdom surpassing human understanding and earthly knowledge. | Horae Lyricae, 1706 | | | | | | | | | | | 83 | 1 | 116958 | 1 |
| | Father of our feeble race | Father of our feeble race | | | | English | John Taylor | | | Ecclesiastes 1This hymn addresses humanity's frailty and mortality, echoing Ecclesiastes 1's reflection on life's fleeting nature. | | | | | | | | | | | | 78 | 1 | 110341 | 1 |
| | Flung to the Heedless Winds | Flung to the heedless winds | | Ein neues Lied wir heben an | German | English | Martin Luther; John A. Messenger | | 6.6.6.6 D | Ecclesiastes 1:2This hymn contrasts Ecclesiastes 1's vanity of worldly pursuits with the enduring truth of God's Word. | | | | | | | | | | | | 65 | 1 | 56087 | 1 |
| | The evils that beset our path | The evils that beset our path | | | | | John Newton | | | Ecclesiastes 1This hymn reflects Ecclesiastes 1's theme of life's vanities and troubles under the sun. | | | | | | | | | | | | 42 | 1 | 218772 | 1 |
| | Lord of the Living | Lord of the living, in Your name assembled | | | | English | Fred Kaan | | 11.11.11.5 | Ecclesiastes 1:4 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 0 | 167211 | 1 |
| | O Lord my God | Night and morning I make my prayer | O Lord my God, O Lord my God | | | | Graham Maule | | 8.8.5.5.6 with refrain | Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1024243 | 1 |
| | Come, One and All, from Near and Far | Come, one and all, from near and far | | Psalm 49 - Metrical | | English | Martin Leckebusch | | 8.8.8.8 | Ecclesiastes 1 - 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1060853 | 1 |
| | Something for Children to Do | There is something for children to do | There is something to do | | | English | D. S. Warner | | | Ecclesiastes 1:8 | | | | | [There is something for children to do] |  | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1291257 | 1 |