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| | Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken | Glorious things of thee are spoken | | Psalm 87 - Metrical | | English | John Newton | | 8.7.8.7 D | Ecclesiastes 2:10-11This hymn contrasts Ecclesiastes 2's futility of earthly pursuits with the eternal, unshakeable foundation found in God's Zion. | | | Church Fellowship and Unity; Church Her Fellowship and Unity; Fellowship with Men | Year C, Easter season, Sixth Sunday; Year B, Epiphany season, Epiphany of the Lord; Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 20 (25); Year A, Epiphany Season, Transfiguration Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 24 (29); Year C, Easter season, Fifth Sunday; Year C, Easter Season, Seventh Sunday; Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 13 (18) | |  | | | 1 | | | 1383 | 1 | 28247 | 2 |
| | Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom | Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom | | | | English | John Henry Newman | | 10.4.10.4.10.10 | Ecclesiastes 2:13-14This hymn seeks divine guidance through life's darkness, contrasting with Ecclesiastes 2's futility found in earthly pursuits without God. | | | Funeral Hymns; God the Father His Care and Guidance; Immortality | | |  | | | 1 | | | 1347 | 1 | 25651 | 1 |
| | Mit der Welt sich lustig machen | Mit der Welt sich lustig machen | | | | German | | | | Ecclesiastes 2:2This hymn contrasts worldly pleasures with Christian living, echoing Ecclesiastes 2's reflection on life's vanity. | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 1 | 171565 | 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 2:11-23This hymn echoes Ecclesiastes 2's yearning for meaning beyond earthly pursuits, seeking God's peace and justice. | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1024672 | 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 - 2This hymn echoes Ecclesiastes 2's theme that earthly wealth and achievements cannot ransom the soul or overcome mortality. | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1061281 | 1 |
| | Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season) | A time to be born a time to die; A time to plant, a time to reap (Seeger) | To every thing (turn, turn, turn) | | | English | Pete Seeger | | | Ecclesiastes 2:1-8This hymn draws from Ecclesiastes 3's poetic reflection on life's seasons, echoing the book's wisdom themes found throughout Ecclesiastes 2. | Book of Ecclesiastes | | | | [A time to be born a time to die] (Seeger) | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 1770623 | 1 |