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| | How blest the righteous when he dies | How blest the righteous when he dies | | | | | Mrs. Barbauld | How blest the righteous when he dies, ... | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 23:10This hymn echoes Balaam's blessing in Numbers 23:10, "Let me die the death of the righteous," celebrating the peaceful passing of the faithful. | | | Life and Death; The Dying Disciple | | |   | | | | | | 472 | 0 | 472458 | 7 |
| | Let Me Die the Death of the Righteous | O for the death of those | | | | English | Anonymous | | 6.6.8.6 | Numbers 23:10This hymn echoes Balaam's prayer in Numbers 23:10, "Let me die the death of the righteous," expressing hope for a blessed end. | Church Psalmody | | | | | | | | | | | 183 | 1 | 181197 | 6 |
| | I Love to Tell the Story | I love to tell the story Of unseen things above | I love to tell the story | | | English | Kate Hankey; William G. Fischer | | 7.6.7.6 D with refrain | Numbers 23:3This hymn reflects Balaam's compulsion in Numbers 23 to speak only God's message, just as the hymn celebrates repeatedly telling God's story. | | | New Birth | Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 9 (14); Year B, Christmas season, First Sunday after Christmas Day; Year A, Easter season, Sixth Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 21 (26); Year C, Easter season, Easter Evening; Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 6 (11) | |  | 221535 | | 1 | | | 1391 | 1 | 64494 | 4 |
| | God's Promises | The promises I sing, which sovereign love hath spoken | | | | English | Philip Doddridge | | | Numbers 23:19This hymn celebrates God's faithful promises, echoing Balaam's declaration that God does not lie and fulfills His word. | | | | | | | | | | | | 108 | 1 | 1086079 | 2 |
| | God's Faithfulness and Truth | Ye humble saints, proclaim abroad | | | | English | John Needham | | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 23:19This hymn echoes Balaam's declaration in Numbers 23:19 that "God is not a man, that he should lie" and celebrates His unchanging faithfulness. | | | | | | | | | | | | 29 | 1 | 263803 | 2 |
| | Balaam's Wish | How blest the righteous are | | | | English | John Newton | | 6.6.8.6 | Numbers 23:10This hymn reflects Numbers 23:10's blessing on the righteous and their peaceful death, as spoken by Balaam. | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 1 | 129738 | 2 |
| | Wie sanft seh'n wir den Frommen | Wie sanft seh'n wir den Frommen | | | | German | C. F. Weiße | | | Numbers 23:10This hymn reflects Numbers 23:10's vision of the righteous death, portraying the peaceful passing of the faithful. | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1 | 260842 | 2 |
| | Gott, du bist von Ewigkeit | Gott, du bist von Ewigkeit | | | | German | | | | Numbers 23:19This hymn reflects Numbers 23:19's affirmation of God's eternal, unchanging nature and faithfulness. | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 1 | 119151 | 2 |
| | The Death and Burial of a Saint | Why do we mourn departing friends | | | | English | Isaac Watts | | 8.6.8.6 | Numbers 23:10This hymn reflects Numbers 23:10's vision of the righteous death, expressing confidence in the blessed end of God's people. | | | | | | | | | | | | 529 | 1 | 37447 | 1 |
| | The Faithfulness of God | Begin, my tongue, some heavenly theme | | | | English | Isaac Watts | | 8.6.8.6 | Numbers 23:19This hymn celebrates God's faithfulness and promise-keeping nature, echoing Balaam's declaration that "God is not a man, that he should lie" in Numbers 23:19. | | | Adoration; Worship; Adoration; Faithfulness Of God; God the Father His Faithfulness; Worship | Year B, Advent, Fourth Sunday; Year A, Ordinary Time, Proper 5 (10); Year B, Lent, Second Sunday | | | | | | | | 312 | 1 | 37559 | 1 |
| | Great Is Thy Faithfulness | Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father | Great is Thy faithfulness | | | English | Thomas O. Chisholm | | 11.10.11.10 with refrain | Numbers 23:19This hymn reflects Numbers 23:19's declaration that God does not lie and His promises remain faithful. | | United States | Adoration; Faithfulness Of God; God the Father His Faithfulness | | |  | | | 1 | | | 251 | 1 | 62263 | 1 |
| | Crossing the Bar | Sunset and evening star | | | | English | Alfred Tennyson, Baron Tennyson | | Irregular | Numbers 23:10This hymn reflects Balaam's vision in Numbers 23:10 of dying the death of the righteous and finding a blessed end. | | | | | | | | | | | | 209 | 1 | 27238 | 1 |
| | Life of the Soul | When sins and fears prevailing rise | | | | English | Anne Steele | | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 23:19This hymn echoes Balaam's prophecy that God's promises to His people cannot be revoked, anchoring faith in His unchanging word. | | | | | | | | | | | | 163 | 1 | 254788 | 1 |
| | Whatever My God Ordains Is Right | Whatever my God ordains is right, Holy His will abideth | | Was Gott thut das ist wohlgetan | German | English | Samuel Rodigast; Catherine Winkworth | | 8.6.8.6.4.4.8.8 | Numbers 23:19This hymn reflects Balaam's declaration that God's purposes cannot be thwarted, affirming divine sovereignty and righteous will. | | | | | | | | | | | | 81 | 1 | 69353 | 1 |
| | O for a strong, a lasting faith | O for a strong, a lasting faith | | | | English | Isaac Watts | | | Numbers 23:19This hymn reflects Numbers 23's theme of trusting God's unchanging word and faithfulness despite earthly circumstances. | | | | | | | | | | | | 24 | 1 | 181144 | 1 |
| | Goodness Is Stronger Than Evil | Goodness is stronger than evil | | | | English | Desmond Tutu | | | Numbers 23:1-12This hymn echoes Balaam's prophecy that God's blessing cannot be cursed, affirming goodness and life triumph over evil and death. | An African Prayer Book, Doubleday | | | Year B, Ordinary Time, Proper 17 (22); Year A, Easter season, Easter Day | | | | | | | | 15 | 0 | 44908 | 1 |
| | When my last hour is close at hand, My last sad journey taken | When my last hour is close at hand, My last sad journey taken | | Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist | German | English | Nikolaus Herman; Edgar Alfred Bowring | | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7 | Numbers 23:10This hymn echoes Balaam's dying wish in Numbers 23:10 to die the death of the righteous, expressing trust in God at life's end. | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | 1 | 254038 | 1 |
| | Deliverances | What hath God wrought, might Isreal say | | | | English | Thomas Gibbons | | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 23:23This hymn echoes Balaam's exclamation "What hath God wrought!" from Numbers 23:23, celebrating God's mighty deliverances of His people. | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | 1 | 250184 | 1 |
| | Hark! a voice! it cries from heaven | Hark! a voice! it cries from heaven | | | | English | Thomas Kelly | | | Numbers 23:10This hymn echoes Numbers 23:10's longing to share the blessed end of the righteous in eternal life. | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 973604 | 1 |
| | Balaam's Prophecy: Or, the Star of Jacob | The son of Beor's opening eyes | | | | English | George Richards | | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 23:20-21This hymn retells Balaam's prophecy from Numbers 23, celebrating his vision of Israel's righteousness and the coming Messiah. | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 223675 | 1 |