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Teach Me, O LORD, Your Way of Truth

Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 23 hymnals Topics: Freedom Lyrics: 1 Teach me, O LORD, your way of truth, and from it I will not depart. that I may steadfastly obey, give me an understanding heart. 2 In your commandments make me walk, for in your law my joy shall be. Give me a heart that loves your will, from discontent and envy free. 3 Turn heart and eye from vanities, preserve my life within your way. Confirm to me your holy word promised to those who fear your name. 4 LORD, turn away disgrace and dread. Your righteous judgments I confess. To know your word is my desire. Revive me in your righteousness. Scripture: Psalm 119:33-40 Used With Tune: ST. CRISPIN Text Sources: Psalter, 1912

Listen to Your Savior Call

Author: William Cowper Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 688 hymnals Topics: Freedom and Liberation Spiritual Scripture: John 21:15-16 Used With Tune: ORIENTIS PARTIBUS

Christ is the world’s true light

Author: G. W. Briggs (1875-1959) Meter: 6.7.6.7.6.6.6.6 Appears in 47 hymnals Topics: Pentecost 4 The Freedom God Gives Scripture: John 8:12 Used With Tune: RINKART

I'll praise my Maker while I've breath

Author: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; John Wesley, 1703-1791 Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 527 hymnals Topics: Freedom / Liberation Lyrics: 1 I'll praise my Maker while I've breath, and when my voice is lost in death, praise shall employ my nobler powers. My days of praise shall ne'er be past while life and thought and being last, or immortality endures. 2 Happy are those whose hopes rely on Israel's God, who made the sky, the earth and seas, with all their train. This truth forever stands secure: God saves the oppressed, God feeds the poor, and none shall find this promise vain. 3 The Lord gives eyesight to the blind; the Lord supports the fainting mind, and sends the troubled conscience peace. God helps the stranger in distress, the widow and the fatherless, and grants the prisoner sweet release. 4 I'll praise you while you lend me breath, and when my voice is lost in death, praise shall employ my nobler powers. My days of praise shall ne'er be past, while life and thought and being last, or immortality endures. Used With Tune: OLD 113TH

Glory, Glory Hallelujah

Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 13 hymnals Topics: Freedom and Liberation Spiritual Lyrics: 1 Glory, glory hallelujah, since I laid my burdens down. Glory, glory hallelujah! since I laid my burdens down. 2 I feel better, so much better, since I laid my burdens down. I feel better, so much better, since I laid my burdens down. 3 Feel like shouting, “Hallelujah!” since I laid my burdens down. Feel like shouting, “Hallelujah!” since I laid my burdens down. 4 I am dancing Miriam's dance now, since I laid my burdens down. I am dancing Miriam's dance now, since I laid my burdens down. 5 I am climbing Jacob’s ladder, since I laid my burdens down. I am climbing Jacob’s ladder, since I laid my burdens down. 6 Every round goes higher and higher, since I laid my burdens down. Every round goes higher and higher, since I laid my burdens down. Scripture: Psalm 81:6 Used With Tune: GLORY, GLORY Text Sources: African-American spiritual

When Israel Was in Egypt's Land

Meter: Irregular Appears in 66 hymnals Topics: Freedom Refrain First Line: Go down, Moses Lyrics: 1 When Israel was in Egypt's land, Let my people go, oppressed so hard they could not stand, Let my people go. Refrain: Go down, Moses, way down in Egypt's land, tell old Pharaoh: Let my people go. 2 The Lord told Moses what to do, Let my people go, to lead the Hebrew children through, Let my people go. [Refrain] 3 As Israel stood by the waterside, Let my people go, at God's command it did divide, Let my people go. [Refrain] 4 When they had reached the other shore, Let my people go, they let the song of triumph soar, Let my people go. [Refrain] 5 Lord, help us all from bondage flee, Let my people go, and let us all in Christ be free, Let my people go. [Refrain] Scripture: Exodus 7 Used With Tune: GO DOWN, MOSES Text Sources: Afro-American spiritual

God save America

Author: William G. Ballantine Appears in 42 hymnals Topics: Freedom Used With Tune: RUSSIAN HYMN

Would You be Free?

Author: Lewis E. Jones Appears in 357 hymnals Topics: Freedom in Christ First Line: Would you be free from your burden of sin? Refrain First Line: There's wonderful pow'r in the blood Scripture: Revelation 1:5 Used With Tune: POWER IN THE BLOOD

Tell Out, My Soul

Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith Meter: 10.10.10.10 Appears in 61 hymnals Topics: Freedom and Liberation First Line: Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord Lyrics: 1 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! Unnumbered blessings give my spirit voice; tender to me the promise of God's word; in God my Savior shall my heart rejoice. 2 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of God's name! Make known God's might, who wondrous deeds has done; God's mercy sure, from age to age the same; God's holy name, the Lord, the mighty One. 3 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of God's might! Powers and dominions lay their glory by; proud hearts and stubborn wills are put to flight, the hungry fed, the humble lifted high. 4 Tell out, my soul, the glories of God's word! Firm is the promise and God's mercy sure. Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord to children’s children and forevermore! Scripture: Luke 1:46-54 Used With Tune: WOODLANDS

Let Us With Gladsome Mind

Author: John Milton, 1608-1674; Marie J. Post Meter: 7.7.7.7 Appears in 545 hymnals Topics: Freedom First Line: Let us with a gladsome mind Scripture: Psalm 136 Used With Tune: MONKLAND