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| | CROYDON | Our Mother | The last night of watching is over | Safe in the bright upper land | | | English | Lizzie F. Baker | of Jesus, Our mother has pillowed her ... thro’ the bright days of summer, ... | | | Sunday School Songs by Elisha A. Hoffman (Cleveland: Publishing House of the Evangelical Association, 1880) | | | |   | | | | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1558802 | 1 |
| | CULROSS | Plead, Lord, with those that plead and fight | Plead, Lord, with those that plead and fight | | | | English | | as one who for a mother mourns, I bowed ... behind. 6 With darkness cover thou ... | 8.6.8.6 | Psalm 35 | | | | |  | | | | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1604901 | 1 |
| | DAPIT HAPON | Evening Song (A wit sa dapit hapon) | Ngayong nagdadapit hapon (When twilight comes and the sun sets) | | | | English; Pilipino | Moises Andrade; James Minchin | and the sun sets, mother hen prepares for ... - 1 Ngayong nagdadapit hapon at ... | | Matthew 14:15-21 | | | Biblical Narrative; Church; Evening; Images of God, Christ and the Holy Spirit Mother Hen | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1669192 | 6 |
| | [Dear Angel, ever at my side!] | Dear Angel, ever at my side | Dear Angel, ever at my side! | | | | English | | To check me as my mother did When I was but ... Mary's smiles each day convert The ... | | | | | | | | | | | | 55 | 0 | 325273 | 1 |
| | [Dear mother, look back on the days of my youth] | My Mother's Silvery Hair | Dear mother, look back on the days of my youth | I can see her now, as in days long past | | | English | Geo. Beaverson | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1811828 | 1 |
| | [Dear mother, safe on that bright shore] | We Shall Meet At The Beautiful Gate | Dear mother, safe on that bright shore | Beautiful gate of pearly white | | | English | Mrs. J. M. Hunter | Dear mother, safe on that ... goes back to other days, When she was ... | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1362362 | 1 |
| | [Dear mother's cares on earth are o'er] | Some Day We'll Meet Our Mother | Dear mother's cares on earth are o'er | We'll meet here there | | | English | R. F. Aingell, Jr. | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1740001 | 1 |
| | DEBORAH | Song at the Center | In the east, the place of dawning | From the corners of creation | | | English | Marty Haugen, b. 1950 | and sister water, mother earth and father ... east, the place of dawning, there is ... | 8.7.8.7 D with refrain | Romans 8:20-22 | | | Seasons and Feasts Advent; Patience | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 32042 | 1 |
| | DEN DES VATERS SINN GEBOREN | Ye who own the faith of Jesus | Ye who own the faith of Jesus | | | | English | V. Stuckey S. Coles, 1845-1929 | the Virgin Mary Mother of his only Son. ... need our prayers today, For the faithful ... | 8.7.8.7.8.7.6 | | | | The Blessed Virgin Mary; Procession; The Christian Year Festivals and Other Holy Days: Proper; The Annunciation March 25th | | | | | | 1 | 23 | 0 | 1360330 | 4 |
| | DER TAG, DER IST | Hail the Day So Rich in Cheer | Hail the day so rich in cheer | | Dies est laetitia | Latin | English | W. Gustave Polack; Unknown, 15th century | Is become a mother. See the miracle ... Hail the day so rich in cheer ... | 7.6.7.6.7.7.6.7.7.6 | Isaiah 9:6 | | | The Church Year Christmas | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 951805 | 1 |
| | DER TAG, DER IST SO FREUDENREICH | Now Hail the Day So Rich in Cheer | Now hail the day so rich in cheer | | Ein Kindelein so löbelich | German | English | Unknown; C. Døving, 1867-1937 | Is now become a mother. O see the miracle ... Now hail the day so rich in cheer, ... | 8.7.8.7.8.8.7.8.8.7 | | The Lutheran Hymnal, St. Louis, 1941, alt. (tr. st. 1) | | Nativity of our Lord | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29935 | 1 |
| | DEVONSHIRE | Father, in whom thy saints are one | Father, in whom thy saints are one | | | | English | George Boorne Timms, 1910-1997 | saintly band, the mother, at her Son's right ... | 8.8.8.8 | | Based on Latin hymns for All Saints | | Saints' and Other Holy Days All Saints | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1859020 | 2 |
| | DIES EST LÆTITIÆ | Royal Day That Chaseth Gloom | Royal day that chasest gloom | | Dies est lætitiæ | German | English; Latin | John M. Neale | Blessèd mother, in whose womb Lay ... Royal day that chasest ... | 7.6.7.6.7.7.6.7.7.6 | | Unknown author, probably from 14th Century Germany; Translation in Mediaeval Hymns, 1851 | | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1157690 | 1 |
| | DIVINUM MYSTERIUM | Of the Father's Love Begotten | Of the Father's love begotten | | Corde natus ex parentis | | English | Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, 348-413; John M. Neale, 1818-1866; Henry R. Baker, 1827-1877; Horatius Bonar, 1808-1889 | 2 Blessed was the day for ever When the ... | 8.7.8.7.8.7.7 | John 1:14-17 | | | Musical Style Chant; The Liturgical Year Christmas (Days of); The Liturgical Year Mary, the Holy Mother of God; The Liturgical Year The Annunciation of the Lord (March 25); The Liturgical Year The Epiphany of the Lord; The Liturgical Year The Presentation of the Lord (February 2) | |  | | | 1 | 1 | 214 | 0 | 1528291 | 1 |
| | DIX | For the Beauty of the Earth | For the beauty of the earth | | | | | Folliott S. Pierpoint | each hour Of the day and of the night, ... | 7.7.7.7.7.7 | | | | Mother's Day | | | | | 1 | 1 | 630 | 0 | 1198061 | 9 |
| | DOWNS | My God, My Everlasting Hope | My God, my everlasting hope | | | | English | Isaac Watts | mine; And from my mother’s painful ... year; Behold, my days that yet remain, ... | 8.6.8.6 | | The Psalms of David, 1719 | | | | | | | | 1 | 115 | 1 | 1156053 | 1 |
| | DREAM OF PILATE'S WIFE | It was not sleep that bound my sight | It was not sleep that bound my sight | | | | | Anon. | child, The mother, and the maiden ... 6 Our early days of joy are past; ... | | Mark 15:15 | | | Bible Songs Special Selections | | | | | | 1 | 9 | 0 | 504050 | 1 |
| | DRUMMOYNE | Man more than man | Man more than man | | | | English | Valerie M. Dunn, 1932- | died. 2 Even today we crucify still, ... | 4.5.5.5 D | 1 Corinthians 15:51-54 | | | Christ's Sacrifice; Death; Easter; Evil; God's Love to Us; Good Friday; Holy Week; Jesus Christ Humanity; Jesus Christ Lordship; Jesus Christ Passion and Cross; Jesus Christ Resurrection; Light; Saints Days and Holy Days St Peter; Sin; Saints Days and Holy Days Mary, the Mother of the Lord | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1382696 | 1 |
| | [Due Praises to th' incarnate Love] | Due Praises to th' incarnate Love | Due Praises to th' incarnate Love | | Gelobet seystu Jesu Christ | German | English | | Command, Wants his Mothers swadling Band. ... us Children of the Day. Hallelujah. ... | | | | | Nativity of Christ | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 335871 | 1 |
| | DUNDEE (FRENCH) | My God, how wonderful thou art | My God, how wonderful thou art | | | | English | Frederick William Faber, 1814 - 63 | like thee; No mother, e'er so mild, ... prostrate spirits day and night ... | | | | | The Church Year Trinity Sunday - The Holy Trinity; The Life In Christ Contemplation; The Church Worship - The Lord's Day | | | | | 1 | 1 | 343 | 0 | 598102 | 10 |
| | [Earth build cities fall and perish] | The Holy City | Earth built cities fall and perish | When shall we enter--home of the holy | | | | Susie Bradford Thompson | O! thou blessed mother city Come! ... to perish in a day; Everglades, ... | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 2246358 | 1 |
| | [Earthly pleasures vainly call me] | I Would Be Like Jesus | Earthly pleasures vainly call me | Be like Jesus, this my song | | | English | James Rowe | | | | | | Mother's Day | | | | | | 1 | 117 | 0 | 1461779 | 1 |
| | EDMONTON | O Zion, open wide thy gates | O Zion, open wide thy gates | | Praecursor altus luminis | Latin | English | Jean-Baptiste de Santeüil, 1630-1697; Edward Caswall, 1814-1878 | silent knelt the mother blest of the yet ... | 8.6.8.6 | | | | Saints' and Other Holy Days The Presentation | | | | | | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1858947 | 2 |
| | EDSTASTON | Angels, Shout Your Alleluias | Angels, shout your alleluias | Alleluia, alleluia | | | English | | Lord. 2 Virgin mother, cease thy weeping, ... Keep a feast day to the Lord. 2 ... | 8.7.8.7 D | | The Children's Hymnal and Christian Year by Christian H. Bateman (London: John Hodges, 1872) | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1496578 | 1 |
| | ELLACOMBE | Our Father God in heaven | Our Father God in heaven | | | | English | Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) | but on this day for mothers we bring our ... but on this day for mothers we ... | 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6 | Proverbs 31:28 | | | Children; Church Year Christmas; Family and Friends; Love for Others; Mary; Mothering Sunday; Stages of Life | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1368047 | 1 |
| | ELLERS | Through Death To Life | The star is not extinguished when it sets | | | | English | Horatius Bonar | for shelter to its mother-earth, ’Twill ... into the joy of day. 4 The lily ... | 10.10.10.10 | | Hymns of Faith and Hope (London: James Nisbet & Company, 1857) | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1298987 | 1 |
| | ELLERTON | Thus Speaks the Lord to Wicked Men | Thus speaks the Lord to wicked men | | | | English | | shame, Your mother's son do ye defame. ... them from you in disdain. 2 Ye have ... | 8.8.8.8.8.8 | Psalm 50 | | | Evil Character; God of Christ as Judge; Judgment; Warning | | | | | | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1866999 | 2 |
| | EMMELAR | My Mother's Prayer (O'Kane) | As I wandered 'round the homestead | | | | English | Tullius C. O'Kane, 1830-1912 | As of yore, by mother’s side. ... in; To the garret dark ascending— ... | 8.7.8.7 D | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 20 | 1 | 1156073 | 1 |
| | EMORY | Lord, Bless Our Home | Fam'lies all around us are crumbling ev'ry day | Lord, bless our home; protect our home | | | English | Ron Hamilton, 1950- | | Irregular | | | | Mother's Day | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1273251 | 1 |
| | ERNAN | Jesus a Child His Course Begun | Jesus a child His work begun | | | | English | Margaret Fuller, 1810-1850 | Nor friend nor mother did forget In His ... begun: How radiant dawned His heavenly ... | 8.8.8.8 | | Appeared posthumously in her Life Within and Life Without, 1859 | | | | | | | | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1154705 | 1 |
| | ES IST EIN ROS’ | Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming | Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming | | | | | Theodore Baker; Friedrich Layritz; Harriet K. Spaeth | it, the virgin mother kind. To show ... | 7.6.7.6.6.7.6 | Isaiah 7:14 | stanzas 1–2 anon., “Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen” (present-day Germany), 15th c.; Alte Catholische Geistliche Kirchengasäng (present-day Germany), 1599; stanza 3 Friedrich Layritz (Germany), Liederschatz, 1832; trans. Harriet K. Spaeth (USA), The Hymnal, 1940, alt. | | Heritage Before 1500; Incarnation; Jesus Christ Images and Names of; Mary, Mother of Jesus; Prophets | | | | | 1 | 1 | 101 | 1 | 1649639 | 15 |
| | ESTER | Young ladies, all attention give | Young ladies, all attention give | | | | English | | 3 Her honored mother she addressed, ... your sex, the other day, Was called by ... | 8.8.8.8 | | Hall's New Collection, 1804 | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 2329610 | 1 |
| | [Fair city of the gospel day] | Jerusalem, My Home | Fair city of the gospel day | Jerusalem, my blissful home | | | | Daniel S. Warner | forevermore, Blest mother of the pure and ... city of the gospel day, Long have they ... | 8.6.8.6 D with refrain | Revelation 3:12 | Timeless Truths (http://library.timelesstruths.org/music/Jerusalem_My_Home); The Gospel Trumpet Company, Songs of Grace and Glory, 1918 (210); Harlan D. Sorrell, The " Last Reformation" Truth in Song (20) | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35098 | 1 |
| | [Far back in my childhood, I remember to-day] | Shivering in the cold | Far back in my childhood, I remember to-day | Yes, alone, all alone | | | | K. Shaw | I was taught by my mother, who sleeps 'neath ... I remember to-day, I was happy and ... | | Proverbs 23:21 | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 347208 | 1 |
| | [Far from home and kindred] | Seeking the Wandering | Far from home and kindred | For the Shepherd, Jesus | | | English | | light, Still his mother's darling, Where is he ... | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 1433399 | 1 |
| | FARLEY CASTLE | Her virgin eyes saw God incarnate born | Her virgin eyes saw God incarnate born | | | | English | Thomas Ken, 1637-1711 | throne her Son his mother placed; and here ... | 10.10.10.10 | | | | Saints' and Other Holy Days The Blessed Virgin Mary | | | | | | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1858911 | 1 |
| | [Father, may my little one] | Mother's Song Prayer | Father, may my little one | | | | English | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1942165 | 1 |
| | [Fath'r and I went down to camp] | Yankee Doodle | Fath'r and I went down to camp | Yankee Doodle, keep it up | | | English | Dr. Schamburg | home Locked up in mother's chamber. ... up, Yankee Doodle dandy; Mind the music ... | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 0 | 1324081 | 1 |
| | FAVERSHAM | Gentle Star Of Bethlehem | Gentle star of Bethlehem! | | | | English | Benjamin Gough | On His virgin mother’s breast. 2 ... Bend in awe which dares not stir; Pour ... | 7.7.7.7 D | | Christmas Minstrelsy by Joseph Williams and Henry Gauntlett (London and Mancehster: Novello & Bremner, 1864) | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1576409 | 1 |
| | FINLANDIA (altered) | A Christian Home | O give us homes built firm upon the Savior | | | | | Barbara B. Hart | with godly fathers, mothers, Who always place ... still shines, tho days be dark and grim. ... | 11.10.11.10.11.10 | | | | Mother's Day | | | | | | 1 | 18 | 0 | 1198032 | 7 |
| | FLOYD | He who by a mother’s love | He who by a mother’s love | | | | English | George MacDonald, 1824-1905 | He who by a mother’s love made the ... thou comest every day. No, thou never ... | 7.7.7.7.7.7 | Colossians 1:19-20 | | | Advent; God's Love to Us; Jesus Christ Coming today; Jesus Christ Friend and Companion; Jesus Christ Incarnation; Real Presence; Reconciliation; Saints Days and Holy Days Mary, the Mother of th Lord | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1382092 | 1 |
| | [For there's four in our family] | There's Four in Our Family | For there's four in our family | | | | English | Seth Parker | in our family, Mother and Daddy and me. Some ... | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 359027 | 1 |
| | FRENCH CAROL | Listen to our story | Listen to our story | | | | English | Nickolas Campbell | near the cross. Mother, aunt and friend ... Sabbath begins, yet darkness still ... | | John 19:17-42 | | | Easter; Lent/Holy Week; Resurrection | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1389458 | 1 |
| | FRESH AS THE MORNING | God of the Bible | God of the Bible | Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise | | | English | Shirley Erena Murray | you empower us, mothering Spirit, ... are our center, daylight or darkness, ... | 5.5.5.4 D with refrain | Psalm 30:5 | | | Anger; Bonding; Change; Unchanging; Community; Darkness; Dawn; Human Empowerment; Faith; Feeding; Freedom and Liberation; Freshness; Goodness of God; Gospel (Good News); Hearts; Holy Bible; Holy Spirit; Home and Family; Hope; Hunger; Light; Loss; Morning; Mothers; Human Needs; Peoples; Power and Might; Prisoners; Righteousness; Strength and Courage; Struggles and Strife; Sun; Sustaining; Terrors; Timelessness; Turmoil; Wings; God's Nature; Anger; Bonding; Change; Unchanging; Community; Darkness; Dawn; Human Empowerment; Faith; Feeding; Freedom and Liberation; Freshness; Goodness of God; Gospel (Good News); Hearts; Holy Bible; Holy Spirit; Home and Family; Hope; Hunger; Light; Loss; Morning; Mothers; Human Needs; Peoples; Power and Might; Prisoners; Righteousness; Strength and Courage; Struggles and Strife; Sun; Sustaining; Terrors; Timelessness; Turmoil; Wings | | | 223217 | | | | 7 | 0 | 1298963 | 1 |
| | [Friend of the home: as when in Galilee] | Friend of the Home | Friend of the home: as when in Galilee | | | | English | Howell E. Lewis | in Galilee The mothers bro't their little ... when earthly days are ... | | | | | Baptism; Consecration | | | | | | 1 | 17 | 1 | 1271547 | 2 |
| | [From Sinai's smoking mountain] | God's Holy Law | From Sinai's smoking mountain | The law of ten commandments | | | English | Thoro Harris | Thy father and thy mother, Give them ... God’s memorial day. [Refrain] 4 ... | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 366016 | 1 |
| | [From the bygone days of childhood] | Mother and the Book of God | From the bygone days of childhood | Mother and the Book of God | | | English | E. C. Baird | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1903913 | 1 |
| | FROME | There is a mother's voice of love | There is a mother's voice of love | | | | English | | There is a mother's voice of love To ... it in the light of day, And in the quiet ... | 8.6.8.6 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 | 816497 | 1 |
| | GABRIEL'S MESSAGE | The angel Gabriel from heaven came | The angel Gabriel from heaven came | | | | English | Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924 | know a blessèd mother thou shalt be, all ... | 10.10.12.10 | | Paraphrase from Baszue carol | | Saints' and Other Holy Days The Annunciation | | | | | | 1 | 36 | 0 | 1858937 | 2 |
| | GAUDIA MATRIS | The angel sped on wings of light | The angel sped on wings of light | | | | | W. W. How | would trace Thy mother's steps so lowly, ... kindling eye This day's all-gracious ... | 8.7.8.7 | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 | 2085973 | 3 |
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