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The Hymnal

Timeless hymns.

The church remembers only a small portion of what its great hymn writers left behind. Hidden among their best-known works are texts of remarkable beauty, theological depth, and devotional richness that are rarely sung today.

These settings pair new music with those overlooked words, seeking melodies that serve the text and bring it once again to the lips of congregations.

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Index · alphabetical

22 hymns

  1. O Bless the Lord My Soul

    Isaac Watts · 1719

    ThanksgivingForgivenessHealingRedemption
    Psalm 103 · John 1:17

  2. Clean Heart

    Anonymous

    CleansingRepentancePrayerConsecration
    Psalm 51:10–11 · Luke 19:46 · 1 Corinthians 6:19

  3. Everlasting Peace

    Horatius Bonar · 1861

    PeaceAssuranceAtonementGod's faithfulness
    Romans 5 · Isaiah 54:10 · Malachi 3:6 · Hebrews 13:8

  4. From Bethany, the Master

    Marion Ham · 1935

    Triumphal EntryChrist's reignVictoryPraise
    Zechariah 9:9 · Luke 19:28–40 · John 18:36

  5. Give Me Thy Heart

    Eliza Edmunds Hewitt · 1898

    SurrenderDevotionGod's loveInvitation
    Proverbs 23:26 · Romans 5:8 · Romans 12:1

  6. Hymn 139

    Isaac Watts · 1707

    AssuranceGod's faithfulnessHopeAtonement
    Hebrews 6:17–19 · Romans 8:38–39 · Hebrews 13:8

  7. I'm Redeemed

    Fanny Crosby · 1895

    RedemptionAtonementAssurancePraiseHeaven
    Ephesians 1:7 · Ephesians 1:13–14 · Revelation 4:10

  8. Jesus, with Thy Church Abide

    Thomas Benson Pollock · 1871

    ChurchChrist's presencePerseveranceUnityMission
    Matthew 28:20 · Ephesians 4:3 · Luke 19:10

  9. A Lamb Goes Uncomplaining Forth

    Paul Gerhardt · 1648

    AtonementSacrificial LambDivine LoveConsecration
    Isaiah 53 · John 1:29 · Romans 8:32 · Revelation 19

  10. Light of Lights

    Blayne Chastain · 2001

    LightWitnessRedemptionVictory
    Matthew 5:14–16 · John 8:12 · Malachi 4:2 · John 1:4–5

  11. Lord, Thou Lovest the Cheerful Giver

    Robert Murray · 1898

    GivingConsecrationRedemptionStewardship
    2 Corinthians 9:7 · 1 Corinthians 6:19–20 · 1 Chronicles 29:11–14

  12. More About Jesus

    Eliza Edmunds Hewitt · 1887

    Knowing ChristSpiritual growthHoly SpiritGod's WordChrist's reign
    Philippians 3:10 · 2 Peter 3:18 · John 16:13–14 · Isaiah 9:6

  13. My Faith Has Found a Resting Place

    Eliza Edmunds Hewitt · 1891

    AtonementWonderConversion
    Romans 5 · Acts 16:25–34

  14. My God, My Father, Blissful Name

    Anne Steele · 1760

    God's fatherhoodAssuranceSurrenderComfort in sufferingProvidence
    Romans 8:15 · Matthew 6:25–34 · Deuteronomy 32:4

  15. Praise Him

    Fanny Crosby · 1869

    PraiseRedemptionChrist's reignSecond coming
    Psalm 148 · Isaiah 40:11 · Revelation 11:15

  16. Rejoice and Be Glad

    Horatius Bonar · 1875

    JoyRedemptionResurrectionIntercessionSecond coming
    1 Peter 3:18 · Revelation 5:12 · Hebrews 7:25 · Revelation 1:7

  17. Sing We Alleluia!

    Arthur Russell · 1871

    AtonementResurrectionIntercessionPraiseDoxology
    Revelation 5 · Romans 6 · Hebrews 7:25 · John 14:2–3

  18. Take My Life, and Let it Be

    Frances Havergal · 1874

    ConsecrationSurrenderDevotionService
    Romans 12:1 · Galatians 2:20 · 1 Corinthians 6:19–20

  19. There is a Fountain Filled with Blood

    William Cowper · 1771

    AtonementCleansingRedeeming loveFaith
    Zechariah 13:1 · Luke 23:39–43 · 1 John 1:7 · Ephesians 1:7

  20. We Sing the Greatness of Our God

    Isaac Watts · 1715

    CreationProvidenceOmnipresenceWonder
    Genesis 1 · Psalm 104 · Psalm 139

  21. Whom Have I in Heaven Above?

    Fanny Crosby · 1877

    Christ aloneComfortIntercessionCleansing
    Psalm 73:25–26 · Psalm 147:3 · Isaiah 1:18 · Hebrews 7:25

  22. With Broken Heart and Contrite Sigh

    Cornelius Elven · 1852

    RepentanceMercyGraceAtonementRedemption
    Luke 18:9–14 · Psalm 51 · Ephesians 2:8–9
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