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- A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing
- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
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- Alas and Did My Savior Bleed
- All Creatures of Our God and King
- All for Jesus
- All Glory Be to God on High
- All Glory, Laud, and Honor
- All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
- All People That on Earth Do Dwell
- All the Way My Savior Leads Me
- Amazing Grace
- America, the Beautiful
- Amid the Fears That Oppress Our Day
- Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands
- Angels from the Realms of Glory
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- As With Gladness Men of Old
- Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know
- At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
- At the Name of Jesus
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- Be Still, My Soul
- Be Thou My Vision
- Because He Lives
- Before the Throne of God Above
- Beneath the Cross of Jesus
- Blessed Assurance
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- Blest Be the Tie That Binds
- Breathe on Me, Breath of God
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- Children’s Songs
- Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
- Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands
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- Christ Shall Have Dominion
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- Come, Ye Disconsolate
- Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
- Comfort, Comfort Ye My People
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- Count Your Many Blessings
- Cross of Jesus
- Crown Him with Many Crowns
- Day by Day and with Each Passing Moment
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- Faith of Our Fathers
- Father, I Know That All My Life
- For All the Saints
- For Your Gift of God the Spirit
- From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee
- From Heav’n Above to Earth I Come
- Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
- Give Thanks Unto the Lord, Jehovah
- God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength
- God Is Working His Purpose Out
- God Moves in a Mysterious Way
- God of Our Fathers
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
- God the Omnipotent
- God, All Nature Sings Thy Glory
- God, That Madest Earth and Heaven
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me
- Great God of Wonders
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- Great King of Nations, Hear Our Prayer
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
- Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise
- Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
- Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah!
- Handel’s Messiah and “Hallelujah” (#200)
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Hark! The Voice of Love and Mercy
- He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions
- He Will Hold Me Fast
- His Robes for Mine
- Holy! Holy! Holy!
- Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
- How Bright These Glorious Spirits Shine!
- How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
- How Firm a Foundation
- How Great Thou Art
- Hymns for a Modern Reformation
- I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow
- I Bind Unto Myself Today
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
- I Lay My Sins on Jesus
- I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
- I Need Thee Every Hour
- I Will Sing of My Redeemer
- I’m a Child of the King
- I’d Rather Have Jesus
- If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee
- Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
- In Christ Alone
- In the Bleak Mid-Winter
- In Your Arms, Lord Jesus Christ
- Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
- It is Well with My Soul
- Jerusalem, the Golden
- Jesus Lives and So Shall I
- Jesus Loves Me
- Jesus Priceless Treasure
- Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
- Jesus, Lover of My Soul
- Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
- Joy Has Dawned Upon the World
- Just As I Am
- Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
- Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
- Let Our Choir New Anthems Raise
- Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder
- Let Your Heart Be Broken
- Lift High the Cross
- Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
- Lord, I Was Blind: I Could Not See
- Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care Whether I Die or Live
- Lord, Like the Publican I Stand
- Lord, My Weak Thought in Vain Would Climb
- Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Aright
- Lord, with Glowing Heart I’d Praise Thee
- Majesty
- May the Mind of Christ My Savior
- Moment by Moment
- More About Jesus Would I Know
- My Faith Looks Up to Thee
- My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
- My Jesus I Love Thee
- My Song Is Love Unknown
- Not All the Blood of Beasts
- Now Thank We All Our God
- O Breath of Life, Come Sweeping Through Us
- O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- O Day of Rest and Gladness
- O Father, You Are Sovereign
- O for a Thousand Tongues
- O Give Us Homes Built Firm upon the Savior
- O God of Love, O King of Peace
- O God, Beyond All Praising
- O God, No Longer Hold Thy Peace
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past
- O Great God
- O Holy Night
- O Jehovah, Hear My Words
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- O Lord, by Grace Delivered
- O Love of God, How Strong and True
- O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
- O Praise Ye the Lord
- O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
- O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright
- O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
- O Worship the King
- Of the Father’s Love Begotten
- On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
- On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand
- Once in Royal David’s City
- Only Trust Him
- Onward, Christian Soldiers
- Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
- Rejoice, the Lord Is King
- Ride On, Ride On in Majesty
- Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray
- Rock of Ages
- Saw You Never in the Twilight
- Search Me, O God
- See, the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph
- Silent Night
- Simply Trusting Every Day
- Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above
- Sing to the Lord of Harvest
- Sing We Now of Christmas
- So Send I You
- Softly and Tenderly
- Song of Mary
- Soul, Adorn Thyself with Gladness
- Speak, O Lord
- Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart
- Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
- Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
- Take My Life, and Let It Be
- Take Time to Be Holy
- Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord
- Tell Out, My Soul, the Greatness of the Lord
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic
- The Church’s One Foundation
- The Day of Resurrection
- The First Noël
- The Lord Will Come and Not Be Slow
- The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want
- The Sands of Time Are Sinking
- There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood
- There Is a Green Hill Far Away
- Thine Be the Glory
- This Is My Fathers World
- This Joyful Eastertide
- Thou Who Wast Rich
- Though Troubles Assail Us
- Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ
- Tis Midnight and On Olive’s Brow
- Trust and Obey
- Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
- Twas on That Night When Doomed to Know
- We Are God’s People
- We Praise Thee, O God
- We Rest on Thee
- We Will Feast in the House of Zion
- Were You There?
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- What Can Wash Away My Sin?
- What Child Is This?
- What Wondrous Love Is This
- Whate’er My God Ordains Is Right
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- When In Our Music God Is Glorified
- When Morning Gilds the Skies
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
- Who Are These Like Stars Appearing?
- Why Do Heathen Nations Rage?
- Why Do the Nations Rage?
- Wise Men, They Came to Look for Wisdom
- Ye Holy Angels Bright
Category Archives: Hymn Study
Ascension Day Victory and “See, the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph” (#205)
Of all the Christ-centered events in the biblical account of Jesus’ life, probably the one least celebrated in the Church Year is that of His ascension. The details of the event are clearly described in Scripture as the concluding step … Continue reading
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Why We Don’t Sing “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” in Worship (#113)
“The Battle Hymn of the Republic” is often sung on patriotic occasions across America. The music, especially in the famous anthem arrangement by Peter Wilhousky, is absolutely thrilling! When choir and brass and percussion unite in this awesome setting, nationalistic … Continue reading
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Comfort Amidst Tragedy and “What a Friend We Have in Jesus” (#204)
When we are in the midst of some terribly painful experience, we find great comfort from a friend who stays nearby. It may be our pain while suffering in a hospital bed, or our grief while weeping beside the casket … Continue reading
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A Plea for Mercy and “Lord, Like the Publican I Stand” (#203)
One of the most precious attributes of God is that of His mercy. The Hebrew and Greek words that are translated into English as “mercy” have the basic idea of kindness. In fact, one of those words is usually translated … Continue reading
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Psalm 150 and “O Praise Ye the Lord” (#202)
God is the author of the Psalms, through the Holy Spirit’s work of inspiration, guiding the human authors to write what He intended, as we read in 2 Peter 1:20-21 … “knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of … Continue reading
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Longing for Purity and “Search Me, O God” (#201)
Self-examination is one of the most valuable dimensions of spiritual health. Psalm 139 concludes with the request that God would search our hearts. When we make that request, it implies that we will embark on such an examination ourselves, trusting … Continue reading
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Handel’s Messiah and “Hallelujah” (#200)
People around the world associate Handel’s great masterpiece “Messiah,” with Christmas. But it was originally an Easter composition in three parts. The oratorio’s structure follows the liturgical year. Part 1 corresponds with Advent, Christmas, and the life of Jesus. Part … Continue reading
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Good Friday’s Lamb and “Not All the Blood of Beasts” (#199)
Christians around the world mark the end of the week prior to Resurrection Sunday (a better title for it than “Easter”), with special services drawing meditative attention to the conclusion of that week in Jesus’ earthly life. One of the … Continue reading
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The Glorious Passion Story and “My Song Is Love Unknown” (#198)
England’s cathedrals have been the sites of some of the most wonderful preacher/theologians of all time. Among them must be named John Donne (St. Paul’s, London) and J. C. Ryle (Liverpool). Others who never served in cathedral positions would certainly … Continue reading
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Palm Sunday and “All Glory, Laud, and Honor” (#2)
This is a revision to the previously released study on this hymn – ed. We all have childhood memories of coming into church on Palm Sunday, waving palm fronds. For me, growing up in Miami, we had access to plenty … Continue reading
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