Chapter XXII

[1]In regular services, single verse tunes may be played through, but
only the last half of double verse tunes should be allowed, lest
the momentum gained by the introductory comment be lost.

GENERAL INDEX

A
Adam of St. Victor 123
Addison, Joseph 167
Adolphus, Gustavus 138
Ainsworth’s Version 155
Alber, Erasmus 136
Albigenses 128
Aldhelm, Bishop 150
Alexander, Mrs. Cecil Frances 206
Alexander, William 153
Alline, Harry 212
Ambrose of Milan 120, 124
American Hymnody, Beginnings of 208
American Hymns, Early Collections of 213
American Psalmody 155-157
American Recent Hymn Writers 222-225
Anatolius 115
Andrew of Crete 116
Annesley, Rev. Samuel 181
Annesley, Susanna 181
Announcement of Hymns 266-8
Appelles, von Loewenstein 139
Aquinas, Thomas 125
Arndt, Ernst Moritz 144
Arnold, Matthew 57, 58
Austin, John 164

B
Bacon, Dr. Leonard 218
Bakewell, John 189
Baring-Gould, Sabine 207
Barnby, Joseph 207
Barton, Bernard 203
Barton, William 165
Basil, Saint 50
Baxter, Richard 163, 167
Bay Psalm Book 156, 209
Benedicite, The 111
Benson, Louis F. 7, 62, 65, 85, 133, 174, 225
Bernard of Clairvaux 124
Bernard of Cluny 125
Beza, Theodore 150
Bliss, P. P. 51, 91, 224
Bonar, Horatius 207
Bourgeois 150
Bowring, Sir John 204
Bradbury, William B. 51
Brady, Nicholas 154
Bromehead, Joseph 164
Brooks, Bishop Phillips 51, 222, 223
Brown, Phoebe Hinsdale 214
Brownlie, Rev. Dr. John 114
Bryant, William Cullen 220
Buchanan, George 143, 147
Byles, Mather 211
Byrom, John 178

C
Caedmon 158
Calkin, J. Baptiste 219
Calvin, John 148
Campbell, Thomas 155
Campion, Thomas 161
Candlelight Hymn 110
Canon, Golden 116
Canon, Pentecostarion 116
Canons, Queen of 116
Canon, The Great 116
Canon, Triodion 116
Carlyle, Thomas 135
Caswall, Edward 126, 204
Celano, Thomas of 126
Cennick, John 190
Character of German Hymnody 146
Charlemagne 124
Christian Lyre 215
Christian Year 200
Church Poetry 218
Clement of Alexandria 109
Coleman, Dr. Lyman 106
Compendious Booke of Gude and Godlie Ballates 150
Concordant Discord of a Broken-Hearted Heart 164
Conder, Josiah 204
Cosin, Bishop 124
Cosmas 116
Cotterill, Thomas 202
Coverdale, Miles 150
Cowley, Robert 151
Cowper, William, Life of 196, 197
Coxe, Bishop Arthur Cleveland 223
Crosby, Fanny 51, 261

D
Damiana, Cardinal 123
Da Todi, Jacopone 127
Davies, Samuel 211
Decius, Nicolaus 136
De la Motte Fouque 144
Dexter, Henry M. 110
Doane, Bishop George W. 219
Doane, William H. 51, 270
Doddridge, Philip 233, 238
Doddridge, Relative Standing 178
Duffield, George, Jr. 222
Dundee Psalms 150
Dunster and Lyon 156
Dwight, Timothy (Pres.) 210

E
Earliest English Hymns 158
Eber, Paul 136
Edmeston, James 203
Eliot, John 156
Emergency Hymns 260
English Literary Ideals Discourage Hymn Writing 159
English Psalmody Submerges English Hymnody 159
English Psalm Versions Before Sternhold 150

F
Faber, Frederick W. 206, 235
Fawcett, John 60, 191
Finney, Charles G. 51, 214
Fitting Hymn Tunes to Congregations 249
Flagellant Monks 131
Fleming, Paul 139
Francis of Assisi 126
Francke, August Hermann 141
Franck, John 140
Franklin, Benjamin 210
Freylinghausen, Johann A. 141
Fuller, Thomas 155
Furber, Rev. Daniel L. 7

G
Gates, Ellen H. 91
Gellert, Christian Fuerchtegott 139, 142
Genevan Psalter 150
Gerhardt, Paul 139
German Te Deum 138
Gerok, Karl von 146
Ghoostly Psalms and Spiritual Songs 150
Gill, Thomas Hornblower 58
Gilman, Frederick J. 155
Gilmore, Joseph H. 91, 224
Gladden, Washington 51, 224
Gloria in Excelsis 111
Gloria Patri 112
Goethe 126
Gospel Hymn, The 89
Adaptation to Practical Work 96-99
Advantages of 98
Almost Universal Use 89
Discrimination in Use of Gospel Songs Needed 98
Judged by Results 90
Lack of Discrimination of Critics 91
Precursors of 90
Standard Hymns 92
Unfair Comparisons 93
Wrong Assumptions 92
Goudimel 150
Grant, Sir Robert 203, 230, 235
Great Hymnic Themes 88
Gregory of Nazianzus 114
Gregory the Great 124
Grigg, Joseph 192

H
Hammond, William 235
Hankey, Kate 91
Hardenberg, Friedrich von 144
Harris, Dr. Rendell 107
Hastings, Thomas 91, 215, 216
Havergal, Frances Ridley 207
Hawks, Mrs. Annie S. 91, 234
Heath, George 75
Heber, Bishop Reginald 84, 199, 232
Hedge, Frederick H. 135
Herbert, Geo. 36, 162
Hermannus Contractus 124
Herrick, Robert 163
Hewitt, Eliza Edmunds 91
Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers 120, 130
Hiller 141
Holden, Oliver 213
Holmes, Oliver Wendell 220
Hopper, Rev. Edw. 91, 224
Horder, W. Garrett 25, 160, 166
Hosmer, Rev. Frederick L. 224
How, Bishop W. W. 206
Hoyt, Dr. A. S. 96
Hunter, Rev. William 91
Huntington, Countess of 194
Huss, John, of Prague 131
Hyde, Abby B. 214
Hymnal as a Text Book of Theology 84-86
Hymnal, Making a Personal 240-242
Hymn Lover, The 25
Hymnology, Works on 7-8
Hymns 35
Adjusted to Mass Singing 74
As a Pedagogic Device 74
As Literature 53
As Poetry 27
Changes in 63-75
Character of changes 67-72
John Wesley as Reviser 70-72
Limits of author’s rights 65
Minor changes in hymns 73-75
Often needless 64
Return to originals 65
Rights of authors 65
Christocentric 31
Congregational or Singing Hymn 27
Create Religious Atmosphere 72
Definition of Hymn 25
Definition of Hymn by Dr. Benson 28
Distinctly Religious 30
Earliest Hymns 110
Early Greek Hymns 114
Efficiency of Hymns 21
Excessive “Ego” in Hymns 81
Flaws in Hymns by Standard Writers 94
Ignorance of Hymns 21
Importance of Hymns 17
Impulse to Write Hymns 40
In Apostolic Times 104
Indifference to Hymns 50-52
Influence of Purpose on Writing 40-43
In the Epistles 105
Limitations of 58
Literary Criticism of 41, 55-57
Means of Emotional Expression 43
Meters of 33, 59-61
Of the Apocalypse 106
Of the Social Gospel 87
Origin and Development of Apostolic Hymns 104
Place of Hymns 17
Practicability of 34
Purpose of Singing Hymns 42
Purpose of User 42
Relation of Hymns to God 76-8
Relation of Hymns to Singer 79-82
Scriptural, Must be 31
Source of 103
Special Subjects 87
Succeeded Psalms 103
Supreme Theme of 88
Taken from Congregation 112
Too Intense 245
Use in Propaganda 112
Valuable Aids in Services 242
Value of 40-46
“Hymns Ancient and Modern” 54
Hymn Sermons and Services 254
Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church 218

I
Irons, Rev. W. J. 126

J
James I of England 153
John of Damascus 116
Johnson, Dr. Samuel 56
Joseph of the Studium 117
Jonas, Justus 136

K
Keble, John 199, 200, 232, 235
Kelly, Thomas 201
Ken, Bishop Thomas 72, 164
Key, Francis S. 219
“King” and “Queen” Chorales 137
King Conrad 131
Klopstock, Friedrich G. 143
Knapp, Albert 145
Knox, John 153
Knox’s Version 153
Krummacher, Friedrich Adolph 145

L
Language of Post-Apostolic Hymns 111
Later American Orthodox Hymnists 222
Lathbury, Mary Artemisia 223
Latin Psalm Version by Geo. Buchanan 151
Lavater, Johann Kasper 144
Leavitt, Rev. Joshua 214
Leland, John 213
Literary Trend in English Hymns 198
Lollards, The 50
Lowry, Robert 51
Luther and Calvin 148
Luther and the Vernacular Hymn 130
Luther, Martin 130
Luther’s Great Chorale 134
Luther’s Hymn Collections 134
Luther’s Relation to German Hymnody 132
Luther’s Tunes 136
Lyte, Henry Francis 204

M
MacDonald, George 167, 178
Madan, Rev. Martin 72, 194
Marot, Clement 149
Marriott, John 203
Marseillaise Hymn 83
Martineau, Dr. James 41, 187
Mason, John 166
Mason, Lowell 91, 215-217
Mather, Cotton 157
Mather, Richard 156
Matheson, Dr. George 208
Medieval Popular Hymnody 146
Medley, Rev. Samuel 192, 235
Memorizing Hymns 243
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix 138
Methodist Hymnal 93
Methods of Hymn Study 234-240
Meyfart, Johannes 139
Milman, Henry Hart 75, 199, 200
Milton, John 160
Montgomery, James 56, 64, 155, 190, 201-2
Montgomery, James, as Critic 202
Moore, Thomas 200
Moravians 181
Morris, Mrs. C. H. 224
Mote, Edward 73
Mozart, Wolfgang A. 126
Muhlenberg, Rev. William Augustus 218

N
Neale, Dr. Mason 115, 125, 205
Neumark, Georg 138
Newman, Cardinal John Henry 51, 204
New Presbyterian Hymnal 93
Newton and Cowper 195
Newton, John, Life of 195
Nicolai, Philipp 137
North, Frank Mason 224
Notker, called Balbulus 123, 124

O
Occom, Samson 212
Odes of Solomon 106
Odo of Cluny 123
Olivers, Thomas 189
Olney Hymns (Newton) 195
Omitting Verses 272
Onderdonk, Dr. H. U. 219
Opitz, Martin 138

P
Palgrave 56, 175
Palmer, Ray 91, 217-18, 233
Parker, Archbishop 154
Parker, Theodore 126
Parks, Prof. Edwards A. 7
Patrick, Saint 159
Paul of Samosata 112
Paulus Diaconus 123
Perronet, Edward 189
Personal Hymnal 240-2
Peter the Hermit 125
Phelps, Prof. Austin 7, 88, 95, 257
Phelps, Dr. Sylvanus Dryden 224
Phillips, Philip 51
Pietism in German Hymnody 144
Planning Music of Service 250-53
Popularity of Sternhold and Hopkins Version 152
Poteat, Prof. H. M. 21
Practical Hymnology 21
Practical Hymn Studies 242
Prentiss, Mrs. Elizabeth 224
Preparing a Congregation to Sing Hymns 268-72
Priest, Francis Baker 164
Primitive Church, The 106
Procter, Adelaide A. 231
Proses 123
Protestant Te Deum 74
Prudentius, Bishop of Poitiers 112
Psalmody in America 209
Psychology of Psalmody 148-9

R
Rabanus, Maurus 123
Rankin, Rev. Jeremiah E. 91, 224
Rationalism in German Hymnody 143
Reeves, Prof. J. Balcom 159
Revised Presbyterian Hymnal 179
Ringwaldt, Bartolomaeus 137
Rinkart, Martin 138
Robinson, Robert 191, 235
Rodigast 141
Roh, Johann 136
Root, George F. 51
Rous, Francis 153
Rous’ Version 153
Ruckert, Friedrich 145

S
Saint Basil 50
Saint Colombo 159
Saint Patrick 159
Sanctus 28
Schade 141
Schaff, Dr. Philip 134, 143
Scheffler, John 140
Schultz 141
Scott, Sir Walter 127
Seagrave, Robert 178
Sears, Edmund Hamilton 221
Selborne, Lord 134
Selnecker, Nicolaus 137
Senfl, Ludwig 136
Shurtleff, Ernest W. 224
Smith, Samuel F. 91, 216
Solomon’s Coronation Song 176
Southwell, Robert 160
Spafford, Horatio G. 91
Spener, Philipp Jacob 140
Spengler, Lazarus 136
Speratus, Paul 134, 136
Spirituals 55
Spiritual Songs for Social Worship 216-17
Spitta, Karl Johann Philipp 145
Steele, Anne 125, 191
Stephen, the Sabaite 116
Sternhold and Hopkins Versions 152
Sternhold, Thomas 152
Stite, Edgar F. 91
Stone, Samuel J. 84
Stowe, Harriet Beecher 222, 230
Strong, Nathan 212
Studying Hymn Tunes 246, 264
Studying Methods of Using Hymns 244-47, 249
Study of Hymns, Advantages of 229-33
Suggestive Selection of Hymns 258-64
Synesius 115

T
Tappan, William B. 214
Tate and Brady’s Version 154
Tate, Nahum 154, 209
Tauler, John 131
Teaching Truth by Use of Hymns 253
Technic of Hymnwriting Established 165
Te Deum Laudamus 28, 119
Ter Sanctus, The 111
Tersteegen, Gerhardt 141, 235
Tertullian 109
Theodore of the Studium 117
Theodulph 123
Thomas of Celano 126
Thompson, Alexander R. 126
Toplady, Augustus Montague 190
Toplady’s Hymn Tests 194
Treasury of Sacred Songs 56
Trench, Archbishop 55, 124
Trent, Archbishop 125
Troubadours 128
Two Values in Singing Hymns 248
Types of Hymns 76-88
“I” and “My” hymns 81
In Relation to God 76-9
In Relation to Singer 79

U
Unitarian Hymnody in America 219
Unity in Selecting Hymns 256

V
Valois, Marguerite de 149
Value of Psalm Versions 157
Van Alstyne, Frances Crosby 223
Van Dyke, Dr. Henry 235
Venerable Bede, The 123, 159
Verse, Secular and Sacred Compared 56

W
Waldenses 128
Walford, H. W. 91
Walther, Johann 136
Ware, Henry, Jr. 220
Warner, Anna 223
Waters, Horace 215
Watts and Charles Wesley 185
Watts, Isaac 41, 62, 169, 235, 238
Watts’ Argument for Hymns 172-4
Watts’ First Hymn 169
Watts’ Horæ Lyricæ 169, 170
Watts’ Hymns in America 210
Watts’ Hymns, Value of 175
Watts, Life of 168
Watts, Stress on Practicability 174
Wedderburn Brothers 150
Weiss, Michael 136
Welde, Thomas 156
Wesley Brothers, Relation of 182
Wesley, Charles 62, 88, 183, 235, 238, 254
Wesley, Charles, as a preacher 184
Wesley, Charles, Life of 183
Wesley Family, The 181
Wesley Hymns, Issues of 186
Wesley, John 64, 181, 182
Wesley, John, American Collection 182
Wesley, John, Changes in Watts’ Hymns 70-2
Wesley, John, Character of 183
Wesley, John, Life of 181
Wesley, Samuel 181
Wesleys and the Moravians, The 181
Wesleys, Opposition to 187
Wesleys, Theology of 188
White, Henry Kirke 198, 203
Whitfield, George 210
Whittier, John G. 222
Williams, William 189
Winkworth, Catherine 138
Withers, George 161
Wordsworth, Bishop Christopher 38, 84

Z
Zinzendorf, Count Nicholaus Ludwig von 182
Zwingli, Ulrich 148

INDEX OF HYMNS

(First lines, except those in parenthesis which are first lines of other than first verse, or of first lines of translations.)

A
A charge to keep I have 62, 83
A few more years shall roll 208
(A mighty fortress is our God) 134, 239
Abide with me; fast falls the eventide 204, 223
Ah, dearest Jesus, I have grown 36
Alas, and did my Savior bleed 69, 81, 116, 269
All hail the pow’r of Jesus’ name 60, 74, 189, 234
All people that on earth do dwell 153, 259
(All praise to Thee, eternal Lord) 135
Almost persuaded, now to believe 91
Amazing grace, how sweet the sound 48, 196
Amazing sight, the Savior stands 212
(And when our days are past) 213
Angels from the realms of glory 202
Approach, my soul, the mercy seat 196
Art thou weary, art thou languid 117, 206
As pants the hart for cooling streams 155, 204
Awake and sing the song 235
Awake, my soul, in joyful lays 192
Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve 60, 179, 238

B
Be faithful unto death 90
Befiehl du deine Wege 140
Before Jehovah’s awful throne 59, 70, 175, 186, 235, 251, 259
Behold, a Stranger at the door 192
Behold the glories of the Lamb 170
Behold the Savior of mankind 181
Beneath the cross of Jesus 268
Beyond the smiling and the weeping 208
Blest be the tie that binds 191
Blest be Thy love, dear Lord 164
Blow ye the trumpet, blow 63, 251
Bread of the world, in mercy broken 199
Break Thou the bread of life 223
Brief life is here our portion 125, 206
Brighten the corner where you are 30, 97, 251
Brightest and best of the sons of the morning 199, 232
(But warm, sweet, tender, even yet) 222
By cool Siloam’s shady rill 199

C
Calm on the listening ear of night 222
Child of sin and sorrow 215
Children of the heavenly King 190
Christ is born, exalt His name 116
Christian, dost thou see them 206
Christians, awake, salute the happy morn 178
Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove 178
Come, Holy Ghost, in love 218
Come, Holy Spirit, come 60
Come, Jesus, Redeemer, abide Thou with me 218
Come, my soul, thy suit prepare 196
Come, oh, come, in pious lays 161
Come, sound His praise abroad 251
Come, Thou Almighty King 61, 68, 261
Come, Thou Fount of every blessing 192, 235, 239, 269
Come, we that love the Lord 251
Come, ye disconsolate, where’er ye languish 200, 211
Crown Him with many crowns 60

D
Day is dying in the West 223
Day of wrath! O day of mourning 127
(Dear Christian people, now rejoice) 135
Dear Savior, if these lambs should stray 217
Deathless principle, arise 190
Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near 216
Depth of mercy, can there be 186, 254

E
Ein’ feste Burg ist unser Gott 134, 136, 138, 150, 245
Eine Herde und ein Hirt 145
Es ist gewisslich an der Zeit 137
Es kennt der Herr die Seinen 145

F
Fade, fade, each earthly joy 61
Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature 235
Faith of our fathers, living still 206
Father of mercies, in Thy word 191
Father, whate’er of early bliss 60, 191
(Fear not, O little flock, the foe) 138
Fierce was the wild billow 115, 206
Fling out the banner; let it float 219
For thee, O dear, dear country 125
Forever with the Lord 202
Forward! singing glory 225
From all that dwell below the skies 59
From Greenland’s icy mountains 199, 216
(From heaven above to earth I come) 135

G
Gently, Lord, oh, gently lead us 215
Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ 135-6
Give to the winds thy fears 140, 262
Glorious things of thee are spoken 48, 196
Go, labor on, spend and be spent 208
God be with you till we meet again 91
(God calling yet; shall I not hear?) 141
God is love; his mercy brightens 204, 261
God is the refuge of His saints 59, 262
God moves in a mysterious way 48, 196, 254
Gott ist gegenwaertig! lasset uns anbeten 141
Gott rufet noch, sollt’ ich nicht endlich hoeren? 141
Grace, ’tis a charming sound 179
Great God, how infinite Thou art 186
(Great God, what do I see and hear) 137
Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah 190, 262

H
Hail, glad’ning light, of His pure glory poured 110
Hail, Thou once despised Jesus 189
Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning 215
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed 202
Hark, hark, my soul, angelic strains are swelling 206
Hark, my soul, it is the Lord 197
Hark, ten thousand harps and voices 201
Hark, the herald angels sing 72, 246
Hark, the song of jubilee 202
Harre des Herrn 90
He dies, the Friend of sinners dies 67
(He knoweth all His people) 145
He leadeth me, O blessed thought 91, 224, 255
He sings and plays the songs which best thou lovest 162
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty 84, 199, 251, 261
How are Thy servants blest, O Lord 167
How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord 262
How gentle God’s commands 179
How precious is the book divine 191
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds 48, 196, 236, 238
Hush, my babe, lie still and slumber 172

I
I am Thine, O Lord, I have heard Thy voice 223
I could not do without Thee 207
I gave my life for Thee 207
I heard the voice of Jesus say 208
I hunger and I thirst 61
(I know in whom I put my trust) 145
(I know no life divided) 145
I know that my Redeemer lives (Medley) 192
I know that my Redeemer lives (Wesley) 186
I lay my sins on Jesus 208
I love Thee so; I know not how 35, 82
I love Thy kingdom, Lord 211
I love to steal awhile away 214
I love to tell the story 91
I need Thee every hour 91, 236
I praise Him most, I love Him best 160
I sing th’ almighty pow’r of God 60
I was a wand’ring sheep 35, 208
I will sing you a song of that beautiful land 91
I would not live alway; I ask not to stay 219
I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath 186
Ich weiss, an wen ich glaube 145
If thou but suffer God to guide thee 139
In the Christian’s home in glory 91
In the cross of Christ I glory 204, 269
In the hour of my distress 163
In the hour of trial 202
It came upon the midnight clear 222
It is well with my soul 91

J
Jedes Herz will etwas lieben 141
Jerusalem, my happy home 164
Jerusalem the golden, with milk and honey blest 125, 206
Jesu, dulcedo cordium 218
Jesu, dulcis memoria 125, 218
Jesus, name all names above 117
Jesus, and shall it ever be 192
Jesus calls us, o’er the tumult 206
Jesus, I love Thy charming name 233
Jesus, I my cross have taken 204
Jesus, keep me near the cross 223
Jesus, lebt, mit ihm auch ich 142
Jesus, let thy pitying eye 73
(Jesus lives, no longer now) 142
Jesus, Lover of my soul 38, 63, 64, 186, 239, 254
Jesus loves me, this I know 223
Jesus, my all, to heaven is gone 190
Jesus, Savior, pilot me 91, 224
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun 59, 176, 186, 263
Jesus, the very thought of Thee 43, 60, 205, 218, 233, 239
Jesus, these eyes have never seen 217, 233, 236
Jesus, Thou joy of loving hearts 218
Jesus, where’er Thy people meet 73, 197
(Jesus, Thy boundless love to me) 140
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee 235
Joy to the world, the Lord is come 73

K
Kingdoms and thrones to God belong 251

L
Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace 203
Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom 34, 51, 205, 246
Lead on, O King eternal 224, 263, 269
Let all the earth their voices raise 259, 260
Let our choir new anthems raise 117
Lift your glad voices in triumph on high 220
Lo! God is here, let us adore 78, 141, 235
Lo! He comes with clouds descending 190
Lo! in the clouds of heaven appears 220
Lobe den Herren, den Maechtigen Koenig der Ehren 142
Look, ye saints, the sight is glorious 201
Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing 191
Lord, I am Thine, entirely Thine 211
Lord, it belongs not to my care 164
Lord Jesus, think on me 115
Lord of all being, throned afar 59, 221, 250
Lord, speak to me, that I may speak 207
Lord, we come before Thee now 261
Lord, with glowing heart I’d praise Thee 218
Love divine, all loves excelling 186, 238, 261

M
Mag auch die Liebe weinen 145
Mighty God, while angels bless Thee 191, 235
More about Jesus would I know 91
More love to Thee, O Christ 61, 224
Mortals awake, with angels join 192
My country, ’tis of thee 61, 216
My faith looks up to Thee 43, 61, 91, 213, 236, 249
(My feet are worn and weary) 35
My God, how wonderful Thou art 206, 235, 250
My God, I love Thee, not because 205, 236
My God, I thank Thee, who hast made 231
My God, my God, to Thee I cry 184
My God, the spring of all my joys 38
My gracious Lord, I own Thy right 179
My hope is built on nothing less 74
My Jesus, as Thou wilt 60
My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mine 246
My soul, be on thy guard 60, 75
My spirit longeth for Thee 61, 178

N
Nearer, my God, to Thee 61, 224, 242
Never weather-beaten sail 161
(Not all the blood of beasts) 238
Now from the altar of my heart 166
Now I resolve with all my heart 191
Now must we hymn the Master of heaven 158
Now, my tongue, the mystery telling 126
(Now thank we all our God) 138
Now the day is over 207
Nun danket alle Gott 138
Nun freuet euch, lieb Christen G’mein 135

O
O Christ, the Lord of heaven, to Thee 218
O day of rest and gladness 38, 84, 251
O God, beneath Thy guiding hand 218
O happy band of pilgrims 117
O happy day that fixed my choice 179
(O happy home, where Thou art loved the dearest) 145
O Haupt voll Blut und Wunden 140
O Jesu Christ, mein schoenstes Licht 140
O Jesu, meine Sonne 145
O Jesus, our chief cornerstone 59
O Jesus, sweet the tears I shed 218
O Jesus, Thou art standing 207
O little town of Bethlehem 51, 68, 223
O love divine, how sweet Thou art 235
O Love divine, that stooped to share 221
O Love! how deep, how broad, how high 59
O Love that wilt not let me go 34, 80, 97, 208, 249, 268
O lux, beata Trinitas 134
O Master, let me walk with Thee 51, 224
(O Morning Star, how fair and bright) 137
O most blessed Light divine 124
O mother dear, Jerusalem 164
O name, all other names above 224
(O name than every name more dear) 144
O Paradise, O Paradise 206
(O sacred head now wounded) 140
O Savior, precious Savior 235
O selig Haus, wo man dich aufgenommen 145
O splendor of the Father’s face 121
O sussester der Namen all 144
O Thou who driest the mourner’s tear 200
O treuer Heiland, Jesu Christ 145
O Word of God, incarnate 207
O Word of truth! in devious paths 114
O’er the gloomy hills of darkness 190
Oft in danger, oft in woe 203
Oh, could I speak the matchless worth 79, 192, 235
Oh, for a closer walk with God 196
Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing 68, 235, 263
Oh, help us, Lord, each hour of need 200
Oh, where are kings and empires now 223
Oh, where shall rest be found 202
Oh, worship the King, all-glorious above 97, 203, 235, 251, 259
On the mountain’s top appearing 201
On the wings of His love I was carried above 36
One more day’s work for Jesus 223
(One Shepherd and one fold to be) 145
One there is above all others 196
Onward, Christian Soldiers 207, 251, 255, 263
Our God, our help in ages past 171, 175, 186, 230

P
Pange, lingua, gloriosi 125
Pass me not, O gentle Savior 223
Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin 83
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven 204
Praise the Lord, ye heavens adore Him 78, 235
Praise to the Holiest in the height 205
(Praise to the Lord! He is King over all the creation) 142
Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire 84, 202, 269

R
Return, O wanderer, to thy home 216
Ride on, ride on in majesty 75, 200
Rise, glorious Conqueror, rise 61
Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings 178
Rock of Ages, cleft for me 64, 190, 239, 254, 255

S
Safe home, safe home in port 117
Safe in the arms of Jesus 223
Safely through another week 196, 251
Salve, Caput cruentatum 125, 140
Savior, breathe an evening blessing 203
Savior, more than life to me 223
Savior, sprinkle many nations 223
Savior, Thy dying love 224
Savior, who Thy flock art feeding 219
(See from his head, his hands, his feet) 271
See, the Conqueror rides in triumph 38
Shepherd of tender youth 109, 110
Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing 219
Sei getreu bis in den Tod 90
Sieh, hier bin ich, Ehrenkoenig 142
Simply trusting every day 91
(Sleepers, awake, a voice is calling) 137
Softly now the light of day 219
Soldiers of the cross, arise 207
(Something every heart is loving) 141
Sometimes a light surprises 48, 197
Sound the loud timbrel o’er Egypt’s dark sea 200
(Sovereign Ruler, King Victorious) 142
Stand up and bless the Lord 60
Stand up, stand up for Jesus 83, 222, 239
Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh 223, 230
Summer suns are glowing 207
Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dear 200, 232, 235
Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer 91
Swell the anthem, raise the song 212

T
Take me, O my Father, take me 218
Take my life, and let it be 207
The bird, the messenger of day 122
The church’s one foundation 84
The day is past and over 115, 206
The God of Abraham praise 189
The Head that once was crowned with thorns 201
The heavens are not too high 162
The indorsement of supreme delight 36
The Lord is King, lift up thy voice 204
The Lord is my Shepherd, no want shall I know 202
The Lord our God is clothed with might 37, 198, 203
The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want 154
The morning light is breaking 91, 216, 263
The ransomed spirit to her home 214
The rivers on of Babilon 156
The roseate hues of early dawn 206
The royal banners forward go 122
The Savior bids thee watch and pray 216
The Son of God goes forth to war 199
The spacious firmament on high 167
The spirit in our hearts 219
The sun is sinking fast 205
The voice that breathed o’er Eden 201
Thee will I love, my strength, my tower 140
There is a fountain filled with blood 48, 60, 65, 197, 254
There is a green hill far away 206, 271
There is an hour of peaceful rest 214
There’s a wideness in God’s mercy 83, 206
There’s sunshine in my soul 245
They who seek the throne of grace 213
Thou art the way, to Thee alone 219
Thou hidden source of calm repose 184
Thou wast, O God, and Thou was blest 166
Thou, whose almighty word 203
(Though love may weep with breaking heart) 145
Through all the changing scenes of life 155
Thy way, not mine, O Lord 60
’Tis midnight, and on Olive’s brow 59, 214
’Tis the day of resurrection 206
To our Redeemer’s glorious name 191
True-hearted, whole-hearted 207

U
Unser Herrscher, unser Koenig 142

V
Veni, Creator spiritus 124, 134, 152
Veni, Redemptor gentium 134
Veni, Sancte Spiritus 124
Verzage nicht, du Haeuflein klein 138
Vexilla regis prodeunt 122, 124
Von Himmel hoch da komm ich her 135

W
Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme 137
(Wait on the Lord) 90
(Wake, awake, for night is flying) 138
Waked by the Gospel’s joyful sound 211
Walk in the light; so shalt thou know 203
(Was there ever kindest Shepherd) 206
Watchman, tell us of the night 204
We are but strangers here 61
We are living, we are dwelling 223
We give Thee but Thine own 207
We may not climb the heavenly steeps 240
(We praise and bless Thee, gracious Lord) 145
We would see Jesus, for the shadows lengthen 223
Welcome, sweet day of rest 60, 73
Wer nur den lieben Gott laesst walten 138
When all Thy mercies, O my God 167, 262
When I can read my title clear 38
When I survey the wondrous cross 38, 59, 79, 171, 176, 237
When marshaled on the mighty plain 203
When morning gilds the skies 205
When our hearts are bowed with woe 200
When the roll is called up yonder 245
When the weary, seeking rest 208
Where cross the crowded ways of life 87, 224
While shepherds watched their flocks by night 155
While with ceaseless course the sun 196
Who can behold the blazing light 212
Wie schoen leuchtet der Morgenstern 137
Work, for the night is coming 83

Y
Ye holy angels bright 164
Ye servants of God, your Master proclaims 73, 263
Yet God’s must I remain 161

Z
Zion stands with hills surrounded 201
Zion, to thy Savior singing 126

THE SINGING CHURCH
_The Hymns It Wrote and Sang_
By EDMUND S. LORENZ

To this author the hymn is not a dry abstraction but an experience of intense reality—of those realities (as of God, Christ, sin, salvation, divine care, eternal life) to which human hearts have responded throughout the ages. His study makes full recognition of the personal elements in hymn development. The singers whose vision of spiritual things is fresh and keen stand out in every age, expanding the permanent content of church hymnody.

Here is indeed a book which will set the Church to singing once more, in an effort to proclaim a new awareness of the presence of God—that same awareness which stirred the composers of our greatest hymns. Dr. Lorenz makes visible to us the golden stairway of great hymn writers, shining at every level of its ascent with the glory of the Christian faith.

THE CONTENTS

Introduction. PART I: The Character of the Hymn. _Chapters_: What Is a Hymn? The Purpose and Value Of Hymns. The Literary Aspect of Hymns. The Emendation of Hymns. The Content of the Hymn. The Gospel Hymn.