The Chorale Book for England

About this book

A collection of English hymns

Text from Christian Classics Ethereal Library; in the public domain.

Contents

1. The Chorale Book for England
2. Translator's Preface
3. The Plan of the Book
4. Sources of the Tunes
5. Arrangements and Harmonizations
6. 1. All glory be to God on High
7. 2. All praise and thanks to God most High
8. 3. Lo, heaven and earth, and sea and air
9. 4. Cometh sunshine after rain
10. 5. Oh would, my God, that I could praise Thee
11. 6. I praise Thee, O my God and Father
12. 7. My soul, now praise thy Maker
13. 8. All my hope is grounded surely
14. 9. Praise to the Lord! the Almighty, the King of creation
15. 10. Shall I not sing praise to Thee
16. 11. Now thank we all our God
17. 12. Blessed Jesus, at Thy word
18. 13. Lord Jesus Christ, be present now
19. 14. Abide among us with Thy grace
20. 15. Open now Thy gates of beauty
21. 16. Thou, Fount of blessing, we adore
22. 17. Light of light, enlighten me
23. 18. Once more the daylight shines abroad
24. 19. Lord Jesu Christ, with us abide
25. 20. Ye heav'ns, oh haste your dews to shed
26. 21. Ah! Lord, how shall I meet Thee
27. 22. Arise, the kingdom is at hand
28. 23. Redeemer of the nations, come
29. 24. Let the earth now praise the Lord
30. 25. Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates
31. 26. Once he came in blessing
32. 27. Awake, thou careless world, awake
33. 28. A dread hath come on me
34. 29. Let us all with gladsome voice
35. 30. From heaven above to earth I come
36. 31. All my heart this night rejoices
37. 32. Rejoice, rejoice, ye Christians
38. 33. Oh rejoice, ye Christians, loudly
39. 34. We Christians may rejoice to-day
40. 35. Thee, O Immanuel, we praise
41. 36. How brightly beams the Morning Star
42. 37. O Jesu, King of Glory
43. 38. Rise, O Salem, rise and shine
44. 39. Is thy heart athirst to know
45. 40. Out of the depths I cry to Thee
46. 41. Not in anger, mighty God
47. 42. Against Thee only have I sinn'd, I own it
48. 43. Am I on earth alone and friendless stranger?
49. 44. Lord, to Thee I make confession
50. 45. Hear, O my God, low at Thy feet I bend me
51. 46. O Lamb of God most stainless
52. 47. O Love, who formedst me to wear
53. 48. When o'er my sins I sorrow
54. 49. Christ the Life of all the living
55. 50. Ah Jesus, the merit
56. 51. Ah wounded Head that bearest
57. 52. Alas, dear Lord, what law then hast Thou broken
58. 53. When on the cross the Saviour hung
59. 54. O darkest woe
60. 55. Lord Jesus, who, our souls to save
61. 56. Thou sore-oppress'd
62. 57. Ere yet the dawn hath fill'd the skies
63. 58. Christ the Lord is risen again
64. 59. Jesus Christ, my sure Defence
65. 60. In Death's strong grasp the Saviour lay
66. 61. Welcome, Thou victor in the strife
67. 62. O risen Lord! O conqu'ring King
68. 63. Conqu'ring Prince and Lord of Glory
69. 64. Since Christ has gone to heav'n His home
70. 65. Heavenward doth our journey tend
71. 66. Lord, on earth I dwell sad-hearted
72. 67. My Jesus, if the Seraphim
73. 68. Draw us to Thee, Lord Jesus
74. 69. Holy Ghost! my Comforter
75. 70. O Holy Spirit, enter in
76. 71. O enter, Lord, Thy temple
77. 72. Come, Holy Spirit, God and Lord
78. 73. Sweetest Fount of holy gladness
79. 74. Holy Spirit, once again
80. 75. We all believe in One true God
81. 76. Most Hight and Holy Trinity
82. 77. Who are those that, fare before me
83. 78. Rise, follow Me! our Master saith
84. 79. True Shepherd, who in love most deep
85. 80. Light of the Gentile nations
86. 81. In peace and joy I now depart
87. 82. Thou virgin soul! O thou
88. 83. Comfort, comfort ye my people
89. 84. Ye sons of men, in earnest
90. 85. Praise and thanks to Thee be sung
91. 86. Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come
92. 87. Wake, Spirit, who in times now olden
93. 88. Ye servants of the Lord, who stand
94. 89. Thy parents' arms now yield thee
95. 90. Blessed Jesus, here we stand
96. 91. From Thy heav'nly home
97. 92. Baptized into Thy name most holy
98. 93. Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness
99. 94. O Living Bread from heaven
100. 95. Oh how could I forget Him
101. 96. Now lay we calmly in the grave
102. 97. Now hush your cries, and shed no tear
103. 98. The precious seed of weeping
104. 99. Christ will gather in His own
105. 100. O Christ, our true and only Light
106. 101. Ah God, from heav'n look down and see
107. 102. Thy Word, O Lord, is gentle dew
108. 103. Lord, keep us steadfast in Thy word
109. 104. Hark! the Church proclaims here honour
110. 105. Heart and heart together bound
111. 106. Jesus, whom Thy Church doth own
112. 107. Alas! my God! my sins are great
113. 108. My God, behold me lying
114. 109. Jesus, pitying Saviour, hear me
115. 110. What shall I, a sinner, do?
116. 111. Thou, who breakest ev'ry chain
117. 112. Lord Jesu Christ, in Thee alone
118. 113. Pure essence! Spotless Fount of Light
119. 114. Our Father, Thou in heav'n above
120. 115. O God, Thou faithful God
121. 116. Lord, hear the voice of my complaint
122. 117. Jehovah, let me now adore Thee
123. 118. O God, I long Thy Light to see
124. 119. Lord, all my heart is fix'd on Thee
125. 120. In Thee, Lord, have I put my trust
126. 121. I know, my God, and I rejoice
127. 122. Here behold me as I cast me
128. 123. Faith is a living powr from heav'n
129. 124. A sure stronghold our God is He
130. 125. Rise, my soul, to watch and pray
131. 126. Courage, my sorely-tempted heart
132. 127. My cause is God's, and I am His
133. 128. Strive aright when God doth call thee
134. 129. Great High-priest, who deign'dst to be
135. 130. All things hang on our possessing
136. 131. Now at last I end this strife
137. 132. Well for him who all things losing
138. 133. My God, in Thee all fulness lies
139. 134. If thou but suffer God to guide thee
140. 135. Whate'er my God ordains is right
141. 136. Ah God, my days are dark indeed
142. 137. Farewell I gladly bid Thee
143. 138. In Thy heart and hands, my God
144. 139. What within me and without
145. 140. From God shall nought divide me
146. 141. When in the hour of utmost need
147. 142. When anguish'd and perplex'd I lift my weary eyes
148. 143. Why art thou thus cast down, my heart?
149. 144. O Christ, Thou bright and Morning Star
150. 145. Who puts his trust in God most just
151. 146. Seems it in my anguish lone
152. 147. In God, my faithful God
153. 148. A pilgrim here I wander
154. 149. O Morning Star! how fair and bright
155. 150. Thee will I love, my Strength, my Tower
156. 151. Jesu, priceless treasure
157. 152. Loving Shepherd, kind and true
158. 153. Wherefore dost Thou longer tarry
159. 154. O Thou Essential Word
160. 155. O Thou, of God the Father
161. 156. In Thee is gladness
162. 157. Up, yes, upward to thy gladness
163. 158. Nothing fair on earth I see
164. 159. Dayspring of eternity
165. 160. God who madest earth and heaven
166. 161. As a bird at dawning singeth
167. 162. Come, my soul, awake, 't is morning
168. 163. While yet the morn is breaking
169. 164. My inmost heart now raises
170. 165. Now that the sun doth shine no more
171. 166. The happy sunshine all is gone
172. 167. Sink not yet, my soul, to slumber
173. 168. The day is done
174. 169. Now all the woods are sleeping
175. 170. Now God be with us, for the night is closing
176. 171. The old year now hath pass'd away
177. 172. Help us, O Lord, behold we enter
178. 173. Oh wouldst Thou in Thy glory come
179. 174. Jesu, day by day
180. 175. Oh blest the hourse, whate'er befall
181. 176. Spread, oh spread, thou mighty Word
182. 177. For the Lord reigneth
183. 178. Jesu, when Thou once returnedst
184. 179. Lord Jesus Christ, we come to Thee
185. 180. In God's name let us on our way
186. 181. Come, Christians, praise your Maker's goodness
187. 182. Lord Jesu Christ, the Prince of Peace
188. 183. Lord God, we worship Thee
189. 184. Thank God it hath resounded
190. 185. I know the doom that must befall me
191. 186. My life is hid in Jesus
192. 187. Who knows how near my end may be?
193. 188. Go and dig my grave today
194. 189. O world, I now must leave thee
195. 190. Lord Jesus Christ, my Life, my Light
196. 191. Deal with me, God, in mercy now
197. 192. O Lord my God, I cry to Thee
198. 193. When my last hour is close at hand
199. 194. My God, to Thee I now commend
200. 195. Jerusalem, thou city fair and high
201. 196. Hark! a voice saith, All are mortal
202. 197. Oh how blest are ye behond our telling
203. 198. World, farewell! Of thee I'm tired
204. 199. When the Lord recalls the banish'd
205. 200. Wake, awake, for night is flying
206. I. O world, I now must leave thee
207. II. Deck thyself, my soul, with gladness
208. III. O my soul, be glad and cheerful
209. IV. My heart is fill'd with longing
210. V.
211. VI. We all believe in One true God
212. Table of German Hymns
213. Opinions of the Press