Traditional Hymns

3. Holy, Holy, Holy – Reginald Heiber, England (1826)
“Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!”
4. It is Well – Horacio Spafford, written in the Atlantic Ocean (1873)
“When peace like a river, attendeth my way,
When sorrows like sea billows roll;
Whatever my lot, Thou hast taught me to know,
It is well, it is well, with my soul.”

5. Great Is Thy Faithfulness – Thomas Chisholm, Kansas, USA (1923)
“Great is Thy faithfulness O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.”
6. Praise To the Lord The Almighty – Joachim Neander, Germany (1665)
“Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear, Now to His temple draw near;
Sing now in glad adoration!”
7. Be Thou My Vision – Dallán Forgaill, Ireland (6th Century)
“Be Thou my vision, O Lord of my heart;
Naught be all else to me, save that Thou art;
Thou my best thought, by day or by night;
Waking or sleeping, Thy presence my light.”
8. All Creatures Of our God and King – St. Francis of Assisi, Italy (1225)
“All creatures of our God and King
Lift up your voice and with us sing,
Alleluia! Alleluia!…
…Let all things their Creator bless,
And worship Him in humbleness,
O praise Him! Alleluia!
Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,
And praise the Spirit, Three in One!”
9. All Hail The Power of Jesus Name – Edward Perronet, England (1779)
“All hail the power of Jesus’ name!
Let angels prostrate fall;
bring forth the royal diadem,
and crown him Lord of all.”
10. Blessed Assurance – Fanny Crosby, New York City, USA (1873)
“Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.”
11. To God Be The Glory – Fanny Crosby, New York City, USA (1872)
“To God be the glory, great things He hath done,
So loved He the world that He gave us His Son,
Who yielded His life our redemption to win,
And opened the life-gate that all may go in.”
12. When I Survey The Wondrous Cross – Isaac Watts, England (1707)
“When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.”
13. Jesus Paid it All – Elvina Hall, Maryland, USA (1865)
“I hear the Savior say, “Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray, Find in Me thine all in all.”
Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.”

14. A Mighty Fortress Is Our God – Martin Luther, Germany (somewhere between 1527 – 1529)
“A mighty fortress is our God, a bulwark never failing;
Our helper He, amid the flood of mortal ills prevailing:
For still our ancient foe doth seek to work us woe;
His craft and power are great, and, armed with cruel hate, On earth is not his equal.”
15. How Firm A Foundation – John Rippon, England (1787)
“How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord,
Is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He hath said
Who unto the Savior for refuge have fled?”
16. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Robert Robison, England (1757)
“Come, Thou Fount of every blessing,
Tune my heart to sing Thy grace;
Streams of mercy, never ceasing,
Call for songs of loudest praise.”
17. Crown Him With Many Crowns – Matthew Bridges, England (1852)
“Crown Him with many crowns, the Lamb upon His throne.
Hark! How the heavenly anthem drowns all music but its own.
Awake, my soul, and sing of Him who died for thee,
And hail Him as thy matchless King through all eternity.”
18. At the Cross – Isaac Watts, England (1707)
“At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day!”
19. What a Friend We Have in Jesus – Joseph M. Scriven (words in 1855) and Charles Converse (Music in 1868), Ireland
“What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer!
O what peace we often forfeit, O what needless pain we bear,
all because we do not carry everything to God in prayer.”
20. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus – Helen Lemmel, England (1922)
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.”

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus – Helen Lemmel, England (1922)
“Turn your eyes upon Jesus,
Look full in His wonderful face,
And the things of earth will grow strangely dim,
In the light of His glory and grace.”

Contemporary Compositions of Traditional Hymn

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty