The Christian Relaunch Hymnal

Christian Relaunch

For spoken thanksgivings and prayers to God, see The Christian Relaunch Spoken Reverence Book.

On the rationale of this collection, see Notes on the Hymnal.

In the table:

Thm indicates the hymn's theme. (See Themes of the Hymnal.)

Year usually refers to first known publication, but sometimes to composition. Some are approximations.

Mod indicates whether the version used here has been modified compared with the author's original. (See Hymn Versions.)

Comments clarifies the identity and source of the hymn.

"Based on" means that the hymn mainly consists of a translation of a single foreign-language text.

Many of these hymns contain phrases from the Bible, sometimes several of them. We have not tried to list these.

First Line	Thm	Author	Year	Mod	Comments
A safe stronghold our god is still	3a	Thomas Carlyle	1831	Yes	Based on Martin Luther, Ein feste Burg (1529).
Abide with me	2b	Henry Lyte	1847	Yes	.
All creatures of our god and king	1a	William Draper	1919	No	Based on Francis of Assisi, Cantico di fratre sole (c.1225).
All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name	2a	Edward Perronet	1780	Yes	.
All people that on Earth do dwell	1b	William Kethe	1561	Yes	Based on Psalm 100.
All the way my saviour leads me	2b	Fanny Crosby	1875	Yes	.
All things bright and beautiful	1a	???	????	No	.
Angels from the realms of glory	2a	James Montgomery	1816	Yes	.
As pants the hart for cooling	1b	Nahum Tate	1696	No	Based on Psalm 42. Written with Nicholas Brady, but probably mainly Tate's.
As with gladness men of old	2b	William Dix	1860	Yes	.
At the name of Jesus	2a	Caroline Noel	1870	No	.
Be thou my vision	1b	Eleanor Hull	1912	No	Based on Bi Thusa mo Shuile (old Irish, authorship doubtful).
Blessed is the man	1b	Michael Baughen	1969	No	.
Christians awake	2a	John Byrom	1745	Yes	.
Come ye thankful people come	3b	Henry Alford	1844	Yes	.
Ekklesia's one foundation	3a	Samuel Stone	1866	Yes	Originally "The church's one foundation".
For all the saints	3a	William How	1864	Yes	Originally "For all thy saints".
Glorious things of thee are spoken	3b	John Newton	1779	Yes	.
God is working His purpose out	3a	Arthur Ainger	1894	No	To try to iron out the metrical aberrations would be crass.
Great is Thy faithfulness	1b	Thomas Chisholm	1923	No	.
Guide me O thou great Jehovah	1b	Peter Williams	1771	Yes	Based on William Williams Pantycelyn, Arglwydd, arwain trwy'r anialwch (1762).
Hail to Yahwehs anointed	3b	James Montgomery	1821	No	Originally "Hail to the lord's anointed". Based on Psalm 72.
Hark how all the welkin rings	2a	Charles Wesley	1739	Yes	"Hark the herald angels sing" is a misguided adaptation.
Have you started for glory	3a	???	????	Yes	.
I cannot tell why he	3b	William Fullerton	1929	Yes	.
I danced in the morning	2a	Sydney B. Carter	1963	No	.
Immortal, invisible, God only wise	1a	Walter Smith	1867	No	.
In heav'nly love abiding	1b	Anna Waring	1850	No	.
It passeth knowledge	2b	Mary Shekleton	1863	Yes	.
Lead, kindly light	1b	John Henry Newman	1833	Yes	.
Let us with a gladsome mind	1a	John Milton	1623	Yes	Based ultimately on Psalm 136, maybe via Francis of Assisi, Cantico di fratre sole ("Song of Brother Sun")(c.1225).
Lo! he comes with clouds	3b	Martin Madan	1760	Yes	.
Make me a channel	3a	Sebastian Temple	1967	No	Based on Francis of Assisi, The Prayer of Francis.
Mine eyes have seen the glory	3a	Julia Ward Howe	1862	Yes	.
Now thank we all our god	1a	Catherine Winkworth	1856	No	Based on Martin Rinkart, Nun danket alle Gott (1636).
O little town of Bethlehem	2a	Phillips Brooks	1867	Yes	.
O love that wilt not let me go	2b	George Matheson	1882	Yes	.
Oh for a thousand tongues	2b	Charles Wesley	1740	Yes	Originally "Glory to God, and praise and love".
One day when Heaven	2a	J. Wilbur Chapman	1908	Yes	.
Onward, Christian soldiers	3a	Sabine Baring-Gould	1865	Yes	.
Our god, our help in ages past	1b	Isaac Watts	1719	No	Based on Psalm 90.
Praise him, praise him	2a	Fanny Crosby	1869	Yes	.
Praise, my soul, the king	1b	Henry Lyte	1834	No	Based on Psalm 103.
Praise to the holiest in the height	2a	John Henry Newman	1865	No	.
Praise to the lord, the almighty	1b	Catherine Winkworth	1863	Yes	Based on Joachim Neander, Lobe den Herren, den machtigen (1680).
Tell me the old, old story	2a	Katherine Hankey	1866	No	These four verses are from a poem, the rest of which is less striking.
The god of Abram praise	3b	Thomas Olivers	1772	Yes	Originally "The god of Abraham praise".
The law of Yahweh is perfect	1b	[Anon]	0000	No	From Psalm 19. We have tinkered slightly with the translation, for metrical convenience.
The lord's my shepherd	1b	(anon)	1650	No	Based on Psalm 23, but see "Versions" page.
The sands of time are sinking	3b	Anne Cousin	1857	Yes	.
The saviour has come in his	2b	Lelia Morris	1919	No	.
The whole world lies in evil	3b	John Mason Neale	1851	Yes	Originally "The world is very evil". Based on Bernard of Cluny, De Contemptu Mundi (c.1120). Previous selections include Jerusalem the golden.
Thou whose almighty word	3a	John Marriott	1813	No	Originally maybe "Thou whose eternal word".
Through all the changing scenes	1b	Nahum Tate	1696	No	Written with Nicholas Brady, but probably mainly Tate's. Based on Psalm 34.
Through the love of God	3a	Mary Peters	1847	No	.
Thy hand, O God, hath guided	3a	Edward Plumptre	1889	Yes	Usually given as "... has guided".
Twas about two thousand years	2a	Richard Bewes	1966	Yes	Originally "It was just two thousand years". Written with an "A. Boddington", but "copyright" is attributed to Bewes alone.
We plough the fields and scatter	1a	Jane Campbell	1861	No	Based on parts of Matthias Claudius, Wir pflugen und wir streuen (1782).
We rest on thee	3a	Edith Cherry	1895	No	.
When the trumpet of the lord	3b	James M. Black	1889	Yes	.
When we walk with the lord	2b	John Sammis	1887	No	.
Who is he in yonder stall	2a	Benjamin Hanby	1856	Yes	Published 1866.
Who would true valour see	1b	John Bunyan	1684	No	"He who would valiant be" is a misguided "modernisation".