Index of Hymns

This page uses the SLT2016 data set, which is compiled from our hymnal and from the internet.

Important! If you are picking songs for your service, please be mindful of our limitations. You may want to go back to the [Hymnal Start] page for a reminder of what may or may not work for your service in terms of music.

The list of hymns from Singing the Living Tradition has notations that will help you in choosing the music for your service. The list can be viewed in a variety of ways:

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Singing the Living Tradition

This version only lists hymns that we know. Hymns in blue are those that we have sung for years. Those in purple are new additions that John Puitt already knows how to play.

The Celebration of Life
001 May Nothing Evil Cross This Door † [words | SLT | YouTube]
002 Down the Ages We Have Trod [words]
003 The World Stands Out on Either Side [words]
004 I Brought My Spirit to the Sea [words]
005 It Is Something to Have Wept [YouTube]
006 Just as Long as I Have Breath † [words | YouTube]
007 The Leaf Unfurling []
008 Mother Spirit, Father Spirit † [words | BMN | YouTube]
009 No Longer Forward nor Behind []
010 Immortal Love [YouTube]
011 O God of Stars and Sunlight []
012 O Life That Maketh All Things New []
013 Songs of Spirit [words | MA]
014 The Sun at High Noon []
015 The Lone, Wild Bird [YouTube]
016 'Tis a Gift to Be Simple † [words | SLT | YouTube]
017 Every Night and Every Morn [YouTube]
018 What Wondrous Love † [words | BMN | YouTube]
019 The Sun That Shines
Praise and Transcendence
020 Be Thou My Vision † [words | SLT | YouTube]
021 For the Beauty of the Earth † [words | SLT | YouTube]
022 Dear Weaver of Our Lives' Design
023 Bring Many Names † [words | SLT | BMN | YouTube]
024 Far Rolling Voices []
025 God of the Earth, the Sky, the Sea []
026 Holy, Holy, Holy † [YouTube]
027 I Am That Great and Fiery Force []
028 View the Starry Realm []
029 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee † [words | SLT | YouTube]
030 Over My Head [MA]
031 Name Unnamed []
032 Now Thank We All Our God []
033 Sovereign and Transforming Grace []
034 Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire † [words | MA | YouTube]
035 Unto Thy Temple, Lord, We Come []
036 When in Our Music [BMN] []
037 God Who Fills the Universe [SLT]
Morning
038 Morning Has Broken † [words | SLT | YouTube]
039 Bring, O Morn, Thy Music [YouTube]
040 The Morning Hangs a Signal [same tune as 276]
041 You That Have Spent the Silent Night []
042 Morning, So Fair to See []
043 The Morning, Noiseless []
044 We Sing of Golden Mornings [SLT | YouTube]
Evening
045 Now While the Day in Trailing Splendor []
046 Now the Day Is Over [words | YouTube]
047 Now on Land and Sea Descending [BMN | YouTube]
048 Again, as Evening's Shadow Falls []
049 Stillness Reigns []
050 When Darkness Nears []
The Seasons
051 Lady of the Season's Laughter [MA]
Autumn
052 In Sweet Fields of Autumn []
053 I Walk the Unfrequented Road [YouTube]
054 Now Light Is Less []
Winter
055 Dark of Winter []
056 Bells in the High Tower [MA]
057 All Beautiful the March of Days [YouTube]
058 Ring Out, Wild Bells [YouTube]
Spring
059 Almond Trees, Renewed in Bloom []
060 In Time of Silver Rain [MA | YouTube]
061 Lo, the Earth Awakes Again † [SLT | YouTube]
062 When Daffodils Arrive
063 Spring Has Now Unwrapped the Flowers [YouTube]
064 Oh, Give Us Pleasure in the Flowers Today []
Summer
065 The Sweet June Days [words]
066 When the Summer Sun Is Shining [words]
Harvest and Thanksgiving
067 We Sing Now Together [SLT]
068 Come, Ye Thankful People [YouTube]
069 Give Thanks []
070 Heap High the Farmer's Wintry Hoard []
071 In the Spring with Plow and Harrow []
Solstice and Equinox
072 Has Summer Come Now, Dawning
073 Chant for the Seasons []
The World of Nature
074 On the Dusty Earth Drum []
075 The Harp of Nature's Advent []
076 For Flowers That Bloom about Our Feet []
077 Seek Not Afar for Beauty []
078 Color and Fragrance []
079 No Number Tallies Nature Up []
080 Wild Waves of Storm [MA]
081 The Wordless Mountains Bravely Still []
082 The Land of Bursting Sunrise []
Meditation and Mystical Songs
083 Winds Be Still []
084 How Far Can Reach a Smile? []
085 Although This Life Is But a Wraith []
086 Blessed Spirit of My Life [words | YouTube]
087 Nearer, My God, to Thee [YouTube]
088 Calm Soul of All Things []
089 Come, My Way, My Truth, My Love []
090 From All the Fret and Fever of the Day []
091 Mother of All []
092 Mysterious Presence, Source of All
093 To Mercy, Pity, Peace, and Love
094 What Is This Life []
095 There Is More Love Somewhere † [YouTube]
Transience
096 I Cannot Think of Them as Dead []
097 Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child † [YouTube]
098 Loveliest of Trees [YouTube]
099 Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen † [YouTube]
100 I've Got Peace Like a River † [words | SLT | BMN | YouTube]
101 Abide with Me [YouTube]
Exemplars and Pioneers
102 We the Heirs of Many Ages []
103 For All the Saints [YouTube]
104 When Israel Was in Egypt's Land [YouTube]
105 From Age to Age []
106 Who Would True Valor See [YouTube]
107 Now Sing We of the Brave of Old []
Commitment and Action
108 My Life Flows On in Endless Song † [words | MA | YouTube]
109 As We Come Marching, Marching [YouTube]
110 Come Children of Tomorrow []
111 Life of Ages []
112 Do You Hear? []
113 Where Is Our Holy Church? []
114 Forward through the Ages † [SLT | YouTube]
115 God of Grace and God of Glory [words | YouTube]
116 I'm On My Way [YouTube]
117 Oh Light of Life [YouTube]
118 This Little Light of Mine † [SLT | YouTube]
119 Once to Every Soul and Nation []
120 Turn Back []
121 We'll Build a Land † [words | SLT | MA]
122 Sound Over All Waters [YouTube]
Love and Compassion
123 Spirit of Life † [words | SLT | BMN | YouTube]
124 Be That Guide []
125 From the Crush of Wealth and Power []
126 Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing † [words | MA | YouTube]
127 Can I See Another's Woe? [YouTube]
128 For All That Is Our Life [words | BMN]
129 Let Love Continue Long [SLT]
130 O Liberating Rose []
131 Love Will Guide Us † [words | SLT | YouTube]
132 Bright Those Jewels []
133 One World []
134 Our World Is One World [words]
135 How Happy Are They []
136 Where Gentle Tides Go Rolling By []
137 We Utter Our Cry []
In Time to Come
138 These Things Shall Be []
139 Wonders Still the World Shall Witness []
140 Hail the Glorious Golden City [YouTube]
141 I've Got a New Name []
142 Let There Be Light []
143 Not in Vain the Distance Beacons []
144 Now Is the Time Approaching []
145 As Tranquil Streams [SLT]
146 Soon the Day Will Arrive [YouTube]
Kwanzaa
147 When All the Peoples on This Earth []
Freedom
148 Let Freedom Span Both East and West [words | YouTube]
149 Lift Every Voice and Sing † [words | SLT | YouTube]
150 All Whose Boast It Is []
151 I Wish I Knew How [YouTube]
152 Follow the Drinking Gourd [YouTube]
153 Oh, I Woke Up This Morning []
154 No More Auction Block for Me [YouTube]
155 Circle 'Round for Freedom [words | YouTube]
156 Oh, Freedom [YouTube]
Labor and Learning
157 Step by Step the Longest March [MA | YouTube]
158 Praise the Source of Faith and Learning []
Peace
159 This Is My Song † [words | SLT | YouTube]
160 Far Too Long, by Fear Divided []
161 Peace! The Perfect Word []
162 Gonna Lay Down My Sword and Shield []
163 For the Earth Forever Turning (Blue-Green Hills of Earth) [BMN]
164 The Peace Not Past Our Understanding []
165 When Windows That Are Black and Cold []
166 Years Are Coming []
167 Nothing but Peace Is Enough []
168 One More Step []
Justice
169 We Shall Overcome † [words | SLT]
170 We Are a Gentle, Angry People (Singing for Our Lives) † [words | SLT | BMN]
171 N'kosi Sikelel' i Afrika [BMN]
172 Siph' Amanadla [MA]
Stewardship of the Earth
173 In the Branches of the Forest []
174 O Earth, You Are Surpassing Fair []
175 We Celebrate the Web of Life []
Music of the Cultures of the Earth
176 Daya Kar Daan Bhakti Ka []
177 Sakura []
178 Raghupati [MA] []
179 Words That We Hold Tight []
180 Alhamdulillah []
Words from Sacred Traditions
181 No Matter If You Live Now Far or Near []
182 O, the Beauty in a Life []
183 The Wind of Change Forever Blown []
184 Be Ye Lamps unto Yourselves [MA]
185 Your Mercy, Oh Eternal One []
186 Grieve Not Your Heart []
Our Common Ground
187 It Sounds Along the Ages [SLT | MA]
188 Come, Come, Whoever You Are [words | BMN]
189 Light of Ages and of Nations (v.1) []
190 Light of Ages and of Nations (v.2) []
191 Now I Recall My Childhood []
192 Nay, Do Not Grieve []
The Interdependent Web
193 Our Faith Is But a Single Gem []
194 Faith Is a Forest []
195 Let Us Wander Where We Will [] [vocals]
196 Singer of Life [BMN]
197 There Are Numerous Strings [BMN]
Worship
198 God of Many Names []
199 Precious Lord, Take My Hand [words | YouTube]
200 A Mighty Fortress []
201 Glory, Glory, Hallelujah! []
202 Come Sunday [BMN]
203 All Creatures of the Earth and Sky [SLT]
204 Come, O Sabbath Day []
205 Amazing Grace! (v.1) † [words | SLT]
206 Amazing Grace! (v.2) []
207 Earth Was Given as a Garden [BMN]
208 Every Time I Feel the Spirit
209 Oh Come, You Longing Thirsty Souls [words | MA]
210 Wade in the Water []
211 We Are Climbing Jacob's Ladder []
212 We Are Dancing Sarah's Circle []
213 There Is a Wideness in Your Mercy []
The Jewish Spirit
214 Shabbat Shalom []
215 Praise to the Living God []
216 Hashiveinu [MA]
Days of Awe
217 O Sing Hallelujah [words]
218 Who Can Say []
219 Oh, Hear, My People []
Pesach/Passover
220 Bring Out the Festal Bread
Hannukah
221 Light One Candle
222 Mi Y'Malel
223 Rock of Ages, Let Our Song
Advent
224 Let Christmas Come
225 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel [words]
226 People, Look East []
Christmas
227 Crèche Flickers Bright Here [vocals]
228 Once in Royal David's City † [vocals]
229 Gather 'Round the Manger []
230 Duermete, Niño Lindo []
231 Angels We Have Heard on High † [piano]
232 The Hills Are Bare at Bethlehem [piano]
233 Bring a Torch, Jeannette, Isabella []
234 In the Gentle of the Moon []
235 Deck the Hall with Boughs of Holly † [words]
236 O Thou Joyful Day
237 The First Nowell † [piano]
238 Within the Shining of a Star []
239 Go Tell It on the Mountain † [piano]
240 I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day † [piano]
241 In the Bleak Midwinter
242 In the Lonely Midnight []
243 Jesus, Our Brother
244 It Came Upon the Midnight Clear † [piano]
245 Joy to the World † [piano]
246 O Little Town of Bethlehem (v.1) † [piano]
247 O Little Town of Bethlehem (v.2) [piano]
248 O We Believe in Christmas []
249 On This Day Everywhere []
250 purer than purest [sic] [MA]
251 Silent Night, Holy Night † [piano]
252 Stille Nacht † [piano]
253 O Come, All Ye Faithful † [piano]
254 Sing We Now of Christmas []
255 There's a Star in the East
256 Winter Night []
257 'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime []
258 Whence, O Shepherd Maiden? []
Epiphany
259 We Three Kings of Orient Are † [piano]
Palm Sunday
260 Oshana, Shira Oshana []
261 When Jesus Wept [words]
262 Hosanna in the Highest [words]
263 When Jesus Looked from Olivet []
Good Friday
264 Now in the Tomb Is Laid []
265 O Sacred Head, Now Wounded []
Easter
266 Now the Green Blade Riseth []
267 When Mary through the Garden Went []
268 Jesus Christ Is Risen Today []
269 Lo, the Day of Days Is Here []
270 O Day of Light and Gladness []
Pentecost
271 Come Down, O Love Divine [words | MA]
272 O Prophet Souls of All the Years []
The Christian Spirit
273 Immortal, Invisible []
274 Dear Mother-Father of Us All []
275 Joyful Is the Dark []
276 O Young and Fearless Prophet [words | YouTube]
Psalms
277 When We Wend Homeward [words]
278 Praise Be to God, the Almighty []
279 By the Waters of Babylon []
280 Haleluhu []
281 O God, Our Help in Ages Past []
282 Let the Whole Creation Cry []
283 The Spacious Firmament on High []
284 Praise, O My Heart, to You []
285 We Worship Thee, God []
The Life of Integrity
286 A Core of Silence []
287 Faith of the Larger Liberty [words | SLT]
288 All the Architects []
289 Creative Love, Our Thanks We Give
290 Bring, O Past, Your Honor
291 Die Gedanken Sind Frei []
292 If I Can Stop One Heart from Breaking []
293 O Star of Truth []
294 Our Praise We Give []
295 Sing Out Praises for the Journey []
296 O Ye Who Taste That Love Is Sweet []
297 The Star of Truth []
298 Wake, Now, My Senses † [words | SLT]
299 Make Channels for the Streams of Love [words | YouTube] (Tune: Land of Rest)
300 With Heart and Mind
301 Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky!
Humanity: Women and Men
302 Children of the Human Race
303 We Are the Earth Upright and Proud
304 A Fierce Unrest []
305 De Colores † [words]
306 Sing of Living, Sing of Dying
307 The Human Touch Can Light the Flame []
308 The Blessing of the Earth and Sky []
309 Earth Is Our Homeland []
310 The Earth Is Home [MA]
311 Let It Be a Dance † [words | YouTube]
312 Here on the Paths of Every Day []
313 O What a Piece of Work Are We
314 We Are Children of the Earth []
315 This Old World [words]
316 Tradition Held Fast []
317 We Are Not Our Own []
318 We Would Be One † [words | MA | YouTube]
319 Ye Earthborn Children of a Star []
320 The Pen Is Greater []
321 Here in the Flesh []
322 Thanks Be for These []
323 Break Not the Circle []
324 Where My Free Spirit Onward Leads
325 Love Makes a Bridge [words]
Beauty, Truth, and Goodness
326 Let All the Beauty We Have Known []
327 Joy, Thou Goddess [ | STL (tune#6)]
328 I Sought the Wood in Summer []
329 Life Has Loveliness to Sell []
330 The Arching Sky of Morning Glows []
331 Life Is the Greatest Gift of All []
332 Perfect Singer [MA]
Insight and Wisdom
333 Alone She Cuts and Binds the Grain
334 When Shall We Learn []
335 Once My Heart Was Passion Free []
336 All My Memories Of Love [MA | YouTube]
337 Have I Not Known
338 I Seek the Spirit of a Child []
339 Knowledge, They Say []
340 Though Gathered Here to Celebrate
341 O World, Thou Choosest Not the Better Part []
342 O Slowly, Slowly, They Return []
343 A Firemist and a Planet
Hope
344 A Promise Through the Ages Rings []
345 With Joy We Claim the Growing Light [words]
346 Come, Sing a Song with Me † [SLT | YouTube]
347 Gather the Spirit † [BMN | YouTube]
348 Guide My Feet []
349 We Gather Together † [words | SLT | YouTube]
Here and Now
350 The Ceaseless Flow of Endless Time
351 A Long, Long Way the Sea-Winds Blow []
352 Find a Stillness [words | BMN | YouTube]
353 Golden Breaks the Dawn
354 We Laugh, We Cry []
355 We Lift Our Hearts in Thanks [words]
356 Will You Seek in Far-Off Places?
Entrance Songs
357 Bright Morning Stars [MA | YouTube]
358 Rank by Rank Again We Stand []
359 When We Are Gathered []
360 Here We Have Gathered [words]
361 Enter, Rejoice, and Come In [words]
Chalice Lightings
362 Rise Up, O Flame [words]
Praise Songs and Doxologies
363 Alleluia! Sang Stars []
364 Alleluia, Alleluia []
365 Praise God []
366 Heleluyan []
367 Allelu, Allelu
368 Now Let Us Sing []
369 This Is the Truth That Passes Understanding []
370 All People That on Earth Do Dwell [tune: Doxology]
371 [unnamed]
372 [unnamed] []
373 [unnamed] []
374 [unnamed] []
375 [unnamed] []
376 [unnamed]
377 [unnamed] []
378 [unnamed] []
379 [unnamed]
380 [unnamed] []
381 [unnamed] []
382 [unnamed] []
Responses, Rounds, and Chants
383 Alleluia Amen
384 Alleluia []
385 Gloria []
386 Alleluia Chaconne
387 The Earth, Water, Fire, Air []
388 Dona Nobis Pacem []
389 Gathered Here † [BMN | YouTube]
390 Gaudeamus Hodie []
391 Voice Still and Small []
392 Hineh Mah Tov []
393 Jubilate Deo []
394 Hava Nashirah []
395 Sing and Rejoice []
396 I Know This Rose Will Open [BMN | YouTube]
397 Morning Has Come
398 To See the World []
399 Vine and Fig Tree []
400 Shalom Havayreem []
401 Kum ba Yah []
Offertories and Ascriptions
402 From You I Receive []
403 Spirit of Truth, of Life, of Power []
404 What Gift Can We Bring []
Communion
405 This Do in Memory of Me []
406 Let Us Break Bread Together []
407 We're Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table † [MA | YouTube]
Namings, Dedications, and Christenings
408 Wonders of Wonders []
409 Sleep, My Child
Weddings and Services of Union
410 Surprised by Joy []
Memorials and Funerals
411 Part in Peace []
412 Let Hope and Sorrow Now Unite []
Recessionals
413 Go Now in Peace † [words]
414 As We Leave This Friendly Place † [words]
415 Hevenu Shalom Aleychem []