Hymns of the Protestant Episcopal Church, 1826

From Oremus Hymnal

"Set forth in General Conventions of said Church, in the years of our Lord 1789, 1808, and 1826"


I. The Holy Scriptures
001 Great God! with wonder and with praise
002 Father of mercies, in thy word

II. Creation
003 Great first of beings! mighty Lord
004 Let heaven arise, let earth appear
005 Begin, my soul, the exalted lay
006 Ye fields of light, celestial plains
007 The spacious firmament on high

III. Providence
008 Eternal source of every joy!
009 The Lord my pasture shall prepare
010 When all thy mercies, O my God
011 Sovereign Ruler of the skies
012 God moves in a mysterious way

IV. Redemption
013 Ah, how shall fallen man
014 Though I should seek to wash me clean
015 All glorious God, what hymns of praise
016 Salvation! O the joyful sound
017 To our Redeemer’s glorious name
018 Savior, source of every blessing
019 My grateful soul, for ever praise
020 How helpless guilty nature lies
021 Father, to thee my soul I lift
022 Sing, my soul, his wondrous love
023 Grace! ’tis a charming sound

V. The Church
024 Like Noah’s weary dove
025 I love thy kingdom, Lord
026 Not to the terrors of the Lord
027 Blest is the tie that binds
028 With joy shall I behold the day
029 Triumphant Zion! lift thy head

VI. Festivals and Fasts
The Lord's Day
030 Awake, ye saints, awake
031 This is the day the Lord hath made
032 Welcome, sweet day of rest
033 Another six days’ work is done
034 Great God! this sacred day of thine
035 In loud exalted strains
036 Far from my thoughts, vain world, be gone
037 My opening eyes with rapture see
038 To thy temple I repair

After Sermon
039 Almighty Father, bless the word
040 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, fill our hearts

Advent
041 Hark the glad sound! the Savior comes
042 Hail, thou long-expected Jesus

Christmas
043 While shepherds watched their flocks by night
044 While angels thus, O Lord, rejoice
045 Hark! the herald angels sing
046 Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing
047 The race that long in darkness pined

End of the Year
048 Time hastens on; ye longing saints
049 See, in the vineyard of the Lord

New Year
050 The God of life, whose constant care
051 As o’er the past my memory strays

Epiphany
052 How beauteous are their feet
053 Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem rise!
054 Hail to the Lord's Anointed
055 O’er mountain tops the mount of God

Lent
056 Savior, when in dust to thee
057 My God, permit me not to be
058 Alas, what hourly dangers rise
059 How oft, alas! the wretched heart
060 O Thou, to whose all searching sight

Passion Week, and Good Friday
061 Who is this that comes from Edom
062 When I survey the wondrous cross
063 Behold the Savior of mankind
064 My Savior, hanging on the tree
065 From whence these dire omens round
066 'Tis finish’d, so the Savior cried
067 High on the bending willows hung

Easter
068 Since Christ our Passover is slain
069 Christ the Lord is ris’n today
070 Ye faithful souls who Jesus know
071 Christ from the dead is rais’d, and made

Ascension
072 He dies! the Friend of sinners dies
073 Our Lord is risen from the dead

Whitsunday
074 Come Holy Ghost! Creator, come
075 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove
076 He’s come! let every knee be bent

Trinity Sunday
077 O holy, holy, holy Lord
078 Father of all, whose love profound
079 We give immortal praise

Fast-Day
080 Almighty Lord, before thy throne
081 Dread Jehovah! God of nations
082 Now may the God of grace and power

Thanksgiving Day
083 Praise to God, immortal praise
084 Fountain of mercy, God of love
085 Salvation doth to God belong

VII. Ordinances and Special Occasions
Baptism
086 Savior! who thy flock art feeding
087 The gentle Savior calls
088 Soldiers of Christ arise

Confirmation
089 O happy day that stays my choice
090 Witness, ye men and angels, now
091 Youth, when devoted to the Lord
092 O, in the morn of life, when youth

The Lord's Supper
093 Thou, God, all glory, honor, power
093 My God, and is thy table spread
094 And are we now brought near to God
095 To Jesus, our exalted Lord

Ordination, or Institution of Ministers
097 Go forth, ye heralds, in my name
098 Go preach my gospel, saith the Lord
099 The Savior, when to heaven he rose
100 Father of mercies! bow thine ear

Consecration of a Church
101 And wilt thou, O Eternal God

Missions
102 Jesus shall reign wher’er the sun
103 From all that dwell below the skies
104 O Spirit of the Living God
105 When, Lord, to this, our Western land
106 On Zion, and on Lebanon
107 From Greenland’s icy mountains
108 Disowned of heaven, by man opprest
109 How wondrous and great

For Sunday and Charity Schools
110 Come let our voices join
111 Glory to the Father give
112 When Jesus left his heavenly throne
113 Lord, how delightful ’tis to see
114 Mercy, descending from above

Charitable Occasions
115 Blest is the man whose softening heart
116 Rich are the joys which cannot die
117 Lord of life, all praise excelling

To Be Used At Sea
118 God of the sea! thine awful voice
119 When through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming
120 Lord! for the just thou dost provide

For the Sick
121 When danger, woes, or death are nigh
122 When we are raised from deep distress
123 My God, since thou hast raised me up

Funerals
124 Hear what the voice from heaven declares
125 When those we love are snatched away
126 How short the race our friend has run
127 As the sweet flower that scents the morn

VIII. Invitation and Warning
128 Sinners, turn, why will ye die
129 Hasten, sinner, to be wise
130 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan
131 The Spirit, in our hearts
132 Ye humble souls, approach your God

IX. Christian Duties and Affections
Prayer
133 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat
134 Prayer is the soul's sincere desire

Repentance
135 O thou that hearest when sinners cry
136 Stay, thou insulted Spirit, stay
137 O that my load of sin were gone
138 Rise, O my soul, the hours review

Faith
139 Rock of ages! cleft for me
140 Faith is the Christian’s evidence
141 O let triumphant faith dispel
142 Deluded souls! that dream of heaven
143 Jesus, Savior of my soul
144 How firm a foundation, ye saints of our God

Hope
145 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings
146 Children of the heavenly King
147 When I can read my title clear

Joy
148 Joy is a fruit that will not grow
149 Come, ye that love the Lord

Love
150 Lord, with glowing heart I’d praise thee
151 Lord, my God, I long to know

Praise
152 The God of Abraham praise
153 Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth
154 Before Jehovah’s awful throne
155 Songs of praise the angels sang

Contentment
156 Father, whate’er of earthly bliss
157 Be still, my heart, these anxious cares

In Affliction
158 Hear, gracious God! my humble moan
159 As, panting in the sultry beam
160 When gathering clouds around I view
161 Lord! unafflicted, undismayed

Daily Devotion
162 When, streaming from the eastern skies
163 Savior! when night involves the skies
164 Awake, my soul, and with the sun
165 Arise, my soul! with rapture rise
166 To thee let my first offerings rise
167 Now the shades of night are gone
168 Glory to thee, my God, this night
169 Great God! to thee my evening song
170 Now from the altar of our hearts
171 The day is past and gone
172 Softly now the light of day
173 Inspirer and hearer of prayer

X. The Christian Life
174 Let worldly minds the world pursue
175 Jesus! and shall it ever be
176 Jesus, my strength, my hope
177 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
178 Whenever the angry passions rise
179 A charge to keep I have
180 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve
181 The Lord will happiness divine
182 O for a closer walk with God
183 This my happiness below
184 While thee I seek, protecting Power
185 Since I’ve known a Savior's name
186 As when the weary traveler gains
187 I would not live alway

XI. Death
188 Few are thy days, and full of woe
189 Hark! from the tombs a mournful sound
190 The mighty flood that rolls
191 Vital spark of heavenly flame

XII. Judgment
192 When, rising from the bed of death
193 And will the Judge descend
194 Great God, what do I see and hear
195 Seek, my soul, the narrow gate

XIII. Eternity
196 O where shall rest be found
197 How long shall earth’s alluring toys
198 Come, Lord, and warm each languid heart
199 There is a land of pure delight
200 Should nature’s charms, to please the eye
201 Who are these, in bright array

XIV. Miscellaneous
202 God of our fathers! by whose hand
203 Blessed be thou, the God of Israel
204 O happy is the man who hears
205 The morning flowers display their sweets
206 Why mournest thou, my anxious soul
207 Thus speaks the high and lofty One
208 Although the vine its fruit deny
209 Thou art the way -- to thee alone
210 Heirs of unending life
211 Sinner! rouse thee from thy sleep
212 Lo! what a cloud of witnesses

XV. Gloria Patri (not included here)