The Church Hymnal (US), 1871-1874
From Oremus Hymnal
The process for authorizing what was to become the 1874 Episcopal Church Hymnal was arduous; this was the first Episcopal Hymnal not to be required to be bound with the Prayer Book. Also, the English hymn explosion after the appearance of Hymns Ancient & Modern ten years earlier had significantly altered the landscape of Anglican hymnody.
The 1874 General Convention modified the previously approved 1871 hymnal by adding 12 hymns, substituting sixteen for others and changing the texts of many others.
The 1871-1874 Hymnal existed in at least five editions. General Convention authorized only the words of the hymnal, leaving it up to publishers to pair texts and tunes. I have indexed four of these editions:
a. The Church Hymnal, 1871 (Hall & Whiteley) by the Rev. Dr. Charles Henry Hall, Rector, and S.B. Whiteley, Organist]], of the Church of the Holy Trinity in Brooklyn. I have indexed the 1871 edition of this (and I'm not sure there ever was an edition printed to match the changes made in 1874).
b. The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Hutchins) by the Rev. Dr. Charles L. Hutchins, Rector of Grace Church, Medford, Massachusetts. Dr. Hutchins' edition included extra hymns appended at the end, but not authorized by General Convention. Hutchins went on to edit editions of the 1892 and 1916 Hymnals.
c. The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Goodrich & Gilbert) by the Rev. Dr. A.B. Goodrich, Rector of Calvary Church, Utica, New York, and Dr. Walter B. Gilbert, Organist of Trinity Chapel, Trinity Parish, New York City. Appeared in 1875.
d. The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Tucker & Rousseau) by the Rev. Dr. J. Ireland Tucker, Rector, and William W. Rousseau, Organist, of the Church of the Holy Cross, Troy, New York, in 1875. Tucker and Rousseau also issued an edition of the 1892 Hymnal.
The final edition was by James Pearce, organist of St. Mark's Church in Philadelphia. As this book only gave tunes for selected hymns, and was essentially meant as an alternative tune book for the use of organists, I have chosen not to include it here.
THE CHRISTIAN YEAR
Advent
001 Lo, he comes with clouds descending
002 The Lord will come; the earth shall quake
003 That day of wrath, that dreadful day
004 Hosanna to the living Lord
005 Rejoice, rejoice, believers
006 The Lord unto my Lord thus spake
007 Thy Kingdom come, O God
007 Thy Kingdom come, O God
008 Once more, O Lord, thy sign shall be
009 Come, quickly come, dread Judge of all
010 O Jesus, thou art standing
011 The Lord hath spoke, the mighty God
012 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
013 O come, O come Emmanuel
014 O Wisdom, spreading mightily
015 Hark the glad sound! the Savior comes
Christmas
016 Hail, thou long-expected Jesus
017 Hark, the herald angels sing
018 While shepherds watched their flocks by night
019 O come, all ye faithful
020 Hark, what mean those holy voices
021 Christians, awake! salute the happy morn
022 It came upon the midnight clear
023 Shout the glad tidings, exultingly sing
024 Angels, from the realms of glory
025 Come hither, ye faithful
026 Calm on the listening ear of night
027 To hail thy rising, Sun of life
End of the Year
028 A few more years shall roll
029 O God, our help in ages past
The New Year
030 The God of life, whose constant care
031 While, with ceaseless course, the sun
Circumcision
032 The ancient law departs
033 Jesus, Name of wondrous love
Epiphany
034 Hail to the Lord's Anointed
035 How wondrous and great
036 Rise, crowned with light, imperial Salem, rise
037 Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
038 Lo, hills and mountains shall bring forth
039 Light of those whose dreary dwelling
040 Joy to the world! The Lord is come
041 O’er mountaintops the mount of God
042 Hark, the song of jubilee
043 Watchman, tell us of the night
044 How beauteous are their feet
044 How beauteous are their feet
045 As with gladness men of old
046 When marshaled on the nightly plain
047 Sons of men, behold from afar
Ash Wednesday
048 Once more the solemn season calls
049 Forty days and forty nights
050 In mercy, not in wrath
Lent
051 Thy chastening wrath, O Lord, restrain
052 Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known
053 Savior, when in dust to thee
054 Sinners, turn: why will ye die?
054 Sinners, turn: why will ye die?
055 My soul with patience waits
056 How oft, alas, this wretched heart
057 My God, permit me not to be
058 Hasten, sinner, to be wise
059 Sinner, rouse thee from thy sleep
060 Have mercy, Lord, on me
061 As o’er the past my memory strays
062 O thou to whose all-searching sight
063 Lord, in this thy mercy’s day
064 My sins, my sins, my Savior
065 O thou, from whom all goodness flows
066 O gracious God, in whom I live
066 O gracious God, in whom I live
067 Weary of earth, and laden with my sin
068 Christian, dost thou see them
069 Lord, when we bend before thy throne
070 Weary of wandering from my God
071 With broken heart and contrite sigh
Palm Sunday
072 All glory, laud, and honor
073 Ride on, ride on in majesty
Holy Week: The Passion
074 Glory be to Jesus
075 My Savior, hanging on the tree
076 Hail, thou once-despised Jesus
077 Who is this that comes from Edom
078 We sing the praise of him who died
079 The royal banners forward go
080 Behold the Lamb of God
081 See the destined day arise
082 Bound upon the accursed tree
083 When I survey the wondrous Cross
084 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing
085 ’Tis finished; so the Savior cried
086 Go to dark Gethsemane
087 O sacred head, now wounded
088 Hark, the voice of love and mercy
089 O come and mourn with me awhile
Easter Even
090 Resting from his work today
091 Pain and toil are over now
091 Pain and toil are over now
092 All is o’er, the pain, the sorrow
093 I would not live alway
094 God of my life, O Lord most high
095 My grateful soul shall bless the Lord
096 This life’s a dream, an empty show
Easter: The Resurrection
097 It is not death to die
098 Christ the Lord is risen today
099 Jesus Christ is risen today
100 At the Lamb’s high feast we sing
101 Angels, roll the rock away!
102 Come, see the place where Jesus lay
103 The strife is o’er, the battle done
104 Jesus lives! thy terrors now
105 The day of Resurrection
106 Christ the Lord is risen again
107 He is risen, he is risen
108 Lift your glad voices in triumph on high
109 To him who for our sins was slain
110 Thus God declares his sovereign will
111 Once the angel started back
112 Joy fills the dwelling of the just
Ascension
113 Thou art gone up on high
114 The head that once was crowned with thorns
115 Look, ye saints! the sight is glorious
116 Crown him with many crowns
117 Our Lord is risen from the dead
118 The atoning work is done
119 The rising God forsakes the tomb
120 O all ye people, clap your hands
121 Lift up your heads, eternal gates
122 The servants of Jehovah’s will
123 Behold the glories of the Lamb
124 Stand up, my soul, shake off thy fears
Whitsuntide
125 He’s come, let every knee be bent
126 O Spirit of the living God
127 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator, come
128 Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove
129 Creator Spirit, by whose aid
130 Lord God the Holy Ghost
131 Come, gracious Spirit, heavenly Dove
132 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed
133 Spirit of mercy, truth and love
134 The Spirit, in our hearts
135 Come, Holy Spirit, come; let thy bright beams arise
136 When God of old came down from heaven
137 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
Trinity Sunday
138 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
139 O holy, holy, holy Lord
140 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of hosts
141 The God of Abraham praise
142 Father of heaven, whose love profound
143 We give immortal praise
144 Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts (Montgomery)
145 Holy Father, great Creator
146 Thou, whose almighty word
The Lord's Day: Public Worship
147 Welcome, sweet day of rest
148 Awake, ye saints, awake
149 Blest day of God, most calm, most bright
150 Sweet is the work, my God, my King
151 Great God, this sacred day of thine
152 In loud exalted strains
153 Another six days’ work is done
154 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear
155 As pants the wearied hart for cooling springs
156 Again the Lord of life and light
157 Lord of the worlds above
158 My opening eyes with rapture see
159 This is the day of light!
160 O day of rest and gladness
161 Far from my thoughts, vain world, begone
162 Let me with light and truth be blest
163 To thy temple I repair
164 Now may he who from the dead
165 Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing, fill our hearts
166 Almighty Father, bless the word
167 Dismiss us with thy blessing, Lord
168 May the grace of Christ our Savior
169 Savior, again to thy dear name we raise
Ember Days
170 Lord of the harvest, hear
171 Ye servants of the Lord
Rogation Days
172 Lord, in thy name thy servants plead
173 Lord, spare and save our sinful race
174 Great is our guilt, our fears are great
Other Holy Days
175 From all thy saints in warfare
176 The Son of God goes forth to war
177 How bright these glorious spirits shine
178 O Lord, the Holy Innocents
179 Glory to thee, O Lord, who from this world of sin
180 Behold a humble train
181 Praise we the Lord this day
182 Praise to God who reigns above
THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS
183 Lo, what a cloud of witnesses
184 Not to the terrors of the Lord
185 How vast must their advantage be
186 For the apostles’ glorious company
187 For all the saints who from their labors rest
188 Come, let us join our friends above
189 Hark, the sound of holy voices
THE CHURCH
190 Glorious things of thee are spoken
191 I love thy kingdom, Lord
192 Triumphant Zion, lift thy head
193 God’s temple crowns the holy mount
194 God is our refuge in distress
195 Like Noah’s weary dove
196 The Lord, the only God, is great
197 One sole baptismal sign
198 Head of the hosts in glory
199 With joy shall I behold the day
200 Pleasant are thy courts above
201 Forth from the dark and stormy sky
202 The Church’s one foundation
THE SACRAMENTS
The Holy Communion
203 Thou, God, all glory, honor, power
204 To Jesus, our exalted Lord
205 My God, and is thy table spread
205 My God, and is thy table spread
206 And are we now brought near to God
207 Bread of the world in mercy broken
208 Come, let us join our cheerful songs
209 Bread of heaven, on thee we feed
210 Shepherd of souls, refresh and bless
211 According to thy gracious word
Holy Baptism
212 The gentle Savior calls
213 Savior, who thy flock art feeding
214 In token that thou shalt not fear
215 O, in the morn of life, when youth
216 Soldiers of Christ, arise
217 My God, thy covenant of love
218 Jesus, and shall it ever be
OFFICES OF THE CHURCH
Catechism: Children's Hymns
219 When, his salvation bringing
220 Glory to the Father give
221 How blest are they who always keep
222 O happy is the man who hears
223 What a strange and wondrous story
224 By cool Siloam’s shady rill
225 Jesus, meek and gentle
226 I think when I read that sweet story
227 In the vineyard of our Father
228 O write upon my memory, Lord
229 Savior, like a shepherd lead us
230 When Jesus left his Father’s throne
231 There is a green hill far away
231 There is a green hill far away
232 Onward, Christian soldiers
233 Once in royal David’s city
Confirmation
234 My God, accept my heart this day
235 O happy day that fixed my choice
236 Jesus, I my cross have taken
237 My faith looks up to thee
238 Thine for ever! God of love
239 Witness, ye men and angels; now
240 Draw, Holy Ghost, thy sevenfold veil
241 Lord, shall thy children come to thee?
242 Arm these thy soldiers, mighty Lord
243 His mercy and his truth
244 May God accept our vow
245 O God of hosts, the mighty Lord
246 As by the light of opening day
Holy Matrimony
247 Deign this union to approve
248 The voice that breathed o’er Eden
Visitation of the Sick
249 Be still, my heart, these anxious cares
250 When gathering clouds around I view
251 Lord, as to thy dear Cross we flee
252 When our heads are bowed with woe
253 Thou art my hiding place, O Lord
254 Thy way, not mine, O Lord
255 When musing sorrow weeps the past
256 My God, my Father, while I stray
257 Whate’er my God ordains is right
Burial of the Dead
258 Lord, let me know my term of days
259 Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims
260 Asleep in Jesus! Blessed sleep
261 Not for the dead in Christ we weep
262 As the sweet flower that scents the morn
263 Tender Shepherd, thou hast stilled
For those at Sea
264 Star of peace, to wanderers weary
265 Fierce was the wild billow
266 When through the torn sail the wild tempest is streaming
267 Eternal Father, strong to save
268 O thou who didst prepare
269 Lord, for the just thou dost provide
Ordination or Institution of Ministers
270 Lord, pour thy Spirit from on high
271 Father of mercies, bow thine ear
272 Come, pure hearts, in sweetest measures
273 Go forth, ye heralds, in my Name
Consecration of Bishops
274 Come, Holy Ghost, eternal God
Laying of a Corner-Stone
275 This stone to thee in faith we lay
276 O Lord of hosts, whose glory fills
Consecration of Churches
277 With one consent let all the earth
278 I’ll wash my hands in innocence
279 Christ is our cornerstone
280 O with due reverence let us all
281 O ’twas a joyful sound to hear
282 Christ is made the sure foundation
MISSIONS AND CHARITIES
283 From Greenland’s icy mountains
284 Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
285 To bless thy chosen race
286 On Zion and on Lebanon
287 Arm of the Lord, awake, awake
288 O’er the gloomy hills of darkness
289 From all that dwell below the skies
290 Ye Christian heralds, go, proclaim
291 Hasten the time appointed
292 Souls in heathen darkness lying
293 When, Lord, to this our western land
294 Disowned of heaven, by man oppressed
295 High on the bending willows hung
296 Fountain of good, to own thy love
297 Rich are the joys which cannot die
298 Sow in the morn thy seed
299 We give thee but thine own
300 Lord, lead the way the Savior went
SPECIAL SEASONS
Thanksgiving and Harvest Festivals
301 O come, loud anthems let us sing
302 Praise to God, immortal praise
303 Now thank we all our God
304 Salvation doth to God belong
305 Praise, O praise our God and King
306 Come, ye thankful people, come
National Festivals
307 Before the Lord we bow
308 Lord God, we worship thee
309 God bless our native land
National Fasts
310 Dread Jehovah, God of nations
311 Almighty Lord, before thy throne
312 O God of love, O King of peace
313 Now may the God of grace and power
Family Worship
314 When streaming from the eastern skies
315 Blest be the tie that binds
316 To Zion’s hill I lift my eyes
317 There is a blessed home
318 Forth in thy name, O Lord, I go
319 He that has God his guardian made
320 O God, my gracious God, to thee
321 Up to the hills I lift mine eyes
322 We build with fruitless cost, unless
323 When I can trust my all with God
324 My God, how endless is thy love
325 Savior, when night involves the skies
326 God of our fathers, by whose hand
327 Tomorrow, Lord, is thine
Morning
328 Arise, my soul, with rapture rise
329 New every morning is the love
330 Come, my soul, thou must be waking
331 Christ, whose glory fills the skies
332 Awake, my soul, and with the sun
Evening
333 Glory to thee, my God, this night
334 The day is past and gone
335 Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
336 Sun of my soul, thou Savior dear
337 The shadows of the evening hours
338 Sweet Savior, bless us ere we go
339 Inspirer and hearer of prayer
340 Softly now the light of day
341 The day is past and over
342 Through the day thy love has spared us
343 Great God, to thee my evening song
344 God, that madest earth and heaven
345 The sun is sinking fast
346 The day of praise is done
347 Now from the altar of my heart
348 Time hastens on, ye longing saints
349 The day is gently sinking to a close
350 Safely through another week
351 Lord, when this holy morning broke
352 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me
The Seven Hours
353 The winged herald of the day
354 Dawn purples all the east with light
355 Come, Holy Ghost, with God the Son
356 O God of truth, O Lord of might
357 O God, creation’s secret force
358 As now the sun’s declining rays
359 Before the ending of the day
GENERAL HYMNS
Holy Scriptures
360 Father of mercies, in thy word
361 The heavens declare thy glory, Lord
362 O Word of God Incarnate
363 God’s perfect law converts the soul
364 Behold the morning sun
365 A glory gilds the sacred page
366 Thy word is to my feet a lamp
367 Great God, with wonder and with praise
368 Instruct me in thy statutes, Lord
Redemption
369 Salvation! O, the joyful sound!
370 Savior, source of every blessing
371 All glorious God, what hymns of praise
372 To our Redeemer’s glorious name
373 Sing, my soul, his wondrous love
374 O could I speak the matchless worth
375 Peace, troubled soul, whose plaintive moan
376 Grace, ’tis a charming sound
377 He’s blest whose sins have pardon gained
378 Behold the Savior of mankind
379 Ah, not like erring man is God
380 When wounded sore, the stricken heart
381 Come, ye sinners, poor and wretched
382 Ah, how shall fallen man
383 There is a fountain filled with blood
384 The voice of free grace
385 O to grace how great a debtor
Repentance
386 O thou that hearest sinners cry
387 Stay, thou long-suffering Spirit, stay
388 O Jesus, Savior of the lost
389 O that my load of sin were gone
Faith
390 O let triumphant faith dispel
391 Rock of ages, cleft for me
392 Just as I am, without one plea
393 Jesus, lover of my soul
394 Jesus, my Savior, look on me
395 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
396 For ever here my rest shall be
397 A mountain fastness is our God
398 How firm a foundation
Prayer
399 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat
400 Lord, teach us how to pray aright
400 Lord, teach us how to pray aright
401 Come, my soul, thy suit prepare
402 Shepherd divine, our wants relieve
403 From every stormy wind that blows
404 Prayer is the soul’s sincere desire
Praise
405 All people that on earth do dwell
406 O praise ye the Lord! Prepare your glad voice
407 For thee, O God, our constant praise
408 Magnify Jehovah’s Name
409 Before Jehovah’s awful throne
410 Bless God, my soul; thou, Lord, alone
411 Ye boundless realms of joy
412 O praise the Lord in that blest place
413 O bless the Lord, my soul
414 O God, my heart is fixed, ’tis bent
415 Through all the changing scenes of life
416 O render thanks to God above
417 I sing the almighty power of God
418 Jehovah reigns, let all the earth
419 Begin, my soul, the exalted lay
420 I’ll praise my Maker while I’ve breath
421 Adored forever be the Lord
422 Songs of praise the angels sang
423 God, my King, thy might confessing
424 All hail the power of Jesus’ name
425 The strain upraise of joy and praise
426 When all thy mercies, O my God
427 With glory clad, with strength arrayed
428 Come, thou almighty King
429 Awake, my soul, to joyful lays
430 Alleluia, song of gladness
431 Round the Lord in glory seated
432 Sing alleluia forth in duteous praise
433 Angel bands, in strains sweet sounding
Self-Consecration
434 Jesus, my strength, my hope
435 O for a closer walk with God
Trust
436 Who place on Zion’s God their trust
437 No change of time shall ever shock
438 The Lord himself, the mighty Lord
439 My soul, for help on God rely
440 Father, whate’er of earthly bliss
441 While thee I seek, protecting Power
442 Although the vine its fruit deny
443 In the hour of trial
444 Is there a lone and dreary hour
445 Tis my happiness below
446 God of my life, to thee I call
Hope
447 Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wings
448 Thy presence, Lord, hath me supplied
449 Children of the heavenly King
450 As when the weary traveler gains
451 As pants the hart for cooling streams
452 As, panting in the sultry beam
453 When I can read my title clear
454 Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise thee
Love
455 Jesus, the very thought of thee
456 Love divine, all loves excelling
457 I love my God, but with no love of mine
458 My God, I love thee; not because
459 Thou whom my soul admires above
460 My God, how wonderful thou art
461 Thee will I love, my strength, my tower
Joy
462 Come, ye that love the Lord
463 Awake and sing the song
464 The King of love my Shepherd is
Humility
465 Quiet, Lord, my froward heart
466 Lord, for ever at thy side
Peace
467 O for a heart to praise my God
468 There is a fold whence none can stray
Courage
469 God shall charge his angel legions
470 My soul, be on thy guard
471 Am I a soldier of the cross
472 Breast the wave, Christian
473 Awake, our souls; away, our fears
Action
474 A charge to keep I have
475 Supreme in wisdom as in power
476 Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve
477 Oft in danger, oft in woe
478 Since I’ve known a Savior's Name
479 Heirs of unending life
The Judgment
480 Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
481 Day of judgment, day of wonders
482 How will my heart endure
483 Day of wrath! O day of mourning!
484 Great God, what do I see and hear
Heaven
485 Hark, hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling
486 Christ leads me through no darker rooms
487 How long shall earth’s alluring toys
488 There is a land of pure delight
489 For ever with the Lord
490 The world is very evil
491 Brief life is here our portion
492 For thee, O dear, dear country
493 Jerusalem the golden
494 Who are these in bright array
495 O mother dear, Jerusalem
496 Jerusalem, my happy home
497 Jerusalem, high tower thy glorious walls
498 O Lord, thy mercy, my sure hope
Miscellaneous
499 My soul, inspired with sacred love
500 The Lord descended from above
501 Thou art the way: to thee alone
502 God moves in a mysterious way
503 Happy, thrice happy they, who hear
504 The Lord my pasture shall prepare
505 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
506 Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
507 Nearer, my God, to thee
508 The spacious firmament on high
509 O Paradise, O Paradise
509 O Paradise, O Paradise
510 In thee I put my steadfast trust
511 Almighty God, I call to thee
512 Lead, kindly Light, amid the encircling gloom
513 O where shall rest be found
514 Art thou weary, art thou languid
515 Thou hidden love of God, whose height
516 The Lord our God is clothed with might
517 O thou to whom all creatures flow
518 My hope, my steadfast trust
519 O worship the King all glorious above
520 Far from my heavenly home
521 Hark, my soul! it is the Lord
522 My hope, my all, my Savior thou
523 Sovereign Ruler of the skies
524 The mighty flood that rolls
525 Seek, my soul, the narrow gate
526 Thy bitter anguish o'er
527 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
528 I heard the voice of Jesus say
529 Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
530 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
531 Rock of ages, cleft for me
532 Jesus, Savior of my soul
Magnificat, Nunc dimittis, Gloria Patri (Hutchins only; not included here)
533-535
Litany Hymns (Hutchins only; not included here)
536-544
Processional Hymns (Hutchins only)
545 The foe behind, the deep before
546 Brightly gleams our banner
547 We march, we march to victory
548 Forward, be our watchword
549 Far o’er yon horizon
550 Thou art coming, O my Savior
551 Ten thousand times ten thousand
552 Forth to the fight, ye ransomed
553 Soldiers of the Captain
554 Come, ye faithful, raise the strain
555 On our way rejoicing
556 There is sound of rejoicing
557 Savior, blessed Savior
558 Palms of glory, raiment bright
559 O happy band of pilgrims
560 Rejoice, ye pure in heart
561 See the Conqueror mounts in triumph
562 At the Name of Jesus
563 Welcome, happy morning
