The Universal Hymn Book, 1885

From Oremus Hymnal

As far as I have been able to find out, this was another text-only effort. Many of the translations in this volume were rather unusual and not many have survived. I have currently misplaced my copy of it, so any peculiar texts to this hymnal will not be added right away. (Steve Benner)
Hymns for Sundays
001 O day of rest and gladness
002 This is the day the light was made
003 This is the day the Lord hath made
004 Great God, what do I see and hear
005 Lord, grant to us thy heavenly grace
006 In the midst of gloom and darkness
007 The advent of our King
008 Who is this? the long-expected
009 How precious is the book divine
010 Praise the Lord, rejoice ye Gentiles
011 Awake, awake, ye sons of earth
012 Bow down thine ear, almighty Lord
013 Lo, he comes, whom every nation
014 Rejoice, the Lord is King
015 On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
016 Shadow of a mighty rock
017 Glory be to God on high, love to man
018 Angels, from the realms of glory
019 Set thine house in order
020 O God, the Rock of Ages
021 Within the Father's house
022 The Savior comes; no outward pomp
023 Glory be to thee, O Lord
024 My God, how wonderful thou art
025 O Lord of health and life, what tongue can tell
026 Unworthy though I be
027 Thee we adore, almighty Lord
028 Fierce was the storm of wind
029 Lord, send thy Spirit from above
030 Not by thy mighty hand
031 Blessed hope, that we the fallen
032 The Son of Man shall come
033 Songs of thankfulness and praise
034 Alleluia, song of gladness
035 Lo, like a bride in pure array
036 There shall be no more death
037 Jerusalem, my happy home
038 Almighty God, thy word is cast
039 How graciously the Lord invites
040 Christian, be thou content
041 Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost
042 Forty days and forty nights
043 O Lord and Bishop of our souls
044 Lord, when to thee this gentile came
045 This is the house of God
046 Walk in the light: so shalt thou know
047 O God most high, the soul that knows
048 The sun is sinking in the west
049 Thou who when the weary thousands
050 Where high the heavenly temple stands
051 The royal banners forward go
052 O thou, who in the form of God
053 All glory, laud, and honor
054 Ride on, ride on in majesty
055 At the Lamb's high feast we sing
056 Come ye, lift your joyous voices
057 Jesus Christ is risen today
058 Alleluia, Alleluia, hearts to heaven and voices raise
059 Christ is risen, ere the sun
060 Near the tomb where Christ hath been
061 O Savior, who didst come
062 We saw thee not when thou didst come
063 When Israel by divine command
064 Shepherd of the ransomed flock
065 O King of kings, thy blessing shed
066 How sweet the hour of closing day
067 Keep thou my heart that it may ne'er
068 Pour down thy Spirit, gracious Lord
069 Lord, in thy name thy servants plead
070 There is a land of pure delight
071 O Christ, thou hast ascended
072 Now is Christ's work of mercy
073 Thou who camest from above
074 Lord of the Church, we humbly pray
075 When God of old came down from heaven
076 Birthday of the Church of Christ
077 Come, Holy Spirit, come, send forth thy heavenly ray
078 Bright the vision that delighted
079 Maker, Upholder, Ruler, thee
080 Holy Father, hear my cry
081 God Almighty, who hast given
082 Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty
083 Come, let us join our cheerful songs
084 Three in One, and One in Three
085 Our God is love, O sweetly sing
086 O Love that casts out fear
087 Awake our zeal, awake our love
088 Room for the wanderer, room
089 O wondrous love that he whose bliss
090 Speak, for thy servant heareth
091 Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
092 Hark to the words of him like whom
093 Jesus, Lord, we look to thee
094 The Galilean fishers toil
095 A living stream as crystal clear
096 O ye, your Savior's Name who bear
097 O Father of the worlds supreme
098 O God of Bethel, by whose hand
099 Our days are but a shadow
100 Blessed are the sons of God
101 Rock of ages, cleft for me
102 Alas, what dangers hourly rise
103 When near Jerusalem of old
104 Lord of the Sabbath, hear us pray
105 To me, a sinner, chief of all
106 Does one small voice within thy soul
107 Almighty God, this truth we own
108 Now in a song of grateful praise
109 How beauteous are their feet
110 Father of mercies, send thy grace
111 Holy Spirit, in my breast
112 Not by the martyr's death alone
113 We sing the praise of him who died
114 O Lord, how happy should we be
115 The saints on earth and those above
116 O Savior, who at Nain's gate
117 The Church's one foundation
118 Great Father of our race
119 Ye servants of the Lord
120 To God the only wise
121 Holy Ghost, thou Light Divine
122 O that the Lord would guide my ways
123 Time is earnest, passing by
124 Thou who hast called us by thy word
125 Soldiers of Christ, arise
126 The simple trust that can confide
127 How shall I pray, O Lord, to thee
128 Lord, thine apostle asked of old
129 Return, O wanderer, return
130 Citizens of heaven
131 Now thank we all our God
132 Saints die and we should gently weep
133 We all, O God, unrighteous are
134 Come, thou long-expected Jesus

Hymns for Holy Days
135 O Jesus, our redeeming Lord
136 Jesus calls us! o'er the tumult
137 O thou, who didst with love untold
138 Thou art the way: to thee alone
139 Hark, the herald angels sing
140 Glory be to God on high, peace on earth
141 All praise to thee, eternal Lord
142 Ye faithful, approach ye
143 The martyr's crown is won today
144 The Son of God goes forth to war
145 O thou, who gav'st thy servant grace
146 An exile for the faith
147 All praise to thee, O Lord
148 Unlike the cry of infancy
149 O happy day, when first was poured
150 With thee, O Lord, begins the year
151 Long time ago a wondrous star
152 In the far-off eastern clime
153 The great Apostle called by grace
154 Christ, thy power is man's salvation
155 Blest are the pure in heart
156 O Zion, open wide thy gates
157 The highest and the holiest place
158 Bishop of the souls of men
159 Praise we the Lord this day
160 Jesus, Name of wondrous love
161 Have mercy, Lord, on me
162 Have mercy, Lord, O Lord, forgive
163 In sorrow and distress
164 Lord, in this thy mercy's day
165 Jesus gentle, Jesus sweet
166 Who is this that comes from Edom
167 Christian, seek not yet repose
168 O blessed Savior, is thy love
169 O what unbounded zeal and love
170 Our blest Redeemer, ere he breathed
171 In the hour of trial
172 Remember me: show forth my death
173 Heavy and dark the clouds o'erhung
174 For ever here my rest shall be
175 Jesus is toiling patiently
176 Behold the Lamb of God
177 Ye that pass by, behold the Man
178 Shades of night are slowly falling
179 Come and deck the grave with flowers
180 The sepulchre is holding
181 The deed is done, ended the strife
182 Tis finished all, our souls to win
183 Awake, arise, and sing
184 Jesus lives! thy terrors now
185 Hark, my soul! it is the Lord
186 We praise thy grace, O Savior
187 Christ the Lion of Royal Judah
188 Blest be, O Lord, the grace of love
189 We know thee, Lord, the eternal Way
190 Sing to the Lord of bounty
191 Rise, Christian! Christ arose
192 Hail the day that sees him rise
193 On Olivet a little band
194 Spirit divine, attend our prayers
195 My God, what wondrous love was thine
196 Come, Holy Spirit, come; let thy bright beams arise
197 Our God is love, and all his saints
198 Buried in heathen darkness lay
199 Brightly did the light divine
200 The heavenly King must come
201 O heavenly Father, cleanse our lips
202 Creator of the rolling flood
203 O Rock of ages, one Foundation
204 We praise thy name, O Lord most high
205 Today, O Lord, the holy James
206 The choirs of ransomed Israel
207 Blessed are they whose hearts are pure
208 Ye saints, in blest communion
209 Arise and follow me
210 O Lord, thy presence is revealed
211 Around the throne of God a band
212 O Lord of Life and Light and Love
213 Come, ye sinners, poor and needy
213 Let the Church of God rejoice
214 O Jesus, O Redeemer
216 When thou, O Lord, didst send the twelve
217 How bright these glorious spirits shine
218 O praise the Lord for sweet and glad communion
219 Hark, the sound of holy voices
220 Blest are the dead that in the Lord are sleeping
221 O Christ, the Father's mirrored light
222 Resting within the place that knows no dangers
223 The leaders of the Church of Christ
224 O Christ, thy soldier's crown

Additional Hymns for Church Seasons

Advent
225 Hark, a thrilling voice is sounding
226 Lo, he comes with clouds descending
227 The good old times, how glorious
228 We are waiting, Jesus, waiting
229 We know that thou shalt come
230 What mean these voices lifted high in song

Christmas
231 God from on high hath heard
232 While shepherds watched their flocks by night
233 Christmas, tell the joyful tidings
234 Come ye lofty, come ye lowly
235 In the field with their flocks abiding
236 It came upon the midnight clear

Epiphany
237 O grant us light that we may know
238 The race that long in darkness pined

Lent
239 And doth the blessed Jesus wait
240 Approach, my soul, the mercy-seat
242 Just as I am, without one plea
243 Lord of mercy and of might
244 Lord, to thee alone we turn
245 Lord, when we bend before thy throne
246 O my Savior, lifted
247 Return and come to God
248 Sorrowful and weary
249 Weary of earth, and laden with my sin
250 When at thy footstool, Lord, I bend
251 When wounded sore, the stricken heart

Passiontide
252 Are there no wounds for me
253 Dark was the night and cold the ground
254 Glory be to Jesus
255 Go forth in spirit, go
256 O Jesus, in thy torture
257 O thou, the eternal Son of God
258 Savior, when in dust to thee
259 Savior, make me ever see
260 See the destined day arise
261 Son of Man, to thee I cry
262 Sweet the moments, rich in blessing
263 When I survey the wondrous Cross
264 Would'st thou learn the depth of sin

Easter
265 All hail, thou Resurrection!
266 Behold the tomb its prey restores
267 Christ the Lord is risen again
268 Christ is risen, Alleluia!
269 Hail, happy, happy Easter morn
270 Lo, the glad morn is come
271 O come, and with the early morn
272 This day the Lord is risen

Ascensiontide
273 Golden harps are sounding
274 Hail, Son of Man! Hail, mighty Lord!
275 O Jesus, who art gone before
276 Holy Ghost, Illuminator
276 See the Conqueror mounts in triumph
277 Thou art gone up on high
278 To thine own peaceful skies

Whitsuntide
279 Come, Holy Ghost, our souls inspire
280 Come, Holy Spirit, come, mercies revealing
281 Come, Holy Spirit, nigh
282 Gracious Spirit, Dove divine
283 Holy Ghost, the Infinite

Trinity
284 Reverently we worship thee

Hymns for Special Occasions

The Old and New Year
285 A journey lies before us
286 Another year has now begun
287 Another year of working
288 Day by day and year by year
289 Father, let me dedicate
290 For thy mercy and thy grace
291 Hail to another year
292 It is an unknown way
293 Jesus, blessed Savior
294 Lo, as the pilgrim standing on the shore
295 So teach me Lord to number
296 Standing at the portal
297 While, with ceaseless course, the sun

Holy Baptism
298 Father of love and Fount of grace
299 Glad sight! the holy Church
300 God of that glorious gift of grace
301 Lord, dependent on thy promise
302 Loved by God the Father
303 No sign we ask from heaven above
304 Savior, who thy flock art feeding

Confirmation
305 Before thine awful presence, Lord
306 God Almighty, in thy temple
307 Holy Spirit, Lord of glory
308 Jesus was the first to love us
309 Lord Jesus, on our forehead
310 Members of Christ, children of God
311 My God, accept my heart this day
312 O God, in whose all-searching eye
313 On, young Christian, fight and conquer
314 Our hearts and voices let us raise
315 When the threefold name was spoken
316 Who is on the Lord's side

Holy Communion
317 According to thy gracious word
318 Behold the traveler fed
319 Great Shepherd of thy ransomed flock
320 Hail, Jesus, Bread of Life
321 I come, O Father kind
322 Jesus, thou true and living Bread
323 Jesus, to thy table led
324 Jesus, great Redeemer
325 Lost in sin the Savior sought us
326 My God, and is thy table spread
327 No Gospel like this feast
328 O God, unseen, yet ever near
329 Till he come--O let the words
330 The hour is come; the feast is spread
331 To all thy servants who this day
332 Unto thy holy altar, Lord

Holy Matrimony
333 O Love, divine and golden
334 O thou by whom the life on earth
335 Since Jesus freely did appear
336 The voice that breathed o'er Eden

Burial of the Dead
337 Harsh were the notes of woe that rose
338 Hush, blessed are the dead
339 Lie down, frail body, here
340 O how they softly rest
341 O Man of sorrows, who didst die to save
342 Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest
343 The precious seed of weeping
344 Thou hast stood here, Lord Jesus
345 Why do ye weeping stand

Ember Days
346 Guide thou, O God, the guardian hands
347 Lord of the living harvest

During Vacancy of Diocese or Parish
348 Eternal Shepherd, God most high

Institution to a Parish
349 We bid thee welcome in the name

For Church Workers
350 Work on and be not weary in well-doing
351 Lord, speak to me, that I may speak

On Laying Foundation or Cornerstone of Church
352 Thou who hast in Zion laid

Consecration of a Church
353 Come to thy Church, O Lord our God

Consecration of a Bishop
354 Jesus, Chief Shepherd of the souls

Dedication of an Organ
355 Angel voices ever singing

Home Missions
356 From homes in many a city
357 Soldiers of the Cross, arise

For Special Mission Service
358 Hark now, thou sinner, Jesus calls

Foreign Missions
359 Fling out the banner! let it float
360 From Greenland's icy mountains
361 Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
362 Lord, a Savior's love displaying
363 O for the time when on the world
364 O'er the realms of pagan darkness
365 Spread, O spread, thou mighty word
366 Savior, sprinkle many nations
367 Souls in heathen darkness lying
368 Stand up for Jesus, Christian stand
369 Thou, whose almighty word
370 Uplift the blood-red banner

Missions to Jews
371 Great God of Abraham, hear our prayer

Harvest
372 Come, ye thankful people, come
373 Fountain of mercy, God of love
374 Here, O Lord, to thee we offer
375 Lord of the golden harvest
376 Praise to God, immortal praise
377 Summer ended, harvest o'er
378 We plow the fields, and scatter
379 In holy contemplation
380 What though fields of earth have yielded

Thanksgiving
381 God the Lord has heard our prayer
382 O come, loud anthems let us sing
383 Great God of hosts, our ears have heard
384 It is enough, and far and wide

Offertory
385 O Lord of heaven and earth and sea
386 O God of mercy, God of might
387 Within Bethesda's porches five
388 Here in thy temple, Lord of all

For Use in Hospitals and Hospital Chapels
389 O God, the Holy Ghost
390 Father of mercies, who of old

For a Sick Person, Specially Prayer For
391 When Jesus on this earth

Times of Trouble
392 God, Lord of Sabaoth, King who ordainest
393 Thou that sendest sun and rain
394 Dread Jehovah, God of nations
395 When Abram full of sacred awe
396 See, gracious God, before the throne
397 In grief and fear to thee, O Lord
398 God of my life, to thee I call
399 Not for three or four transgressions

Friendly Societies
400 One there is above all others, well deserves
401 Our souls shall magnify the Lord
402 Try us, O God, and search the ground

Young Men's Friendly Societies
403 Friends, brothers, through the land
404 Soldiers of the Cross, servants of the Lord
405 True-hearted, whole-hearted, faithful and loyal

Girls' Friendly Societies
406 We are Christ's for ever
407 Maiden, art thou faint and weary
408 Onwards, upwards, heavenwards

Flower Service
409 Almighty God, to whom we owe
410 See the lilies in the field
411 Thanks, O Father, for thy love

For Use at Sea
412 Tossed upon life's raging billow
413 Almighty Father, hear our cry
414 Lord, whom winds and seas obey
415 The floods lift up their waves, O God

For Those at Sea, in Stormy Weather
416 This night, O Lord, we lift our cry to thee

Processional, Choral Festivals, &c.
417 Fight the good fight with all thy might
418 Onward, Christian soldiers
419 Rejoice, ye pure in heart

The Queen's Accession
420 God save our gracious Queen

For Unity
421 O thou who from one blood didst make

Children's Hymns
422 Father, in the morning light
423 Father, holy Father
424 As by the wondrous working
425 Canst thou count the stars that twinkle
426 Christ is our great High Priest
427 Faithful Shepherd, feed me
428 For the freshness of the morning
429 God of mercy, throned on high
430 Glory to the Father give
431 Great God, and wilt thou condescend
432 Great Creator, Lord of all
433 Heavenly Father, send thy blessing
434 Jesus was once despised and low
435 Not only as a sacrifice
436 On the cross the Savior see
437 O loving Savior who didst call
438 Proud of what we deem our worth
439 There's a Friend for little children
440 The last dread day of all has come
441 There is a path that leads to God
442 The infant Savior very soon
443 When to the House of God we go
444 Father, through the coming night
445 Hear thy children, gentle Jesus
446 Jesus, tender Shepherd, hear me
447 Now the day is over
448 Brightly gleams our banner

General Hymns
449i Awake, my soul, and with the sun
449ii All praise to thee, who safe hast kept
450 Father, by thy love and might
451 Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear
452 My Father kept me through the night
453 New every morning is the love
454 A few more years shall roll
455 A quiet eve at Bethany
456 A Spirit, mighty God, thou art
457 All-gracious Spirit, Fount of Love
458 All hail the power of Jesus' name
459 All people that on earth do dwell
460 All ye who seek a comfort sure
461 Art thou weary, art thou languid
462 As through the wilderness we stray
463 Awake and sing the song
464 Be thou my guardian and my guide
465 Before Jehovah's awful throne
466 Before the throne of God
467 Brief life is here our portion
468 Christian, press forward
469 Come, bend the knee in prayer and praise
470 Come, Holy Ghost, in love
471 Come unto me, ye weary
472 Come up hither, hark, the summons
473 Commit thou all thy griefs
474 Courage, my soul, behold the prize
475 Crown him with many crowns
476 Crowned a King and Savior
477 Dear fainting pilgrim on life's weary road
478 Dear Lord, attend our prayer
479 Every woe thou bearest
480 Father of heaven above
482 Fierce raged the tempest o'er the deep
483 Go forward, Christian soldier
484 God is love, his mercy brightens
485 God moves in a mysterious way
486 God of all power and truth and grace
487 God of mercy, God of grace
488 He is my Shepherd; I his sheep
489 Help and salvation, Lord, I crave
490 High in yonder realms of light
491 How helpless guilty nature lies
492 How kind our Father's voice
493 How long, O Lord, our Savior
494 How sweet the Gospel-trumpet sounds
495 How sweet the Name of Jesus sounds
496 I heard the voice of Jesus say
497 I need thee, precious Jesus
498 I will guide thee--gracious promise
499 Jerusalem the golden
500 Jesus, lover of my soul
501 Jesus, I will trust thee
502 Jesus, the Christ of God
503 King of kings and Lord of lords
504 Life is sweet, and many blessings
505 Like a river glorious
506 Lo, the darkness gathers round us
507 Lo, what a cloud of witnesses
508 Look away to Jesus
509 Lord, I care not for riches
510 Lord, I hear of showers of blessing
511 Lord Jesus, by thy Passion
512 Lord Jesus, when we stand afar
513 Lord Jesus, are we one with thee?
514 Maker of all, vouchsafe to bless
515 More light, more life, more love
516 Much in sorrow, oft in woe
517 My God, my Father, while I stray
518 Nearer, my God, to thee
519 No disappointment yonder
520 Now the daily toilsome walk
521 O comfort to the weary
522 O God, our help in ages past
523 O happy band of pilgrims
524 O Jesus, I have promised
525 O Jesus, Jesus, my good Lord
526 O Lord, how joyful 'tis to see
527 O Lord, how lovely is thy Name
528 O Lord, I look to thee
529 O Lord, turn not thy face from me
530 O Love divine, that stooped to share
531 O make it plain, my God
532 O my Savior, hear me
533 O praise our great and gracious Lord
534 O render thanks to God above
535 O Savior, precious Savior
536 O Son Eternal, uncreate
537 O thou, from whom all goodness flows
538 O what their joy and their glory must be
539 O word of pity, for our pardon pleading
540 O worship the King all glorious above
541 O for a beam of heavenly light
542 O for a faith that will not shrink
543 O for a heart to praise my God
544 O let him whose sorrow
545 O, no, it is not death to fly
546 O taste and see that he is good
547 Onward, upward, Christian soldier
548 Our glorious home above
549 Our Mother Church of England
550 Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin
551 Pleasant are thy courts above
552 Praises to him who built the hills
553 Rejoice, ye saints, rejoice and praise
554 Round the sacred city gather
555 Safe in the arms of Jesus
556 Savior, blessed Savior
557 Sing, O heavens, the Lord hath done it
558 Sinner, hear, a voice from heaven
559 Sit down beneath his shadow
560 Songs of praise the angels sang
561 Stand up, stand up for Jesus
562 Take, O Lord, my faithless heart
563 Take up thy cross, the Savior said
564 Ten thousand times ten thousand
565 Thanks for the love that sent the Christ
566 The day was done; beside the sultry shore
567 The deed was done, the Lamb was slain
568 The head that once was crowned with thorns
569 The Lord our God is King
570 The strain upraise of joy and praise
571 The world is very evil
572 There is an eye that never sleeps
573 There is a fountain filled with blood
574 There is an hour when I must part
575 There is no night in heaven
576 Thine for ever! God of love
577 Thou boundless source of every good
578 Thou understandest, O, how sweet
579 Through the night of doubt and sorrow
580 Thy Kingdom come, O Lord
581 Thy way, not mine, O Lord
582 Tis for conquering kings to gain
583 Tis one vast united army
584 We fain would love thee, dearest Lord
585 We've no abiding city here
586 What wisdom, majesty and grace
587 When day's shadows lengthen
588 When our heads are bowed with woe
589 When sorrow shades this heart of mine
590 When the dark waves round us roll
591 While through this barren wilderness
592 With joy we meditate the grace
593 Ye boundless realms of joy
594 Ye servants of God, your Master proclaim

Litanies
595 Jesus, life of those who die
596 God the Father, God the Son

Evening Hymns
597 Abide with me; fast falls the eventide
598 All praise to thee, my God, this night
599 As calmly in the glowing west
600 At even, ere the sun was set
601 Day is past and gone
602 Ere another Sabbath close
603 Ere the waning light decay
604 Father of light, whose love and power
605 Father, thou hast made the day
606 God be merciful and love us
607 God the Father, be thou near
608 God who madest earth and heaven
609 Holy Father, cheer our way
610 Lighten our darkness, Lord, we need thy Light
611 Now the solemn shadows darken
612 Savior, abide with us
613 Savior, breathe an evening blessing
614 Sun of my soul, thou Savior dear
615 Sweet Savior, bless us ere we go
616 The evening's shadowy dimness
617 The day is past and over
618 The radiant morn hath passed away
619 Yet one more day is well-nigh flown
620 Be with us all for evermore