Twentieth Century Hymns in Hymns and Psalms
Indexed by Peter C. Harper – March 2004
Whenever you are selecting hymns for a service, you may wish to choose one or more of these.
Numerical order | Alphabetical order
In Numerical Order
I. GOD’S NATURE – God’s Being and Majesty
16 (v3) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
A. THE ETERNAL FATHER
45 The great love of God
God’s Justice and Perfection
54 (alt) O God, thy being who can sound?
God’s Patience and Guidance
71 Lord, you have searched and known my ways
B. THE ETERNAL WORD
88 The holly and the ivy
Christ’s Birth
95 Born in the night
116(tra) On the eve of Christmas
118 See him lying on a bed of straw
The Epiphany
124 Child of the stable’s secret birth
Christ’s Baptism and Temptation
129 Christ, when for us you were baptized
132 When Jesus came to Jordan
135 Go, tell it on the mountain
137 Jesus the Lord said, ‘I am the Bread'
138 Seek ye first the kingdom of God
139 The kingdom of God
140 The voice of God goes out to all the world
Christ’s Ministry
143 Behold a little child
145 Jesu, Jesu, Fill us with your love
151 When Jesus the healer passed through Galilee
The Transfiguration
155 Christ upon the mountain peak
157 Once upon a mountain top
Christ’s Passion and Cross
162 Trotting, trotting through Jerusalem
169 Jesus in the olive grove
176 (tra) O sacred head, sore wounded
179 (tra) The royal banners forward go
The Resurrection and Ascension
186 After darkness, light
190 Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
200 When Easter to the dark world came
213 This joyful Eastertide
The Praises of Jesus
250 Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord
253 All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine
260 Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it
272 (tra) Ride on, Jesus, all-victorious
C. THE ETERNAL SPIRIT
The Giver of Life
279 Born by the Holy Spirit’s breath
288 Holy Spirit, come, confirm us
292 I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh
294 Spirit of God within me
In the Church
305 Let every Christian pray
For the World
315 God’s spirit is in my heart
320 Of all the Spirit’s gifts to me
324 Sing to him in whom creation
326 There’s a spirit in the air
328 Upon the day of Pentecost
II. GOD’S WORLD
A. THE NATURAL WORLD
336 How wonderful this word of thine
Living Faithfully in God’s World
342 For the fruits of his creation
343 God in his love for us lent us this planet
344 God, whose farm is all creation
The Seasons
357 Lord, hear our prayer for this new year (day)
365 Jesus, Lord, we pray
371 Our Father, by whose name
373 The grace of life is theirs (wedding)
384 Lord God, in whom all worlds
386 Thou who dost rule on high
387 Your light, O God, was given to earth
388 When in music God is glorified
Healing
395 O Christ, the Healer, we have come
396 O God, by whose almighty plan
398 Your will for us and others, Lord
402 For the healing of the nations
404 It is God who holds the nations
406 O Christ the Lord, O Christ the King
407 The law of Christ alone can make us free
408 The right hand of God is writing in our land
411 Thy love, O God, has all mankind created
414 What does the Lord require
425 Lord, save thy world; in bitter need
427 O lift us up, strong Son of God
428 There is no moment of my life
430 When Adam’s disobedience cost
III. GOD’S PEOPLE
A. THE PILGRIM PEOPLE
450 ‘Moses, I know you’re the man’
454 The God who sent the prophets
People of the Light
455 Christ is the world’s light
459 (trans) God, your glory we have seen in your Son
465 We have a gospel to proclaim
471 For your holy book we thank you
The Holy Scriptures
472 God, who has caused to be written
477 Not far beyond the sea nor high
491 New songs of celebration render
498 I will lift up mine eyes to the hills
503 O praise him! O praise him! O praise him!
507 Praise the Lord of heaven
508 Praise the Lord with joyful cry
511 (v2) Sing praise to God who reigns above
Confession and Supplication
518 Father God in heaven
532 Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice
543 Thou art before me, Lord, thou art behind
Petition and Intercession
545 We do not know how to pray as we ought
548 Give to me, Lord, a thankful heart
552 Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
Thanksgiving
561 Father, we thank you
572 Think of a world without any flowers
The Lord’s Day
576 The first day of the week
585 Lord Jesus, once a child (christening)
586 Lord, look upon this helpless child (each)
601 Christian people, raise your song
603 Father, we give you thanks, who planted
607 Father, who in Jesus found us
610 I come with joy to meet my Lord
617 Born in the night
619 Now let us from this table rise
623 Reap me the earth as a harvest to God
Morning
634 Lord, as I wake I turn to you
653 God is here! As we his people
654 Lord of the living in your name assembled
Faith and Confidence
661 (v4) A safe stronghold our God is still
675 Have faith in God, my heart
686 When our confidence is shaken
Conversion and Commitment
700 Lord we have come at your own invitation
709 Christ be my leader by night as by day
Fellowship
757 God is love
D. THE CALLING OF THE CHURCH
770 Go forth and tell! O church of God awake!
775 Lord, we your church are deaf and dumb
782 Shout it in the street
Witness and Service
787 A glorious company we sing
797 Lord of all good, our gifts we bring to thee
804 The Church of Christ, in every age
806 What shall our greeting be
In Alphabetical Order of Authors
Geoffrey Ainger (1925 - )
95 Born in the night
Patrick Appleford (1925 - )
617 Born in the night
John Arlott (1914 - )
344 God, whose farm is all creation
Edmund Banyard (1920 - )
782 Shout it in the street
Albert F. Bayley (1901 - )
317 In the power of God’s own Spirit
335 Lord of the boundless curves of space
350 Praise and thanksgiving
367 Lord of the home, your only son
372 Our Father, whose creative love
387 Your light, O God, was given to earth
411 Thy love, O God, has all mankind created
414 What does the Lord require
425 Lord, save thy world; in bitter need
657 Rejoice, O people, in the mounting years
787 A glorious company we sing
797 Lord of all good, our gifts we bring to thee
Basil E. Bridge (1927 - )
365 Jesus, Lord, we pray
627 The Son of God proclaim
R.T. Brooks (1918 - )
406 O Christ the Lord, O Christ the King
483 Thanks to God whose Word was spoken
Edward J. Burns (1938 - )
465 We have a gospel to proclaim
G.B. Caird (1917 - )
401 Almighty Father, who for us thy son didst give
477 Not far beyond the sea nor high
Ruth Carter (1900 - )
471 For your holy book we thank you
Sydney Carter (1915 - )
746 One more step along the world I go
Emily Chisholm (1910 - )
88 The holly and the ivy
Valerie Collison (1933 - )
97 Come and join the celebration
T.S. Colvin (1925 - )
145 Jesu, Jesu, Fill us with your love
Elizabeth Cosnett (1936 - )
76 Can we by searching find out God
Alan T. Dale (1902 – 79)
315 God’s spirit is in my heart
Rupert E. Davies (1909 - )
16 (v3) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
54 (alt) O God, thy being who can sound?
176 (tra) O sacred head, sore wounded
179 (tra) The royal banners forward go
661 (v4) A safe stronghold our God is still
T. A. Dewing (1896 - )
309 O God, O Spirit known to us
Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926 - )
57 Sing a new song to the Lord
60 Timeless love! We sing the story
86 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!
124 Child of the stable’s secret birth
279 Born by the Holy Spirit’s breath
294 Spirit of God within me
507 Praise the Lord of heaven
589 This child from God above
709 Christ be my leader by night as by day
Derek R. Farrow (1925 - )
586 Lord, look upon this helpless child (each)
658 That mighty resurrected Word
Don Fishel (1928 - )
250 Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord
Brian Foley (1919 - )
288 Holy Spirit, come, confirm us
353 With wonder, Lord, we see your works
428 There is no moment of my life
634 Lord, as I wake I turn to you
Martin Franzman (1907 – 76)
420 In Adam we have all been one
Ian Fraser (1917 - )
347 Lord, bring the day to pass
Alan Gaunt (1935 - )
413 We pray for peace
532 Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice
H.C.A. Gaunt (1902 – 83)
396 O God, by whose almighty plan
470 Come, Lord, to our souls come down
F. Pratt Green (1903 – 2000)
83 Long ago, prophets knew
132 When Jesus came to Jordan
169 Jesus in the olive grove
186 After darkness, light
213 This joyful Eastertide
305 Let every Christian pray
320 Of all the Spirit’s gifts to me
336 How wonderful this word of thine
342 For the fruits of his creation
343 God in his love for us lent us this planet
373 The grace of life is theirs (wedding)
384 Lord God, in whom all worlds
388 When in music God is glorified
395 O Christ, the Healer, we have come
404 It is God who holds the nations
430 When Adam’s disobedience cost
454 The God who sent the prophets
455 Christ is the world’s light
556 Pray for the Church, afflicted and oppressed
576 The first day of the week
585 Lord Jesus, once a child (christening)
594 Ann Upper Room did our Lord prepare
653 God is here! As we his people
686 When our confidence is shaken
700 Lord we have come at your own invitation
804 The Church of Christ, in every age
806 What shall our greeting be
Cyril G. Hambly (1931 - )
427 O lift us up, strong Son of God
W.H. Hamilton (1886 – 1958)
200 When Easter to the dark world came
Sandy Hardyman
319 Lord, give us your Spirit, your Spirit that is love
David Head (1922 - )/ Richard G. Jones (1926 - )
584 Lord, here is one to be baptized (are some)
Freda Head (1914 - )
357 Lord, hear our prayer for this new year (day)
398 Your will for us and others, Lord
Rosamond E. Herklots (1905 - )
134 ‘Forgive our sins as we forgive’
Michael Hewlett (1916 - )
157 Once upon a mountain top
324 Sing to him in whom creation
Brian R. Hoare (1935 - )
486 Born in song!
H.A. Hodges (1905 - )
417 (tra) Can I forget bright Eden’s grace
Patricia Hunt (1921 - )
328 Upon the day of Pentecost
Peter Icarus
140 The voice of God goes out to all the world
623 Reap me the earth as a harvest to God
Christopher Idle (1938 - )
479 Powerful in making us wise to salvation
Daniel Iverson
295 Spirit of the living God
Peter G. Jarvis (1925 - )
71 Lord, you have searched and known my ways
Ronald Johnson (1913 - )
459 (tra) God, your glory we have seen in your Son
Arthur Morris Jones (1899 - )
116(tra) On the eve of Christmas
Ivor H. Jones (1934 - )
75 Christ, our King before creation
Richard G. Jones (1926 - )/David Head (1922 - )
584 Lord, here is one to be baptized (are some)
765 Come, all who look to Christ today
Fred Kaan (1929 - )
348 Now join we, to praise the creator
402 For the healing of the nations
412 We turn to you, O God of every nation
508 Praise the Lord with joyful cry
590 Now in the name of him who sent
607 Father, who in Jesus found us
619 Now let us from this table rise
654 lord of the living in your name assembled
Karen Lafferty
138 Seek ye first the kingdom of God
R. Wesley Littlewood (1908 – 76)
386 Thou who dost rule on high
Alan Luff (1928 - )
292 I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh
498 I will lift up mine eyes to the hills
545 We do not know how to pray as we ought
775 Lord, we your church are deaf and dumb
J.P.McAuley (1917 – 76)
332 Sing a new song, sing a new song
407 The law of Christ alone can make us free
Donald McIllhagga (1933 - )
143 Behold a little child
Donald J. Mansell
260 Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it
Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor
135 Go, tell it on the mountain
Caryl Micklem (1925 - )
548 Give to me, Lord, a thankful heart
561 Father, we thank you
570 Thanks be to God, whose Church on earth
650 Father, your church with thankfulness
Dermott Monahan (1906 – 57)
137 Jesus the Lord said, ‘I am the Bread
David Mowbray (1938 - )
377 Come to us, creative Spirit
Doreen Newport (1927 - )
572 Think of a world without any flowers
Norman Nicholson (1914 - )
380 Come, workers for the Lord
Donald T. Niles (1908 – 70)
3 Father in heaven
45 The great love of God
518 Father God in heaven
T. Herbert O’Driscoll (1928 - )
472 God, who has caused to be written
Michael Perry (1942 - )
118 See him lying on a bed of straw
Ann Phillips (1930 - )
290 Into a world of dark
Ian Pitt-Watson (1923 - )
543 Thou art before me, Lord, thou art behind
Patrick Prescod
408 The right hand of God is writing in our land
James Quinn (1919 - )
757 God is love
Bryn Rees (1911 - 1983)
139 The kingdom of God
581 Glory and praise to God
675 Have faith in God, my heart
Eric Reid (1936 – 70)
162 Trotting, trotting through Jerusalem
William Watkins Reid (1923 - )
474 Help us, O Lord, to learn
Didier Rimbaud (1922 - )
459 God, your glory we have seen in your Son
Erik Routley (1917 – 82)
23 God speaks, and all things come to be
491 New songs of celebration render
Arthur Scholey (1932 - )
503 O praise him! O praise him! O praise him!
J.E. Seddon (1915 – 83)
770 Go forth and tell! O church of God awake!
Hugh Sherlock (1905 - )
774 Lord, thy church on earth is seeking
Peter Smith (1938 - )
151 When Jesus the healer passed through Galilee
Jan Struther (1901 – 53)
552 Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
Tai Jun Park (1900 - )
410 The Saviour’s precious blood
Colin P. Thompson (1945 - )
601 Christian people, raise your song
Honor Mary Thwaites (1914 - )
366 (tra) Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus
511 (v2) Sing praise to God who reigns above
F. Bland Tucker (1895 - )
129 Christ, when for us you were baptized
253 All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine
371 Our Father, by whose name
603 Father, we give you thanks, who planted
Estelle White (1916 - )
450 ‘Moses, I know you’re the man’
G.O. Williams (1913 - )
272 (tra) Ride on, Jesus, all-victorious
Brian A. Wren (1936 - )
155 Christ upon the mountain peak
190 Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
326 There’s a spirit in the air
335 Lord of the boundless curves of space
351 Praise God for the harvest of farm and of field
364 As man and woman we were made
447 Deep in the shadows of the past
459 God, your glory we have seen in your Son
500 Lord God, your love has called us here
610 I come with joy to meet my Lord
Yung Oon Kim
410 The Saviour’s precious blood
Numerical order | Alphabetical order
In Alphabetical Order of Authors
Geoffrey Ainger (1925 - )
95 Born in the night
Patrick Appleford (1925 - )
617 Born in the night
John Arlott (1914 - )
344 God, whose farm is all creation
Edmund Banyard (1920 - )
782 Shout it in the street
Albert F. Bayley (1901 - )
317 In the power of God’s own Spirit
335 Lord of the boundless curves of space
350 Praise and thanksgiving
367 Lord of the home, your only son
372 Our Father, whose creative love
387 Your light, O God, was given to earth
411 Thy love, O God, has all mankind created
414 What does the Lord require
425 Lord, save thy world; in bitter need
657 Rejoice, O people, in the mounting years
787 A glorious company we sing
797 Lord of all good, our gifts we bring to thee
Basil E. Bridge (1927 - )
365 Jesus, Lord, we pray
627 The Son of God proclaim
R.T. Brooks (1918 - )
406 O Christ the Lord, O Christ the King
483 Thanks to God whose Word was spoken
Edward J. Burns (1938 - )
465 We have a gospel to proclaim
G.B. Caird (1917 - )
401 Almighty Father, who for us thy son didst give
477 Not far beyond the sea nor high
Ruth Carter (1900 - )
471 For your holy book we thank you
Sydney Carter (1915 - )
746 One more step along the world I go
Emily Chisholm (1910 - )
88 The holly and the ivy
Valerie Collison (1933 - )
97 Come and join the celebration
T.S. Colvin (1925 - )
145 Jesu, Jesu, Fill us with your love
Elizabeth Cosnett (1936 - )
76 Can we by searching find out God
Alan T. Dale (1902 – 79)
315 God’s spirit is in my heart
Rupert E. Davies (1909 - )
16 (v3) Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
54 (alt) O God, thy being who can sound?
176 (tra) O sacred head, sore wounded
179 (tra) The royal banners forward go
661 (v4) A safe stronghold our God is still
T. A. Dewing (1896 - )
309 O God, O Spirit known to us
Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926 - )
57 Sing a new song to the Lord
60 Timeless love! We sing the story
86 Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!
124 Child of the stable’s secret birth
279 Born by the Holy Spirit’s breath
294 Spirit of God within me
507 Praise the Lord of heaven
589 This child from God above
709 Christ be my leader by night as by day
Derek R. Farrow (1925 - )
586 Lord, look upon this helpless child (each)
658 That mighty resurrected Word
Don Fishel (1928 - )
250 Alleluia, alleluia, give thanks to the risen Lord
Brian Foley (1919 - )
288 Holy Spirit, come, confirm us
353 With wonder, Lord, we see your works
428 There is no moment of my life
634 Lord, as I wake I turn to you
Martin Franzman (1907 – 76)
420 In Adam we have all been one
Ian Fraser (1917 - )
347 Lord, bring the day to pass
Alan Gaunt (1935 - )
413 We pray for peace
532 Lord Christ, we praise your sacrifice
H.C.A. Gaunt (1902 – 83)
396 O God, by whose almighty plan
470 Come, Lord, to our souls come down
F. Pratt Green (1903 – 2000)
83 Long ago, prophets knew
132 When Jesus came to Jordan
169 Jesus in the olive grove
186 After darkness, light
213 This joyful Eastertide
305 Let every Christian pray
320 Of all the Spirit’s gifts to me
336 How wonderful this word of thine
342 For the fruits of his creation
343 God in his love for us lent us this planet
373 The grace of life is theirs (wedding)
384 Lord God, in whom all worlds
388 When in music God is glorified
395 O Christ, the Healer, we have come
404 It is God who holds the nations
430 When Adam’s disobedience cost
454 The God who sent the prophets
455 Christ is the world’s light
556 Pray for the Church, afflicted and oppressed
576 The first day of the week
585 Lord Jesus, once a child (christening)
594 Ann Upper Room did our Lord prepare
653 God is here! As we his people
686 When our confidence is shaken
700 Lord we have come at your own invitation
804 The Church of Christ, in every age
806 What shall our greeting be
Cyril G. Hambly (1931 - )
427 O lift us up, strong Son of God
W.H. Hamilton (1886 – 1958)
200 When Easter to the dark world came
Sandy Hardyman
319 Lord, give us your Spirit, your Spirit that is love
David Head (1922 - )/ Richard G. Jones (1926 - )
584 Lord, here is one to be baptized (are some)
Freda Head (1914 - )
357 Lord, hear our prayer for this new year (day)
398 Your will for us and others, Lord
Rosamond E. Herklots (1905 - )
134 ‘Forgive our sins as we forgive’
Michael Hewlett (1916 - )
157 Once upon a mountain top
324 Sing to him in whom creation
Brian R. Hoare (1935 - )
486 Born in song!
H.A. Hodges (1905 - )
417 (tra) Can I forget bright Eden’s grace
Patricia Hunt (1921 - )
328 Upon the day of Pentecost
Peter Icarus
140 The voice of God goes out to all the world
623 Reap me the earth as a harvest to God
Christopher Idle (1938 - )
479 Powerful in making us wise to salvation
Daniel Iverson
295 Spirit of the living God
Peter G. Jarvis (1925 - )
71 Lord, you have searched and known my ways
Ronald Johnson (1913 - )
459 (tra) God, your glory we have seen in your Son
Arthur Morris Jones (1899 - )
116(tra) On the eve of Christmas
Ivor H. Jones (1934 - )
75 Christ, our King before creation
Richard G. Jones (1926 - )/David Head (1922 - )
584 Lord, here is one to be baptized (are some)
765 Come, all who look to Christ today
Fred Kaan (1929 - )
348 Now join we, to praise the creator
402 For the healing of the nations
412 We turn to you, O God of every nation
508 Praise the Lord with joyful cry
590 Now in the name of him who sent
607 Father, who in Jesus found us
619 Now let us from this table rise
654 lord of the living in your name assembled
Karen Lafferty
138 Seek ye first the kingdom of God
R. Wesley Littlewood (1908 – 76)
386 Thou who dost rule on high
Alan Luff (1928 - )
292 I will pour out my Spirit on all flesh
498 I will lift up mine eyes to the hills
545 We do not know how to pray as we ought
775 Lord, we your church are deaf and dumb
J.P.McAuley (1917 – 76)
332 Sing a new song, sing a new song
407 The law of Christ alone can make us free
Donald McIllhagga (1933 - )
143 Behold a little child
Donald J. Mansell
260 Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it
Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor
135 Go, tell it on the mountain
Caryl Micklem (1925 - )
548 Give to me, Lord, a thankful heart
561 Father, we thank you
570 Thanks be to God, whose Church on earth
650 Father, your church with thankfulness
Dermott Monahan (1906 – 57)
137 Jesus the Lord said, ‘I am the Bread
David Mowbray (1938 - )
377 Come to us, creative Spirit
Doreen Newport (1927 - )
572 Think of a world without any flowers
Norman Nicholson (1914 - )
380 Come, workers for the Lord
Donald T. Niles (1908 – 70)
3 Father in heaven
45 The great love of God
518 Father God in heaven
T. Herbert O’Driscoll (1928 - )
472 God, who has caused to be written
Michael Perry (1942 - )
118 See him lying on a bed of straw
Ann Phillips (1930 - )
290 Into a world of dark
Ian Pitt-Watson (1923 - )
543 Thou art before me, Lord, thou art behind
Patrick Prescod
408 The right hand of God is writing in our land
James Quinn (1919 - )
757 God is love
Bryn Rees (1911 - 1983)
139 The kingdom of God
581 Glory and praise to God
675 Have faith in God, my heart
Eric Reid (1936 – 70)
162 Trotting, trotting through Jerusalem
William Watkins Reid (1923 - )
474 Help us, O Lord, to learn
Didier Rimbaud (1922 - )
459 God, your glory we have seen in your Son
Erik Routley (1917 – 82)
23 God speaks, and all things come to be
491 New songs of celebration render
Arthur Scholey (1932 - )
503 O praise him! O praise him! O praise him!
J.E. Seddon (1915 – 83)
770 Go forth and tell! O church of God awake!
Hugh Sherlock (1905 - )
774 Lord, thy church on earth is seeking
Peter Smith (1938 - )
151 When Jesus the healer passed through Galilee
Jan Struther (1901 – 53)
552 Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy
Tai Jun Park (1900 - )
410 The Saviour’s precious blood
Colin P. Thompson (1945 - )
601 Christian people, raise your song
Honor Mary Thwaites (1914 - )
366 (tra) Happy the home that welcomes you, Lord Jesus
511 (v2) Sing praise to God who reigns above
F. Bland Tucker (1895 - )
129 Christ, when for us you were baptized
253 All praise to thee, for thou, O King divine
371 Our Father, by whose name
603 Father, we give you thanks, who planted
Estelle White (1916 - )
450 ‘Moses, I know you’re the man’
G.O. Williams (1913 - )
272 (tra) Ride on, Jesus, all-victorious
Brian A. Wren (1936 - )
155 Christ upon the mountain peak
190 Christ is alive! Let Christians sing
326 There’s a spirit in the air
335 Lord of the boundless curves of space
351 Praise God for the harvest of farm and of field
364 As man and woman we were made
447 Deep in the shadows of the past
459 God, your glory we have seen in your Son
500 Lord God, your love has called us here
610 I come with joy to meet my Lord
Yung Oon Kim
410 The Saviour’s precious blood