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The Council Hymnal, a Selection of Hymns and Tunes Chosen from the Pilgrim Hymnal for use of the National Council of Congregational Churches

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d1A mighty fortress is our God
d2Abide with me, fast falls the eventide
d3All hail the power of Jesus' name, Let angels prostrate fall
d4All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice
d5Am I a soldier of the cross
d6America, America, The shouts of war shall cease
d7America, America, We lift our battle cry
d8And is the time approaching
d9Awake, awake, O Zion, Put on thy strength divine
d10Awake my soul, stretch every nerve
d11Behold a sower from afar, He goeth forth with might
d12Behold us, Lord, a little space
d13Believe not those who say
d14Beneath the cross of Jesus I fain would take my stand
d15Blest be the tie that binds our hearts in Christian love
d16Break thou the bread of life
d17By Christ redeemed, in Christ restored
d18Christ for the world we sing
d19Come Holy Ghost, in love, shed on us
d20Come Holy Spirit, heavenly dove, with light and comfort
d21Come, let us join with faithful souls Our song of faith to sing
d22Come, my soul, thou [you] must be waking
d23Come, thou almighty King, Help us thy name to sing
d24Come, ye [you] disconsolate, where'er ye [you] languish
d25Crown him with many crowns [thorns]
d26Day is dying in the west
d27Dear Lord and Father [Master] of mankind [us all], Forgive our foolish ways
d28Fairest Lord Jesus, Ruler of all nature
d29Faith of our fathers, living still [faith]
d30Fight the good fight with all thy [your] might
d31For me to live is Christ; to die is endless gain
d32From all that [who] dwell [dwells] below the [in earth and] skies
d33From Greenland's icy mountains
d34From north and south and east and west
d35Geheimnisvoll ist Gottes Rat, Sein Wunderwerk
d36Glorious things of thee are spoken
d37God of the earth, the sky, the sea
d38God, the all merciful, Earth has [hath] forsaken
d39Guide me, O thou great Jehovah
d40Hail to the brightness of Zion's glad morning
d41He that [who] goeth forth with weeping, Bearing [sowing] precious seed in love
d42Holy Ghost, with light [love] [power] divine
d43Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Early
d44How firm a foundation, ye [you] saints of the Lord
d45How sweet the name of Jesus sounds
d46I hunger and I thirst
d47I love thy kingdom, Lord
d48In the cross of Christ I [we] glory, towering
d49Jesus, Lover [Savior] of my soul, Let me to thy bosom [refuge] fly
d50Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
d51Jesus, the very [only] thought of Thee [You]
d52Jesus, to thy table led
d53Lead on, O King Eternal, The day of march has come
d54Lead us, O Father, in the paths of peace
d55Let saints on earth in concert sing [join]
d56Lift up your heads, ye gates of brass
d57Light of the world, we hail thee
d58Lord, dismiss us with Thy [your] blessing, Fill our
d59Lord God of Hosts, Whose purpose, never swerving
d60Lord of all being, throned afar
d61Love divine, all loves [love] excelling
d62Mighty love, my heart doth thrill
d63Mine eyes have seen the glory
d64My country, 'tis of thee, Sweet land of liberty
d65My faith looks up to thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary
d66My soul be on thy [your] guard
d67My soul, praise the Lord, O God, Thou art great
d68Nearer, my God, to thee, nearer to thee
d69Now while we sing our closing psalm
d70O beautiful for spacious skies
d71O Father, when the softened heart
d72O God, beneath thy [your] guiding hand
d73O holy Savior Friend unseen, since on thine arm
d74O Jesu [Jesus], thou art standing
d75O Jesus, I have promised
d76O land of lands, my fatherland
d77O love divine, whose constant beam
d78O Master, let me walk with thee [you]
d79O [Our] God, our help in ages [seasons] past
d80O say can you see by the dawn's early light
d81O Word of God incarnate
d82O worship the King, all glorious above
d83O Zion [Sion], haste, thy [your] mission high fulfilling
d84Onward, Christian soldiers, marching as to war, With the cross
d85Our fathers' God, from out whose hand
d86Our God, our God, thou shinest here
d87Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Let me hide myself in Thee
d88Savior again to Thy dear name we raise
d89Savior, who thy life didst give
d90Since Jesus is my friend, Since [and] I to God [him] belong
d91Soldiers of Christ, arise, and put [gird] your armor
d92Spirit of God descend upon my heart
d93Ten thousand times ten thousand, in sparkling raiment
d94The breaking waves dashed high
d95The Church's one foundation is Jesus Christ her Lord
d96The day thou gavest, Lord is ended
d97The morning light is breaking; the darkness disappears
d98The shadows of the evening hours
d99The Son of God goes forth to war
d100There are coming changes great

[This hymnal is not yet complete - may be missing texts or tunes]
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