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The New English Hymnal

Publisher: The Canterbury Press, Norwich, UK, 1986
Denomination: Church of England
Language: English
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1aCreator of the stars of nightCONDITOR ALME
1bCreator of the stars of nightST. GREGORY
2O heavenly Word of God on highVERBUM SUPERNUM
3aCome, thou long-expected JesusHALTON HOLGATETextPage Scan
3bCome, thou long-expected JesusCROSS OF JESUSTextPage Scan
4aGabriel's message does awayGABRIEL'S MESSAGETextPage Scan
4bGabriel's message does awayGABRIEL'S MESSAGETextPage Scan
5Hark! A herald voice is callingMERTONTextPage Scan
6Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comesBRISTOLTextPage Scan
7Hills of the North, rejoiceLITTLE CORNARD
8Lift up your heads, ye mighty gatesWELLINGTON
9Lo! he comes with clouds descendingHELMSLEYTextPage Scan
10Long ago, prophets knewPERSONENT HODIEText
11O come, O come, Emmanuel!VENI EMMANUELPage Scan
12On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cryWINCHESTER NEWTextPage Scan
13O quickly come, dread Judge of allVATER UNSERTextPage Scan
14The advent of our GodST THOMASTextPage Scan
15The Lord will come and not be slowST STEPHENTextPage Scan
16Wake, O wake! with tidings thrillingWACHET AUFTextPage Scan
17When came in flesh the incarnate WordWALSALLTextPage Scan
18Ye servants of the LordNARENZATextPage Scan
19aCome, thou Redeemer of the earthVENI REDEMPTORTextPage Scan
19bCome, thou Redeemer of the earthPUER NOBIS NASCITURTextPage Scan
20aFrom east to west, from shore to shoreA SOLIS ORTUSTextPage Scan
20bFrom east to west, from shore to shoreVOM HIMMEL HOCHTextPage Scan
21A great and mighty wonderES IST EIN' ROS' ENTSPRUNGENTextPage Scan
22Away in a manger, no crib for a bedCRADLE SONGTextPage Scan
23Behold the great Creator makesTHIS ENDRIS NYGHTTextPage Scan
24Christians awake! salute the happy mornYORKSHIRE (STOCKPORT)TextPage Scan
25God rest you merry, gentlemenGOD REST YOU MERRYTextPage Scan
26Hark! the herald angels singMENDELSSOHNTextPage Scan
27How brightly shines the Morning Star!WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTETTextPage Scan
28In the bleak midwinterCRANHAMTextPage Scan
29It came upon the midnight clearNOELTextPage Scan
30O come, all ye faithfulADESTE FIDELESTextPage Scan
31O Little One sweet, O Little One mildO JESULEIN SÜSSTextPage Scan
32O little town of BethlehemFOREST GREENTextPage Scan
33Of the Father's heart begottenDIVINUM MYSTERIUMTextPage Scan
34Once in royal David's cityIRBYTextPage Scan
35Silent night! Holy night!STILLE NACHTTextPage Scan
36The first Nowell the angel did sayTHE FIRST NOWELLTextPage Scan
37The great God of heaven is come down to earthA VIRGIN UNSPOTTEDTextPage Scan
38The Maker of the sun and moonIN DER WIEGEN
39Unto us a boy is born!PUER NOBISTextPage Scan
40What child is this, who, laid to restGREENSLEEVESPage Scan
41aWhere is this stupendous stranger?OTTERY ST MARYTextPage Scan
41bWhere is this stupendous stranger?CASTIGLIONETextPage Scan
42While shepherds watched their flocks by nightWINCHESTER OLDTextPage Scan
43Child of the stable's secret birthNEWTOWN ST LUKE
44Faithful vigil endedGLENFINLAS
45The growing limbs of God the SonST CHAD
46aWhy, impious Herod, shouldst thou fearVENI REDEMPTORTextPage Scan
46bWhy, impious Herod, shouldst thou fearST VENANTIUSTextPage Scan
47As with gladness men of oldDIXTextPage Scan
48Bethlehem of noblest citiesSTUTTGARTTextPage Scan
49aBrightest and best of the sons of the morningWESSEXText
49bBrightest and best of the sons of the morningEPIPHANYTextPage Scan
50From the eastern mountainsKINGS' WESTONTextPage Scan
51Hail, thou Source of every blessingREDHEAD NO. 46TextPage Scan
52O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness!WAS LEBETTextPage Scan
53aThis day the first of days was madePRIMO DIERUM
53bThis day the first of days was madeANDERNACH
54aO Trinity of blessed lightO LUX BEATA
54bO Trinity of blessed lightILLSLEYPage Scan
55Hail to the Lord's Anointed!CRÜGERTextPage Scan
56Songs of thankfulness and praiseST EDMUNDTextPage Scan
57The race that long in darkness pinedDUNDEETextPage Scan
58The sinless one to Jordan cameSOLEMNIS HAEC FETIVITAS
59aNow is the healing time decreedECCE TEMPUSTextPage Scan
59bNow is the healing time decreedJENA (DAS NEUGEBORNE KINDELEIN)TextPage Scan
60aO kind Creator, bow thine earAUDI BENIGNETextPage Scan
60bO kind Creator, bow thine earJESU CORONATextPage Scan
61O Christ, who art the Light and DayCHRISTE QUI LUXTextPage Scan
62aAh, holy Jesu, how hast thou offendedHERZLEIBSTER JESUTextPage Scan
62bAh, holy Jesu, how hast thou offendedHERZLEIBSTER JESUTextPage Scan
63All ye who seek a comfort sureST BERNARDTextPage Scan
64Be thou my guardian and my guideABRIDGETextPage Scan
65Christian, dost thou see themGUTE BÄUME BRINGENTextPage Scan
66'Forgive our sins as we forgive'EPWORTH
67Forty days and forty nightsAUS DER TIEFETextPage Scan
68Jesu, Lord of life and gloryST RAPHAELTextPage Scan
69Lord, in this thy mercy's dayST PHILIPTextPage Scan
70aLord Jesus, think on meSOUTHWELLTextPage Scan
70bLord Jesus, think on meST PAUL'STextPage Scan
71Maker of earth, to thee aloneDUNFIRMLINETextPage Scan
72My faith looks up to theeOLIVETTextPage Scan
73aMy God, I love thee; not becauseSOLOMONTextPage Scan
73bMy God, I love thee; not becauseST FRANCIS XAVIERTextPage Scan
74O for a heart to praise my GodSTOCKTONTextPage ScanAudio
75O thou who dost accord usINNSBRUCKTextPage Scan
76Take up thy cross, the Saviour saidBRESLAUTextPage Scan
77The God of love my Shepherd isUNIVERSITYTextPage Scan
78Sing, my tongue, the glorious battlePANGE LINGUATextPage Scan
79The royal banners forward goVEXILLA REGISTextPage Scan
80aServant of God, rememberCULTO DEITextPage Scan
80bServant of God, rememberNUN LASST UNS GEH'NTextPage Scan
81Dost thou truly seek renownDAS IST MEINE FREUDETextPage Scan
82Drop, drop slow tears, And bathe those beauteous feetSONG 46TextPage Scan
83Glory be to JesusCASWALLTextPage Scan
84It is a thing most wonderfulHERONGATETextPage Scan

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