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Songs of the Christian Centuries: the book of a hundred immortal hymns, with brief biographical and descriptive notes.

Compiler: William E. Barton, D. D.
Publisher: The Puritan Press, Oak Park & Sublette, Ill., 1907
Language: English
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#TextTuneText InfoTune InfoTextScorePage ScanAudio
1Shepherd of tender youthITALIAN HYMNPage Scan
2O mother dear, JerusalemRHINEPage Scan
3Art thou weary, art thou languidSTEPHANOSPage Scan
4Jerusalem the goldenEWINGPage Scan
5O sacred Head, now woundedPASSION CHORALEPage Scan
6Oh, come, all ye faithful, Joyfully triumphantPORTUGUESE HYMNPage Scan
7When morning gilds the skiesLAUDES DOMINIPage Scan
8Let us with a gladsome mindMOZARTPage Scan
9A mighty fortress is our GodEIN' FESTE BURGPage Scan
10Fairest Lord JesusCRUSADER'S HYMNPage Scan
11The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not wantLA MIRAPage Scan
12My Jesus, as Thou wilt!JEWETTPage Scan
13All people that on earth do dwellTHE OLD HUNDREDTHPage Scan
14Lord, it belongs not to my careCHERITHPage Scan
15Our God, our help in ages pastST. ANNEPage Scan
16Jesus shall reign where'er the sunMISSIONARY CHANTPage Scan
17Joy to the world; the Lord is come!ANTIOCHPage Scan
18Glory to Thee, my God, this nightTALLIS CANONPage Scan
19While shepherds watch'd their flocks by nightNOELPage Scan
20The spacious firmament on highCREATIONPage Scan
21When all Thy mercies, O my GodWINCHESTERPage Scan
22Come, we who love the LordST. THOMASPage Scan
23Jesus! Lover of my soulMARTYNPage Scan
24Children of the heav'nly KingPLEYEL'S HYMNPage Scan
25How gentle God's commands!DENNISPage Scan
26Love divine, all love excellingLOVE DIVINEPage Scan
27I know that my Redeemer livesBRADFORDPage Scan
28Rise, my soul, and stretch thy wingsAMSTERDAMPage Scan
29Father, whate'er of earthly blissNAOMIPage Scan
30Blest be the tie that bindsBOLSTONPage Scan
31I love Thy kingdom LordSTATE STREETPage Scan
32Holy Ghost! with light divineLAST HOPEPage Scan
33Rock of Ages, cleft for me![Rock of Ages, cleft for me!]Page Scan
34If, through unruffled seasSELVINPage Scan
35All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name!CORONATIONPage Scan
36God moves in a mysterious wayMANOAHPage Scan
37Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish[Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish]Page Scan
38Look, ye saints, the sight is gloriousVICTORYPage Scan
39While thee I seek, protecting pow'r!BRATTLE STREETPage Scan
40Come, said Jesus' sacred voiceHORTONPage Scan
41Awake, my soul, in joyful laysLOVING KINDNESSPage Scan
42Safely thro' another weekSABBATHPage Scan
43At evening time let there be lightHANDYPage Scan
44Savior, breathe an evening blessingVESPER HYMNPage Scan
45Prayer is the soul's sincere desirePRINCE OF PEACEPage Scan
46Walk in the light, so shalt thou knowST. JOHN'S COLLEGEPage Scan
47Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dearHURSLEYPage Scan
48Softly now the light of daySEYMOURPage Scan
49In the cross of Christ I gloryRATHBUNPage Scan
50From Greenland's icy mountainsMISSIONARY HYMNPage Scan
51The Son of God goes forth to warCUTLERPage Scan
52From ev'ry stormy wind that blowsRETREATPage Scan
53My faith looks up to theeOLIVETPage Scan
54My country! 'tis of theeAMERICAPage Scan
55Lead, kindly Light, amid th'encircling gloomLUX BENIGNAPage Scan
56Oh, worship the King, all-glorious aboveLYONSPage Scan
57Around the throne of God in heav'nCHILDREN'S PRAISESPage Scan
58Just as I am, without one pleaWOODWORTHPage Scan
59Lord, Thy glory fills the heavenFABENPage Scan
60O God, beneath Thy guiding handDUKE ST.Page Scan
61Oh, where are kings and empires nowST. ANNEPage Scan
62I think when I read that sweet story of oldSWEET STORYPage Scan
63Praise ye Jehovah! praise the Lord most holyJEHOVAHPage Scan
64Nearer, my God, to Thee, nearer to Thee!BETHANYPage Scan
65There is a green hill far awayCONCONEPage Scan
66Abide with me: fast falls the eventideEVENTIDEPage Scan
67Must Jesus bear the cross aloneMAITLANDPage Scan
68There's a wideness in God's mercy[There's a wideness in God's mercy]Page Scan
69Hark, hark, my soul! angelic songs are swellingVOX ANGELICAPage Scan
70In heav'nly love abidingCASKEYPage Scan
71The shadows of the ev'ning hoursST. LEONARDPage Scan
72Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breakethCULLINGWORTHPage Scan
73Father! in thy mysterious presence kneelingHENLEYPage Scan
74Father, I know that all my lifeSLINGSBYPage Scan
75It came upon the midnight clearCAROLPage Scan
76Once in royal David's cityIRBYPage Scan
77Crown Him with many crownsDIADEMATAPage Scan
78One sweetly solemn thoughtDAWNPage Scan
79The radiant morn hath passed awaySARUMPage Scan
80Brightly gleams our bannerST. ALBANPage Scan
81For all Thy saints who from their labors restSARUMPage Scan
82Onward, Christian soldiersST. GERTRUDEPage Scan
83Now the day is overEMMELARPage Scan
84Angel voices, ever singingANGEL VOICESPage Scan
85When the weary, seeking restINTERCESSIONPage Scan
86Weary of earth, and laden with my sinLANGRANPage Scan
87The King of love my Shepherd isDOMINUS REGIT MEPage Scan
88We may not climb the heav'nly steepsSERENITYPage Scan
89Dear Lord and Father of mankindELTONPage Scan
90Jesus, Savior, pilot mePILOTPage Scan
91Lord of all being; throned afarLOUVANPage Scan
92O little town of BethlehemBETHLEHEMPage Scan
93O love divine that stooped to share[O love divine that stooped to share]Page Scan
94Day is dying in the westCHAUTAUQUAPage Scan
95Beneath the cross of JesusST. CHRISTOPHERPage Scan
96Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sinPAX TECUMPage Scan
97Golden harps are soundingHERMASPage Scan
98Break Thou the bread of lifeBREAD OF LIFEPage Scan
99O Master, let me walk with TheeMARYTONPage Scan
100O Love that will not let me goMARGARETPage Scan
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