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These two books were published by BBC Active (an imprint of Education Publishers, Pearson Education Group) so that listeners to the BBC's school radio assembly programme "Together" could join in the singing.
The combined edition was first published in 1990, and has been re-printed at least 11 times since.
It was compiled by Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor of the BBS School Radio division. Music was arranged by Douglas Coombes, and engraved by jack Thompson.
The book is an all-age collection - although with a focus on schools, many of the songs are particularly suitable for children.
It includes 149 songs, all in English, set to 156 different tunes: Some songs are provided with two tunes. They are grouped into these sections:
- The created world
- The life of Jesus
- Praise and thanksgiving
- The journey of life
- Songs of worship
- The human family
- Caring for the world
- Day by day
- Seasons
- Christmas
- Easter
- Harvest
- Peace.
The songs were selected because they are based in Judaeo-Christian tradition, but appeal to people from a wide range of faith backgrounds.
The music arrangements have been simplified where possible, and many provide a part for a melody instrument as well as piano score and guitar chords. Some are indicated as rounds, and some have percussion suggestions also.
The book includes a two page reference chart of the guitar chords which are used in any of the songs.
It has one table of contents at the start of the book which lists the songs by category, and one index at the end which includes song-title and first-line text, and shows both song and page number.
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The combined Words and Music edition has ISBN 978-0-536-34518-7. The cover designer is not acknowledged. The book was printed by Ashford Colour Press.
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Table of Contents
Title (first-line) | Number |
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A Living Song | 72 |
Every word comes alive when it's written or read Lyrics: Donald Swann © Donald Swann, 1972 Tune: Arthur Scholey © Arthur Scholey, 1972 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: With an easy swing Recommended uses: The Human Family From Singalive | |
A Man for all the People | 27 |
There's a child in the streets / There's a man for all the people Lyrics: Geoffrey Curtis © BBC Tune: Dickton Reed © BBC Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: F Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 6 Style: Moderately quick Recommended uses: The life of Jesus | |
A Still Small Voice | 96 |
A still small voice in the heart of the city Lyrics & tune: Jancis Harvey © Jancis Harvey Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Based on: 1 Kings 19:1`2 Number of verses: 3 Style: With an easy swing Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
All Creatures of our God and King | 7 |
All creatures of our God and king / O praise him, o praise him Lyrics: William Draper © Curwen Edition Tune: Arrangement R Vaughan Williams (simplified, used by permission) © Oxford University Press Tune-name: LASST UNS ERFREUEN Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 3/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: With dignity Recommended uses: The created world | |
All in an Easter Garden | 130 |
All in an Easter garden, before the break of day Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 2/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: Smoothly Recommended uses: Easter | |
All the Animals | 80 |
All the animals that I have ever seen Lyrics & tune: Simon Fitter © Simon Fitter Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: A Time signature: 2/4 Number of verses: 6 Style: Jauntily Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
All the Nations of the Earth | 14 |
All the nations of the earth, praise the Lord who brings to birth / Let the heavens praise the Lord Lyrics: Michael Cockett © Mayhew-McCrimmon Limited Tune: Kevin Mayhew © Mayhew-McCrimmon Limited Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: Happily Recommended uses: The created world | |
All Things Bright and Beautiful | 3 |
All things bright and beautiful / Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Cecil Frances Alexander Tune-name: ROYAL OAK Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: High D Time signature: 2/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Fast Recommended uses: The created world | |
All Things Bright and Beautiful | 3 |
All things bright and beautiful / Each little flower that opens Lyrics: Cecil Frances Alexander Tune: Graham Westcott © Graham Westcott Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 6/8 Number of verses: 4 Style: Gently but not too slow Recommended uses: The created world | |
As I went Riding By | 120 |
As I went riding by / Little Jesus show me the way of your love Lyrics: Cecily Taylor © Cecily Taylor Tune: Richard Graves © Novello and Co Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: Low C Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: At a gentle trot Recommended uses: Christmas | |
At the Name of Jesus | 58 |
At the name of Jesus, every knee shall bow Lyrics: Caroline Noel Tune: Not stated © Josef Weinberg Ltd, 1960 Tune-name: CAMBERWELL Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Moderately fast Recommended uses: Worship Music from Thirty 20th Century Hymn Tunes | |
Autumn Days | 4 |
Autumn days when the grass is jewelled / So I mustn't forget Lyrics & tune: Estelle White © Mayhew-McCrimmon Limited Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: High C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Rhythmically Recommended uses: The created world | |
Baboshka | 115 |
Come in, my royal masters / Baboshka, Baboshka, we're following a star Lyrics: Arthur Scholey © Arthur Scholey Tune: Donald Swann © Donald Swann Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: A Time signature: 2/4 Number of verses: 6 Style: Steady tempo Recommended uses: Christmas Based on the Russian story of Baboshka, an old lady who, because she was too busy, missed the chance to see the Christ Child in Bethlehem. | |
Bell of Creation, The | 86 |
The bell of creation is swinging forever / Swing, bell, over the land Lyrics & tune: Sydney Carter © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: Cm Starting note: G Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: In waltz-time Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Bell Song, The | 87 |
Give us hope Lord / You gotta have love in your heart / Lord, for each day Lyrics: David Lynch and Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: David Lynch © David Lynch NYC, 1974 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: A Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 4 and 3 Style: With quiet joy Recommended uses: Caring for the world Includes both the original words by David Lynch ("You gotta have love…") and alternative words by Geoffrey Gardiner. | |
Best Gfit, The | 59 |
Paper pictures, bits of string / I will bring to you the best gift I can offer Lyrics & tune: Tom McGuinness © T McGuinness Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: Worship | |
Black and White | 67 |
The Ink is black, the page is white Lyrics: David Arkin Tune: Earl Robinson Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: With bounce Recommended uses: The Human Family | |
Bread for the Workd | 75 |
I saw the man from Galilee, who told a message new Lyrics & tune: George A Chalmers © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Em Starting note: Low B Time signature: 6/8 Number of verses: 4 Style: Not too fast Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Break Out | 91 |
You can build a wall around you / Break out, reach out Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With a strong Rock beat Recommended uses: Caring for the world Based on Oscar Wilde's story The Selfish Giant | |
Building Song, The | 61 |
All over the world, everywhere / Everybody's building Lyrics: David Winter © Chapelle and Company, assigned from Bradbury Wood Ltd, 1972 Tune: Roger Hurrell © Chapelle and Company, assigned from Bradbury Wood Ltd, 1972 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: E Starting note: Low B Time signature: Cut Number of verses: 4 Style: With a swing Recommended uses: Worship | |
Candle in the Window | 118 |
When the winter day is dying / Light a candle in your window Lyrics & tune: Arthur Scholey © Arthur Scholey Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Lively Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Christmas Time | 127 |
Christmas time is here / Come and celebrate Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 7 Style: Joyfully Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Christmas, Christmas | 122 |
Christmas, Christmas, celebrate the time of year Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Dm Starting note: High D Time signature: 2/4 Number of verses: 1 Style: With a steady rhythm Recommended uses: Christmas Can be used for other festivals by substituting the festival name: Easter, Diwali, Navrati, Holi, Hannukah, Sukkot, Passover, Eid, Baisakhi | |
Come and Praise the Lord our King | 21 |
Lyrics & tune: Adapted from traditional © G Marshall-Taylor / Jubilate Hymns Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: The life of Jesus | |
Come my Brothers Praise the Lord | 20 |
Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 6 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: The created world | |
Cross Over the Road | 70 |
Would you walk by on the other side / Cross over the road, my friend Lyrics & tune: Pamela Verrall © Herald Music Service Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Moderately Recommended uses: The Human Family | |
Desert Rain | 77 |
The sun burns hot and dry Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Gm Starting note: D Time signature: 2/4 Number of verses: 7 Style: Smoothly and gently Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Down by the Riverside | 142 |
I'm going to lay down my sword and shield Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: Strongly with vitality Recommended uses: Peace | |
Earth is Yours O God, The | 6 |
The earth is yours O God, you nourish is with rain Lyrics: Michael Sayward © Michael Sayward / Jubilate Hymns Tune: Brian and Sheila Dunning © Brian and Sheila Dunning Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Gently Recommended uses: The created world | |
Family of Man, The | 69 |
I belong to a family, the biggest on earth / It's the family of man Lyrics & tune: Karl Dallas © Lorna Music Co Ltd, 1967 Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a steady rhythm Recommended uses: The Human Family | |
Father Hear the Prayer we Offer | 48 |
Lyrics: Love Willis Tune: Not stated Tune-name: GOTT WILL'S MARCHEN Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Not too fast Recommended uses: The journey of life | |
Fill Thou my Life - tune 1 | 41 |
Fill thou my life, O Lord my God Lyrics: Horatius Bonar Tune: American traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: Moderately Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Fill Thou my Life - tune 2 | 41 |
Fill thou my life, O Lord my God Lyrics: Horatius Bonar Tune: Not stated Tune-name: RICHMOND Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: Moderately Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Fill your Hearts with Joy - tune 1 | 9 |
Fill your hearts with joy and gladness Lyrics: Timothy Dudley-Smith © Timothy Dudley-Smith Tune: Not stated Tune-name: REGENT SQUARE Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Moderately quick Recommended uses: The created world | |
Fill your Hearts with Joy - tune 2 | 9 |
Fill your hearts with joy and gladness Lyrics: Timothy Dudley-Smith © Timothy Dudley-Smith Tune: Gordon Hartless © Josef Weinberg Ltd, 1960 Tune-name: LAUS ET HONOR Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: High D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Fairly fast, with bounce Recommended uses: The created world | |
Flickering Candles in the Night | 114 |
Flickering candles in the night / Gather round the winter fire Lyrics & tune: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Gm Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With a steady rhythm Recommended uses: Seasons Suitable for Christmas, Hannukah and Diwali | |
For the Beauty of the Earth | 11 |
For the beauty of the earth, for the beauty of the skies / Father unto Thee we raise Lyrics: Folliott Pierpoint Tune: Geoffrey Shaw © Oxford University Press Tune-name: ENGLAND'S LANE Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Moderately fast Recommended uses: The created world From Enlarged Songs of Praise | |
From the Darkness came Light | 29 |
From the darkness came light / Earth so dark and so cold Lyrics & tune: Jancis Harvey © J Harvey Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G (chorus Em) Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Lightly Recommended uses: The life of Jesus | |
From the Tiny Ant | 79 |
From the tiny ant to the elephant Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: E Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With an easy swing Recommended uses: Caring for the world Arranged so it can be sung by two groups - but can be done by one also. | |
Give me Oil in my Lamp | 43 |
Give me oil in my lamp, keep me burning / Sing hosanna Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: A Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: The journey of life | |
Go Tell it on the Mountain | 24 |
Go tell it on the mountain / He posessed no riches Lyrics: Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor © G Marshall-Taylor / Jubilate Hymns Tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: The life of Jesus The words presented for both the verses and the chorus are slightly different to the traditional words for this hymn. | |
God has Promised | 31 |
Can you be sure that the rail will fall? / God has promised Lyrics: Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor © G Marshall-Taylor / Jubilate Hymns Tune: Roger Hurrell © R Hurrell Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: C Starting note: Low C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Steadily Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
God in his Love | 76 |
God in his love for us lent us this planet Lyrics: Fred Pratt Green © Stainer & Bell Ltd Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a lit Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
God is Love | 36 |
God is love, his the care / Sing out loud, loud, loud Lyrics: Percy Dearmer Tune: Not stated Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Em Starting note: E Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Moderately quick Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
God Knows Me | 15 |
There are hundreds of sparrows, thousands, millions / But God knows every-one Lyrics: John Gowans © Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Board Tune: John Larson © Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Board Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a swing Recommended uses: The created world | |
God of the Morning | 105 |
God of the morning, at whose voice / On, on the blazing sun Lyrics: Issac Watts and Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Em Starting note: E Time signature: 6/8 Number of verses: 3 Style: Steadily with a lilt Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
God Who Made the Earth - tune 1 | 10 |
God who made the earth, the air, they sky, the sea Lyrics: Sarah Rhodes © Oxford University Press Tune: Evelyn Sharp © Oxford University Press Tune-name: PLATT'S LANE Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: F Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Gently and smoothly Recommended uses: The created world Words from Enlarged Songs of Praise | |
God Who Made the Earth - tune 2 | 10 |
God who made the earth, the air, they sky, the sea Lyrics: Sarah Rhodes © Oxford University Press Tune: Not stated Tune-name: SOMMERLIED Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Moderately - -not too slow Recommended uses: The created world Words from Enlarged Songs of Praise | |
Guess How I Feel | 89 |
Guess how I feel sometimes / Look in the sky Lyrics & tune: David Stoll © David Stoll Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: At a gentle pace Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
He Made Me | 18 |
He gave me eyes so I could see / I've got to tell it to the world Lyrics & tune: Alan Pinnock © High-Fye Music, 1970 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With a happy lilt Recommended uses: The created world | |
He who Would Valiant Be | 44 |
He who would valiant be / To be a pilgrim Lyrics: Joyn Bunyan, adapted by Percy Dearmer Tune: Not stated © Oxford University Press Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: The journey of life Music from the English Hymnal | |
He's got the Whole World | 19 |
He's got the whole world / He's got the wind and the rain Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: A Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a steady beat Recommended uses: The created world | |
Heavenly Father | 62 |
Heavenly Father may Thy blessing Lyrics: William Charter Pigott © Oxford University Press Tune: Not stated Tune-name: PLEADING SAVIOUR Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 2/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: In moderate time Recommended uses: Worship From Enlarged Songs of Praise | |
Holly and the Ivy, The - adapted | 119 |
The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown / The rising of the sun Lyrics: Traditional Tune: Not stated © Oxford University Press, 1990 Setting: Geoffrey Gardner Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: Cut Number of verses: 6 Style: Lively Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Holly and the Ivy, The - original | 119 |
The holly and the ivy, when they are both full grown / The rising of the sun Lyrics: Traditional Tune: John Gardner © Oxford University Press, 1964 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: Cut Number of verses: 6 Style: Lively Recommended uses: Christmas | |
I am Planting my Feet | 103 |
I am planting my feet / The road of life lies before me Lyrics & tune: Jancis Harvey © Jancis Harvey Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With a swing Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
I Come like a Beggar | 90 |
I come life a beggar with a gift in my hand / By the hungry I will feed you Lyrics: Sydney Carter © Stainer & Bell Ltd Tune: Sydney Carter © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Gm Starting note: E Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a marked rhythm Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
I Listen and I Listen | 59 |
In the morning, early I go down to the sea Lyrics & tune: Hazel Charlton © H Charlton Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: F Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: With a happy bounce Recommended uses: Worship | |
I may Speak | 100 |
I may speak in the tongues of angels / Three things last forever Lyrics: Ronald Green © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Tune: John Jones © John Edward Jones Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: C Starting note: Low C Time signature: 4/4 Based on: 1 Corinthians 13 Number of verses: 4 Style: Moderate flowing tempo Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
I Planted a Seed | 134 |
I planted a seed and now that seed is growing Lyrics: Arthur Scholey © Arthur Scholey Tune: John Jones © John Edward Jones Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Em Starting note: Low B Time signature: 4/4 Based on: Luke 8 Number of verses: 4 Style: With movement Recommended uses: Harvest Based on the parable of the sower | |
I Want to See Your Baby Boy | 117 |
I want to see your baby boy / I'll sing a song, a special song Lyrics & tune: Elizabeth Bennett © Elizabeth Bennett Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Relaxed tempo Recommended uses: Christmas | |
I was Lying in the Roadway | 88 |
I was lying in the roadway / Was that you, my friend Lyrics: Arthur Scholey © Arthur Scholey Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: Verses Bb, Chorus D Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Based on: Luke 10 - The Good Samaritan Number of verses: 3 Style: Flowing Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
I'm Going to Paint | 83 |
I'm going to paint a perfect picture / The blackbird sings in the hedgerow Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: Low C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Smooth and flowing Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
If I had a Hammer | 71 |
If I had a hammer, I'd hammer in the morning / Love between my brothers and my sisters Lyrics: Lee Hays Tune: Pete Seeger © TRO Essex Music Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Strongly with spirit Recommended uses: The Human Family | |
In Christ there is no East or West | 66 |
Lyrics: John Oxenham © John Oxenham Tune: Not stated © John Oxenham Tune-name: ST STEPHEN Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: Low B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Quite slow Recommended uses: The Human Family | |
In the Bustle of the City | 101 |
In the bustle of the city / Give your life, give your love Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: A Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: With excitement Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
It's a New Day | 106 |
It's a new day, there's hope. / To face a different challenge Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: High E Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 6 Style: Lightly with excitement Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Its the Springs | 82 |
Its the springs up in the mountains make the rivers of the plain / And a man becomes a neighbour Lyrics & tune: Rickard Tysoe © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: F Starting note: C Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a steady rhythm Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Jesus Christ is Here | 26 |
There is singing in the desert / Come and sing aloud your praises Lyrics: Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor © G Marshall-Taylor / Jubilate Hymns Tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Strong march tempo Recommended uses: The life of Jesus | |
Jesus Good Above all Other | 23 |
Lyrics: Percy Dearmer © Not stated Tune: Not stated © Not stated Tune-name: QUEM PASTORES LAUDAVERE Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Gently Recommended uses: The life of Jesus | |
Jesus in the Garden | 129 |
Jesus in the garden, sad and left alone Lyrics: John Teaman © Stainer & Bell Ltd Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Am Starting note: A Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 3 Style: Steadily Recommended uses: Easter | |
Join with Us | 30 |
Join with us to sing God's praises / Thank him for the town and country Lyrics: Edna Bird © E Bird Tune: David Cooke © D Cooke Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Happily Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Journey of Life, The | 45 |
The journey of life may be easy may be hard / Will you ride, ride, ride Lyrics & tune: Valerie Collison © High-Fye Music, 1972 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: Flowing Recommended uses: The journey of life | |
Judas and Mary | 28 |
Said Judas to Mary, now what will you do Lyrics & tune: Sydney Carter © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Am Starting note: E Time signature: 6/8 Number of verses: 6 Style: Very smoothly and gently Recommended uses: The life of Jesus From New Orbit | |
King of Love my Shepherd is, The - tune 1 | 54 |
Lyrics: Sir Henry Baker Tune: Not stated Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 3/4 Based on: Psalm 23 Number of verses: 5 Style: Gently Recommended uses: Worship | |
King of Love my Shepherd is, The - tune 2 | 54 |
Lyrics: Sir Henry Baker Tune: Not stated © The Followers Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: E Starting note: Low B Time signature: 4/4 Based on: Psalm 23 Number of verses: 5 Style: Gently moving Recommended uses: Worship | |
Kum Ba Yah | 68 |
Kum ba yah, my Lord / O Lord, kum ba yah. Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 3/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: Prayerfully Recommended uses: The Human Family | |
Lay my White Cloak | 112 |
Lay my white cloak on the ground Lyrics & tune: Alison J Carver © Alison J Carver Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Dm Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Flowing Recommended uses: Seasons Based on Oscar Wilde's story The Selfish Giant | |
Let the World Rejoice | 148 |
Let the world rejoice together, alleluia Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Am Starting note: A Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 1 Style: Strongly - start steadily and get faster Recommended uses: Peace | |
Let us with Gladsome Mind | 8 |
Let us with a gladsome mind / For his mercies still endure Lyrics: John Milton Tune: Not stated Tune-name: MONKLAND Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: Moderately fast Recommended uses: The created world | |
Light up the Fire | 55 |
Colours of day dawn into the mind / So light up the fire Lyrics: Susan McClellan, John Pac and Keith Ryecroft © Thank You Music, Eastbourne, 1974 Tune: Susan McClellan, John Pac and Keith Ryecroft © Thank You Music, Eastbourne, 1974 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Smooth and flowing Recommended uses: Worship | |
Little Star | 126 |
Little star, stay with us / Little star shining Lyrics & tune: Jancis Harvey © Jancis Harvey Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Smooth and flowing Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Lord of all Hopefulness | 52 |
Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy Lyrics: Jan Struther © Oxford University Press Tune: Not stated Tune-name: SLANE Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: E Starting note: E Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Steadily Recommended uses: Worship From Enlarged Songs of Praise | |
Lord of the Dance | 22 |
I danced in the morning / Dance then, wherever you may be Lyrics & tune: Sydney Carter © Not stated, 1963 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Lightly Recommended uses: The life of Jesus From Green Print for Song | |
Lord of the Harvest | 133 |
Lord of the harvest, Lord of the field / Give thanks for the sun, the wind and the rain Lyrics & tune: Jancis Harvey © Jancis Harvey Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: F Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With an easy swing Recommended uses: Harvest | |
Lord, The Lord, the | 108 |
The Lord, the Lord, the Lord is my shepherd Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Based on: Psalm 23 Number of verses: 3 Style: Joyfully Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Lord's my Shepherd, The | 56 |
The Lord's my shepherd, I'll not want Lyrics: From the Scottish Psalter Tune: Not stated Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 3/4 Based on: Psalm 23 Number of verses: 4 Style: Gently Recommended uses: Worship | |
Lord's Prayer, The | 51 |
Our Father who art in heaven Lyrics & tune: Not stated Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 1 Style: Rhythmically Recommended uses: Worship | |
Lost and Found | 57 |
Think of all the things we lose, so many things I get confused Lyrics: Tom McGuinness (adapted) © T McGuinness Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music, adaptation G Marshall-Taylor Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: A Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With a steady rhythm Recommended uses: Worship | |
Love will Never Come to and End | 99 |
Love will never come to an end / Like an angel I amy speak Lyrics & tune: Patrick Appleford © Patrick Appleford, 1985 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: G Time signature: 3/4 Based on: 1 Corinthians 13 Number of verses: 4 Style: Smooth and flowing Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Mary had a Baby | 123 |
Mary had a baby, yes Lord / The people came to worship him in Bethlehem Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 7 Style: With a joyful rhythm Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Michaelmas Daisies | 137 |
Michaelmas daisies, purple in the border / Mellow, fruitful harvest time Lyrics & tune: Estelle White © Estelle White, 1984 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: A Time signature: Cut Number of verses: 2 Style: With bounce Recommended uses: Harvest | |
Morning is Broken | 1 |
Morning is broken, like the first morning Lyrics: Eleanor Farjeon © Oxford University Press: David Higham Associates Tune: Not stated Tune-name: BUNESSAN Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: E Time signature: 9/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Moderately flowing Recommended uses: The created world Words from Enlarged Songs of Praise | |
Morning Sun | 93 |
Morning sun, morning sun, lights the day Lyrics & tune: Jill Darby © BTW Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: Low C Time signature: Cut Number of verses: 4 Style: Gently and rhythmically Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Mother Theresa's Prayer | 94 |
Make us worthy Lord, make us worthy Lyrics: Traditional Tune: Donald Swann © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: Calm, moderate tempo Recommended uses: Caring for the world Alternative title - Mother Theresa's Daily Prayer | |
My Faith it is an Oaken Staff | 46 |
Lyrics: Thomas Lynch Tune: Not stated Tune-name: THE STAFF OF FAITH Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: E Starting note: Low B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: Strongly Recommended uses: The journey of life | |
Now Thank we all Our God - tune 1 | 38 |
Now thank we all our God, with hearts and hands and voices Lyrics: Martin Rinkart, translated by Catherine Winkworth Tune: Not stated Tune-name: NUN DANKET Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: High D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Majestically Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Now Thank we all Our God - tune 2 | 38 |
Now thank we all our God, with hearts and hands and voices Lyrics: Martin Rinkart, translated by Catherine Winkworth Tune: Geoffrey Beaumont © Novello and Co Ltd by permission of Paxton Music Ltd Tune-name: GRACIAS Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: E Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With a swing Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Now the Green Blade Rises | 131 |
Now the green blade rises, from the buried grain / Love is come again Lyrics: J M C Crum, adapted by Geoffrey Gardner © Oxford University Press Tune: French traditional carol Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Em Starting note: E Time signature: 2/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Lightly but not too quickly Recommended uses: Easter | |
Now we Sing | 138 |
Now we sing a harvest song, clear and joyful Lyrics: Alex Mitchell © Today Magazine Tune: G J Elvey Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: A Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Firmly and steadily Recommended uses: Harvest | |
O Lord all the World Belongs to You | 39 |
O Lord all the world belongs to you Lyrics & tune: Patrick Appleford © Josef Weinberg Ltd, 1965 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: With a gentle swing Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving From Twenty-seven 20th Century Hymns | |
O Praise Ye the Lord! | 37 |
O praise ye the Lord, praise him in the height Lyrics: Sir Henry Baker Tune: Parry Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Am Starting note: E Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Vigorously Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
One More Step | 47 |
One more step along the world I go / And it's from the old I travel to the new Lyrics & tune: Sydney Carter Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: With a spring Recommended uses: The journey of life Words and music from Riding a Tune | |
Peace is Flowing Like a River | 144 |
Peace is flowing like a river Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Quick, flowing tempo Recommended uses: Peace | |
Peace like a River | 143 |
I've got peace like a river Lyrics: Traditional Tune: John Jones © John Edward Jones Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Peacefully Recommended uses: Peace | |
Peace Perfect Peace | 53 |
Peace perfect peace is the gift of Christ the Lord Lyrics & tune: Kevin Mayhew © Mayhew-McCrimmon Limited Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: E Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Gently and quietly Recommended uses: Worship | |
Peace Prayer,, The | 140 |
Lord lead me from death to life Lyrics: Satish Kuman - adapted from The Upanishads © Satish Kuman Tune: Donald Swann © Donald Swann Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: E Starting note: Low B Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Gently Recommended uses: Peace Recommmended for daily prayer by Mother Theresa. Words adapted from Sanskrit. | |
Pears and Apples | 135 |
Pears and apples, wheat and grapes Lyrics: Paul Booth © Lindsay Music Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 6 Style: Rhythmically Recommended uses: Harvest | |
Pilgrim's Hymn, The | 146 |
We ask that we live and labour in peace Lyrics & tune: Donald Swann © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Am Starting note: E Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Steadily Recommended uses: Peace | |
Pollen of Peace, The | 145 |
O let us spread the pollen of peace throughout the land / Jesus has sown the seeds of love Lyrics & tune: Roger Courtney © Roger Courtney Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: Low C Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 2 Style: Steady driving rhythm Recommended uses: Peace Written for the Corrymeela community, which workds to bring eace and reconcilliation in Northern Ireland | |
Praise Him | 40 |
Praise him, praise him, praise him in the morning Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Smoothly Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Praise the Lord in Everything | 33 |
Praise the Lord in the rhythm of your music Lyrics: Peter Casey © Josef Weinberg Ltd, 1973 Tune: Leslie Osborne © Josef Weinberg Ltd, 1973 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: With steady rhythm Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving From Teach Me How to Look | |
Praise the Lord You Heavens Adore Him | 35 |
Praise the Lord you heavens adore him, priase him angels in the height Lyrics: Foundling Hospital Collection Tune: Joseph Haydn Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: F Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: Moderately Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Praise to the Lord | 34 |
Praise to the Lord the almighty the king of creation Lyrics: Joachim Neander, translated by Catherine Winkworth Tune: Not stated Tune-name: LOBE DEN HERREN Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: G Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Moderately slow Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Prayer of St Francis, The | 147 |
Make me a channel of Your peace / O Master grant that I may never seek Lyrics & tune: Sebastian Temple © Franciscian Communications, USA Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: F Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 3 Style: Prayerfully Recommended uses: Peace | |
Rejoice in the Lord Always | 95 |
Rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: F Starting note: Low C Time signature: 4/4 Based on: Philippians 4:4 Number of verses: 1 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: Caring for the world May be sung as a round | |
Riding Out | 124 |
Riding out across the desert / Riding through the desert, gently the wise men go Lyrics & tune: Peter Ratcliffe © Peter Ratcliffe / Jubilate Hymns Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: Lightly in the 20s style Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Rise Up Shepherd and Follow | 115 |
There's a star in the east on Christmas morn / Leave your sheep and leave your lambs Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: High D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: Joyously Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Round, Round Round | 111 |
Round, round, round go the seasons / Swallows nesting on the wall Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: C Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With an easy swing Recommended uses: Seasons | |
Sad Puzzled Eyes | 74 |
Sad puzzled eyes of small hungry children / Prayers of sorrow, prayers of loving Lyrics: Anne Sutcliffe © Anne Sutcliffe Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Gentle moving Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Shalom | 141 |
Shalom, shalom, may peace we with you Lyrics: Traditional - adapted by Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Traditional Score: Accompaniment including melody Key: G Starting note: Low B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 1 Style: Steadily and smoothly Recommended uses: Peace Shown as a round | |
Sharing Bread, The | 139 |
Now the havest is all gathered Lyrics: Arthur Scholey © Arthur Scholey Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Expressively Recommended uses: Harvest | |
Simple Gifts | 97 |
Tis the gift to be simple / When the true simplicity is gained Lyrics & tune: Shaker traditional song Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 1 Style: Lightly with movement Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Sing People Sing | 110 |
Sing people sing, and follow in a ring Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: A Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: Steady march tempo Recommended uses: Seasons | |
Somebody Greater | 5 |
Carptenter, carpenter make me a tree / Somebody greater than you or me Lyrics & tune: Marion Payton © Marion Payton Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: E Starting note: G Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: With a strong, steady rhythm Recommended uses: The created world | |
Song of Caedmon | 13 |
O Praise Him! / He made the heavens, he made our sky Lyrics: Arthur Scholey © Stainer & Bell Ltd Tune: Donald Swann © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: F Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Majestically Recommended uses: The created world From The Songs of Caedmon | |
Song of St Francis, The | 78 |
By brother sun who brings the day / Be praised by all your creatures Lord Lyrics: David Self © David Self Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: Caring for the world Based on a poem by St Francis | |
Spirit of God | 63 |
Spirit of God as strong as the wind / You inspired men, long, long ago Lyrics: Margaret Old, adpated by Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor © Scripture Union, adaptation G Marshall-Taylor Tune: Not stated © Scripture Union Tune-name: SKYE BOAT SONG Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 6/8 Number of verses: 2 Style: With movement Recommended uses: Worship From Sing to God, hymn 102 | |
Spirit of Peace | 85 |
Spirit of peace come to our waiting land Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Douglas Coombes © Lindsay Music Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 5 Style: Gently with movement Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
Standing in the Rain | 125 |
Standing in the rain, knocking on the window / No use knocking on the window Lyrics & tune: Sydney Carter © TRO Essex Music Ltd, 1965 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Dm Starting note: D Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 2 Style: With movement Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Thank You for the Summer Morning | 109 |
Thank you for the summer morning, misting in to heat / O we praise the name Lyrics & tune: Susan Sayers © Kevin Mayhew Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a swing Recommended uses: Seasons | |
Thank You Lord | 32 |
Thank You Lord for this new day / Alleluia, praise the Lord Lyrics: Diane Andrew - adapted by Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor © Ceelebration Services (International) Ltd - adaptation G Marshall-Taylor, 1971, 1975 Tune: Diane Andrew © Ceelebration Services (International) Ltd, 1971, 1975 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Bouncily Recommended uses: Praise and thanksgiving | |
Think of a World Without any Flowers | 17 |
Lyrics: Doreen Newport © Stainer & Bell Ltd, 1969 Tune: Graham Westcott © Stainer & Bell Ltd, 1969 Tune-name: GENESIS Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: E Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Smooth and flowing Recommended uses: The created world From New Orbit | |
Time is a Thing | 104 |
Time is a thing like a bird on the wing Lyrics: Sydney Carter © Stainer & Bell Ltd Tune: Sydney Carter © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Dm Starting note: D Time signature: 6/8 Number of verses: 3 Style: Moving steadily Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
To Ev'rything Turn | 113 |
To ev'rything turn, turn turn / A time to be born, a time to die Lyrics & tune: Pete Seeger - adapted from the Book of Ecclestiaces © Melody Trails Inc assigned to TRO Essex Music Ltd, 1962 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Smoothly and steadily Recommended uses: Seasons | |
Travel On | 42 |
Travel on, travel on, there's a river that is flowing Lyrics & tune: Sydney Carter © Not stated Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Am Starting note: E Time signature: 2/3 Number of verses: 4 Style: Moderately slow Recommended uses: The journey of life From New Orbit | |
Trotting Trotting | 128 |
Trotting, trotting through Jerusalem / Happy is he that comes Lyrics & tune: Eric Reid © Stainer & Bell Ltd Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: A Time signature: 3/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: Jauntily Recommended uses: Easter | |
Vine and Fig Tree, The | 149 |
And ev'ryone beneath the vine and fig tree Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Gm Starting note: D Time signature: 2/4 Based on: Micah 4:3 Number of verses: 1 Style: With vigour Recommended uses: Peace May be sung as a round | |
Virgin Mary, The | 121 |
The virgin Mary had a baby boy / He came from the glory Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: Low C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a swing Recommended uses: Christmas | |
Water of Life | 2 |
Have you heard the raindrops / There's water, water of life Lyrics & tune: Christian Stover © Christian Stover / Jubilate Hymns Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: F Starting note: A Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Joyfully Recommended uses: The created world | |
Waves are Beating | 84 |
Waves are beating on the shore, crashign in to foam Lyrics & tune: Not stated Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Dm Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Strongly Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
We are Climbing Jesus' ladder | 49 |
We are climbing Jesus' ladder / So let's all rise and shine and give God the glory, glory Lyrics: Geoffrey Marshall-Taylor © G Marshall-Taylor / Jubilate Hymns Tune: Traditional Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: D Starting note: F Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Lively Recommended uses: The journey of life This is an adaptation of the song Jacob's Ladder | |
We Thank You Lord | 136 |
We thank you Lord for all we eat Lyrics & tune: Robert Smith © Robert Smith Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: F Starting note: High C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: Moderate tempo Recommended uses: Harvest | |
What About Being Old Moses | 81 |
What about being old, Moses, and slogging across the sand Lyrics: Arthur Scholey © Arthur Scholey Tune: Donald Swann © Albert House Press Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 4 Style: Rag-time Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
When a Knight Won his Spurs | 50 |
When a knight won his spurs, in the stories of old Lyrics: Jan Struther © Oxford University Press Tune: Not stated Tune-name: STOWEY Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: A Starting note: A Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: At a moderate speed Recommended uses: The journey of life From Songs of Praise | |
When from the Sky | 132 |
When from the sky the splendour of summer Lyrics: Alan T Dale © Oxford University Press Tune: Based on an Irish melody - traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: High D Time signature: 3/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: With a gentle lilt Recommended uses: Easter | |
When God made the Garden of Creation | 16 |
Lyrics & tune: Paul Booth © Not stated, 1977 Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: C Starting note: C Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Brightly Recommended uses: The created world From the Christian Aid Songbook | |
When I Needed a Neighbour | 65 |
When I needed a neighbour were you there / And the creed and the colour Lyrics & tune: Sydney Carter © Not stated Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Em Starting note: Low B Time signature: 2/2 Number of verses: 6 Style: Smooth and flowing Recommended uses: The Human Family From New Life | |
When Jesus Walked in Galilee | 25 |
When Jesus walked in Galilee, he gave all men a chance to see Lyrics & tune: John Glandfield © Josef Weinberg Ltd, 1965 Tune-name: EASTLEIGH Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: At a moderate speed Recommended uses: The life of Jesus | |
When Night Arrives | 92 |
When night arrives and chills the skies / Sing, sing, our praises bring Lyrics: Geoffrey Gardner © Geoffrey Gardner Tune: Traditional Tune-name: GREENSLEEVES Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Em Starting note: E Time signature: 6/8 Number of verses: 3 Style: Steadily with a lilt Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
When your Father Made the World | 73 |
When your Father made the world / The world is a garden you made Lyrics: Ann Conlon © Ann Conlon, 1987 Tune: Peter Rose © Peter Rose, 1987 Score: Accompaniment including melody and guitar chords Key: G Starting note: Low B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 4 Style: Gently and lihgtly Recommended uses: Caring for the world Commissioned for Songs of Praise by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWFN) | |
Who put the Colours in the Rainbow? | 12 |
Who put the colours in the rainbow, who put the salt in the sea? Lyrics & tune: Paul Booth © Paul Booth Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 2 Style: Jauntily Recommended uses: The created world | |
Wise May bring their Learning, The | 64 |
Lyrics: Adapted from Book of Praise for Children Tune: Not stated Tune-name: TYROLESE CAROL Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: G Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Quick and light Recommended uses: Worship | |
You Can't Stop Rain | 102 |
You can't stop rain from falling down Lyrics: John Gowans © Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Board Tune: J Larson © Salvationist Publishing and Supplies Board Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: E Starting note: B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 3 Style: Sprightly Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
You Shall go Out with Joy | 97 |
You shall go out with joy / And the trees of the field shall clap their hands Lyrics & tune: Stuart Dauermann and Steffi Geiser Rubin © Stuart Dauermann and Steffi Geiser Rubin Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: Em Starting note: Low B Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 1 Style: Start steadily and repeat, gradually getting faster Recommended uses: Caring for the world | |
You've got to Move | 107 |
You've got to move when the Spirit says move Lyrics & tune: Traditional Score: Instrumental descant and accompaniment including melody with guitar chords Key: D Starting note: D Time signature: 4/4 Number of verses: 5 Style: Moderate Rock tempo Recommended uses: Caring for the world |
I sang many of these hymns at my infants school between 1979 and 1982. Our Morning Assembly was held in the school hall three times every week. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. I have vivid and powerful memories of us singing these songs with a projector projecting the words on a big screen so we could all sing them. Our teacher bashing the piano and invariably telling us to sing a lot louder as God would just not hear us. This 'Come And Praise' hymn book was central to the collective worship at my school - right up until I left in 1985 when the last hymn we sung together was 'One More Step'.
ReplyDeleteI know some people object to this sort of religious education and collective worship in schools but, from my own very personal experience, I think it is extremely important. It is something that should happen and should also continue. For I can just honestly say these hymns were a crucial part of my own spiritual, moral and religious development. Indeed I have to admit, as a boy, I found morning worship to be extremely profound. I took it very seriously and looked forward to it. I looked forward to being with God in the school hall so I could encounter Him. So I could just be with Him and worship Him. I clearly remember experiencing or seeing God in my assemblies. It was amazing. An experience that I'll always treasure.
I can even recall when I first began to experience or to see God. I must have been aged about six and, as we sang 'Sing Hosanna', I became aware of God near me and also in my mind. I felt such an overwhelming sense of joy and happiness. It was wonderful. And magical. Like a dream but real. Like this great big mystery had been revealed to me. I began to see God quite clearly and, after the hymn had finished, I simply wanted to worship what I had seen.
Two of my most favourite hymns are 'Imagine A World Without Any Flowers' and 'I've Seen The Golden Sunshine'. The latter includes that chorus "I Have Seen The Light". I had no idea what it meant until I saw the Light myself (aged about fifteen) and I became a Christian too. Funnily enough it all then made sense to me. Everything fell into place. Everything I had been taught. Forty years later I am still a Christian and I am grateful for the spiritual journey 'Come And Praise' encouraged me to take. This is especially so when you consider my own parents were atheist and agnostic. For being able to worship at school was the only opportunity to worship God and to experience God that I had. Indeed it was only when I started at school that I first began to learn about God. To learn about the Christian Faith. I am very, very grateful 'Come And Praise' was a part of this.
Looking back now, as I approach the age of fifty, I can honestly say the hymn 'Turning The World Upside Down' has the most resonance for me. It encapsulates life's journey. It's trials. It's tribulations. It's challenges. It's difficulties. Yet God can turn this world upside down as we now know but, if we have faith in Him, we can turn the world upside down too. For the better and for everybody we encounter.