Hymn library
The words of hymns published in 1930 or earlier, which puts them in the public domain in the United States. Each one names the hymnal and year its words were copied from, and the church slides tool can put any of them on the screen.
The hymns
Showing all 99 hymns.
A
- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God A mighty fortress is our God, Martin Luther , translated by Frederic H. Hedge
- Abide with Me Abide with me! Fast falls the eventide; Henry F. Lyte
- Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed Alas! and did my Saviour bleed, Isaac Watts
- All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name All hail the power of Jesus’ name, Edward Perronet
- All People That on Earth Do Dwell All people that on earth do dwell, William Kethe
- All the Way My Saviour Leads Me All the way my Saviour leads me; Fanny J. Crosby
- Amazing Grace Amazing grace! how sweet the sound, John Newton
- Angels from the Realms of Glory Angels, from the realms of glory, James Montgomery
- At the Cross Alas! and did my Savior bleed? Isaac Watts; refrain by Ralph E. Hudson
- Away in a Manger Away in a manger, Anonymous
B
- Beneath the Cross of Jesus Beneath the cross of Jesus Elizabeth C. Clephane
- Blessed Assurance Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! Fanny J. Crosby
- Blest Be the Tie That Binds Blest be the tie that binds John Fawcett
- Breathe on Me, Breath of God Breathe on me, Breath of God, Edwin Hatch
C
- Christ Arose Low in the grave he lay— Robert Lowry
- Christ the Lord Is Risen Today Christ, the Lord, is ris’n today; Hallelujah! Charles Wesley
- Come, Thou Almighty King Come, thou Almighty King! Anonymous
- Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing Come, thou Fount of ev’ry blessing, Robert Robinson
- Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy Come, ye sinners, poor and needy, Joseph Hart
- Come, Ye Thankful People, Come Come, ye thankful people, come, Henry Alford
- Count Your Blessings When upon life’s billows you are tempest tossed, Johnson Oatman Jr.
- Crown Him with Many Crowns Crown him with many crowns, Matthew Bridges
D
- Doxology Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Thomas Ken
F
- Fairest Lord Jesus Fairest Lord Jesus, Anonymous (German, 1677) , translated by Anonymous
- For the Beauty of the Earth For the beauty of the earth, Folliott S. Pierpoint
G
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen God rest you merry, Gentlemen! Traditional English carol
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah Guide me, oh thou great Jehovah, William Williams , translated by Peter Williams and William Williams
H
- Hark! the Herald Angels Sing Hark! the herald angels sing, Charles Wesley
- Have Thine Own Way, Lord Have thine own way, Lord! Adelaide A. Pollard
- He Leadeth Me He leadeth me! oh! blessed tho’t, Joseph H. Gilmore
- Higher Ground I’m pressing on the upward way, Johnson Oatman Jr.
- Holy God, We Praise Thy Name Holy God, we praise Thy Name, Ignaz Franz (attributed) , translated by Clarence A. Walworth
- Holy, Holy, Holy Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty Reginald Heber
- How Firm a Foundation How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord, “K.” in John Rippon’s Selection of Hymns
I
- I Am Thine, O Lord I am thine, O Lord, I have heard thy voice, Fanny J. Crosby
- I Love to Tell the Story I love to tell the story Katherine Hankey
- I Need Thee Every Hour I need thee ev’ry hour, Annie S. Hawks
- I Surrender All All to Jesus I surrender, Judson W. Van DeVenter
- In the Garden I come to the garden alone, C. Austin Miles
- It Came upon the Midnight Clear It came upon the midnight clear, Edmund H. Sears
- It Is Well with My Soul When peace, like a river, attendeth my way, Horatio G. Spafford
J
- Jesus Is All the World to Me Jesus is all the world to me, Will L. Thompson
- Jesus Loves Me Jesus loves me! this I know, Anna B. Warner
- Jesus Paid It All I hear the Savior say, Elvina M. Hall
- Jesus Saves We have heard the joyful sound, Priscilla J. Owens
- Jesus Shall Reign Jesus shall reign where’er the sun Isaac Watts
- Jesus, Lover of My Soul Jesus, Lover of my soul, Charles Wesley
- Joy to the World Joy to the world! the Lord is come: Isaac Watts
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee Joyful, joyful, we adore thee, Henry van Dyke
- Just As I Am Just as I am, without one plea, Charlotte Elliott
L
- Lead On, O King Eternal Lead on, O King Eternal, Ernest W. Shurtleff
- Leaning on the Everlasting Arms What a fellowship, what a joy divine, Elisha A. Hoffman and Anthony J. Showalter
- Like a River Glorious Like a river glorious is God’s perfect peace, Frances R. Havergal
- Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Love divine, all love excelling, Charles Wesley
M
- Man of Sorrows “Man of sorrows,” what a name Philip P. Bliss
- My Jesus, I Love Thee My Jesus, I love thee, I know thou art mine, William R. Featherston
N
- Near the Cross Jesus, keep me near the cross Fanny J. Crosby
- Nearer, My God, to Thee Nearer, my God, to thee, Sarah F. Adams
- No, Not One There’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus, Johnson Oatman Jr.
- Now Thank We All Our God Now thank we all our God Martin Rinkart , translated by Catherine Winkworth
O
- O Come, All Ye Faithful Oh come, all ye faithful, John Francis Wade (attributed) , translated by Frederick Oakeley
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel O come, O come, Emmanuel, Anonymous (Latin) , translated by John M. Neale
- O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Oh, for a thousand tongues, to sing Charles Wesley
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past O God! our help in ages past, Isaac Watts
- O Little Town of Bethlehem O little town of Bethlehem, Phillips Brooks
- O Sacred Head, Now Wounded O sacred head, now wounded! Paul Gerhardt, from a medieval Latin poem , translated by James W. Alexander
- Onward, Christian Soldiers Onward, Christian soldiers, Sabine Baring-Gould
P
- Pass Me Not, O Gentle Saviour Pass me not, O gentle Saviour, Fanny J. Crosby
- Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven Praise, my soul, the King of heaven, Henry F. Lyte
R
- Rescue the Perishing Rescue the perishing, Fanny J. Crosby
- Revive Us Again We praise thee, O God! for the Son of thy love, William P. Mackay
- Rock of Ages Rock of Ages, cleft for me, Augustus M. Toplady
S
- Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us Saviour, like a shepherd lead us, Dorothy A. Thrupp
- Saviour, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise Savior, again to thy dear name we raise John Ellerton
- Shall We Gather at the River Shall we gather at the river Robert Lowry
- Since Jesus Came into My Heart What a wonderful change in my life has been wrought Rufus H. McDaniel
- Softly and Tenderly Softly and tenderly Jesus is calling, Will L. Thompson
- Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart Spirit of God, descend upon my heart; George Croly
- Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus Stand up, stand up for Jesus, George Duffield Jr.
- Standing on the Promises Standing on the promises of Christ my King, R. Kelso Carter
- Sunshine in My Soul There is sunshine in my soul to-day, Eliza E. Hewitt
- Sweet Hour of Prayer Sweet hour of prayer! sweet hour of prayer! William W. Walford
T
- Take My Life, and Let It Be Take my life, and let it be Frances R. Havergal
- Tell Me the Old, Old Story Tell me the old, old story Katherine Hankey
- The Church’s One Foundation The Church’s one foundation Samuel J. Stone
- The First Noel The first Nowell the Angel did say Traditional English carol
- The Old Rugged Cross On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, George Bennard
- The Solid Rock My hope is built on nothing less Edward Mote
- There Is a Fountain There is a fountain filled with blood, William Cowper
- There Is Power in the Blood Would you be free from your burden of sin? Lewis E. Jones
- This Is My Father’s World This is my Father’s world, Maltbie D. Babcock
- Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne Thou didst leave thy throne and thy kingly crown, Emily E. S. Elliott
- To God Be the Glory To God be the glory! great things He hath done: Fanny J. Crosby
- Trust and Obey When we walk with the Lord John H. Sammis
U
- Under His Wings Under His wings I am safely abiding; William O. Cushing
W
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus What a Friend we have in Jesus, Joseph M. Scriven
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross When I survey the wondrous cross, Isaac Watts
- Whiter Than Snow Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole; James L. Nicholson
- Wonderful Words of Life Sing them over again to me, Philip P. Bliss
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Where the words come from
Each text was copied from a scanned hymnal published in 1930 or earlier, and the hymn's page links to the scan. Words published after that may still be under copyright, so they are not here, and the library holds the words alone, without the music.