Extras

Hymns

A selection of Christian verse by modern masters such as Charles Wesley and Isaac Watts, and from the ancient liturgies of East and West.

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I’ll Praise My Maker While I’ve Breath

A summary in rhyming verse of Psalm 146, one of two psalms sung at every communion service in the East.

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O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing

A song of praise celebrating God’s redemption of man through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

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What a Friend We Have in Jesus

A hymn that develops the exhortation of St Paul, that we should ‘pray without ceasing’.

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Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

A hymn about the temple of the Christian heart, where the Wisdom of God makes his humble dwelling.

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And Can It Be?

A hymn about free grace, based on St Peter’s release from prison by the hand of an angel.

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Tell Me the Old, Old Story

A hymn about the enduring freshness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.