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  • All creatures of our God and King (Lasst uns erfreuen) Tune: Lasst uns erfreuen Meter: 88 44 88 and Alleluias Style: Lutheran Chorale Church Year: General | Church Year: Trinity Composer: Unknown from Hymnal: Geistliche Kirchengesang, Cologne (1623) Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) Lyricist: William Henry Draper (1855 – 1933) based on the “Cantico di Frate Sole” of St Francis of Assisi (1182 – 1226) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public ...
  • All hail the power of Jesus’ name (Miles Lane – 6 Verses) – Brass Band By special request of Rev’d Dr Jules Gomes BA BD MTh PhD (Cantab), Pastor St Augustine’s Church, Douglas, Isle of Man Tune: Miles Lane Meter: 86 86 with Repeat Style: Classical Composer: William Shrubsole (1760 – 1806) Arrangement: Copyright © 2017 Richard M S Irwin (b. 1955) Lyricist: Edward Perronet (1726 – 1792) Church Year: General, Christ the King, Palm Sunday, Easter Music and Lyrics Copyright ...
  • All hail the power of Jesus’ name (Miles Lane – 6 Verses) – for Organ Hymn – All hail the power of Jesus’ name – Lyrics All hail the power of Jesus’ name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown Him, crown Him, crown Him Crown Him Lord of all. Crown him, you martyrs of our God, Who from his altar call; Praise Him whose way of pain ye trod, And crown Him, crown Him, ...
  • All people that on earth do dwell (Old Hundredth) Hymn – All people that on earth do dwell – Lyrics All people that on earth do dwell, Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice. Him serve with fear, His praise forth tell; Come ye before Him and rejoice. The Lord, ye know, is God indeed; Without our aid He did us make; We are His folk, He doth us feed, And for ...
  • All things bright and beautiful (Royal Oak) Tune 2: Royal Oak Composer: Unknown Style: Traditional English Meter: 76 76 and Refrain Lyricist: Cecil Frances Alexander, Mrs (1818 – 1895) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2013 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved. Hymn – All things bright and beautiful – Lyrics Refrain: All things bright and beautiful, All creatures great and small, All things wise and wonderful: ...
  • Alleluia, alleluia! Heaven’s gates are open wide (Dim ond Isesu) – Brass Band Recording Details Tune: Dim ond Isesu Verses: 5 Meter: 87 87 D Church Year: Ascension, Eastertide, General Composer: Robert Lowery (1826 – 1899) Lyricist: John Raphael Peacey (1896-1971) Music Copyright Public Domain. Arrangement Copyright © 2018 Richard M S Irwin. Performance Copyright ℗ 2018 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.
  • Alleluia, sing to Jesus (Hyfrydol) Tune: Hyfrydol Meter: 87 87 D Style: Victorian Hymn Church Year: General | Church Year: Ascension | Church Year: Trinity Composer: Rowland Huw Pritchard (1811 – 1887) Arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1995) based on arrangement by Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) Lyricist: William Chatterton Dix (1837 – 1898) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performances Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M ...
  • Almighty Father of all things that be (Chilton Foliat) Tune: Chilton Foliat Meter: 10 10 10 10 Style: Early 20th Century Composer: George Clement Martin (1844 – 1916) Lyricist: Ernest Edward Dugmore (1843 – 1925) Church Year: General Music and Lyrics Public Domain. Performance Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M S Irwin, Certain rights reserved. Almighty Father of all things that be – Lyrics Almighty Father of all things that be, our life, our work ...
  • Among us and before us (Gatehouse) Tune: Gatehouse Meter: 10 10 10 10 Style: Popular Church Year: General | Church Year: Pentecost Composer: John L. Bell (b. 1949) and Composer: Graham Maule (b. 1958) Lyricist: John L. Bell (b. 1949) and Lyricist: Graham Maule (b. 1958) Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1989 WGRG
  • And can it be (Sagina 5 Verses) – Organ See alas And can it be (Sabina 5 verses) – Brass Band Hymn – And can it be – Lyrics And can it be that I should gain An interest in the Saviour’s blood? Died He for me, who caused His pain— For me, who Him to death pursued? Amazing love! How can it be, That Thou, my God, shouldst die for ...
  • And did those feet in ancient times (Jerusalem – 2 Verses) – for Orchestra Also see version for Organ Tune: Jerusalem Meter: DLM Style: Early 20th Century Church Year: Remembrance Sunday, Church Year: Weddings Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848 – 1918) Lyricist: William Blake (1757 – 1827) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2012 Richard M S Irwin Certain rights reserved. Recordings Hymn – And did those feet in ancient time – Lyrics And did those feet ...
  • Angel-voices ever singing (Angel-Voices) Hymn – Angel-Voices ever singing – Lyrics Angel voices, ever singing, round Thy throne of light, Angel harps, forever ringing, rest not day or night; Thousands only live to bless Thee, and confess Thee Lord of might. Thou Who art beyond the farthest mortal eye can scan, Can it be that Thou regardest songs of sinful man? Can we feel that ...
  • Are you washed in the blood (Washed in the blood) – Organ Lyrics 1. Have you been to Jesus for the cleansing power? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Are you fully trusting in His grace this hour? Are you washed in the blood of the Lamb? Are you washed in the blood, In the soul cleansing blood of the Lamb? Are your garments spotless? Are they white as snow? Are you washed ...
  • Arise and greet the Lord of light (Repton) Tune: Repton Meter: 86 88 6 Church Year: General | Church Year: Candlemas Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848 – 1918) Lyricist: Michael Forster (b.1946) Music Copyright Public Domain. Lyrics Copyright © 1993 Kevin Mayhew Ltd Performance Copyright ℗ 2014 Richard M S Irwin Certain rights reserved.
  • As pants the hart for cooling streams (Martyrdom) Tune: Martyrdom Meter: CM Church Year: General Composer: Hugh Wilson (1766 – 1824) Lyricist: Psalm 42 in Hymnal: New Version Publisher: Tate and Brady (1696) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain. Performance Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved. You can download the free MP3 recording for use in Worship by clicking on the Download arrow next to the ...
  • At the name of Jesus (Camberwell) Tune: Camberwell Meter: 65 65 D Style: Mid 20th Century Church Year: General, Ascension Composer: John Michael Brierley (b. 1932) Lyricist: Caroline Maria Noel (1817 – 1877) Music Copyright Josef Weinberger Ltd. Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2014 Richard M S Irwin All rights reserved. Extract Hymn – At the name of Jesus  -Lyrics At the name of Jesus Every knee shall bow, Every tongue confess him King ...
  • Awake my Soul (I have a house and land in Kent) Tune: I have House and Land in Kent Meter: 88 78 78 Style: Early Stuart Composer: Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1582 – 1635) arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955) Lyricist: Brian L. Penney Church Year: Epiphany Church Year: General Music Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.You can download the free MP3 Hymns – Awake My ...
  • Awake my soul, and with the sun (Morning Hymn) Tune: Morning Hymn Meter: LM Style: Classical Composer: François-Hippolyte Barthélemon (1741 – 1808) Lyricist: Thomas Ken (1637 – 1711) Church Year: General Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved. Hymn Lyrics: Awake my soul, and with the sun Part I Awake, my soul, and with the sun thy daily stage of duty run; shake off dull sloth, ...
  • Be bold be strong (Be Bold) Tune: Be bold Meter: Irregular Style: Late 20th Century Style: Rock Church Year: General | Church Year: Trinity Composer: Morris H. Chapman (b. 1940) arranger: Andy Silver Lyricist: Morris H. Chapman (b. 1940) Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1983 Word Music (UK) Ltd Administered by: CopyCare P.O. Box 77, Hailsham BN27 3EF UK [email protected] Performance Copyright ℗ 2015 Richard M S Irwin. ...
  • Be still and know that I am God Tune: Be still and know Meter: 8 8 8 Style: Contemplative Composer: Unknown arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955) Lyricist: Unknown based on Psalm 46. Church Year: General Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright © 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved. You can download the free MP3 recording of A man there lived in Galilee for use in ...
  • Be still, my soul (Finlandia) Tune: Finlandia Meter: 10 10 10 10 10 10 Style: Traditional Finnish Composer: Jean Sibelius (1865 – 1957) Lyricist: Katharina Amalia Dorothea Von Schlegal (b. 1697) Translator: Jane L. Borthwick (1813-1897) Church Year: General Music Copyright © Breitkopf and Härtel Lyrics Copyright Public Domain. Performance Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved. Extract Be still, my soul – Lyrics Be still, my soul; the Lord ...
  • Be thou my guardian and guide (Abridge) Tune: Abridge Meter: CM Style: Classical Church Year: General | Church Year: Trinity Composer: Isaac Smith (1734 – 1805) Lyricist: Isaac Williams (1802-1865) in Hymns on the Catechism 1842 Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain. Performance Copyright © 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.   https://www.youtube.com/embed/CDiE6oO-vzg Hymn – Be Thou my guardian and my guide – Lyrics Be Thou my Guardian and my guide; And ...
  • Bind us together Lord (Bind us together) Tune: Bind us together Style: Popular Church Year: General, Pentecost, Weddings Composer: Bob Gillman Lyricist: Bob Gillman Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1977 Thankyou Music [email protected] Recordings   https://www.youtube.com/embed/yLfuomE-PYo
  • Blessed Assurance Hymn – Blessed Assurance – Lyrics Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine! O what a foretaste of glory divine! Heir of salvation, purchase of God, Born of his Spirit, washed in His blood.Refrain: This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the day long; This is my story, this is my song, Praising my Saviour all the ...
  • Blest are the pure in heart (Franconia) Tune: Franconia Meter: SM Style: Classical Church Year: General Composer: Unknown adapted by original hymn arranger: William Henry Havergal (1793 – 1870) from Harmonischer Liederschatz Lyricist: John Keble (1792 – 1866) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain. Performances Copyright © 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved Recordings Hymn – Blest are the pure in heart – Lyrics Blest are the pure in heart, For ...
  • Breathe on me breath of God (Carlisle) Breathe on me, Breath of God Lyrics Breathe on me, Breath of God, fill me with life anew, that I may love what thou dost love, and do what thou wouldst do. Breathe on me, Breath of God, until my heart is pure, until with thee I will one will, to do and to endure. Breathe on me, Breath of God, till I am wholly ...
  • Brother, sister, let me serve you (The Servant Song) Tune: The servant song Meter: SM Style: Popular Composer and Lyricist: Richard Gillard Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1977 Scripture in Song/Maranatha!Music Administered by: CopyCare P.O. Box 77, Hailsham BN27 3EF UK [email protected] Performance ℗ 2014 Richard M S Irwin. All Rights Reserved Recording – Extract
  • Come down, O love Divine (Down Ampey) Tune: Down Ampney Meter: 66 11 D Style: Traditional English Composer: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) Lyricist: Bianco da Siena (d. 1434) Translator: Richard Frederick Littledale (1833 – 1890) Church Year: Pentecost / Church Year: General / Church Year: Weddings Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performances Copyright © 2009 and 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved Recordings Hymn – Come down, ...
  • Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem (Neander – Unser Herrscher) Tune: Neander (Unser Herrscher) Meter: 87 87 87 Style: Traditional German Church Year: General | Church Year: Ascension Composer: Joachim Neander (1640 – 1680) Lyricist: John Hupton (1762 – 1849) and Lyricist: John Mason Neale (1818 – 1866) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2017 Richard M S Irwin, Certain rights reserved. You can download the free MP3 recording for ...
  • Dear Lord and Father of mankind (Repton) Tune: Repton Meter: 86 88 6 Church Year: Lent Church Year: General Style: Victorian Hymn Composer: Charles Hubert Hastings Parry (1848 – 1918) Lyricist: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807 – 1892) Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M S Irwin, Certain rights reserved. Recording   Dear Lord and Father of Mankind Lyrics Dear Lord and Father of mankind, forgive our foolish ways; reclothe us ...
  • Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round (Gibbons Song 1) Lyrics Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round of circling planets singing on their way; guide of the nations from the night profound into the glory of the perfect day; rule in our hearts, that we may ever be guided and strengthened and upheld by thee. We are of thee, the children of thy love, the brothers of thy well-belovèd Son; descend, O Holy Spirit, ...
  • Father, hear the prayer we offer (Sussex – 4 Verses) -Organ Hymn – Father, hear the prayer we offer – Lyrics Father, hear the prayer we offer: Not for ease that prayer shall be, But for strength that we may ever Live our lives courageously. Not for ever in green pastures Do we ask our way to be; But the steep and rugged pathway May we tread rejoicingly. Not for ever by still waters Would we ...
  • Father, hear the prayer we offer (Sussex) Tune: Sussex Meter: 87 87 Style: Traditional English Composer: Unknown adapted by arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) Lyricist: Love Maria Whitcomb Willis (1824 – 1908) Church Year: General Music and Lyrics Copyright Public Domain Performance Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M S Irwin, Certain rights reserved. You can download the free MP3 recording for use in Worship by clicking on the Download ...
  • Fight the good fight (Duke Street) Hymn – Fight the good fight – Lyrics 1. Fight the good fight with all thy might. Christ is thy strength and Christ thy right. Lay hold on life, and it shall be thy joy and crown eternally. 2. Run the straight race through God’s good grace; lift up thine eyes, and seek Christ’s face. Life with its way before us lies; Christ ...
  • For the healing of the nations (Picardy) Lyrics Recording Details Tune: Picardy Meter: 87 87 87 Style: Traditional French Composer: Unknown Lyricist: Fred Kaan (b. 1929) Church Year: General Music Copyright Public Domain Lyrics Copyright Stainer & Bell Ltd Performance Copyright © 2009 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.
  • From heaven you came Tune: From heaven you came Meter: Worshipfully Style: Mid 20th Century Church Year: General Composer: Graham Kendrick arranger: Richard Mark Stephen Irwin (b. 1955) Lyricist: Graham Kendrick Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1983 Thankyou Music [email protected] Performance Copyright © 2008 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved. We apologise but the owners of the copyright to this hymn with not allow us to ...
  • Give me joy in my heart (Sing hosanna) Hymn – Give me joy in my heart – Lyrics Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising, Give me joy in my heart, I pray, Give me joy in my heart, keep me praising, Keep me praising ’til the break of day. Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, Sing hosanna to the King of kings! Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, Sing hosanna to the ...
  • Give us wings of faith (Song 67 – 5 Verses) Hymn – Give us wings of faith – Lyrics 1. Give us the wings of faith to rise within the veil, and see the saints above, how great their joys, how bright their glories be. 2. Once they were mourning here below, their couch was wet with tears; they wrestled hard, as we do now, with sins and doubts and fears. 3. We ask them ...
  • Glory to God (Woodlands) Recording – Extract Music copyright expires: 2019.  Details Tune: Woodlands Style: 20th Century Composer: Walter Greatorex (1877 – 1949) Lyricist: Frederick Edwin Le Grice (1911 – 1992) Church Year: General, Communion Music Copyright  Oxford University Press (expires 2019) Lyrics Copyright © 1991 Kevin Mayhew Ltd Performances Copyright ℗ 2016 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.
  • God forgave my sin (Freely freely) Tune: Freely freely Style: Popular Church Year: General | Church Year: Ascension | Church Year: Trinity Composer: Carol Owens Lyricist: Carol Owens Music and Lyrics Copyright © 1974 Bud John Songs/Alliance Media Ltd Administered by: CopyCare P.O. Box 77, Hailsham BN27 3EF UK [email protected] Performance Copyright © 2008 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved. You can download the free MP3 recording ...
  • God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name (Freely, Freely) Hymn – God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name – Lyrics God forgave my sin in Jesus’ name I’ve been born again in Jesus’ name And in Jesus’ name I come to you To share His love as He told me to He said: ‘Freely, freely, you have received Freely, freely give Go in My name, and because you believe Others will know ...
  • God is here! As we His people (Bethany – Smart) Hymn – God is here! As we His people – Lyrics God is here! As we his people meet to offer praise and prayer, may we find in fuller measure what it is in Christ we share: Here, as in the world around us, all our varied skills and arts wait the coming of His Spirit into open minds and hearts Here are symbols ...
  • God is love: His the care (Personent hodie – Theodoric) Hymn – God is love: His the care – Lyrics God is love: His the care, Tending each, everywhere. God is love, all is there! Jesus came to show him, That mankind might know Him! Refrain Sing aloud, loud, loud! Sing aloud, loud, loud! God is good! God is truth! God is beauty! Praise Him! None can see God above; We can share life and love; Thus may we Godward ...
  • God is working his purpose out (Benson) – Orchestra Hymn – God is working His purpose out – Lyrics God is working His purpose out As year succeeds to year; God is working his purpose out, And the time is drawing near; Nearer and nearer draws the time, The time that shall surely be, When the earth shall be filled With the glory of God As the waters cover the sea. From utmost east ...
  • God moves in a mysterious way (New London) Hymn – God moves in a mysterious way – Lyrics God moves in a mysterious way His wonders to perform; He plants His footsteps in the sea And rides upon the storm. Deep in unfathomable mines Of never failing skill, He treasures up His bright designs; And works His sovereign will. Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take; The clouds ye so much dread Are big with ...
  • God of freedom (Rhuddlan) Lyrics Details Tune: Rhuddlan Meter: 87 87 87 Style: Traditional Welsh Church Year: General, Trinity Composer: Unknown traditional Welsh melody from Musical Relicks of Welsh Bards (1800)  Lyricist: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Music Copyright Public Domain Lyrics Copyright © 1992 Hope Publishing [email protected] Performance Copyright ℗ 2018 Richard M S Irwin. Certain rights reserved.  
  • God of mercy, God of grace (Heathlands) Hymn – God of mercy, God of grace – Lyrics God of mercy, God of grace, Show the brightness of Thy face; Shine upon us, Saviour, shine, Fill Thy Church with light divine, And Thy saving health extend, Unto earth’s remotest end. Let the people praise Thee, Lord! Be by all that live adored; Let the nations shout and sing Glory to their Saviour King, At ...
  • God sent his son for all mankind (Tannernbaun – Sing Glory Alleluia) Hymn – God sent his son for all mankind – Lyrics God sent His Son for all mankind, Sing glory, alleluia! To save the lost, the lame and blind; Sing glory, alleluia! To reconcile them through His birth, to rescue all the sons of earth. We praise the everlasting Word, Sing glory, alleluia! Peace and forgiveness is our plea; Sing glory, alleluia! From sin’s cruel grip ...
  • God the Father of Creation (Rhuddlan) Tune: Rhuddlan Meter: 87 87 Style: Traditional Welsh Composer: Unknown from Hymnal: Musical Relicks of Welsh Bards (1800) Lyricist: Iain D. Cunningham (b. 1954) Church Year: General Music Copyright Public Domain Lyrics Copyright Iain D. Cunningham © 2010 based on Psalm 42 Performance Copyright © 2012 Richard M S Irwin.Certain rights reserved. You can download the free MP3 recording for use in Worship by ...
  • Guide me, O thou great redeemer (Cwm Rhondda) Video https://www.youtube.com/embed/4tjY5-wbwo4 Hymn- Guide me, O thou great redeemer – Lyrics Guide me, O thou great redeemer, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty, Hold me with thy powerful hand; Bread of heaven, bread of heaven Feed me till I want no more; Feed me till I want no more. Open now the crystal fountain Whence the healing stream doth flow; Let ...

Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round (Gibbons Song 1)

Lyrics Eternal Ruler of the ceaseless round of circling planets singing on their way; guide of the nations from the night profound into the glory…

Make me a channel of your peace (Channel of peace)

Hymn – Make me a channel of your peace – Lyrics Lyrics Copyright © 1967 OCP Publications, Permission being sought to publish. Recording …

Jesus shall reign where’er the sun (Truro) – Orchestra

Hymn- Jesus shall reign where’er the sun – Lyrics Jesus shall reign where’er the sun Does his successive journeys run; His kingdom stretch from shore…

Jesus’ love is very wonderful (Jesus’ love) – 2 Verse

Jesus’ love is very wonderful – Lyrics Refrain Jesus’ love is very wonderful Jesus’ love is very wonderful, Jesus’ love is very wonderful, Oh, wonderful…