Our Church’s Core Musical Canon

The following songs (about 250 in total) make up our church’s core musical canon. They are roughly organized by when they are most likely to be sung in the service. “OGRP” stands for Our Great Redeemer’s Praise (our church’s hymnal). “SB” stands for “Service Book,” a booklet that we printed specially for our church with the liturgy and supplementary songs. Some songs are listed more than once if they are commonly sung at several places in the liturgy.

Note: This is a work in progress, subject to change. Some songs are still uncategorized. Some new songs will be added. Some old ones will likely be removed.

Call to Worship

1. Here I Am to Worship (SB 25)
2. We Have Come Into His House (SB 26) → Let’s Just Praise the Lord (SB 26) → Bless His Holy Name (SB 26/OGRP 80)
3. Bless the Lord, O My Soul (SB 27/OGRP 65)
4. O Worship the King (11)
5. Psalm 100/All People That on Earth Do Dwell (OGRP 662) — tune is Old 100th (Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow)
6. O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (OGRP 1)
7. Let All the People Praise Thee (OGRP 77)
8. Psalm 150/Praise the Lord! (OGRP 666) — tune is Azmon (O For a Thousand Tongues)
9. Blessed Be the Name (OGRP 67)
10. This Is The Day (SB 29) → He Has Made Me Glad (SB 29) → We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise (SB 29)
11. His Name Is Wonderful (SB 30)
12. Come, Thou Almighty King (OGRP 27)
13. All Creatures of Our God and King (OGRP 34)
14. A Mighty Fortress is Our God (OGRP 35)
15. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing (OGRP 37)
16. Come, Holy Spirit (SB 32/OGRP 307) → Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome (SB 32) → Spirit of the Living God (SB 32)
17. Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus (OGRP 670) — especially during Epiphany
18. O Come, Let Us Adore Him (OGRP 143) — refrain only; “We’ll give him all the glory…” etc.

Kyrie, Trisagion, Gloria Patri

1. Gloria Patri (OGRP 667)
2. More coming soon

Song of Praise

1. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (OGRP 3)
2. We Fall Down (SB 31)
3. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (OGRP 7)
4. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee (8)
5. How Great Is Our God (OGRP 31)
6. How Great Thou Art (OGRP 32)
7. Awesome God (SB 59)
8. What a Mighty God We Serve (SB 59)
9. Glorify Thy Name (SB 28) → Lord, Be Glorified (SB 28) → Thou Art Worthy (SB 28)
10. Father, In Whom We Live (OGRP 25) — to the tune Diademata (Crown Him With Many Crowns)
11. Praise Him! Praise Him! (OGRP 148)
12. I Will Praise Him! (OGRP 542)
13. To God Be the Glory (OGRP 531)
14. Ancient of Days (SB 43) — need to learn
15. Behold Our God (SB 44) — need to learn
16. Uncreated One (OGRP 21)
17. Majesty (SB 30/OGRP 63)
18. All Hail King Jesus (SB 30)
19. I Sing Praises (SB 31)

Before the Scriptures

1. Speak, O Lord (OGRP 432)
2. Thy Word (SB 28)
3. How Firm a Foundation (46)

Psalms

1. Psalm 1/Blessed Is the One (OGRP 653) — tune is Ode to Joy (Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee); can also be sung to Nettleton (Come, Thou Fount)
2. Psalm 2/Why Do the Nations Rage (OGRP 654) — tune is Aurelia (The Church’s One Foundation)
3. Psalm 8/Lord, Our Lord, Majestic Is Your Name (OGRP 655) — unfamiliar tune to many; sing instead to Ode to Joy (Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee) or Nettleton (Come, Thou Fount)
4. Psalm 13/How Long, Lord, Will You Forget Me? (OGRP 656) — same tune as Come, Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy
5. Psalm 23/The Lord’s My Shepherd (OGRP 657) — can also be sung to New Britain (Amazing Grace)
6. Psalm 46/God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength (OGRP 659) — tune is St. Anne (O God, Our Help in Ages Past)
7. Psalm 51/God Be Merciful to Me (OGRP 660) — tune is Redhead (Go to Dark Gethsemane)
8. Psalm 84/How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place (OGRP 661) — tune is Ellacombe (Hosanna, Loud Hosanna)
9. Psalm 100/All People That on Earth Do Dwell (OGRP 662) — tune is Old 100th (Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow)
10. Psalm 110/The Lord Says to My Lord (OGRP 663) — tune is St. Anne (O God, Our Help in Ages Past)
11. Psalm 121/Unto the Hills I Lift Mine Eyes (OGRP 664) — unfamiliar tune; sing instead to the tune St. Anne (O God, Our Help in Ages Past)
12. Psalm 130/Out of the Depths I Cry to Thee (OGRP 665) — unfamiliar tune; sing instead to the tune New Britain (Amazing Grace)
13. Psalm 150/Praise the Lord! (OGRP 666) — tune is Azmon (O For a Thousand Tongues)

Response to Sermon

1. Trust and Obey (OGRP 334)
2. His Way with Thee (OGRP 522)
3. Take My Life and Let It Be Consecrated (OGRP 586)
4. All to Jesus I Surrender (OGRP 607)
5. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost (OGRP 613) — prayer of consecration; can be sung to the tune of Rock of Ages

The Creed

1. Apostles’ Creed by Emu Music (SB 38)

Before Congregational Prayer

1. I Must Tell Jesus

Invitation to the Lord’s Supper

1. The Communion Hymn (OGRP 415)
2. Jesus Strong and Kind (SB 34)
3. Softly and Tenderly (OGRP 504)
4. In Christ Alone (OGRP 106)
5. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (OGRP 221)
6. There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood (OGRP 486)
7. Are You Washed in the Blood? (OGRP 500)
8. Hallelujah! What a Savior (OGRP 503) — works especially well after the memorial acclamation
9. The Church’s One Foundation (OGRP 388)

Before or After Confession of Sin

1. Search Me, O God (OGRP 325)
2. Lord, Have Mercy (SB 57)
3. Psalm 51/God Be Merciful to Me (OGRP 660) — tune is Redhead (Go to Dark Gethsemane)

With the Absolution, Peace, or Sursum Corda

1. Arise, My Soul, Arise (OGRP 535)
2. His Mercy Is More (SB 37)
3. Jesus Paid It All (OGRP 557)
4. Blessed Assurance (OGRP 570)
5. The Lord Is My Salvation (OGRP 568)
6. And Can It Be (OGRP 569) — need to sing this more
7. The Power of the Cross (OGRP 237)
8. Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me (OGRP 242)
9. Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners (115)
10. It is Well (OGRP 344)
11. The Family of God (SB 60)

The Sanctus

1. Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty (OGRP 23)
2. Holy Forever (SB 40)
3. We Fall Down (SB 31)
4. Is He Worthy? (SB 54)
5. Holy Is His Name, Mary’s Magnificat (SB 49)

Prayer of Humble Access

1. Just as I Am, Without One Plea (OGRP 509)

After the Distribution of the Lord’s Supper

1. At the Lamb’s High Feast (SB 61)
2. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (OGRP 146) — “Bread of Heaven, you on earth our food and stay!”
3. To God Be the Glory (OGRP 531)
4. Give Thanks (SB 45)
5. For the Beauty of the Earth (82)

Doxology

1. Doxology/Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow (OGRP 682)

Before the Benediction and Sending

1. When We See Christ (SB 47)
2. Find Us Faithful (SB 34)
3. A Charge to Keep I Have (OGRP 456)
4. Facing a Task Unfinished (OGRP 453)
5. Onward, Christian Soldiers (OGRP 472)

Before Every Fellowship Meal

1. Be Present at Our Table, Lord (OGRP 443)

Not Yet Categorized

1. More Precious Than Silver (SB 31)
2. More of You (SB 32)
3. Seek Ye First (SB 33/OGRP 341)
4. I Will Serve Thee (SB 33)
5. Make Me a Servant (SB 33)
6. Goodness of God (SB 35)
7. God Is So Good (SB 36/OGRP 52) → Thank You Lord (SB 36) → I Love You Lord (SB 36)
8. He is Lord (SB 36/OGRP 268)
9. Sanctuary (SB 39)
10. Yes, Lord, Yes (SB 39)
11. Change My Heart, O God (SB 39)
12. Thank You Jesus for the Blood (SB 41)
13. He Will Hold Me Fast (SB 42)
14. There’s Something About That Name (SB 45/OGRP 134)
15. Something Beautiful (SB 45)
16. Christ the True and Better (SB 46)
17. Christ Our Hope in Life and Death (SB 48)
18. Wonderful (SB 50)
19. I Will Sing of the Mercies (SB 50/OGRP 57)
20. Yet Not I But Christ Through Me (SB 50)
21. Glorious Day (SB 58)
22. Gentle Shepherd (SB 60)
23. O God, Our Help in Ages Past (OGRP 15)
24. This Is My Father’s World (OGRP 19)
25. Great Is Thy Faithfulness (OGRP 44)
26. Be Thou My Vision (OGRP 49)
27. God of Our Fathers (OGRP 59)
28. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms (OGRP 61)
29. He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought (OGRP 73)
30. Love Lifted Me (OGRP 89)
31. O Love That Will Not Let Me Go (OGRP 92)
32. How Deep the Father’s Love for Us (OGRP 93)
33. The Love of God (OGRP 96)
34. Such Love (OGRP 98)
35. My Hope Is Built/Christ the Solid Rock (OGRP 102)
36. A Wonderful Savior Is Jesus My Lord (OGRP 112)
37. Fairest Lord Jesus (OGRP 113)
38. What a Friend We Have in Jesus (OGRP 116)
39. My Jesus, I Love Thee (OGRP 117)
40. Victory in Jesus (OGRP 119)
41. I Stand Amazed in the Presence (OGRP 122)
42. Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us (OGRP 130)
43. All That Thrills My Soul (OGRP 132)
44. I’d Rather Have Jesus (OGRP 140)
45. I Have Found a Friend in Jesus (OGRP 142)
46. All the Way My Savior Leads Me (OGRP 150)
47. O How I Love Jesus (OGRP 153)
48. ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus (OGRP 154)
49. Holiness unto the Lord (OGRP 319)
50. Day by Day (OGRP 331)
51. I Need Thee Every Hour (OGRP 340)
52. In the Garden (OGRP 342)
53. Nearer, My God, to Thee (OGRP 345)
54. Be Still, My Soul (OGRP 346)
55. I Know Why Holds Tomorrow (OGRP 365)
56. His Eye Is on the Sparrow (OGRP 38)
57. Through It All (OGRP 384)
58. Standing on the Promises (OGRP 434)
59. Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus (OGRP 477)
60. Power in the Blood (OGRP 487)
61. Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary (OGRP 494)
62. Redeemed (OGRP 530)
63. Hallelujah, I Am Free! (OGRP 543)
64. Glory to His Name (OGRP 551)
65. Since Jesus Came into My Heart (OGRP 552)
66. It Is Truly Wonderful (OGRP 554)
67. Jesus Saves! (OGRP 556)
68. At Calvary (OGRP 579)
69. He Touched Me (OGRP 578)
70. Marvelous Grace of Our Loving Lord/Grace Greater Than All Our Sin (OGRP 558)
71. Wonderful Grace of Jesus (OGRP 563)
72. Amazing Grace (OGRP 572)
73. My Chains Are Gone (OGRP 574)
74. All My Life-Long I Had Panted (OGRP 573)
75. My Worth Is Not in What I Own (OGRP 582)
76. I Am Thine, O Lord/Draw Me Nearer (OGRP 591)
77. I Have Decided to Follow Jesus (OGRP 603) — share hymn story and give context
78. All for Jesus (OGRP 606)
79. We Come, O Christ, to Thee (OGRP 109)
80. Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee (OGRP 127)
81. Day of Wrath, O Dreadful Day (OGRP 284)

Advent

1. Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending (OGRP 285) — first Sunday
2. Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (OGRP 283) — first Sunday
3. Soon and Very Soon (OGRP 629) — first Sunday
4. How Long, O Lord, How Long (SB 52)
5. Savior of the Nations Come (SB 53)
6. O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (OGRP 162)
7. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (OGRP 163)
8. Of the Father’s Love Begotten (OGRP 166)
9. Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (OGRP 169)
10. Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (OGRP 165) — third Sunday

Christmas Eve

1. O Holy Night (OGRP 200)
2. What Child Is This? (OGRP 179)
3. The First Noel (OGRP 188)
4. O Little Town of Bethlehem (OGRP 192)
5. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (OGRP 194)
6. Away in a Manger (OGRP 197)
7. Silent Night, Holy Night (OGRP 199)

Christmas

1. Angels from the Realms of Glory (OGRP 190) — call to worship
2. O Come, All You Unfaithful (SB 56) — call to worship
3. O Come, All Ye Faithful (OGRP 174) — call to worship
4. Angels We Have Heard on High
5. Joy Has Dawned (OGRP 196)
6. Joy to the World (OGRP 201)
7. Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (OGRP 180) — song of praise
8. Angels We Have Heard on High (OGRP 191) — song of praise
9. Go, Tell It on the Mountain (OGRP 203)

Epiphany

1. Thou, Whose Almighty Word (OGRP 28)
2. Songs of Thankfulness and Praise (OGRP 212) — have only sung a few times, still fairly unfamiliar to congregation
3. We Three Kings of Orient Are (OGRP 208)
4. As With Gladness Men of Old (OGRP 209)
5. Tell Me the Story of Jesus (OGRP 158)
6. Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (OGRP 165) — especially feast of the baptism of the Lord
7. Shine, Jesus, Shine (OGRP 217)

Transfiguration

1. O Wondrous Type, O Vision Fair (SB 62)
2. Swiftly Pass the Clouds of Glory (SB 63)

Lent

1. Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days (OGRP 223)
2. I Want a Principle Within (OGRP 313) — still fairly unfamiliar to congregation; need to sing this more
3. Take Time to Be Holy (OGRP 316)
4. O to Be Like Thee (OGRP 315)
5. Search Me, O God (OGRP 325)
6. Have Thine Own Way, Lord (OGRP 343)
7. Revive Us Again (OGRP 78)
8. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (OGRP 221)
9. Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed?/At the Cross (OGRP 564)
10. The Old Rugged Cross (OGRP 236)
11. The Power of the Cross (OGRP 237)

Palm Sunday

1. Hosanna, Loud Hosanna (OGRP 227)
2. All Glory, Laud, and Honor (OGRP 228)
3. Ride On! Ride On in Majesty (OGRP 229)

Good Friday

1. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded (OGRP 245)

Easter

1. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today (OGRP 251)
2. Low in the Grave He Lay (OGRP 252)
3. He Lives (OGRP 257)
4. Resurrection Hymn/See What a Morning (OGRP 260)
5. Christ is Risen from the Dead (OGRP 262)
6. Jesus Christ is Risen Today (OGRP 264) — sing to tune of Easter Hymn (OGRP 251)
7. Because He Lives (OGRP 265)
8. He Is Lord (SB 36/OGRP 268)
9. Living Hope (OGRP 560)

Ascension

1. Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (OGRP 269)
2. Before the Throne of God Above (OGRP 275)
3. Crown Him with Many Crowns (OGRP 278)
4. All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (OGRP 279)

Sunday Before Pentecost

1. Spirit of Faith, Come Down (OGRP 289)
2. Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart (OGRP 294)
3. Come, Holy Spirit (SB 32/OGRP 307) → Holy Spirit, Thou Art Welcome (SB 32) → Spirit of the Living God (SB 32)
4. Holy Spirit, Living Breath of God (OGRP 302)

Pentecost

1. Hail This Joyful Day’s Return, Pentecost (SB 64)
2. The Comforter Has Come (OGRP 295)
3. Gracious Spirit, Holy Ghost (OGRP 296) — we need to learn this

Thanksgiving

1. Count Your Blessings (OGRP 385)

All Saints’ Day

1. A Glorious Church (OGRP 397)
2. For All the Saints (OGRP 480)