My Top “100” Congregational Hymns
Compiled is my top 100 Hymns (actually, I couldn’t stop, so ended up with 113). In an effort to be relevant, most of them are from the Hymn Book we currently use at our church, Living Hymns. I put a star beside my all time most favorite hymns. These are not my favorites because of sentimentality or familiarity (although most are very familiar), but they are my favorite because the doctrine is correct, the theology is rich, and the music is glorifying to God. Granted, some have more depth than others and some are my favorites because they have touched my heart deeply at some point in my life. But it is my persuasion, that to know these 113 hymns (all the verses) would greatly enrich private and corporate worship of God’s church.
There are more hymns that are wonderful, many of them found in a variety of hymn books. I compiled this list for our church, so obviously, I chose hymns found within the book that we use in our gathered worship. What are you favorite hymns and why?
| My Faith Has Found a Resting Place 1
Come Thou Almighty King 2 Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee 8 Holy, Holy, Holy! 9 O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing 10 O Worship the King 11 Crown Him With Many Crowns 13 Arise, My Soul, Arise! 14 *Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise 16 All Hail the Power 18 The Church’s One Foundation 22 *Come Thou Fount 26 I Sing the Mighty Power of God 32 *A Mighty Fortress Is Our God 33 Be Thou Exalted 44 Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah 45 To God Be the Glory 52 I Will Praise Him 59 Glory to His Name 63 O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go 67 Praise Him! Praise Him! 68 Fairest Lord Jesus 72 O Magnify the Lord With Me 79 Praise to the Lord, The Almighty 82 Come, Christians, Join to Sing 90 Thy Work Alone, My Savior 92 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 103 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing 106 God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen 113 What Child Is This? 118 At the Cross 129 *When I Survey the Wondrous Cross 130 The Old Rugged Cross 132 Alas, and Did My Savior Bleed 134 (Wilson) In the Cross of Christ I Glory 152 All the Way My Savior Leads Me 407 Hiding in Thee 416 *It Is Well With My Soul 417 Faith Is the Victory 418 Yesterday, Today, Forever 422 The Solid Rock 423 Jesus, Lover of My Soul 424 My Faith Looks Up to Thee 425 Abide With Me 440 My Savior’s Love 448 Only One Life 460 More About Jesus 482 Jesus Calls Us 498 I Am Resolved 517 I Know Whom I Have Believed 531 Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus 546 All Your Anxiety 567 Be Still, My Soul 570 *God Moves in a Mysterious Way 577 Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands 600 How Firm a Foundation 601 Take My Life, and Let It Be 611 Soldiers of Christ, Arise 631 Go Ye Into All the World 650 My Jesus, I Love Thee 666 Sweet By and By 690 Saved By Grace 691 How Great Thou Art 801 Because He Lives 805 Victory In Jesus 812 *Wonderful Grace of Jesus 814 Great Is Thy Faithfulness 818 Grace Greater Than Our Sin 821 – Be Thou My Vision Brethren, We Have Met to Worship Speak O Lord (Getty) *In Christ Alone (Getty) Bow the Knee (Hamilton) Come People of the Risen King *O Church Arise Come Ye Sinners *Before the Throne of God Above |
At Calvary 155
He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions 165 *No Blood, No Altar Now 167 I Know a Fount 174 There Is a Fountain 175 Christ the Lord Is Risen Today 179 Rock of Ages 183 Hallelujah, What a Savior 184 Jesus Paid It All 185 *And Can It Be 186 *Amazing Grace 187 Rejoice, the Lord is King 190 Christ Returneth! 204 Sweet Hour of Prayer 220 Take Time to Be Holy 223 More Love to Thee 233 Nearer, My God, to Thee 236 *Jesus, I Am Resting, Resting 286 O God, Our Help in Ages Past 287 *Higher Ground 291 Not I, But Christ 298 *Complete in Thee 306 (different Tune-Nyce) Nearer, Still Nearer 315 What a Friend We Have in Jesus 317 Only a Sinner 342 Satisfied 344 A New Name in Glory 349 My Hope Is in the Lord 352 A Child of the King 365 *Once for All! 372 Jesus Saves 380 Revive Us Again 386 When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder 396 Like a River Glorious 402 God Leads Us Along 406 |
I like this list. Do you have the Getty songs printed for your congregation? I know they’re not in _Living Hymns_. I’ve never heard “Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands” or “Thy Work Alone, My Savior.” Are they also in _Living Hymns_?
We put the Getty songs on the wall, but also have copies printed with music for those interested. “Amidst us our Beloved Stands” is in Living Hymns and it is written by Charles Spurgeon, “Thy Work Alone, My Savior” is also in Living Hymns and is I think written by Horatius Bonar. The tunes are of these two are not my favorite parts, but you cannot beat the lyrics in these two hymns. There are other private worship songs I enjoy, but these are my favorite for the congregation.
Loved the new hymn given last Sunday, what was it called and where do we find it?
The new hymn the choir sang and taught the congregation is “See What a Morning” or also titled “Resurrection Hymn” It is written by Keith Getty and is fairly recently written (been around for a few years). If you want, I can email you a copy of it with the music. The other song that was newer was “Come People of the Risen King” also written by Getty. I have their digital hymnbook and so have access to the songs.
Greetings from Wordwise Hymns. You’ve compiled a great list, including many fine hymns. (And I see you’re using the new edition of Living Hymns, that has increased the number of songs from 802 to 885.)
I’d probably have included a few more hymns, such as: Rescue the Perishing (671), Take the Name of Jesus with You (705), At Even, When the Sun Was Set (707), Jesus Loves Even Me (720), and All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (800).
There are lots more to choose from. But in any event, well done! Enjoyed scanning your list. God bless.