This worship song was written in 1993 by the singer/songwriter, Graham Kendrick for the 25th anniversary of the charity Tearfund. The tune, “Angel Voices” was written at the same time for the dedication ceremony. This hymn was written in 1861 for the dedication of a new organ in a rural church in Lancashire by Reverend Francis Pott. Words: Charles Wesley Tune: Thomas Campbell The tune, “Sagina” was written by Thomas Campbell, of whom little is known other than that he published a set of 23 hymn tunes in 1823. This is one of Charles Wesley’s best-known texts and was written in 1738 soon after his conversion to Christianity. Words: John Newton Tune: American Folk Melody It tells of forgiveness and redemption through the mercy of God. The text for this hymn was written in 1779 by the English poet and cleric, John Newton, a former captain of slave ships who found faith after a violent storm at sea. Words: Mrs C.F.Alexander Tunes: Royal Oak – Traditional arr.Martin Shaw All Things Bright and Beautiful – W.H.Monk The text reflects verse of the Apostles Creed and is possibly influenced also by verses from Psalm 104. Words: W.Kethe Tune: Genevan Psalter (Louis Bourgeois)Ī popular hymn for children and well-known by two different tunes. This tune is one of the best known of all Christian melodies and gets its name, “Old Hundredth”, from its association with Kethe’s translation. William Kethe contributed 25 psalms to the Anglo-Genevan Psalter of which Psalm 100 became the most well-known. Words: German hymn adapted by Robert Bridges Tune: Herbert Howells He named it “Michael” after his young son who had died in childhood. In 1930, the Composer Herbert Howells was sent the words by a friend and apparently thought of a tune immediately and wrote it down over breakfast. The words of this hymn were written around 1630 and later translated into English by the poet Robert Bridges.
Words: W.H.Draper Tune: German Traditional arr. The text was translated into English by William Draper, first published in a hymn book in 1919. Francis of Assisi in 1225 in his “Canticle of the Sun”, based on Psalm 148. The words of this Easter hymn were originally written by St. He later revisited it when he himself was dying from TB and it was first sung at his funeral.
Henry Francis Lyte, Vicar of Brixham in Devon, had the idea for this hymn when he was in Wexford visiting a dying friend. If you're using a mobile device or a small screen, please scroll down to the bottom of the page to vote. Here Simon Lole, Songs of Praise conductor, composer, arranger and organist gives a brief background on all the 100 hymns you can vote for.
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