Best Loved Hymns and Readings

Best Loved Hymns and Readings
Martin Manser

An indispensable combination of 200 best loved hymns, poems and readings for every occasion, and ideal for personal reflection.Complete with a brief introduction to each piece and its author, this book is a wonderful personal reference and devotional guide. From Away in a Manger to God Save the Queen, and the famous Bible passage on love, 1 Corinthians 13, to Tennyson’s Crossing the Bar, it has passages suitable for every occasion, and has all you need to plan a baptism, a wedding or, should the need arise, a funeral.

Best

Loved

Hymns,

Poems &

Readings

Compiled by

Martin H. Manser

Associate Editor: David H. Pickering

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u82f2b566-c0c0-5a87-8e72-f8806c1c2a95)

Title Page (#u82f188c5-8f8d-5f8e-ae71-fc9749539ffa)

Introduction (#uf57a4f89-8d3e-5af8-92a4-4f56dc63efe5)

Abide with me (#u685ecb35-9e70-50b6-a6e7-5a6fa1db3cf2)

Adam and Eva (#u179d9687-3a36-5813-babc-97aef04073f4)

Adonais (#u028e6e79-0571-5932-8641-da5bc004b0ec)

Afterwards (#u0b3b7279-795c-5217-a776-e8821e18fdb1)

All creatures of our God and King (#ub4f1b9cb-fd70-5b2d-8857-78471f430f8b)

All people that on earth do dwell (#u2e6934ad-bd40-50ed-a58d-a7729b181ce3)

All things bright and beautiful (#u22db0c4d-ccea-5820-84ab-ffd762b76bff)

All we like sheep (#u74a8aa42-ca52-57fc-8e41-204067c78cdd)

Amazing grace (#uc2ad2e91-cc9d-5116-8ac0-356bb66cf5cd)

And can it be? (#ud1a40b44-091f-532b-8cda-4f4a3920adab)

Away in a manger (#u2dd3a41d-df92-59c5-a058-44fca7617880)

Be baptized (#u59a55e90-1bab-5cd7-bb7f-f228d34f9ff6)

Be still, my soul (#u4264c96b-bbef-5501-b012-418f2de4b18a)

Be Thou my vision (#uee6faca0-babf-5e47-a95e-4753942a7045)

Blessed are the poor in spirit (#u7234581a-046b-538f-92e6-8c196feac54a)

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine (#ua4d04d22-6abd-5602-9214-43d24f160c8e)

Blood, toil, tears and sweat (#u5e784915-3618-53f9-a7cb-f36b3100a0af)

Breathe on me, Breath of God (#u94661864-cbf7-5145-ab63-e493e20c65f7)

The burning bush (#u52a99f26-ae67-594a-ba38-fc3870e22a7f)

Christ, the Lord, is risen today (#u30e8eb7b-3c0e-5a34-aff5-ac144162c49a)

Christ triumphant (#u707c9f50-7e54-576a-9732-4f5d48813470)

The Church’s one foundation (#u3b28eef0-52ef-59dd-ab45-501cbae944d2)

Come, ye thankful people, come (#ub6f151ce-405e-58ec-aa35-4fbe4256a8b7)

Come down, O love divine (#uc4b62c63-6b99-5e2d-8a6e-3fcb3be239cb)

Come live with me and be my love (#u83f3350b-93c4-5fda-a21f-54bed17c38b4)

Crossing the bar (#u6a962cc9-eb45-5d21-84ea-78c0a230a563)

Crown Him with many crowns (#u0b67fb33-80b4-5437-bf3e-66aaca201c52)

Daniel in the lions’ den (#uf691be27-f4a9-5b6f-86a7-c73763617255)

David and Goliath (#u03d80035-bd5c-50e4-aca6-420d339608bc)

The day Thou gavest, Lord, is ended (#ubb09442b-b35c-5575-8acd-d682381b8148)

Dear Lord and Father of mankind (#u964f6349-8163-5b9b-9588-c84c02308c58)

Death, be not proud (#u7d233078-e723-5f61-b5fd-b833a94605f9)

Death is nothing at all (#u60c285e7-0500-51f8-a30a-04303573b42b)

Do not go gentle into that good night (#ub70e03e3-c97b-5ae4-a5c8-4eff6354681b)

Do not stand at my grave and weep (#u553b467e-fe12-58d2-8ced-d75b683ab30d)

Do not worry (#u89fe61ea-2d99-52f0-844f-92f7c80a6d29)