List of hymns composed by Ira D. Sankey
During the last three decades of the 19th century, Ira D. Sankey partnered Dwight Moody in a series of religious revivalist campaigns, mainly in North America and Europe. Moody preached, Sankey sang; as part of his musical ministry, Sankey collected hymns and songs, and in 1877 published the original edition of Sacred Songs and Solos, with 271 numbers. Over the following years new, expanded editions of Sacred Songs were produced, containing many standard hymns as well as revivalist songs, the final edition from the 1890s containing 1,200 pieces. Sankey wrote the words for very few of these, but he composed and/or arranged new tunes for many of the hymns in the collection, particular for those written by Fanny Crosby. The following lists contains all the hymns composed by Sankey that are found in the "1200" edition of Sacred Songs and Solos.
Table of hymns
Note: names marked * are pseudonyms for Fanny J. Crosby.[1]
Hymn No.[n 1] | First line | Words by | Hymn/Tune title[n 2] | Notes |
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8 | "Grace! 'tis a charming sound" | P. Doddridge and A.M. Toplady | ||
35 | "Thou didst leave Thy throne and Thy Kingly crown" | E.S. Elliott | Thou Didst Leave | |
39 | "Tell the glad story of Jesus who came" | Julia Sterling* | Tell the Glad Story Again | |
43 | "Tell me the story of Jesus, Write on my heart..." | Fanny J. Crosby | The Sweetest Story | |
48 | "Jesus knows thy sorrow" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
49 | "What a blessed hope is mine" | Robert Bruce* | The Love of Jesus | |
54 | "Come, sing the sweet song of the ages" | Mrs. R.N. Turner | Song of Immanuel | |
62 | "He is seeking for the lost" | Rebecca R. Springer | ||
71 | "Oh, precious words that Jesus said" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
76 | "O Love that passeth knowledge" | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
83 | "Blessed Redeemer, full of compassion" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
96 | "Oh, wondrous Name, by prophets heard" | J.L. Sterling* | ||
97 | "There were ninety and nine that safely lay" | Elizabeth C. Clephane | The Ninety and Nine | According to Sankey, this melody was improvised at an Edinburgh revivalist meeting in 1874.[2] |
104 | "I've found a Friend in Jesus" | C.W. Fry | The Lily of the Valley | Original tune by William S. Hays, adapted by Fry and arr. Sankey[3] |
114 | "Look away to the cross of the Crucified One" | Fanny J. Crosby | Room at the Cross | |
125 | "Behold, a fountain deep and wide" | Ira D. Sankey | The Cleansing Fountain | |
128 | "O Christ, what burdens bowed Thy head" | Mrs. A.R. Cousin | Substitution | |
139 | "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" | Elizabeth C. Clephane | Clephane | |
159 | "On that bright and golden morning when the Son of Man shall come" | Fanny J. Crosby | What a Gathering | |
164 | "Rejoice! Rejoice! our King is coming!" | Rian A. Dykes | The King is Coming | |
170 | "We are waiting, blessed Saviour" | Fanny J. Crosby | Waiting for Thy Coming | |
172 | "He is coming, the Man of Sorrows" | Alice Monteith* | ||
174 | "Oh, the weary night is waning" | Fanny J. Crosby | When the King Shall Come | |
186 | "O watchman on the mountain height" | W.G. Cushing | Coming | |
192 | "Holy Spirit, lead us now" | John H. Yates | ||
195 | "Come, Holy Spirit, like a dove descending" | Robert Bruce* | ||
200 | "Descend, O Flame of sacred fire" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
206 | "We praise thee, we bless Thee, our Saviour Divine" | Fanny J. Crosby | Arranged by Sankey from a tune by Thomas Koschat (1845–1914)[4] | |
210 | "Glory ever be to Jesus" | Ira D. Sankey | ||
211 | "Redeem'd from death, redeem'd from sin" | S.F. Smith* | Redeemed | |
220 | "Praise the Lord and worship Him, a song prepare" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
231 | "Hark, hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling" | F.W. Faber | Arranged by Sankey and Charles Crozat Converse[5] | |
233 | "God is Love! His Word proclaims it" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
234 | "Let us sing again the praise of the Saviour" | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
236 | "Come, oh come and let us worship" | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
238 | "God of love and God of might" | R.F. Gordon | A Song of Praise | |
247 | "Oh serve the Lord with gladness" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
250 | "My life flows on in endless song" | Robert Lowry | How Can I Keep from Singing | |
257 | "Oh, tell me the story that never grows old" | James M. Gray | ||
264 | "Oh, wonderful, wonderful Word of the Lord" | Julia Sterling* | Oh Wonderful Word | |
266 | "Thanks for Thy Word, O blessed Redeemer" | Fanny J. Crosby | Thanks for the Bible | |
293 | "Once more at rest, my peaceful thoughts are blending " | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
294 | "Stealing from the world away" | Ray Palmer | An Evening Prayer | |
304 | "Let us sing of the wonderful mercy of God" | Lyman G. Cuyler* | Simeon | |
308 | "Oh welcome, hour of prayer" | John H. Yates | ||
312 | "Once more, O Lord, we pray" | W.O. Cushing | ||
315 | "For the tempted, Lord, we pray" | Mrs M.H. Gates | ||
324 | "Lord, we gather in Thy name" | Fanny J. Crosby | Bless This Hour of Prayer | |
328 | "Hear us, O Saviour, while we pray " | Fanny J. Crosby | Showers of Blessing | |
335 | "Oh, do not let the Word depart" | Miss E. Reed | Why not Tonight? | |
346 | "Not far, not far from the Kingdom" | Frederic Smith | ||
348 | "Why waitest thou, O burdened soul" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
349 | "Come, oh come with thy broken heart" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
350 | "I have a Saviour, he's pleading in glory " | S. O'M. Clough | I Am Praying For You | |
353 | "Oh, the precious gospel story" | Fanny J. Crosby | The Story Must Be Told | |
361 | "Behold, behold the wondrous love" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
383 | "O wandering souls, why will you roam" | Alice Monteith* | Whoever Will | |
387 | "Take the wings of the morning" | Robert Lowry | ||
391 | "Call them in – the poor, the wretched" | Anna Shipton | ||
394 | "Wilt thou come, O soul oppressed " | Ira D. Sankey | ||
395 | "Our life is like a stormy sea" | John H. Yates | The Harbour Bell | |
397 | "Look unto Me, and be ye saved" | W.P. MacKay | ||
402 | "Press onward, press onward, and trusting the Lord... " | Julia Sterling* | Believe and Obey! | |
407 | "Come, thou weary, Jesus calls thee" | S.C. Morgan | ||
413 | "Come to the Saviour, here his loving voice" | Julia Sterling* | Oh, What a Saviour! | |
419 | " Oh hear the joyful message" | Julia Sterling* | Whosoever Calleth | |
423 | "Why perish with cold and with hunger" | Mary A. Baker | Come, Wanderer, Come | |
429 | "Yet there is room! The Lamb's bright hall of song" | Horatius Bonar | Sankey records this as the first gospel song he composed (1874).[6] | |
432 | "At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of his lords" | Knowles Shaw | The Handwriting on the Wall | Sankey's arrangement of Shaw's original tune[7] |
436 | "Oh, give thy heart to Jesus" | W.O. Cushing | ||
438 | "Look not behind thee; O sinner, beware!" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
444 | "O wanderer, come to the Father's house" | W.O. Cushing | The Father's House | |
447 | "In the land of strangers " | Horatius Bonar | Welcome, Wanderer, Welcome! | |
449 | "Turn thee, O lost one, careworn and weary" | Fanny J. Crosby | Tenderly Pleading | |
459 | "O souls in darkness groping" | Julia H. Johnson | Believe ye that He is Able? | |
463 | "Afflictions, tho' they seem severe" | John Newton | The Prodigal's Return | Tune from unknown source, arranged by Sankey[8] |
465 | "Hast thou no room within thy heart" | John H. Yates | Room for Jesus | |
467 | "I come, O blessed Lord" | Ellen K. Bradford | ||
468 | "Jesus, I will trust Thee " | Mary J. Wilson | ||
476 | "Jesus my Lord, to Thee I cry " | Eliza H. Hamilton | Take Me as I Am | |
481 | "Lone and weary, sad and dreary" | Allie Starbright | I am Coming | |
492 | "Jesus Christ is passing by" | J. Denham Smith | ||
495 | "O Jesus, Saviour, here my call" | Fanny J. Crosby | O Blessed Lord, I Come | |
507 | "Onward, upward, homeward" | Albert Midlane | ||
517 | "God will take care of me" | Fanny Crosby | ||
519 | "Oh, safe to the Rock that is higher than I" | W.O. Cushing | Hiding in Thee | |
527 | "Thou art, O Lord, my hiding place" | R. Hutchinson | My Hiding Place | |
531 | "In the shadow of the Rock" | Ray Palmer | ||
532 | "Take Thou my hand and lead me" | Julia Sterling* | ||
535 | "In the Secret of His presence He will hide me " | Fanny J. Crosby | He Will Safely Hide Me | |
539 | "The Lord's our Rock, in Him we'll hide" | "V.J.C." | A Shelter in the Time of Storm | |
541 | " Under His wings I am safely abiding" | W.O. Cushing | Under His Wings | |
544 | "Where my Saviour's hand is guiding" | Fanny J. Crosby | Where my Saviour Leads | Tune of unknown origin arranged by Sankey |
546 | "Lead to the shadow of the Rock of Refuge" | Fanny J. Crosby | The Shadow of the Rock | |
551 | "Firm as a Rock that is in the mighty ocean" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
559 | "The Lord is my refuge, my Strength and Shield" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
579 | "Thou whose hand thus far has led me " | Julia Sterling* | Near to Thee | |
620 | "It passeth knowledge, that dear love of Thine" | Mary Shekelton | ||
631 | "There is a Light, a blessed light " | Fanny J. Crosby | Let us Walk in the Light | Tune of unknown origin arranged by Sankey |
636 | "Help me, O Lord, the God of my salvation" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
651 | "To the cross of Christ I cling" | Mary Tilden* | Precious Thoughts | |
670 | "Onward, soldiers, onward today!" | Fanny J. Crosby | ||
672 | "Am I a soldier of the Cross" | Isaac Watts | A Soldier of the Cross | |
677 | "Take courage, temperance workers" | John G. Whittier | The Ship of Temperance | |
678 | "A song, a song for water bright" | G. Cooper | A Song for Water Bright | |
682 | "Encamped along the hills of light" | John H. Yates | Faith is the Victory | |
686 | "Be ye strong in the Lord" | E. Nathan | ||
693 | "Onward, upward, Christian soldier" | Fanny J. Crosby | Onward, Upward | |
699 | "O brother, life's journey beginning" | H.R.P. | ||
702 | "Long in darkness we have waited" | W.O. Lattimore | Out of Darkness into Light | |
709 | "O troubled heart, be thou not afraid" | Fanny J. Crosby | Able to Deliver | |
712 | "O child of God, wait patiently" | Alice Monteith* | ||
716 | "O troubled heart, there is a balm" | Fanny J. Crosby | Tht Saviour Knows Them All | |
720 | "Night has fallen on the city" | P.P. Bliss | Paul and Silas | |
722 | "How oft our souls are lifted up" | Charles Bruce* | The Many Mansions | |
724 | "How dear to my heart, when the pathway is lonely" | Fanny J. Crosby | Tune of unknown origin arranged by Sankey | |
725 | "Where'er my Father's hand may guide me" | W. Robert Lindsay | All, All is Well | |
732 | "Rest in the Lord, O weary, heavy-laden" | Fanny J. Crosby | Rest in the Lord | |
739 | "Thou art my Great Physician " | Fanny J. Crosby | My Great Physician | |
756 | "Behold, the Master now is calling" | Julia Sterling* | The Master's Call | |
758 | "Leave not for tomorrow the work of today " | Fanny J. Crosby | Gather the Golden Grain | |
760 | "Sow in the morning thy seed" | James Montgomery | ||
766 | "In the early morning/Verdant fields adorning" | Robert Bruce* | Gather in the Sheaves | |
771 | "Cast thy bread upon the waters" | Anonymous | ||
775 | "Oh list to the voice of the Prophet of old" | Fanny J. Crosby | They that be Wise | |
782 | "Who will man the life-boat?" | C.E. Breck | ||
792 | "Who is on the Lord's side? " | Frances R. Havergal | ||
796 | "If in the valley where the bright waters flow" | Fanny J. Crosby | Where the Saviour leads | |
798 | "Fading away like the stars of the morning" | Horatius Bonar | Only Remember | |
802 | "While the days are going by" | George Cooper | ||
808 | "There is joy in the service of Jesus our Lord " | Lyman G. Cuyler* | There is joy in the Saviour | |
816 | "Speak gently, speak gently, oh grieve not again" | Fanny J. Crosby | Speak to them gently | |
818 | "Not now, my child! A little more rough tossing... " | Mrs Pennefather | ||
822 | "With joy I draw from out God's well" | Phoebe A. Holder | Wells of Salvation | |
828 | "Trav'lling to the better land" | Arr. I.D. Sankey | Lead me On | |
830 | "Light after darkness, gain after loss" | Francis R. Havergal | ||
834 | "Press on, press on, O pilgrim" | Fanny J. Crosby | Press On | |
836 | "Simply trusting every day" | E. Page | Trusting Jesus | |
839 | "Only to know that the path I tread" | Allie Starbright | Only to Know | |
846 | "A long time I wander'd in darkness and sin" | P.P.Bliss | I Know he is Mine | |
850 | "I came a wanderer and alone" | Julia Sterling* | ||
851 | "We have a firm foundation" | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
860 | "I know Thy hand upholdeth me" | Fanny J. Crosby | Thy Hand Upholdeth Me | |
864 | "I am redeemed, oh, praise the Lord" | Julia Sterling* | I am Redeemed | |
869 | "Oh, precious heav'nly knowledge" | D.W. Whittle | Dwelling in Love | |
876 | "It came to me one precious day" | E.S. Ufford | ||
886 | "I've found a joy in sorrow" | J. Crewdson | Joy in Sorrow | |
899 | "I will praise the Lord with heart and voice" | Lyman G. Cuyler* | He has Taken my Sins Away | |
903 | "Drawing near with full assurance" | D.W. Whittle | Full Assurance | |
910 | "Oh for the peace that floweth as a river" | J. Crewdson | A Little While | |
912 | "Shall we all meet at home in the morning?" | Anonymous | Gathered Home | |
927 | " After the darkest hour" | M.R. Tilden | ||
928 | "We are marching to a city" | Julia Sterling* | When the Shadows Flee Away | |
930 | "Far away beyond the shadows" | Julia Sterling* |
Notes and references
Citations
- ↑ "Why waitest thou, O burdened soul". Hymnary.org. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ Sankey 1906, pp 247–50
- ↑ "The Lily of the Valley". Hymntime.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ "We Praise Thee, We Bless The". Hymntime.com. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ Sankey 1900, Hymn 231
- ↑ Sankey 1906, p. 24
- ↑ Sankey 1900, Hymn 432
- ↑ Sankey 1900, Hymn 460
Sources
- Sankey, Ira D. (1906). My Life and Sacred Songs. London: Hodder and Stoughton.
- Sankey, Ira D. (ed.) (1900). Sacred Songs & Solos (revised and enlarged, 1200 pieces with music). London: Morgan and Scott. OCLC 23175485. (year of publication approximate) unpaginated
- Golden Bells: Hymns for young people. London: Children's Special Service Mission. 1925. OCLC 221976236. (year of publication approximate) unpaginated
- Hymnary.org (an online database of hymns and hymnals hosted by Calvin College's Calvin Institute of Christian Worship and Christian Classics Ethereal Library)