DESCANTS ARE FOR LIFE: FIRST LINES INDEX
FIRST LINES (Descants are for Life)
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Abide with me (+LVE)
Alleluia! sing to Jesus
Alleluya! Alleluya! hearts to heaven
All for Jesus!
All hail the power of Jesu’s name
All people that on earth do dwell
Angel-voices ever singing
As pants the hart
As with gladness men of old
At the Lamb’s high feast we sing
Awake my soul, and with the sun
Bethlehem, of noblest cities
Be thou my vision
Blessed city, heavenly Salem
Breathe on me, breath of God
Bright the vision that delighted (+LVE)
Christ is made the sure foundation
Christ is our cornerstone
Christ the Lord is risen again!
City of God (+LVE)
Come, let us join our cheerful songs
Come, thou Holy Spirit, come
Come, thou long-expected Jesus
Come, thou Redeemer of the earth
Come, ye faithful, raise the anthem
Come, ye thankful people, come
Disposer supreme (Hanover)
Earth has many a noble city
Eternal Father, strong to save
Eternal Monarch, King most high
Father of heaven, whose love profound
Fight the good fight
For all the saints (Engelberg)
For the beauty of the earth (Dix)
Glory be to Jesus (+LVE)
God is working his purpose out
God of mercy, God of grace
Good Christian men, rejoice (+LVE)
Guide me, O thou great Redeemer (+LVE)
Hail the day that sees him rise (+LVE)
Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
Hark! a herald voice is calling
Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding
Hark! the herald-angels sing
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty
How bright those glorious Spirits shine
How sweet the name of Jesus sounds (+LVE)
Immortal, invisible, God only wise
Jesu, Lover of my soul
Jesus Christ is risen today (+LVE)
Jesus lives! thy terrors now
Jesus shall reign where’er the sun
Jesus, where’er thy people meet
Judge eternal, throned in splendour
King of glory, King of peace
Let all the world in every corner sing
Let the round world with songs rejoice
Let us, with a gladsome mind
Lift high the Cross
Lift up your hearts!
Light’s abode, celestial Salem
Lo! he comes with clouds descending
Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendour
Lord of all hopefulness
Lord, thy word abideth
Love Divine, all loves excelling
Love of the Father (+LVE)
Love’s redeeming work is done
New every morning is the love
Now thank we all our God
O come, all ye faithful (+LVE)
O for a thousand tongues to sing
O God, our help in ages past (+LVE)
Of the Father’s love / heart begotten (+LVE)
O happy band of pilgrims
O Jesus, I have promised
Once in Royal David’s city
Once, only once, and once for all
On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry
Onward, Christian soldiers (+LVE)
O perfect Love (+LVE)
O praise ye the Lord (+LVE)
O splendour of God’s glory bright
O Strength and Stay (+LVE)
O thou who camest from above
O worship the King
O worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness
Praise, my soul, the King of heaven
Praise, O praise our God and King
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
Put thou thy trust in God
Rejoice, O land
Ride on! Ride on in majesty
Saviour, again to thy dear name (+LVE)
See amid the winter’s snow
See the conqueror mounts in triumph
Shall we not love thee, Mother dear
Soldiers of Christ, arise!
Songs of thankfulness and praise
Stand up, and bless the Lord
Stand up! Stand up for Jesus
Take up thy Cross
The Church’s one foundation
The day of Resurrection
The first Nowell (+LVE)
The God of Abraham praise
The God whom earth and sea and sky
The head that once was crowned with thorns
The King of love my shepherd is
The Lamb’s high banquet called to share
The Lamb’s high banquet we awake
The Lord is King! Lift up thy voice (+LVE)
The Lord my pasture shall prepare
The Lord whom earth and sea and sky
The Lord will come and not be slow
The strife is o’er
Thine for ever! God of love
Through all the changing scenes of life
Through the night of doubt and sorrow
Thou art the Way
Thou whose almighty word
Thy hand, O God has guided
Thy kingdom come, O God
Thy kingdom come! on bended knee
‘Tis good, Lord, to be here
To thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
To the name of our salvation
Unto us a boy is born (+LVE)
Unto us is born a Son (+LVE)
We have a gospel to proclaim
We love the place, O God
We sing the praise of him who died
When, in our music, God is glorified
When I survey the wondrous Cross (+LVE)
When morning gilds the skies
While shepherds watched
With Christ we share a mystic grave
Ye choirs of new Jerusalem (+LVE)
Ye holy angels bright
Ye servants of God
Ye who own the faith of Jesus