Singing the Living Tradition Hymnal Pew Edition
From the hymnal Singing the Living Tradition.When they differ, a selection's title, as well as its first phrase, is listed. Titles are in capital letters.
470 AFFIRMATION
645 Afoot and light-hearted, I take to the open road
542 Again did the earth shift
557 All living substance
718 ALL SOULS
565 Always it is easier to pay homage to prophets
479 An awe so quiet, I don't know when it began
647 AN ETERNAL VERITY
625 AN EYE FOR MIRACLES
644 AN UNFAILING TREASURE
647 Ancient as the home is the temple
499 And I have felt a presence that disturbs me with the joy
617 And it came to pass in those days
693 And now, may we have faith in life
464 And then all that has divided us will merge
672 Anne Sexton wrote
491 APHORISMS OF JESUS, THE
573 Arise, then women of this day!
535 As a deer longs for flowing streams
586 As labor is the common burden of our race
447 At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark
633 ATONEMENT DAY
538 Autumn, we know, is life enroute to death
541 bare trees have made up their seed bundles, The
709 Be doers of the word, and not merely hearers
683 Be ours a religion which, like sunshine, goes everywhere
679 Be ye lamps unto yourselves
640 BEATITUDES, THE
682 Beauty is before me
680 Because of those who came before, we are
606 Before creation a presence existed
476 Before the wonders of life we acknowledge
648 BEGINNERS
487 bell is full of wind though does not ring, The
607 BELOVED PRESENCE
603 BEYOND WORDS
503 Bless Adonai who spins day into dusk
636 BLESS US WITH PEACE
669 Blessed are the man and the woman
728 Blessed are those who yearn for deepening more than escape
640 Blessed are you poor
549 Blessed be you, harsh matter
450 Blessed is the match consumed in kindling flame
684 blessing of truth be upon us, The
651 BODY IS HUMANKIND, THE
596 BOUNDLESS GOODWILL
611 BRAHMAN
727 bread we share this day is sacred, The
648 But we have only begun to love the earth
522 Can any of you by worrying add a single hour to your span of life?
539 Carefully the leaves of autumn sprinkle down
580 central task of the religious community, The
655 CHANGE ALONE IS UNCHANGING
650 Cherish your doubts, for doubt is the attendant of truth
607 Cloak yourself in a thousand ways
418 Come into the circle of love and justice
429 Come into this place of peace
428 Come out of the dark earth
533 Comfort, 0 comfort my people, says your God
560 COMMITMENT
557 COMMON DESTINY, A
714 CONGREGATIONAL BLESSING FOR CHILD DEDICATION
568 Connections are made slowly
724 CONSECRATION OF THE FLOWERS
585 COUNCILS
678 courage of the early morning's dawning, The
667 CRY OF THE REALIST, THE
535 DEEP CALLS TO DEEP
654 Deep in ourselves resides the religious impulse
681 Deep peace of the running wave to you
666 Despair is my private pain
718 Did someone say that there w'ould be an end
582 DIVINE TUSTICE, THE
712 Do not be conformed to this world
455 Each morning we must hold out the chalice
553 Earth cure me
524 Earth mother, star mother
551 Earth teach me stillness
623 EASTER MORNING
731 Entreat me not to leave you
536 Every morning the world is created
603 Existence is beyond the power of words to define
456 EXTINGUISffiNG THE CHALICE
668 EAITH CANNOT SAVE
612 FEARFUL TOY
630 FEAST OF LIGHTS, THE
493 Fire of the spirit
544 first of January is another day dawning, The
451 Flame of fire, spark of the universe
723 FLOWER COMMUNION PRAYER
726 FOOD FOR THE SPIRIT
700 For all who see God, may God go with you
558 For everything there is a season
732 FOR MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.
430 For now the winter is past
637 For remaining silent when a single voice could make a difference
616 For so the children come
417 For the beauty of the earth
512 For the expanding grandeur of Creation
515 For the sun and the dawn
620 For this your mother sweated in the cold
587 For those of who live at the shoreline
659 FOR YOU
708 For you shall go out in joy, and be led back in peace
477 Forgive us that often we forgive ourselves so easily
492 FRAGILE AND ROOTED
595 FREE FROM SUFFERING
592 FREE MIND, THE
671 FREEDOM
673 Freely have we received of gifts that minister to our needs
670 Friend, I have lost the way
496 From arrogance, pompousness
649 FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
438 From the east comes the sun
440 From the fragmented world of our everyday lives
664 Give us the spirit of the child
534 Gloria! the tenacity of Earth and its creatures
574 GLORIES OF PEACE, THE
686 Go in peace. Live simply, gently
704 Go out into the highways and by-ways
687 Go your ways
566 GOD IS ONE
514 God, lover of us all
624 God of Easter and infrequent spring
622 GOOD FRIDAY
518 Grandfather, Look at our brokenness
507 Grant us the ability to find joy and strength
652 great end in religious instruction, The
526 great sea has set me in motion, The
732 Great Spirit of light and darkness
581 Grey, out of pale nothingness their agony appears
716 Hail the day on which a child was born
629 HANUKKAH LIGHTS
538 HARBINGERS OF FROST
656 HARVEST OF GRATITUDE, A
424 Have you entered the storehouses of the snow
495 Hear me, four quarters of the world
661 HEART KNOWETH, THE
641 HEART OF THE TORAH, THE
641 Heed not unreal Gods
691 Help us'to be the always hopeful gardeners of the spirit
488 Hold fast to dreams
688 Hold on to what is good
416 Holy and beautiful the custom which bring us together
624 HOPE AGAIN
433 How rare it is, how lovely
572 How shall I enter the Eternal's presence?
653 How short the daylight hours have now become
549 HYMN TO MATTER
651 I am a single cell in a body of four billion cells
486 I am being driven forward into an unknown land
469 I am mortal, like everyone else
457 I am only one but still I am one
611 I am the Self that dwells in the heart
707 I call heaven and earth to witness today
591 I call that church free
592 I call that mind free
644 I called on God, and the spirit of wisdom came to me
582 I hate, I despise your festivals
710 I lift my eyes to the mountains
462 I shall~take my voice
504 I thank You God for most this amazing day
722 I think continually of those who were truly great
567 I want to be with people who submerge in the task
726 I was hungry and you gave me food
517 I who am the beauty of the green earth
586 IDEA OF DEMOCRACY, THE
692 If, here, you have found freedom
638 If I speak in the tongues of mortals and angels
482 If it is language that makes us human
576 If, recognizing the interdependence of all life
577 If someone with courage and vision can rise
432 If someone would scatter seed on the ground
602 If there is to be peace in the world
705 If we agree in love
465 If we will have the wisdom to survive
527 IMMORTALITY
654 IMPASSIONED CLAY
649 In a house which becomes a home
454 In our time of grief, we light a flame of sharing
472 In the freedom of the truth
723 In the name of Providence, which implants in the seed
498 In the quietness of this place
720 In the rising of the sun and in its going down
721 In the struggles we choose for ourselves
628 In the tomb of the soul, we carry secret yearnings
618 In this night the stars left their habitual places
566 In this world there have always been many opinions about faith
545 In time of silver rain
724 Infinite Spirit of Life, we ask thy blessing
608 Inside this clay jug there are canyons and pine mountains
525 Intricate and untraceable
612 Is it beyond thee to be glad with the gladness of this rhythm?
588 Is not this the fast that I choose
423 It is a joy to give thanks to the Eternal
527 It is eternity now
714 It is our faith that each child born is one more redeemer
481 It is our quiet time
577 IT IS POSSIBLE TO LIVE IN PEACE
707 It is written in the Torah
657 IT MATTERS WHAT WE BELIEVE
528 I've known rivers
610 JOURNEY OF LOVE, THE
713 Keep alert, stand firm in your faith
630 Kindle the taper like the steadfast star
646 LARGER CIRCLE, THE
539 LATE OCTOBER
695 Lead me from death to life
666 LEGACY OF CARING, THE
519 Let me not pray to be sheltered from dangers
466 Let religion be to us life and joy
674 Let there be an offering to sustain and strengthen this place
511 Let there be peace in the sky and in the atmosphere
505 Let us be at peace with our bodies and our minds
596 Let us cultivate boundless goodwill
531 Let us learn the revelation of all nature and thought
639 Let us love one another, because love is from God
543 Let us not wish away the winter
480 Let us open our minds and hearts to the place of quiet
437 Let us worship with our eyes and ears and fingertips
593 Liberation is costly
626 LIFE AGAIN
452 Life is a gift for which we are grateful
562 LIFELONG SHARING, A
549 LIMITS OF TYRANTS, THE
460 line in life, nature, science, philosophy, The
467 Listen, Israel: the Eternal, the Eternal alone, is our God
637 LITANY OF ATONEMENT, A
576 LITANY OF RESTORATION, A
419 Look to this day!
672 Look to your heart
638 LOVE
697 love and the work of friends and lovers, The
562 Love cannot remain by itself-it has no meaning
564 Love is not concerned with whom you pray
471 Love is the doctrine of this church
473 Love is the spirit of this church
639 LOVE ONE ANOTHER
730 Love one another, but make not a bond of love
597 LOVE VERSUS HATE
619 MAGNIFICAT
730 MAKE NOT A BOND OF LOVE
500 Marvelous Truth, confront us at every turn
595 Mayall sentient beings be well
598 May every creature abound in well-being and peace
521 May I be no one's enemy
711 May the Eternal bless you
506 May the glory of the passing away of autumn lie about us
706 May the light around us guide our footsteps
453 May the light we now kindle
694 May the Love which overcomes all differences
434 May we be reminded here of our highest aspirations
458 Mindful of truth ever exceeding our knowledge
438 MORNING
536 MORNING POEM
573 MOTHER'S DAY PROCLAMATION
532 music of the spheres, The
463 My heart is moved by all I cannot save
552 My help is in the mountain
619 My soul magnifies God
584 NETWORK OF MUTUALITY, A
597 Never does hatred cease by hating in return
561 Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens
635 NEW HEART, A
717 New life comes to us as a gift
575 new manifestation is at hand, A
544 NEW YEAR'S DAY
665 No one ever told us we had to study our lives
461 Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime
547 Now blows the wind with soft, relaxing warmth
502 Now is the accepted time
634 Now is the time for turning
516 O God, root and source of body and soul
719 O, may I join the choir invisible
520 O our Mother the Earth
421 O sing a new song to the Eternal
636 O Source of peace, lead us to peace
431 O Spinner, Weaver, of our lives
510 O Spirit of Life and Renewal
675 offering is a sacrament of the free church, The
605 Oh, how great is the divine moral law in humanity
623 On the first day of the week, at early dawn
634 ON TURNING
633 Once more Atonement Day has come
656 Once more the fields have ripened
663 ONE'SMALL FACE
671 Our faith and knowledge thrive by exercise
513 Our Father in heaven
537 OUR WHOLE SYSTEM
626 Out of the dusk a shadow
530 Out of the stars in their flight
733 Out of wood and stone
531 OVER SOUL, THE
632 Pack nothing. Bring only your determination
631 PASSOVER
632 PASSOVER REMEMBERED
589 Peace means the beginning of a new world
540 PEACE OF AUTUMN, THE
677 peace which passeth understanding, The
563 person will worship something, A
560 People say, what is the sense of our small effort
733 PLACE OF MEETING, A
581 PRAYER FOR HIROSHIMA DAY
570 PRAYER FOR THE EARTH
497 Prayer invites God to be present
494 prayer of our souls is a petition for persistence, The
478 PRAYER OF SORROW, A
594 PRINCIPLES AND PURPOSES FOR ALL OF US
565 PROPHETS
669 PSALM 1
642 PSALM 23
590 PSALM 126
653 REFLECTIONS ON THE RESURGENCE OF JOY
491 Reign of God is not coming as you hope to see it, The
628 ROLLING AWAY THE STONE
614 SACRED HOOP, THE
529 same stream of life that runs through my veins, The
508 Save us from weak resignation to violence
509 Save us, our compassionate Lord
627 SEASONS OF THE SELF
492 See a blossom in your mind's eye
643 SHOUT FOR JOY
725 SIMPLEST OF SACRAMENTS, THE
725 Simply to be, and to let things be as they speak
537 Small as is our whole system compared with the infinitude of creation
676 So when you are offering your gift at the altar
542 SOLSTICE
657 Some beliefs are like walled gardens
559 Some day, men and women will rise
555 Some things will never change
645 SONG OF THE OPEN ROAD
689 Sorrow will one day turn to joy
600 SPACE WITHIN, THE
501 Spirit of Community, in which we share and find strength
571 spirit of God has sent me to bring good news, The
570 Spirit of love that flows against our flesh
703 Spirit of the East, be with us always
446 Spirit of the East, spirit of air
469 SPIRIT OF WISDOM, THE
569 Stand by this faith
662 STRANGE AND FOOLISH WALLS
529 STREAM OF LIFE, THE
659 sum of all known reverence, The
547 SUMMER MEDITATION
548 SUMMER WARMTH
422 Surely the Lord is in this place
698 Take courage friends
606 TAO,THE
580 TASK OF THE RELIGIOUS COMMUNITY, THE
614 Then I was standing on the highest mountain
556 These roses under my window
721 THEY ARE STILL WITH US
622 They brought Jesus to the Place of a Skull
574 They shall beat their swords into plowshares
621 They told me that when Jesus was born a star appeared
600 Thirty spokes share the wheel's hub
608 THIS CLAY JUG
578 THIS GREAT LESSON
444 This house is for the ingathering of nature
459 This is the mission of our faith
550 This we know. The earth does not belong to us
719 THOSE WHO LIVE AGAIN
579 Those who profess to favor freedom
604 Those who would take over the earth
523 Thou art the path and the goal that paths never reach
546 Through dreary sodden days
425 Thus have you prepared the land
567 TO BE OF USE
546 TO FREE THE HEART
620 TO JESUS ON HIS BIRTHDAY
658 To laugh is to risk appearing the fool
484 To live content with small means
660 TO LIVE DELIBERATELY
696 To live in this world you must be able to do three things
588 TO LOOSE THE FETTERS OF INJUSTICE
658 TO RISK
609 TO SERVE THE PEOPLE
446 TO THE FOUR DIRECTIONS
609 To worship God is nothing other than to serve the people
441 To worship is to stand in awe under a heaven of stars
540 Today the peace of autumn pervades the world
665 TRANSCENDENTAL ETUDE
526 TREMBLING WITH JOY
485 Turn scarlet, leaves!
571 UNIVERSAL MINISTRY
474 Unto the church universal
667 Vanity of vanities, says the Teacher
604 VESSEL SO SACRED, A
554 Water flows from high in the mountains
670 WAY, THE
594 We affirm and promote the inherent worth and dignity of every person
470 We affirm the unfailing renewal of life
584 We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality
420 We are here to abet creation and to witness to it
443 We arrive out of many singular rooms
550 WE BELONG TO THE EARTH
442 We bid you welcome
578 We can never make the world safe by fighting
646 We clasp the hands of those that go before us
436 We come to this time and this place
435 We come together this morning
456 We extinguish this flame but not the light of truth
439 We gather in reverence before the wonder of life
629 We gather in the chill of winter solstice
448 We gather this hour as people of faith
512 WE GIVE THANKS THIS DAY
449 We hallow this time together by kindling the lamp of our heritage
661 We have a great deal more kindness than is ever spoken
478 We have forgotten who we are
515 WE LIFT UP OUR HEARTS IN THANKS
461 WE MUST BE SAVED
585 We must sit down and reason together
627 We need a celebration that speaks the Spring-inspired word
468 We need one another when we mourn and would be comforted
701 We receive fragments of holiness, glimpses of eternity
720 WE REMEMBER THEM
685 We shall not cease from exploration
548 We stand at the edge of summer
475 We, the peoples of the United Nations
587 WE WERE NEVER MEANT TO SURVIVE
525 WEB
668 What good is it my brothers and sisters
572 WHAT IS REQUIRED?
631 What sacrifices would we make for freedom today
685 What we call a beginning is often the end
699 Whatsoever things are true
601 When all of the people in the world love
483 When despair for the world grows in me
489 When love is felt or fear is known
615 When the song of angels is stilled
590 When the Spirit struck us free
702 Where hate rules, let us bring love
610 Where in our hearts is that burning of desire?
635 Who can say: I have purified my heart?
427 Who has cut a channel for the torrents of rain
655 Whosoever wishes to know about the world
599 Why do you go to the forest in search of the Divine?
621 WHY NOT A STAR
660 Why should we live in such a hurry and waste of life?
490 WILD GEESE
426 wilderness and dry land shall be glad, The
729 WINDS OF SUMMER, THE
543 WINTER
541 WINTER MEDITATION
465 WISDOM TO SURVIVE, THE
663 With mounds of greenery, the brightest ornaments
598 WITHOUT HATE
445 womb of stars embraces us, The
615 WORK OF CHRISTMAS, THE
662 years of all of us are short, our lives precarious, The
729 You and I and all of us blew about with the winds of summer
642 You are my shepherd
613 You could have golden treasure buried beneath your feet
490 You do not have to be good
643 You make the outgoings of the morning
690 You shall know the truth
625 You who have an eye for miracles
583 young dead soldiers do not speak, The
715 Your children are not your children