Come and Praise (Words and Music)

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This traditional Catholic hymn speaks of Jesus Christ as our king ‘whose reign shall never cease’. It frequently features on the feast of the Exaltation of the Cross, Palm Sunday, and also the feast of Christ the King. Books for indexing are selected based on access to original versions, and the extent to which they contain songs and hymns for congregational (ie not choir or worship band) use. as well as Christmas carols and Easter hymns.Two volumes were published: Come and Praise in 1978, and Come and Praise 2 in 1988. The hymns from both volumes were published together in The Complete Come and Praise in 1990.

All the nations of the earth, praise the Lord who brings to birth / Let the heavens praise the Lord This song of adoration and praise describes God as both a powerful lion fighting our battles and as a lamb slain for the sins of the world.Remember singing about wanting oil in your lamp to keep you burning, praising, loving and serving? 5. Colours of Day This hymn became very popular in the last part of the 19th century in British Roman Catholic churches, where it was used for evening benediction services. The text is based on the original Latin text, Anima Christi, the prayer frequently said after Holy Communion. It is possibly attributed to Pope John XXII. The tune was written by the Jesuit priest, William J.Mather.

The hymn writer, Fanny Crosby and the American composer, Phoebe Knapp were friends. Knapp had written the tune “Blessed Assurance” which she played to Crosby, who then wrote the words that we know so well today. The text reflects the author’s walk of faith. William Kethe contributed 25 psalms to the Anglo-Genevan Psalter of which Psalm 100 became the most well-known. 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. This is one of Charles Wesley’s best-known texts and was written in 1738 soon after his conversion to Christianity. 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.

A popular hymn, traditionally associated with Harvest-time and associated with two contrasting tunes, “Dix” and “England’s Lane” This contemporary hymn by Stuart Townend reminds us of the way in which God showed his love by sending his son Jesus to die on the cross for our salvation. One of England’s most patriotic hymns, the text was written by a diplomat – Sir Cecil Spring-Rice – and it describes how a Christian owes his loyalties to both his homeland and the Kingdom of Heaven. The tune “Thaxted” is an adaptation by Gustav Holst of a part of Jupiter from his Planets suite.

Cornerstone is a worship song from Hillsong Live. The lyrics focus on Christ’s steadfast love and ability to see us through times of difficulty, with the “weak made strong in the Saviour’s love”.

This is a contemporary Christian worship song by Keith and Kristyn Getty and Stuart Townend. The lyrics invite all to join together and celebrate as our praise is directed towards our ever-faithful God. These two books were published by BBC Active (an imprint of Education Publishers, Pearson Education Group) so that listeners to the BBC's school radio assembly programme "Together" could join in the singing. Come and praiseis a English hymn book which was published in the United Kingdom by the British broadcasting Corporation in the 1970's. The hymn book was widly used in UK junior school assemblies throughout the 1990's.

This ever-popular hymn, written by the cleric, Henry Francis Lyte, draws its inspiration and themes from Psalm 103. It is set to music by sometime organist of St Paul’s Cathedral, Sir John Goss. It is used regularly on National and State occasions. While not quite as upbeat as some of the other anthems on the list, this is still very much a classic and one we've definitely all sang at some point! 12. Who Put The Colours in The Rainbow?

We've got a confession to make with this one - we had to use Google to find out what it was actually called. The words of this hymn are based on a Middle Irish poem which was translated into English by Eleanor Hull. Since 1919, it has been paired to an Irish folk tune “Slane”.