''A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe'', informally known as the ''Manchester Hymnal'', was first published in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
, England, in 1840. Like the first Latter Day Saint hymnal, this hymnal is text-only; it went through many editions, lasting until 1912 (not all publications were in Manchester, England, though they were published in England until 1890)—future editions supposedly had extra hymns added, but the first few had 271 (though there were some errors in the numbering).
List of Songs (by first line)Index by first lin Manchester Hymnal /ref>
Public Worship
* 1. The Morning Breaks, the Shadows Flee
* 2. Let Every Mortal Ear Attend
* 3. Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
* 4. The Time Is Nigh, That Happy Time
* 5. Great Is the Lord! 'Tis Good to Praise
* 6. Let All Creation Join
* 7. O Happy Souls Who Pray
* 8. Praise to God, Immortal Praise
* 9. We're Not Ashamed to Own Our Lord
* 10. Joy to the World! the Lord Will Come!
* 11. To Him That Made the World
* 12. Ere Long the Veil Will Rend in Twain
* 13. Jesus the Name That Charms Our Fears
* 14. Come All Ye Saints Who Dwell on Earth
* 15. God Spake the Word, and Time Began
* 16. Mortals Awake! With Angels Join
* 17. O Jesus! the Giver
* 18. Ho! Every One That Thirsts, Draw Nigh
* 19. And Can I Yet Delay
* 20. Come, Lord, from above, the Mountains Remove
* 21.
God Moves in a Mysterious Way
"God Moves in a Mysterious Way" is a Christian hymn, written in 1773 by William Cowper from England. It was written by Cowper in 1773 as a poem entitled "Light Shining out of Darkness".
The poem was the last hymn text that Cowper wrote. It was w ...
* 22. Shepherd, of Souls, with Pitying Eye
* 23. Away, My Unbelieving Fear!
* 24. Peace Troubled Soul, Thou Need'st Not Fear
* 25. Come Sinners to the Gospel Feast
* 26. Thou Shepherd of Israel, and Mine
* 27. Be It My Only Wisdom Here
* 28. Come, Ye That Love the Lord
* 29. Happy Soul, That, Free from Harms
* 30. Happy the Man That Finds the Grace
* 31. Happy the Souls That First Believed
* 32. Jesus from Whom All Blessings Flow
* 33. Weary Souls, That Wander Wide
* 34. Ye Simple Souls, That Stray
* 35. Sinners, Believe the Gospel Word
* 36. Would Jesus Have the Sinner Die?
* 37. Let Earth and Heaven Agree
* 38. Jesus, Thou All-Redeeming Lord
* 39. Come, Let Us Anew Our Journey Pursue
* 40. What Are These Arrayed in White
* 41. Spirit of Faith, Come Down
* 42. Come, Holy Ghost, Our Hearts Inspire
* 43. Inspirer of the Ancient Seers
* 44. Author of Faith, Eternal Word
* 45. O Disclose Thy Lovely Face
* 46. And Can It Be That I Should Gain
* 47. My God, I Am Thine, What a Comfort Divine
* 48. Let All Men Rejoice, By Jesus Restored
* 49. My God, the Spring of All My Joys
* 50. Talk with Us, Lord, Thyself Reveal
* 51. How Happy, Gracious Lord, Are We
* 52. When Israel out of Egypt Came
* 53. I'll Praise My Maker While I've Breath
* 54. Praise Ye the Lord! 'Tis Good to Raise
* 55. Away with Our Fears! The Glad Morning Appears
* 56. Blest Be Our Everlasting Lord
* 57. Jehovah, God the Father, Bless
* 58. Father, How Wide Thy Glory Shines!
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* 134. May the Grace of Christ our Saviour
* 135. Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
* 136. Glory to God on High
* 137. To Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
Sacramental Hymns
* 138. Alas! and Did My Saviour Bleed!
* 139. Twas on That Dark, That Solemn Night
* 140. Arise, My Soul, Arise
* 141. Behold the Saviour of Mankind
* 142. He Died; the Great Redeemer Died
* 143. O God, the Eternal Father
* 144. I Know That My Redeemer Lives
* 145. Gently Raise the Sacred Strain
* 146. Ye Children of Our God
* 147. Behold Thy Sons and Daughters, Lord
Baptismal Hymns
* 148. Jesus, Mighty King in Zion
* 149. In Jordan's Tide the Prophet Stands
* 150. Salem's Bright King, Jesus by Name
* 151. Come Ye Children of the Kingdom
* 152. Do We Not Know That Solemn Word
* 153. In Pleasure Sweet Here We Do Meet
* 154. Thus Was the Great Redeemer Plunged
* 155. Never Does Truth More Shine
* 156. Come, All Ye Sons of Grace, and View
* 157. All You That Love Immanuel's Name
* 158. Dear Lord, and Will Thy Pardoning Love
* 159. Behold the Lamb of God!
* 160. 'Twas the Commission of Our Lord
* 161. In Ancient Times a Man of God
* 162. Father in Heaven, We Do Believe
* 163. How Foolish to the Carnal Mind
* 164. Lo! on the Water's Brink We Stand
* 165. Come, Humble Sinner, in Whose Breast
* 166. Repent Ye Gentiles All
Funeral Hymns
* 167. Hark! from the Tombs a Doleful Sound
* 168. Why Do We Mourn for Dying Friends
* 169. Why Should We Start and Fear to Die!
* 170. Creation Speaks with Awful Voice
* 171. The Morning Flowers Display Their Sweets
On Priesthood
* 172. In Ancient Days Men Feared the Lord
* 173. Now We'll Sing with One Accord
Second Coming of Christ
* 174. Awake, O Ye People! The Saviour Is Coming
* 175. From the Regions of Glory an Angel Descended
* 176. Let All the Saints Their Hearts Prepare
* 177. Let Us Pray, Gladly Pray
* 178. Let Zion in Her Beauty Rise
* 179. My Soul Is Full of Peace and Love
* 180. Now Let Us Rejoice in the Day of Salvation
* 181. The Glorious Day Is Rolling On
* 182. Behold the Great Redeemer Comes
* 183. Behold the Saviour Comes
* 184. Earth Is the Place Where Christ Will Reign
* 185. Behold the Mount of Olives Rend!
* 186. Hosanna to the Great Messiah
* 187. Jesus Once of Humble Birth
* 188. This Earth Shall Be a Blessed Place
* 189. At First, the Babe of Bethlehem
* 190. Come, O! Thou King of Kings!
* 191. Let All the Saints Their Hearts Prepare
Gathering of Israel
* 192. Redeemer of Israel
* 193. What Wondrous Things We Now Behold
* 194. Ye Ransomed of the Lord
* 195. An Holy Angel from on High
* 196. What Wondrous Scenes Mine Eyes Behold
* 197. An Angel from on High
* 198. On Mountain Tops the Mount of God
Morning Hymns
* 199. Awake! for the Morning Is Come
* 200. Awake My Soul, and with the Sun
* 201. Lord, in the Morning Thou Shalt Hear
* 202. Once More, My Soul, the Rising Day
* 203. See How the Morning Sun
* 204. Waked from My Bed of Slumber Sweet
Evening Hymns
* 205. Come, Let Us Sing an Evening Hymn
* 206. Glory to Thee, My God, This Night
* 207. Great God! to Thee My Evening Song
* 208. Lord, Thou Wilt Hear Me When I Pray
* 209. The Day Is Past and Gone
Farewell Hymns
* 210. Adieu My Dear Brethren Adieu
* 211. Farewell, Our Friends and Brethren!
* 212. From Greenland's Icy Mountains
* 213. How Often in Sweet Meditation, My Mind
* 214. The Gallant Ship Is under Way
* 215. Yes, My Native Land, I Love Thee
* 216. Farewell, My Kind and Faithful Friend
* 217. Adieu to the city, Where Long I Have Wandered
* 218. Keep These Few Lines Till Time Shall End
* 219. Farewell, Ye Servants of the Lord
* 220. When Shall We All Meet Again?
* 221. To Leave My Dear Friends, and from Neighbors to Part
* 222. When Time Shall Be No More
Miscellaneous
* 223. An Angel Came down from the Mansions of Glory
* 224. Before this Earth from Chaos Sprung
* 225.
A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief
"A Poor Wayfaring Man of Grief" (originally titled "The Stranger and His Friend") is a seven-stanza poem written in 1826 by James Montgomery. The words of the poem have since been adopted as a Christian hymn.
Origin and authorship
Montgomery w ...
* 226. Come, All Ye Sons of Zion
* 227. Earth, with Her Ten Thousand Flowers
* 228. Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah
* 229. How Firm a Foundation, Ye Saints of the Lord
* 230. How Pleasant 'Tis to See
* 231. How Pleased and Blessed Was I
* 232. Know Then That Every Soul Is Free
* 233. The Great and Glorious Gospel Light
* 234. The Happy Day Has Rolled On
* 235. The Lord into His Garden Comes
* 236.
The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning
"The Spirit of God Like a Fire Is Burning" (also "The Spirit of God" or "Hosanna to God and the Lamb") is a hymn of the Latter Day Saint movement. It was written by W. W. Phelps, one of the most prolific hymnwriters of early Mormonism.
History o ...
* 237. The Sun That Declines in the Far Western Sky
* 238. The Cities of Zion Soon Shall Rise
* 239. There's a Feast of Fat Things for the Righteous Preparing
* 240. This Land Was Once a Glorious Place
* 241. Though, in the Outward Church Below
* 242. What Fair One Is This, from the Wilderness Traveling
* 243. When Joseph His Brethren Beheld
* 244. When Restless on My Bed I Lie
* 245. Hark! Listen to the Trumpeters
* 246. The Pure Testimony Poured Forth in the Spirit
* 247. Afflicted Saint, to Christ Draw Near
* 248. Daniel's Wisdom May I Know
* 249. When Joseph Saw His Brethren Moved
* 250. Ye Wondering Nations, Now Give Ear
* 251. I Saw a Mighty Angel Fly
* 252. Go, Ye Messengers of Glory
* 253. All Hail the Glorious Day
* 254. The Glorious Plan, Which God Has Given
* 255. Truth Reflects upon Our Senses
* 256. Stars of Morning, Shout for Joy
* 257. Let Judah Rejoice in This Glorious News
* 258. When Earth in Bondage Long Had Lain
* 259. The Solid Rocks Were Rent in Twain
* 260. O Who That Has Searched in the Records of Old
* 261. Hark! Listen to the Gentle Breeze
* 262. Another Day Has Fled and Gone
* 263. How Fleet the Precious Moments Roll!
* 264. Lift up Your Heads, Ye Scattered Saints
* 265. Torn from Our Friends and Captive Led
* 266. This Morning in Silence I Ponder and Mourn
* 267. 'Mid Scenes of Confusion and Creature Complaints
* 268. By the River's Verdant Side
* 269. O Zion, When I Think on Thee
* 270. Children of Zion, Awake from Your Sadness
* 271. I Have No Home, Where Shall I Go?