The inspiration for this popular worship song by American writer Paul Baloche is said to have come during a church service when the minister began prayers with the request, “Open the eyes of our hearts, Lord, that we may see you.”

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. Can be used for other festivals by substituting the festival name: Easter, Diwali, Navrati, Holi, Hannukah, Sukkot, Passover, Eid, Baisakhi 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.

Those are just three of the songs on our list of school assembly anthems that we first put together in 2019. And as you can see from the video above, we aren't the only ones who still appreciate a hymn - even if it is on a night out! One of Charles Wesley’s most widely sung hymns. It first appeared in 1747 and is based on a theme of Christian perfection. The hymn has been paired with different tunes, but today it is most commonly sung, either in four line stanzas, to John Stainer’s tune, “Love Divine” or to the glorious eight line Welsh tune, “Blaenwern”. The words of this hymn were written around 1630 and later translated into English by the poet Robert Bridges. In 1930, the Composer Herbert Howells was sent the words by a friend and apparently thought of a tune immediately and wrote it down over breakfast. He named it “Michael” after his young son who had died in childhood.

In 1999, Tim Hughes was looking to create a musical response to Philippians 2:5, "Make your own attitude that of Christ Jesus". This theme was joined with a melody idea and the song was born. The lyrics focus upon humility and the sacrifice Jesus made for all. Yes, while of course there were times that we’d much rather have been at home than school and the school dinners often left a lot to be desired - “soggy semolina, soggy semolina” anyone? - there were also plenty of things to enjoy. Alison J Carver, Sutcliffe, Arthur Scholey, David Self, David Stoll, Edna Bird, Elizabeth Bennett, Estelle White, Tom McGuinness, Geoff Marshall-Taylor, Geoffrey Gardner, Hazel Charlton, Jancis Harvey, John Oxenham, Marion Payton, Dexter.J. Booth, Pamela 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. The Come & Praise and With Cheerful Voice hymn books would be taken from trays and carried down to the hall as we got ready to sing classics like Colours of Day, Give Me Oil in My Lamp and Lord of the Dance.A popular contemporary setting of Psalm 23, Stuart Townend says he wrote it in about 10 minutes! He highlights a lot of “Movement” imagery (walking, leading, following) which speaks to him of an active response of faith to what the psalmist is saying.

It includes 149 songs, all in English, set to 156 different tunes: Some songs are provided with two tunes.They are grouped into these sections: 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. This hymn was written as a response to a crisis in the Church of South Africa, when the first Bishop of Natal denounced much of the Bible as being fictitious. This inspired Samuel Stone to write a set of hymns based on the Apostle’s Creed, of which this hymn is one. It is typically set to the tune, “Aurelia” by Samuel Sebastian Wesley.What's your favourite hymn? Let us know in the comments below. 1. He's Got The Whole World in His Hands A worship song by two contemporary hymn writers for Easter Day, the most important day in the Christian calendar. Physically, the book is A4 size, and bound with plastic-coated wire-spiral, so it will open easily on music stands.