Psalter Hymnal (Blue)

After the 1935/1956 "Red" Psalter Hymnal came the 1959/1976 "Blue" Psalter Hymnal--originally named the "centennial" hymnal. Read more about CRC Psalmody/Hymnody in Bert Polman's article "A History of Music in the Christian Reformed Church."
Featured Article:
"A History of Worship in the Christian Reformed Church" by Bert Polman (from The Psalter Hymnal Handbook, 1998, ed. by Emily Brink and Bert Polman)
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1That man is blest who, fearing GodMEDITATION
2Blest is he who loves God's preceptsREDEEMER
3Wherefore do the nations rage MONSEY CHAPEL
4O Lord, how swiftly growsMORNING PRAISE
5O Lord, how many theySOUTHWELL
6O hear me, Thou most rigteous GodSTANTON (Hartog)
7On the good and faithfulPENITENCE (Lane)
8O Jehovah, hear my wordsRILEY
9Lord, rebuke me not in angerBATTY
10No longer, Lord, do Thou despise mePLEADING
11Jehovah, my God, on Thy help I dependPAULINA
12O Lord, our Lord, in all the earthCLINTONText
13Lord, our Lord, Thy glorious NameEVENING PRAISE
14Whole-hearted thanksgiving to Thee I will bringTO GOD BE THE GLORY
15O why so far removed, O LordSAWLEY
16In God will I trust, though my counselors sayPROTECTION
17Help, Lord, for those who love Thee failBROOKFIELD
18How long wilt Thou forget meFAR OFF LANDS
19The God who sits entroned on highEISENACH
20Who, O Lord, with Thee abidingHELEN
21O God, preserve me, for in TheeANCHORAGE (Van Halsema)
22When in the night I meditateMAITLAND
23To Thee, O Lord, I flyMARY
24Lord, hear the right, regard my cryLONGFELLOW
25I love the Lord, His strength is mineMENDON
26Since with my God with perfect heartROCKINGHAM OLD
27As Thou, O Lord, hast made me strongMOZART
28The Spacious heavens declareARTHUR'S SEAT
29Jehovah's perfect lawHADDAM
30The spacious heavens laudREVELATION
31The heavens declare Thy gloryFAITHFUL
32Jehovah hear thee in thy griefTALLIS' CANON
33Now the King in Thy strength shall be joyfulLATAKIA
34My God, My God, I cry to TheeHEBRON
35All ye that fear Jehovah's NamePARK STREET
36The ends of all the earth shall hearVISION
37Amid the thronging worshippersBOVINA
38The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not wantEVAN
39My Shepherd is the Lord, my GodTALLIS' ORDINAL
40The Lord my Shepherd holds mePASTORALE
41The earth and the fulness with which it is storedMALDWYN
42Ye gates, lift your heads, the glad summons obeyLANSING
43Unto Thee, O Lord JehovahPATHWAY
44Lord, I lift my soul to TheeSPANISH HYMN
45Grace and truth shall mark the wayEVENING PRAYER (Randegger)
46Lord, to me Thy ways make knownSEYMOUR
47Be Thou my Judge, O righteous LordBELIEF
48Jehovah is my lightMILLENNIUM
49O Lord, regard me when I cryST. MARGARET
50O Lord, to Thee I cryOWEN
51Now unto Jehovah, ye sons of the mightyARLES
52O Lord, by Thee deliveredGREENLAND
53In Thee, O Lord, I put my trustNAOMI
54How great the goodness kept in storeARIEL
55How blest is he whose trespassRUTHERFORD
56Jehovah from His throne on highGREITER
57Ye righteous, in the Lord rejoiceFRANCES
58The Lord I will at all times blessEUPHEMIA
59Ye children, come, give ear to meMANOAH
60Be Thou my Helper in the strifeHE LEADETH ME
61The trespass of the wicked manLAMBETH
62Thy Mercy and Thy Truth, O LordCADDO
63Fret not thyself, nor envoius beJOSEPHINE
64A little that the righteous holdRAMOTH
65The good man's steps are led arightPRESSLY
66In Thy wrath and hot displeasureST. SYLVESTER
67Lord, in Thy wrath, rebuke me notHARMINE
68Teach me the measure of my daysNORTHSIDE
69With firm resolve I held my peaceBERA
70Thy tender mercies, O my LordRUTH
71I waited for the Lord Most HighDUNSTAN
72Before Thy people I confessFLEMMING
73How blest the man who thoughtfullyDEDEKAM
74As the hart, about to falterTHIRSTING
75As thirsts the hart for water brooksBACA
76As pants the hart for streams of living waterFELIX (RAYNOLDS)
77Send forth, O Lord of my salvationHOLY HILL (Bourgeois)
78Judge me, God of my salvationAMARA
79Send out Thy light and Thy truth, let them lead meLUX FIAT
80O God, we have heard and our fathers have toldRESIGNATION
81God, who omniscient artCUTTING
82A goodly theme is mineFAIRFIELD
83O royal bride, give heedGERAR
84God is our refuge and our strengthGERARD
85God is our refuge and our strengthEIN' FESTE BURG
86Praise the Lord, ye landsASCENDING KING
87All nations, clap your handsSILVER STREET
88The Lord is great; with worthy praiseST. JOHN'S HIGHLANDS
89Within Thy temple LordDIADEMATA
90Hear this, all ye people, hearFISK
91Dust to dust, the mortal diesWATCHMAN (Mason)
92The mighty God, Jehovah, speaksST. PETERSBURG
93Thus speaks the Lord to wicked menST. CHRYSOSTOM (ELLERTON)
94God, be merciful to meAJALON (GETHSEMANE)
95Gracious God, my heart renewGETHSEMANE
96O God, the God that saveth meSERENITY
97O mighty man, why wilt thou boastWALTHAM
98Fools in their heart have saidBADEA
99O save me by Thy nameBOYLSTON
100Jehovah, to my prayer give earVOX DILECTI

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