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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401From Greenland's icy mountainsMISSIONARY HYMN
402Glorious things of thee are spokenAUSTRIAN HYMN
403Speed Thy servants, Savior, spead themZION
404Lord, speak to me, that I may speakCANONBURY
405Far and near the fields are teemingCLEMM
406Comfort, comfort ye My peopleTHIRSTING
407Guide me, O Thou great JehovahCWM RHONDDA
408Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my FatherFAITHFULNESS
409Rejoice, ye pure in heartMARION
410Come to the Savior nowINVITATION
411How firm a foundation, ye saints of the LordADESTE FIDELES
412I love to tell the storyHANKEY
413I heard the voice of Jesus sayRESTING-PLACE
414Shepherd of tender youthCUTTING
415O God, great Father, Lord and KingMELCOMBE
416Our chilNAOMI
417Savior, like a shepherd lead usBRADBURY
418Savior, who Thy flock art feedingBROCKLESBURY
419Thus saith the mercy of the LordBELIEF
420Come, for the feast is spreadSOMETHING FOR JESUS
421According to Thy gracious wordHARVEY'S CHANT
422O Jesus, joy of loving heartsBACA
423Deck thyself, my soul, with gladnessSCHMÜCKE DICH, O LIEBE SEELE
424Just as I am, without one pleaWOODWORTH
425Jesus, LoverMARTYN
426Jesus, with Thy Church abideGOWER'S LITANY
427I need Thee every hourNEED
428Out of my bondage, sorrow and nightJESUS, I COME
429In the cross of Christ I gloryRATHBUN
430Lord, like a publican I standAVONDALE
431Our Father, clothed with majsetyTHE LORD'S PRAYER (VATER UNSER)
432I greet Thee, who my sure Redeemer artRESOLUTION
433My God, is any hour so sweetEUDORA
434Prayer is the soul's sincere desireEVAN
435Humble praises, holy JesusVESPER HYMN
436What a friend we have in JesusCONVERSE (ERIE)
437More love to Thee, O ChristMORE LOVE TO THEE
438Thv love to me, O ChristMORE LOVE TO THEE
439I will sing of my RedeemerMY REDEEMER
440My Jesus, I love Thee, I know Thou art mineCARITAS
441Jesus, priceless treasureLINDEMAN
442For all the saints who from their labors restSINE NOMINE
443Faith of our fathers! living stillST. CATHERINE
444A mighty fortress is our GodEIN' FESTE BURG
445When peace, like a river, attendeth my wayIT IS WELL
446My faith looks up to TheeOLIVET
447Blest be the tie that bindsDENNIS
448Christ, whose glory fills the skiesLUX PRIMA (GOUNOD)
449Fill Thou my life, O Lord, my GodELLACOMBE
450O Master, let me walk with TheeMARYTON
451Take time to be holyHOLINESS
452Have Thine own way, Lord! Have Thine own wayHOLY DESIRE
453O for a closer walk with GodBEATITUDO
454Nearer, still nearer, close to Thy heartSTILL NEARER
455In the hour of trialPENITENCE (Lane)
456Jesus, I my cross have takenELLISDIE
457Lord Jesus, can it ever beFEDERAL STREET
458Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languishALMA (CONSOLATION)
459Jesus calls us; o'er the tumultGALILEE (JUDE)
460Jesus, Savior, pilot mePILOT
461God moves in a mysterious wayDUNDEE (Tye)
462Take my life and let it beHENDON
463He leadeth me: O blessed thoughtHE LEADETH ME
464Christian, dost thou see themST. ANDREW OF CRETE
465Am I a soldier of the crossARLINGTON
466Onward, Christian soldiersST. GERTRUDE
467Stand up, stand up for JesusWEBB
468God of the prophets! Bless the prophets' sonsTOULON
469By the sea of crystalCRYSTAL
470Abide with me; fast falls the eventideEVENTIDE
471Jerusalem the goldenEWING
472Sun of my soul, Thou Savior dearHURSLEY
473God be with you till we meet againFAREWELL
474Hours and days and years and agesO LIEBE MEINER LIEBE
475Another year is dawningSALVATORI
476God of our fathers, whose almighty handNATIONAL HYMN
477O God, beneath Thy guiding handWAREHAM
478From ocean unto oceanLANCASHIRE
479I love Thy kingdom, LordST. THOMAS
480O Jesus, I have promisedANGEL'S STORY
481O perfect Love, all human thought transcendingO PERFECT LOVE
482We give Thee but Thine ownSCHUMANN
483Come, ye that fear JehovahTOURS
484Lead on, O King EternalLANCASHIRE
485Blest be that sacred covenant loveNOMINAText
486O Lord, beneath Thy guiding handCENTENNIAL HYMN (MAMIE)
487May the grace of Christ our SaviorSTOCKWELL
488Now blessed be Jehovah GodCORONATION
489Hear our prayer, O LordWHELPTON
490Praise ye the Lord, ye hosts aboveWINCHESTER OLD
491Glory be to the FatherGLORIA PATRI (GREATOREX)
492Glory be to the FatherGLORIA PATRI (MEINEKE)
493Praise God, from whom all blessings flowOLD HUNDREDTH

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