The best hymns (based on musical beauty and textual depth*) to learn/memorize, alphabetized:
*Most of these songs have both, some have only one or the other (imho)
**Includes classic and modern hymns
A
- A Mighty Fortress is Our God
- Abide With Me
- Adonai
- Alpha & Omega
- All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
- All in All
- All the Way My Savior Leads Me
- All Things Bright and Beautiful
- Always Cheerful
- Amazing Grace
- America the Beautiful
- Ancient Words
- And Can it Be
- Are You Washed in the Blood
- As the Deer
B
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Be Born in Me
- Be Thou My Vision
- Be Still My Soul
- Because He Lives
- Beneath the Cross of Jesus
- Blessed Assurance
- Blessed Redeemer
- Blessings – Laura Story
- Blest be the Tie That Binds
- Break Thou the Bread of Life
- By Our Love – Christy Nockels
C
- Come, Christians, Join to Sing
- Come Thou Fount
- Coming Home
- Con Que Pagaramos
- Create In Me a Clean Heart
- Crown Him With Many Crowns
- Crucified With Christ
D
- Day by Day
- Days of Elijah
- Depth of Mercy
F
- Face to Face With Christ, My Savior
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- Faith is the Victory
- Faith of Our Fathers
- Fill Me Now
- Fill My Cup Lord
- Flee as a Bird
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- Four Days Late
G
- Give Me the Bible
- Give Thanks
- Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken
- Go Light Your World
- Go Tell it on the Mountain
- God and God Alone
- God Be With You ‘Til We Meet Again
- God of Our Fathers
- God Will Make a Way
- God Will Take Care of You
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- Great is Thy Faithfulness
H
- Have Thine Own Way, Lord
- He Hideth My Soul
- He is Lord
- He Leadeth Me
- He Will Hold Me Fast
- Higher Ground (I’m Pressing on the Upward Way)
- His Eye is on the Sparrow
- Holy Highway
- Holy, Holy, Holy
- How Can I Keep From Singing?
- How Firm a Foundation
- How Great Thou Art
I
- I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger
- I Am Not Skilled to Understand
- I Come to the Garden
- I Know Whom I Have Believed
- I Need Thee Every Hour
- I Sing the Mighty Pow’r of God
- I Stand Amazed
- I Surrender All
- I Vow to Thee My Country
- I Will Be Still And Know You Are God
- I’d Rather Have Jesus
- Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
- In Christ Alone
- In the Sweet By and By
- Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
- It is Well With My Soul
J
- Jerusalem
- Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
- Jesus is All the World to Me
- Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross
- Jesus, Lord, My Best Love Thou Art
- Jesus Loves Me
- Jesus Loves the Little Children
- Jesus Paid it All
- Jesus! What a Friend for Sinners
- Joyful, Joyful We adore The
- Just As I Am
L
- Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
- Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
- Let the Little Children Come
- Like a River Glorious
- Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
- Loving God, Loving Each Other
M
- May the Mind of Christ My Savior
- Moment by Moment
- More Love to Thee
- Morning Has Broken
- My Faith Has Found a Resting Place
- My Faith Looks Up to Thee
- My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
- My Jesus, I Love Thee
- My Redeemer
- My Will is Weak, My Strength is Frail
N
- Near to the Heart of God
- Near the Cross
- Nearer, My God, to Thee
- No More Night
- Nothing but the Blood
- Now, Dear Lord, As We Pray
O
- O Brother Be Faithful
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- O How I Love Jesus
- O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
- O Worship the King
- O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing
- O Sacred Head Now Wounded
- O The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
- Oh, How I Love Jesus
- Onward, Christian Soldiers
- Open My Eyes
- Out of My Bondage, Sorrow, and Night
P
- Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior
- People Need the Lord
- Power in the Blood
- Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
- Praise to the Lord
R
- Rescue the Perishing
- Revive Us Again
- Ride the Morning Winds
- Ring the Bells of Heaven
- Rock of Ages
S
- Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
- Seek Ye First
- Shall We Gather at the River?
- Showers of Blessing
- Silent Night
- Sitting at the Feet of Jesus
- Softly and Tenderly Jesus is Calling
- Spirit of the Living God
- Spirit of the Living God, Fall Fresh on Me
- Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
- Standing on the Promises
- Still, Still, Still
- Sweet By and By
- Sweet Hour of Prayer
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
T
- Take My Life and Let It Be
- Take the World, But Give Me Jesus
- Take Time to be Holy
- Temple Made of Time
- The Church’s One Foundation
- The First Noel
- The Lord Bless You and Keep You
- The Love of God is Greater Far
- The Old Rugged Cross
- The Reason We Sing
- The Savior is Waiting
- The Solid Rock (My Hope is Built)
- There is a Fountain
- There is Power in the Blood
- This is My Father’s World
- Thy Word is a Lamp Unto My Feet
- ‘Tis so Sweet
- To God be the Glory
- Trust and Obey
- Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
V
- Via Dolorosa
- Victory in Jesus
W
- We Are Climbing Jacob’s Ladder
- We Gather Together
- Were You There
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- When Morning Gilds the Skies
- When the Roll is Called Up Yonder
- When We All Get to Heaven
- Who Am I?
- Why Me? (see FountainView Academy)
- Wonderful Peace
- Wonderful Words of Life
Y
- You Are My Hiding Place
- You Raise Me Up
- Your Grace Still Amazes Me
Musicians of Note
Composers, singers, musical groups that have created versions of the above hymns that are worth listening to:
- Crosby, Fanny
- Fountainview Academy
- Gaither Band
- Getty, Keith & Kristy
- Golden Angels
- Guy Penrod
- New York City Young People (NYC Young People/ NYC YP)
- Ortega, Fernando
- St Philip’s Boys’ Choir/Angel Voices/Libera
- Townsend, Stuart