Sources and copyright
Every hymn, poem, reading and prayer in our library is out of copyright in the UK – the author (and any translator) died more than 70 years ago. King James Bible and Book of Common Prayer texts are not in the library at the moment. You are welcome to type a reading in yourself.
We do not print song lyrics or modern poems. If you add your own words, please only include text you have permission to print.
| Title | Author / source | Died | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abide with Me | Henry Francis Lyte | 1847 | 1847/1850 |
| The Lord’s My Shepherd | Scottish Psalter, after Francis Rous | 1659 | 1650 |
| Amazing Grace | John Newton | 1807 | 1779 |
| All Things Bright and Beautiful | Cecil Frances Alexander | 1895 | 1848 |
| The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended | John Ellerton | 1893 | 1870 |
| O God, Our Help in Ages Past | Isaac Watts | 1748 | 1719 |
| The King of Love My Shepherd Is | Henry Williams Baker | 1877 | 1868 |
| Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer | William Williams, translated by Peter Williams and William Williams | 1796 | 1771–1772 |
| Dear Lord and Father of Mankind | John Greenleaf Whittier | 1892 | 1872 |
| Be Still, My Soul | Katharina von Schlegel, translated by Jane Borthwick | 1897 | 1855 (translation) |
| Jerusalem | William Blake | 1827 | c. 1808 |
| I Vow to Thee, My Country | Cecil Spring Rice | 1918 | 1918 (words, written 1908–1918) |
| Thine Be the Glory | Edmond Budry, translated by Richard Birch Hoyle | 1939 | 1884 (French), 1923 (English) |
| Lord of All Hopefulness | Jan Struther | 1953 | 1931 |
| I to the Hills Will Lift Mine Eyes | Scottish Psalter | 1650 | 1650 |
| Death Is Nothing at All | Henry Scott Holland | 1918 | 1910 (sermon “The King of Terrors”) |
| Crossing the Bar | Alfred, Lord Tennyson | 1892 | 1889 |
| Remember | Christina Rossetti | 1894 | 1862 |
| Song | Christina Rossetti | 1894 | 1862 |
| Requiem | Robert Louis Stevenson | 1894 | 1887 |
| Fear No More the Heat o’ the Sun | William Shakespeare | 1616 | 1623 |
| Death, Be Not Proud | John Donne | 1631 | 1633 |
| For the Fallen | Laurence Binyon | 1943 | 1914 |
| High Flight | John Gillespie Magee | 1941 | 1941 |
| On Death | Kahlil Gibran | 1931 | 1923 |
| One Equal Light | John Donne | 1631 | 1640 (LXXX Sermons) |
| A Prayer for the Evening of Life | John Henry Newman | 1890 | 1843 (sermon “Wisdom and Innocence”) |
| Eternal Rest | Traditional (Requiem aeternam) | — | medieval Latin; traditional English form |
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