To make searching for hymns and songs from the 1995 Moravian Book of Worship easier, here is a list in numerical order.
For hymns specifically for Lent and Easter, visit this page
For hymns specifically for Advent and Christmas, visit this site.
Be sure to scroll to the bottom for guidelines and some new Moravian music.
| Hymn # | Hymn Title | MP3 | DOC | |
| pg 90 | The Day of Resurrection | MP3 | ||
| pg 91 | Christians, Dismiss Your Fears | MP3 | ||
| pg 93 | Alleluia! Alleluia | MP3 | ||
| pg 94 | Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord! | MP3 | ||
| pg 119 | Praise to God, immortal praise | MP3 | ||
| pg 121 | Who trusts in God | MP3 | ||
| pg 122 | Lord of all Being (choral) | MP3 | ||
| pg 122 | Lord of all Being (organ) | MP3 | ||
| pg 124 | Breath, O breath (choral) | MP3 | ||
| pg 124 | Breathe, O breathe (organ) | MP3 | ||
| pg 126 | Join we all (choral) | MP3 | ||
| pg 126 | Join we all (organ) | MP3 | ||
| 239 | Hosanna (Gregor) | MP3 | ||
| 257 | The King Shall Come | MP3 | DOC | |
| 258 | Wake, Awake for Night is Flying | MP3 | DOC | |
| 260 | Kingdom Comes | MP3 | DOC | |
| 261 | Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord | MP3 | DOC | |
| 262 | Come, O Long Expected Jesus | MP3 | DOC | |
| 263 | Hail to the Lord’s Anointed | MP3 | DOC | |
| 264 | Comfort, Comfort Now My People | MP3 | DOC | |
| 269 | How Shall I Meet My Savior | MP3 | DOC | |
| 270 | Once He Came in Blessing | MP3 | DOC | |
| 271 | Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent | MP3 | DOC | |
| 273 | Once He Came in Blessing | MP3 | DOC | |
| 274 | O Come, O Come Immanuel | MP3 | DOC | |
| 278 | How Bright Appears the Morning Star | MP3 | DOC | |
| 279 | Eternal Source, Whence All Did Spring | MP3 | DOC | |
| 280 | Immanuel, to You We Sing | MP3 | DOC | |
| 281 | Morning Star, O Cheering Sight | MP3 | DOC | |
| 282 | O Little Town of Bethlehem | MP3 | DOC | |
| 283 | O Come, All Ye Faithful | MP3 | DOC | |
| 284 | Softly the Night Is Sleeping | MP3 | DOC | |
| 285 | Jesus, Call Thou Me | MP3 | DOC | |
| 286 | It Came Upon a Midnight Clear | MP3 | DOC | |
| 287 | Break Forth, O Beauteous Heav’nly Light | MP3 | DOC | |
| 288 | Angels We Have Heard on High | MP3 | DOC | |
| 289 | All My Heart Again Rejoices | MP3 | DOC | |
| 291 | Good Christian Friends, Rejoice | MP3 | DOC | |
| 292 | Once in Royal David’s City | MP3 | DOC | |
| 293 | Angels from the Realms of Glory | MP3 | DOC | |
| 294 | Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come | MP3 | DOC | |
| 295 | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | MP3 | DOC | |
| 296 | While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks | MP3 | DOC | |
| 297 | Silent Night, Holy Night | MP3 | DOC | |
| 298 | Christ the Lord, the Lord Most Glorious | MP3 | DOC | |
| 299 | The Word of God a Promise Told | MP3 | DOC | |
| 303 | Christ the Lord to Us Is Born | MP3 | DOC | |
| 305 | What Child Is This | MP3 | DOC | |
| 326 | How Good Lord to be Here | MP3 | DOC | |
| 328 | What Wondrous Love Is This | MP3 | DOC | |
| 329 | Beneath the Cross of Jesus | DOC | ||
| 330 | Hail, O Once Despised Jesus | DOC | ||
| 331 | Jesus, Refuge of the Weary | DOC | ||
| 334 | Christ, the Life of All the Living | MP3 | DOC | |
| 335 | When Jesus Wept | MP3 | DOC | |
| 340 | For Our Transgressions You Were Wounded | MP3 | DOC | |
| 341 | Lord, Who Throughout These Forty Days | MP3 | DOC | |
| 342 | All Glory Laud and Honor | MP3 | DOC | |
| 343 | Ride On! Ride On in Majesty (v. 1, 3, 4, 5) |
MP3 | DOC | |
| 345 | O Sacred Head, Now Wounded | MP3 | DOC | |
| 346 | My Redeemer, Overwhelmed | DOC | ||
| 348 | O Lord, Who Through This Holy Week | MP3 | DOC | |
| 349 | Go to Dark Gethsemane | DOC | ||
| 350 | When I Survey the Wondrous Cross | MP3 | DOC | |
| 351 | O Dearest Jesus, What Law | MP3 | DOC | |
| 352 | Jesus, in Your Dying Woes | DOC | ||
| 353 | There Is a Green Hill Far Away | DOC | ||
| 354 | Were You There (arrangement © Brian Henkelmann; permission granted) |
MP3 | DOC | |
| 356 | Christians Dismiss Your Fear | MP3 | DOC | |
| 358 | Jesus Christ is Ris’n Today | MP3 | DOC | |
| 359 | Christ the Lord is Ris’n Today | MP3 | DOC | |
| 360 | Christ the Lord is Ris’n Again | MP3 (Organ only) |
DOC | |
| 361 | The Strife is O’er | MP3 | DOC | |
| 364 | Sing Alleluia, Christ Does Live | MP3 (Brass) | DOC | |
| 366 | We Know that Christ is Raised | MP3 | ||
| 367 | Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands | DOC | ||
| 371 | Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise (four verses) | MP3 | DOC | |
| 372 | Rejoice the Lord is King (four verses) | MP3 | DOC | |
| 373 | Alleluia! Sing to Jesus (three verses) | MP3 | DOC | |
| 374 | O Christ, Our Hope, Our Heart’s Desire | MP3 | DOC | |
| 376 | O Spirit, Our Lord God (five verses) | MP3 | DOC | |
| 377 | Spirit of God, On This Great Day Inspire (three verses) | MP3 | DOC | |
| 380 | God, Whose Almighty Word (four verses) | MP3 | DOC | |
| 381 | Holy, Holy, Holy | MP3 | DOC | |
| 383 | Praise to the Father (three verses) | MP3 | DOC | |
| 386 | Holy God, We Praise Your Name | MP3 | DOC | |
| 394 | Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand | MP3 | DOC | |
| 402 | All Hail the Pow’r of Jesus’ Name | DOC | ||
| 404 | Jesus Shall Reign Where’er the Sun | DOC | ||
| 405 | Crown Him with Many Crowns | DOC | ||
| 423 | Come Let Us Eat | DOC | ||
| 450 | Come you thankful people come | DOC | ||
| 452 | The God of Harvest Praise | DOC | ||
| 469 | Come, Let Us Sing the Song of Songs | DOC | ||
| 484 | O Jesus, Highest Treasure | DOC | ||
| 490 | Spirit of God, Who Dwells | MP3 | ||
| 494 | Breathe on Me, Breath of God (v. 1, 2, 4) |
MP3 | DOC | |
| 505 | O Word of God Incarnate | DOC | ||
| 511 | The Church’s One Foundation | DOC | ||
| 519 | Come Let Us All with Gladness Raise | DOC | ||
| 529 | Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven | DOC | ||
| 531 | Stand Up, and Bless the Lord | DOC | ||
| 533 | Now Thank We All Our God | MP3 | DOC | |
| 539 | All People That on Earth Do Dwell | DOC | ||
| 541 | To God Whose Mercy Knows No Bounds | DOC | ||
| 543 | Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord | MP3 | DOC | |
| 550 | To God Be the Glory | DOC | ||
| 565 | Ye Servants of God | DOC | ||
| 573 | In the Morning when I Rise | DOC | ||
| 587 | Our Lamb has Conquered | DOC | ||
| 640 | Christ for the World We Sing! | DOC | ||
| 657 | We Give You But Your Own | DOC | ||
| 662 | Jesus Makes My Heart Rejoice | MP3 | DOC | |
| 673 | Christian Hearts in Love United | MP3 | DOC | |
| 703 | Hail, Alpha and Omega, Hail | DOC | ||
| 709 | How Firm a Foundation | DOC | ||
| 712 | If You But Trust in God to Guide You | DOC | ||
| 714 | Blessed Assurance | DOC | ||
| 732 | In Heav’nly Love Abiding | DOC | ||
| 751 | God of Grace and God of Glory | DOC | ||
| 757 | Be Still My Soul | DOC | ||
| 769 | God is My Strong Salvation | MP3 | DOC | |
| 779 | Father Now Your Sinful Child | DOC | ||
| 783 | Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound | DOC | ||
| 785 | Where Charity and Love Prevail | DOC | ||
| 799 | Jesus, Still Lead On | DOC | ||
| 824 | God Be with You Till We Meet Again | DOC |
Note: Not for direct distribution. The hymns contained within may contain copyrighted material that must be cleared with the original author or contained within your CCLI license. See printed 1995 Moravian Book of Worship for details.
Moravian congregations may reproduce these materials for worship or educational purposes, including in-church projection, online streaming, and printed worship, devotional and educational materials with the following attribution:
Reprinted or adapted from the 1995 Moravian Book of Worship with the permission of the Interprovincial Board of Communication, Moravian Church in America. © 1995 IBOC. www.moravian.org; e-mail: [email protected]. All rights reserved.
New Moravian Music
These hymns were written in March 2020. Thanks to June Edwards, Jill Bruckart, the Rev. Andy Meckstroth and the Rev. Greg Behrend for permission to share these new songs.
- We Long for Comfort (Text by the Rev. Andy Meckstroth, Tune by Jill Bruckart) (MP3) (PDF) Recorded at College Hill Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pa.
- God So Loved the World (Text and Tune by Jill Bruckart) (MP3) (PDF) Recorded at College Hill Moravian Church, Bethlehem, Pa.
- There’s A Light (Text and Tune by June Edwards, arr. by Nola Knouse) (MP3) (PDF) Recorded at Trinity Moravian Church, Winston-Salem, N.C.
- The Path We Take (Text by the Rev. Andy Meckstroth, Tune by Jill Bruckart) (MP3) (PDF)
- Beyond the Walls (Words & Music by the Rev. Greg Behrend) (MP3) (PDF) (Video)
Easter Dawn Brass
These selections are from Moravian Music Foundation recordings, “Mit Freuden zart,” “Harmonious to Dwell” and “What Heights, What Depths,” and “Church Rejoice” For more on these recordings, click here.
- “Hail all hail” (185 A) (MP3)
- “The Spirit and the church” (146 A) (MP3)
- “Lord, Your Body Ne’er Forsake” (205 A) (MP3)
- “The graves of all his saints” (14 C) (MP3)
- “Who Are These…” (205 A) (MP3)
- “I Give You Thanks Unfeigned” (151 G) (MP3)
- “Sing Hallelujah, Praise the Lord” (MP3)
- Postlude, Tune 159D (MP3)
For more on Moravian Church copyright guidelines, click here.
For additional info on copyright considerations when streaming services, click here.
The IBOC has collected the CCLI and OneLicense numbers for many of the copyrighted hymns in the Moravian Book of Worship. Use this chart as a reference determine if hymns are public domain, copyrighted and whether or not they are covered under one of the licenses. As always, be sure to double check the copyright information at the bottom of each Book of Worship hymn you wish to use.
A complete list of public domain hymns found in the Moravian Book of Worship is available here.
