Order of Hymns in Lioar dy Hymnyn, 1846

Hymns listed by Order

(1796 = edition of 1796, note that some hymns were misnumbered, these have been silently corrected but there are two no. 99's! and I suspect a heading is missing - [15a] as v4-6+8 of 15 form a complete hymn; 1799 = edition of 1799; 1830 & 1846 = edition of 1830 and then revised in 1846;
Wesley 1831 = edition of Wesley's Hymns * = not in edition published in Wesley's lifetime)

See Notes for some discussion re editions of Manx Hymn Book

English	Manks	1796	1799	1830 & 1846	Wesley 1831
Ayrn I - Cuirrey peccee dy hyndaa gys Jee (Exhorting Sinners to return to God)
Ho! one that thirsts draw nigh.	Ho! tar-jee dagh unnane ta paa		1	1	4
Broad and wide's the way to death	She lheayn as feayn, ta'n raad gys baase.		2	2
Come sinners to the gospel feast	Ta Creest er n'aarlagh shibber vooar	75	3	3	2
O for a thousand tongues to sing	O son thousane dy hengaghyn	117	4	4	1
Ayrn II - Er aalid craueeaght (Beauty of Religion)
How vain all things here below	Yn seihil s-fardalagh dagh nhee t-ayn		5	5
Bless'd is the man who shuns the place	Bannit ta'n dooinney ta treigeil		6	6	Watts Psalm 1
Come ye that love the Lord	Tar shiuish ta-yns gmaih rish Creest	1	7	7	12
Happy the man who finds the grace	T'an dooinney maynrey t'echey ayrn	21	8	8	14
Nor eye has seen, nor ear has heard	Cha vaik rieau sooill, cha geayll rieau cleaysh	118	9	9
My God the spring of all my joys	My Yee, uss bun my voggey smoo	133	10	10	*213
Ayrn III - Er mieys Jee (Goodness of God)
Behold the Saviour of Mankind	Jeeagh kys t'eh treinit sass as laue	23	11	11	22
Extended on a cursed tree	Treinit gys billey'r Calvary	52	12	12	23
How condescending and how kind	Nagh mooar yn injillid as graih	116	13	13
O Love divine, what hast thou done	O ghraih-flannys! cre ta jearnt ayd	143	14	14	28
Ayrn IV - Er Baase (Death)
Teach me the measure of my days	Ynsee dou towse my laghyn glare		15	15	Watts Psalm 39 pt 2
Why do we mourn departing friends	Kys veagh shin keayney chond dy hraa.		16	16	720
When rising from the bed of death	Tra irreem-s veih yn lhiabbee-vaaish		17	17	Joseph Addison
Life is the time to serve the Lord	She'n vea shoh'en traa dy hirveish Jee		18	18	Watts
Pass a few swiftly years	Ceau shiu agh bleeantyn glare ayns shoh	24	19	19	47
And am I born to die	Nhegin dou ass shoh paartail	25	20	20	43
Blessing, honour, thanks, and praise	Bannaght, moylley, gloyr, as boolse	28	21	21	50
And am I only born to die	As vel mee ruggit cour yn vaase	29	22	22	44
Away with our sorrow and fear	Er-sooyl mesh dagh aggle voin nish	33	23	23	73
Thanks be to God whose faithful love	Booise gys yrs Jee dy ghraih dy bra;	44	24	24	Whitefield #47
O God! our help in ages past	'Sy traa ta ceaut t'ou Hiarn er ve	62	25	25	41
Ah, lovely appearance of death	Cre'n shilley gerjollagh yn baase	71	26	26	48
Death cannot make our souls afraid	Cha beem's ayns aggle geddyn baase	77	27	27	Watts II.49
Rejoice for a brother deceas'd	Goaill boggey son carrey ta eit	100	28	28	49
While angel choirs their harps employ	Choud as ta ainleyn troggal kiaull	103	29	29
Thee we adore, Eternal Name	Ta shin cur ooashley dhyts, O Yee	127	30	30	42
Ayrn V - Er Briwnys (Judgement)
The great Archangel's trump shall sound	Yn ard-ainle mooar ver magh coraa		31	31	57
Thou God of glorious Majesty	T'ou ard ayns gloyr as ooashley Yee	13	32	32	59
Thou Judge of quick and dead	Uss Vriw slane sheelnaue	41	33	33	55
	As beem's gys briwnys currit lesh	74	34	34
Ye virgin souls arise	Irree shiu voidinyn	146	35	35	65
Ayrn VI - Er Niau (Heaven)
There is a land of pure delight	'Sy cheer dy vaynrys vooar ta heose		36	36	728
Who are these array'd in white	Quoi ad shoh ta sha gloyroill		37	37
The thirsty are call'd to their Lord	T'ou geamagh ny anmeenyn paa		38	38	78
How happy is the pilgrims lot	O s'maynrey eh ta troallt gys niau	5	39	39	68
Come let us join our friends above	Maroo ta nish ayns maynrys sthie	[15a]	40	40	735
How happy every child of grace	Feer vaynrey ta dagh mac dy ghrayse .	69	41	41	733
O for the wings of faith and love	O Yee cur skianyn credjue dou	76	42	42
And let this feeble body fail	As lhig da'n corp shoh geddyn baase	96	43	43	734
Leader of faithful souls, and guide	Leeidsilagh anmesnyn crauee	145	44	44	71
Ayrn VII - Er Niurin (Hell)
Stoop down my thoughts that us'd to rise	Te atchim dou dy smoinaghtyn	40	45	45	Watts II.28
Ayrn VIII - Er Arrys (Repentance)
Father of lights from whom proceeds	Uss Ayr dy hoilshey, ass dty stoyr		46	46	99
O that I could repent	O cooin lhiam nish, my Yee		47	47	102
Come, O thou all victorious Lord	Tar ooiley-niartal Hiarn ghraysoil	35	48	48	84
From lowest depths of woe	Veih'n diunid ta mee geam	38	49	49
	She mish ta dy mie abyl ginsh	42	50
O for that tenderness of heart	O son cree brisht as ammyssagh	58	51	50	104
Thou man of griefs, remember me	O cooinnee orrym uss hur baase	84	52	51	181
O 'tis enough, my God, my God	O te dy liooar,Yee ghraysoil	95	53	52	170
Shew pity, Lord, O Lord forgive	O Yee, clasht rish my accan treih	134	54	53
Ayrn IX - Shirrey son Jee (Seeking God)
O that I could my Lord receive	O nish dy voddin geddyn Creest		55	54	125
Stay. thou insulted spirit, stay	O fuirree marym spyrryd mie		56	55	161
Lay to thy hand, O God of grace	O Yee jean sheeyney magh dty lane		57	56	159
Who is that trembling sinner, who	O quoi yn peccaghh boght t'er creau		58	57
Thou God unsearchable, unknown	Uss Jee t'erskyn yn roshtyn aym		59	58	130
Jesus, the sinner's Friend, to thee	Hoods Yeesey carrey-n peccagh treih		60	59	132
With glorious clouds encompass'd round	Lesh gloyr combaasit erskyn insh	10	61	60	128
Thou great mysterious God unknown	T'ou ard erskyn my roshtyn Yee	11	62	61	97
Look down in gracious mercy, Lord	Jeeagh neose ayns myghin, Yee ghraysoil	12	63	62
Jesus, my Lord, attend	Yeesey, cur geill veth niau	15	64	63
Thee, Jesu, thee the sinner's friend	Yeesey, my charrey, son dy aragh	18	65	64	144
While dead in trespasses I lie	Marroo ayns peccah ceau my hraa	45	66	65	136
My God, my God, to thee I cry	Clasht rsh my cayrn, my Yee, my Yee	46	67	66	184
Weary of wandering from my God	Skee jeh rouail choud voids, my Yee	51	68	67	186
O Love divine, how sweet thou art	O s'millish t-ou ghraih flaunyssagh	53	69	68	147
Let the world their virtue boast	Lhig da'n seihil nyn gairys reih	55	70	69	115
Come holy celestial Dove	Tar neose Chalmane bannee veih niau	83	71	70	165
How tedious and tasteless the hours	O s'liauyr yinnin gennaght dagh oor	91	72	71
Depth of mercy! can there be	Diunid myghin! ayns dty stoyr	98	73	72	168
Come holy Spirit, heavenly Dove	Tar Spyrryd Cash'rick, chalmane meen	112	74	73	652
O Sun of Righteousness, arise.	O ghrian dy chairys, trog uss seose	129	75	74	647
Ayrn X - Goaill Boggey (Acquiring Joy)
O might I with thy saints aspire	Marish dty nooghyn lhig dou streen		76	75
Young men and maidens, raise	Lhig deinsy, shenn as aeg		77	76	232
Talk with us, Lord, thyself reveal	Tar, Hiarn, dy gherjagh troailtee skee		78	77	214
Now I have found the ground wherein	Nish, nish, ta aym yn hoayl dy fea		79	78	189
Come let us who in Christ believe	Tar shiu ta credjue eu ayns Chreest	6	80	79	208
Praise ye the Lord, 'tis good to raise	Moyll-jee yn Chiarn, lesh ard-choraa	20	81	80	225
All glory to God in the sky	Ard ghloyr da'n saualtagh graysoil	26	82	81	230
Arise, my soul, and leave the ground .	Irree, my annym, veih yn onir		83	82
And can we forget	Ec beaghey dagh laa	31	84	83
Father how wide thy glory shines .	Ayr ta dty ghloyr soilshean feer vooar	36	85	84	*263
Infinite, unexhausted love	Yeesey, yn ghraih ayd ta fegooish	54	86	85	216
Glory be to God on high	Booise as gloyr da Jee yn Ayr	61	87	86	*257
Away, my unbelieving fears	Er-sooyl voym aggle as dooyteil		88	87	(MHB 675)
There is a fountain filled with blood	Ta farrane ayn ta lhieent lesh fuill	73	89	88	Cowper
Come let us join our cheerful songs	O tar-jee lhig dooin goaill arrane	79	90	89	640
Let all that breathe Jehovah's praise	Lhig da dy chooilley nhee cur booise	81	91	90	234
Lift up your eyes to th' heavenly seats	Trog-jee nyn sooillyn seose gys niau		92	91
Ye heavenly choirs	Lhig dooin goaill arrane, Marish flannyssee	85	93	92
Meet and right it is to praise	Cooie as cair te moylley Jee	89	94	93	238
Father in whom we live	Ayr flaunyssagh, she liort	90	95	94	*253
	Moyll-jee yn Chiarn shinish aynlyn niau	104	96
Ayrn XI - Prayll (Prayer)
Jesus, thou sovereign Lord of all	Yeesey, t'ou Chiarn er-skyn dagh nhee		97	95	294
On all the earth thy spirit pour	Dty Spyrryd deayrt er ooilley'n ooir		98	96	? 437
Spirit of faith, come down	O Spyrryd Non, tar hooin.	59	99	97	83
Come aid thy servants, blessed Lord.	Shass liorish dt-eirtyssse, my Yee.	70	100	98
Jesus, hear thy saints petition	Yeesey, easht rish eam dty nooghyn	72	101	99
Eternal Sun of Righteousness	O irree ghrian dy chairys vrâ;	78	102	100
Thou Son of God, whose flaming eyes	Uss Vac y Jee, t'ou cur-my-ner	137	103	101	83
Ayrn XII - Caggey (Fighting)
O let thy powerful word	Dty phooar brecoil cur dou		104	102
God of my life, whose gracious power	Jee jeh yea, dty phooar graysoil	14	105	103	289
Soldiers of Christ, arise	Cur shiu sidooryn Chreest	94	106	104	266
Jesus, lover of my soul	Yeesey, t'ou-uss dooys feer dooie	95	107	105	*143
Ayrn XIII - Watchal (Watching)
Thus I resolv'd before the Lord	Shoh va my vreearey fenish Yee		108	106
I want a principle within	Towse d'aggle chrauee baillym v'aym		109	107	308
Help, Lord, to whom for help I fly	Hiarn, ta mee cheet son kemmyrk hood		110	108	309
Shepherd divine, our wants relieve	Vochilley flaunyssagh tar royd		111	109	297
O thou, most mighty Saviour, thou	O Uss, ta niartal dy hanail		112	110
The praying Spirit breathe	Dy watchal giall dou pooar		113	111	296
My drowsy powers, why sleep ye so	My annym, dooisht as eie dys Jee	9	114	112
A charge to keep I have	Dy hirveish Jee dy jeean	16	115	113	318
God of all grace and majesty	Jee jeh dagh grayse as vrjey gloyr	39	116	114	307
Jesus, great shepherd of the sheep	Hoods Yeesey vochllley-n chioltane	47	117	115	501
Be it my only wisdom here	She shoh my chreenaght as vondeish	56	118	116	320
Oft have we pass'd the guilty night	Mennic er cheau yn oie peccoil	88	119	117
XIV - Surranse (Suffering)
God of my life, look gently down	Jes jeh my yea bee don chymmoil		120	118
O thou, to whose all searching sight	O Uss ta fakin roish dty oaie		121	119	339
Thou Lamb of God, thou Prince of Peace .	Eayn Yee, she uss yn Prince dy hee		122	120	-
Thou, Lord, hast blest my going out .	Tar, Hiarn, as cur dty vannaght dou		123	121
Head of thy church triumphant	Kione dt'agglish heose ayns flaunys	48	124	122
Come on my partners in distress .	Tar shiuish ta nish cumraagyn dou	92	125	123	333
	Da dit' ennym, Yessey, ver ym booise	102	126	124
XV - Saualtys (Salvation)
The spacious firmament on high	Yn yrey ta shin cur-my-ner		127	125
Lord, I believe thy every word	Hiarn ta mee credjal slane dty ghoan		128	126	356
Father, to thee my soul I lift	Ayr, ta my annym jeeaghyn hood		129	127	306
O thou who suffer'd on the cross	O Uss ren er yn chrosh partail		130	128
I will hearken what the Lord	Nee'm cur clashtyn, cre nee-n Chiarn		131	129	182
Lord, I believe a rest remains	Hiarn ta mee credjal dy vel fea	8	132	130	403
For ever here my rest shall be	Dty uill ren role dy heyrey mee	30	133	131	346
	O ghraih jean soilshagh oo hene dooys	37	134	132
Thou Shepherd of Israel and mine	Uss vochilley Israel Yee	43	135	133
My God, I humbly call thee mine	My Yee! t'aym fys dy vel mee lhiat	49	136	134
O that my load of sin were gone	O dy beagh laad my pheccah jeem	50	137	135
The Lord my pasture shall prepare	Yn Chiarn nee-n aber aym-ordrail	65	138	136
Jesus hath died that I might live	Creest er my hon ren surranse pian	66	139	137	415
The Lord unto my Lord hath said	Yn Chiarn ta rish my Hiarn er ghra	80	140	138
Come Saviour Jesus from above	Haualtagh Yeesey cur ansoor	82	141	139	285
Let not the wise their wisdom boast	Nagh lhig da dooinney bio boasteil	93	142	140	422
	Choud's nee oo traa chur dou	105	143	141
My God, my Life, my Love	My Yee, my vea, my ghraih	108	144	142
And can I yet delay	As vel my chree cha creoi	109	145	143
When all thy mercies, O my God	Tra t'ou my annym er ghoaill baght	110	146	144
O for a heart to praise my God	O er son cres dy voylley Jee	120	147	145
When, gracious Lord, when shall it be	Cuin, Hiarn ghraysoil, cuin oddym ghra	121	148	146
I'm not ashamed to own my Lord	Cha vel mish naaragh gosill rish Creest	122	149	147
Come, Lord, and help me to rejoice	Tar, Hiarn, cooin lhiam dy ghoaill boggey	144	150	148
Thee will I love, my strength, my tower	Dhyts ver-yms graih, my niart, my hoor	142	151	149
Ayrn XVI - Son Sheshaght ny Nooghyn (For the Company of Saints)
(originally composed in Manks)	Er jeet dy cheliley ass-y-noa		152	150
Before Jehovah's awful throne	Roish stnyl yn ooilley niartal Jee		153	151	540
Come all who e'er have set	Tar shiuish ta er jyndaa	34	154	152	497
Come and let us sweetly join	Tar shiu lhig dooin lesh un chree	60	155	153	519
My brethren beloved, Your calling ye see	My vraaraghyn deyr, Ta troalit g ys bea veayn	86	156	154	212
All praise to our redeeming Lord	Gloyr gys nyn Jiarn t-er chionnaght shin	111	157	155	*500
Come thou high and lofty Lord	Tar uss, Hiarn ayns gloyr ton reill	63	158	156	520
Come away to the skies, My beloved arise	Lhig dooin goll gys yn aer	101	159	157	491
Try us, O God, and search the ground	Feysht shin, O Yee, as ronsee grunt	124	160	158
Ayrn XVII - Son caghlaaghyn oyr (for Changes)
Thy works of glory, mighty Lord	Obbyr y Chiarn 'sy diunid heese		161	159
(1799 only - For the King)
	Son y Ree		162
Jesus, thy righteousness and power	Hiarn bee'n ashoon shoh giarit jeh		163	160
Lord, hast thou cast the nation off	Yeesey, dy ynricks as pooar		164	161
The Saviour meets his saints to-day	She jiu Chiarn cheet gys e chloan	2	165	162
O day of glorious rest	O laa gloyroil dy fea	7	166	163
	Haualtagh hug oo soilshey hym (Son y Fastyr)	68	167	164
How happy are they, Who the Saviour obey	T'ad maynrey er-skyn josh Ta credjal ayns Creest	99	168	165
Ah, where am I now	Ah! cre vel mee nish ? Cre'n tra cre lesh	99a	169	166
Come, O thou Traveller unknown	O Hroailltagh flaunyssagh tar hym		171	167	140
Supplement
A thousand oracles divine	Yn goo gloyroil ta dooin londeyr			168	262
Eternal Wisdom ! Thee we praise	Dhyts creenaght veayn! dhyts ver mayd booise			169	226
Come let us anew, our journey pursue	Ec toshlaght y vlein, Lhig dooin greinnagh shin hene			170	46
The morning flowers display their sweets	Tan los-rey moghrey lane dy viaa			171
The Lord of Sabbath let us praise	Shoh laa yn Chiarn, eisht lhig dooin booise			172
With glory clad, with strength arrayed	Yn Jee ta harmish ooilley reill			173
When Israel out of Egypt came	Ass Egypt tra haink Israel			174
Blest be our everlasting Lord	Bannit dybragh dy row nyn Jiarn			175	248
Come Holy Ghost our hearts inspire.	Tar, Spyrryd Noo, ayns cree dagh 'nane			176	87
Jesus, my Saviour, Brother, Friend	Yeesey, Haualtagh, as my Yee			177	312
I sing the mighty of God.	Nee'm soilshagh pooar yn Jee t-er chroo			178
Almighty God, thy piercing eye	Fo coodagh diorraghey ny h'oie			179
How do thy mercies close me round	Dty vyghin dooys ta erskyn towse			180	227
Hear what the voice from heaven proclaims	Clasht-jee coraa ta loayrt veih niau			181	716
Glory to thee, my God, this night	Gloyr dy row hood, my Yee, dy bra			182	758
O Jesus, let thy dying cry	Hiarn, Yeesey, lhig dty accan baaish			183
Father of all, in whom alone	Ayr ooilley'n seihil hug toshiaght dooin			184	88
To God, the giver of all grace	Gys Jee,fer-toyrtdy chonillcy ghrayse			185
What am I, O my gracious God	Cre ta mish, O my Yee, graysoil			186
He dies, the Friend of sinners dies	Ec baase Fer-chionnee deyr sheelnaue			187	533
When I behold the wondrous cross	Tra ta mee cur-my-ncr yn chrosh			188
Happy the heart where graces reign	Maynrey ta'n annym raad ta grain.			189	680
Father of all, whose powerful voice	O Yee, nyn Ayr, dty ghoo breeoil			190	235
Thou, Lord, by strictest search hast known	O Hiarn, t'ayd toiggal jeem feer vie	113		191
A Nation God delights to bless	Ashoon ta bannit liorish Jee	57		192	466
Father, our hearts we lift	Nyn gree'ghyn trog mayd seose	87		193
Sweet is the memory of thy grace	S'millish ta cooinaghtyn dty ghrayse.	115		194	589
With joy we meditate the grace	Lesh boggey ta shin cooinaghtyn	125		195
God is a Spirit just and wise	Ta Jee ny Spyrryd, creeney, mie	130		196
Come, Lord, from above	Tar, Hiarn, neose veih niau			197	558
Tomorrow, Lord, is thine	Ta mairagh lhiats, O Hiarn			198
Why should the children of a King	Cren oyr veagh cloan da Ree ny ghloyr	136		199
God in the gospel of his Son	Ayns sushtal Chreest ver mayd my'ner			200
O disclose thy lovely face	Soilshse,Hiarn, dty oaie graihoil			201	156
From all that dwell below the skies	Lhig dagh unnane fo arch vooar niau			202	699
God moves in a mysterious way	Ta raaidyn ard chairailys Yee			203	559
Eternal Power, whose high abode .	Stoyl ard yn phooar ta sr dy rican			204	316
Lo! God is here, let us adore	Ta Jee ayns shoh! lhig dooin goaill rish			205	494
Christians awake I salute the happy morn	Dooisht-jee chreesteenyn, moghrey maynrey'n laa			206	-
Lord, in the morning thou shalt hear	'Sy voghrey, ham, nee-m geamagh hood			207	-
My God, and is thy table spread	Hiarn, vel dty voayrd lesh feoiltys skeaylt			208	-
God of all consolation take	Yee jeh dagh gerjagh gow dhyt hene	141		209	537
Up to the hills I lift mine eyes	Trog-yms my hoolilyn seose gys Jee			210
I thirst, thou wounded. Lamb of God	Ta m'annym paa, Eayn ghraihagh, Yee			211	26
Forgive us for thy mercy sake	Leih dooin ayns myghin, O nyn Ayr			212	511
Lift up your hearts to things above	Trog jee nyn gree-ghyn seose gys niau	138		213	539
Shine, mighty God, on Britain shine	Yee Ooilley-n'artal jean soilshean			214
Lord dismiss us with thy blessing	Hiarn cur bannaght doin ec skeayley	106		215	560
Additional Hymns (in 1846 edition only)
O my God, what must I do?	Cree nee'm 'yannoo, O my Yee?			216	158
Jesus, Redeemer, Saviour, Lord	Yeesey, m'Er-kionnee, as my Hiarn	119		217	139
My God, the steps of pious men	Ta kesmadyn yn dooinney mie			218	-
Behold a stranger at the door	Jeagh shiu ta joarree jeiht en mooie			219	-
From Greenland's icy mountains	Voish Greenland raad ta'n feayraght			220	Bishop Heber
	Liorish deiney as ainleyn	22	170	221
In 1796 edition only
	Dyn jerrey ta dty Ghraih, my Yee	3
	My Annyn dooisht marish yn Ghrian	4
	Annym maynrey, nish ta baarit	19
	Sheid Jee dy ard yn Cayrn	27
	Quoi mee joinal nish dy voylley	32
	Ayns seaghyn, ayns aggle, as feme	64
	Tar neose Spyrryd Noo	68
	Cur-my-ner t'an laa cheetfiyragh	107
	Graih flaunyssagh t'er skyn dagh graih	114
	Ta Creest nyn gash'rickys as shee	123
	Cha vow fer goanlyssagh, ny broghe	126
	Choud as vee'm bio neem voylley oo	128
	O Tar-jee lhig dooin moylley'n Chihrn	131
	Tar, as jean beaghey aynin, Hiarn	132
	Ayr, hoods ta mish dy mennick guee	135
	Cur uss dooys yn grayle ayd Yee	139
	Ayns traa my heaghyn, clasht rhym, Yee	140




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