Life in Iowa and Trinity Hymnal Guitar Chords

Hannah Roorda writes:

This blog hasn’t seen a new post in quite some time. I keep forgetting to post; I seem to spend most of my Tuesdays recovering from Monday-Amnesia/Cotard Syndrome (“Who am I? Where am I? What week is this? Am I still in school? Am I still alive?”) and I spent all of last week recovering from training (hahah!) for the Iowa Jazz Championships which happened the Tuesday of the week before. (If you were wondering, our jazz band came out state runner-up. Not too bad, if I do say so myself.)

I don’t have anything profound or amazing to bring you today, but I do have a completed project some of you may find useful:

At our evening church services, occasionally a friend brings a guitar. No, we don’t start rocking the praise choruses (good story, ask me some time) but we do throw a few guitar chords in with the hymns. The problem is that while the Trinity Hymnal has a lot of hymns with chords written in, there’s no index of them. So we flip back and forth and spend a lot of time saying “I hope this one has chords– oh, it doesn’t”. And that is a lot of time we would rather be singing!

So here you go. A complete list of hymns in the Trinity Hymnal with guitar chords; alphabetically by title, with the tunes listed:

254 – Alas! and Did My Savior Bleed – Martyrdom
605 – All the Way My Savior Leads Me – All the Way
562 – All to Jesus I Surrender – Surrender
9- All You That Fear Jehovah’s Name – Park Street
460 – Amazing Grace! – Amazing Grace
427 – Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands – Hamburg
455 – And Can It Be That I Should Gain – Sagina
662 – As the Hart Long for Flowing Streams – As the Hart Longs
205 – Away in a Manger – Cradle Song
204 – Away in a Manger – Mueller
175 – A Wonderful Savior Is Jesus My Lord – Kirkpatrick
65 – Before Jehovah’s Awesome Throne – Park Street
693 – Blessed Assurance – Assurance
564 – Blessed Is the Man – Blessed Is the Man
359 – Blest Be the Tie That Binds – Dennis
146 – Break Thou the Bread of Life – Bread of Life
131 – Children of the Heavenly Father – Tryggare Kan Ingen Vara
518 – Christ, of All My Hopes the Ground – Hendon
439 – Christ Shall Have Dominion – St. Gertrude
16 – Come, Let Us Sing unto the Lord – Duke Street
101 – Come, Thou Almighty King – Trinity
457 – Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing – Nettleton
266 – Come, Ye Faithful, Raise the Strain – St. Kevin
680 – Consider the Lilies – Consider the Lilies
579 – Dare to Be a Daniel! – Daniel
408 – Day Is Dying in the West – Evening Praise
731 – Doxology – Old Hundredth
732 – Doxology – Tallis’ Canon
42 – El-Shaddai – El-Shaddai
170 – Fairest Lord Jesus – Crusader’s Hymn
106 – Father, Father of All Things – Father of All Things
59 – Forever Settled in the Heavens – Duke Street
494 – Forgive Our Sins As We Forgive – Dove of Peace
339 – For Your Gift of God the Spirit – Blaenwern
386 – God Be with You Till We Meet Again – God Be with You
382 – God Himself Is with Us – Wunderbarer König
40 – God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength – Bethlehem (Fink)
23 – God of Gods, We Sound His Praises – God of Gods
64 – God, the Lord, a King Remaineth – Regent Square
134 – God Will Take Care of You – God Cares
224 – Go, Tell It on the Mountain – Go Tell It
32 – Great Is They Faithfulness – Faithfulness
346 – Hail to the Brightness of Zion’s Glad Morning! – Wesley
57 – Hallelujah, Praise Jehovah, O My Soul – Ripley
179 – Hallelujah! Thine the Glory – Thine The Glory
688 – Have Thing Own Way, Lord! – Holy Desire
600 – He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought! – He Leadeth Me
378 – Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face – Morecambe
315 – He Walks among the Golden Lamps – Revelation
137 – Holy Bible, Book Divine – Aletta
103 – Holy God, We Praise Your Name – Grosser Gott, Wir Loben Dich
100 – Holy, Holy, Holy – Nicea
94 – How Firm a Foundation – Foundation
681 – How Gentle God’s Commands – Dennis
44 – How Great Thou Art – O Store Gud
148 – How Shall the Young Direct Their Way? – Duane Street
459 – I Am Not Skilled to Understand – Greenwell
191 – I Am So Glad That Our Father in Heaven – Gladness
129 – I Belong to Jesus – Dedication
281 – I Know That My Redeemer Lives– Glory, Hallelujah – Shout On
705 – I Know Whom I Have Believed – El Nathan
674 – I Need Thee Every Hour – Need
682 – In Thee, O Lord, I Put My Trust – In Thee, O Lord
190 – I Think When I Read That Sweet Story of Old – Sweet Story
611 – I Want Jesus to Walk with Me – Walk with Me
650 – I Will Sing of My Redeemer – My Redeemer
180 – I Will Sing the Wondrous Story – Wondrous Story
592 – Jesus Bids Us Shine – Jesus Bids Us Shine
591 – Jesus Calls Us – Galilee
288 – Jesus Christ Has Triumphed Now – Resurrection (Wilson)
653 – Jesus Is All the World to Me – Elizabeth
264 – Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross – Near the Cross
508 – Jesus, Lover of My Soul – Aberystwyth
509 – Jesus, Lover of My Soul – Martyn
189 – Jesus Loves Me, This I Know – Jesus Loves Me
308 – Jesus Paid It All – All to Christ
441 – Jesus Shall Reign – Duke Street
646 – Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts – Quebec
195 – Joy to the World! The Lord is Come – Antioch
616 – Leaning on the Everlasting Arms – Showalter
125 – Let All Things Now Living – Ash Grove
659 – Let Us Praise God Together – Let Us Break Bread
560 – Lord, Speak to Me That I May Speak – Fort Lauderdale
80 – Lord, with Glowing Heart I’d Praise Thee – Ripley
538 – More About Jesus Would I Know – Sweney
287 – Morning Sun – Music Anno Domini
153 – Most Perfect Is the Law of God – Kinsman
468 – My Faith Has Found a Resting Place – Landas
79 – My God, My God, O Why Have You Forsaken Me? – Kingsfold
521 – My Hope is Built on Nothing Less – Solid Rock
648 – My Jesus, I Love Thee – Caritas
328 – My Lord, What a Mourning – Mourning
126 – My Soul Bless the Lord – Houghton
640 – My Tribute – My Tribute
307 – Nothing but the Blood – Plainfield
11 – Now Blessed Be the Lord Our God – McKee
45 – Now unto Jehovah, Ye Sons of the Mighty – Willow Grove
177 – O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth – Ariel
164 – O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing – Azmon
712 – O God of Love, O King of Peace – Quebec
30 – O God, Our Help in Ages Past – St. Anne
51 – O Jehovah, Hear My Words – Aberystwyth
25 – O Light That Knew No Dawn – Waverton
612 – O Lord, Be Gracious to Me – O Lord, Be Gracious
48 – O Lord Most High, with All My Heart – Rockingham Old
81 – O Love of God, How Strong and True – Jerusalem (Parry)
327 – One Day He’s Coming – Chapman
675 – Only Trust Him – Minerva
132 – O Rejoice in the Lord – Wilmington
485 – O Thou That Hear’st When Sinners Cry – Hamburg
444 – O Zion, Haste, Your Mission High Fulfilling – Tidings
173 – Praise Him! Praise Him! – Joyful Song
77 – Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven – Andrews
124 – Praise the Lord Our God – Kum Ba Ya
17 – Praise the Lord: Ye Heavens Adore Him – Faben
677 – Praise the Savior, Ye Who Know Him! – Acclaim
107 – Praise Ye the Father! – Flemming
701 – Redeemed, How I Love to Proclaim It! – Ada
499 – Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me – Toplady
388 – Savior, Again to Thy Dear Name We Raise – Ellers
599 – Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us – Shepherd
369 – Shout, for the Blessed Jesus Reigns – Truro
130 – Showers of Blessing – Showers of Blessing
210 – Silent Night! Holy Night! – Stille Nacht
62 – Sing to the Lord, Sing His Praise – Wesley
479 – Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling – Thompson
450 – So Send I You – So Send I You
338 – Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart – Morecambe
71 – Stand Up, O God, Be Present
Now – Stand Up
404 – Sun of My Soul, Thou Savior Dear – Hursley
585 – Take My Life, and Let it Be – Hendon
537 – Take Time to Be Holy – Holiness
610 – “Take Up Your Cross,” the Savior Said – Quebec
149 – Teach Me, O Lord, Your Way of Truth – Bishop
234 – Tell Me the Story of Jesus – Story of Jesus
741 – The Apostles’ Creed – Credo (Miladin)
527 – The Beatitudes – Quebec
368 – The Ends of All the Earth Shall Hear – Vision
19 – Thee We Adore, Eternal Lord! – Park Street
113 – The Heavens Declare Thy Glory – Faithful
240 – The King of Glory Comes – Promised One
152 – The Law of the Lord is Perfect – The Law of the Lord
476 – The Light of the World Is Jesus – Light of the World
87 – The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want – Crimond
86 – The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want – Brother James
85 – The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want – Evan
253 – There Is a Fountain Filled With Blood – Fountain
178 – There Is No Name So Sweet on Earth – The Sweetest Name
145 – The Spirit Breathes Upon the Word – Ortonville
187 – There Were Ninety and Nine – The Ninety and Nine
154 – Thou Art the Way – Arlington
597 – Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire – Gift of Love
95 – Though Troubles Assail Us – Joanna (or St. Denio)
607 – Thy Loving-kindness, Lord, Is Good and Free – Ellers
136 – Thy Word Have I Hid in My Heart – Thy Word
679 – ‘Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus – Trust in Jesus
55 – To God Be the Glory – To God Be the Glory
672 – Trust and Obey – Trust and Obey
481 – Turn Your Eyes upon Jesus – Lemmel
84 – Under the Care of My God, the Almighty – Under His Wings
276 – Up from the Grave He Arose – Christ Arose
363 – We Gather Together – Kremser
448 – We Have Heard the Joyful Sound – Jesus Saves
97 – We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer, Creator – Kremser
629 – What a Friend We Have in Jesus – What a Friend
563 – What Kind of Man Can Live in the World – What Kind of Man
261 – What Wondrous Love Is This – Wondrous Love
56 – When All Your Mercies, O My God – Manoah
325 – When He Cometh, When He Cometh – Jewels
252 – When I Survey the Wondrous Cross – Hamburg
541 – When the Roll Is Called Up Yonder – Roll Call
88 – With Grateful Heart My Thanks I Bring – St. Petersburg
697 – Wonderful Words of Life – Words of Life
166 – Wondrous King, All-Glorious – Wunderbarer König
286 – Worship Christ, the Risen King! – Regent Square
582 – Yield Not to Temptation – Yield Not
350 – Zion Stands by Hills Surrounded – Zion

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Posted at 2:44 am EST on the 30th of April 2008 by H. G. Roorda.

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  1. Larry S says on September 15th, 2008 at 3:43 pm

    Good list! Just for your info, the most recent hymnal from http://www.hopepublishing.com has chords for ALL the hymns. I should know because I wrote them all in there myself!

  2. Han says on September 17th, 2008 at 6:56 pm

    Thanks for the comment, Larry! I hadn’t heard of Hope Publishing before, but at first glance everything on the site looks very appealing to a serious church musician and I will definitely be checking it out.

  3. GL says on November 18th, 2008 at 3:02 pm

    My family uses the Trinity Psalter in our family devotions. My oldest son and I are learning the guitar. I would love to be able to learn to play the Psalms we sing in our devotions. (At present, we sing a cappella.)

    If I am correct, 182 of the hymns in the Trinity Hymnal have guitar chords. Do you happen to know how many of the suggested tunes for the 150 Psalms in the Trinity Psalter have guitar chords available by use of the guitar chords provided in the Trinity Hymnal?

  4. Tim Black says on December 25th, 2009 at 3:05 pm

    Thanks for making this list! I added it to the spreadsheet of hymn data from the Trinity Hymnal that makes it easier for me to pick hymns for Sunday morning, which you or others may find useful: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=pYwHwwxV5nNbuM7os8eCWLg&single=true&gid=0&output=html . Now I can see at a glance whether my copy of the hymnal has guitar chords for a particular song. I’m also slowly writing chords into my hymnal for hymns that don’t already have chords there, so this spreadsheet will slowly reflect those changes, and if you want to use it the same way you’ll need to edit it to match your copy of the hymnal, and/or your congregation.

  5. jose francis martinez says on August 22nd, 2010 at 8:14 pm

    how can i got this guitar chords? are they available?