During the last three decades of the 19th century, Ira D. Sankey partnered Dwight Moody in a series of religious revivalist campaigns, mainly in North America and Europe. Moody preached, Sankey sang; as part of his musical ministry, Sankey collected hymns and songs, and in 1873 published in England the original edition of Sacred Songs and Solos, a short collection of 24 pages containing some of the favourite hymns that Sankey had introduced during the first Moody and Sankey evangelistic tour of Britain, in 1873–1875. Over the following years new, expanded editions of Sacred Songs were produced, containing many standard hymns as well as revivalist songs, the final edition from the 1900s containing 1,200 pieces. Sankey wrote the words for very few of these, but he composed and/or arranged new tunes for many of the hymns in the collection, particular for those written by Fanny Crosby. The following lists contains all the hymns composed by Sankey that are found in the "1200" edition of Sacred Songs and Solos. Many of these hymns are also found in the six-volume collection, Gospel Hymns and Sacred Songs, which Sankey edited with Philip Bliss and others, which was published in the United States between 1876 and 1891.[1]
| Hymn No.[2] | Hymn title | First line | Words | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Grace! 'tis a charming sound | P. Doddridge and A.M. Toplady | |||
| 35 | Room for Thee | Thou didst leave Thy throne and thy Kingly crown | E.S. Elliott | ||
| 39 | Tell the Glad Story Again! | Tell the glad story of Jesus | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 43 | Tell me the story of Jesus | F.J. Crosby | |||
| 48 | Jesus knows thy sorrow | W.O. Cushing | |||
| 49 | The Love of Jesus | What a blessed hope is mine | Robert Bruce* | ||
| 54 | Song of Immanuel | Come, sing the sweet song of the ages | Mrs R.N. Turner | ||
| 62 | Seeking for the Lost | He is seeking for the lost | Rebecca R. Springer | ||
| 71 | Oh, precious words that Jesus said | ||||
| 76 | O love that passeth knowledge | Lyman G Cuyler* | |||
| 83 | Blessed Redeemer, full of compassion | ||||
| 96 | Oh, wondrous Name by prophets heard | Julia Sterling* | |||
| 97 | The Ninety and Nine | There were ninety and nine that safely lay | Elizabeth C. Clephane | ||
| 104 | The Lily of the Valley | I've found a friend in Jesus | C.W. Fry | Tune from unknown source arranged by Sankey[3] | |
| 114 | Room at the Cross | Look away to the cross of the Crucified One | |||
| 125 | The Cleansing Fountain | Behold a fountain deep and wide | Ira D. Sankey | ||
| 128 | Substitution | O Christ, what burdens bow'd thy head | Mrs A.R. Cousin | ||
| 139 | The Cross of Jesus | Beneath the cross of Jesus | Elizabeth C. Clephane | ||
| 159 | What a Gathering! | On that bright and golden morning when the Son of Man shall come | |||
| 164 | The King is Coming | Rejoice! Rejoice | Our King is coming | Rian A. Dykes* | |
| 170 | Waiting for Thy Coming | We are waiting, blessed Saviour | |||
| 172 | He is coming, the Man of Sorrows | Alice Monteith* | |||
| 174 | When the King Shall Come | Oh, the weary night is waning | |||
| 186 | Coming | O watchman on the mountain height | W.O. Cushing | ||
| 192 | Holy Spirit, lead us now | John H. Yates | |||
| 195 | Come, Holy Spirit, like a dove descending | Robert Bruce* | |||
| 200 | Descend, O Flame of sacred fire | ||||
| 206 | We praise thee, we bless Thee, our Saviour Divine. | Arranged by Sankey from a tune by Thomas Koschat (1845–1914)[4] | |||
| 210 | Glory ever be to Jesus | ||||
| 211 | Redeemed! | Redeem'd from death, redeem'd from sin | S.F. Smith | ||
| 220 | Praise the Lord and worship Him, a song prepare | ||||
| 231 | Hark, hark, my soul! angelic songs are swelling | F.W. Faber | Arranged by Sankey and Charles Crozat Converse[5] | ||
| 233 | God is Love! His Word proclaims it | Julia Sterling* | |||
| 234 | Let us sing again the praise of the Saviour | Lyman G. Cuyler* | |||
| 236 | Come, and let us Worship | Come, oh come and let us worship | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
| 238 | A Song of Praise | God of love and God of might | R.F. Gordon | ||
| 247 | Oh serve the Lord with gladness | ||||
| 250 | How Can I Keep from Singing? | My life flows on in endless song | R. Lowry | ||
| 257 | Oh, tell me the story that never grows old | James M. Gray | |||
| 264 | Oh Wonderful Word | Oh, wonderful, wonderful Word of the Lord | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 266 | Thanks for the Bible | Thanks for Thy Word, O blessed Redeemer | |||
| 293 | Once more at rest, my peaceful thoughts are blending | ||||
| 294 | An Evening Prayer | Stealing from the world away | Ray Palmer | ||
| 304 | Simeon | Let us sing of the wonderful mercy of God | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
| 308 | Oh welcome, hour of prayer | John H. Yates | |||
| 312 | Once more, O Lord, we pray | W.O. Cushing | |||
| 315 | For the tempted, Lord, we pray | Mrs M.H. Gates | |||
| 324 | Bless This Hour of Prayer | Lord, we gather in Thy name | |||
| 328 | Hear us, O Saviour, while we pray | ||||
| 335 | Why not Tonight? | Oh, do not let the Word depart | Miss E. Reed | ||
| 346 | Not far, not far from the Kingdom | ||||
| 348 | Why waitest thou, O burdened soul | ||||
| 349 | Come, oh come with thy broken heart | ||||
| 350 | I Am Praying For You | I have a Saviour, he's pleading in glory | S. O'M. Clough | ||
| 353 | The Story Must Be Told | Oh, the precious gospel story | |||
| 361 | Behold, behold the wondrous love | ||||
| 383 | Whoever Will! | O wandering souls, why will you roam | Alice Monteith* | ||
| 387 | Take the wings of the morning | Robert Lowry | |||
| 391 | Call them in – the poor, the wretched | Anna Shipton | |||
| 394 | Wilt thou not come, O soul oppressed | Ira D. Sankey | |||
| 395 | The Harbour Bell | Our life is like a stormy sea | John H. Yates | ||
| 397 | Look unto Me, and be ye saved! | W.P. MacKay | |||
| 402 | Believe and Obey! | Press onward, press onward, and trusting the Lord | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 407 | Come, thou weary, Jesus calls thee | S.C. Morgan | |||
| 413 | Oh, What a Saviour! | Come to the Saviour, here His loving voice | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 419 | Whosoever Calleth | Oh hear the joyful message | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 423 | Come, Wanderer, Come | Why perish with cold and with hunger? | Mary A. Baker | ||
| 429 | Yet there is room! The Lamb's bright hall of song | Horatius Bonar | Sankey records this as the first gospel song he composed (1874).[6] | ||
| 432 | The Handwriting on the Wall | At the feast of Belshazzar and a thousand of his lords | Knowles Shaw | Sankey's arrangement of Shaw's original tune[7] | |
| 436 | Oh, give thy heart to Jesus | W.O. Cushing | |||
| 438 | Look not behind thee; O sinner, beware! | ||||
| 444 | The Father's House | O wanderer, come to the Father's home! | W.O. Cushing | ||
| 447 | Welcome, Wanderer, Welcome! | In the land of strangers | Horatius Bonar | ||
| 449 | Tenderly Pleading | Turn thee, O lost one, careworn and weary | |||
| 459 | Believe ye that He is Able? | O souls in darkness groping | Julia H. Johnson | ||
| 463 | The Prodigal's Return | Afflictions, tho' they seem severe | John Newton | Tune from unknown source, arranged by Sankey[8] | |
| 465 | Room for Jesus | Hast thou no room within thy heart | John H. Yates | ||
| 467 | I come, O blessed Lord | Ellen K. Bradford | |||
| 468 | Jesus, I will trust Thee | Mary J. Wilson | |||
| 476 | Take Me as I Am | Jesus my Lord, to Thee I cry | Eliza H. Hamilton | ||
| 481 | I am Coming | Lone and weary, sad and dreary | Allie Starbright | ||
| 492 | Jesus Christ is passing by | J. Denham Smith | |||
| 495 | O Blessed Lord, I Come | O Jesus, Saviour, here my call | |||
| 507 | Onward, upward, homeward | Albert Midlane | |||
| 517 | God will take care of you | ||||
| 519 | Hiding in Thee | Oh, safe to the Rock that is higher than I | W.O. Cushing | ||
| 527 | My Hiding Place | Thou art, O Lord, my Hiding Place | R. Hutchinson | ||
| 531 | In the shadow of the Rock | Ray Palmer | |||
| 532 | Take Thou my hand and lead me | Julia Sterling* | |||
| 535 | He Will Safely Hide Me | In the Secret of His presence He will hide me | |||
| 539 | A Shelter in the Time of Storm | The Lord's our Rock, in Him we'll hide | V.J.C. | ||
| 541 | Under His Wings | Under His wings I am safely abiding | W.O. Cushing | ||
| 544 | Where my Saviour Leads | Where my Saviour's hand is guiding | Tune of unknown origin arranged by Sankey[9] | ||
| 546 | The Shadow of the Rock | Lead to the shadow of the Rock of Refuge | |||
| 551 | Firm as a Rock that is in the mighty ocean | ||||
| 559 | The Lord is my Refuge, my Strength and Shield | ||||
| 579 | Near to Thee | Thou whose hand thus far has led me | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 620 | It passeth knowledge, that dear love of Thine | Mary Shekelton | |||
| 631 | Let us Walk in the Light | There is a Light, a blessed Light | Tune of unknown origin arranged by Sankey[10] | ||
| 636 | Help me, O Lord, the God of my salvation | ||||
| 651 | Precious Thoughts | To the cross of Christ I cling | Mary Tilden* | ||
| 670 | Onward, soldiers, onward today! | F.J. Crosby | |||
| 672 | A Soldier of the Cross | Am I a soldier of the Cross | |||
| 677 | The Ship of Temperance | Take courage, temperance workers | |||
| 678 | A Song for Water Bright | A song, a song for water bright | G. Cooper | ||
| 682 | Faith is the Victory | Encamped along the hills of light | John H. Yates | ||
| 686 | Be ye strong in the Lord | E. Nathan | |||
| 693 | Onward, Upward | Onward, upward, Christian soldier | |||
| 699 | O brother, life's journey beginning | Ira D. Sankey | |||
| 702 | Out of Darkness into Light | Long in darkness we have waited | W.O. Lattimore | ||
| 709 | Able to Deliver | O troubled heart, be thou not afraid | F.J. Crosby | ||
| 712 | O child of God, wait patiently | Alice Monteith* | |||
| 716 | Thy Saviour Knows Them All | O troubled heart, there is a balm | |||
| 720 | Paul and Silas | Night has fallen on the city | |||
| 722 | The Many Mansions | How oft our souls are lifted up | Charles Bruce* | ||
| 724 | How dear to my heart, when the pathway is lonely | Tune of unknown origin arranged by Sankey[11] | |||
| 725 | All, All is Well | Where'er my Father's hand may guide me | W. Robert Lindsay* | ||
| 732 | Rest in the Lord | Rest in the Lord, O weary, heavy-laden | |||
| 739 | My Great Physician | Thou art my great Physician | F.J. Crosby | ||
| 756 | The Master's Call | Behold, the Master now is calling | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 758 | Gather the Golden Grain | Leave not for tomorrow the work of today | F.J. Crosby | ||
| 760 | Is thy cruse of comfort failing? | Mrs E.R. Charles (arr.) | |||
| 766 | Gather in the Sheaves | In the early morning/Verdant fields adorning | Robert Bruce* | ||
| 771 | Cast thy bread upon the waters | Anonymous | |||
| 775 | They that be Wise | Oh list to the voice of the Prophet of old | |||
| 782 | Who will man the life-boat? | C.E. Breck (arr.) | |||
| 792 | Who is on the Lord's side? | Frances R. Havergal | |||
| 796 | Where the Saviour leads | If in the valley where the bright waters flow | |||
| 798 | Only Remembered | Fading away like the stars of the morning | Horatius Bonar | ||
| 802 | While the days are going by | George Cooper | |||
| 808 | There is joy in the Saviour | There is joy in the service of Jesus our Lord | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
| 816 | Speak to them gently | Speak gently, speak gently, oh grieve not again | |||
| 818 | Not now, my child! A little more rough tossing | Mrs Pennefather | |||
| 822 | Wells of Salvation | With joy I draw from out God's well | Phoebe A. Holder | ||
| 828 | Trav'lling to the better land | Ira D. Sankey (arr.) | |||
| 830 | Light after darkness, gain after loss | Francis R. Havergal | |||
| 834 | Press On | Press on, press on, O pilgrim | F.J. Crosby | ||
| 836 | Trusting Jesus | Simply trusting every day | E. Page | ||
| 838 | Children of the heavenly King | J. Cennick | Arranged by Sankey from a tune by T.C. O'Kane[12] | ||
| 839 | Only to Know | Only to know that the path I tread | Allie Starbright | ||
| 846 | I Know he is Mine | A long time I wander'd in darkness and sin | P.P. Bliss | ||
| 850 | I came a wanderer and alone | Julia Sterling* | |||
| 851 | We have a firm foundation | Lyman G. Cuyler* | |||
| 860 | Thy Hand Upholdeth Me | I know Thy hand upholdeth me | |||
| 864 | I am Redeemed | I am redeemed, oh, praise the Lord | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 876 | It came to me one precious day | E.S. Ufford | |||
| 886 | Joy in Sorrow | I've found a joy in sorrow | J. Crewdson | ||
| 899 | He has Taken my Sins Away | I will praise the Lord with heart and voice | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
| 903 | Full Assurance | Drawing near with full assurance | D.W. Whittle | ||
| 910 | A Little While | Oh for the peace that floweth as a river | J. Crewdson | ||
| 912 | Gathered Home | Shall we all meet at home in the morning? | Ira D. Sankey (arr.) | ||
| 927 | After the darkest hour | M.R. Tilden* | |||
| 928 | When the Shadows Flee Away | We are marching to a city | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 930 | Far away beyond the shadows | Julia Sterling* | |||
| 933 | Just beyond the silent river | Ira D. Sankey | |||
| 945 | When the Mists have Rolled Away | When the mists have rolled in splendour | Annie Herbert | ||
| 951 | Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh | Harriet B. Stowe | |||
| 958 | A Song of Heaven and Homeland | Sometimes I hear strange music | E.E. Rexford | ||
| 963 | Where God and the Angels are | There may be stormy days | L.W. Mansfield | ||
| 971 | The Homeland Shore | Far, far beyond the storms that gather | Arranged by Sankey from a tune by S.C. Foster[13] | ||
| 974 | Never Say Good-bye | Oh, blessed home where those who meet | F.J. Crosby | ||
| 977 | How Long? | The weary hours like shadows come and go | Sarah Doudney | ||
| 979 | The Everlasting Hills | Oh, the music rolling onward | |||
| 985 | Beyond the sea, life's boundless sea | W.O. Cushing | |||
| 989 | There is a Paradise of rest | W.R. Lindsay* | |||
| 993 | Do They Know? | In the land where the bright ones are gathered | W.O. Cushing | ||
| 996 | Come up Higher | Climbing up the steepsa of glory | W.O. Cushing | ||
| 997 | Oh world of joy untold | F.J. Crosby | |||
| 1002 | Songs of gladness – never sadness | Horatius Bonar | |||
| 1018 | O Homeland! O Homeland | Lucy Rider Meyer | |||
| 1024 | Ten thousand times ten thousand | Dean Alford | |||
| 1025 | Out of the shadow-land, into the sunshine | Ira D. Sankey | |||
| 1026 | There'll be no dark valley when Jesus comes | W.O. Cushing | |||
| 1028 | The Resurrection Morn | On the Resurrection morning | Sabine Baring-Gould | ||
| 1029 | Only waiting till the shadows | Mrs Frances L. Mack | |||
| 1034 | Grand in the song of the Easter morn | Anna D. Walker | |||
| 1038 | Through the Valley of the Shadow | I must walk through the valley of the shadow | Ira D. Sankey | ||
| 1041 | The Christian's "Good-night" | Sleep on, beloved, sleep, and take thy rest | Sarah Doudney | ||
| 1043 | Eternity! | Oh, the clanging bells of time! | Mrs E.H. Gates | ||
| 1058 | The Bountiful Harvest | We praise Thee O Lord, for the bountiful harvest | |||
| 1073 | Tell it Out! | Tell it out among the nations that the Lord is King | Frances R. Havergal | Arranged by Sankey from a tune by F.R. Havergal[14] | |
| 1081 | The Lord is King! | Hear the everlasting song | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 1083 | Thou shalt Reign! | Great Jehovah, mighty Lord | |||
| 1085 | Send the Gospel Light | Send the Light, oh, send it quickly | |||
| 1091 | Words of Cheer | We come today from near and far | Allen A. Judson* | ||
| 1097 | Army of Endeavour, hear the trumpet call | Ira D. Sankey | |||
| 1098 | The Christian Endeavour Army | On, march on, O Army of Endeav'rers! | |||
| 1099 | Walking in the sunshine, beautiful and bright | W.R. Lindsay* | |||
| 1100 | Endeavouer's Marching Song | Christian soldiers all, hear our Leader's call | |||
| 1103 | Onward, O Junior Endeav'rers | F.J. Crosby | |||
| 1106 | Oh, help me tell the story | Edward Shiras | |||
| 1108 | Our Christian Band | With cheerful songs and hymns of praise | Lyman G. Cuyler* | ||
| 1112 | Work and Pray | Let us work and pray together | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 1118 | This is our Endeavour | Lonely hearts to comfort, weary lives to cheer | F.J. Crosby | ||
| 1123 | Our Junior Band is marching on | ||||
| 1157 | Hark! hark | the song from youthful voices breaking | Julia Sterling* | ||
| 1159 | We Will Follow Thee | Saviour, where thou leadeth | |||
| 1188 | If I were a voice, a persuasive voice | Charles Mackay |
. Ira D. Sankey. My Life and Sacred Songs. Hodder and Stoughton. London. 1906.