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

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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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