St Luke's Church, Eccleshill - musical items

These pages are provided so that you can hear the tunes of items which we have used in church, or which have been written by the vicar. Please note that the original items are copyright - we will be very happy to give permission to you to use them, but we would like to be asked. You will find contact details here. Please include any use on your Christian Copyright Licence returns.

 

Index of bible references

Nos 1 to 200. (You might also find more recent songs by going back to the numerical index.)

In this list, links are provided to further details of songs underlined in blue (or purple if you've already visited the link), but not for songs underlined in red. For some items the words are available in the parish magazine.

Explicit references are given in ordinary type, and allusions in italics.

Old Testament:
OT characters. God gives you strength (JH / JH)
OT & NT characters. Going Bananas (JH / JH)
Genesis 1. All the cosmos (JH / JH)
Genesis 1:1-3. Let there be light
Genesis 2. Companionship (JH / JH)
Genesis 9, 12 &15. My covenant (JH / JH)
Genesis 12. Time to set the world on fire (JH / The Doors)
Exodus 3, 6 & 34. My covenant (JH / JH)
Exodus 15. Let's sing to God our maker (JH / British Grenadiers)
Exodus 34. O great and awesome God (JH / JH)
Numbers 23 & 24. Balaam's song (JH / JH)
Deuteronomy 32:1-4. Listen O heavens (JH / Bunessan)
Deuteronomy 32. Attend, O heavens! (JH / JH)
Joshua 1:1-9. Be strong and very courageous (JH / JH)
1 Kings 19:4. Life in a minor key (Blair MacLean / JH)
2 Chronicles 28:9-11. Show a little mercy (JH / JH)
Job 3 etc. Life in a minor key (Blair MacLean / JH)
Psalm 1. The tree (JH / JH & Darren Garfield)
Psalm 2. Why do the nations? (JH / JH)
Psalm 8. Lord our God, you are excellent (JH / JH)
Psalm 16:8-11. I have set the Lord always before me (JH / "The story of Jesus")
Psalm 19:1-6 & 12-14. The heavens are telling God's glory (JH / JH)
Psalm 20. I pray for you (JH / JH)
Psalm 22:1-21. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me (JH / JH)
Psalm 23. Shepherd God (JH / JH)
Psalm 24. The earth is the Lord's (JH / JH)
Psalm 27. God, my light, my salvation (JH / JH)
Psalm 30. God, the LORD, I bring my worship (JH / Stenka Razin)
Psalm 32:9. Don't be like a horse (JH / JH)
Psalm 33:1-9. Rejoice in the Lord, all you righteous ones (JH / JH)
Psalms 42-43. As the deer (JH / JH)
Psalm 46. God is our refuge and strength and 2nd tune: Dambreakers' March. (JH / JH)
Psalm 47. Clap your hands, all people (JH / St Gertrude - Arthur Sullivan)
Psalm 50. The Mighty One speaks (JH / JH)
Psalm 56. Be merciful to me (JH / JH)
Psalms 58:6-11, 68:21-23, 15 and 130:1-4&7-8. Break their teeth (JH / JH)
Psalm 65. Praise awaits you (JH / JH)
Psalm 67. May God be merciful to us and bless us (JH / JH)
Psalm 80. Turn again (JH / JH)
Psalm 88. Life in a minor key (Blair MacLean / JH)
Psalm 91. He who dwells in the shelter (JH / JH)
Psalm 93. The Lord reigns! (JH / JH)
Psalm 93. God is King! (JH / All Saints)
Psalm 95. O come, let us sing out to the Lord (JH / JH)
Psalm 98. Sing to God new songs of praise (JH / JH)
Psalm 100. Praise the Lord (JH / JH)
Psalm 103. Praise the Lord, O my soul (JH / JH)
Psalm 110. God the Father says to Jesus (JH / JH)
Psalm 113. From the sun's rising (JH / JH)
Psalm 115. Not to us be the glory (JH / JH)
Psalms 117 & 150. Shout to the Lord (JH / Dave Davis).
Psalm 124. If God had not been with us (JH / JH)
Psalm 126. When the fortunes of Jerusalem (JH / Battle Hymn)
Psalm 130. Out of the depths I call (JH / "Little Cornard")
Psalm 134. Come and bless the Lord (JH / JH)
Psalm 135. Praise the Lord! (JH / JH)
Psalm 137. By Babylon's rivers (JH / JH)
Psalm 139:14-15. On holiday (JH / JH)
Psalm 148. Praise the Lord (JH / JH)
(Psalm 150. Liturgy for organ rededication)
Ecclesiastes 1-3 & 5. Round and round (JH / JH)
Isaiah 6. I saw the Lord (JH / JH)
Isaiah 6:8. Who will witness? (JH / JH)
Isaiah 7:14. Immanuel right here (JH / JH)
Isaiah 12. I will praise you Lord (JH / "Noel")
Isaiah 40:3. In the beginning was the word (JH / JH)
Isaiah 52-53, Jeremiah 31, & Ezekiel 36. My covenant (JH / JH)
Isaiah 64:6. Re-dressed by God (JH / JH)
Jeremiah 1:5. Before you formed me (JH / JH)
Jeremiah 18:1-4. I am as clay (JH / JH)
Jeremiah 29:11. Don't be like a horse (JH / JH)
Daniel 2:20-23. Praise be to the name of God (JH / JH)
Daniel 6:22. Quiet Time (JH / JH)
Daniel 9. O great and awesome God (JH / JH)
Joel 2:28-31. I believe in God (JH / "I'm a little teapot")
Habakkuk 3:17-19. I will still praise the Lord (JH / JH)

Gospels and Acts:
Matthew 1:19-21. Joseph, what ' you goin' t' do? (JH / "Neighbours")
Matthew 2:1-12. Come, see a little baby (JH / JH)
Matthew 2:1-12. A baby in a manger
Matthew 4:4. Shout to the Lord (JH / JH)
Matthew 11:28-30. Come to me, says Jesus (JH / "Eton Boating Song")
Matthew 13:31-32. The tree (JH / JH & Darren Garfield)
Matthew 21:1-11. Jesus is the coming king (JH / "Donkey Riding")
Matthew 21:1-11. Hosanna (JH / JH)
Matthew 24:30-46. God, the Lord of all creation (JH / Stenka Razin)
Matthew 27:11-45. Good Friday Blues (JH / JH).
Mark 9:2-7. Transfiguration (JH / JH)
Mark 10:13-16. Come to me, says Jesus (JH / "Eton Boating Song")
Mark 10:13-16. To hold a tiny child (JH / JH)
Mark 10:16. Jesus take me in your arms (JH)
Mark 10:16. This little boy / girl (JH / JH)
Mark 10:45, 14:24-25 & 14:41. My covenant (JH / JH)
Mark 10:46-52. We'll eat some bread, and drink (JH / "Lily the Pink")
Mark 10:46-52 (Bartimaus). Give me my sight (JH / JH).
Mark 11:1-11. Hosanna (JH / JH)
Mark 11:1-11. Hosanna, Hosanna (JH / JH)
Mark 14:3-11. The last straw (JH / JH).
Mark 14:27-42. We fall away (JH / JH)
Mark 16:1,6-7. Christ is alive! (JH / JH)
Mark 16:11. Alive, not just in heaven & 2nd tune (JH / JH)
Luke 1:26-38. Gabriel came down (JH / "Jingle Bells")
Luke 1:26-38. God sent his angel - 1st & 2nd Tune (JH / JH)
Luke 2:1-20. Come, see a little baby (JH / JH)
Luke 2:1-40. A baby in a manger
Luke 2:1-20. Stable behind the inn (JH / JH)
Luke 2:1-20. Jesus, little baby (JH / JH)
Luke 2:8-16. We keep the lambs and sheep (JH / JH)
Luke 2:8-16. While shepherds watched. Tune: Fanfare in the Fields (Tate / JH)
Luke 2:22-38. Simeon in the city (JH / "Rudolf the red-nosed ...")
Luke 4:4. Shout to the Lord (JH / JH)
Luke 8:4-15. The parable of the sower (JH / JH)
Luke 9:57-10:3 & 10:17. Foxes have holes (JH / JH)
Luke 10:2. The harvest is plentiful (JH / JH)
Luke 12:22-34. Consider the ravens (JH / JH)
Luke 19:1-10. We'll eat some bread, and drink (JH / "Lily the Pink")
Luke 19:28-40. Hosanna (JH / JH)
Luke 22:19-20. 'Remember me,' said Jesus (JH / JH)
Luke 22:19-20. In remembrance of you I come & 2nd tune (Crystal Bamford / JH).
Luke 22. No, not I (JH / JH)
Luke 22:57. Life in a minor key (Blair MacLean / JH)
Luke 23:32-43. He saved others (JH / JH).
Luke 24. He's alive! (JH / JH)
Luke 24:13-33. Who could this stranger be? (JH / JH)
Luke 24:36-53. Jesus is our king (JH / "Scooby Doo")
John 1:1-14. In the beginning was the word (JH / JH)
John 1:9. Let there be light
John 2:1-11. As two unite in one (Dave Davis & JH / Staneschi).
John 3:1-11. We'll eat some bread, and drink (JH / "Lily the Pink")
John 3:14-15. Come to me, says Jesus (JH / "Eton Boating Song")
John 3:16. Christmas is ... (JH / JH)
John 3:16. God so loved the world (JH / JH)
John 4:35. The harvest is plentiful (JH / JH)
John 6:35. The world needs bread (JH / JH)
John 6:51. Shout to the Lord (JH / JH)
John 6:55. 'Remember me,' said Jesus (JH / JH)
John 7:37. Come to me, says Jesus (JH / "Eton Boating Song")
John 12:12-19. Hosanna! Blessed is Jesus! (JH / JH)
John 14:1-4. Come to me, says Jesus (JH / "Eton Boating Song")
John 14 & 16. Spirit of God, we worship you (JH / JH)
John 14 & 16. Listen for the gospel (JH / JH)
John 16:7. Oh, to walk with you, Lord Jesus (JH / JH)
John 20:15-17,25-27. Christ is alive! (JH / JH)
John 20:24-25, 29, 21:4-7. Alive, not just in heaven & 2nd tune (JH / JH)
Acts 1:8-9. Oh, to walk with you, Lord Jesus (JH / JH)
Acts 1:21-26. Who will witness? (JH / JH)
Acts 2:2-4. If you go down to Jerusalem (JH / "Teddy Bears Picnic")
Acts 2:14-21. I believe in God (JH / "I'm a little teapot")
Acts 10:34-44. We believe (JH / JH)
Acts 17:16-32. Who is this God? (JH / JH)
Acts 22:6-21. Alive, not just in heaven & 2nd tune (JH / JH)

Epistles:
Romans 4:25 &c. God raised Jesus (JH / JH)
Romans 6:9-11. Christ our Passover of gladness (JH / "Rhuddlan")
Romans 6:9-11. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed (JH / JH)
Romans 7. How can sinners be set free? (JH)
Romans 7:24-25. How great is God (JH/ "Match of the Day")
Romans 8:31-39. If God is on our side (JH / JH)
Romans 10:14-15. How shall they hear? 1st & 2nd tune (Michael Perry / JH)
Romans 12-15. Respect and Integrity (JH / 8787D)
1 Corinthians 1:23-25. The Original April Fool (JH / JH)
1 Corinthians 5:7b-8 & 15:20-22. Christ our Passover of gladness (JH / "Rhuddlan")
1 Corinthians 5:7b-8 & 15:20-22. Christ our Passover has been sacrificed (JH / JH)
1 Corinthians 15:1-11. Christ is risen! Alleluia! (JH / JH).
1 Corinthians 15:22. As in Adam (JH / JH)
Galatians 5:16-25. We live by the Spirit (JH / JH).
Ephesians 1:3-9. Praise be to the name of God (JH / JH)
Ephesians 3:20. The reason for the season (JH / JH)
Phil 1:6. He who began a good work (JH / JH)
Phil 1:21. For me, to live is Christ, to die is gain (JH / JH)
Phil 2:5-11. How could God become human? (JH / JH)
Phil 2:5-11. Jesus, little baby (JH / JH)
Phil 3:4b-11. I count as loss, when compared to Christ (JH / JH)
Col 1:13-15 & 2:9. Jesus - the Force of God (JH / "Star Wars")
Col 3:15. Set your minds on things above (JH / JH)
1 Thess 4. Godly grief (JH / JH)
1 Thess 4. His eternal friends (JH / JH)
2 Timothy 4:2. Preach the Word (JH / JH)
Hebrews 1:1-2:1. In the past God spoke (JH / JH)
Hebrews 4:12. Listen to the word (JH / JH)
Hebrews 7-10. Once, only once, and once for all (JH adaptation of W Bright)
Hebrews 8. Those who remain faithful (Ian Parsons / JH)
Hebrews 9:11-15. When Christ came (JH / JH)
Hebrews 10:19-25. Let us draw near (JH / JH)
Hebrews 11:1. Faith (Pam Gidney / JH)
Hebrews 11. Faith, the certainty (JH / JH)
1 John 4:10-12. This is love (JH / JH)
Revelation 5:13 & 15:3-4. Great and wonderful (JH / JH)
Revelation 20:11- 21:7. The Heavenly Vision (JH / JH)

Inspired by other writers:
Gregory of Nyssa: The Lord our God is one & another version (JH / JH)
Gregory of Nazianzus. How could God become human? (JH / JH)
Anselm of Canterbury. Gather your children (JH / JH)
Advent Antiphons. O come (JH / JH)
Charles Wesley. Jesus, loving Saviour (JH / JH)
Charles Wesley. Hark! All creation stands in awe! (JH / JH)
Lawrence Binyon. They shall grow not old (JH / JH)
Crystal Bamford. Christmas is ... (JH / JH)
Jim Fuller. I don't wanna job (JH / JH)
David Sutcliffe. I am as clay (JH / JH)
Common Worship Book. We answer the call (Affirmation of Baptismal Faith / JH)

No particular bible reference:
5. I want to live for Jesus
19. Lord, pour your Holy Spirit (for a baptism).
24. I will praise you, Jesus (JH / JH)
27. O Lord, I need you ("Star Wars" theme)
33. Looking unto Jesus
37. A lonely cross - Crucifixion generally (JH / JH)
40. When you left your throne
45. I would proclaim you.
47. Proclaiming afresh.
49. Losing it at Christmas
54. Beautiful Earth.
58. He will come!
68. I praise you, Lord
69. I want to walk
72. Let us praise our God
75. I don't wanna job (JH / JH)
79. Bowing down
82. Sing to Him, all the earth.
84. Jesus, help me know
100. Can I know?
125. Alleluia! Alleluia! (Gospel Procession Song)
129. Let us sing to the Lord & 2nd & 3rd tune (Pam Gidney / JH)
131. Father, we give you thanks (Baptism) (JH / JH).
138. Lord, behold a wretched sinner (Kim Fabricius / JH)
144. Mega-Quest for a children's holiday club. (JH / JH)
151. In a world in need of joy (for Christmas) (JH / JH)
158. Not as a newborn baby (for Advent) (JH / JH)
190. Voyage of Discovery for a children's holiday club. (JH / JH)
191. Peace steals over crag and vale (for Good Friday evening) (JH / JH)
195. How? (Christmas) (JH / JH)

Songs omitted from this list:
28. This song is not available for copyright reasons.
46. "He hears me" (collaboration). In preparation.
53. A German hymn tune.
63. Liturgy for organ rededication.
83. A collaboration with another writer, in preparation.
121. In preparation.
139. This tune is not available for copyright reasons.
140. In preparation.
149 now renumbered 179.
165. In preparation for a church festival.
172. In preparation ("Nothing stays the same - but God"). (JH / JH)
174. Chorale Prelude on "Ein Feste Burg".
178. A song for Anne and Joachim. (JH / JH)
183. In preparation: "Prepare the way" (John the Baptist - Luke 3). (JH / JH)
184. In preparation: "The upper room" (Mark 14:17-26).
193. In preparation (2 Samuel 23:1-7).
198. In preparation: "Tom, Tom" (for Christmas).

The following songs based on psalms have also been added "ahead of schedule" in preparation for a talk on metrical psalms: 201, 205, 207, 209, 215, 218 and 223.

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This web page was last updated on 29th May 2009.