Global Songs

The following chart lists songs that are global. It is organized according to Country or Region of the world. For the column "Languages Printed", please note that English appears for every song; the languages listed are in addition to English. Questions? Email us at hymnal@crcna.org.

LUYH # Authoritative Title Country or Region of Origin Composer Languages Printed
273 Tout est fait pour la gloire de Dieu/
All Is Done for the Glory of God
Africa Abel Nkuinji French
955 Mungu ni mwema/
Know that God Is Good
Africa Anonymous (John Bell arranged) French, Lugandan, Swahili
244 Sopla, sopla fuerte/
Blow Wild and Blow Freely
Argentina Maria Simeone (words);
Horatio Vivares (music)
Spanish
260 Miren qué bueno/Oh, Look and Wonder Argentina Pablo Sosa Spanish
941 Canto de esperanza/Song of Hope Argentina Argentine folk melody Spanish
493 Cantai ao Senhor/O Sing to the Lord Brazil Bazilian folk hymn Portuguese, Spanish
663 Pelas dores deste mundo/
For the Troubles
Brazil Rodolfo Gaede Neto Portuguese
445 Stand, Oh, Stand Firm Cameroon origin unknown  
768 Halle, Halle, Halle Caribbean Caribbean traditional  
951 Now Go in Peace Caribbean Caribbean folk melody  
939 May the Love of the Lord /
惟愿神的爱
China Swee Hong Lim Mandarin
940 May the Lord, Mighty God China Chinese folk tune  
600 Yesu azali awa/Jesus Christ Is with Us Congo Congolese folk hymn Ngala, Korean, Taiwanese
298 Salaam/Peace Egypt Manal Samir, Egypt  
911 Abana alathi fi ssama/
Abana in Heaven
Egypt Laila Constantine, Lebanon Arabic
293 O Great God and Lord of the Earth El Salvador Guillermo Cuellar (music)  
596 Santo, santo, santo/
Holy, Holy, Holy
El Salvador Guillermo Cuellar Spanish
37 Te exaltaré/I Will Exalt Equador Casiodoro Cárdenas, Maquel M. Martinez Spanish
584 Je louerai l'Eternal/
Praise, I Will Praise You, Lord
France Claude Frayssé French
242 When Our Savior, Yesu, Went Away Ghana Ghanaian (Dagomba)   
299 Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love Ghana Ghanaian folk song  
183 Aleluya/Alleluia Honduras Honduran traditional melody Spanish
514 I Was Glad India M. Thomas Thangaraj  
629 Ishworo/Father in Heaven, Have Mercy India traditional Bengali Bengali
233 Haleluya, Puji Tuhan/
Alleluia, Praise the Lord
Indonesia traditional Soahuku, Seram Island Indonesian
550 Nyanyikanlah/
Hallelujah! Sing Praise to Your Creator
Indonesia traditional Batak melody, Toba, Indonesia Indonesian
50 Those Who Place on God Reliance Israli, Hasidic, and other Jewish melodies traditional Hebrew melody  
144 Lift Up the Gates Eternal Israli, Hasidic, and other Jewish melodies Israli folk melody  
288 Shalom/Bring Peace Israli, Hasidic, and other Jewish melodies folk song Hebrew
312 In Our Households, Heavenly Father Israli, Hasidic, and other Jewish melodies traditional Hebrew melody  
751 Open Your Ears, O Faithful People Israli, Hasidic, and other Jewish melodies Hasidic traditional Hebrew
830 Let us Talents and Tongues Employ Jamaica Jamaican folk tune  
319 God, My Help and Hiding Place Japan Isao Koizumi  
767 御言葉をください/Send Your Word, O Lord Japan Yasuchige Imakoma (words);
Shōzō Koyama (music)
Japanese
949 キリストの平和が/
May the Peace of Christ Be with You
Japan Japanese Blessing Japanese
576 Bless the Lord, Bless the Lord Kenya Kenyan traditional  
708 Kwake yesu nasimama/
Here on Jesus Christ I Will Stand
Kenya traditional Kenyan Swahili
136 To My Precious Lord Korea Chung Kwan Park Korean
905 오 소 서/Come Now, O Prince of Peace Korea Geonyong Lee Korean
77 Gloria/Glory Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Pablo Sosa Spanish
116 Tú has venido a la orilla/
You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Cesáreo Gabarain Spanish
143 Mantos y palmas/
Filled with Excitement
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Rubén Ruiz Avila Spanish
241 Santo Espíritu, excelsa paloma/
Holy Spirit, from Heaven Descended
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Philip W. Blyker Spanish
255 Somos uno en Cristo/
We Are One in Christ Jesus
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions anonymous (arranged) Spanish
275 No hay dios tan grande/
There's No God as Great
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Spanish traditional Spanish
279 Alabad al Señor/Praise the Lord Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Spanish traditional Spanish
368 El Señor es mi pastor/
My Shepherd Is the LORD
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Ricardo Villarreal Spanish
371 Tu fidelidad/
I Depend upon Your Faithfulness
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Miguel Cassina  Spanish
544 Cantemos al Señor/O Sing unto the Lord Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Maquel M. Martinez (words);
Carlos Rosas (music)
Spanish
595 Santo, santo, santo mi corazón/
Holy, Holy, Holy, My Heart
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Jorge Lockward Spanish, Dutch, French
605 Digno es Jesús/Worthy Is Christ Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Spanish traditional Spanish
642 Perdón, Señor/Forgive Us, Lord Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Jorge Lockward Spanish
798 Todos los que han sido bautizados/
All Who Have Been Baptized
Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions Ferdando Rodríguez Spanish
814 Santo, Santo, Santo/Holy, Holy, Holy Latino and/or Hispanic American Traditions traditional Spanish Spanish
349 I Will Sing a Song of Triumph Latvia Latvian melody  
651 By the Babylonian Rivers Latvia  Latvian melody  
390 Night Has Fallen Malawi Malawian traditional  
452 Pues si vivimos/When We Are Living Mexico traditional Mexican Spanish
504 Como el ciervo/Like a Deer Mexico Juan Salinas Spanish
522 Dios está aquí/God Is Here Today Mexico Rual Galeano Spanish
84 Ere zij God/Glory to God Netherlands F.A. Schultz Dutch
619 Tama ngakau marie/
Son of God, Whose Heart Is Peace
New Zealand  Maori traditional Maori
141 Somos pueblo que camina Nicaragua from "La Misa Popular Nicaragüense" Spanish
692 Amazing Grace Chant North American Indigenous    Navajo
752 Dwak'yah towgyah/
Take the Saving Word of God
North American Indigenous  Unknown (Kiowa) Pawltay (Kiowa)
963 Haleluyan/Hallelujah, We Are Singing North American Indigenous  traditional Muscogee Creek Muscogee
27 Many and Great North American Indigenous: Dakota traditional Dakota  
125 Jesus the Lord Said, "I Am the Bread" Pakistan and/or India traditional Urdu  
906 Saranam, Saranam/Jesus, Savior, Lord Pakistan and/or India Punjabi Melody Tamil
94 In the Heavens Shone a Star Philippines Joel Navarro  
285 Blest Be God Philippines Philipine melody from the island of Negros  
391 Awit sa Dapit-Hapon/
When Twilight Comes
Philippines Francisco F. Feliciano Filipino
744 In Great Thanksgiving Philippines Melchizedek M. Solis (words);
Mutya Lopez Solis (music)
 
807 All Who Are Thirsty Philippines Mutya Lopez Solis (tune); arr. Joel Navarro  
819 I Love the Lord Philippines Arnel dC Aquino, SJ (tune); arr. Joel Navarro  
106 De tierra lejana venimos/
From a Distant Home
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico carol Spanish
192 Oh, qué bueno es Jesús/
Oh, How Good Is Christ the Lord
Puerto Rico Puerto Rican folk hymn Spanish
820 Vengo a ti, Jesús amado/
Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness
Puerto Rico Evy Lucío Cordova (music) Spanish
129 Somlandela/We Will Follow South Africa  traditional Zulu Zulu
564 Alleluia, Alleluia South Africa  South African traditional  
909 Mayenziwe/Your Will Be Done South Africa  South African traditional Xhosa
915 Amen South Africa  South African traditional  
921 Amen, siakudu misa/
Amen, We Praise Your Name, O God
South Africa  S.C. Molefe Xhosa
945 Thuma mina/Send Me, Lord South Africa  South African traditional Zulu
957 Haleluya! Pelo tsa rona/
Hallelujah! We Sing Your Praises
South Africa  South African traditional Shona
57 All Earth Is Waiting Spain Father Alberto Taulé Spanish
774 El Señor es luz/The Lord Is My Light Spain Father Alberto Taulé Spanish
609 Shukuru, Yesu/Thanking You, Jesus Sudan Sudanese worship chorus Juba, Swahili,
Bari (Sudanese dialect), Luganda, Arabic
931 Sizohamba naye/
We Will Walk with God
Swaziland Swaziland traditional hymn Zulu
126 Come, One and All Taiwan I-to Loh (music)  
588 Bān-bîn ah/
Let All Nations Praise the Lord
Taiwan Hsiang-chi Chang and I-to Loh Taiwanese
793 Loving Spirit Taiwan I-to Loh  
188 Mfurahini, haleluya/
Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia
Tanzania Tanzanian traditional Swahili
320 Gracious Spirit, Heed Our Pleading Tanzania Wilson Niwaglia, Tanzania  
753 Listen, God Is Calling Tanzania Tanzanian traditional  
960 Alle, Alle, Alleluia Uruguay traditional melody, Uruguay  
891 Gbemi, Jesu/Lift Me, Jesus Yoruba people (Nigeria) author and composer unknown Yoruba
496 Uyai mose/Come, All You People Zimbabwe Alexander Gondo Shona
520 Jesu, tawa pano/Jesus, We Are Here Zimbabwe Patrick Matsikenyiri Shona, Spanish