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) |
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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 |