I would like to starts a list of modern hymns written from 1990 on. Can you help add one to the list? Technically, many songs today are in fact, hymns and once we get past the stylistic differences between these and hymns of old, they are the same structure. Really, many modern worship songs can be made into a hymn (verse/chorus format) by simply omitting the bridge. Omitting the bridge still keeps the intended songs’s meaning and makes it easier for the congregations to learn. The Getty’s are be MAJOR players in this field, but there will be many other contributors.
Here is the beginning of a list with a media resource link if applicable:
- In Christ Alone (Getty/Townend)
- The Power of the Cross (Oh to See the Dawn) (Getty/Townend)
- Speak O, Lord (Getty)
- See, What a Morning (Getty)
- My Heart is Filled with Thankfulness (Getty/Townend)
- By Faith (Getty)
- Hear the Call of the Kingdom (Getty)
- The Risen Christ (Getty)
- Across the Lands (Getty)
- Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer (Getty)
- Come, People of the Risen King (Getty)
- Jesus is Lord (Getty)
- Joy Has Dawned (Getty/Townend)
- Behold the Lamb (The Communion Hymn) (Getty/Townend)
- O Church Arise (Getty/Townend)
- Christ is Able to Save (Harland/TRBC/Walker)
- I Will Glory in My Redeemer (Sovereign Grace)
- Before the Throne of God Above (Sovereign Grace/Cook/Bancroft)
- How Deep the Father’s Love for Us (Townend)
- Beautiful Savior (Townend)
- Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) (Tomlin)
- Shout to the Lord (Hillsong/Zschech)
- Worthy is the Lamb (Hillsong/Zschech)
- The Heart of Worship (Redman) (if you consider the pre-chorus an extension of each verse)
- Revelation Song (Riddle/Kari Jobe)
- We Fall Down (Tomlin)
- Forever (Tomlin) (pre-chorus)
- You Are My All in All (Jernigan)
- Sing to the King (Foote)
- I Give You My Heart (Morgan)
- Above All (Baloche/LeBlanc)
- The Wonderful Cross (Tomlin/Watts)
- He Knows My Name (Walker)
- You’re Worthy of My Praise (Ruis)
- Come, Now is the Time to Worship (Doerksen)
- Indescribable (Tomlin)
- Open the Eyes of My Heart, Lord (Baloche)
- You Are Holy (Prince of Peace) (Imboden/Rhoton)
- Shine On Us (Smith)
- Hallelujah (Your Love is Amazing) (Brown/Doerksen)
- Offering (Baloche)
- Grace Alone (Brown/Nelson)
- Everlasting God (Brown/Riley)
- Rock of Ages (Baloche)
- Hosanna (Praise is Rising) (Brown/Baloche) (pre-chorus)
- Once Again (Redman)
- Be Unto Your Name (DeShazo/Sadler)
- Your Name (Baloche/Packiam)
- Ancient Words (DeShazo)
- The Potter’s Hand (Zschech) (pre-chorus)
- Breathe (Barnett)
- Draw Me Close (Carpenter)
- Lord, Reign In Me (Brown)
- Take My Life (Holiness) (Underwood)
- Refiner’s Fire (Doerksen)
- All I Have Is Christ (Jordan Kauflin)
- Jesus Thank You (Pat Sczebel)
- Out of Ashes (Marino, Nelson/Johnson)
- Praise the Father Praise the Son (Tomlin)
- Untitled Hymn (Come to Jesus) (Chris Rice)
I know you can help with this list, so just comment and I will add them as you send them…
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Untitled Hymn – Chris Tomlin
great one!
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How about “Grace Unmeasured”, by Sovereign Grace Music?
Bridges are an element in contemporary music that add more content to songs – a strike against those labeling contemporary Christian music as shallow.
If a lot of other songs listed here are considered hymns, then I believe that many many Hillsong songs are hymns. A BRIEF list of Hillsong music that contain at least three verses:
*Forever Reign
*Desert Song
*Glow
*Cornerstone
*Hosanna
*First and the Last
*The Stand
Great comment!!! Thanks for the word.
Do you have information about a book with the music for this? Like the Gather book in Catholic churches? Our LifeTeen Youth Group is looking for a collective book with a lot of these new songs in it.
Ryan
Thanks for the comment! I know Lifeway.com has a hymnal called “the worship hymnal.” Song select from ccli.com has many of these in their subscription website. Lifewayworship.com wil have many to purchase via download. Also praisecharts.com
-dennis
“Hymns Modern and Ancient” edited by Fred Coleman includes many of the Getty and Sovereign Grace hymns plus other new ones.
Here are several praise and worships songs — that my church has done on regular basis in last 3-5 years — that I think could be considered a ‘modern hymn’:
-From the Inside Out
-Mighty to Save
-Hungry
-No Sweeter Name
-Thank You for the Cross
-Who am I
-How He Loves Us
-God of This City
-My Glorious
-Majesty
thanks for the comment and thanks for reading!!
Nothing but the blood of Jesus (Seventh Day Slumber).
Come unto me (Hello August).
Jesus paid it all (Four Days Late)
Hello August is on an indie label and Four Days Late has disbanded.
Bill, thanks for the comment and for reading this blog post!
watchsong.com is run by a new composer, Paul Keew, who has been working on modern hymns with a lyricist friend. Not a huge list yet, but what he has is good, sound music.
I am a modern hymn writer, and have written several, two of which are gaining a lot of traction in churches. One is a Christmas hymn titled “Christmas Prayer,” & the other is a Resurrection hymn titled “In Him We Stand.” The sheet music for both is available for free on my online ministry, http://www.freesacredmusic.com.