Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 2025 Edition
Poets
Authors with poetry credits in The Sacred Harp are listed first. Book sources are listed at the end.
- Adams, John
- 219 He Hath Saved Us
- Addison, Joseph
- 402 Protection
- Arnold, William
- 89 The Church’s Desolation
- Askins, George
- 59 Holy Manna
- Atchinson, Jonathan B.
- 530 A Glad New Song
- Auber, Harriet
- 431 New Bethany
- Avery, H. Roy
- 560 My Home
- Barbauld, Anna Laetitia
- 80t Troubles Over
- Beddome, Benjamin
- 33t Weeping Savior, 33b Abbeville, 279 Mink Hollow, 511 The Great Redeemer
- Beevor, M. L.
- 359 The Bride’s Farewell
- Biddle, William P.
- 432 Cheves
- Bonar, Horatius
- 75 I Would See Jesus
- Borthwick, Jane
- 223 Balm in Gilead
- Bowring, John
- 532 Peace and Joy
- Brady, Tate and
- 49t Old Hundred, 186 Sherburne, 230 Converting Grace, 486 Beneficence, 504 Wood Street
- Brooke, Stopford A.
- 487 Lowndes
- Browne, Simon
- 138b Ogletree, 415 Endless Praise, 471 Becket
- Burnham, Richard
- 58 Pisgah
- Cagle, A. M.
- 482 Mulberry Grove, 542 I’ll Seek His Blessings
- Campbell, John Poage
- 42 Clamanda, 449 Lovely Social Band
- Carter, T. W.
- 79 The Old Ship of Zion
- Caswall, Edward
- 489 The Savior’s Call
- Cennick, John
- 53 Jerusalem, 70b Save, Mighty Lord, 76t Holiness, 88t Done with the World, 271b Restoration, 324 North Port, 386 Christ Our Song, 405 The Marcellas, 471 Becket
- Cleland, Thomas
- 45b Imandra New
- Cobbin, Ingram
- 466 Haynes Creek
- Collyer, William Bengo
- 108b The Traveler, 279 Mink Hollow, 450 Elder
- Cottle, Joseph
- 318 Present Joys
- Courier, Charleston
- 165 Family Bible, 342 The Old-Fashioned Bible
- Cowper, Frances Maria
- 379 Span of Life, 407 Charlton
- Cowper, William
- 27t Bethel, 168 Cowper, 287 Cambridge, 397 The Fountain
- Crosby, Fanny J.
- 259 Easton
- Crossman, Samuel
- 185 Pilgrim’s Farewell
- DeLong, Doris W.
- 465 Where There’s No Trouble and Sorrow
- Denham, David
- 119 Heaven’s My Home
- Denson, Amanda Burdette
- 426t Kelley
- Denson, Owel W.
- 477 Lord, We Adore Thee, 505 Where Ceaseless Ages Roll
- Denson, Paine
- 534 New Georgia
- Denson, S. M.
- 153 Resurrected
- Doddridge, Philip
- 31t Ninety-Third Psalm, 39t Detroit, 39b Sharpsburg, 50b Canaan, 112 The Last Words of Copernicus, 121 Florence, 169 God’s Helping Hand, 177 The Christian’s Flight, 441 Raymond, 456 Sacred Mount, 479 Chester, 501b O’Leary, 524 Moonlight
- Dunagan, Ferbia
- 169 God’s Helping Hand
- Dwight, Theodore
- 110 Mount Vernon
- Dwight, Timothy
- 358 Murillo’s Lesson, 502 New York
- Edmeston, James
- 451 Milton
- Ellis, John
- 341 The Lone Pilgrim
- Fawcett, John
- 205 Pleasant Hill, 330t Fellowship, 469 Thy Strength
- Fleury, Maria De
- 384 Panting for Heaven
- Francis, Benjamin
- 123t The Dying Christian
- Frederick, Floyd M.
- 499b At Rest
- Gambold, John
- 369 Send a Blessing
- George, T. D.
- 468 Soul’s Delight
- Gibbons, Thomas
- 176b Blooming Youth
- Gilmore, Joseph H.
- 334 Bainbridge Island
- Godsey, Era Tidwell
- 490 My Shepherd Guides
- Goodrich, Samuel G.
- 438 The Blind Girl
- Granade, John Adam
- 61 Sweet Rivers, 72t The Weary Soul, 102 Fulfillment, 116 Hooper, 121 Florence, 201 Pilgrim, 367 Nassau
- Gridley, Selah
- 130 The Old Graveyard, 332 Sons of Sorrow
- Grigg, Joseph
- 32t Corinth
- Griggs, C. J.
- 388 The Happy Sailor
- Hammond, William
- 70t Gainsville
- Hamrick, Raymond C.
- 347b Humility
- Harris, Kate
- 410t The Dying Californian
- Hart, Joseph
- 81t Beach Spring, 93 Frozen Heart, 210 Lena, 321 Newnan, 448b The Grieved Soul
- Hastings, Thomas
- 497t Natick, 561 Cunningham
- Heath, George
- 147b Laban, 372 Rockport, 385t Fight On
- Heber, Reginald
- 51 Star in the East, 123b Cross of Christ, 158 Funeral Thought, 224 Save, Lord, or We Perish
- Heginbotham, Ottiwell
- 356 Boundless Grace, 426b Jasper, 434 Fillmore
- Heusser-Schweizer, Meta
- 223 Balm in Gilead
- Hicks, Berryman
- 83b The Dying Minister, 348t Ainslie
- Hocutt, John T.
- 480 Redemption, 498 The Resurrection Day, 564 Zion
- Holden, Oliver
- 108t Weeping Sinners
- Hunter, William
- 167 Pray, Brethren, Pray
- Jenks, Stephen
- 126 Babel’s Streams
- Jones, Edmund
- 29t Fairfield, 94 Never Part
- Jones, Morgan D.
- 544 Youthful Blessings
- Kelly, Thomas
- 81b Windlesham
- Kempenfelt, Richard
- 139 Elysian
- Kent, John
- 569b Sacred Throne
- King, E. J.
- 98 Dull Care
- Kitchens, J. E.
- 568 I Want to Go to Heaven
- Leland, John
- 41 Evening Hymn, 82t Bound for Canaan, 85 The Morning Trumpet, 106 Ecstasy, 118 Heavenly Meeting, 129 Heavenly Armor, 209 Evening Shade, 302 Logan, 308 The Lost City, 319 Religion Is a Fortune, 410b Mutual Love, 423b Hall
- Logan, John
- 174 Petersburg
- Longfellow, Samuel
- 573 Harpeth Valley
- Lynn, Nettie
- 398 The Dying Boy
- Lyte, Henry F.
- 370 Monroe
- Madan, Martin
- 68t Salem, 132 Sinner’s Friend, 163t Morning
- Matthias, John B.
- 514 Choctawhatchee
- McCreery, John
- 346 The American Star
- McGraw, Hugh W.
- 548 Wootten
- McGraw, Octavia Bishop
- 420b Bishop
- McNemar, Richard
- 117 Babylon Is Fallen
- Medley, Samuel
- 37t Ester, 275t Loving-Kindness, 277 Antioch, 378b Never Turn Back, 396 Notes Almost Divine, 424 Sweet Union, 459 Hurricane Creek
- Milman, Henry Hart
- 149 The Trumpet, 461 John 3:37
- Montgomery, James
- 164 Duane Street, 499b At Rest
- Moore, W. F.
- 46 Let Us Sing
- More, Hannah
- 136 Morality
- Morrison, Mary
- 374 Oh, Sing with Me!
- Needham, John
- 493 Blessed Road
- Newborn, William J.
- 432 Cheves
- Newton, John
- 34t The Gospel Pool, 45t New Britain, 52b Charlestown, 56t Columbiana, 56b Villulia, 68b Ortonville, 74b King of Peace, 82b Edgefield, 105 Jewett, 113 The Prodigal Son, 127 Green Fields, 148 Jefferson, 295 Iowa, 335 Return Again, 413 Buffam Falls, 452t Peterborough, 458 Friendship, 562 Mournful Joy
- Ogilvie, John
- 172 Harmony
- Ormsby, Thomas
- 100 The Bower of Prayer
- P., F. B.
- 235 Long Sought Home
- Parris, H. A.
- 206 Christian’s Hope, 499t Pastures Green
- Parris, O. A.
- 373 Homeward Bound, 454 The Better Land
- Patton, Barrett
- 420t Tides of Love
- Pearce, Samuel
- 145b Sweet Affliction
- Perronet, Edward
- 63 Coronation, 198 Green Street, 314 Cleburne, 485 New Agatite
- Phillips, George
- 549 Phillips’ Farewell
- Pope, Alexander
- 245 Claremont
- Reed, Abner
- 240 Christian Song
- Rees, J. P.
- 417 Weeping Pilgrim
- Rhodes, Benjamin
- 394 The Messiah’s Praise
- Robertson, R. B.
- 558 Living Streams
- Robinson, Robert
- 135 Olney, 145t Warrenton, 154 Rest for the Weary, 312b Restoration, 333 Family Circle
- Rowe, James
- 340 Odem
- Sawyer, Seymour Boughton
- 338 Sawyer’s Exit
- Seagrave, Robert
- 84 Amsterdam, 131b Invocation, 364 Southwell
- Shepherd, Thomas
- 349 A Cross for Me
- Shindler, Mary Stanley Bunce Dana
- 312t Sing to Me of Heaven, 339 When I Am Gone
- Sikes, M.
- 286 Heavenly Home, 387 Penick
- Smith, Roswell C.
- 227 Ode of Life’s Journey
- Smith, Samuel F.
- 385b Can I Leave You?
- Sr, Samuel Wesley
- 292 Behold the Savior
- Steele, Anne
- 32b Distress, 54 Russell, 138t Adoration, 258 Inspiration, 301 Greenland, 316 New Hope, 323b Kingswood, 354t Lebanon, 409 Exeter, 475 A Thankful Heart, 488 Radiance, 494 Harrison, 507 Woodlands, 511 The Great Redeemer, 569t Emmaus
- Stennett, Samuel
- 44 The Converted Thief, 65 Sweet Prospect, 128 The Promised Land, 131t Messiah, 378t Heavenly Port, 439 Jordan, 442 New Jordan, 527 My Life and Breath, 540 Nidrah
- Sternhold, Thomas
- 291 Majesty
- Stowell, Hugh
- 470 The Mercy Seat
- Taylor, Ann
- 168 Cowper
- Taylor, Caleb Jarvis
- 109 Carnsville, 125 Expression, 326 Weary Pilgrim, 525 Imandra
- Tindley, Charles A.
- 115 Holbrook
- Toplady, Augustus
- 355 Torrington, 403 Heavenly Rest
- Walton, A. R.
- 523 Just for a Day
- Waring, Anna Laetitia
- 223 Balm in Gilead
- Watts, Isaac
- 26 Samaria, 27b Rochester, 28t Aylesbury, 28b Wells, 29b Tribulation, 30b Prospect, 31b Webster, 34b St. Thomas, 36t America, 36b Ninety-Fifth, 38t Winter, 38b Windham, 43 Primrose Hill, 47t Primrose, 48t Devotion, 49b Mear, 50t Devotion, 52t Albion, 55 Converse, 57 Christian Soldier, 66 Jordan, 68t Salem, 71 Leander, 73t Cusseta, 73b Arlington, 74t The Enquirer, 77b Holcombe, 78 Stafford, 86 Poland, 91 Assurance, 107 Russia, 111t Journey Home, 111b To Die No More, 114 Saint’s Delight, 120 Chambers, 132 Sinner’s Friend, 142 Stratfield, 147t Boylston, 150 Amity, 151 Symphony, 152 Shepherds Rejoice, 155 Northfield, 162 Plenary, 163t Morning, 163b China, 171 Exhortation, 173 Phoebus, 178t Africa, 180 Vermont, 181 Exit, 182 Newburgh, 183 Greenwich, 187 Protection, 188 Ephesus, 189 Montgomery, 191 Virginia, 192 Schenectady, 193 Huntington, 195 Worcester, 200 Edom, 202 New Lebanon, 203 Florida, 211 Whitestown, 212 Sharon, 214 Repentance, 216 Delight, 217 Ballstown, 218 Mount Pleasant, 220 Mount Zion, 222 Ocean, 225t Reynolds, 228 Marlborough, 242 Revere, 244 Plevna, 255 Mechanicville, 257 Manatawny, 263 Every Grace, 264 Night Song, 265 Gwehelog, 266 Chambersburg, 269 Bear Creek, 272 Exhortation, 275b Roll On, 276 Bridgewater, 278t Love Shall Never Die, 279 Mink Hollow, 280 Westford, 289 Greensborough, 290 Victoria, 293 Midnight Hour, 296 Sardinia, 297 Conversion, 298 Providence, 299 New Jerusalem, 300 Calvary, 301 Greenland, 303 Heavenly Land, 304 Morgan, 306 Oxford, 309 Living Lamb, 310 Weeping Savior, 311 Silver Street, 313t Concord, 313b Cobb, 315 Immensity, 325 Soldier of the Cross, 327 Invitation, 330b Chandesse, 336 Eternal Home, 344 Rainbow, 348b Fleeting Days, 351 Pittsford, 352 Swanton, 353 McGraw, 357 Kedar, 362 Norwich, 371 Heavenly Dove, 375 Love the Lord, 377 Eternal Praise, 380 Lawrenceburg, 381 Wells Second, 386 Christ Our Song, 391 Sounding Joy, 392 Manchester, 395 Unrath, 418 Rees, 419 Melancholy Day, 423t Grantville, 430 Arbacoochee, 433 Springdale, 435 Sacred Rest, 437 Enoch, 440 North Salem, 444 All Saints New, 446 Infinite Day, 447 Wondrous Cross, 462 Faith and Hope, 463 Morel, 464 Sheppard, 467 Lisbon, 472 Akin, 474 Mount Desert, 476 Eternal Ages, 479 Chester, 481 Novakoski, 484b Parwich, 492 Invocation, 497b Supplication, 499t Pastures Green, 500 Living Hope, 501t Penn, 503 Lloyd, 513 Oakland, 515 Rockbridge, 517 Mars Hill, 520 Ata, 528 Showers of Blessings, 531 Clayton, 536 Sweet Majesty, 538 Hampton, 539 Simena, 541 Willkie, 542 I’ll Seek His Blessings, 543 Thou Art God, 545 Somers, 546 My Brightest Days, 547 Granville, 550 Blissful Dawning, 556 Portland, 563 Suffield, 565t Hebron, 565b The Hill of Zion, 566 Gum Pond, 570 Sleepers Awake!, 574 Thomaston
- Wells, Lee
- 399t The Dying Friend
- Wells, Marcus M.
- 510 Corley
- Wesley, Charles
- 30t Love Divine, 40 Lenox, 47b Idumea, 48b Kedron, 77t The Child of Grace, 88b Mount Zion, 95 Vernon, 103 Animation, 124 Lover of the Lord, 131t Messiah, 146 Hallelujah, 161 Southminster, 184 And Jesus Crucified, 213b Trembling Spirit, 231 Seiler, 270 Confidence, 274b Roll Jordan, 283 Sabbath Morning, 285t Arnold, 328 Praise God, 350 Nativity, 366 Bremen, 383 Eternal Day, 399b Happy Christian, 422 Burdette, 428 World Unknown, 429 Red Sands, 445 Passing Away, 448t Consecration, 452b Martin, 455 Soar Away, 473 Carmarthen, 478 Helen Hills Hills, 484t Millbrook, 491 Eagles’ Wings, 516 Granada, 535 Shawmut, 537 Portsmouth, 571 Hamrick
- White, B. F.
- 388 The Happy Sailor
- Williams, Helen Maria
- 143 Pleyel’s Hymn Second
- Wood, H.
- 482 Mulberry Grove
- Young, Andrew
- 354b Happy Land
- Young, Edward
- 236 Easter Anthem
Books as Poetry Sources
Below are the names of books listed in The Sacred Harp as poetry sources. Poets are listed above.
- 1 Corinthians 15:20
- 236 Easter Anthem
- 2 Samuel 18:33
- 268 David’s Lamentation
- Baltimore Collection, The
- 80b Service of the Lord, 144 Jubilee, 160t Prosperity, 170 Exhilaration, 176t Ragan, 274t The Golden Harp, 278b Traveling Pilgrim, 282 I’m Going Home, 284 Garden Hymn, 345t Jesus Is My Friend, 460 Sardis
- Baptist Magazine, The
- 285b Land of Rest, 390 New Prospect
- Baptist Memorial and Monthly Chronicle, The
- 243 Stanton
- Battle’s Collection
- 83t Vale of Sorrow, 92 Burk, 322 Man’s Redemption
- Bennet’s Conference Hymns
- 495 The Midnight Cry
- Brick Church Hymns
- 51 Star in the East
- Cady and Eells’s Collection
- 160b Turn, Sinner, Turn
- Christian Pocket Companion, The
- 90 Look Out
- Christian Songster, The
- 457 Wayfaring Stranger
- Christian’s Duty, The
- 64 Nashville
- Clay’s Hymns and Spiritual Songs
- 317 Jackson
- Collection of Sacred Ballads, A
- 69t Minister’s Farewell, 99 Gospel Trumpet, 235 Long Sought Home, 254 Warsaw, 382 Coston, 392 Manchester, 415 Endless Praise, 421 Sweet Morning, 462 Faith and Hope, 526 Schwab
- Divine Companion, The
- 273 Milford, 453 Newbury
- Divine Songs
- 204 Mission, 404 Youth Will Soon Be Gone, 436 Morning Sun
- Dobell’s New Selection
- 288 White, 412 New Hosanna, 496 The Rock That Is Higher than I
- Ecclesiastes 12:2, 6, 7
- 512 The Spirit Shall Return
- Epitaph of Sarah Shaw
- 256 Northampton
- Fisher’s Hymns
- 551 Jacob’s Vision
- Hall’s New Collection
- 37b Liverpool, 215 New Topia
- Hampton and Its Students
- 294 Rocky Road
- Hesperian Harp, The
- 60 Day of Worship
- John 1:1–10
- 553 Anthem on the Beginning
- John 1:29
- 572 The Lamb of God
- Lady Huntingdon’s Collection of Hymns
- 96 Few Happy Matches
- Lloyd’s Hymns
- 101t Canaan’s Land
- Lloyd’s Primitive Hymns
- 347t Christian’s Farewell, 411 Morning Prayer
- Luke 24:34
- 236 Easter Anthem
- Matthew 3:1
- 572 The Lamb of God
- Matthew 3:1–4
- 232 Baptismal Anthem
- Matthew 5:1–3, 5, 8
- 508 Sermon on the Mount
- Maxwell’s Hymns and Spiritual Songs
- 229 Irwinton
- Mead’s General Selection
- 87 Sweet Canaan, 97 We’ll Soon Be There, 101b Holy City, 111t Journey Home, 159 Wondrous Love, 345b I’m on My Journey Home, 376 Help Me to Sing, 416 The Christian’s Nightly Song
- Mercer’s Cluster
- 67 Columbus, 104 The Lovely Story, 462 Faith and Hope, 506 The Ark
- Millard and Badger’s Hymns
- 117 Babylon Is Fallen
- Mintz’s Spiritual Song Book
- 213t The Good Old Way, 360 The Royal Band
- New American Melody, The
- 260 Farewell Anthem
- Organ, The
- 75 I Would See Jesus
- Original Sacred Harp
- 389 Fredericksburg
- Original and Select Hymns
- 62 Parting Hand, 69b Farewell to All
- Peak’s New Collection
- 323t Mullins
- Phillips’s Singing Pilgrim
- 334 Bainbridge Island
- Pilgrims’ Songster, The
- 175 Highlands of Heaven
- Pious Songs
- 122 All Is Well, 337 Mercy’s Free
- Polydore
- 98 Dull Care
- Proverbs 27:1
- 130 The Old Graveyard
- Psalm 19:1–4, 7–8, 11, 14
- 518 Heavenly Anthem
- Psalm 96:8–9, 11, 13
- 234 Reverential Anthem
- Psalmodist’s Companion, The
- 208 Traveling On
- Purify’s Selection
- 141 Complainer, 157 Essay
- Revelation 14:13
- 320 Funeral Anthem
- Revelation 7:9; 5:11; 4:8; 8:13; 6:15–17
- 250 Heavenly Vision
- Revival Melodies
- 271t Arkansas
- Rippon’s Selection
- 72b Bellevue, 393 Rebekah
- Sacred Harp, The
- 119 Heaven’s My Home, 133 Hebrew Children, 156 Jesus Rose, 166 Still Better, 343 Happy Home, 361 Loving Jesus, 400 Struggle On, 401 Cuba, 408 Weeping Mary, 414b Parting Friend, 567 The Great Day
- Saunders’s Collection
- 140 Moreno
- Scottish Psalter
- 126 Babel’s Streams, 483 Golden Gardens
- Seamen’s Devotional Assistant
- 329 Vain World Adieu
- Second Advent Hymns
- 349 A Cross for Me
- Six Canzonets
- 227 Ode of Life’s Journey
- Smith and Jones’s Hymns
- 210 Lena
- Social Harp, The
- 267 Parting Friends
- Social and Camp-Meeting Songs
- 35 Saints Bound for Heaven, 134 The Christian’s Hope, 368 Stony Point
- Southern Harmony, The
- 123b Cross of Christ, 179 The Christian Warfare, 196 Alabama, 197 Georgia, 207 Louisiana, 425 Golden Streets, 521 Parting Friends, 557 New Farewell
- Spiritual Songs for Social Worship
- 243 Stanton
- Sweet Singer of Israel
- 337 Mercy’s Free
- Totten’s Collection
- 225b Christmas Anthem
- Trivett’s Hymns and Spiritual Songs
- 76b Desire for Piety
- Weekly Museum, The
- 137 Liberty
- Western Missionary Magazine, The
- 140 Moreno, 185 Pilgrim’s Farewell, 575 Lisbon
- Whole Book of Psalms, The
- 169 God’s Helping Hand
- Winchester’s Collection
- 414t Farewell Brethren
- Wolcott’s Selection
- 522 Ye Heedless Ones
- Zion Songster, The
- 406 New Harmony