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| | Where Cross the Crowded Ways of Life | Where cross the crowded ways of life | | | | English | Frank Mason North | Where cross the crowded ways of life, ... | 8.8.8.8 | Matthew 5:1This hymn reflects Matthew 5's call to serve the poor, peacemakers, and persecuted in crowded urban places where Christ's compassion is needed most. | | | Jesus Christ Physician; Thirst, Physical; Cities; Jesus Christ Earthly Life and Ministry; Jesus Christ Physician; Missions; Social Concerns; Physical Thirst | | GERMANY |    | | | 1 | 1 | | 409 | 0 | 16338 | 2 |
| | This Is My Father's World | This is my Father's world And to my listening ears | | | | English | Maltbie D. Babcock | This is my Father's world, And to my ... | 6.6.8.6 D | Matthew 5:45This hymn echoes Matthew 5:45's teaching that God's care extends over all creation, from birds to lilies. | | United States | Adoration; Scripture Songs ; God the Father God in Nature; God the Father His Sovereignty | | |   | | | 1 | | | 395 | 1 | 61954 | 2 |
| | On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry | On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry | | | | English | Charles Coffin; John Chandler | On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry ... | 8.8.8.8 | Matthew 5:16This hymn's call to cleanse hearts and prepare for the Lord echoes the Beatitudes' emphasis on spiritual purity and righteousness. | | | Advent Season; Biblical Persons; Advent Season; Biblical Persons John the Baptist; Biblical Places Jordan; Holy Spirit Lifegiver; Jesus Christ Light; Jesus Christ Refuge; Salvation | | PUER NOBIS |     | 222550 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 251 | 1 | 15159 | 2 |
| | Purer Yet and Purer | Purer yet and purer, I would be in mind | | | | English | Anonymous; Anne R. Bennett | | | Matthew 5:8This hymn reflects Matthew 5's call to purity of heart, echoing the Beatitude "Blessed are the pure in heart. | "Iphegenia in Tauris, with Original Poems," 1851 | | | | | | | | | | | 248 | 1 | 75540 | 2 |
| | Courage, Brother, Do Not Stumble | Courage, brother! Do not stumble | Do the right, do the right | | | English | Norman MacLeod | | 8.7.8.7 D | Matthew 5:11-12This hymn reflects Matthew 5's call to be salt and light by trusting God and doing right despite persecution and opposition. | | | | | |  | | | 1 | | | 188 | 1 | 75318 | 2 |
| | Blessed Jesus, at Thy word | Blessed Jesus, at Thy word | | Liebster Jesu, wir sind hier | German | English | Tobias Clausnitzer; Catherine Winkworth | Blessed Jesus, at your word we are ... | 7.8.7.8.8.8 | Matthew 5:1-12This hymn reflects Matthew 5's call to be taught by Jesus, seeking His light and truth as the foundation for righteous living. | Berliner Gesangbuch, 1707, st. 4 | Germany | liturgical Songs of Illumination | | |   | | | 1 | | | 151 | 1 | 93002 | 2 |
| | Nothing Between | Nothing between my soul and the Savior | Nothing between my soul and the Savior | | | English | Charles Albert Tindley | | 10.9.11.9 with refrain | Matthew 5:3-11This hymn reflects Matthew 5's call to purity of heart, seeking to remove all obstacles that prevent seeing God. | | | Righteousness | | |  | | | 1 | | | 147 | 1 | 48985 | 2 |
| | Thy Will Be Done | Thy will be done, In devious way | | | | English | John Bowring | | | Matthew 5:4This hymn echoes the Lord's Prayer in Matthew 5's Sermon on the Mount, embracing submission to God's will through affliction. | | | | | | | | | | | | 145 | 1 | 235813 | 2 |
| | I'll Be a Sunbeam | Jesus wants me for a sunbeam | A sunbeam, a sunbeam, Jesus wants me for a sunbeam | | | English | Nellie Talbot | | 8.6.8.6 with refrain | Matthew 5:14This hymn reflects Jesus's call in Matthew 5:14-16 for believers to be "the light of the world" and let their light shine before others. | | | Children's Hymns for Children | | | | | | | | | 139 | 1 | 156803 | 2 |
| | Humble Aspirations | When, my Savior, shall I be | | | | English | Charles Wesley | | 7.7.7.7 | Matthew 5:3This hymn reflects Matthew 5's call to spiritual purity and the longing to be perfected in Christ's righteousness. | | | | | | | | | | | | 113 | 1 | 254103 | 2 |
| | Make Me a Blessing | Out in the highways and byways of life | Make me a blessing | | | English | Ira B. Wilson | Out in the highways and byways of life ... | 10.7.10.7 with refrain | Matthew 5:16This hymn embodies Matthew 5's call to be salt and light by blessing others and letting Christ's love shine through service. | | | Commissioning Service; Commissioning Service; Christian Service; Social Concerns; Witnessing | | SCHULER |  | | | | 1 | | 111 | 1 | 17172 | 2 |
| | Eternal Light! Eternal Light! | Eternal Light! Eternal Light! | | | | English | Thomas Binney | | 8.6.8.8.6 | Matthew 5:8This hymn reflects Matthew 5's call to purity of heart, echoing the beatitude "Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. | | | | | | | | | | | | 95 | 1 | 25625 | 2 |
| | A Blessing for Those Who Mourn | Deem not that they are blest alone | | | | English | William Cullen Bryant | | 8.8.8.8 | Matthew 5:4This hymn echoes the Beatitudes' message that God's blessing extends beyond worldly circumstances to all who seek Him faithfully. | | | | | | | | | | | | 91 | 1 | 103805 | 2 |
| | Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele | Schmücke dich, o liebe Seele | | | | German | Johann Franck | | | Matthew 5:6This hymn connects to Matthew 5's call to spiritual purity and righteousness through its focus on preparing the soul to receive Christ in Holy Communion. | | | | | | | | | | | | 84 | 1 | 205636 | 2 |
| | More like Jesus would I be | More like Jesus I would be, Let my Savior dwell with me | | | | English | Fanny Crosby | | | Matthew 5:3This hymn reflects Matthew 5's Beatitudes, aspiring to be "poor in spirit" and "pure in heart" like Jesus taught. | | | | | | | | | | | | 80 | 1 | 68576 | 2 |
| | I Bind Unto Myself Today | I bind unto myself today | | Atompiuz indiu | | English | Saint Patrick; Cecil Frances Alexander | | 8.8.8.8 D | Matthew 5:3-10This hymn reflects Matthew 5's call to spiritual devotion by binding oneself to Christ's life, death, and resurrection as the foundation of faithful living. | | | | Year B, Advent, First Sunday; Year A, Easter season, Easter Evening | |  | | | 1 | | | 77 | 1 | 28751 | 2 |
| | Opening Conference | Except the Lord conduct the plan | | | | English | Charles Wesley | | 8.8.6.8.8.6 | Matthew 5:14This hymn reflects Matthew 5's teaching that spiritual fruitfulness depends entirely on God's grace, not human effort. | | | | | | | | | | | | 76 | 0 | 108660 | 2 |
| | O Thou who by a star didst guide | O Thou who by a star didst guide | | | | English | John Mason Neale | | | Matthew 5:8This hymn connects to Matthew 5's theme of light, as Christ guides believers like the star guided the Magi to be lights to the world. | | | | | | | | | | | | 69 | 1 | 190932 | 2 |
| | Dona Nobis Pacem | Dona nobis pacem, pacem (Canon) | | | | Latin | | | Irregular | Matthew 5:1-12This hymn echoes Matthew 5:9's blessing upon peacemakers through its prayerful plea for God's peace. | Traditional Latin; Liturgical text; cite>Agnus Dei | Italy | | | |  | | | 1 | | | 57 | 1 | 59817 | 2 |
| | Father of lights we sing Thy name | Father of lights we sing Thy name | | | | English | Philip Doddridge | | | Matthew 5:45This hymn echoes James 1:17's reference to God as "Father of lights" who gives good gifts, a theme present in Matthew 5's teaching on God's generous providence to all. | | | | | | | | | | | | 53 | 1 | 974165 | 2 |