The following is a list of multicultural hymns from three mainline protestant hymnals: Presbyterian, United Methodist and Lutheran (ELCA) "With One Voice." The codes for the chart below are as follows.

Language Codes

E = English	F = French	Fin = Finnish	G = German
H = Hebrew	L = Latin	Nor = Norwegian	P = Portuguese
R = Russian	Sp = Spanish	Sw = Swedish

Hymnals
P = Presbyterian (USA) Hymnal
M = United Methodist
L = Lutheran 'With One Voice'
 

Country	Title	English	Tune	Hymnal	Composer	Text	Lang	Year M/T	Season
Argentina	Canto de Esperanza	Song of Hope	Argentina	P432	Argentine folk melody	Schutmaat, Alvin	Sp, E	-, 1984	Mission
Argentina	Cristo vive	Christ is Risen	Argentina	P109	Sosa, Pablo	Martinez, Nicholas	Sp/E	1960, 1960	Easter
Argentina	Cristo Vive	Christ is Risen	Central	M313	Sosa, Pablo	Martínez, Nicolás	S,E	19,601,960	Easter
Argentina	Gloria, Gloria, Gloria		Gloria Cueca	L637	Sosa, Pablo	Luke 2:14	E, SP	20c,-	Christmas
Asia	For the Bread Which You have Broken		Beng-Li	M615	Loh, I-to	Benson, Louis	E, Taiwanese	1970, 1924	Communion
Brazil	Canta, Débora, Canta!	Sing, Debora, Sing!	Debora	M81	Cruz, Luiza	Cruz, Luiza	Portuguese	1973, 1973	praise
Brazil	Cantad al Señor	O Sing to the Lord	Cantad al Señor	P472, L75	Brazilian folk melody	Brazilian trad.	Sp, E	-, -	Opening hymn
Caribbean	Halle, Halle, Hallelujah		-	L612	trad. Caribbean; arr., Sedio	trad.	E	1954,-	all
Caribbean - West Indies	Our Father, which art in Heaven		-	P589, M271	West Indian folk	-	E	harm., 1989	Lord's Prayer
China	Great are Your Mercies, O My Maker		Song of the hoe	P352	Chinese folk	Chao, Tzu-chen	E	-, 1931	Life in Christ
China	May the Lord, Mighty God		Wen-ti	P596	Chinese folk melody	scripture adapt.	E	-	Service music
China	Midnight Stars make Bright the Sky		Huan-sha-ch'i	P65	Liang, Chi-fang	Yang, Ching-chiu	E	1934, 1930	Epiphany
China	Praise Our God Above		Hsuan P'ing	P480	Confucian chant	Chao, Tzu-chen	E	-, 1931	Opening hymn
China (female)	Rise to Greet the Sun		Le P'ing	M678	Te-gnai, Hu	Tzu-ch'en, Chao	E	1936, 1931	morning
China (female)	The Bread of Life...		Sheng En	M633	Yin-Lan, Su	Lew, Timothy	E, Ch	1934, 1936	Communion
China: Mandarin	Sheng Ye Qing	Holy night, blessed night	-	P33	Shy, Qigui	Weiyu Zhu & Jingren Wu	Mandarin/E	19,821,921	Christmas
Croatia	Glorious Things of Thee are Spoken		Austria	M731	Croatian folk; arr. Haydn	Newton, John	E	1797, 1779	Heaven
Finland	Be still, my soul		Finlandia	M437	Sibelius, Jean	von Schlegel, K	E	1899, 1752	national holiness
Finland	O Jesus, I have Promised		Nyland	P389	Finnish folk melody	Bode, John Ernest	E	1927, 1866	Life in Christ
Finland	This is my song		Finlandia	M437	Sibelius, Jean	Stone, Harkness	E	1899, 1934/39	national holiness
Finland	We All are One in Mission		Kuortane	L755	trad. Finnish	Edwards, Rusty	E	19c,20c	Witness
Finland	We Plow the Fields and Scatter		Nyland	P560	Finnish folk melody	Claudius, Matthias	E	1927, 1782	Thanksgiving
Ghana	Jesu, Jesu		Chereponi	P367; M432; L765	Ghanaian folk melody	Colvin, Tom	E	-,1969	Life in Christ
Ghana	Kyrie		-	L601	Reindorf, Dinah	Kyrie	-	-,-	all
Hispanic	A la ru	O Sleep, dear Holy Baby	A la rue	P45, L639	Hispanic - folk	trad.	Sp/E	trad.	Christmas
Hispanic	Alabaré		Alabaré	L791	Alonso, Manuel	Alonso, Manuel	E	20c	Praise
Hispanic	Con qué Pagaremos?	O what shall I render?	Gratitud	P557	anon.	Latin American trad.	Sp, E	-
Hispanic	La Palabra del Señor es Recta	Righteous and Just is the Word	Nelson	M107	García, Juan Luis	García, Juan Luis	Sp, E	20c	Joy, celebration
Hispanic	Piedad	Have Mercy, Lord on Me	Piedad	P395	Montoya, Marcelino	Montoya, Marcelino	Sp, E	20c	Life in Christ
Hispanic	Santo, Santo, Santo!	Holy, holy, holy!	Nicaea	M65	Dykes, John	Heber; Cabrera	Sp	1861, -	Praise
Hispanic (text)	Mil Voces Para Celebrar	O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing	Azmon	M59	Glaser/Mason	Wesley; Pagura	Spanish	1839; 1987	Praise
India	Jaya Ho	Victory Hymn	Victory Hymn	M478	trad. Hindi	anon. Hindi	E, Hindi	19,551,958	personal devotion
Ireland	Baptized in Water		Bunessan	P469	Irish / Gaelic	Saward, Michael	E	-, 1931	Opening hymns
Ireland	Be Thou my Vision		Slane	P339, M451, L776	Irish meoldy	Irish traditional	E	-,1905	Life in Christ
Ireland	Morning has Broken		Bunessan	P469, M145	Irish / Gaelic	Farjeon, Eleanor	E	-, 1931	Opening hymns
Ireland	O Lord, You gave Your Servant John		St. Patrick's Breastplate	P431	Irish melody	Patterson, Joy F.	E	-, 1988	Mission
Ireland	The King of Love my Shepherd is		St. Columbia	P171, M138	Irish trad.	Baker, Henry William	E	-, 1868	Psalm 23
Israel	By the waters of Babylon		-	P245	Israeli trad.	trad. Jewish	E	trad.	Psalm
Israel	O God of Earth and Space		Leoni	P274	Hebrew/Israeli melody	Huber, Jane Parker	E	-, 1980	God
Israel	Psalm 24 - Lift up the gates		Promised One	P177	Israeli folk	Duba, Arlo D.	E	1973, 1984	Psalm
Israel / Hebrew	Shalom, Chaverim!	Farewell, Good Friends	-	P537; L724	Israeli round	trad. Israeli	Heb, E	-	closing hymn
Israel / Hebrew	The God of Abraham Praise		Leoni	P488, M116	Hebrew melody	Daniel ben Judah	E	-, 1404	Opening hymn; God's nature
Israel/Hasidic	Open Your Ears, O Faithful People		Yisrael V'Oraita	L715	trad. Hasidic	trad. Hasidic	E, Heb	-,1995	The Word
Israel/Hebrew	Shalom		Shalom	M667	Israeli melody	trad. Hebrew blessing	Heb, E	-,-	close of worship
Israel/Yiddish	Light One Candle		Tif In Veldele	L630	Yiddish folk	Wold, Wayne	E	-, 1954	Advent
Jamaican	Let us Talents and Tongues Employ		Linstead	P514; L754	Jamaican folk melody	Kaan, Fred	E	-, 1975	Communion
Japan	Here, O Lord, Your Servants Gather		Tokyo	P465, M552	Koizumi, Isao	Yamaguchi, Tokuo	E	1958, 1958	Opening hymn
Japan	Hitsuji Wa	Sheep Fast Asleep	Korin	P52	Torii, Chugoro	Miwa, Genzo	J/E	1941, 1907	Christmas
Japan	Joyful Christmas Day is here		Kurisumasu	P39	Okamoto, Toshiaki	Okamoto, Toshiaki	E	20c	Christmas
Japan	Send Your Word		Mikotoba	M195	Koyama, Shozo	Imakoma	E	1965, 1965	Christ
Japan (M), New Zealand (T)	Why has God forsaken me?		Shimpi	P406	Sato, Taihei	Wallace, Bill	E	1981, 1980	Life in Christ
Java	Amen, Hallelujah		Amin Haleluya	L792	trad. Javanese; arr. Sutarno	trad.	E	-,-	Praise
Korea	Christ, You are the Fullness		Arirang	P346	Korean melody	Polman, Bert	E	-, 1986	Life in Christ
Korea	Jin Shil HA Shin Chin Goo	What a Friend we have in Jesus	Converse	P403	Converse, Charles Crozat	Yue, Myung Ja	Korean, E	1868, -	Life in Christ
Korea	Kahm Kahm hahn Bom Sanaoon	Lonely the Boat	Bai	P373, M476	Lee, Dong Hoon	Kim, Helen	Korean, E	1967, 1927	Life in Christ
Korea	Mountains are all Aglow		Kahm-sah	M86	Park, Jae Hoon	Lim, Ok In	E	1967, 1988	praise
Korea	O come unto the Lord		Korea	P381, M343	Park, Chai Hoon	Chun, Young taik	E	1943, 1943	Life in Christ
Korea	Yee jun ae Joo Nim ...	When I had not yet Learned of Jesus	-	P410	Lee, Yoosun	Chung, Yongchul	Korean, E	1967, 1967	Life in Christ
Korea (text)	Whak shil hahn ...	Blessed Assurance	Assurance	P341	Knapp, Phoebe Palmer	Yue; Crosby	Korean, E	1873, 1989	Life in christ
Latvia	By the Babylonian Rivers		Kas Dziedaja	P246;L656	Latvian trad.	Bash, Ewald	E	1927, 1964	Psalm
Malawi	That Boy-Child of Mary		Blantyre	P55	Malawi melody	Colvin, Tom	E	1967, 1967	Christmas
Mexico	Cantemos al Señor	Let's Sing unto the Lord	Rosas	M149	Rosas, Carlos	Rosas, Carlos	Sp, E	20c	creation
Mexico	Cantemos al Señor	Oh, Sing to God Above	Rosas	L26	Rosas, Carlos	Rosas, Carlos	E, Sp	1976	Morning
Mexico	Jesœs es me Rey soberano	Our King and Our Sovereign, Lord Jesus	Mi rey y me Amigo	P157, M180	Mendoza, Vincente	Mendoza, Vicente	Sp, E	1920, 1920	Ascension
Mexico	Mantos y Palmas	Filled w/Excitement	Hosanna	M279	Avila, Rubén Ruiz	Avila, Rubén Ruiz	Sp,E	19,721,972	Palm Sunday/processional
Mexico	Pues si Vivimos	When we are Living	Somos del Señor	P400	Spanish melody	Escamilla, Roberto	Sp, E	-, 1983	Life in Christ
Mexico	Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly		Raquel	M272	Chávez-Melo, Skinner	Palmer, Roland	E	1985, 1938	Christ
Native American	Daw-Kee, Aim Daw-Tsi-Taw	Great Spirit, Now I Pray	Kiowa	M330	arr., Boynton	Kiowa prayer	Kiowa, E	19,811,981	Holy Spirit
Native American	Jesus our Friend and Brother		Esenehane Jesus	M659	Ova'hehe	Ova'hehe	E	1982, 1982	opening of worship
Native American	Many and Great, O God		Lacquiparle	M148	Native American melody	Renville, Joseph	E	arr., 1986; 1846	Creation
Native American	Many and Great, O God, are Thy Things		Lacquiparle	P271, L794	Native American	Dakota hymn	E	1842, 1842	God
Native American (Dakota)	This is the Good News		-	P598	Native American melody	-	E	-	Service music
Native American (Muscogee)	Heleluyan	Alleluia	Heleluyan	P595; M78; L609	Native American (Muscogee)	-	Muscogee, E	-	Service Music
Native American (t), G, J, Sp	Jesus Loves Me		Jesus Loves Me	M191	Bradbury, William	vars.	Cherokee, G, J, Sp		Christ
Native American (text)	Twas in the Moon of Wintertime / Huron Carol		Une Jeune Pucelle	P61, M244	French 16c	Native American (Huron); Jean de Brébeuf	E	16c, 1641	Christmas
Native American (text)	Wotanin Waste Nahon Po	Hear the Good News of Salvation	Nettleton	P355	American folk	Native American - Dakota	Dakota, E	1813, 1879	Life in Christ
Nicaragua	Te Ofrecemos	Now We Offer	Te Ofrecemos	L761	trad. Nicaraguan	trad. Nicaraguan	E, Sp	-,-	Stewardship
Nigeria	Jesus, We Want to Meet		Nigeria	M661	Olajide, A.T.	Olajide, A.T.	E	1949, 1949	opening of worship
Nigeria	Wa wa wa Emimimo	Come, O Holy Spirit, Come	Wa Emimimo	L681	trad. Nigerian	trad. Nigerian	E,	-,-	Holy Spirit, Pentecost
Pakistan	Saranam, Saranam	Refuge	Punjabi	M523	trad., Punjabi	trad., Pakistani	E	1962, 1963	tribulation
Peru	Glory to God, Glory in the Highest		Gloria Peru	L788	trad. Peruvian	trad. Peruvian	E	-,-	praise
Philippines	Awit sa Dapit Hapon	When Twilight Comes	-	P547	Felciano, Francisco	Andrade, Moises	Filipino, E	20c	vesper
Philippines	Dear Lord, Lead me Day by Day		Cottage Grove	M411	Philippine folk	Asuncion, Francisca	E	19,831,983	personal holiness
Philippines	Lord, Your Hands Have Formed		Gayom Ni Higami	L727	trad. Philippino	Aliano, Ramon	E	-,-	Creation
Philippines	O God in Heaven		Halad	M119	Maquiso, Elena	Maquiso, Elena	E	1961, 1961	God
Philippines	Sing with Hearts		Intako	P484	Kalinga melody	Malicsi, Jonathan	E	-, 1983	Opening hymn
Poland	W Zlobie Lezy	Infant Holy, Infant Lowly	W Zlobie Lezy	P37, M228, (M307)	trad.	trad.; (B.Wren)	E		Christmas (Easter)
Puerto Rico; Hispanic	De Tierra Lejana Venimos	From a Distant Home	Isla del Encanto	P64, M243	Puerto Rico - trad.	Puerto Rican	Sp/E	-	Epiphany
Russia	Kyrie		-	L602	trad. Russian Orthodox	Kyrie	-	-,-	all
Russia	My song forever shall record		St. Petersburg	P209	Bortniansky, Dimitri	The Psalter 1912	E	1825, 1912	Psalm
Russia	Now, on Land and Sea Descending		Vesper hymn	P545	Bortniansky, Dimitri	Longfellow, Samuel	E	19c	Vesper
Russia	Thou hidden source of calm repose		St. Petersburg	M153	Bortniansky, Dimitri	Wesley, Charles	E	1825, 1749	Psalm
South Africa	Alleluia		-	L610	trad. So. African; arr., Mxadana	-	E	-,-	all
South Africa	Amen, siakudumisa	Amen, We Praise Your Name	Amen Siakudumisa	L786	trad. South African	trad. South African	E, Swahili	-,-	praise
South Africa	Hallelujah! We Sing Your Praises		Haleluya! Pelo Tso Rona	L722	trad. South African	trad. South African	E	-,-	Close of worship
South Africa	Send Me, Lord		Thuma Mina	M497	trad., So African	trad., So African	E		personal devotion
South Africa	Siyahamba	We are marching in the light of God	Siyahamba	L650	trad. So. African	trad. So. African	E, Swahili	-,-	Epiphany
South Africa	Thuma mina	Send Me, Jesus	Thuma Mina	L773	trad. South African	trad. South African	E, Swahili	-,-	Personal devotion
Spain	Camina, Pueblo de Dios	Walk on, O People of God	Nueva Creación	P296	Gabaráin, Cesáro	Gabaráin, Cesáro	Sp, E	20c	God
Spain	Camina, Pueblo de Dios	Walk on, People of God	Nueva Creación	M305	Gabaraín, Cesareo	Gabaraín, Cesareo	S,E	19,871,987	Easter
Spain	Come, Christians, Join to Sing		Madrid	P150	Spanish - folk	Bateman, Christian Henry	E	1824, 1843	Ascension
Spain	Cuando el Pobre	When a Poor One	El Camino	P407	Olivar, J.A. and Miguel Manzano	Olivar, J.A. and Miguel Manzano	Sp, E	1976, 1976	Life in Christ
Spain	Pues Si Vivimos	When We are Living	Somos del Señor	M356	trad.	anon & Escamilla	S,E	18,931,893	repentance
Spain	Shalom to You		Somos del Señor	M666	trad. Spanish	Eslinger, Elise	E	1989, 1980	close of worship
Spain	Sois la Semilla	You are the Seed	Id Y Enseñad	M583; L753	Gabaraín, Cesareo	Gabaraín, Cesareo	S, E	19,791,979	mission
Spain	Tú has venido a la orilla	Lord, You have come to the Lakeshore	Pescador de Hombres	P377, L784	Gabaráin, Cesáro	Gabaráin, Cesáro	Sp, E	1979, 1979	Life in Christ
Spain	Tú Has Venido a la Orilla	Lord, You have come to the Lakeshore	Pescador de Hombres	M344	Gabaraín, Cesareo	Gabaraín, Cesareo	S, E	19,871,987	Invitation
Spain	Una Espiga	Sheaves of summer	Una Espiga	P513; L708; M637	Gabaráin, Cesáro	Gabaráin, Cesáro	Sp, E	1973, 1973	Communion
Spain-Catalan	En el Frío Invernal	Cold December Flies Away	Lo Desembre Congelat	M233	Catalonian carol	Catalan trad.	Sp.	-	Christmas
Spain-Catalan	Toda la Tierra	All Earth is Waiting	Taulè	M210	Taulè, Alberto	Taulè, Alberto	Sp, E	1972, 1972	Advent
Sweden	Thy Holy Wings		Bred Dina Vida Vingar	M502; L741	trad., Swedish	Sandell-Berg, C	E	19,831,865	personal devotion
Sweden	Your Love, O God		Guds Kärlek	M120	Lundberg, Lars	Frostenson, Anders	E	1968, 1968	God
Sweden; Korean (text)	How great Thou art		O store gud	P467	Swedish folk	Boberg; Yue (Korean)	Korean, E	-, 1885	Opening hymn
Taiwan, Polynesia	God created heaven and earth		Toa-sia	P290, M151	Taiwanese melody	Taiwanese	E	1963, 1981	God
Tanzania	Christ has Arisen, Alleluia		Mfurahnin, Haleluya	L678	trad. Tanzanian	Kyamanywa, Bernard	E	-,20c	Easter
Tanzania	Gracious Spirit, Heed our Pleading		Njoo Kwetu	L687	Niwagila, Wilson; arr., Hovland	Niwagila, Wilson	E, Swahili	-,-	Holy Spirit, Pentecost
Tanzania	Listen, God is Calling		Neno Lake Mungu	L712	trad. Tanzanian	trad. Tanzanian	E	-,-	The Word
Venezuela	Niño Lindo	Child so Lovely	Caracas	M222	Venezuelan melody	trad. Venezuelan	Sp, E	-	Christmas
Vietnam	My prayer rises to Heaven		Vietnam	M498	Kim, Dao	Psalm 141:2	E		personal devotion

Prepared by:
Dr. Marian Dolan
Candler School of Theology
Emory University; Atlanta, GA 30322

© Dr. Marian E. Dolan, 1999-2001

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