Poems that became hymn texts in the 1892 hymnal
1. January 1886 Hymn to Christian Science
Hymn 160 in 1892 CSH, “Truth comes alike to all” text: Stanley Avery (CS), two verses; tune name: Italian Hymn
2. April 1886 Press on!
Hymn 40 in 1892 CSH “Press on, dear traveller, press on!” text: M. Bettie Bell (CS), two verses; tune name: Bera
3. July 1886 Christian Science
Hymn 127 in 1892 CSH “Breaking through the clouds of darkness” text: F. L. Heywood (CS), two verses; tune name: Babaria
4. May 1887 An Invocation
Hymn 117 in 1892 CSH “Hear our prayer, O gracious Father” text: Florence L. Heywood (CS), 3 verses; tune name: Stockwell
5. July 1887 No title
Hymn 145 in 1892 CSH “Gracious Spirit, dwell with me” text: Thomas Toke Lynch, three verses; tune name: Halle
6. September 1887 Jubilant Hymn
Hymn 159 in 1892 CSH “From out the hideous night” text: M.M., three verses; tune name: Italian Hymn (omitted in 1932 CSH)
7. July 1888 Thy Word is nigh
Hymn 11 in 1892 CSH “Why search the future and the past” text: Charles H. Barlow (CS), four verses ; tune name: All Saints
8. October 1888 Finding
Hymn 164 in 1892 Hymnal (for SATB) to tune name St. Vincent, and hymn 210 (for male voices) to tune name Safety; “In Thee, oh Spirit, true and
tender” text: Frances A. Fox (CS); three verses
9. November 1888 Open Vision
Hymn 107 in 1892 CSH “Oh, do not bar your mind” text: Charles Parsons (CS), four verses; tune name: Olmutz
10. August 1889 Hymn
Hymn 171 in 1892 CSH “Still, still with Thee, when purple morning breaketh” text: Harriet Beecher Stowe, three verses; tune name: Henley
11. January 1890 In Transitu
a. Hymn 121 in 1892 CSH “Now sweeping down the years untold” text:
Laura C. Nourse (CS), three verses (nos. 2,3,4 of 10 verses on In Transitu); tune name: Science
b. Hymn 122 in 1892 Hymnal “With love and peace and joy supreme’ text:
Laura C. Nourse; two verses (nos. 9 and 10 of 10 verses of In Transitu); tune name: Science
12. March 1890 God is All
Hymn 156 in 1892 Hymnal “If God is all in all” (for SATB) to tune name St. Cecilia, four verses (1,2,3,11 of 11 verses), and hymn 203 (for male
voices) to tune name Hope; three verses (1,2,11 of 11 verses); text: Kathleen (attributed to Emily F. Seal, CS, in 1932 CSH)
13. June 1890 The Seal of Love
Hymn 155 in 1892 CSH “What is thy birthright, man” (for SATB) to tunem name St. Cecilia, four verses (verses 1,3,7,8 of nine verses), and hymn
202 (male voices) to tune name Hope, three verses (1,3,8 of nine verses); text: Kathleen (attributed to Emily F. Seal in 1932 CSH)
14. July 1890 Be True
Hymn 37 in 1829 CSH “Be true and list the voice within” text: Kate L. Colby (CS), three verses; tune name: Linwood
15. September 1890 Potter and Clay
Hymn 92 in 1892 CSH “Eternal Mind the Potter is” text: Anonymous (Mary Alice Dayton, CS)), three verses, (six verses of four lines into three verses of eight lines); tune name: Brattle Street
16. December 1890 Thy Will
Hymn 24 in 1829 CSH “Thy will, almighty Father, Thine” text: H., two verses; tune name: Federal Street
17. March 1891 No title
Hymn 79 in 1892 CSH “The God who made both heaven and earth” text: author unknown, three verses; tune name: Coventry