Hymns with a creation theme, from Eco-congregation Module 2

Title								Author
All the nations of the earth					Michael Crockett
All things bright and beautiful					Cecil Alexander
All things praise thee, Lord most high			G W Condor
Alleluia: All the earth						Hubert J Richards
Beauty for brokenness					Graham Kendrick
Bless the Lord, created things				Judy Davies
Boisterous, buzzing, barking things				Winifred Elliot
‘Cheep!’ said the sparrow on the chimney top		Estelle White 
Come let us worship the Christ of creation			Allred & Saward
Creator of the earth and skies				Donald Wynn Hughes
Dance and sing, all the earth					John Bell & Graham Maule
Ev’ry bird, ev’ry tree helps me know, helps me see		Peter Watcyn-Jones
Fairest Lord Jesus, Lord of all creation			Lilian Stevenson
Fill your hearts with joy and gladness (Psalm 147)		Timothy Dudley-Smith
Fishes of the ocean and birds of the air			Susan Sayers
For beauty of meadow, for grandeur of trees			W H Farquharson
For the beauty of the earth					F S Pierpoint
For the fruits of all creation					Fred Pratt Green
For the healing of the nations					Fred Kaan
From you all skill and science flowed				Michael Perry
Give to our God immortal praise (Psalm 136)		Isaac Watts
God in his love for us lent us this planet			Fred Pratt Green
God of grace and God of glory				Harry Emerson Fosdick
God turned darkness into light				Michael Forster
God who made the earth					Sarah B Rhodes
God who spoke in the beginning				Fred Kaan
God, who stretched the spangled heavens			Catherine Cameron
God, whose farm is all creation				John Arlott
Great is thy faithfulness					T O Chisholm
I love the sun							Gwen F Smith
I sing the almighty power of God				Isaac Watts
If I were an astronaut out in space,				Susan Sayers
Inspired by love and anger					John Bell & Graham 
Immortal, invisible, God only wise				W Chalmers Smith
Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it			David Mansell
Joy to the world						Isaac Watts
Let us gladly with one mind					Michael Saward
Let us sing your glory, Lord, alleluia				Maria Lydia Pereira
Like a mighty river flowing					Michael Perry
Lord, bring the day to pass					Ian Fraser
Lord of all life and power					Timothy Dudley-Smith
Lord of creation						Jack Winslow
Lord of the boundless curves of space			A F Bayly
Lord of the changing year					David Mowbray
Morning has broken						Eleanor Farjeon
Not the grandeur of the mountains				Michael Perry
Now join we to praise the creator				Fred Kaan
Now praise the protector of heaven				Christopher Idle
O come, and let us to the Lord (Psalm 95)			Metrical Psalm
O Lord, all the world belongs to you				Patrick Appleford
O Lord my God						tr. Stuart Hine
O Lord of every shining constellation				A F Bayle
O Lord our God, how majestic is your name			Phil Lawson Johnston
O praise him, O praise him! (Song of Caedmon)		Arthur Scholey
O worship the King (Psalm 104)				Robert Grant
Onward, Christian pilgrims					Michael Forster
Over the earth is a mat of green				Ruth Brown
Praise and thanksgiving					A F Bayly
Praise him, praise him					Michael Perry
Praise my soul, the King of heaven (Psalm 103)		H F Lyte
Praise the Lord of heaven					Timothy Dudley-Smith
Praise the Lord, you heavens adore him			Timothy Dudley-Smith
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (Psalms 103, 150)		Joachim Neander
Praise ye the Lord, tis good to praise (Psalm 147) 		Isaac Watts
Praise with joy the world’s Creator				John Bell & Graham Maule 
Push little seed						Susan Sayers
Roar of the waves, the waters pressing			Michael Perry
Sing praise to God on mountain tops				John Bell & Graham Maule
Sing for God’s glory						Kathy Galloway
Sing glory to God the Father					Michael Saward
Thank you for the summer morning				Susan Sayers
The earth is the Lord’s					Graham Kendrick
The heavens declare						Andy Silver
The universe to God in silence sings				David Fox
The universe was waiting					Michael Forster
The works of the Lord						Christopher Idle
There are hundreds of sparrows, thousands, millions	John Gowans
There’s a seed in a flow’r on a plant in the garden		Susan Sayers
Think of a world without any flowers				Bunty Newport
This world you have made					Susan Sayers
To God who makes all lovely things				J M C Crum
Touch the earth lightly, use the earth gently			Shirley Erena Murray
Warm as the sun, fresh as the breeze			Nick Fawcett
We are not our own. Earth forms us,				Brian Wren
When God made the garden of creation			Paul Booth
Who put the colours in the rainbow				Paul Booth
Yes, God is good						John Hampden Gurney
You can drink it, swim in it					Susan Sayers
You shall go out with joy					Stuart Dauermann
Your love’s greater						Mike Anderson

Hymnbooks

Many hymnbooks have a selection of hymns with a creation theme, notably:

•	The Only Earth We Know - Hymn Texts by Fred Kaan Published by Stainer Bell/Hope 1999
•	Big Blue Planet and other songs for worship in God’s world - by Judy Jarvis Publ. Stainer and Bell
•	The Iona Community (Wild Goose Publications) publish a range of hymnbooks, many of which have hymns and songs with a creation theme
•	Common Ground published by Saint Andrews Press
•	A selection of ‘creation songs’ written by Norman Habel can be found at: www.seasonofcreation.com