It was compiled Rev Don Laing, at that time a minister of Bethel United Church in Saskatoon and vice-president of the National Council of Scouts, Canada, from materials he assembled for a Master's thesis.
As well as 32 English-language"songs for celebration" (ie hymns) which are listed below, the book has considerable sections about the role of religion in scouting, and ideas for programmes and services. Some form of musical score is provided for almost all of these: the level of detail varies widely. The hymns were chosen for their "music, message and general appeal among children and young people" - but their appeal is not restricted to children.
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Table of Contents
| Title (first-line) | Number |
|---|---|
| Amazing Grace | 1 |
| Amazing grace, how sweet the sound Lyrics by: John Newton © Not stated Tune by: Not stated Score: SATB and chords Key: G | |
| Battle Hymn of the Republic | 15 |
| Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord / Glory, glory hallelujah Lyrics by: Julia Ward Howe © Public domain Tune by: Not stated © Not stated Score: Lead sheet Key: Bb | |
| Bless the Lord all Ye Works of the Lord | 2 |
| Sunny days and starry nights / Bless the Lord all ye works of the Lord, Praise and exalt him forever Lyrics by: William Kilbourn © William Kilbourn Tune by: Unknown Score: Lead sheet Key: Bb Pattern based on an urban benedicite,author unknown | |
| Down by the Riverside | 7 |
| I'm gonna lay down my sword and shield / And study war no more Lyrics & tune by: Traditional © Public domain Score: Lead sheet Key: F | |
| Fairest Lord Jesus | 3 |
| Fairest Lord Jesus, ruler of all nature Lyrics by: Not stated © Public domain Tune by: Schlesische Volkslieder, harmonised by James Hopkirk Tune-name: CRUSADER'S HYMN Score: SATB Meter: 5 6 8 10 8 Key: D From the German, 17th century. Translated in Church Chorals and Choir Studies, 1850 | |
| For the Beauty of the Earth | 4 |
| Lyrics by: F S Pierpoint © Public domain Tune by: Conrad Kocher, 1786 - 1872 Tune-name: DIX Score: SATB Meter: 7 7 7 7 7 7 Key: Ab | |
| Go Down Moses | 31 |
| When Israel was in Egypt's land / Let my people go Lyrics by: Traditional © Public domain Tune by: Not stated © Not stated Tune-name: NEGRO MELODY Score: SATB Meter: Irregular Key: Gm | |
| Go Tell it on the Mountain | 5 |
| Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere Lyrics & tune by: Traditional © Public domain Score: SATB Meter: Irregular Key: G | |
| He's Got the Whole World in His Hands | 6 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Traditional © Public domain Score: Melody line Meter: Irregular Key: E | |
| In Christ there is no East or West | 8 |
| Lyrics by: John Oxenham © Not stated Tune by: Not stated © Coca Cola Ltd Tune-name: I'D LIKE TO TEACH THE WORLD TO SING Score: Lead sheet Key: F | |
| Jesus Came to Save the World | 9 |
| Jesus came to save the world / Hallelujah Lyrics & tune by: Not stated © Not stated Tune-name: MICHAEL ROW THE BOAT ASHORE Score: Lead sheet Key: D | |
| Joyful, Joyful we Adore Thee | 10 |
| Joyful, joyful we adore thee, God of glory, Lord of love Lyrics by: Henry van Dyke © Charles Scribner's Sons Tune by: Ludwig van Beethoven, arranged by Edward Hodges (1796 - 1867) Tune-name: HYMN TO JOY Score: SATB Meter: 8 7 8 7 D Key: F Published in the Poems of Henry van Dyke, copyright 1911 | |
| Kum Ba Yah | 11 |
| Kumbayah / We are gathered Lord, come by here Lyrics & tune by: Not stated © Not stated Tune-name: KUM BA YAH Score: Lead sheet Key: C | |
| Let me be a Little Kinder | 12 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Glen Campbell © Beechwood Music Corporation Score: Lead sheet Key: G | |
| Lord I want to be a Christian | 13 |
| Lord I want to be a Christian in my heart, in my heart Lyrics & tune by: Not stated © Not stated Score: Lead sheet Key: D | |
| Lord's my Shepherd, The | 24 |
| The Lord's my shepherd I'll not want / He lives! He lives! He lives! I know that my redeemer lives Lyrics & tune by: Not stated © Not stated Tune-name: HAPPY WANDERER Score: Lead sheet Key: Bb | |
| Love is Something if you Give it Away | 14 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Not stated © Northern Music Corp, New York Tune-name: MAGIC PENNY Score: Lyrics | |
| Now as I Start upon my chosen way | 16 |
| Lord as I start upon my chosen way Lyrics & tune by: Ralph Reader © Ralph Reader Tune-name: BOY SCOUT HYMN Score: SATB Key: Eb | |
| O Master Let me Walk With Thee | 17 |
| O master let me walk with thee Lyrics by: Washington Gladden © Public domain Tune by: Henry Percy Smith, harmonized by Eric Harding Thiman © Public domain / E H Thirman Tune-name: MARYTON Score: SATB Meter: 8 8 8 8 Key: D | |
| O Wonderous God How Great Thou Art | 18 |
| O wonderous God, when I your world consider / Then soars my soul in joyful songs on praise Lyrics by: Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship © Inter-Varsity Press, Illonois Tune by: Not stated © Not stated Score: Lead sheet Key: Bb | |
| Oh Freedom | 20 |
| Oh Freedom / And before I'd be a slave Lyrics & tune by: Traditional © Public domain Score: Lead sheet Key: A | |
| Onward Christian Soldiers | 19 |
| Onward Christian soldiers, marching as to war / Lyrics by: S Baring-Gould © J Curwen & Sons Ltd Tune by: Arthur Seymour Sullivan © Not stated Tune-name: ST GERTRUDE Score: SATB Meter: 6 5 6 5 6 5 D Key: C#m | |
| Put Your Hand in the Hand | 21 |
| Every time I look into the holy book I wanna tremble / Put your hand in the hand of the man who stilled the water Lyrics & tune by: Gene MacLellan © Beechwood Music of Canada Score: Piano score and chords Key: G | |
| Rise Up o Men of God | 22 |
| Lyrics by: William Pierson Merrill © Public domain Tune by: William Crotch Tune-name: ST MICHAEL Score: SATB Meter: 6 6 8 6 Key: G | |
| Stand Up for Jesus | 23 |
| Stand up, stand up for Jesus, ye soldiers of the cross Lyrics by: George Duffield © Public domain Tune by: George James Webb Tune-name: MORNING LIGHT Score: 2-voices Meter: 7 6 7 6 D Key: Gm | |
| Thank you Lord | 25 |
| Thank you Lord on this day Lyrics & tune by: Not stated © Not stated Tune-name: EDELWEISS Score: Lead sheet Key: Bb | |
| They'll Know we are Christians | 29 |
| We are one in the Spirit / And they'll know we are Christians Lyrics & tune by: Peter Sholtes © F E L Church Publications Ltd, Chicago Score: SATB Key: Fm | |
| This Day God Gives Me | 26 |
| This day God gives me, strength of high heavens Lyrics by: James Quinn SJ © Geoffrey Chapman, London Tune by: Gaelic melody © Not stated Tune-name: BUNESSAN Score: SATB and chords Meter: 55 54 D Key: C | |
| This is my Father's World | 27 |
| This is my Father's workd and to my listening ears Lyrics by: Maltbie Davenport Babcock © Public domain Tune by: Traditional English Tune-name: TERRA BEATA Score: SATB Meter: 6 6 8 6 D irregular Key: D | |
| We are Climbing Jacob's Ladder | 28 |
| Lyrics & tune by: Traditional © Public domain Score: Lead sheet Key: D | |
| We Shall Overcome | 30 |
| We shall overcome / O deep in my heart I do believe Lyrics by: American folk text © Public domain Tune by: Traditional Score: Lead sheet Key: C |
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