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United Methodist Hymnal Resources for Black History Month (February)
February of each year is observed and celebrated as Black History Month. The United Methodist Hymnal (1989) contains many hymns, songs, spirituals, choruses, prayers, litanies, Psalm settings, and other worship resources by African Americans and many resources from Africa. The two tables below index these hymnal resources by numerical and alphabetical sequence, in the hope that churches will draw from them during this special month, as well as through the entire year.
Hymns, Songs, Spirituals, and Other Resources in The United Methodist Hymnal (1989)
Numerical Listing
| Number | Title | Words | Music | Category |
| 99 | My Tribute (To God Be the Glory) | Andra Crouch | Chorus | |
| 106 | God Is Able | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Litany | |
| 115 | How Like a Gentle Spirit | C. Eric Lincoln | Hymn Text | |
| 134 | O Mary, Dont You Weep | Jn. 20:11-18; Ex. 15:21 | Spiritual | |
| 146 | At the Birth of a Child | Masai (Africa) | Prayer | |
| 251 | Go, Tell It on the Mountain | John W. Work, Jr; Lk. 2:8-20 |
Spiritual | |
| 271 | The Lords Prayer | adapt. by J. Jefferson Cleveland and Verolga Nix |
Sung Prayer | |
| 288 | Were You There | Spiritual | ||
| 291 | He Never Said a Mumbalin Word | Spiritual | ||
| 304 | Easter People, Raise Your Voices | William M. James | Henry T. Smart | Hymn Text |
| 316 | He Rose | Spiritual | ||
| 333 | Im Goin a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing | Spiritual | ||
| 345 | 'Tis the Old Ship of Zion | Spiritual | ||
| 352 | Its Me, Its Me, O Lord | Spiritual | ||
| 373 | Nothing Between | Charles A. Tindley | Charles A. Tindley | Gospel Song |
| 375 | There Is a Balm in Gilead | Jer. 8:22 | Spiritual | |
| 401 | For Holiness of Heart | Howard Thurman | Prayer | |
| 402 | Lord, I Want to Be a Christian | Spiritual | ||
| 404 | Every Time I Feel the Spirit | Rom. 8:15-17 | Spiritual | |
| 416 | Come Out the Wilderness | Spiritual | ||
| 418 | We Are Climbing Jacobs Ladder | Gen. 28:10-17 | Spiritual | |
| 432 | Jesu, Jesu | Tom Colvin | Ghana (Africa) folk song | Hymn |
| 448 | Go Down, Moses | Ex. 3:7-12 | Spiritual | |
| 464 | I Will Trust in the Lord | Ps. 37:3 | Spiritual | |
| 474 | Precious Lord, Take My Hand | Thomas A. Dorsey | Thomas A. Dorsey | Gospel Hymn |
| 489 | For Gods Gifts | Howard Thurman | Prayer | |
| 491 | Remember Me | Lk. 23:42 | Harmony by J. Jefferson Cleveland | Chorus |
| 494 | Kum Ba Yah | Sung Prayer Response | ||
| 497 | Send Me, Lord | South Africa; Is. 6:8 | South Africa | Sung Prayer |
| 507 | Through It All | Andra Crouch | Andra Crouch | Chorus |
| 512 | Stand By Me | Charles A. Tindley (Mt 8:23-27; Mk 4:35-41; Lk. 8:22-25) |
Charles A. Tindley | Gospel Song |
| 519 | Lift Every Voice and Sing | James Weldon Johnson | J. Rosamond Johnson | Hymn |
| 520 | Nobody Knows the Trouble I See | Spiritual | ||
| 521 | I Want Jesus to Walk with Me | Spiritual | ||
| 522 | Leave It There | Charles A. Tindley | Charles A. Tindley; arr. Charles A. Tindley, Jr. |
Gospel Song |
| 524 | Beams of Heaven as I Go | Charles A. Tindley | Charles A. Tindley; arr. J. Edward Hoy |
Gospel Song |
| 525 | Well Understand It Better By and By | Charles A. Tindley (I Cor 13:12) | Charles A. Tindley; arr. F. A. Clark |
Gospel Song |
| 527 | Do, Lord, Remember Me | Lk. 23:42 | Spiritual | |
| 533 | We Shall Overcome | Liberation Song | ||
| 548 | BURLEIGH (music for "In Christ There Is No East or West") | Adapt. and harm. by Harry T. Burleigh, 1939 | Hymn Tune | |
| 585 | This Little Light of Mine | Mt. 5:14-16 | Spiritual | |
| 597 | For the Spirit of Truth | Kenya | Prayer | |
| 618 | Let Us Break Bread Together | Acts 2:42 | Spiritual | |
| 655 | Fix Me, Jesus | Rev. 6:11; 7:9-14 | Spiritual | |
| 677 | Listen, Lord (A Prayer) | James Weldon Johnson | Prayer | |
| 693 | For a Peaceful Night | Bora (Africa) | Prayer | |
| 703 | Swing Low, Sweet Chario | 2 Kings 2:11 | Spiritual | |
| 704 | Steal Away to Jesus | I Cor. 15:51-52 | Spiritual | |
| 706 | Soon and Very Soon | Andra Crouch; Rev 21:3-4 | Andra Crouch | Contemporary Gospel Song |
| 719 | My Lord, What a Morning | I Cor. 15:51-52; Rev 6:12-17 | Spiritual | |
| 722 | I Want to Be Ready | Rev 21:2, 16 | Spiritual | |
| 728 | Come Sunday | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Song |
| 738 | Psalm 1 | Response 2: Like a Tree thats planted | Psalm Response | |
| 741 | Psalm 4 | There is a balm | Psalm Response | |
| 817 | Psalm 97 | J.W. & J.R. Johnson: Response 2, Lift every voice and sing |
Psalm Response | |
| 846 | Psalm 124 | Charles A. Tindley (When the Storms of Life are Raging) | Charles A. Tindley | Psalm Response |
Alphabetical Listing
| Number | Title | Words | Music | Category |
| 146 | At the Birth of a Child | Masai (Africa) | Prayer | |
| 524 | Beams of Heaven as I Go | Charles A. Tindley | Charles A. Tindley; arr. J. Edward Hoy |
Gospel Song |
| 548 | BURLEIGH (music for "In Christ There Is No East or West") | Adapt. and harm. By Harry T. Burleigh, 1939 | Hymn Tune | |
| 416 | Come Out the Wilderness | Spiritual | ||
| 728 | Come Sunday | Duke Ellington | Duke Ellington | Song |
| 527 | Do, Lord, Remember Me | Lk. 23:42 | Spiritual | |
| 304 | Easter People, Raise Your Voices | William M. James | Henry T. Smart | Hymn Text |
| 404 | Every Time I Feel the Spirit | Rom. 8:15-17 | Spiritual | |
| 655 | Fix Me, Jesus | Rev. 6:11; 7:9-14 | Spiritual | |
| 693 | For a Peaceful Night | Bora (Africa) | Prayer | |
| 489 | For Gods Gifts | Howard Thurman | Prayer | |
| 401 | For Holiness of Heart | Howard Thurman | Prayer | |
| 597 | For the Spirit of Truth | Kenya | Prayer | |
| 448 | Go Down, Moses | Ex. 3:7-12 | Spiritual | |
| 251 | Go, Tell It on the Mountain | John W. Work, Jr,; Lk, 2:8-20 |
Spiritual | |
| 106 | God Is Able | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Litany | |
| 291 | He Never Said a Mumbalin Word | Spiritual | ||
| 316 | He Rose | Spiritual | ||
| 115 | How Like a Gentle Spirit | C. Eric Lincoln | Hymn Text | |
| 521 | I Want Jesus to Walk with Me | Spiritual | ||
| 722 | I Want to Be Ready | Rev. 21:2,16 | Spiritual | |
| 464 | I Will Trust in the Lord | Ps. 37:3 | Spiritual | |
| 333 | Im Goin a Sing When the Spirit Says Sing | Spiritual | ||
| 352 | Its Me, Its Me, O Lord | Spiritual | ||
| 432 | Jesu, Jesu | Tom Colvin | Ghana (Africa) folk song | Hymn |
| 494 | Kum Ba Yah | Sung Prayer Response | ||
| 522 | Leave It There | Charles A. Tindley | Charles A. Tindley; arr. Charles A. Tindley, Jr. |
Gospel Song |
| 618 | Let Us Break Bread Together | Acts 2:42 | Spiritual | |
| 519 | Lift Every Voice and Sing | James Weldon Johnson | J. Rosamond Johnson | Hymn |
| 677 | Listen, Lord (A Prayer) | James Weldon Johnson | Prayer | |
| 402 | Lord, I Want to Be a Christian | Spiritual | ||
| 719 | My Lord, What a Morning | I Cor. 15:51-52; Rev 6:12-17 | Spiritual | |
| 99 | My Tribute (To God Be the Glory) | Andra Crouch | Chorus | |
| 520 | Nobody Knows the Trouble I See | Spiritual | ||
| 373 | Nothing Between | Charles A. Tindley | Charles A. Tindley | Gospel Song |
| 134 | O Mary, Dont You Weep | Jn. 20:11-18; Ex 15:21 | Spiritual | |
| 474 | Precious Lord, Take My Hand | Thomas A. Dorsey | Thomas A. Dorsey | Gospel Hymn |
| 738 | Psalm 1 | Response 2: Like a Tree thats planted | Psalm Response | |
| 846 | Psalm 124 | Charles A. Tindley (When the Storms of Life are Raging) |
Charles A. Tindley | Psalm Response |
| 741 | Psalm 4 | There is a balm | Psalm Response | |
| 817 | Psalm 97 | J.W. & J.R. Johnson: Response 2, Lift every voice and sing |
Psalm Response | |
| 491 | Remember Me | Lk. 23:42 | harm. by J. Jefferson Cleveland | Chorus |
| 497 | Send Me, Lord | South Africa; Is. 6:8 | South Africa | Sung Prayer |
| 706 | Soon and Very Soon | Andra Crouch; Rev 21:3-4 | Andra Crouch | Contemporary Gospel Song |
| 512 | Stand By Me | Charles A. Tindley (Mt. 8:23-27; Mk. 4:35-41; Lk. 8:22-25) |
Charles A. Tindley | Gospel Song |
| 704 | Steal Away to Jesus | I Cor. 15:51-52 | Spiritual | |
| 703 | Swing Low, Sweet Chariot | 2 Kings 2:11 | Spiritual | |
| 271 | The Lords Prayer | adapt. by J. Jefferson Cleveland and Verolga Nix | Sung Prayer | |
| 375 | There Is a Balm in Gilead | Jer. 8:22 | Spiritual | |
| 585 | This Little Light of Mine | Mt. 5:14-16 | Spiritual | |
| 507 | Through It All | Andra Crouch | Andra Crouch | Chorus |
| 345 | 'Tis the Old Ship of Zion | Spiritual | ||
| 418 | We Are Climbing Jacobs Ladder | Gen. 28:10-17 | Spiritual | |
| 533 | We Shall Overcome | Liberation Song | ||
| 525 | Well Understand It Better By and By | Charles A. Tindley (I Cor. 13:12) | Charles A. Tindley; arr. F. A. Clark |
Gospel Song |
| 288 | Were You There | Spiritual |
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