The Hymns for Dementia represent popular selections from every major hymnal: African American, Baptist, Catholic, Episcopalian, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and more. All recordings were made with professional vocalists and piano accompaniment in a professional studio.
They are all arranged very simply, suitable as sing-alongs for elders with Alzheimer’s and other dementias: a slower tempo, fewer verses, and in a lower key than usual.
Here’s a link to listen to or download individual songs (rather than all 86+).
- A Mighty Fortress
- Abide with Me
- All Creatures of our God and King
- All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
- Amazing Grace
- Be Still My Soul
- Be Thou My Vision
- Beneath the Cross of Jesus
- Blessed Assurance
- Blest Be the Tie that Binds
- The Blood Will Never Lose its Power
- Breathe on Me, Breath of God
- Christ the Lord is Risen Today
- The Church’s One Foundation
- Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
- Crown Him with Many Crowns
- Doxology (Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow)
- Doxology, reprise
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- Faith of our Fathers
- For All the Saints
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- Gloria Patri (Glory be to the Father)
- Glory Glory, Hallelujah
- God Be With You Till We Meet Again
- Great is Thy Faithfulness
- Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
- He’s Got the Whole World
- His Eye is on the Sparrow
- Holy Holy Holy
- How Firm a Foundation
- How Great Thou Art
- I am on the Battlefield
- I Know that My Redeemer Lives
- I Love to Tell the Story
- I Need Thee Every Hour
- I Surrender All
- I’ll Fly Away
- I’ll Fly Away (gospel version)
- In the Garden
- It is Well with My Soul
- Jesus Calls Us
- Jesus Loves Me
- Jesus Paid it All
- Jesus Shall Reign
- Jesus the Very Thought of Thee
- Joyful Joyful
- Just a Closer Walk with Thee
- Just as I am
- Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
- Let Us Break Bread Together
- A Mighty Fortress
- My Faith Looks Up to Thee
- My Hope is Built
- My Jesus I Love Thee
- Nearer My God to Thee
- Nothing But the Blood of Jesus
- O for a Thousand Tongues
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past
- O Sacred Head Now Wounded
- O Worship the King
- Oh, Freedom
- Oh, How I Love Jesus
- The Old Rugged Cross
- Pass Me Not
- Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
- Rock of Ages
- Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us
- Shall We Gather at the River
- Softly and Tenderly
- Standing on the Promises
- Sweet Hour of Prayer
- Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
- There is Power in the Blood
- This is My Father’s World
- This Little Light of Mine
- Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
- To God be the Glory
- Trust and Obey
- We Gather Together
- We Shall Overcome
- Were You There?
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- When Morning Gilds the Skies
- When the Saints Go Marching In
- Angels from the Realms of Glory
- Angels We Have Heard on High (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
- Away in a Manger
- The First Noel
- Go Tell it on the Mountain
- God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
- Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Here We Come A-Wassailing
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
- Joy to the World
- Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming
- O Come All Ye Faithful
- O Come O Come Emmanuel
- O Holy Night
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- Silent Night
- We Three Kings
- We Wish You a Merry Christmas (church version)
- What Child is This
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