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 (Since I Laid My Burdens Down)
- God Be With You Till We Meet Again
- Great is Thy Faithfulness†
- Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
- He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
- 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
†Copyright Attributions
The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power: Written by Andrae Crouch. © Copyright 1966. Renewed 1994 by Manna Music, Inc. (ASCAP), 35255 Brooten Road, Pacific City, OR 97135. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Great is Thy Faithfulness: Words: Thomas O. Chisholm; Music: William M. Runyan. © 1923, Ren. 1951 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All Rights Reserved. Used by permission.
How Great Thou Art: Words: Stuart K.Hine. Music: Swedish folk melody/adapt. and arr. Stuart K. Hine. © 1949, 1953 The Stuart Hine Trust CIO. All rights in the USA its territories and possessions, except print rights, administered by Capitol CMG Publishing. USA, North and Central American print rights and all Canadian and South American rights administered by Hope Publishing Company. All other North and Central American rights administered by The Stuart Hine Trust CIO. Rest of the world rights administered by Integrity Music Europe. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Reprinted under license #RP102920-3.
I’ll Fly Away: Written by Albert E. Brumley. © Copyright 1932 in “Wonderful Message” by Hartford Music Co. Renewed 1960 by Albert E. Brumley & Sons/SESAC (admin by ClearBox Rights). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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