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+).

Finalized and uploaded:

1. A Mighty Fortress
2. Abide with Me
3. All Creatures of our God and King
4. All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
5. Amazing Grace
6. Be Still My Soul
7. Be Thou My Vision
8. Beneath the Cross of Jesus
9. Blessed Assurance
10. Blest Be the Tie that Binds
11. The Blood Will Never Lose its Power
12. Breathe on Me, Breath of God
13. Christ the Lord is Risen Today
14. The Church’s One Foundation
15. Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing
16. Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
17. Crown Him with Many Crowns
18. Doxology (Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow)
19. Doxology, reprise
20. Fairest Lord Jesus
21. Faith of our Fathers
22. For All the Saints
23. For the Beauty of the Earth
24. Gloria Patri (Glory be to the Father)
25. Glory Glory, Hallelujah
26. God Be With You Till We Meet Again
27. Great is Thy Faithfulness
28. Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah
29. He’s Got the Whole World
30. His Eye is on the Sparrow
31. Holy Holy Holy
32. How Firm a Foundation
33. How Great Thou Art
34. I am on the Battlefield
35. I Know that My Redeemer Lives
36. I Love to Tell the Story
37. I Need Thee Every Hour
38. I Surrender All
39. I’ll Fly Away
40. I’ll Fly Away (gospel version)
41. In the Garden
42. It is Well with My Soul
43. Jesus Calls Us
44. Jesus Loves Me
45. Jesus Paid it All
46. Jesus Shall Reign
47. Jesus the Very Thought of Thee
48. Joyful Joyful
49. Just a Closer Walk with Thee
50. Just as I am
51. Leaning on the Everlasting Arms
52. Let Us Break Bread Together
53. A Mighty Fortress
54. My Faith Looks Up to Thee
55. My Hope is Built
56. My Jesus I Love Thee
57. Nearer My God to Thee
58. Nothing But the Blood of Jesus
59. O for a Thousand Tongues
60. O God, Our Help in Ages Past
61. O Sacred Head Now Wounded
62. O Worship the King
63. Oh, Freedom
64. Oh, How I Love Jesus
65. The Old Rugged Cross
66. Pass Me Not
67. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
68. Rock of Ages
69. Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us
70. Shall We Gather at the River
71. Softly and Tenderly
72. Standing on the Promises
73. Sweet Hour of Prayer
74. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
75. There is Power in the Blood
76. This is My Father’s World
77. This Little Light of Mine
78. Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus
79. To God be the Glory
80. Trust and Obey
81. We Gather Together
82. We Shall Overcome
83. Were You There?
84. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
85. When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
86. When Morning Gilds the Skies
87. When the Saints Go Marching In

Christmas set:

1. Angels from the Realms of Glory
2. Angels We Have Heard on High (Gloria in excelsis Deo)
3. Away in a Manger
4. The First Noel
5. Go Tell it on the Mountain
6. God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen
7. Good Christian Friends, Rejoice
8. Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
9. Here We Come A-Wassailing
10. It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
11. Joy to the World
12. Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming
13. O Come All Ye Faithful
14. O Come O Come Emmanuel
15. O Holy Night
16. O Little Town of Bethlehem
17. Silent Night
18. We Three Kings
19. We Wish You a Merry Christmas (church version)
20. What Child is This

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