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Thom Rainer has two posts which list the 25 most used public domain (largely) hymns and the 25 most used copyrighted (recently composed) songs.

Of the hymns, we use most of these with the most notable exception of America The Beautiful (sorry Matt). I also haven’t used Victory In Jesus and Because He Lives has never struck me as a hymn for congregational singing, really.

1. How Great Thou Art
2. Great Is Thy Faithfulness
3. Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine
4. All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
5. Holy, Holy, Holy
6. Jesus Paid It All
7. Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
8. Crown Him with Many Crowns
9. It Is Well with My Soul
10. To God Be the Glory
11. The Solid Rock
12. Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
13. I Stand Amazed in the Presence
14. Victory in Jesus
15. Nothing but the Blood
16. Amazing Grace! How Sweet the Sound
17. Praise to the Lord, the Almighty
18. At the Cross
19. Revive Us Again
20. Be Thou My Vision
21. Because He Lives
22. Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
23. A Mighty Fortress is Our God
24. For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
25. America, the Beautiful

 

Of the modern songs, we’ve used twelve or thirteen of these either in the morning or at night.
I’d know about another eight or nine of them. Mostly I don’t use them because they’re not very singable for congregations.
Revelation Song, for instance, is quite good, but nobody who hasn’t heard it three or four times is ever going to pick it up.

1. How Great Is Our God
2. Mighty to Save
3. Our God
4. Blessed Be Your Name
5. Here I am To Worship
6. Revelation Song
7. Everlasting God
8. Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)
9. Jesus Messiah
10. In Christ Alone
11. Your Grace Is Enough
12. Forever
13. Open the Eyes of My Heart
14. Forever Reign
15. How He Loves
16. You Are My King (Amazing Love)
17. Holy Is the Lord
18. From the Inside Out
19. Hosanna (Praise Is Rising)
20. Shout to the Lord
21. Come Now Is the Time to Worship
22. The Stand
23. Hosanna
24. Lord I Lift Your Name on High
25. Glory to God Forever