request for Christian hymn texts
@artsyhonker I recommend the hymns of John and Charles Wesley. Go look at the original text, not the generally abbreviated versions in contemporary hymnals. There are a lot of great CM and LM verses that do not get much play because who wants to sing 13 verses of a single hymn.
The Psalms of David in Meter(1650) is another great public domain source of metric Christian verse ripe for new setings.