hymnal
Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.5|A row of hymnals thumb|Praxis pietatis melica by Johann Crüger, an important German Lutheran hymnal from the 17th century A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook (or hymn book). They are used in congregational singing. A hymnal may contain only hymn texts (normal for most hymnals for most centuries of Christian history); written melodies are extra, and more recently harmony parts have also been provided.
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Elements and format
- Service music
- Indexes
- History
- Origins in Europe
- Hymnals in Early America
- Southern Shape Note Hymnals (Tunebooks)
- The Better Music Movement in the Industrialized North
- ''Hymns Ancient and Modern'' appears in England
- See also
- References
- External links
thumb|upright=1.5|A row of hymnals thumb|Praxis pietatis melica by Johann Crüger, an important German Lutheran hymnal from the 17th century A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook (or hymn book). They are used in congregational singing. A hymnal may contain only hymn texts (normal for most hymnals for most centuries of Christian history); written melodies are extra, and more recently harmony parts have also been provided.
Hymnals are omnipresent in churches but are not often discussed; nevertheless, liturgical scholar Massey H. Shepherd once observed: "In all periods of the Church's history, the theology of the people has been chiefly molded by their hymns."