Hymn Resources on the Internet

Compiled and Maintained by Douglas Anderson
last updated 15 July 2009

Miscellanea

ATLA Hymnody and Psalmody Website
<http://www.yale.edu/adhoc/research_resources/hymn4.htm>
"This Hymnody & Psalmody website originally was developed by members of the American Theological Library Association as a resource for collection development, research, and teaching.

The Book of Psalms and The Book of Praise
<http://www.presbyterian.ca/worship/music/>
Information on these two publications from The Presbyterian Church in Canada. [Not accessible 30 Dec 2008.]

Claves Regni: Hymns
<http://www.stpetersnottingham.org/hymns.htm>
Claves Regni is the on-line magazine of St. Peter's Church, Nottingham, England. This article by Nigel Day provides the history of about 30 hymns and their tunes.

The Cowper and Newton Museum
<http://www.mkheritage.co.uk/cnm/index.html>
A museum in Olney, Buckinghamshire, England dedicated to hymn writers William Cowper and John Newton.

Fasola Home Page
<http://fasola.org/>
"Information resources for Sacred Harp and other American Shape Note tradition."

Father of Fleet Street finds new home
<http://www.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/news/display/?id=4881>
News release from The John Rylands University Library at The University of Manchester concerning the acquisition of a collection from St Mary's Church, Nantwich. The library includes one of only three known copies of a 1502 hymn book printed by Wynkyn de Worde.

Google Books: Hymns
<http://books.google.com/books?q=hymns&btnG=Search+Books>
A Google Books search on "hymns," retrieves both hymnals as well as books on hymns.

Guitar Hymns
<http://www.guitarhymns.com/>
About 120 hymn texts with guitar tabs. Indexed by title/first line and hymntune.

The Hymn Society in the United States and Canada
<http://www.bu.edu/sth/hymn/>
The home page of the society.

Hymn Writing Is Alive and Well / Joan Huyser-Honig
<http://www.calvin.edu/worship/stories/hymn_writing.php>
An article published by the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship.

HymnQuest: A Dictionary of Hymnody
<http://www.stainer.co.uk/acatalog/hymnquest.html>
"The HymnQuest Database is a new computer database being created for the Pratt Green Trust by Stainer & Bell Ltd. ... its aim is to become a national database of hymns, carols and congregational songs in current use in Great Britain and Ireland."

HYMNUT Homepage
<http://hymnuts.luthersem.edu/>
Links to hymn-related Web sites.

Internationale Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Hymnologie (IAH) e.V.
<http://www.iah.unibe.ch/>
Information on the International Fellowship for Research in Hymnology [in German].

John Wesley (1703 - 1791): Life, Legend and Legacy
<http://www.library.manchester.ac.uk/specialcollections/exhibitions/web/johnwesley/>
An on-line exhibition from The John Rylands Library.

NameThatHymn.com
<http://www.namethathymn.com/>
Hymn Lyrics Search web site

Open Directory - Society: Religion: Faiths and Beliefs: Christianity: Music: Hymns
<http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion_and_Spirituality/Christianity/Music/Hymns/>
A comprehensive listing of hymn-related Internet sites.

The Rise of the Modern Hymn Movement
<http://fundyreformed.wordpress.com/2006/09/30/the-rise-of-the-modern-hymn-movement/>
A blog posting.

Sacred Harp and Related Shape-Note Music: Resources
<http://www.his.com/~sabol/resource/>
A significant collection of resources on shape-note music by Steven L. Sabol.

Sacred Harp and Shape-Note Music Resources
<http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/~mudws/resource/>
Links to several shape-note Web sites.


Douglas Anderson
Director of the Library
Marietta College

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