LibGuides: Music: Hymnology

Subject Headings

the Library catalog you can search by subject heading to find materials relevant to your topic. Here are some options for church music and hymnology.

Books: Dewey

Search the library Hymnal Collection by going to the online catalog and selecting LOCAL CALL NUMBER (NO) and search term HYMNAL.

American Sacred Music
19th and early 20th century sacred music published in the United States, with a focus on music from the Midwest. In addition to hymns and anthems, the collection includes cantatas, revival songs, and other types of sacred music.
The Cyber Hymnal™
This site has over 14,300 Christian hymns and Gospel songs from many denominations & languages: Lyrics, sheet music, audio, pictures, bibliographies, history and more.
Hymnary.org
A comprehensive index of hymns and hymnals that allows you to search by tune name; text name; names of people; hymnal title or ID number; topic such as liturgical use of text lectionary week; the scripture referenced by the tune text; incipit; meter; denomination; and many more.
Name That Hymn
Searching for a hymn? Post your request.
Ames Hymn Collection
Canadian Hymnology Resource Page
Useful sites on the web for the study of hymns and related music. United Church of Canada.
Index of Hymnal Companion to The Book of Common Prayer, 3rd Edition, 1890
Contains descriptive information and midi recordings from The Lutheran Book of Worship and With One Voice (coming soon) . Search by Text, Tune, Writer or Composer. by The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship