Sounding Spirit Digital Library

Southern Sacred Vernacular Music Books (1850–1925)

Detail of front cover of Winning Praise (1925)

Explore Southern Sacred Song

The Sounding Spirit Digital Library, now in beta, will feature over 1,250 volumes of southern sacred vernacular song published between 1850 and 1925 that represent many different musical genres, religious groups, and singing traditions. Visit again in the coming months as we launch a series of collections and continue to add books to the library. You can also learn more about these books, our values, and how this library was made.

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