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Text-Only Hymnals

73 volumes
Large-scale collections of hymn lyrics that do not include any form of musical notation (though some may suggest the names of appropriate tunes). This was the only form of hymnal until the late 1850s and remained prominent into the 1900s.
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First page of The New Hymn-Book

The New Hymn-Book (1880)

First page of The New Psalms and Hymns

The New Psalms and Hymns (1901)

J. W. Walden | R. C. Reed | W. L. Lowrance | A. W. Milster | S. L. Morris | T. H. Rice | John C. Whitner | Joseph Maclean | John P. Campbell
First page of The Prayer Meeting Hymn Book

The Prayer Meeting Hymn Book (1858)

John F. Weishampel | Jr.
First page of The Primitive Hymns

The Primitive Hymns (1857)

Benjamin Lloyd
First page of The Psalmist

The Psalmist (1854)

Baron Stow | S. F. Smith
First page of The Social Harp

The Social Harp (1854)

J. Anderson | S. B. Howard
First page of The Soldier's Hymn Book

The Soldier's Hymn Book (1863)

The South Carolina Tract Society
First page of The Southern Psalmist

The Southern Psalmist (1859)

J. R. Graves | J. M. Pendleton
First page of The Stout Hymn Book

The Stout Hymn Book (1889)

A. E. Bray
First page of The Sweet Songster

The Sweet Songster (1854)

Edward W. Billups
First page of The Universal Negro Ritual

The Universal Negro Ritual (1921)

George Alexander McGuire
First page of The Virginia Selection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

The Virginia Selection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spir… (1849)

Andrew Broaddus
First page of Zion's Harp

Zion's Harp (1852)

F. E. Pitts
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