Text-Only Hymnals

54 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…

First page of A Baptist Hymn-book

A Baptist Hymn-book (1850)

Wilson Thompson

First page of A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs

A Choice Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1877)

E. D. Thomas

First page of A Collection of Hymns

A Collection of Hymns (1859)

W. J. Shuey | William Hanby | L. S. Chittenden

First page of A Collection of Hymns

A Collection of Hymns (1847)

A. Luckenbach

First page of A Collection of Hymns for Public Social, and Domestic Worship

A Collection of Hymns for Public Social, and Dome… (1875)

First page of A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs

A Collection of Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs (1855)

Committee of the Mennonites

First page of A Manual for Worship

A Manual for Worship (1900)

Reform School of the District of Columbia

First page of Chahta Vba Isht Taloa Holisso, or Choctaw Hymn Book

Chahta Vba Isht Taloa Holisso, or Choctaw Hymn Bo… (1851)

American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions

First page of Cherokee Hymns

Cherokee Hymns (1854)

First page of Church Hymn Book

Church Hymn Book (1857)

Paul Henkel

First page of Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs

Dupuy's Hymns and Spiritual Songs (1843)

J. M. Peck

First page of Dyer's Pslamist

Dyer's Pslamist (1853)

Sidney Dyer

First page of Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book

Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book (1889)

General English Lutheran Conference of Missouri and Other States

First page of Gesangbuch der Bischöflichen Methodisten-Kirche

Gesangbuch der Bischöflichen Methodisten-Kirche (1888)

Wilhelm Nast | Heinrich Liebhart | C. F. Paulus | Ch. A. Loeber | Arnold Sulzberger | Friedrich Kopp | Louis Wallon | Joh. Schlagenhauf | Wilhelm Pfaeffle | J. A. Reitz

First page of Hampton Hymnal and School Service

Hampton Hymnal and School Service (1892)

Normal School Press

First page of Himnos

Himnos (1875)

Iglesia Metodista del Sur

First page of Hymnal Adapted to the Doctrines and Usages of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Hymnal Adapted to the Doctrines and Usages of the… (1913)

First page of Hymnal for Evangelical Lutheran Missions

Hymnal for Evangelical Lutheran Missions (1906)

First page of Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church (1878)

First page of Hymn Book

Hymn Book (1899)

First page of Hymns

Hymns (1880)

Frederick William Faber

First page of Hymns and Poetry of the Eastern Church

Hymns and Poetry of the Eastern Church (1908)

Bernhard Pick

First page of Hymns for Schools and Families

Hymns for Schools and Families (1873)

Thos O. Summers

First page of Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth & Children

Hymns for Sunday Schools, Youth & Children (1854)

First page of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church

Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Chur… (1850)

D. Dailey | J. B. Alverson | J. Floy | D. Patten jun. | F. Merrick | R. A. West | D. Creamer

First page of Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday-Schools of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

Hymns, Selected and Original, for Sunday-Schools … (1860)

First page of Liederbuch für Sonntagsschulen

Liederbuch für Sonntagsschulen (1882)

Evangelischen Synode von Nord-Amerika

First page of Mäskōke Hymns

Mäskōke Hymns (1860)

H. F. Buckner | G. Herrod

First page of Nakcokv Esyvhiketv

Nakcokv Esyvhiketv (1880)

R. M. Loughridge | David Winslett

First page of Nakcokv esyvhiketv = Muskokee Hymns

Nakcokv esyvhiketv = Muskokee Hymns (1851)

R. M. Loughridge | David Winslett

First page of Nusdv unohiyusu ale danadeyohvsgu = Cherokee Discipline and Hymns

Nusdv unohiyusu ale danadeyohvsgu = Cherokee Disc… (1892)

First page of Our Hymns and their Authors

Our Hymns and their Authors (1889)

Wilbur F. Tillett

First page of Potewatemi Nemewinin ipi Nemenigamowinin

Potewatemi Nemewinin ipi Nemenigamowinin (1866)

First page of Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private, and Public Worship, in the Cumberland Presbyterian Church

Psalms and Hymns Adapted to Social, Private, and … (1859)

Cumberland Presbyterian Church General Assembly

First page of Select Melodies

Select Melodies (1845)

William Hunter

First page of Songs of Zion

Songs of Zion (1851)

Thos. O. Summers

First page of Specimen of a Church Hymnal

Specimen of a Church Hymnal (1869)

A Member of the General Convention

First page of The Baptist Psalmody

The Baptist Psalmody (1868)

Basil Manly | B. Manly | Jr.

First page of The Book of Worship

The Book of Worship (1908)

The United Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in the South

First page of The Christian Hymnal Revised

The Christian Hymnal Revised (1885)

A. I. Hobbs | C. L. Loos | J. S. Lamar | A. R. Benton | Joseph Franklin

First page of The Christian Hymn Book

The Christian Hymn Book (1869)

T. C. Moulton | E. Edmunds | W. Hathaway

First page of The Christian Hymn Book

The Christian Hymn Book (1866)

Executive Committee of the Ohio Christian Book Association | Elijah Williamson | Derostus F. Ladley | Robert McCoy | Jacob G. Reeder | Melyn D. Baker

First page of The Christian Songster

The Christian Songster (1858)

Joseph Bever

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 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 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