Format: Text-Only Songsters

47 volumes

Small-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 most common format for social worship music until the emergence of gospel in the 1870s.

First page of A Collection of English Hymns for Creek Baptists

A Collection of English Hymns for Creek Baptists

H. F. Buckner

First page of A Collection of Sabbath School Hymns

A Collection of Sabbath School Hymns (1863)

First page of A Short Sermon

A Short Sermon (1835)

John Fleming

First page of Chahta Uba Isht Taloa

Chahta Uba Isht Taloa (1829)

First page of Cherokee Hymn Book

Cherokee Hymn Book (1866)

First page of Cherokee Hymns

Cherokee Hymns (1909)

Literature Department of The Women's Board of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church

First page of Cherokee Hymns

Cherokee Hymns (1906)

First page of Cherokee Pictorial Book

Cherokee Pictorial Book (1888)

A. N. Chamberlin

First page of Devotional Hymns

Devotional Hymns (1875)

A. C. Bledsoe

First page of Gems of Gospel Songs

Gems of Gospel Songs (1884)

Grace Weiser

First page of Hymnal

Hymnal (1901)

First page of Hymns

Hymns (1859)

H. K. Ellyson

First page of Hymns for English Lutheran Services

Hymns for English Lutheran Services (191x)

First page of Hymns for the Camp

Hymns for the Camp (1862)

First page of Hymns for the Sunday Schools of the Baptist Churches

Hymns for the Sunday Schools of the Baptist Churc… (1853)

First page of Lieder für Sonntags-Schulen und christliche Familien

Lieder für Sonntags-Schulen und christliche Famil… (1879)

P. J. Lüder

First page of Liederlust und Psalter

Liederlust und Psalter (1884)

H. Liebhart

First page of Loyalty to the King

Loyalty to the King (1913)

E. J. Meacham | Will H. Brown

First page of Missionary Hymns from the Hymnal

Missionary Hymns from the Hymnal (1910)

First page of [Mission Hymns]

[Mission Hymns] (1917)

First page of Mvskoke Nettvcako Cokv-heckv Cokv Esyvhiketv

Mvskoke Nettvcako Cokv-heckv Cokv Esyvhiketv (1880)

A. E. W. Robertson

First page of Negroes Looking Up!

Negroes Looking Up! (1905)

G. W. Hynes

First page of Neuer Liederschatz für die Jugend

Neuer Liederschatz für die Jugend (1854)

Western Methodist Book Concern

First page of New Celebration Hymns

New Celebration Hymns (1865)

First page of New Life

New Life (1886)

W. G. Cunnyngham | R. M. McIntosh

First page of Popular Hymns for Church and Sunday-School

Popular Hymns for Church and Sunday-School (1880)

C. C. Cline | T. L. Melvin

First page of Psalms and Hymns

Psalms and Hymns (1867)

General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States

First page of Revised Hymns

Revised Hymns (1885)

Wm. P. Munford

First page of Sacred Melodeon

Sacred Melodeon (1858)

R. M. Dalbey

First page of Sacred Melodies

Sacred Melodies (1879)

W. M. Baker

First page of Searchlight Songs No. 7

Searchlight Songs No. 7 (1915)

Viola T. Richardson

First page of Selected Hymns for Social Worship

Selected Hymns for Social Worship (1891)

First page of Specimen of a Church Hymnal

Specimen of a Church Hymnal (1869)

A Member of the General Convention

First page of Spirituals

Spirituals (1897)

Hampton Institute

First page of Spirituelles

Spirituelles (1873)

The Carolina Singers

First page of The Army Hymn-Book

The Army Hymn-Book (1864)

Presbyterian Committee of Publication

First page of The Baptist Song Book

The Baptist Song Book (1920)

John D. Miller

First page of The Christian Sunday-School Hymn Book

The Christian Sunday-School Hymn Book (1860)

First page of The Confederate Sunday School Hymnbook

The Confederate Sunday School Hymnbook (1864)

C. J. Elford

First page of The Eclectic Sabbath-School Hymn-Book

The Eclectic Sabbath-School Hymn-Book (1868)

An Old S.S. Superintendent, A Number of S. S. Teachers, Others

First page of The Sabbath School Wreath

The Sabbath School Wreath (1864)

Spirit of the Age Office

First page of The Soldier's Hymn-Book

The Soldier's Hymn-Book (1862)

Soldiers' Tract Society, Virginia Conference, M. E. Church, South

First page of The Soldier's Manual of Devotion or Book of Common Prayer

The Soldier's Manual of Devotion or Book of Commo… (1863)

Forman | J. G.

First page of The Soldier's Pocket-Book

The Soldier's Pocket-Book (1861)

Presbyterian Board of Publication

First page of The Sunday School Bell

The Sunday School Bell (1862)

J. W. Burke

First page of The Sunday School Hymn Book

The Sunday School Hymn Book (1865)

C. J. Elford

First page of University Singers of New Orleans

University Singers of New Orleans (1878)

University Singers of New Orleans