Resources
Specialized Bibliographies
for writers, see also:
Hymnology Databases
Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology
https://hymnology.hymnsam.co.uk/
Subscription required.
The Hymnary
https://hymnary.org/
Hymn Tune Index
http://hymntune.library.uiuc.edu/
Hymns and Carols of Christmas
http://www.hymnsandcarolsofchristmas.com/
HymnQuest
https://hymnquest.com/
Anthology of the American Hymn Tune Repertory
https://people.bethel.edu/~rhomar/index.htm
Organizations
Hymn Society in the United States and Canada
http://www.thehymnsociety.org/
> Search The Hymn online at HathiTrust
Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland
https://hymnsocietygbi.org.uk/
Welsh Hymn Society
http://www.emynau.org/
International Society for Hymnology
https://iah-hymnologie.de/en/welcome-to-the-iah/
Digital Repositories—Books
Early American Imprints
https://www.readex.com/content/early-american-imprints
Subscription required.
Early English Books Online
https://www.proquest.com/eebo
Subscription required.
Eighteenth Century Collections Online
https://www.gale.com/primary-sources/eighteenth-century-collections-online
Subscription required.
Google Books
https://books.google.com/
Internet Archive
https://archive.org/
HathiTrust Digital Library
https://www.hathitrust.org/
Sounding Spirit Digital Library
https://library.soundingspirit.org/all-volumes/
Baldwin Library of Historical Children’s Literature
https://ufdc.ufl.edu/collections/juv/results?q=Hymns
Baylor University Hymnal Collection:
https://digitalcollections-baylor.quartexcollections.com/arts-collections/hymnals-collection
Open Siddur Project (Jewish Liturgical Resources)
https://opensiddur.org/
Zentrales Verzeichnis Digitalisierter Drucke
https://zvdd.de/
Digital Databases—Manuscripts
Cantus Index:
http://cantusindex.org/
Digital Image Archive of Medieval Music
https://www.diamm.ac.uk/
Early American Sacred Music
https://earlyamericansacredmusic.org/
France and England Project—Manuscrits Médiévaux:
https://manuscrits-france-angleterre.org/
Gallica–BNF
https://gallica.bnf.fr/
Manus Online:
https://manus.iccu.sbn.it//index.php
Manuscripta Mediaevalia:
http://www.manuscripta-mediaevalia.de/
Manuscriptorium:
http://www.manuscriptorium.com/
Pinakes: Textes at manuscrits grecs [Greek]:
https://pinakes.irht.cnrs.fr/
Virtual Manuscript Library of Switzerland
https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/
Blogs & Sites
Ask Her About Hymn(s): A Blog of Hymn Histories and Meditations
http://askherabouthymn.com/
Congregational Singing: Hymn Studies
http://www.congsing.org/hymn_studies.html
David’s Hymn Blog (David Hamrick):
http://drhamrick.blogspot.com/
Discipleship Ministries of the United Methodist Church: History of Hymns
https://www.umcdiscipleship.org/worship-planning/history-of-hymns
Genevan Psalter:
https://genevanpsalter.blogspot.com/
Gracia Grindal, Hymn for the Day:
https://www.hymnfortheday.com/
Happy Hymnody:
https://happyhymnody.wordpress.com
Hymns with a Message (Barry Kauffman):
https://barryshymns.blogspot.com/
HymnPartial Podcast:
https://hymnpartial.com
Latter-Day Saint Hymnology:
https://ldshymnology.wordpress.com
Wordwise Hymns: Hymns, Their History and Meaning
https://wordwisehymns.com/ [Archived]
General Hymnology Texts
C. Michael Hawn, et al., Sing with Understanding: An Introduction to Christian Hymnody, 3rd ed. (Chicago: GIA, 2022): GIA
Mark A. Lamport, Benjamin K. Forrest & Vernon Whaley, eds., Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions, 3 vols. (Cascade Books, 2019): Amazon
Christopher N. Phillips, The Hymnal: A Reading History (Johns Hopkins, 2018): Amazon
Scotty Gray, Hermeneutics of Hymnody: A Comprehensive and Integrated Approach to Understanding Hymns (Macon, GA: Smyth & Helwys, 2015): Amazon
William Reynolds, David Music, and Milburn Price, A Survey of Christian Hymnody, 5th ed. (Carol Stream, IL: Hope Pub. Co., 2010): Amazon
Paul Westermeyer, Let the People Sing: Hymn Tunes in Perspective (Chicago: GIA, 2005): Amazon
Erik Routley and Paul Richardson, A Panorama of Christian Hymnody (Chicago: GIA, 2005): Amazon
J.R. Watson, An Annotated Anthology of Hymns (Oxford: University Press: 2002): Amazon
David W. Music, Christian Hymnody in Twentieth-Century Britain and America: An Annotated Bibliography (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2001).
J.R. Watson, The English Hymn (Oxford: University Press, 1997): Amazon
David W. Music, Hymnology: A Collection of Source Readings (Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1996): Amazon
Frank Colquhoun, Hymns that Live (Downers Grove, IL: Intervarsity, 1980).
Henry Wilder Foote, Three Centuries of American Hymnody, with Appendix (Archon Books, 1962).
E.E. Ryden, The Story of Christian Hymnody (Rock Island: Augustana Press, 1959): WorldCat
Robert Guy McCutchan, Hymn Tune Names: Their Sources and Significance (Nashville: Abingdon, 1957).
Erik Routley, The Music of Christian Hymnody (London: Independent Press, 1957): WorldCat
Erik Routley, Hymns and the Faith (London: J. Murray, 1955).
Erik Routley, Hymns and Human Life (London: J. Murray, 1952; rev. 1959): WorldCat
Albert Bailey, The Gospel in Hymns: Backgrounds and Interpretations (NY: Scribner, 1950).
Amos R. Wells, A Treasure of Hymns (Boston: W.A. Wilde, 1945).
Silas H. Paine, Stories of the Great Hymns of the Church (Monclair, New Jersey: New Era, 1925).
Louis Benson, Studies of Familiar Hymns, Second Series (1923): Archive.org
Louis Benson, The English Hymn: Its Development and Use in Worship (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1915): Archive.org
John Julian, A Dictionary of Hymnology (London, J. Murray, 1892; with appdx., 1907): Google
James T. Lightwood, Hymn Tunes and Their Story (London: Charles H. Kelly, 1906): Archive.org
Louis Benson, Studies of Familiar Hymns (Philadelphia: Westminster, 1903): Archive.org
Duncan Campbell, Hymns and Hymn Makers (London: A.C. Black, 1898): Archive.org
W. Garrett Horder, The Hymn Lover: An Account of the Rise and Growth of English Hymnody (London: J. Curwen & Sons, 1894): Archive.org
Samuel Duffield, English Hymns: Their Authors and History, 3rd ed., rev. (NY: Funk & Wagnalls, 1888): Archive.org
Edwin F. Hatfield, The Poets of the Church (NY: Anson D.F. Randolph, 1884): Archive.org
Hezekiah Butterworth, The Story of the Hymns (NY: American Tract Society, 1875): Archive.org
Edwin Long, Illustrated History of Hymns and Their Authors (Philadelphia: J.L. Landis, 1875): Archive.org
John Gadsby, Memoirs of the Principal Hymn-Writers & Compilers of the 17th, 18th, & 19th Centuries, 4th ed. (London, 1870): HathiTrust
Josiah Miller, Singers and Songs of the Church, 2nd ed. (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1869): Archive.org
Joseph Belcher, Historical Sketches of Hymns, Their Writers, and Their Influence (Philadelphia: Lindsay & Blakiston, 1859): Archive.org
George Hood, A History of Music in New England: with Biographical Sketches of Reformers and Psalmists (Boston: Wilkins, Carter & Co., 1846): Archive.org
