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Hymnals of the United Methodist Church and Its Predecessors, 1763-1989 M2127.U55 Michigan Conference United Methodist Archives Shipman Library, Adrian College 110 S. Madison St., Adrian, MI 49221 (517) 265-5161 ext. 4429 [email protected] – http://umcarchives.adrian.edu Hymnals of the United Methodist Church and its Predecessors, 1763-1989 M2127.U55 Scope Note: The collection contains published hymnals of the United Methodist Church and its predecessors. Most are in English, but early hymnals of the Evangelical Association are all in German. Extent: 9.4 linear feet (129 volumes) Access Restrictions: The collection is open to research. Restrictions on Use: Photocopying is handled by the staff and may be limited in certain instances. Before using any material for publication from this collection a formal request for permission to publish is expected and required. Finding aid created by William H. McNitt, October 2015 Contents List Container Contents Box 1 Hymnals • Cokesbury Worship Hymnal, Undated • Coronation Hymns, Undated • Wesley's Hymns, Undated • Hymns and Spiritual Songs (John Wesley), 1763 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (John Wesley), 1779 • Psalter and Hymnal by Watts, 1793 • The Methodist Pocket Hymn-Book, 1805 Box 2 Hymnals • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (John Wesley), 1814 • The Methodist Pocket Hymn-Book, 1815 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (John Wesley), 1821 and 1823 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (John Wesley), 1831 and 1833 Box 3 Hymnals • Selection of Hymns for the Sunday School Union of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1836 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (John Wesley), 1836, 1838, and 1840 • Select Melodies, 1842 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (John Wesley), 1843 and 1844 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (John Wesley), 1846 Box 4 Hymnals • A Collection of Hymns for the Use Wesleyan-Methodist Sunday-Schools, 1846 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1847 • Gesangbuch fur die Evangelische Kirche in Wurttemberg, 1847 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Wesleyan Methodist Connection of America, 1848 Box 5 Hymnals • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1849 (3 folders) Box 6 Hymnals • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1849 (1 folder) • Evangelische Gesangbuch, 1849 • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1850 2 Contents List Container Contents Box 7 Hymnals • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1851 • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1853 • Gesangbuch, 1854 • Hymns for the Sunday Schools, Youth and Children, 1854 Box 8 Hymnals • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1854 • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist New Connexion, 1854 • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1855 • Gesangbuch, 1856 • Select Melodies, 1856 Box 9 Hymnals • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1857 (two folders) • United Brethren Hymn Book, 1858 Box 10 Hymnals • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1859 and 1860 • The Primitive Methodist Hymn-Book, 1860 • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1861 and 1863 Box 11 Hymnals • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1864 and 1865 • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1866 • New Hymn and Tune Book, 1867 Box 12 Hymnals • Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1868 and 1869 • Pure Gold for the Sunday School, 1871 • The Voice of Praise: A Collection of Hymns for the Methodist [Protestant] Church, 1873 • A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (John Wesley), 1878 Box 13 Hymnals • Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1878 (3 folders) Box 14 Hymnals • Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church with Tunes, 1878 (4 folders) Box 15 Hymnals • Methodist Hymn-Book, 1880 (Canada) • Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1880 and 1881 3 Contents List Container Contents • Evangelische Gesangbuch, 1881 Box 16 Hymnals • Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1882 • The Tribute of Praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book, 1882 • The Epworth Hymnal, 1885 (2 folders) • Evangelische Gesangbuch, 1885 Box 17 Hymnals • Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1885 • Halleluja: Fiedersbuch fur Sontagschulen, 1887 • Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church, 1889 and 1891 • Epworth Songs, 1893 Box 18 Hymnals • Songs for Young People, 1897 • The Wesleyan Methodist Hymn Book, 1898 • The Methodist Hymn-Book, 1904 (England) • Temperance Hymnals, 1904-1907 Box 19 Hymnals • Hymn-Book of the Evangelical Association, 1905 • The Methodist Hymnal, 1905 (2 Folders) • The Methodist Protestant Church Hymnal, 1907 Box 20 Hymnals • The Methodist Sunday School Hymnal, 1911 • Methodist Hymn Book, 1917-1918 (Canada) • The Evangelical Hymnal, 1921 (2 folders) Box 21 Hymnals • The Methodist Hymnal, 1923 • The Methodist Hymnal, 1935 • The Methodist Hymnal, 1939 • The Hymnal of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, 1957 Box 22 Hymnals • The Methodist Hymnal, 1966 (3 folders) Box 23 Hymnals • Supplement to the Book of Hymns, 1983 • The United Methodist Hymnal, 1989 4 .
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