Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal

Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal  
Country USA
Language English
Subject(s) Hymnal of Christian worship songs and readings
Publisher Review and Herald Publishing Association
Publication date 1985
Pages 832
ISBN 0-8280-0307-6
OCLC Number 17231985
LC Classification M2131.S3 S38 1985
Preceded by Church Hymnal

The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal is the official hymnal of the Seventh-day Adventist Church and is widely used by English-speaking Adventist congregations. It consists of words and music to 695 hymns including traditional favorites from the earlier Church Hymnal that it replaced, American folk hymns, modern gospel songs, compositions by Adventists, contemporary hymns, and 224 congregational responsive Scripture readings.

Published in 1985 by Review and Herald Publishing Association, the Hymnal has been through multiple printings and is available in various binding colors.

Contents

History

Although Adventist hymnals seem to have a lifetime of about 25 years, by the early 1980s the existing hymnal had been in service since 1941. The General Conference Music Committee created a diverse 19-member Church Hymnal Committee chaired by C.L. Brooks with Wayne Hooper as secretary.[1] As part of the process more than 3000 Adventist ministers were asked to rate the hymns of the then existing Church Hymnal. Those that were commonly used were retained. Songs that were added to the new hymnal include those of a more diverse and contemporary nature. In 1990 Susan La Rosa Maehre published the complete Adventist Hymnal with organ and piano. "Hymns Alive" is the complete Hymnal available on 33 CD's from PAVE Records.[2] It is recorded with the organ on the right channel and piano on the left. Also available from PAVE Records are accompaniment CD's for 5 other youth and children's song books also published by the Review and Herald.

Earlier Adventist Hymnals

The hymnal was preceded by the following:[3][4]

Songs

There are 695 songs and 225 scripture readings (SR).

Worship

Trinity

God the Father

Jesus Christ

Holy Spirit

Holy Scriptures

Gospel

Christian Church

Doctrines

Early Advent

Christian Life

Christian Home

Sentences and Responses

Worship Aids

Companion Book

Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (ISBN 0-8280-0425-0) was authored by Wayne Hooper (musical co-editor of the hymnal) and Edward E. White. It contains the history of each hymn in the hymnal and biographical information on the composers and authors.

References

  1. ^ Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal, Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1985, p.6.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal, Review and Herald Publishing Association, 1985, p.5.
  4. ^ "Review and Herald - Services - Copyrights and Permissions". Review and Herald Publishing Association. http://www.reviewandherald.com/services/permissions.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-07. 

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