Handbook to the Mennonite HymnaryHostetler, Lester
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Handbook to the Mennonite Hymnary
Hostetler, Lester
Hymns, English -- History and criticism; Mennonites -- Hymns -- History and criticism
Published by the churches of Baden and the Palatinate. The hymnal
committee was fortunate in securing the assistance of the eminent
German hymnologist, Albert Knapp. The book contains 600 hymns and an
appendix of prayers. A book of melodies was also provided. This
collection holds an important place in Mennonite hymnody. It was
reprinted in Danzig, 1873, for use by the Danzig Mennonites, and in
Philadelphia, 1873, for use in the General Conference of Mennonites.
The excellent qualities of the more recent _Gesangbuch mit Noten_
may be traced, in considerable measure, to this work.
1869—_Gesangbuch in Mennoniten Gemeinden für Kirche und Haus._
Published for the churches of West Prussia, this work went through
at least four editions, the fourth in 1901. The book was republished
in Danzig, 1873.
1873—_Gesangbuch zum Gottesdienstlichen und häuslichen Gebrauch in
Mennoniten Gemeinden._ Philadelphia. Ordered by the sixth General
Conference of Mennonites held at Wadsworth, Ohio. The main body of
the book is the same as that published in Worms, 1856, but with the
appendix of prayers omitted, and an appendix of 22 hymns added, the
latter the contribution of the Mennonites in Pennsylvania. The book
was intended to form a closer bond of union between the Mennonites
in the East and those west of the Mississippi.
1890—_Gesangbuch mit Noten. Herausgegeben von der allgemeinen
Conferenz der Mennoniten von Nord America._ Berne, Ind. The book
passed through 15 editions, the last in 1936. A noteworthy
collection of hymns and tunes that met with wide approval in the
General Conference churches.
1894—_Mennonite Hymnal, A Blending of Many Voices._ Berne, Ind. An A.
S. Barnes publication adopted, practically unchanged, by the General
Conference of Mennonites. Our first official English hymnal, though
many collections from other sources were finding wide use in our
churches. The book has nothing of distinctiveness or distinction.
1927—_The Mennonite Hymn Book._ Berne, Ind. Published by the General
Conference of Mennonites. Compiled and edited by a committee
appointed by the Conference. The book was more satisfactory than the
_Mennonite Hymnal_ of 1894, but never became very popular. Total
sales of three editions were less than 5,000 copies.
1940—_The Mennonite Hymnary._ Published by the General Conference of
Mennonites of North America, Board of Publication, Mennonite
Publication Office, Newton, Kansas, 1940. Now in its sixth edition.
15. The Translation of Hymns.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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