Hymnary News

Search by Melody

nfb2 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:48:46 -0400

A shiny new feature has just been added to Hymnary's search capabilities: a new tool for searching tunes by their melody. If you've ever tried searching by incipit, you know that it is far from easy - you have to convert notes to numbers in your head, and if you drop a note or misremember a pitch, nothing comes up. This new tool aims to take the pain out of the process by letting you input your search melody directly in musical notation, with no mental gymnastics required! (Read all about how to use it here).

DNAH

hplantin — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:29:04 -0400

The Dictionary of North American Hymnology is online! Cheers! However, it may be incomplete or incorrect, and not all features may be working optimally, until we've had a chance to test it more thoroughly. You can read more about the DNAH project.

Under Construction

njd7 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:35:01 -0400

Over the next few days and weeks, Hymnary will be undergoing a number of changes as we merge our collection of hymn data with the extensive Dictionary of North American Hymnology.
On Wednesday, July 8, the Hymnary.org web site will be down for several hours as we import DNAH's over 1 million texts and nearly 5,000 hymnals. Afterward, our site will contain not only the added texts and hymnals, but also a number of new and revised features for viewing and searching the database.
Please note that the DNAH data may be incomplete or incorrect until we've had a chance to edit it, and some of the new features may not be fully functional yet. Thank you for your patience in this process!

Julian's Dictionary of Hymnology

Greg Scheer — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:31:58 -0400

You know you're a true hymn geek if the mention of John Julian's Dictionary of Hymnology quickens your heart. Well, true hymn geeks, you may need to sit down for this: Julian's Dictionary of Hymnology is online! The whole book has been scanned and uploaded to the Hymnary's sister site, CCEL. Right now, you can only browse the pages scans. To make this valuable information searchable, we need volunteers to edit the text.

Three New Hymnals

Greg Scheer — Thu, 14 May 2009 17:23:33 -0400

Take a look at the recently added United Methodist supplement The Faith We Sing, the Presbyterian (PCUSA) supplement Sing the Faith, and the Revival Hymns and Choruses hymnal from Singapore.

Calling all Canadians!

Greg Scheer — Tue, 05 May 2009 14:05:00 -0400

It was recently pointed out that the Hymnary has no Canadian hymnals in its collection. Shame on us! Rest assured this is not due to an editorial bias. No, we simply haven't had anyone volunteer to enter those hymnals. Here are some Canadian hymnals that were suggested would be good additions to the Hymnary:

The Hymnary, 1930 - United Church of Canada
The Hymnary, 1971 - United Church of Canada
Voices United, 2007 - the present hymnbook of the UCC
The Book of Praise, 1918 - Presbyterian Church in Canada
The Book of Praise, 1972 - Presbyterian Church in Canada

Tutorial #1: Searching for Psalm 98

Greg Scheer — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 14:04:29 -0400

In this first ever Hymnary.org video tutorial, you'll get tips from Greg Scheer about searching more effectively. You're bound to learn something new about the Hymnary's powerful search tools.

Three New Hymnals

jpr5 — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:51:34 -0400

We just added three new hymnals to the database:
Come Away with Me, Gather Comprehensive 2, and Sing Justice! Do Justice!. If anyone is interested in helping proof these hymnals or connect authority records, please let us know.