Hymns Listing

The following is a listing of Hymn Titles with associated Hymn Numbers
within the
1940 HYMNAL of the Protestant Episcopal Church
(Copyright 1940 and 1943 by The Church Pension Fund
printed by The Plimpton Press of Norwood Massachusetts U.S.A)

This hymnal is presently THE Church Hymnal of an Anglo-Episcopal/Anglican Parish
located within the United States.

Of the 600 hymns contained in this hymnal, about half of them were listed for being popular and/or singable hymns of sufficient creativity and musicality, without awkward melodic-interval progressions nor inconvenient note-value rhythms.

Different poetic lyrics are sometimes used for the same tunes. Hymn singers generally prefer and associate a particular group of poetic lyrics for each particular tune.

Of concern is some of the tempo and dynamic descriptions given for some of the hymns. For example, there is stated that the hymn 'Nearer My God To Thee' should be sung 'fast and joyful.' Apparently, the commentator who miswrote such impropriety had some kind of weird aversion against slower funeral-song tempos, as do some who are nervously fearful against not rushing tempos that must be respectfully sung with stately and dignified seriousness in somber reverence.

The first listing shown is according to ascending hymn numbers,
and the second listing shown is according to ascending-order alphabetized hymn titles.
Numbers containing a dash ("-") followed by a "2" or "3" indicate a second or third tune.

Hymns Listed By Ascending-Order Hymn Numbers



















































Hymns Listed By Ascending-Order Alphabetized Titles