LDS Hymnals in the HBLL
The Library of Congress assigned call number for LDS (Mormon) Hymnals is M 2129.
This call number range is subdivided as follows:
M 2129 .C44 - various editions of the Children's songbook
M 2129 .C48 - selections from Songs of Zion
M 2129 .D47 - Deseret Sunday School Songs
M 2129 .H94 - Hymns and Children's songs in various languages other than English
M 2129 .H95 - Hymns (the LDS hymnal from 1948 to the present) in various English editions and in various other languages
Earlier hymnals can be found either in Music Special Collections or L. Tom Perry Special Collections, for in-library use only.
BX 8685.2 is the LC classification used in the latter.
M 2129 .H97 - Hymns Today (a serial publication of hymns written by contemporary LDS composers)
CD recordings of LDS hymns can be found at M 2129.8
Useful Hymn Websites
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LDS Church Music Library
So many resources! LDS hymnals and beyond. Church music submissions, hymns published in church magazines and more.
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Hymnary.org
A comprehensive index of over 1 million hymn texts, hymn tunes, and hymnals, with information on authors and composers, lyrics and scores.
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The Cyber Hymnal
This site has over 10,100 Christian hymns & Gospel songs from many denominations & languages. We have lyrics, sheet music, audio, pictures, biographies, history, & more.
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Sing Praises.net: LDS Hymns
This page has detailed information about current and past LDS hymnbooks in all languages.
There is also information about LDS musicians and their recordings.
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English Hymns for Free Use by The hymns and tunes on this page, new and old, are free to reprint and use. Some are drawn from tunes and texts in the public domain, while others are more newly composed hymns published here under Creative Commons 3.0 licensing. So feel free to print, distribute, re-publish, record, or use these hymns in any way you choose.
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Hymn Arrangements and Free Accompaniments
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Alphabetical list of hymns in the 1985 hymnbook, with information about available hymn arrangements or free accompaniments.
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Public Domain HymnsMost music is in Shaped Note (Do-Mi-Sol) notation. Includes hymns in Spanish.
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Foreign Language HymnsThe following lists are hymns found in the current editions of LDS foreign language hymnals, but which cannot be found in the 1985 English hymnal. English titles in parentheses are accepted English titles of the hymn, but aren’t necessarily an accurate translation of the title in the original language.
Documents
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LDS Hymns Cross Reference by page numberHymns in the English LDS hymnal listed with the corresponding page numbers in the Spanish, French, Portuguese and German LDS hymnals.
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Hymns not found in the English LDS HymnalListing of hymns that appear in the French, German, Portuguese and Spanish hymnals that do not appear in the English LDS hymnal, with notes on where they came from.
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LDS Hymn Alphabetical Cross ReferenceAlphabetical cross reference to English, French, Spanish and Portuguese hymns in the 1985 LDS hymnal.
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Hymn Arrangements DatabaseLibrarian Jeff Lyon has prepared this database, which points to hymn arrangements either held by the HBLL or freely available online. Search by instrumention or other criteria.
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Early LDS Hymns: Presentations by Wade KotterWade Kotter, music librarian at Weber State, presents his research into early LDS Hymnody.
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LDS Hymn Database GuideGuide to and commentary on Kurt Kammeyer's database.
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Kurt Kammeyer's LDS Hymn DatabaseThis is an LDS hymn database that Kurt Kammeyer collected as he was doing research about the 1835 Emma Smith hymnal. (SEE M 2129.3 .C48 K36 1835a) It lists every English language hymnbook published by the Church since 1835, and every hymn contained in each (English) hymnbook along with hymn and tune references, and page numbers.
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Essay on vocal ranges of LDS Hymns
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Canadian composer Mark Mitchell, who composes in many genres from game music to hymns, analyzes the 1985 LDS Hymnal based on vocal ranges, time signatures and key signatures.
Performing Arts Librarian
Hymnals of other denominations
M 2115 - general hymnals (non-denominational)
M 2119 - Catholic
M 2120 - Orthodox
M 2122 - Baptist
M 2123 - Congregationalist
M 2124 - Dutch and other reformed
M 2125 - Episcopal
M 2126 - Lutheran
M 2127 - Methodist
M 2128 - Moravian
M 2130 - Presbyterian
M 2131 - other denominations, A-Z
M 2134-M 2143 - other languages
M 2144 - Jewish
M 2145 - other religions A-Z