Handbook to the Mennonite Hymnary

by Lester Hostetler

AN INTRODUCTION TO OUR HYMNS AND TUNES

With Illustrations From the Hymnary

[1. Definition of a Hymn.] [2. The Beginnings of Christian Song.] [3. Hymns of the Eastern Church: Greek and Syriac.] [4. Hymns of the Western Church: Latin.] [5. Hymns of the Bohemian Brethren.] [6. Hymns of the Reformation: The German Chorales.] [7. Hymns of the Reformation: The Metrical Psalms.] [8. Psalm Versions.] [9. English Hymnody.] [10. American Hymns.] [11. The Gospel Songs.] [12. Women Hymn Writers.] [13. Mennonite Hymnody.] [14. Antecedents of the Mennonite Hymnary.] [15. The Translation of Hymns.] [16. Church Unity in the Hymn Book.] [17. Hymn Meters.] [18. Hymn Tunes.] [19. John Wesley’s Rules for Singing.]