WHAT’S NEW?
Sing unto the Lord: This is the new hymnal from Anglican Music Publishing. At the heart of Sing Unto the Lord are 740 hymns representing the best selections from The Hymnal 1940, The Hymnal 1982, and Hymns Ancient and Modern as well as many rich new hymns written in the past 40 years. Included are only the best texts and tunes, hymns that are highly singable and time-tested. The extensive Service Music section is based on the structure of the 2019 Book of Common Prayer. The hard bound Pew Edition and large-format spiral bound Keyboard/Guitar edition as well as a free Hymnal Planner under the Resources tab are available at (Sing Unto the Lord: A liturgical hymnal). Note: there are some unresolved copyright and web issues that presently prevent the ACNA from commending Sing Unto the Lord as among the Church’s officially commended hymnals. Both parties are presently working in good faith to resolve these issues. (2/24)
Future of ACNA Hymnal Commission (reconstituted as Music Resources Task Force) see Absp. Bob Duncan’s letter here. ACNA Hymnal Commission Formed – The Anglican Church in North America
(And see these below) an article titled, “Why Hymnals? Ten Reasons Why Hymnals are Important”, also new articles on The Acoustics of Sacred Spaces, Basics Helps: how to read music, Streams within the Anglican Liturgy, a video of Alice Parker’s watershed presentation on congregational hymn singing, a new article on “How Hymns Work”, an article on seven Biblical reasons why singing matters and two new outstanding books on the history of Christian music (found under the Music Leadership Philosophy tab)
A new video on effectively accompanying Contemporary Songs at the piano from a Lead Sheet can be found under the Contemporary Music tab. Worship from the Heart – Advice from the Organ Bench and Classical & Contemporary: Advice from a Church Music, two new articles from Simon Dixon of The Falls Church, can be found under the Music Leadership Philosophy and Contemporary Music tabs. A new video from SING! by Mark Williams on the WHY of Music Ministry (under Music Leadership Philosophy tab) , the WHAT of Choir Leadership (under the Choir Tab) and the HOW of Authentic Hymn Singing (under the Hymns and Spiritual Songs tab)
A terrific new testimony about a child about chanting the Daily Office and the meaning of it in her life is found under the Service Music Tab. Also a list of tried, true, and singable Contemporary Songs sorted by church season under the Contemporary Music tab. The the new Altar Book with musical settings can be purchased from Anglican Liturgy Press on their website. Psalms are up with weekly postings of Simplified Anglican, Gregorian Chant, and Full Anglican Chant in hymn style layout as well as Simplified Anglican Chants and Gregorian Psalm Toa powerful article titled, The Power of Good Melody (both under the Hymns & Spiritual Songs tab), and 110 Excellent Anthems for Children’s Choirs (under the Choirs tab).
Questions, comments, ideas? Contact the website host at williams4950(at)bellsouth.net (Mark K. Williams, Christ Church Anglican 1733, Savannah, GA)
Yes, We’ll Gather-Alice Parker’s watershed video on authentic, renewed congregational hymn singing. (video found under the Hymns and Spiritual Songs tab.)
The Hymn Society (terrific resources for all types of congregational singing)
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