-Psalm 71:22 . . . I will sing praise to you with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.-
The background music is a HymnDisk arrangement by CARadke of
O For A Thousand Tongues To Sing
Reload this page to hear other HymnDisk
arrangements. Sales of HymnDiskCDs support the continuing ministry of this
site. Learn more about HymnDisk collections in the
HymnStore.
Pages from all seasons
At the request of HymnSite.com's visitors, here are links to seasonal pages
that you may want to enjoy:
Advent |
Lent |
Good Friday |
Easter |
Eastertide |
4th of July |
Thanksgiving
Welcome to HymnSite.com! Whenever you want to find a hymn site on the internet,
you already know the name--HymnSite.com. With the all of the "dot com" names
going around, you may have wondered what "com" stands for. We are not the
official or definitive resource, but it seems fitting to us that it should
stand for "Christian Online Music." Anyway, that is what it will stand for
as long as you are visiting this site!
The hymns and psalm tunes posted at this site are in the public domain. You
are encouraged to download, use, and enjoy any of the music that you find
here. Other than what you see in The United Methodist Hymnal or in
The Standard Psalm Tune Book, none of it is arranged or voiced.
I started preparing these originally in 1996 to make hymn tunes available
in electronic format for part arranging. Now I'm hearing that folks are using
them as background music on their web pages, and even background music in
church offices! I would be delighted to hear how you put them to use.
This site is designed to be used in a frames format. If you don't see a light
blue border above and to the left, follow
this link. In the border
above (the one I just mentioned!), there should be a drop-down form that
looks like this:
Use the drop down to select from these major sections of HymnSite.com
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Home brings
you back here, just in case you wanted to see it again.
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The
Lectionary
section contains links to scriptures in the Revised Common Lectionary for
each week in the Christian calendar, and provides weekly suggested hymns
and hymn features from HymnSite.com.
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The
Psalter
section contains all of the Psalms, along with all of the settings prepared
by Isaac Watts.
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The Jukebox plays hymns
continuously. Right now each hymn is picked randomly and plays for 75 seconds.
New features are being developed.
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The Gift Survey section
contains an online survey on ministry gifts and aptitudes that I prepared,
along with an outline and other resources. I hope that you will consider
taking the survey and that you find your reports useful. If you are interested,
there is also a study booklet that you can order for individual and group
use.
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The
HymnStore
provides access to materials from HymnSite.com, many of which are free, as
well as links to resources that are available from other folks on the internet.
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The
HymnDisks
option takes you directly to the page in the HymnStore where you can download
a free HymnDisk Floppy or order HymnDiskCDs online. Follow
this link to learn more
about HymnDisks.
In the light blue area to the left are several buttons. This is what they
are supposed to mean:
HymnSite Jukebox. This button plays
hymns continuously. Right now each hymn is picked randomly and plays for
75 seconds. New features are being developed.
Hymn Search. This button links
to a pair of frames that let you search in one and listen to your results
in the other. Use the search form to create a list of hymns. Click on each
title in the list to retrieve the text (if available) and the midi file.
It's kind of hard to describe, so just try it. You'll see what I mean. You
can select searches for title/author/tune/etc., full text, or HymnSite.com's
exclusive
BIGsearch, which can
help you find materials at other sites, too.
Hymn and Psalm Tune Lists. This
button will open a pair of frames with a list of hymn and psalm tunes. You
can choose from alphabetical and numerical
indices.
HymnSite.com's
Suggested Hymns for use with the Revised Common Lectionary. This
project, which began in 1997, provides access to review scriptures and some
suggested hymns to go with them. In addition, a featured hymn article has
been prepared for almost every week in the three-year cycle of the Revised
Common Lectionary, and the blanks are being filled in. It has become one
of the favorite resources of many HymnSite.com visitors.
HymnSite.com's HymnStore
Page. This button will take you to the HymnStore where you can download
a free HymnDisk Floppy file or order HymnDiskCDs online, find other CDs,
sheet music, books, and other gifts. New HymnDiskCDs are continually being
prepared. Be sure to send your feedback and suggestions so that your needs
and interests can be addressed in an upcoming release.
Links to other sites and resources on the
internet.. This button will take you to some of the sites that I
have found useful on the internet. It is not a long list, but I hope you
find something useful.
HymnSite.com's
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Page. I get lots of questions and
comments from lots of really neat people around the world. I wish I had time
to personally respond to every single one of them, but I don't. So I have
tried to make it easier for you to find answers to your favorite questions
right here while you are on line. I hope you find something useful on that
page. ;^)
HymnSite.com's "How to..." Pages.
For those questions that take much more than a simple answer, I am starting
to assemble some "How to" pages. The first set of pages is to help you use
a midi sequencer to edit HymnSite.com's midi files for your needs. What else
will there be? That depends on the questions I receive. I'm waiting to find
out, too!
HymnSite.com's
Mailing Lists. HymnSite.com has a mailing list called WorshipMusic
at HymnSite.com. It has been inactive due to some server moves, but the
time has come to get things going again. Join to ask questions, make comments,
or just "lurk" to see what other people are saying. If you just want to receive
occasional information about news and resources at HymnSite.com, send a message
to SendNews at HymnSite.com and you will be added to the mailing list. (Note
that you will need to insert an ampersand in place of the word "at" for the
e-mail addresses mentioned in this section.)
Please feel free to send a note any time. All comments and suggestions are
welcome.
God bless you--
HymnSite.com
