Famous throughout the world, Hymns Ancient and Modern was first compiled in 1860 and published the following year. Since then, its various editions have sold in excess of 165 million copies. Hymns Ancient and Modern is surely the most popular, influential and lasting of all hymn books. The New Standard Edition was introduced in 1983 and has sold well over a million copies. It contains 533 hymns, comprising an abridged selection of 333 hymns from the 1950 Revised Edition of Hymns Ancient and Modern plus the complete collection of 100 Hymns for Today and More Hymns for Today. It incorporates many additional features including thematic and seasonal indexes.
Contains the 333 hymns from the 1950 Revised Edition selected for the New Standard Edition, with some revision of tunes and settings. Blue cloth, with blue edges. Grants are available for the purchase of hymn books - contact the Norwich office for details
Since it was first introduced in the Summer of 2000, Common Praise the new Hymns Ancient & Modern has sold over one hundred thousand copies, and been adopted by parishes in every diocese in England and Wales including eight English cathedrals and in five of the seven dioceses in Scotland. It is also used in numerous schools, colleges, hospitals, residential homes, retreat houses, religious communities, crematoria, missions and military garrison chapels.
Since it was first introduced in the Summer of 2000, Common Praise the new Hymns Ancient & Modern has sold over one hundred thousand copies, and been adopted by parishes in every diocese in England and Wales including eight English cathedrals and in five of the seven dioceses in Scotland. It is also used in numerous schools, colleges, hospitals, residential homes, retreat houses, religious communities, crematoria, missions and military garrison chapels.
The aim behind this collection of 100 worship songs is to build on the urge to break the "straight-jacket" of the conventional hymn and to broaden the appeal of church music. The songs have a contemporary feel, but also a standard of words and music fitting for the worship of God. The "Full Music & Words" version features guitar chords.
This 1950 edition containing 636 items, which was a significant revision of the 1922 Standard Edition and introduced twentieth century words and music for the first time, remains a popular choice for many churches. Unless otherwise indicated, all editions are hardback in red cloth.
Common Praise' is the first major revision of 'Hymns A&M' for almost 50 years and is destined to become the essential new music resource for 21st century worship. 629 items from earliest sources to the present; inclusive language where appropriate.
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