Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal
Encyclopedia
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal is the official hymnal
of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
and is widely used by English-speaking Adventist congregations. It consists of words and music to 695 hymns including traditional favorites from the earlier Church Hymnal that it replaced, American folk hymns, modern gospel songs, compositions by Adventists, contemporary hymns, and 224 congregational responsive Scripture
readings.
Published in 1985 by Review and Herald Publishing Association
, the Hymnal has been through multiple printings and is available in various binding colors.
The General Conference Music Committee created a diverse 19-member Church Hymnal Committee chaired by C.L. Brooks with Wayne Hooper
as secretary. As part of the process more than 3000 Adventist ministers were asked to rate the hymns of the then existing Church Hymnal. Those that were commonly used were retained. Songs that were added to the new hymnal include those of a more diverse and contemporary nature. In 1990 Susan La Rosa Maehre published the complete Adventist Hymnal with organ and piano. "Hymns Alive" is the complete Hymnal available on 33 CD's from PAVE Records.
It is recorded with the organ on the right channel and piano on the left. Also available from PAVE Records are accompaniment CD's for 5 other youth and children's song books also published by the Review and Herald.
Companion to the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (ISBN 0-8280-0425-0) was authored by Wayne Hooper (musical co-editor of the hymnal) and Edward E. White. It contains the history of each hymn in the hymnal and biographical information on the composers and authors.
Hymnal
Hymnal or hymnary or hymnbook is a collection of hymns, i.e. religious songs, usually in the form of a book. The earliest hand-written hymnals are known since Middle Ages in the context of European Christianity...
of the Seventh-day Adventist Church
Seventh-day Adventist Church
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a Protestant Christian denomination distinguished by its observance of Saturday, the original seventh day of the Judeo-Christian week, as the Sabbath, and by its emphasis on the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ...
and is widely used by English-speaking Adventist congregations. It consists of words and music to 695 hymns including traditional favorites from the earlier Church Hymnal that it replaced, American folk hymns, modern gospel songs, compositions by Adventists, contemporary hymns, and 224 congregational responsive Scripture
Bible
The Bible refers to any one of the collections of the primary religious texts of Judaism and Christianity. There is no common version of the Bible, as the individual books , their contents and their order vary among denominations...
readings.
Published in 1985 by Review and Herald Publishing Association
Review and Herald Publishing Association
The Review and Herald Publishing Association is one of two major Seventh-day Adventist publishing houses in North America and is the oldest institution of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The organization publishes books, magazines, study guides, CDs, videos and games for Adventist churches,...
, the Hymnal has been through multiple printings and is available in various binding colors.
History
Although Adventist hymnals seem to have a lifetime of about 25 years, by the early 1980s the existing hymnal had been in service since 1941.The General Conference Music Committee created a diverse 19-member Church Hymnal Committee chaired by C.L. Brooks with Wayne Hooper
Wayne Hooper
Wayne H. Hooper was widely known as a gospel music composer, arranger and as a singer in the King's Heralds quartet for the Voice of Prophecy radio program....
as secretary. As part of the process more than 3000 Adventist ministers were asked to rate the hymns of the then existing Church Hymnal. Those that were commonly used were retained. Songs that were added to the new hymnal include those of a more diverse and contemporary nature. In 1990 Susan La Rosa Maehre published the complete Adventist Hymnal with organ and piano. "Hymns Alive" is the complete Hymnal available on 33 CD's from PAVE Records.
It is recorded with the organ on the right channel and piano on the left. Also available from PAVE Records are accompaniment CD's for 5 other youth and children's song books also published by the Review and Herald.
Earlier Adventist Hymnals
The hymnal was preceded by the following:- 1869 Hymns and Tunes for Those Who Keep the Commandments of God and the Faith of Jesus
- 1886 The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Hymns and Tunes)
- 1908 Christ in Song
- 1941 The Church Hymnal
Worship
- Adoration and Praise: 1-38 (SR 696-708)
- Morning Worship: 39-45
- Evening Worship: 46-58
- Opening of Worship: 59-63
- Close of Worship: 64-69
God the Father
- Love of God: 74-81 (SR 710-713)
- Majesty and Power of God: 82-91 (SR 714-716)
- Power of God in Nature: 92-98 (SR 717-719)
- Faithfulness of God: 99-104 (SR 720-725)
- Grace and Mercy of God: 105-114 (SR 726-728)
Jesus Christ
- First Advent: 115-117 (SR 729)
- Birth: 118-143 (SR 730-731)
- Life and Ministry: 144-153 (SR 732)
- Sufferings and Death: 154-164 (SR 733-734)
- Resurrection and Ascension: 165-176 (SR 735-737)
- Priesthood: 177-180 (SR 738-739)
- Love of Christ for Us: 181-199 (SR 740-745)
- Second Advent: 200-221 (SR 746-747)
- Kingdom and Reign: 222-227 (SR 748-751)
Gospel
- Invitation: 279-290 (SR 755)
- Repentance: 291-296 (SR 756-757)
- Forgiveness: 297-300 (SR 758)
- Consecration: 301-331
- Baptism: 332-333 (SR 759)
- Salvation and Redemption: 334-343 (SR 760-766)
Christian Church
- Community in Christ: 344-354 (SR 767)
- Mission of the Church: 355-375 (SR 768)
- Church Dedication: 376
- Ordination: 377-378
- Child Dedication: 379
Doctrines
- Sabbath: 380-395 (SR 769-770)
- Communion: 396-411 (SR 771-773)
- Law and Grace: 412 (SR 774-775)
- Spiritual Gifts: 413-414 (SR 776-777)
- Judgement: 415-417 (SR 778-780)
- Resurrection of the Saints: 418-419 (SR 781)
- Eternal Life: 420-437 (SR 782-783)
Christian Life
- Our Love for God: 455-460 (SR 791)
- Joy and Peace: 461-471 (SR 792-795)
- Hope and Comfort: 472-477 (SR 796)
- Meditation and Prayer: 478-505 (SR 797-798)
- Faith and Trust: 506-535 (SR 799-800)
- Guidance: 536-555 (SR 801-802)
- Thankfulness: 556-566 (SR 803)
- Humility: 567-570 (SR 804-805)
- Loving Service: 571-584 (SR 806-810)
- Love for One Another: 585-589 (SR 811-812)
- Obedience: 590-591 (SR 813-814)
- Watchfulness: 592-605 (SR 815-816)
- Christian Warfare: 606-619 (SR 817)
- Pilgrimage: 620-633 (SR 818-819)
- Stewardship: 634-641 (SR 820-821)
- Health and Wholeness: 642-644 (SR 822-824)
- Love of Country: 645-649 (SR 825)
Worship Aids
- Scripture Readings: 696-830
- Canticles and Prayers: 831-844
- Calls to Worship: 845-880
- Words of Assurance: 881-893
- Offertory Sentences: 894-907
- Benedictions: 908-920
Companion Book
External links
- "The Making of the Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal" by Wayne Hooper
- "The New Church Hymnal: Hosanna in the Highest!" by Will Stuivenga. SpectrumSpectrum (magazine)Spectrum is the official publication of Adventist Forums, published four times a year. It was established "to encourage Seventh-day Adventist participation in the discussion of contemporary issues from a Christian viewpoint, to look without prejudice at all sides of a subject, to evaluate the...