The United Methodist Hymnal

Our hymnals serve as instruments by which the spiritual heritage received from the past is celebrated in the present and transmitted to future generations. The United Methodist Hymnal...is the first substantial revision of content and format since the 1870s. It has more singable qualities and contains a broader base of musical styles than any of its predecessors. Its content reflects our Wesleyan heritage and witness: evangelical and ecumenical.

The Hymnal Revision Committee has taken a commonsense approach to the preparation of a new hymnal and worship book: seeking the middle ground of evangelical hymnody held in common by the various traditions and constituencies, and identifying and retaining that “traditional core” of hymns that has the strongest potential value and usefulness to most local United Methodist congregations. It has set aside those that are little used by the denomination’s mainstream and made room for new hymns which more fully reflect our continuing concerns for peace, justice, the care of the planet Earth, hunger, and the reconciling ministry of Christ’s church to the world.

We are confident that through the Hymnal the mutual bonds of our faith will unite us in a common celebration of what we have been and what, with God’s help, we hope to become.

Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0687431335