Old Westminster Hymnal

The Westminster Hymnal of 1912 was the culmination of years of work in cultivating vernacular hymnody and congregational music.Each piece is presented in SATB with alternative tunes for many pieces.The music proper to liturgical worship is Gregorian Chant, and this hymnbook provides a selection of chant with organ accompaniment.Singing hymns in English is a more recent innovation in Catholic liturgy. R R Terry did great work in wedding metrical translations to tunes. The introduction discusses the divergence of tunes from the original compositions. It makes an enlightening read. Now with extra indices added, bringing it up to a later edition! Refer to hymns by Subject, Author or Composer or by the original first line of translated hymns. Same hymns, easier to navigate.