1948 Hymns (1948–1985)

The 1948 hymnal was titled “Hymns,” with a dark blue cloth cover and an embossed image of the Salt Lake Tabernacle organ pipes. Just two years later, in 1950, the book was “revised and enlarged.” The revised book was printed in three colors: dark blue, red, and brown. This hymnal might be considered the first “international” hymnbook published by the Church – although language editions varied, the feel of the English book served as a reference for international hymnals in the following years. The international hymnals from this period can be divided into four categories:

  • Western Europe – many have their cover embossed with a picture of a temple instead of organ pipes.
  • East Asia – same cover design as the English hymnal.
  • Pacific Islands – these hymnals varied in design.
  • Latin America – the Spanish and Portuguese hymnals of this period were published before 1948 and had less similarities to the English hymnal; however, they're grouped here for convenience because of the time period they represent.
Hymns (1980-enlarged) – English Hymns (1979) – English Hymns (1979) Hymns (1978) – English Hymns (1978) Hymns (1977-pocket) – English Hymns (1977-pocket) Hymns (1977-enlarged) – English Hymns (1976-pocket) – English Hymns (1976) – English Hymns (1976) Hymns (1975-pocket) – English Hymns (1975-pocket) Hymns (1975) – English Hymns (1975) Hymns (1974-pocket) – English Hymns (1974-pocket) Hymns (1974-enlarged) – English Hymns (1974) – English Hymns (1973-pocket) – English Hymns (1973-enlarged) – English Hymns (1973-enlarged) Hymns (1973-b) – English Hymns (1973-b) Hymns (1973-a) – English Hymns (1973-a) Hymns (1972-pocket) – English Hymns (1972-pocket) Hymns (1972-b) – English Hymns (1972-a) – English Hymns (1972-a) Hymns (1971-pocket) – English Hymns (1971) – English Hymns (1971) Hymns (1970-pocket) – English Hymns (1970) – English Hymns (1970) Hymns (1969-pocket) – English Hymns (1969) – English Hymns (1969) Hymns (1968-pocket-b) – English Hymns (1968-pocket-a) – English Hymns (1968) – English Hymns (1968) Hymns (1968) – English Hymns (1967-pocket) – English Hymns (1967-pocket) Hymns (1967) – English Hymns (1966-pocket) – English Hymns (1966-b) – English Hymns (1966-b) Hymns (1966-a) – English Hymns (1966-a) Hymns (1965-pocket) – English Hymns (1965) – English Hymns (1964-pocket) – English Hymns (1964-b) – English Hymns (1964-a) – English Hymns (1964-a) Hymns (1963-pocket) – English Hymns (1963) – English Hymns (1962-pocket-c) – English Hymns (1962-pocket-b) – English Hymns (1962-pocket-b) Hymns (1962-pocket-a) – English Hymns (1962-europe) – English Hymns (1962-europe) Hymns (1961-pocket) – English Hymns (1961-pocket) Hymns (1961-b) – English Hymns (1961-b) Hymns (1961-a) – English Hymns (1961-a) Hymns (1960-pocket) – English Hymns (1960-pocket) Hymns (1960-b) – English Hymns (1960-b) Hymns (1960-a) – English Hymns (1960-a) Hymns (1959) – English Hymns (1959) Hymns (1958) – English Hymns (1957) – English Hymns (1957) Hymns (1956-b) – English Hymns (1956-a) – English 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