Notable Hymnals and Songbooks
This chart shows notable hymnals and songbooks published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Title | Dates in use | Important editions | Number of songs (latest edition) | Languages | Replaced by |
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For the general church | |||||
Sacred Hymns (Kirtland) | 1835–1841 | 1835 | 90 | English | Sacred Hymns (Manchester); Sacred Hymns (Nauvoo) |
Sacred Hymns (Nauvoo) | 1841–1861 | 1841 | 304 | English | Selection of Hymns (RLDS, 1861) |
Sacred Hymns (Manchester) | 1840–1927 | 1840, 1871-usa, 1912 | 385 | English | Latter-day Saint Hymns (1927) |
Latter-day Saints’ Psalmody | 1889–1927 | 1889, 1896, 1906 | 366 | English | Latter-day Saint Hymns (1927) |
Latter-day Saint Hymns | 1927–1948 | 1927-a, 1927-b | 421 | English | Hymns (1948) |
Hymns (1948) | 1948–1985 | 1948, 1950, 1960-a | 392 | 20 languages | Hymns (1985) |
Hymns (1985) | 1985–Present | 1985 | 341 | 47 languages | Hymns—For Home and Church |
Hymns—For Home and Church | 2024–Present | ~2026 | ~450–500 | ~50 languages | N/A |
For children | |||||
Primary Hymn Book | 1880–1905 | 1880 | 113 | English | Primary Song Book |
Tune Book | 1880–1905 | 1880 | 59 | English | Primary Song Book |
Primary Song Book | 1905–1951 | 1905, 1920, 1927, 1939 | 194 | English | The Children Sing |
The Children Sing | 1951–1969 | 1951 | 214 | 16 languages | Sing with Me |
Sing with Me | 1969–1989 | 1969, 1970 | 217 | 18 languages | Children’s Songbook |
Children’s Songbook | 1989–Present | 1989 | 268 | 44 languages | Hymns—For Home and Church |
Miscellaneous | |||||
Deseret Sunday School Union Music Book | 1884–1892 | 1884-a | 87 | English | Deseret Sunday School Song Book |
Hymns and Sacred Songs for Children | 1888–1896 | 1888 | 199 | English | Sunday School Hymn Book |
Deseret Sunday School Song Book | 1892–1909 | 1892, 1899, 1903 | 182 | English | Deseret Sunday School Songs |
Sunday School Hymn Book | 1896–1909 | 1896, 1897, 1899, 1903 | 181 | English | Deseret Sunday School Songs |
Deseret Sunday School Songs | 1909–1948 | 1909, 1937 | 297 | English | Hymns (1948) |
Songs of Zion | 1908–1948 | 1908, 1912 | 269 | English | Hymns (1948) |
Relief Society Song Book | 1919–1940 | 1919, 1923 | 157 | English | Relief Society Songs |
Relief Society Songs | 1940–1948 | 1940, 1942 | 91 | English | Hymns (1948) |
M. I. A. Songs and Sociability Songs | 1928–1949 | 1928, 1929, 1937 | 134 | English | Recreational Songs |
Recreational Songs | 1949–1985 | 1949 | 265 | 3 languages | Hymns (1985) |
Hymns and Children’s Songs | 1978–Present | 1978 | 45 | 78 languages | N/A |
Foreign-language hymnals (1830–1940) | |||||
Hymnau | 1846–1904 | 1846 | 133 | Welsh | Casgliad o hymnau |
Casgliad o hymnau | 1849–1904 | 1849 | 575 | Welsh | N/A |
Hellige lovsange / Psalmer / Salmer | 1851–1956 | 1851-a, 1853, 1861, 1888-usa, 1906 | 281 | Danish | Sange (1956) |
Søndagsskole Sange | 1898–1956 | 1898, 1900, 1909, 1916, 1927 | 117 | Danish | Sange (1956) |
Zions Sange | 1910–1956 | 1910 | 211 | Danish | Sange (1956) |
Recueil de Cantiques | 1857–1899 | 1857 | 53 | French | Hymns (1954) |
Hymnes a l’usage des Branches | 1899–1907 | 1899 | 80 | French | Hymnes des Saints des derniers jours |
Hymnes des Saints des derniers jours | 1907–1935 | 1907 | 135 | French | Cantiques (1935) |
Cantiques (1935) | 1935–1954 | 1935 | 113 | French | Hymns (1954) |
Andeliga Sånger | 1860–1956 | 1860, 1863, 1881, 1889 | 256 | Swedish | Sånger (1956) |
Sånger för söndagsskolan | 1899–1956 | 1899, 1900, 1923 | 83 | Swedish | Sånger (1956) |
Zions Sånger | 1910–1956 | 1910 | 209 | Swedish | Sånger (1956) |
Liederbuch / Gesangbuch | 1861–1937 | 1861, 1869, 1875, 1881, 1890, 1901 | 144 | German | Gesangbuch (1937) |
Der Zions Sänger | 1900–1937 | 1900, 1908ca | 108 | German | Gesangbuch (1937) |
Deseret Sonntagsschul-Lieder | 1912–1918 | 1912 | 120 | German | Deseret Sonntagschulliederbuch |
Deseret Sonntagschulliederbuch | 1918–1937 | 1918, 1923 | 106 | German | Gesangbuch (1937) |
Gesangbuch (1937) | 1937–1954 | 1937 | 205 | German | Gesangbuch (1954) |
Heilige Lofzangen | 1884–1956 | 1884, 1892, 1895, 1899, 1907, 1930 | 266 | Dutch | Heilige Lofzangen (1956) |
Zondagsschool Liederen | 1922–1956 | 1922, 1936 | 92 | Dutch | Heilige Lofzangen (1956) |
Na Halelu Hoano | 1890–1924 | 1890ca | 26 | Hawaiian | Na mele o Ziona (1924) |
Na mele o Ziona (1909) | 1909–1924 | 1909 | 16 | Hawaiian | Na mele o Ziona (1924) |
Na mele o Ziona (1924) | 1924–1947 | 1924 | 222 | Hawaiian | N/A |
Րուհանի Իլահիլէր | 1899–1924 | 1899 | 53 | Turkish (Armenian Script) | Իլահիլէր վէ Մոիգատտէս Թէրէննիիմլէր |
Իլահիլէր վէ Մոիգատտէս Թէրէննիիմլէր | 1924–1928 | 1924 | 82 | Turkish (Armenian Script) | N/A |
Sálmar | 1903–1914 | 1903 | 44 | Icelandic | N/A |
末日聖徒讃美歌:Psalmody of the Japan Mission | 1905–1915 | 1905 | 66 | Japanese | 末日聖徒讃美歌:The Songs of Zion / The Latter-day Saints Hymn Book |
末日聖徒讃美歌:The Songs of Zion / The Latter-day Saints Hymn Book | 1915–1960 | 1915 | 220 | Japanese | 讃美歌 (1960) |
Himnario Mormón | 1907–1912 | 1907 | 72 | Spanish | Himnos de Sión (Mexican Mission) |
Himnos de Sión (Mexican Mission) | 1912–1942 | 1912, 1927 | 135 | Spanish | Himnos de Sión (1942) |
O Pese O Siona | 1908–1918 | 1908 | 184 | Samoan | O Pese a Siona |
O Pese a Siona | 1918–1965 | 1918 | 267 | Samoan | O Viiga i le Atua (1965) |
Koe Gaʻahi Himi O Saione | 1912–1973 | 1912, 1920, 1932 | 130 | Tongan | Ngaahi Himi (1973) |
E buka Himene Evanelia | 1913–1978 | 1913, 1918, 1921, 1929, 1938 | 207 | Tahitian | Te Buka Himene (1978) |
Nga Himene Mo Nga Hunga Tapu | 1917–1928 | 1917-a, 1917-b, 1918, 1921 | 52 | Maori | Nga Himene Hunga Tapu |
Nga Himene Hunga Tapu | 1928–1960 | 1928, 1946 | 134 | Maori | N/A |
Zpěvník / Písně | 1930–1950 | 1930, 1948 | 71 | Czech | N/A |
Սիօնի երգերը | 1936–1937 | 1936 | 105 | Armenian (West) | N/A |
Siste Dagers Helliges Sangbok | 1938–1956 | 1938 | 166 | Norwegian | Salmer og Sanger (1956) |