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The are literally dozens of sites where you can listen to and/or find lyrics to a staggering variety of hymns. They tend to focus on older hymns, presumably for copyright reasons. The ones suggested below are ones that I've visited myself, and I should warn you that it's very easy to while away many happy hours in this particular pastime, so it's best enjoyed during off-peak telephone hours!
- Lutheran-Hymnal.Com
- A collection of traditional and contemporary arrangements - styles include Folk, Brass and Rock. The site is also home to a substantial body of Celtic folk music.
- The Cyber Hymnal
- Over 2,700 hymns, complete with lyrics and details of their authors. This is a very substantial resource, and well worth a visit.
- The Electronic Hymnal
- A selection from some commercially available collections. The new style section is particularly recommended.
- Help yourself to Midi (Lassen Technologies)
- A smaller collection, but one I'm rather taken with. When I first visited the site, the tune that played automatically on arrival was an upbeat little number called "I See Him Dancing", by Leonard E. Smith Jr., who was also responsible for "Our God Reigns". (It's no longer the default, but you can still hear it by selecting it from the list.) Many of the arrangements on this site have been contributed by third parties, so a range of styles is represented. And I think this is the only site listed here where you'll find variations in the accompaniment for each verse of a hymn.
- The Hymn Site
- Mainly traditional hymns; it also allows you to hear the same hymn in piano, organ or bell arrangements.
- The Wesleys
- This is a site primarily about the Wesley brothers, but it does have some short arrangements of some of Charles Wesley's hymns.
Ship of Fools
Describing itself as "the magazine of Christian unrest", this site provides both light-hearted materials and serious discussion forums. It's a UK-based site with an Anglican slant. There's a lot of material there, but we'd suggest the following items to start with:
If you enjoyed the Church Announcements section previously on this page, you might like to take a look at Signs & Blunders. An interesting idea is that of the Mystery Worshipper - how do you think St Anne's would fare?
Some other amusing pages...
This page was last updated on 27th August 2002