Handbook to the Mennonite Hymnary

Chapter 769: Transcriber’s Notes

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About This Book

This guide offers explanatory notes and an introduction to hymn texts and tunes, accompanied by practical commentary on words and music to support congregational singing and worship leadership. Hymns are organized thematically—worship, God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the Christian life, sacraments, church and family life, seasons, and special services—and include books for children, gospel songs, and a chorale section. A historical overview traces chorale origins, sources, and musical characteristics, noting influences from Lutheran, Bohemian, plainsong, and folk traditions and the role of prominent composers and harmonizations. The volume functions as a reference for planning services and understanding hymn heritage and usage.

Transcriber’s Notes

Retained publication information from the printed edition: this eBook is public-domain in the country of publication.
In the text versions only, text in italics is delimited by _underscores_.
Silently corrected a few typos; retained many archaic spellings, especially in German source material.
Added a suffix (“a”) to one duplicate hymn number (553) and all references to it, to avoid ambiguous links.
Collated hymnal topics (from the table of contents) and headings in the text; silently added headings to the text, and added {bracketed headings} to the table of contents.
Generated hymnal topics (Praise under Children) to fill a gap in the headings.
Added the first lines of Greek hymns to the index of original first lines, and added one additional Greek first line.