Hymns Ancient and Modern is a hymnal in common use within the Church of England, a result of the efforts of the Oxford Movement. The hymnal was first published in 1861. The organization publishing it has now been formed into a charitable trust, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd, and As of 2022 it publishes a wide range of hymnals as well as other theological and religious books and magazines, under imprints including the acquired publishers Canterbury Press and SCM Press.
Title page to the first edition, 1861
William Henry Monk, original editor of the hymnal.
The New Standard Edition on a stall in Bath Abbey.
A hymnal or hymnary is a collection of hymns, usually in the form of a book, called a hymnbook. They are used in congregational singing. A hymnal may contain only hymn texts ; written melodies are extra, and more recently harmony parts have also been provided.
Praxis pietatis melica by Johann Crüger, an important German Lutheran hymnal from the 17th century
An 1847 publication of Southern Harmony, showing the title "New Britain" ("Amazing Grace") and shape note music.