Music Resources

Hymnals Approved for use in The Episcopal Church

Available for purchase through Church Publishing, Episcopal Bookstore, and other booksellers.

The Hymnal 1982 contains the collections of hymns authorized for use in the Episcopal Church.

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OneLicense catalog includes The Hymnal 1982 and other hymnals authorized by the Episcopal Church
CCLI has a catalog of over 300,000 Christian songs
CCS has a catalog of over 17 million songs and covers both secular and Christian songs from all genres.

Books can be purchased through Episcopal Bookstore, Church Publishing, and other booksellers

The Episcopal Musician’s Handbook by the Living Church Foundation
Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary by Carl P. Daw Jr. and Thomas Pavlechko.

Available for purchase through Episcopal Bookstore, Church Publishing, and other booksellers.

The Anglican Psalter edited by John Scott
The Anglican Psalter Online – Edited by Alect Wyton
The Ionian Psalter available for purchase by churches through Ionian Arts
The St. Alban’s Psalter – Rarely-viewed 12th c manuscript is now available online
The Portland Psalter Book One: Liturgical Years ABC edited by Robert A. Hawthorne
The Portland Psalter Book Two, Responsorial Psalms for Congregation, Cantor & Choir edited by Robert A. Hawthorne
The Plainsong Psalter edited by James Litton
The Emergent Psalter by Isaac Everett
The Genevan Psalter by David T. Koyzis
A HymnTune Psalter by Carl P. Daw, Jr. and Kevin R.Hackett
Saint Dunstan’s Plainsong Psalter available for purchase on andrewespress.com
A New Metrical Psalter by Christopher L. Webber
More Psalters from Church Publishing

Books are available for purchase on Episcopal Bookstore, Church Publishing, and other booksellers.

Evensong – About
The Taize Community
Small Church Choirs – Resources / Ideas – For church choirs with few or no men
Choralnet Small Church Choirs Forum
5 Ideas to Build Your Church Choir
Tune My Heart to Sing: Devotions for Church Choirs, Cycles A, B, and C by Wayne Wold

RSCM – Royal School of Church Music Link to US organization
Healthy Singing with Young Children – From Montessori World
Teaching Children to Sing – Statement from American Academy of Teachers of Singing
FAQs from Directors of Children and Youth Choirs – Choristers Guild
Lifeline for Children’s Choir Directors – Jean Ashworth Bartle
Scripture-based anthems for young children – choralmusic.com
Teaching Singing & Voice to Children and Adolescents
Notes for Healthy Singing in Children
Sacred Songs for Children – Anna Laura Page
Favorite Sacred Songs for Children (Holy Days and Holidays) – Anna Laura Page
Ideas for Sacred Music for Children’s Choirs – MusicaSacra Forum
Sacred Musicals for Children and Youth Choirs – J.W. Pepper Music Company
Sacred Choral Collection for Children – The Lorenz Corporation
Revealing Riches and Building Lives: Youth Choir Ministry in the New Millenium
CME – Choral Music Experience workshops around the US
CME – Choral Music Experience Series by Boosey & Hawkes – Doreen Rao, Editor