Monday, November 24, 2008

SBC-specific hymnody - FYI

Here is a list of the hymns that are found in three or more of the 5 Southern Baptist hymnals 1940-2008 [Broadman Hymnal, 1940; Baptist Hymnal, 1956 1975 1991 2008], but that are not found in a single one of the eight hymnals I have indexed that are currently in use in the Evergreen Baptist Association of ABC:

In all five Southern Baptist hymnals (four hymns):
Lord lay some soul upon my heart Leila (1)
Serve the Lord with gladness Lee
Take my life and let it be Yarbrough (2)
This is the day the Lord hath made He calls Arlington

In four of the five Southern Baptist hymnals (ten hymns):
Are you weary are you heavy-hearted Dayton (3)
Coming now to thee O Christ my Lord Travis Avenue
Great Redeemer we adore thee Redentore
I am so happy in Christ today Sewell
I hear thy welcome voice Welcome Voice
Lord as of old at Pentecost Old-Time Power
O land of rest for thee I sigh O Land of Rest
Of the themes that men have known Fisher
Send a revival O Christ my Lord Matthews
Word of God across the ages Austria

In three of the five Southern Baptist hymnals (thirteen hymns)
A parting hymn we sing Dennis
All praise to thee for thou O King divine Sine Nomine
Come thou fount of every blessing Warrenton (4)
God moves in a mysterious way St Anne (5)
I am happy today and the sun shines bright McConnell
In the lightning flash across the sky Forest Park
No not despairingly come I to thee Kedron
O God of might O Son of light Surabaja
Soldiers of Christ in truth arrayed Mendon
Tell it Tell it out with gladness Hymn to Joy
There's a glad new song ringing Redeeming Love
Tis the grandest theme thru the ages rung Deliverance
Ye servants of God your Master proclaim Lyons (6)

Notes:
*(1) two EBA hymnals give the refrain (tune name Ira), but none gives the whole hymn
*(2) five EBA hymnals (and all five SB hymnals) give this hymn set to Hendon, and one EBA hymnal sets it to Vienna, but only the SB hymnals set it to Yarbrough
*(3) one EBA hymnal has the similarly incipited but otherwise dissimilar "Art thou weary, art thou languid" set to Stephanos
*(4) all eight EBA hymnals and all five SB hymnals give this text set to Nettleton, but a majority of the SB ones also give the truncated setting to Warrenton
*(5) three EBA hymnals give this text set to Dundee, and one (alt.) set to Tallis' Canon, but in the SB hymnals St. Anne predominates (one sets it to Dundee)
*(6) five EBA (and one SB) hymnals set this hymn to Hanover, but no EBA hymnal (vs. three SB) sets it to Lyons, which is preferred by both groups for "O Worship the King"

I would be eager to learn to what extent any of these hymns/settings are actually used in ABC worship. I would also be interested in knowing whether SBs are actually prone to singing, say, "Take My Life" to Yarbrough or "Come Thou Fount" to Warrenton.