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Hymn Collection

"Hymn: A Melody of Faith and Tradition" From the somber notes played on the Titanic Hymn Sheet in 1912 to the harmonious voices of a Village Church Choir

Background imageHymn Collection: Hymn Creation Holy Spirit God 1894 Charles Marie Dulac

Hymn Creation Holy Spirit God 1894 Charles Marie Dulac
Hymn to Creation: Holy Spirit of God, 1894. Charles Marie Dulac (French, 1865-1898). Color lithograph on chine colle; sheet: 48.9 x 62.7 cm (19 1/4 x 24 11/16 in.); image

Background imageHymn Collection: MOZART: MOTET MANUSCRIPT. Detail of the autograph of the motet, God is Our Refuge

MOZART: MOTET MANUSCRIPT. Detail of the autograph of the motet, God is Our Refuge, written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at age 9, 1765

Background imageHymn Collection: Titanic Hymn Sheet 1912

Titanic Hymn Sheet 1912
A photograph of the ship on the cover of a French music sheet: the hymn was played by the band on deck as the ship sank

Background imageHymn Collection: Village Church Choir

Village Church Choir
Three young women singing from hymn books in church

Background imageHymn Collection: CHURCH CHOIR, 1875. Illustration by Randolph Caldecott for an 1875 edition of Old Christmas

CHURCH CHOIR, 1875. Illustration by Randolph Caldecott for an 1875 edition of Old Christmas
CHURCH CHOIR, 1875. Illustration by Randolph Caldecott for an 1875 edition of " Old Christmas, " by Washington Irving

Background imageHymn Collection: Score sheet for the song L Internationale, c. 1900 (colour litho)

Score sheet for the song L Internationale, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT207089 Score sheet for the song L Internationale, c.1900 (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Background imageHymn Collection: Their Evening Hymn, 1892. Artist: Margaret Isabel Dicksee

Their Evening Hymn, 1892. Artist: Margaret Isabel Dicksee
Their Evening Hymn, 1892. A young girl, wearing a pinafore over her dress, sits at a keyboard playing to her aged grandmother

Background imageHymn Collection: Easter Custom

Easter Custom
Every Easter Eve, choirboys sing a hymn over the grave of William Hulbard, who left a guinea to the Parish Choir when he died. c. 1806, St. Mary in Arden Church, England

Background imageHymn Collection: Havelock conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda

Havelock conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda
Sir Henry Havelock (1795-1857) during the First Anglo-Burmese War (1824-1826), concerned about the spiritual welfare of his men, conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda. Date: circa 1820s

Background imageHymn Collection: JOHN KEBLE

JOHN KEBLE churchman who initiated the Oxford Movement, hymn writer and poet

Background imageHymn Collection: Hymn Writers - 2

Hymn Writers - 2
Bickersteth - Heber How - Lyte Keble - Stone Ellerton - Milman Monsell

Background imageHymn Collection: Breton Peasant Women at Mass, 1894 (oil on canvas)

Breton Peasant Women at Mass, 1894 (oil on canvas)
NGW186836 Breton Peasant Women at Mass, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Seguin, Armand (1869-1903) (attr.to); 55.1x38.4 cm; National Museum Wales; National Museums & Galleries of Wales

Background imageHymn Collection: The Tulip and the Butterfly Appear in gayer Coats than I, 1832, (1947). Creator: Unknown

The Tulip and the Butterfly Appear in gayer Coats than I, 1832, (1947). Creator: Unknown
The Tulip and the Butterfly Appear in gayer Coats than I, 1832, (1947). Two children, one reading and the other wearing a sheer dress. Illustration to a hymn tilted Against Pride In Clothes

Background imageHymn Collection: Hymn to which the Titanic sunk and photo of the liner

Hymn to which the Titanic sunk and photo of the liner
Hymn to which the Titanic sunk ( Nearer, My God, To Thee ) and picture of the liner. Date: 1912

Background imageHymn Collection: An illustrated hymn magic lantern slide used during

An illustrated hymn magic lantern slide used during Church services, Victorian period

Background imageHymn Collection: Hymn magic lantern slide

Hymn magic lantern slide

Background imageHymn Collection: Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 5

Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 5, Victorian period. There are 4 other verses

Background imageHymn Collection: Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 4

Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 4, Victorian period. There are 4 other verses

Background imageHymn Collection: Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 3

Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 3, Victorian period. There are 4 other verses

Background imageHymn Collection: Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide

Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 2, Victorian period. There are 4 other verses

Background imageHymn Collection: Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 1

Abide with me, magic lantern projection slide, verse 1, Victorian period. There are 4 other verses

Background imageHymn Collection: St Mary's Church, Cogges, near Witney, Oxfordshire

St Mary's Church, Cogges, near Witney, Oxfordshire
St Mary's Church, Cogges, interior view looking east from the north aisle, near Witney, Oxfordshire Date: 1930s

Background imageHymn Collection: St Mary's Church, interior view looking west, Charlbury, Oxfordshire Date: 1930s

St Mary's Church, interior view looking west, Charlbury, Oxfordshire Date: 1930s

Background imageHymn Collection: St Mary's Church, interior view looking east, Charlbury, Oxfordshire Date: 1930s

St Mary's Church, interior view looking east, Charlbury, Oxfordshire Date: 1930s

Background imageHymn Collection: Interior of St George's Church, looking east, in the village of Brockworth

Interior of St George's Church, looking east, in the village of Brockworth, Gloucestershire Date: 1930s

Background imageHymn Collection: Ocean liners, collection of 18 postcards

Ocean liners, collection of 18 postcards
OCEAN LINERS: collection of 18 postcards ? real photo and others including RMS Titanic, Britannic, Olympic and Hawke. Date: early 20th century

Background imageHymn Collection: Ocean Liners - 20 magic lantern slides

Ocean Liners - 20 magic lantern slides including views of Lusitania and Mauretania, and music, Nearer My God to Thee. Date: 20th century

Background imageHymn Collection: RMS Titanic - set of six postcards

RMS Titanic - set of six postcards
RMS Titanic - set of six Bamforth postcards, featuring the hymn Nearer My God to Thee

Background imageHymn Collection: GARIBALDI HYMN

GARIBALDI HYMN
GIUSEPPE GARIBALDI Italian patriot, honoured in The Garibaldi Hymn - To Rome or Death !) Date: 1807 - 1882

Background imageHymn Collection: BOOK OF THE DEAD/PLATE 1

BOOK OF THE DEAD/PLATE 1
HYMN IN HONOUR OF THE SUN-GOD RA AT HIS RISING Ani with his wife, Tutu, before a table of offerings of meat, cakes, fruit, flowers, etc

Background imageHymn Collection: All The Girls Are Loverly Loverly (colour litho)

All The Girls Are Loverly Loverly (colour litho)
2815991 All The Girls Are Loverly Loverly (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All The Girls Are Loverly Loverly)

Background imageHymn Collection: Illustation of Martin Luthers hymn asking for the help of God against the deadly work of the Pope

Illustation of Martin Luthers hymn asking for the help of God against the deadly work of the Pope (engraving)
1127192 Illustation of Martin Luthers hymn asking for the help of God against the deadly work of the Pope (engraving) by German School, (16th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Background imageHymn Collection: Polyhymnia, from the series Twelve Muses and Goddesses, ca. 1540-45. Creator: Leon Davent

Polyhymnia, from the series Twelve Muses and Goddesses, ca. 1540-45. Creator: Leon Davent
Polyhymnia, from the series Twelve Muses and Goddesses, ca. 1540-45

Background imageHymn Collection: Elder Kelsey, pastor of the Church of God in Christ, opening a service... Washington, D.C. 1942

Elder Kelsey, pastor of the Church of God in Christ, opening a service... Washington, D.C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Elder Kelsey, pastor of the Church of God in Christ, opening a service with a song

Background imageHymn Collection: Members of the congregation of the Church of God in Christ, Washington, D. C. 1942

Members of the congregation of the Church of God in Christ, Washington, D. C. 1942. Creator: Gordon Parks
Washington, D.C. Members of the congregation of the Church of God in Christ

Background imageHymn Collection: Song sheets and a fan left behind in an abandoned church on Independence Ave, Washington, D. C, 1942

Song sheets and a fan left behind in an abandoned church on Independence Ave, Washington, D. C, 1942
Washington, D.C. Song sheets and a fan left behind in an abandoned church on Independence Avenue

Background imageHymn Collection: The Hulls have a piano in their one-room basement house, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939

The Hulls have a piano in their one-room basement house, Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon, 1939
The Hulls have a piano in their one-room basement house. Daughter plays for the church every Sunday. Dead Ox Flat, Malheur County, Oregon

Background imageHymn Collection: Girls Sunday school class sings between preaching, Salvation Army, San Francisco, California, 1939

Girls Sunday school class sings between preaching, Salvation Army, San Francisco, California, 1939
Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. Girls Sunday school class sings between preaching

Background imageHymn Collection: At Minna Street the army forms a semi-circle... Salvation Army, San Francisco, California, 1939

At Minna Street the army forms a semi-circle... Salvation Army, San Francisco, California, 1939
Salvation Army, San Francisco, California. At Minna Street the army forms a semi-circle and sings to attract a crowd

Background imageHymn Collection: Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (colour litho)

Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (colour litho)
1092341 Bob Cratchit and Tiny Tim from Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol (colour litho) by Willcox Smith, Jessie (1863-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHymn Collection: Daniels Hymn

Daniels Hymn Ridden By T.Doyle Cheltenham Open Meeting 2004 Cheltenham Racecourse, Cheltenham 13 November 2004 Date: 13 November 2004

Background imageHymn Collection: Family in church at Christmas - The Illustrated London News

Family in church at Christmas - The Illustrated London News
Hymn, Digital Vision Vectors, 118108034

Background imageHymn Collection: Triptych: Christ as Salvator Mundi (oil on panel)

Triptych: Christ as Salvator Mundi (oil on panel)
499438 Triptych: Christ as Salvator Mundi (oil on panel) by Eyck, Jan van (c.1390-1441) (school of); Private Collection; (add.info.: the wings inscribed with a hymn to St)

Background imageHymn Collection: Jesus in high glory (b / w photo)

Jesus in high glory (b / w photo)
3643106 Jesus in high glory (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus in high glory. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Background imageHymn Collection: Every morning the red sun (colour litho)

Every morning the red sun (colour litho)
6002127 Every morning the red sun (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Every morning the red sun)

Background imageHymn Collection: Through the darkness be thou near me (colour litho)

Through the darkness be thou near me (colour litho)
6002125 Through the darkness be thou near me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Through the darkness be thou near me)

Background imageHymn Collection: Gloria in Excelcis! (litho)

Gloria in Excelcis! (litho)
5997222 Gloria in Excelcis! (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gloria in Excelcis)

Background imageHymn Collection: Magdalen College, Oxford (photo)

Magdalen College, Oxford (photo)
6025383 Magdalen College, Oxford (photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magdalen College, Oxford)



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"Hymn: A Melody of Faith and Tradition" From the somber notes played on the Titanic Hymn Sheet in 1912 to the harmonious voices of a Village Church Choir, hymns have long been an integral part of religious worship. They carry with them a rich history, evoking emotions and connecting people to their faith. In 1892, Margaret Isabel Dicksee captured the essence of devotion in her painting "Their Evening Hymn, " showcasing a choir gathered together in prayer. This image reminds us that hymns not only unite congregations but also provide solace and strength during challenging times. Even prodigies like Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart found solace in composing hymns at a young age. His motet manuscript, "God is Our Refuge, " written when he was just nine years old in 1765, reveals his innate talent for creating divine melodies that still resonate today. Hymns have also served as anthems for social movements throughout history. The score sheet for "L Internationale" from around 1900 stands as a testament to how music can inspire unity and ignite change. Illustrator Randolph Caldecott's depiction of a Church Choir from 1875 showcases the joyous spirit that emanates from singing hymns together. It highlights how these songs bring communities closer while celebrating traditions such as Old Christmas. The power of hymns transcends borders and cultures; even Havelock conducting divine worship in a Burmese pagoda demonstrates this universality. Music has no language barriers when it comes to expressing devotion and spirituality. Tragedy often finds solace through hymns too. The Daily Mirror poster commemorating the Titanic disaster reminds us how these sacred songs provided comfort amidst unimaginable loss. Notable figures like John Keble have contributed greatly to the world writing, leaving behind legacies that continue to uplift souls today. Their words echo through time, reminding us of the enduring power of faith.