Favorite Hymns / Hymnals
Lyrics for 11 hymnals
Free
6.3.0for iPhone, iPad and more
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About Favorite Hymns / Hymnals
** Install Favorite Hymns/Hymnals Premium if you wish to have copyrighted hymns included. **
This app contains 10 hymnals containing lyrics to 1400+ hymns and Christian songs (along with some audio), without the copyrighted hymns. The audio does not include the lyrics.
INCLUDED HYMNALS:
- Favorite Hymns (Favorites from the hymnals below along with others, including Christmas carols. Sheet music for most.)
- The Believers Hymn Book (465 hymns with tunes, all tunes present, audio but no sheet music)
- The Children's Hymn Book 1987 (quite a few copyrighted hymns missing)
- Classic Gospel Hymns
- Gospel Hymn Book North America 1989 (sheet music & audio)
- Gospel Hymn Book North America 2001 (sheet music & audio)
- Gospel Hymn Book UK 1897
- Gospel Hymn Book UK 1996
- Gospel Hymns (Oliver & Higgins)
- Sacred Songs and Solos
FEATURES:
- Enter a hymn number and view the lyrics and score
- Listen to the tunes one at a time or randomly all together
- Transpose the music notation and playback
- Multiple playback instrument choices
- Mark favorites
- Take notes on each hymn
- Display / play only the melody
- Emphasize vocal parts to learn to sing SATB
- Change the color theme
- Search lyrics, tunes, and/or authors
- View hymns in distraction-free presentation mode
- No ads
Please contact fav@gospelriver.com with installation issues, feature requests or hymn requests rather than commenting on the app store.
If you rate low, comment with an explanation, or better yet, email me to get it resolved first.
This app contains 10 hymnals containing lyrics to 1400+ hymns and Christian songs (along with some audio), without the copyrighted hymns. The audio does not include the lyrics.
INCLUDED HYMNALS:
- Favorite Hymns (Favorites from the hymnals below along with others, including Christmas carols. Sheet music for most.)
- The Believers Hymn Book (465 hymns with tunes, all tunes present, audio but no sheet music)
- The Children's Hymn Book 1987 (quite a few copyrighted hymns missing)
- Classic Gospel Hymns
- Gospel Hymn Book North America 1989 (sheet music & audio)
- Gospel Hymn Book North America 2001 (sheet music & audio)
- Gospel Hymn Book UK 1897
- Gospel Hymn Book UK 1996
- Gospel Hymns (Oliver & Higgins)
- Sacred Songs and Solos
FEATURES:
- Enter a hymn number and view the lyrics and score
- Listen to the tunes one at a time or randomly all together
- Transpose the music notation and playback
- Multiple playback instrument choices
- Mark favorites
- Take notes on each hymn
- Display / play only the melody
- Emphasize vocal parts to learn to sing SATB
- Change the color theme
- Search lyrics, tunes, and/or authors
- View hymns in distraction-free presentation mode
- No ads
Please contact fav@gospelriver.com with installation issues, feature requests or hymn requests rather than commenting on the app store.
If you rate low, comment with an explanation, or better yet, email me to get it resolved first.
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What's New in the Latest Version 6.3.0
Last updated on Jan 7, 2024
Old Versions
- Added wide music view for piano players
- Reduced amount of silence between playback repeats
- Reduced amount of silence between playback repeats
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Version History
6.3.0
Jan 7, 2024
- Added wide music view for piano players
- Reduced amount of silence between playback repeats
- Reduced amount of silence between playback repeats
6.2.3
Nov 28, 2023
* Backup of your data is always recommended (Settings > Backup) *
- Bug fixes: for music melody view, searching words with apostrophes
- Changed search settings to display on focus
- Increased search delay slightly
- Revisions to how history is recorded
- Small lyrics fixes
- i icon to emphasize authors link
- Bug fixes: for music melody view, searching words with apostrophes
- Changed search settings to display on focus
- Increased search delay slightly
- Revisions to how history is recorded
- Small lyrics fixes
- i icon to emphasize authors link
6.1.3
Jun 18, 2023
- Simplified the navigation (View options moved to navigation bar, search and contact removed from navigation bar, music melody view added, moved numbers only option to Settings > Search Options)
- Save last 100 entries in history and make it scrolling. Keep duplicates.
- Music zoom level now consistent between hymnals
- Added more Favorite Hymns
- Premium only: added sheet music for most of the Children's Hymn Book hymns, and all hymns from Gospel Hymn Book 2001 are now present.
- Gray out Tunes button if there is only one tune option and no custom tunes chosen
- If there is no music notation, add the lyrics instead in music view
- Advance verses on repeat playback in music view
- Moved text notes and share button under hymn title
- Added author link above music notation
- Bug fixes
- Save last 100 entries in history and make it scrolling. Keep duplicates.
- Music zoom level now consistent between hymnals
- Added more Favorite Hymns
- Premium only: added sheet music for most of the Children's Hymn Book hymns, and all hymns from Gospel Hymn Book 2001 are now present.
- Gray out Tunes button if there is only one tune option and no custom tunes chosen
- If there is no music notation, add the lyrics instead in music view
- Advance verses on repeat playback in music view
- Moved text notes and share button under hymn title
- Added author link above music notation
- Bug fixes
5.3.1
Dec 18, 2022
- added BBC Symphony Orchestra instruments
- Made keypad numbers wider
- Categories dropdown visible via Favorites
- Added "Meeting" entries into index categories for the Believers Hymn Book (DRAFT)
- added text/number switch search button
- History moved to main area
- Bug fixes
- Made keypad numbers wider
- Categories dropdown visible via Favorites
- Added "Meeting" entries into index categories for the Believers Hymn Book (DRAFT)
- added text/number switch search button
- History moved to main area
- Bug fixes
4.7.5
Sep 28, 2022
- backup now includes selected tunes
- randomly play hymns or favorites
- emphasize individual SATB vocal parts for singing parts
- add favorites via index
- view index in numerical order
- back up to email
- randomly play hymns or favorites
- emphasize individual SATB vocal parts for singing parts
- add favorites via index
- view index in numerical order
- back up to email
4.1.2
Jan 7, 2022
New, faster design
Additional hymnals
Digital audio no longer requires Internet connection
Additional hymnals
Digital audio no longer requires Internet connection
3.1.0
Dec 10, 2018
Theme redesigned (Thanks to Fernando Mondragon).
Lyrics fixes.
New functionality: Add your own custom text (in each hymn);
Added subjects (tags) for hymns in the Believers Hymn Book under index
Chorus is now repeated for each verse in Favorite Hymns hymnal
Lyrics fixes.
New functionality: Add your own custom text (in each hymn);
Added subjects (tags) for hymns in the Believers Hymn Book under index
Chorus is now repeated for each verse in Favorite Hymns hymnal
2.6.7
Sep 25, 2016
(Always back up custom notes before upgrading)
Fix for app audio playback
Minor code tweaks
GHB 2001: fixed missing hymns, some lyrics fixes
Favorite Hymns: lyrics fixes, added hymns 276-289
Believers Hymn Book: audio fixes
Fixed play icon when playing multiple songs
Fix for app audio playback
Minor code tweaks
GHB 2001: fixed missing hymns, some lyrics fixes
Favorite Hymns: lyrics fixes, added hymns 276-289
Believers Hymn Book: audio fixes
Fixed play icon when playing multiple songs
2.6.0
May 19, 2016
2.6.0
- Fixed add favorites functionality.
- Added favorites dropdown in index
- Fixed add favorites functionality.
- Added favorites dropdown in index
2.5.3
Apr 28, 2016
- fixed repeat audio bug
- added random verse feature
- added random verse feature
2.5.2
Apr 20, 2016
Always back up custom notes before upgrading.
Huge update:
- Now contains 7 different hymnals
- More hymns added to Favorite Hymns hymnal
- Instructions
- Additional search options
- More display mode options
Huge update:
- Now contains 7 different hymnals
- More hymns added to Favorite Hymns hymnal
- Instructions
- Additional search options
- More display mode options
1.6.1
May 19, 2014
Favorite Hymns / Hymnals FAQ
Click here to learn how to download Favorite Hymns / Hymnals in restricted country or region.
Check the following list to see the minimum requirements of Favorite Hymns / Hymnals.
iPhone
Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
iPad
Requires iPadOS 12.4 or later.
iPod touch
Requires iOS 12.4 or later.
Favorite Hymns / Hymnals supports English
