1930-1940

*Bold text pertains to The Hymn Society*

 

1930

  • Fosdick, “God of grace and God of glory”
  • The Hymnary of the United Church of Canada
  • Ryden, The Story of Our Hymns
  • Papers of The Hymn Society I, Benson, “The Hymns of John Bunyan”

 

1931

  • “The Star-Spangled Banner” becomes the national anthem of the United States

 

1932

  • Dorsey, “Precious Lord, take my hand”

 

1933

  • The Hymnal
  • THS holds meeting at Century of Progress Exposition in Chicago

 

1934

  • Psalter Hymnal 

 

1935

  • The Methodist Hymnal
  • The Hymn Society of Philadelphia founded

 

1936

  • Hymns of Universal Praise
  • Covert and Laufer, Handbook to The Hymnal
  • The Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland founded
  • THS formally named The Hymn Society of America
  • The Diapason begins a regular column supplied by THS, which has designated the periodical as its “official organ”

 

1937

  • The New Church Hymnal
  • HSGBI issues first Bulletin
  • British and American hymn societies begin communication about a supplement, or successor, to Julian’s Dictionary 

 

1938

  • The Book of Common Praise (Revised 1938)
  • THS incorporated