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Hymns.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Sacred songs that are normally associated with worship services and are typically suitable for singing by a full assembly. For texts of hymns that appear without a musical setting see Hymn texts. For instrumental hymn music that appears without accompanying sung text, see Hymn tunes.

Found in 18 Collections and/or Records:

Billy Graham Center (BGC) Museum Collection assorted manuscripts.

 Unprocessed Material — Box 38
Identifier: 1984-116
Dates: Undated

Chicago Gospel Tabernacle material.

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 2005-043
Dates: 1922-1947

Collection 041 Ephemera of Billy Sunday Campaign Music and the Old Time Religion

 Collection
Identifier: CN 041
Scope and Contents This collection contains one audio recording, mostly of American Gospel music. Side 1 includes songs sung by Billy Sunday co-workers, Virginia Healey Asher and Homer Rodeheaver with the choir from the 1917 Billy Sunday revival campaign in New York City. Side 2 includes Dr. Russell Conwell telling his famous "Acres of Diamonds" story and a song by evangelist Gypsy Smith, among others.Side 1 - BILLY SUNDAY CAMPAIGN MUSIC1. Sail On -- New York Tabernacle Chorus...
Dates: Created: Undated

Collection 042 Ephemera of Old Time Gospel Music

 Collection
Identifier: CN 042
Scope and Contents This collection consists of one audio tape containing American Gospel music sung by Homer Rodeheaver, George Beverly Shea, and F. Carlton Booth, with piano solos by Clayton Erb.Side 1: Sung by Homer Rodeheaver - 1. When God is Near , 2. Wonderful , 3. You Must Open the Door, 4. Jesus Took My Burden, 5. Heartaches, 6. The Glory of His Presence, 7. Saviour, Like a Shepherd -- Piano solo by Clayton Erb, sung by George Beverly Shea - 8. Softly and Tenderly, 9. If We Could See Beyond...
Dates: Created: 1930-1940

Collection 194 Papers of William H. Doane

 Collection
Identifier: CN 194
Scope and Contents Letters concerning hymn publishing and writing from Ira Sankey, Fanny Crosby, Philip P. Bliss, Philip Phillips, and Dwight L. Moody's daughter-in-law written to Doane. Includes a notebook for hymn and sermon references, Doane's will, hand- written lyrics for hymns, and a photograph of Doane, business leader, philanthropist, and hymn writer. Letters represent various details of the hymn-publishing business, including public reaction.  Notebook contains words, phrases, verses and sentences...
Dates: Created: 1872-1917

Collection 203 Ephemera of Luke Rader

 Collection
Identifier: CN 203
Scope and Contents This collection consists of one audio tape of brief radio broadcast messages by Luke Rader, "America's Pioneer Radio Evangelist," including hymns, poems, songs, and scripture readings by Rader accompanied by organ, piano and orchestra. The first side of the tape records short radio messages by Rader with anecdotal stories and pithy comments on their biblical significance. The second side of the tape is almost entirely short segments of musical selections, including hymns presumably sung by...
Dates: Undated

Collection 240 Ephemera of the Christian Broadcasting Network

 Collection
Identifier: CN 240
Scope and Contents

Two video tapes of the dedication ceremonies of an International Communication Center for CBN, October 6, 1979, Virginia Beach, Virginia. Dedicatory address was delivered by Billy Graham, with guest musical appearances by Andre Crouch, William Harness, the Hampton Institute Choir, and Virginia Philharmonic Orchestra; master of ceremonies was Ephraim Zimbalist, Jr.

Dates: Created: 1979

Collection 291 Papers of Ralph T. Davis

 Collection
Identifier: CN 291
Scope and Contents Notebooks, clippings, hymns, poems, photographs relating to the ministry of Ralph T. Davis, as a missionary and executive leader of African Inland Mission. The materials in this collection consist primarily of notebooks apparently used by Davis for sermon materials or in his administrative capacities for AIM. They include: notes on books of the Old and New Testaments; sermon outlines and notes; church history; notes on geographical areas, countries and peoples; hymns and poems; other...
Dates: Created: 1935-1962

Collection 438 Oral History Interview with Paul F. Hurlburt Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: CN 438
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Paul Frederick Hurlburt (1927-1996) in which he describes the work of his grandfather (Charles E.) and father (Paul F. E.) as missionaries and mission administrators in east central Africa; languages skills among missionaries; the development of Christianity among the nade people of Zaire, including their worship practices and music; and the influence of witchcraft in the area. The time period covered by the interview is approximately 1898 to 1990.Paul...
Dates: Created: 1990

Collection 690: Oral History Interviews with Elias Kiptoo Ng’etich

 Collection
Identifier: CN 690
Scope and Contents Oral history interviews with Elias Ng’etich, in which he describes his family background, the African Inland Church (AIC) he grew up in, his spiritual development and conversion, worship and Christian life in the church in which he grew up, youth evangelism activities, his first days at Scott Theological College, pastor of the AIC church in Chebaiyowo, Kenya; Moi University; typical day as a pastor, creation of the Scott satellite campus in Eldoret and teaching there; relations between...
Dates: 2012

Evangelistic songbooks.

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: 2011-010
Dates: 1890-1934

Gospel music phonograph records.

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 1986-068
Dates: Undated

"Halleljujah I sing" postcard

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: 2023-007

Hymnbook compiled by Gipsy Smith.

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: 2007-044
Dates: 1927

Hymns audio recordings.

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: 1982-127
Dates: 1910-1920

Small Collection 036 Ephemera of Dwight L. Moody

 Collection
Identifier: Small CN 036
Scope and Contents Miscellaneous collection of items by or about evangelist Dwight L. Moody, including letters, newspaper clippings, photos, handbills, and a phonograph record collected from varies sources.  There are several items written by Moody about his work and activities.There are six Moody letters (folder 1-1), both handwritten and typed, three of which ask for funds for the Northfield Schools and one for the work in Liverpool, England. The letters were addressed to Mr. Trowbridge, Mr. Henry...
Dates: Created: 1875-1897, undated

Small Collection 057 Ephemera of Ira Sankey

 Collection
Identifier: Small CN 057
Scope and Contents This collection contains materials by or about Ira David Sankey, including an undated autograph with an inscription, "Hallelujah What a Savior"; a letter dated January 15, 1894, from Sankey to a friend sending a requested autographed letter by Dwight L. Moody; a letter from Sankey to Edward Bok dated April 9, 1887, concerning Sankey's contribution to a volume eulogizing Rev. Henry Ward Beecher--an accompanying essay contains Sankey's impressions and opinions of Beecher; and a...
Dates: Created: 1887-1894

Wheaton College Revivals Collection

 Collection
Identifier: CN 514
Scope and Contents

Oral history interviews, questionnaires, reports, videos, and other materials relating to spontaneous revivals on Wheaton College campus in the twentieth century. There are restrictions on some material in this collection. The collection primarily documents the March 1995 revival at the College, largely through oral history interviews conducted during or shortly after the event; also included are thirteen follow-up interviews conducted two years after the revival.

Dates: Created: 1936-1997; Other: Majority of material found in 1994-1995