Recognizing the need for bilingual hymnal and service materials within Korean Presbyterian congregations, the 207th General Assembly (1995) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) mandated the creation of a resource to meet the needs of local congregations and to promote authentic Korean compositions and traditional Korean tunes. This new Korean-English hymnal is now available as a worship resource for intergenerational, bilingual, and ecumenical use.
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This review is from: Come, Let Us Worship: The Korean-English Presbyterian Hymnal and Service Book (Hardcover)
I don't read Korean (I can laboriously sound it out if I need to, but I don't know the language so the results rarely merit the labor). I say this off the top so you'll know that my review is based on the hymnal's English content, for the most part.
This is a wonderfully diverse collection of hymns (334 of them counting praise songs and service music items) and also has 58 pages of liturgical matter in the front and 144 pages of psalms (with antiphons) and canticles in the back. And although the Amazon description may lead one to think that this is a Korean-language hymnal (and it certainly was designed with Korean-American congregations in mind), it is actually completely bilingual, indeed, the most thoroughgoingly bilingual hymnal I have ever seen. It has by far the largest number of singable English versions of hymns originally written in Korean that I have ever seen, and some of them, at least, are not only singable but worth singing. The only items I have found that are not really bilingual are the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (pp. 536-537, where I don't see how the English texts can be sung to the tunes provided, which are fitted to the Korean texts. The book was produced jointly by the Presbyterians (PCUSA) and the United Methodists, with the latter apparently responsible for the selection and editing of hymns. I gather each denomination published a separate edition containing the same hymns and psalms, but church-specific liturgical matter. If you like hymns, I recommend it, even if you know no Korean.
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By order of the 207th General Assembly (1995) of the Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.), this innovative Hymnal and Service Book has been developed by the General Assembly Council's Theology and Worship Office. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The United Methodist Korean Hymnal Committee, The United Methodist Publishing House, African American, Joo Nhim, Charles Wesley, The Christian Literature Society of Korea, Edward Poitras, Lord God, William Farley Smith, The Copyright Co Irr, Word Music, Robert Lowry, Oxford University Press, The Korean Hymnal Society, Korean Vans, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Abingdon Press, Inc Irr, Son of God, Lowell Mason, Bruce Ballinger, Chai Hoon Park, God of Jacob, Hal Hopson, Jang Hee Lee New!
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By order of the 207th General Assembly (1995) of the Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.), this innovative Hymnal and Service Book has been developed by the General Assembly Council's Theology and Worship Office. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The United Methodist Korean Hymnal Committee, The United Methodist Publishing House, African American, Joo Nhim, Charles Wesley, The Christian Literature Society of Korea, Edward Poitras, Lord God, William Farley Smith, The Copyright Co Irr, Word Music, Robert Lowry, Oxford University Press, The Korean Hymnal Society, Korean Vans, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Abingdon Press, Inc Irr, Son of God, Lowell Mason, Bruce Ballinger, Chai Hoon Park, God of Jacob, Hal Hopson, Jang Hee Lee New!
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- Hymn to Joy by Ludwig van Beethoven on 4 pages
- Lord of the Dance by Sydney Carter on page 149 (1), and page 149 (2)
- Amy Grant (Who's Hot!) by Evan Keith on page 87, and page 88
- The English Hymnal by Oxford University Press on page 149 (1), and page 149 (2)
- All Things Bright and Beautiful by Cecil Frances Alexander on page 11
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