MUSIC

"Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come into his presence with singing."

Psalm 100:1-2


  • The Christian Classics Ethereal Library Hymn Tune Archive
    This is a database of hymn tunes that are in the public domain.  Sheet music and MIDI files are included, as well as electronic music scores. Hymn texts are searchable in a separate archive

    Christian Lyrics
    Search the database or browse the artists. When you click on an album, you can then select each song and see the lyrics.

    ChristianMusic.com
    This site is easily searched by genre. If you want praise music, gospel, contemporary, or rock - it's all described here. Read about the musicians, and search the lyrics index.

    edoxy
    Original hymns for the lectionary and for special church days such as Mothers' Day are found on this site. The hymn writer is Mark Ryman. Each hymn has a suggested tune to use with the words.

    GIA Publications, Inc.
    GIA is a publisher of sacred music. They offer printed music, books, CDs, and hymnals. The site includes a database of composer biographies, announcements of new releases, and an entire section on music education.

    Hymn Site.com
    Would you like to play hymn tunes randomly? You can, with Hymn Site.com's Hymn Tune Jukebox.  The texts of hymns from the United Methodist Hymnal are available, as well as CDs, free downloads, sheet music, and a study on identifying your ministry gifts.

    The Odes Project
    "The First Christian Hymnal - Masterpieces of Christian Devotion" - this is how the website explains the Odes of Solomon. These are ancient Jewish writings similar to the Psalms. You can read the lyrics, order a CD, and learn how to use these ancient pieces of music in your worship service.

    Presbyterian Association of Musicians
    Here you can find job listings, news about conferences and events, resources and books, chapter information, and much more. Membership information is available on the site, as well as links to online discussion groups for church musicians.

    The Presbyterian Hymnal Project
    This is the official site for the development of the next Presbyterian Hymnal, due to be finalized in 2012. Get the latest updates, find out about who is on the Committee, or download free bulletin inserts about the upcoming new hymnal. Find out how you can even become a Hymnal Advocate!

    Today's Christian Music
    The site has Christian song lyrics, photos of artists, and musician biographies. They offer an extensive selection of e-cards you can send to family and friends.

    Until All Are Fed
    It's a CD of Christian songs composed by multiple artists, and published by Presbyterian minister Bryan McFarland. 20% of the profits from sales of the CD go to the Presbyterian Hunger Program. Read about how you too can host a Hunger Action event using music from this CD.

    Walt 'Baby' Love
    Gospel music, podcasts of artist interviews, and a biography of radio personality Walt 'Baby' Love - it's all here.   You can sign up for a free e-mail club, or order Walt's book. Walt's program 'Gospel Traxx' is the world's leading gospel radio program!

    WorshipMusic.com
    Our mission is simple: to increase worship on the earth!" You can order CDs, songbooks, instructional videos, and DVDs. They also have a whole page of Free Stuff, including a worship Resource Center with a song database and a number of resource links.

    Worship Together
    Besides music, this site offers a featured article and a featured Bible study. You can listen to new songs, and purchase CDs, DVDs, sheet music, songbooks, and more. You can even download a free song!