"These songs could be heard out in the cotton fields of the Old South, being sung by the plantation slaves, or in the evenings coming from their shanty homes." Just click on the song title to download the MIDI file. Spirituals- This web site contains arrangements of a number of Negro spirituals. Click on Plain MIDI or one of the instruments listed beside Plain MIDI to retrieve a MIDI file, or use other links for hymn texts and piano sheet music. On the page for each hymn, scroll down the page past the lyrics. Click on a title to access the page for that hymn. The index can be listed alphabetically or numerically on the left hand side of this page. On this home page, use the Hymn Search feature or click the Hymn Index button on the left of the screen.
You can find out who sequenced most arrangements by clicking on the blue ball at the end of the title. The complexities of the arrangements vary, as they are contributed by several different musicians.
Hymns to Enjoy - This site has dozens of MIDI files of hymns to download. When you reach the page for the hymn that you would like to download, click on the word "MIDI" after the name of the song's composer. You can also search by "Tune Name" and also Meter (rhythm). On the home page, click on the "Titles" button to search for a title via an alphabetical index. The Cyber Hymnal - This large site has MIDI files and lyrics for over 4800 hymns from all denominations. Below the colored navigation bar, notice the link text "to switch a Melody Title Sort". By default the songs are sorted by first lines. Hymns, Gospel Songs, and Spirituals - This page has Frank Petersohn's collection of Christian songs with words and melodies. Then click on "Listen to the Music" to download the MIDI file of the melody.Īmerican Spirituals and Sacred Harp Music - This small collection is part of the Public Domain Music library. Click on the name of a hymn to see the words for all the verses.
The Hymns of Charles Wesley - These hymns from The United Methodist Hymnal are presented in a clear, easily-used format. It is amazing that there are complete hymnals available like this in MIDI format. Christian Classics Ethereal Hymnary - This source provides a number of complete hymnals for different Christian denominations, one MIDI file per each hymn in each hymnal.
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