1835

"A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints" (Kirtland Hymnal); collected by Emma Smith; edited by W. W. Phelps; Kirtland, Ohio; 90 hymns; also referred to as 'Emma's Hymnal'.

1840

"A Collection of Sacred Hymns for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Europe"; Manchester, England (Manchester Hymnal); collected by Brigham Young, Parley P. Pratt, and John Taylor; 277 hymns in the first edition, including nearly 50 Pratt texts; new hymns added with most every edition (see chart below).

1841

"A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints"; (Nauvoo Hymnal); 304 hymns collected by Emma Smith; published 1841 by Ebenezer Robinson, Nauvoo, Illinois. Much of Phelps’ 1835 editing was restored to their original texts. Emma expanded this edition in 1843 but it was never printed.

1871

1880

The Children's Primary Hymn Book and Tune Book for the Primary Association of the Children of Zion; both compiled by Eliza R. Snow

1884

Deseret Sunday School Union Music Book; Eliza R. Snow assisted in its compilation

1889

Latter-day Saints' Psalmody; supplement to the hymnal; this was the first LDS hymnal to include musical notation. Hymns are titled by the tune name. It took existing texts from the hymnal and set them to various tunes; no new texts introduced in the first edition of this book.

1909

Deseret Sunday School Songs replaced the Deseret Sunday School Union Song Book.

1927

Latter-day Saint Hymns replaced the Manchester Hymnal and the Latter-day Saints' Psalmody; was used in conjunction with the Deseret Sunday School Songs; 421 hymns, 308 by LDS composers. In my view this was the last of the "Pioneer Hymnals"; many of the hymns still reflecting that era in the church. A Church Music Committee member told me that the Deseret Sunday School Songs was actually more popular and more widely used than this hymnal.

1939

Primary Song Book replaced The Children's Primary Hymn Book. This was both a community song book and a hymnal as it contained not only hymns but nursery rhyme songs, seasonal songs, and children's secular favorites, including Halloween, Santa Claus, fairies, and Cinderella. It contained 175 songs and 19 instrumentals for prelude and marching

1948/ 1950

HYMNS: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints replaced everything but the Primary Song Book. The 1948 edition included thirteen hymns that were replaced for the second (1950) edition, which has 355 titles with a total of 431 hymns due to duplication of tunes and additional choir arrangements. In my view this hymnal took the church from being a Utah-based "Pioneer church" and graduated it up to at least being an "American church".

1949

Recreational Songs, a community singing book for the youth auxiliaries; 261 folk songs, hymns, and classic favorites, including eight 'Negro' spirituals

1951

The Children Sing replaced the Primary Song Book; 199 hymns, many duplicated from the 1950 hymnal but with fewer verses to each hymn; 13 instrumentals for prelude and postlude

1969

Sing With Me replaced The Children Sing; 218 hymns and songs; 13 instrumentals for prelude and postlude

1985

Hymns of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1985 replaced the 1950 hymnal; 323 titles with a total of 341 hymns due to duplication of tunes and additional choir arrangements; 358 composers represented, 168 of which are LDS. In my view, this hymnal is the first to begin reflecting the world-wide scope of the Church... can't wait to see how much more 'world-wide' the next hymnal will be...!

1989

Children's Songbook replaced Sing With Me; 281 hymns and songs; 13 instrumentals for prelude and postlude