African American hymnals
YearDenomination and EditorsTitleComments
1801
African Methodist Episcopal ChurchRichard Allen*
A Collection of Spiritual Songs and Hymns Selected From Various Authors, by Richard Allen, African Minister
54 Texts only (no music like other hymnals of this period; the authors of text were not included).
1801
African Methodist Episcopal ChurchRichard Allen
A Collection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs from Various Authors, by Richard Allen, Minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church
Second edition,
64 texts (10 add to 54 in the first edition). A reprint published by Mother Bethel AME church in 1987 contains a scholarly introduction by J. Roland Braithwaite.
1802
African Methodist...
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