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<big>'''Welcome to HymnWiki'''</big>
 
<big>'''Welcome to HymnWiki'''</big>
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=About HymnWiki=
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HymnWiki is a site dedicated to hymns, children's songs (at least ones associated with churches and religion), religious anthems, church music, other music commonly grouped with hymns, and compilations of such. HymnWiki aims to categorize most of the hymns in existence, as well as to host sheet music, MIDI files and lyrics for as many of these as legally possible. HymnWiki is for hymns of all faiths notwithstanding there is a large focus on the music and poetry of [[the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], past, present and future. HymnWiki began in April of 2007.  See [[HymnWiki:About|About HymnWiki]] for more information.  If you are a Latter-day Saint and would like to use HymnWiki for church purposes, review the [[HymnWiki:Latter-day Saint Helps|Latter-day Saint Helps]] first.
  
[[HymnWiki]] is a fun, energetic, enthusiastic site for [[hymn]]s. Please feel free to contribute.
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=Getting Started=
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*Editors/contributors: See the [[HymnWiki:User Agreement|user agreement]]—use of this site constitutes your agreement. Then see the [[HymnWiki:Help|help]] and the [[HymnWiki:beginner's notes|beginner's notes]]. Also see [[HymnWiki:Tutorials|tutorials]] and [[HymnWiki:Templates|templates]].
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*Everyone else: See the disclaimers, privacy policy and about links at the bottom of the page.
  
== Help ==
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*See [[HymnWiki:Needed]] for a full list of things we want/need.
  
You need help, or rather, you need to read the help.  It is very helpful.  It is located in [[Help:Contents]].  We encourage all editors to read the [[Editing Conventions]].
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=Featured Hymns=
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(See the article for sheet music and information)
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*'''''[[Sälla dag]]''''' (Swedish)
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*'''''[[Guide Us, O Thou Great Jehovah]]'''''
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*'''''[[The Time Is Far Spent]]'''''
  
==Featured Hymn==
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=Featured Compilation=
 
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*'''[[Deseret Sunday School Song Book, 1894]]'''
[[Tooth Bugs]]
 
 
 
== Fun with Hymns ==
 
 
 
A fun game to play with hymns is the [[hymn endings game]], in which various hymn titles are recited and then suffixed with a predecided ending.
 
 
 
== Media ==
 
 
 
Hymns can be performed on various [[media]], including [[a capella]], [[organ]], [[piano]], [[whistles]], [[guitar]]s, [[mouth harp]], and many more.
 
 
 
== Getting started ==
 
 
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]
 
* [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Help:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]
 
* [http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]
 
* Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.
 

Revision as of 18:54, 24 August 2010

Welcome to HymnWiki

About HymnWiki

HymnWiki is a site dedicated to hymns, children's songs (at least ones associated with churches and religion), religious anthems, church music, other music commonly grouped with hymns, and compilations of such. HymnWiki aims to categorize most of the hymns in existence, as well as to host sheet music, MIDI files and lyrics for as many of these as legally possible. HymnWiki is for hymns of all faiths notwithstanding there is a large focus on the music and poetry of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, past, present and future. HymnWiki began in April of 2007. See About HymnWiki for more information. If you are a Latter-day Saint and would like to use HymnWiki for church purposes, review the Latter-day Saint Helps first.

Getting Started

  • Editors/contributors: See the user agreement—use of this site constitutes your agreement. Then see the help and the beginner's notes. Also see tutorials and templates.
  • Everyone else: See the disclaimers, privacy policy and about links at the bottom of the page.

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Featured Hymns

(See the article for sheet music and information)

Featured Compilation