Moody Bible Institute: Crowell Library

The Moody Hymnal Collection comprises hymnals, songbooks, sheet music, hymnal companions, biographies, and resources related to American hymnody. It is one of the largest collections of gospel hymn resources in the United States.

• American hymnals, gospel hymnals, and gospel songbooks produced from 1850 to present.
• Hymnals produced by the Bible Institute Colportage Association, Moody Bible Institute, and Fleming H. Revell Co.
• A significant collection of hymnals published in Chicago by Root & Cady, Bigelow and Main, Bilhorn Brothers, E. O. Excell, Rodeheaver Hall-Mack, Tabernacle Publishing, Hope Publishing, Singspiration Music, and others.
• Hymnals connected to Moody faculty and alumni: May Whittle Moody, Daniel Towner, George C. Stebbins, Charles Alexander, Helen Lemmel, E. O. Sellers, William Runyan, Wendell P. Loveless, Donald Hustad, John W. Peterson, Don Wyrtzen.
• Hymnals produced by Moody Radio personalities: Wendell P. Loveless, Merrill Dunlop, Lance B. Latham, Alfred B. Smith.
• Hymnals of revivalism: Ira D. Sankey, Homer Rodeheaver, Youth for Christ, Cliff Barrows, Billy Graham.
• Early American hymnals including shape note books, oblongs, 19th century regional collections (such as Kentucky Harmony), singing School (such as Sacred Harp), and folk hymnody (especially spirituals).
• International hymnals developed by U. S. missionaries in Chinese, Korean, Japanese, German, French, Scottish, Hawaiian, etc. (many with translations of American gospel hymns).
• Denominational hymnals, especially Baptist, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Holiness groups.
• Biographical files and photos related to gospel hymn composers, including correspondence between D. L. Moody and Ira D. Sankey.
• Back issues for Moody-affiliated magazines with many articles on gospel hymnody, including Northfield Echoes, The Institute Tie, Christian Worker’s Magazine, and Moody Monthly.