This page contains examples of various Hymn Books and sources of
Christian Music that were available in the early 1960s. It
includes
Songs of
Faith - used in St Leonard's
Church Bootle
Billy Graham Crusade
Songs - used in the Manchester Crusade in 1961
Thirty 20th Century Hymn
Tunes - by the "Church Light Music Group" (Weinberger
Ltd)
More 20th Century Hymn
Tunes - by the "Church Light Music Group" (Weinberger Ltd)
Eleven Hymn Tunes - by
Geoffrey Beaumont (Weinberger Ltd)
These give a sense of the church music background of groups like the
crossBeaTs . See also the St Leonard's 'home-made'
songbook 'Youth Sings'.
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"Songs of Faith" - the song book for the Mission to
Bootle (1959?) |
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"Crusade Songs" - the song book for the Billy Graham
Crusade of 1961 in Manchester |
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"20th Century Hymn Tunes" - note that these are
Anglican writers, and there is a High Church element in some songs - which we
eschewed |
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