request for Christian hymn texts
Hello internet
What are your favourite Christian hymn texts written by dead people, preferably ones who have been dead for 70 years?
I don't care about the tunes at all, I'm planning to compose my own. In fact, it's better if these are decent texts without strong tunes.
Boosts welcome.
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request for Christian hymn texts
@artsyhonker I recommend the hymns of John and Charles Wesley. Go look at the original text, not the generally abbreviated versions in contemporary hymnals. There are a lot of great CM and LM verses that do not get much play because who wants to sing 13 verses of a single hymn.
The Psalms of David in Meter(1650) is another great public domain source of metric Christian verse ripe for new setings.
