A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints, selected by Emma Smith, 1835, is a primary Latter-day Saint document, the first LDS hymnal, ninety texts printed without music in Kirtland, Ohio. Its strength is that it is the actual primary artifact, checkable directly rather than described at second hand. Its limit is that it is the text alone, printed without music, so it documents the words the early church sang, not the tunes, which came from existing period melodies not recorded in this edition.
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Reliability Tier1
A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints, selected by Emma Smith and published by F. G. Williams and Company in Kirtland, Ohio, in 1835, the top tier reflecting the actual primary artifact, the first LDS hymnal, checkable directly rather than described at second hand. Its limit is that it is the text alone, printed without music, so it documents the words the early church sang, not the tunes, which came from existing period melodies not recorded in this edition. NotesThe hymnal itself. Ninety texts, printed without music.
Citation
AuthorSelected by Emma Smith
PublisherF. G. Williams and Company, Kirtland, Ohio
Publication Year1835
Source TypePrimary document
Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)
This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 9 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Hymns & Liturgical Texts, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 general references.
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