A collection of sacred hymns for the Church of the Latter-day Saints, selected by Emma Smith in Kirtland, Ohio, 1835.  

Scanned from a rare 1835 original with special attention paid to reproduce the gold cover tooling.  Note: These are very small books, and are ACTUAL SIZE, just the way they were in 1835.

This book is beautifully bound in a leatherette cover with gold embossing on the cover and spine. It matches the binding found on the 1833 Replica Book of Commandments.

"And it shall be given thee, also, to make a selection of sacred hymns. . . . For my soul delighteth in the song of the heart; yea, the song of the righteous is a prayer unto me."—Book of Commandments, Chapter 26

Details

• 3" x 4.5" (authentic actual size of 1835 original)
• Leatherette bound
• Gold embossed
• Square corners
• Colorful, marbled end-sheet design was actually selected by Emma Smith

Interesting Note:

⭐ Emma Smith’s 1835 Hymnal: What It Was

Emma Smith’s 1835 hymnal—formally titled “A Collection of Sacred Hymns, for the Church of the Latter Day Saints”—was:

• The first official hymnal of the Church

• Compiled by Emma Smith, as commanded in Doctrine & Covenants 25

• Printed in Kirtland, Ohio, by F.G. Williams & Co.

• A small pocket-sized book, roughly 3 × 4.5 inches

• Contained 90 hymn texts (no musical notation whatsoever)

The hymnal was designed to fit comfortably in the hand or pocket, making it easy to carry to homes, meetings, and outdoor gatherings.

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⭐ No Music, Only Lyrics

Because the a cappella, community-singing tradition of the 1830s was well established, Emma did not need to print music. The Saints already knew dozens of standard “psalm tunes” used by Christian congregations in America and Britain.

When you opened the 1835 hymnal, you saw:

• Only the words (verses of hymns)

• No tune names

• No musical staff

• No suggested melodies

So how did they know what melody to sing?

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⭐ Metrical Singing: How It Worked

The key is the metrical system inherited from the English hymn and psalm tradition. Every hymn text has a meter, which describes the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.

Emma’s hymnal used the same system as Isaac Watts and other Protestant hymnals.

The primary hymn meters were:

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