Glory to God Ecumenical Hymnal 3.5.5

The iPad edition of "Glory to God: Hymns, Psalms, & Spiritual Songs" presents a comprehensive resource for both music enthusiasts and worship leaders. The app boasts high-quality musical arrangements, advanced search functionalities, and sample piano recordings, alongside insightful details about the hymns and their composers. Users can access various formats of the hymns, including pew, accompaniment, large print, projection, lead sheet, and instrumental versions for strings, brass, and woodwinds.

This free application features the pew version of all 235 public domain hymns included in "Glory to God," showcasing beloved selections such as “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling,” “Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing,” and “Take My Life and Let It Be.” Additional editions of the hymnal are available for purchase within the app, offering a range of copyrighted as well as public domain hymns:

• Pew Edition - $19.99
• Large Print Edition - $24.99
• Accompaniment Edition - $49.99
• Accompaniment with FlexScores - $99.99
• Alto Sax Edition - $24.99
• Bass Edition - $24.99
• Bassoon Edition - $24.99
• Cello Edition - $24.99
• Clarinet Edition - $24.99
• Flute Edition - $24.99
• Horn Edition - $24.99
• Oboe Edition - $24.99
• Tenor Sax Edition - $24.99
• Trombone Edition - $24.99
• Trumpet Edition - $24.99
• Tuba Edition - $24.99
• Viola Edition - $24.99
• Violin Edition - $24.99

Each hymn features a dedicated page that often includes a description, a brief biography of the author or composer, and practical information for worship leaders such as performance suggestions and available arrangements. Brief audio clips enhance the experience, providing users with a sample of each piece.

The robust search functionality allows users to locate hymns by first line, author, composer, topic, or related scripture passages and facilitates quick access by hymn number.

The Accompaniment with FlexScores edition encompasses all other editions while introducing FlexScores for most hymns. These innovative scores offer various formats including large print, lead sheet, projection versions, and instrumental arrangements tailored to specific instruments. Users have the flexibility to adjust the music text size and transpose scores as needed.

The range of available FlexScores includes diverse instrumentation such as accompaniment, pew editions for various wind instruments, strings, and brass options appropriate to each instrument's range and clef. The projection capability allows for seamless integration with external displays via projector connections.

A network connection is essential for accessing audio samples and viewing FlexScores within the app.

It is important to note that while entire editions (such as the Pew Edition or Accompaniment with FlexScores) may be transferred to different devices, individual FlexScores—from both the $1.99 and $9.99 tiers—are not transferable.