- 295 Catholic Hymns: Preserving the historic tradition of the Church.
- English SATB Hymns only $19.95
- 199 Latin Gregorian Chants: Included in the exclusive & Chants Edition
- Affordable Hardbound Edition Hymns with Chants: Only 24.95.
- Both also available in paperback or download
- NIHIL OBSTAT & IMPRIMATUR: Fully approved for Catholic use.
- Authentic Texts: Original hymn lyrics without modern alterations.
- No Licensing Fees: Copy, share, use freely for podcasts, streaming, or performances – forever.
- Full Harmonies: Perfect for choir, congregation, or home piano playing.
- Rich and Timeless: Classic hymns from Catholic history.
- Faith-Focused: Hymns designed to teach and inspire Catholics of all ages.
- An Alternate Choice: Custom Parish Hymnals: Tailored editions available to meet your parish's specific needs.
A Permanent Traditional Catholic Hymnal
in full harmony for your singing congregation!
Restoring the Soul of Sacred Music
Every parish faces a challenge: How can we encourage the congregation to truly sing during Mass and connect with the liturgy in a meaningful way? In a world filled with noise and distraction, sacred music has the power to focus hearts on God, unify worshipers, and elevate the Mass to the heavens. Yet many parishes struggle with finding music that is both inspiring and easy for congregations to sing.
You are not alone in this challenge. Across the Church, clergy, musicians, and parish leaders share a common desire to rekindle the joy of congregational singing, embrace the richness of Catholic tradition, and deepen participation in the liturgy. That’s where the Catholic Book of Hymns comes in.
This hymnal is your guide to transforming worship in your parish. It offers:
• Hymns Rich in Faith: Each hymn is carefully selected for its theological depth and connection to Catholic liturgy, helping worshipers meditate on the mysteries of the faith.
• Accessible for Everyone: With singable melodies and familiar texts, it’s designed to invite the entire congregation to participate, whether they are lifelong Catholics or new to the Church.
• Optional Gregorian Chant: Reconnect with the Church’s ancient and timeless musical heritage through chants from the Kyriale, including multiple settings of the Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, and Agnus Dei plus additional chants that might be sung by the congregation. These chants, praised by Pope Benedict XVI as “a supreme model of sacred music,” are presented in a way that allows any parish to rediscover their beauty.
Two Editions for Every Parish Need
A Catholic Book of Hymns is available in two editions, ensuring that parishes can meet their unique liturgical and pastoral needs.
The first edition includes hymns in SATB English, ideal for use at all Masses—whether Ordinary, Extraordinary Form or Ordinariate—offering accessible, singable melodies for the entire congregation.
The second edition, A Catholic Book of Hymns & Chants adds Latin Gregorian chants, providing a comprehensive Kyriale for parishes that wish to sing in Latin.
This Kyriale section also serves as a congregational book for parishes celebrating Latin Masses, reducing or eliminating the need for handling multiple books in the pews. With this integrated resource, your parish can seamlessly unite the sacred traditions of the Church with the practical needs of today’s worshipers.
Missals for the altar; Hymnals for the pews!
Why Your Parish Should Reconsider Combined Missal/Hymnals
Parishes across the country have spent thousands of dollars on combined missal/hymnals, only to face repeated costly replacements due to new translations of the Mass and Scripture. These updates force parishes into an expensive cycle of replacing books every few years.
Historically, hymnals and missals were separate books, and for good reason: hymnal content remains timeless. Hymn texts and melodies don’t go out of fashion, allowing parishes to continue using them for decades without replacement. It's time to return to this proven model.
Your Choices:
- A Catholic Book of Hymns & Chants
- A Catholic Book of Hymns for parishes already singing from A Parish Book of Chant or another Kyriale
Why This Change is Crucial:
A new Scripture translation has been announced and pending. This update will render today’s combined missal/hymnals outdated, just as the 2010 changes did. However, our hymnals are unaffected by translation updates, offering parishes a long-term, cost-effective solution.
Additionally, Source & Summit provides an excellent printed Companion Missal without hymns, and our hymnal pairs seamlessly with it, saving pages and pages of paper copying hymns.
How to Make the Transition Without Costing Your Parish:
Gaining support for this change starts with educating your parish community and leaders on the long-term savings and practical benefits of separating missals and hymnals. Present this shift as a fiscally responsible, forward-thinking decision that honors the timeless nature of sacred music.
Get Started in Your Parish for Free
Step 1: Download PDF
Feel free to use the PDF without restrictions—no copyright fees or streaming permissions are ever required. Print as much as you need for your cantor, choir, or congregation.
You have two convenient options:
- Download instantly—completely free, no email address required.
- Download through our online store—also free, and we’ll stay connected to share helpful updates and resources.
Step 2: Order Trial Package
For only $69.95 + FREE Shipping, you get something for everybody:
• Organist & Choir Director Edition for Organist, Paperback
• Pew Edition for Cantor, Hardbound
• Printable PDF for Choir & Congregation, Digital Download
If you're not completely satisfied with your purchase, we are happy to offer a 30-day full refund, including return shipping costs.
Customizing the Hymnal - adding pages
Our standard hymnal is FLEXIBLE and able to be extensively customized. How is this possible? And is it affordable?
A high-quality, non-latex, affordable elastic band holds securely holds up to 16 additional inserted pages of your choice: 8 in the front and 8 in the back of each hymnal.
Add your choice of Mass settings, unison hymns, readings, and Mass texts to the hymnal.
A Simple Process
This flexibility also keeps sheets of paper from falling on the floor, cluttering up the pews and, even worse - having the Word of God be stepped on accidentally.
Volunteers who once picked up loose papers after Mass can now simply insert booklets into the hymnals before the first Vigil Mass of the weekend.
Custom Printable PDF Inserts:
Free PDF files without the need for copyright fees or streaming paperwork.
Here are some ideas for inspiration. We have free pre-made files ready for you to use, but you can also upload your own PDFs and generate a booklet using our free online tool!
- The Order of the Mass - English*
- Glory to God and Creed
- ICEL English Chant Mass
- Other Mass Settings
- Saint Michael Prayer (inserted as the last page)
- Other Gregorian Chants not included in our "& Chants" version of A Catholic Book of Hymns & Chants
- And more... we would be happy to consider your requests!
*Latin Mass insert in preparation
A Truly Custom Hymnal
Would you consider making a custom hymnal for my parish, school or monastery?
For more than 10 years we have been creating custom Catholic hymnals for parishes, schools, colleges and seminaries where they are being sung from on three continents. We welcome your calls and have a simple process we follow for building new hymnals--from the first glimmer of an idea to shipping them to your parish. This process is based upon the framework of our standard hymn format and your choice of music, which makes this affordable.
Testimonials
When our church was closed during COVID, the old parish hymnals were placed in storage.
Now, I am free to print music sheets and choose more appropriate hymns. But, I have to report music to OneLicense and process permissions for podcasting and streaming, so I now have more responsibility than I expected. I met with Father, who listened to my concerns.
He had recently come across a Catholic hymnal that requires no paperwork or permissions, and is completely authentic to the faith. He asked me to learn more about it.
I did and found that the USCCB bishops very recently wrote that hymns must consistently reflect the teachings and beliefs of the Church. This hymnal has the IMPRIMATUR of a bishop, and so we are seriously considering it.
And me, I’d be freed from all of this paperwork!
- A Parish Musician
It has been many years since I got the Catholic Choirbook Anthology and A Beginner's Guide to Reading Gregorian Chant Notation from your site. After using these resources to learn CREDO I in 2016, the choir at my parish continued to sing first simpler Gregorian Chant melodies like the Exultemur et Laetemur for Easter, and now we sing polyphonic motets and hymns, in addition to beautiful Gregorian Chant.
To think those books were free download! Thank you for your work.
- Anthony Achonye, Nne Enyemaka Ebebe Shrine [FSSP], Umuaka, Imo, Nigeria
These resources have been invaluable in helping me to implement quality sacred music in our parish liturgies. Well crafted and very accessible for musicians of all levels.
- Dr. Holly Smith, Saint Margaret Mary Parish, Louisville, KY
A Book for Every Musician
Our hymnal series provides specialized hymnals to match the skills of your musicians.
All our music - aside from the hardbound hymnals - have perfect bound paperback covers.
They may easily and affordably be spiral bound at your local office supply store.