The United Methodist Hymnal
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The United Methodist Hymnal is the primary worship book of the United Methodist Church, containing its standard collection of hymns, liturgies, and musical settings for congregational use.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The United Methodist Hymnal canonical | 3 |
| The Methodist Hymnal (1966) | 1 |
| The United Methodist Hymnal: Book of United Methodist Worship | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1856713 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The United Methodist Hymnal Context triple: [United Methodist Church, usesText, The United Methodist Hymnal]
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A.
Directory for Public Worship
The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
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B.
Hymnal (Sharakan collection)
Hymnal (Sharakan collection) is the principal Armenian liturgical songbook containing the traditional corpus of sharakan hymns used in the worship and feasts of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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C.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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D.
The Reformed Liturgy
The Reformed Liturgy is a 17th-century Puritan worship manual by Richard Baxter that sought to provide a simpler, more scripturally grounded alternative to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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E.
Book of Alternative Services
The Book of Alternative Services is a modern liturgical book of the Anglican Church of Canada that provides contemporary-language rites and worship resources as an alternative to the traditional Book of Common Prayer.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The United Methodist Hymnal Target entity description: The United Methodist Hymnal is the primary worship book of the United Methodist Church, containing its standard collection of hymns, liturgies, and musical settings for congregational use.
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A.
Directory for Public Worship
The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
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B.
Hymnal (Sharakan collection)
Hymnal (Sharakan collection) is the principal Armenian liturgical songbook containing the traditional corpus of sharakan hymns used in the worship and feasts of the Armenian Apostolic Church.
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C.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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D.
The Reformed Liturgy
The Reformed Liturgy is a 17th-century Puritan worship manual by Richard Baxter that sought to provide a simpler, more scripturally grounded alternative to the Anglican Book of Common Prayer.
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E.
Book of Alternative Services
The Book of Alternative Services is a modern liturgical book of the Anglican Church of Canada that provides contemporary-language rites and worship resources as an alternative to the traditional Book of Common Prayer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hymnal
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liturgical book ⓘ worship book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
The United Methodist Hymnal
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surface form:
The United Methodist Hymnal: Book of United Methodist Worship
|
| contains |
Charles Wesley hymns
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Holy Communion liturgy ⓘ John Wesley hymns ⓘ Wesleyan hymns ⓘ baptismal liturgy ⓘ canticles ⓘ creeds ⓘ ecumenical hymns ⓘ funeral service ⓘ global hymns ⓘ hymns ⓘ liturgies ⓘ musical settings ⓘ prayers ⓘ psalms ⓘ responsive readings ⓘ service music ⓘ services for the Christian year ⓘ wedding service ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| denomination | United Methodist Church ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Canticles
ⓘ
Hymns ⓘ Indexes ⓘ Psalter ⓘ Services of the Church ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction |
standard collection of hymns for the United Methodist Church
ⓘ
standard collection of liturgies for the United Methodist Church ⓘ standard musical settings for United Methodist congregational use ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| predecessor |
The United Methodist Hymnal
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
The Methodist Hymnal (1966)
|
| primaryUse |
congregational worship
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corporate singing ⓘ liturgical services ⓘ |
| publicationDecade | 1980s ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| publisher | The United Methodist Publishing House ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Methodism ⓘ |
| status | official hymnal of the United Methodist Church ⓘ |
| theologicalEmphasis |
Arminian theology
ⓘ
Wesleyan theology ⓘ |
| title | The United Methodist Hymnal self-link ⓘ |
| usedBy |
English-speaking Methodist congregations
ⓘ
United Methodist congregations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The United Methodist Hymnal Description of subject: The United Methodist Hymnal is the primary worship book of the United Methodist Church, containing its standard collection of hymns, liturgies, and musical settings for congregational use.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The United Methodist Hymnal: Book of United Methodist Worship
this entity surface form:
The Methodist Hymnal (1966)