Hymns Ancient and Modern | |
Commissioned by | William Denton, Francis Murray, Sir Henry Williams Baker, 3rd Baronet |
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Approved for | Church of England |
Released | 1861 |
Publisher | (Currently) Canterbury Press |
Editor | William Henry Monk |
No. of Hymns | 273 |
Hymns Ancient and Modern is a hymnal in common use within the Church of England, a result of the efforts of the Oxford Movement. The hymnal was first published in 1861. The organization publishing it has now been formed into a charitable trust, Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd,[1] and As of 2022[update] it publishes a wide range of hymnals as well as other theological and religious books and magazines, under imprints including the acquired publishers Canterbury Press and SCM Press.