Harmonisches Gesangbuch 1827: The Hymnal of a Religious Community in Early Nineteenth-Century America

The subject of this essay, Harmonisches Gesangbuch, 1827 was the hymnal of the Harmony Society, a Christian community of German origins in America in the early nineteenth century. This society is defined neither as an American denomination nor as a sect, but as a religious communal society. This essay will first present a brief overview of the history and theology of this society, followed by an analysis of its hymn book

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