How to Find Hymns That Relate to a Scripture Passage

My mentor years ago told me that outside of the Bible, one of the most important books to have in my library is a good hymnal (or two or three or more!). In light of that I was thrilled to recently receive the following question from a fellow Logos user:

Very often hymns are based on Scripture and very often that passage is referenced in the hymnal. Is there any way to search a hymnal or hymnals for a reference to a specific Scripture passage? For example, I’d like to know if any of the hymnals or song books in my Logos library make a reference to Romans 8:28.

This is a great question and the answer is a very easy and resounding yes! To do so, all you’ll need is the Logos Hymnal Media Resource and the Passage Guide.

Take a look at this:

• Choose Guides | Passage Guide
• Place a passage like John 3:16 in the Reference box (A)
• Press the Enter key to generate the report
• Navigate to the Music section which automatically searches the Logos Hymnal Media Resource for hymns related to the passage under study (B)

Click the title of the hymn (C) to open the resource right to the hymn where you can play the MIDI file (D) and see the lyrics (E)

In next week’s post, I’ll show you how to search the Hymnal to locate hymns by title, lyrics, or even author!

To learn more about the Logos Hymnal Media Resource secure your copy of the Logos 7 Training Manuals Volumes 1-3 in print or digital.

Or for the fastest and most fun way to leverage the power of your software, attend an upcoming Camp Logos in Akron, Phoenix, or Murfreesboro for live hands-on training!

Also be sure to follow the brand-new MP Seminars Faithlife group and receive a FREE download of the commentary Ephesians: Verse by Verse by Dr. Grant Osborne.

Morris Proctor is a certified trainer for Logos Bible Software. Morris, who has trained thousands of Logos users at his two-day Camp Logos seminars, provides many training materials.