The United Methodist Hymnal for Android

11 things about The United Methodist Hymnal

1. The app includes page scans of the hymnal, powerful search capabilities, information about songs and their authors, and the ability to access several different versions of songs including pew, large print, lead sheet, and instrumental (strings, brass, and woodwinds).

2. Many songs include links to resources for background information and for worship planning, such as related scripture passages, topics, worship notes on the text and tune, PowerPoint slides, and available choral and instrumental arrangements.

3. The versions offered for FlexScores include pew, lead sheet, violin, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, bassoon, alto saxophone, soprano or tenor saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, and tuba.

4. - While editions (such as the Pew Edition or FlexScore Edition) of the hymnal can be transferred to other devices, individual FlexScores -- both the $1.99 and $9.99 versions -- cannot be transferred to other devices.

5. This free app includes the 281 public domain songs in The United Methodist Hymnal.

6. The search box allows you to search for songs by first line, author, composer, topic, or scripture passages quoted or alluded to.

7. For instrumental versions, the music is transposed into an appropriate range and displayed in an appropriate clef for the instrument (based on the same part arrangement of the printed hymnal).

8. This is the official iPad edition of The United Methodist Hymnal (1989) authorized by The United Methodist Publishing House.

9. Flip the page with a foot pedal! With an optional, Bluetooth enabled, foot pedal (bought separately) you may turn pages back and forth using a compatible foot pedal.

10. - A network connection is required to access hymn background information, and view most FlexScores.

11. You may use the "setlist" feature to pre-arrange hymns in your preferred order (for example, the song sequence in a worship service).