In what year was the hymnbook that Elisha J. King compiled first published?
Elisha J. King Elisha James King (1821-1844) was, with B. F. White, the compiler of "The Sacred Harp", a shape note hymnbook that came to be used widely in the rural South. In revised form, the book continues to be popular among singers to this day.
Nynorsk salmebok Nynorsk salmebok ('Nynorsk Hymnal'; full title: Nynorsk salmebok for kyrkja og heim og møte 'Nynorsk Hymnal for Church and Home and Meetings') is a Nynorsk hymnal that was edited by Bernt Støylen, Peter Hognestad, and Anders Hovden, and first published in 1925. Under a royal resolution of December 18 that year, it was recognized for use in worship services and in country church parishes (Norwegian: "sogn" ) that adopted it. The hymnal originally contained 711 hymns, and under the royal resolution of October 1, 1926 it was decided to supplement it with 200 Bokmål additions from the old and new Landstad hymnal.