Welcome to the HymnQuest website. This site contains, full product specifications, on-line ordering, downloads and technical support for the HymnQuest software.
HymnQuest is a unique software program developed by The
Pratt Green Trust, a charity devoted to the advancement of hymnody
and music in worship. It is the most comprehensive ever published
in its field, containing over 40,900 first lines and choruses, the
full text of 26,600 hymns and songs from some 441
hymn books and publications. The opening bars of over 22,300
melodies can be both viewed and heard, and the indexes list tune
names and metres; biblical, lectionary, thematic, liturgical and
seasonal references, as well as information and pictures of authors,
composers and translators.
The software now also includes full music for over 1,000 public domain hymn tunes. Available in Adobe PDF and Sibelius Scorch format, these enable you to view, print, listen to and transpose the hymns in full harmony. (Note: this facility requires an active internet connection, although once downloaded, the files can be used offline).
New for 2012: we have also added direct links to over 560 Scorch files found on the Jubilate website (this requires a (free) subscription to the site www.jubilate.co.uk).
HymnQuest provides a fast and intuitive search facility for leaders of worship, publishers, researchers and anyone interested in hymns and songs to find exactly what they want at the click of a mouse. For those frustrated by being able to recall only an odd phrase of a hymn, those seeking hymns or songs mentioning a particular word or name, those wanting material on a particular biblical text or theme or by a particular author, or who can remember a tune but not the words that go with it (or vice versa) - these and many other requirements are met by this software.
The project has the backing of virtually all of the major publishers and copyright administrators in Britain and Ireland, as well as some from overseas.
The first full release of HymnQuest (HymnQuest 2000) was launched in May 2000. The latest version HymnQuest 2012 was released in Janaury 2012 (see What's New?).
