The Seventh-day Adventist hymnal in Eʋe. Read it, project it, and sing from it. Open it in your browser today, or on Android with the mobile app. It is still a work in progress, and your feedback is always welcome.
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The web hymnal
Every hymn in the Standard collection and the Hatiatiawo, Eʋe against English, on any browser you already have.
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Projection
Project any hymn as slides with Eʋe and English together, controlled from a second window on the same computer.
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The mobile app
Every hymn on your phone, ready offline, with recordings that keep playing when the screen locks. On Android now, with iPhone to follow.
Both languages, one page
Eʋe and English verses displayed side by side.
Search that forgives
Type a number, a title in either language, or a fragment of a line. It finds the hymn.
Two collections
The Standard hymnal, plus the 36 Hatiatiawo put together by Eʋe composers.
Project from the page
Project any hymn to the screen, and configure how the slides look.
Project any hymn of choice
Big, clear, readable slides in Eʋe and English. Easy to pick the hymn, step through the verses, and configure how it looks and feels.
Verses per slide
One verse per slide, sized for easy reading, with the chorus repeating.
Blank the screen
Blank the display at will and bring the hymns back when needed.
Configure the look
Size, line spacing, typeface and background are all adjustable from the control window with preset values.
Mobile app for offline use
Easily access hymns without internet. Recordings play in the background, and you can save them to listen offline, alongside favourites and your recently opened hymns.
Browse
Read
Listen
Offline hymnal
Hymns are downloaded to the device and use about 2 MB of storage.
Audio from the lock screen
Recordings keep playing when the screen locks, with playback controls within easy reach.
Share a verse
Turn any verse into an image for WhatsApp or a status, in Eʋe, English, or both.
Version 1.0.0 · 73 MB · Android 7 or newer
On iPhone? Read the hymnal in your browser for now. Open the hymnal. Google Play and the App Store are coming later.
What is next
We have a few things lined up, and you are welcome to suggest the features you would like to see.
In the collection today
- Standard hymns
- 101
- Hatiatiawo
- 36
- NowShipped
Web hymnal and projection
Search, bilingual lyrics, topic filters and a projection view, in any browser.
- NowIn progress
Audio recordings
Recordings uploaded and reviewed by the team, playing alongside the text.
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Mobile app for Android
The full hymnal offline, with background audio, favourites and shareable verses.
- NowShipped
Downloaded audio
Recordings saved on the device, usable without internet.
- NextPlanned
App stores and iPhone
The app on Google Play, and on the App Store for iPhone.
- LaterUnder study
Sheet music
Printable staff notation with Eʋe and English beneath the staves.
The team
This hymnal is volunteer work, done in collaboration with different people across different domains.
The Ghana Volta Mission
The mission headed by pastors and administrators overseeing the work of the Adventist church in the Volta Region of Ghana.
Translators
Music experts and directors who spent immense time translating over 690 standard hymns into Eʋe.
Digitisation team
Individuals with expertise in tech who ensure that the original translations are digitised and made available in the formats you see now.
Reviewers
An ongoing, expanding team of people who ensure that the digitised hymns are accurately written and matched with the right audio.
If you would like to translate, sing, record or help in any way, kindly write to us below. God bless you.
Metadata
Hymnary.org and other credible sources.
Source text
The 1985 SDA Hymnal and its Eʋe edition.
Hatiatiawo
36 entries put together by Eʋe composers.
Software
Open source; licences listed in the apps.
Reach out to us
Tell us your experience so far
If you would like to suggest improvements, correct a hymn, report a missing translation, ask about using the hymnal, or just say hi, send us a message.
Prefer email? hello@adventistewehymns.org
- A hymn needs correcting
- Using it in your church
- Hear when the app lands
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Start using the hymnal now without any account. Be blessed while you sing praises to our Maker.