📘 Hymns — For Home and Church: A Global Call for Translators, Singers, and Volunteers

As Hymns — For Home and Church nears completion, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is launching a massive multilingual project—and they’re calling on members worldwide to help. If you speak one of 17 focus languages, can sing, translate, or review content, your contribution might shape the global hymnbook of the Church’s future.

book, piano, church, old, vintage, retro, antique, music book, page, literature, knowledge, christianity, closeup, piano, piano, piano, piano, piano, church, church, church, church, christianity

🌍 1. What Is Hymns — For Home and Church?

Announced in 2018, this new unified hymnal will combine hymns and children’s songs into a single volume of roughly 375 selections (about one-third children’s songs) designed for global use. Songs are being released digitally starting May 2024, with gradual rollouts expected in all Church languages. The printed book will debut in at least English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French by mid‑2027, followed by up to 50 languages by 2030. Every language edition will use the same hymn numbering and core content, creating unity in worship across the Church.

🧭 2. Who’s Needed—and How You Can Help

The Church is recruiting for three main roles, especially in Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, European Portuguese, Finnish, Haitian Creole, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swedish, Thai, and Ukrainian:

Translator or Content Reviewer (paid, ~5+ hours/week)
Singer for the hymnbook audio recordings (paid, 1–10 hours/week)
Community Feedback Volunteer for translation input and creative review (unpaid, ~1 hour/week)

These roles are part of the Church’s global talent effort: volunteers and contracted contributors will help with translation, transcription, notation, singing, logistics, and music feedback.

🎼 3. Why This Translation Work Matters

The Hymnbook Revision includes 17,000 submitted songs, selections from existing hymn collections across languages, and contributions from other Christian traditions—all vetted for doctrinal clarity and global relevance. Songs now include African‑American spirituals, updated lyrics, expanded styles, and global selections like “This Little Light of Mine”. Currently, 48 new hymns are live in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French; more translations and releases are ongoing. The hymnbook is not just about singing—it’s about fostering unity, increasing access to sacred music, and uplifting diverse global cultures.

altar, cathedral, catholic church, church, church art, faith, religion, architecture, nave, church interior, cathedral, church, church, church, church, church

📊 4. The Project Timeline & Global Reach

First digital hymns launched May 2024. Additional batches released in September 2024, February 2025 (15 hymns), and June 2025 (11 more), bringing the total to 48.
Print publication is slated for mid‑2027 in the first four languages, with other language editions to follow through 2030.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Why is translation help needed now?
With releases expanding into many new languages, translators and reviewers are needed to ensure lyrics remain doctrinally sound, culturally appropriate, and musically singable.

Q2: Can non-professionals contribute?
Yes! Musically skilled individuals and creative writers—both paid contractors and volunteers—can contribute to translation, singing, transcription, notation, and feedback.

Q3: What if I can sing but not speak a target language?
Some open roles support singers for local language recordings—even if you’re not translating, your voice may bring hymns to life in other languages.

Q4: Can youth participate?
Absolutely—teenagers and children may apply for singing or translation roles, as long as they meet language and stylistic criteria.

Q5: How long do projects last?
Assignments are generally short-term (few hymns) but may extend as multiple languages are released over the coming years. Volunteers can contribute part-time under church guidelines.

🧭 Final Thoughts

The Hymns — For Home and Church project stands at the intersection of faith, music, and global unity. Whether you can translate, sing, or offer feedback, your voice—literally or metaphorically—can help shape a resource designed to uplift millions across cultures and generations. With structured bilingual numbering, digital accessibility, and inclusive selection, this hymnbook project embodies the Church’s global vision. If you’re fluent in one of the 17 target languages or gifted in music, consider joining this sacred global undertaking.