The Sacred Harp

Description

There are a number of books called The Sacred Harp. Following is a list of some of the more notable ones.

No.	Year	Title	Compilers	Editions	Notes	Comments
1	1832	The Sacred Harp, Containing Part First, A Clear Compendium	John H. Hickok	1832	4-shape	Mostly three-part
2	1835	The Sacred Harp, or Eclectic Harmony: Collection of Church Music	Lowell Mason, Timothy B. Mason	1835ab, 1844ab	Oval (1835b, 1844a), 4-shape (1835a, 1844b)	Staffs are Tenor-Alto-Soprano-Bass, Melody in Soprano
3	1844	The Sacred Harp, a Collection of Psalm and Hymn Tunes, Odes, and Anthems	Benjamin F. White, Elisha J. King	1844, 1850, 1860	4-shape	Some four-part (Treble-Alto-Tenor-Bass), some three-part (Tr.-T.-B.), melody in Tenor
4	1856	The Sacred Harp: B. F. White and E. J. King: A collection of tunes, odes, hymns and anthems: Fourth edition	James L. White, C. P. Byrd, and others	1869, 1870, 1897	4-shape	Same as 1844
5	1902	The Sacred Harp	W. M. Cooper, R. D. Blackshear, B. P. Poyner, Saxon P. Poyner, B. F. Faust	1902, 1907, 1909, 1927, 1949, 1950, 1960, 1992, 2000, 2006, 2012	4-shape	Same as 1844
6	1909	The Sacred Harp: Fifth Edition	J. L. White	1909, 1910, 1911, 2007	4-shape	Same as 1844
7	1911	The Original Sacred Harp	J. S. James	1911, 1921, 1929	4-shape	Same as 1844
8	1936	The Sacred Harp	T. J. Denson, S. M. Denson, Paine Denson, Otis L. McCoy, L. P. Odom	1936, 1960, 1966, 1971, 1987, 1991	4-shape	Same as 1844