Here are entered works on church music and on sacred vocal music in general. Sacred vocal compositions are entered under the heading Sacred vocal music and headings referred to under that heading.Subdivided, when desirable, by denomination as well as by locality, e.g. 1. Church music--Church of England. 2. Church music--England.
Here are entered general collections of hymns, with qualification, when appropriate, by language, e.g. Hymns, English. For collections of hymns of an individual Christian denomination an additional subject entry is made under the heading for the denomination with subdivision Hymns, e.g. Catholic Church--Hymns. --names of individual hymns, e.g. Gloria in excelsis Deo