Sources relating to this theme are collected below, and available to view/download. Missionaries began to publish Korean language hymnals in the late 19th century for use amongst the Korean congregations. They believed having materials readily available in the native language would make it easier to convert the local population to Christianity.

Transcriptions

Each transcription here is an English language preface to a Korean language hymnal and is available to view and download below.

• Preface to ch’anyangga 1894
• Preface to ch’anyangga 1895
• Preface to ch’anmiga 1895
• Preface to ch’ansŏngsi 1895
• Preface to ch’anmiga 1897