Tring Church Music

This page is provided for informal guidance only and is E.&O.E. No liability is accepted in respect of any issues arising from the use of this information. In the event of any doubt independent expert advice should be sought.

Creative works such as hymns are subject to copyright from the time they are written until 70 years after the death of the author or composer. During that period it is illegal to reproduce the work without the permission of the copyright holder or his/her appointed agent. Many hymns, however, were written so long ago that they are no longer covered by copyright.

Some of the hymns suggested in this website are still copyright and therefore the words themselves cannot be included here. To look at these words you should consult a hymn book, the source of each hymn is referenced at the bottom of the page with a book code and the number. The book codes are:

AMRW: Hymns Ancient and Modern (Hymns for Songs for Refreshing Worship, 2013)
CofE: The Church of England website
HON: Hymns Old and New (New Anglican Edition, 1996)

Tring Church subscribes to a copying licence from Christian Copyright Licencing International (CCLI). This licence enables you to legally reproduce hymn words, with a few exceptions, in your order of service for use in the church of St. Peter and St. Paul, Tring only. Please refer to the CCLI website at www.ccli.co.uk for a list of publishers included in the scheme.

The words of hymns should be transcribed or copied from this website to be sure that they match the music I will play. No permission is required for this but you should always acknowledge the author at the end of the words as illustrated on each suggested hymn page.

The words of hymns should be transcribed from the hymn book shown on the suggested hymn page to be sure that they match the music I will play. Photocopying, scanning etc are not permitted. You need to include an acknowledgement of the author, the copyright holder and the CCLI Licence. Note that the copyright holder is rarely the original author because authors sell their rights to a publisher. The format of this acknowledgement is very important and must be included exactly as illustrated on each suggested hymn page.
This acknowledgement includes our CCLI Licence number which is available on request.

The words of hymns should be transcribed from the hymn book shown on the suggested hymn page to be sure that they match the music I will play. Photocopying, scanning etc are not permitted. You must write directly to the copyright holder for permission to do this before getting your orders of service printed. Note that the copyright holder is rarely the original author because authors sell their rights to a publisher. Such permission is normally readily available and although a fee will usually be charged these are generally very reasonable for single-use.
The copyright holder will normally specify the exact form of acknowledgement to include. If not, then the following general form should suffice:

[author], © [copyright-owner year], Reproduced by permission

for example:

Fred Smiley, © Happy Music Ltd. 1997, Reproduced by permission

Because weddings are classed as private functions you do not need any permission to sing the hymns or for other music, e.g. entrance and exit music, to be performed.