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1 Free Recordings of Hymns and Carols
1.1 Hymns Available For Online Services
1.2 Seasonal Selections
1.3 Main Links
1.4 Android Users

Free Recordings of Hymns and Carols

Welcome to Hymns Without Words, a free resource for churches and congregations around the world providing free downloads hymns and carols for use in services. They are recorded without words and suitable for congregational singing.

Recordings are often refreshed and new recordings added, so please keep coming back to see what is new.  Click Here for a list of all hymns.

Hymns Available For Online Services

The founding principle of Hymns Without Words was to provide free access to quality recordings of hymns for churches who do not have live musicians in order to accompany their congregations during services. We am very happy to support online services, including those via platforms such as YouTube and Zoom as a way of meeting the pastoral needs of local communities. Please note if you use a recording on YouTube you may find there is a copyright claim for your use of it. This is normal and should not be of concern. Useful advice on licensing can be found Here.

All I ask is an acknowledgement which is usually on the page for the individual hymns, for example: From HymnsWithoutWords.com – Performance ℗ 2020 Richard M.S. Irwin. All rights reserved. ISRC UKTU21900135

If you are unclear as to what to do, please Contact Us. If you would prefer not to download the tracks you can also find 100’s of hymns on Amazon, Apple Music, Deezer, Google, iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify and other online services.

Seasonal Selections

Main Links

Android Users

How to simply set up Hymns Without Words like an Android App on your smart phone: open https://play.hymnswithoutwords.com in Chrome and click on “Add To Home Screen”. Use Hymns A-Z from the menu to quickly navigate to the hymn you want to play.