"O God, our Father, Thee we praise,
and laud Thy gracious blessings''
- Lied 131
Introduction
This website aims to do two things: firstly, provide an overview of the history and importance of the Amish hymnal referred to as the Ausbund, and secondly, to help users identify specific editions of the Ausbund. At present, only editions printed between 1600 and 1800 are included in this identification tool. Older and considerably rarer versions of the Ausbund exist, but this site aims to focus on more common undated versions for the time being. We hope you enjoy looking around and that you learn something new about this fascinating book.
This project was created with the support of the Mennonite Historical Library, which holds the rare editions of the Ausbund featured throughout the site. Particular thanks goes to Joe Springer, curator of the Mennonite Historical Library, for suggesting the project and providing continual input and information. All photographs were taken by Matilda Yoder and are under a Creative Commons attribution license. Site content and design is by Matilda Yoder unless otherwise cited. |