About this CD

Everything here is referring to the 2018 Edition of the CD and books, except where old editions of books are mentioned. Changes in past and future versions can be found at this errata page.

In brief

Any MIDI player can play the hymns for learning the tunes and timing. See the 2 Play 2018 Edition folder.

The 2018 Edition books may be printed on A4 paper, either two-up or full-page from the files in the 3 Print Metric 2018 Edition folder, or on Letter size paper from the files in the 4 Print Letter Modern Edition. The similarly named DJVU files and the PDF files have identical content, but the color covers are only available in PDF. It should be noted that margins in the book files have been set up with a gutter (binding width, mirrored margins).

Copies of this CD, and printed, spiral bound books of the 2018 Edition, Handwritten edition, and some books of poems are also available. For these, or other questions about this collection, email SJhymns@rkivs.com or inquire via this web site: http://rkivs.com/digitalmusic/.

A words-only ebook corresponding to this collection of hymns can be found at http://hymns.nevcal.com/.

In full

The files on this edition of the CD include:

• 1 Sam Jones Index folder
  • HTML indexes for all the hymns on this CD.
    
    
• 2 Play 2018 Edition folder

  This folder is prepared for those who wish to play the songs on their computer. The mid-SJH18-midi folder contains MIDI files with the complete harmonies, while the mid-SJH18-melody contains MIDI files with only the melody, which can be easier for learning the tune if you are unfamiliar with the music.

  This is computer generated music, and lacks expression, but does give correct pitch and timing. It is a by-product of producing the printed books, and can be educational, but no additional work was invested to provide music more pleasing to the ear.

• 3 Print Metric 2018 Edition folder

  Books One and Two, both Covers and Pages are in this folder, in two print sizes and two data formats. The DJVU format is much smaller, and there is fairly broad support for it on mobile devices and ebook software, if you want to take it with you. The PDF format has been standardized for years, and has nearly ubiquitous support.

  Files starting with !B5011-SJH18 are 2-up versions, formatted so that you can print them duplex on A4 paper, cut the paper in half, rotate one half and place it on top the other half, and bind the cut edges for an A5 result. Note the color cover contains covers for both books.

  Files starting with !B5012-SJH18 are 1-up versions, more suitable for viewing on screen, and ready to print them duplex on A4 paper, and bind as desired.The color covers are in separate files for each book. It may be desirable to trim the full-page editions to reduce the size of the gutter.

• 4 Print Letter 2018 Edition folder

  Books One and Two, both Covers and Pages are in this folder, in two print sizes and two data formats. The DJVU format is much smaller, and there is fairly broad support for it on mobile devices and ebook software, if you want to take it with you. The PDF format has been standardized for years, and has nearly ubiquitous support.

  Files starting with !B5013-SJH18 are 2-up versions, formatted so that you can print them duplex on letter-size paper, cut the paper in half, rotate one half and place it on top the other half, and bind the cut edges for a half-letter-size result. Note the color cover contains covers for both books.

  Files starting with !B5014-SJH18 are 1-up versions, more suitable for viewing on screen, and ready to print them duplex on letter-size paper, and bind as desired.The color covers are in separate files for each book. It may be desirable to trim the full-page editions to reduce the size of the gutter.

• 5 Poems folder
  • This folder contains a collection of poems that Sam created in book form. Most of the poems were written by Sam, but a few are by others, that he collected.
    • A4 PDF Books folder
    • Letter PDF Books folder
    • TIFF Original Scans for Poetry Books folder
    • Sam Jones Notebook
      
      
• 6 History folder
  • Documents sub-folder
    • Collected notes about Sam Jones' compositions and experiences.
  • Sub-folders for some of Sam's sketches; pictures of Sam & other workers, some pictures of Bethel and nearby areas, also Snug Cove on Kangaroo Island.
  • Pictures sub-folder (Includes Glen Williams' modern photos, and historical photos)
    • Bethel, Stockport sub-folder
    • Kangaroo Island sub-folder
    • Oak Lodge, Kapunda sub-folder
    • Other Photos sub-folder
    • Other South Australia sub-folder
    • Photos of Sam Jones sub-folder
  • Sketches by Sam Jones sub-folder
    
    
• 7 Other Information folder
  This whole folder is useful only to people that wish to duplicate or modify this CD or to view/edit/correct the individual Song Printer for Windows files.
  
  
• 8 Previous Editions.7z compressed folder.

  The files in this folder have been included primarily for the historical record, and have been compressed using the 7-zip program.

  • Handwritten sub-folder
    Contains a collection of lyrics, many written in Sam's ornate cursive. Of interest as a primary source, and for the beauty of his cursive, and some included sketches. While the majority of the items in this book are of his authorship there is some material he did not compose.
  • Historical Music sub-folder
    A green covered version of Sam's hymns, set to music, was compiled by Wilfred Geue after Sam's death, from all of Sam's personal collections, and many that he had given to others, and a few were included that someone thought he had composed, but for which other sources have been found. Wilfred set all the hymns to music, where possible using tunes Sam had selected. While the quality of typesetting varied within this book, it was a phenomenal effort for one man for the time and available technology.
    After the first publication, a number of other of Sam's hymns were found, and a second edition was produced that included them. A small supplement was produced for those having the first edition.
    Long afterward, Don Puffalt, an English teacher and musician, edited scans of the book to improve spelling, grammar, punctuation and readability. Both the original scans, and Don's improved version are included here.
  • Historical Words Only sub-folder
    Scanned images of a collection of words only hymns, and some sayings and notes attributed to Sam that once were available from Miss Bailey, in Shropshire, England.
  • Modern (2013) Edition Letter and Modern (2013) Edition Metric sub-folders
    Based on Wilfred's collection, but with a desire for a more legible book, Lionel Modra undertook to use Noteworthy Composer to re-typeset Sam's collection of hymns. In his research, a few more hymns written by same were discovered that Wilfred not included. Set on A4 paper originally, this edition required two coil-bound volumes. Later, Lionel tweaked the formatting a bit so the collection could also be printed on Letter size paper in the USA. First published in 2009, this collection underwent several revisions as research into the origins of hymn lyrics and tunes became more available via the internet, and as errors were detected and corrected. A bit of collaboration with Glenn Linderman resulted in a corresponding words only edition on half-size paper.
    
    This collection is now obsoleted by Lionel's continuing work in re-typesetting the music again using Song Printer for Windows, producing a music version that can be printed on half-size paper, as well as full-size paper, and overcoming some of the limitations of Noteworthy Composer that required post-processing in a PDF editor.

Software notes

The following software is capable and recommended for Windows and Android, but in most cases other software exists that can also read the various files.

• ".txt" and ".html" files can be read by any browser on Windows or Android, as well as various text editor and word processing software packages.
• ".djvu" files can be read on Windows by IrfanView, or the DjVuLibre project, and by some commercial software. On Android, the eBookDroid program does great.
• ".jpg", ".tif", ".png", and ".bmp" files can be read on Windows by IrfanView, or on Android by FastImageViewer.
• ".ec4" files can be read by Epson Print CD on Windows.
• ".psd" files can be read by Adobe PhotoShop or IrfanView on Windows.
• ".pdf" files can be read on Windows by Adobe Reader (by the inventors of PDF format), or by SumatraPDF which is significantly faster to start and load large files. On Android, eBookDroid can also display PDF files, and most devices come with some PDF reader capabilities.
• ".midi" files can be played on Windows by VanBasco Karaoke, or on Android by Simple Midi Player.
• ".7z" files can be decompressed on Windwos by the 7-zip program, or on Android by 7zipper.
• ".wpd" files can be read by Word Perfect with formatting intact, or can be imported by LibreOffice Write, and sometimes by Microsoft Word. There are usually corresponding ".pdf" files with the same information and format.
• ".doc" files can be read by Microsoft Word with formatting intact, or can be imported by LibreOffice Write, and sometimes by Word Perfect. There are usually corresponding ".pdf" files with the same information and format.
• ".song" files are created by Song Printer for Windows written by Glenn Linderman for production of hymnbooks. They are a proprietary format, not usable by other software.

I don't know much about Apple computers, but have heard they are so easy to use that surely all you have to do is click a file to open it.

iOS devices can surely manipulate any of these file types: "There's an APP for that."