Permissions
Copyright & Permissions
The publishers of the Trinity Psalter Hymnal desire Psalms and biblical hymns to be widely sung throughout Christ’s church even as all involved abide by applicable copyright laws. We strive to follow and enforce these laws to protect all parties. Many years were devoted to compiling this collection, which includes original authorship and composition by the Trinity Psalter Hymnal Joint Publishing Venture. Many third party copyright holders granted their non-transferable permission to the Trinity Psalter Hymnal for their work to be included in this project, and we must be diligent to safeguard the rights and intellectual property of everyone involved in this project. This means that if you desire to reproduce any copyrighted material in the Trinity Psalter Hymnal, applicable permissions must be sought.
Copyrighted material in the Trinity Psalter Hymnal is indicated by a © and an accompanying copyright statement on the bottom of the song’s page under the attributions. The © symbol indicates that in order to copy, reprint, or project the song, permission must be obtained or a copyright license issued. Public domain words or music generally were written prior to 1929 and have no accompanying copyright statement.
Please read the End User Agreement carefully. To learn more about compliance, limitations on reproductions, and more, continue reading below. If you have questions, please contact us. The Copyright Holders Index can be found here (updated October 2023). For a list of songs in the Trinity Psalter Hymnal covered under a CCLI license as of November 2019, click here.
Streaming Permissions
Update October 17, 2022
The publisher of the Trinity Psalter Hymnal, the Joint Venture Publishing Board of the OPC and URCNA, has now granted copyright permissions for churches that will be live streaming worship services. These streaming permissions are exclusively for churches that have purchased the Trinity Psalter Hymnal and only applicable to OPC/URCNA copyrighted songs and public domain songs. These permissions cover the singing, playing, and display of OPC/URCNA songs and public domain songs. If your church desires to electronically distribute any of the OPC/URCNA copyrighted songs, this must be done securely or privately rather than on a publicly-available website.
Please note that these streaming permissions are ONLY for copyrighted works by the OPC/URCNA, noted in the attribution section of songs as:
OPC/URCNA 2016
© 2017 Trinity Psalter Hymnal
In order to stream or reproduce ANY other copyrighted works, users must contact those respective copyright holders. Streaming or reproducing any other copyrighted works without permission is a violation of copyright law. Please consult the Copyright Administrators Index in the back of the Trinity Psalter Hymnal for contact information. Songs copyrighted by Rowland S. Ward also have permission for reproduction for worship or educational purposes. For the songs in the Trinity Psalter Hymnal that are covered under a standard CCLI license, please note that CCLI requires an additional sub-license in order to stream copyrighted songs that are covered by CCLI. A standard CCLI license does not cover live streaming reproductions.
How to Reproduce or Project Legally
The purchase of digital editions of the Trinity Psalter Hymnal does not automatically grant the purchaser permission to reprint or project each of the songs contained in it. Under copyright law, the end user is responsible for the proper licensing to reproduce copyrighted material. If copies or reproductions are made (including projection), the user making such copies is responsible for the act of reproduction and must obtain permission or pay appropriate fees when necessary. Click here for the Copyright Holders Index with contact information for the copyright administrators found in the Trinity Psalter Hymnal.
Print Edition Permissions (accompanist, leather, pew editions):
Individual psalms and hymns may not be photocopied or otherwise reproduced without the express permission of the Trinity Psalter Hymnal Joint Venture, which can be contacted at this email address. Individuals and churches are hereby granted permission to make no more than 400 photocopies or one digital copy each of up to 12 psalm or hymn selections in this book for a not-for-profit use. If the copyright of a text, tune, or arrangement of a psalm or hymn selection is held by a person or organization other than the Trinity Psalter Hymnal Joint Venture, permission to make such copies must also be obtained from that person or organization. These copies should not be kept for more than one year. These copies themselves or accompanying written material (such as a church bulletin) must state, if reasonably possible, that the selection is taken from Trinity Psalter Hymnal and used by permission.
Read-Only “Locked” PDF Edition Permissions:
No reproduction rights included. This edition is intended only for reading or singing directly from a computer, tablet, or phone.
Unlocked PDF Edition Permissions:
Public domain songs may be freely reproduced; Trinity Psalter Hymnal Joint Venture copyrighted songs may be reproduced with appropriate attribution (see Print permissions above); other copyrighted songs may only be reproduced under a CCLI or similar license, or permission must be granted from copyright administrator directly. See the Copyright Holders Index for contact information.
Projection Edition Permissions:
Public domain songs may be freely reproduced; Trinity Psalter Hymnal Joint Venture copyrighted songs may be reproduced with appropriate attribution (see Print permissions above); other copyrighted songs may only be reproduced under a CCLI or similar license, or permission must be granted from copyright administrator directly. See the Copyright Holders Index for contact information.
Mobile App Edition Permissions:
No reproduction rights included. This edition is intended only for reading or singing directly from a tablet or smartphone.
Third Party Copyright Permissions:
Companies such as CCLI and OneLicense.net offer services to help streamline the copyright permissions process for local churches by offering licenses that cover many songs. We recommend owning copyright licenses from CCLI and/or OneLicense if users desire to reproduce copyrighted Trinity Psalter Hymnal content that is covered under these licenses. For specific guidelines and to search for covered songs, visit their respective websites. Please note that songs copyrighted by the Trinity Psalter Hymnal Joint Venture are not covered under these licenses. For a list of songs in the Trinity Psalter Hymnal covered under a CCLI license as of November 2019, click here.
There are also songs copyrighted by individuals or companies not covered by these copyright licensing organizations or by the Trinity Psalter Hymnal Joint Venture. See the Copyright Holders Index for contact information for these songs.
Users should seek copyright permissions prior to reproducing a specific song. Users may also preemptively request reproduction permission from each copyright administrator. In most cases, permission is given freely by copyright holders with no request for additional payment.
A good faith effort has been made to identify, and obtain permission to print, all texts and tunes in this book that are under copyright protection. If notified that any copyright holder has been overlooked, the publisher will gladly make the necessary corrections in subsequent printings.
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