The English Hymnal was first published in 1906 as a collection of “the best hymns in the English language.” Ralph Vaughan Williams edited the music, including some original hymn tunes and harmonizations for earlier melodies. My cello arrangements in this collection use this hymnal as a primary source. Many of my arrangements outside of this collection are of tunes also found here; those most commonly reference an American source from the same period, The Chapel Hymnal (1898/1914).