Last, but decidedly not least, the richly theological hymns of John's brother Charles, and the later compositions of Wesleyan hymn writer Fanny Crosby, continue to enrich the
hymnals of churches far beyond the bounds of Methodism — from Presbyterians to
Lutherans.
The impact of
hymnals and worship books produced in the «80s such as
Lutheran Worship (1982) and its late «70s predecessor
Lutheran Book of Worship (1978),
Hymnal 1982 (Episcopal, music edition, 1985), the Psalter
Hymnal (Christian Reformed Church in North America, 1987), Worship (Roman Catholic, third edition, 1986), Rejoice in the Lord (Reformed Church in America, 1985), the United Methodist
Hymnal (1989), and similar denominational
hymnals has already been significant.
This search is most clearly reflected in each new denominational
hymnal and worship book as it shapes worship practices and wrestles with what it means to be Methodist, Episcopalian,
Lutheran or Reformed in the last decade of the 20th century.