Publicly-Accessible Songs
Publicly-accessible songs fall into 2 categories: public domain and under copyright.
Public Domain
Songs that are in the public domain (which are typically older than 95 years) are specified as such on the information page of the song.
Under Copyright
Publicly-accessible songs under copyright are posted with special permission by the copyright holders. The copyright notices are also available on the information page of the song.
The following artists have explicitly granted permission for their songs (including sheet music, audio files, and text lyrics and information) to be posted at Mobile Hymns (mobilehymns.org, in Mobile Hymns for Android, and Mobile Hymns for IOS): David Alexander, Sarah Gothard, Dianne Matzko, Lisa Rushing, Aaron Walker, Matthew E. Walker, and Dayton Walker.
The following artists have granted general permission for select songs to be posted publicly, including at Mobile Hymns: Chris Anderson, Rebekah Anderson, Emma Bateman, Ruth Coleman, John Dalles, Dan Forrest, Caleb French, Andy Gleiser, James M. Gray, Greg Habegger, Gary Hallquist, Jonathan Hamilton, Joe Henson III, Molly Ijames, Bob Kauflin, Paul Keew, James Koerts, Chris Lynch, Caleb Lynch, Dave Massa, Richard A. Nichols, Ben Nyce, Brian Pinner, Andrew Reed, David P. Regier, Eric D. Sipe, Reba Snyder, Matt Taylor, and Joe Tyrpak.
Protected Songs
Songs under copyright that are not publicly accessible are visible for attendees of special events in which permission has been granted to use the songs. Permission is listed on each song’s information page and usually takes the form of ASCAP or CCLI number, or purchase of sufficient copies for the each attendee.