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The Cameroon Hymnal is a book of hymns used in Cameroon. The Catholic Church sing songs from it during every season of the church calendar. The hymnal contained 349 hymns. There have been numerous changes to the book over the years. Information technology students at the Catholic University Institute of Buea (CUIB) created android and PC versions in 2013.
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History
The Cameroon Hymnal was first published in 1984. The second publication was in 1997 and was approved by the archbishop of Bamenda, Paul Verdzekov. The third edition was published in 2000 and the fourth in 2003. Not much more is known about the origin of the hymnal, other than that the Second Vatican Council accepted and welcomed it as a way to foster active participation in the church.
The 1997 edition was published by a committee of priest and laymen and aimed at including the widest possible selections of catholic hymns from a variety of sources. The hymnal is made of 350 hymns.
Relationship of the Cameroon hymnal and the church
The catholic church in Cameroon has made good use of the hymnal since its first publication. It has facilitated the organization of extra curricular activities. The lent and penance hymn section is sung during lent and at Christmas time.