This was followed by lyrics for 11 songs appearing in the Februissue of The Watchtower, under the title Zion's Glad Songs of the Morning, written by members of the denomination. In 1890, Poems and Hymns of the Millennial Dawn -with 151 poems and 333 songs, most of which were well-known compositions-was released and became the group's official hymnal until 1928. Songs of the Bride, a collection of 144 songs, was published in 1879. Barbour announced Songs of the Morning in their book Three Worlds. In 1877, Charles Taze Russell and Nelson H. Bliss, Horatius Bonar, Fanny Crosby, Philip Doddridge, Thomas Hastings, John Newton, Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley. Lyrics were often adapted from works of famous hymnal writers including Philip P. These melodies were often works of famous composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven and Joseph Haydn. The prefaces of Songs of the Bride and Poems and Hymns of Dawn indicate that these hymnals include hymns adapted from other Protestant hymnals such as Hymns of the Morning, Gospel Hymns, Jubilee Harp, Winnowed Hymns, Epworth Hymnal and Songs of Pilgrimage. They also used well-known melodies with their own lyrics. In the late 19th century, the Bible Students (from which Jehovah's Witnesses arose) used many well-known songs and melodies. Jehovah's Witnesses' publications suggest that Witnesses listen to this music in their personal time. Songs are used at assemblies and conventions, and sometimes at different events at Watch Tower Society branch offices. The song used to introduce the public talk is normally chosen by the speaker. Songs are selected to match the theme of the meeting program. Meetings open and close with a song and prayer, along with a song during an interlude between the two or three sections of the meeting. The entire congregation sings, accompanied by an orchestral recording. Typically, Jehovah's Witnesses sing three songs at their meetings for worship. In addition to songbooks containing sheet music and lyrics, releases in various audio formats have included vocals in several languages, piano instrumentals, and orchestral arrangements. By 2019, the hymnal 'Sing Out Joyfully' to Jehovah was available in over 200 languages, including several sign languages.

Subsequent collections were released in 1984 and in 2009, each retaining, retiring, or revising previous songs and introducing new songs. With the 1966 release of Singing and Accompanying Yourselves with Music in Your Hearts, a policy was introduced to use only songs written by Witnesses. Since 1879, the Watch Tower Society has published hymnal lyrics by the 1920s they had published hundreds of adapted and original songs, and by the 1930s they referred to these as 'Kingdom songs' in reference to God's Kingdom. Kingdom songs are the hymns sung by Jehovah's Witnesses at their religious meetings.

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