With the growth of the Church of God denomination and the success of the Tennessee Music Printing Company during the 1940s, a hymnal for the denomination was published in 1951 by a committee that included Otis McCoy, Church of God songwriter and singer Vep Ellis, and minister Zeno C. Tharp. The hymnal is commonly know as the “red-back” due to the color of its cover.
    For more information about the red-back Church Hymnal, see RedBackHymnal.com