Oh yeah 'Fox....Good idea!!!! There are still Moravian churches I think and some of them may have something useful. Some of the writings of David Zeisberger might be available at either Zoar or Schoenbrunn....or they could point you to them. Schoenbrunn was settled by Zeisberger and converted a lot of the Native americans to Christianity. Many of them were slaughtered later at the settlement in Gnadenhutten under the banner of "the only good Indian is a dead Indian."........that's another story.

Not surprising the French influence 'Fox since although the Moravian settlement at Schoenbrunnwas the first in the state, the first lasting setlement was by the French down in both Marietta and Gallipolis.

HEY!! I got to thinking that the Moravian church in my home town was still there last time I looked and......THEY HAVE A WEBSITE!

The Zeisberger thing may have merit for you in light of the Ohio bicentennial since the actual first settlement was his. The below copied from some info on Schoenbrunn and referring to Zeisberger.....

For the benefit of the converts in his settlements, and with the assistance of Indian sachems, he prepared and had printed a number of useful books: first (1776), "A Delaware Indian and English Spelling-book," with an appendix containing the Lord's Prayer, the Ten Commandments, some Scripture passages and a Litany; next (1803), in the Delaware language, "A Collection of Hymns for the use of the Christian Indians," translated from the English and German Moravian Hymn-books, and including the Easter, Baptismal and Burial Litanies; next, a volume of "Sermons to Children," translated from the German; next, a translation of Spangenberg's "Bodily Care of Children"; next, "A Harmony of the Four Gospels," translated from the Harmony prepared by Samuel Leiberkühn.

I'd am sure that many of those hymns are still being used today. Also remember though that the Moravians have a strong tradition of shape note singing in many areas.

Sorry we ain't much help....but let us know what else we can do and we'll keep looking.

Spaw