聖詩（hymnbook）是一般教會禮拜儀式中，供會眾使用的詩歌本之通稱。而本文中的《聖詩》（Séng Si），則是特指臺灣長老會出版的教會公用聖詩。
從最早1900年出版的122首《Séng Si Koa》（《聖詩歌》，羅馬字版），到今年（2009）甫出版的650首《聖詩》（臺語漢字暨羅馬字版），臺語聖詩發展至今已經有一百多年。其間在教會中推廣使用的版本，還有1923年版《聖詩》、1926年版《Séng Si》、1937年版《聖詩》及1964年版《聖詩》。除這些完整出版且長期被使用的版本外，尚有在前述版本出版前後所發行的增補版本，包括1936, 1959, 1960, 1985, 1998, 2002及2008年版。
上述｢完整出版且長期被使用的版本｣中，各有其價值與特色：1900年版是臺灣第一本教會公用聖詩；1923年版是臺灣第一本有詞無曲的漢字版聖詩；1926年版是臺灣第一本附琴譜的聖詩；而1937年版是戰前唯一集各版特色之大成（漢字、羅馬字、琴譜）的聖詩；1964年版是戰後第一本臺語聖詩，使用長達45年；2009年版則是最新版臺語聖詩。
2007年至2009年間臺語聖詩發展上的兩件大事，一是1923年版《聖詩》（臺語漢字版）重新被發現；二是2009年新版臺語《聖詩》的發行。本文將從2009年版《聖詩》中，挑出1923年版與1926年版中，首次出現的曲目，分析其詞曲的來源。

Hymnbook is usually used for liturgy in general church service. However, Séng Si referred in this paper means the public hymnbook published by The Presbyterian Church in Taiwan.
From the earliest released 122 hymns in Séng Si Koa (Romanized edition, 1900) to newly issued 650 hymns in Séng Si 2009 (Taiwanese and Romanized edition), the development of Taiwanese Séng Si has been lasting for more than hundred years. During this period, some editions were promoted by church, including Séng Si published in 1923, 1926, 1937 and 1964. Besides these completely published and long-term used editions, some additions and/or supplements were released before and/or after, including in the year of 1936, 1959, 1960, 1985, 1998, 2002 and 2008.
Among the editions of completed publication and long-term usage, each has its unique value and features: edition 1900 is the very first public hymnbook for church in Taiwan; edition 1923 is the first hymnbook with Taiwanese texts but no music; edition 1926 is the first hymnbook with accompaniment; edition 1937 is the only hymnbook collecting features of all editions (Taiwanese, Romanization and accompaniment) before WWII; edition 1964 is the first Taiwanese hymnbook published after WWII, in additions, it has been used for 45 years long; edition 2009 is the most updated Taiwanese hymnbook.
There are two highlights for the development of Taiwanese Séng Si between 2007 and 2009: one is the new finding of Taiwanese Séng Si 1923, and another is the new publication of Séng Si 2009. This paper is to study on the sources of words and tunes of Séng Si 2009 based on songs first appeared in Taiwanese Séng Si 1923 and Séng Si 1926.