Question: In what year was the hymnbook that Elisha J. King compiled first published?
Context: Elisha James King (1821-1844) was, with B. F. White, the compiler of "The Sacred Harp", a shape note hymnbook that came to be used widely in the rural South.  In revised form, the book continues to be popular among singers to this day. "The Sacred Harp" is a shape note tunebook, originally compiled in 1844 by Benjamin Franklin White and Elisha J. King in Georgia and used to this day in revised form by Sacred Harp singers throughout America and overseas.  This article is a historical overview and listing of the composers and poets who wrote the songs and texts of "The Sacred Harp". Singing the Faith is the current authorised hymnbook of the Methodist Church of Great Britain, first published in 2011. The Christian Hymnary is a hymnbook used by Mennonites and other Anabaptist groups.  It was compiled by John J. Overholt, and published in 1972.  Featured in this hymnbook is a compilation of over 1000 hymns, including classic hymns, Martyr Songs from the Ausbund, Evangelistic and Gospel Songs and tunes from the Harmonia Sacra.  It is widely used in conservative Mennonite circles. George J. Constantine (February 22, 1918 in Southbridge, Massachusetts – January 7, 1968 in New York City) was a racing driver from the United States.  He competed nationally in 108 races between 1953 and 1962, winning 17 times.  Mr. Constantine was the United States Sports Car Driver of the Year in 1960.  He won the 1959 Nassau Trophy race and the 1956 grand prix at Watkins Glen, N.Y. (in a Jaguar D-type).  He set course records at Lime Rock, Conn. (1:05.81), and Marlboro, Md., in 1958, and he was one of the top-rated competitors in the 1959 Daytona, Fla. international speedway race.  Mr. Constantine was known as the "King of Lime Rock" and "The Flying Greek."  His most famous car with the most victories was the rare and fabulous Aston Martin DBR2/1 (owned by Elisha Walker, Jr.), and his mechanic was Rex Woodgate. The Redemption Hymnal is a red-covered hymnbook containing 800 evangelical hymns, first published by the Elim Publishing House in London, in 1951.  The hymnal was compiled by a committee of leaders from the three main Pentecostal denominations in the United Kingdom: Assemblies of God in Great Britain, Elim Pentecostal Church and the Apostolic Church (denomination).  It is strongly associated with the emergence of the Pentecostal movement in the United Kingdom. Hymns and Psalms was the primary hymn book of the Methodist Church of Great Britain from 1983 until 2010.  The hymnbook was first published by the Methodist Publishing House in 1983, to replace the "Methodist Hymn Book", which was published soon after the unification of the Methodist Church in 1933. Singing the Living Tradition is a hymnal published by the Unitarian Universalist Association.  First published in 1993 by the Hymnbook Resources Commission of the UUA, it was meant to be much more inclusive in both gender references, multicultural sources, and a wider number of religious inspirations.  According to Jason Shelton, Once in Royal David's City is a Christmas carol originally written as a poem by Cecil Frances Alexander.  The carol was first published in 1848 in Miss Cecil Humphreys' hymnbook "Hymns for little Children".  A year later, the English organist Henry John Gauntlett discovered the poem and set it to music.  Cecil Humphreys, meanwhile, married the Anglican clergyman William Alexander in 1848 and upon her husband's consecration became a bishop's wife in 1867.  She is also remembered for her hymn "All Things Bright and Beautiful". Sacred Harp singing is a tradition of sacred choral music that originated in the American South of the United States.  The name is derived from "The Sacred Harp," a ubiquitous and historically important tunebook printed in shape notes.  The work was first published in 1844 and has reappeared in multiple editions ever since.  Sacred Harp music represents one branch of an older tradition of American music that developed over the period 1770 to 1820 from roots in New England, with a significant, related development under the influence of "revival" services around the 1840s.  This music was included in, and became profoundly associated with, books using the shape note style of notation popular in America in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Answer: 1844