In 2017 a new hymnbook, entitled Hymns of Reformed Worship, was produced for use by Tamil-speaking churches in South India and Sri Lanka.  A modified version of George has also been created for the new hymnbook, with installation and operation instructions below:

Installation

Note: George can only work with an organ or keyboard with a MIDI input socket. Many inexpensive MIDI keyboards are suitable.

1. Obtain a USB-to-MIDI lead; these are inexpensive and readily available on the internet.

2. Install Java first on the desktop or laptop; this a free download available from http://www.java.com/en/.

3. Download the Tamil George file for Hymns of Reformed Worship and place on the desktop of your computer.

4. Make sure the computer’s ‘sleep’ mode is turned off.

Operation

1. Turn on the keyboard/organ and connect it to the computer with the lead. Just connect the lead’s OUT connector to the keyboard’s MIDI IN socket (the lead’s IN connector is not used). This must be done first or Tamil George will not work.

2. Double-click the Tamil George program icon to start it. A small window will appear.

3. The tunes from Hymns of Reformed Worship are pre-loaded onto the player.  Type in the hymn number to select the corresponding tune (users will need a copy of Hymns of Reformed Worship).

4. Speed is adjustable using the upper horizontal slider.

5. The gap between verses is adjustable using the lower horizontal slider.

6. Click ‘Introduction’ to make the unit play an introduction to the hymn or chorus.  

7. Tamil George will then automatically play the full hymn tune repeatedly; click ‘Ending’ during a verse to make the player stop at the end of that verse. Click ‘Stop’ to halt the player immediately. ‘Start’ makes the player play the full tune without an introduction.