This collection of familiar hymn texts offers readers an opportunity to read and enjoy the language and poetry of their favorite hymns free of the encumbering musical notation. Reading the hymn texts is spiritually enriching and will also enable the reader to sing the hymns with greater understanding.
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The little verse prayers, creeds, commentaries, and homilies that are many Christians' favorite and, in the case of those written during the last 40 years, would-be favorite religious songs appear here sans music--that is, in a form conducive to appreciating exactly what they say and how well they say it. As in words-and-music hymnals, they are presented in a succession of topical groupings that proceeds from the basics of faith and worship (the opening sections are "Trinity" and "Praise"), through the stages of Christ's life and ministry ("Coming" to "Ascension and Reign"), to the aspects of the Christian life ("Pentecost and Ministry" to "Consummation"). Besides the currently ubiquitous titular favorite, other beloved hymns--"Holy, Holy Holy!" "For the Beauty of the Earth," "Just as I Am, without One Plea," "There Is a Balm in Gilead," "A Mighty Fortress," etc.--abound, and newer ones are often quite impressive. Although designed for devotional reading, the book will have more than a few well-churched Christians humming. Ray Olson
About the Author
Bert Polman is Professor and Chair of Music at Calvin College and Senior Research Fellow at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Marilyn Kay Stulken is a former instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
James R. Sydnor is Professor Emeritus of Church Music at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia and a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
Marilyn Kay Stulken is a former instructor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
James R. Sydnor is Professor Emeritus of Church Music at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia and a Fellow of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada.
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We all believe in one true God, Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
grace surrounds, thou forgive, adore thee Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Carol Stream, Hope Publishing Company, Holy Spirit, Catherine Winkworth, Holy Ghost, God the Father, Son of God, Lamb of God, Lord Jesus, John Mason Neale, Martin Luther, Augsburg Fortress, Christ Jesus, God the Spirit, Lutheran Book of Worship, Oxford University Press, Fort Worth, Good Christian, Great God, Prince of Peace, Robert Seymour Bridges, Stranger God, Texas Christian University, The Hymn Society, Lord God Almighty New!
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- St. Louis, Missouri by AAA (Organization : U.S.) on page 71, and page 273
- God of the Sparrow by Jaroslav J. Vajda on page 29, and page 30
- Holy Scripture: The Ground and Pillar of Our Faith, Volume III: The Writings of the Church Fathers Affirming the Reformation Principle of Sola Scriptura. by David T. King on page 124
- Hymnal Companion to the Lutheran Book of Worship by Marilyn K. Stulken in Front Matter
- The Psalter Hymnal Worship Edition by Christian Reformed Church in Front Matter
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- Create Your Personal Sacred Text: Develop and Celebrate Your Spiritual Life by Bobbi Parish on page 98, and Back Matter
- Christian Hymnody in Twentieth-Century Britain and America: An Annotated Bibliography (Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies) by David W. Music on page 62
- Music in Christian Worship: At the Service of the Liturgy by Charlotte Y. Kroeker in Back Matter
- When Your Friend Dies (Hope & Healing Series) by Harold Ivan Smith in Back Matter
- Grievers Ask: Answers to Questions about Death and Loss by Harold Ivan Smith in Back Matter
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