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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
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Book of Hymns - Soul Food AND Respectable Scholarship
I ordered Book of Hymns as a Christmas gift for my wife -- hoping against hope that it would be a cut above the usual hymn history pablum. I was not disappointed. I couldn't put the book down! The authors have really done their homework, combining their own devotional thoughts with details from the hymnwriters' personal lives. Now it's on sale -- and I'm ordering two...
Published on December 29, 2000 by Rev. Dr. John Wade Long, Jr.
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Not one note of music
The author states: "I am very conscious that in presenting the words of hymns without the tunes that are their essential accompaniments, this book does not do full justice to its subject." I agree. Mr. Bennett goes on to encourage readers to sing the melodies as they remember them, or failing that, to make something up! How sad.
Published on January 12, 2005 by Annette Mardling
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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
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Book of Hymns - Soul Food AND Respectable Scholarship,
By Rev. Dr. John Wade Long, Jr. (Nairobi, Kenya EA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Book of Hymns (Hardcover)
I ordered Book of Hymns as a Christmas gift for my wife -- hoping against hope that it would be a cut above the usual hymn history pablum. I was not disappointed. I couldn't put the book down! The authors have really done their homework, combining their own devotional thoughts with details from the hymnwriters' personal lives. Now it's on sale -- and I'm ordering two more! Highly recommended. Johnny Long Presbyterian Church in America World Harvest Mission ("The Sonship People") Africa Renewal Team Nairobi, Kenya East Africa
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not one note of music,
By Annette Mardling (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Book of Hymns (Hardcover)
The author states: "I am very conscious that in presenting the words of hymns without the tunes that are their essential accompaniments, this book does not do full justice to its subject." I agree. Mr. Bennett goes on to encourage readers to sing the melodies as they remember them, or failing that, to make something up! How sad.
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The Book of Hymns by Ian Bradley (Hardcover - October 3, 2000)
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