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I Sing a Song of the Saints of God

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I bought this book for my 3rd and 4th grade Sunday School class to teach them about the hymn and the saints it referenced. We had a wonderful time learning about Joan of Arc, John Donne, St. Martin of Tours and the others. It sparked excellent conversation about the communion of saints. It would also be an excellent gift for a child of any age.

What a delightful book this is! If you are familiar with the hymn by Lesbia Scott, you will find out who the various figures mentioned are: Doctor, Queen, Shepherdess on the Green, Soldier, Priest, and the one Slain by a Fierce Wild Beast. The book on which this one is based was soft cover, illustrated by Judith Gwyn Brown in black and white, and was dedicated to the rebuilding of the New York City Church, St. Luke-in-the-Fields which had been destroyed by fire. The present hard back book is in color and has been dedicated to the rebuilt St. Luke-in-the-Fields church. It contains the original hymn tune.

This is a wonderful book that introduces the saints to young children through song and pictures they love to look at. My four yr. old loves this book.

Our priest had this book and showed it to me. I have six grandchildren and enjoy reading to them. They love singing the hymn "I Sing a Song of the Saints of God" now as we read/sing the book together.

This is not a bad book, but I thought there would be more substance to it. I like the illustrations, the pictures almost say more than the words. In the back there is a little bit more information on the particular saints the book refers to. I cannot read music, but maybe if you are into music this book would be better suited for your family as you could actually sing the song that is in it!

Please also note this book is SO NOT worth the ridiculous prices people put up!! You will be really mad if you pay more than $10.00 for this book! I personally would not pay more than $3-4 plus shipping of course!

This book is a lovely book. I think that the hymn that the text is based upon is especially fun for children in looking at saints in the past and the saints who are presently around us. However, I was very disheartened to see that the saints are all depicted as people with light skin. There are two people of color depicted, but one has to really look hard to find them in the crowd. Obviously, there is something wrong if we think that only light-skinned people are saints.