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Lift Every Voice and Sing: A Songbook of 150 Favorites, to Inspire, Reflect and Renew Your Soul

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If you are a collect Reader's Digest Songbooks - be aware that this 2005 Songbook is nearly a replica of the 1975 - Family Songbook of Faith & Joy. The original has 1 extra song - Mansion over the Hilltop.

Otherwise - I love the book and have played out of it for 30 years.

Readers Digest has continued their long tradition of providing an exceptional songbook for vocalist and keyboard enthusiasts. I have the entire collection and recommend this one as an addition to anyone's collection who would like short, but quality arrangements of these songs.

This book has both secular/religious music......just good, inspirational things for the intermediate pianist/singer.

Love those spiral songbooks from Reader's Digest! Wish all the publishers used those spirals so we could turn those pages faster.

You can't go wrong with this songbook!

As noted by another reviewer, this songbook is a remake of the "Family Songbook of Faith and Joy" from 1975. There is one less song and the book is now blue instead of purple. Unfortunately there was no mention of this in the product description in the editorial review. Also the picture and title of the songbook on the website mentions 150 "favorites", but there are actually only 128 since the lyrics book adds 32 "pages" more to the total number of songs for some reason. The front cover of the actual songbook says "128 favorites" not the 150 shown on the title page and sample picture on this webpage. This seems like false advertising to me. This is still a nice songbook, but I don't need two of the same book. Guess I'll be re-gifting...

This song book contains some of the most outsanding songs ever written. They are in an easy style for both singing and playing. We have used them for singing solos, flute/piccolo solos, recorder work, and almost anything else you want to use them for. The binder has a loose leaf spring binding which lets you spread the music flat when in use on the piano desk top. My copy was used, but was completely OK.

I do believe this book was sent directly off the press lol.... excellent condition...I do music therapy at hospital and I had a copy of this book and somehow it grew legs and walked away LOL... so I was able to replace it.. thanks for having it there for me..

The music in this collection will soothe the weary and give the heart an uplifting in this time of darkness in the land. Highly recommended to any who seek the Living God Yahweh.

I love the songs in this book. It is one of the few books that I can play the music and sing the song at the same time because it is not too difficult but doesn't sound like a baby book. I bought one for my voice coach who was moving out West for a new teaching job when she envied the book I had. The music is varied, mostly what I would call old classics; He, When you Walk through the Rain, Bless this House, etc. So worth the price. Prompt delivery. Reader's Digest songbooks are great. I have the Christmas book too.

I bought this book because I am learning to play the guitar and wanted chords for some songs that I know, but couldn't find on-line chord charts for. The on-line chord chart world is a bit skimpy when it comes to traditional hymns. Hymnbooks are useless for beginning guitar.

This book is not necessarily the best value for a beginning guitar player. I've marked seven songs as being "worth the effort to learn at this level of skill" (nets to $2/song, which is cheaper than buying sheet music). Not too shabby. Presuming my skill increases, I'll be able to master at a whole lot more; there's also a lot to be said for having the melody line available (instead of a chord-chart-only) so I can work out the tricky bits of a tune I don't quite remember.

Elsewise, solid format, nice layout, like that it spreads flat on the couch and I don't need clips to hold the book open where I'm playing (or to crack the spine permanently).

I'm not unhappy with the purchase.

The first copy sent was missing the lyrics booklet. Amazon rushed a replacement copy to me quickly and it came in perfect condition.