This collection of uplifting, informative stories behind your favorite hymns will warm your heart and revitalize your worship. Each entry comes with the hymn's full text and musical score.
Perfect for devotions, sermon illustrations, bulletin insets, and introducing congregational hymns, each hymn story includes information about the author, composer, the tune's name, meter, and scriptural basis.
Table of Contents:
Forward
Preface
- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
- Abide with Me
- All Creatures of Our God and King
- All Hail the Power
- All the Way My Savior Leads Me
- Amazing Grace
- Angles from the Realms of Glory
- Battle Hymn of the Republic
- Be Still My Soul
- Beneath the Cross of Jesus
- Blessed Assurance
- Blest Be the Tie that Blinds
- Christ the Lord is Risen Today
- Come, Thou Almighty King
- Come, Thou Fount
- Count Your Blessing
- Day by Day
- Day is Dying in the West
- Deeper and Deeper
- Doxology
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- Faith of Our Fathers
- For the Beauty of the Earth
- From Every Stormy Wind that Blows
- From Greenland's Icy Mountain
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- He Leadeth Me
- Hiding in Thee
- Hold the Fort
- Holy, Holy, Holy
- How Firm a Foundation
- How Great Thou Art
- I Gave My Life for Thee
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
- I Love Thy Kingdom
- I Love to Tell the Story
- I Sing the Mighty Power of God
- I Will Sing the Wondrous Story
- I'll Stand By Until the Morning
- In Christ There is No East or West
- In the Cross of Christ I Glory
- In the Garden
- It is Well with My Soul
- Jesus, Lover of My Soul
- Jesus Loves Even Me
- Jesus Love Me
- Jesus Shall Reign
- Jesus, the Very Thought of Thee
- Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
- Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
- Just as I Am
- Lead, Kindly Light
- Lead On, O King Eternal
- Look, Ye Saints! The Sight is Glorious
- Majestic Sweetness Sits Enthroned
- May Jesus Christ Be Praised
- My Country, Tis' of Thee
- My Redeemer
- My Savior First of All
- Nearer, My God, to God
- Now Thank We All Our God
- Now the Day is Over
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- O For a Thousand Tongues
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- O Love that Wilt Not Let Me Go
- O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee
- O That Will be Glory
- O Word of God Incarnate
- O Worship the King
- Onward Christian Soldiers
- Peace, Perfect, Peace
- Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty
- Rescue the Perishing
- Ring the Bells of Heaven
- Rock of Ages
- Savior, Again To Thy Dear Name
- Silent Night! Holy Night!
- Sing Praise to God Who Reigns Above
- So Send I You
- Softly and Tenderly
- Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart
- Sun of My Soul
- Stand Up for Jesus
- Take My Life and Let it Be
- The Church's One Foundation
- The Day of Resurrection
- The God of Abraham Praise
- The Ninety and Nine
- The Old Rugged Cross
- The Sands of Time are Sinking
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- There is a Fountain
- There is a Green Hill Far Away
- This is My Father's World
- Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
Selected Bibliography
Index of Authors, Translators, Composers, Tune Names
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