This is a delightful book. It has words and music to 150 of our favorite hymns and the story behind their origins. It is more than a historical account but is written in an interesting devotional style.
Before I read this book I knew the history of "It is Well With My Soul" but was truly amazed to learn fun factsd about some of my other favorites: "Little Brown Church in the Vale" was written five years before the church was actually built. This story almost has a supernatural aura about it--what might be called a God Thing; The words to "Jesus Loves Me" was written in a novel written by Anna B. and Susan Warner. The music was written years later by William Bradbury when he found the words in the novel.
I loved this book because I use hymns in my own worship time with God. This book would make a wonderful gift to a music lover or for anyone (like me) who likes to learn interesting and fun facts.
I recommend this book highly.
This book was given to me by Booksneeze in exchange for an honest review.
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