Kategoria BISAC: Music >> Religious - Hymns

In this in depth look at hymns, Brian Wren explores the theological significance of congregational song, asks how music has meaning for its singers, and considers the importance of contemporary worship music. He argues that a hymn is a complex art form, deserving of recognition and study for its contributions to worship, education, and pastoral care.

On any Sunday afternoon a traveler through the Deep South might chance upon the rich, full sound of Sacred Harp singing. Aided with nothing but their own voices and the traditional shape-note songbook, Sacred Harp singers produce a sound that is unmistakable--clear and full-voiced. Passed down from early settlers in the backwoods of the Southern Uplands, this religious folk tradition hearkens back to a simpler age when Sundays were a time for the Lord and the singings.

Illustrated with forty-one songs from the original songbook, "The Sacred Harp" is a comprehensive account of a unique...

The HymnTune Psalter, an immediate success throughout the church when it debuted in 1998, has now been revised and reorganized for the Revised Common Lectionary. Book 1 contains all the psalms for Sunday worship from Advent through the Day of Pentecost.

These settings are ideal for congregations new to psalm singing because the refrains are based on familiar hymn tunes. The chants are in the Simplified Anglican Chant style which may be sung by the choir or a cantor. Explore the ancient practice of singing psalmody; enjoy unity with other mainline denominations who follow this...

Hymns We Love to Sing meets the demands from clergy and health care professionals for a collection of familiar hymns which could be used anywhere: in congregations, hospitals, funeral homes, care facilities, or at home.

Features:

• 111 old and new favorite hymns such as Away in a Manger, Thine is the Glory, Let There Be Peace on Earth, and I Love to Tell the Story


• full music


• large print format


• light-weight