Christmas Hymns: Now the Silence/Then the Glory
This Christmas season I will share a series of Jaroslav Vajda Christmas hymns and the imagery they present. This week we look at two one-verse hymns that speak of now and then. Both use the melody entitled Now. Home » Mind & Soul » [... more]
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Cecil Frances Alexander
Cecil Frances Alexander was born in Ireland. She began writing poetry as a child and wrote nearly 400 hymns. She wrote All things Bright and Beautiful, one of her most popular, to help explain to children the opening words of the Apostles' Creed, ... [... more]
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James Weldon Johnson
James Weldon Johnson (1871-1938)-novelist, poet, lawyer, editor, ethno-musicologist-was also the co-author (with his brother, J. Rosamond Johnson) of the hymn "Lift Every Voice and Sing," widely accepted as the "Negro National Anthem." [... more]
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Janet Wilson
The hymn's composer, John Newton, led a successful life as a seafaring trader, sailing from Liverpool to Africa and on to Antigua. His cargo was a lucrative one, for he traded in human beings. It was the height of the slave trade, and he made ... [... more]
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Theodore Gastor
This volume contains the translated text of the ancient Hebrew writings found in caves near the Dead Sea, plus separate introductions for each scroll as wee as new translations of the Hymns and paraphrases of the Bible narratives by Professor ... [... more]
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Sacred Songs and Solos: Twelve Hundred Hymns
 The Complete Compact Hymnal For Devotions: Every Hymn that you can think of is in this little hymnal. Only the text is represented. This little hymnbook handbook is perfect for devotionals. I carry this with my Bible and my tattered copy of "The [... more]
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Hymns through the centuries
Sublime: The organ, choir, and occasional bells blend together here in the sonorities of the Washington National Cathedral. This disc is a must-hear if you enjoy choral music at all. The bells and subtle accompaniment in "Let all mortal flesh keep [... more]
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Hymns/Choral Music
What? Turn it up!!: What a pity! This is a lovely collection of Vaughan Williams' choral works and hymns. Unfortunately, Chandos strikes again. The sound quality is very poor. One must have the volume up to a high level to hear this CD pleasantly. The [... more]
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The Hymn Fake Book: C Edition
Classic Sound... Contemporary Format: The Hymn Fake Book is an excellent resource for worship teams & worship leaders who desire to use hymns in their services, but have difficulty reading a standard hymnal's 4-part harmony. Contemporary worship [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Voices in Worship: Hymns of the Christian Life
The Brightest, and Quite Possibly The Best: I love this hymnal! It just came out in June 2003 and I hope it's selling like hotcakes---it deserves to. Along with Hope Publishing's WORSHIP & REJOICE, it's so encouraging to encojunter a hymnal so [... more]
CDN$12.27
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Ephrem the Syrian: Hymns
The Father of Lenten Prayers: St. Ephrem was born at Nisibis during Roman rule, but when the Persians took over the city, he moved & later died in Edessa 373 AD. St. Ephrem wrote numerous works & for easy categorization can be listed in 3 forms: ( [... more]
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Hymns for All Seasons: Piano Settings by Jan Sanborn
Hymns for All Seasons: Zesty Piano settings: This collection of hymns is well representative of the Christian year. The arrangements are refreshing, fairly easy to play without being overly simple, and have interesting harmonies to create a unique [... more]
CDN$15.00
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