This deluxe, spiral-bound collection bridges the stylistic gap between modern-day worship songs and the hymns of Christian heritage. A select advisory board was assembled to pinpoint 56 hymns both for their musical quality, and for the messages they bring to today's worshippers. Their selections include: Amazing Grace * Be Still, My Soul * Blessed Assurance * Crown Him with Many Crowns * How Firm a Foundation * Joy to the World * Revive Us Again * To God Be the Glory * and more.

Recounts the historical and devotional stories behind the words of many familiar Christian hymns.

A comprehensive worship supplement that will fit many churches' needs for quality modern music resources, arranged seasonally and thematically. The 330 hymns and songs included represent many influential writers and styles including selections from Bernadette Farrell, John Bell, Stuart Townsend, Michael Forster, Graham Kendrick, Carl Daw, Taizé, Marty Haugen, Timothy Dudley-Smith, Shirley Erena-Murray, Keith Getty, Martin Leckebusch and many more. Designed to help churches broaden their repertoire substantially without the cost of replacing standard hymn books. Many standard hymn books in use today may seem old-fashioned, even those recently published. Keeping up to date is tricky since many new compositions may enjoy a brief spell of popularity, only to quickly drop out of use altogether! Here, an experienced team of UK church musicians and liturgists, representing a wide variety of tastes, has selected the very best of recently written hymns, songs and short chant compositions. Many of these selections have proven staying power and are widely used in both traditional and informal styles of worship, but often will not be found in other hymn books.

Traditional hymns are often performed alongside contemporary praise and worship songs in many of today's church services, giving rise to the term "blended worship." This complete collection of all four Blended Worship books, by prolific Christian-music arranger Carol Tornquist, provides a valuable resource for pianists who want to play familiar hymn tunes in a tasteful and new style in addition to current praise songs recognizable to most congregations. To assist in planning, performance times are included. 172 pages. Titles: Amazing Grace with I Could Sing of Your Love Forever * Amazing Love (My Lord, What Love Is This) with What Wondrous Love Is This * Beautiful One with O Come, Let Us Adore Him * Blessed Be Your Name with At the Name of Jesus * Forever with Great Is Thy Faithfulness * Here I Am to Worship with O Worship the King * How Deep the Father's Love for Us with I Stand Amazed in the Presence * How Great Is Our God with Praise to the Lord, the Almighty * How Great Thou Art with God of Wonders * I Lift My Eyes Up with All Creatures of Our God and King * I Lift My Eyes Up with How Firm a Foundation * In the Garden with Knowing You (All I Once Held Dear) * Indescribable with Morning Has Broken * It Is Well with My Soul with Be the Centre * Jesus, Draw Me Ever Nearer with Nearer, My God, to Thee * Jesus Paid It All with The Wonderful Cross * Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee with We Will Glorify * Lord, I Lift Your Name on High with Doxology * Majesty (Here I Am) with Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise * My Jesus, I Love Thee with I Love You, Lord * O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing with Sing to the King * On Eagle's Wings with Be Thou My Vision * Open Our Eyes, Lord with Open My Eyes That I May See * The Power of the Cross (Oh, to See the Dawn) with Lift High the Cross * The Risen Christ

(Glory Sound Simply Sacred). The increasing treasury of modern hymns and sacred songs by Keith and Kristyn Getty and collaborator Stuart Townend are explored in this new resource designed for choirs of any level. Many of this writing team's biggest successes are included, all lovingly adapted by some of our most gifted arrangers. Music for the entire church year is contained in this collection. Transcending stylistic boundaries, the music and message are home in both contemporary-styled worship venues and traditional programs. Creative instrumental adornments offer additional options for performance while sensitive arranging make this compilation accessible to choirs of any size. Available separately: SAB, Listening CD, Preview Pack (Book/CD Combo), 10-Pack Listening CDs, Instrumental CD-ROM (Score & parts for flute, penny whistle, oboe, acoustic guitar, electric bass, drum set, percussion, violin 1 & 2, viola, cello *Note, instrumentation varies on each song), StudioTrax CD (Accompaniment Only), SplitTrax CD.

Providing literary analysis and historical background, Leland Ryken invites us to experience great hymns as powerful works of devotional poetrysavoring elements that we easily miss when singing them.