The story of our hymns;: The handbook to the Hymnal of the Evangelical and Reformed Church

A comprehensive reference guide to many of the christian hymns sung today. This first half of the book (450+ pages) includes an informative analysis of hundreds of hymn texts and tunes, followed by a special 500+ page Biographical and Historical Notes section on authors, translators, composers, arrangers, and sources. The book concludes with seven helpful reference indexes.