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.
Many new hymns as well as old favorites are included in this collection of 658 hymns. The hymns represent a variety of music styles that reflect the diversity of the Mennonite and Brethren denominations. An additional 202 worship resources offer responsive readings and prayers for many occasions. Round notes.
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
Carol Tornquist has applied her unique style to 12 familiar hymns. Church pianists and congregations will appreciate the colorful richness of surprising modulations, refreshing jazz chords, and unexpected rhythmic treatments. Approximate performance times make service planning easier. Titles: *Be Thou My Vision *Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing *Crown Him with Many Crowns *Fairest Lord Jesus *For the Beauty of the Earth *How Firm a Foundation *A Mighty Fortress Is Our God *My Jesus, I Love Thee *Nothing But the Blood of Jesus *O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus *When Morning Gilds the Skies *Wonderful Words of Life
Hymns and the music the church sings are tangible means of expressing worship. And while worship is one of, if not the, central functions of the church along with mission, service, education, justice, and compassion, and occupies a prime focus of our churches, a renewed sense of awareness to our theological presuppositions and cultural cues must be maintained to ensure a proper focus in worship. Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions is a 60-chapter, three-volume introductory textbook describing the most influential hymnists, liturgists, and musical movements of the church. This academically grounded resource evaluates both the historical and theological perspectives of the major hymnists and composers that have impacted the church over the course of twenty centuries. Volume 1 explores the early church and concludes with the Renaissance era hymnists. Volume 2 begins with the Reformation and extends to the eighteenth-century hymnists and liturgists. Volume 3 engages nineteenth century hymnists to the contemporary movements of the twenty-first century. Each chapter contains these five elements: historical background, theological perspectives communicated in their hymns/compositions, contribution to liturgy and worship, notable hymns, and bibliography. The mission of Hymns and Hymnody is (1) to provide biographical data on influential hymn writers for students and interested laypeople, and (2) to provide a theological analysis of what these composers have communicated in the theology of their hymns. We believe it is vital for those involved in leading the worship of the church to recognize that what they communicate is in fact theology. This latter aspect, we contend, is missing--yet important--in accessible formats for the current literature.
