Hymn History
Hymn Writers Through History
Six lives that shaped the songs of the church
A study of the men and women behind the hymnal — Luther, Watts, the Wesleys, Newton, Crosby and Spafford. Their lives, their times, and the hymns each gave the church, written from primary historical sources.
$24.00 USD
- Six chapters on six great hymn writers
- Luther, Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, John Newton, Fanny Crosby, Horatio Spafford
- Each life paired with one of their public-domain hymns
- Written from primary historical sources, not modern paraphrase
- Print-ready PDF in US Letter and A4
How to use it
A study that follows the songs of the church through the people who wrote them, from Luther's Reformation chorales to the gospel hymns of the nineteenth century. Six chapters tell the stories of Martin Luther, Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, John Newton, the blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby, and Horatio Spafford, each paired with one of their enduring public-domain hymns and a short reflection. The biographies are drawn from primary historical sources — letters, autobiographies and hymnal prefaces — rather than modern paraphrase. A history of the hymnal told one life at a time.
Delivery
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