Hymnal for Worship and Celebration/KJV Pew Edition/Blue

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Summary: The Hymnal for Worship and Celebration
Review: A wonderful collection! Hymns are catagorized into a number of subheadings such as; God Our Father, Jesus Our Savior, The Word of God and Life in Christ to name a few. Hymns from the 1400's as well as late 1900's are included- from A Mighty Fortress to There is a Redeemer by Melody Green and others from the 1980's. This hymnal is suitable for family worship and contains a blend of music that all ages will enjoy. It also has a verse of Scripture listed for each of the over 600 hymns which gives an even deeper appreciation of the truths contained in the hymns being sung! The index contains more than 10 ways to find that special hymn you are looking for. Truly a fantastic resource for those who love to sing songs, hymns and spiritual songs to God Who is Worthy of such praise and adoration!

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Summary: A Great Basic Hymn Book
Review: As a worship leader, I have found this hymnal to be very useful for the congregation to use as well as for me to plan services. The music is well written and the lyrics of traditional hymns are not changed. The book also contains many useful tools such as responsive readings and readings to introduce various hymns. I also like the fact that many contemporary choruses are also included. It's hard to work with only one book, but this should definitely be a part of your library!

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Summary: A good all-around hymnal
Review: H for W&C strikes a good balance of the great old hymns and a good number of high quality newer songs. Exception: some of the material from the 70's was not particularly valuable then and is much less valuble now. The indexes, etc., are pretty much industry standard now, and are very useful for those who plan worship or are involved in song selection. I wish it were not going out of print.

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Summary: A good all-around hymnal
Review: H for W&C strikes a good balance of the great old hymns and a good number of high quality newer songs. Exception: some of the material from the 70's was not particularly valuable then and is much less valuble now. The indexes, etc., are pretty much industry standard now, and are very useful for those who plan worship or are involved in song selection. I wish it were not going out of print.

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Summary: Fabulous Resource, Made To Last
Review: It's no surprise that this well-bound hymnal has found its way into many churches. This is a terrific hymnal for church or home use, and there is a companion volume with the piano music which I believe is no longer in print, but worth finding.

My only reservation is that there are so many indices and appendices that it's hard to just flip to the back and find the listing for the hymn you're looking for.

FEATURES INCLUDE:

HYMNS BY TOPIC: God our Father, Jesus our Savior, The Holy Spirit, The Holy Trinity, The Word of God, The Church, Life in Christ, Life Everlasting,Special Times and Seasons, Children's Hymns, Opening of Service, Closing of Service, Service Music, Affirmations of Faith and Te Deum; SCRIPTURE RESOURCES FOR WORSHIP AND CELEBRATION: Scriptures for Individual, unison, responsive or antiphonal readings; Psalms for unison reading or personal meditation INDICES FOR SCRIPTURE RESOURCES: Alphabetical index of scripture and other readings, topical index, scriptural index of scripture readings, index of spoken calls to worship and benedictions, index of nonscriptural readings. HYMN INDICES Index by scripture that appears at the top of the page, by scripture adaptations, medleys, index of descants, last stanza harmonization and choral endings, copyright owners, tunes, keys, authors, composers sources translators and arrangers, topical index, alphabetical index, index by first lines of hymns....