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Thursday 18 May 2017

Our Hymn Writers and Their Hymns by Faith Cook


The people of God have always had cause to sing, and who has more reason to sing than the one who knows the Lord Jesus Christ, the joy of sin forgiven and the certainty of a life to come? Throughout the Old and New Testaments, believers marked God's mighty acts of deliverance in song.
Hymns based on the great themes of the Christian message have their own unique ministry to mind and heart, renewing faith and hope in God especially in days of spiritual decline and apathy. In this work, Faith Cook traces the development of the Christian hymn from the early period of the Christian Church to the present day.
Biographical sketches of a number of our best-known writers from the past figure here. We are also introduced to some of the lesser-known poets such as Paul Gerhardt, Samuel Crossman and Samuel Medley. Love for God and the great truths of the gospel shine out through the words of these men and women of faith. More than this, we also discover how their individual personalities and circumstances are reflected in the hymns they wrote.
We can only stand amazed as we read of the demonstration of their faith, often in the face of severe persecution and hardship, which has been so wonderfully expressed in verse. It is our privilege to have available to us the lives and work of such gifted writers to enhance our worship. Their words stir us up, both as congregations and personally, to express our thankfulness to God. One day the whole redeemed church of the Lord Jesus Christ will join in one great anthem of praise to his glory.

Includes sketches on Isaac Watts, Philip Doddridge, Charles Wesley, William Williams, Joseph Hart, Augustus M Toplady, John Newton, William Cowper, James Montgomery, Henry Francis Lyte, Horatius Bonar, Frances Ridley Havergal and Fanny J Crosby.

Pages: 396
Size: 138 x 216mm
Paperback
EP Books
Bible Version: KJV

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