Hymns & Devotions for Daily Worship
Embark on a journey through the traditional Christian year, entering by way of Advent, visiting major and minor landmarks along the way, culminating in a celebration of Christ the King. On your journey, feast on the riches of hymnody, new and old, locally and globally, following the narrative pathways of the gospel story as outlined in the Revised Common Lectionary. Find nourishment in reflective commentary by living hymn writers, classic hymn writers, and master scholars. Discover more about the hymns and psalm paraphrases by observing their sources, and learn more about the church year through guiding essays.
This book includes nearly 400 hymns for every day of the year (special days have more than one), including 69 metrical psalms, 7 spirituals, the Ten Commandments, Lord’s Prayer, Songs of Mary, Zechariah, Simeon, Hannah, Moses & Miriam, and others. The book is also international in scope, drawing materials from Japan, South Korea, China, India, Philippines, Indonesia, Spain, Germany, Greece, France, and elsewhere.
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This publication is a love letter to the edifying properties of hymnody. For those intimately acquainted with the more traditional hymn, this devotional guide offers the opportunity to shed rote recitation for careful contemplation; for the uninitiated, this book is a trove of the nuanced and limitless spiritual insights that the hymns of the ages can provide.
C. Leonard Raybon | Assoc. Professor of Music & Director of Choirs, Tulane University
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This should be a helpful companion to Scripture for those who love hymns and want to sing their faith all year round.
C. Michael Hawn | American Editor, Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology
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Sing your way through the Church year! This book is for anyone who loves the rich traditions of Christian hymnody and the liturgical calendar, and is a particular gift to anyone who feels a bit overwhelmed by the sheer volume of music contained in the average hymnal. Each day’s hymn is coupled with just enough history, music appreciation, and/or devotional reflection to make even the most obscure hymns accessible to the uninitiated. Hymns & Devotions for Daily Worship is a true treasure.
Danielle Hitchen | Author, Sacred Seasons: A Family Guide to Center Your Year Around Jesus
Whenever possible, living hymn writers have been invited to write devotionally about their own hymns. Participating writers include Bob Kauflin, Jordan Kauflin, Kevin Twit, Rachel Wilhelm, Bruce Benedict, Emily Brink, Gracia Grindal, Carl Daw, Julie & Timothy Tennent, Christopher Idle, Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, Christopher Webber, Delores Dufner, Martin Leckebusch, Adam Carlill, Stephen P. Starke, Dan Damon, Mary Louise Bringle, Kathryn Ann Hill, Adam Tice, Keith & Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend, CityAlight, Gloria Gaither, and others.
For this project, Chris dug deeply to allow classic writers to give voice to their own works, by curating excerpts from sermons and devotional books by Martin Luther, Isaac Watts, Charles Wesley, Francis Ridley Havergal, John Mason Neale, John Newton, Henry Lyte, Thomas Aquinas, Charles Spurgeon, Horatius Bonar, Anne Dutton, Christopher Wordsworth, Charles Tindley, Richard Allen, Charles Price Jones, Augustus Toplady, John Bunyan, Reginald Heber, George Matheson, Clement of Alexandria, Richard Baxter, Francis of Assisi, Thomas Ken, and others.
Other contributing scholars and writers include David W. Music, C. Michael Hawn, Beverly A. Howard, J.R. Watson, Joseph Herl, Paul Westermeyer, Brian Najapfour, Robert Cottrill, Leland Ryken, Holly Mulherin Farrow, Richard G. Fenner, Marylynn Rouse, Marc Brown, Michael Haykin, Patrick Eby, Deborah Smith Pollard, Esther Crookshank, Jim Scott Orrick, Brett Nelson, Peter Johnston, E. Wyn James, Stephen Newby, and others.
Enrich your reading with devotional excerpts from historical luminaries like John Broadus, Jean Calvin, Susannah Spurgeon, Thomas à Kempis, John Gill, Benjamin Keach, Matthew Henry, Ruth Bryan, Basil the Great, Dwight L. Moody, Gwendolin Sims Warren, C.S. Lewis, Absalom Jones, Katherine Parr, and St. Augustine.
There is so much to learn within these pages—will you join us?
