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Articles on Hymnody

Paul S. Jones, "Luther and Bar Song: The Truth, Please!"  from Singing and Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today (P&R Publishing, 2006): Did Martin Luther base his great hymns on music sung in bars? Did he say such things as "Why should the devil have all the good music?" Paul S. Jones clears up these historical fallacies, with implications for church music today. Click here to read this article.  (Adobe Reader 6.0 or higher required.)

(Posted with permission from P&R Publishing, www.prpbooks.com)

Articles on Hymnody

Paul S. Jones, "Luther and Bar Song: The Truth, Please!"  from Singing and Making Music: Issues in Church Music Today (P&R Publishing, 2006): Did Martin Luther base his great hymns on music sung in bars? Did he say such things as "Why should the devil have all the good music?" Paul S. Jones clears up these historical fallacies, with implications for church music today. Click here to read this article.  (Adobe Reader 6.0 or higher required.)

(Posted with permission from P&R Publishing, www.prpbooks.com)

   
  
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Quick Facts on the New Baptist Hymnal/LifeWay Worship Project
  • More than 670 hymns and worship songs in the pew editions. Click here to view the alphabetical list of hymns and worship songs to be included.
  • An extended collection of more than 250 additional hymns, worship songs, and contemporary arrangements of hymns in the accompaniment editions and online at www.LifeWayWorship.com
  • Medleys of hymns and worship songs on consecutive pages
  • Responsive readings spread throughout the book
  • Complete concordance capability at LifeWayWorship.com
  • WorshipChart PDF CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs for instrumental parts
  • WorshipTrack split track AAC CDs (compressed audio format similar to MP3) and split track CDs
  • WorshipMedia DVDs and DVD-ROMs with PowerPoint® presentations, accompaniment videos, and background videos

The 2008 Baptist Hymnal/LifeWay Worship Project release date is August 8, 2008 (08-08-08).

Recommended Hymnals
Click on the listed hymnals for related resources and distributors.

The Baptist Hymnal . Nashville, TN: Convention Press, 1991. Full orchestration available.

The Celebration Hymnal: Songs and Hymns for Worship . Nashville, TN: Word Music/Integrity Music, 1997. Full orchestration available .
Highly Recommended for Planning Blended Worship:
     The Celebration Hymnal: Worship Resource Edition

The Trinity Hymnal. Baptist Edition. Suwanee, GA: Great Commission Publications, Inc., 1995.

The Worshiping Church: A Hymnal. Worship Leaders’ Edition. Carol Stream, IL: Hope Publishing Company, 1990,1991.
Highly Recommended for Planning Blended and Traditional Worship:
    
The Worshiping Church: A Hymnal.
Worship Leaders’ Edition.

Psalm and Hymn-texts by Isaac Watts-Available for free online:
The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts: With All the Additional Hymns and Complete Indexes . Morgan, PA: Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 1997.

Hymn Resources  

Quick Facts on the New Baptist Hymnal/LifeWay Worship Project
  • More than 670 hymns and worship songs in the pew editions. Click here to view the alphabetical list of hymns and worship songs to be included.
  • An extended collection of more than 250 additional hymns, worship songs, and contemporary arrangements of hymns in the accompaniment editions and online at www.LifeWayWorship.com
  • Medleys of hymns and worship songs on consecutive pages
  • Responsive readings spread throughout the book
  • Complete concordance capability at LifeWayWorship.com
  • WorshipChart PDF CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs for instrumental parts
  • WorshipTrack split track AAC CDs (compressed audio format similar to MP3) and split track CDs
  • WorshipMedia DVDs and DVD-ROMs with PowerPoint® presentations, accompaniment videos, and background videos

The 2008 Baptist Hymnal/LifeWay Worship Project release date is August 8, 2008 (08-08-08).

Recommended Hymnals
Click on the listed hymnals for related resources and distributors.

The Baptist Hymnal . Nashville, TN: Convention Press, 1991. Full orchestration available.

The Celebration Hymnal: Songs and Hymns for Worship . Nashville, TN: Word Music/Integrity Music, 1997. Full orchestration available .
Highly Recommended for Planning Blended Worship:
     The Celebration Hymnal: Worship Resource Edition

The Trinity Hymnal. Baptist Edition. Suwanee, GA: Great Commission Publications, Inc., 1995.

The Worshiping Church: A Hymnal. Worship Leaders’ Edition. Carol Stream, IL: Hope Publishing Company, 1990,1991.
Highly Recommended for Planning Blended and Traditional Worship:
    
The Worshiping Church: A Hymnal.
Worship Leaders’ Edition.

Psalm and Hymn-texts by Isaac Watts-Available for free online:
The Psalms and Hymns of Isaac Watts: With All the Additional Hymns and Complete Indexes . Morgan, PA: Soli Deo Gloria Publications, 1997.