Then Sings My Soul

Book review- Then Sings My Soul (Special Edition) by Robert J. Morgan

I recently received this book in the mail from Booksneeze.com, which is a book/blogger program where I can review books for free! (Pretty exciting, eh?) This book stood out on the list of books available to review on the page because this is a book about hymns. I thoroughly enjoy hymns! I grew up in a church were hymns were the only thing sung. In this book, each hymn gets a two page spread. The sheet music for each song gets a page and then on the following page there is a bible verse in reference to the hymn and also a short story on how and why the hymn came to be. There are a lot of very interesting stories in this book. For instance, no one knows who wrote "The First Noel" Handel composed "Hallelujah Chorus" (one of my favorite songs) in just twenty three days, and, "Be Thou My Vision" (another one of my favorites) is an Irish folk melody. There are also a lot of hymns that I have never heard of before mixed amongst familiar old tunes and favorites. The hymns are arranged in alphabetical order with a special section in the front for Christmas Songs. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who enjoys Hymns and would like to know the meaning and background and overall story of the hymns they love the most. Or to my friend who collects hymnals. :)
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