In recent years, Hymns Old & New has outsold all other hymnbooks for the Anglican Church, and so established itself as the leading hymnal. With the continuing rich outpouring of new hymns and songs, a hymn book which justly claims to have the most exhaustive and all-embracing collection must inevitably keep pace – to embrace the best new material and include even more treasures from the past. The need of the Church to renew material for our celebrations is a healthy one, because it is a sign of the Church’s vitality.