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The One Year Book of Hymns: 365 Devotions Based on Popular Hymns
Experience daily the timeless truths contained in the many celebrated songs of the Christian faith. Each day's devotional includes the text of a classic hymn or song, the inside story about the author or origin of the song, and a related Scripture passage. Be refreshed and strengthened each day by the mighty words that have uplifted God's people through the ages.
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400 pages, Paperback
Published April 18, 2017
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December 21, 2025
This was a fine book. Mixing Church history along with the hymns that have always been important in the Church. Makes for a good devotional read after dinner with the family and finding most of them on YouTube was easy enough. A couple points at issue is that the Bible verses are either KJV or The Message translation. I get the reason because of copyright issues (because of course people have to be an issue and copyright their Bible version. There were several times, I yucked out of reading their printed version and just pulled out my own. Not the most ideal for a one-stop-shop devotional. There were also a lot more citations of Methodist hymns. This is not to say they are bad or shouldn't be acknowledged or anything that kicks anyone out of the kingdom but the deference given was noticable. The worst was the inclusion of a song made by a Unitarian and the author(s) talking about how God uses all types of people to create hymns for worship. I'm sorry, but no. No LDS or JWs were cited so why the inclusion of this hymn with this message was in very poor taste. Overall, a nice family devotional over an area I was happy to receive some knowledge in. Final Grade - B
November 2, 2019
Really enjoyed learning about some hymns new to me and revisiting some favorites. Interesting and enjoyable devotional!
December 31, 2024
Loved learning about the histories of all these wonderful hymns.
August 16, 2022
I really enjoyed this book on familiar hymns as well as hymns new to me.
The background of when and/or why the hymn was written was very interesting.
Also a bit of history about the Hymn Writers.
The background of when and/or why the hymn was written was very interesting.
Also a bit of history about the Hymn Writers.
Displaying 1 - 4 of 4 reviews