Includes orders of worship, hymns, psalms and canticles, service music, and worship resources.

This long-awaited companion serves as a vital reference on the creation, the language, and the hymns of The New Century Hymnal. It presents hymn profiles by Robert L. Anderson, who offers four different background notes with engaging information on each hymn. This unique format covers the hymn text and circumstances of its creation, biographical data on the hymn writer, origins of the hymn tune, and biography of the composer or arranger. Permission is included for the notes to be read aloud or reproduced for worship, enhancing the congregation's understanding and appreciation of the hymns.

Excerpt from The Century Hymnal The author in compiling this book has been guided and.inspired by firsthand contacts with the churches in the States. Canada, and Japan, and with ministers, organists, and song experts therein who believe that His kingdom comes not by sword, but by song; not by might, but by ministry. The author thanks all these friends, for suggestion, encouragement, inspiration. They have been co-editors in the making of this book. To the many authors of hymns and liturgic verse, and to composers of tunes whose material is used herein, we record our sincere thanks. Every effort has been made to ascertain the owners of copyright material and to give due credit. Since this has not always been possible, proper acknowledgment will be made as soon as convenient after notification. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.