The Best Church Hymns by Louis Fitzgerald Benson (1855 - 1930).
This 1898 book is the result of a survey of 107 hymn-books. The thirty-two hymns are ranked in order of popularity. The texts in this recording are said only, not sung, along with a few explanatory notes for each hymn (some footnotes, not all, here recorded). The texts are preceded by two essays concerning hymns and their standards. Benson (1855-1930) was an American Presbyterian minister who edited several hymnals. ( David Wales)
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Genres for the project: *Non-fiction/Music
Keywords that describe the book: music, hymns, christian hymns, church music, church hymns
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