Our Hymns, Our Heritage: A Student Guide to Songs of the Church

Our Hymns, Our Heritage: A Student Guide to Songs of the Church is written to acquaint students of all ages with a generous collection of our greatest hymns, both ancient and modern. We believe these are among the hymns every childindeed, every Christianshould know. The target age is students ages nine to twelve; however, we know both younger and older students who use this bookeven some senior adults! You should never stop being a student, especially about the truths and glory of God.

Our Hymns, Our Heritage encourages a love and appreciation for the church’s hymns–a significant way to pass the Christian faith from generation to generation. The book features music and lyrics for 121hymns that every person should know, drawn from a cross-section of styles, themes, and historical eras. The hymns are divided into sections based on the church year, God’s nature and attributes, and our responses to Him. Each hymn is presented on single book spread–the left-hand page gives a brief biography of the text’s author and the melody’s composer as well as a devotional summary to aid singing with understanding. The right-hand page is hymnal-like with the music and stanzas for simple playing and singing. Our Hymns, Our Heritage can be used by parents and educators alike to instill a life-long love for the richness and beauty of hymns.

First published in 2014 under the title Hosanna, Loud Hosannas. Our Hymns, Our Heritage is revised and updated.