Baptist Hymnal 1991

By Various

Book Overview

Hymns that rejoice in our faith. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0767321839
• ISBN13: 9780767321839
• Release Date: December 1991
• Publisher: Genevox
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A Good Hymnal -- Mix Of Traditional And Contemporary

This rendition of the Baptist Hymnal, published by the Southern Baptists, is more traditional than most modern hymnals. It does include several spirituals and a lot of songs by Broadman press composers I never have heard of elsewhere. There also are a few contemporary songs and praise choruses. But for those who like the old hymns, and don't mind some of them missing a verse or two, this is a good book. One strength -- the Christmas section is larger than most other hymnals. One comment, though -- the cover picture is wrong! At my church, the covers are supposed to be red! (Though I've seen some with blue covers as well. Maybe I should start a new denomination based on hymnal cover colors, LOL!!!)

Conservative but Modern Hymnbook

This 1991 hymnal is meant for Baptists. It you are not a Baptist, especially Southern Baptist, you may not like this hymnal. Yet, this hymnal has retained the best-loved hymns in the Southern Baptist hymnic tradition, but has broadened the repertoire to include well-loved hymns from other denominations. Theologically, the hymnal is a bit contradictory, which I believe shows disagreement within the Baptistic tradition concerning Arminianism ("I Have Decided to Follow Jesus") versus Calvinism ("Not What These Hands Have Done"). The language updates are a bit conservative concerning the "thees" and "thous," yet it does not foist inclusive language at the expense of theology and poetry. The musical arrangements are traditional so they lend themselves well for 4-part harmony. The hymnbook is arranged in an almost church-year format, which is a welcome addition. In short, this hymnal is thoroughly conservative yet modern.

The Baptist Hymnal 1991 the best hymnal in publication.

The Baptist Hymnal contains not only all of the wonderful old standards, but contains many of the more recent hymns or Christian Songs. It also contains an excellent section of responsive reading. This hymnal is by far the most thorough in Christian Music.