The Best Church Hymns

About this film

LibriVox recording of The Best Church Hymns by Louis Fitzgerald Benson. Read in English by David Wales 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. - Summary by David Wales For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (45MB)

Directors & creators

Louis Fitzgerald Benson

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;music; hymns; christian hymns; church music; church hymns

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