What is Sing Praise?
Hymns and songs for refreshing worship!
An experienced team of church musicians and liturgists,
representing a wide variety of tastes, has selected 330 of the
very best of recently written hymn, song and short chant
compositions.
Many are today's classics that have proved their staying power
and are widely used in both traditional and informal styles of
worship, though for the most part cannot be found in mainstream
hymn books.
Music has been described as the 'soul food of the people of
God'. By selecting from the diverse material provided here, the
musical diet of any worshipping community can be enriched without
the enormous outlay which replacing a main hymn book entails.
This selection will complement many existing hymnals including
Common Praise, Hymns Ancient & Modern, The New
English Hymnal, Hymns Old and New, Hymns and Psalms, Rejoice and
Sing, Baptist Praise and Worship, and others.
The editors tried to identify subject areas poorly served by
traditional hymnody or contemporary song repertoire. They also
looked at the full range of material published as part of the
Common Worship project, aiming to provide words and music
to help those who plan and lead services. While the needs of
Anglican congregations have been the chief focus, it's clear that
Sing Praise will be a valuable resource for other churches
too.
Churches will be able to broaden their repertoire substantially
without the cost of replacing their standard hymn books.