Author: HAEUSSLER, ARMIN; FOREWORD BY J.P. MEYER, D.D., CHAIRMAN OF THE HYMNAL COMITTEE
Title: The Story of Our Hymns - The Handbook to the Hymnal of the Evangelical and Reformed Church.
Description: St. Louis, Eden Publishing/General Synod of the Evangelical and Reformed Church, Second Edition of 1952 (author's Preface dated 1949).. Hardcover . Hardback, thick octavo, appx 5 3/4 x 8 1/2 inches, gilt titling on red cloth covers, xii + 1088 pages, Near or About VG/no dj. Excepting some spine cloth fading, quite a nice copy w/ snug binding, hinges intact, only very light bit of wear corners & ends and very clean inside and out incl no names no writing. Introductory essays through p 49 + background information on each of 561 hymns through p 513 + Biographies & Notes on Sources through p 1004 + Bibliography & Indexes (Index of Scripture Texts, Topical Index of Hymns, Metrical Index of Tunes, Alphabetical Index of Tunes, Index of Composers, Arrangers & Sources, Index of Authors, Translators & Sources, Index of Responses & Canticles, Index of First Lines of All Stanzas). Due to size and weight, Priority or International order will require additional postage. Very Good.

Keywords: Philosophy & Religion Church Music