\["For families wanting to share classic hymns together", "Helps you discover the stories behind cherished hymns", "You will deepen your faith through meaningful worship"\]

Our Hymns, Our Heritage inspires a love for timeless hymns.

David Leeman

Barbara Leeman

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Foreword

Preface

Suggestions for Teaching Hymns

THE CHURCH YEAR

Advent 1–3

Christmas 4–19

Epiphany 20–21

Lent 22–27

Lent–Palm Sunday 28–30

Easter 31–35

Pentecost 36–37

GOD IS

Trinity 38–40

King 41–46

Sovereign 47

Creator 48–50

I AM 51

Omnipotent 52–55

Faithful 56–57

Shepherd 58–60

The Word 61–62

Savior 63–67

Love 68–70

Our Hope 71–73

Protector 74–76

WE RESPOND

Praise 77–91

Thanksgiving 92–96

Confession 97–98

Petition 99–105

Testimony 106–110

Commitment 111–115

SPIRITUALS 116–120

About the Authors

Notes

Author, Composer, Source Index

Topical Index

Alphabetical Index

_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 121 hymns 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.

__DAVID &amp; BARBARA LEEMAN__ are both graduates of Biola University School of Music. David is a retired director of music and worship, and Barbara teaches elementary age music at a private Christian School in Dallas, TX. Together they wrote and published _Hosanna, Loud Hosannas_ a student hymnal that is widely used in churches, Christian schools, and homes.

_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 121 hymns 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.

__Praise for _Our Hymns, Our Heritage___  
  
"It is my great pleasure to offer hearty, unqualified endorsement of _Our Hymns, Our Heritage_. The Leemans understand as few others the crucial importance of theological and musical education among children, but also for people of all ages. The marriage of great texts and timeless music is beyond calculation for how it informs a thoroughgoing and unshakable Christian worldview, and the Leemans achieve this lofty goal in exquisite ways, which makes their hymnal an unmatched treasure for all times and ages. As a concert pianist, Steinway Artist, and inductee to the Steinway Teacher Hall of Fame, but also deeply committed to transcendent Christian worship, I have enormous admiration for the accompaniments and their recordings available as supplements to this hymnal. They provide training of young pianists and singers as significant tools in the art of listening and accompanying, not to mention technical development. Every piano studio whose instructor values hymn-playing and the training of future accompanists should own this hymnal as both reference and resource for students."  
—__Stephen Nielson__  
 Concert Pianist

"_Our Hymns, Our Heritage_ represents the finest hymns ever written, both theologically and lyrically. They are hymns that every Christian should sing, memorize, and teach to their children and grandchildren. The accompanying information on the history of the hymn writers and guidance on key elements to focus on while singing the hymns is inspiring and so helpful. These hymns have stood the test of time because they are life-changing and life-giving and stand in stark contrast to so much of what is being taught and sung today."  
—__Tony Jeffrey__  
 Headmaster, Covenant Christian Academy, Colleyville, TX

"I have been a huge fan of David and Barbara Leeman's work since I first bought their student hymnal and piano recordings several years ago while compiling the Charlotte Mason's Alveary curriculum. I love that the hymns are not from a single denomination. I have learned so many songs that I otherwise would never have been exposed to. The biographical and historical information the authors have compiled is so rich and adds much to the study of the hymns, and the Scripture and inspirational thoughts provided help children think deeply about the ideas they contain. When parents write in to ask if they really need another hymnal, our answer is always, 'Yes! You need THIS one!'"  
—__Jennifer Spencer, EdD__  
 Project Manager, Charlotte Mason's Alveary

"The history of Christian music is 2,000 years deep and a whole world wide. This collection of carefully selected songs and hymns connects children and their parents with generations of Christian voices who have fallen silent yet still speak through the musical heritage preserved for us today. _Our Hymns, Our Heritage_ is a must-have for family devotionals and a treasure to pass on to the next generation."  
—__Janie B. Cheaney__  
 Senior Writer, WORLD News Group

"Psalm 145:4 proclaims, 'One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.' _Our Hymns, Our Heritage_ reminds us that we stand on the spiritual shoulders of those who came before us, but equally challenges us to pass the faith once given on to the next generation. To this end, Barbara and David Leeman have given the church an extraordinary, multi-use resource. At one and the same time a hymnal, hymnal companion, and devotional guide, _Our Hymns, Our Heritage_ seeks to foster the love of singing God's praise for generations to come. I heartily commend this hymnal to churches, families, Christian schools, Sunday schools, choirs, and anyone who seeks to love the Lord with all their heart, mind, soul, and strength.  
—__Colin Howland__  
 Director of Music, Tenth Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, PA

"What a stewardship we have received in the church's heritage of hymnody—a gift that we must not fail to pass on to the coming generations. That is why I am delighted that Barbara and David Leeman have edited this hymnal. While their intended audience is elementary children, believers of all ages will find soul-stirring edification in these pages. The Leemans offer us a twofold service. They have curated an excellent collection of many of the finest hymns in the English language, and they have provided brief, illuminating, devotional material to make these songs come alive in our hearts. I commend this excellent resource for families, churches, and schools, praying that the Lord would tune your hearts to sing his praise."  
—__Matt Merker__  
 Director of Training for Getty Music; hymn writer, "He Will Hold Me Fast;" author, _Corporate Worship_

"We are always seeking ways to instill in our children the reality of how things are—that God is not a thing among things, but The Thing behind all things. 'He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities—all things were created through Him and for Him' (Col. 1:15–16). Singing these truths in praise to God sets the imagination and the affections aflame. The special blessing here is how David and Barbara Leeman have artistically, comprehensively, and beautifully told this Grand Story to deeply engage hearts and minds in responsive praise to our Creator and Redeemer."  
—__J. Marty Cope__  
 Director of Music &amp; Arts, Park Cities Presbyterian Church, Dallas, TX

"Hymns are a great treasury of Christian faith and devotion. Previous generations of believers not only sang hymns in church on Sunday mornings, but carried private copies of their hymnals for personal use throughout the week. In _Our Hymns, Our Heritage_, David and Barbara Leeman long to give these riches to you, enabling you to carry the truths of these 120 hymns not just in your hymnal, but in your heart as well. May the Lord use this book in his church to make his praise glorious."  
—__Matthew Westerholm__  
 Associate Professor of Church Music and Worship, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary; Executive Director, The Institute for Biblical Worship

Our Hymns, Our Heritage features 121 hymns with music and lyrics, author biographies, and devotional summaries. Ideal for parents and educators to teach hymn appreciation.

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