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This anthology contains over 60 hymns from all ages and traditions. Each one is presented with a profile of the hymn's author, the personal and cultural context in which it was written, a note on the source of the tune and, where useful, the treble line of the tune.

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Reviewed in: Church Times, 16 February 2001Highlights: reflects scholarly tastes and values without being in the least dry...this is a study aimed not primarily at the hymnologist, but at the ordinary churchgoer, for whom it would make a thoughtful gift, and a sound introduction to one period in the history of hymns and spiritual songs and their writers. Favourite Hymns is a wonderful book. The authors' scholarship is informed by faith and deep understanding . . . Dr Reeves taught me history at Oxford. I have never forgotten her greeting: 'Welcome to the first day of your search for truth.' Her latest book should be a best-seller, because we all deserve to know the truth about hymns. Spectator, 30 March 2002 Reviewed in: The Tablet, 14 April 2001Highlights: A fitting amount of space is devoted to the great hymn-writing trio of women: Christina Rossetti, Mrs. C.F. Alexander, and Eleanor Farjeon. Catholics will be no less pleased to find all three of Newman's best-known hymns as well as nearly two pages on his life and work. Faber, too, is well-treated, and there is an excellent and informative paragraph on Edward Caswall, translator of Latin hymns

Favourite Hymns is a wonderful book. The authors' scholarship is informed by faith and deep understanding . . . Dr Reeves taught me history at Oxford. I have never forgotten her greeting: 'Welcome to the first day of your search for truth.' Her latest book should be a best-seller, because we all deserve to know the truth about hymns. Spectator, 30 March 2002

Favourite Hymns is a wonderful book. The authors' scholarship is informed by faith and deep understanding . . . Dr Reeves taught me history at Oxford. I have never forgotten her greeting: 'Welcome to the first day of your search for truth.' Her latest book should be a best-seller, because we all deserve to know the truth about hymns. --Spectator, 30 March 2002

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Marjorie Reeves was Vice-Principal of St. Anne's College, Oxford, from 1950 to 1972. She is Honorary Fellow of St. Hugh's College and St. Anne's College, Oxford. Jenyth Worsley was a producer in BBC radio. She has written features for radio and has directed plays for the theatre.

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