Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Arranged by prolific Christian music arranger Carol Tornquist, this easy piano collection features the most popular praise, worship, and gospel songs of today. Lyrics and basic chord symbols are included along with helpful fingering and phrasing indications. Each arrangement is fun and easy to play, whether as a piano solo or for sing-alongs. Titles: 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (Matt Redman) * Above All (Michael W. Smith) * Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone) (Chris Tomlin) * Blessed (Lazarus) * Blessings (Laura Story) * Cinderella (Steven Curtis Chapman) * God's Not Dead (Like a Lion) (Newsboys) * Good Morning (Mandisa) * Hold Me (Jamie Grace featuring TobyMac) * How Beautiful (Twila Paris) * How Great Is Our God (Chris Tomlin) * How He Loves (David Crowder Band) * I Can Only Imagine (MercyMe) * I Need a Miracle (Third Day) * I Will Rise (Chris Tomlin) * In Christ Alone (Newsboys) * Jesus, Friend of Sinners (Casting Crowns) * Let the Church Say Amen (Andra? Crouch) * Need You Now (How Many Times) (Plumb) * One Thing Remains (Passion featuring Kristian Stanfill) * The Prayer (Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli) * The Proof of Your Love (For King & Country) * Redeemed (Big Daddy Weave) * Revelation Song (Kari Jobe) * Shout to the Lord (Darlene Zschech) * Take Me Back (Andra? Crouch) * Take Me to the King (Tamela Mann) * We Are (Kari Jobe) * Who You Are (Unspoken) * Whom Shall I Fear (God of Angel Armies) (Chris Tomlin) * You Are (Colton Dixon) * You Raise Me Up (Selah) * Your Love Never Fails (Newsboys).

Irish-born and Irish-descended soldiers and sailors were involved in every major engagement of the American Civil War. Throughout the conflict, they shared their wartime experiences through songs and song lyrics, leaving behind a vast trove of ballads in songbooks, letters, newspaper publications, wartime diaries, and other accounts. Taken together, these songs and lyrics offer an underappreciated source of contemporary feelings and opinions about the war. Catherine V. Bateson's Irish American Civil War Songs provides the first in-depth exploration of Irish Americans' use of balladry to portray and comment on virtually every aspect of the war as witnessed by the Irish on the front line and home front. Bateson considers the lyrics, themes, and sentiments of wartime songs produced in America but often originating with those born across the Atlantic in Ireland and Britain. Her analysis gives new insight into views held by the Irish migrant diaspora about the conflict and the ways those of Irish descent identified with and fought to defend their adopted homeland. Bateson's investigation of Irish American song lyrics within the context of broader wartime experiences enhances our understanding of the Irish contribution to the American Civil War. At the same time, it demonstrates how Irish songs shaped many American balladry traditions as they laid the foundation of the Civil War's musical soundscape.

Wasn't That a Mighty Day: African American Blues and Gospel Songs on Disaster takes a comprehensive look at sacred and secular disaster songs, shining a spotlight on their historical and cultural importance. Featuring newly transcribed lyrics, the book offers sustained attention to how both Black and white communities responded to many of the tragic events that occurred before the mid-1950s. Through detailed textual analysis, Luigi Monge explores songs on natural disasters (hurricanes, floods, tornadoes, and earthquakes); accidental disasters (sinkings, fires, train wrecks, explosions, and air disasters); and infestations, epidemics, and diseases (the boll weevil, the jake leg, and influenza). Analyzed songs cover some of the most well-known disasters of the time period from the sinking of the Titanic and the 1930 drought to the Hindenburg accident, and more. Thirty previously unreleased African American disaster songs appear in this volume for the first time, revealing their pertinence to the relevant disasters. By comparing the song lyrics to critical moments in history, Monge is able to explore how deeply and directly these catastrophes affected Black communities; how African Americans in general, and blues and gospel singers in particular, faced and reacted to disaster; whether these collective tragedies prompted different reactions among white people and, if so, why; and more broadly, how the role of memory in recounting and commenting on historical and cultural facts shaped African American society from 1879 to 1955.

One of the finest achievements of Western culture is its brilliant heritage of classical music. A Gift of Music looks at the lives of the greatest composers who have given us this heritage, and especially at how their music was shaped by their beliefs.

The result is a remarkable and inspiring book, showing the importance of Christian faith for many composers, and the effect of this upon their music. But it also shows how the lack of faith has brought profound change in the meaning and form of contemporary music.

Thus A Gift of Music seeks to open up a whole new world of music--to encourage listening to the finest compositions with new understanding and pleasure, and to stretch our ears and imaginations. It is a book which will be greatly appreciated by those who already love classical music, and by others who want to explore this delightful world for the first time.