The Penguin Book of Hymns

by Ian Bradley

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1989

About the author

Ian Bradley is a Church of Scotland minister, academic, broadcaster, journalist and lecturer. He has written over 40 books. He is currently Principal of St Mary's College and Reader in Church History and Practical Theology at the University of St. Andrews.

Reviews

[Amanda Witt]

A great account of a selection of 150 most popular hymns, with information about the words writers and composers. A surprising amount of women in the 1800's wrote or contributed to some hymns.