Christian books on hymns

5 public-domain classics on hymns, free to read online in TheWay Library.

Articles

• Classic Hymn Writers and Their Books: Watts, Havergal, CrosbyThe great hymn writers and the books they left: Isaac Watts, John Newton, Frances Ridley Havergal, Fanny Crosby, P. P. Bliss, Ira Sankey and more, free.
• Frances Ridley Havergal Books: A Reading Guide and Where to StartA guide to Frances Ridley Havergal's books: Kept for the Master's Use, her daily readings, children's books, poems, letters and her sister's memorials.
• Frances Ridley Havergal Quotes on Consecration, Trust and Joy40 quotes from Frances Ridley Havergal, from her hymns, daily readings, children's books and letters, checked word for word with the source of each.
• Isaac Watts Books: A Guide to His Hymns, Psalms and SermonsA reading guide to Isaac Watts's books: Hymns and Spiritual Songs, his Christian Psalms, his essay on psalmody, and his sermons on God's love and heaven.
• Isaac Watts Quotes from His Hymns and Sermons, With Sources36 Isaac Watts quotes, from When I Survey the Wondrous Cross to his sermons on heaven, each checked word for word against his own books.
• Who Was Frances Ridley Havergal? The Hymn Writer of Take My LifeThe life of Frances Ridley Havergal (1836–1879), the English hymn writer of Take My Life and Let It Be, Like a River Glorious and Kept for the Master's Use.
• Who Was Horatius Bonar? Scottish Pastor and Hymn-WriterThe life of Horatius Bonar (1808–1889), Free Church minister in Kelso and Edinburgh, writer of "I heard the voice of Jesus say" and God's Way of Peace.
• Who Was Isaac Watts? The Father of English Hymns, Pastor and PreacherThe life of Isaac Watts (1674–1748), the London pastor who wrote When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and changed how English-speaking churches sing.
• Who Was Philip Doddridge? Pastor, Teacher and Hymn WriterThe life of Philip Doddridge (1702–1751), the Northampton pastor who trained ministers and wrote "O God of Bethel" and The Rise and Progress of Religion.

Books

• A Short Essay Toward the Improvement of PsalmodyIsaac Watts · Classic
• Coming to the KingFrances Ridley Havergal · Classic
• Hymns and Spiritual SongsIsaac Watts · Classic
• The Psalms of DavidIsaac Watts · Classic
• Bells at Evening, and Other VersesFanny Crosby · 1897