Hymn Project

• See here for the list of Songs you are teaching.  here is the list to choose from for those who did not select in class.
• Identify main imageries used in the song
• Author Background
  • Why he/she may have wrote the hymn
  • How does knowing the author increase our appreciation of the hymn
  • What was church singing like in that time period
  • Is the author of the tune important?
• Scripture truths and passages behind the song
• What does this song mean to you? Is there a time in your life that this hymn was beneficial?
• Any critique of the song. what you dislike or would change about the lyrics or tune.
• For presentation, play the song for us and/or lead us in singing the song. (if you use youtube- give me the link by Friday before you present)

Resources

playlist of hymns on youtube selected for this class. Feel free to add to it

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUTCBdyCq_cjIlQNA_lCUYjL0O_YlKJaq

START HERE for research:  http://www.hymnary.org/

If your hymn is on this site, you will have information about the author, the tune and scripture references used for the hymn.

other sites that may be useful

http://songsandhymns.org/hymns/

http://www.sharefaith.com/guide/Christian-Music/hymns-the-songs-and-the-stories/index.html

Youtube also has a lot of material on hymns including history or the hymns. But please use another source to check the youtube information. Don’t spread rumors.