Because I really enjoyed the original Then Sings My Soul by Robert J. Morgan, I was very excited to receive the special edition from Booksneeze sometime in November. Obviously, it has taken me a long time to review this one, for many reasons. For one thing, my husband stole it for December sermon preparation. I can see how it would be very good for that purpose.
But really, I'm having a hard time reviewing because I was disappointed. I liked the original so much, and I was sad to find that 76 of the 150 songs in this "special edition" were exactly the same songs AND entries as in the earlier edition. I expected a little overlap in the songs, especially since the first one had a few Christmas and Easter hymns in it already. But over half of the book is exactly the same as the first. Granted, the additions to this edition (sorry) are good songs- great holiday hymns and some of the old standards that we sang in my small Baptist church growing up. I was a little concerned about the "patriotic" section, but that is based on my own opinion of the blurring lines between Christianity and Nationalism. Basically, my biggest disappointment was that there wasn't enough NEW stuff.
That being said, if you don't already own a copy of the first one, Then Sings My Soul: Special Edition is a great book with lots of amazing and inspiring insight to the origin of some of our favorite hymns. If you do, be prepared for some de ja vu.
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