Salvation Army hymns and songs
Salvation Army Hymns and Songs
In 1899, William Booth*, the founder and first General of the Salvation Army, wrote: ‘Surely no man has ever been called upon to make, or direct the making of, so many Song Books as I have’ (Preface to Salvation Army Songs, p.iii). While there is no complete list of the song books issued under William Booth’s direction, we know that he was involved in compiling at least 25 song and tune books used in Britain, as well as many others for work overseas, and he had a significant influence on all the principal collections used by the Christian Mission and the Salvation Army for congregational singing between 1865 and 1930. This short historical review outlines the...
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