A new hymnal for Protestant African American Churches that has endeavored to preserve the rich oral tradition of African American sacred song in print form. While created especially for African American Protestant churches, this historic hymnal is destined to find its way into the personal library of each and every church musician, hymnologist, and ethnomusicologist active throughout the world today. Contains 52 Sundays of responsive readings, 52 Sundays of litanies developed around the concept of a Black liturgical year, 586 hymns and songs, and extensive indices.

Hardcover, 1104 pages. ISBN: 1579991246