52 Hymn Story Devotions

I enjoyed reading these stories, but didn’t find the hymns I was looking for. It is a worthwhile book to get and refer to.

Since Lucy Adams is a friend I knew many years ago--and I heard that she had produced this little book, I immediately ordered it. When it arrived, I simply could not put it down. I love the old hymns and reading the stories about them tugged at my heartstrings! Every page brings back to me a lovely memory of my childhood--hearing my dad preaching and singing those endearing songs. Lucy has skillfully compiled all the information on the hymns and shaped each story into a very moving tribute to its author. This book is a very special addition to my life and my home.

Enjoyed reading the history behind these wonderful hymns! Easy to read and it was songs that I knew and grew up with.

Lucy Neeley Adams writes in a refreshing style, leaving the reader inspired and ready to sing old hymns with renewed enthusiasm! 52 Hymn Story Devotions clearly conveys the various shades of meaning surrounding each song,while guiding the reader into a warm relationship with the hymn writer. I will never again sing a hymn in Church without thinking of Lucy Neeley Adams and desiring to know more about the song that I am singing.

Lucy Adams has written a book I will long keep at my chairside. Each story devotion to me is like a pebble being tossed into crystal clear waters creating ripples of new understanding, life, appreciation for, and connection to the hymns I've grown up with. They are stories I can share with my children to enhance their worship experience. The human connection behind the words and music along with Mrs. Adam's personal accounts just may serve as a seed planted towards another great hymn. The reader is encouraged that all it takes is one thought, pen in hand, and the desire to grow in their journey of faith.

What a treasure this wee book is! Filled with delightful stories about some of the best loved hymns, it enchants from start to finish. Each devotional can be read quickly or savored slowly. Each and every one had a lesson well worth noting.

The presentation of the stories behind the hymns is clear, succinct, and warmly told. What a delightful devotional book.

This is good for my wife to have written this book. It is very helpful in sermon preparation. The stories are brief, but filled with meaningful facts.