Holiness and the Hymns

Major Anita Caldwell has helped us explore in this guidebook and devotional treasure. Writing out of her own love for the hymns that have been a priceless resource to believers across the centuries, she brings to her reflections her own experience of a Spirit-led life and her engagement with the needs of her people as an active corps officer.

Here are timely and biblically inspired insights into the message and meaning of our hymns and Gospel songs. Some the major has chosen have been sung around the world in many languages. Others have been chosen from contemporary praise worship pieces that have found their way into the current collection. Scripture urges us to praise our Savior with "psalms, hymns and spiritual songs" as they flow from the grateful hearts of true worshipers. This series of devotional readings brings us back to the treasure we have been given. The meaning is often enriched by seeing all of the verses together and realizing the cumulative emphases of the text. Major Caldwell encourages us to take a moment to reflect on the message of the hymn or song and allow it to press into our hearts.