More than two dozen friends, colleagues, and former students honor the legacy and life of Hugh T. McElrath, one of church music's most respected hymnologists and teachers, by contributing essays, hymns, hymn texts, and commentary to this celebratory volume. Over the course of his long and successful career, Dr. McElrath impacted hundreds of future church leaders and musicians in his fifty years at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville and enriched the lives of worshippers around the world with his own ...
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More than two dozen friends, colleagues, and former students honor the legacy and life of Hugh T. McElrath, one of church music's most respected hymnologists and teachers, by contributing essays, hymns, hymn texts, and commentary to this celebratory volume. Over the course of his long and successful career, Dr. McElrath impacted hundreds of future church leaders and musicians in his fifty years at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville and enriched the lives of worshippers around the world with his own hymns. Minds and Hearts in Praise of God celebrates Dr. McElrath's dedication to God and music through teaching, local church ministry, and foreign missions. Contributors include Carl P. Daw, Jr.; Harry Eskew; Donald P. Hustad; Austin C. Lovelace; Milburn Price; Brian Wren; Carlton R. Young; and other international music luminaries. Includes ten hymn texts and tunes written in McElrath's honor.
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