Water from the Rock is a collection of 37 hymn texts (13 set to Bittner’s own music) intended to bring hope to God’s people, assuring us that God’s continuing care supports us in every situation. Several of these hymns are a response to an event in Bittner’s own circle of life or in the larger world, while others are based in scripture. The elements of hope and resolution are found throughout the collection. Learn More

Out of the Ordinary is a collection of 66 hymn texts, many written for specific situations and communities. Brumm’s choice of themes and topics reflects needs he has encountered, requests he has received, and places where God’s grace has intersected his daily life as both pastor and teacher. These hymns come out of the ordinary patterns of everyday life, showing how, often, the extraordinary can grow out of the ordinary. Learn More

Rhythms of Praises is a collection of hymns and other worship music texts which move from Eastertide 2001 to Eastertide 2007. With one exception, all the texts were written in that period and are part of Brumm’s “evolution” from being “primarily . . . a pastor who wrote hymns” to “a hymn writer.” The “rhythms” to which the title refers are the author’s own and, by extension, are every believer’s. These are rhythms we each seek among our various life roles between our earthly lives and our communion with God. Notes on the hymns, where the author discusses poetic and theological choices, as well as inspirations, are included. Learn More

This tune collection brings together 41 of the composer’s hymn tunes written between 2000 and 2004, principally for texts by John Core and Calvin Seerveld. Cooman writes engagingly in a mildly contemporary style. Learn More

Vicar's Tunes, a collection of seventy-one hymns, gives wings to excellent religious poetry by contemporary poets with their often profound theological insights, and it provides fresh settings for traditional texts that still speak to the needs of our time. Inspiration for many of the tunes in this collection came from the texts to which they are mated, but in some cases, the accompanying texts were written expressly for previously composed tunes, a reversal of the more usual procedure. Learn More

Shores of Thought and Feeling contains seventy-six hymn texts in a variety of meters, mostly traditional. Simple metrical paraphrases share space with other texts that are tied less tightly to the scriptural passages involved. Some are traditional hymns of praise; many others are colored by the author's interest in social justice and other modern issues. All are influenced by his belief in retelling the Judeo-Christina story with vivid imagery and in clear, contemporary language. Learn More

Through the Ceaseless Web is a collection of forty-eight new or previously unpublished hymn texts in a variety of meters, touching on both traditional subjects and contemporary events. Learn More

Within the Maddening Maze is a collection of forty hymn texts, most previously unpublished. They touch on a variety of subjects, both Biblical and contemporary, and are mainly in traditional forms.
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Fifty-three original hymn texts written over the span of a decade. Topics include praise, celebration and renewal, All Saints’ Day, Advent, teacher dedication, commissioning, marriage service, Thanksgiving, Pentecost, and mission and service. Dalles’ technique is impeccable, and his content is penetrating in each hymn text included in this collection.
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