Hymn Restoration

Product Description

Walk into any Protestant church these days and you are likely to encounter a worship team that sounds a lot like a rock band. The musical worship will have a strong backbeat and simple, easy-to-follow repetitive melodies and lyrics.

We honor today’s young musicians and composers, and the love and skill they bring to musical worship, whatever their level of competence, because we know that the Lord hears their hearts. But can it be that in the pursuit of a new sound, an old treasure has been lost?

It can truly be said that if we are ignorant of history, we don’t know on whose giant shoulders we stand. Hymn Restoration celebrates the musical treasures of Christian history, going back as far as lyrics composed by Francis of Assisi in the year 1225 in the song, “All Creatures of Our God and King.” We bring you 101 of the best from the vast wealth of hymns going back centuries. You will immediately recognize the depth of the lyrics and the inspired beauty of the melodies.

Dino has recorded his stirring piano renditions of each of the 101 hymns in this collection onto a four-CD set that is available separately or with the hymnal as a book/CD bundle. What could be better than hearing Dino himself performing his own selections?

Dino plays his rich piano renditions of each of the 101 hymns in this collection on a four-CD set that is available separately or with the hymnal as a book/CD bundle. What could be better than hearing Dino himself performing his own selections?

Every hymn in the book is presented alongside a devotion and prayer that Cheryl has written, a chance to think more deeply about the hymns and apply their wisdom to your own life. These devotions also teach about the history of the hymns. We are indebted to the historians of hymnology and their books, some of which date back to the eras in which the hymns were written—historians such as John Julian and Ira Sankey, as well as the modern historians such as Robert Morgan and Kenneth Osbeck. Look for the references in the Notes section.

We hope that as you encounter these hymns and devotions you will be uplifted and encouraged in your faith. Music is indeed a special language that can touch us with a penetrating poignancy unique among human experiences. Sing and rejoice!

Praise for Hymn Restoration

We sing hymns not because they are old, but because they are great and contain so much of our theology. So, a big thanks to you, Dino, for helping to save a very important part of our Christian history and may God bless you, my friend, in this special effort.

Bill Gaither, Composer, Producer, Director

There is nothing like the classic hymns of the Christian faith, which are so rich in doctrine, to lead us in worship. They inspire us to rightly revere Almighty God as we lift our voices and declare the truth of who He is and all He has done for us. I am grateful to Dino for compiling this great collection of hymns and for his tireless work in exalting the name of Jesus.

Dr. Charles Stanley, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Atlanta Founder and President of In Touch Ministries

This book is dedicated to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
with thankfulness for the music He placed
within the hearts of these excellent hymn composers,
and for our ears to hear and hearts to worship.

My soul doth magnify the Lord,
and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour.
For He hath regarded the low estate of His handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
For He that is mighty hath done to me great things;
and holy is His name.
And His mercy is on them that fear Him
from generation to generation.
He hath shewed strength with His arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts.
He hath put down the mighty from their seats,
and exalted them of low degree.
He hath filled the hungry with good things;
and the rich He sent empty away.
He hath holpen His servant Israel,
in remembrance of His mercy;
as He spake to our fathers, to Abraham,
and to His seed for ever.
Luke 1:46–55