What People Are Saying
What has The Hymn Project meant to you? How has it played a part in your situation? We'd love to hear from you! Click here to let us know what you think.
"We received the CD's and they sound great! We used them for part of our Worship Service today. They are so easy to sing along with. Our congregation is small and I have been using a small keyboard (I don't play well anyway), so these CD's will be a wonderful addition for our Worship Services."
Pam Powell, the Christian Church
"Thank you for all your help.... We were both pleasantly surprised that you'll be sending it so promptly. A friend from Joplin is coming to South Africa next week, so we're praying my sister will receive the CDs in time to send them with him.... She hadn't heard about the Hymn Project, and was very impressed with the samples she listened to on your website. As she put it, 'I wonder why nobody thought of this a long time ago!'"
Phoebe Rees, Missionary
"I’ve been waiting for quite some time for a project like this to happen. The Christian church that I serve is very small and about 6 years ago our pianist/organist was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, and about 4 years ago decided that she could no longer play. I had to quickly put together a music program based on CD’s and PowerPoint. Most of the hymns on CD were just not good enough to sing with and then I saw an advertisement for The Hymn Project. I listened to some brief selections on your website and really liked what I heard. Our pianist/organist died in early March of this year, and as a tribute to her I bought the complete set of CD’s. I am now in the process of synchronizing them to the words in my PowerPoint slides. This coming Lord’s Day, I will be presenting the first 5 or 6 that I have completed to the congregation...
Thanks for making these great Hymns of the Faith available (and sing-able)."
Bill Shewmaker, Minister, Keosauqua Christian Church
"I am a lay preacher who occasionally provides pulpit supply to very small churches. It is common for no live accompaniment or good quality recorded accompaniment to be available. In the past, I have spent hours searching on-line for free midi or mp3 files (often just one stanza) to download, and then use music editing software to create accompaniment for the entire hymn. With The Hymn Project, I can load the hymns into my iPod, plug in a couple of powered speakers and provide the congregation with high quality recorded accompaniment that is easy to hear and follow."
George Dudley, Wake Forest, NC
"We use one of the songs from The Hymn Project every week. We employ a 'blended' music style at the church, and The Hymn Project helps greatly without a pianist available. I am terrifically impressed with The Hymn Project, and recommended it twice this past weekend! Thanks for The Hymn Project!"
Bill McKinney, Liberty Bible Church
"Worship should be an essential part of most small groups. However, few group leaders are professional musicians, and many feel nervous or inadequate when it comes to leading other people in song. Fortunately, SmallGroups.com has partnered with The Hymn Project to bring you a variety of classic hymns that can be used in your group..."
Christianity Today's www.smallgroups.com
"I received the 7-cd collection and I am so impressed. They are all just beautifully done. I am music director for a small church and I use these hymns every Sunday. Music is so important for the church service, when we lost our piano player, we were afraid the whole church would disband. For a couple of Sundays, we sang with no music - but I mean to tell you, that just doesn't do it. I was able to find some public domain music online and, out of necessity, I used them - but they were not the quality I wanted. I also used some of my personal instrumental hymns, but as you said on your site, they were all stylized and very difficult to 'sing' to. Because your hymns are played right out of the hymnal, I have been able to easily introduce some new songs to the congregation. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedication. It is truly appreciated."
Diana Smead, Music Director
"We're really enjoying the Hymn Project CD's! It is a great resource and perfect for so many worship occasions. We have many small group gatherings on campus, and often times we want to sing but don't have a piano available. The Hymn Project CD's interface perfectly with our hymnals and fit seamlessly into our gatherings. Thanks!"
Sherry Tucker, Mount Holyoke College
"Most of my ministry actually happens in my own home, whether ministering one-on-one to some hurting soul or leading a small home church group. I know many, many home church groups and ministries would GREATLY benefit from the wonderful collection of hymns found on The Hymns Project. One of the most-asked questions I receive is 'how can I lead worship in my small group when no one knows how to play an instrument?' That question is answered here. And think of the added benefit of maintaining the rich heritage of Christian hymnody this wonderful volume affords. I think every worship leader would benefit from having this project in their library!"
Dennis Jernigan, Worship Leader, Song Writer
"As an Army Chaplain deployed to Iraq, access to quality hymn accompaniment would be valuable as we have significant limitations in instrumentation, especially for JSSs and COPs where we lead worship with only a few Soldiers. Equipment for playing recorded music is easily accessible, even at our more remote locations. While quality recordings of contemporary music are readily available, usable recordings of the great hymns of the church are not. Having ready access to this kind of material would significantly enrich the breadth of worship music for our Soldiers."
CH (CPT) Derek M Pottinger, Battalion Chaplain 1-27IN
“I was a lay-leader on 2 FFGs during the later part of my 26 years. The cassette tapes that we had were almost impossible to use. These CD's, with their index, would have been great.”
John P. Ray. ETC USN Ret
"...A groundbreaking collection of 200 hymns... a perfect solution for absent pianists..."
Christianity Today's "Your Church Magazine", May/June 2008
"...So many churches have a hard time finding a fine pianist, and the new generation often does not know the great hymns. Therefore, The Hymn Project fills a great need. I highly recommend this good work."
Dr. Ken E. Read, Professor, Music and Worship, Cincinnati Christian University, Worship Leader
"I think this is a valuable resource for worship ministry."
Jim Hart, President of the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies
"...I will leaving for Iraq in March for a second tour there. I have much experience of deployments, worship services, and limited resources... I like hymns and believe it or not my experience is that many young people enjoy revisiting them (it is the baby boomers who resist it the most). I struggle with my limited guitar abilities and would welcome a simple CD resource to be used for congregational singing."
CPT. R. Patrick Moore in Missouri
"Hymns teach us so much about music and faith... To the Church, they are statements of what we believe and who we believe in. Often modern songs used in worship, while they have their place, neglect intricate harmonies and theological stances that were so prevalent in our musical heritage of hymns. Just the thought of this project will be a blessing to many."
David Buckham, Minister, Long Hollow Christian Church
"...Because my chaplain couldn't do music, most of our 'services' were done through music on my ipod, so being able to have this resource available would be amazing."
SGT. Pogue, recently returned from Afghanistan