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3 unusual facts about Hymns Ancient and Modern


Hymns Ancient and Modern

It contains 847 items, including some items from Common Praise and Sing Praise, ranging from psalm settings to John L. Bell, Bernadette Farrell, Stuart Townend and others.

It was revised in 1875 by William Henry Monk to produce the second edition to which, 14 years later in 1889, Charles Steggall added several supplementary hymns.

John Warr

John in fact in these two Tests took one for 281, which caused a few of us thereafter childishly to hum in his presence the Ancient and Modern Hymn number 281, 'Lead us Heavenly Father, lead us', with emphasis on the lines "Lone and Dreary, Faint and Weary, Through the Desert thou did'st go."



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