The Collection Part I
I Sing a Song of the Saints of God
I Sing a Song of the Saints of God
$30.00
by Lesbia Scott
Illustrations/Photography by: Judith Gwyn Brown
“I Sing a Song of the Saints of God” is one of those children’s hymns that produces warm fuzzies from people who grew up in a wide swath of Christian churches. Since it was first published in 1929, it has appeared in the official hymnals of a range of Protestant denominations and less formal song books; it even appears in Book of Worship for United States Forces! It rattles off a list of unnamed saints from all walks of life—famously, “One was a soldier, and one was a priest, and one was slain by a fierce wild beast”—with each verse ending with a variation of, “I can be one too.” Here, Judith Gwyn Brown’s charming drawings illustrate the song by showing us a church pageant where the children dress as the different saints...and Brown, thankfully, tells us who they are and a bit about them! The music is included, making it one of the few picture books parents and children can sing along with as they turn the pages
Published in 1981 by Seabury Press, New York
ISBN: 0816423393
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Oversized paperback
Condition: Near fine
Comments: Library of Congress Description: [32] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Seller Inventory #: 0000157
Illustrations/Photography by: Judith Gwyn Brown
“I Sing a Song of the Saints of God” is one of those children’s hymns that produces warm fuzzies from people who grew up in a wide swath of Christian churches. Since it was first published in 1929, it has appeared in the official hymnals of a range of Protestant denominations and less formal song books; it even appears in Book of Worship for United States Forces! It rattles off a list of unnamed saints from all walks of life—famously, “One was a soldier, and one was a priest, and one was slain by a fierce wild beast”—with each verse ending with a variation of, “I can be one too.” Here, Judith Gwyn Brown’s charming drawings illustrate the song by showing us a church pageant where the children dress as the different saints...and Brown, thankfully, tells us who they are and a bit about them! The music is included, making it one of the few picture books parents and children can sing along with as they turn the pages
Published in 1981 by Seabury Press, New York
ISBN: 0816423393
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Oversized paperback
Condition: Near fine
Comments: Library of Congress Description: [32] p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Seller Inventory #: 0000157