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Monday, July 24, 2006

New Poll: Favourite Hymn Writer

Who is your favourite hymn writer and why? Who moves most when you sing God's praises? I have selected a mixture of contemporary and historical hymn writers. Click on the writer's names for Wikipedia links. >Wha

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Timothy Dudley-Smith >Stuart TownendK...... Isaac Watts;;;. ..; Charles Wesley?.. William Williams

What combination of factors make a great hymn? What is your all time favourite?

Vote in the Poll [top left] and leave a comment to let us know what you think.

1 comment:

Jonathan Hunt said...

Watts, due to consistent brilliance and all-round volume of quality output. I like Wesley and Williams very much, and admire Townends output,

But Watts is just in a class of his own. Surely if you could have a book of hymns by only one man, you would have to choose his work.