Includes bibliographical references.

ATLA hymn, "Our God, our help in ages past" / James Dunkly -- Constant sense of abiding presence, "Be with me, Lord" / Carisse Mickey Berryhill -- In the right place, "Spirit of the living God" / Adam S. Bohanan -- On turning seventy with Joseph Haydn: two adventures with the "Harmoniemesse" / Judy Clarence -- Song for all seasons, "Christ, the appletree" / Bruce Eugene Eldevik -- What do you give to a God who has everything? "In the bleak mid-winter" / Leslie Engelson -- In deeper reverence, praise, "Dear Lord and Father of mankind" / Ellen Frost -- Life full of praise, "O for a thousand tongues to sing" / Lisa Gonzalez -- Family connections, "Near to the heart of God" / Julie (McAfee) Hines -- Healey Willan and liturgical song at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene / Andrew G. Kadel -- Exceeding great and precious promises, "How firm a foundation" / Andrew J. Keck -- Seeking after God, "Be thou my vision" / Elizabeth A. Leahy -- Christian faith as a wrestling match, "Come, O thou traveler unknown" / Roger Loyd -- Keeping his Os, "The great O antiphons" / V. K. McCarty -- Outpassing the power of human telling, "Come down, O love divine" / Melody Layton McMahon -- Sacred poetry from a chastened liberal, "Hope of the world" / Kirk Moll -- Soaring hope of grandeur and heaven, "For all the saints" / James C. Pakala -- When I was sinking down, "What wondrous love is this" / David R. Stewart -- To truly worship, Mozart's Requiem (1791) / Christina Torbert -- Desert shall rejoice and blossom, "Lo, how a rose e'er blooming" / Christine Wenderoth -- Balm of singing, "There is a balm in Gilead" / Laura C. Wood -- Here I raise my Ebenezer, "Come, thou fount of every blessing" / Jennifer Woodruff Tait -- Sermon in song, "Give rest, O Christ" / Marian M. (Mim) Warden.