What Would Jesus Sing? and we vainly imagine that

and we vainly imagine that God expects us to be spiritually productive and successful

They are words that divide new church members from those who have been there a lifetime

Whereas one group is altogether unfamiliar with the Gospel

it traces the establishment of colonial Anglicanism in the New World through the birth of the Episcopal Church after the Revolution and its rise throughout the nineteenth century

but articulate discussions of the role of music in the church

What Would Jesus Sing? and we vainly imagine thatTen essays about what churches are doing that is not "business as usual" in their music ministry. Includes theological and liturgical rationale, basic "how to" information, and personal testimony to the communal advantages of each ministry, as well as descriptions of alternative additional worship services that are flourishing across the country. Includes material about contemporary ensembles, jazz, handbells, guitars, synthesizers, electronic music