Mr. Pipes and Psalms and Hymns of the Reformation

Posted on July 14, 2015

Mr Pipes is an elderly English gentleman, an accomplished organist, and has a huge interest in the history of hymn writing. He has two young American friends and in this book he takes them on a tour of Germany and Switzerland pointing out many places associated with the reformation and the stories of hymn writers of that time. This is a modern story of their trip woven around the history of the reformation. The Gospel and the greatness of God is skilfully woven into the story and it’s an enjoyable read with a bit of mystery included. There are black and white illustrations throughout and also the piano music for almost 20 hymns.
Anyone with an interest in where we got some of our hymns, an interest in hymn music, or studying the time of the reformation would enjoy this book.