Famous Hymnwriters

Perfect for Christian homeschool families seeking to inspire worship, gratitude, and faith through the timeless hymns of the church.

Invite your middle and high school students to explore the powerful stories behind the songs that have shaped Christian worship for centuries. Famous Hymnwriters, part of the inspiring Legends of Faith series by homeschool author Marilyn Boyer, highlights the men and women whose trials, triumphs, and steadfast faith produced hymns that continue to encourage the hearts of believers today.

Listeners will discover how God used both joy and suffering to inspire songs that proclaim His truth and goodness. As students learn about each hymnwriter’s life, they will see how music can be a powerful expression of theology, devotion, and hope.

Recommended for 7th grade and up, this volume features beloved hymnwriters such as:

• Isaac Watts – author of “Come We That Love the Lord” and the father of English hymnwriting
• Charles Wesley – writer of more than 6,000 hymns including “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
• John Newton – former slave trader turned pastor who penned “Amazing Grace”
• William Cowper – writer of “There Is a Fountain,” whose poetry reflected deep faith through suffering
• Fanny Crosby – blind from infancy, yet wrote over 8,000 hymns praising her Savior
• Horatio Spafford – author of “It Is Well with My Soul,” written after great personal loss
• Frances Ridley Havergal – writer of “Take My Life and Let It Be,” a hymn of full surrender
• Philip Bliss and Ira Sankey – gospel songwriters who inspired revival through music
• Shorter Biographies of Ten Famous Hymns and their writers: Williams Pantycelyn, Edward Perronet, Robert Robinson, Augustus Toplady, Reginald Heber, Edward Mote, Robert Lowry, Annie Hawks, Lidie Edmunds, Thomas Obadiah Chisholm