Rev. James Hart Brumm is a general synod professor in the Reformed Church in America (RCA) and is assistant professor of Reformed Church studies at New Brunswick Theological Seminary in New Brunswick, NJ. He is a graduate of Westminster Choir College, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and Drew University. He has served as the book review editor for The Hymn, a journal of the Hymn Society in the United States and Canada, and as moderator of the RCA Commission on Theology. He has written articles for The Hymn, Reformed Worship, the Bulletin of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland, and The Church Herald (the RCA denominational magazine). He is the author and editor of multiple books, and was part of the committee that prepared the hymnal supplement Sing! A New Creation (2001). His most recent collection of hymn texts was published under the title God Brings Joy: Hymn Texts, 2014-2022 (2024).
Last Updated: September 10, 2025
With this “Songs for the Season,” we again introduce songs on the working list for the new hymnal supplement being prepared jointly by CRC Publications, the Commission for Worship of the Reformed Church in America, and the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship. This supplement is intended to introduce twentieth-century hymnody, praise music, and world music that will enhance Reformed worship.
The Presbyterian Hymnal Complete Concordance and Indexes, compiled by Judith L. Muck. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1997. 340 pp. Paper $26.00. Hymnsearch: Indexes for The Presbyterian Hymnal, compiled by William S. Smith. Jackson, Mississippi: William S. Smith, 1995. 458 pp. The Presbyterian Hymnal: Software Edition, produced by Steve Metzger. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1997. CD-ROM with some documentation. $199.00.
It's easy to gear ourselves up for a big Easter celebration. We're more than happy to sing the joyous songs and fill the sanctuary with flowers on that glorious Sunday, rejoicing in our Savior's even more glorious life beyond death.
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