Preface of Praise<br >Thanks be to God for making music possible， and to<br > composers for giving it birth.<br >Thanks to those churches whose life has contributed<br > to the making of this book， but especially to the First<br > Presbyterian Church of Port Jervis， New York， where<br > the fellowship of music led by the Reverend Richard<br > Avery and the choir director， Donald Marsh， inspired<br > me to write it.<br >Thanks to all who have shared news of music in their<br > respective churches: Mrs. John Bru&e of Cleveland，<br > Ohio; Barbara Hampton， director of music at the<br > University Heights Presbyterian Church in the Bronx，<br > New York City; the Reverend Ben Jacobson， minister<br > of Christian education at the New York Avenue<br > Presbyterian Church in Washington， and Stephen<br > Prussing， director of the choir; Dr. Eugene Laubach<br > of the Riverside Church in New York， and Fred<br > Swann， organist and director of the choir; Bruce<br > Nehring， organist and choir director in El Paso，<br ><br ><br >