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Hardcover is in good condition. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and binding is loose.
This early 20th century hymnal, “New Awakening Songs,” is a remarkable artifact from the golden age of American gospel music. Published in the 1920s, it bears the imprint of three titans of the genre: Bentley DeForest Ackley, Homer Rodeheaver, and George W. Sanville. Ackley was a prolific composer whose songs like “He Lives” and “Somewhere a Voice is Calling” became standards in church hymnals. Rodeheaver, the famed trombone-playing song leader for Billy Sunday’s revivals, helped popularize countless gospel tunes. And Sanville, a music publisher, played a vital role in disseminating this uplifting music across the nation. Though the binding is loose, the clean pages preserve the words and tunes that stirred the souls of countless worshippers during an era when gospel music was the popular sound track of spiritual renewal. For collectors, this volume offers a glimpse into a uniquely American musical tradition that has echoed through generations.
