Hymns, including Greek and Latin, the psalter or book of psalms, ancient chant, early canticles, spirituals, and contemporary gospel, have created a hymnody, which over many centuries has become the most profound vehicle for praise and worship in the Christian Church. It has once been said that the Church, "Has come singing down through the ages". Through this beautiful medium of song, worshippers over many generations have privately and collectively aspired to give praise and proclaim their faith while expressing the higher emotions of the soul. These twenty arrangements were carefully written with much consideration given to the original four-part choral arrangements found in several of the well known hymn books. Some of these arrangements were based on personal tastes and compositional ideas. As the arrangements in Book 1 would challenge many of the seasoned players, a second book of the same hymns is arranged at a more moderate level for students. Book 3 follows in line with twenty duets for voice and guitar.