Date: August 5, 2025
Host: Jim Schneider
Guests: David & Barbara Leeman
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David & Barbara Leeman founded Hosanna Hymnals to preserve and introduce classic hymns of the church to a new generation. Barbara taught private piano and classroom music and served 23 years at a Christian school in Texas. David served over 40 years as minister of music and worship at churches in California, Oregon, Illinois & Texas. They are co-authors of Hosannas Forever: Hymns of Heaven and our Pilgrimage.
To open the program, Jim noted the appreciation so many VCY listeners have for the traditional, sacred music played on the network. Such music is often comprised of hymns and spiritual songs that direct our hearts to the Lord as we praise Him for who He is and His wonderful works. So while Christian music can cover a broad range of doctrinal and theological topics, unfortunately in the church at large, hymnody has fallen out of favor in our day.
Why is this? It may be because we have it so easy in our day whereas hymns were often written out of trials, suffering, longing and need. There’s the fact that Christian music today is often derived primarily from the writer’s emotions. Then there’s the factor of commercialism. As these factors have affected Christian music, guess what got left out? It’s the topic of heaven. Review this broadcast and find out what your personal and corporate worship may be missing as David and Barbara describe the tremendous blessing that comes from singing the hymns of heaven!
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Special Offer: This month of August our VCY Bookstore is celebrating its 29th Anniversary. They’ve worked out a special arrangement with the publisher to get this book, Hosannas Forever: Hymns of Heaven and our Pilgrimage, or multiple copies of it, into your hands. This is a hardcover book featuring 52 hymns on heaven and our pilgrimage. The regular retail on this hardcover book is $19.99. However, through August 31, 2025, our VCY Bookstore is offering this book at 55% off the regular price. It’s available to you for just $8.99 plus any applicable tax and or shipping. It’s available online at vcy.com or you may call the VCY Bookstore at 1-888-722-4829.
