One of my 1001 Days Challenge items is to learn 50 hymns by heart. The challenge part comes from the fact that I have zero musical talent. Nada. Zippo.

I can't read music. Just when I think I know which little symbol means a whole note and which ones means a half etc. something comes along to prove to me I don't have a clue. I don't understand timing at all (Exactly how long is a "beat" anyway?)  I also can't sing worth a lick.   My only saving grace in this department is that if I have heard a tune before I can replicate the tune .

I want to learn the  hymns just like we would sing them in church as a congregation. No fancy voice work, no show; just the simple singing of hymns in their entirety. We have tried buying CDs but either the song only covers one verse, or someone has fancied up the tune to show how well they can croon.

So it was a real blessing to find Touchet Baptist Church hymn page. Just a man with his hymn book and his piano playing hymns, in their entirety, that the average person can sing along to. It truly is an answer to prayer for me because I have always wanted to be able to sing hymns to my babies but never knew how I was going to learn them myself.

If you don't have a hymn book you can find the words to hymns at CyberHymnal or Hymnal.net. Neither site seems to have sheet music with lyrics on it. They have the words, they have sheet music with no words  and they have  midi files so you can hear how they are sung.

I hope these bless someone as they have blessed me. If you know of any other great sites for learning hymns please feel free to share them in the comment section.

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