Greetings in the name of the Lord!!!
Sales
As of this morning, we have 2,127 orders of the hymnal! This includes regular and large print editions. The Lord has truly blessed!!!
Practice Tracks
There is a practice track available for every song in the hymnal. The first 15 can be found at this address.
https://www.sozhymnal.org/practice-tracks-2
The other tracks can be found in the "Practice Tracks" dropdown menu on the website.
A few composers have asked that we change or update a few things on their practice tracks. When that is finished, I will let you know that we have the most accurate versions online. We will also work toward producing a CD of these tracks for easy offline access. Thank you once again to Brother Matthew Arnold for singing and recording these for us!
Errata
As with all human endeavors, errors are inevitable, especially when I am involved. The following link contains a list of known errors in the hymnal and notations if they have been corrected in later printings. Please let me know if you find anymore.
https://www.sozhymnal.org/errata1
The Work Continues
Even though we have a book in print, it was never our intention to stop there. Composers are still busy being inspired to use their gifts to praise the Lord in song. Active Primitive Baptist Composers have a private discussion group on Facebook where they are sharing ideas and new compositions regularly. It is truly beautiful to fellowship and learn throughout the year in this forum.
If you have composed hymns before for the Primitive Baptists, please contact me (Bryce Lowrance) through Facebook if you would like to be included in this group.
Summer Is Getting Closer
I am on Spring Break right now. Contest season gets into full swing with my High School choirs when we go back to school next week. So, I am trying to rest as much as I can. And do as much with family as I can. Summer always surprises me!
This Summer, we plan to attend several singing schools. In fact, we may even hold a small one in Malvern, Arkansas at Sardis PDB on April 20-21. Here is the list that we plan to do if the Lord will bless.
June 3-6 - Radnor PBC in Tennessee
June 14-17 - I plan to attend the Indiana Fellowship Meeting
June 18-22 - Grace (TX) SS that has been held for years in Houston will be at Old School PBC here in Fort Worth. We hope to attend there a few days.
June 23 - West Monroe PBC, Louisiana
June 24-29 - Harmony Highlands SS in Jasper, Alabama
July 15-20 - Harmony Plains SS in Cone, Texas
July 30-Aug 1 - Grace SS in North Carolina
Aug 3-5 - I am scheduled to preach at the Annual meeting for Antioch PBC in Oxford, Mississippi
School starts for me the next week. So, I'll go back to work so I can rest a little.
I look forward to seeing you or hearing from you!
Your little brother,
Bryce