Bound for Glory:

Celebrating the Gift of African American Spirituals through Expressive Calligraphy

By Timothy R Botts

I love music, and meaningful songs. The LORD has oftentimes used music to draw me to Himself, to reassure my soul of deep truths, to grant me joy or peace during life’s chaos. So naturally, I jumped at the chance to read a book with both the beauty of song and of visual art. Accompanying each song and calligraphic art piece is also some Scripture or reflection that accentuates the theme of the song. The book is organized in four categories: The Bible Story, Times of Trouble, True Testimony and Heaven Bound. This is a delightful book to keep on hand for times of meditation, my little son even enjoys looking at the artwork while I sing the songs. The only complaint I have is that the music is not included. We are already steeped in a generation that is not learning how to read music (songs are often sung with only words flashed on a screen). So, unless you already know the tune to all of these songs you will not be able to sing them–you will be left to read them as one would poetry. The words will live on in this beautiful collection of songs, but the songs themselves will not be sung by future generations stumbling upon this book.

I would like to thank Tyndale House Publishers for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book.

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