Not only do old-fashioned hymns provide a spiritual benefit, they bring back fond memories of families at home or at worship lovingly joining together to sing. While contemporary religious music offers an important new genre,old-fashioned hymns merit special recognition for their contributions to generation after generation. This collection features the “top 20” hymns that have been around for years, but still convey powerful meaning tomany folks. Each arrangement is carefully crafted to introduce and cultivate finger picking (some would say “classical style”) guitar techniques. Positions and fingerings are clearly marked.