Laura Smith
How Sweet the Sound
(Our Daily Bread)

How Sweet the Sound selects 30 beloved hymns and shares the lyrics to each hymn, an interesting modern-day story of how that hymn continues to impact lives, and questions for contemplation. Discover how hymns span generations—uniting us, freeing us, comforting us, and so much more. You’ll enjoy hearing the stories of how hymns have affected other people’s lives as you remember how the hymns you treasure have affected yours. Do you miss listening to the sweet harmonies of hymns being sung in church? Do you recall precious life memories when a specific hymn encouraged your heart? Hymns will forever be God’s music packed with truth, redemption, and joy, no matter how the times or culture change. There is a reason they still speak to us, generation after generation. How Sweet the Sound marries the past with the present by showing how hymns unite, restore, and re-center God’s children.

“In the midst of our busy days, when our brains are flooded with concerns, when demands and expectations seem high, and uncertainty looms, singing a hymn can literally flip a switch. Hymns reposition our hearts, calm our souls, and flood us with hope.

There is a pattern and theme to the hymns. Hymns consistently remind us:

1. God is powerful and almighty.
2. The King of the Universe loves us and wants us to experience a life packed with peace and joy.
3. God is faithful.

When we push pause on the world and reconnect with these truths we can exhale and rejoice. A faithful, loving, powerful God is on our side. We can truly sing, “It is well.”

—Laura Smith