“I love that my children have grown up learning, singing, and memorizing hymns. I praise the Lord for calling and gifting David and Barbara Leeman to create and produce Hosanna, Loud Hosanna, The Student Hymnal, so that children may have their eyes turned upon Jesus. But this hymnal is a tremendous resource to help ALL ages of God’s people to worship him in spirit and in truth—privately in family worship and in corporate worship. Now the beautiful accompaniment recordings enables us to sing along in our private or even public worship. What a gift! Take time to listen, sing, and learn about he God to whom ALL of these hymns point. You will be blessed!”

“In recent years we have had the privilege in life to become parents. And, though we have not worked as extensively as many in children’s music, lately we have spent more time writing and reflecting on the subject since we now have two little daughters of our own.

It is particularly unusual, given the fact that much children’s literature today is story-driven, highly involved, complex, mystical and requiring such intellectual commitment, that in comparison, much current children’s theological teaching, songs and even worship to Almighty God can be so simplistic and shallow rather than telling the ascendant and beautiful story of Christ. It is refreshing to see a book of hymns selected for children to sing that tell the gospel and teach complex biblical truths in a timeless way.

Our fellow countryman, C.S. Lewis, said, “No book is really worth reading at the age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty.” We believe the same is true of songs and singing.

We are so excited about the publication of this hymnbook for children. Our prayer is that our children will be singing theologically-rich hymns such as the ones found here long after we are gone and will continue to pass them on from generation to generation.”

“I wholeheartedly recommend Hosanna, Loud Hosannas Student Hymnal especially for Christian families. It provides one of the best learning aids for hymnal education that I have ever seen. We have easily integrated into our daily practice of family worship. After seeing its high quality, we ordered one for each of our children. What a wonderful keepsake for them and their future families!”

“It should not be an unrealistic goal for every Christian household to own a hymnal. This would be an excellent one to start with.”

“We’ve loved adding this book to our family. I’ve enjoyed relearning many of the songs from my youth and passing down to my sons the traditions of the Church. Hymns may seem dull and boring to you, but besides being rich is theology, praise, and encompassing the full scope of the Christian life, they connect generations. My 78 year Nana and my 4 year old son can sing Blessed Assurance together. What a beautiful picture that is of Jesus’ multi-generational Body. If you’re looking to add song into your family devotions I’d start here.”

“Hosanna, Loud Hosannas: “Essential Hymns Every Child Should Sing,” it is a unique new resource every Christian parent should consider acquiring and using. can be used in a variety of settings, whether Sunday school, children’s worship, or family devotions at home. With beautiful artwork and detailed indexes for easy searchability, it is a gift to students, parents, and grandparents alike.”

“In my view, hymnals are next to the Holy Scriptures in importance. They are an indescribable repository of theological truth, abundant scripture references, beautiful music paired with time-honored texts, great poetry, plus significant history lessons relating to composers, writers and the reasons for writing what they did. The contents of hymnals paint a rich picture of God’s people as a singing people of faith.”

“The Song of praise to God-with-us cannot be stilled, because it does not depend merely on us or on any other generation. We live with the echoes of earlier believers still sounding in our ears.”