On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave and Dr. Leland Ryken discuss reading the great hymns as devotional reading, why Christians should read hymns as poems in addition to singing them, along with his book, 40 Favorite Hymns on the Christian Life: A Closer Look at Their Spiritual and Poetic Meaning (P&R, 2019).What you’ll hear in this episode* What it means to read the great hymns as devotional poems.* Why should Christians read hymns as poems in addition to singing them.* How Dr. Ryken envisions readers using this anthology of hymnic poems.* What it means to read and analyze hymns as poems.About the Guest Leland Ryken, author of more than fifty books on biblical and literary topics, is the literary editor of the ESV Bible and emeritus professor of English at Wheaton College in Illinois.Subscribing, sharing, and your feedbackYou can subscribe to Equipping You in Grace via iTunes, Google Play, or your favorite podcast catcher. If you like what you’ve heard, please consider leaving a rating and share it with your friends (it takes only takes a second and will go a long way to helping other people find the show). You can also connect with me on Twitter at @davejjenkins, on Facebook, or via email to share your feedback.Thanks for listening to this episode of Equipping You in Grace!