Let the People Sing
     This book seeks to provide a broad overview of selected hymn tunes, analyzing each for genre, earliest sources, creativity, and congregational appeal. Organized chronological, this study moves from the earliest tunes to those of the late twentieth century. Included are Westermeyer's perspectives on various topics throughout, including the role of instruments in congregational singing, rote singing, the importance of appropriate tempo and threats to the people's song.

The Heart of the Matter
    Paul Westermeyer here puts into print five lectures delivered at a church music conference in 2000. These lectures are about church music and its relation to the assembly of the church gathered around font, word, and table before the Trinity. He treats church music as praise, prayer, proclamation, story and gift of God.
     Westermeyer bypasses our preoccupation with the how of music-making to focus on the "what" of it all: The Heart of the Matter

Te Deum
     Since the earliest days of religious antiquity, the role of music has also been subject to serious discussion and considerable debate. In Te Deum, Westermeyer explores these theological and liturgical conversations by focusing on the story of the church's music from its Old Testament roots into the early church, and onward through various reformations, evangelistic movements, singing schools, revivals, and present-day megachurches.
     This is a book for anyone interested in the history of the church's song or the place that son has in our contemporary worship. Westermeyer writes for both the trained musician and the interested amateur and tells a significant story in an engaging and informative way.
 

The Church Musician (revised edition)
    In The Church Musician, Westermeyer discusses music in the worship life of a congregation and introduces the concept of cantor as leader of the people's song.
     Originally published in 1988, this practical resource has become a basic text in the study of church music, as well as a handbook for church music leaders, pastors, music committee members, and others. Westermeyer has updated and expanded the volume to reflect the current challenges of contemporary culture, musical and worship styles, and integrity to the gospel.
 

Let Justice Sing
     Let Justice Sing begins with a survey that shows how justice is a concern of many hymn writers. To discover if 20th-century Christians are the first to sing about justice, past hymnic repertoires from the psalms to African-American hymns are analyzed along with a coupled related excursions. The broader context for hymnody is then addressed, especially in relation to worship, art, sentimentality, and culture. A final chapter suggests that Christians  have always sung about justice, that the message transcends the messengers, that the most potent singing about justice keeps the whole Christian song intact, and that removing justice from the whole loses it.
 

With Tongues of Fire: Profiles in 20th Century Hymn Writing
     This book seeks to lead the reader on an impressive and thought-provoking journey by examining the distinctive thrusts of hymn writing in the latter part of the 20th century and through interviews with some of the poets themselves as well as with others who are influential in this vital part of parish life.
     The resulting profile will be of interest to all those who who are interested and concerned with the direction of hymnody.