Original sentence: " There is also a words-only edition, a music director's edition with annotations, and electronic versions.It includes hymns from the 1972 book, as well as some that were included in 1930 and dropped in 1972 but never abandoned by congregations.The main pew edition of Voices United includes full words and music to more than 700 hymns by Canadian and international writers, as well as responses, psalms, scripture songs, canticles, prayers, communion settings, service music, creeds, and John Wesley's "Directions for Singing.Voices United (VU), the Hymn and Worship book of the United Church of Canada, is a Christian music resource
Edited sentence: " There are also a words-only edition, a music director's edition with annotations, and electronic versions.A best-seller, with over 300,000 copies sold, the main pew edition of Voices United includes full words and music to more than 700 hymns by Canadian and international writers, as well as responses, psalms, scripture songs, canticles, prayers, communion settings, service music, creeds, and even John Wesley's "Directions for Singing.At the same time, almost half the material in VU is new since 1972, a sizeable amount of it from Canadian sources.It includes a sizeable number of hymns from the 1972 book, as well as some that were included in 1930 and dropped in 1972 but never abandoned by congregations.Often, VU puts the words of all or most stanzas of a hymn within the musical staff, in an attempt to make congregational singing easier (though at the expense of easy reading of the text alone).Voices United, the Hymn and Worship book of the United Church of Canada, is one of the most comprehensive Christian music resources available