In the recently concluded online fund drive for Hymnary.org, many donors also left short messages of thanks and encouragement. One donor's comment was this: "I love hymns ... If you asked for money, it means you need it! Please keep the work going. And please, accept my widow's mite. God bless you."

For Nyna Sykes, associate director of the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL), such words mean a lot.