Hymn
This month we embark on stories behind hymns and today we look at more about Jesus. Eliza Hewitt (1851-1920) wrote this song as she was studying the promises of God that had been fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The more she studied, the more excited she became as she saw Scripture fulfilled in every aspect of […]
I Saw Three Ships {Come Sailing In} is a traditional and popular Christmas carol from England. The hymn was published in 1833 by William Sandys in his book, Christmastide: Its History, Festivities And Carols. However, it is believed that earlier versions may have been around from the 17th Century. Other sources believe the hymn originated […]
“When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” was written by Isaac Watts in 1707, in preparation for a communion service. The hymn was originally titled “Crucifixion to the World by the Cross of Christ,” but the title was later changed to “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross.” Watts was a prolific hymn writer, and his hymns […]
“Holy, Holy, Holy” by Reginald Heber (1783-1826) is unique in many regards.
My favorite New Year’s hymn is Frances Ridley Havergal’s “Another Year Is Dawning.” Like many of Frances’s hymns, this one is a wonderful declaration of Christian consecration to living for the Lord. Frances Havergal (1836-1879) was an English poet and hymn writer. Many of her poems and hymns emphasized devotional closeness to Christ and dedicated […]
Horatius Bonar was born in 1808 in Edinburgh, Scotland, the son of a ruling elder in the Church of Scotland. After a relatively uneventful upbringing, Bonar entered into the ministry himself, becoming pastor of the North Parish in the rural town of Kelso. Not long after he entered the ministry there was a disruption in […]
An earnest Christian pastor told of a young man about whom he had long felt much anxiety, as he had seemed so unconcerned about his soul, and was, in reality, a real cause of disturbance and interruption in classes for other young men. Meeting him one day, the loving pastor sought once more to influence […]
At the age of 16, John Fawcett and his new bride Mary, began their ministry at an impoverished Baptist church in Wainsgate. After seven years of devoted service in meager circumstances, they received a call to the large and influential Carters Lane Baptist Church in London. They decided to move. After the wagons were loaded […]
“Amazing Grace” is a Christian hymn published in 1779, with words written in 1772 by the English poet and Anglican clergyman John Newton (1725–1807). “Amazing Grace” is probably the most beloved hymn of the last two centuries. The soaring spiritual describing profound religious elation is estimated to be performed 10 million times annually and has […]
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