As I was listening to a newly purchased collection from Cardiphonia on the psalms, I came to the end, the last song in the collection. According to the notes, it didn’t really belong in this collection, but was added capriciously. I guess I’m glad they added it. It picks up some themes seen in the…
A hymn from The Psalmist, #536, written by Philip Doddridge. BLEST Jesus, while in mortal fleshI hold my frail abode,Still would my spirit rest on thee,My Saviour and my God. On thy dear cross I fix my eyes,Then raise them to thy seat;Till love dissolves my inmost soul,At my Redeemer’s feet. Be dead, my heart,…
Gadsby’s Hymns #11. Singing of Mercy 11s John Stocker. Psalm 89:1; Romans 15:9 Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, The joy of my heart, and the boast of my tongue; Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last, Has won my affections, and bound my soul fast. Thy mercy, in Jesus, exempts…
Thomas Ken wrote these words over 400 years ago, and it’s from this text that we get the Doxology, still sung in churches around the world. It’s usually to the tune of the Old Hundredth. This is my first real shot at songwriting, at least since high school music theory class, so don’t be too…
A great hymn, written by John Newton, and very applicable today. I’m looking forward to hearing Matthew Smith sing it in person tonight. THO’ troubles assailAnd dangers affright,Tho’ friends should all failAnd foes all unite;Yet one thing secures us,Whatever betide,The scripture assures us,The LORD will provide. The birds without barnOr storehouse are fed,From them let…
Pastor Lamberson’s sermon today was on our responsibility to love God, from Matthew 22:37. “He said to him, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind.” That brought this song to mind. This duet with Ed Eichner, and Denise on the piano, was sung at…
Praise the LORD! I will give thanks to the LORD with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the works of the LORD, studied by all who delight in them. Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness endures forever. He has caused his wondrous…
Anne Steele wrote this hymn in the mid- to late 1700’s. The thoughts and emotions are just as applicable today as then. Her version had 8 four-line verses, the modernized version put to music by Kevin Twit has changed that to 4 eight-line verses, eliminated one set and repeated the last. Verse 1 Dear refuge…
