Honestly, of the hymns I have read so far from “The Hymns of Philip Doddridge“, this is the only text that is familiar to me. That’s not to say there aren’t good, solid texts, it just may hint to the popularity of the tunes to which they were sung. Bob Kauflin recently posted on twitter…
Help My Unbelief
I got a new book in the mail today, “The Hymns of Philip Doddridge”, which contains over 300 hymns written in the early to mid-18th century (Doddridge was born in 1702 and died in 1751). As I paged through it this morning I found this hymn which ties in to my previous post. It turns…
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If you can
The father was at his wit’s end. He had tried everything else, for years, all to no avail. Now, here he was, standing in a crowd, waiting to ask the Teacher for help. He had told of the failures of the others, and then asks imploringly: “… But if you can do anything, have compassion…
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We are going
We are going to the house of prayer, pour upon us the spirit of grace and supplication; We are going to the house of praise, awaken in us every grateful and cheerful emotion; We are going to the house of instruction, give testimony to the Word preached, and glorify it in the hearts of all…
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Perfect Peace
Great words of peace and comfort from Isaiah this morning: You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the LORD forever, for the LORD GOD is an everlasting rock. Isaiah 26:3-4 (ESV) Reminds me of a chorus we used to sing, written by Vivian…
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Lessons from XLV
These lessons aren’t mine – I didn’t watch much of the game, only snippets during commercials. And, when you’re watching a DVD, there aren’t many commercials. Instead, they are from Stephen Altrogge, who posted five life lessons he learned from the latest super bowl. Oddly enough, none of them had anything to do with the…
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Teach Me, Lord
In looking through my music for a song to play for the offertory this Sunday I came across this song. It’s actually a vocal solo rather than instrumental, from a Hale & Wilder collection, and was written way back in 1979 by John Purifoy. What a lesson in these words. Too often we think that…
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The Beauty of Prayer
One of the best things in starting a new year is the chance to start afresh with a new yearly devotional book. I must admit, I’m much better at starting these than finishing them, but they are there throughout the year, specifically dated so you can always pick up right where you’re supposed to be. …
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I Am His and He Is Mine
We sang this hymn in church tonight. What a wonderful affirmation of God’s love for us and our position with Him. This is one of my all time favorite hymn texts, written by George Robinson, and the traditional music by James Mountain fits the text perfectly. Loved with everlasting love, Led by grace that love…
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Nothing. Hallelujah!
I got a new CD for Christmas – Hymns for a Modern Reformation. The text was all written by Dr. James Montgomery Boice, who was pastor at Philadelphia’s Tenth Presbyterian Church for 32 years until his death in June 2000. These 12 hymns were his last project, done with Dr. Paul Jones, organist and music…
