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- Thanksgiving and “We Gather Together” (#279)
- Hebrews 11 Endurance and “By Faith We See the Hand of God” (#278)
- 1 Corinthians 13 and “Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire” (#277)
- The Reason We Come to Worship and “Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word” (#276)
- The Opening of Worship and “Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty” (#275)
- A Few More Years Shall Roll
- A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing
- A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
- Abide with Me
- According to Thy Gracious Word
- Ah, Holy Jesus
- Alas and Did My Savior Bleed
- All Creatures of Our God and King
- All for Jesus
- All Glory Be to God on High
- All Glory, Laud, and Honor
- All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name
- All People That on Earth Do Dwell
- All the Way My Savior Leads Me
- Amazing Grace
- America, the Beautiful
- Amid the Fears That Oppress Our Day
- Amidst Us Our Beloved Stands
- Angels from the Realms of Glory
- Angels We Have Heard on High
- Another Year Is Dawning
- As With Gladness Men of Old
- Ask Ye What Great Thing I Know
- At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing
- At the Name of Jesus
- Awake, My Soul, Stretch Every Nerve
- Be Still, My Soul
- Be Thou My Vision
- Because He Lives
- Before the Throne of God Above
- Beneath the Cross of Jesus
- Blessed Assurance
- Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word
- Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power
- Blest Be the Tie That Binds
- Break Thou the Bread of Life
- Breathe on Me, Breath of God
- Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning
- Built on the Rock the Church Doth Stand
- By Faith We See the Hand of God
- By Grace I’m Saved, Grace Free and Boundless
- Children of the Heavenly Father
- Children’s Songs
- Christ for the World We Sing
- Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
- Christ Jesus Lay in Death’s Strong Bands
- Christ Our Hope in Life and Death
- Christ Shall Have Dominion
- Christ, The Lord Is Risen Today
- Christian, Dost Thou See Them
- Christus Victor
- Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare
- Come, Thou Almighty King
- Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing
- Come, Ye Disconsolate
- Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
- Comfort, Comfort Ye My People
- Commit Now All Your Griefs
- Count Your Many Blessings
- Cross of Jesus
- Crown Him with Many Crowns
- Day by Day and with Each Passing Moment
- Exalt the Lord, His Praise Proclaim
- Face to Face
- Fairest Lord Jesus
- Faith of Our Fathers
- Father, I Know That All My Life
- For All the Saints
- For Your Gift of God the Spirit
- From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee
- From Heav’n Above to Earth I Come
- Gentle Mary Laid Her Child
- Give Thanks Unto the Lord, Jehovah
- Give to the Winds Your Fears
- God Is Our Refuge and Our Strength
- God Is Working His Purpose Out
- God Moves in a Mysterious Way
- God of Our Fathers
- God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen
- God the Omnipotent
- God, All Nature Sings Thy Glory
- God, That Madest Earth and Heaven
- Good Christian Men, Rejoice
- Gracious Spirit, Dwell with Me
- Great God of Wonders
- Great Is Thy Faithfulness
- Great King of Nations, Hear Our Prayer
- Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah
- Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise
- Hallelujah
- Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah
- Hallelujah! Praise Jehovah!
- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
- Hark! The Voice of Love and Mercy
- He Was Wounded for Our Transgressions
- He Will Hold Me Fast
- His Eye Is on the Sparrow
- His Robes for Mine
- Holy! Holy! Holy!
- Hosanna, Loud Hosanna
- How Bright These Glorious Spirits Shine!
- How Deep the Father’s Love for Us
- How Firm a Foundation
- How Great Thou Art
- How Sweet and Awesome is the Place
- Hymns for a Modern Reformation
- I Asked the Lord That I Might Grow
- I Bind Unto Myself Today
- I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
- I Know That My Redeemer Lives
- I Lay My Sins on Jesus
- I Love Thy Kingdom, Lord
- I Need Thee Every Hour
- I Will Sing of My Redeemer
- I’m a Child of the King
- I’d Rather Have Jesus
- If Thou But Suffer God to Guide Thee
- Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
- In Christ Alone
- In the Bleak Mid-Winter
- In Your Arms, Lord Jesus Christ
- Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
- It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
- It is Well with My Soul
- Jerusalem, the Golden
- Jesus Lives and So Shall I
- Jesus Loves Me
- Jesus Priceless Treasure
- Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken
- Jesus, Lover of My Soul
- Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
- Jesus, What a Friend for Sinners
- Joy Has Dawned Upon the World
- Just As I Am
- Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
- Let All the World in Every Corner Sing
- Let Our Choir New Anthems Raise
- Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder
- Let Your Heart Be Broken
- Lift High the Cross
- Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
- Lord, I Was Blind: I Could Not See
- Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care Whether I Die or Live
- Lord, Like the Publican I Stand
- Lord, My Weak Thought in Vain Would Climb
- Lord, Teach Us How to Pray Aright
- Lord, with Glowing Heart I’d Praise Thee
- Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
- Majesty
- Man of Sorrows! What a Name
- May the Mind of Christ My Savior
- Moment by Moment
- More About Jesus Would I Know
- My Faith Looks Up to Thee
- My God, My God, O Why Have You Forsaken Me?
- My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
- My Jesus I Love Thee
- My Song Is Love Unknown
- Not All the Blood of Beasts
- Not What My Hands Have Done
- Now Thank We All Our God
- O Breath of Life, Come Sweeping Through Us
- O Come and Mourn with Me Awhile
- O Come, All Ye Faithful
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
- O Could I Speak the Matchless Worth
- O Day of Rest and Gladness
- O Father, You Are Sovereign
- O for a Thousand Tongues
- O Give Us Homes Built Firm upon the Savior
- O God of Love, O King of Peace
- O God, Beyond All Praising
- O God, No Longer Hold Thy Peace
- O God, Our Help in Ages Past
- O Great God
- O Holy Night
- O Jehovah, Hear My Words
- O Little Town of Bethlehem
- O Lord, by Grace Delivered
- O Love of God, How Strong and True
- O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go
- O Praise Ye the Lord
- O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
- O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright
- O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
- O Worship the King
- Of the Father’s Love Begotten
- On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
- On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand
- Once in Royal David’s City
- Only Trust Him
- Onward, Christian Soldiers
- Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty
- Peace, Perfect Peace
- Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven
- Rejoice, the Lord Is King
- Ride On, Ride On in Majesty
- Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray
- Rock of Ages
- Savior, Breathe an Evening Blessing
- Saw You Never in the Twilight
- Search Me, O God
- Searcher of Hearts, from Mine Erase
- See, the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph
- Silent Night
- Simply Trusting Every Day
- Sing Praise to God, Who Reigns Above
- Sing to the Lord of Harvest
- Sing We Now of Christmas
- Sing, Choirs of New Jerusalem
- So Send I You
- Softly and Tenderly
- Song of Mary
- Song of Simeon
- Song of Zechariah
- Soul, Adorn Thyself with Gladness
- Speak, O Lord
- Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart
- Spirit of the Living God
- Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
- Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted
- Sun of My Soul Thou Savior Dear
- Sweet Hour of Prayer
- Take My Life, and Let It Be
- Take Thou Our Minds, Dear Lord
- Take Time to Be Holy
- Teach Me Thy Way, O Lord
- Teach Me, O Lord, Thy Holy Way
- Tell Out, My Soul, the Greatness of the Lord
- The Battle Hymn of the Republic
- The Church’s One Foundation
- The Day of Resurrection
- The First Noël
- The Lord Will Come and Not Be Slow
- The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want
- The Sands of Time Are Sinking
- The Strife Is O’er, the Battle Done
- There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood
- There Is a Green Hill Far Away
- Thine Be the Glory
- This Is My Fathers World
- This Joyful Eastertide
- Thou Who Wast Rich
- Though I May Speak with Bravest Fire
- Though Troubles Assail Us
- Thy Works, Not Mine, O Christ
- Tis Midnight and On Olive’s Brow
- Tis Not That I Did Choose Thee
- Trust and Obey
- Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
- Twas on That Night When Doomed to Know
- We Are God’s People
- We Gather Together
- We Praise Thee, O God
- We Rest on Thee
- We Will Feast in the House of Zion
- Were You There?
- What a Friend We Have in Jesus
- What Can Wash Away My Sin?
- What Child Is This?
- What Wondrous Love Is This
- Whate’er My God Ordains Is Right
- When His Salvation Bringing
- When I Survey the Wondrous Cross
- When In Our Music God Is Glorified
- When Morning Gilds the Skies
- While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
- Who Are These Like Stars Appearing?
- Who Trusts in God, a Strong Abode
- Why Do Heathen Nations Rage?
- Why Do the Nations Rage?
- Wise Men, They Came to Look for Wisdom
- Ye Holy Angels Bright
- Yet Not I But Through Christ in Me
- You Are My All in All
Category Archives: Hymn Study
The Sussex Carol, “On Christmas Night All Christians Sing” (#184)
What would Christmas be like if we weren’t singing carols? Apparently the origin of this kind of folk song at this time of year is found back in medieval Europe in pagan songs sung at the winter solstice celebration, as … Continue reading
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The Manger Where “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child” (#183)
Artists and movie makers and greeting card makers have created many pictures of Mary and Joseph with the baby. These scenes are beautiful and sentimental, and powerful in the way they have stuck in our minds. In contrast to those … Continue reading
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Gloria in Excelsis Deo and “Angels We Have Heard on High” (#182)
Isn’t it interesting that many of our Christmas carols have something to say about angels? We sing of them directly in “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, “Angels from the Realms of Glory,” and also in “Angels We Have Heard on … Continue reading
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The Polish Carol “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” (#181)
“Infant Holy, Infant Lowly.” What a simple and yet profound fact that is! Charles Spurgeon said that here at Christmas-time we try to grasp the enormity of the beauty and mystery and marvel of that statement. His words are so … Continue reading
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Isaiah 40 and “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People” (#180)
Most of us are familiar with metrical Psalms in which the actual text of Scripture is set in a form that enables people to sing God’s Word. Almost all hymnals have Psalms 23 and 100 in this format. When we … Continue reading
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Suffering Christians and “Commit Now All Your Griefs” (#175)
Suffering is an unavoidable reality in this life for all people, whether Christians or not. It takes many forms, from illnesses and disasters to persecution and old age. We were not designed for pain and sadness, but sin’s curse has … Continue reading
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George Beverly Shea and “I’d Rather Have Jesus” (#176)
Anyone who has ever attended a Billy Graham Crusade will recall hearing the smooth bass-baritone voice of George Beverly Shea (1909-2013 … yes, he lived to be 104!) singing what many regarded to be his signature song, “I’d Rather Have … Continue reading
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Bob Kauflin and “O Great God” (#174)
John Piper first became well-known as a result of his 1990 book, “The Supremacy of God in Preaching.” At the very beginning, he wrote the memorable statement that every sermon should be about God. That seems so obvious, but when … Continue reading
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George Herbert and “Let All the World in Every Corner Sing” (#173)
Everyone knows about the work of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). And everyone knows about the King James Bible (1611). And everyone knows about John Milton (1608-1674) and “Paradise Lost.” But not everyone knows about the poetry of George Herbert (1593-1633). All … Continue reading
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The Blood of Jesus and “Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder” (#71)
Note: This is a replacement for the previously issued and updated #71 – ed. The blood of Jesus is precious to those who belong to Jesus. It was His blood that redeemed us as it was shed for us on … Continue reading
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