Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Five)

Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,Pleads the merit of His blood:Venture on Him, venture wholly,Let no other trust intrude It's easy to forget or even overlook how incredible that first statement is. Lo! th’ incarnate God ascended,Pleads the merit of His blood: Maybe Job had a better understanding of this. In Job chapter nine, he laments...

Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Four)

Come, ye weary, heavy-laden,Lost and ruined by the fall;If you tarry till you’re better,You will never come at all Scripture is very clear on our state before salvation. And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power...

Journey Through The Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Three)

Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,God’s free bounty glorify;True belief and true repentance,Every grace that brings you nigh In Matthew 11:28-30, Jesus said to those around him, “Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR...

Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part Two)

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,Weak and wounded, sick and sore; Have you noticed a trend in these great hymns of the faith? Such as that most of them begin with a declaration of man's radical depravity? Look at the way the first verse of this hymn portrays humanity: poor, needy, wounded, weak, sick, sore,...

Journey Through the Hymns: Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy (Part One)

Hey, I’m back! So, let’s try to pick up where we left off, shall we? and begin hymn #5. This hymn is called “Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy,” and was written by Joseph Hart, a Calvinistic minister during the eighteenth century. Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy Joseph Hart Come, ye sinners, poor and...

Weekly Hymn #11: Immortal, Invisible

Immortal, Invisible by Walter Chalmers Smith Immortal, invisible God only wise In light inaccessible Hid from our eyes Most blessed, most glorious The Ancient of Days Almighty, victorious Thy great name we praise Unresting, unhasting And silent as light Nor wanting, nor wasting Thou rulest in might Thy justice, like mountains High soaring above Thy...

Weekly Hymn #10: Holy, Holy, Holy

Holy, Holy, Holy by Reginald Heber Holy, holy, holy Lord God Almighty Early in the morning Our song shall rise to Thee Holy, holy, holy Merciful and mighty God in three Persons Blessed Trinity Holy, holy, holy All the saints adore thee Casting down their golden crowns Around the glassy sea Cherubim and seraphim Falling...

Weekly Hymn #9: O Worship the King

O Worship the King by Robert Grant O Worship the King All glorious above And gratefully sing His wonderful love Our Shield and Defender The Ancient of Days Pavilioned in splendor And girded with praise O tell of His might O sing of His grace Whose robe is the light Whose canopy space! His chariots...

Weekly Hymn #8: Take My Life and Let It Be

Take My Life and Let It Be by Frances R. Havergal Take my life and let it be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee Take my moments and my days Let them flow in ceaseless praise Let them flow in ceaseless praise Take my hands and let them move At the impulse of Thy love Take my...

Weekly Hymn #7: O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing by Charles Wesley O for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer's praise The glories of my God and King The triumphs of His grace! Jesus! the name that charms our fears That bids our sorrows cease 'Tis music in the sinner's ears 'Tis life, and health,...

Weekly Hymn #6: Come, Ye Sinners Poor and Needy

Come Ye Sinners, Poor and Needy by Joseph Hart Come, ye sinners, poor and needy Weak and wounded, sick and sore Jesus ready stands to save you Full of pity, love and power I will arise and go to Jesus He will embrace me in His arms In the arms of my dear Savior O...

Weekly Hymn #5: O God, Our Help in Ages Past

O God, Our Help in Ages Past by Isaac Watts O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come Our shelter from the stormy blast And our eternal home Under the shadow of Thy throne Thy saints have dwelt secure Sufficient is Thine arm alone And our defense is sure Before...

Weekly Hymn #4: My Lord, I Did Not Choose You

My Lord, I Did Not Choose You Joseph Conder My Lord, I did not choose you For that could never be My heart would still refuse You Had You not chosen me You took the sin that stained me You cleansed me, made me new Of old You have ordained me That I should live...

Weekly Hymn #3: Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder

Let Us Love and Sing and Wonder by John Newton Let us love and sing and wonder Let us praise our Savior’s name! He has hushed the law’s loud thunder He has quenched Mount Sinai’s flame He has washed us with His blood He has brought us nigh to God Let us love the Lord...

Weekly Hymn #2: Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee

Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee by Henry van Dyke Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee God of glory, Lord of love Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee Opening to the sun above Melt the clouds of sin and sadness Drive the dark of doubt away Giver of immortal gladness Fill us with the light of day!...

Weekly Hymn #1: God of Grace and God of Glory

God of Grace and God of Glory by Harry Emerson Fosdick God of grace and God of glory On Thy people pour Thy power Crown Thine ancient church’s story Bring her bud to glorious flower Grant us wisdom Grant us courage For the facing of this hour For the facing of this hour Lo! the...

JTTH: I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Part Three)

I sing the goodness of the Lord That filled the earth with food He formed the creatures with His Word And then pronounced them good Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed Where’er I turn my eye If I survey the ground I tread Or gaze upon the sky! How can we even begin to fathom...

JTTH: I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Part Two)

I sing the mighty power of God That made the mountains rise That spread the flowing seas abroad And built the lofty skies These words are a wonderful reminder of God's power and glory in creation, and of His sovereignty over all of His creatures. Our finite minds will never be able to comprehend the...

JTTH: I Sing the Mighty Power of God (Part One)

This week we’re going to look at the lyrics of our fourth hymn in this series, I Sing the Mighty Power of God, written by Issac Watts. I Sing the Mighty Power of God By Issac Watts I sing the mighty power of God That made the mountains rise That spread the flowing seas abroad...

JTTH: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Part Five)

That word above all earthly powers No thanks to them abideth The Spirit and the gifts are ours Through Him who with us sideth Let goods and kindred go This mortal life also The body they may kill God’s truth abideth still His kingdom is forever! Scripture makes it clear in many places that God...

JTTH: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Part Four)

And though this world, with devils filled, Should threaten to undo us We will not fear, for God has willed His truth to triumph through us The Prince of Darkness grim We tremble not for him His rage we can endure For lo, his doom is sure One little word shall fell him The beginning...

JTTH: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Part Three)

Did we in our own strength confide Our striving would be losing Were not the right Man on our side The Man of God’s own choosing Dost ask who that may be? Christ Jesus, it is He Lord Sabaoth, His name From age to age the same And He must win the battle In Psalm...

JTTH: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Part Two)

A mighty fortress is our God A bulwark never failing Our helper He, amidst the flood Of mortal ills prevailing For still our ancient foe Doth seek to work us woe His craft and power are great And armed with cruel hate On earth is not his equal One of the reasons I believe this...

JTTH: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (Part One)

Time for a new hymn! As most of us probably know, A Mighty Fortress is Our God was written by Martin Luther, who nailed the 95 Theses onto the church door in Wittenburg and officially began the Protestant Reformation. It’s a wonderful, theologically sound hymn that uses very “weighty” language to describe the sovereignty of...

JTTH: Amazing Grace (Part Five)

The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures When we’ve been there ten thousand years Bright shining as the sun We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise Than when we first begun I’m going to try to get...