Light of light, we humbly pray, Shine upon your world today. It’s a struggle to think of a group of people who dislike light and prefer darkness. There must be some, but perhaps very rare. To use light to mean something good, and darkness as something bad, might not be…
A hymn or worship song beginning with U. Under his wings is one. Perhaps lesser known is “Under the whole world hears“: Lyrics and video available. This song is encouraging us to sing to God, of his love and greatness. However, the stress in the first verse is that we…
Doubt and sorrow S , Sca, Scatt , Scatte, Scattered , Scattered !! Toil and gloom Ended.. Ended! Really ended!! Who does not have doubts from time to time, or experience sorrow? Toil takes a lot from your mental health, and perhaps your physical energy. Gloom takes your down even…
love VISIBLE Can love be seen? Of course, in our actions. LOVE visible Can love be ignored though visible? In the worship song See His Love, the first visual is Jesus being nailed to the cross for all of us. The next thing is a “perfect and blameless” life –…
Remember all the people who live in distant lands and their own varied cultures. In all the beauty of the earth and richness of its people: remember all those who yet to have heard the truth that comes from Jesus, the glory of His Word. Of those who answer God’s…
Some hymns have two tunes. To have three tunes for the same hymn is rare. To find three tunes that are different in structure and harmony yet share a similar temperament is…. I don’t know, is that also a rarity? In this case, a hymn, and rather unusual is that…
How many worship songs or hymns do we know that begin with “P”? Here is one: Preach the Gospel, sound it forth,Tell of free and full salvation;Spread the tidings o’er the earth,Go to every tribe and nation. This hymn has short phrases, very direct, “punchy”, action-oriented. Similar to some of…
Many hymns and songs we sing together in church are about our praising to God – we praise God for who he is and how much we have been blessed. O Worship the King, How Glorious Above, is such. A tune usually used for this hymn is Lyons. Together it gives…
How many songs or hymns in English that you know that begin with “N”? Many hymns and songs begin with ‘I’. No other story is one – obviously, it starts with ‘N’, and it reminds us two very important words about Jesus: grace and glory. That’s the 3 words. To…
When you feel weighed down with burden, anxiety and concern, it seems getting out of bed puts you in proximity of such reality but unprepared. Closing your eyes and continuing lying down delays that process, and gives you more time to “charge” up to face the world. As we arise,…
Our God is the Lion, the Lion of Judah. Really? Roaring lion? Who is the witch and which wardrobe then? What / where / who is Judah? Here is where the Old Testament and all that history are relevant. Judah is one of the tribes of Israel, and it is…
When you are heading for God’s promise in heaven, a good tip is to have some instruction on how to get there; better still, Jesus is your guide. Well, he’s been there, he came from there, he can guide you there. Keep close to Jesus all the way. When you…
