Hymn Stories

IN THIS EPISODE: "He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought" by Joseph Henry Gilmore (1834-1918)

Joseph set out to give the congregation an exposition of the Twenty-third Psalm. He emphasized the blessedness of being led by God—of the mere fact of His leadership—altogether apart from the way in which He leads us, and what He is leading us to.  After the meeting, he wrote a hymn that landed squarely on the phrase, “He leadeth me beside the still waters.” 

Show Notes: 

• "Hypotheticals" by AK
• "Miner's Dust" by Locran

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)

A peek into the production of a Hymns Stories episode. 

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847)

Was there ever a time when you were laboring alongside fellow Christians to fulfill a task that the Lord laid out for you, and then, seemingly out of nowhere, you were left to complete the work alone? Have your spiritual comforts ever been eclipsed by the loss of a helper?

Show Notes: 

• "Piecing Back Together" by Lake Isabel
• "Abide With Me" performed by Sophia Isabel Bush

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte

Do you ever feel as though you are all alone? Christ has promised to be with his people until the end of the age. The hymn "Abide With Me" is a prayer to sing in times of deep sorrow, distress, or loneliness.   

Notes: 

• Sunrise at Mt Fuji by Avbe
• "Abide With Me" performed by St. Olaf Cantorei and Congregation 

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IN THIS EPISODE: The hymns that warm your heart to Christ.  

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

As the people remembered how they had been saved from cannibal horrors, one after another broke down in sobs over the bitter past from which the gospel had rescued them.

Show Notes: 

• "I Think It Is" by Ben Mcelroy
• "Whisps of Whorles" by Kevin Macleod

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IN THIS EPISODE: "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" by H. W. Baker (1821-1877)

Of all the hymns that have been crafted from Psalm 23, some say H. W. Baker’s is the most beautiful. It certainly was meaningful to him, especially the third verse. 

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IN THIS EPISODE: "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" by William Cowper (1731-1800)

William Cowper suffered greatly throughout his life and this hymn in particular has been a balm for others who have wrestled with the mysterious providence of God.

Show Notes:

• Letters of William Cowper
• "The Just and the Justifier" by John Piper
• "Float" by Tristan Barton 

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Now All the Woods Are Sleeping" by Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676)

On the slope of the hill stood a cottage, where a mother sat at the bed of her sick child. From fear of endangering the life of her little one, she would not, in the cold September night, flee with it to the woods, as most of the other inhabitants had done. But now, when the firing and murdering began in the place, and the smoke of the burning houses came down from the hill into the valley, then the poor lone woman was fearful unto death.

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IN THIS EPISODE: "My God, the Spring of All My Joys" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748)

John Marrant recorded in his journal: "The next day as I preached to them again, the girl I have already mentioned rose up as I preached the word and cried out and declared to the congregation that her sorrow and sighing had fled away, and she had received that peace from God, which the tongue could not express."

Show Notes:

• "The Soft Morning Sun" by Ian Aisling
• "Hybrid" by Guile

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