Hymn Stories

IN THIS EPISODE: "Here O'er the Earth as a Stranger I Roam" by C. W. Ainsworth (1817-1851)

Many years ago there lived a coal miner in Staffordshire, England. He and his wife had a dear little girl, the last of their five children. This daughter was the light of the coal miner’s eyes. Each night, after traipsing from the pit, she would meet him at the door of their little cottage and welcome him home.

Show Notes: 

• "A Quiet Harbor" by Moment Music
• "Hemel" by Sjors Mans

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Commit Thou All That Grieves Thee" by Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676)

Suddenly, there was a noise at the window. All eyes turned toward the sound, and they were shocked to see a black bird at the window sill, pecking the pane. Dobry knew exactly what it was, for this was an old friend. Several years before, Dobry’s grandfather had taken a raven out of the nest. The old man had tamed it, and then set it at liberty. Now it had returned.

Show Notes: 

• "Stars Above" by Alan Spiljack
• "Nimbus" by Braden Deal

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Great High Priest We View Thee Stooping" by Joseph Hart (1711-1768)

A reflection on how some hymns of old can draw us into deeper love for and devotion to our Lord. 

Show Notes: 

• "You Will Never Walk Alone" by Maciej Sadowski 

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IN THIS EPISODE: "With Heavenly Power, O Lord, Defend" by Rowland Hill (1744-1833)

Rowland Hill was called on to bear up under a great weight as he kept his hand to the plow. Consider what he wrote in his journal in regards to a meeting in which he preached: “There was such a noise with beating of pans, shovels, blowing of horns and ringing of bells, that I could scarce hear myself speak. Though we were pelted with much dirt, and eggs, I was enabled to preach out my sermon.” 

Show Notes:

• "Beautiful Hope" by Ketsa
• "Our Goodnight" by Philip G. Anderson
• "APPLETON" by William Boyce

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Nearer My God to Thee" by Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848)

A dread crept into Ethel’s heart. “That’s not for me….It means the old-time martyrs." She tried to shake off the feeling. How could the dark path bring her nearer to God?

Show Notes: 

• "Nearer, My God, to Thee" performed by Sophia Bush
• "Requiem" by Sarah Spring
• "Sanctify" by Brock Hewitt

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Arise, My Soul, Arise" by Charles Wesley (1707-1788)

In the year 1742, Charles Wesley wrote the hymn “Arise, My Soul, Arise.” This hymn has been an aid to souls since its publication. Christians will never tire of singing songs that remind us of our soul’s redemption by the Lamb that was slain. 

Show Notes: 

• "Arise, My Soul, Arise" sung at Capitol Hill Baptist Church
• "Beyond the Willow Tree" by Holly Jones
• "Clapotis Dominique" by Chaprentier

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IN THIS EPISODE: A hymn is a little sermon that you carry with you. 

It is a weapon of war in our daily battle against the schemes of the devil, the condemnings of our hearts, and the allurements of the world. John Snyder and Ryan Bush discuss the ways in which faithful hymns serve the believer as he seeks to walk in obedience to the King.

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IN THIS EPISODE: "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" by Ray Palmer (1808-1887)

The battle on the morrow went hard with the regiment to which these eight soldiers of the Cross and the Union belonged. Seven of them fell before the blazing discharge of shot and shell of the enemy. One survived to tell their story and deliver their final words their families. 

Show Notes: 

• "Perigean" by REW
• "Untold" by Noe Gonzalez

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IN THIS EPISODE: "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" by Ray Palmer (1808-1887)

I remember well that when I wrote the last line, “Oh, bear me safe above, A ransomed soul!” the thought that the whole work of redemption and salvation was involved in those words, and suggested the theme of eternal praises, and this brought me to a degree of emotion that brought abundant tears.

Show Notes: 

• "Our Goodnight" by Philip G. Anderson 

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IN THIS EPISODE: "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Phillips Brooks (1835-1893)

Before dark, we rode out of town to the field where they say the shepherds saw the star. It is a fenced piece of ground with a cave in it (all the Holy Places are caves here), in which, strangely enough, they put the shepherds. The story is absurd, but somewhere in those fields we rode through the shepherds must have been.

Show Notes: 

• "O Little Town of Bethlehem" performed by Ulrika A. Rosén
• "O Little Town of Bethlehem" sung at Grace Community Church
• "Cello Suite No. 1" by Bach performed by Arend
• "Cloud Postcards" by Luis Alvarez

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