The hymn “When I Survey the Wondrous Cross” was written by Isaac Watts, and published in Hymns and Spiritual Songs in 1707. It is significant for being an innovative departure from the early English hymn style of only using paraphrased biblical texts, although the first couplet of the second verse paraphrases Galatians 6:14a and the…
English Lyrics At the name of Jesusevery knee shall bow,every tongue confess himKing of glory now;’tis the Father’s pleasurewe should call him Lord,who from the beginningwas the mighty Word.Humbled for a seasonto receive a namefrom the lips of sinnersunto whom he came,faithfully he bore itspotless to the last,brought it back victoriouswhen from death he passed;Bore…
““Be Still for the Presence of the Lord” is a contemporary hymn written by British songwriter David J. Evans in 1986. Evans was involved in the charismatic movement but felt that some of its worship risked treating God in a trivial fashion. Specifically, he was inspired by the phrase in the Old Testament – “then…
Just after eleven o’clock on a Wednesday evening in 1904, a solo voice rang out with the hymn “Here is love vast as the ocean”. Maybe a thousand people were in Ebenezer Baptist Church, Abertillery at the time, leaning over the galleries, packing every pew and squeezing into every spare corner. They’d been here for…
English Lyrics 1 Christ is made the sure foundation,Christ, our head and cornerstone,chosen of the Lord and precious,binding all the Church in one;holy Zion’s help foreverand our confidence alone.2 To this temple, where we call you,come, O Lord of hosts, and stay;come with all your lovingkindness,hear your people as they pray;and your fullest benedictionspeak within…
English Lyrics What a friend we have in JesusAll our sins and griefs to bearAnd what a privilege to carryEverything to God in prayerOh, what peace we often forfeitOh, what needless pain we bearAll because we do not carryEverything to God in prayerHave we trials and temptations?Is there trouble anywhere?We should never be discouragedTake it…
