English Lyrics Verse 1I cannot tell why He whom angels worshipShould set His love upon the souls of men,Or why as Shepherd He should seek the wanderers,To bring them back, they know nothow nor when.But this I know, that He was born of MaryWhen Bethlehem’s manger was His only home,And that He lived at Nazareth…
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 Crown him with many crowns,the Lamb upon his throne.Hark! how the heavenly anthem drownsall music but its own.Awake, my soul, and singof him who died for thee,and hail him as thy matchless kingthrough all eternity.2 Crown him the Lord of life,who triumphed o’er the grave,and rose victorious in the strifefor those he…
English Lyrics Before the throne of God aboveI have a strong and perfect pleaA great High Priest whose name is loveWho ever lives and pleads for meMy name is graven on His handsMy name is written on His heartI know that while in heav’n He standsNo tongue can bid me thence departNo tongue can bid…
“O Worship the King” draws upon the splendor of 19th-century monarchy as a metaphor for the magnificence of the Almighty. Attributes of an earthly monarch are magnified to communicate the characteristics of the King of kings—one who by nature cannot be described.The hymn is based primarily on the rich imagery of Psalm 104:1-7: “Bless the…
“Will Your Anchor Hold In The Storms Of Life” is a Christian hymn, not a psalm. Here is a brief account of its background:Historical Background: It was written by Priscilla Jane Owens in 1882 in the United States. The inspiration might have come from the social and cultural context where Christianity was a dominant belief…