SONG STUDIES: BIBLE STUDIES BASED ON HYMNS AND SONGS

 SONG STUDY (6) TO GOD BE THE GLORY! Fanny Crosby 1820-1915 This is another of Fanny Crosby's hymns. She is responsible for many of the songs in our hymn books. She was blind physically, but far seeing spiritually.                                   To God be the glory! Great things He                         hath done! So loved He the world that He gave us His                 Son, Who yielded His life an atonement for sin, And opened the life-gate that all may go in. Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the earth hear His voice! Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord! Let the people rejoice! O come to the Father through Jesus the                 Son; And give Him the glory, great things He                 hath done! O perfect redemption, the purchase of                       blood! To every believer the promise of God; The vilest offender who truly believes, That moment from Jesus a pardon                             receives. Great things He hath ta

Song Study (5) HOLY HOLY HOLY Reginald Heber 1783-1826 This hymn was written by Bishop Reginald Heber around 1810. As an Anglican clergyman in England he wrote many hymns of which this is probably the best known. In 1823 he was made Bishop of Calcutta in India , a huge territory which included Australia in those days. He lived only another 3 years. The familiar tune is by Dr JB Dykes, composer of quite a few well known hymn tunes. Its theme is the absolute purity and supremacy of God. Videos:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwuDSw-9cUQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgHrNNM23p8   Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty!         Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;          Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty,         God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!   Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,         Casting down their golden crowns around the             glassy sea;       Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,        

Fanny Crosby 1820-1915 Song Study (4) BLESSED ASSURANCE! This great 19th century hymn, written by the blind hymn writer Fanny Crosby, is still sung frequently wherever Christians gather together to proclaim their faith in Christ. Words: Fanny Crosby , 1873: My friend, Mrs. Joseph F. Knapp, composed a melody and played it over to me two or three times on the piano. She then asked what it said. I replied, “Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!” Music: Phoebe P. Knapp , 1873 This hymn was sung in the 1985 Academy Award winning movie, “Trip to Bountiful.” “During the recent war in the Transvaal,” said a gentleman at my meeting in Exeter Hall, London, in 1900, “when the soldiers going to the front were passing another body of soldiers whom they recognized, their greetings used to be, ‘Four-nine-four, boys; four-nine-four;’ and the salute would invariably be answered with ‘Six further on, boys; six further on.’ The significance of this was that, in ‘Sacred S

SONG STUDY 3: LIST OF ALL BLOGS 23rd February 2022: JESUS LOVES ME 17th December 2021: GUIDE ME O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH 29th November 2021 : THERE IS A REDEEMER 10th November 2021: AS THE DEER PANTS 19th June 2021: ANCIENT OF DAYS 13th  June 2021: JESUS LOVER OF MY SOUL 13th June 2021:   LET THE WEAK SAY I AM STRONG 12th June 2021 : MEEKNESS AND MAJESTY 23rd April 2020 :  AN INTERLUDE -   SOME GREAT WELSH HYMNS 24th March 2020: THE CHURCH' S ONE FOUNDATION 15th November 2019: AMAZING GRACE 6th September 2019: WHAT A FRIEND WE HAVE IN JESUS 5th September 2019:  GREAT IS THY FAITHFULNESS 27th August 2019: TO GOD BE THE GLORY 26th August 2019: HOLY HOLY HOLY 23rd August 2019: BLESSED ASSURANCE 21st August 2019: WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS 21st August 2019: INTRODUCTION TO SONG STUDIES BLOG 21st August 2019: LIST OF ALL BLOGS AND RELEVANT VIDEOS https://johnsbluemountainsblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/links-to-all-blog-entries-and-relevant.html All Blue Mountains blogs and videos

SONG STUDY (2) WHEN I SURVEY THE WONDROUS CROSS Isaac Watts 1674-1748 This great 17th century hymn by Isaac Watts still speaks strongly to all believers today and presents us with a challenge every time we sing it.    When I survey the wondrous cross         On which the Prince of Glory died         My richest gain I count but loss          And pour contempt on all my pride. Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast         Save in the death of Christ my God:                 All the vain things that charm me most,         I sacrifice them to His blood .                       See from His head, His hands, His feet         Sorrow and love flow mingled down:         Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,         Or thorns compose so rich a crown?   Were the whole realm of nature mine,         That were an offering far too small,              Love so amazing, so divine,         Demands my soul, my life, my all. Verse 1 (a) Do I understand the meaning of al

SONG STUDY (1) INTRODUCTION - BIBLE STUDIES BASED ON HYMNS AND SONGS The words in most hymns and Christian songs often contain quotes from the Bible and these are frequently taken from the King James (Authorised) translation. Because of changes in word meanings since the seventeenth century, modern singers frequently have only a vague understanding of what the song writer meant. Even songs being written today use difficult words and ideas. There is a tendency to use what may be called "Christian jargon", which may be meaningful to some and meaningless to others. Stuart Townend (1963 -) It is assumed that the reader has a copy of the Bible on hand. There are many modern translations around; the writer uses the NIV (New International Version). Isaac Watts 1674-1748 The studies in this blog series have been used at the Glen Innes and Lithgow Baptist churches in NSW, Australia. Feel free to copy (and adapt) for your own personal use or for group study. https://johnsblue