SONG STUDIES: BIBLE STUDIES BASED ON HYMNS AND SONGS

Song Study (15) ANCIENT OF DAYS Gary Sadler & Jamie Harvill Gary Sadler Jamie Harvill                                                                                        Blessing and honour, glory and power     Be unto the Ancient of Days          From every nation, all of creation,   Bow before the Ancient of Days. Every tongue in heaven and earth  Shall declare Your glory, Every knee shall bow At Your throne in worship  You will be exalted, O God,   And Your kingdom shall not pass away,   O Ancient of Days. Your kingdom shall reign over all the earth, Sing unto the Ancient of Days; For none can compare to Your matchless worth,  Sing unto the Ancient of Days. Blessing and Honour (Ancient of Days) - YouTube Questions 1.    The expression “Ancient of Days” is found only in the book of Daniel. Read Daniel 7:1-28. See if we can identify the various characters in this Scripture passage. Belshazzar, Daniel, the fourth beast, the little horn, the Ancient of Days, the son of man,

SONG STUDY (14)  JESUS LOVER OF MY SOUL This song was written by  Charles Wesley  in 1740 soon after his conversion. It has been sung to many tunes and in turn has been the inspiration of other great songs. 1 Jesus lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high: Hide me, O my Saviour, hide, Till the storm of life is past; Safe into the haven guide; O receive my soul at last! 2 Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on Thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me: All my trust on Thee is stayed; All my help from Thee I bring; Cover my defenceless head With the shadow of Thy wing. 3 Thou, O Christ, art all I want; More than all in Thee I find; Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind. Just and holy is Thy name, I am all unrighteousness; False and full of sin I am, Thou art full of truth and grace. 4  P lenteous grace with Thee is found; Grace to cover all my sin; Let the h

          Song Study ( 13)   LET THE WEAK SAY I AM STRONG            ( WHAT THE LORD HAS DONE IN ME) Reuben Morgan         What The Lord Has Done In Me - Hillsong Worship - YouTube                                                                 Reuben Morgan Let the weak say I am strong Let the poor say I am rich, Let the blind say I can see, It’s what the Lord has done in me. (Repeat)   Hosanna, hosanna To the Lamb that was slain; Hosanna, hosanna, Jesus died and rose again. (Jesus died and rose again. Jesus died and rose again.)  Third verse only Into the river I will wade, There my sins are washed away; From the heavens mercy streams Of the Saviour’s love for me.  Hosanna etc I will rise from waters deep Into the saving arms of God; I will sing salvation songs: Jesus Christ has set me free.  Hosanna etc This is one of those songs which most Christians seem to know. It contains no really difficult words (other than, perhaps,  Hosanna!) Questions Verse 1. The Scriptural background can

Song Study (12) MEEKNESS AND MAJESTY This is a modern hymn by Graham Kendrick (UK), written in 1986. Like the earlier hymns we have examined, it is based on Scripture and contains some difficult words. The message of the song is “ When God became man in the form of Jesus he came as a servant. This is what he expects of us too. ” Rather than a series of questions, let’s look at a series of “key Scriptures” to help us understand what this means and how we are to respond to God’s grace.  Meekness and Majesty:  Meekness And Majesty - Graham Kendrick Lyric Video - YouTube                                Meekness and majesty, Manhood and Deity, In perfect harmony, The Man who is God. Lord of eternity Dwells in humanity, Kneels in humility And washes our feet.      O what a mystery, Meekness and majesty. Bow down and worship For this is your God, This is your God. Father’s pure radiance, Perfect in innocence, Yet learns obedience To death on a cross. Su