SONG STUDIES: BIBLE STUDIES BASED ON HYMNS AND SONGS

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 al...

STUDY  (10) THE CHURCH’S ONE FOUNDATION Th e author,  Samuel John Stone , was born in Staffordshire UK in 1839.   In 1874, he succeeded his father as vicar of St. Paul's, Haggerston. In 1890 he became rector of All Hallows-on-the-Wall in London.  St. Paul's Haggerston was in a poor section of London.   S tone would open the  church at 6:30 in the morning so that  commuters, frequently poor working girls, arriving  early could have a brief service and prayer, then have  time to rest, to read or to sew. He built numerous  churches; his belief was that poor people deserved  beautiful churches in which to worship. His  thoughtfulness earned him the title of "the poor  man's pastor". Source: " The Center for Church Music. " Samuel Wesley , composer of the tune Aurelia, to which the hymn is usually sung. Famous in his lifetime as one of his country's leading organists and choirmasters, he composed almost exclusive...