I don’t know how well known this song is. I discovered it one day when I was just sitting at the piano playing through hymns. I fell in love with it that first time and have played it many times since. I love to play and sing it when I’m in a contemplative mood. There … [Read more…]
We sang this song yesterday morning in church. It’s been a while since I’ve heard it, and the message really hit me in relation to what happened in Orlando. Jesus came to earth out of love for all mankind. He came to reconcile us to God and give us peace. He doesn’t call for us … [Read more…]
This song is one of the first I learned a fancy arrangement to that I played in church. I think I still have that music somewhere and feel like getting it out now. Anyway, I enjoy doing these hymns on Mondays for so many reasons. One it that it’s a nice start to my week … [Read more…]
I find hymn stories to be fascinating. The why behind the inspiration for the writing of the hymn. The author of “Onward, Christians Soldiers”, Sabine Baring-Gould, never intended the song for publication. He only desired a song for school children to sing as they marched from one village to another. He was surprised at how … [Read more…]
I don’t know why, but this song popped into my head yesterday. I haven’t thought of this song in years, and I realized that too many times in the last times this has been my attitude – one of complaining about how life was going or how people were treating or not treating me. It … [Read more…]
I love it when I’m at church and we sing a song that I haven’t played in a while. That’s what happened to me on Sunday with “Trusting Jesus”. The words really hit me in a fresh way. It seems like the older you get, the more you realize how much you need to trust … [Read more…]
This is such a good song for me. I tend to me a big worrier. I know I shouldn’t, but I do. I’m trying to pray more and worry less, but I’m not always successful. Every verse tells us another woe or trouble we should hand over to the Lord. Verse One – Depression Verse … [Read more…]
