JESUS, LOVER OF MY SOUL…
Yes, here we are with another Charles Wesley hymn! Charles was the next to youngest of the 19 children of Samuel and Susannah Wesley. He was born in 1707. In 1735, he became a clergyman with the Anglican Church (Church of England) and went on a missionary trip to...
LOVE CONSTRAINING TO OBEDIENCE…
William Cowper (1731-1800) (pronounced Cooper) is a very interesting author of hymns. A very interesting biography of his life is found on John Piper’s blog from a conference in 1992 that brings him alive. (You have the choice of either reading it or listening...
THE MAJESTY AND GLORY OF YOUR NAME…
Linda Lee Johnson, author of the lyrics of this hymn (along with David who wrote Psalm 8) was born in Seattle, Washington. She has lived on the West Coast most of her life. (unable to find a link with her photo.) As of 2001, she lived in Castro Valley,...
O GOD, OUR HELP IN AGES PAST…
This hymn was written by Isaac Watts circa 1719. It is a paraphrase of Psalm 90. Originally, it had 9 verses! More commonly, we sing between 4 and 6 verses. Isaac Watts was a prolific hymn writer, many of which still exist to this day. See the lyrics below and...
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