We have this hymn request from Phoebe, I’m Just a Poor Wayfaring Stranger, sung by Johnny Cash. So many wonderful hymns out there…
And oh, look! The sun came out! Thank the Lord for big favors.
Tag: classic hymns
John Bunyan’s Hymn
No hymn requests this morning, so I’ll go back to my favorites and pluck out this one–To Be a Pilgrim, sung by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band. The verses, published first in 1684, are generally attributed to John Bunyan, writer of The Pilgrim’s Progress.
‘Faith Is the Victory’
What a great hymn! I’d never heard it before just now. Faith Is the Victory, sung a capella by the St. Andrew’s Men’s Ensemble in Bangalore, India.
All around the world, our Christian family is growing.
By Request, ‘How Great Thou Art’
This one’s for Erlene (you asked for it!)–How Great Thou Art, sung by Carroll Roberson, with gorgeous background sets by God the Father.
My mother used to sing this hymn as she vacuumed. So did my aunts. How it brings them back to me!
‘Light of the World’ (Why Not?)
We wouldn’t last two days in the dark, without the light shed by Jesus Christ Our Lord; and I dare say we’ve never needed that light more than we need it now.
Light of the World, by Charles Wesley, sung the old-fashioned way by Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band–and we’re open for a hymn request, if anybody wants to make one.
Bonus Hymn: ‘Oh, Sinner Man’
I have a doctor’s appointment this morning, which I really hate as a waste of time, have to play catch-up all day…
Meanwhile, what do you get when you take a Caribbean folk hymn and transfer it to some cold, grey islands in the Irish Sea?
You get this awesome rendition of Oh, Sinner Man–one of my favorites.
With seals, no less. (Would you believe we sang this in junior high school? Times have NOT changed for the better!)
‘Be Thou My Vision’ (J&J)
This is an Irish hymn from some 1,300 years ago, Be Thou My Vision; and here it is being performed in Japan by the Swanson Brothers, Joshua and Jeremy (our dear friends and colleagues).
That tells you something about Our Lord Jesus Christ and His Church, doesn’t it?
‘Revive Us Again’
We haven’t had this one for a while, have we? Revive Us Again–a good old-fashioned hymn, sung by Nathan (autoharp) and Lyle (guitar).
You don’t need a studio or fancy equipment to praise the Lord in song.
By Request, ‘It Is Well With My Soul’
Horatio Spafford lost all his wealth in the Chicago Fire; he lost his children when their ship sank; and then he wrote It Is Well With My Soul. His faith was awesome. Terrible things can happen to us in this fallen world. Without faith, they can destroy us.
‘Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross’
No hymn requests to start the day–not much of anything, really–so I’m on my own…
How about this one? Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross, by the Voice of Eden. It’s encouraging to know we have so many Christian brothers and sisters in India.