One of the blessings of living in Eugene is having a wonderful performing arts center. Last night featured Handel’s Messiah with the Eugene Symphony and Symphony Chorus along with 4 soloists. When the chorus sang the Hallelujah chorus it felt like a small foretaste of heaven. December’s Seasonal Delights Series. Wreath is from my front door. At night it lights up.
December’s Seasonal Delights Series.
November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. Today’s song was written in 2022 by Chris Tomlin. Featured are just a few parts of the song. One of my favorites and a good reminder of why I can be truly thankful. A blessed Thanksgiving to all!
November’s Songs of Praise and Thanks Series.
The hymn “Just as I Am” was written by Charlotte Elliott in 1835. It was first published in the Christian Remembrancer in 1835. The music was later composed by William B. Bradbury in 1849. The hymn was inspired by a conversation Elliott had with a minister who told her to “Just come to him as you are”. For those of you who remember the Billy Graham crusades, this song was always sung at the end as people came down to the staging area in response to the gospel message.
November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. The hymn “Great is Thy Faithfulness” was written in 1923. Thomas O. Chisholm wrote the poem, and William M. Runyan composed the music for it that same year. The hymn was published in 1923 by Hope Publishing Company.
November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. “Bringing in the Sheaves” was written in 1874 by Knowles Shaw, who was a singer, evangelist, and farmer. The hymn’s lyrics are based on Psalm 126:5,6- “Those who sow in tears shall harvest with joyful shouting. One who goes here and there weeping, carrying his bag of seed, Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.” I chose an image in the manner of the famous painting The Gleaners by Jean-Francois Millet.
November’s Songs of Praise and Thanks Series. Today’s hymn, “Prayer Is the Soul’s Sincere Desire” was written in 1818 by James Montgomery. Written for book on prayer.
November’s Songs of Praise and Thanks Series. The “Praise God from Whom all blessings flow” doxology was written in 1674 by Thomas Ken, an English bishop. It was originally the final verse of two longer hymns, “Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun” and “Glory to Thee, My God, This Night,” which he wrote for students at Winchester College. Ken’s original hymns were for private use, as many at the time believed only Scripture should be sung in church. The doxology was first published in a 1695 edition of a prayer manual Ken wrote for his students.
November Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. “Love Lifted Me” was written in 1912. The lyrics were written by English-American lyricist James Rowe, and the melody was composed by American organist Howard E. Smith. The hymn’s text is inspired by the biblical stories in the Gospel of Matthew about Jesus rescuing his disciples.
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