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 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. 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.
November’s
Songs of Praise and Thanks Series. Two verses from “How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds” are today’s hymn. Written in 1779 by John Newton who before he became saved was a slave trader. He also wrote the much loved hymn, “Amazing Grace.” An example of a life changed by the loving grace of Jesus Christ.
November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. Today’s song is “Living Hope”, written in 2018 by Phil Wickham. Below is one of the verses and the chorus.
How great the chasm that lay between us
How high the mountain I could not climb
In desperation, I turned to heaven
And spoke Your name into the night
Then through the darkness, Your loving kindness
Tore through the shadows of my soul
The work is finished, the end is written
Jesus Christ, my living hope.
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope
Hallelujah, praise the One who set me free
Hallelujah, death has lost its grip on me
You have broken every chain
There’s salvation in Your name
Jesus Christ, my living hope.
November’s Songs of Thanks and Praise Series. Today’s hymn, features one of the verses of “It is Well with my Soul” which was written in 1873 by Horatio G. Spafford.This is a much loved hymn by many. Written by Spafford as he was on his way to meet his wife after she was the only survivor of a shipwreck that took the lives of his 4 daughters. You can find the full story online.
Starting November with a Gratitude Series.
October Leaf Series. One of the things I love about our neighborhood is all of the fall color in the trees this time of year. Our walks are interspersed with many stops to take pictures.
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