Hymn Stories

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) As the people remembered how they had been saved from cannibal horrors, one after another broke down in sobs over the bitter past from which the gospel had rescued them. Show Notes:  "I Think It Is" by Ben Mcelroy "Whisps of Whorles" by Kevin Macleod Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org.  Hymn Stories is a part of the...

IN THIS EPISODE: "The King of Love My Shepherd Is" by H. W. Baker (1821-1877) Of all the hymns that have been crafted from Psalm 23, some say H. W. Baker’s is the most beautiful. It certainly was meaningful to him, especially the third verse.  Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org.  Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "God Moves in a Mysterious Way" by William Cowper (1731-1800) William Cowper suffered greatly throughout his life and this hymn in particular has been a balm for others who have wrestled with the mysterious providence of God. Show Notes: Letters of William Cowper "The Just and the Justifier" by John Piper "Float" by Tristan Barton  Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org.  Hymn Storie...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Now All the Woods Are Sleeping" by Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) On the slope of the hill stood a cottage, where a mother sat at the bed of her sick child. From fear of endangering the life of her little one, she would not, in the cold September night, flee with it to the woods, as most of the other inhabitants had done. But now, when the firing and murdering began in the place, and...

IN THIS EPISODE: "My God, the Spring of All My Joys" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) John Marrant recorded in his journal: "The next day as I preached to them again, the girl I have already mentioned rose up as I preached the word and cried out and declared to the congregation that her sorrow and sighing had fled away, and she had received that peace from God, which the tongue could not express." Show...

IN THIS EPISODE: “O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go” by George Matheson (1842-1906) “It was written in the Manse of Innellan one summer evening of 1882. It was composed with extreme rapidity, and I felt myself rather in the position of one who was being dictated to than of an original artist. I was suffering from extreme mental distress, and the hymn was the fruit of pain.”  Show Notes:  "O Love That...

IN THIS EPISODE: "He Who Would Valiant Be" by John Bunyan (1628-1688) "In a word, that man so told the story of Christian and his travels, that my heart fell into a burning haste to be gone after him; nor could father or mother stay me! So I got from them, and am come thus far on my way." Show Notes:  "Piecing Back Together" by Lake Isabel "Gypsy" by Augustine "He Who Would Valiant Be" by Wallingf...

IN THIS EPISODE: Hymns for a Melting Heart Does your heart ever melt within you? Do you dread what might happen? Is your heart weighed down with cares? One of the ways that we can set our minds on things above is to sing to the Lord. And, there are some hymns that provide special ministry to anxious hearts.</p> Show Notes:  "Spring Morning" by Maarten Schellekens "Ta Da!" by Siddhartha Corsu...

"O Thou From Whom All Goodness Flows" by Thomas Haweis (1734-1820) Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org.  Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org.  Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "O Thou From Whom All Goodness Flows" by Thomas Haweis (1734-1820) On May 11, 1685 a large crowd of spectators gathered on the bank of the tidal river called Bladnoch near Wigtown in Scotland. It was a Friday. The solemn assembly looked upon two women fastened to stakes in the muddy river bed, where the waters of Solway Firth would again make their appearance as low tide turned to...

IN THIS EPISODE: "O Thou From Whom All Goodness Flows" by Thomas Haweis (1734-1820) O Thou, from whom all goodness flows, I raise my soul to Thee; In all my sorrows, conflicts, woes, Dear Lord, remember me! When in the solemn hour of death I wait Thy just decree, Be this the prayer of my last breath, Dear Lord, remember me! And when before Thy throne I stand, And lift my soul to Thee, Then, with t...

IN THIS EPISODE: "I Gave My Life for Thee" by Francis Ridley Havergal (1836-1879) I was following very far off, always doubting and fearing. I think I had come to Jesus with a trembling, hem-touching faith, but it was a coming the press, and behind, never seeing His face, or feeling sure that He loved me, though I was clear that I could not do without Him, and wanted to serve and follow Him.  Show...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Come Ye Sinners Poor and Needy" by Joseph Hart (1712-1768) Joseph Hart described his life as an uneasy restless round of sinning and repenting, working and dreading. He languished in a deep conviction of the evil of his nature, the hardness of his heart, and the wickedness of his life. This all changed on Whitsunday 1757 when he attended a service at the Moravian Chapel in Fetter...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Show Pity, Lord; O Lord, Forgive" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) It was a time in England when laws against nonconformity to the state religion were enforced with bitterness. Young Watts was often carried in his mother’s arms to the town jail, where she visited his father, imprisoned for conscience’s sake. Show Notes:  "Kapoho" by REW "Show Pity, Lord" by Naomi White Find more helps...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Here O'er the Earth as a Stranger I Roam" by C. W. Ainsworth (1817-1851) Many years ago there lived a coal miner in Staffordshire, England. He and his wife had a dear little girl, the last of their five children. This daughter was the light of the coal miner’s eyes. Each night, after traipsing from the pit, she would meet him at the door of their little cottage and welcome him ho...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Commit Thou All That Grieves Thee" by Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) Suddenly, there was a noise at the window. All eyes turned toward the sound, and they were shocked to see a black bird at the window sill, pecking the pane. Dobry knew exactly what it was, for this was an old friend. Several years before, Dobry’s grandfather had taken a raven out of the nest. The old man had tamed it...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Great High Priest We View Thee Stooping" by Joseph Hart (1711-1768) A reflection on how some hymns of old can draw us into deeper love for and devotion to our Lord.  Show Notes:  "You Will Never Walk Alone" by Maciej Sadowski  Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org.  Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "With Heavenly Power, O Lord, Defend" by Rowland Hill (1744-1833) Rowland Hill was called on to bear up under a great weight as he kept his hand to the plow. Consider what he wrote in his journal in regards to a meeting in which he preached: “There was such a noise with beating of pans, shovels, blowing of horns and ringing of bells, that I could scarce hear myself speak. Though w...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Nearer My God to Thee" by Sarah Flower Adams (1805-1848) A dread crept into Ethel’s heart. “That’s not for me….It means the old-time martyrs." She tried to shake off the feeling. How could the dark path bring her nearer to God? Show Notes:  "Nearer, My God, to Thee" performed by Sophia Bush "Requiem" by Sarah Spring "Sanctify" by Brock Hewitt Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. ...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Arise, My Soul, Arise" by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) In the year 1742, Charles Wesley wrote the hymn “Arise, My Soul, Arise.” This hymn has been an aid to souls since its publication. Christians will never tire of singing songs that remind us of our soul’s redemption by the Lamb that was slain.  Show Notes:  "Arise, My Soul, Arise" sung at Capitol Hill Baptist Church "Beyond the...

IN THIS EPISODE: A hymn is a little sermon that you carry with you.  It is a weapon of war in our daily battle against the schemes of the devil, the condemnings of our hearts, and the allurements of the world. John Snyder and Ryan Bush discuss the ways in which faithful hymns serve the believer as he seeks to walk in obedience to the King. Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org.  Hymn Stories is a pa...

IN THIS EPISODE: "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" by Ray Palmer (1808-1887) The battle on the morrow went hard with the regiment to which these eight soldiers of the Cross and the Union belonged. Seven of them fell before the blazing discharge of shot and shell of the enemy. One survived to tell their story and deliver their final words their families.  Show Notes:  "Perigean" by REW "Untold" by Noe Go...

IN THIS EPISODE: "My Faith Looks Up to Thee" by Ray Palmer (1808-1887) I remember well that when I wrote the last line, “Oh, bear me safe above, A ransomed soul!” the thought that the whole work of redemption and salvation was involved in those words, and suggested the theme of eternal praises, and this brought me to a degree of emotion that brought abundant tears. Show Notes:  "Our Goodnight" by...

IN THIS EPISODE: "O Little Town of Bethlehem" by Phillips Brooks (1835-1893) Before dark, we rode out of town to the field where they say the shepherds saw the star. It is a fenced piece of ground with a cave in it (all the Holy Places are caves here), in which, strangely enough, they put the shepherds. The story is absurd, but somewhere in those fields we rode through the shepherds must have been...