Hymn Talk Twin Talk

We are so happy to share this episode with you, full of beautiful Christmas music. Sing along and worship our Lord and Savior, our mighty King, who came to earth to be born as a baby. All praise to God for this indescribable gift! O Come, O Come Emmanuel from the team at Music-Ministry.org. Angels We Have Heard On High from the East Valley Chorale Hark the Herald Angels Sing piano solo by Raluca B...

Merry Christmas to our Hymn Talk Twin Talk family! We are so excited for you to hear this episode. How much do you know about this hymn and its famous author, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow? You will notice that this is a shorter episode than what we usually do. We actually presented this episode LIVE to our church family on Sunday, December 19, 2021. You will hear us playing handbells. You will hear...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to us! Our birthday was 12/12 and we decided to do our first ever LIVE episode! PLUS - this episode can be viewed on Youtube. Not only did we record live for the podcast, but we recorded live on video. This is a Hymn Talk Twin Talk FIRST and we had a ball! Please listen or head over to Youtube to WATCH and laugh along and celebrate with us. We're not really talking about hymns f...

It's Episode 45 and we are featuring the incredible song, Mary, Did You Know? by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene. The song recently celebrated its 30th birthday! Written in 1991, this is the newest song we've ever featured on Hymn Talk Twin Talk. It's exquisite and thought-provoking and emotional and it comes with a fair share of criticisms. Join us as we dive deep into this musical wonder...

When we have Jesus in our hearts, He gives us JOY even in our most troubling days. This song is all about that JOY! The hymn writer, Elton Menno Roth, calls it a MELODY of LOVE! We have a melody of love that we can sing! The joy that Jesus gives us is what keeps us going... it's what keeps us singing... it's what gives us HOPE! Thank you for listening and singing along! It was an honor to...

Do you know this hymn? Do you know it as I Stand Amazed? Or How Marvelous, How Wonderful ? Or My Savior's Love ? This well-known hymn goes by a few different names. We hope that you will enjoy learning about it, with its confusing titles, and its hymn writer Charles Hutchinson Gabriel. From Charles's meager beginnings on a rural farm in Iowa to the big city of Chicago, he is one of our mos...

God blesses us in innumerable ways, and He charges us to go out and be a blessing to others. That is what this awesome song is all about! We pray that you will be blessed by this episode. Please spread the word about Hymn Talk Twin Talk and send us an email to let us know what you like, what you don't like, and what you'd like to hear in the future. Things we mention in the podcast: Joe Re...

We are BACK for Season 4! What a hymn for our premiere of Season 4. O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus may not be the most well-known hymn, but we can assure you, these words and accompanying tune are sure to stay with you for a long time. Just what makes this such a memorable hymn? Listen and find out! We are thrilled to be sharing this beautiful hymn with you. Laugh and SING right along with us! Thi...

It's time for another TRIVIA CONTEST! We hope you'll all play along. We have some terrific prizes for you, and it really doesn't matter how many right answers you get. At Hymn Talk Twin Talk, we value PARTICIPATION! The Google form can be accessed through this link: https://forms.gle/fpLaV5XWF2oMujyY9 Answer the TEN easy questions and hit SUBMIT. You can also suggest a hymn for a futur...

Published in over 1700 hymnals, and immensely popular due to its use in the Billy Graham crusades, we think everyone knows Just As I Am. Do you know it? Does your church have an invitation? This is a beautiful Invitation Hymn, inviting people to just come as they are. Billy Graham's longtime music director, Cliff Barrows said, "We always began with 'Just As I Am' because Billy felt...

Psalm 103:1 Praise the Lord, my soul; all my inmost being, praise His holy name. This hymn is a hymn of PRAISE taken straight from the PSALMS. We are so excited to bring this hymn to you all this week. The original German words were by Joachim Neander and we only know this hymn because of English translator Catherine Winkworth. She translated Neander's text almost 200 years after he wrote it....

Stump the Twins! This hymn is definitely one that not only stumped us, but it seemed to stump the whole internet! We could not find a recording of this hymn anywhere. We had never heard of it and were determined to bring light to this little-known hymn and honor the hymn writer, Thoro Harris, for his incredible contributions to church music. This hymn came in as a request from the creator of A Hym...

Psalm 51:7 ... wash me and I shall be whiter than snow. We are diving into the hymn of confession this week, Whiter Than Snow, by James Nicholson and William Fischer. Inspired right from Psalm 51, this song is a beautiful prayer, a longing for cleansing and wholeness. We pray that this episode will be a blessing to you all. These hymn writers' stories make us want to visit Philadelphia. What a...

We love our friends on social media! This request came in from a Twitter follower and it's a totally BRAND NEW hymn for us. Could this be a new game of... Stump the Twins? You really stumped us with this one. Not only did we not know this song, but we had never heard of it nor the hymn writer. Join us this week as we dive into the Eastern Gate. What is it? Where is it? What does it symbolize?...

A loyal listener and friend of Hymn Talk Twin Talk requested the wonderful hymn for this week's episode. Thank you, Jill, for suggesting Love Lifted Me by James Rowe and Howard E Smith. We love this song! We remember singing this song with its bouncy, playful rhythms at church. As children, we thought it was just a fun song to sing and sway to. All these years later, taking a close look at it...

This is the long-awaited EPISODE 33! Thank you for being patient with us. After some troubling technical difficulties, we are FINALLY releasing this episode and we are so excited! 'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus is a beautiful hymn written under some tragic circumstances. We pray that hearing Louisa Stead's heartbreaking story will inspire you and challenge you to put your trust in God no...

Do you ever wonder what it will be like in heaven when we join with all of the angels and saints and all of creation to sing praises to God? We WILL experience that someday! We have that blessed assurance! In this week's episode, we are looking at the beautiful hymn Holy, Holy, Holy written by Reginald Heber and John Bacchus Dykes. The words of the hymn come right from the Bible, where we can...

Episode 31 is all about the beautiful song by Richard Blanchard - Fill My Cup, Lord. This came in as a hymn request from a very special person in our Hymn Talk Twin Talk family. Listen today to find out who this special person is! God wanted this song to be written and Richard Blanchard himself said, "There have been a few moments in my life where things have come from God, there is no other w...

We are kicking off Season THREE with a brand new hymn for Hymn Talk Twin Talk called Faith of our Fathers. We dive deep into this hymn and try to answer the question.... Who are the fathers? In this episode, you'll hear a Hymn Talk Twin Talk FIRST. We think you'll love this very special guest as much as we do. Season THREE is full of new additions to the podcast. As always, please reach ou...

This episode is FULL of good music! Please listen or sing along and worship with us. Some of our favorite hymns from Seasons 1 and 2. We pray that this will be a blessing to you all. You can find the all the singers on their Youtube channels below. If you have any questions about the music you hear, please let us know! Count Your Blessings It Is Well With My Soul This is My Father's World How...

We've made it to the end of Season 2! Thank you for listening, thank you for supporting us, thank you for singing along. All to the glory of God! We are taking a little break and are planning on launching Season 3 on Monday, June 7. Click HERE to participate in our Hymn Talk Twin Talk Trivia Contest. We have some COOL Hymn Talk Twin Talk merch to give away as prizes. And PLEASE let us know whi...

We are so excited for our THIRD Easter episode! Thank you so much for walking this Easter season with us. We pray that you've been blessed, that you've been able to worship our risen Savior in a new way, and that you've developed a deeper appreciation for these beautiful, meaningful songs. Today's episode features a hymn that you might say is just a baby in the hymnal world. Writte...

Happy Second Sunday of Easter! We serve a risen Savior and He IS in the world TODAY! How amazing to think about our Savior, the King of the world, who is ever-present in our world, interceding on our behalf. We see His hands of mercy, we hear His voice of cheer! Rev. Alfred Henry Ackley wrote this hymn in 1933 to answer the question... Why do we worship Jesus? So many reasons! In this episode, we...

He is risen! He is risen indeed! Happy Easter everyone! We are so excited to be talking about this hymn today. Some call it the quintessential Easter hymn. You probably sang it during this Easter season, so let's dive in and learn more about it. Let's laugh, sing, and worship our risen Lord together. Allelulia! Please visit the   Ultimate Faith Store  to see more of their products. This li...

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ, On this most important and most solemn day of the year, we hope that this Bonus Episode will give you an opportunity to reflect, meditate, and worship our loving Savior who willingly went to the cross for each of us. We are sharing some music that we previously shared on other episodes with some Bible readings. Thank you for listening. Listen to more of  Karl K...