Hymn Stories

IN THIS EPISODE: "Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep" by Benjamin Beddome (1717-1795) A poor parishioner of Mr. Beddome was entrusted with the care of the gentleman’s horse during the meeting. As he waited, he found out the reason that the Londoner had come calling. He became so agitated that he brought the animal to Mr. Beddome’s door and said to no one in particular in a loud voice, “Robbers of church...

"How Bless'd Thy Creature Is, O God" Arranged and Performed by Heath Walton Find more helps for your soul at https://linktr.ee/gospelincontext.  Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "How Bless'd Thy Creature Is, O God" by William Cowper (1731-1800) There he knelt down and poured out his heart unto the Lord in prayer and praise. It pleased the Savior to hear him, and to grant him at once a renewed sense of his presence, deliverance from his fears, and a sweet assurance that, wherever his lot might be cast, the God of all consolation would still be with him. Sp...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty" by Reginald Heber (1783-1826) "I have never seen such tenderness, never such humble exercise of Christian love. Alas! How his spirit shames us all! I thank God that I have seen his tears, that I heard his prayers, his conversation with the afflicted mother, and his own private reflections upon it. It has made me love him more, and has given me a...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Early one Sunday, two young men snuck into the loft to spy on the widow. They wanted to satisfy their curiosity; and had hopes of jeering the old woman. Show Notes:  "Before Time" by Waterway Music Find more helps for your soul at https://linktr.ee/gospelincontext.  Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) How did the young woman act during the storm? With simple modesty; she was patient but firm. She bore the storm that was without by the blessed peace that was within. She was still loving and more obedient than ever, except on this one point. She would not forsake Christ. Having tasted the better portion, she would n...

IN THIS EPISODE: "There Is a Voice of Sovereign Grace" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) "I sat all the evening just looking at that hymn. I did not hear your prayer. I did not hear a word of your sermon. I do not know your text. I thought of nothing but that hymn; and I have been thinking of it ever since." Show Notes:  Lake Marie II by Ian Aisling Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymns Instagram: ht...

IN THIS EPISODE: Excerpts from Kenya Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) It is reported that Charles Wesley was sitting in his study one day when a little bird flew into his open window, it was being hunted by a hawk and the predator had almost overtaken his prey when the frightened bird escaped into Wesley’s study. The story goes that Charles watched this scene unfold, let the bird out once it wa...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Lord It Belongs Not to My Care" by Richard Baxter (1615-1691)  In spite of his life-long weakness and pains--the bitter persecution and cruel imprisonments, Baxter completed an astounding amount of work. Yet, when reminded on his deathbed of his good deeds for the glory of God and the good of the church, he replied: “I was but a pen in God’s hand, and what praise is due to a pen?...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Christ Leads Me Through No Darker Rooms" by Richard Baxter (1615-1691) Part of what makes Richard Baxter’s hymns so powerful and worthy of our consideration is the fact that his hymns sprung not only from a heart that cherished Christ but were penned by a hand that kept steady on the plow. Show Notes:  "Tenderness" by Monument Music "Before Us" by Cedric Vermue Facebook: www.face...

IN THIS EPISODE: Commanded to Sing and John Wesley's Rules for Methodist Singers With all this talk about hymns, it's inevitable that each one of us will have to reckon with the reality of the quality of our singing. Show Notes:  "A Beautiful Hope" by Ketsa "Perigean" by REW Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymns Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/ Hymn Stories is a part of the M...

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The sands of time are sinking, The dawn of heaven breaks; The summer morn I've sighed for, The fair, sweet morn awakes: Dark, dark hath been the midnight, But day-spring is at hand, And glory, glory dwelleth In Emmanuel's land. O Christ! He is the fountain, The deep, sweet well of love! The streams on earth I've tasted, More deep I'll drink above: There, to an ocean fulness, His mercy doth expand,...

"The Sands of Time Are Sinking" by Anne Ross Cousin (1824-1906) and Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661) Christ’s honeycombs drop honey and floods of consolation upon my soul; my chains are gold. Were my blackness and Christ’s beauty carded through other, His beauty and holiness would eat up my filthiness. The secret formula of the saints: When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord’s choi...

IN THIS EPISODE: "O Happy Day That Fixed My Choice" by Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) Jonathan Edwards wrote, “Be always greatly abased for your remaining sin, and never think that you lie low enough for it, but yet don’t be at all discouraged or disheartened by it; for though we are exceedingly sinful, yet we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, the preciousness of whose bl...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, Where'er Thy People Meet" by William Cowper (1731-1800) “My time and thoughts much engrossed today by an afflicting and critical dispensation at Orchard Side. I was sent for early this morning, and returned astonished and grieved. How mysterious are the ways of the Lord! How much seems now at stake! But while all is in His hands all is safe. Could hardly attend to anything...

IN THIS EPISODE: "I Lay My Sins on Jesus" by Horatius Bonar (1808-1889) Show Notes:  "I Lay My Sins On Jesus" performed by ONU Orpheus Choir (1961) "A Beautiful Hope" by Ketsa "John G. Paton: Missionary to the New Hebrides" by John G. Paton Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymns Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/ Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

Sights and sounds from Kenya.  Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org. Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought" by Joseph Henry Gilmore (1834-1918) Joseph set out to give the congregation an exposition of the Twenty-third Psalm. He emphasized the blessedness of being led by God—of the mere fact of His leadership—altogether apart from the way in which He leads us, and what He is leading us to.  After the meeting, he wrote a hymn that landed squarely on the...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) A peek into the production of a Hymns Stories episode.  Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Was there ever a time when you were laboring alongside fellow Christians to fulfill a task that the Lord laid out for you, and then, seemingly out of nowhere, you were left to complete the work alone? Have your spiritual comforts ever been eclipsed by the loss of a helper? Show Notes:  "Piecing Back Together" by Lake Isabel "Abide...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte Do you ever feel as though you are all alone? Christ has promised to be with his people until the end of the age. The hymn "Abide With Me" is a prayer to sing in times of deep sorrow, distress, or loneliness.    Notes:  Sunrise at Mt Fuji by Avbe "Abide With Me" performed by St. Olaf Cantorei and Congregation  Find more helps at www.ryanbush.o...

IN THIS EPISODE: The hymns that warm your heart to Christ.   Find more helps at www.ryanbush.org.  Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.