Wednesday, August 31, 2016

New Hymn, "Why?"

The hymn for today, like yesterday's, gives answer to the despairing question, “Why Should I Bother?”.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2016

New Hymn, "Praise to Our Lord in Heaven!"

The hymn for today gives answer to the despairing question, “Why Should I Bother?”

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Monday, August 29, 2016

New Hymn, "Oh! I Can See Thy Face!"

The hymn for today is a prayer of faith that God does not abandon His own.

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Sunday, August 28, 2016

New Hymn, "I Am not My Own!"

The hymn for today is an anthem for the Christian, single man.

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Saturday, August 27, 2016

New Hymn, "Father Dear"

The hymn for today is a prayer for mercy, grace, and peace.

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Friday, August 26, 2016

Thursday, August 25, 2016

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Monday, August 22, 2016

New Hymn, "I Have Been Redeemed!"

The hymn for today is about the realization of redemption and reception.

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Sunday, August 21, 2016

New Hymn, "When I Am In ThyHand!"

The hymn for today is about waiting for the Lord.

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Stanza 4 has a story behind it. You can find a more thorough treatment in my book, The Treasure, in the poem Snowbound Lane.

Today, when I had just put the first three stanzas to pen, the Lord told me to build the fourth stanza from the personal experience described in Snowbound Lane. I was a little leery about doing so, but once I had, I saw how well it balanced the first stanza, progressing toward a literary chiasm, a true chiasm being a five element literary device of the Jewish Biblical authors, wherein the first and fourth elements, and the second and fifth elements link to each other, those links crossing at the third element, which is the true climactic point of the entire passage, the device being so named because, when laid out structurally, the layout reminds one of the Greek letter that is the initial of our Lord's title in Greek, Χριστος.

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Friday, August 19, 2016

New Hymn, "In The End!"

The hymn for today reminds us of why to give thanks for all things.

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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Wednesday, August 17, 2016

New Hymn, "To The Lord!"

The hymn for today tells of the evidence of having been saved.

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Tuesday, August 16, 2016

New Hymn, "Jesus is Holding Sway!"

The hymn for today is a hymn of faith, repentance, forgiveness, and love.

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Monday, August 15, 2016

Sunday, August 14, 2016

New Hymn, "The Vale of Mourning"

The hymn for today is a calling to seek God in your darkest of times.

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Saturday, August 13, 2016

Two New Hymns, "His Sweet Light", and "Praise the Risen King!"

I ran out of time to post yesterday, so let this note point you to my page on MuseScore to see the two most recent hymns. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

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Thursday, August 11, 2016

New Hymn, "Thanks and Praise Giving"

The hymn for today is a prayer of thanksgiving and praise, or, thanks and praisegiving, if you will.

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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Monday, August 8, 2016

Sunday, August 7, 2016

New Hymn, "Surely!"

The hymn for today is an exhortation to Biblical Christian unity.

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Saturday, August 6, 2016

Friday, August 5, 2016

New Hymn, "As the Rains Fall Down"

The hymn for today is an assurance of God's providence against His enemies.

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Thursday, August 4, 2016

New Hymn, "Oh my Lord! Oh my Soul!"

The hymn for today is a prayer of repentance, in keeping with II Chronicles 7:14.

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Wednesday, August 3, 2016

New Hymn, "Looking to the Past"

The hymn for today is a jaunty little thing about looking forward and not behind.

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Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Monday, August 1, 2016