Understanding Hymns for Everyday Life

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Understanding Hymns for Everyday Life

This solo podcast is all about inspiring Christians to use hymns to meditate on Bible truths! Tune in to a fresh, ad-free episode about a hymn's author, lyrics, and application to daily Christian life. I believe these short episodes will be a blessing to you! Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and share with whomever can enjoy or benefit from this podcast! Don't have a favorite player? Check out my website: understanding-hymns.captivate.fm

  1. 17/10/2024

    My Saviour First of All by Fanny Crosby

    Life got you down? Look ahead to the best part of Heaven with the help of today’s hymn! Questions or Feedback: UnderstandingHymns@outlook.com Take the Survey! (No email needed!) Subscribe on Your Preferred Platform See Other Faith-Building Resources Support: Pray, Review, Share! Song LyricsVerse 1: When my lifework is ended, and I cross the swelling tide, When the bright and glorious morning I shall see; I shall know my Redeemer when I reach the other side, And his smile will be the first to welcome me. Verse 2: Oh, the soul-thrilling rapture when I view his blessed face, And the lustre of his kindly beaming eye; How my full heart shall praise him for the mercy, love, and grace, That prepares for me a mansion in the sky. Verse 3: Oh, the dear ones in glory, how they beckon me to come, And our parting at the river I recall; To the sweet vale’s of Eden they will sing my welcome home; But I long to meet my Saviour first of all. Verse 4: Through the gates to the city in a robe of spotless white, He will lead me where no tears will ever fall; In the glad song of ages I shall mingle with delight; But I long to meet my Saviour first of all. Refrain: I shall know him, I shall know him, And redeemed by his side I shall stand, I shall know him, I shall know him By the print of the nails in his hand. Research ResourcesPsalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Melody Publications (#953) The Complete Book of Hymns by William and Ardythe Petersen (p449) 101 Hymn Stories by Kenneth W. Osbeck (p167) The Cyber Hymnal (accessed October 16, 2024)

    14 min

  2. 03/10/2024

    Our Great Savior by John Wilbur Chapman

    A higher view of Jesus that allows us to appreciate Him more is served up by this great song! Tune in to be encouraged!! P.S. Sorry that there’s no background music in this episode. I’m in the middle of making major changes to my workflow and haven’t found the music source that I’m looking for just yet. Questions or Feedback: UnderstandingHymns@outlook.com Subscribe on Your Preferred Platform Support: Pray, Review, Share! My Faith-Building Resources Song LyricsHallelujah! what a Savior! Hallelujah! what a Friend! Saving, helping, keeping, loving, He is with me to the end. Jesus! what a Friend for sinners! Jesus! Lover of my soul; Friends may fail me, foes assail me; He, my Savior, makes me whole. Jesus! what a Strength in weakness! Let me hide myself in Him; Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing, He, my Strength, my vict'ry wins. Jesus! what a Help in sorrow! While the billows o'er me roll, Even when my heart is breaking, He, my Comfort, helps my soul. Jesus! what a Guide and Keeper! While the tempest still is high, Storms about me, night o'ertakes me, He, my Pilot, hears my cry. Jesus! I do now receive Him, more than all in Him I find; He hath granted me forgiveness; I am His, and He is mine! Research ResourcesPsalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs by Melody Publications (#54) Then Sings My Soul vol 1 by Robert J. Morgan (p269) 101 More Hymn Stories by Kenneth W. Osbeck (p73)

    11 min

  3. 25/09/2024 · BONUS

    Announcement: Back in the Action on October 3rd!

    Following my unexpected hiatus, we're jumping right back in the action together with a new biweekly schedule starting next Thursday October 3rd! Take the survey here! Questions or Feedback: UnderstandingHymns@outlook.com Subscribe on Your Preferred Platform Support: Pray, Review, Share! My Faith-Building Resources

    1 min
  4. Sound the Battle Cry! by William F. Sherwin

    15/08/2024

    Sound the Battle Cry! by William F. Sherwin

    Do you know to recognize and deal with spiritual attack? This episode introduces the reality of spiritual warfare with a reminder to be aware and on the offense for Jesus! Take the survey here! to influence the podcast going forward!! If the link doesn't work, copy/paste this url into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpQey5_Oq11_yNdvVMiwloaUz4ZN_9mmc3tsVv-2bfm_AvJg/viewform?usp=sf_link Questions or Feedback: UnderstandingHymns@outlook.com Subscribe on Your Preferred Platform Support: Pray, Review, Share! My Faith-Building Resources Song LyricsVerse 1: Sound the battle cry! See! the foe is nigh; Raise the standard high For the Lord; Gird your armour on, Stand firm every one; Rest your cause upon His holy word.Verse 2: Strong to meet the foe, Marching on we go, While our cause we know Must prevail; Shield and banner bright Gleaming in the light; Battling for the right We ne’er can fail.Verse 3: Oh! thou God of all, Hear us when we call, Help us one and all By thy grace; When the battle’s done, And the vict’ry won, May we wear the crown Before thy face.Refrain: Rouse then, soldiers! rally round the banner! Ready, steady, pass the word along; Onward, forward, shout aloud Hosanna! Christ is captain of the mighty throng.Scripture References1 Peter 5:8-11 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. 10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you. 11 To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Matthew 8:28-34; 9:32-34; 12:22-23; 17:14-21 Ephesians 6:10-20 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. 11 Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. 12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. 14 Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; 15 And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace; 16 Above all, taking the shield of faith, wherewith ye shall be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. 17 And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: 18 Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all...

    18 min

  5. 03/08/2024 · BONUS

    Announcement: New Survey to Shape the Future!

    Here's your opportunity to influence the podcast going forward!! Take the survey here! If the link doesn't work, copy/paste this url into your browser: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfpQey5_Oq11_yNdvVMiwloaUz4ZN_9mmc3tsVv-2bfm_AvJg/viewform?usp=sf_link ---------------------------------------------------------- Usual Bonus Resources: Subscribe on Your Preferred Platform Support: Pray, Review, Share! My Faith-Building Resources

    2 min
  6. Holy Bible, Book Divine! by John Burton, Sr.

    20/07/2024

    Holy Bible, Book Divine! by John Burton, Sr.

    What should you do with the Bible? Is it a sword to fight Satan? A baseball bat for whacking others? A shield to protect yourself against criticism? The usage of Scripture is often confused and lost today, and this hymn helps us see some of the key things we should expect to get out of our Bibles! Questions or Feedback: UnderstandingHymns@outlook.com Subscribe on Your Preferred Platform Support: Pray, Review, Share! My Faith-Building Resources Original Song LyricsHoly Bible, book divine! Precious treasure! thou art mine; Mine, to tell me whence I came; Mine, to teach me what I am:Mine, to chide me when I rove; Mine, to show a Saviour’s love: Mine art thou, to guide my feet; Mine, to judge, condemn, acquit:Mine, to comfort in distress, If the Holy Spirit bless; Mine, to show, by living faith, Man can triumph over death!Mine, to tell of joys to come, And the rebel sinner’s doom: O thou precious book divine! Precious treasure! thou art mine.Scripture ReferencesPsalm 119:9-11, 20, 103, 128-129 BETH. Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. ... 20 My soul breaketh for the longing that it hath unto thy judgments at all times. ... 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth! ... 128 Therefore I esteem all thy precepts concerning all things to be right; and I hate every false way. 129 PE. Thy testimonies are wonderful: therefore doth my soul keep them. 1 Timothy 2:1-6 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus; 6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time. Genesis 1:26-27 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. 27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them. 1 John 5:6-8 This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth. 7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one. Matthew 28:18-20 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with...

    13 min

  7. 16/07/2024 · BONUS

    Announcement: Thursday is the New Tuesday!

    TLDR: Weekly release day is moving from Tuesdays to Thursdays! Thank you for being a part of the Understanding Hymns family!! Questions or Feedback: UnderstandingHymns@outlook.com Subscribe on Your Preferred Platform Support: Pray, Review, Share! My Faith-Building Resources

    1 min
  8. Day by Day the Manna Fell by Josiah Conder

    09/07/2024

    Day by Day the Manna Fell by Josiah Conder

    Did you know that God's provision comes daily? Not weekly, monthly, or yearly--He emphasizes giving us what we need today. We can trust Him then for the right now and leave the worries of our futures in His hands. Questions or Feedback: UnderstandingHymns@outlook.com Subscribe on Your Preferred Platform Support: Pray, Review, Share! My Faith-Building Resources Timestamps[00:00] - Intro[00:32] - Historical Context[01:28] - Two Heroes[01:59] - v1: God provides daily bread.[04:59] - v2: There's no fear in love.[06:42] - v3: Adopt God's wisdom and purpose.[09:40] - v4: Yield to the Father's will.[11:03] - v5: Cast away anxiety.[13:44] - v6: Submit in prayer and thanksgiving.[15:09] - Jesus: The Bread of Life[15:48] - Learn to Rest in Christ Song LyricsDay by day the manna fell; O to learn this lesson well! Still by constant mercy fed, Give me Lord, my daily bread.“Day by day,” the promise reads, Daily strength for daily needs; Cast foreboding fears away; Take the manna of today.Lord! my times are in Thy hand; All my sanguine hopes have planned, To Thy wisdom I resign, And would make Thy purpose mine.Thou my daily task shalt give; Day by day to Thee I live; So shall added years fulfill, Not my own, my Father’s will.Fond ambition, whisper not; Happy is my humble lot. Anxious, busy cares away; I’m provided for today.Oh, to live exempt from care By the energy of prayer: Strong in faith, with mind subdued, Yet elate with gratitude!Scripture ReferencesDeuteronomy 8:2-5 And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no. 3 And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every wordthat proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live. 4 Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 5 Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that, as a man chasteneth his son, so the LORD thy God chasteneth thee. Psalms 86:15 But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. Psalms 119:64 The earth, O LORD, is full of thy mercy: teach me thy statutes. Psalms 145:8-9 The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy. 9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works. Lamentations 3:21-23 This I recall to my mind, therefore have I hope. 22 It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. 23 They are new every morning: great is thy faithfulness. Luke...

    18 min
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This solo podcast is all about inspiring Christians to use hymns to meditate on Bible truths! Tune in to a fresh, ad-free episode about a hymn's author, lyrics, and application to daily Christian life. I believe these short episodes will be a blessing to you! Subscribe on your favorite podcasting platform and share with whomever can enjoy or benefit from this podcast! Don't have a favorite player? Check out my website: understanding-hymns.captivate.fm

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