Open Your Hymnals

Hymns for Worship - Irene Bennett
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Open Your Hymnals explores hymns to help us sing with understanding, deepen our spiritual journey, and make worship more meaningful. In this podcast, we will dive into the lives of hymn writers and composers, analyze how the lyrics intersect with God’s Word, how music becomes an effective carrier of the message, and how we can apply these things in personal devotions, home worship, church life, and community ministries.This podcast is brought to you by Hymns for Worship, a website dedicated to helping church members sing with spirit and understanding. For more related resources, check out: https://www.hymnsforworship.org

Episodes

  1. 003: The Morning Trumpet: How 'O When Shall I See Jesus' Became an Adventist Hymn - Part 2 (Almost Home Series)

    JAN 23

    003: The Morning Trumpet: How 'O When Shall I See Jesus' Became an Adventist Hymn - Part 2 (Almost Home Series)

    In Part 2, we slow down and sit with the words themselves. We’ll take a deeper dive into the hymn text—what it’s actually saying, why it resonates so powerfully with Adventist hope, and how it can be lived out in practical ways in everyday life. Then we’ll listen with fresh ears as the Almost Home piano arrangement interprets that same longing, urgency, and promise in sound—turning theology into music you can feel.Resources:Almost Home Music Score (Alejandro Consolacion II)O When Shall I See Jesus Music Score (Alejandro Consolacion II)O When Shall I See Jesus Audio (Irene Bennett)

    30 min
  2. 001: 'The Three Messages' of Revelation 14 -- An Overlooked Early Adventist Hymn (Almost Home Series)

    12/20/2025

    001: 'The Three Messages' of Revelation 14 -- An Overlooked Early Adventist Hymn (Almost Home Series)

    Resources mentioned:1. Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah (Bryn Terfel)2. The Three Angels’ Messages and the Mission of the Church (Ted Wilson)3. Driven by a Dream (Oliver Jacques)4. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 123 “Choral” : IVc-j Presto. ‘O Freunde nicht…’ (Ludwig van Beethoven)5. Finlandia, Op. 26 (Gustav Holst / Jean Sibelius)6. SDAH 415: Christ the Lord, All Power Possessing (C. Mervyn Maxwell)7. SDAH 201: Christ Is Coming (John MacDuff)8. SDAH 538: Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah (WIlliam Williams)9. Beyond the Barren Land: Finding Faith & Hope In “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah” (Unveiling Hymns Using CWM RHONDDA) (Hymns for Worship)10. A Hymn of Hope in Changing Times: John MacDuff’s “Christ is Coming” (Unveiling Hymns Using CWM RHONDDA)(Hymns for Worship)11. A Hymn of Clouds and Conviction: Christ, the Lord All Power Possessing (Unveiling Hymns Using CWM RHONDDA)(Hymns for Worship)  12. Three Angels Message lyrics13.Almost Home - Full Album14. Almost Home (Three Angels) - Audio15. Almost Home (Three Angels) - Music sheetChapters:(00:00) Episode Intro(02:45) Podcast Intro(03:31) How Hymns Are Created(04:36) CWM RHONDDA and the Gymanfa Ganu(06:59) Three Texts in the SDA Hymnal Using This Hymn Tune(09:50) Discovering the Three Angels' Messages(11:50) What's So Special About the Three Angels' Messages(14:29) The Message of the Three Angels(19:45) Almost Home: The Three Angels Piano Arrangement(25:19) Conclusion

    28 min
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Open Your Hymnals explores hymns to help us sing with understanding, deepen our spiritual journey, and make worship more meaningful. In this podcast, we will dive into the lives of hymn writers and composers, analyze how the lyrics intersect with God’s Word, how music becomes an effective carrier of the message, and how we can apply these things in personal devotions, home worship, church life, and community ministries.This podcast is brought to you by Hymns for Worship, a website dedicated to helping church members sing with spirit and understanding. For more related resources, check out: https://www.hymnsforworship.org

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  • Creator
    Hymns for Worship - Irene Bennett
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Open Your Hymnals

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