wedding or funeral as it asks for God’s presence with us at all times. This hymn was written by the English writer, Jan Struther and first published in Songs of Praise in 1931. It has become ...
The theme of the hymn is the worldwide fellowship of the Christian church and its unceasing offering of prayer and praise to God. The tune “St Clement” was published in Sir Arthur Sullivan’s ...
“Singing from the same body of hymns and songs, all children of God – regardless of ethnicity, country, culture, or language ...
If I had to guess a theological reason why it was removed and then restored, it would be that this is primarily a hymn about God’s grace ... idolatrous levels of “Praise to the Man ...
The Greek hymnos refers to a song of praise similar to the ode, and in the Christian tradition in the Middle Ages, these are predominantly in Latin. Vernacular hymns arise early in the Reformation and ...
Many of my childhood memories are memories of worship. Of standing next to my mother on Sunday mornings, singing hymns to gorgeous organ accompaniment. Of listening to my father praise God with his ...
The country's top 10 hymns were revealed in a Songs of Praise special hosted by singer Aled Jones (right) Jerusalem has been voted the UK's favourite hymn, in a vote held by BBC One's Songs of Praise.