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Come, Emmanuel (#2) [2022]
As the anticipation, the “Watching and waiting, looking above” continues, we move (backward) to the first verse of “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” Perhaps, this is the most poignant of this hymns litany of verses, with its begging and… Continue reading
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“Let Party Names No More…”
This hymn by Benjamin Beddome, “Let Party Names No More…” was written around 1769. Rice Haggard was among the first to include it in his Christian Hymns hymnal of 1815, one of the earliest from the Stone-Campbell-Scott, etc., Restoration Movement.It’s… Continue reading
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Hymn Reflection: All Creatures of our God and King
Church Music in America is seemingly “torn between two lovers, feeling like a fool.” That is to say, we are experiencing a period of transition stylistically, theologically, and musically as well as lyrically. There appears to be a groundswell of… Continue reading
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It Happened Again
I am still amazed at little, seemingly hidden verses that strike me from time to time. In recent years, it seems to always happen at Christmas. Last night was no different. Our congregation travels to a local rehabilitation and nursing… Continue reading
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“Law of Love and Gospel of Peace”
Last Christmas, I wrote this post amidst a sea of unrest, politically and otherwise. In light of recent tragic events, especially in Orlando, I’m reposting it here today. There has been a lot of swirling conversation going on around me,… Continue reading
