Hymns & Hymnody
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Love for All…yes, ALL.
“The vilest offender who truly believes, will surely, from Jesus, a pardon receive.” That is a lyric I’ve known all my life…and sung time after time, as I do so many, without it sinking in. A few weeks ago, I… 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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Softly and Tenderly
One of the hymnological tenets that I often examine concerns what contributions people with roots in Churches of Christ/Restoration Movement have made to broader “mainline” hymnody…read that as “songs they’ve written that have had a wide influence outside Churches of… Continue reading
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Shaped Notes and Widescreens
Last Thursday, I was blessed to be invited to present a lecture presentation sponsored by Abilene Christian University’s Charis Foundation (www.char.is). This lecture focuses on just a smidge, an introduction, a snippet of my research into the hymnody, worship, and… Continue reading