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September 13 ALL HAIL THE POWEREdward Perronet, 1726–1792Altered by John Rippon, 1751–1836You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for You created all things, and by Your will they were created and have their being. (Revelation 4:11)Sometimes called the “National Anthem of Christendom,” this is one of the trulyContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

September 12 O WORSHIP THE KINGRobert Grant, 1779–1838Sing praises to God, sing praises; sing praises to our King, sing praises. For God is the King of all the earth; sing to Him a psalm of praise. (Psalm 47:6, 7)The word worship is a contraction of an old expression in the English language, woerth-scipe, denoting theContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

September 11 O FOR A THOUSAND TONGUESCharles Wesley, 1707–1788Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord. (Psalm 150:6)Soon after their graduation from Oxford University, John and Charles Wesley decided to sail to America, the new world, to try to minister to the rough colonists under General Oglethorpe in Georgia and to evangelizeContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

September 10 MAJESTYWords and Music by Jack Hayford, 1934–O Lord, our Lord, how majestic is Your name in all the earth! (Psalm 8:1)There are many attributes of the Lord that should prompt our response of adoration and worship: His holiness, His power, His love … A very popular contemporary song by the Rev. Jack Hayford,Continue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

September 9 IMMORTAL, INVISIBLEWalter Chalmers Smith, 1824–1908Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and ever, Amen. (1 Timothy 1:17)In our enjoyment of a personal relationship with God, we sometimes lose sight of the awe and reverence that should also be part of our worship of Him. OftenContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”