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July 10 NO ONE UNDERSTANDS LIKE JESUSWords and Music by John W. Peterson, 1921–For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are—yet was without sin. Let us then approach the throne of graceContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

July 9 DOES JESUS CARE?Frank E. Graeff, 1860–1919And surely I will be with you always, to the very end of the age. (Matthew 28:20)God whispers in our pleasures but shouts in our pain.—C. S. LewisFrank E. Graeff, author of this hymn text, knew what it was to wonder, as most of God’s children do atContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

July 8 COME, YE DISCONSOLATEThomas Moore, 1779–1852, (verses 1 and 2 with alterations)Thomas Hastings, 1784–1872, (verse 3)You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. (Jeremiah 29:13)God’s delight is to administer comfort to wounded spirits.—UnknownRepeating the plea to “come” and the plaintive promise that “earth has no sorrow thatContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

July 7 SWEET PEACE, THE GIFT OF GOD’S LOVEWords and Music by Peter P. Bilhorn, 1865–1936Great peace have they who love Your law, and nothing can make them stumble. (Psalm 119:165)The blessing of peace is the one prize that often eludes those who seem to have attained everything else in life. Yet peace is oneContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

July 6 LIKE A RIVER GLORIOUSFrances R. Havergal, 1836–1879If only you had paid attention to my commands, your peace would have been like a river, your righteousness like the waves of the sea. (Isaiah 48:18)Our gift of salvation includes more than pardon from sin, deliverance from hell, and a guarantee to heaven. It includes everythingContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”