Category Archives: Bible

May 12GOLDEN HARPS ARE SOUNDINGWords and Music by Frances R. Havergal, 1836–1879But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth. After He said this, He was taken up before their veryContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

May 11CROWN HIM WITH MANY CROWNSMatthew Bridges, 1800–1894 and Godfrey Thring, 1823–1903His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns … He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is the Word of God. (Revelation 19:12, 13)Jesus Christ, the condescension of divinity and the exaltation of humanity.—PhillipsContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

May 10LOOK, YE SAINTS! THE SIGHT IS GLORIOUSThomas Kelly, 1769–1854… Great and marvelous are Your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Your ways, King of the ages. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed. (Revelation 15:3, 4)Ascension Day, when we commemorate the translation of ourContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

May 9DAY IS DYING IN THE WESTMary A. Lathbury, 1841–1913Ye shall have a song, as in the night when a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the Lord, to the mighty One of Israel. (Isaiah 30:29 KJV)Those evening clouds, thatContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”

May 8HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROWCivilla D. Martin, 1869–1948Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father in heaven. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don’t be afraid; you are worth moreContinue reading “Amazing Grace: 366 Hymn Stories”