When he was told the news, he was in a state of shock. For a while, he couldn’t quite grasp what he had heard. It was one thing his father dying when he did. This, however, came as a surprise. There was nothing to prepare for this. Still reeling, his brother reminded him of a […]
Read More Safely Abide ForeverI am grateful for my upbringing that brought me into contact with hymns. It’s interesting, I think hymns can be both overrated and under-utilised. Growing up there was such a reliance on hymns that it was as though the only songs worth singing had to be written before most of the singers were born. That’s […]
Read More A Short Thing on HymnsMy Christian upbringing exposed me to certain hymns, but as it was not an Anglican, Baptist or Methodist style of church and tended towards different songs. As a result there were some hymns that completely passed me by. This is one of those hymns. I heard it for the first time recently at a very […]
Read More CD Songs: Lord Of The YearsI love the variety of Christian music available. I love the fact that it caters to most tastes. One minute I can be bouncing and jumping to a song (though not as much as my dear daughters). The next minute I can sit and appreciate the musicality of the acapella refined styles of a song […]
Read More DMCD Songs: All That Thrills My Soul Is JesusA hymn I love is called He Lifted Me. I love it, because it gets things right. I hear some people talk about lifting up Jesus. I always thought it a bit odd to lift up one who is already the Most High. This song reminds me that it was actually Jesus doing the lifting. […]
Read More He Lifted MeMusic, eh. Maybe there’s too much music in my household. Maybe there was too much when I was brought up by my parents. Perhaps I was conditioned to music from hearing it at home, and then singing with others at least twice a week at church, and then getting tons more music via first my […]
Read More Those Song Words – Oh Come …Some songs I remember because they remind me of growing up. This is one of those songs. Yes it was sung in the local church, but more importantly I remember both my parents singing it with a passion and a reality that still chokes me up today. What my Mum and my Dad took as […]
Read More CD Songs: Each Step I TakeHymns. Songs really aren’t they? Just another word for songs. Yet when someone says hymns there’s an age expectation on it – it’s gotta be 50 years or older, something like that. Anyway, back in the day (not 50 years as I’m only 34) hymns were the old style music and as a young person […]
Read More DMCD Songs: All That Thrills My Soul Is JesusApparently as a song of thanksgiving I’m a bit late posting this song. Balderdash to that!! I’m right on time. I believe I’m alive and the ones I love dearly also remain in the land of the living and thus it’s a time of thanksgiving. This is a superb hymn of thanksgiving especially with the […]
Read More DMCD Songs: Come Ye Thankful PeopleGood songs whatever age and whatever source can stir the soul and point us in the right direction. I’m intrigued as to what distinguishes a song and makes it a hymn. What I do know is that this reminder of Jesus’ love for us is so worth expressing, exploding and exploring that it should remain […]
Read More DMCD Songs: My Saviour’s Love
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