Hymns

Posts in Comfortable Words tagged ‘Hymns’

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By Gabriel von Max (1840-1915), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

What a Friend We Have in Jesus Joseph Scriven

A hymn that develops the exhortation of St Paul, that we should ‘pray without ceasing’.

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By Georges de La Tour (1593–1652), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Love Divine, All Loves Excelling Charles Wesley

A hymn about the temple of the Christian heart, where the Wisdom of God makes his humble dwelling.

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By Rembrandt van Rijn, via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

And Can It Be? Charles Wesley

A hymn about free grace, based on St Peter’s release from prison by the hand of an angel.

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By Max Liebermann (1847–1935), via Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Tell Me the Old, Old Story Katherine Hankey

A hymn about the enduring freshness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

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By Anton Mauve (1838–1888), via the Detroit Institute of Arts and Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Thou Shepherd of Israel Charles Wesley

A short hymn inspired by some words from the Song of Songs, asking the Good Shepherd to lead his straying lamb back to the flock.

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By JMW Turner (1775-1851), Wikimedia Commons. Licence: Public domain.

Jesu, Lover of My Soul Charles Wesley

A hymn for those times when the Christian life seems like riding in a storm-tossed ship.

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