Some interesting phrases that I see are, “Tried by sinful men”- yet our court system uses ‘peers’, but then, no one is Jesus’ peer. Our two Praise hymns are familiar ones from the Getty’s. He also wrote hymn #247, “O Sacred Head ,Now Wounded.”ġ1/21/21 – Before I forget, may you all have a blessed Thanksgiving! He played a key roll in drawing up the Rule of the Knights Templar, as well as writing treatises on asceticism, Bible commentaries, and many sermons. He was not a typical monk in that he was most vocal in instructing popes and rulers. While born (1091-1153) into a nobility, he forsook that life to become a monk of the Benedictine order. Hymn #646, “Jesus, Thou Joy of Loving Hearts”, was written by Bernard of Clairvaux.
President Millard Fillmore was presented with a painting of the area, and Mark Twain mentioned it in “Innocents Abroad”. Three years later he wrote this song for his children’s service while in Philadelphia. During this time period in America, because the population was very familiar with the Bible, there was much interest in the Holy Land. He visited the Holy Land (under Ottoman rule) in 1865. “O Little Town of Bethlehem”, hymn #201, was composed by Phillips Brooks (1835-1893), a 6 foot tall Episcopal minister in Massachusetts. It was during this time that he wrote this favorite hymn. While spending much time in bed, he had a very personal experience with God. At age 29, he suffered a serious illness which put him into a deep depression. He settled in Glasgow, Scotland as an insurance salesman. The author of the song, William Dix, was born in Bristol, England in 1837. William Shakespeare makes reference to the tune in his play, “Merry Wives of Windsor”. The tune is “Greensleeves” and is from the 1500s.
“What Child is This”, has a tune older than the lyrics. “Through this child we find forgiveness”, “Light of the world”, and other oft repeated phrases of what our Savior means to us, by His grace. Our first praise hymn, “Newborn King”, has beautiful lyrics and an easy to follow tune. Hymn #201 “ O Little Town of Bethlehem”.Used in our weekly Sunday Worship Service.ġ1/28/21 – Hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving, as we have much to be thankful for! Now, we move into the season of Advent. Let’s discuss and hear modern hymns, praise songs, and hymnal music,