IN THIS EPISODE: "Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep" by Benjamin Beddome (1717-1795) A poor parishioner of Mr. Beddome was entrusted with the care of the gentleman’s horse during the meeting. As he waited, he found out the reason that the Londoner had come calling. He became so agitated that he brought the animal to Mr. Beddome’s door and said to no one in particular in a loud voice, “Robbers of churches are the worst sort of robbers!”  Show Notes:  "Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep" by Mcferran"I Can...

"How Bless'd Thy Creature Is, O God" Arranged and Performed by Heath Walton Find more helps for your soul at https://linktr.ee/gospelincontext.  Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "How Bless'd Thy Creature Is, O God" by William Cowper (1731-1800)

IN THIS EPISODE: "Holy Holy Holy Lord God Almighty" by Reginald Heber (1783-1826) "I have never seen such tenderness, never such humble exercise of Christian love. Alas! How his spirit shames us all! I thank God that I have seen his tears, that I heard his prayers, his conversation with the afflicted mother, and his own private reflections upon it. It has made me love him more, and has given me a lesson of tenderness, in visiting the afflicted, that I trust will not be in vain.” Show...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Early one Sunday, two young men snuck into the loft to spy on the widow. They wanted to satisfy their curiosity; and had hopes of jeering the old woman. Show Notes:  "Before Time" by Waterway MusicFacebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymnsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/ Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, I My Cross Have Taken" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) How did the young woman act during the storm? With simple modesty; she was patient but firm. She bore the storm that was without by the blessed peace that was within. She was still loving and more obedient than ever, except on this one point. She would not forsake Christ. Having tasted the better portion, she would not give it up. She went after Christ, denied herself, and took up her cross to follow Him; then...

IN THIS EPISODE: "There Is a Voice of Sovereign Grace" by Isaac Watts (1674-1748) "I sat all the evening just looking at that hymn. I did not hear your prayer. I did not hear a word of your sermon. I do not know your text. I thought of nothing but that hymn; and I have been thinking of it ever since." Show Notes:  Lake Marie II by Ian Aisling Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymnsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/ Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: Excerpts from Kenya Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

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IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, Lover of My Soul" by Charles Wesley (1707-1788) It is reported that Charles Wesley was sitting in his study one day when a little bird flew into his open window, it was being hunted by a hawk and the predator had almost overtaken his prey when the frightened bird escaped into Wesley’s study. The story goes that Charles watched this scene unfold, let the bird out once it was safe, took his pen, and wrote: “Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to Thy bosom...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Lord, It Belongs Not to My Care" by Richard Baxter (1615-1691)

IN THIS EPISODE: "Christ Leads Me Through No Darker Rooms" by Richard Baxter (1615-1691)

IN THIS EPISODE: Commanded to Sing and John Wesley's Rules for Methodist Singers

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"The Sands of Time Are Sinking" by Anne Ross Cousin (1824-1906) and Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661)

"The Sands of Time Are Sinking" by Anne Ross Cousin (1824-1906) and Samuel Rutherford (1600-1661)

IN THIS EPISODE: "O Happy Day That Fixed My Choice" by Philip Doddridge (1702-1751) Jonathan Edwards wrote, “Be always greatly abased for your remaining sin, and never think that you lie low enough for it, but yet don’t be at all discouraged or disheartened by it; for though we are exceedingly sinful, yet we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous, the preciousness of whose blood, and the merit of whose righteousness and the greatness of whose love and faithfulness does...

IN THIS EPISODE: "Jesus, Where'er Thy People Meet" by William Cowper (1731-1800) “My time and thoughts much engrossed today by an afflicting and critical dispensation at Orchard Side. I was sent for early this morning, and returned astonished and grieved. How mysterious are the ways of the Lord! How much seems now at stake! But while all is in His hands all is safe. Could hardly attend to anything else.” Show Notes:  "Songs of Iceland" by Ben Mcelroy"That Was the Day" by Ben McelroyFind more...

IN THIS EPISODE: "I Lay My Sins on Jesus" by Horatius Bonar (1808-1889)

Sights and sounds from Kenya.

IN THIS EPISODE: "He Leadeth Me! O Blessed Thought" by Joseph Henry Gilmore (1834-1918) Joseph set out to give the congregation an exposition of the Twenty-third Psalm. He emphasized the blessedness of being led by God—of the mere fact of His leadership—altogether apart from the way in which He leads us, and what He is leading us to.  After the meeting, he wrote a hymn that landed squarely on the phrase, “He leadeth me beside the still waters.”  Show Notes:  "Hypotheticals" by AK"Miner's...

A sneak peek into the contents of season 1 and episode 3 and how we record the Hymn Stories podcast.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte (1793-1847) Show Notes:  "Piecing Back Together" by Lake Isabel "Abide With Me" performed by Sophia Isabel Bush Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymnsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/ Hymn Stories is a part of the Media Gratiae Podcast Network.

IN THIS EPISODE: "Abide With Me" by Henry Francis Lyte Do you ever feel as though you are all alone? Christ has promised that he will be with his people until the end of the age. The hymn "Abide With Me" is a prayer to sing in times of deep sorrow, distress, or loneliness.    Notes:  Sunrise at Mt Fuji by Avbe "Abide With Me" performed by St. Olaf Cantorei and Congregation  Facebook: www.facebook.com/storiesofhymnsInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/hymn.stories/ Hymn Stories is a part of...