The story behind “O Holy Night”, written by Placide Cappeau and Adolph Adams, is disputed. But we know that it originated in France sometime in…
Sing We The Song of Emmanuel
The season of Advent is one of my favorites in the Liturgical calendar. It’s Christmas time! This wonderful season of joyous spirits, warm sweaters, twinkle…
Dear Refuge of My Weary Soul
This hymn by Anne Steele has found new revival in the past decade. Originally published in 1760, this is one of Steele’s most popular hymns.…
Here Is Love
According to the Hymnology Archive the original Welsh text of this hymn was first published in 1847. It was originally written by William Rees and…
Be Thou My Vision
A written copy of the text, from the 12th Century, of Rop tú mo Baile (Be Thou My Vision) is kept in the National Library…
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus
This is another one of my favorite hymns. It was originally written by Helen Lemmel in 1922. Recently, in 2019, a group of writers (George…
His Mercy Is More
“Are not you amazed sometimes that you should have so much as a hope, that, poor and needy as you are, the Lord thinketh of…
Come Ye Sinners
Published in over 1400 hymnals since 1757, this hymn by Joseph Hart points us to the work of the cross to deal with our plight.…
Ancient of Days
This song was written by Jonny Robinson, Rich Thompson, Michael Farren, and Jesse Reeves of CityAlight. It’s a beautiful reminder of God’s everlasting existence, His…