The Lord Is Jealous
A hymn on the jealousy of God from the series of hymns titled "The Lord Is"
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Time, By Moments, Steals Away
Neither this text or tune have been updated (save one word - instead of asking for God's bowels to be moved it is much more fitting to ask that His feelings be moved!) but it is a hymn worth sharing as we face another new year (at least in the west). One of the best hymn-writers of all time, John Newton had the amazing ability to be introspective, doctrinal, eloquent, and Christ-centered in His hymns. This hymn can be set to several tunes, but we recommend the tune for "Jesus, Lover of My Soul." As we survey all of the failures of our past year, may we be encouraged by John's faithful reminders of the gospel: "Happy the believing soul! Christ for you has paid the whole."
The Lord Is Righteous
A hymn on the righteousness of God from the series of hymns titled "The Lord Is"
When Adam by Transgression Fell
This is one of the few good hymn texts that deals with the doctrine of original sin - how sin entered into humanity and continues to spread to all men through our representative, Adam. The wonderful promise of Scripture that is echoed in this hymn is that, although mankind has been plunged into "conspiracy with hell" the second Adam has come to free us from the power of sin by His blood.
The text has been significantly altered to fit the tune of the spiritual "Go Down, Moses." Using this format, you can present the song with a soloist and the congregation in response (one the tune for "let my people go"). It was originally set in this format for a Christmas Eve service of "lessons and carols" in response to a reading from Genesis chapter 3, but could be used any time of the year to recognize our bondage to sin but freedom in Christ.
The Lord Is Wise
A hymn on the omniscience and wisdom of God from the series of hymns titled "The Lord Is"
The Lord Is Present Everywhere
A hymn on the omnipresence of God from the series of hymns titled "The Lord Is"
Day of Judgment, Day of Wonders
This hymn was originally by John Newton in 1774 and appeared in his famous work "Olney Hymns." We're posting it here because we have set this to the very fitting tune of the hymn "Stricken, Smitten" and have made some lyric and meter changes to fit the tune, as well as updating and clarifying some of the phrasing. It is a powerful hymn about judgment day, the day when the Lord Jesus has promised to return to judge the world according to their deeds (Acts 17:31; Revelation 20:12-13). As we soberly sing about the coming judgment, we seek not only to warn unbelievers of their impending fate and urge them to turn back to the Lord, but also to celebrate the amazing truth that believers have been rescued from judgment and can look forward to hearing the Lord's loving greeting as he welcomes us into His kingdom. The phrase "Stranger, from my face depart" is taken from Matthew 7:22.
The Lord Is Sovereign
A hymn on the sovereignty of God from the series of hymns titled "The Lord Is"
The Sands of Time Are Sinking
My home church has been learning a new song for the past couple of weeks and I thought it might be helpful to share the hymn, point to the modern recording that's available, and point out some lyric changes that one of our song team members made to make the text more understandable. This hymn came from a much longer poetic work published in 1857 by Anne Cousin. It focuses our attention on the fleeting nature of our lives and directs our gaze to what lies beyond death - the chance for the church to be with her bridegroom Jesus, the glory of Immanuel's land.
The lyrics and tune are in the public domain as the tune is an American folk tune. The attached chords are based on the arrangement by Indelible Grace. Our worship leader spent a lot of time working with the lyrics to make some of the phrases whose meaning was buried under poetic devices more easily accessible on first read. He also rearranged the order of the stanzas in a very logical way. Whether you use the original text or this modified text, I can heartily recommend this song for it's Christ-centered focus and catchy, singable tune.
A recording is available on the album "Pilgrim Days" by Indelible Grace. You can download the track from Amazon here, and from iTunes here.
The Lord Is Not in Need
A hymn on the self-sufficiency of God from the series of hymns titled "The Lord Is"
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