Before the Throne of God Above

Sadly, today many people are surrounded by a continual onslaught of negativity about disasters, rioting…

How Great Thou Art

Growing up in a small Southern Baptist church I always knew more hymns than the popular music that was played on the radio…

Worthy of Worship

This fairly young hymn, in comparison to a few 17th century hymns in The Baptist Hymnal, 1991, was written by Terry W. York and…

Isaac Watts: Hymns and Spiritual Songs

Isaac Watts is known as the “Father of English Hymnody,” and aptly so since he is credited with writing somewhere around 750 hymns. His hymns have been embraced and published by many different denominations such as Baptists, Lutherans, Presbyterians, and…

Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: A Reflection

Fairest Lord Jesus (Beautiful Savior)

I was first introduced to this beautiful hymn in college while studying at John Brown…

My God is Near Me All the Time

For the past millennium hymns have significantly impacted the church by shaping the theologies of young Christians. Barbara Gaultney, female composer and poet, is one of these hymn writers who respectfully received recognition for her hymn titled “My God is Near Me All the…

Hymn Collection: The Olney Hymns

The Olney Hymns is considered to be the most important and influential evangelical hymnal, other than…

Hymn Collection: The Bay Psalm Book (1640)

The Whole Booke of Psalmes Faithfully Translated in to English Metre (1640) also…

Wesleyan Hymnody

Their Story:

The Wesley brothers were a great combination of theological revelation and poetic…