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Home of Hymn for the Day
Hymnblog is a place to learn about and be strengthened in your faith by reading about and hearing the great hymns of the Christian faith.
The image above is of Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1636-1716) the first known Norwegian woman hymn writer.
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HYMN FOR PENTECOST 10 GUIDE ME, O THOU GREAT JEHOVAH
Welsh: Arglwydd, arwain trwy’r Miracle of the Bread and Fish. Giovanni Lanfranco Exodus 13,16-17; William Williams Text: William Williams (1717-1791) Tune: John Hughes (1873-1932) 1. Guide me, O thou great Jehovah, Pilgrim through this barren land; I am weak, but thou art mighty; Hold me with thy powerful hand: Bread of heaven, bread of heaven Feed me till I want no more. Feed me till I want no more. 2. Open thou the crystal fountain Whence the healing stream shall flow; Let
Gracia Grindal
3 days ago3 min read


HYMN FOR NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST I Know a Kingdom...
Danish: Jeg ved et evigt himmerig German: Ich weiss ein ewiges Himmelreich Norwegian: Eg veit i himmelen ei borg Text: Hans Christensen Sthen (1544-1610) Tune: Hallingdal Folktune Malmö fortress Congregation: 1. I know a kingdom without end, Where shines a bright tomorrow. There is no weeping there, nor sin, No any tears of sorrow. Congregation: 2. Within it dwells God’s only Son In splendor and in glory; My hope and comfort, he’s the one Who waits in heaven for me. Co
Gracia Grindal
Jul 204 min read


HYMN FOR EIGHTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Heavenly Sunshine
Text: Henry Jeffreys Zelley (1859-1942) Tune: George H. Cook (??-1948) arr. Charles Fuller 1. Walking in sunlight all of my journey Over the mountains, through the deep valeJ esus has said, I'll never forsake thee Promise divine that never can fail. R/ Heavenly sunshine, Heavenly sunshine Flooding my soul with glory divine. Hallelujah, I am rejoicing Singing His praises, Jesus is mine. 2. Shadows around me, shadows above me, Never conceal my Savior and Guide; He i
Gracia Grindal
Jul 134 min read


HYMN FOR THE SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST When Seed Falls on Good Soil
The Sower Van Gogh Text: Norman Olsen (1932-2023) Tune: Fred Jackisch (1922-2022) 1. When seed falls on good soil It’s born through quiet toil, Where soil receives, The earth conceives The blade, the stem, the fruit, the leaves Good soil, oh, mother earth, The womb, where seed takes birth. 2. God’s Word in Christ is seed; Good soil its urgent need; For it must find In human kind The fertile soil in heart and mind. Good soil! A human field A hundred
Gracia Grindal
Jul 64 min read
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