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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.
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 29, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 101 Here I am, Lord
1 Samuel 3; Isaiah 6:8 Text: Dan Schutte (b. 1947) Tune: Dan Schutte (b.1947) 1. I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard My people cry. All who dwell in dark and sin, My hand will save. I who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright. Who will bear My light to them? Whom shall I send? R/Here I am Lord, Is it I Lord? I have heard You calling in the night. I will go Lord, if You lead me. I will hold Your people in my heart. 2. I, the Lord of wind and flam
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 28, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 100 To Jordan Came the Christ, Our Lord
German: Christ, unser Herr, zum Jordan kam Matthew 28:18-20 Text: Martin Luther (1483-1546) Tune: Johann Walter (1486-1570) 1.To Jordan came the Christ, our Lord, To do His Father’s pleasure; Baptized by John, the Father’s Word Was given us to treasure.
This heav’nly washing now shall be A cleansing from transgression And by His blood and agony Release from death’s oppression.
A new life now awaits us.
2.O hear and mark the message well, For God Himself has spoken.
Let fai
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 27, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 99 All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night
Psalm 4:6-8 Text: Thomas Ken (1637-1711). Tune: Thomas Tallis (ca. 1508-1585) 1. All praise to thee, my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light;
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
Beneath thine own almighty wings.
2. Forgive me, Lord, for thy dear Son,
The ills that I this day have done;
That with the world, myself, and thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.
3. O may my soul on thee repose,
And with sweet sleep mine eyelids close;
Sleep that may me more vig'rou
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 26, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 98 The Music of Heaven/Den himmelske Lovsang
Malagasy: Ny hiran’ny lanitra tsara tokoa Norwegian: Den Himmelske Lovsang Revelation 7:9-12; Text: Elevine Heede (1820-1883)? Tune: James Murray (1841-1905)? 1. The music of heaven is sweeter and richer Than chiming from pure silver bells. More lovely than any of earth’s joyful singing That echoes through forests and valleys and hills. R/Sing glory to God, Sing glory to God In heaven above! O heavenly host, O heavenly host, exult in his name! 2. Like loud, rushing waters,
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 25, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 97 How Marvelous God's Greatness/Den blomstertid
Danish: Nu blomstertiden kommer Finnish: Jo joutui armas aika Norwegian: Den blomstertid nå kommer Swedish: Den blomstertid nu kommer Text: Valdimar Briem (1848-1930) Tune: Swedish folk tune (1697) 1. How marvelous God’s greatness, how glorious His might!
To this the world bears witness in wonders day and night.
In form of flower and snowflake, in morn’s resplendent birth,
In afterglow at even, in sky and sea and earth.
2. Each tiny floweret whispers the great life-giver’s
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 24, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 96 Lord, as a Pilgrim
Finnish: Oi Herra, jos mä matkamies maan Norwegian: Styr du min vandring Swedish: När får jag se dig Hebrews 12:1-2 Text: Wilhelm Malmivaara (1854-1922). Tune: Mikael Nyberg (1871-1940); Erik August Hagfors (1827-1913) 1. Lord, as a pilgrim through life I go; Each day your loving presence I know. Travel beside me, Strengthen and guide me, Shepherd divine. 2. Friends have forsaken, you have stood fast; You have been faithful, true to the last; Much I offended, Yet you extend
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 23, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 95 I Will Sing of My Redeemer
Norwegian: Jeg vil Prise min Gjenløser I Corinthians 15:7 1. I will sing of my Redeemer,
He who took the nails for me.
I've been purchased, I've been pardoned
Bound to Him I'm truly free. R/ Sing, O sing of my Redeemer!
With his blood he purchased me; On the cross he sealed my pardon, Paid the debt, and made me free. 2. I will sing of my Redeemer,
How He sought me while a slave,
Loosed me from the curse of sin and
From the power of the grave. R/ 3. I will sing of m
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 22, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 94 I Walk in Danger All The Way
Danish: Jeg går i fare hvor jeg går Norwegian: Jeg går i fare hvor jeg går I Peter 5:8 Text: Hans Adolph Brorson (1694-1764) Tune: Hardenack Otto Conrad Zinck (1746-1802) 1. I walk in danger all the way,
The thought shall never leave me
That Satan, who has marked his prey,
Is plotting to deceive me.
This foe with hidden snares
May seize me unawares
If I should fail to watch and pray.
I walk in danger all the way. 2. I pass through trials all the way,
With sin and ills conten
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 21, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 93 The Church's One Foundation
Danish: Guds kirkes Grund Alene Norwegian: Guds Kirkes Grunvoll ene er Herren Jesus Krist Swedish: Sin enda grund har kyrkan I Kristus, Frälseren Text: Samuel John Stone (1839-1900) Tune: Samuel Sebastian Wesley (1810-1876) 1. The church's one foundation
Is Jesus Christ, her Lord;
She is his new creation
By water and the Word:
From heav'n he came and sought her
To be his holy bride;
With his own blood he bought her,
And for her life he died. 2. Elect from ev'ry nation,
Yet o
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 20, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 92 Day is Dying in the West
Isaiah 6:3 Text: Mary Artemisia Lathbury (1841-1913) Tune: William Fiske Sherwin (1826-1888) 1. Day is dying in the west,
Heav'n is touching earth with rest;
Wait and worship while the night
Sets her evening lamps alight
Thru all the sky.
R/Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God of Hosts!
Heav'n and earth are full of Thee!
Heav'en and earth are praising Thee,
O Lord Most High! 2. Lord of life, beneath the dome
Of the universe, Thy home,
Gather us, who seek Thy face,
To
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 19, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 91 In Christ Alone
I Corinthians 1:18-25; Text: Stuart Townend: (1963- ). Tune: Keith Getty (1974- ) 1. In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song.
This Cornerstone, this solid Ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand. 2. In Christ alone! - who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe.
This gift of
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 18, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 90 Come Down, O Love Divine
Norwegian: Kom, du Guds kjærleik, kom! Colossians 3:9-10 Text: Bianco da Siena (ca.1346-1434) Tune: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872-1958) 1. Come down, O Love divine,
Seek thou this soul of mine,
And visit it with thine own ardor glowing;
O Comforter, draw near,
Within my heart appear,
And kindle it, thy holy flame bestowing. 2. O let it freely burn,
Till earthly passions turn
To dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
And let thy glorious light
Shine ever on my sight,
A
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 17, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 89 Lord, Our God, With Praise We Come Before Thee
Norwegian: Herre Gud, ditt dyre navn og ære Matthew 6:9b Hallowed be thy name Text: Petter Dass (1647-1707). Tune: Folk tune from Romedal 1. Lord, our God, with praise we come before thee, Let all nations humbly now implore thee And all endeavor To serve thee ever And ceasing never May we forever Adore thee. 2. With great joy we hear the Lord’s creation Praising God as is their obligation. The desert flowers, The woodland bowers Proclaim God’s power With ev’ry hour Jubilat
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 16, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 88 The Numberless Gifts of God's Mercies
Swedish: Jag kann icke räckna dem alle Genesis 26:4; Matthew 18:21-35 Text: Lina Sandell (1832-1903). Tune: Albert Lindström (1853-1935) 1. The numberless gifts of God’s mercies, My tongue cannot fathom nor tell. Like dew that appears in the morning They come to us shining and full, The numberless gifts of God's mercies, My tongue cannot fathom nor tell. 2. Like all of the stars in the heavens, God’s mercies can never be told. They shine through the darkness of midnight, Th
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 15, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 87 Just a Closer Walk with Thee
This can be found in hymnals around the world in English 2 Corinthians 5:7; James 4:8; Text: Anonymous Tune: arr. Kenneth Morris (1917-1989) R/Just a closer walk with Thee,
Grant it, Jesus, is my plea,
Daily walking close to Thee,
Let it be, dear Lord, let it be. 1. I am weak, but Thou art strong,
Jesus, keep me from all wrong,
I’ll be satisfied as long
As I walk, let me walk close to Thee.
R/ 2. Through this world of toil and snares,
If I falter, Lord, who ca
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 14, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 86 The Sun Now Shines in all its Splendor/I al sin glans
Danish: I al sin glans Icelandic: Í öllum ljóma logar sólin Norwegian: I all sin glans Swedish: I al sin glans Revelation 22:1 Text: Nicolaj Fredrik Severin Grundtvig (1783-1872) Tune: Hans Rung (1807-1871) 1. The sun now shines in all its splendor; The light of life with mercy tender. The Pentecost white lilies grow And summer sparkles high and low. Sweet voices sing of harvest gold And with God’s praise a thousand fold. 2. The peaceful nightingales are filling The summer n
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 13, 2020
- 5 min
HYMN 85 On Eagle's Wings
Psalm 91; Exodus 32:11 Text: Jan Michael Joncas (1951- ). Tune: (Jan Michael Joncas (1951-) 1. You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life
Say to the Lord: "My refuge, my rock in whom I trust!" R/And He will raise you up on eagles' wings,
Bear you on the breath of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand 2. The snare of the fowler will never capture you
And famine will bring you no fear;
Under His wings yo
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 12, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 84 Now All The Woods Are Sleeping
German: Nun ruhen alle wälder Danish: Nu hviler mark og enge Icelandic: Nú fjöll og byggðer blunda Norwegian: No kviler skog og lundar Swedish: Nu vilar folk och länder Psalm 4:8; Psalm 16:7; Text: Paul Gerhardt (1607-1676) Tune: Heinrich Isaac (ca. 1450-1517) 1 Now all the woods are sleeping,
And night and stillness creeping
O’er city, man, and beast;
But thou, my heart, awake thee,
To prayer awhile betake thee,
And praise thy Maker ere thou rest. 2 O sun! where art thou va
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Gracia Grindal
- Jun 11, 2020
- 4 min
HYMN 83 On my Heart Imprint your Image
Danish: Skriv Dig, Jesus, på mit hjerte Norwegian: Skriv Deg, Jesus, på mitt hjerte John 19:19-22 Text: Thomas Kingo (1634-1703). Tune: Louis Bourgeois (1510-1561) 1. On my heart imprint your image,
Blessed Jesus, King of grace,
That life's riches, cares, and pleasures
Never may your work erase;
Let the clear inscription be:
Jesus, crucified for me,
Is my Life, my hope's foundation,
And my glory and salvation! Translator: Peer Strømme (1856-1921) MEDITATION My father, raise
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