One of our families at mgpc is from Zimbabwe. Their first dialect is the Shona language. A couple of times now they have sung the hymn ‘Children Of Jerusalem’ in that tongue and the rest of the congregation then sang the hymn in English. Interestingly, the version our friends sing has four verses, while I’ve …
mgpc still has a Harvest Festival. Part of one of our Sunday Services each year, we display a variety of fruit, vegetables and other forms of produce, giving thanks to God for His seasonal and daily providence toward humanity. Part of our Harvest Festival is a Sale of Gifts held tomorrow night. All the goods …
Theology in Verse is a blog which offers ‘Hymns, Sacred Poems, and Other Theological Musings’ from the keyboard of M. Justin Wainscott. A recent posting featured the hymn Surely Christ Thy Griefs Has Borne, which was written by Augustus Toplady, 1740-1778. Singing older hymns is important. The Psalms (and other songs included in the Bible) …
The blog ‘Knowing The Score’ is primarily for the musicians of College Church, Wheaton, USA. It’s a good read for anyone interested in church music. Looking back over the past couple of months, one of the entries was for the hymn ‘The Voice Of God Goes Out To All The World’. The hymn reflects the …
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